Post by Ariel Skyl on Jul 31, 2005 15:36:28 GMT -5
Ariel ran through the entrance doors into the bright sunshine and warmth of outside. She wore her school robes, and held her Nimbus 2000. On her head were her seeker goggles. She made her way to the Quidditch Pitch, running into nobody considering it was pretty early, and her shoes glistened with dew.
Just as she reached the pitch, she mounted her broom and took off. When she was up in the air, and steady, she reached in her pocket and grabbed a small snitch she had kept for practice. Releasing it, the gold ball zoomed around her head then off into the pitch. Waiting a few minutes, Ariel finally took off into the pitch looking for it.
It was about 15 minutes before out of the corner of her eye she saw a small glint. Immediatly she shot off in that direction, the ball cominginto focus. She stretched out her hand, Fingers ready to close around the ball. Suddenly it went left. Ariel quickly gripped both hands and turned with it. It turned right, then left, then up a bit, then right, then up more. Finally she and the snitch were flying above the the towering stands and goalposts. They were much higher. She chased it in a circle then stopped.
It fluttered just out of her reach. She slowly reached out for it when it shot up her sleeve and out through the gap between her neck and robe. It went down, straight down to the ground almost, just at a small angle. Ariel went at a dive after it.
The wind blew through her hair, rushing against her face. The ground was approaching faster and faster, the snitch continued flying straight at it though. What if she couldn't stop in time? It was close, closer. Ariel pulled up, or tried to. Her broom was dangerously close to the ground, barely getting up. she was just about straight, slowing down, when her feet hit the ground, sending her tumbling a foot above the ground before hitting it with a soft thud. She opened her glove and there was a tiny golden ball. She smiled.
"You gave me quite the trouble, and a bruised knee." She rubbed her knee. Stuffing it in her pocket she lay on the grass a moment. He broom only feet away. She gave a sigh and breathed, which had slown down to normal pace. Finally she got back up and released her snitch. Quickly she hopped on her broom and started searching fo it.
Just as she reached the pitch, she mounted her broom and took off. When she was up in the air, and steady, she reached in her pocket and grabbed a small snitch she had kept for practice. Releasing it, the gold ball zoomed around her head then off into the pitch. Waiting a few minutes, Ariel finally took off into the pitch looking for it.
It was about 15 minutes before out of the corner of her eye she saw a small glint. Immediatly she shot off in that direction, the ball cominginto focus. She stretched out her hand, Fingers ready to close around the ball. Suddenly it went left. Ariel quickly gripped both hands and turned with it. It turned right, then left, then up a bit, then right, then up more. Finally she and the snitch were flying above the the towering stands and goalposts. They were much higher. She chased it in a circle then stopped.
It fluttered just out of her reach. She slowly reached out for it when it shot up her sleeve and out through the gap between her neck and robe. It went down, straight down to the ground almost, just at a small angle. Ariel went at a dive after it.
The wind blew through her hair, rushing against her face. The ground was approaching faster and faster, the snitch continued flying straight at it though. What if she couldn't stop in time? It was close, closer. Ariel pulled up, or tried to. Her broom was dangerously close to the ground, barely getting up. she was just about straight, slowing down, when her feet hit the ground, sending her tumbling a foot above the ground before hitting it with a soft thud. She opened her glove and there was a tiny golden ball. She smiled.
"You gave me quite the trouble, and a bruised knee." She rubbed her knee. Stuffing it in her pocket she lay on the grass a moment. He broom only feet away. She gave a sigh and breathed, which had slown down to normal pace. Finally she got back up and released her snitch. Quickly she hopped on her broom and started searching fo it.