Beauxbatons Quidditch Tryouts Y45

[Malik St. James]

There was an air of pride as Malik stood on the Quidditch pitch, though he was still managing to slouch as to not appear as tall as he was. He was still surprised that he had been asked to co-captain the team, but it was a position he was proud of. Even if he was just going to hold it for one year before he graduated. "Hello, everyone," he greeted once he had given people enough time to assemble on the pitch. "My name is Malik St. James, and I'm one of your co-captains this year. The other is our wonderful seeker, Vincent Poe." He smiled at the slightly younger boy before turning his eyes back to the ground. "Okay, so, as you all probably know, we ended up beating both Ilvermorny and the Hogwarts team last year, so that's definitely something we want a repeat of. We have quite a few positions open this year thanks to the graduates, so we're looking to get them all filled with some top talent." He paused, reaching into his robes as he pulled out a clean notepad and a pencil to write with. "If you're trying out, please tell me your name and which position you'd like to try for, and we can get started! Everyone else, you already know what to do."

POSITION	PLAYER
Seeker	Vincent Poe (Co-Captain)
Chaser	Claire Blanchet
Chaser	Alicia Richelieu
Chaser	open
Beater	Malik St. James (Co-Captain)
Beater	open
Keeper	open
alternates	open

Out of Character:

You should all know the drill! Returning players just need to post an arrival. New players and alternates will need to try out again. Good luck everyone!

 

[Tullia Whitlock]

Tullia Whitlock was so ready for these try-outs. Being on the team in the previous year had just been so good, and she hoped to continue. She liked flying around, it was as close to being an astronaut as she could get. Tullia was on the pitch and glanced to the captain as he introduced things. She had her beater bat in one hand and the broom in the other. She stepped forward. "Tullia Whitlock, trying out for beater," Tullia said before darting up into the air.

The time with the team had helped, she flew faster and smoother than she had before. She was smiling easily, able to balance better, hit the occasional thing better, though her aim was still not perfect. She felt she could really do with a little more time to improve that. Tullia hoped it wouldn't affect her chances of being on the team. She continued to hit bludgers and dart around the pitch until the try-out was over and she was able to go back to the ground.

 

[Claire Blanchet]

Claire was excited about quidditch this year. They had done amazing last year and hoped they would be just as good this year. Claire quickly made it to the quidditch pitch. She waited with everyone else and listened to what their new captain had said. It wasn't long before they were able to take to the skies. Claire helped out with the people who were trying out for chaser as well as her managing to practice for a bit. She made sure to pass the quaffle to the try-out chasers.

 

[Vincent Poe]

Vincent Poe had been named co-captain along with Malik, someone he helped fly and urged to try out for the team. It was a very proud moment for him, so he stood next to the tall boy as he spoke to the players, new and old. Vincent could not help but just smile and agree with what he was saying. "Also, have fun up there, and good luck!" Vincent added, and had a clipboard and a pen with him to keep up with who would be on the team, and who would be an alternate.​

 

[Alicia Richelieu]

Alicia had to get used to the new captains, but she was glad the team was in capable hands. She didn't have to try out, but tried her best to assist others trying out for chaser or keeper. She tried to treat this as a normal practice, playing and tossing the quaffle to others.

 

[Niniane Archambeau]

Nina knew she still had to keep trying out to be on the Quidditch team. It felt a bit unfair, since she thought that the game against Hogwarts would at least let her keep her alternate spot, but they were the rules and Nina wasn't going to start arguing about them. Besides, Vincent was one of the captains, and she wasn't going to be taking his starting spot. She liked the older boy, though, he was cool. She beamed at both Vincent and Malik (having to crane her head to look at the beater, but she honestly thought it was kind of awesome that he was so tall). "Niniane Archambeau! Trying out for seeker!" she figured they'd know who she was, but she had to go through doing the right thing anyway.

Nina mounted up and took off with the others, searching for the snitch and dodging bludgers that got sent her way. It took a little while for her to find it, but she got there eventually. Her fingers clenched around the tiny golden ball and she held it up with a grin. "Voila!" she called, before letting it go. She managed to find it a second time before the tryouts were up, and despite taking at least one bludger hit (which she'd feel more once she stopped flying), she felt pretty happy about what she'd done.

 

[Bellamy Parish]

Bellamy was nervous for try outs this year. With their old captain gone it was up to him to take over as keeper. Even with a few years under his belt as an alternate he was terrified to make a fool out of himself and the team after their win last year. But he was more scared of disappointing his mom if he quit the team now. "Bellamy Parish. For keeper, again." he said with a sigh before taking to the air. He had to admit he was fairly comfortable up there as the chasers started to come his way. He did alright blocking more than he missed. He was out of breath by the end of it and was eager to land.

 

[Vincent Poe]

Out of Character:

We are closing try outs in 3 days!

 

[Light Zhefarovich]

Light Zhefarovich took a crash course over the break to learn French, which he picked up on fairly quickly, and still had to take lessons, all because he was bouncing from school to school to school. His father had enough and if Light pulled any more crap, he would end up going to school - at home. He wanted to avoid that, so he would try to behave. He even decided to head out to the Quidditch try outs. He approached the captains, which could not be different from night and day. He forced a smile, "Light Zhefarovich, trying out for chaser." Light mounted his broom, and soared off to try out. He did his best as the chaser position, as he assumed that this would burn off some of his excess energy. He even managed to score twice, and steal once. Passing needed some work though. He landed and figured that he might have enough skill to make the team. Maybe. He did not know what the standards were for Beauxbatons.​

 

[Vincent Poe]

Out of Character:

Here is the line up! Be on the lookout for the PM regarding game dates and practices!

POSITION	PLAYER
Seeker	Vincent Poe (Co-Captain)
Chaser	Claire Blanchet
Chaser	Alicia Richelieu
Chaser	Light Zhefarovich
Beater	Malik St. James (Co-Captain)
Beater	Tullia Whitlock
Keeper	Bellamy Parish
Alternate Seeker	Niniane Archambeau