Hall of Fame
Chasers - Career Goals
372 - Maya Winters
188 - Tara Aurelium 145 - Matt Whisp Most Goals in One Game - 34 (Maya Winters) Beaters - Career Blocks
479 - Cassandra Lobiesk
187 - Kyrie Adderholt 122 - Tinuvie Levante Most Blocks in One Game - 33 (Cassandra Lobiesk) Keepers - Career Blocks
119 - Ryan Lobiesk
102 - October Jackson 38 - Godric's Ghost 34 - Edmund Smethwyck 27 - Adeliene Cromwell Most Blocks in One Game - 20 (Ryan Lobiesk) Seekers - Career Snitches
18 - Mark Mandrake
6 - Faye Laramie 2 - Alexia Riaper 2 - Arnora Eleniel |
Most Valuable Players
Annie Chandran
by Tara Aurelium
Back in the summer of 2007, a group of new members were added to RQT. Two of them were me and Annie Chandran. Being about the same age, Annie and I quickly became good friends, so I gladly agreed to write her article.
If you entered the room and there was a conversation about pancakes or an anime, chances are Annie is present. As a matter of a fact, her love for pancakes earned her the nickname Panniecakes!
In our first two years, Annie and I were chasers together. In one of our last games for the season, versus HQT, Annie chased along with Maya Winters. Maya got bludgered twice during the game, but Annie still held it together and managed to score 5 goals against then keeper Lilly Stargazer. For that undoubtedly stressful game, Annie got her first MVP.
Annie continued to play for the team the next year as a chaser, as well. In our third year, after RQT had a keeper crisis due to our regular keeper leaving HOL, Annie did what most quidditch players hate (those who don't are referred to as freakfaces, usually) – she agreed to be RQT's new keeper, and we were incredibly grateful for that.
Annie is now sadly inactive as far as HOL goes, real life being the way it is. We're still in touch and I always immediately think of her when I think of my first few years in HOL. Annie's a fantastic player and a great friend, and RQT was very lucky to have her on the team (and should she come back, we'll welcome her back with open arms! *hinthint*)
Back in the summer of 2007, a group of new members were added to RQT. Two of them were me and Annie Chandran. Being about the same age, Annie and I quickly became good friends, so I gladly agreed to write her article.
If you entered the room and there was a conversation about pancakes or an anime, chances are Annie is present. As a matter of a fact, her love for pancakes earned her the nickname Panniecakes!
In our first two years, Annie and I were chasers together. In one of our last games for the season, versus HQT, Annie chased along with Maya Winters. Maya got bludgered twice during the game, but Annie still held it together and managed to score 5 goals against then keeper Lilly Stargazer. For that undoubtedly stressful game, Annie got her first MVP.
Annie continued to play for the team the next year as a chaser, as well. In our third year, after RQT had a keeper crisis due to our regular keeper leaving HOL, Annie did what most quidditch players hate (those who don't are referred to as freakfaces, usually) – she agreed to be RQT's new keeper, and we were incredibly grateful for that.
Annie is now sadly inactive as far as HOL goes, real life being the way it is. We're still in touch and I always immediately think of her when I think of my first few years in HOL. Annie's a fantastic player and a great friend, and RQT was very lucky to have her on the team (and should she come back, we'll welcome her back with open arms! *hinthint*)
Arielle Lemoyne
by Edmund Smethwyck
Arielle Lemoyne is an amazing member of RQT. Her ability to typo dodge (as well as many other words) is astounding, as she often adds three or four letters (dodododge, anyone?) However, she takes this in stride, and easily has the speed and skill to make up for her sometimes faulty dodging.
Arielle’s skill at quidditch is due to her long hours in the botting channels. While many members of quidditch teams might bot sets of fifty or one hundred, Arielle’s method is much more extreme. Her sets of double botting often go into the 500’s or more! The level of concentration needed to bot that much at once is astonishing, and I personally feel that the marathon botting sessions are perhaps the secret to her great success. She also has been triple botting more and more frequently, which only serves to increase her speed more and more!
Because of this high level of dedication to Harry Potter trivia, Arielle has earned not one, but two MVP awards in just one year! Her first came in November, in a routing of Hufflepuff, 270-80. Her second came in March, as Ravenclaw defeated Hufflepuff again, 280-60. I wasn’t present for the first game, but out of 8 goal chances she had, Arielle scored 6 times, a 75% goal percentage!
For the second game, Arielle was beating, and was truly on her game. She is the sort of player who seems quite innocent until you’re chasing against her and her fingers move faster than yours. In the March game, Arielle had 39 opportunities to block, and managed to block 20 of them, a percentage of 51.28! Anytime a player blocks more than half of the shots, it’s something special. One important aspect of Arielle’s ability is her knowledge of book chapter titles. While many (myself included) only know a few and have to look up the rest, Arielle has memorized dozens and dozens of chapter titles, which came in handy, as she easily blocked a question about the title of Chapter 16 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Arielle is a force to be reckoned with on the quidditch pitch, but in practices and outside of games, she’s quite possibly the nicest person I know. If she’s botting and you ask to join in, even for a little while, she’s sure to let you, and I’ve never seen her complain about anything. She is a great teammate, and a wonderful person to work with, and she truly deserves all awards and MVPs she has received.
Arielle Lemoyne is an amazing member of RQT. Her ability to typo dodge (as well as many other words) is astounding, as she often adds three or four letters (dodododge, anyone?) However, she takes this in stride, and easily has the speed and skill to make up for her sometimes faulty dodging.
Arielle’s skill at quidditch is due to her long hours in the botting channels. While many members of quidditch teams might bot sets of fifty or one hundred, Arielle’s method is much more extreme. Her sets of double botting often go into the 500’s or more! The level of concentration needed to bot that much at once is astonishing, and I personally feel that the marathon botting sessions are perhaps the secret to her great success. She also has been triple botting more and more frequently, which only serves to increase her speed more and more!
