The Corner

[Granger1814]

A fairly new addition to the library, this area contains a number of small tables, all of which are surrounded by bookshelves. One shelf is filled with books containing information on careers available outside of Hogwarts; from Auror to curse-breaker to Healer. Another is filled with reference materials for properly formatting essays and yet another is filled with recent informational books stacked according to relevancy to each class offered at Hogwarts.

Due to a recent request, stacks of yearbooks from previous years are stacked neatly on yet another shelf. A small sign above this shelf proclaims a simple message - Yearbooks are not to be checked out of the library.

SS Yearbook :: Term Seventeen
SS Yearbook :: Term Eighteen
SS Yearbook :: Term Nineteen
SS Yearbook :: Term Twenty
SS Yearbook :: Term Twenty-One

Feel free to browse through the books or use the tables as a place for reading or homework.

[Hermione_loves_Ron]

Not yet ready to go off to the Common Room yet, Issy had found herself wandering following the feet. Careful feet tread up stairs and down corridors and hallways and somehow, she'd found herself amongst mazes of musty, towering book shelves. Fingering the spines of the books, she made her way through them, wandering, until she found herself amongst a few tables and chairs. Hmm.

The area had a cozy feeling and though it was not really, it offered the feeling of being hidden from the rest of the library. This was what Issy needed - to hide but not really hide. Settling into a squashy chair, Issy adjusted her skirt and folded her legs beneath her. At this moment, she wanted to be anywhere but the Common Room; surely, Sabrina would be there and possibly Samson, who had been looking particularly lively while laughing with some very pretty girl during the feast just a few people away from her. Just thinking of this made her stomach churn and her head feel hot.

Was he actually... happy like this? Issy dreaded to think on this as it made her heart ache terribly. How could Samson honestly be happy to be apart from her, to have shoved her away, when she herself was so ill and distraught by the concept? Had they not both shared in her belief that they truly belonged together? That they were meant to be with each other, rather than stay separate? A union of one-ness.

When did you grow to be so pathetic Issy lectured herself silently. You were not raised to be pathetic or to fall apart over a boy. If he wants to be a cow, let him, but you ought not be a big, prattling baby just because of him. What self-respecting female allows a male to break her down, anyway?

A few deep, cleansing breaths was what Issy needed to make the tumult in her stomach cease. Once she figured herself fairly settled, she withdrew her journal. There was so much she was to catch up on and she wasn't entirely sure how possible doing such a thing was. So many details that she didn't even want to think about. Diagon Alley seemed, already, like it was such a long time ago. In a silly sort of way, the day seemed almost as if she'd dreamt it; she'd not seen Hugo to prove wrong such a statement and everything that had happened with her and Samson was such a contradiction to that day.

Ag.

You really need more friends, Issy told herself. Hanging out with Plymouth and Willow had been nice and while it was kind of awkward and weird, having Celandine and Daphne and everyone around was reminiscent of the Hogwarts Brigade days. Hmm. Maybe she would round up her friends soon. They could go have a lovely picnic or something fun.

[Samia]

Orlando Renaldi was lost.

All the chicken, bread sticks, pastry and pumpkin juice in his stomach had lowered his ability of seeing straight. He had been following some fellow .. very geeky, first years - who claimed they knew perfectly well where the Gryffindor tower was. But sleep had been so heavy in his eyes that - he had barely noticed the eleven year olds making a turn when he had yawned all wide-mouth, petting his belly gently.

So now he stood in the middle of the dark corridor. With no one in sight. He was very much .. scared. It was his first day and he had already managed to get .. lost.

Gulp.

All thoughts of sleep were lost now and were easily replaced by the giant yellow monster, who roamed around Hogwarts at night. Landonn had told him all about it. Warned him, never to step out of the dormitory at night- because the monster particularly looked for first years. They were his favorite … prey.

