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The Great Lake, also known as the Black Lake, is a large body of water located to the south of the castle. It is about half a mile in diameter and the Hogwarts plumbing network drains into it. Creatures have made it their home from Merpeople to Grindylows, with even Moaning Myrtle occasionally taking a swim. The most notable is Bartholomew Henry, the Giant Squid. While busy with his kin, it is not uncommon to spot him or possibly receive a helping hand should you slip in after enough callings.
Boats and life vests mainly reserved for the First year's entrance and Graduate's departure still sit by the dock. With Sir McLeod's permission you'll be permitted to use them for a lovely afternoon of sailing. There are also several trees by edge of the lake. A Beech tree in particular with a hollow hole inside is filled with books that have been left there over time. If you take one, be sure to replace one in exchange to keep the system alive.
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Why did she have a funny feeling that this wasn't going to end? The moment Noelle skates slipped from under her, Bella gasped. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to distract you." She replied a little frantic as she moved onto the ice to help. Okay, so maybe that wasn’t the best idea because her shoes weren’t exactly ice appropriate which caused her feet to slipped a little.
Woah!!!
Bella tried to stand still to regain her balance to no avail. Her feet slipped from under her and down she went, landing on her bottom a few feet away from Noelle. “I guess that makes two of us.” She replied giggling a little herself. “I would love to skate with you, but I didn’t think to bring my skates down.”
Okay, so these two were both a sight.
Noelle had gone down first. And now Isabella was done for too.
Noelle couldnt help but giggle as Isabella tried to get up but she was slipping on the ice.
"Okay okay. We ca figure this out." Noelle said with a laugh. She was on her bum and the snow wasn't that far away. "Let me get to the surface and Ill help you out with your shoe situation." She definitely didnt have the right shoes for ice skating.
But how was she going to get to the other side????
Crawl.
It wasnt beautiful, or graceful, but Noelle made her way over to the edge of the lake and hoisted herself up. "Phew!" She exclaimed with a giggle. "I made it!"
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Okay, so these two were both a sight.
Noelle had gone down first. And now Isabella was done for too.
Noelle couldnt help but giggle as Isabella tried to get up but she was slipping on the ice.
"Okay okay. We ca figure this out." Noelle said with a laugh. She was on her bum and the snow wasn't that far away. "Let me get to the surface and Ill help you out with your shoe situation." She definitely didnt have the right shoes for ice skating.
But how was she going to get to the other side????
Crawl.
It wasnt beautiful, or graceful, but Noelle made her way over to the edge of the lake and hoisted herself up. "Phew!" She exclaimed with a giggle. "I made it!"
"Alright." Bella replied, trying to figure out how she was going to get to the edge of the lake. She hadn't realized until now just how far away she slipped. When Noelle started to crawl, Bella turned to follow because there was no way she was going to try and walk back and chance slipping again. If anyone was watching them now they probably were laughing their heads off.
When she reached the edge, and was safely off the ice Bella stood up. "Me too. I know not to wear these shoes on ice again." She giggled as she rubbed her hands together. It wasn't until now she realized that she wasn't wearing her gloved and her fingers were starting to go numb from touching the ice. She reached into her pocket for her gloves and put them on.
"Are you good at using the summoning charm?" It would take too long if she had to run up to the girl’s dorm for her skates, but she had never tried to summoning anything from that far away. "I left my skates in the dorm." Either that or maybe they could try transfiguring her shoes into a pair.
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"Alright." Bella replied, trying to figure out how she was going to get to the edge of the lake. She hadn't realized until now just how far away she slipped. When Noelle started to crawl, Bella turned to follow because there was no way she was going to try and walk back and chance slipping again. If anyone was watching them now they probably were laughing their heads off.
When she reached the edge, and was safely off the ice Bella stood up. "Me too. I know not to wear these shoes on ice again." She giggled as she rubbed her hands together. It wasn't until now she realized that she wasn't wearing her gloved and her fingers were starting to go numb from touching the ice. She reached into her pocket for her gloves and put them on.
"Are you good at using the summoning charm?" It would take too long if she had to run up to the girl’s dorm for her skates, but she had never tried to summoning anything from that far away. "I left my skates in the dorm." Either that or maybe they could try transfiguring her shoes into a pair.