Because of this high level of dedication to Harry Potter trivia, Arielle has earned not one, but two MVP awards in just one year! Her first came in November, in a routing of Hufflepuff, 270-80. Her second came in March, as Ravenclaw defeated Hufflepuff again, 280-60. I wasn’t present for the first game, but out of 8 goal chances she had, Arielle scored 6 times, a 75% goal percentage!
For the second game, Arielle was beating, and was truly on her game. She is the sort of player who seems quite innocent until you’re chasing against her and her fingers move faster than yours. In the March game, Arielle had 39 opportunities to block, and managed to block 20 of them, a percentage of 51.28! Anytime a player blocks more than half of the shots, it’s something special. One important aspect of Arielle’s ability is her knowledge of book chapter titles. While many (myself included) only know a few and have to look up the rest, Arielle has memorized dozens and dozens of chapter titles, which came in handy, as she easily blocked a question about the title of Chapter 16 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Arielle is a force to be reckoned with on the quidditch pitch, but in practices and outside of games, she’s quite possibly the nicest person I know. If she’s botting and you ask to join in, even for a little while, she’s sure to let you, and I’ve never seen her complain about anything. She is a great teammate, and a wonderful person to work with, and she truly deserves all awards and MVPs she has received.
Cassandra Lobiesk
by Kyrie Adderholt
Ever since I joined RQT, I have had one goal: beating Cassandra Lobiesk. It might sound weird to compete against your own teammate, but as far as beaters go, Cassie is the one to beat.
After joining RQT in late 2003, Cassie quickly developed a reputation as a scary beater. Her first MVP award came later in 2004. If you look at her career statistics, it is not surprising that that was just the first of three MVP awards. Her impressive career includes 479 total blocks making her the number one beater in RQT history. She also holds the team record for the most blocks in a single game with an amazing 33 blocks.
For two years I had the privilege to play beater alongside Cassie. It was wonderful playing beside her. It took so much pressure off of me knowing that I could count on Cassie. One of my favorite moments during my first season on RQT came in our first game against Gryffindor that year. I was beating with her like normal and managed to tie her with 13 blocks each. That was the only time I came close to RQT’s greatest beater of all time.
To this day Cassie is still the beater I look up to. By the time I retire, I hope that I will have come close to her legendary record, but I doubt I will be able to touch the impressive numbers she put up in her seven season career.
Ever since I joined RQT, I have had one goal: beating Cassandra Lobiesk. It might sound weird to compete against your own teammate, but as far as beaters go, Cassie is the one to beat.
After joining RQT in late 2003, Cassie quickly developed a reputation as a scary beater. Her first MVP award came later in 2004. If you look at her career statistics, it is not surprising that that was just the first of three MVP awards. Her impressive career includes 479 total blocks making her the number one beater in RQT history. She also holds the team record for the most blocks in a single game with an amazing 33 blocks.
For two years I had the privilege to play beater alongside Cassie. It was wonderful playing beside her. It took so much pressure off of me knowing that I could count on Cassie. One of my favorite moments during my first season on RQT came in our first game against Gryffindor that year. I was beating with her like normal and managed to tie her with 13 blocks each. That was the only time I came close to RQT’s greatest beater of all time.
To this day Cassie is still the beater I look up to. By the time I retire, I hope that I will have come close to her legendary record, but I doubt I will be able to touch the impressive numbers she put up in her seven season career.
Faye Laramie
by Scarlet Leslie
Even though snitchplay was created by a Ravenclaw, the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team had a very hard time trying to find a permanent seeker. Previous seekers were plagued with all sorts of horrible luck, including bad internet connections. Finally, the Headmaster himself suggested that Faye Laramie should become the next Ravenclaw seeker.
I had the opportunity to meet Faye in person. She is about the same age as me, which makes all her HOL contributions even more impressive. While I was flailing around and just discovering HOL, Faye already had a long resume and played a role in many early HOL decisions.
Faye was no newcomer to HOL quidditch; she was the referee for the first ever quidditch match. Her familiarity with IRC, coupled with her natural trivia and logic skills made her an ideal candidate for seeker. Although Faye still carried some of the Ravenclaw seeker bad luck tradition, she was able to beat HOL's best seeker at the time, Evylyn Desiree of Hufflepuff, in practice matches. She proved to be an excellent choice, catching 6 snitches for RQT in her seeking career.
Even though snitchplay was created by a Ravenclaw, the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team had a very hard time trying to find a permanent seeker. Previous seekers were plagued with all sorts of horrible luck, including bad internet connections. Finally, the Headmaster himself suggested that Faye Laramie should become the next Ravenclaw seeker.
I had the opportunity to meet Faye in person. She is about the same age as me, which makes all her HOL contributions even more impressive. While I was flailing around and just discovering HOL, Faye already had a long resume and played a role in many early HOL decisions.
Faye was no newcomer to HOL quidditch; she was the referee for the first ever quidditch match. Her familiarity with IRC, coupled with her natural trivia and logic skills made her an ideal candidate for seeker. Although Faye still carried some of the Ravenclaw seeker bad luck tradition, she was able to beat HOL's best seeker at the time, Evylyn Desiree of Hufflepuff, in practice matches. She proved to be an excellent choice, catching 6 snitches for RQT in her seeking career.
Godric's Ghost
by Scarlet Leslie
The legendary genius known as Godric's Ghost was already an MVP in many people's minds before any HOL quidditch matches had even started. He wrote the quaffle program and was the mastermind behind snitchplay. Oddly enough, Godric never played seeker, since he settled into his role as Ravenclaw's keeper.
Godric created the quaffle referee program that is still used today. It makes the referee's job much easier by facilitating countdowns and keeping track of the score. Previously, those had to done manually by the referee.
The lineup for Ravenclaw's first quidditch match on November 11, 2001 was Matt Whisp, Mary Potter, and Ginny Black as chasers; Godric's Ghost and Fiona Keith as beaters; Kimarie Seloiro as keeper; and Flea as seeker. Godric had a total of 8 blocks. After the first game, Godric was found blocking the shots of the opposing team's chasers. He amassed a total of 38 blocks as a keeper. His career high in a single game was 13 blocks.