And now his feet felt frozen, not wanting to move whatsoever. Maybe he could just stand here and wait till someone found him – but who would want to roam in the corridors right now? Surely they would know all about the monster – and would avoid coming here. He was going to get eaten, yes. Eaten and chewed – just like he chewed on that chicken leg earlier –

- his Mamaa wont even know that her little Koala bear had gone missing, not until the whole year was over. But when she would find out, it would be too late – he would have already been digested from the monster’s belly .. and turned into poop.

CRASSHH!! Merciless echo screeched through the air ..

And Orlando was running, running for his life. Not sure where he was going. Just running away from the yellow Monster that he was now sure was after him. Fear clinging onto him, he didn’t notice when he barged in the library, running still - running into the dark, running deep into the shelves, only picking on the distinct smell of books. Lots of books.

When he stopped, sweat glistening over his forehead – large pants escaping his mouth-he made sure there was no movement behind him. He was safe .. for now. He breathed a a sigh of relief .. and turned-

- only to be startled. He fell back on the floor with a yelp.

It was the girl. The black haired, still sad looking girl – “You ..”

“You are the girl who was sad about the mean boy” he announced dumbfounded, already feeling a strange sort of relief wash over him- surely this girl could help him on his way. “ .. and you still seem sad,”

[Hermione_loves_Ron]

Hand... cramping...ouch, ouch, loosen grip. As Issy let go of her quill and dropped it to the book in her lap, she gently flexed her hand into a fist over and over a few times. A gentle hand rest on her wrist which felt most of the cramp from her furtive writing. Alas - she had forgotten, over the summer, what writing so much could do to her little hand. She paused in her flexing to recap her ink and drop it into its drawstring bag -

- which was when she heard a yelp and a soft thud of a small body hitting the ground. Sitting up, rising on her knees, eyes widened, Issy blinked idly and eyed the lump on the floor. As it sat up, she, herself, squeaked. The boy! From the train! He was the one who subjected himself to her prattling on about... ag! Instantly, her cheeks were a soft, faint pink and she peered over the edge of her seat, craning her neck to see him. Yes, that was certainly him.

Right away, she knew she was right when he spoke.

Issy flinched at the nonchalant, practically announcement tone the boy had used in greeting. Ag, what an impression she'd left, eh? Wincing, she pinched her eyes closed for a moment and curled her lips inward in a sort of quick grimace that was all gone in a fraction of a second. Despite this, her stomach twisted and that lasted longer than the looks of fear and anguish had upon her face.

"Ahh, yes," was her meek reply. "That would be me." Still seemed sad? She supposed this was probably true, admittedly. "Do I?" Her head tipped to the side. "Uhm... what... exactly are you doing on the floor, anyway?"

Issy studied the smaller boy with curious eyes and a sort of half smile curled on her lips. He was a strange one this... what was his name, anyway?! How had Issy managed to spill her heart out to him and cry and drink chocolate milk from his pocket without once ever catching his name? Ag, she felt like a dunce then.

"You know. The floor is probably really dirty and such. If you want to sit, there's plenty of seats over this way, though, I do wonder why you're not in your Common Room? Isn't it rather late for a first year to be out?"

Really now. The boy kind of seemed lost, but how did one who was lost manage to look so in the library? At least he had an idea of where he was! Right? Closing her journal, she slipped that with her quill and the drawstring bag of inks back into her bag and pulled it into her lap.

[mathi]

Arithmancy. Alice's frowned. Why this subject seemed hard to her?! Kind of mental block?! She shrugged and slipped into the area with a mild sigh, looking around the place for a second to choose a right place to sleep well..do the Arithmancy homework..or atleast to try.

Finally she found one and slumped down on the chair with her bag sitting beside her. She needed help to finish this. Fyo. She had no idea where he was..again. Another sigh. Or..Torin. Boys..where are you?!

[WhittyBitty]

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Originally Posted by mathi

Arithmancy. Alice's frowned. Why this subject seemed hard to her?! Kind of mental block?! She shrugged and slipped into the area with a mild sigh, looking around the place for a second to choose a right place to sleep well..do the Arithmancy homework..or atleast to try.