If people weren't laughing at them, Noelle was doing it for them. She was having her own giggle party as she crawled to the edge of the pond into the snow bank. She rolled over and wiped the cold and wet off her knees as she waited for Bella to reach the edge as well.
Catching her breath, her lips hurting from smiling, Noelle got up to her feet, and dug her skates into the snow so she wouldn't fall again. Getting up was obviously something that she wasn't good at... well on ice anyways.
"Summoning charms? Oh yea. What do you need summoned?" Noelle asked Bella before noticing her frightenly red fingers that needed to be gloved. Or was she talking about skates? because there was no way she would be able to summon the skates. She definitely didn't want to be slicing anyone up, herself included. "I can transfigure your shoes into skates if you would like." She looked down at her own skates. "I did mine."
And she was proud of them.
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DA DUM DA-DUM, DA DUM DA-DUM!!!! Peeves sped toward the lake, loudly humming the wedding march. The pranks worked! Those stuffed turkeys on the Board finally caved and agreed to let him marry his sweet sweet love Miffy. Took them long enough!
He cackled giddily, bouncing mid-air. He couldn't wait to tell all the studentsies the wonderful news! While he was waiting, he casually turned over a few stones and tossed them aside, singing at the top of his voice. "Must find a wedding ring, could be anything! A worm, a twig or rubber band, a leaf, a bug, a stone! Something to go on Miffy's hand and mark her as my own!!!"
There, that should get the ickle beasties' attention!
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The weather was still biting and crisp, but Olivia Phillips was out on the grounds, anyway... bundled up in her winter cloak, gloves, and boots. A dumb move, seeing as the castle was perfectly warm and inviting, but she felt she couldn't bare the stuffiness that had settled around her another moment.
So, here she was... and there was Peeves. What was... he screeching about? And.... where was Miffy??
A WEDDING ring....
Not having anything else going on, and being slightly more daring in the wake of her recent heartache, she approached the mischievous entity.
"Good afternoon, Peeves." Pause. "Hows the jewelry hunt going?" It was all perfectly casual and pleasant.
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Even in the middle of winter, Frankie still managed to force himself to go outside for us daily run. Being motivated and actually doing this form of exercise outside of the castle during this time of the year was always a struggle for him, but he knew that it was good for him -- it kept him healthy while at the same time made him endure to the temperatures of harsh winter.
Today he decided that the lake would make for some good scenery. Typically he would run along the edge of the forest, but the lake was calling him for some nostalgic reason he didn't care to admit out loud. There were only a few more months of him seeing that lake every day.
As he ran, the Head Boy did all he could to clear his mind. It was too early yet to be thinking about life beyond Hogwarts. So, instead, he just concentrated on his steady breathing, the long strides in his step, and ... what in Merlin's beard was all that singing about?? The words didn't register in the boy's mind, only the dreadfully off-pitch sounds that rang in his ears.
Seeing the poltergeist flipping over stones and an approaching Olivia, Frankie decided to take a temporary break from his run. Peeves being around, as the last few months of the term had made crystal clear, meant that he was up to something.
"Hi, Olivia," he greeted the Gryffindor with a smile. The blond's gaze then switched over to the poltergeist. "What brings you out here, Peeves?"
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He was going to need a new plan. The previous one was a bust and if the Gryffindor planned to make it to the bottom of the pond before summer, he would need to do some re-evaluation. Surely there was SOME reliable way of doing this, Both the bubble head charm AND the gillyweed were long term asking for trouble.
Blaise walked the shore of the lake, hoping for an idea to hit him but half an hour later, the only thing that hit him was the loud singing of...Peeves? Really? And what was he on about a wedding ring--oh right, he was pushing for that wedding no one particularly cared about. Why the poltergeists couldn't just have a private wedding in the dungeons by themselves was beyond him. What did it matter if the staff and students attended? It wasn't like they were friends and well wishers.
His first thought was to walk the other way. His last run in with Peeves left him with a bitter taste in his mouth where he was concerned. The Gryffindor might have turned around too until he caught sight of Livvy and even Frankie. Why did this look normal? Why was there no chaos and havoc like he'd become accustomed to?
Unfortunately, curiosity was a hell of a thing for a Gryffindor like Blaise Bellaire and the 14 year old found himself drifting closer, quill and notepad in tow. "There's worms in the very shallow parts of the lake. If you want one so bad, go get it." Hard not to catch the poltergeist's words when he was yelling them. "Although, if I gave Clara a worm for a ring, she'd probably punch me so you might wanna think of something less....I dunno...wormy." He looked between Frankie and Livvy, as if waiting for their input, because really, worms?
