Group A match; China vs Italy.
Team rosters;
China
Chaser: Sagwa Miao (#32)
Chaser: Dongwa Miao (#17)
Chaser: Sheegwa Miao (#23)
Beater: Po [C] (#31)
Beater: Monkey (#13)
Keeper: Tigress (#20)
Seeker: Viper (#70)
Coach: Master Shifu
Italy
Chaser: Bloom [C] (#47)
Chaser: Irma Lair (#21)
Chaser: Hay Lin (#20)
Beater: Musa (#54)
Beater: Tecna (#43)
Keeper: Cornelia Hale (#11)
Seeker: Will Vandom (#45)
Coach: Sky
Harry: Well, that's it; Wembley Stadium, the national football stadium for all the Muggles of England. Now, this venue will arguably have reached its proudest state for hosting the first ever Cartoon Quidditch World Cup, including this match - the 5th set of matches in this group stage - between China and Italy!
Ron: You know, I knew all along that even with that dinosaur they have for a mascot, China wouldn't stand a ghost of a chance in the Group of Death. Why, they're already out of it, having been creamed by England and the United States. Now they're up against Italy and their squadron of magical girls. Beautiful as they are, they're also very lethal; my mates and I have seen it first hand in their World League matches playing for the Rome Fairies and Milan Witchhunters.
Hermione: It's a shame, too; those cats that play as Chasers for China are pretty cute. You know, they kinda remind me of Crookshanks!
Ron: OK, if you don't mention that bloody cat of yours for the rest of this game, that would be great, Hermione!
Harry: Uh, anyway, the match is about to start.
...
Sky: Okay girls, I might jinx us by saying this, but-
Will: Then don't say it! We HAVE to defeat these animals if were gonna advance!
Bloom: But that's just it, Will. Their just animals who don't have any of our superpowers! This shouldn't take too long.
Sky: Hmm, well best of luck to you just the same. (kisses Bloom)
Bloom: Thanks!
...
Quickly, the two Bludgers - immediately followed by the Golden Snitch - are released into the air, flying well out of sight from the characters. The Quaffle is then tossed up by the referee.
Harry: China may not advance, but they could still pull an upset off here...
Bloom is easily the first to the Quaffle; Irma Lair and Hay Lin quickly form the V-shaped Hawkshead Attacking Formation around her as she begins her charge up the pitch.
Po: You're all sitting ducks...!
Seizing the chance, Po whacks a Bludger right at the three Italian Chasers, looking to kill three birds with one stone, in a manner of speaking...
Bloom: (gasp) SCATTER!
On Bloom's command, Irma Lair and Hay Lin all make a break for it, enabling all three to elude the Bludger, and for Bloom to keep on heading to her target.
With Po's attack having failed, the cats Miao - Sagwa, Dongwa and Sheegwa - all assume their own Hawkshead Attacking Formation and charge on Bloom as one unit; but said unit is easily scattered by the fireball that Bloom shoots at them from her hand.
Sagwa: Look out!
Bloom: Didn't even have to hit 'em, heh heh!
Now all that is left between Bloom and the Chinese goal is Tigress, the female kung fu tiger. But Bloom manages to catch Tigress by surprise by taking her shot before entering the scoring area;
Harry: The shot is GOOD! That's 15 points for Italy!
Tigress: (growling)
GAME BREAK
This Game Break takes place over at Twickenham Stadium, where Brazil and France are facing off. The score is 15-0, France. Raimundo Pedrosa has the Quaffle for Brazil, and is just about to make the move that might guarantee him a goal, as he stares down the French Keeper, Sissi Delmas;
Raimundo: Typhoon Boom, W-AAAAAAAAAHHH!
But before Raimundo can make his attack, he is suddenly hit in the side by one of Yumi Ishiyama's war fans, dismounting him and leaving the Quaffle free for Clover to pick up. She goes on to score an easy goal, padding France's lead to 25-0.
BACK TO WEMBLEY STADIUM
With Bloom having asserted a 15-0 lead for Italy in the early going, a few of the Italian fans already are celebrating the team's supposed victory. Tigress growls at them as she punches the Quaffle back into play and into the waiting arms of Sagwa Miao.
Dongwa: Over to me, sis, I'm open!
