Ravie Seeker Challenge:
Cait enters the common room, and her eyes are immediately drawn to the large notice board with the list of students signing up to tryout for the team. Smiling, Cait waited for those she ‘owled’ to meet her to discuss the next phase of tryouts.
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SEEKERS:
One of the most influential positions on the Quidditch team is playing as one of our trustful Seekers. I know quite a few of you have watched Rohtia Stewart, Occidit Norton, Feuris Dragonbone pull off many attempts at catching the elusive snitches that are released during our matches. However, I wonder, how many budding Seekers are out there hiding… The position can be very stressful, and sometimes even dangerous if you are unable to pull out of a flat spin. So, only those of you, who are brave at heart, should step forward, because I have a task for you.
Cait smiled broadly at those that stepped forward. “Wonderful! Now, let me introduce myself and explain the rules. My name is Caitlyn Wagers, and I've been a captain of the Quidditch team for the past two terms.” Caitlyn stops as she hears the faintest echo of 'Wagers, she is our Queen!' Cait shook her head slightly to rid herself of such embarrassing and egotistical thoughts. With a faint smile and a rush of heat to her cheeks at her thoughts, Cait realized she was receiving quite a few weird stares because she has just stopped in the middle of her speech.
Gathering her composure, Cait cleared her throat and began once again, “Hem,…now, for those of you who remain, the rules are simple. I will let loose a series of snitches, and you will have to give me the answer and a link to that answer for each one of them to advance to the next round. There will be a series of 3 rounds which will progress in more difficult questions as you near the end of the challenge.”
Taking a breath, Cait looked around, and noticed that most of them seemed to be following her so far. “Now, to explain each round. The first round of the Seeker Challenge will be a five question test. You will PM when you are ready to take the test, and I’ll send you the test via PM. You will then PM the answers and the test questions back to me. Any questions you have should be sent to me via PM. I will log in when you read the test (via PM tracking) and the time it takes you to answer the six questions. Each participant’s test will be the same, and the four fastest at answering the questions will proceed to the next round. If there is a tie, then those individuals will also enter the next round. You will have half a week to ask for the test, and send in your reply. Round 1 will start today, January 29 and will end February 3rd.
Round 2 will be to judge how the fastest 8 (without a tie) compete against each other. This ‘round’ will be conducted in this thread, and I and maybe 2 more individuals will send out snitches, and you will compete against each other to see who really has the skills to be a Seeker on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. (Though you can try out just for the heck of it.) There will be some accounting for time zones, to help even everything out. The fastest correct answer of a question will award that player the catch of one snitch. Once two individuals catch 2 snitches, those two individuals will precede to the next round.
The final round will be more similar to what you’ll face in an actual game. There will be no accounting for time zones, and the questions will be more difficult than before. There will be a total of 3 questions. Based on how you do in each round will contribute considerably in choosing this terms’ Ravenclaw starting and reserve Seeker.”
Realizing that she was throwing a lot at them at once, Cait smiled and leaned on one of the couches in the common room. “Now, I realize there are quite a lot more to be answered, but for now, I would like to hold off questions until we get under way. I will be in my room waiting to receive an ‘owl’ from you,” Cait said as she quietly left the room of ‘hopefuls’ discussing the upcoming challenge.
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Okay. So, I copied it from last term, but the jist is this is open for the entire house. Even if you have no interest in playing for the team, you can still compete. And for those of you who want to be on the team, it gives you a way to show off your capablities. If you're already tuning this out, I hope you notice the word prizes before you hit the "back" button. I've contacted a few of the shopkeepers in Hogsmede, and they've very graciously donated some wonderful PRIZES for me to hand out to the winner (and depending on how many I get...to the runner-up too).
NOTE:
There will be no arguing with the officials (*cough* the captains of the team) over a snitch.
And some of the prizes (ex. joke item, pet, wizardwear, etc) are such that you have to have all of your school supplies before I can hand them out to you. Therefore, you'll have "won" the prizes, but until you get all of your school supply items, I'll not be sending the prize to you.
And, the rules for the second and third round are subject to change at my discretion depending on the popularity of the challenge and in the best interest to the team. |
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