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StarShine · 05-12-2013, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MaverickMagpie

Forrest raised a very good point. Was it really so hard for the professors to help them out? As a first year, Tobias kind of felt even more at a loss. First they didn't even MENTION it before they showed up, and now they were expected to deal with it. He had no idea if there were cleaning products in the castle, you know, if the mood ever struck him to deal with stuff himself.

"It's not even like we know cleaning spells or anything," he grumbled, running his finger along a section of table and examining the dust when he took it away. The difference between the colour of the table with and without dust was striking.

Looking up to the staff table, Tobias frowned thoughtfully. He considered running up there and checking, but he was more bothered about eating right now. And if he went up there, chances are a member of staff would walk in and demand to know why he was up at the empty staff table. "I dunno, but they seem to be sparing as many expenses possible... with us at least."

But wait... "Aren't there supposed to be house elves that work here though? And clean and stuff?" he mused, looking at Forrest. "I mean... it's almost like the school needs more money, what with having to pay and getting really bad food, but I was led to believe that house elves didn't get paid."

It wasn't something he agreed with, but apparently that was the norm.

The bizarreness of the situation seemed to hit Tobias right then. "I'm not sure how much of this my family is going to believe when I ask them for more money."

Forrest remembered his first night at the Hufflepuff Common Room, and how he was forced to try it. He shuddered at the thought, and he shuddered at the amount of dust Tobias' finger collected. He eyed the table again as his stomach made its emptiness known one more time with an angry growl.

"What I heard from older students is that, they're all gone... there's only one elf left." He frowned, trying to ignore his stomach and remember more. And didn't Kahlan say something along those lines? "Maybe they were treated badly too and they decided to leave." He shrugged. He didn't know much about their loyalty and how stuff worked for them.

And he sat. Because he was hungry, and he didn't know where the kitchen was or whether he was allowed to enter. He either ate now, or spend the night awake and hungry.

"I can--share my money with you," he offered, avoiding his eyes. He was horrible at consoling people and whatnot, and he didn't even know whether it'd sound offensive to the boy. He meant it innocently though... he'd get that from his voice?

"I'm a muggleborn, so my father gave me money in case I needed to buy something additional." That was his explanation, in case Tobias wondered.

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StarShine DoM Kappa Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cell culture hood Posts: 13,005 Hogwarts RPG Name: Mona Deandra Hellmann Gryffindor First Year x5 x6	¼ of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pls Quote: Originally Posted by MaverickMagpie Forrest raised a very good point. Was it really so hard for the professors to help them out? As a first year, Tobias kind of felt even more at a loss. First they didn't even MENTION it before they showed up, and now they were expected to deal with it. He had no idea if there were cleaning products in the castle, you know, if the mood ever struck him to deal with stuff himself. "It's not even like we know cleaning spells or anything," he grumbled, running his finger along a section of table and examining the dust when he took it away. The difference between the colour of the table with and without dust was striking. Looking up to the staff table, Tobias frowned thoughtfully. He considered running up there and checking, but he was more bothered about eating right now. And if he went up there, chances are a member of staff would walk in and demand to know why he was up at the empty staff table. "I dunno, but they seem to be sparing as many expenses possible... with us at least." But wait... "Aren't there supposed to be house elves that work here though? And clean and stuff?" he mused, looking at Forrest. "I mean... it's almost like the school needs more money, what with having to pay and getting really bad food, but I was led to believe that house elves didn't get paid." It wasn't something he agreed with, but apparently that was the norm. The bizarreness of the situation seemed to hit Tobias right then. "I'm not sure how much of this my family is going to believe when I ask them for more money." Forrest remembered his first night at the Hufflepuff Common Room, and how he was forced to try it. He shuddered at the thought, and he shuddered at the amount of dust Tobias' finger collected. He eyed the table again as his stomach made its emptiness known one more time with an angry growl. "What I heard from older students is that, they're all gone... there's only one elf left." He frowned, trying to ignore his stomach and remember more. And didn't Kahlan say something along those lines? "Maybe they were treated badly too and they decided to leave." He shrugged. He didn't know much about their loyalty and how stuff worked for them. And he sat. Because he was hungry, and he didn't know where the kitchen was or whether he was allowed to enter. He either ate now, or spend the night awake and hungry. "I can--share my money with you," he offered, avoiding his eyes. He was horrible at consoling people and whatnot, and he didn't even know whether it'd sound offensive to the boy. He meant it innocently though... he'd get that from his voice? "I'm a muggleborn, so my father gave me money in case I needed to buy something additional." That was his explanation, in case Tobias wondered.