Finally she found one and slumped down on the chair with her bag sitting beside her. She needed help to finish this. Fyo. She had no idea where he was..again. Another sigh. Or..Torin. Boys..where are you?!

Looked like it was time that Torin try to find an antidote for this love potion himself. Though the only problem was that he needed to find the book first.

He sighed loudly - or as loudly as he could in a library - and started to make his way over towards the books.

[mathi]

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Originally Posted by Whitterz

Looked like it was time that Torin try to find an antidote for this love potion himself. Though the only problem was that he needed to find the book first.

He sighed loudly - or as loudly as he could in a library - and started to make his way over towards the books.

WAs she heard a sigh? Again? but this time it was not her. Her head perked up to see another kinda frustrated(?) person. Ah. Torin! Boy..did you read my mind? Haha.

Alice raised her hand and waved to grab his attention towards her. "Torin!!" he hissed mildly.

[WhittyBitty]

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Originally Posted by mathi

WAs she heard a sigh? Again? but this time it was not her. Her head perked up to see another kinda frustrated(?) person. Ah. Torin! Boy..did you read my mind? Haha.

Alice raised her hand and waved to grab his attention towards her. "Torin!!" he hissed mildly.

He was just about to enter the book shelves when he heard someone hissing his name. Turning, he saw that it was Alice. He sighed again, this time under his breath. What would she need help with now?

He made his way over to her. "Don't tell me. It's more Arithmancy isn't it?"

[mathi]

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Originally Posted by Whitterz

He was just about to enter the book shelves when he heard someone hissing his name. Turning, he saw that it was Alice. He sighed again, this time under his breath. What would she need help with now?

He made his way over to her. "Don't tell me. It's more Arithmancy isn't it?"

Alice closed her mouth with both hands, trying to avoid laughng loudly. It was, Torin. I'm sorry boy..you're trapped.

"It's. I need your help, Torin" he said in low tone only to avoid disturbing others and pulled him by his hand to sit next to her.

[WhittyBitty]

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Originally Posted by mathi

Alice closed her mouth with both hands, trying to avoid laughng loudly. It was, Torin. I'm sorry boy..you're trapped.

"It's. I need your help, Torin" he said in low tone only to avoid disturbing others and pulled him by his hand to sit next to her.

Why did he always let himself be dragged into these situations? He liked her fine and all but he needed to get that recipe. But he also couldn't say no to her. She was his best friend's girlfriend.

"Okay, where do you need help?" he asked as he let himself be pulled into a chair.

[mathi]

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Originally Posted by Whitterz

Why did he always let himself be dragged into these situations? He liked her fine and all but he needed to get that recipe. But he also couldn't say no to her. She was his best friend's girlfriend.

"Okay, where do you need help?" he asked as he let himself be pulled into a chair.

By the look in his face Alice could tell he was upto something, not coming here for just doing homework. Something was there. She was curious now to know the secrecy behind his bit tired and confused face. Was he in trouble or something?!

Ahem. Subject.

"Right from the beginning." she grinned, "B'cuz I overslept and missed the class" she was slightly felt shy. Overslept was not her thing..but..still it was true that she missed her Arithmancy class. Sigh.

[WhittyBitty]

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Originally Posted by mathi

By the look in his face Alice could tell he was upto something, not coming here for just doing homework. Something was there. She was curious now to know the secrecy behind his bit tired and confused face. Was he in trouble or something?!

Ahem. Subject.

"Right from the beginning." she grinned, "B'cuz I overslept and missed the class" she was slightly felt shy. Overslept was not her thing..but..still it was true that she missed her Arithmancy class. Sigh.

She overslept? At the beginning of Term? That was bad. haha! He tried not to laugh at her. Instead he hid it behind clearing his throat loudly.

"Okay, have you at least looked in the textbook under the Transit Cycles? Especially the Physical one?"

[mathi]

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Originally Posted by Whitterz

She overslept? At the beginning of Term? That was bad. haha! He tried not to laugh at her. Instead he hid it behind clearing his throat loudly.