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The weather was still biting and crisp, but Olivia Phillips was out on the grounds, anyway... bundled up in her winter cloak, gloves, and boots. A dumb move, seeing as the castle was perfectly warm and inviting, but she felt she couldn't bare the stuffiness that had settled around her another moment.
So, here she was... and there was Peeves. What was... he screeching about? And.... where was Miffy??
A WEDDING ring....
Not having anything else going on, and being slightly more daring in the wake of her recent heartache, she approached the mischievous entity.
"Good afternoon, Peeves." Pause. "Hows the jewelry hunt going?" It was all perfectly casual and pleasant.
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Even in the middle of winter, Frankie still managed to force himself to go outside for us daily run. Being motivated and actually doing this form of exercise outside of the castle during this time of the year was always a struggle for him, but he knew that it was good for him -- it kept him healthy while at the same time made him endure to the temperatures of harsh winter.
Today he decided that the lake would make for some good scenery. Typically he would run along the edge of the forest, but the lake was calling him for some nostalgic reason he didn't care to admit out loud. There were only a few more months of him seeing that lake every day.
As he ran, the Head Boy did all he could to clear his mind. It was too early yet to be thinking about life beyond Hogwarts. So, instead, he just concentrated on his steady breathing, the long strides in his step, and ... what in Merlin's beard was all that singing about?? The words didn't register in the boy's mind, only the dreadfully off-pitch sounds that rang in his ears.
Seeing the poltergeist flipping over stones and an approaching Olivia, Frankie decided to take a temporary break from his run. Peeves being around, as the last few months of the term had made crystal clear, meant that he was up to something.
"Hi, Olivia," he greeted the Gryffindor with a smile. The blond's gaze then switched over to the poltergeist. "What brings you out here, Peeves?"
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PERFECT. Studentsies to help him find a perfect wedding ring. He hummed the wedding march louder before floating above the girl.
"Just started and you see any good rubber bands around?"
Oh boo now now Big Head Boy shows up. Never any fun this one was. Though other one was much better. She at least asks how his hunt was going.
"DID YOU HEAR I'M LOOKING FOR A WEDDING RING BIG HEAD BOY. YOU SEE ANY NICE WORMS AROUND."
Like he said, he wasn't picky.
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He was going to need a new plan. The previous one was a bust and if the Gryffindor planned to make it to the bottom of the pond before summer, he would need to do some re-evaluation. Surely there was SOME reliable way of doing this, Both the bubble head charm AND the gillyweed were long term asking for trouble.
Blaise walked the shore of the lake, hoping for an idea to hit him but half an hour later, the only thing that hit him was the loud singing of...Peeves? Really? And what was he on about a wedding ring--oh right, he was pushing for that wedding no one particularly cared about. Why the poltergeists couldn't just have a private wedding in the dungeons by themselves was beyond him. What did it matter if the staff and students attended? It wasn't like they were friends and well wishers.
His first thought was to walk the other way. His last run in with Peeves left him with a bitter taste in his mouth where he was concerned. The Gryffindor might have turned around too until he caught sight of Livvy and even Frankie. Why did this look normal? Why was there no chaos and havoc like he'd become accustomed to?
Unfortunately, curiosity was a hell of a thing for a Gryffindor like Blaise Bellaire and the 14 year old found himself drifting closer, quill and notepad in tow. "There's worms in the very shallow parts of the lake. If you want one so bad, go get it." Hard not to catch the poltergeist's words when he was yelling them. "Although, if I gave Clara a worm for a ring, she'd probably punch me so you might wanna think of something less....I dunno...wormy." He looked between Frankie and Livvy, as if waiting for their input, because really, worms?
The weather was super cold. Carl thought he might go numb if he stayed out at the Grounds any longer. However, he felt bored inside the castle with only homework keeping him busy. It was the reason why he had headed out in the first place - to clear his mind. The crisp air did help, until...
he heard Peeves singing. Hearing the Poltergeist sing was never a good experience. The Hufflepuff had learned from his years at Hogwarts that his songs were almost always followed by a nasty prank.