According to Prof. Rhiannon Llewellyn, "He also made the most awesome logic puzzles known to man." Godric ran a site called Ravenclaw Tests of Logic. This gave him the idea to introduce the current version of snitchplay that centers around solving a logic puzzle by moving around an imaginary grid. Previously, seeking involved searching through webpages to find the snitch. Godric's snitch program allowed seekers to answer trivia questions, like all their fellow quidditch players. Prof. Mark Mandrake has made some modifications on Godric's snitch program (hey, it's been 10 years!), but the play is still the same.
Godric's Ghost is simply a name every quidditch player should know, especially every Ravenclaw quidditch player. His work in developing HOL quidditch and his help with the early Ravenclaw Quidditch Team cannot be matched.
The legendary genius known as Godric's Ghost was already an MVP in many people's minds before any HOL quidditch matches had even started. He wrote the quaffle program and was the mastermind behind snitchplay. Oddly enough, Godric never played seeker, since he settled into his role as Ravenclaw's keeper.
Godric created the quaffle referee program that is still used today. It makes the referee's job much easier by facilitating countdowns and keeping track of the score. Previously, those had to done manually by the referee.
The lineup for Ravenclaw's first quidditch match on November 11, 2001 was Matt Whisp, Mary Potter, and Ginny Black as chasers; Godric's Ghost and Fiona Keith as beaters; Kimarie Seloiro as keeper; and Flea as seeker. Godric had a total of 8 blocks. After the first game, Godric was found blocking the shots of the opposing team's chasers. He amassed a total of 38 blocks as a keeper. His career high in a single game was 13 blocks.
According to Prof. Rhiannon Llewellyn, "He also made the most awesome logic puzzles known to man." Godric ran a site called Ravenclaw Tests of Logic. This gave him the idea to introduce the current version of snitchplay that centers around solving a logic puzzle by moving around an imaginary grid. Previously, seeking involved searching through webpages to find the snitch. Godric's snitch program allowed seekers to answer trivia questions, like all their fellow quidditch players. Prof. Mark Mandrake has made some modifications on Godric's snitch program (hey, it's been 10 years!), but the play is still the same.
Godric's Ghost is simply a name every quidditch player should know, especially every Ravenclaw quidditch player. His work in developing HOL quidditch and his help with the early Ravenclaw Quidditch Team cannot be matched.
Helena Rosenblum
by Maravillas Arrington
Helena Rosenblum is a 3rd year Eagle who joined in the 07/08 school year. A fun-loving RQTer, Helena won her only (to-date) MVP in the last match of the 09/10 quidditch season. During Ravenclaw's last game against our rival Slytherins, Helena wowed players and audience alike with her 100% keeping percentage! With a 180-50 win for Ravenclaw, Helena stood firm at the hoops and helped the eagles achieve a 6 year winning streak!
Helena Rosenblum is a 3rd year Eagle who joined in the 07/08 school year. A fun-loving RQTer, Helena won her only (to-date) MVP in the last match of the 09/10 quidditch season. During Ravenclaw's last game against our rival Slytherins, Helena wowed players and audience alike with her 100% keeping percentage! With a 180-50 win for Ravenclaw, Helena stood firm at the hoops and helped the eagles achieve a 6 year winning streak!
Karen Circa
by Edmund Smethwyck
Karen Circa is more commonly known on the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team as “KAREN! How the heck did you know that answer?” or Karen, the Queen of long answers. She is only a second year student, but is worth her weight in gold to the team. While this writer was not around in Karen’s first year to see her rise to nobility he has since seen her in action many time, and it is a sight to behold.
If you were to sit in #botaholics and wait for a while, Karen would likely show up and begin to bot. Her ability to remember the exact wording of questions, especially those with more than 7 or 8 words, is astounding. If the bot asks the question, “Professor Sprout was so engrossed in reading the Daily Prophet that she didn’t notice what?” you can guarantee that within 10 seconds, Karen will have managed to type out “the gentle drip of egg yolk falling into her lap from her stationary spoon.” Karen’s gifts are not limited to just long answers, however. Karen also has an innate gift for remembering both number answer and obscure answers. If the answer is a year, Karen knows it. If the answer is larger than 20, Karen knows it and will answer much faster than those who resort to number-spamming their way through the single digit numbers
Karen is also more than competent at playing the one position that strikes fear into the heart of many: keeper. When Ravenclaw’s normal keeper, Annie Chandran, was unavailable for the last match against Gryffindor for the season, Karen was called in to play keeper. While very few truly enjoy playing Keeper, Karen stepped up to the plate, only letting 11 goals in a smashing of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, 410-110. It was in this game that Karen received her MVP award, showing that she had control of her stress and a solid knowledge of the questions in the position with the most pressure. This was especially remarkable, considering Karen only joined the team in February 2010, just 1 month before the game! Most impressive that game was Karen’s streak of 6 blocks in the middle of the game, which, had the game been closer, would’ve kept the team in Snitch-safe standings.
When asked about her remarkable ability to remember incredibly long answers and obscure answers, Karen quickly revealed her secret to success: songs. Karen creates songs and ditties to help her remember the answers. While this revealed her secret, her ability to remember these answers will likely remain unmatched for quite some time. She also shared that she never goes onto the quidditch pitch without her makeup on. Whether that would work for everyone remains to be seen, but it seems to work for Karen!
Karen is not just a fantastic quidditch player, but also a student teacher of Art Appreciation: The Impressionists and Muggle Studies: French Fashion Design. In real life, Karen is also an amazing artist pursuing a Master’s Degree in Art Education. Her favorite medium is print-making. Her strong sense of dedication, both to her art and quidditch, makes her a true asset to the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team.
