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๐arigold let her fingers fan out from the fist bump, and beamed. Her posture changed as she got into position; the arc of her shoulder, the tilt of her head, how her cleats dug into the dirt preemptively.ย โOf course not. Itโs just a demonstration.โ
The wind swallowed her giggles as she ran off, the autumn breeze weaving its fingers through her free baby hairs not tucked into her pigtails. When Zach got too close, she pivoted. Of course, the technique wasnโt as simple as the dance maneuver. Ironic, since she was more likely to injure herself on the dance floor than on the field.
She slid the ball onto the top of her foot, then deftly bumped it onto her knee. It was in her hands by the time she began to explain how the move worked.ย โItโs all about your acting chops and your skills, of course. As you can see, we start with a fake kick.โ Soon, she had everyone spread out practicing it with their own ball.ย Thank you, Doubling Charm! She wanted everyone to have some time trying it out before they scrimmaged. After her Eucalyptus Bark wand was stuffed away, she walked around the field.
โGood, good,ย Pemberly!โย
Marigold bounced around to Zach, watching him move.ย
Like any other human being, she kept the worst parts of herself hidden. Her mode of invisibility was through a smile. Marigold liked Zach. Heโd joined her club which wasnโt super popular at Hogwarts.. but sometimes she felt jealous of him. She knew jealousy was fear disguised. When it reared up inside of her unbeknownst to everyone, she shook her head internally and paid her debts in compliments. He was a talented, friendly wizard she was happy to know. On her worst days when her battle for serenity was on the outs, and she couldnโt scrounge up her favorite quote,ย โDarkness is the absent of light,โ she was all too familiar with thoughts like:ย
Iโm more talented than he is. Iโve loved this sport for longer. How is it fair he could go out into the world I was raised in, impersonate a muggle, and play the sport professionally before I can? All because the amateur WFA is still haggling with the FA to let them play in the premier league the same way men do.
But then she would let it go. She had no plans to drink her very own brewed, extremely potent emotional poison.
โGive it a clearing kick, Z!โ she cheered, a rose flush to her brown skin.
ใ โจ marigold has mentioned a canon object x5. ใ
ใ โจ marigold has casted a spell.ย ใ
his body had grown used to the way it had to move, the flexibility it required to dance around the field, the choreographed steps of different moves. it required his body and mind differently from how quidditch did, especially considering how he acted alone as a seeker. had he been a chaser, the objectives at least would have been similar โโ to catch, pass, score. whilst on the broom, all he thought about was his own speed, his own visibility, his own strategies to confuse his rival. there was so much more to take into account in football. first of all, other people. his body positioned behind marigold's, waiting for a pass that never came, an opportunity to snatch a ball that never left her possession. the thinking behind it was almost similar to that of a wronski feint, and he made a mental note of it.ย
after the demonstration, he got to trying it on his own. attempting to replicate marigold's exact footwork soon proved to be fruitless โโ the way she worked around the ball was unmatched, so he tried to add his own flair to it. the few times he had attempted a wronski feint ended most often than not in visits to madam pomfrey, but he knew the way he had to think, how he had to fool the other seeker. the fake kick was the dive towards the ground, and the pivot was the quick pulling out at the last minute.ย
zach was so immerse in his own movements he barely noticed marigold watching him until her voice rang across the field. with a smile that matched hers, he shot his ball across towards her in a skilled pass before jogging up to her and watching the others.ย โณ it feels great to not be a bumbling buffoon at this anymore. i'm still a bumbling buffoon in all other areas in life, of course.ย โณ his smile was genuine despite the self-deprecating joke.ย
ใ โจ ย zach has mentioned a canon object x6 ใ