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MeredithRodneyMckay · 09-07-2017, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Perhaps his confidence on the matter was unwarranted, but Derf just had a good feeling about the Whomping Willow this term. Maybe it was the whole becoming a Home Tree for Picketta that made him feel a special kind of connection to trees in general. It was naive and fantastical, but the thirteen-year-old had never really been one for practicality.

Approaching the tree with caution, he recalled the manner in which all the IMPS champions had in the second task where...er...well...it hadn't actually been the Willow so who was to say their tactics actually worked in real life? It all made the little Hufflepuff spiral because did that all mean that each champion had dreamed up how difficult things were? How did that work? How did they score that if one champion's subconscious made things a cake walk while others made it like...SUPER hard?

Distracted by these thoughts and spiraling down the rabbit hole of Derf-logic, the Hufflepuff continued to stroll casually towards the historic tree in a bit of a distracted daze.

Dahlia's exploration of the grounds and castle had brought her to the big tree she'd heard about from her fellow students. She'd bombarded them with so many questions, they were probably getting sick of her, but she just found everything so amazing, that she wanted to soak up ALL THE INFORMATION.

But this tree intrigued her. In her real life at home, all the ones in their garden just blew in the breeze. None of them had a life of their own, and certainly were not prone to trying to kill people. Not unless a storm happened to blown down a branch on a poor passerby. So the idea of one that swung about and was waiting to crush you, caught her attention.

And here she was, approaching it with caution and staying at a very great distance, as she watched the branches thrash and shake. Quite fast in actual fact. Movement that wasn't tree caught her attention a little further down the track, and she gasped as she saw a boy getting closer to it, seemingly unaware that a really large branch was on it's way towards him.

Picking up the bottom of her robes, Dahlia ran as fast as her legs would take her, trying to catch up with him before he got too close. With a loud scream, she lunged for him, attempting to rugby tackle him to the ground.

"DON'T DO IIIIIIIIT, YOU'LL DIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!"

A tad over dramatic perhaps, but she'd never had to save a life before.

09-07-2017, 10:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
MeredithRodneyMckay DMLE Blast-Ended Skrewt Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Divoland Posts: 15,583 Hogwarts RPG Name: Dahlia Betsy Marin First Year x7 x6	*cough* Sanctuary Abnormal \| HuffRavSlythDor \| Guard Badger ♥ \| Stargater \| Awaiting Culling Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Perhaps his confidence on the matter was unwarranted, but Derf just had a good feeling about the Whomping Willow this term. Maybe it was the whole becoming a Home Tree for Picketta that made him feel a special kind of connection to trees in general. It was naive and fantastical, but the thirteen-year-old had never really been one for practicality. Approaching the tree with caution, he recalled the manner in which all the IMPS champions had in the second task where...er...well...it hadn't actually been the Willow so who was to say their tactics actually worked in real life? It all made the little Hufflepuff spiral because did that all mean that each champion had dreamed up how difficult things were? How did that work? How did they score that if one champion's subconscious made things a cake walk while others made it like...SUPER hard? Distracted by these thoughts and spiraling down the rabbit hole of Derf-logic, the Hufflepuff continued to stroll casually towards the historic tree in a bit of a distracted daze. Dahlia's exploration of the grounds and castle had brought her to the big tree she'd heard about from her fellow students. She'd bombarded them with so many questions, they were probably getting sick of her, but she just found everything so amazing, that she wanted to soak up ALL THE INFORMATION. But this tree intrigued her. In her real life at home, all the ones in their garden just blew in the breeze. None of them had a life of their own, and certainly were not prone to trying to kill people. Not unless a storm happened to blown down a branch on a poor passerby. So the idea of one that swung about and was waiting to crush you, caught her attention. And here she was, approaching it with caution and staying at a very great distance, as she watched the branches thrash and shake. Quite fast in actual fact. Movement that wasn't tree caught her attention a little further down the track, and she gasped as she saw a boy getting closer to it, seemingly unaware that a really large branch was on it's way towards him. Picking up the bottom of her robes, Dahlia ran as fast as her legs would take her, trying to catch up with him before he got too close. With a loud scream, she lunged for him, attempting to rugby tackle him to the ground. "DON'T DO IIIIIIIIT, YOU'LL DIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!" A tad over dramatic perhaps, but she'd never had to save a life before. __________________