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Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Winterfell, yo
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Natasha Shenoy
Slytherin Fourth Year
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Andrea Bowen
Gryffindor Fifth Year |  SUMMER FOREVER
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Originally Posted by awakemysoul  He glanced around, trying to spot a familiar face, when he saw Etta from across the room. It looked like she had already partnered up with a younger blonde boy, but Professor Vance had said groups of two or three, hadn't she? And he didn't think they would mind him joining... Worth a shot asking, anyway. If they didn't want him, he could always do it alone, he guessed. Eep.
He made his way over to the pair, who had already begun the activity. "Hey, Etta," he said as he approached them. "How's it going? I'm Jacob," he directed to the younger boy, who he'd only seen in class but hadn't talked to before. He was pretty sure his name was... Derf? "Do you two mind if I join you? I can always go it alone if you're too crowded here..." he added quickly, not wanting them to feel like they had to let him join. JACOB. Etta gave him a smile, happy to properly see him after such a long time. It had been a while since they'd talked, hadn't it? "Hey. This is Derf and Derf, Jacob." She introduced them, wondering how Jacob was doing how. Was he making friends? Was he less shy? What was he up to? But all the chatting could wait until later, yes?
"Of course you can-- as long as Derf is okay with it too." Etta gave him another quick smile before looking at the younger Puff expectantly. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
Derf nodded his head a bit vigorously in response. MUCH better at quidditch, definitely. "Really? What pos-s-sition?" He had ambitious backup plans to being a professional chaser someday. If magizoology didn't work out for him that is. Although he did not see that happening.
*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
Did she...had she...oh wow...WOW...HOLY FLAMING SALAMANDERS WOW!
Feeling every shade of sheepish now - because he wasn't about to admit to having a bit of a vested interest in a candy cane gram on top of being a little flustered by her offer - the first year waved his arms a bit panicked. "You don't haaaaff too," he squeaked.
Selecting his next arrow, the first year nodded at Etta. "My wand has-s a fwooper feather core!" Although he STILL did not know what that meant...but Dora was helping him figure all that out.
OOOOOOOH 8! Derf dropped his arrow, not thinking, to give her a proper round of applause. "Very impres-s-ss-s-sive!"
ETTA'S CANDY CANE'S WERE ALL HIS!
Okay. Unnecessary snap reaction. Nothing to see here.
"I don't mind," Derf replied with a shake of the head. The sort of shake that didn't mean 'no, go away' but rather 'no, please stay' because those two types of 'no' were kind of confusing.
Wait...where was his arro---oh right. He had dropped it. Crouching down, Derf plucked his arrow from the floor and quickly set it in his bow to take his second shot. Pulling back on the string, Derf took a few loooooooooong and deeeeeeep breaths as he focused his stare on the target and tightened up his arm muscles so they wouldn't jolt back or anything like the last time - which had been what had caused his arrow to go soaring up and over the target entirely. Holding his breath, a bad idea, the first year continued to focus until he started feeling a little dizzy and then released his arrow...
"6! Salamander!"
He could keep getting 6's the rest of the lesson and be completely content.
What position? "A chaser, of course!" Etta replied enthusiastically, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Always. I tried being a beater for a few games but I didn't like it much." Plus, she wasn't that good at it either. She wondered why there wasn't any quidditch at Hogwarts though? She could have played, maybe. "How about you? What position?"
She rolled her eyes, shaking her head slightly. "I know I don't have to but I want to. Unless you're not interested..." She asked teasingly, raising an eyebrow. If he REALLY wasn't, she wouldn't send any. Obviously.
"Really?" Etta asked, in mild surprise. Oooooh. "That must be really cool. Mine is a Phoenix core." She said proudly, tying her hair up in a ponytail. Her wand worked perfectly for her, thankfully. AAAAAAAHAHAHAH. A round of applause? Etta felt kind of special, to be honest. She flushed and bowed properly, smiling almost non-stop. "Thank you, kind sir." Derf was officially the nicest boy. He really was.
The girl watched him aim, pretty sure he could do it better than her this time. Derf was smart ------ and it was a 6! Hey, that was good. She beamed at him, moving to pick an arrow. "You like lizards, Derf?" She asked curiously and stood in front of the target. She carefully took aim once again, focusing on the target clearly and after a few moments, released her arrow.
------ and it was a---- 10? How did that even happen? WHAT WHAT.
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