What do you call a wizard who's really bad at football?
setup: What do you call a wizard who’s really bad at football?
[Referee] qua black-and-white striped robes, whistle, broomstick parked off-pitch Right. Hogwarts All-Stars versus Beauxbatons Boys’ Eleven. Captain Dumbledore for the home side. Toss for kickoff.
[Dumbledore] qua starched white kit over star-and-moon robes, beard tucked into the collar, cleats on backwards ((COIN TOSS)) Tails.
[Referee] Tails it is. Kickoff to Hogwarts.
(([Dumbledore] CONJURES A BALL. IT IS A BALL OF FIRE.))
[Referee] Headmaster. No magic on the pitch.
[Dumbledore] I was just lighting it up.
[Referee] Use the FA-approved ball.
[Shakes] qua linesman with a flag, beaming This is the best of all possible derbies.
(([Dumbledore] BACKS UP. RUNS AT THE BALL. TRIPS ON HIS OWN ROBES. THE BALL ROLLS AWKWARDLY TWO YARDS TO THE LEFT.))
[Referee] Headmaster.
[Dumbledore] Got it. Got it.
(([Dumbledore] RUNS UP AGAIN. KICKS WITH FULL FORCE. THE BALL GOES STRAIGHT UP. HE LOOKS UP. LOSES BALANCE. FALLS BACKWARDS INTO HIS OWN GOAL.))
[Manyfeek] qua sentient pumpkin in the away-supporters’ section, painted in Beauxbatons colors ((BOOING)) HE OWN-GOALED HIMSELF. HE PHYSICALLY OWN-GOALED HIMSELF.
[Referee] That counts.
[Dumbledore] ((GETTING UP)) Match is young.
(([Dumbledore] TAKES THE NEXT KICK. THE BALL ROLLS GENTLY TOWARD A FRESHLY-CONJURED MAGICAL TRAP. THE TRAP CLOSES ON HIS OWN FOOT.))
[Referee] Headmaster. You’re in your own snare.
[Dumbledore] Defensive structure.
[Referee] Whose defense.
[Dumbledore] Indeterminate.
[Manyfeek] HE IS PLAYING ALL FOUR POSITIONS BADLY AT ONCE.
[Referee] ((WRITING)) Yellow card for Headmaster Dumbledore. Foul on self.
[Dumbledore] A new charge.
punchline: Fumbledore.