Flying By - Lizzie!

[Jacob Williams]

It was a cool and windy day as Jake strolled down the grounds to the Quidditch pitch. Life had finally slowed down, the rumors were no longer focused on him, and it was time for a little leisurely Quidditch. It's been months it felt like since he had a moment to hang out with Liz. I mean, there was the Masquerade Ball but it wasn't truly quality time. He found her one evening, asking if they could play this weekend and catch up. 

Having made it down to the pitch, he could see there were already a couple groups of students flying around on their brooms. That's fine, they could share. He grabbed a quaffle (from where don't ask me) and looked around for Lizzie.

[Elizabeth Vance]

Chatting it up with a few Ravenclaw players, Liz grinned as they joked around as she waited for Jake. Glancing to her left, she noticed the familiar mop of brown hair bopping into the pitch. She waved goodbye to the other players and trotted over to Jake, broom in hand.

"Jake!" she chirped with a grin, bouncing up next to him. "You ready to get your butt kicked?" she teased as she reached out to tap the quaffle, aiming to make him fumble it a bit.

[Jacob Williams]

Jake has spent enough time around Liz and Romy to anticipate her move, swinging the quaffle out of her reach. "Ha!"

"In your dreams, Vance." He mounted his broom and kicked off, that feeling of elation flooding through him. He tosses her the quaffle. "Want me to play keeper?"

[Elizabeth Vance]

Lizzie grins and takes the opportunity to aim a tickling little poke to Jake's ribs as he swings the quaffle away from her reach. She laughs and mounts her broom, flying up to match him. She catches the quaffle and nods.

"We can switch off from time to time!" she shouts over to him, adjusting her grip on both the ball and her broom. She pauses a moment, flashing him her pearly smile before leaning into her broom, zipping close before jerking toward the left hoop yet throwing to the right hoop, barrel rolling to circle back and see if her shot hits.

[Jacob Williams]

His body spasmed and he let out a high pitched squeal as she tickled him. "Stop," he shot out, still laughing before he rose to the skies.

He hovered in front of the hoops, eyes on Liz as she adjusts herself on her broom. He watched her carefully, she flashed him a cheeky grin. Jake tensed, fingers tightening their grip on his broom. Just as she leaned forward to fly to him, he saw a flash of bright blonde hair out of the corner of his eye and turned to look.

It wasn't her. He looked back up to see Liz barrel rolling, having scored the first goal. Jake let out a groan. "I got distracted!" He flew down to catch the quaffle, signaling for Lizzie to switch.

[Elizabeth Vance]

The goal cleared but Liz still frowned. It was like he hadn't even tried!

"Get your head in it!" she shouted with a challenging grin, gripping her broom and hovering before the goals, eyes fixed on Jake. She was, by no means, a keeper...so this would be interesting.

[Jacob Williams]

"I know, I'm sorry! My mind's been a little foggy is all."

Jake swerved his broom around to face Liz, quaffle tucked under his arm. He adjusted his grip before leaning forward, but further than she'd expect - he was diving. Jake dove a few meters then drifted to the right before shooting skyward, whizzing past the blonde and tossing the quaffle, aiming for the tallest post

[Elizabeth Vance]

Lizzie followed Jake's movements with her eyes, trying to anticipate his moves. She could have sworn he was going for the right but then he tossed for the tall, center post. Lizzie was fast and she shot up, stretching her arms toward the quaffle. Her fingertips grazed it but alas, it went through.

"Dang it...I should have seen that! That's my move!" she said with a laugh after she had retrieved the ball. She flew over to Jake and hovered with him a bit. "Good shot, mate!" she said, shooting him a wink. "You'd think with all the chasing I do, I'd be a halfway decent Keeper! We shoulda asked Matty to join us or something...get a real workout in!"

[Jacob Williams]

Jake grins at his friend, waggling his brows as she laughed.

"Yeah, that'd be a good time teaming up against Matty. How've you been? I'm sorry I bailed on you at the Ball."

[Elizabeth Vance]

Liz shakes her hand to wave off Jake's apology.

"No need to apologize! You needed to do what you needed to do." She smiles warmly at him. "I've been fine!" She keeps her smile on, refusing to acknowledge how rough it's been watching Romy and Gus together.

[Jacob Williams]

"Yeah, and it worked out better than I'd hoped." He smiles back at her. "Good, I'm glad. Classes are certainly harder at NEWT level! Plus Quidditch practice. I feel like I haven't seen you all year!"

[Elizabeth Vance]

Liz smiled, genuinely happy that things had seemed to work out well enough for her friend. He commented on her classes and quidditch and she sighed.

"Yeah...I'm not taking that many NEWT courses though...just enough to ensure I can get a decent desk job at the Ministry if I don't get a spot on the Harpies next year." she grinned and shrugged. They both knew she would try out every year until they took her on.

[Jacob Williams]

Jake sighs heavily. "I am. Mum and Dad are still hell bent on me becoming an auror." He laughs a little at her comment about a Ministry job. "Yeah, but we both know you're gonna get in!"

[Elizabeth Vance]

Grimaces at the mention of auror NEWTS.

"That's a lot, man." she huffed but grinned as he mentioned her being a shoo in for the Harpies. "That's the dream!"

[Jacob Williams]

"Yeah, tell me about it. I've been spending most of my time studying these days. Plus Gus has us training hard after that last match."