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Felixir · 11-10-2015, 11:19 AM

SPOILER!!: well, you're half right

Sweet, so sweet. The sickly sweet fruity-but-not bubblegum flavour felt like it was somehow permeating all of Daxton's senses, threatening him with the warning signs of a headache, it was so unpleasant. He had been about to spit the wad of gum back into his hand when Airey Flamsteed made mention of the card.

The coveted, valuable card.

The Ravenclaw stretched up on his tiptoes to try and lean in and peer at the picture on the card - without getting too close - to see if there was anything particularly special about it. But no, it was just a card. But a valuable card nonetheless. And Daxton had come across Valentina Tereshkova before in his reading, mostly when he had been back at home, when he had devoted a lot of his free time to the independent study of non-magical history and science, before the discovery of magic had all but taken over and dictated. That was not to say he did not still enjoy learning about those things, but the new, exciting topic of magic had been impossible to ignore, even for a second. As it happened, Daxton was struck at that moment by a sudden thought, something he had been meaning to ask Airey Flamsteed, as he seemed like the most knowledgeable (and accessible) person on the subject.

For now, though, he simply took the card that was handed over, and studied it closely. Not creasing the edges - that would no doubt lower its value. The almost stern face of Valentina Tereshkova looked back at him, completely frozen and unmoving, of course, a reminder of how different things were in the normal world, even now. After a long moment of consideration, and inspecting not only the contents of the card but the general quality of it as well, Daxton withdrew his notebook from his pocket and carefully placed the card inside, between two so far unused pages. Nothing so much as a thank you was offered to Airey Flamsteed; Daxton was notoriously terrible at remembering pointless things such as manners.

But what he did do, after putting the notebook back in his pocket, was to reach into the other for a piece of string. There was no end to the random things one could find around Hogwarts, littered about the floor, as long as you paid attention. Daxton had a habit of picking up everything, because he never knew when it might come in handy. And this string, along with the gum he now spat into his free hand, would be perfect for fishing out coins from the fountain. He approached it again, and stared down into the water, unsure as to whether Airey Flamsteed would stay and watch, or carry on with that strange pet rock of his.

... Or maybe, Daxton realised with a sudden clarity that made him internally facepalm, maybe the man would expect some sort of payment. Some of the fountain coins, in return for the gum and the card. Daxton looked over his shoulder at him now, suddenly very suspicious.

He did not want to give him coins, and he certainly would not be returning the card either.

11-10-2015, 11:19 AM	#174 (permalink)
Felixir Forum Manager Book Club Mod Alley Proprietor Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,162 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	Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight SPOILER!!: well, you're half right Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Oblivious to the thoughts circling round in the Ravenclaw's head, although if the professor were not being so casual right now he would have recalled certain previous observations AND a certain matter he needed to discuss with the boy then he would have been able to put two and two together, Airey found the card and pulled it out. "Ah, Valentina Tereshkova. This is a bit of a rarity given the time period," he mused as he turned the card over in his hand. "The first woman in space. Got a couple of her back home already, so this one is yours." Giddy as a schoolboy, the astronomer handed it the small card to the boy. "Make sure not to crease the edges." While the gum was over a century old, there was nothing to worry about. The wizarding community was good about enchantments to preserve food. Sweet, so sweet. The sickly sweet fruity-but-not bubblegum flavour felt like it was somehow permeating all of Daxton's senses, threatening him with the warning signs of a headache, it was so unpleasant. He had been about to spit the wad of gum back into his hand when Airey Flamsteed made mention of the card. The coveted, valuable card. The Ravenclaw stretched up on his tiptoes to try and lean in and peer at the picture on the card - without getting too close - to see if there was anything particularly special about it. But no, it was just a card. But a valuable card nonetheless. And Daxton had come across Valentina Tereshkova before in his reading, mostly when he had been back at home, when he had devoted a lot of his free time to the independent study of non-magical history and science, before the discovery of magic had all but taken over and dictated. That was not to say he did not still enjoy learning about those things, but the new, exciting topic of magic had been impossible to ignore, even for a second. As it happened, Daxton was struck at that moment by a sudden thought, something he had been meaning to ask Airey Flamsteed, as he seemed like the most knowledgeable (and accessible) person on the subject. For now, though, he simply took the card that was handed over, and studied it closely. Not creasing the edges - that would no doubt lower its value. The almost stern face of Valentina Tereshkova looked back at him, completely frozen and unmoving, of course, a reminder of how different things were in the normal world, even now. After a long moment of consideration, and inspecting not only the contents of the card but the general quality of it as well, Daxton withdrew his notebook from his pocket and carefully placed the card inside, between two so far unused pages. Nothing so much as a thank you was offered to Airey Flamsteed; Daxton was notoriously terrible at remembering pointless things such as manners. But what he did do, after putting the notebook back in his pocket, was to reach into the other for a piece of string. There was no end to the random things one could find around Hogwarts, littered about the floor, as long as you paid attention. Daxton had a habit of picking up everything, because he never knew when it might come in handy. And this string, along with the gum he now spat into his free hand, would be perfect for fishing out coins from the fountain. He approached it again, and stared down into the water, unsure as to whether Airey Flamsteed would stay and watch, or carry on with that strange pet rock of his. ... Or maybe, Daxton realised with a sudden clarity that made him internally facepalm, maybe the man would expect some sort of payment. Some of the fountain coins, in return for the gum and the card. Daxton looked over his shoulder at him now, suddenly very suspicious. He did not want to give him coins, and he certainly would not be returning the card either. __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Chocolate!