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*Nordic Witch* · #1 (**permalink**) 04-16-2015, 04:15 PM

2086 SUMMER FIELD TRIP
Sponsored by Hogwarts Board of Governors

The sponsored trip is a weeklong exploration and uncovering of the mysteries of our own backyard. Join us at a loch in the Scottish highlands for an exciting adventure/summer field trip. Do you have what it takes to uncover the potential secrets hidden beneath the surface of a loch, together with some of the school staff and your student peers? If you feel daring, excited to explore, or just eager to spend a week with your friends, you should sign up for what will hopefully be a fun, action-packed summer trip.

SPOILER!!: The Rpers

Events to follow: (here we will link important posts/new scenes)

Bazinga · 04-17-2015, 03:59 AM

Portkey was not his favorite way to travel, but Bart landed on his feet. Once his balance was fully there he looked around at the rest of his group. Everyone made it alright and no one fell on their face? Though if they did he hoped he landed just in time to see it. It could be epic depending on the person. He eyed quickly around for a certain few. Not noticing anything big deal his eyes moved back to his own group and he made sure Cinna landed alright and then glanced at Emmy and Brynny.

"So what's first on the list?" He said not really to anyone, but to everyone. One of the adults should have the agenda he hoped. His eyes took in the view and he moved towards the outside of the group. No need to be so close anymore, he could breath easy a little further away.

So time for the fun to begin!

Charely Potter · 04-17-2015, 04:11 AM

"All together now!" Professor Thompson commanded before his group grabbed the old tire. Immediately they all had experienced the best and the worst benefits in the traveling. Lots of twisting and pulling and many contortions. Despite all that, Javier managed to land quite gracefully onto the grassy open field. As for the rest, well, he can at least note that no one had been left behind in his group.

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Originally Posted by Bazinga

"So what's first on the list?" He said not really to anyone, but to everyone. One of the adults should have the agenda he hoped. His eyes took in the view and he moved towards the outside of the group. No need to be so close anymore, he could breath easy a little further away.

Eagerness was promoted here, "Glad you asked, Mr. Maroon." Now then, "We have someone along the way that is expecting us who will then show us the way." First with residency and then all the fun exciting stuff. "Try not to get too comfy until then."

FearlessLeader19 · 04-17-2015, 04:47 AM

Travelling by Portkey was soooooo awesome! Adi was determined not to land on his face... nor his butt. LOL. Annnnnd his feet slammed into the ground causing him to teeter for a bit. "Woah!" His hand shot out to grab at anything that could steady him. "Thanks, man,'' Adi said looking around to the person whose shoulder he was clutching. It was Bart. Seemed like he had appeared close to one of the other groups. He shout the dude a grin before turning to look around for AJ, Margo and Henric.

And were they getting started soon on whatever it was they had to do The Puffer thought he head Thompson mention something about someone meeting them?

Symphora · 04-17-2015, 07:05 AM

"Whooaaaa!" Henric yelled as he was tossed around in the air.He didn't know what to do so he just braced himself for impact. His feet hit the ground but he tripped and fell onto the ground, rolling over a muddy field before landing onto his back. It took him a moment to realise what just happened to him.
"Oww..."he moaned.

Jessiqua · 04-17-2015, 10:34 AM

Zhenya had to stand completely still, eyes closed, for a few moments. Ugh that portkey nausea was disgusting. She breathed in through her nose and out through her mouth a few times, before she trusted herself to open her eyes and not vomit. Yep, she felt good now. She was on SUMMER HOLIDAYS and she was on a field trip! So super awesome. Having been running a little late, she hadn't had time to say hello to anyone, or see who else was on the trip. "Hi Adi, how are you?" She asked her friend. "Hello Professor Thompson," she added, smiling at one of the Professors who had been so kind as to give up their own summer vacation to take the students on an awesome adventure.

**Scott Maclaren** · 04-17-2015, 03:19 PM

Ever the cautious bloke, Scott stood at some distance from the agreed spot of arrival and waited for the group he would be leading into the Loch today. Portkeys were tricky things, y'know, and the man didn't fancy becoming a landing pad for the one kid that hadn't quite mastered the art of not knocking people over while you hit the ground screaming. It was a delicate thing to be sure.

