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Felixir · 07-22-2015, 09:53 AM

SPOILER!!: Jay!

The sound of his name being spoken brought Toby's head up instantly, and had he been much taller he might have whacked it on the underside of the table. "I'm fine," came the automatic response, as Toby quickly rubbed at his eyes with his sleeve, his voice thick. "I'm... yeah."

Toby looked at the boy sitting in front of him, and he knew that he knew his name, but couldn't place it at all. They'd spoken before, were in the same house, but Toby's brain wasn't responding and it was a lot harder to place names than usual. "I'm okay, thanks, I mean. Just......" Uhhhhh....... "....... allergies." So it looked like he was upset and crying, but really he wasn't. Nope.

And then, finally, now that Toby was back on Planet Hogwarts, the voices in the Hall suddenly seemed to fill his ears. He took a moment to brace himself and took a steadying breath. "I should... go back out and..." Toby mumbled mostly to himself, and made to climb back out from under the table, gesturing with his head that the much younger Hufflepuff should come out too, if he wanted.

SPOILER!!: Quigley!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

Given the severity of the situation, Maddox was going to pretend that these students were all being serious with their suggestions but were simply misguided in their concepts of what acromantulas were and what it took to scare them away. Luckily there were those with the bright and shining answer of 'a basilisk' because that was essentially what they would need.

And thank you Bellaire for the oh so reassuring statement about their missing ones being near spider food if nothing else. The children would love that. "No worries, this'll work. We exhaused all 'maybes' and 'what ifs' remember?" A bloody long day that had been too.

He focused his attention to those gathered in the Great Hall once more, sighing internally at the ache ringing through his own ears. "Basilisk, precisely. We are going to give those acromantulas a reason to bolt so far into the forest even they'll get lost. How are we going to do that some of you," Ravenclaws, "might ask? Simple." This was where the silencing of the walls earlier had come in. No need to have their enemy hearing the game plan. "We're going to make them believe we've really got one roaming the castle again. From what I've heard, some of you are well aware of the Daydream Charm, the one that can makes others think things are real when they aren't. It'll take proper placement and good casting but that's what we'll do. Professor Bellaire will handle the snake skin transfiguration should we need to be anymore convincing than we already are."

There was a moments pause as things began being shouted across the room, even some things at him. "Yes, brilliant idea. Stunning is an option, a very useful one and so would outright blasting these buggers if they refuse to fall back. What we ask might be a little hard for some of you but this is where we need everyone to be brave. That being said, we'd like volunteers to assist with spreading the charm as far as possible, going on the offensive with these spiders and some for a little search and rescue."

This was where people started being overly selfless and throwing themselves at the opportunity to help solve the infestation problem in the school...in case some missed the memo or wanted to die.

Once out from under the table, Toby felt much more exposed and vulnerable. His mind was still fuzzy and weird, but he wanted to check and make sure people were here, to ensure they were okay and to keep his mind focused on something. Toby had, at least, seen Soph, and when he looked around to try and spot Javy and Dakest, his eyes fell on the latter, standing at the doors with Benzi nearby. After an initial rush of relief, Toby quickly looked away again before the man could tell he'd ~~been crying~~ had a suspicious attack of allergies.

Barely able to see over the heads of everyone, Toby took a moment to climb up and stand on a bench to get a proper view of Quigley while the man spoke. He didn't even really think at all before speaking, as his mouth was apparently in autopilot too, but when he did speak Toby's voice was as shaky as he was.

"If... if you need people t-to stay... and, uh, def-defend..." Toby began. "I could... I could do that." He looked around at the others, trying to remember who had volunteered so far. "Unless you n-need more people out there. If y-you need more... I'll come t-too. I can help." He nodded. It was up to Quigley and Bellaire if they wanted him. "Just... just t-tell me what to do, and... I'll do it." Except kill, probably, let's face it.

Though he'd rather stay back and protect the Hall, Toby was 18, turning 19 in a few months, and there was a chance that Quigley and Bellaire would want as many older students as possible. Really, honestly, Toby just wanted to do something to help, but he was still, y'know, working through that inner conflict in a jumble of confusing and rushing thoughts that didn't make a whole lot of sense. All he knew was that the idea of scaring the spiders away sounded a lot better to him than hurting them.

Maybe... maybe he'd see what Dakest was doing, try to stay near him. Or something. Toby... didn't know. He didn't know what he was doing. He didn't know why he was here. He wanted to go home. Mostly Toby could feel his emotions bubbling over again and wanted them to stop.