Karen Circa is more commonly known on the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team as “KAREN! How the heck did you know that answer?” or Karen, the Queen of long answers. She is only a second year student, but is worth her weight in gold to the team. While this writer was not around in Karen’s first year to see her rise to nobility he has since seen her in action many time, and it is a sight to behold.
If you were to sit in #botaholics and wait for a while, Karen would likely show up and begin to bot. Her ability to remember the exact wording of questions, especially those with more than 7 or 8 words, is astounding. If the bot asks the question, “Professor Sprout was so engrossed in reading the Daily Prophet that she didn’t notice what?” you can guarantee that within 10 seconds, Karen will have managed to type out “the gentle drip of egg yolk falling into her lap from her stationary spoon.” Karen’s gifts are not limited to just long answers, however. Karen also has an innate gift for remembering both number answer and obscure answers. If the answer is a year, Karen knows it. If the answer is larger than 20, Karen knows it and will answer much faster than those who resort to number-spamming their way through the single digit numbers
Karen is also more than competent at playing the one position that strikes fear into the heart of many: keeper. When Ravenclaw’s normal keeper, Annie Chandran, was unavailable for the last match against Gryffindor for the season, Karen was called in to play keeper. While very few truly enjoy playing Keeper, Karen stepped up to the plate, only letting 11 goals in a smashing of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, 410-110. It was in this game that Karen received her MVP award, showing that she had control of her stress and a solid knowledge of the questions in the position with the most pressure. This was especially remarkable, considering Karen only joined the team in February 2010, just 1 month before the game! Most impressive that game was Karen’s streak of 6 blocks in the middle of the game, which, had the game been closer, would’ve kept the team in Snitch-safe standings.
When asked about her remarkable ability to remember incredibly long answers and obscure answers, Karen quickly revealed her secret to success: songs. Karen creates songs and ditties to help her remember the answers. While this revealed her secret, her ability to remember these answers will likely remain unmatched for quite some time. She also shared that she never goes onto the quidditch pitch without her makeup on. Whether that would work for everyone remains to be seen, but it seems to work for Karen!
Karen is not just a fantastic quidditch player, but also a student teacher of Art Appreciation: The Impressionists and Muggle Studies: French Fashion Design. In real life, Karen is also an amazing artist pursuing a Master’s Degree in Art Education. Her favorite medium is print-making. Her strong sense of dedication, both to her art and quidditch, makes her a true asset to the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team.
Kyrie Adderholt
by Silmarien Szilagyi
Two-time MVP winner Kyrie Adderholt may only be a third year, but she is a third year to be reckoned with. The other half of the RQT co-captain powerhouse, her beating is legendary; she has made 175 blocks in her already accomplished career, but don’t think she’s stopping there.
Reflecting her ambitious personality, Kyrie’s quidditch career began early. As a first year, she dove headfirst into botting and promptly made the team. Within no time, she was double botting and even triple botting! To further illustrate her quidditch mettle, Kyrie covered all positions simultaneously when Cassie and Maya designated her team loner during practice. And this was all while she was still a first year! She quickly rose in the ranks and became an invaluable teammate, fearlessly pelting those bludgers at anyone unfortunate enough to be on the opposing team. While beater is her preferred position, she has played every other position, except seeker, in matches. In addition to beating for RQT, Kyrie participated in the Summer Quidditch League, first on the Sumbawanga Sunrays, then captaining the Barcelona Bombers with Tara Aurelium, and most recently on the Quiberon Quafflepunchers.
When Cassandra Lobiesk and Maya Winters stepped down as captains, it was only natural that they pass the crown, or whistle, to Kyrie Adderholt and Tara Aurelium. They have continued RQT’s winning streak, currently at six years, and will doubtless lead the team into its seventh year as reigning quidditch champion.
Kyrie is also one of Ravenclaw’s most invaluable prefects, running countless events and keeping track of the coveted Sapphires. In addition to her captain and Prefect duties, she is a seasoned student-teacher of Quidditch - The Wizarding Way and The History of Witchcraft, and also assists three classes, including mine. As a third year, she is nowhere near the end of her HOL career. No, there’s still much more to come from Kyrie, so stay tuned.
Two-time MVP winner Kyrie Adderholt may only be a third year, but she is a third year to be reckoned with. The other half of the RQT co-captain powerhouse, her beating is legendary; she has made 175 blocks in her already accomplished career, but don’t think she’s stopping there.
Reflecting her ambitious personality, Kyrie’s quidditch career began early. As a first year, she dove headfirst into botting and promptly made the team. Within no time, she was double botting and even triple botting! To further illustrate her quidditch mettle, Kyrie covered all positions simultaneously when Cassie and Maya designated her team loner during practice. And this was all while she was still a first year! She quickly rose in the ranks and became an invaluable teammate, fearlessly pelting those bludgers at anyone unfortunate enough to be on the opposing team. While beater is her preferred position, she has played every other position, except seeker, in matches. In addition to beating for RQT, Kyrie participated in the Summer Quidditch League, first on the Sumbawanga Sunrays, then captaining the Barcelona Bombers with Tara Aurelium, and most recently on the Quiberon Quafflepunchers.
When Cassandra Lobiesk and Maya Winters stepped down as captains, it was only natural that they pass the crown, or whistle, to Kyrie Adderholt and Tara Aurelium. They have continued RQT’s winning streak, currently at six years, and will doubtless lead the team into its seventh year as reigning quidditch champion.
Kyrie is also one of Ravenclaw’s most invaluable prefects, running countless events and keeping track of the coveted Sapphires. In addition to her captain and Prefect duties, she is a seasoned student-teacher of Quidditch - The Wizarding Way and The History of Witchcraft, and also assists three classes, including mine. As a third year, she is nowhere near the end of her HOL career. No, there’s still much more to come from Kyrie, so stay tuned.
Mark Mandrake
by Kyrie Adderholt
With more than three times the number of victories over the second place seeker, Mark Mandrake is easily the most successful seeker in Ravenclaw history. Midway through the 2005-2006 season, Mark became the team’s main seeker and his success started. It was during this season that Mark won his first of four MVP awards.