Even after a few landed, the man was sure to wait because you just couldn't be sure. Satisfied with what he saw, the man finally approached the group with a wide grin and a loud clap of his hands to announce his presence.

"G'mornin', nice t' see so many 'o you!" Had they mentioned the group being this large? Ah well, it didn't matter, he was being paid by the head. "Fer those 'o you tha' don' know, my name's Scott Maclaren an' I'll be yer Tour Guide 'o sorts fer this trip. Ye excited?"

OF COURSE they were, otherwise they'd be off enjoying their summers instead of taking an educational trip of all things during their break.

Hera · 04-17-2015, 03:28 PM

If he wasn't so used to travelling by portray, he'd have found himself flat on his face with a broken ankle to boot. But he was ACE at it... now. After landing with a controlled thud, Zeke steadied himself - still holding Hady's hand - how was she? Righting himself and hitching his bag more securely onto his shoulder he peered to his companion, having let go of the umbrella upon touch down.

THEY MADE IT!

He was watching people catch their breath as they were met by a stranger.

Scott Whatshisface?

Tour guide?

AWESOME!

Zeke beamed, offering a small wave and a VERY excited grin. Yes. Yes he was.

"This is going to be SO cool," he whispered to Hady.

FearlessLeader19 · 04-17-2015, 03:51 PM

The next person Adi caught sight of was Zhenya. Was she alright? She looked as though she might be sick... and she seemed to sense him looking at her. "Heya, Zhenya. You alright there?'' He grinned as he adjusted his sunglasses. "I'm doing super cool,'' he replied in his best 'surfer dude' voice. He laughed. "I'm doing great, thanks for asking.'' And who was that SHOUTING their head off? O_O

Adi spun around just in time to see Henric taking a nice dive into some mud. It would have been a funny sight if Adi wasn't concerned that his friend might be injured. "Yo, Henric!'' He jogged over to the boy. "This is no time to be playing around,'' he joked. "You hurt?'' Adi stuck out a hand to help Henric to his feet as he heard an unfamiliar voice addressing those that had gathered so far. Turning his head, he saw a man had joined them. Oh... so that was the person Thompson had been referring to. Scott Maclaren was he name? Anyyywaaayyy, Adi sure was ready to get officially started with the rest of the trip. Just as soon as Henric here got to his feet.

SweetPeea · 04-17-2015, 05:09 PM

Thank Merlin she was rather used to taking a portkey, otherwise the fifteen year old would have probably have gotten sick or fallen right in front of Ethan & the whole group, & THAT would have been beyond embarrassing. After they had arrived, Josie had noticed that she & Ethan were still holding hands. Heh. She looked at their hands before she looked up at him. A small smile had formed as she looked at him. Her face felt a bit warm as usual, but if he asked if she was alright, she could possibly just say she felt nauseous from the portkey, even she wasn't, right? Right?

Before she could say something to him, she turned to look at Professor Thompson as he told everyone not to get too comfortable for there was going to be someone arriving soon to show them around, which this man appeared not too long after they had. He introduced himself as Scott Maclaren. She smiled a little bit, still holding Ethan's hand, as Mr. Maclaren was speaking to the group & seemed very excited to be showing them around. She may not have been showing it too much, but she was very excited to begin this journey as well.

Tazenhani · 04-17-2015, 06:06 PM

She had to be nuts. It was something she decided during the portkey travel. Rather than screaming her fool head off, Amur had broken into hysterical laughter. It wasn't scary, it wasn't sickening, it was fun!! Like riding a dragon all over again, except one that didn't know how to fly, and she was just holding on for the ride.

Unlike her fellow classmates, or field-mates, Amur didn't know how to land from a portkey. It was the most ungraceful landing she could have imagined, and she had both imagined and seen a lot of such landings. She tumbled away from the umbrella, only mildly aware of the throbbing of her shoulder and the wind that had been knocked from her lungs. The second was a bit more problematic, given she wasn't quite done laughing yet.