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Felixir Book Club Mod Alley Proprietor Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,144 Hogwarts RPG Name: Charlie Upstead Gryffindor Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kaiser Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Petrov Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Yves Flamel Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Achilles Zacharias Ravenclaw Third Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Ezekiel Ransom-Kruus Ollivanders x12 x12	Jay, Quigley, mentions of others Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight SPOILER!!: Jay! Quote: Originally Posted by Becky Aww! Poor Chris! Jay looked concerned and moved to look around. "It's okay! We'll protect you! Mum said we're REALLY good at defense." OH YEAH. James was going to jujitsu those spiders butts! HA! Oh, they were HUGE? Maybe not then. Yeaaaah, he was taking a seat. Jay just blinked, not understanding the gravity of the situation. He looked at Torie and then peered under the table at Toby when he heard someone mention him. Jay put his fingers to his lips to stop Torie from squealing and slipped under the table with Toby. "Hi Toby." he spoke quietly. "You okay?" The sound of his name being spoken brought Toby's head up instantly, and had he been much taller he might have whacked it on the underside of the table. "I'm fine," came the automatic response, as Toby quickly rubbed at his eyes with his sleeve, his voice thick. "I'm... yeah." Toby looked at the boy sitting in front of him, and he knew that he knew his name, but couldn't place it at all. They'd spoken before, were in the same house, but Toby's brain wasn't responding and it was a lot harder to place names than usual. "I'm okay, thanks, I mean. Just......" Uhhhhh....... "....... allergies." So it looked like he was upset and crying, but really he wasn't. Nope. And then, finally, now that Toby was back on Planet Hogwarts, the voices in the Hall suddenly seemed to fill his ears. He took a moment to brace himself and took a steadying breath. "I should... go back out and..." Toby mumbled mostly to himself, and made to climb back out from under the table, gesturing with his head that the much younger Hufflepuff should come out too, if he wanted. SPOILER!!: Quigley! Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo Given the severity of the situation, Maddox was going to pretend that these students were all being serious with their suggestions but were simply misguided in their concepts of what acromantulas were and what it took to scare them away. Luckily there were those with the bright and shining answer of 'a basilisk' because that was essentially what they would need. And thank you Bellaire for the oh so reassuring statement about their missing ones being near spider food if nothing else. The children would love that. "No worries, this'll work. We exhaused all 'maybes' and 'what ifs' remember?" A bloody long day that had been too. He focused his attention to those gathered in the Great Hall once more, sighing internally at the ache ringing through his own ears. "Basilisk, precisely. We are going to give those acromantulas a reason to bolt so far into the forest even they'll get lost. How are we going to do that some of you," Ravenclaws, "might ask? Simple." This was where the silencing of the walls earlier had come in. No need to have their enemy hearing the game plan. "We're going to make them believe we've really got one roaming the castle again. From what I've heard, some of you are well aware of the Daydream Charm, the one that can makes others think things are real when they aren't. It'll take proper placement and good casting but that's what we'll do. Professor Bellaire will handle the snake skin transfiguration should we need to be anymore convincing than we already are." There was a moments pause as things began being shouted across the room, even some things at him. "Yes, brilliant idea. Stunning is an option, a very useful one and so would outright blasting these buggers if they refuse to fall back. What we ask might be a little hard for some of you but this is where we need everyone to be brave. That being said, we'd like volunteers to assist with spreading the charm as far as possible, going on the offensive with these spiders and some for a little search and rescue." This was where people started being overly selfless and throwing themselves at the opportunity to help solve the infestation problem in the school...in case some missed the memo or wanted to die. Once out from under the table, Toby felt much more exposed and vulnerable. His mind was still fuzzy and weird, but he wanted to check and make sure people were here, to ensure they were okay and to keep his mind focused on something. Toby had, at least, seen Soph, and when he looked around to try and spot Javy and Dakest, his eyes fell on the latter, standing at the doors with Benzi nearby. After an initial rush of relief, Toby quickly looked away again before the man could tell he'd ~~been crying~~ had a suspicious attack of allergies. Barely able to see over the heads of everyone, Toby took a moment to climb up and stand on a bench to get a proper view of Quigley while the man spoke. He didn't even really think at all before speaking, as his mouth was apparently in autopilot too, but when he did speak Toby's voice was as shaky as he was. "If... if you need people t-to stay... and, uh, def-defend..." Toby began. "I could... I could do that." He looked around at the others, trying to remember who had volunteered so far. "Unless you n-need more people out there. If y-you need more... I'll come t-too. I can help." He nodded. It was up to Quigley and Bellaire if they wanted him. "Just... just t-tell me what to do, and... I'll do it." Except kill, probably, let's face it. Though he'd rather stay back and protect the Hall, Toby was 18, turning 19 in a few months, and there was a chance that Quigley and Bellaire would want as many older students as possible. Really, honestly, Toby just wanted to do something to help, but he was still, y'know, working through that inner conflict in a jumble of confusing and rushing thoughts that didn't make a whole lot of sense. All he knew was that the idea of scaring the spiders away sounded a lot better to him than hurting them. Maybe... maybe he'd see what Dakest was doing, try to stay near him. Or something. Toby... didn't know. He didn't know what he was doing. He didn't know why he was here. He wanted to go home. Mostly Toby could feel his emotions bubbling over again and wanted them to stop. __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Chocolate! Last edited by Felixir; 07-22-2015 at 10:10 AM.