Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Deciding to just avoid giving the boy a genetics lesson, Kurumi decided just to nod as he spoke. "My abilities didn't show up until later. Although, I was born with violet eyes..." she stopped herself not wanting to go down that path with someone she hardly knew. "But, you were born with those abilties. It just takes time for them to appear...doesn't mean that you changed into a wizard for no apparent reason." In fact, Kurumi had been lied to all her life and even more so when her hair color changing abilities had kicked in full swing.




"I am pretty sure we have moved away from pitchforks and torches," Kurumi laughed. They were not in medieval Europe anymore...unless someone had used a timeturner she wasn't aware of. "If anything it would be more based on scientific experimentation."



Kurumi frowned even more. She had been lied to her entire life about who she was and what she could do. When her hair would grow uncontrollably and her classmates took notice, they took scissors to her head and chopped off as much of her raven locks as they could just to watch it grow back. When she got home, her mother said she was just going through a growth spurt.

All the pain...bullying...suffering she had endured was because of non-magical people. Why would she want to continue to hide and be tortured like she had been? Now, she was more confident. Felt more free. Felt better about who she was not only as a person but as a witch. She didn't want, no, she couldn't have that taken away from her.

Not now...

"You and I grew up very different..." Kurumi whispered holding back tears.

Originally Posted by potterobsessionist

Alex walked up to the Whomping Willow pretending he didn't care at all that the tree stood there watching him. Whyy did it just stand there? He was sure it was going to attack any second. He just walked around it whistling a little trying to look natural.

It would so hit him in the face.

Originally Posted by Michael White

Originally Posted by Yourenodaisy

Seeing Kurumi's reaction to he words, she frowned, and moved to the girl. "Hey, are you alright?" she said in a low voice, as she tried to figure out what she had said to make the girl feel this way.

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi raised an eyebrow. How did he know she had mentioned genetics? Was this guy hiding that he was a Legilimens? She hadn't said that out loud after all...

Kurumi thought for a moment about what he said. His mother was a witch, right? Well, then technically he would have been a Squib had his abilities not surfaced, but there was no sense in arguing about it.



Kurumi shook her head. No, she wasn't alright. Not with all this talk that had been going on about how non-magical people and wizards should coexist. She felt just like she was back in elementary school in Japan. She was put down for being different, being half Japanese while her classmates were full. No one would talk to her. She had to keep everything locked up inside. When she had finally learned that she wasn't some freak like everyone was making her out to be, she felt free. But then, there was always her mother. Forcing her to wear brown contacts to hide her violet eyes. Taking away wands when she returned home for the summer.

Hiding...denying...hiding...prison...

That was it...she felt like she was in prison...

Why did everyone else get to be free while she was trapped? Why did wizardingkind have to be trapped?

Originally Posted by PandaGirl

Heather sighed, fog coming out of her mouth. She better tell everything to her bestest friend now, hm? "i won't Cass. well, classes are one thing....after all, i'm just an average student, hm? And...my dad. He hasn't been replying to my letters lately...i worry about him. He said he'd write back from Mongolia. He and uncle were going there for a sort-off business trip...that's why he wasn't with my mom and i when we were going to the Hogwarts express and i'm worried because there hasn't been any contact with him since he left..not even a howler...

and...my arm..." heather took a second to breathe first and sigh once more. "well, i got to be careful around...don't want it to get worse when it's already getting better." she said with a smile. After all, heather's multitasking skill is a zero, and when she wants to be careful of something, she only focuses on that and almost forgets everything surrounding her.

Cass still had that 'And?' look on her face, as if anticipating there was something more that heather should tell. Yup, heather should tell cass about edward. "Edward and i made up so we hung out in hogsmeade after. I know, Cass, he can be a jerk after all the pranks and insults he gave to me and about emily...but...i sort of made an agreement with him that we'd best get along well with each other because we're in the same house, you know?...and he's actually nice to me recently...somehow as nice as Nathan is. I wonder what Nathan did to get through to Edward's 6-inch thick skull." she said with a giggle, hoping Cass would laugh at her bold attempt to even make a joke that sounds corny.

