Hogsmeade: Shrieking Shack

[Wilber Winterbottom]

The Shrieking Shack is positioned up a slope from the Three Broomsticks and is accessible to all who take the muddy and puddled pathway up and down the hillside to get there. Though much of its history has been revealed to wizardkind, the place is still eerie as ever and continues to hold the reputation as the "most haunted house in Britain." If you listen or look carefully, maybe you will hear a noise sound or see a flicker of light come from inside.

Still the windows and doors of the house are boarded shut with wood. No one may enter or exit the premises through those openings without breaking and entering. It would be advised to simply stand on the other side of the fence that surrounds the property and enjoy the home and its dank overgrown garden from a safe distance. You never know what could be lurking about inside that dusty run-down place after all these years...

[Kolyander]

Yeah, it was nice exploring with siblings and friends but it was more fun when the exploring was done with someone that didn't mind a little mischief. And what better place to find some than that falling part shack up on the hill? Of course he didn't notice her looking at him. It was okay though, she saw how he was focused on the shack and that was more than enough for her.

The widest of grins spread across her face. "Wicked! Let's do it then!" The words were hardly out of her own mouth before she was already starting to walk forward up the hill. "Me? Maybe they'll grab you!" Amph laughed, smirking right back at Vi before continuing to call out over her shoulder, "I ain't afraid of no ghosts!" This was clearly code for 'Of course we're going closer!'

[FearlessLeader19]

SPOILER!!: Amph! <3

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

Yeah, it was nice exploring with siblings and friends but it was more fun when the exploring was done with someone that didn't mind a little mischief. And what better place to find some than that falling part shack up on the hill? Of course he didn't notice her looking at him. It was okay though, she saw how he was focused on the shack and that was more than enough for her.

The widest of grins spread across her face. "Wicked! Let's do it then!" The words were hardly out of her own mouth before she was already starting to walk forward up the hill. "Me? Maybe they'll grab you!" Amph laughed, smirking right back at Vi before continuing to call out over her shoulder, "I ain't afraid of no ghosts!" This was clearly code for 'Of course we're going closer!'

Indeed it was nice to explore with someone who didn’t mind a little trouble. That was something he wouldn’t consider doing with Vesper, not because she wouldn’t be up to the challenge but because she was way too sweet for him to put into mischief. In any case, the sibling pair got into their own shenanigans whenever they wanted to.

Ugh.

Amph was such an eager beaver! “Hey! Wait for me, Amph!” Thankfully, Vi had always been the athletic type and with help from his papas, he had gotten even better at being agile. “Well, I would think that they’d want to. I mean, I am quite handsome.” And he had inherited a lot of sass from Papa Raju. “Aren’t those lyrics from a Muggle song?’’ he questioned as he now quite easily caught up with his friend.

[Kolyander]

Okay, wait. What? So he was saying that she wasn't sweet or something and that it was perfectly fine to get her into some mischief? What was up with that? Joking. Amphitrite could most certainly hold her own no matter the circumstances or in most cases she could. Never mind none that when anything even remotely bad could have happened to her either her twin sister, her parents or someone else very equally trusting had been right there at her side.

Ahem, hello fellow shenanigan buddy!

It wasn't her fault! It wasn't everyday that she could have the chance to checkout a creepy shack. "You can catch up!" She laughed, glancing over her shoulder to see that she was right. VI had quickly caught up with her.. only because she hadn't been going all that fast. There was an eyebrow raise, tilt of her head and a fake look as if she were studying him for a slight second before she replied playfully, "Hmm, I suppose you are.. if you like that messy haired look." Which suited her friend very well by the way.

Squeeeee! The young lioness grinned widely, nodding her head fast. "Uh-huh! It's from an old muggle movie called Ghostbusters. Have you seen it before?" Cause if he hadn't.. she was going to make sure that he did at some point in time. Sooner rather than later preferably.

[FearlessLeader19]

SPOILER!!: Amph! <3

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

Okay, wait. What? So he was saying that she wasn't sweet or something and that it was perfectly fine to get her into some mischief? What was up with that? Joking. Amphitrite could most certainly hold her own no matter the circumstances or in most cases she could. Never mind none that when anything even remotely bad could have happened to her either her twin sister, her parents or someone else very equally trusting had been right there at her side.

Ahem, hello fellow shenanigan buddy!

It wasn't her fault! It wasn't everyday that she could have the chance to checkout a creepy shack. "You can catch up!" She laughed, glancing over her shoulder to see that she was right. VI had quickly caught up with her.. only because she hadn't been going all that fast. There was an eyebrow raise, tilt of her head and a fake look as if she were studying him for a slight second before she replied playfully, "Hmm, I suppose you are.. if you like that messy haired look." Which suited her friend very well by the way.

Squeeeee! The young lioness grinned widely, nodding her head fast. "Uh-huh! It's from an old muggle movie called Ghostbusters. Have you seen it before?" Cause if he hadn't.. she was going to make sure that he did at some point in time. Sooner rather than later preferably.

Not really? Amph may be sweet in her own way but there was no one sweeter than his sister. It wasn’t something he would ever waste his time trying to prove otherwise. But Vi knew Amph wasn’t going to take offence to his thought; she was much too confident in herself to let the fact that she was less sweet than Vesp bother her.

Yeah sure, Amph. Whatever you say; you were being a sloth. The fact remained that Vi had caught up with her. There was no way that his friend was going to get to a closer exploration without him. He pretended not to notice Amph surveying him. “Uh huh. Loads of people do, you included.” There was no fooling him, Amph!