All thoughts of kidnapping Professors had been left behind at the platform.

Rolling onto her hands and knees, Amur pushed herself upright and pulled her hair back from her face with both hands, breath coming in intervals of giggles. What and who was this now? A tour guide?

SPOILER!!: Mr. Mclaren

Beaming, Amur glanced over at the others near her, Zeke and Hady and other familiar but unintroduced faces. Who would have thought? A Scottsman called Scott. Her grin widened even more. "Mr. Maclaren? Can we...call you Scotty?"

Stefan · 04-17-2015, 07:16 PM

SPOILER!!: Josie

Even after years of side-apparating, Ethan can’t help but feel sick after travelling via portkeys. The first few moments were fun though, but during the travel...bleugh. Gross. As consolation however, he didn’t fall flat on his face...or bum. He exited the travel like a pro, and what was better? He was still holding hands with Josie. The sixteen year old turned and checked his ~~date~~companion. “Everything okay?” he asked with a grin. Ethan secretly searched her if she was really okay because...ahem. Concerned friend right there.

It didn’t take long for everyone to arrive. He tugged Josie along to the side so that no one will land on them accidentally. Sure, they were able to exit flawlessly, but some of the damage happens right after you do it. Now that they were on the safe spot, Ethan looked down and saw that Josie was still holding his hand. The Slytherin looked away, trying his best not to giggle. Good Merlin. Forcing himself to focus his attention to the guide, Ethan cleared his thoughts as Mr. Scotty Watchamacallit introduced himself. Well, his first name was easy to recall, yes? Mr. Scotty, the Scot from Scotland, their Scottish Guide. Cool, cool.

*Kolyander* · 04-17-2015, 07:30 PM

Spinning, flipping, tumbling and free falling were all experiences Hady was used to...only not all AT THE SAME TIME!

Goodness how she detested the way of travel it made her head ache and she was always dizzy upon landing. Luckily she didn't have to deal with getting sick as well anymorecause that would be epically horrible! However she may have gotten away with not getting sick but that didn't stop her from stumbling the moment her feet hit ground...and no she couldn't stumble forwards it just had to be backwards and right into Zeke's seeing as they still had each others hands. Tightening her fingers around his hand she leaned against him for the brief moment it took to allow the dizziness to pass before she looked at him. "Never can quite get the landing down..." She mumbled to him with a small laugh showing she wasn't hurt at all.

Letting go of the umbrella Hady shifted her gaze from her bestie to the tour guide? Hmm that was rather cool...he had to know everything fun and interesting there was to do around here right? Hopefully he did. Could they get going, had everyone arrived yet?

The brunette quickly swept her gaze over the area to see that everyone seemed okay. "Yeah it is, what do you think we'll get to do first?" She asked in reply to Zeke's question, her free hand moving to push her bag up on her shoulder more then to fix some stray hair behind her ears. Stupid portkey travel made her hair all messy.

oh its Erik ok · 04-17-2015, 10:50 PM

Ugh the feeling of a portkey was not fun. Not fun in the slightest. He felt like he had to puke but nothing was coming up. It was horrible. Well at least he was here now and apparently waiting on someone.

So Dante did the most obvious thing and took a seat on the ground. Might as well enjoy the seat before the go off somewhere on foot. Plus you knew when they would get to sit again today. And they tour giude person showed up. Scotty. Yeah Dante would call him Scotty.

"Excited as i can be, Mr. Scotty!"

Scotty reminds him of a song. Now idea what the song was about. But it was catchy.

Scotty Doesn't Know...

Symphora · 04-17-2015, 11:23 PM

SPOILER!!: Adi

Henric looked up and saw Adi's looking down at him.He nodded and took his helping hand so he could get back up on his feet."Yeah,I'm fine..I think,thanks Adi,"he replied, brushing the mud off his clothes.
"That was brilliant that portkey was!" he couldn't help exclaimed excitedly. Seriously, his mind was still reeling from the incredible journey he just experienced.Although it was his first time using the portkey,he could have handled it with grace without him embarrassingly stumbling over his feet, he was still completely and utterly amazed. He looked back to check if Leah had arrived, he didn't want her to be hurt as well.

