Post by ludovic aurelius bagman on Apr 5, 2011 20:30:40 GMT -5
LUDOVIC AURELIUS BAGMAN
LUDO , 17 , HUFFLEPUFF , CHRIS EVANS
CHARMING , ATHLETIC , NAIVE , GAMBLER , FRIENDLY[/CENTER]
we are the champions, my friends
and we'll keep on fighting 'till the end
we are the champions
we are the champions
no time for losers
'cause we are the champions
of the world
and we'll keep on fighting 'till the end
we are the champions
we are the champions
no time for losers
'cause we are the champions
of the world
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THE BATTLE FOR BAGMAN BEGINS
Daily Prophet Staff – 10 August 1976
Daily Prophet Staff – 10 August 1976
ARGUABLY ONE OF THE BEST BEATERS HOGWARTS HAS SEEN IN YEARS, LUDOVIC BAGMAN TURNS SEVENTEEN THIS WEEK. ALTHOUGH HE STILL HAS ONE YEAR LEFT AT HOGWARTS, NATIONAL QUIDDITCH TEAMS ARE ALREADY WOOING AND COAXING THE YOUNG STAR, HOPING TO ADD HIM TO THE ROSTER A YEAR EARLY.
BAGMAN, A MEMBER OF THE HUFFLEPUFF QUIDDITCH TEAM, MIGHT BE CHARMING AND AFFABLE OFF THE PITCH, BUT GIVE HIM A BEATER BAT AND HE’S VIRTUALLY UNSTOPPABLE! THE SOON TO BE LEGAL WIZARD HAS EXPRESSED AMUSEMENT AND A BIT OF CONFUSION OVER ALL THE INTEREST.
“I know most people get signed after they’ve got some NEWTS, or at least after the autumn term. I didn’t think the offers would start coming in until January at least...”
WHILE MOST STUDENTS ARE GETTING THEIR TEXTBOOKS AND TRYING ON NEW SETS OF ROBES, BAGMAN IS SPENDING MOST OF HIS TIME GOING THROUGH THE VARIOUS OFFERS. HE CERTAINLY HAS HIS PICK OF THE LITTER. THE WIMBOURNE WASPS ARE DETERMINED TO SIGN HIM TO REPLACE DARRYL GOODWIN, WHO ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT AFTER THE UPCOMING SEASON. THE MONTROSE MAGPIES AND FALMOUTH FALCONS SENT OUT THEIR OFFERS WEEKS AGO, WHILE PRIDE OF PORTREE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE AN OFFER WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
“I can’t really say which team I’m going to pick... I’m still sorting through the offers. I’d love to play for the Arrows, being an Appleby boy and all that, but it depends I guess.”
THE QUIDDITCH WORLD IS CERTAINLY WAITING HIS DECISION WITH BATED BREATH.
"I really think the Arrows need to get on that," SAYS FAN AND BAGMAN NEIGHBOUR GARRY FRASER, "they haven't made an offer yet and they'll be stupid to let this opportunity pass."
IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT WHICHEVER TEAM GETS BAGMAN WILL BE EXTREMELY LUCKY.
APPLEBY ARROWS FALL SHORT!
Appleby Magical Times Staff – 16 August 1976
Appleby Magical Times Staff – 16 August 1976
FANS OF THE APPLEBY ARROWS AND RESIDENTS OF APPLEBY WERE LEFT FUMING AFTER THE DORSET TEAM BECAME ONE OF THE ONLY TEAMS IN THE BRITISH LEAGUE TO NOT MAKE AN OFFER TO QUIDDITCH PRODIGY AND HOME TOWN BOY, LUDOVIC BAGMAN.
“I’m outraged, absolutely outraged,” SAYS MINISTRY EMPLOYEE, HATTIE STINSTON, A FAN OF THE ARROWS AND LONGTIME APPLEBY RESIDENT, “they missed out on signing one of the best young beaters to come their ways in years. I really don’t care what excuse they give, I absolutely won’t be supporting them in the upcoming season! You stuffed up, Appleby Arrows!”
