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It was difficult to make out what everyone had been saying, Cutty was so far up, but he did catch the Professor tell him that he'd get him down. Right, so all Cutty had to do was wait. His arms clutched his bag. He was not about to lose all of his sellable product along with his wand that day. Not happening.
Cutty adjusted his bag so that he was no work to hold it and shoved his hands into his pockets waiting not unlike a damsel to be rescued. It would happen. They would do it. His neck was bent back so as to get a better look at everyone. There was the cute Hufflepuff girl who seemed to be offering up something...CHOCOLATE FROGS! AHA! She was a potential buyer and with having given them up at this very moment, she would need more. Maybe Marigold knew her name. Text Cut: The Slytherin Girls Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana  Sophie had been nodding along as the professor explained something about runes being broken down. She didn't understand, as usual with Runes, but she figured asking questions would only prolong class. She was just about to get distracted with thinking about the end of class, when the Whomping Willow suddenly snatched up Cutty and dangled him in the air by his ankles.
"Ah haaaa! Excellent, Cutty! You're flying!" Sophie said, grinning upward. If he reacted in any way like he did when that Beauxbatons girl turned him into an animal, she knew he'd appreciate this for what it was. Who else got dangled in the air by a tree?
He was asking for his wand, and she almost wanted to find it first just to she could bribe him with it. The professor was calling on someone else to do it, though, so she guessed she should just leave it be. "Thanks for a great lesson, sir," she said. Really great. Cutty had been mildly ATTACKED. hahaha Quote:
Originally Posted by Deezerz So they were going to trade chocolate in exchange for Cutty Mordaunt. Well...okay.
"Yes, Sir!" Beverly saluted the professor, making way toward the older student groups. She didn't get far when Lux mentioned she had chocolate. That was lucky, wasn't it? Well, for the Slytherin dangling from the tree.
"She has chocolate, Professor," Bev pointed out, shrugging her eyebrows at Lux. How was he going to make the exchange, though? If he resuscitated the Willow, wouldn't it attempt to squish them?
"How are you--" she began to ask, but a certain glint on the ground caught her eye. It was too well taken care of to be a twig. Hehe, there it was.
"I FOUND it." Hobbling at one mile per hour, Beverly went to retrieve a certain someone's wand. Ha.
Beverly Wayne felt powerful with two wands, one in each hand.  Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana
CUTTY'S WAND.
Seeing the professor take his leave, Sophie dashed over to the slightly older Slytherin girl. "Hi, Beverly," she said, giving the girl a grin. It was a sly grin. A very sly grin indeed. "I see you have Cutty's wand." GIMME THE WAND.
So let's make a deal, hmm?
"What would I have to trade you in order to get possession of that wand?" she point blank asked. "I must have Cutty Mordaunt's wand. You see, I've been practical joking on this kid since the start of this school year, and...I really must have that wand."
Okay, so what do you want? What'll it be? A chocolate frog? A galleon?
Sophie grinned at the professor and waved as he walked off. "I'll stay with THE BOY!" she said. Cue another sly grin. "He's in good hands with me!"
Hee hee. 'The boy'.
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Originally Posted by Deezerz
And so the exchange for her sweets provider began. Beverly watched as the professor wandered off then looked at both wands in her grasp. This. Was. Awesome. No doubt Cutty's wand was a good wand. He seemed like a fit wizard, for his age. So when the Newell kid came over to her, Beverly raised an eyebrow at her.
Hmmm. So she wanted Mordaunt's wand. Ha! Good luck, she wasn't trading it for anything. Beverly turned her nose up, her eyes on the girl.
"Unless you have a cure for rapid aging, nope," she said, tucking Cutty Mordaunt's wand inside her robes pocket. That was REALLY all that she'd exchange the wand for. What else would a girl that has everything she dreams of want?
That and Cutty Mordaunt has potential of being a great ally.
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Originally Posted by Anna Banana
WHAT!? NO!!!
The girl had turned her down. Not only that, but she even had her nose turned up! Well, ...the professor HAD said something had smelled a little earlier. Maybe it was still drifting around. Sophie had to try another tactic.
"Do I look like I have a cure for rapid aging?" she asked the girl. Connections. She needed CONNECTIONS. Oh! What was that Aunt Sierra had said about... "So, Beverly...how's Kennedy doing these days?" she asked.
GIVE ME THAT WAND.
She would take it by force if she had to. She could upstage a third year.
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Originally Posted by Deezerz
Beverly was pleased to hear what she'd been expecting. No one had a cure for this rapid aging thing, so it was a major DUH at Newell. She patted her robes where Cutty's wand was secure, then froze.
How did this girl know HER brother?
"He's doing splendid," she replied casually. Then with a scowl, "How do you know my brother?" And who did she think she was to bring him up right now?!
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Originally Posted by Anna Banana Sophie could tell the girl was more than pleased Sophie didn't immediately have a cure. BAHHH. Who DID have the cure anyway? Sophie needed that cure, too. Sophie watched as Beverly patted the wand, secured in her pocket, then froze as realization dawned on her.
Brother?! WHOA. Sophie had actually thought he was a cousin, but this was even better. "Oh, he's just dined at my grandparents' house some," Sophie answered. Only once, but Beverly didn't need to know that. Also, Sophie hadn't even been there, but Beverly didn't need to know that either.
Anddddd... "He's pretty involved with my aunt," Sophie finally said. "Pretty cool to think he might be Uncle Kennedy one day, eh?" Sophie and Beverly were practically COUSINS...or something. Quote:
Originally Posted by Deezerz
Did Newell want to get flicked in the throat?
As far as she knew Kennedy's only been at the Greingoth's ONCE. True, she didn't know if that was completely right; he hadn't told her of any more visits. But if Newell thought she didn't know her brother well enough, she was WRONG.
