OH MY GOD IT WAS AMAZING! I had an awesome time. All of the people I met were incredibly nice (mostly Potterheads, as well as some Whovians and Nerdfighters, which was so awesome).
They were really disorganized, which I suppose is to be expected, given the fact that this was the largest World Cup by a large margine. And because of the disorganization the teams competing knew more about what to do and where to go, and thus the position of Team Liaison (which had been my job) was scrapped and those volunteers were sent elsewhere. That ended up being pretty ok, because I was sent to ticketing, where I met a bunch of super nice girls, two of whom were Whovians and one had flown in all the way from England to attend. We all discussed Hedwig's Theme and Chameleon Circuit, which was awesome.
After ticketing, I was sent to do some odd errands which was cool. I got to see parts of a bunch of matches. I did that for a while, but was then sent to Pitch 5, because they were in desperate need of a Runner (someone who gets things, and occasionally people, for the Field Director, and after matches, delivers the score cards to HQ). That was really fun, because I ended up watching the matches played there, and in between games running the scorecards. It was pretty cool, and I saw some amazing matches. After a while of Running, the Field Director at my Pitch decided to leave in the middle of her shift, and passed the job on to me. That was really stressful, as I had no idea what I was supposed to do, as I had never been trained or properly shown what to do. Luckily all of the people at my field were super nice and very helpful.
While doing those jobs, I saw some amazing Snitching. I got to see Rainey Johnson, the original Snitch, at work. He was great! He did a cartwheel into a one handed cartwheel into a handspring, all while avoiding the Seekers. Now THAT is talent. I also saw quite a few Snitches steal things from players. I saw so many Snitches take headbands, which are required to distinguish positions, and without which one cannot play. I also saw a Snitch take a broom and the Quaffle during a break in a game. Later on I saw a different Snitch steal a Seeker's broom and throw it over a hill and then run off laughing. I also noticed that Snitches like to hang out in packs, so as to confuse the Seekers, and protect each other.
I also injuries left and right. I saw at least three bloody noses, and a bloody Quaffle. I know that at the Pitch one over someone dislocated their shoulder. There was also at least one concussion, and I believe someone taken out on a stretcher.
On a lighter note, the performances were amazing. There were so many of the greatest Wrock bands. Some of the people there included: Snidget, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Lauren Fairweather, The Whomping Willows, Lily and James, and many others. However my personal favorite was the Potion Master's Corner with Snape and Bellatrix (aka Joe Moses and Britney Coleman) from A Very Potter Musical! IT WAS AMAZING! They were hilarious, and really nice, and really great! I hope they come back next year.
I would just like to note that all of the IQA staff were super nice, as were the volunteers. It was so nice to help out with something like this. The community that Quidditch has gathered is incredible.
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