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Zoe · 01-14-2020, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

They were well into the new school year, and Isla still hadn't paid a visit to the lake. She'd technically been here before when the first years had made their traditional boat ride to the castle, but sightseeing had been the last thing on her mind that day. The lake had been one of the places she'd been looking forward to the most. Classes and homework had nearly devoured her time. Today was the day, though. There was still homework to be done, but truth be told, she was getting sick of all work and no play. She'd squeeze in some time before bed to do whatever homework was left.

For now, classes and homework were both in the back of her mind. Her pace picked up as she grew closer and closer to the lake, and pretty soon, she was there. It was everything she had hoped for and more. She spent the next minute getting a full panorama of the lake. Everything looked just as she'd imagined it would, except for...what in the name of Merlin was Asher doing? Her eyebrows narrowed inward, and without realizing it at first, she gravitated toward him. "Uhh, Asher?" she asked. Could he even hear her with that bubble around his head? She wasn't going to wade out there after him.

"What are you doing?" she continued, because whatever it was looked really fun and interesting, and she kind of wanted in on some of this fun he seemed to be having. She had no idea how to get that bubble around her head, though. The first year hung out by the edge of the water, lingering between wanting to dive on in and wanting to just watch and see the shenanigans.

In spite of all the prep work he had done for this moment, it slipped that boy's mind that he didn't know how to get the Giant Squid to reveal himself in all his glory. Should he float out to the middle of the lake and pretend he couldn't swim? Was it too late to sneak into the Great Hall and nab a chicken leg as a peace offering? Or did the squid respond to its own name? These were the questions that the Hufflepuff was mulling over right now in his mind.

But soon his train of thought was derailed when he heard his name -- even with a bubble around his head, he could hear just fine. For a moment Asher thought it was one of the lady professors and he was about to get scolded for breaking one of the million rules the school had, but the sight of Isla calmed him down instantly the moment he turned his head.

"Oh, hey!" he exclaimed, giving the Slytherin a wave. His brow, not that anyone could see it under his mop of hair, raised when his fellow first year asked what he was doing. Was it not obvious what he was up to? Maybe he needed to reveal his flippers...

And that he did. Raising one leg up and waved the flipper in her direction, accidentally sending a little water Isla's way. Whoops! He immediately returned back to his original stance, both feet under the water, and looked back out at the lake before returning his gaze to his friend. "I was hoping to meet the Giant Squid. Maybe see if he wanted a swimming companion for a bit."

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Zoe Forum Manager Honeydukes Mod Occamy Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 63,372 Hogwarts RPG Name: Beauden Wild Gryffindor Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Gillyweed Beery Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Ousmane Diomandé Hufflepuff Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Rajan Patil Ravenclaw First Year Ministry Department Head: Franklin Paton Law Enforcement Ministry Department Head: Almer Toots Transportation x8 x8	Bathes in Maple Syrup \| Dancing Lobster \| Mrs. Charlie Weasley \| Seneca's Beard \| That's So Fetch Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana They were well into the new school year, and Isla still hadn't paid a visit to the lake. She'd technically been here before when the first years had made their traditional boat ride to the castle, but sightseeing had been the last thing on her mind that day. The lake had been one of the places she'd been looking forward to the most. Classes and homework had nearly devoured her time. Today was the day, though. There was still homework to be done, but truth be told, she was getting sick of all work and no play. She'd squeeze in some time before bed to do whatever homework was left. For now, classes and homework were both in the back of her mind. Her pace picked up as she grew closer and closer to the lake, and pretty soon, she was there. It was everything she had hoped for and more. She spent the next minute getting a full panorama of the lake. Everything looked just as she'd imagined it would, except for...what in the name of Merlin was Asher doing? Her eyebrows narrowed inward, and without realizing it at first, she gravitated toward him. "Uhh, Asher?" she asked. Could he even hear her with that bubble around his head? She wasn't going to wade out there after him. "What are you doing?" she continued, because whatever it was looked really fun and interesting, and she kind of wanted in on some of this fun he seemed to be having. She had no idea how to get that bubble around her head, though. The first year hung out by the edge of the water, lingering between wanting to dive on in and wanting to just watch and see the shenanigans. In spite of all the prep work he had done for this moment, it slipped that boy's mind that he didn't know how to get the Giant Squid to reveal himself in all his glory. Should he float out to the middle of the lake and pretend he couldn't swim? Was it too late to sneak into the Great Hall and nab a chicken leg as a peace offering? Or did the squid respond to its own name? These were the questions that the Hufflepuff was mulling over right now in his mind. But soon his train of thought was derailed when he heard his name -- even with a bubble around his head, he could hear just fine. For a moment Asher thought it was one of the lady professors and he was about to get scolded for breaking one of the million rules the school had, but the sight of Isla calmed him down instantly the moment he turned his head. "Oh, hey!" he exclaimed, giving the Slytherin a wave. His brow, not that anyone could see it under his mop of hair, raised when his fellow first year asked what he was doing. Was it not obvious what he was up to? Maybe he needed to reveal his flippers... And that he did. Raising one leg up and waved the flipper in her direction, accidentally sending a little water Isla's way. Whoops! He immediately returned back to his original stance, both feet under the water, and looked back out at the lake before returning his gaze to his friend. "I was hoping to meet the Giant Squid. Maybe see if he wanted a swimming companion for a bit." __________________