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Meandering · 07-06-2006, 12:56 AM

The back of the door you open looks scarred, as if someone has been shooting spells at it. Indeed, now that you look closer, the scratches actually spell out something.

Close the Door.

How bizzare...?!

The words suddenly flame a bright liquid yellow, and the door yanks itself out of your frozen grasp and slams itself shut. The women sitting at the desk barely looks up at the bang. She appears to be writing something slowly, and deliberately, and you wait while the quiet, but somehow menacing scritch-scritch of the quill goes on.

Meanwhile, you take the oppurtunity to look around the room. There are a few pictures lying around the place, soft, swirling, bright splashes of color that could mean anything - a tree, a flower, a cloud, but mostly the wall is plastered with bookshelves, and they in turn, are stuffed with books. A few of them look like they are trying to bite, but can only squirm instead, fastened with black leather bands. Most are more docile, and rather decorative, with smooth spines and delicately drawn words on the covers, in all shades of dark colors.

On top of the bookshelves are perched thin, golden shining things, some bear resemblance to astrolabes, others look a little like windchimes. A few hang from the ceiling, and one particular one is hung over with delicate beads - of crystal or plastic, you can't quite tell. Between them, they catch the light of the room and toss it, glint, glitter, glimmer, glisten, gleam, about, creating provocative shadows and sudden bursts of scintillating light.

But professor doesn't look like the sort of woman who would choose things like these. You look back at her, still writing. She's a lounging sort of creature, with very thick, very black hair that has been pulled back into a bun, though thick waves of it fall forward over her ears. Her skin has a yellow tint, or that might be the lighting. The teak desk she is writing on bears a nameplate. The words shine the same way the scratches on the door did.

Prof. Andi Mao-Macdougal Zizhen

She has long sweeping eyelashes, perhaps overmascara-ed, that brush her cheeks. When she finally pushes away the paper, and holds the quill between two of her fingers, like she's smoking (you suspect that she was just drawing lines on parchment, to prolong your discomfort) the quick look Professor Mao-Macdougal gives you is like ash falling off a cigarette.

She is definitely Chinese - or half Chinese, with eyes that are tilted upwards. She looks tall, but that's only because she holds herself tall and somehow manages to look down her nose on you when you're a head taller. Over the summer, Professor Mao-Macdougal has successfully kicked the smoking habit, though it has not noticeably sweetened her temper.

She leans forward on the table, her eyebrows barely going up in a minimal show of interest. "Yes?" Professor Mao-Macdougal says, quietly. "May I... help you?"

And there is something in her tone that threatens: this had better be good or nothing in the world is going to help you, except maybe those nice trained Healers at St. Mungo's.

Mafia Leader B · 09-11-2006, 10:22 PM

"Anyhow, Whende already pointed out that in all likelyhood it probably wasn't a student, and even if everyone thinks so, it would be a good idea to be prepared for the worst." Rosalie added, her eyes finding Patrick glaring at her.

Sure she felt that Lainey was up to something. After her visit to the Professor's office, it was the only thing that came to mind. Lainey was close to the Headmistress, who would be hesitant of accusing her best friend of involvement in this kind of trechery. Rosalie would have felt guilty just jumping out admiting to these feelings though.

She turned to Patrick, and raised an eyebrow at him. Did he come for no reason but to get some gossip? Had he not input? These thoughts were the innitial reason she hadn't wanted to talk in front of him.

Meandering · 09-12-2006, 03:47 AM

Her newly acquired owl quite spoiled the tense mood by flitting back and forth like a hummingbird on a sugar high. Andi ignored Bartimeaus.

"A student wouldn't have enough time... or magic, to do what has been happening," said Andi more to herself than to anyone else. "Every door of every professor has apparently been written over, and no one has been apprehended. Either it's a gang or..."

She massaged the bridge of her nose. "Oh lord, this is fantastically... annoying."

Symbi0sis · 09-12-2006, 08:41 PM

His eyes flitted back across the room catching Rosalie raising her eyebrow at him as if to ask 'Well say something!' he scowled again but more lightly this time and nodded.
"Well basically, Professor, my story is exactly like Rosalie's. I saw the messages and agree that it's just ridiculous. I, however, don't think it's a student. I don't know what it is nor do I have any suspicions about it. What I am suspicious about is the behavior - excuse me if this might be forward Professor - of Professor Lainey." he said in response to Rosalie's prompting. He glanced back at herwith a questioning look on his face that quite clearly said 'Happy now! Was that good?'. He glanced at Whende again.

Mafia Leader B · 09-12-2006, 08:50 PM

Rosalie repositioned herself, and listened to Patrick's story. When he was finished talking, he turned back and gave her a challenging look. She grinned at him, raised her hands to the side of her face, and clapped them inaudibly. Before looking away, she winked at him.

