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Lady Marmalade · 01-11-2024, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Lottiepot

The weather was still remarkably warm for the time of year and the grounds were looking rather spectacular in their full summer bloom before the crispness of autumn took over. Apollonia had decided to take herself on a walk around the castle in between lessons, strolling up the few flights of stairs from her office on the first floor up to the fourth where the balcony view afforded her a perfect vista across the Scottish Highlands. Unfortunately navigating the stairs wasn’t quite as easy as it had been during her schooling years or else she might’ve taken the effort to traipse up one of the towers. Her fellow Professors had the right idea with becoming an Animagus, using wings or four legs to take some of the load off but quite frankly she could not be bothered with the effort one had to go through to accomplish such great lengths.

Instead Fergersnout was quite satisfied with the location she had chosen and it was evident from the loud humming that was coming from the History of Magic Professors mouth. If it wasn’t obvious from the surprised look on her face as she stepped out ready to burst into a full operatic aria, the balcony was usually void of other people and yet there was a small student standing before her peering over the edge.

“Don’t look over too far, I haven’t used a cushioning charm in a number of years” she chortled. In fact she wasn’t sure if she could recall the incantation for it either, it never really came in necessary for her area of expertise. Thankfully the railing was high and the child was small and such an event was highly unlikely to happen.

Poppy eyes were wide with awe as she surveyed the grounds. It was amazing, she couldn’t wait to have more time to explore. Nothing was better than spending time outside and enjoying everything nature had to offer. She would have been down there right now had she not gotten lost, but finding this balcony had more than made up for it. It had allowed her to see exactly where she wanted to go.

Wait! What? Did that tree move?

She was still staring at the Whomping Willow when a laughing voice spoke behind her. A little startled, she quickly turned to face the Professor, fully returning her feet firmly to the ground. “I won’t Professor,” Poppy replied with a friendly smile. “I couldn’t resist trying to get a better look at the ground.” Even with standing on tip-toe, the likeliness of falling was slim to none.

“I was on my way down to the entrance hall but I umm got lost,” Poppy admitted. You would have thought that her next question would have been to ask for directions, but instead, she pointed to the moving tree. “That tree moved!”

01-11-2024, 09:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lady Marmalade DMLE Mooncalf Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: EST Posts: 6,725 Hogwarts RPG Name: Penelope (Poppy) Willard Gryffindor First Year	♥♥ Charmed One ♥♥ Queen of the North♥♥ Quote: Originally Posted by Lottiepot The weather was still remarkably warm for the time of year and the grounds were looking rather spectacular in their full summer bloom before the crispness of autumn took over. Apollonia had decided to take herself on a walk around the castle in between lessons, strolling up the few flights of stairs from her office on the first floor up to the fourth where the balcony view afforded her a perfect vista across the Scottish Highlands. Unfortunately navigating the stairs wasn’t quite as easy as it had been during her schooling years or else she might’ve taken the effort to traipse up one of the towers. Her fellow Professors had the right idea with becoming an Animagus, using wings or four legs to take some of the load off but quite frankly she could not be bothered with the effort one had to go through to accomplish such great lengths. Instead Fergersnout was quite satisfied with the location she had chosen and it was evident from the loud humming that was coming from the History of Magic Professors mouth. If it wasn’t obvious from the surprised look on her face as she stepped out ready to burst into a full operatic aria, the balcony was usually void of other people and yet there was a small student standing before her peering over the edge. “Don’t look over too far, I haven’t used a cushioning charm in a number of years” she chortled. In fact she wasn’t sure if she could recall the incantation for it either, it never really came in necessary for her area of expertise. Thankfully the railing was high and the child was small and such an event was highly unlikely to happen. Poppy eyes were wide with awe as she surveyed the grounds. It was amazing, she couldn’t wait to have more time to explore. Nothing was better than spending time outside and enjoying everything nature had to offer. She would have been down there right now had she not gotten lost, but finding this balcony had more than made up for it. It had allowed her to see exactly where she wanted to go. Wait! What? Did that tree move? She was still staring at the Whomping Willow when a laughing voice spoke behind her. A little startled, she quickly turned to face the Professor, fully returning her feet firmly to the ground. “I won’t Professor,” Poppy replied with a friendly smile. “I couldn’t resist trying to get a better look at the ground.” Even with standing on tip-toe, the likeliness of falling was slim to none. “I was on my way down to the entrance hall but I umm got lost,” Poppy admitted. You would have thought that her next question would have been to ask for directions, but instead, she pointed to the moving tree. “That tree moved!” __________________ ♥♥♥