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PadfootAndTheWolf · 08-06-2013, 04:35 AM

SPOILER!!: Speech

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

Well this was it, she supposed. Time for the grand old speech. Annie's tummy felt queasy at the idea of talking, of addressing that empty seat beside her, but it could hardly be avoided now. People were getting hungry, Hufflepuffs were coming up to the table to try to talk to them, students were wanting to say their goodbyes...

She heaved a sigh and stood up. It would be better to just get it over with. She cleared her throat and waited for silence, then amplified her voice and began in a very somber and serious tone.

"Good evening, everyone, welcome to the end of term feast. As you all doubtless know by now, we lost a very important staff member last week. Our Groundskeeper, Mr. Alistaire Firth," she nearly choked on his name but tried to hold on to her resolve to be strong, "was attacked by dementors whilst defending his fellow staff members. This tragedy is completely unexpected and I accept full blame for Mr. Firth's current condition. I am so sorry that our Class of 2081 had to have such a stain on their year, and so close to their graduation as well." She gave a few of the tables sad looks.

"But the year does not have to end on an entirely bad note. Mr. Firth was a cheerful man, beloved by many throughout the school, and always working to improve the grounds and the educational environment of you all." She gestured toward the student tables in what was hopefully a cheerful manner? They had all thought he was ~~handsome~~ cheerful too, no? "Next school year, I am pleased to announce that we will be removing the hefty turnstile fees in the Great Hall and all four common rooms, and will be reducing fees and improving fundraising measures elsewhere in the school. We will also be working closely with the Department of Magical Law Enforcement to get back our funds and to investigate the source of these dementors plaguing our school!" Damn straight! Here here! The redhead banged her hand on the table a few times to make her point.

"Now then, let's move onwards and upwards from here and enjoy the feast. Make sure you all congratulate Hufflepuff House on their..." how many was it now? "House Cup victory, Slytherin House on their Quidditch Cup trophy, and Hufflepuff AGAIN with their Gobstones victory. Now let's all eat and enjoy our time together!" Because you never knew how much you had left, right?

She put on a brave final smile just as the food, which was somewhat improved from the start of the year, appeared. But instead of sitting down, in a shocking turn of events, the redhead climbed up onto her throne-like chair and declared in a sing-song tone:

"IT'S FINALLY SUMMER, NO MORE DIRT! NO MORE OF THIS PLACE!"

Then she proceeded to hop down and begin skipping around the Great Hall, humming a made-up tune about summer and sunshine and flowers. WHO WAS WITH HER, EH? She was going to personally make it her mission to end the year on a better-than-dismal note.

Callie turned her attention from the Defense Professor and looked at Anastasia as she began to speak. The comments about Alistaire were heartfelt and kind, and the blonde could tell the students felt the same way.

But suddenly the speech took a sharp turn and after the Cup winners were congratulated the Headmistress jumped on her chair and began to shout about it being summer and getting to leave the dirtiness. Calista hadn't expected this...but she LOVED IT!!

The blonde grinned brightly as the redhead skipped off still humming her tune to go dance with the students (who were no doubt dumbstruck by her odd behavior). It was inspiring really. Although Callie didn't really get along with the Headmistress all that well, this was a good move in Elwood's book. Dancing was always good.

And the FOOD was here. After piling a mound of mashed potatoes on her plate, Callie then ladled some gravy on top and watched, mesmerized for a moment as it flowed down the layers of white spuds.

Quickly she hopped up from her chair and began to snake her arms out in front of her and sway from side to side, like a river--a river of flowing gravy. She performed her interpretive gravy dance for a minute solid before plopping back in her seat and stuffing some of the potatoes in her mouth before students arrived.

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Originally Posted by Erik Vinteren

His cool eyes roaming around the Great Hall caught the nod from the Potions professor, unintentionally interfering woman that she was. He returned the nod stiffly.

Pigs could fly. Miracles were possible. Or else the suspicious Healer was actually in a good mood.

"Ms. Tillstorm," Erik replied levelly, doing his best not to seem too shocked that he was greeted by name by the woman.

Erik was also looking for a certain someone and was, to a degree, relieved to see her looking okay when she finally came to the staff table. He gave her a tiny, tiny encouraging smile, and then went back to staring at nothing.

This snub didn't go unnoticed, however, and even though Calista was addressing someone else, Erik leaned in to greet her anyway ~~in the hopes of bothering her some~~. Had she seen Firth's demise coming? Heh heh heh.

"Good evening, Ms. Elwood." And was that Professor Bentley? She received an almost warm smile. "Seren. How are you."

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

That was...er...that was an odd speech. Granted she wasn't actually listening to it, nah, the only part of the speech she'd actually gotten was the no dirt, no more of this place bit. It was enough to make her want to skip around with the Headmistress humming that tune she didn't know. Could she?? She would! Only problem was...she'd bothered walking up to the staff dais and the woman was OFF SKIPPING. Ahem.

