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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Mackenzie Alistaire Mordaunt
Slytherin
Fifth Year

Hogwarts RPG Name:
Yoji Christopher Reed
Ravenclaw
First Year
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SPOILER!!: Matt! (Here we go with the spoiler tags) XD
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Text Cut: Prof Newt and Jace




"More like... nothing is known about him." By Matt, at least. Lol. "Except that he... kind of liked books? Maybe?" The third year looked up at the statue's face. "Although he doesn't look particularly excited about having that book... He looks more like... like he's developing some evil scheme of sorts!" Matt pointed at its frowny FACE. He might have been just a curious chap and not dumb? "Like ME!" He gave his friend a beamy grin.

Matt stood up staighter after what Jace said, but kept the pose. "Like that?" Weirrrrrrrrrrrrrrd. "OH, the pretzel position!!?" He asked excitedly before Jace could demonstrate what he was talking about. Oh, no pretzel. "Ohh, right. Is that... wha? Seiza?" That didn't look very comfortable aaaaand Jace just said that, lol. "Why would you sit in an uncomfortable position for HOURS?" Matt asked, squinting as he tried to make sense of it. It made no sense at all. At aaaalllllll. "Can't you quiet your mind by sitting in a comfortable position?" Genuine question. And what was with all of these people wanting to quiet their minds to think straigther?? Productiveness came from CHAOOOOOSSSS.

"I'll have to see it to believe it." The Gryffindor said jokingly even though he really meant it. He DOUBTED Jace struggled to learn ANYTHING. OH! "I CHALLENGE you to find something you get stuck on." Booooom. Matt loved challenges.

HAHEHEHE. Jace said he was just like Luke. Matt approved. Then his friend carried on saying he needed to learn patience. LOL. Matt actually laughed out loud. "Leeeeearn it? I donno, Luke seemed to struggleeeeeee big time to learn patience, hahaha!" But he supposed the guy had eventually learned it so... maybe he could too?

...The EFFORT, though...

Whaa, wha?? Jace had lost Matt when he started talking about Kendo and did the mooooves. "I thought..." HUH... "I thought that was like, some martial art thing and you had to be all HAAAAAAA and YAAAAAAA and HOOHAA- YA!" Matt demonstrated his lack of amaziiiiing SUPER FAST fighting skills.

Just when he was about to DEFEND himself from Jace's imaginary attack with his AWESOME skills, the Ravenclaw turned and greeted someone in his own funny language. Matt grinned and waved when he noticed who it was. "Heeey, professor NEWT! Alright???" First Jace saying he was like Luke, now professor Newt calling him Mr SOLO. Good daay!


“He’s a very mysterious wizard, don’t you think?” Jace said looking up and just went for the obvious for now. “Lachlan the Lanky. A gangly man called Lachlan…a gangly man of…Scottish descent?” Lachlan sounded…very foreign to Jace, it’s not even British to him. “It makes sense if he’s Scottish…I mean…he’s known here in Hogwarts…” The Ravenclaw shrugged and paused to think things through. “He may be scheming something, yes. I mean…look at the size of that book. Probably a book of spells?” Or curses? Who knows? “But…to have a permanent place in Hogwarts means that you are of importance so…he must’ve invented really cool spells back in his day.” Jace can go on and on with his theories but he had to stop because…well, nerd alert over here! Jace laughed at the beamy face and nodded enthusiastically, “Yes, and curious is better Matt!” he said giving his friend thumbs up.

Pretzel what? Blink. Blink.

Oh, he meant the Lotus Position. Well it’s his preferred sitting position while reading or eating, but of course that one is meant for comfort. Seiza is a different story. “Well it isn’t for one’s comfort to begin with. You’re doing it for the person you’re with to show respect…and it’s for self discipline too.” The Japanese have their own weird way of showing selflessness to be honest. “I think you can…if you can keep your focus.” As for Matt well…any position will not suffice to quiet his mind. Jace was sure.

Did Matt just throw a challenge for him? Jace inclined his head to the side…and slowly grinned at his friend. “Okay then. Challenge accepted. I happen to be stuck on something.” Would he like to know? Jace was sure Matt is on the same boat with him.

Okay, maybe not. But then again, Matt may be of help.

Jace nodded solemnly this time, mimicking the old Obi-Wan Kenobi. “You have much to learn, padawan.” Okay, he didn’t butcher the line did he? He didn’t want to disappoint Master Solo. Jace chuckled at the confusion, and shook his head as he clarified what Kendo is. “It is a form of martial arts, but it’s not solely focused on attacks. It is about making smart, precise moves at the right time...and actually reading your opponent before it can make an attack. It’s all about quick thinking and an open mind.” Did…Matt follow? Kendo has a pretty complex philosophy, and he started really young to understand it, at least on the surface. He still has a lot to work on at this point.

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Art returned Mr Reed's bow, and smiled at the young man, and had a brief little chuckle at Mr Solo's greeting. "I'm doing well. Not so much the knees, but we will get there. It's a long trek from here do the dungeons, I don't know how I used to do it all those years ago." But he did know, really. Younger people had more resilience, more stamina, more ENERGY.

"What are you lads up to?" he asked out of curiosity.
"How about a Strength Potion, professor? But uhm...will that do more damage than actually help you?" Age should be factored in, but they're talking about potion here. Surely, there is a limitation...but what exactly are the Strength Potion's limitations? Questions. Jace has it all! "Or maybe just...transfer most of your office belongings in the Gryffindor Tower? So...you don't have to go down all the time?" Or maybe set up his own mini-potion lab somewhere in their dorm?

Jace shrugged and turned to Matt and grinned back at their professor. "Just...teaching Matt a thing or two about patience." Good luck, right? And yes, there's the challenge thing. Maybe Professor Art can help him figure it out too?

Hmm...
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