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04-18-2009, 05:33 PM
| | Ravenclaw House Table
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07-10-2009, 05:39 PM
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| Bugbear
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| The REAL Sorting Hat: "Ravenclaw!" This monkey is bananas. Quote:
Originally Posted by Grindylows Yet another water demon moved determinedly toward the humans at the Ravenclaw table. They looked so weak, these human children. Weak... and easy to grip its long green fingers around. Hissing in glee, the grindylow dove for the nearest human ankle and yanked, trying to dislodge the child's foot to pull him under the water.
And perhaps the child would panic, even. Humans were so much easier to overcome when they panicked. William was a sniffling crying wreck. seriously all he wanted to do was huddle up and cry in a corner, hopefully one that wasn't wet. His eyes were closed and he hiccuped not caring about anything. Suddenly he felt something grab his ankle. Screaming he panicked, thrashing as something pulled him under the water.
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07-10-2009, 06:01 PM
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| Ramora
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From the Slytherin Table Lucy had seen the grindylow go for another house table and for another little boy. Immediately Lucy had jumped into the water again and had headed towards the little boy. Even though she herself had just been attacked by the vicious monster, she had enough energy to go help someone. Pointing her wand at the grindylow she weakly said, "Relashio." But she was pretty sure she had missed considering how her hand was shaking uncontrollably.
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07-10-2009, 06:02 PM
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| DIMC Mooncalf
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Robert listened to Liz explain what had happened rather rapidly and as the boy was defensive. Running a hand through his hair he sighed and looked at the boy, "I'm sorry." Great the kid was crying. He looked at Liz for help and looked around the great hall. The kid was being defiant and they really needed to get out of there. As Liz grabbed his hand he heard the young Ravenclaw's words and he sighed. He would carry him if he had to. Turning to do just that he saw the kid get pulled into the water by something and swore.
Not thinking about it first he reached down into the water and pulled the boy up again with both hands, or tried to...something was pulling the boy. Grabbing his wand he knelt down in the water and saw a...Grindylow grabbing his ankle. Glancing at the boy he pointed his wand at the creature and a spell erupted from the end of his wand toward the creature. Not sure if it would work but hoping it would work just enough to get the kid out of the water.
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07-10-2009, 06:18 PM
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| Selkie
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From the Gryffindor table, Anna sloshed her way over to the Ravenclaw table. Before she completely left the Great Hall, she planned to check all the other tables to make sure no one needed any extra help. She first came upon Robert, Lucy, and William, who looked to be struggling in some way. Were they caught on something far beneath the water? Had their robes or clothes gotten tangled up and caught on the bench or on the table? "Hey, guys...I've just come from the Gryffindor table. Do you need any extra help over here?" she asked, completely oblivious to what they'd been facing. She had, of course, been over at the Gryffindor table since the water started rising.
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07-10-2009, 06:22 PM
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Sadie rushed into the Great Hall barely looking where she was going. Next thing she knew she was knee deep in water. She swore loudly. She looked towards the Ravenclaw table.
A student seemed to be struggling to pull another student out of the water. He shot a spell but it missed.
Sadie hurried forward and grabbed the boy as well. She whipped out her wand with her free hand and shot a spell at the grindylow beneath the water. She turned to the Gryffindor who had just approached. "Yes we need help! Grab him, let's get him out!"
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07-10-2009, 06:22 PM
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| Bugbear
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| The REAL Sorting Hat: "Ravenclaw!" This monkey is bananas. He kept struggling with the blockage under the water, trying to keep his head above the ickiness. taking his wand out of his pocket he began beating whatever it was with it, growling. "Gerrof me!" he growled totally freaking out. Tears were still pouring from his eyes, as if a facuet had been turned on.