"Okay, have you at least looked in the textbook under the Transit Cycles? Especially the Physical one?"

Alice nodded, "I did. But unfortunately it looks like all written in some alien language" she sighed, and pulled out the Arithmancy book and parchments from her bag. New bag and perfect zips. Haha.

"Did you finish your homework?" she knew it was a stupid question, since he was so strong in Arithmancy and his fav. subject too, like Fyo.

[WhittyBitty]

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Originally Posted by mathi

Alice nodded, "I did. But unfortunately it looks like all written in some alien language" she sighed, and pulled out the Arithmancy book and parchments from her bag. New bag and perfect zips. Haha.

"Did you finish your homework?" she knew it was a stupid question, since he was so strong in Arithmancy and his fav. subject too.

He snorted at her comment. Poor Alice just didn't get Arithmancy. "Yes, I did do my homework actually. It's not that hard."

Well, he wasn't going to give her the answers. He was going to help her but not do it for her. "Okay, you do know which name the Physical Transition is attached to, right?" She had to know that or she was hopeless.

[mathi]

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Originally Posted by Whitterz

He snorted at her comment. Poor Alice just didn't get Arithmancy. "Yes, I did do my homework actually. It's not that hard."

Well, he wasn't going to give her the answers. He was going to help her but not do it for her. "Okay, you do know which name the Physical Transition is attached to, right?" She had to know that or she was hopeless.

See..she was right. He had done his homework already. Way ahead. She felt ashamed of herself a bit for not able to understand this sorta mathematical stuff. "Well..you can say that." she stuck out her tongue at him and started scribbling on the parchement with her new...white...bushy tailed quill. The quill looked awesome, so unique. Why not? It was Alice's. Hehe. Aho..back..back to subject.

She blinked twice and..spoke, "Ummm..Essence of Cycles." she was unsure, "..to provide additional imformations about our year ahead" she looked at him, Say yes..

[WhittyBitty]

He shook his head at her. "Nice try. But I was asking what name it's attached to. First, middle, or last?" He waited for her to try again.

[mathi]

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Originally Posted by Whitterz

He shook his head at her. "Nice try. But I was asking what name it's attached to. First, middle, or last?" He waited for her to try again.

Awe. She got it wrong again. Headdesk. Advantage..nah..disadvantage of overslept. "You did say it was a nice try. Aw...thank you," she giggled mildly, "Umm..from our first name..right?" she leaned over the desk.

[DH Vixen]

Mina walked in to the library, looking for the perfect place to start gather her thoughts. She'd originally intended to just study in the Ravenclaw Common Room, but she felt the library draw her in. Finding a small table she set her texts out and started to review her Arithmancy notes.

The whole time she was in class, she was utterly confused. In theory, she thought she would understand, but it all seemed to go over her head while she sat there. Flipping open her text, she began to re-read everything. She was probably just making it out to be harder than it really was.

She sure liked a challenge and if it was the last time she did before heading heading back to the common room, she was going to understand this.


With a new sense of confident, she pulled out her Arithmancy Profile Journal and some parchment for her homework and started to work.

[WhittyBitty]

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Originally Posted by mathi

Awe. She got it wrong again. Headdesk. Advantage..nah..disadvantage of overslept. "You did say it was a nice try. Aw...thank you," she giggled mildly, "Umm..from our first name..right?" she leaned over the desk.

He smiled at her. "Very good. Now, what does the Physical Transit tell one about themselves?" She had to understand this question.

[mathi]

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Originally Posted by Whitterz

He smiled at her. "Very good. Now, what does the Physical Transit tell one about themselves?" She had to understand this question.

Alice shook her head, looking both at him and then the text book, refused to take a hint from the book. "I dont know..you tell me" she trailed off, "Please..." now fully leant over the desk.

[iloveluna]

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Originally Posted by DH Vixen

Mina walked in to the library, looking for the perfect place to start gather her thoughts. She'd originally intended to just study in the Ravenclaw Common Room, but she felt the library draw her in. Finding a small table she set her texts out and started to review her Arithmancy notes.