"Headmistress! I brought your cookies!!!" Lex waved the pretty pink bag of cookies around but was careful not to have them crumbling. Indy and Derry had worked hard on these and she'd worked just as hard supervising them while they worked hard. "Chocolate chips, no nuts, just like you aaaasssssk!!" So she kinda needed to get her Headmistress butt back up here...or did Lex have to go get her...? Did she? Okay...maybe later.

In the mean time, carefully avoiding any looks at the empty Grounds Keeper's chair she turned to the Healer who'd been surprizingly nice to her this term. "I had a batch of cookies made for you too. I figured you'd like them. Chocolate chip ones as well." She said, carefully sliding them across to her and giving her a smile. There were lots of strange things happening this term, this being one of them. The Healer was the last person she saw herself giving cookies to.

Then her attention fell on her Head of House, just next to her. "Hai Professor Bentley! Glad you see you looking so well! How's the baaaaaby???" She was actually worried about the woman, she was, but now there she was seated there so it was...fine, yeah?

OOooOOooOooooooOOoooo!!! Sitting next to her Head of House was JUST THE MAN SHE WANTED TO SEE.

Lex scooted a bit and leaned against the table standing exactly opposite to him with a SMILE. "Hellooooooo Mr. Vinteren. Interesting term, wouldn't you agree?" The pleasant smile remained in place. "This whole term has taught me something Sir, something I MUST share because the rug in detention said I should not tell lies." Pause for more sparkly eyed looks and oh wait, now she was GRINNING. "I figured I have a crush on yoooou. A BIG ONE! Like legit!" Nodnodnod. "It's to be expected, you're super cool--Lottie and I think you might be a dark wizard but that just makes you moooore Interesting." She propped her chin in her palm, elbow resting on the table and smile getting wider still. "I find you interesting. WE SHOULD RUN INTO EACH OTHER IN DIAGON ALLEY! We can have ice-cream, I just have to be home by 4, but that's okay! Do you like chocolate ice-cream?"

Turning away from Seren's baby's picture was tough but the voice of the History of Magic and Board of Governors Member whom she had just purposefully ignored addressing her got her attention. What did he want?

"Oh hello there." She said flatly. Did he want to comment about the sky in the Great Hall or boast at how well he suggested the most obvious way to defeat the dementor horde? It was obvious enough, they would have done it eventually without him anyways.

And oh look, Alexa Cambridge was here to save her. And it seemed Erik was receiving his dose of karma for trying to mess with her. Callie practically snorted as she eavesdropped some of the girl's request.

