Quidditch. Chapter I

## **WELCOME TO QUIDDITCH**

*ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ В КВИДДИЧ!*

**Learn about your Quidditch team.** *Узнайте о своей команде по квиддичу.*

## **Task 1: Meet with Penny**

 Найдите Пенни на Тренировочной площадке.

**- You:** Me too, I've been too busy with the Cursed Vaults to keep up wit Quidditch. But isn't today just a practise match?
**- Penny:** Yes, Quidditch friendlies are rather informal... but just as exciting to a small group of serious fans like me. Especially now that Skye Parkin is on your house team!
**- You:** She's from some famous Quidditch family, isn't she?
**- Penny:** Yes, her dad's Ethan Parkin! He's a Quidditch legend! And the Parkins aren't just any 'Quidditch family. They founded Scotland's Wigtown Wanderers back in 1422... They invented the Parkin's Pincer, one of the greatest Quidditch manoeuvres of all time... And generations of Parkins have been Quidditch stars at Hogwarts.
**- You:** I had no idea you followed Quidditch so closely, Penny!
**- Penny:** Not always... We can talk about that some other time. But my family lived in Wigtown for a while, and that's when I started following the Wanderers. And I got to know a few Hogwarts players lately, so now I'm in with some of the Quidditch crowd here.
**- You:** Then do you know Skye Parkin?
**- Penny:** No, today will be Skye's first showing on the pitch. But I've followed the Parkins for as long as I've been following Quidditch. I'm even supporting your team for the Quidditch Cup.
**- You:** Won't your Hufflepuff housemates find it disloyal?
**- Penny:** I had Wigtown Wanderers posters on my walls long before I was a Hufflepuff. I almost feel I'd be disloyal to the Parkins if I didn't root for your house!
**- You:** But just because Skye Parkin is from this famous family and plays Quidditch doesn't mean she'll be a star.
**- Penny:** We'll get our first look today. Come on, we can put on our face paint together.
**- You:** Wearing face paint to a practise match! You really are quite a Quidditch fan, Penny.
**- Penny:** Now let's make a fan out of you...

Нам дают задание **Put on Face Paint** *(Нанесите на лицо краску)*, на **5** , которое надо завершить в течение **3** часов. По его завершению мы получаем **50**  и **5** очков факультета. Становится доступным следующий диалог.

* Like a true fan
* This look isn't for me

**- You:** I feel like a fan! I could get used to this team spirit stuff.
**- Penny:** Brilliant! Then we'll need to get us some more face paint! Face Paint Kid! What happened?
**- Face Paint Kid:** Oh I know. I got overly excited mixing my paints and now it's just a mess.
**- You:** Face Paint Kid? That's your name?
**- Face Paint Kid:** I prefer Face Paint Kid to my actual name.
**- Penny:** Face Paint Kid is an even bigger Quidditch fan than I... and creates the coolest face paint designs!
**- Face Paint Kid:** Though sometimes my experimenting goes awry.
**- You:** Perhaps there's time for you to redo your face paint?
**- Face Paint Kid:** Unlikely. My usual artistry takes some time.
**- Penny:** I've got an idea! You're a Gryffindor...
**- Face Paint Kid:** Clearly.
**- Penny:** Muddled colours be no more, let's colour you a Gryffindor!
**- You:** Your face paint! It's in our Gryffindor colours now!
**- Face Paint Kid:** Thank you, Penny! How did you do that?
**- Penny:** Colovaria. The Colour Change Charm. My mum taught it to me one summer. I had my heart set on turning the red roses in our garden to yellow.
**- You:** Now we all look ready to go watch some Hogwarts Quidditch! last tips for a first-timer like me?
**- Face Paint Kid:** You've never been to a Quidditch match at Hogwarts?
**- Penny:** Mia has been quite busy dealing with the Cursed Vaults.
**- Face Paint Kid:** But, Penny, you know friendlies draw only the fewest and truest Hogwarts Quidditch fans... They'll spot a new face in the stands.
**- You:** Even under all of this face paint? And what does it matter if I'm new?
**- Face Paint Kid:** It doesn't, so long as you pass your fan initiation.
**- Penny:** Face Paint Kid! You'll use any excuse to give your patented Quidditch quiz...
**- You:** Your patented Quidditch quiz?
**- Face Paint Kid:** It's not actually patented but saying so makes it sound important. Come on, New Fan, let's grab some lunch and see how much you know about Quidditch basics...
**- You:** New Fan? Is that what you're calling me?
**- Penny:** Perhaps not surprisingly, Face Paint Kid likes nicknames...
**- Face Paint Kid:** And quizzes! Let's go and test your knowledge now...

Нам предстоит пройти тест на знание квиддича.

