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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amelia Yarborough
Hufflepuff Seventh Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Emerald Peridot "Dot" Ainsley
Gryffindor Seventh Year
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|  Activity 2 Post 1 - entering maze and meeting the first dementor HOLISTIC ACTRESS {X O} EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED
SPOILER!!: Benzi...and Kace Quote:
Originally Posted by fire_faerie 
Patronuses.
How he hated them.
... Cutty? Refocusing his eyes, Benzi turned his head towards his friend and listened. The memory was reluctant to come to him, it felt like he was dragging it through swamp water but in the end he finally managed to relive that moment and the corners of his lips turned up ever so slightly.
Those had been good times. Everything had been so simple. No worries, no concerns, just which house he'd be sorted into and what if the squid would eat Fern.
"Thanks Cutty."
Feeling perhaps just a tad bit better after Cutty's words, but still very much disappointed in himself, Benzi almost didn't notice Professor Dakest as he neared him. Then he did notice, and straightened his back. Granted, he wasn't looking at him, but one could sense posture as much as see it.
Benzi stayed very still as Dakest talked, the compliment going right over his head. He could do more, he knew he could do more, but his 'happiness' wasn't cooperating today. Or any day. That was the problem. He swallowed thickly, and thought about the professor's suggestion. Usually when a teacher wanted to talk to him it was about his outbursts of anger, but he'd been good here. So far, nothing had happened which meant that Dakest wasn't calling him in for a behavior issue. Also his tone was... somewhat warm.
Swallowing thickly, Benzi nodded. "Yes sir."
He watched as the professor walked off and was still stewing in his own thoughts when finally, he called them all to a halt. Could they leave now? What about this labyrinth thi- Oh.
Benzi blinked. And blinked again. And then, almost miraculously, his sour face vanished to be replaced with a slight upturn of his lips. THIS, he could do. THIS, he would excel at. He'd been practicing obstacle courses since his third year, and been visiting Dakest's own practice rooms for a month now. He could do this.
Right. Taking a steadying breath, Benzi launched off the wall and walked until he was directly in front of the entrance. Maze meant he had to keep to the walls. ... He picked the left one. He might walk more, but this way he wouldn't get lost. Nothing seemed to difficult at the start, but then again the professor had said he was going to encounter a Dementor thing, a Lethifold thing and a... dark corridor? Was that Auror code for something? Never mind. The Ravenclaw rolled his shoulders and shook out his wrists, then took off into the labyrinth with a bit of a jog.
He figured the dark path would come first, but then all of them were dark and wasn't really sure if the dark passage was a general term. Hmm. He hopped over some bushes blocking his path and turned yet another corner, his wand held steadily in front of him. He was ready to duck, swerve, run, jump, and shoot fire. ... Also the patronus. Sure.
The noise of something slithering on the ground not too far ahead of him stopped Benzi in his tracks. Bending his knees, he squinted until he could make out what seemed to be a relatively thick cloak, which meant that this was a lethifold. A fake lethifold, but a lethifold nonetheless.
And one that was advancing on him quickly. Yes, now would be a great time for his patronus.
But a different happy memory came to him this time, a memory of his mum back before she was his mother. When they'd read stories about monsters and heroes and good guys always winning. Excited, Benzi wasted no time. "Expecto Patronum!" Benzi cast loudly, his wand making circular motions as the familiar silverly vapour shot out of his wand to create his most powerful protective disc yet. He hadn't even known he still remembered that.
The elation of having found possibly THE memory dissipating, the charm washed away and made the passage seem even darker than before, though no lethifold to be found.
He sighed, set his shoulders. That was the best one he'd ever cast. He might still get this. Taking off again, Benzi made a mental note to get Dakest to let him practice with lethifolds more often. Quote:
Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin Kace grinned at his accomplishment and he saw Professor Dakest coming over to him with his hand up and he smiled widely and gave him a high five back. "Thank you Professor." He couldn't stop smiling because he finally did it. Now he was prepared for the maze. He saw others going in it at alone. He thought he might be able to do it. He held his wand out and he knew some of the spells to protect himself with from previous classes. He took a deep breath and entered the maze and it seemed really dark. He heard others spells being casted and he wondered what animals were here lurking.
The puff casted "Lumos!" and then he saw the light on his wand and he could finally see. He was trying to be alert and looked around him. He heard something rustle and he turned around and there seemed to be nothing. He furrowed his brow and thought he must have heard something. Then as soon as he turned right in the maze and walked down, he saw a big shadowy figure. Time to put his skills to the test. This might be a good time for a patronus right? He stepped closer and it didn't look like a dementor at all. But then he felt the coldness a little bit and it was one. This would be a perfect time for the Patronus. Alright Lecium do it like you did last time except this time there was a little bit of pressure.
He got his wand at the ready and thought of his happy memory and said, "EXPECTO PATRONUM!" and he moved his wand in a huge circle and saw his big mist of his panda patronus come out of his wand. It scared of the dementor and it was going in another direction. He grinned with relief. ”Thanks Professor Dakest,” she smiled over to the Professor though she was still wary of him. It was what Amur would do. And she was a smart little cookie wasn’t she?
Still, Puck had no idea who to go in with…because really, it would be more fun to follow someone she knew what with how much her dragon patronus had wavered. Glancing at the entrance she just felt like her skin was crawling. She watched as Kace and Benzi moved to enter the labyrinth and slowly stepped into the obstacle course of a maze.
“I can do this,” she told herself boldly as she stepped further into the maze. The obstacle course was nothing really, it was passable – it wasn’t like she hadn’t done things like this before? She’d been on the track team at Salem even. Long legs were great for jumping over things. She debated lighting her wand immediately but instead vied for a stealth method as she simply stood there letting her eyes adjust to the darker lighting.
Her heart was hammering. More from excitement than anything else as she turned down right into a new pathway. It was darker than usual now, cold even. She could feel it, the dread filling her taking her over. The sixteen year old let out a loud groan as the memories swarmed her…pushing through the fog of her memories she pulled up the thoughts about her mother, about Bianca, and Kace, and all of her friends and the family that she had chosen for herself. “Expecto Patronum!” She cast, the silvery dragon erupted from her wand as she knew now that she could cast one. Standing there she wanted in awe as the fake dementor wooshed away as her Patronus protected her.
Still, her bones felt cold and heavy as she knew she would feel those pains again. “Finite” she cast as she sent her dragon back into her wand. “Lumos” she finally cast as she continued along the path and moved in search of her next target…her eyes searching every shadow as she moved forward she caught the dissipating silver light of someone’s patronus shield.
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