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PadfootAndTheWolf formerly: DanialRadFAN01 Bicorn Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: On SS of course! Posts: 16,991 Hogwarts RPG Name: Kiera Burton x6	The first bit's a dare. lol Second part is a different time I guess. lol Gaga Mafia Monster : MURPHY : Kelvin's SS!BFAM : Roro's Evil Twin : Ravlyndor : Gopher SPOILER!!: Speech Quote: Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl Well this was it, she supposed. Time for the grand old speech. Annie's tummy felt queasy at the idea of talking, of addressing that empty seat beside her, but it could hardly be avoided now. People were getting hungry, Hufflepuffs were coming up to the table to try to talk to them, students were wanting to say their goodbyes... She heaved a sigh and stood up. It would be better to just get it over with. She cleared her throat and waited for silence, then amplified her voice and began in a very somber and serious tone. "Good evening, everyone, welcome to the end of term feast. As you all doubtless know by now, we lost a very important staff member last week. Our Groundskeeper, Mr. Alistaire Firth," she nearly choked on his name but tried to hold on to her resolve to be strong, "was attacked by dementors whilst defending his fellow staff members. This tragedy is completely unexpected and I accept full blame for Mr. Firth's current condition. I am so sorry that our Class of 2081 had to have such a stain on their year, and so close to their graduation as well." She gave a few of the tables sad looks. "But the year does not have to end on an entirely bad note. Mr. Firth was a cheerful man, beloved by many throughout the school, and always working to improve the grounds and the educational environment of you all." She gestured toward the student tables in what was hopefully a cheerful manner? They had all thought he was ~~handsome~~ cheerful too, no? "Next school year, I am pleased to announce that we will be removing the hefty turnstile fees in the Great Hall and all four common rooms, and will be reducing fees and improving fundraising measures elsewhere in the school. We will also be working closely with the Department of Magical Law Enforcement to get back our funds and to investigate the source of these dementors plaguing our school!" Damn straight! Here here! The redhead banged her hand on the table a few times to make her point. "Now then, let's move onwards and upwards from here and enjoy the feast. Make sure you all congratulate Hufflepuff House on their..." how many was it now? "House Cup victory, Slytherin House on their Quidditch Cup trophy, and Hufflepuff AGAIN with their Gobstones victory. Now let's all eat and enjoy our time together!" Because you never knew how much you had left, right? She put on a brave final smile just as the food, which was somewhat improved from the start of the year, appeared. But instead of sitting down, in a shocking turn of events, the redhead climbed up onto her throne-like chair and declared in a sing-song tone: "IT'S FINALLY SUMMER, NO MORE DIRT! NO MORE OF THIS PLACE!" Then she proceeded to hop down and begin skipping around the Great Hall, humming a made-up tune about summer and sunshine and flowers. WHO WAS WITH HER, EH? She was going to personally make it her mission to end the year on a better-than-dismal note. Callie turned her attention from the Defense Professor and looked at Anastasia as she began to speak. The comments about Alistaire were heartfelt and kind, and the blonde could tell the students felt the same way. But suddenly the speech took a sharp turn and after the Cup winners were congratulated the Headmistress jumped on her chair and began to shout about it being summer and getting to leave the dirtiness. Calista hadn't expected this...but she LOVED IT!! The blonde grinned brightly as the redhead skipped off still humming her tune to go dance with the students (who were no doubt dumbstruck by her odd behavior). It was inspiring really. Although Callie didn't really get along with the Headmistress all that well, this was a good move in Elwood's book. Dancing was always good. And the FOOD was here. After piling a mound of mashed potatoes on her plate, Callie then ladled some gravy on top and watched, mesmerized for a moment as it flowed down the layers of white spuds. Quickly she hopped up from her chair and began to snake her arms out in front of her and sway from side to side, like a river--a river of flowing gravy. She performed her interpretive gravy dance for a minute solid before plopping back in her seat and stuffing some of the potatoes in her mouth before students arrived. Quote: Originally Posted by Erik Vinteren His cool eyes roaming around the Great Hall caught the nod from the Potions professor, unintentionally interfering woman that she was. He returned the nod stiffly. Pigs could fly. Miracles were possible. Or else the suspicious Healer was actually in a good mood. "Ms. Tillstorm," Erik replied levelly, doing his best not to seem too shocked that he was greeted by name by the woman. Erik was also looking for a certain someone and was, to a degree, relieved to see her looking okay when she finally came to the staff table. He gave her a tiny, tiny encouraging smile, and then went back to staring at nothing. This snub didn't go unnoticed, however, and even though Calista was addressing someone else, Erik leaned in to greet her anyway ~~in the hopes of bothering her some~~. Had she seen Firth's demise coming? Heh heh heh. "Good evening, Ms. Elwood." And was that Professor Bentley? She received an almost warm smile. "Seren. How are you." Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo That was...er...that was an odd speech. Granted she wasn't actually listening to it, nah, the only part of the speech she'd actually gotten was the no dirt, no more of this place bit. It was enough to make her want to skip around with the Headmistress humming that tune she didn't know. Could she?? She would! Only problem was...she'd bothered walking up to the staff dais and the woman was OFF SKIPPING. Ahem. "Headmistress! I brought your cookies!!!" Lex waved the pretty pink bag of cookies around but was careful not to have them crumbling. Indy and Derry had worked hard on these and she'd worked just as hard supervising them while they worked hard. "Chocolate chips, no nuts, just like you aaaasssssk!!" So she kinda needed to get her Headmistress butt back up here...or did Lex have to go get her...? Did she? Okay...maybe later. In the mean time, carefully avoiding any looks at the empty Grounds Keeper's chair she turned to the Healer who'd been surprizingly nice to her this term. "I had a batch of cookies made for you too. I figured you'd like them. Chocolate chip ones as well." She said, carefully sliding them across to her and giving her a smile. There were lots of strange things happening this term, this being one of them. The Healer was the last person she saw herself giving cookies to. Then her attention fell on her Head of House, just next to her. "Hai Professor Bentley! Glad you see you looking so well! How's the baaaaaby???" She was actually worried about the woman, she was, but now there she was seated there so it was...fine, yeah? OOooOOooOooooooOOoooo!!! Sitting next to her Head of House was JUST THE MAN SHE WANTED TO SEE. Lex scooted a bit and leaned against the table standing exactly opposite to him with a SMILE. "Hellooooooo Mr. Vinteren. Interesting term, wouldn't you agree?" The pleasant smile remained in place. "This whole term has taught me something Sir, something I MUST share because the rug in detention said I should not tell lies." Pause for more sparkly eyed looks and oh wait, now she was GRINNING. "I figured I have a crush on yoooou. A BIG ONE! Like legit!" Nodnodnod. *"It's to be expected, you're super cool--Lottie and I think you might be a dark wizard but that just makes you moooore* Interesting." She propped her chin in her palm, elbow resting on the table and smile getting wider still. "I find you interesting. WE SHOULD RUN INTO EACH OTHER IN DIAGON ALLEY! We can have ice-cream, I just have to be home by 4, but that's okay! Do you like chocolate ice-cream?" Turning away from Seren's baby's picture was tough but the voice of the History of Magic and Board of Governors Member whom she had just purposefully ignored addressing her got her attention. What did he want? "Oh hello there."** She said flatly. Did he want to comment about the sky in the Great Hall or boast at how well he suggested the most obvious way to defeat the dementor horde? It was obvious enough, they would have done it eventually without him anyways. And oh look, Alexa Cambridge was here to save her. And it seemed Erik was receiving his dose of karma for trying to mess with her. Callie practically snorted as she eavesdropped some of the girl's request.