## **Task 2: Test Your Knowledge**

Пенни ждёт нас в Большом зале. Отправляйтесь туда, чтобы проверить свои знания о квиддиче.

**- Penny:** Quidditch players get to warm up before a match. Mia should get to warm up, too...
**- Face Paint Kid:** Hmm... I'll allow it.
**- You:** You two really are serious Quidditch fans!
**- Penny:** I want to make sure Face Paint Kid is doing this by the numbers. Now let's talk...

Нам дают задание **Learn Quidditch** *(Учитесь Квиддичу)*, на **5** , которое надо завершить в течение **3** часов. По его завершению мы получаем **50**  и **5** очков факультета. Становится доступным следующий диалог.

**- You:** I guess we're about to find out!
**- Face Paint Kid:** We'll stick to the basics... How many players are there on a Quidditch team?
* Six
* Seven
* Eleven

**- You:** I'll say... seven?
**- Face Paint Kid:** Correct! You need seven players for a Quidditch team.
**- Penny:** I knew you'd get it right, Mia.
**- Face Paint Kid:** I didn't know you'd get it right, but congratulations! Next question... How many hoops are there on each end of a Quidditch pitch?
* One
* Two
* Three

**- You:** Three hoops.
**- Face Paint Kid:** You're right! Three hoops!
**- Penny:** I could tell you knew that one!
**- Face Paint Kid:** Moving on... How many balls do you need to play Quidditch?
* Four
* Five
* Six

**- You:** Four sounds right.
**- Face Paint Kid:** Four is right! One Quaffle, two Bludgers, and one Snitch.
**- Penny:** Brilliant, Mia!
**- Face Paint Kid:** Penny, you might be a bigger supporter of your friend here than you are of Quidditch!
**- Penny:** Of course! I might be Mia's biggest fan.
**- You:** Thanks, Penny! Now can we go and watch some Quidditch?
**- Face Paint Kid:** But we're not finished with the quiz! Next... Name the four positions on a Quidditch team...
* Seeker, Keeper, Bludger, Beater
* Seeker, Chaser, Beater, Keeper
* Keeper, Quaffle, Seeker, Chaser

**- You:** The positions are Seeker, Chaser, Beater, and Keeper...
**- Face Paint Kid:** Right! And there were many ways to get that question wrong!
**- Penny:** Just think of how well you'll do on this quiz next time...
Next time? My patented Quidditch quiz is a once in a lifetime experience. But let's keep going... In Quidditch, scoring a goal is worth ten points: True or False?
* True
* False

**- You:** That's true.
**- Face Paint Kid:** Yes! A goal is worth ten points. And catching the Golden Snitch worth 150 points, just so you know.
**- Penny:** I bet Mia knew that, too. Next question?
**- Face Paint Kid:** But that's the end of my patented Quidditch Quiz.
**- Penny:** It felt longer when I took your quiz.
**- Face Paint Kid:** I just remembered I have to return feathers to Flitwick's class before the friendly, so I have to cut this short.
**- You:** Why do you have Flitwick's feathers?
**- Face Paint Kid:** Let's just say I've discovered that feathers are hard to paint. Besides, I don't need to quiz you any longer... You got every question right! You'll fit right in with the most loyal of Hogwarts Quidditch fans!
**- You:** Thanks, Face Paint Kid!
**- Face Paint Kid:** Though Hooch would know best. Penny can explain. See you in stands!
**- You:** I don't get it. I know Hooch is a Quidditch referee, but what does Hooch know about being a Quidditch fan?
**- Penny:** Everything. Let's go and find Hooch. Then you'll understand...

Тест мы прошли. Теперь надо найти мадам Хуч. Она на тренировочной площадке.

## **Task 3: Meet with Hooch**

Отправляйтесь на тренировочную площадку вместе с Пенни и найдите мадам Хуч.

**- Penny:** We wanted to speak with you - just for fun - about what it takes to be a Quidditch fan at Hogwarts.
**- Madam Hooch:** You know I can always make time for that kind of fun, Miss Haywood.
**- You:** Really?
**- Madam Hooch:** I see that surprises you, Miss Johnson.
**- You:** It's just that you're usually so serious, Madam Hooch.
**- Madam Hooch:** When it comes to making sure my students grasp the fundamentals of Quidditch... Yes.
**- Penny:** Mia just took Face Paint Kid's quiz on Quidditch basics. Got every question correct!
**- You:** I pay close attention in Flying Class, Madam Hooch.
**- Madam Hooch:** As well you should. And I am aware of this 'student quiz. Getting every question correct is quite an accomplishment. Worthy of Five House Points, I believe.
**- You:** Thank you, Madam Hooch!
**- Madam Hooch:** But can you apply your Quidditch knowledge?
**- You:** How do you mean?
**- Madam Hooch:** For instance... If Gryffindor is winning 180-20 against Slytherin but Slytherin's Seeker catches the Golden Snitch... You should be able to tell me at once who wins...
* Grvffindor
* Slytherin
* Ravenclaw

