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Hogwarts RPG Name: Scarlett Mordaunt Hufflepuff Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Brenna Kavanaugh Slytherin Second Year x8 x4
| Arts TRANSPONSTER! Text Cut: I don't think anything will beat our first MorPhie RP though xD Jace + prof Newt! Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessiqua 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. Quote:
Originally Posted by Stefan “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. "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... "Mysteriousssss Lachlannnnn." Scottish descent? "Could be! He does look like he's dressed for harsh weather." Okay, Matt was making things up. But welp, if you weren't going to read it off books, your hope was to make things up and hope for the best. That was his motto for exams as well. "He was probably a dark wizard... no! He wouldn't be here at Hogwarts if he were. So he was probably a nice guy. Who... defeated dark wizards. Or maybe he was just a person working for the Ministry." Boring like that. "OR he did something cool for the school, like..." He had to pause to think a bit. "Like, if he was the person who brought radios to school." If they were going for random, it had to be full on, alright. "Y'know, we have a radio in the Gryffindor Common Room. Do you have one in your Common Room too?" Or was it just a Gryffindor thing? Matt didn't know. "Maybe he was a Gryffindor." If there were only radios in the Gryffindor Common Room. "But his face looks like a Slytherin face to me." Whatever that meant. "Probably the hat." Matt explained his illogic with a shrug. Matt grinned. "Yeah, those people who say 'curiosity killed the cat' were probably very boring people who didn't want to know anything!"
'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.' Jace was speaking English, Matt could tell, but the words made no sense to the Gryffindor, even though he could understand them. ".................What?" Matt gave his friend an uttely confused look. "That was fast." The third year laughed when Jace said he was already stuck on something. "No cheating!" Matt would know if you were lying, Jace! Because... well, he didn't know what he'd do to find out, but he WOULD know, mmmmhm!
The Ravenclaw's next words made Matt laaaaaugh out loud again. He was calling Matt a padawan! Okay, Matt would let that go just because it was Jace, alright, and because that sounded really funny - again, probably because it was Jace, haaa! The Gryffindor frowned as he listened and tried to make sense of the type martial arts Jace was trying to explain. Reading the opponent before they can make an attack?? "THAT'S IT! That's what Jedi Knights DO!" And that just didn't seem possible to Matt. How, how, HOW would ANYONE know that? "Are you sure that's possible in the real world? It sounds like... fiction." UGH, OKAY, he admited, Star Wars was... fiction... ugh, it HURT in his HEART to admit it, but he had to. Especially if he was looking to develop those types of crazy and seemingly impossible skills.
And about professor Newt's problem, Matt had a better solution than some Potion! "PROFESSOR! That's it!" He started as soon as the idea popped into his mind after what Jace said, his hands shooting straight UP for emphasis. "Why don't you transfer your office AND classroom up to the TOWERS??? That'd be AWESOME and you wouldn't have to go up and down alllll the time." Matt explained enthusiastically, lots of hand gestures going on. "I can help you move your stuff!" HE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA ALREADY!! LET THEM GET MOVING, COME ON!
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