Sagwa quickly tosses the Quaffle over to her older brother Dongwa Miao, and he then starts to make a charge with it. Irma Lair charges up a jet of water with her hydrokinetic powers, hoping to dismount Dongwa with it, but not before Monkey knocks a Bludger in her direction;
Ron: Blimey, right in the gut!
Monkey: Looks like I made a monkey outta you, ha ha!
While the Bludger does not dismount Irma, she does just barely hold on, and it takes her a few seconds to remount. Nonetheless, while Bloom and Hay Lin are momentarily distracted by Irma's struggles, Dongwa manages to sneak right by them, just barely avoiding the other Bludger that Musa hit at him.
With that, Dongwa enters the Italy scoring area, with Cornelia Hale staring him down as he makes his shot;
Harry: Oh, and it's SAVED by Cornelia Hale!
Cornelia: Ha! I DID it! (blows raspberries at Dongwa)
Dongwa: (snarling)
For Cornelia, the shot is an easy save, seeing as how it was practically shot right at her. With that, Italy easily maintains their 15-0 lead over China, much to the delight of all of their rabid fans.
Italian Fans: (chanting) l'Italia chiamò! Sì! l'Italia chiamò! Sì! l'Italia chiamò! Sì!
As she arrogantly waves to the fans waving the green, white and red, Cornelia hands the Quaffle over to Hay Lin, completely negligent of the fact that Sheegwa is right there;
Hay: AAAAAHHH! That hurts!
Sheegwa: (maniacal cat-like laughter)
Suddenly, Hay finds herself reeling and doubling over, clutching the slash marks on her face. Sheegwa picks up the loose Quaffle in one front paw, and before anyone else can react, enters the Italy scoring area;
Harry: Oh my goodness! That was practically gift-wrapped!
Ron: Now Italy only leads by 5.
Cornelia: Uh... what just happened?
Sheegwa: (blowing raspberries at Cornelia)
Before Cornelia Hale even knows what's happened, Sheegwa has just scored 10 points for China, reducing Italy's lead down to just 5 points, momentarily quieting the Italian fans and bringing new life to the moods of the Chinese fans.
Chinese Fans: (indistinguishable Chinese chanting)
Italian Fans: (booing)
Still unable to believe what's just happened, Cornelia hands the Quaffle over to Bloom. Sagwa charges at her, brandishing her razor-sharp claws, but she quickly tosses it over to Irma Lair to keep it in Italian possession. Still, that doesn't convince Sagwa to break off her charge, and she ends up running right into Bloom's side...
Harry: Blimey, we have a penalty whistle! And here I thought it'd be from the Italians throwing their weight around, not the other way around!
Ron: Yeah, that cat just unloaded, even after Bloom released the Quaffle. I'm starting to think they might just be as bad as Crookshanks...
Hermione: Oh shove it, Ronald!
The referee's call;
Referee: Blatching. China, #32. Penalty shot for Italy!
Sagwa: (sarcastic) That's rich!
With Sagwa Miao getting called for the Blatching, Italy now has a free opportunity to increase their lead back up to where it was before China's earlier surprise goal. Irma Lair goes up to take the shot, since it was she who got "Blatched." Owing to her awareness of Tigress's cat-like kung fu reflexes, Irma wastes no time, immediately firing as soon as she's in the scoring area;
Harry: The penalty shot is good! Italy now lead 25-10.
Ron: Sagwa practically gave one away for the Italians; I'm not sure if they can pull themselves outta this.
Hermione: We've seen more miraculous...
With Italy having gained the upper hand again, Sagwa decides that the time has come for some incredibly drastic measures...
Sagwa: GET 'EM, XING!
...
Ron: Wha- BLOODY HELL! The Chinese mascot is on the attack!
Bloom: For God's sake, fly for it!
Hermione: This is MUCH too extreme! The Italian players are gonna get killed!
Out of desperation, China unleashes their mascot; Xing, a 40-foot-long, 10-foot-tall Tarbosaurus - the Asian cousin of Tyrannosaurus Rex. With a great roar, Xing lunges at the Italian magical girls, who quickly pull up to get out of his reach. Even so, Xing is persistent and relentless, jumping up and snapping at them to keep them out of the action...
...which is the perfect opportunity for Sagwa, as she can casually cruise along the pitch towards the opposing goal without interference from the opponents (plus the Bludgers keep on picking the dinosaur as a target); although, Will Vandom, the Seeker for Italy, is not willing to let them get away with this. Using her electric energy, balls of electric energy form in her hands as she waves her arms about in seemingly random patterns; then suddenly, the Tarbosaurus starts to behave very oddly indeed...
