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Sarah and I were waiting for the ice rink at R.I.T. to open, so we wandered back outside where some students were setting up various hoops on poles. Sarah asked what they were doing, and I speculated that they might be about to play with radio-controlled model planes. Shortly after that, some balls were put on the ground, so we changed our guess to some form of sport.
After Sarah skated, we re-emerged, and there was a game in progress. There were lacrosse-like sticks. Also broom sticks. They were 'riding' the latter. Then it all clicked. The player with the top hat. The referee in purple robes. They were playing quidditch. I took some pictures and a brief movie with my phone and looked around for the golden snitch.
Comments from other onlookers told me that a Seeker was going around the building behind us. As Sarah and I went to the parking lot, I kept an eye out for him, hoping for another photo. He came running back, along with another Seeker and a female student wearing a goldenrod-colored shirt. Oh yeah: she was the Snitch.
Every now and then, I see or hear something that makes me feel that the future of this country will be in good hands. Today was one of those times.
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Sarah and I were waiting for the ice rink at R.I.T. to open, so we wandered back outside where some students were setting up various hoops on poles. Sarah asked what they were doing, and I speculated that they might be about to play with radio-controlled model planes. Shortly after that, some balls were put on the ground, so we changed our guess to some form of sport.
After Sarah skated, we re-emerged, and there was a game in progress. There were lacrosse-like sticks. Also broom sticks. They were 'riding' the latter. Then it all clicked. The player with the top hat. The referee in purple robes. They were playing quidditch. I took some pictures and a brief movie with my phone and looked around for the golden snitch.
Comments from other onlookers told me that a Seeker was going around the building behind us. As Sarah and I went to the parking lot, I kept an eye out for him, hoping for another photo. He came running back, along with another Seeker and a female student wearing a goldenrod-colored shirt. Oh yeah: she was the Snitch.
Every now and then, I see or hear something that makes me feel that the future of this country will be in good hands. Today was one of those times.
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