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sweetpinkpixie · #1 (**permalink**) 12-15-2012, 03:59 PM

Feel like looking at some stars? You've come to the right place. From here in the Hogwarts Observatory you can see a tiny fraction of the 400 billion or so stars found in the Milky Way Galaxy. This circular but spacious room has been locked and opened as many times as there have been Astronomy professors staffed at the school. The huge telescope that former Hogwarts Astronomy professor, Professor Anteres, had put in years ago is still here and fully operable. Students are very welcome to try and use it. If you need a hand Professor Flamsteed is always somewhere close by and can lend you assistance. If the giant telescope is too much there is always smaller telescopes stored away in the cupboards around the room which you can borrow and use as you please as well as other astronomy objects.

Large star charts are pinned to the walls which anyone is free to study for own leisure or school assignment. Don't try and take the charts down though, as they are charmed to warn if somebody tries to remove them.

Stargazing is an activity best practiced at night and therefore the observatory remains unlocked. Students adhere by a curfew and after that hour no students should be found out of bed. If you desire to study the heavens after curfew, you need a signed note from Professor Flamsteed showing that you are allowed to stay up after hours. If caught after hours without a signed note you can expect that there will be consequences like loss of house points or detention.

The observatory is place for scientific inquiry much like the library is a place to immerse yourself in books, since it’s a shrine to our massively beautiful universe. Please respect any teacher or student spending time in the observatory by not running around or shouting in high pitched voices. Just because Professor Flamsteed isn't currently in the observatory doesn't mean he isn't watching what is going on.

OOC: you do not HAVE to RP your character asking permission from Professor Flamsteed in his office before posting here after hours and may pretend that you received permission. Also, please keep in mind that while looking at the stars can be a romantic endeavor, that is not the purpose of the observatory and any mischief may result in points being deducted or detention.

Hera · 09-05-2015, 12:41 PM

The day had been painful. It had come to his attention that while he often forgot things, 'forgetting' was not a skill that he possessed and therefore wasn't able to exercise it at all between the carriage ride some twenty-four hours ago and now. Had it really been so long already? He couldn't be certain... numbers never were his strong suit - it was a miracle he did so well with arithmancy. Either way, knowing that SOMETHING was in store, without knowing what it was, was eating him alive.

As it was, he was here, at the place and at the time which was negotiated with one Maggie Traulton. Now all he had to do was wait. The fact that the common room was but a stone throw away was as much a blessing as a curse. He was here on time - early even, but with that came the task of standing idle... and he hated standing idle.

Leaning against a section of the wall, lazily trying to make SOMETHING of the star chart hanging there, Zeke passed time. Seconds, more seconds, minutes even. Who really knew? Time was irrelevant.

Lislchen · 09-05-2015, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Hera

The day had been painful. It had come to his attention that while he often forgot things, 'forgetting' was not a skill that he possessed and therefore wasn't able to exercise it at all between the carriage ride some twenty-four hours ago and now. Had it really been so long already? He couldn't be certain... numbers never were his strong suit - it was a miracle he did so well with arithmancy. Either way, knowing that SOMETHING was in store, without knowing what it was, was eating him alive.

As it was, he was here, at the place and at the time which was negotiated with one Maggie Traulton. Now all he had to do was wait. The fact that the common room was but a stone throw away was as much a blessing as a curse. He was here on time - early even, but with that came the task of standing idle... and he hated standing idle.

Leaning against a section of the wall, lazily trying to make SOMETHING of the star chart hanging there, Zeke passed time. Seconds, more seconds, minutes even. Who really knew? Time was irrelevant.

Maggie hadn't had time to change out of her school uniform since she'd headed upstairs right after class. After having finally made it to the Astronomy Tower, she paused for a moment to run her fingers through her hair and brush down her skirt. Luckily she was in shape so she didn't have to fear to appear out of breath or anything. No flushed cheeks either.

~~Not yet.~~

She'd walked the last few steps up to the observatory, quietly and slowly. Magdalena was exactly ON time. She wasn't late. Nope.