During my first year on the team I, like many others, was under the impression that Mark was a kind of strange bot that never talked or responded to commands. This changed midway through the season during the infamous RQT psych night when I really got to know him.
When I first took over as RQT co-captain, one of the things I never had to worry about was seeking. We had Mark (and Alexia) to depend on all season long. As someone who takes about an hour to solve a basic logic puzzle, I am amazed by Mark’s logic puzzle skills. No matter how hard the puzzle, Mark can have it solved in no time at all.
Mark’s decision to retire at the end of the 2009-2010 season was a huge loss for the team. We’d lost our most experienced and successful seeker and were faced with starting over. However, Mark came out of retirement (briefly according to him) at the end of the 2010-2011 season in a game against Gryffindor. The whole team was surprised and excited when we announced that Mark would be seeking for us again. Even Gryffindor’s seeker, Jenny Lupin, was happy to see Mark back in action since he is such a fun and challenging opponent.
Besides Jenny, few seekers have such an impressive career as Mark with his four MVP awards and 18 victories. He is truly an RQT legend and it will be a sad day for the team when my poking, bugging, bribing, and selling of souls no longer tempts him out of retirement.
With more than three times the number of victories over the second place seeker, Mark Mandrake is easily the most successful seeker in Ravenclaw history. Midway through the 2005-2006 season, Mark became the team’s main seeker and his success started. It was during this season that Mark won his first of four MVP awards.
During my first year on the team I, like many others, was under the impression that Mark was a kind of strange bot that never talked or responded to commands. This changed midway through the season during the infamous RQT psych night when I really got to know him.
When I first took over as RQT co-captain, one of the things I never had to worry about was seeking. We had Mark (and Alexia) to depend on all season long. As someone who takes about an hour to solve a basic logic puzzle, I am amazed by Mark’s logic puzzle skills. No matter how hard the puzzle, Mark can have it solved in no time at all.
Mark’s decision to retire at the end of the 2009-2010 season was a huge loss for the team. We’d lost our most experienced and successful seeker and were faced with starting over. However, Mark came out of retirement (briefly according to him) at the end of the 2010-2011 season in a game against Gryffindor. The whole team was surprised and excited when we announced that Mark would be seeking for us again. Even Gryffindor’s seeker, Jenny Lupin, was happy to see Mark back in action since he is such a fun and challenging opponent.
Besides Jenny, few seekers have such an impressive career as Mark with his four MVP awards and 18 victories. He is truly an RQT legend and it will be a sad day for the team when my poking, bugging, bribing, and selling of souls no longer tempts him out of retirement.
Matt Whisp
by Cassandra Lobiesk
I was always awed with Matt and never dreamed I could be anywhere near his level when it comes to quidditch. And when he first called me a poophead on IRC, I was highly scared of him and needed to find my RL friends to back me up when it came to talking to the almighty Head Boy.
But then he started talking about cute Gryffindor teddy bears and warm beaches. And he was not afraid to sing Britney Spears and Rihanna, which practically solidified our friendship (well, except the whole “Umbrella-ella-ella-eh-eh-eh” bit). There is definitely more to Matt Whisp than meets the eye.
Matt’s belief when it came to quidditch was that no matter the result, the point was to have fun. It was his belief even after six years of being on the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team as the first captain, and while he won many MVP trophies during official games, he mostly attributed them to a great set of players and really good days. It was a really good day for him four times before he finally retired. But those who knew him will always remember his stint as RQT’s main chaser.
During the beginning years of HOL, there were two names that scared the bejesus out of a number of budding players, and one of them happened to be Matt (the other is a soul-eating Gryffindor by the name of Seven Ashitaka). Head Boy, avid HOL and Ravenclaw contest participant, and captain of the RQT, it’s a wonder how Matt managed to find time to host practices, bot, and do RL schoolwork to boot. It’s also no surprise that many female HOLers had schoolgirl crushes on Matt, he was just the epitome of all-around great guy (heck, I wouldn’t be surprised if he had been the first HOLer to garner a fanclub—in fact, he probably had one!).
I was always awed with Matt and never dreamed I could be anywhere near his level when it comes to quidditch. And when he first called me a poophead on IRC, I was highly scared of him and needed to find my RL friends to back me up when it came to talking to the almighty Head Boy.
But then he started talking about cute Gryffindor teddy bears and warm beaches. And he was not afraid to sing Britney Spears and Rihanna, which practically solidified our friendship (well, except the whole “Umbrella-ella-ella-eh-eh-eh” bit). There is definitely more to Matt Whisp than meets the eye.
Matt’s belief when it came to quidditch was that no matter the result, the point was to have fun. It was his belief even after six years of being on the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team as the first captain, and while he won many MVP trophies during official games, he mostly attributed them to a great set of players and really good days. It was a really good day for him four times before he finally retired. But those who knew him will always remember his stint as RQT’s main chaser.
During the beginning years of HOL, there were two names that scared the bejesus out of a number of budding players, and one of them happened to be Matt (the other is a soul-eating Gryffindor by the name of Seven Ashitaka). Head Boy, avid HOL and Ravenclaw contest participant, and captain of the RQT, it’s a wonder how Matt managed to find time to host practices, bot, and do RL schoolwork to boot. It’s also no surprise that many female HOLers had schoolgirl crushes on Matt, he was just the epitome of all-around great guy (heck, I wouldn’t be surprised if he had been the first HOLer to garner a fanclub—in fact, he probably had one!).
Maya Winters
by Edmund Smethwyck
Maya Winters is the freakiest quidditch freak of them all. With 9 MVP’s to her name, she is easily the most decorated player in the history of HOL. Maybe she’s a robot; maybe it’s Maybelline. Regardless, the mystery of Maya Winters lives on, as she managed to pick up her 9th MVP this year, when she came out of retirement to play a game against Slytherin in December, which Ravenclaw solidly won, 390-30.