MANY RESIDENTS WROTE IN TO THE APPLEBY MAGICAL TIMES TO EXPRESS THEIR DISAPPOINTMENT, AND STAFF FOR THE ARROWS’S MANAGER, HAROLD CHILDS, HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TEAM’S OFFICES HAVE BEEN BOMBARDED WITH HOWLERS.
“Listen, we really couldn’t afford to match those other teams,” PROTESTED CHILDS, SPEAKING TO STAFF BY A FIRESIDE INTERVIEW, “we’ve just signed Jaclyn Hardy, and it wasn’t cheap to buy out her contract with the Harpies. We’re hoping Bagman will come to us in a couple of years, but we had to let this opportunity go.
FANS ARE NOT CONVINCED, AND CITED RECENT QUOTES FROM BAGMAN WHERE HE STATED THAT HE WOULD BE WILLING TO PLAY FOR THE APPLEBY TEAM FOR LESS MONEY AND PLAY TIME.
“Who is this Jaclyn Hardy?” ASKED SAMUEL ROBERTS. “Sure she’s a good chaser, when she’s not suspended. She’s got rage issues. I really don’t think Childs has the team’s best interests at heart!”
DEBBIE WATKINS AGREED: “I’ve known the Bagmans for years! They’ve been in Appleby for generations now! I’m sure they were one of the first families to settle here, one of the only pureblood families to call this town home and they’ve always been good to the community. I certainly hope they don’t move because of this. I know I feel safer with an auror in the area, and Lucinda Bagman’s flying horse farm brings plenty of people here!”
WHILE WE WISH YOUNG LUDO A VERY HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL CAREER, IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT MANY APPLEBY RESIDENTS CAN NOT SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THE APPLEBY ARROWS TODAY.
BAGMAN TO PLAY FOR WASPS
Daily Prophet Staff – 25 August 1976
Daily Prophet Staff – 25 August 1976
ANYONE WHO FOLLOWS QUIDDITCH HAS BEEN PUMMELLED WITH NEWS ON LUDOVIC BAGMAN. THE SPECULATION AND VARIOUS QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS, BUT NONE MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHICH TEAM BAGMAN WILL PLAY FOR.
THE YOUNG QUIDDITCH STAR MADE HIS ANNOUNCEMENT LATE LAST NIGHT. HE HAS CHOSEN TO PLAY FOR THE WIMBOURNE WASPS. BAGMAN AND WASP OFFICIALS HAVEN’T PUBLICALLY ANNOUNCED THE DETAILS ON THE CONTRACT, BUT INSIDERS TELL THE PROPHET IT IS LUCRATIVE.
“He’s rich, most definitely. There will also be some clauses regarding Hogwarts. Since he’s decided to go back, they’ll have specified that he needs to get at least a couple of NEWTS. Otherwise, there won’t have been any point,” SAYS A QUIDDITCH INSIDER WHO WISHED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS. “They’ll be expecting him to put in lots of hours with his house team, and they may have even requested that he come train with the reserve team on weekends.”
OTHER QUIDDITCH COMMENTATORS EXPRESSED SURPRISE THAT BAGMAN WOULD BE RETURNING TO HOGWARTS: “It’s a big risk,” SPORTS WRITER DELILAH MCKENNA MUSED, “letting him go back to Hogwarts and play for Hufflepuff when they could be training him with the reserves until Goodwin’s retirement next year, but they must know what they’re doing.”
MANY FANS AND QUIDDITCH COMMENTATORS HAVE ALSO WONDERED WHETHER OR NOT BAGMAN WOULD DROP HIS CURRENT MANAGER, FATHER AND MINISTRY AUROR OTTO BAGMAN. THE PROPHET CAN EXCLUSIVELY TELL ITS READERS THAT BAGMAN INTENDS TO KEEP HIS FATHER AS MANAGER FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
AS FOR THE GOLDEN BOY HIMSELF? NOW THAT A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE, BAGMAN IS HOPING THE EXCITEMENT WILL DIE DOWN A BIT: “I’ve been so grateful for all the support, but I’ve got to get ready for Hogwarts now. It’s been an absolute trip, I never thought there would be such a fight to sign me... I can’t wait to get back to school and train with my Hufflepuff mates, and then, of course, I’m excited to start playing for the Wasps next summer.”
