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Text Cut: Skylar Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixRising  And Brent had noticed her too, with a grin and wave of his own, to which she may have flushed slightly. Be calm, she reminded herself, drawing a deep breath. She gave a little wave back before turning back to her new dormmate, because Felicity was closer in seating arrangements and easier to chat with.
Brent noticed that little flush that came across Skylar's face. There was no denying that. Heh. He really needed to get up and go sit by her, but he still didn't want to interrupt her conversations. She was having a lot of them, too, so he'd give it a few more minutes, and then he'd just go make himself a part of whatever she was talking about over there. Text Cut: Natalie Quote:
Originally Posted by sarahlooo There was a LOT going on around her, but now Natalie was just paying attention to Brent (though he was actually nameless in her head because she couldn't remember what he was called). Being called a dude didn't faze her. It had been too hectic to make her mind too much, so now she was just sitting and staying out of everyone's way.
And watching the boy.
Who? "That girl you just waved at." Duh. But apparently she wasn't if he had to ASK.
Merlin, what on earth was he doing now? Touching his hair and looking at his robes? He didn't have anything on him... Natalie followed his gaze and leaned up to get taller, her eyes landing on a different girl. "Is THAT your girlfriend?" Did he have TWO girlfriends? This was getting interesting.
There was way too much going on at this table, and Brent actually felt bad for not completely following his conversation with Natalie. He turned toward her to make an actual polite effort to have a conversation with her. "I don't actually have a girlfriend at all, but there's someone special I'm kind of hanging with," he said. They'd just kissed once and held hands while walking around the grounds, but it wasn't anything official. He leaned in a little closer and lowered his voice. "Between the two of us, I just spotted my old girlfriend from Ilvermorny," he said. He pointed toward Madelyn ( Bazinga) at the Gryffindor table. Text Cut: Aurora Quote:
Originally Posted by Aurora Chae Aurora had to admit, it was quite hilarious watching Brent's eyes dart around at all of his admirers. Who could blame the girls here, really? He was a tall drink of water, that was for sure. Hmmm. Maybe this was a missed opportunity and this was the universe's way of giving her a second chance?
Nah. There were too many CUTE Hogwarts boys that she had to have fun with. Brent had had his chance, and if he had ever admired her, he had three whole years to make a move.
Ship. Sailed.
He was looking around for someone though....OOOOOH. That Madelyn girl! That had to be who he was looking for. She vaguely remembered they had been dating and had heard something about them breaking up...whatever. Boring. He could do so much better than that wet mop, didn't he know that?
"No sports? NOTHING?" Aurora asked Brent, raising an eyebrow. She could care less about sports, really, but that was odd that they didn't have anything. Not even Quidditch? Wasn't that like, a huge thing here? Chad would be soooo upset! She sighed again when he mentioned Valerie and nodded. "Yeah, hates people breathing. Sounds about right," she muttered. "Nothing. Not even a Gobstones team," he said, although he doubted he would have joined the Gobstones team anyway. There was just nothing about Gobstones that said 'Pick me! I'm as exciting as Quodpot and Quidditch!' Nope. Nothing.
He started to say something else, when... Text Cut: The Narrator
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Originally Posted by The Narrator Once the book was released, it glided up toward the ceiling until it hovered over everyone’s heads. It started its trek by making a lap around the hall, starting first the Slytherin table, then making its way to tables belonging to the Ravenclaws, Hufflepuffs, and lastly the Gryffindors before returning to the area between the House and staff tables. It was searching, deciding.
Suddenly the book began to shake and light started to seep through its closed pages. The energy the book was beginning to give off grew more and more intense until the front cover flew open and its pages began to flap from one to the next. Then, without warning, it stopped and a bright white light briefly filled the room as ancient runic letters leapt off the page and rearranged themselves mid-air. After contorting themselves, the letters then spelled out the first of the worthy.
“IRENE AVERY, ILVERMORNY, PUKWUDGIE.”
The name remained visible for a brief moment and then disappeared. Pages of the book once more began to turn. Another flash of light occurred and the letters shaped themselves into the next name.
“MASON WINSLOW, HOGWARTS, RAVENCLAW.”
Again, the name disappeared and the pages flapped away, followed by a white flash and rearranging of letters. The process continued until the rest of the names were revealed.
“JESUS RODRIGUEZ, ILVERMORNY, THUNDERBIRD.”
“DORA UMBRIDGE, HOGWARTS, GRYFFINDOR.”
“VALERIE GRAY, ILVERMORNY, WAMPUS.”
“CARL LEONARD, HOGWARTS, HUFFLEPUFF.”
“KYLE BAKER, ILVERMORNY, HORNED SERPENT.”
“TEJASHREE PEALE, HOGWARTS, SLYTHERIN.”
“LACHLAN WHEELER, ILVERMORNY, WAMPUS.”
“CASSANDRA MCNALLY, HOGWARTS, RAVENCLAW.”
“AURORA CHAE, ILVERMORNY, HORNED SERPENT.”
“LEVI KENNING, HOGWARTS, GRYFFINDOR.”
“AIDEN JONES, ILVERMORNY, PUKWUDGIE.”
“HENRIETTA KRAMER, HOGWARTS, HUFFLEPUFF.”
“LOUISE HAMILTON, ILVERMORNY, THUNDERBIRD.”
“BRENT WESTWOOD, HOGWARTS, SLYTHERIN.”
When the final selection was made and the letters disappeared, the book loudly slammed itself shut and made a slow decent into the hands of the Hogwarts headmistress.
Duuuuude. Something really cool was about to happen! Forget the girl---for now, at least. Brent's full attention was on this book and how it was floating around the Great Hall. He watched with fascination as it hovered over their heads like it was analyzing each and every person it spotted.
...and it was.
He was pretty sure he didn't even breath or blink as he watched the show. Students names from both schools were starting to be announced. The Book had chosen them. Brent's face went from wonder to disappointment as he realized he hadn't been chosen...again. He had hoped for prefect and wasn't chosen, and now this. He knew he wasn't any better or worse than the others, but it'd be cool to do something exciting like this every once in a while.
...and then---HE HEARD HIS NAME! Last, but there it was---HE HAD BEEN CHOSEN. In is excitement, he jumped up, wanting to share his excitement with one very special person. He headed down the table and sat by her. "Skylar," he said, grinning in excitement, "did you hear that? This is going to be awesome!"
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