In this game, Maya had 89 hit chances, and managed to answer 61 of them, a hit percentage of %73.5! She also scored 26 times against the Slytherin keeper out of 34 chances, keeping her scoring percentage over 70%, an astonishing feat. Many on Ravenclaw Quidditch team feel that the fear of Maya may have contributed to the large number of goals against Slytherin.
To truly understand the marvel that is Maya, it is necessary to examine her behavior outside of a game. When Ms. Winters sets her mind on playing in a game, her habits change dramatically to reflect the decision. Her botting increases drastically, often botting over 1000 points in one day. The truly scary part of this is that when Maya starts botting, she doesn’t miss a single question until she’s done with her set. Our own co-captain Tara Aurelium frequently has to intervene and answer a question so Maya can stop her streak and stop botting for the day. I have seen streaks of over 600 questions with Ms. Winters name right next to them; it’s truly incredible.
Maya’s botting does occasionally lead to problems, however. When she chooses to practice with the team, constant cries of “Mine!” and “LSOD” abound. The reality of the situation is however, that Ms. Winters is simply so fast that no one else stands a chance! Her fingers are truly fabulous assets to herself and to the team. Those cheers change once a real game begins, as Maya is easily capable of stomping all over the opposing beaters and keepers.
When asked about herself, Maya jokingly asked to be written as “A WINNER” and “Fantabulous.” While she may have been acting facetiously, the truth is that she is a winner: the winner of the most MVP’s in HOL history. And she is also fantabulous: fantabulously gifted at quidditch!
While the fantabulous Maya Winters is semi-retired (fully if you ask her) from Quidditch, she is a shining beacon to many young quidditch players, myself including, of what a true star is. Whether you’re a chaser, a beater, a seeker, or a keeper, Maya’s legacy leaves something to work towards. And who knows, perhaps Ms. Winters will choose to up her MVP’s to the double digits sometime in the future. Opposing teams beware!
Maya Winters is the freakiest quidditch freak of them all. With 9 MVP’s to her name, she is easily the most decorated player in the history of HOL. Maybe she’s a robot; maybe it’s Maybelline. Regardless, the mystery of Maya Winters lives on, as she managed to pick up her 9th MVP this year, when she came out of retirement to play a game against Slytherin in December, which Ravenclaw solidly won, 390-30.
In this game, Maya had 89 hit chances, and managed to answer 61 of them, a hit percentage of %73.5! She also scored 26 times against the Slytherin keeper out of 34 chances, keeping her scoring percentage over 70%, an astonishing feat. Many on Ravenclaw Quidditch team feel that the fear of Maya may have contributed to the large number of goals against Slytherin.
To truly understand the marvel that is Maya, it is necessary to examine her behavior outside of a game. When Ms. Winters sets her mind on playing in a game, her habits change dramatically to reflect the decision. Her botting increases drastically, often botting over 1000 points in one day. The truly scary part of this is that when Maya starts botting, she doesn’t miss a single question until she’s done with her set. Our own co-captain Tara Aurelium frequently has to intervene and answer a question so Maya can stop her streak and stop botting for the day. I have seen streaks of over 600 questions with Ms. Winters name right next to them; it’s truly incredible.
Maya’s botting does occasionally lead to problems, however. When she chooses to practice with the team, constant cries of “Mine!” and “LSOD” abound. The reality of the situation is however, that Ms. Winters is simply so fast that no one else stands a chance! Her fingers are truly fabulous assets to herself and to the team. Those cheers change once a real game begins, as Maya is easily capable of stomping all over the opposing beaters and keepers.
When asked about herself, Maya jokingly asked to be written as “A WINNER” and “Fantabulous.” While she may have been acting facetiously, the truth is that she is a winner: the winner of the most MVP’s in HOL history. And she is also fantabulous: fantabulously gifted at quidditch!
While the fantabulous Maya Winters is semi-retired (fully if you ask her) from Quidditch, she is a shining beacon to many young quidditch players, myself including, of what a true star is. Whether you’re a chaser, a beater, a seeker, or a keeper, Maya’s legacy leaves something to work towards. And who knows, perhaps Ms. Winters will choose to up her MVP’s to the double digits sometime in the future. Opposing teams beware!
October Jackson
by Cassandra Lobiesk
There are really only two words to describe the RQTer that is October Jackson: Quidditch Goddess. In her span of six years, she managed to gain three MVPs during Ravenclaw’s rising period in quidditch and played alongside awed first years who quivered under her legendary awesomeness.
Toby - her HOL and IRC name for the most part - was definitely more than just a fabulous member of the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team. In fact, while her Keeping nerve and prowess are rarely seen on the field nowadays, she definitely impacted the rest of HOL with those match graphs she used to do for each game. An October Jackson match graph was how most of us quidditch geeks kept tabs on how well we did, even before the quidditch table statistics came to fruition. It’s a lasting legacy on her part, one that the Gryffindor Quidditch Team still maintains whenever Julie Garnet is around.
As a first timer in botting and quidditch in general at the time, Toby definitely scared the pants out of me. Back then, it was everyone botting in the same team channel, and if you wanted to bot alone, you were out of luck. Most of us used those bots like no tomorrow, which is probably why our souls were rumored to have been taken in the first place. So, unfortunately for a newb like me, I ended up having to practice alongside veterans October Jackson and Tinuvie Levante (then Tinuviel Undomiel). While it was a nightmarish time period, I can’t say that I regretted it. Practices with Toby - who knew Comic Relief’s charity registration number off the bat - definitely helped me stand on my own today. So I thank her for that.
October Jackson was - and still is - a busybee in her own right; this is probably why she was never compelled to go any further than HOL classes and the quidditch channels. She was one of the only frequent and veteran members of the RQT that outright refused to take on a prefect position (for good reason!). But when she was around, she had fun like the rest of us players. She stayed up late to talk to the EST-located RQTers (which does bad things especially when you’re in her UK time-zone). She sang along to the little red monkey and the egg songs. She helped amuse Matt by renicking to a breakfast cereal like the rest of us during our formal practices. She was a proud member of the SQL Falmouth Falcons. And when push came to shove, she rose up like the eagle she was, and she blocked those chaser hits with great ease.