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07-10-2009, 06:26 PM
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| Ramora
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Originally Posted by Monkey Princess He kept struggling with the blockage under the water, trying to keep his head above the ickiness. taking his wand out of his pocket he began beating whatever it was with it, growling. "Gerrof me!" he growled totally freaking out. Tears were still pouring from his eyes, as if a facuet had been turned on. ooc: Beater0 are you helping too? I'm really confused. "Just keep calm, and try and keep your head above the water." Lucy yelled to the boy. She pointed her wand towards the grindylow once more and with more confidance she said, "Relashio." Not waiting to see if she had hit the grindylow Lucy grabbed one of the boys arm and tried to help him up. "We need to get you onto one of the tables." She said.
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07-10-2009, 06:30 PM
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| Imp
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Sadie Benson Sixth Year | ooc: Yes, I just joined the commotion.
Lucy seemed to be taking control of the situation, so Sadie went with it. She grabbed the boy's other arm and tried to pull him towards the table. She couldn't see whether the grindylow had released him.
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07-10-2009, 06:33 PM
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| Ramora
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Lucy saw the Head Girl Anna come over to them and sighed. "We need a ton of help. What do we do? Get him out of here or just put him on one of the tables so we can help the other students who are caught. There are two grindylows in here." Lucy said quickly. Anna would know what do right? She was head girl.
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07-10-2009, 06:42 PM
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| Bugbear
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| The REAL Sorting Hat: "Ravenclaw!" This monkey is bananas. "Calm down? You expect me to calm down when I'm being eaten?!" he cried as he continued beating at the water. Yes, he was frustrated, angry at himself for not running when he should have, not danging his foot when he was on the table. "I was already on the table, whatever it is is pulling me." He added in a gruff voice. he wanted to wake up from this nightmare. The water was up to his waist now but as he was struggling with the two girls helping him.
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07-10-2009, 06:49 PM
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Sadie Benson Sixth Year | "Oh shut it!" Sadie snapped at the boy. She then grimaced at her manners. She tended to get irritable in these types of situations. "Sorry," she muttered. She could harldy blame the boy for being upset. Grindylows were not pleasant creatures. She looked to Anna and awaited instructions.
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07-10-2009, 07:38 PM
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It all had happened so fast, Livvy didn't have enough time to keep track of her thoughts. But she quickly gathered herself and hurried over to William and the two girls that had come over to help. "Are you okay, William?" she asked, as she pulled him out of the water. Stupid question. Of course he wasn't okay! Why was he still sitting in the water? The quicker they get out, the better.
The fifth year lifted him up and set him on the table. He was quite light for a twelve-year-old. Livvy pulled herself onto the table next to him and wrapped her arm around his shoulder, patting it to comfort him. She nodded at Anna who had come over as well.
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07-10-2009, 07:49 PM
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| Selkie
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| Can someone clarify? Do the grindylows have William? Hiss!Roar!Growl!Caw! | Hermione's Double | The Little Three | Alecate
For reasons Anna still did not know, students were shouting loudly at something...or someone?...to let go of them. Not only that, but there were spells being casted from a number of different students. Her first thought was that maybe William was still stuck in the ice...which was serious. Very serious, indeed. "William! William!" she called out. "Are your feet still stuck in the ice?" She sloshed over to him, her wand raised in case she needed to duck down and cast diffindo. Hadn't all the ice melted, though? So...what then was pulling him down?
...but then Lucy spoke up, telling her that grindylows (of all things) were now swimming around amongst the Ravenclaw table. But...but...grindylows? Weren't those the water demons they'd studied in Defense Against the Dark Arts? "Grindylows? Grindylows?" Anna responded, not really asking a question but rather giving a surprised reply. "Where are they? Is this what has William?" She glanced around and around, trying to figure just where the grindylows were and where she needed to be.
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07-10-2009, 08:14 PM
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The boy now being out of the water, Sadie turned her attention to Head Girl Anna who had just approached. "Yeah, a grindylow grabbed his ankle." She jerked her head towards the crying boy on the table.
All of the sudden she sprang foward and shot a spell into the water. "There! It's right there! Oh blast..." She shot several more spells, but the creature was quick and seemed to elude her.