A Maggie Traulton is never late, nor is she early, she arrives precisely when she means to.

When she finally spotted Zeke, her lips curled into a small smirk. He was waiting for her. It was an oddly satisfying thing to know. "I'm here!" Maggie announced somewhat smugly, taking another couple steps closer to the Gryffindor. Yep. She was. Hi.

Hera · 09-05-2015, 02:54 PM

Zeke was sure he was staring at a constellation he had studied once before, but the name of it didn't come to him, and it didn't keep his attention for too long either. He had heard her footsteps coming, as light as they were, and had turned in time to see her enter. Physically he responded almost instantly, a casual smirk lifting the corners of his lips. Words however, took longer to form. Did he LOOK casual? Because that's what he was aiming for, not that he made much work of it.

Pushing away from the wall, hands in pockets, he took a couple of measured steps toward her in an effort to close the gap but still maintained some distance. Meeting halfway seemed a good way to start.

"So you are," he managed to reply, pausing where he was. His hazel eyes locked on hers briefly before trailing to her lips and back up again. Sooooooo.... what did she want to show him? He was keen to find out. Removing a hand from his pocket he held it out to her, expecting her to take it so that he might pull her closer. He could deal with not knowing her plans for a little longer, so long as he could be distracted in the meantime. She wouldn't leave him hanging... right?

Lislchen · 09-05-2015, 03:07 PM

He DID look casual. Too casual. It bothered her a little.

Maggie had been hoping for him to be all anxious to find out what it was she wanted to try. At least he'd been there before her. That was something. If he'd been late to this meeting she would have probably left and never talked to him again. So. Zeke was lucky that he'd been early. For whatever reason.

Still looking for some kind of sign in his eyes – or on his face – that would show that he wasn't in fact as casual as he appeared to be, Maggie just stood there for a long moment. Yes. She HAD noticed his hand. No. She wasn't taking it right away. Not yet. Not yet. Still just searching his face. Still not-

Okay.

Finally she did take his hand. But instead of letting him pull her towards him she tugged on his hand instead to make HIM come closer. Maggie tilted her head slightly and straightened up until her face was right in front of his, their noses almost touching. "Sooo....." She dragged out the word. "How was your day?" Could he tell that she was smirking? She was trying very hard to hide it (but not really), even pressing her lips together briefly.

They had looooooots of tiiiiiime.

Hera · 09-05-2015, 03:27 PM

He was beginning to think that maybe she would leave him hanging..... she was taking too long. Zeke's heart skipped a beat as she appeared to be thinking over his gesture. What was there to think about? On top of that, his arm was feeling a little heavy now, so almost any response would be welcomed - though he did have a preferred response.

Relieved when she did finally accept his hand, Zeke was only too happy to follow her command and stepped into line in front of her. She had the power, for now. Involuntarily, the familiar feeling of a lump formed in his throat, but he quickly dismissed it, instead focusing on her gaze now that she was so close.

Soooooooo.

Yes. So.

He wanted to lean in and claim what he wanted, but before he had the chance to... she was making small talk. That was his thing, did she have to do his thing right now? "It was long," he confessed, eyebrows raised. "How was yours?" Did she miss him?

Lislchen · 09-05-2015, 04:00 PM

Long. His day had been long.

That wasn't enough for her to give in so she simply nodded. "Oh? Why?" See, she was even helping him a little. Wasn't she just this nicest person ever? Maggie certainly thought so. And her lips had curled into a small smile by now.

See? Totally nice.

When he returned the question, Maggie didn't really have a good answer for him. Without thinking she squeezed his hand with both of hers, trying to come up with something good to say. "You know..." That was not it.

In the end she just echoed his words. "....long."

Hera · 09-05-2015, 04:18 PM

She was playing games, and while he loved games, this wasn't what he had in mind. He would play along though, because otherwise they'd get nowhere.

"Because of you," he answered truthfully. "I was thinking we should have done this," whatever this was, "before breakfast, or lunch... we should work on our timing for next time." And yes, he was perfectly comfortable with being even the slightest bit cheeky right now.

