Charity Finalized!

Well we finally heard back from Shriners Children's Hospital in Boston. All items should be sent to me (Vertigo1414) by the end of November. Any issues PM me on rav.
-Vertigo

It's Quidditch Time!

Team Rosetta Stone is present and ready on the Quidditch Field

The Rosetta Stones:

Chaser Cattiekins - 3rd year Slytherin
Captain PEby - 2nd year Slytherin
Beater Donkeyeggs - 1st year Slytherin
Chaser Airmidm - 1st year Slytherin
Chaser Vertigo1414 - 1st year Gryffindor
Seeker Xamonster -4th year Ravenclaw
Keeper farm-witch - 2nd year Hufflepuff

Robe colours - Sand and lapis lazuli - sand coloured Stele on a lapis lazuli robe.

Founded - 1296

Alumni - Mustafa - now a world cup ref, Ahmed “Old Lead Arm” Hamza, Sami Zidan, developed the “Arm of Ra” attack

History

In the Middles Ages, Rosetta was a port town of considerable commercial importance. This lasted until the early 19th Century when the al-Mahmoudia canal re-directed trade to the newly expanded harbours of Alexandria. Thus, medieval wizards from Europe visiting Egypt to consult with African wizards on Alchemy and Astronomy would have most probably landed at Rosetta and almost certainly brought the game of Quidditch with them.

The Rosetta Quidditch team was amongst the first formed in Africa and later led the african teams into the Quidditch World Cup by being one of the first non-european teams to enter the Cup in the 17th century. They did fairly well, having won the cup in 1698 and 1721.

In 1799 the ‘Rosetta Stone’ Stele was discovered by Muggles from France (the Rosetta Wizarding families having known about it all along and keeping it hidden til this point) and this event co-insided with a slump in the teams fortunes and playing ability. They consequentially gained the nickname of ‘the stones’ - as in playing about as well as one. The team decided to embrace the name and had a sand coloured Stele added to their vivid Lapis Lazuli robes.

The late 18th, early 19th century slump marks one of the Stones more infamous chapters. During an intra-African match against the Tchamba Charmers at a pitch near Giza, beater Ahmed Hamza, better known as “Old Lead Arm” , sent a poorly aimed but powerfully hit bludger crashing through the spectator stands (injuring 5) and well out of the pitch. The bludger broke the nose off the Great Sphinx and team members, trying to hide the mistake, used memory charms to spread rumors that soldiers of various European armies shot if off during target practice.

Chaser, Sami Zidan, developed the Stones “Arm of Ra” attack, which relies on the sun blinding one’s opponents and is therefore mostly ineffectual during games played in the British Isles.

Since that time the teams fortunes have ebbed and flowed like all teams, but lately they have made quite a comeback, defeating other notable African teams such as the Tchamba Charmers, the Sumbawanga Sunrays and the Patonga Proudstick. For the first time in History the Egyptian team is comprised solely of the Stones, a feat that has smashed the previously held number of 6 from one team ( held by the Proudsticks).

We are knitting toys/hats and kids items for the Children’s Cancer Center in Cairo, Egypt - Woot!

Introducing Team Rosetta Stone 2009

Introducing our 2009 Quidditch players

Cattiekins our 3rd year Slytherin

PEby our 2nd year Slytherin

Donkeyeggs our 1st year Slytherin

Airmidm our 1st year Slytherin

Vertigo our 1st year Gryffindor

Xamonster our 4th year Ravenclaw

farm-witch our 2nd year Hufflepuf

We are in the process of holding try outs for team postions.

*Special thanks to xamonster for creating our team picture!