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sweetpinkpixie · 09-07-2015, 05:36 AM

Keeping a careful eye on his second marshmallow so it would not go up in flames, Airey listened to the Head Boy's humble speech. After joining in with some of the roaring that went on after, the astronomer moved over towards the seventh year - still holding Pebbles in one hand.

"Thank you, Mr. Adair. Well said," he nodded with some awkward clapping. Hard to give a proper round of applause when you were holding a rock, after all. Giving a look about the common room for his other prefect, the Head of House's brow furrowed when he did not spot her. No matter, he would just put her on the spot when she arrived. For now, he would keep the metaphorical ball rolling. "I have high expectations of you all this term," he continued after the brief interlude the Head Boy had provided. "And I wish to instill a sense of pride for your Pride. Embrace what it means to be a lion of Gryfindor house. After all, the one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a person intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort. To roar like a lion out of pride in your own skin."

He paused here for a moment to let all that house pride OOZE about the room and sink in. Blue eyes flickering about, landing on each student individually regardless or not if they were paying attention, he spotted a certain first year providing him with the perfect transition into his next bit of information.

"One thing to help illustrate just how far you have each grown as individuals can be seen right over there," he said, gesturing towards the red box. "That Miss Kettleburn is so graciously modeling for us. A time capsule, for those who do not know, is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a method of communication with future people. In this case, our future selves. The writing on the box reads 'I open at the close,' infamous words that you all should be familiar with in our wizarding history. If you are not, I suggest you pick up a book and read. Or ask Mr. Adair here for a bit of a history lesson." Because Airey KNEW that Mr. Adair was now well versed in Potter-era history for Neville Longbottom reasons. "It had been charmed to allow objects to be inserted into it, just need to give things a bit of a firm push, but will only 'open at the close'. Meaning, the box cannot be opened until the end of term. I will leave the box here in the common room throughout the month of September for you to write letters and whatnots to your future selves. The contents of these letters is entirely up to you. You may write down your hopes for what you will accomplish this term, your anxieties going into the term, your favorite ice cream flavor...whatever you wish. You may also include an item of significance or two. At the end of September I will take the box and keep it in my office and you will not see it again until the end of term feast. I PROMISE you that I will not cheat the magic and read what it is you have written or anything. This is about your personal journey."

And that was enough talking about that for now.

"NOW! Let us enjoy the rest of the evening! Quidditch inspired game over there, delicious hot schmoes over here," he said with gestures in every which direction. "Any----"

But he was cut off by the appearance of Toddles. Bringing...more food and drinks? Sweet solstice he had not told the house elves to do that this term. Leave it to Toddles to go a bit rogue, however.

"ANYWAY!" he said, somewhat quickly recovering. "LET'S MAKE THIS A TERM TO REMEMBER, GRYFFINDORS!"

Now back to his marshmallows.

OOC: I will make a separate time capsule thread soon with further instructions, so keep an eye out for that

The rest of the common room threads will open in the next 24-36 hours, so enjoy your "first evening" back as much as you can in the meantime.

09-07-2015, 05:36 AM	#46 (permalink)
sweetpinkpixie Wizarding World RPG Admin Minister for Magic Alley Proprietor Romanian Longhorn Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Paths Posts: 39,940 Hogwarts RPG Name: Briallen Ashburry-Hawthorne Gryffindor First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nyle Harden Hufflepuff Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Iris Harden Ravenclaw Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Calliope Barrington Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Diamond Marchbanks Gryffindor Sixth Year Ministry Department Head: Charles Hollingberry Minister's Office Ministry Department Head: Airey Flamsteed Mysteries Diagon Alley Proprietor: Zachaël Lufkin Owl Post x12 x12	astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK \| & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Keeping a careful eye on his second marshmallow so it would not go up in flames, Airey listened to the Head Boy's humble speech. After joining in with some of the roaring that went on after, the astronomer moved over towards the seventh year - still holding Pebbles in one hand. "Thank you, Mr. Adair. Well said," he nodded with some awkward clapping. Hard to give a proper round of applause when you were holding a rock, after all. Giving a look about the common room for his other prefect, the Head of House's brow furrowed when he did not spot her. No matter, he would just put her on the spot when she arrived. For now, he would keep the metaphorical ball rolling. "I have high expectations of you all this term," he continued after the brief interlude the Head Boy had provided. "And I wish to instill a sense of pride for your Pride. Embrace what it means to be a lion of Gryfindor house. After all, the one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a person intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort. To roar like a lion out of pride in your own skin." He paused here for a moment to let all that house pride OOZE about the room and sink in. Blue eyes flickering about, landing on each student individually regardless or not if they were paying attention, he spotted a certain first year providing him with the perfect transition into his next bit of information. "One thing to help illustrate just how far you have each grown as individuals can be seen right over there," he said, gesturing towards the red box. "That Miss Kettleburn is so graciously modeling for us. A time capsule, for those who do not know, is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a method of communication with future people. In this case, our future selves. The writing on the box reads 'I open at the close,' infamous words that you all should be familiar with in our wizarding history. If you are not, I suggest you pick up a book and read. Or ask Mr. Adair here for a bit of a history lesson." Because Airey KNEW that Mr. Adair was now well versed in Potter-era history for Neville Longbottom reasons. "It had been charmed to allow objects to be inserted into it, just need to give things a bit of a firm push, but will only 'open at the close'. Meaning, the box cannot be opened until the end of term. I will leave the box here in the common room throughout the month of September for you to write letters and whatnots to your future selves. The contents of these letters is entirely up to you. You may write down your hopes for what you will accomplish this term, your anxieties going into the term, your favorite ice cream flavor...whatever you wish. You may also include an item of significance or two. At the end of September I will take the box and keep it in my office and you will not see it again until the end of term feast. I PROMISE you that I will not cheat the magic and read what it is you have written or anything. This is about your personal journey." And that was enough talking about that for now. "NOW! Let us enjoy the rest of the evening! Quidditch inspired game over there, delicious hot schmoes over here," he said with gestures in every which direction. "Any----" But he was cut off by the appearance of Toddles. Bringing...more food and drinks? Sweet solstice he had not told the house elves to do that this term. Leave it to Toddles to go a bit rogue, however. "ANYWAY!" he said, somewhat quickly recovering. "LET'S MAKE THIS A TERM TO REMEMBER, GRYFFINDORS!" Now back to his marshmallows. OOC: I will make a separate time capsule thread soon with further instructions, so keep an eye out for that The rest of the common room threads will open in the next 24-36 hours, so enjoy your "first evening" back as much as you can in the meantime. __________________ When you’re stuck in a moment and your spark has been stolen .................................................. ........... this is our time to own it, so own it..................................... baby we were born with fire and gold in our eyes