WITH HIS CHARMING NATURE AND QUIDDITCH PROWESS, WE SUSPECT BAGMAN IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A BIG HIT BOTH ON AND OFF THE PITCH.
GOOD LUCK, LUDO!
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CHARACTER'S:
HOUSE: Hufflepuff
HAIR COLOR: Blonde
EYE COLOR: Blue[/ul]
OTHER CHARACTERS Marlene McKinnon, Grace Davies, Professor Thomas Barnes, and Flora Whittal
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE
It was just as Thomas had seen. The rows upon rows of games, colourful tents and kiosks everywhere. The people were... colourful. All bright outfits and loud screaming, anything to attract someone with money. It was enough to make the calm and muted Thomas flinch and recoil. But he was fascinated, so he pressed forward. It was odd, to walk through the tents and games and recognize the people, but Thomas was used to it. He just had to be careful to keep a neutral expression, and hope that his pesky visions stayed away. At least for a little bit.
Unfortunately, Thomas had never been quite that lucky. As he passed a game surrounded by Hogwarts students, a vision suddenly overtook him. His features went entirely blank, and in a dreamy, haunting voice he said, “Hit the balloon third from the left, it will break.” The attendant looked sceptical, but the students were immediately excited. As Thomas came out of the vision, shaking his head vigorously to clear it, one of the boys, a Ravenclaw seventh year, aimed and hit the balloon. It broke. Cheering, he grabbed the prize – just your typical giant stuffed dragon, a Common Welsh Green, and handed it to a waiting Hufflepuff girl. The attendant now looked furious, so Thomas quickly, and quietly, moved away, before the students or the attendant could cause a scene. The last thing Thomas wanted was to be at the center of students asking him to go around to the games with them. If they didn’t have the sight, they didn’t understand that it didn’t work like that. Not to mention it was horribly unsportsmanlike to win by cheating.
Seeing another group of students coming his way, Thomas ducked into the main circus tent. He knew word travelled fast amongst the young, so he’d have to avoid them like a plague now. He could only cringe as he thought of classes on Monday. They would be all agog, or if not agog, at least full of hope that a dramatic retelling and numerous questions would get them out of reading their tea leaves.
Thomas scanned the crowded. There were definitely muggles here. Fascinating. How was that going to work? Curious, Thomas made his way to the stands, searching for a prime seat location. Somewhere along the way, he spotted his colleague, and friend, Philip Valter. He was sitting alone, so Thomas settled in next to him. “So, what are we watching?” he asked quietly, relieved to have spotted someone he knew.
Unfortunately, Thomas had never been quite that lucky. As he passed a game surrounded by Hogwarts students, a vision suddenly overtook him. His features went entirely blank, and in a dreamy, haunting voice he said, “Hit the balloon third from the left, it will break.” The attendant looked sceptical, but the students were immediately excited. As Thomas came out of the vision, shaking his head vigorously to clear it, one of the boys, a Ravenclaw seventh year, aimed and hit the balloon. It broke. Cheering, he grabbed the prize – just your typical giant stuffed dragon, a Common Welsh Green, and handed it to a waiting Hufflepuff girl. The attendant now looked furious, so Thomas quickly, and quietly, moved away, before the students or the attendant could cause a scene. The last thing Thomas wanted was to be at the center of students asking him to go around to the games with them. If they didn’t have the sight, they didn’t understand that it didn’t work like that. Not to mention it was horribly unsportsmanlike to win by cheating.
Seeing another group of students coming his way, Thomas ducked into the main circus tent. He knew word travelled fast amongst the young, so he’d have to avoid them like a plague now. He could only cringe as he thought of classes on Monday. They would be all agog, or if not agog, at least full of hope that a dramatic retelling and numerous questions would get them out of reading their tea leaves.
Thomas scanned the crowded. There were definitely muggles here. Fascinating. How was that going to work? Curious, Thomas made his way to the stands, searching for a prime seat location. Somewhere along the way, he spotted his colleague, and friend, Philip Valter. He was sitting alone, so Thomas settled in next to him. “So, what are we watching?” he asked quietly, relieved to have spotted someone he knew.
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