Private Message to Cedric

[alt_susan]

It's stupid, I know, but all of a sudden I'm well nervous about the match.

I know I've done the work, we've all practiced together loads...but I'm still nervous. I'm thinking I might go for a quick solo flight, just to clear my head.

If you have any advice, that would be wizard--but I know you might not even see this before the match.

See you then!

Comments

[alt_cedric]

Everyone's nervous before their games. Right now, with only a bit of time left do something calming. You're in practical with Professor Dolohov, right? Try some of the meditation exercises. For some players cleaning and double checking all their kit works, but that's mostly veterans who've done it so many times it's second nature. Run arithmancy problems in your head. Go through all our pregame exercises (just don't exhaust yourself). Knit. Do a dance routine. Just do something that'll take your mind off the game.

In the future, if you find yourself getting too nervous before game day, I find exercising to exhaustion works, but don't do that right before the match.

I'll repeat, EVERYONE gets nervous before games. I do, Harry does, Cho does. I know Wood did, I assume he still does.

[alt_susan]

Wood, really? He always seemed dead confident--I guess he was faking it well.

I've got to say, I think trying to do arithmancy would make me more nervous! But thanks for reminding me about the meditation exercises. I don't think I'd have thought of them having uses outside Noble Arts otherwise. I think I'll just grab Valkyrie from the owlery for a slow flight, and then do some afterward.

You're a good Captain, Ced. Not to get all soppy or anything, but we all appreciate you.