But this time Peeves seemed to be singing about finding a wedding ring! Awww, that was sweet. He approached the small group gathered around him. "Hi," He said to Olivia, Blaise and the Head Boy before he continued listening to the Poltergeist. "I do have a spare... ring. How's this?" He pulled out a rubber band from his pocket and showed it to the Poltergeist. As Blaise said, Miffy might not enjoy having a worm for a ring.
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This was supposed to be guitar sesh times. But it was hard to do any free style acoustics when a poltergeist's shrill voice was echoing around the lake and disrupting the ambiance.
With a huff, the Gryffindor Ace stood up and walked towards the peeps already around Peeves. He figured if he could help out with this ring picking business, the sooner the poltergeist can go away and get on his honeymoon... or whatever it is that poltergeists do.
"Need a ring eh?" the leonine lad chimed in as he joined the group. "Do you even know what kind of ring Miffy would want? Like... is she an environmental crusader because I'm pretty sure there are some toilet paper rolls we can spare." You know from the ones you threw around and wasted Peeves.
"If she's a one of a kind kinda girl....." because arent all love struck spectres think their girl is one of a kind "...then what about a fish skull? You know just poke out the eyes and trim the skull down to size then you gotta ring." Kinda morbid, but then again poltergeists so this is right up their alley eh?
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WHEEEEEEE!!!! More studentsies! Peeves squealed with glee as other people started showing up. One of the Gryffindorks said something about getting punched in the face. He floated up to the boy and blew a loud wet raspberry right in his face. PFFFFFFFT! "Shows what you know, SMELLaire!"
Then the Fluffypuff pulled a rubber band out of his pocket. Peeves gave a loud snore. "BORING! NEXT!"
He was only half listening when slimy Salamander started talking, but then the words "fish skull" caught his attention. Now there was an idea! "DING, DING, DING! WE HAVE A WINNER!!!"
He whizzed in circles around the Gryffindork's head, singing, "Winner, winner, chicken dinner!"When he finally got tired of that, he said, "Congratualtions, Mr. Salamander! You've won the glorious honor of being my best man! Oooh, lucky!"
"OY, YOU TWO!" he yelled, pointing at the Fluffypuff and SMELLaire. "You lucky duckies can be my groomsmen!"
Then he zoomed away to tell Miffy the good news!
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They have a winner? Finally! Maybe now Peeves can go away and he can get back to his--
--wait WHAT?
Peeves was now whizzing around his head so much so that the Gryffindor Ace has started to get dizzy. Just as he was about ready to swat him away-- or out barf him first, in case this was where it was leading to-- the poltergeist said the most dumbfounded thing.
Best man? Who him?
"Wow, uh thanks!....."he thinks? Far be it for him to be ungrateful, he sorta smiled as the poltergeist roped in Blaise and Carl too. Whew! At least he wouldnt be alone looking like a deer caught in the headlights yeah?
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Er....he was a what now? Forget the raspberries Peeves had just blown him, this was....he was...what?
Blaise looked about at everyone present, not sure he'd just heard right. One minute they were talking rings and the next Tenacious was the best man and he was going to be a groomsman?
Welp, something to tell his Mum about in his next 'behaviour report'. He'd never been one of those before and as much as he thought this was all completely ridiculous, it was also dead interesting.....in a weird....sort of way. How even did poltergeists get married? Was the wedding the same?
At the very least he'd have some good material for his quill so the boy wasn't about to complain. "Uh....." He began after a moment of silent blinking. "I...guess that just happened." A groomsman. Fancy that.
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"Well, I don't know what to think about it really. Casper is meant to be my best friend, right. And I really thought I only liked girls, Char. It's all so confusing, ya know." The blonde girl shot her dorm mate a withering glance and then smiled. Like, it wasn't that serious, right? The Gryffindor certainly hoped it wasn't serious anyway.
She was sure Charlotte would help shed some light on her little predicament, but there was something more important happening right now! And that was SPRING TIME! Dora was immediately distracted by a very lovely flower growing near the water's edge and began to lead them that way. DID CHARLOTTE SEE IT?
OH! "Hey, I didn't ask... what have you been up to lately? I feel like we have been missing one another in the dorm." Which wasn't hard to do considering the fact that Dora tended to avoid it as much as possible... thanks to the likes of Ava and Noelle. Even the thought of her former friends brought a small sigh from her.