**- You:** Gryffindor would win.
**- Madam Hooch:** Correct! Well done!
**- Penny:** You did that Quidditch maths faster than I could, Mia! No one would ever guess that today marks the first time you're going to a Quidditch match at Hogwarts.
**- Madam Hooch:** Today's friendly will be the first match you'll see at Hogwarts?
**- You:** Yes. Now it seems I've surprised you, Madam Hooch.
**- Madam Hooch:** Only because your broom skills have shown the potential to be top-notch. It's as if you were born to fly. I just assumed you'd have aspirations to play Quidditch for your House, Miss Mia Johnson. So it is a surprise to me that you've yet to even see a match.
**- You:** My brother and the Cursed Vaults have been my priority, but today it's Quidditch. That's why I need your advice. It's important that I fit in with t Quidditch fans.
**- Madam Hooch:** It is more important that you always be true to yourself, Miss Mia Johnson. And you need not know a single fact about Quidditch to fit in with the aficionados at Hoqwarts.
**- You:** I don't?
**- Madam Hooch:** It was wise of Miss Haywood to bring you to see me... Let me share with you some of the joys of this wizarding sport...

Нам дают задание **Learn the Joys of Quidditch** *(Узнайте радости квиддича)*, на **5** , которое надо завершить в течение **3** часов. По его завершению мы получаем **50**  и **5** очков факультета. Cтановится доступным следующий диалог.

**- You:** Thank you, Madam Hooch. You've given me a whole new perspective.
**- Madam Hooch:** Now if you'll excuse me, I have to prepare to referee the friendly.
**- Penny:** See you there, Madam Hooch. Thank you! I told you Hooch knows everything you need to know about being a Hogwarts Quidditch fan.
**- You:** You did! So what's the next step in my fan initiation?
**- Penny:** That's it! You're ready! Lets head to the Quidditch Stands to watch the friendly!

Пенни предлагает посмотреть товарищеский матч. Вы встретитесь на трибунах через **6** часов по окончанию кулдауна (можно пропустить за **82** ).

## **Task 4: Go to the Match**

По завершению кудлауна, найдите Пенни на трибуне.

**- Penny:** Empty?
**- You:** Yes! It really is only a few true fans who come out to watch the Quidditch friendlies.
**- Penny:** That's why we were able to get the best seats in Gryffindor's section. Not that it matters where we sit at friendlies, since these m atches mix Quidditch players from all houses. Today we'll just call this spot Skye Parkin's cheering section!
**- You:** If these friendlies are just practise matches, why is there an announcer in the booth?
**- Penny:** Rumour is, he likes announcing Quidditch so much that hell do it any chance he gets, just for the love of the sport. Look! The teams are flying out onto the pitch!
**- You:** Finally, I get to see my first Hogwarts Quidditch match!

Нам дают задание **Watch the Match** *(Посмотрите матч)*, на **5** , которое надо завершить в течение **8** часов. По его завершению мы получаем **125**  и **10** очков факультета. Становится доступным следующий диалог.

**- Penny:** Are you all right, Mia? That Bludger was heading straight for you!
**- You:** I'm all right. It was that witch who was playing rough who hit that Bludger my way.
**- Penny:** That was Rath.
**- You:** Wrath for what?
**- Penny:** No, Rath's her name. Erika Rath. She's Ravenclaw's fiercest Beater. I've seen her play before. She has a reputation for eliminating her competition...
**- You:** And eliminating the few fans in the stands...?
**- Penny:** That was a Quidditch foul if I've ever seen one...
* Yes, it was Blatching
* Yes, it was Bumphing
* Yes, it was Blagging

**- You:** I agree, that was Blatching for sure.
**- Penny:** It's actually Bumphing when a player hits the Bludger towards the crowd. Blatching is when a player flies to intentionally crash into another.
**- You:** I took a guess. Glad it wasn't one of my quiz questions.
**- Penny:** But all that matters is that you're all right. Sorry that happened at your very first Hogwarts Quidditch match.
**- You:** Skye Parkin really came to the rescue, batting that Bludger out of the way.
**- Penny:** And Skye's a Chaser! She grabbed that Beater's bat so fast I didn't even see it!
**- You:** But look now, the opposing team caught the Snitch! Did Skye missing a play to come to my rescue just cost her team the match?
**- Penny:** It's only a practise match. Better the match be lost and your face be saved, Mia.
**- You:** Skye may not agree. You told me this was a big debut for her, her first time on the Hogwarts pitch. I ought to find Skye and thank her. Or apologise. Or both.
**- Penny:** Well, I may not know Skye but I bet I know where to find her... Any Quidditch match that Rath's in must end with someone on the opposing team in the Hospital Wing...