She crossed her arms. "Oh, really? So involved they haven't seen each other in ages." She's heard him tell Johnathan all his sorrows about missing his girlfriend (ex? whatever).
Beverly kept a cool expression when Newell called HER BROTHER 'Uncle Kennedy'. In her mind, she'd already thumped the younger girl all the way to Mars. Good thing she knew something Newell didn't know about her brother, and that made her feel better, but this called for something more.
She shrugged. "I wonder what his other girlfriend would think about that. Eve won't be too happy." Beverly was already apologizing to Kennedy for this GIGANTIC LIE. But her brother was hers.
And she didn't want to lose to a second year.
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Originally Posted by Anna Banana You know what this meant, hmm? This meant WAR.
So Beverly wasn't going to hand over the wand, hmm? Fine then, Wayne! Sophie would just put Beverly on THE LIST then. The list of people she needed to one-up at least at some point in her life. She'd lost this round, but the next round was her's!
Sophie bit her bottom lip. Right. They hadn't seen one another in ages, but she didn't expect Beverly to know that. Or at least remember that. Sighhh. Then--BURN. "His other..." Pause. Oh, my Merlin! Sophie had to write to her Aunt Sierra! Kennedy Escalante = BUSTED. "Well then, if you'll excuse me, I have to make a trip to the owlery," she said. She passed a final look at Cutty Mordaunt, because who would want to forget that image, then left the area. OOC: Whoaaaa, major plot for us! I'm going to cut this short, though, since we ARE in class.  We should finish this one day, though! Quote:
Originally Posted by Deezerz Damage done.
There was no way, no way AT ALL that Newell would keep her mouth shut about what she just said. Granted, she won their little dispute, but she had dragged Kennedy into it too. The urge to jinx Newell and feed her to the Whomping Willow was high. ARGH.
"Yes, why don't you go tell Sierra about it," she said to the girl and watched her leave. MERLIN SHE NEEDED TO STOP.
Her shoulders sagged after Newell left, but she wasn't done. She was going to tell Kennedy what happened - tweak the story here and there, of course - and warn him of evil, punching Newells.
GAAAAAH!
By the looks of it, it was time to get out of there. Once Botros announced it, Bev didn't hesitate to move. If the man was telling them go away, he meant it. The third year hobbled toward the castle as fast as a ninety year old woman-child could, forgetting all about Mordaunt's wand in her pocket.
Then Cutty spotted the most interesting thing to him. Wayne had picked up his wand and pocketed it and Sophie had approached her. He looked over at Alec to see if he'd caught this. Cutty reached up for his dangling school bag, which was hanging right-side up. He inched it up smoothly, like a spider hoisting the thing strands of his web. When it was close enough he unfastened the side-zipper and pulled out his extendable ear.
It apparently had a range on it, but he was still able to pick up the basic jist of Sophie wanting his wand (and of course she did, she was mad for him!) and Bev not giving it to her for reasons he thought not at all related to friendly allegiance. He simply wrote it up to him having let her get by on her good credit and providing her with her fill of sweets. Cause you know, what he had done for her was what he could do for her again, and Bev's monetary status was such that he couldn't see her pull any uncouth maneuvers. Class.
Also, Wayne apparently had a brother....who Sophie had dinner with.
Toby had been watching, though. He could get more details from him. Text Cut: Botros, The Willow & The Rescue Team Quote:
Originally Posted by The Whomping Willow Impact after impact after impact. The tree felt lighter and while half the branches were still paralyzed, some other branches started moving again. Swiping at the humans nearby but not close enough to hit or snatch anyone. The human that was still hanging on it was luckily for him on a frozen branch. The tree stretched out more, lively and strongly.
Better run if you don't wanna end up like a tree ornament! Quote:
Originally Posted by Magical Soul "Everyone under sixteen, get back to the castle and away from the tree!" Botros used his wand as he jogged around the angry tree, seeing that all the walls were down except for one. TSK TSK TSK. He held out the chocolate frogs and ran back to his original group. "Back to the castle, hurry! You'll give Mordaunt his wand back there." He literally grabbed the kids from their collars and threw them away, urging them to run AWAY.
Now, he needed someone to distract the tree with those chocolates while he got Mordaunt down. Preferably without paralyzing the moving parts of the tree.
ooc: - Everyone done with their curse is officially dismissed now, unless you want to stick around for fun, of course. :3
- Seventh year, you can try and finish real quick!
- The thread won't close until much later. Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin Erm, hmmm. Mo raised his hand and then put it down when it became obvious the man was too busy to call on him. Still, he wondered if it was appropriate to offer to stay and help, or if the man would rather they all got out of his way.
"Can I help, sir? I mean... I'm not bad with charmswork." Mo spun his wand and dropped it. Sort of good, usually... helped when his hands were actually 16 and not 80. Quote:
Originally Posted by Rosa Chispa Princessa Oichi smiled as she saw the progress of her group. She had even helped at one point but after a bit the conversations on this step and that step were going to fast for her but the important thing was progress. Then out of the blue the whomping willow began to wake and then she saw a student in a tree. What? What in Merlin's name, is this kid insane, doesn't matter, he needs help before that branch awakens. I may have an 80 year old body but my mind is still in tact. Oichi hobbled toward the professor, " There's nutter kid on a tree branch in there. Is there anything I can do to help professor?".
The tree began to stir about, but the branches which held Cutty suspended like a pinata did not unfreeze and thus there he remained. Perhaps, luckily as he might have been swallowed or fallen to his death. Though Cutty didn't see it that way for to him a change (any at all) was simply another word for: Opportunity worth exploiting.
He wished he'd had his wand. Immobulus. Imobulus all. Day. Long.
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