Whether squeezing his hand was part of Maggie's answer, he wasn't sure... but he wouldn't complain. Instead he waited for her to answer her own question, and was surprised when it mirrored his. So she DID miss him (because it seemed obvious to him). "We're here now though," he pointed out, both of his hands now holding hers.

Lislchen · 09-05-2015, 05:16 PM

Ah. There you go.

Maggie's smile morphed into a smug smirk. She reached up with one hand to boop his nose, then lowered it again. He was right though. Their timing could've been better. Not just today but in general. "Maybe next time you can...plan this then." With better timing and stuff, you know.

They were both here.

That was true.

But he still didn't seem to be curious about what she'd brought along for today. Which was rude. Not tooooo rude though. Not enough for her to drop his hands or anything. Which, by the way, she didn't mind. The hand-holding that is. It didn't necessarily MEAN anything but she didn't mind it. Maggie gave his hands another squeeze, still watching him.

"Mhm."

Hera · 09-06-2015, 12:24 AM

He'd come to realise that nose booping was never out of the question where Maggie was concerned, and though he never much liked such gestures, he didn't much mind it from her. It was endearing, even. There was no doubting that she looked pleased with herself, so he'd obviously told her what she wanted to hear. His own slight smirk broke into a small grin when she suggested he might get to take the reigns on this meeting thing next time. "I like the sound of that." Because he did.

...

...

But then there was, Mhm.

Mhm?

Tight-lipped in an effort to refrain from laughing, Zeke considered the ridiculousness of the situation. She organises this meet. Tells him pretty much nothing about it. Arrives. And now there was nothing. Did he have to ask for it? Is that what she wanted?

After internally composing himself, Zeke leaned forward the stalled fraction, which was all that was needed to rest his cheek against hers, his lips close to her ear. "We're here..." he repeated in a whisper, "so what did you want to show me?" He wanted to know, needed to know. He'd waited all day for this!

Lislchen · 09-06-2015, 06:18 AM

...

........

Maggie shivered slightly. She couldn't help it. His breath against her ear made her skin tingle. Her cheeks even flushed with color and she just stood there and couldn't do anything about it. They were talking right? They'd been talking about something. He'd asked her a question. Only what?

Instead of answering him, Maggie tilted her head and kissed him. Hard.

Words? Words weren't needed. And no this wasn't the answer to his question.

Hera · 09-06-2015, 12:25 PM

As soon as the words had left his lips, he pulled back enough to gauge her reaction. He was expectant, to say the least. However, despite his expectations, Maggie's response was far better than the one he had imagined.

Smiling against her lips, he kissed her back urgently.

Was this what she wanted to show him? He wasn't about to stop to ask, stopping was impractical and if this wasn't it then he was content enough to wait it out. Squeezing her hands, he pulled her closer still.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-06-2015, 01:07 PM

Bolting out of his office, the Astronomy professor made his way towards the observatory with the grace of a troll learning ballet. Tripping over his own feet once or twice....or more...he finally emerged through the entrance, nostrils flaring, and pointing accusingly at the two students.

STUDENTS WHO HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE THEIR FACES WERE SMASHING ONE ANOTHER'S.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU TWO ARE DOING IN THIS SANCTUARY OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY?!"

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?

And no, biology would not be an acceptable response.

Oh, right. He was forgetting something.

"Live long and prosper," he grumbled as an afterthought.

But he was soon back to accusatory pointing. ALL THE POINTING AND NOSTRIL FLARING!

Lislchen · 09-06-2015, 05:04 PM

Oooookay. Yeah no. That was NOT how she had planned this. Giving up her position of power had definitely NOT been how she'd wanted this to go. She didn't really know what had made her kiss him, especially now that he'd FINALLY asked her the question she'd wanted him to ask. She was weak. Ugh. But not even this realization made her stop what she was doing.

What DID make her stop was what happened next however.

The second thing that didn't go to plan.