"Yeah, I'm a bit suspicious of Professor Lainey myself. But the Headmistress seems to trust her plenty." Rosalie commented and shrugged one shoulder. Her chocolate gaze lifted to the face of Professor Mao-Macdougal. "I'm assuming you know more about this than I do. Ok, fine, that is pretty much a proven fact. Is there anything you can tell me? I can't deny the fact that I'm nealy dying of curiousity." She told the woman.

Symbi0sis · 09-12-2006, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mafia Leader B

Rosalie repositioned herself, and listened to Patrick's story. When he was finished talking, he turned back and gave her a challenging look. She grinned at him, raised her hands to the side of her face, and clapped them inaudibly. Before looking away, she winked at him.

"Yeah, I'm a bit suspicious of Professor Lainey myself. But the Headmistress seems to trust her plenty." Rosalie commented and shrugged one shoulder. Her chocolate gaze lifted to the face of Professor Mao-Macdougal. "I'm assuming you know more about this than I do. Ok, fine, that is pretty much a proven fact. Is there anything you can tell me? I can't deny the fact that I'm nealy dying of curiousity." She told the woman.

Looking back at Rosalie he saw her smile at him. He smiled back. Then turning his attention politely back to Professor AMMZ he listened to Rosalie again and then nodded in agreement "So am I, Professor" he said looking earnestly at her.

whende · 09-13-2006, 03:57 AM

Whende nodded as well, though she was staring absently at the wall. She didn't seem to really be listening much. "Yeah, curiosity. Not student. Very trusted." Then she realized how idiotic she must sound. Shaking her head, she brought herself back to the conversation.

"Me too," she added to Patricks agreement and turned her gaze toward AMMZ for the first time since the conversation had started. "Hi, Patrick," she said, smacking herself in the head for being so absent minded for so long.

Symbi0sis · 09-13-2006, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by whende

Whende nodded as well, though she was staring absently at the wall. She didn't seem to really be listening much. "Yeah, curiosity. Not student. Very trusted." Then she realized how idiotic she must sound. Shaking her head, she brought herself back to the conversation.

"Me too," she added to Patricks agreement and turned her gaze toward AMMZ for the first time since the conversation had started. "Hi, Patrick," she said, smacking herself in the head for being so absent minded for so long.

"Well look whos' awake he muttered back when she realised that she'd been asleep for so long "It's ok. Just warn me next time you go sleeprunning so I don't fall over the bannister." he said half-jokingly. Then he turned around and faced AMMZ and waited for her to make some sort of reply. With luck it might be an explanation.

whende · 09-13-2006, 09:25 PM

Whende laughed. "I wasn't... asleep... exactly," she said, scratching the back of her neck. "So could you, er, bring me up to speed on what I missed?" she asked and flopped down in a chair. "After all, it must have been such a long, dramatic, interesting conversation," she added. She couldn't help but smile, though her goal had been to sound dramatic, like those actresses in the weird soap opera's her mum would watch.

Seeker_Seven · 09-14-2006, 01:29 AM

Tag knocked on the Charms professor's door, shifting to and fro on his nervous feet. He knew AMMZ thought he was a bit of a loon, but the real lunacy case involving Kay trumped his own misgivings. He wasn't about to get caught in another situation like last night's, and next time would be worse. The professors should know what she was capable of.

Not hearing a response, he pressed his ear to the door. Voices. Lainey? The Headmistress? Tag hesitated, but something stayed him. He could never resist temptation.

Symbi0sis · 09-14-2006, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by whende

Whende laughed. "I wasn't... asleep... exactly," she said, scratching the back of her neck. "So could you, er, bring me up to speed on what I missed?" she asked and flopped down in a chair. "After all, it must have been such a long, dramatic, interesting conversation," she added. She couldn't help but smile, though her goal had been to sound dramatic, like those actresses in the weird soap opera's her mum would watch.

"Actually you din't miss much,"Patrick told her, "it was just me and Rosalie telling what we knew." he kept it short and simple so as to avoid incurring AMMZ's wrath.

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Tag knocked on the Charms professor's door, shifting to and fro on his nervous feet. He knew AMMZ thought he was a bit of a loon, but the real lunacy case involving Kay trumped his own misgivings. He wasn't about to get caught in another situation like last night's, and next time would be worse. The professors should know what she was capable of.

Not hearing a response, he pressed his ear to the door. Voices. Lainey? The Headmistress? Tag hesitated, but something stayed him. He could never resist temptation.