Нас вновь ждёт кулдаун **3** часа (можно пропустить за **55** )

## **Task 5: Visit Hospital Wing**

По завершению кулдауна, отправляйтесь в Больничное крыло и встретьтесь там с Пенни.

**- Penny:** Yes, it turns out a Quidditch player did get hurt during the friendly. And it's a Chaser from your house team. Hell recover, but he won't be able to play again this year. Madam Pomfrey says Skye is visiting him now.
**- You:** That's dreadful for the Chaser, not being able to play. Did Rath have something to do with it?
**- Penny:** Unintentionally. It was fair play. It seems sometimes Rath just doesn't know her own strength. Oh look, there's Skye Parkin!
**- You:** Let me catch her before she leaves... Skye? I'm Mia. We're in the same House. I just wanted to thank you.
**- Skye:** For being in your House? That's the Sorting Hat's doing.
**- You:** No, for the Quidditch friendly today? You saved me from getting hit with a Bludger.
**- Skye:** So that was you? It happened so fast, I had to get my head back into the match.
**- You:** Yes, I'm sorry that you missed an important move to stop that Bludger, especially if it's what cost you the match.
**- Skye:** Yeah, it so distracted our Seeker that the other team's Seeker was able to swoop in and grab the Snitch. But I wouldn't want anyone to take a Bludger hit. I know what those feel like.
**- You:** And perhaps a loss isn't such a big deal since it was only a practise match...?
**- Skye:** Tell that to my parents. Friendly or not, Parkins always play to win.
**- You:** I can't tell if you're joking...
**- Skye:** About playing to win? I don't joke about that. Anyway, I've got to go tell our captain we're officially down a Chaser.
**- You:** The injured Chaser must be quite disappointed.
**- Skye:** I'm quite disappointed. I've no idea who'll be playing beside me now. Whoever it is needs to be top-notch. I've got no say, either. Captain decides who gets to try out.
**- You:** Well, good luck, I guess...? And thanks again.
**- Skye:** Right, the Bludger. No problem. See you around.
**- Penny:** So how did it go? What's your first impression of Skye Parkin?
* I'm a fan
* I'm not a fan

**- You:** I'm a fan. For someone so focused on winning, Skye was quite cool about the Bludger incident and losing the match.
**- Penny:** Quite cool! Exactly how I imagined a Parkin would be.
**- You:** It was just a first impression. Skye had to go and update the team captain about the injured Chaser. And then the captain decides who gets invited to try out for the open Chaser position.
**- Penny:** Yes! Brilliant idea, Mia! You should do it!
**- You:** What?
**- Penny:** Get yourself a tryout to be the new Chaser!
**- You:** Penny, I was just explaining the process. I didn't say I want to try out for the Quidditch team.
**- Penny:** I know, but you should. I mean, why not?
**- You:** Why not? I've only just seen my first match! And barely survived it. Think of what it's taken just to get me up to speed as a fan!
**- Penny:** But you got every question right on Face Paint Kid's patented Quidditch quiz! And you heard Hooch... She assumed you wanted to play Quidditch because you're so brilliant on a broom. Just think, you could be brilliant on a broom as a Chaser playing alongside Skye Parkin!
**- You:** But me? Get a tryout to play Quidditch at Hogwarts? Alongside a 'famous' Parkin?
**- Penny:** Yes, yes, and yes... Let me tell you why you'd be a great Chaser for your house...

Нам дают задание **Hear Penny's Pitch** *(Услышь подачу Пенни)*, на **5** , которое надо завершить в течение **3** часов. По его завершению мы получаем **50**  и **5** очков факультета. Cтановится доступным следующий диалог.

**- Penny:** So it's settled then. Now all you have to do is get yourself a tryout...
**- You:** That's no easy feat. Skye said the Chaser tryouts will be invite-only.
**- Penny:** The best things to show up at are invite-only...
**- You:** But the team captain decides who to invite. And I don't even know who the captain is.
**- Penny:** Those are problems that can be solved.
**- You:** Still, I'd need training to be good enough to earn an invitation from the Captain to try out. And then I'd have to be even better than good to be chosen as the next Chaser! Penny, I currently have no Quidditch skills. Zero.
**- Penny:** All you need to do is get the Quidditch training you need... To get the Quidditch tryout you need... To get the open Chaser position on the Quidditch team...
**- You:** Yes, Penny, that is all I need to do.
**- Penny:** If anyone can do it, it's you, Mia! Today you went to your first Quidditch match at Hogwarts... Now lets get you on the road to becoming a Quidditch player!

На этом завершается первая часть квеста и мы получаем **200**  и **50** .

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