Harry: Well it looks like it's s- wait a sec, what the-
Sagwa: AAAH! Bad Xing! Bad!
Ron: Is it me, or is that Rex turning on its own team?!
Hermione: No, it's not just you... but how? And why?
Taking her electrokinesis to unprecedented levels, Will Vandom manages to manipulate the electrical activity in the Tarbosaurus's nervous system and actually take control of it like a puppet. Under Will's influence, Xing snaps his massive jaws at Sagwa, shocking her so much that she drops the Quaffle. From above, Will's Chaser teammates take notice;
Hay: Alright, I'm going in!
Hay Lin swoops on down and picks up the loose Quaffle for Italy. Thanks in large part to Tecna whacking away a Bludger that was gunning for her, as well as the other Chinese players looking to steer clear from Xing, in case he should go berserk on them, Hay faces no obstacles on her way to China's goal;
Harry: And it's 35-10, Italy.
With this goal, and with the Chinese team in a state of panic (for the most part), Italy seems to have this one sealed. But not all of the Chinese are in shock; after all, it is Italy's Seeker, Will Vandom, who is controlling their dinosaur. And with her distracted by those efforts, Viper, the Chinese Seeker, decides to capitalize...
GAME BREAK
This Game Break takes place over at Emirates Park, where Australia and Tanzania are playing. The score is 70-40, Tanzania. Guy "SheZow" Hamdon is on the trail of the Golden Snitch when Pumbaa suddenly jumps out in front of him, blocking Guy's path while Zazu, the Tanzanian Seeker, flies out ahead.
Guy: Get outta here, Pig!
Pumbaa: That's MR. Pig! (charges)
Pumbaa suddenly charges at Guy Hamdon with such force that he is sent flying off of his broomstick and crashing into the stands. Meanwhile, Zazu catches the Snitch, and Tanzania defeats Australia by a score of 220-40.
BACK TO WEMBLEY STADIUM
Irma: Will, release the dinosaur!
Will: But then he'll-
Hay: Viper's chasing down the Snitch right now!
Bloom: Forget their dino! Just catch that Snitch before they do!
Will: Uhh... right.
And suddenly, Will Vaandom spots it. The gold, hummingbird-like wings of the Golden Snitch... with Viper almost in striking distance. It's now or never; drawing up all of her electrical energy, she fires a massive thunderbolt from her hands...
Harry: VIPER'S DOWN! VIPER'S DOWN! And she looks hurt!
Ron: Blimey, I knew this match might go off with a bang, but not like that!
Hermione: Well Will might've saved the match for Italy, but Viper might be seriously hurt!
Ron: Shut up, Hermione.
The blast launches Viper off of her broom, crashing hard onto the field surface below, seemingly unconscious. Will Vandom then concentrates all of her energies on the Golden Snitch, and sure enough, after avoiding many a Bludger...
Harry: That's it, then. Will has the Snitch, and Italy wins!
Italian Fans: (cheering hysterically)
Bloom: Sweet catch, girlfriend! (hugs Will)
Po: Viper? Viper, are you okay?
Tigress: She's stunned from that electrical shock. All we can do is let her rest until she regains consciousness...
So Italy defeats China by a score of 185-10. The Italian fans go nuts, hugs amongst the magical girls are exchanged, and Bloom gets a huge kiss on the lips from Sky; all while the Chinese haul their Seeker to the hospital wing for her to recuperate...
AROUND THE CUP
GROUP B
Brazil - 10; France - 210
GROUP C
Australia - 40; Tanzania - 220
GROUP D
Mexico - 150; New Zealand - 0
Group standings;
GROUP A
United States (2-0)
Italy (2-1)
England (1-1)
China (0-3)
GROUP B
France (3-0)
Canada (1-1)
Finland (1-1)
Brazil (0-3)
GROUP C
Tanzania (3-0)
Belgium (1-1)
Australia (1-2)
Peru (0-2)
GROUP D
DR Congo (2-0)
Japan (2-0)
Mexico (1-2)
New Zealand (0-3)
Next matches;
GROUP A
England vs United States
GROUP B
Canada vs Finland
GROUP C
Belgium vs Peru
GROUP D
DR Congo vs Japan
Featured match; England vs United States.