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07-10-2009, 08:28 PM
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Slipping silently through the water, another pale green creature searched for its next victim. It was not pleased that his original victim had gotten away.
Ooo, another human girl (Head Girl). Cackling to itself, the grindylow passed next to the girl, leaping out of the water and grabbing her, claw like fingers digging into her robes. Its strength was remarkable.
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07-10-2009, 08:54 PM
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Sadie's eyes peered through the water, trying to find the creature. The next thing she knew Anna was grabbed by the grindylow and forced underwater. "Anna!" Sadie grabbed at her, but Anna went under too fast. Sadie was about to shoot at the creature, but she realized that she could easily hit Anna and decided against it.
She kneeled in the water, and turned her head as water splashed up into her mouth. She felt around, and finally grabbed a handful of cloth that could only belong to Anna's robes. She cried out to the others around her. "Help me! I can't pull her out on my own!" She could feel the sheer force of the grindylow's pulls bringing her underwater as well. She struggled to get back to her feet.
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07-10-2009, 09:14 PM
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| DIMC Mooncalf
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As Robert grabbed William a bunch of other people joined in the commotion. He was really confused as to what was going on and stepped back the more people around the worse off things were going to be. Being taller than everyone he looked around a the other tables and then back at Liz. Just then he saw Anna go underwater and he swore. Hurrying over to where the girl was struggling to pull Anna up he bent down into the water and wrapped both his arms under Anna's shoulders and pulled her out of the water with all of his strength. Looking down as he held her a good foot above the water he saw the Grindylow still stuck to her foot and shouted at the girl who had been helping, "Get that bloody thing off of her!" The one thing about being his size after all...he was tall and he was very strong.
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07-10-2009, 09:16 PM
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| Bugbear
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| The REAL Sorting Hat: "Ravenclaw!" This monkey is bananas. William gasped as he was rolled onto the table, his lungs hurting from swallowing a bit of the water. He closed his eyes wiping them with his knuckles. He heard everyone around him, something about Anna and Grindylows. Wait, Grindylows attacked him? His ankle hurt a bit and he opened his eyes, struggling to get up and look around. Shaking he took off his robes, which were now completely drenched and tossed it onto the table.
Blinking back more tears he tried to look cool, even though his mood was now so far from happy it wasn't funny. his cake was now floating in the water, which was still cold and wet and mean. There was no way he was moving from this spot, no way at all. Keeping his feet on the tabletop he sniffled once more.
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07-10-2009, 09:45 PM
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| Selkie
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Originally Posted by Grindylows Slipping silently through the water, another pale green creature searched for its next victim. It was not pleased that his original victim had gotten away.
Ooo, another human girl (Head Girl). Cackling to itself, the grindylow passed next to the girl, leaping out of the water and grabbing her, claw like fingers digging into her robes. Its strength was remarkable. Anna turned to say something to the Ravenclaw girl who'd answered her question, but just as she did she felt a sudden sharp pull on her robes. Eyes wide with surprise, Anna lost her balance and stumbled underwater a little. She wanted to cry...Merlin did she want to cry. She was underwater, though, and she was calm enough to realize that she better act fast or...or... or else. In all her years at Hogwarts, this one moment right here was the worst. She'd seen her friends change into animals, been pulled out of Hogwarts, gone on a mysterious treasure hunt, and seen her professors regress into children. For her, though, this had to be the single scariest moment she'd encountered.
In the back of her mind, she was aware that her friends were trying to help her, and she also knew that she had to get her head above water so that she could accurately cast a spell. She pushed and shoved her way up...and she may have even hit the grindylow on top of its head a time or two. Thankfully she hadn't came in contact with its horns yet. A few seconds later, she'd pushed her way above the water, drawn her wand, and casted the Revulsion Jinx. Hopefully that would get the frazzling creature away from her!
