So I finally got clothes...

[blondferret]

DEREK MARLOWE shared a photo. AUGUST 2, 2018 near TISSE

[Pretend it's a picture of the uniform laid out on the bed] I recently got this in the maibox. It's my other self's school uniform. For those who don't know, he went to a wizarding school in the UK. The green represents the house his was in (it's like a dorm for you non-Brits). His house was called Slytherin, which usually has students in it who were ambitious and cunning. It doesn't really fit though. I can put the robe on and that's about it. But considering this was probably his uniform when he was around 16 or so, it makes sense. Thoughts? Opinions?

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[thisloveisjustice]

Sounds like his dad knew something about it.

[blondferret]

I have a feeling his dad was involved in some not so great stuff.

[thisloveisjustice]

What makes you say that?

[blondferret]

Well, I'm pretty sure his dad took him to a shop that sells dark magical objects. Plus, in his house, his dad keeps "Dark Arts" stuff in a secret chamber under the drawing-room floor.

[thisloveisjustice]

That is some delightful father/son bonding right there.

[blondferret]

Well, he did watch the Quidditch World cup with his parents too when he was about 14. There were some, less questionable moments of bonding.

[thisloveisjustice]

World Cup? Is Quidditch some sort of sport?

[blondferret]

Yes, it is a sport played on broomsticks. There are seven players on each team and there are four balls. At each end of the stadium are three hoops. The Keeper defends the hoops. The three Chasers toss a red ball, called the Quaffle, around and tries to get the Quaffle into the opponents hops. Each goal is 10 points. The Quaffle is about the size of a football.

Then there are two beaters. They each hold a small bat and they use them to hit the Bludgers, these cast iron balls that fly around and knock players off their brooms.

The last player is the seeker. Which is what Draco was. Their job is to find this gold walnut sized ball with wings called the Snitch. When the seeker catches the snitch, the game is over and the seekers team gets 150 points. So the seeker has to catch the snitch at the right time because if they catch it too early, they could still loose the game if the points on the other team is still more than theirs.

[thisloveisjustice]

That is the most convoluted sport I've ever heard of. How do they not all break their necks?

[blondferret]

IDK! I've only remembered like... two games and one of them was the world cup. And like... I don't think there were many reserve players... not that I saw a bench of anyone to sit on like in soccer.

[thisloveisjustice]

Well. At least they have a World Cup. What countries were playing in the game you saw?

[blondferret]

Ireland vs. Bulgaria. Bulgaria caught the snitch but Ireland won.

[thisloveisjustice]

Wait. So if Bulgaria caught the snitch but still lost... then Ireland must have had... what... at least 160 points?

[blondferret]

Ireland was ahead of Bulgaria by at least 160 points before Krum (that's the seeker) caught the snitch. I can't remember the exact score off the top of my head. But there was definitely scoring going on during the game.

[thisloveisjustice]

Wow. So he kind of wanted to end the game on his own terms, huh? Even if the other team had more points, his team still got the snitch.

[blondferret]

Maybe? I don't know. Well, there is not time limit to Quidditch if you think about it. The game end when the snitch is caught. Hmm, make me wonder what the longest Quidditch game record is.

[thisloveisjustice]

Yeah, if they were both terrible at catching it, then it could conceivably go on forever. Or until one team takes out all the members of the other team with those metal ball things. Win due to being the last ones standing.