The whole time she was in class, she was utterly confused. In theory, she thought she would understand, but it all seemed to go over her head while she sat there. Flipping open her text, she began to re-read everything. She was probably just making it out to be harder than it really was.

She sure liked a challenge and if it was the last time she did before heading heading back to the common room, she was going to understand this.


With a new sense of confident, she pulled out her Arithmancy Profile Journal and some parchment for her homework and started to work.

Alice walked in and sat down next to Mina. She had her hands full with food, apparently the house elves in the kitchen were more than happy to give you stuff...."Hi Mina! Had any classes yet? I had D.A.D.A. this morning, here I am doing homework. I can't wait for muggle studies though....I'll be top student because my dad is a muggle."Alice said. She sounded more comfortable after one day in Hogwarts. She had already explored a lot and she was half-way done! She wondered if Mina or Anya would look around with her....

[Yusrieee]

You heard it right, homework makes him lose control. Blake Wright is not one of those who likes to hand their homework on time, actually he doesn't bother doing them all together.

With his bag slinging over his shoulder, Blake entered the Library for the first time.

Whoa! It was huuuuggggeee and there were so many books, totally useless to be honest, who has the time to read them anyway. He strode towards an empty table and plopped on the chair, sighing deeply.

"Stupid boring Arithmancy homework" He muttered, slamming the book and his quill on the table. He dug his hand into the bag and moved it around, trying to grab a parchment. Oh poo! He doesn't have any parchment to begin with, Blake slumped in the chair and took out his dead neon green Ipod, aww it was so pretty, stupid Hogwarts killed it.

[suncat]

Reagan bit her lip, arranging the words in her mind before copying them onto the paper. The essay wasn't so hard, but for once, homework was the furthest thing from her mind. She just didn't... well, feel like it.

With a sigh, she put down the quill and crossed her legs. Blue eyes passed over the other occupants for the study tables, and one boy stood out among the rest. He was fiddling with a muggle pod thingy. He was decidedly adorable, but from his posture and unassembled homework equipment, she could tell he wasn't particularly someone she'd get along with.

Finally she shut her book and stood up, preparing to go. But her feet had other plans, and she found herself standing by the boy's chair.

"Do you need help?" she blurted, not really sure where the words had come from.

[WhittyBitty]

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Originally Posted by mathi

Alice shook her head, looking both at him and then the text book, refused to take a hint from the book. "I dont know..you tell me" she trailed off, "Please..." now fully leant over the desk.

He sighed. It was right in the book. "I'll tell you the answer. Just this one time. After that you will have to look if you don't know it. 'cause how will you learn otherwise?" He was being a bit strict but that's how he was. He didn't like copying and getting answers. But he liked Alice.

"It's tells you what's set to happen in your future."

[Yusrieee]

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Originally Posted by suncat

Reagan bit her lip, arranging the words in her mind before copying them onto the paper. The essay wasn't so hard, but for once, homework was the furthest thing from her mind. She just didn't... well, feel like it.

With a sigh, she put down the quill and crossed her legs. Blue eyes passed over the other occupants for the study tables, and one boy stood out among the rest. He was fiddling with a muggle pod thingy. He was decidedly adorable, but from his posture and unassembled homework equipment, she could tell he wasn't particularly someone she'd get along with.

Finally she shut her book and stood up, preparing to go. But her feet had other plans, and she found herself standing by the boy's chair.

"Do you need help?" she blurted, not really sure where the words had come from.

Sob.sob

"I'll bury you somewhere love, somewhere green and peaceful." He mumbled, looking at his Ipod, ahh the golden days they spent together..sigh.

Blake's blue eyes flickered up at the sound of a very sweet voice or so he thought. Lo and Behold, a very pretty girl was standing right next to him and inquired if he needed help.

Well he did need some assistance but if such a pretty girl was going to guide him, playing a little dumb wouldn't hurt, would it?
"Loads, I mean I don't have any idea about this thing." He said, picking up the arithmancy notebook and slamming it back on the table.