He noticed the noise outside of the door and immediatly fell quiet. "Sssh there's someone outside!" he said quietly to Rosalie and Whende. "Professor someone's listening at the door." he told AMMZ worried that it might be Lainey.

Meandering · 09-15-2006, 04:05 AM

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Tag knocked on the Charms professor's door, shifting to and fro on his nervous feet. He knew AMMZ thought he was a bit of a loon, but the real lunacy case involving Kay trumped his own misgivings. He wasn't about to get caught in another situation like last night's, and next time would be worse. The professors should know what she was capable of.

Not hearing a response, he pressed his ear to the door. Voices. Lainey? The Headmistress? Tag hesitated, but something stayed him. He could never resist temptation.

Andi had started to open her mouth to reply to the students, tell them that quite frankly, she had no more idea than they had. Of course, everything could be tied in with the book of mysteria, but unless Voldemortist was displaying some sort of delayed childhood with these stupid pranks; when there came another knock on the door.

"Come in," she said, snapping her fingers. The door opened sharply, revealing a rather revealing position of Tag's ear.

Mafia Leader B · 09-15-2006, 04:19 AM

When another student appeared in the office, Rosalie heaved an irritated sigh, and glared at the new-commer. She wanted to speak to Professor Mao-Macdougal alone, or at least only in the presence of Whende. Whende would hear the convorsation anyways.

Turning her irked gaze to the opposite wall, she reached up a hand to finger the silver chain around her neck. On the end of the chain was a silver cross with an emerald embedded in the vertex of the two line segments (ooc:haha too much geometry, i don't believe i'm IN geometry again >.<).

whende · 09-15-2006, 04:24 AM

"Oh," Whende said. Her eyes flicked over to the door as another student joined them. "Hi," she said with a smile, though out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that Rosalie didn't seem to happy about having a new comer. She shrugged and absently fiddled with her necklace.

Symbi0sis · 09-15-2006, 09:00 PM

Patrick groaned openly. The git. Some people had the worst timing in the world. If only he'd decided to listen in five minutes later. The boy was displaying his ear to AMMZ. Wrong move. Patrick was sure AMMZ would blow up at the newcomer.

Seeker_Seven · 09-19-2006, 03:40 AM

He'd caught only a snatch of muffled conversation when the door he was leaning on suddenly fell open. Tag staggered momentarily in surprise before catching himself on a chair (which was occupied by a rather huffy looking girl). He looked up to find himself the object of attention of what appeared to be a secret society meeting. Maybe they behead disrupters of their evil plan. . . the Slytherin looks capable. . .

Tag straightened himself, fully aware that he'd lost all sense of dignity. Remember the mission. "I need to have a word, Professor! Our Captain's lost her marbles!," he blurted out.

Symbi0sis · 09-19-2006, 08:07 PM

Honestly. They had to be interuppted. And by this idiot too. He really didn't look too bright. He shook his head and coughed audibly diguising a disgusted remark.

Mafia Leader B · 09-19-2006, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Seeker_Seven

He'd caught only a snatch of muffled conversation when the door he was leaning on suddenly fell open. Tag staggered momentarily in surprise before catching himself on a chair (which was occupied by a rather huffy looking girl). He looked up to find himself the object of attention of what appeared to be a secret society meeting. Maybe they behead disrupters of their evil plan. . . the Slytherin looks capable. . .

Tag straightened himself, fully aware that he'd lost all sense of dignity. Remember the mission. "I need to have a word, Professor! Our Captain's lost her marbles!," he blurted out.

"Isn't Lainey your head of house?!" Rosalie hissed, feeling irritated that she was being interruted in the middle of a convorsation that mattered. Sure, she loved Quidditch as much as the next person, but this was ridiculus.

Meandering · 09-20-2006, 12:00 AM

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He'd caught only a snatch of muffled conversation when the door he was leaning on suddenly fell open. Tag staggered momentarily in surprise before catching himself on a chair (which was occupied by a rather huffy looking girl). He looked up to find himself the object of attention of what appeared to be a secret society meeting. Maybe they behead disrupters of their evil plan. . . the Slytherin looks capable. . .

Tag straightened himself, fully aware that he'd lost all sense of dignity. Remember the mission. "I need to have a word, Professor! Our Captain's lost her marbles!," he blurted out.

OOC: Important advertisement! You may now be privy to AMMZ's private thoughts at her very own LJ!

"Stop bickering," snapped Andi, standing up. No matter how important the information Rosalie had, and it probably was pretty important, looking at the student's worried, irritated faces, if a student had, as Tag so neatly put it 'lost her marbles' then it was imperative that she be subdued.

Or maybe Andi just enjoyed hexing ~~innocent~~ students. You be the judge.