~~Believe it or not, Professor Flamsteed had not been part of the plan.~~

With a surprised gasp Maggie instinctively pushed Zeke away from her. Only she didn't let go of his hands so essentially she just stumbled forward a second later, leaving them even closer as they had been a second ago. Acting without thinking she moved slightly so that the Gryffindor was between her and the professor.

..........words. What are words?

Maggie didn't dare look at either of them but hadn't exactly let go of Zeke either. Could he deal with this? Meanwhile she was just going to stand here and....like....figure out how to string words together to form a coherent sentence. Yeah that.

Hera · 09-07-2015, 12:17 AM

He was enjoying himself too much to care what the sound of hurried footsteps meant for them, because, yeah, this was nice. What was NOT nice though, was the volume at which Professor Airey seemed to be speaking. The shock of it rendered him rooted to the spot - which Maggie seemed to be only too happy to assist him with. Falling back a step or two, he somehow dragged her back with him. Hello again. But as much as he would have liked to ignore the Professor in the room, it was hard when the man looked rabid.

SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!

...

......

...

Uhhhhhhhhhhh... would it be inappropriate for him to say they were doing a human interpretation of two celestial bodies coming together? Big bang even? Yes? No? He didn't know. All he knew was that Maggie wasn't speaking, and Professor Airey wanted an answer.

"We uuhhh... umm... were inquiring? scientifically?"

Zeke tried for a casual 'whoops' smile, because Professor Airey was awesome, right? Right? He'd smack their hands and send them to dinner, right?

sweetpinkpixie · 09-07-2015, 05:51 AM

It was really a wonder that the man's arm was still attached to the rest of his body with how rapidly he was thrusting it in the duo's general direction to accompany his finger pointing.

Et tu, ~~Brute~~ Mr. Zeke?

Taken aback for a moment at just WHO the snogging duo was, the professor had no choice but to shake his head rapidly back and forth to shake some sense in between his ears.

"Were? Inquiring? Scientifically?" he scoffed, finally ceasing his finger pointing and not-so-calmly folding his arms across his chest. In all honestly, he gave off the appearance of a 5-year-old trying to hold in a tantrum over not being allowed to get the scoop of ice cream they so desperately wanted. "And I suppose your star chart just crawled cross the ground, climbed up Miss Traulton, jammed itself down her throat, and you were simply just trying to extract it too?"

Rhetorical. Clearly rhetorical.

He was just buying some time so that the pulsating vein in his forehead didn't rupture.

Lislchen · 09-07-2015, 07:34 AM

What?

And again.......what?

At Zeke's attempt of explaining the situation Maggie gave him a look that clearly read, what even? That was the worst thing to say ever. By now she had finally let go of the Gryffindor and had slowly moved to stand behind him. Like, so that maybe the professor wouldn't recognize her. This was embarrassing enough as it was. No need to know that Professor Flamsteed had something on her.

Ugh. Why?!

That was definitely her name. Maggie leaned her forehead against Zeke's back for a second to keep herself from letting out a groan in frustration. So he had recognized her. Eventually she stepped around her friend (?) to stand beside him. Wow. Seriously? Once again she wondered how on earth Flamsteed had even gotten this position. They hadn't like murdered anyone or anything.

Like. Chill, dude.

Maggie just watched the professor for a moment, looking rather sheepish while doing so, trying to figure out a way out of this. She could probably throw Zeke under the bus there to save herself but then again that would mean he wouldn't be willing to do this anymore. And finding someone new was annoying. Ugh.

"We're really sorry, Sir." She folded her hands behind her back and looked down at her feet. "We didn't....plan for this to happen. Ahem. "It's just that.....ever since last year, since the...attacks....it's...coming up here helps me....calm down." Maggie looked back up to meet Professor Flamsteed's gaze, biting her lip while doing so. "Zeke was just.....helping." Helping. Mhm. For good measure she reached over to take the Gryffindor's hand. See?

She was pretty sure she could start crying on cue too if need be.

Hera · 09-07-2015, 08:52 AM

Okay, so things weren't going so well. It was hardly HIS fault...