Henric turned around when a voice with a heavily scottish accent approached their group. Oh nice, he was their tour guide.He smiled and greeted back,"Good morning, Mr.Scotty." He nodded agreeably along with the others who were excited for this trip.
"Where do you think he'll take us?"Henric asked Adi. They were all going to see the lochness monster right, they couldn't go underwater...could they?

keepmeclose22 · 04-17-2015, 11:30 PM

Austin's first portkey ride was awful. He felt like he was being pulled in two different directions, and he ended up landing on his back. Thankfully his backpack wasn't damaged. He would like to keep the stuff he brought, thank you very much. He got up, and joined the group he came in with, mainly because he didn't know what else to do. Eventually the other groups had made it, and now they were waiting on... who?

Ah, must be this really Scottish guy introducing himself. Enough people were asking him questions, so he decided to keep quiet. His stomach growled, and he hoped no one could hear. Kneeling down, he dug through his bag to happily find a small treat. Thank Merlin. He thought. He stood back up and looked around. Where were they going?

Jessiqua · 04-18-2015, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

The next person Adi caught sight of was Zhenya. Was she alright? She looked as though she might be sick... and she seemed to sense him looking at her. "Heya, Zhenya. You alright there?'' He grinned as he adjusted his sunglasses. "I'm doing super cool,'' he replied in his best 'surfer dude' voice. He laughed. "I'm doing great, thanks for asking.'' And who was that SHOUTING their head off? O_O

Zhenya nodded, trying not to feel embarrassed, "Just… just get a bit portkey sick sometimes." But his… did his voice break over the summer? She giggled when he laughed, adding "I'm glad you're super cool! How did your exams go?" She only remembered how awful the OWL's were and now… oh, now she had to prepare for NEWTs.

littledhampir · 04-18-2015, 12:44 AM

Hayden had never traveled by portkey before, and it was nothing like she expected. It was a force pushing her seemingly every way. It seemed to last for hours, yet at the same time it seemed to stop as suddenly as it had started. The stop was a shock, and she wouldn't have been able to keep her balance even if her feet had landed on the ground. She landed on her back and rolled a couple times. Hayden laid still for just a moment, catching her breath and regaining her senses. Of course everyone had seemed her, but she was sure that she was not the only person who hadn't been able to land perfectly.

Hayden got to her feet and brushed herself off. She wasn't embarrassed, it wasn't in her nature really. And she wasn't hurt, just a little shocked still and not yet fully recovered from the weird and unpleasant mode of transportation. She moved close to Adi and stood near him. If there was anything dangerous in the adventure they would face, she knew the older boy would protect her. Plus, he was her friend and they hadn't had time to talk at the station.

"How were your OWLs?" She asked curiously. He'd just finished his fifth year which meant he'd just had to take them. Hayden was quickly approaching her own fifth year, and though she hadn't quite started to get nervous yet, she was curious. She was always curious.

sweetpinkpixie · 04-18-2015, 12:48 AM

Oh boy. Oh man. Oh yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup. NOPE!

No more space ice cream before portkeying. Ever.

Having landed with a surprising grace on his feet, the astronomer only had the chance to offer the tour guide fellow cursory salute before he bolted for the nearest bush and shoved his head in it.

BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERG.

Casey O · 04-18-2015, 01:06 AM

Marigold was pretty good at portkeys in the sense that she could take one without feeling nauseous, but was pretty inept at landing, in the sense that she was clumsy and fell every. single. time.

This time was no different, as her feet touched down and promptly buckled from underneath her. Ugh. She stayed sitting on the floor because laziness, but gave a wave to the tour guide. Hello.

Sararara · 04-18-2015, 01:54 AM

Norah's eyelids flew open as she fell onto her knees. She shook the hair out of her face and brushed herself off before looking around and grinning. That. Was. AWESOME. Mostly, anyways. The falling bit hadn't been too awesome but as least she wasn't that far off the ground. She never thought she'd be thankful for shortness but you learn something new every day, right? Or at least that's what her gran always said, and grandmothers probably told the truth by law or something.

