She was  a terrible Hufflepuff. Not because of her bad sportsman like behavior during a match, because T.J. always played a fair game. She was a terrible Hufflepuff because she was about to lie to her best friend. Not because she wanted to. TJ. hated lying. Exaggerating was okay. Out right lying was usually a bad thing. But, she was lying because Max needed her to lie. Did that make her a bad person? She wondered if this was how Sioni felt when he was trying to keep the team's spirits up. Probably not, he did way worse things than lying that made him a bad Hufflepuff. Not that she didn't like Sioni or respect him as a captain, she just didn't always think he bled

"Of course I have a plan." She said, sounding as confident as she had the whole match. Not in her usual vague voice, but in her serious quidditch voice. "First, Stop panicking. If you panic, they will win." She knew Max was going to panic. Max was a panicker. She was currently worried that he wouldn't be able to stay on his broom let alone focus on quidditch. She was worried about Shane, yes. But more importantly she was not going to let them be an embarrassment to their house. Just because Shane was out did not mean that T.J. and Max were incapable as Chasers. It didn't meant they were just going to let Gryffindor have the quaffle and stop all attempts at winning. 

If Shanley caught the snitch now, they would win, with Three hundred and thirty points. That wasn't enough. Gryffindor would still be beating them in the season. She and Max had to make some more goals. They just had to. And they would. Unless the just gave up or panicked. "Stop panicking Max! Fly close, fly fast, and don't let Gryffindor get the quaffle." It would be helpful if Sioni took out one of the Gryffindor Boys. T.J. could handle the girl, but the boys were a little harder. Not that she would express her secret desires out loud. "Don't worry about the bludgers. Sioni and Lindsay will keep us safe. We're just going to have to go all in on the trust here."