Between Professor Airey shaking his head and continuing to yell and carry on like a child, and Maggie giving him that look - whatever that was - he was... lost. On top of that he was wondering why Maggie wasn't holding his hand anymore. A part of him just wanted to nod and agree with Airey's assessment of his excuse, because that was better than having to come up with something else. Nothing he said now would be credible. People shouldn't CHANGE stories. Besides, his initial excuse wasn't completely outrageous, minus the star chart down her throat thing.

Holding his ground, Zeke shrugged a shoulder. They were busted, he knew it, but they didn't both have to get in trouble. As much as it wasn't his fault, entirely, he had chosen to come up here, and he knew perfectly well what he wanted to happen when he got here... he couldn't NOT take responsibility for that. Zeke was about to say as much, but before he could open his mouth to speak, Maggie apologised.

He peered at her for a second before turning back to his Head of House, nodding remorsefully. "It's true, Sir," he interjected regarding the apology thing and the not planning for it thing. He was SO SORRY~~they were caught~~. But if all of that wasn't good enough, what Maggie said next was GOLD. He was impressed with her logic, but it didn't show. He'd had plenty of practice with covering things up and excusing behaviours, or more to the point, accepting OTHER peoples versions of events to cover his actions and behaviours. Ashley always was good at that.

Feeling Maggie's hand in his again, Zeke just continued to nod along. This would go better if he didn't speak.

...

But... he HAD to speak.

"I'm sorry I got carried away, Professor." Quite carried away, though he didn't start it.

Could they please just go to dinner now? and take a detour to get there?

sweetpinkpixie · 09-07-2015, 01:11 PM

Twitching. There was twitching of the eye added to the bulging vein and flaring nostrils.

Helping. Sure. Certainly seemed as though one of them was helping the other one receive some vital oxygen.

And calling him 'sir' certainly did not help ease any of the tension.

NOR DID THAT LITTLE DISPLAY JUST NOW. THAT PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION.

To add insult to injury, they had not only broken the rule protecting the sanctity of this shrine of astronomical inquiry...but they had neglected to perform the Vulcan salute as well.

They really left him with no other choice.

"As sincere as your apologies may be," he grunted while rubbing his temples and squinting at the pair. Although he hardly found acromantula attacks as an excuse for snogging and DEFILING his little scientific utopia. "I must insist that you learn to more self restraint and respect in the future. A lesson I trust you both shall learn upon the completion of your detention."

And he knew JUST the punishment.

Lislchen · 09-07-2015, 01:34 PM

Maggie wasn't sure if 'got carried away' was such a good way to put it but she didn't correct him. It seemed like nothing either of them could say was going to turn Professor Flamsteed back to normal. Well. HIS kind of normal. Which was still quite NOT normal for other people.

This wasn't working.

She could tell.

His face still looked like he'd caught them....defiling his precious Pebbles or something.

This was bad. This was-

"WHAT?!"

All signs of being on the verge of crying gone from Maggie's face, she just stared at the professor. Was he serious?! Detention?! DETENTION?! Couldn't he just....make them promise never to do it again and let them leave? After a few moments of silence, Maggie turned to Zeke next to her.

"YOU chose this place!" He had too. She wasn't even lying. So it was sort of his fault that Professor Flamsteed had caught them. Maggie tugged on his hand quite forcefully.

Like. Do something, Zeke!

Hera · 09-07-2015, 01:49 PM

Flamsteed was gonna blow. Zeke saw the signs, because eye twitching was never a good thing. Could they duck for cover now?

He'd stopped breathing, somehow, and didn't think to start breathing again until there was a sharp pain in space where he knew his lungs would be. Ouch. Inhaling a breath, he had hope that they'd get off. Learn some restraint. Yeah. Sure. He could try. But did Professor Airey have eyes? HE'D BEEN SNOGGING MAGGIE TRAULTON. Not just... anyone. So as thoughtful as the gesture of self restraint sounded, he'd be making the executive decision to NOT show restraint... except in this man's presence, of course. Never again. Ever.