"If you feel we cannot speak of this infront of Mr. Seven, Ms. Hale, I can cast a silencing charm on the way, so that at least the time spent finding this student will not be wasted."

Seeker_Seven · 09-20-2006, 12:54 AM

Tag was confused for a moment, unsure as to whether AMMZ had just defended him or threatened to gag and bind him. He plunged ahead. "Lainey's nothing to do with it." She never comes into the commons anyway, the staff are clueless about what happens in there. . . "It's Kay Harrison, our Quidditch Captain. She saw that message in the common room about choking, and went all nutters on us, waving her wand around and hexing the walls! She was screaming about some bloke Mithos, seeing people that weren't there. She set the freaking drapes on fire, Professor!" Tag gestured wildly. "And wouldn't let anybody leave, we were all hiding behind couches. She finally passed out. But when she woke up, Kay didn't remember a thing." That was probably what bothered him most. Kay had refused to listen to anyone about what had just happened, even Hawken.

"She could snap again. She's always got her wand on her. And there's nobody around to stop her." It seemed there was nobody around to stop anyone, anything. Or they're unable to. Tag dared not say the last thought aloud. He was scared enough.

Meandering · 09-20-2006, 01:15 AM

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Tag was confused for a moment, unsure as to whether AMMZ had just defended him or threatened to gag and bind him. He plunged ahead. "Lainey's nothing to do with it." She never comes into the commons anyway, the staff are clueless about what happens in there. . . "It's Kay Harrison, our Quidditch Captain. She saw that message in the common room about choking, and went all nutters on us, waving her wand around and hexing the walls! She was screaming about some bloke Mithos, seeing people that weren't there. She set the freaking drapes on fire, Professor!" Tag gestured wildly. "And wouldn't let anybody leave, we were all hiding behind couches. She finally passed out. But when she woke up, Kay didn't remember a thing." That was probably what bothered him most. Kay had refused to listen to anyone about what had just happened, even Hawken.

"She could snap again. She's always got her wand on her. And there's nobody around to stop her." It seemed there was nobody around to stop anyone, anything. Or they're unable to. Tag dared not say the last thought aloud. He was scared enough.

Just couldn't take it anymore? Possessed? Andi didn't bother trying to figure out this kind of rubbish. She had her wand somewhere about her person, easily taken out when necessary (she didn't bother with 'if'). "Alarming indeed, Mr. Seven," she said absently, pulling open the door and ushering everyone out. "Do you know where else she might be?"

whende · 09-20-2006, 01:49 AM

"Kay?" Whende whispered as she stumbled out of the room. Although she'd only met her a year ago, and they'd never been much of friends, she knew enough to know that Kay would never do anything like that. Unless she was brainwashed or something.

She waited for Rosalie and Patrick outside the door, fiddling with her sweatshirt and wondering what they were supposed to do now.

Seeker_Seven · 09-20-2006, 01:53 AM

"Kay was storming down the hallways last I saw. Or she could be in the common room, studying for NEWTs. . . she's always studying for exams." The very place Tag had been avoiding since in the incident, since Kay had practically taken up residence there with her own personal library. He had to cross the room to reach his dorms, and had formed the habit of crawling on hands and knees behind sofas. He was terrified that she would blow his head off, or make good on her threats against his pets. Isabella was tied securely to his bedpost, and the others were all locked in the trunk, having made bedding out of Julia's Bugs Bunny cape.

Tag followed Professor Mao-MacDougal obediently into the hall with the others. If anyone could protect the Ravies from Kay, it would be AMMZ.

Mafia Leader B · 09-20-2006, 04:17 AM

Rosalie wanted to scream when she was ushered out of the office. She needed the help of one of the Professors! She was only a second year, she couldn't do anything about this alone!

"Bye Whende..." She muttered as she pushed past her friend, and darted down the hallway. She was going to take this to the headmistress...she may get in trouble for entering Professor Lainey's office while she wasn't there, but didn't much care at this point. She had to talk to someone.

whende · 09-20-2006, 04:19 AM

"Er... bye then... I guess," Whende said softly. She stood there, scratching the back of her neck for a moment. There was a couple things she could do... but at the moment, visitig Tippin sounded funnest. She could find out about Kay later. At the time, she needed some enjoyment. Waving to AMMZ and Tag as she went, Whende skipped down the hall.

Meandering · 09-20-2006, 10:36 PM

Irritably, Andi reached out a hand, detaining Rosalie. "Ms. Hale, I must insist that you stay with me," she said firmly, looking down the long hallway. "I might be overly paranoid, but with your knowledge right now, I don't think it would be safe. And furthermore, you haven't told me all you know and I must insist that I find out." She caught Whende by the hand as well, and then nodded curtly at Tag. "Lead the way."

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