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"Well, I don't know what to think about it really. Casper is meant to be my best friend, right. And I really thought I only liked girls, Char. It's all so confusing, ya know." The blonde girl shot her dorm mate a withering glance and then smiled. Like, it wasn't that serious, right? The Gryffindor certainly hoped it wasn't serious anyway.
She was sure Charlotte would help shed some light on her little predicament, but there was something more important happening right now! And that was SPRING TIME! Dora was immediately distracted by a very lovely flower growing near the water's edge and began to lead them that way. DID CHARLOTTE SEE IT?
OH! "Hey, I didn't ask... what have you been up to lately? I feel like we have been missing one another in the dorm." Which wasn't hard to do considering the fact that Dora tended to avoid it as much as possible... thanks to the likes of Ava and Noelle. Even the thought of her former friends brought a small sigh from her.
"Well you know I think Casper is great!" Obviously, or she'd never have arranged for him to snog Liv that time and ended up snogging him her own self.
Being a Gryffindor was hard work and stuff, you know.
"He's such a good person, Dora, I think its good that he's your friend already, like isn't it better that way? Because you know you care about each other no matter what? And with that girl stuff, the part I don't get, is why you feel like you have to KNOW for SURE about everything right now, you know?" Char chattered her response as they picked their way to the lake shore. "You should just have fun, and not worry so much." She overthought things almost as much as a Ravenclaw did, in Char's opinion. And her opinion also amounted to: "So don't think, just... be." Yup. Overthinking got you in predicaments. Char had been in one herself until recently.
And she was pretending like the predicament had gone away
"Oh, me? Oh. Well." Giggle. She tried to put on a nonchalant expression, but kept ruining it with more giggles. "Spending time with my boyfriend, you know."
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"Well you know I think Casper is great!" Obviously, or she'd never have arranged for him to snog Liv that time and ended up snogging him her own self.
Being a Gryffindor was hard work and stuff, you know.
"He's such a good person, Dora, I think its good that he's your friend already, like isn't it better that way? Because you know you care about each other no matter what? And with that girl stuff, the part I don't get, is why you feel like you have to KNOW for SURE about everything right now, you know?" Char chattered her response as they picked their way to the lake shore. "You should just have fun, and not worry so much." She overthought things almost as much as a Ravenclaw did, in Char's opinion. And her opinion also amounted to: "So don't think, just... be." Yup. Overthinking got you in predicaments. Char had been in one herself until recently.
And she was pretending like the predicament had gone away
"Oh, me? Oh. Well." Giggle. She tried to put on a nonchalant expression, but kept ruining it with more giggles. "Spending time with my boyfriend, you know."
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Dora knew all about that nonsense. Casper had told her... because BEST FRIEND, DUH! ANd well... she opted to ignore that stuff had ever happened. Yep. She was the only person she KNEW was kissing Casper. Selective memory.
Char... ever the optimist. "Well I know he's a good person. The best, actually. BUt what if things get weird and it ends up with us not even being friends anymore? That would be the worst thing in the world. We're meant to go off to Uni together and I would DIE if that didn't happen." DIE. Death of a Gryffindor Drama Queen.
Despair! GLOOM!
"Well, I think it's important to know what it all means, Charlotte. That's all. I don't like the unknown." And that pertained to anything in life, really. She wasn't keen on not knowing things... it meant that something could possibly hurt her or something. "Well, I am not sure about that line of thinking, Char... or not thinking in this case." She was not so good at just doing things. Too much bad had happened because she didn't think before she acted. Mhm.
Boyfriend. This was no surprise, really. "Henry? Dalton? Who is it? Hey, I am sorry I haven't been around much. I will do better. So tell me everything!" she said gently before bending to pluck the flower up and stick it behind her ear. NOW THEY HAD TO FIND ONE FOR CHAR!
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Considering that Sam needed a break from revising and it was rather sunny out, the young Gryffindor made his way down from the library and out to the grounds.
His lizard Taco accompanied him in his pocket as he walked in the direction of that Beech tree with the book hollow in it. It was a hobby of his to check the hollow and exchange the book inside with one of his own.
This time, as he pulled out the hard-bound book inside, he was met with a small caterpillar crawling across the cover. If the creature didn't have all those little legs, Sam might've amused himself with a pun and called the little guy a bookworm.
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