There is no doubt that Toby has been able to hold her own. Frankly, without her, RQT might not have begun its upward climb until much later in the years. She was definitely one of the best defenses we had, and every MVP she earned was undoubtedly given because she deserved them.
There are really only two words to describe the RQTer that is October Jackson: Quidditch Goddess. In her span of six years, she managed to gain three MVPs during Ravenclaw’s rising period in quidditch and played alongside awed first years who quivered under her legendary awesomeness.
Toby - her HOL and IRC name for the most part - was definitely more than just a fabulous member of the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team. In fact, while her Keeping nerve and prowess are rarely seen on the field nowadays, she definitely impacted the rest of HOL with those match graphs she used to do for each game. An October Jackson match graph was how most of us quidditch geeks kept tabs on how well we did, even before the quidditch table statistics came to fruition. It’s a lasting legacy on her part, one that the Gryffindor Quidditch Team still maintains whenever Julie Garnet is around.
As a first timer in botting and quidditch in general at the time, Toby definitely scared the pants out of me. Back then, it was everyone botting in the same team channel, and if you wanted to bot alone, you were out of luck. Most of us used those bots like no tomorrow, which is probably why our souls were rumored to have been taken in the first place. So, unfortunately for a newb like me, I ended up having to practice alongside veterans October Jackson and Tinuvie Levante (then Tinuviel Undomiel). While it was a nightmarish time period, I can’t say that I regretted it. Practices with Toby - who knew Comic Relief’s charity registration number off the bat - definitely helped me stand on my own today. So I thank her for that.
October Jackson was - and still is - a busybee in her own right; this is probably why she was never compelled to go any further than HOL classes and the quidditch channels. She was one of the only frequent and veteran members of the RQT that outright refused to take on a prefect position (for good reason!). But when she was around, she had fun like the rest of us players. She stayed up late to talk to the EST-located RQTers (which does bad things especially when you’re in her UK time-zone). She sang along to the little red monkey and the egg songs. She helped amuse Matt by renicking to a breakfast cereal like the rest of us during our formal practices. She was a proud member of the SQL Falmouth Falcons. And when push came to shove, she rose up like the eagle she was, and she blocked those chaser hits with great ease.
There is no doubt that Toby has been able to hold her own. Frankly, without her, RQT might not have begun its upward climb until much later in the years. She was definitely one of the best defenses we had, and every MVP she earned was undoubtedly given because she deserved them.
Ryan Lobiesk
by Cassandra Lobiesk
You can’t really talk about Ryan Lobiesk without talking about his ferocity on the quidditch pitch. Matt Whisp may have been born with a quaffle in his hand, but Ryan was born knowing how to steal the quaffle for himself. You heard me. When he realized he wasn’t as good as his Quidditch superiors, he played until he got better. And at the time, he was probably dubbed the first robot—and puffskein bludger mascot—of the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team.
Ryan started off only a few months after I joined HOL. He signed up and became a Ravenclaw student during the winter term, just as soon as he saw how quidditch was being played. The following summer, we both became members of our first Summer Quidditch League team, the Wimbourne Wasps. And things went uphill from there.
For those who had seen Ryan on his quidditch heyday, I would just like to kill the myth that he was naturally awesome from the get-go. First off, he hyperventilated when he lost. Yes, he did. Every time the both of us got into a pick-up game or a botting competition in the same house (yes, we’re actually related in real life), you could hear him typing away at the keys and then yelling in frustration whenever I got the answer before he did. This happened so often that I actually enjoyed beating him. Over and over again. And I’d laugh. Over and over again.
Then somehow, months later, he gained speed and trivia knowledge. He earned his first MVP as a chaser and helped Matt take on opposing team after opposing team. Numerous MVPs later, he surpassed even Matt in the typing of “moste potente potions.”
Needless to say, Ryan was a force on the field, his three MVPs—all earned in the same year—could tell you that much. I always remember people commenting about his amazing color-spam technique, where he somehow typed in two or more colors all within the same second without pause. And somehow nobody could seem to type “madam malkins robes for all occasions” faster than the Lobieskdude.
Now that he’s been fully retired, there isn’t much to remember him by. But Ryan will always be known for his fierceness, his incessant singing on and off the field (from Rihanna to Taylor Swift to Lady Gaga and then-some), and his gymnastic cartwheels as an “8-year-old” Olympic athlete. There is nobody like him, and thankfully, that means there’s only one Ryan Lobiesk to deal with.
You can’t really talk about Ryan Lobiesk without talking about his ferocity on the quidditch pitch. Matt Whisp may have been born with a quaffle in his hand, but Ryan was born knowing how to steal the quaffle for himself. You heard me. When he realized he wasn’t as good as his Quidditch superiors, he played until he got better. And at the time, he was probably dubbed the first robot—and puffskein bludger mascot—of the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team.
Ryan started off only a few months after I joined HOL. He signed up and became a Ravenclaw student during the winter term, just as soon as he saw how quidditch was being played. The following summer, we both became members of our first Summer Quidditch League team, the Wimbourne Wasps. And things went uphill from there.
For those who had seen Ryan on his quidditch heyday, I would just like to kill the myth that he was naturally awesome from the get-go. First off, he hyperventilated when he lost. Yes, he did. Every time the both of us got into a pick-up game or a botting competition in the same house (yes, we’re actually related in real life), you could hear him typing away at the keys and then yelling in frustration whenever I got the answer before he did. This happened so often that I actually enjoyed beating him. Over and over again. And I’d laugh. Over and over again.
Then somehow, months later, he gained speed and trivia knowledge. He earned his first MVP as a chaser and helped Matt take on opposing team after opposing team. Numerous MVPs later, he surpassed even Matt in the typing of “moste potente potions.”