“I have. The Italian dubbed version though. It’s a very cool movie. Very entertaining, not at all scary.” Were ghosts ever? Not even the ones at Hogwarts were. “Bet you were afraid to watch the movie.”

[Kolyander]

Rude! Not really though. Amph would actually agreed on this. His sister was very sweet or at least the times she had interacted with the older girl she had been. Amph was many things and sweet wasn't always one of them. Just ask her twin!

Sloth?! While she did adore those adorable muggle creatures, there wasn't anyway that she could be compared to them. Unless perhaps Vi was commenting on her love of climbing trees. An eyebrow was raised in question, her head tilting to the side. "Me? The only reason I'd like your messy hair is because you don't have to do anything to it." Therefore in that sense he was lucky.

She grinned over at him. "I've seen it many times before, never in Italian though." Obviously that was because she didn't know the language. Expect for the little bits she was learning from him whenever he spoke it. Amph laughed, shaking her head. "Nah-uh, I've seen much scarier movies." She nudged him with her elbow, a playful gleam in her eyes. "You were the one that was probably scared." They'd find out soon who was scared when they reached the shack.

[FearlessLeader19]

SPOILER!!: Amph! <3

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

Rude! Not really though. Amph would actually agreed on this. His sister was very sweet or at least the times she had interacted with the older girl she had been. Amph was many things and sweet wasn't always one of them. Just ask her twin!

Sloth?! While she did adore those adorable muggle creatures, there wasn't anyway that she could be compared to them. Unless perhaps Vi was commenting on her love of climbing trees. An eyebrow was raised in question, her head tilting to the side. "Me? The only reason I'd like your messy hair is because you don't have to do anything to it." Therefore in that sense he was lucky.

She grinned over at him. "I've seen it many times before, never in Italian though." Obviously that was because she didn't know the language. Expect for the little bits she was learning from him whenever he spoke it. Amph laughed, shaking her head. "Nah-uh, I've seen much scarier movies." She nudged him with her elbow, a playful gleam in her eyes. "You were the one that was probably scared." They'd find out soon who was scared when they reached the shack.

Vi would say that Amph never was sweet

Just joking!

Nope, Viano was pretty sure he was referring to her being as slow as those cuddly sloths. Possibly someday he would tease Amph with this comparison. He now shrugged casually. “Okay, you keep telling yourself that.” There was no hard feelings if Amph wasn’t a fan of his hair but he suspected that she was. Was this Lion slightly overconfident? Maybe.

“Just come around to my place any time and you can watch that and any other movie in Italian.” That was one thing about his papas: they did their best to never make him feel like he had left his home country behind. That was why they watched Italian-dubbed movies many times with him. His siblings too, though by now Vesper didn’t need subtitles to follow along. “Hah.” Viano gave Amph an eyeroll. “As is! I wasn’t scared then nor am I now. Watch me.” And he strided straight for one of the boarded up windows of the Shack.

[Kolyander]

If she wasn't, than neither was he 😝

Good thing they were friends and she knew he didn't mean it at all.

Welp, she did like sloths so he's lucky for that. But she wasn't slow! She would fight him on this fact.. or well.. race him? "I will because it's true." She was a fan but Vi didn't need to know that. As for him being overconfident, yesssss he was! Just like her.

"That would be epic! Maybe over break?" Her parents wouldn't mind at all, she was making friends and they always promoted friendships. Unlike his sister, this girl was going to need those subtitles, at least for a little while longer. A smirk tugged at Amph's lips. "Oooh, tough guy," she teased, giggling. The first year picked up her own pace so she was side-by-side with Viano and walked up to the boarded window too. There was no way she going to be left behind!

[FearlessLeader19]

SPOILER!!: Amph! <3

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

If she wasn't, than neither was he 😝

Good thing they were friends and she knew he didn't mean it at all.

Welp, she did like sloths so he's lucky for that. But she wasn't slow! She would fight him on this fact.. or well.. race him? "I will because it's true." She was a fan but Vi didn't need to know that. As for him being overconfident, yesssss he was! Just like her.

"That would be epic! Maybe over break?" Her parents wouldn't mind at all, she was making friends and they always promoted friendships. Unlike his sister, this girl was going to need those subtitles, at least for a little while longer. A smirk tugged at Amph's lips. "Oooh, tough guy," she teased, giggling. The first year picked up her own pace so she was side-by-side with Viano and walked up to the boarded window too. There was no way she going to be left behind!

Oh, very original, Amph

Nope, Vi never meant a ‘mean’ comment towards those that he was friendly with. Unless they annoyed him or did him wrong big time.

Fight or race, regardless of what was chosen, Vi was confident he would dominate. Regarding her comment about his hair, he playfully rolled his eyes. “Okay. Again… if you say so.” Was he being insufferable? Maybe a little.

“Whenever you’re ready. My papas wouldn’t mind.” Like Amphs’, they would be pleased he had made friends. He knew that Vesp wouldn’t mind either, even if she had to share his attention with someone else over the holidays. “Sempre!’’ {Always!} And now that they were at the boarded up window, Viano was busy examining it for any cracks. There was one, where it seemed a piece of wood had rotted off so he peered into the dark. “Amph! Look! It’s a ghost we haven’t seen up at the Castle!” There wasn’t actually any ghost but hey, he was a prankster.