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Cassirin · 09-16-2012, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Grangerfn1

Vivi was quite the eloquent speaker. Very wise, too. She had a unique way with words, and Max was fascinated by her. He gave her a few solid nods and an "mmm." Everything she said made perfect sense, but he found himself envying that kind of thought process.

"Logical? Hm..." He tilted his head to one side, his eyes tracing the frame of the mirror as he folded both of his arms in front of him. "I guess logical would be... research, perhaps finding old maps of the school and seeing if there was a passageway here that was not a secret at one point, maybe? Perhaps if we knew why the passageway was here or when it was created, we'd have a clue as to how it all works?" He didn't KNOW how to test his theories, but that could be an okay start. But... that would take awhile. He almost suggested they ask a professor who formerly attended Hogwarts if there was anything there when he or she was in school, but he didn't think she'd like that idea. Her mother was a former Headmistress, after all.

...Which meant Vivi's mum probably knew what was behind the mirror, if anything, or HOW the secret passageway worked. But from what Max observed at the feast, he didn't think Vivi wanted to be associated with her parent in any way. So Max didn't mention it.

"But I dunno," he admitted finally. There were just too many questions to be answered right now. WAS there really a passageway? If so, what method did they need to take to reveal it? And what did they have to DO once they found out a method?

Max couldn't do this. He was an overthinker who was easily overwhelmed by countless possibilities. "What do you think? You didn't read anything further about it? It was just mentioned?"

That was the beauty of working with a thoughtful person, a fellow 'Claw, like Max. He didn't scoff at her curiosity because it wasn't important to know, and he didn't chastise her. Merlin, how she hated to be scolded like a bad puppy!

"Research, of course. That would be the most logical way to go about doing it, and probably, if I didn't have other projects to work on, I'd harass the librarian until he gave me the key to the school. But I'm here right now, and I want to pull the darn thing off the wall until it gives up its secrets." Which was not logical or rational. But she hated a challenge unanswered.

She dropped the pose and approached the mirror once again, running her fingers along the frame. A clue? Anything? "It was a throwaway mention, just an laundry list of passages from the school and why they weren't in use anymore. It used to be so much easier to sneak out, you know?"

Vivi hummed a bit about the problem before pivoting again and giving poor Max her most genuine-and-devious smile. "Will you stay? I like your brain."

09-16-2012, 05:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cassirin Legacy!! Manticore Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Nom nom nom Posts: 43,197 Hogwarts RPG Name: Mercer Branxton Ravenclaw Seventh Year x7 x8	Made of Awesome \| Ern-la the Best-wa \| TZ's Apogee Quote: Originally Posted by Grangerfn1 Vivi was quite the eloquent speaker. Very wise, too. She had a unique way with words, and Max was fascinated by her. He gave her a few solid nods and an "mmm." Everything she said made perfect sense, but he found himself envying that kind of thought process. "Logical? Hm..." He tilted his head to one side, his eyes tracing the frame of the mirror as he folded both of his arms in front of him. "I guess logical would be... research, perhaps finding old maps of the school and seeing if there was a passageway here that was not a secret at one point, maybe? Perhaps if we knew why the passageway was here or when it was created, we'd have a clue as to how it all works?" He didn't KNOW how to test his theories, but that could be an okay start. But... that would take awhile. He almost suggested they ask a professor who formerly attended Hogwarts if there was anything there when he or she was in school, but he didn't think she'd like that idea. Her mother was a former Headmistress, after all. ...Which meant Vivi's mum probably knew what was behind the mirror, if anything, or HOW the secret passageway worked. But from what Max observed at the feast, he didn't think Vivi wanted to be associated with her parent in any way. So Max didn't mention it. "But I dunno," he admitted finally. There were just too many questions to be answered right now. WAS there really a passageway? If so, what method did they need to take to reveal it? And what did they have to DO once they found out a method? Max couldn't do this. He was an overthinker who was easily overwhelmed by countless possibilities. "What do you think? You didn't read anything further about it? It was just mentioned?" That was the beauty of working with a thoughtful person, a fellow 'Claw, like Max. He didn't scoff at her curiosity because it wasn't important to know, and he didn't chastise her. Merlin, how she hated to be scolded like a bad puppy! "Research, of course. That would be the most logical way to go about doing it, and probably, if I didn't have other projects to work on, I'd harass the librarian until he gave me the key to the school. But I'm here right now, and I want to pull the darn thing off the wall until it gives up its secrets." Which was not logical or rational. But she hated a challenge unanswered. She dropped the pose and approached the mirror once again, running her fingers along the frame. A clue? Anything? "It was a throwaway mention, just an laundry list of passages from the school and why they weren't in use anymore. It used to be so much easier to sneak out, you know?" Vivi hummed a bit about the problem before pivoting again and giving poor Max her most genuine-and-devious smile. "Will you stay? I like your brain." __________________ ★ Dawn ★ Awakening ★ Spiritual ★ Hopeful ★ Honest