But here they had a problem. Detention.

He couldn't get detention, did the man not know?

On top of that, Maggie was now openly blaming him. "I thought it'd be ... nice," he hissed out the side of his mouth before trying for a grin.

They were all friendly here... weren't they? Right? Right?

One could always plead their case. Negotiate. Negotiations were grand.

"Professor, is detention really necessary? I'd be happy to pay penance in another way, and I'm sure Maggie would too," he tried to rationalise the situation. Detention was irrational. IRRATIONAL. Seriously. He COULD NOT do detention. He'd be as good as dead... and he valued his life thank you very much. Did he need to get on his knees and beg? Because he wouldn't, too much pride for that, but what he was willing to do, was name drop and use scare tactics to change his mind. Desperate times often called for desperate measures, and this was one of them.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-07-2015, 03:16 PM

Oh? Trouble in paradise was it? WELL GOOD BECAUSE HIS PARADISE WAS VERY TROUBLED!

As was his sanity. Which was already questionable to some.

But...WAIT...WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT....rewind and FREEZE!

CHOSE? THIS WAS ALL PLANNED?! SWEET SOLSTICE WHAT WAS WITH THE YOUTH THESE DAYS?!

"Yes," he affirmed, firmly nodding his head and flaring his nostrils a bit more like an angry bull. "Happy is a highly illogical emotion to pair with penance." Unless one one was a house elf. Which Mr. Zeke and Miss Traulton certainly were not. "You both will receive instructions regarding your detention soon. Now I suggest you both exist the premises before either one of you get carried away again.""

STARE. PULSATING VEIN. EYE TWITCH.

Lislchen · 09-07-2015, 06:22 PM

Nice?

NICE?????

What was this? Maggie blinked at him. They would have to talk about this. Why had he chosen a 'nice' place for this? It really didn't matter WHERE they met. Although she would've gone for something private if she'd been allowed to choose the place. Private. Where they wouldn't be interrupted.

Especially not by someone as insane as Professor Flamsteed.

She nodded along when Zeke tried to get them out of detention. Without success however. So they would....and not even tonight.....they would have to WAIT until he told them. Wait. Wait until...what was he going to do until then? "Lots of illogical emotions here..." Maggie squeezed Zeke's hand again and instinctively moved a little closer (probably not what Professor Flamsteed had intended.)

But they should probably....go. Right.

"Okay. So....we'll....hear from you." Awkward. Maggie took a step forward and towards the exit. Yes?

Hera · 09-08-2015, 10:48 AM

Yes. It was necessary. Apparently. Zeke nodded along to acknowledge that he heard and understood, NOT that he agreed.

In his opinion detention was as good as a life sentence to Azkaban. It'd be on his record... and his mum would know about it. At least, if there were kisses involved he'd hope it was from Maggie and not a dementor. Not that that was likely, what with Mr. KissingIsIllegalInMySpaceOfInquiry ... yeah, yeah. Rubbish.

As for happiness being an illogical emotion, it really wasn't, if he could avoid detention and do anything else... ANYTHING ELSE, he would be happy. VERY happy. He returned Maggie's hand squeeze, content with her moving closer. Maybe there was a chance they could salvage what was left of their night, there was still time... wasn't there?

Why Maggie bothered drawing out their departure was beyond him. Professor Airey said to exit, and so he would. With a quick salute and a casual-despite-the-awkwardness "See you, Sir", he pulled Maggie along. They had to laugh about this, because that's all one could do. Laugh.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-08-2015, 01:36 PM

And there was some more serious temple rubbing. How was he going to get that image out of his head? Was the new Charms professor gifted in Memory Charms, perhaps? Or maybe Sabel? Or he could owl Maddox and beg him with a bushel of apples to do the astronomer a favor?

Was he being too dramatic?

"IT'S ADMIRAL!" he called after the pair.

Yup. Too dramatic.

Just a smidgen.

Ahem.

Now he was just going to go about inspecting the observatory to make sure that nothing had been damaged during all this "carried away" business.

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