Flying

[average-adam.livejournal.com]

Unable to wait any longer now that everyone had agreed to go flying with him, Adam sent owls to Nny, Susan, River, Kaylee, Teatime, Harry, Ginny, and Devi to let them know that he'd gone down to the Quidditch pitch and to meet him there. He snatched his broom and practically ran down to the field, excited to meet new people and get into the air once again.

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[harrylives.livejournal.com]

I uh, well. I'm alright. Do you want to do some excercises?

[r-tam.livejournal.com]

*grins with perfect understanding at his embarrassment* What kind of exercises?

[harrylives.livejournal.com]

*gestures to the upper reaches where Adam is circling* I've released a snitch. You could try and catch it too. I-It's good practice.

[r-tam.livejournal.com]

That sounds like fun! Except... I told Ginny I'd introduce her to my friend Kaylee, who's here. Have you met her? She and I were on Serenity together. Now she's in Hufflepuff.

[ginevram.livejournal.com]

*to Harry* Just alright?! *big smile and a little giggle at his modesty*

Aw, come River, take at least one shot at catching it so we can see what you can do!

[r-tam.livejournal.com]

Okay. The Snitch is... *starts looking through everyone's minds as well as looking with her eyes* *hopes for one of the random flashes of clairvoyance she sometimes gets, but no joy* *still manages to track it down* There! *points, and then banks, hard, toward the Snitch*

((OOC: Hmmmm... how should we handle the Snitch? It almost needs to be an independent player in its own right to get the right element of, ah, independence! ;) Or has this been worked out in another thread? ))

[ginevram.livejournal.com]

((OOC: I can't find where it's been worked out anywhere. We could use dice rolls, though.))

[r-tam.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Sounds good--- I think I've actually got something that will roll dice somewhere on my computer.... What kind of rubric do we want?--- I know, a lot of technical questions here--- it just seems like something that is better worked out before rather than after. ;) ))

[ginevram.livejournal.com]

((OOC: I think we can just use the comm's dice roll account per the instructions here. (http://community.livejournal.com/hogwarts_hocus/38629.html) We required three rolls for the Prefect run offs and Head of House mud wrestling, but I think in this case one roll will do it, with numbered rolled equalling number of minutes it takes you to catch it, then you can make up what maneuvers it took you to get there.))

[average-adam.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Is Adam involved in the Seeking, too? I don't want to butt in, if not. Thanks!))

[ginevram.livejournal.com]

((OOC: I thought he was up there looking for the snitch himself, so yes! If Adam gets the snitch, then Ginny definitely looses the bet.))

[r-tam.livejournal.com]

((OOC: *smacks forehead* I knew about that, really I did. Okay.... here (http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?page=3&t=11767431#670124807) we are. And given that timespan, I'm inclined to have her do other things while she's at it--- it takes her an hour at least in part because she's stopping to chat with people and stuff, as she zips by in pursuit if the Snitch.))

*River swoops after the Snitch, trying to get her fingers around it and wondering if she dardes to stand up while moving at such a speed, and what that would do to the broom control*

[ginevram.livejournal.com]

((OOC: Adam's up there looking for it, too! So I guess higher roll wins? Or do you want two rolls? One for winner and one for how long?))

[harrylives.livejournal.com]

Kaylee? Yeah I think she was there at my sorting. Well, no hurry. The snitch is usually pretty hard to find.

[ginevram.livejournal.com]

Fancy a bet on how long it takes her to find it?

[harrylives.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Sure, what are you betting?

[ginevram.livejournal.com]

*grin* Well, I can't afford a real bet with money. How about whoever wins has to do something for the other?

[harrylives.livejournal.com]

*mischievious grin* well, I can afford real money, but your bet sounds more fun.

((ooc- gorgeous icon!))

[ginevram.livejournal.com]

You're on then! Hmmm, now, do we want to state what we're staking before hand? *thinking a little about her discussion with River minutes ago* I think she'll have it pretty quickly, assuming it's around here somewhere. So, 20 minutes or less for me.

((OOC: Isn't it though? I went icon hunting (in hg_icons and gw_fans and found bunches of fabulous ones of both Harry and Ginny - mostly by sunlitdays. She has some of the best Harry icons I've ever seen available in her personal journal. This one's by glitterbubbles, though.))

[harrylives.livejournal.com]

No, I think we should decide later. I think Adam will catch it, he seems pretty onto it.

((Thanks! I'll find something for me...))

[r-tam.livejournal.com]

*River is already off and flying (http://community.livejournal.com/hogwarts_hocus/206861.html?thread=10635021#t10635021), and she waves to him* Come on--- catch me if you can! *giggles*

[harrylives.livejournal.com]

Right. *Harry puts on the speed, following River for the moment but keeping an eye out for the snitch himself*

[r-tam.livejournal.com]

*River grins back over her shoulder at him and, because she is as a much of a brat as Simon says she can be, goes into a corkscrew*

((OOC: Ginny-mun and I were talking about how to set up who catches the snitch using dice rolls (http://community.livejournal.com/hogwarts_hocus/206861.html?thread=10642445#t10642445); are you good with this? :D))

[harrylives.livejournal.com]

*Grins back and matches her corkscrew, getting a bit closer as he picks up speed.*

((ooc- yep no probs.))

[r-tam.livejournal.com]

*River laughs aloud and goes into a series of swoops and rolls that would give an acrobat motion-sickness*

((OOC: Great--- here's (http://community.livejournal.com/hogwarts_hocus/206861.html?thread=10711053#t10711053) a link with our scores! Thanks!))