Needless to say, Ryan was a force on the field, his three MVPs—all earned in the same year—could tell you that much. I always remember people commenting about his amazing color-spam technique, where he somehow typed in two or more colors all within the same second without pause. And somehow nobody could seem to type “madam malkins robes for all occasions” faster than the Lobieskdude.
Now that he’s been fully retired, there isn’t much to remember him by. But Ryan will always be known for his fierceness, his incessant singing on and off the field (from Rihanna to Taylor Swift to Lady Gaga and then-some), and his gymnastic cartwheels as an “8-year-old” Olympic athlete. There is nobody like him, and thankfully, that means there’s only one Ryan Lobiesk to deal with.
Sindor Aloyarc
by Scarlet Leslie
“Utility player” is the best phrase to describe Sindor Aloyarc. Better known as Sin, he was a terrific quaffleplayer and a backup seeker to Faye Laramie. It is difficult to guess which position Sin was playing when he earned his MVP award, since he excelled both as a keeper and as a beater.
Sin is one of a couple Ravenclaws who has played each position at least once in a quidditch match. The others are Matt Whisp, Kimarie Seloiro, and Mark Mandrake. In his two years as a quidditch player, Sin totaled 30 blocks as a beater and 18 blocks as a keeper. He managed to score 2 goals as a chaser. He caught the snitch once and was even bludgered once!
Sin clearly had a “colourful” personality. He was affectionately known as “Crayola boy.” Sin had such a love for colours that his chosen last name, Aloyarc, is actually Crayola backwards! With his Crayola crayons in hand, Sin labeled Cassie and Ryan as “Lobieskchick” and “Lobieskdude.”
Off the quidditch pitch, Sin was one of the few Nest Daddys in Ravenclaw history. Sin taught the first Fantastic Beasts class as a student teacher. Although Sin became less and less active as the years went by, I would still see his name as a constant in the Top Points Earners List in the S-Z Nest.
As one of HOL’s first graduates, Sindor Aloyarc dabbled a little in everything. Quidditch was only his starting point; he continued to be an MVP in everything he did. Sin was a wonderful person to have as a teammate, prefect, friend, or nest mate.
“Utility player” is the best phrase to describe Sindor Aloyarc. Better known as Sin, he was a terrific quaffleplayer and a backup seeker to Faye Laramie. It is difficult to guess which position Sin was playing when he earned his MVP award, since he excelled both as a keeper and as a beater.
Sin is one of a couple Ravenclaws who has played each position at least once in a quidditch match. The others are Matt Whisp, Kimarie Seloiro, and Mark Mandrake. In his two years as a quidditch player, Sin totaled 30 blocks as a beater and 18 blocks as a keeper. He managed to score 2 goals as a chaser. He caught the snitch once and was even bludgered once!
Sin clearly had a “colourful” personality. He was affectionately known as “Crayola boy.” Sin had such a love for colours that his chosen last name, Aloyarc, is actually Crayola backwards! With his Crayola crayons in hand, Sin labeled Cassie and Ryan as “Lobieskchick” and “Lobieskdude.”
Off the quidditch pitch, Sin was one of the few Nest Daddys in Ravenclaw history. Sin taught the first Fantastic Beasts class as a student teacher. Although Sin became less and less active as the years went by, I would still see his name as a constant in the Top Points Earners List in the S-Z Nest.
As one of HOL’s first graduates, Sindor Aloyarc dabbled a little in everything. Quidditch was only his starting point; he continued to be an MVP in everything he did. Sin was a wonderful person to have as a teammate, prefect, friend, or nest mate.
Tara Aurelium
by Maravillas Arrington
If you've been on the quidditch pitch anytime in the past years (as a spectator, official, ref or player) you probably know Tara Aurelium. Tara is currently RQT's co-captain and certainly a player to be weary about going up against. She received her first Quidditch MVP Award in her first year, as an "RQT newb." But this chaser, in her opinion, wasn't one of those first-year phenomenons. At the time Maya Winters and Ryan Lobiesk were RQT teams captains and compared to them Tara didn't believe she had a chance to win the MVP award in their game against GQT in February 2008. She was also up against the likes of GQT's top dogs of their day; Drew Potter, Joel Aireserkeiel, and Missa Matz. Miss Aurelium was victorious in another GQT-game MVP grab earlier this year (2011). Playing her normal C1 position, she made 53 hits and scored 25 goals in 28 chances. It wasn't much of a surprise that Tara would receive this award; at least not to those of us RQTers that had been flying the pitch with throughout the game.
In short, Tara Aurelium has bookmarked her long and prosperous *bahah* quidditch career with 2 shiny MVP awards. I don't think she's going anywhere anytime soon though; Kyrie Adderholt might resort to using an Unforgivable Curse!
If you've been on the quidditch pitch anytime in the past years (as a spectator, official, ref or player) you probably know Tara Aurelium. Tara is currently RQT's co-captain and certainly a player to be weary about going up against. She received her first Quidditch MVP Award in her first year, as an "RQT newb." But this chaser, in her opinion, wasn't one of those first-year phenomenons. At the time Maya Winters and Ryan Lobiesk were RQT teams captains and compared to them Tara didn't believe she had a chance to win the MVP award in their game against GQT in February 2008. She was also up against the likes of GQT's top dogs of their day; Drew Potter, Joel Aireserkeiel, and Missa Matz. Miss Aurelium was victorious in another GQT-game MVP grab earlier this year (2011). Playing her normal C1 position, she made 53 hits and scored 25 goals in 28 chances. It wasn't much of a surprise that Tara would receive this award; at least not to those of us RQTers that had been flying the pitch with throughout the game.
In short, Tara Aurelium has bookmarked her long and prosperous *bahah* quidditch career with 2 shiny MVP awards. I don't think she's going anywhere anytime soon though; Kyrie Adderholt might resort to using an Unforgivable Curse!