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| lmfao *brings Elizabeth back into the action* Shoe!Girl │ Rebel Ravie │ Confundus Queen │ RP Addict As Elizabeth tried to explain what had happened to Robert, still holding his hand, she suddenly felt something swim past her calves, which were now underwater along with pretty much the rest of her legs. It was taking a lot of strength simply to remain standing. But then William was chiming in, and she glanced over to see him in tears. "Robert . . .," she gently chided, glancing back at her tall boyfriend, until she heard a splash and looked back to see William back in the water struggling. feeling something swim past her legs again, her eyes widened and she dropped Robert's hand to scramble up onto the table, watching as he tried to free William and then Anna was back, along with a Slytherin girl and another Ravie.
"Grindylows?," she asked, glancing down at the water again as it continued rising, pulling her legs underneath her as she sat on the table. She was about two seconds away from simply jumping onto Robert's back, like she had last term after they'd won the Quidditch Cup, except she wasn't excited this time. Just scared. But it seemed the others, mostly Robert although the girls were casting spells right and left, had gotten William back onto the table with her. And then she saw a dark blur in her peripheral vision as a grindylow launched itself at Anna, taking her down. Moving to her knees on the table, she watched as Robert then went to get the Head Girl, puling her out of the water and yelling for the other little Ravie girl to get the creature off Anna's ankle. Not thinking anymore, simply wishing she wasn't sitting here cold, wet and dealing with demons attacking her friends, she scrambled to pull her wand out of her full bag, pointing it at the water as she watched for more grindylows. Not that she could see much in the murkiness still rising toward her, but she had a feeling even if they got the one off Anna, more were coming. And she was tired of sitting here worrying.
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Anna was being held out of the water by the older boy Sadie had first seen coming into the Great Hall. He yelled something about the grindylow. Sadie looked down. The creature was still firmly attached to Anna's foot.
Sadie drew her wand and pointed it directly at the grindylow. She was not going to miss this time. "Relashio!"
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| Made of Awesome | Ern-la the Best-wa | TZ's Apogee "What IS this?" Copernicus waded through the water until he reached the table, and then he climbed on top to walk down to where the students were gathered. "Why are we still all in here? There's... a squid in the Entrance Hall. Did you..."
He paused to take in the scene before him. "Anna, do you require assistance?"
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| Selkie
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"Cope! Co-ohhh-pe!" Anna called out, reaching towards him, an expression of pure fear on her face. She wasn't quite sure what she was going to accomplish by trying to stretch herself towards him, but...in a way...it just made her feel less frightened to see the appearance of one of her really close friends. A few stray tears trickled down her cheeks at that point, too. Why was it that the tears always stayed tucked far away until a close friend or family member showed up? "Cope! Watch out! There are grindylo-ohhh-ws!"
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| Made of Awesome | Ern-la the Best-wa | TZ's Apogee "Anna!" It hurt his chest a bit that she was crying and looking so terrified. Surely she wasn't in any real danger when she had her wand and all these people around, but it had to be scary. He splashed along the length of the table and slipped into the water, first stepping on the bench and then putting a tentative foot on the floor.
"Can you reach my hand, Anna Bella?"
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| Selkie
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Originally Posted by Cassirin "Anna!" It hurt his chest a bit that she was crying and looking so terrified. Surely she wasn't in any real danger when she had her wand and all these people around, but it had to be scary. He splashed along the length of the table and slipped into the water, first stepping on the bench and then putting a tentative foot on the floor.
"Can you reach my hand, Anna Bella?" "Cope!" she called out again, echoing the way he'd called out to her. "I...I can't, Cope. A...a grindylow..." On that last word, a tiny amount of water splashed into her mouth, and she coughed and spit it right back out. She shoved her wand down into water then, hoping it was aimed to where she imagined the grindylow to be. She certainly wasn't in any position to turn and glance down to check her aim or anything like that. " Relashio!" she called out. She jerked her wand out of the water, fearful that the creature would latch on to it, too, and stretched a bit further so she could try and reach Cope's hand. With a final tug, her hand was able to grip just one of his fingers, but at least she'd reached him.
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