She adjusted her bag on her shoulders and stood next to Mari because that was always the bestest standing place. When were they going to see the lo--OOOH! Tour guide, COOL. Grinning, she turned to face him and giggled to herself when he introduced himself. A Scottish man named SCOTT. She was going to move back to France and name her child Francine and it was going to be AWESOME. Resuming her swaying from side to side, Norah nodded enthusiastically at the tour dude's question. Excited? OH YEAH.

SilverTiger · 04-18-2015, 02:28 AM

Brooklyn preferred the feeling of side-along apparition, but portkeys weren’t that bad. If anything, she’d managed to land on her feet, anyway. She didn’t expect any less, but then, she also figured Ethan would have caught her if she did. Or maybe, she just expected it given his obvious feeling he needed to watch over her. Either way, it wasn’t necessary, and she’d let him worry about the Claw girl as she let go of the tire and took a few steps away.

Almost as soon as the guy with the Scottish accent had made his appearance, and she looked at him with a mixture of distrust and curiosity. A tour guide might be a good thing, but they were just going to explore the lake, weren’t they? She hadn’t thought they’d be going anywhere else. The tour guide’s presence might mean she could get out of having to demonstrate how to go camping though. She could handle him if he provided useful for that or anything else. Right now, he was just a stranger with an accent. Even if Professor Thompson and the other Hogwarts people trusted him.

Oh, and there was Professor Flamsteed throwing up in a bush. Ew.

lazykitty · 04-18-2015, 02:30 AM

Hitting the ground and rolling, rolling, rolling. All she could hear was talking, barfing and..... wait, was that a new voice? "Huh?" Yeah, Heather knew many languages and understood many accents but that one? Not so much.

Deciding not to stay on the ground unlike others, Heather pulled herself up and began brushing her clothes off.

emjay · 04-18-2015, 03:20 AM

Having never used a portkey for travel before, it probably wasn't surprising that Brynn's landing wasn't a graceful one. Stumbling as her feet met the ground, she fell forward and caught herself with her hands.Taking a minute to get her bearings, she slowly made her way upright, brushing off her hands on her shorts. She felt kind of nauseous too and she took a few deep breaths to try to get rid of that feeling.

Looking around, she noticed a few others on the ground. At least she could take some comfort in knowing that she wasn't the only one who had a hard time staying upright. Hearing a rather commanding voice, Brynn looked in the direction of its sound, seeing someone who appeared to be in charge. Oh.. tour guide.. that made sense. So what were they going to do/see first?

Bazinga · 04-18-2015, 04:04 AM

SPOILER!!: Thompson

Bart glanced over at Professor Thompson. He was always the smart one, hence why he was the one that asked, ha! Someone was going to be with them, for this trip? That was interesting. He assumed the three ~~stooges~~ adults could guide them through their trip, but maybe it would be a hot girl tour guide or something. That could be fun! "A'ight I wont." Couldn't possibly get too comfy here even if you wanted to.

SPOILER!!: Adi

Bart had very quick instincts and once he felt something on his shoulder he about grabbed it and caused pain for touching him, but he resisted and looked to see the Puffer prefect standing next to him. "No problem." Just don't let it happen again is what he wanted to say, but he didn't he stayed quiet. "You okay?"

SPOILER!!: Guide

Who was this hair flipper? Their guide? Great they were all in for a lame trip, someone with that much hair and it look like that spent more time in front of a mirror then out on adventures. Maybe the girls might enjoy a nice trip to the salon with him. He shrugged at the excited comment, sure couldn't he tell?

SPOILER!!: Brynny

Noticing red hair on the ground he looked closer, "You alright Brynny?" He had done the portkey thing many times to Australia and back so it wasn't anything new, but Brynny never seemed to go anywhere, maybe he could take her with him next time he visited family in Sydney. That could be fun.

Watching the rest of the group show their attention to the tour guide what's his name, he decided he could listen too. For a little bit at least.

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