Originally Posted by hpotterfan

Dan walked out of the caslte and he saw a boy standing by the Whomping Willow. It was raising a branch...Dan could tell what was going to happen...

He ran down the slope and jumped down on the boy covering him so he wouldn't get hit.

They got up and he brushed all of the grass off his tshirt. "Hey" He said puffing. "I'm Dan, Dan Scott. You?"

Originally Posted by Wenzlebug

And now she nodded. Just... nodded? Cedric watched as he turned her head back to the tree. Perhaps she was getting bored at him already. And that very thought started clogging the boy's mind. Well... that was expected. Really. Quite unsuccessful in his quest for a word or anything appropriate to say for the moment, Cedric turned his head to the huge tree once again and let the awkward dead silence went on.

...

"What's it's like being captain?" asked Cedric, strength to do so he very much mustered. He couldn't just be silent like a dummy and all... especially with a girl. He was very articulate. And he didn't have any plans of forfeiting his articulateness and way of words. Perhaps you could say he just didn't want to look silly and all.

Originally Posted by Herminny

"No,no, the question is rather interesting. And you picked up two. Let me look over that number to come up with something for ya".

"Well I would say if you wish to experience something that has balance and harmony in it then yes. If not then no. It depends what you want to experience. How's that?", Chloe asked hoping her simple answer would be satisfactory.

Originally Posted by Canoir Greengrass

Freya was walking towards the Whomping Willow. Today was a very cold day, she tighten up her coat. The blonde Slytherin wished that she wear a warmer coat, she didn't realize that the weather would be this cold. She could see the snow now already covering the ground. The blonde kicked some snow while she was walking. She really didn't know why she was walking towards that tree in this kind of weather. She wasn't really that fond with the creepy tree. After a while she stopped debating with herself why she was walking there.

Originally Posted by Canoir Greengrass

Freya was walking towards the Whomping Willow. Today was a very cold day, she tighten up her coat. The blonde Slytherin wished that she wear a warmer coat, she didn't realize that the weather would be this cold. She could see the snow now already covering the ground. The blonde kicked some snow while she was walking. She really didn't know why she was walking towards that tree in this kind of weather. She wasn't really that fond with the creepy tree. After a while she stopped debating with herself why she was walking there.

Originally Posted by potterobsessionist

Alex lay flailing his arms in the grass for a while, how did he end up there?! He got tackled. Dun, dun, duuun. The Slytherin beater opened one eye so he could get a good look at his attacker. Who was this dude? Oh he had just introduced himself. Oh well.

He stood up and mimicked some of the older boy's movements, he didn't want the grass to stain his clothes uh-uh.

"Why hello Dan-Dan Scott." he nodded. "I'm Alex, the guy you just knocked over." he murmured.

Why had he done that again?

Originally Posted by hpotterfan

"Oh right, yeah sorry bout that mate. But next time don't stand so close to the Whomping Willow. We missed that branch by a couple of centimeters" Dan didn't want to come off as mean, just helpful...unless he wanted to get hurt...?

Originally Posted by Lara_the_Firelady

When Chloe stated that his question was interesting, not annoying as he thought it would be, Josh nodded at the girl with a content and satisfied expression on his face. He had never thought that doing a homework would be fun like that, the reason why he was always ignoring all the homework. The only way he gained points for his house was his performance in classes. Other than that most people knew that he generally lost points instead of gaining them.

The boy immediately stopped thinking about this when his friend had actually began to comment on his random choice: the number two. To be exact shend Ppe was interpreting the meaning to answer his question. Nice! And once she finished her interpretation, the boy gave her a huge smile ''Ah! That was quite interesting to listen to.'' was his reply ''Mmm. I am not really sure if it has balance and harmony in it but there's no doubt that i'll be able to possess those two qualities soon.''Hehehehe. ''Thank you very much. Now, what are we going to do next?''

Originally Posted by mellamaet

"I'm so sorry about your dad." Cass said, her anger slowly ebbing away at the sight of Heather so worried "I'm sure he would be back soon and before you know it, you would be receiving letters from him again." She didn't particularly like Heather's dad...but, poor Heather.

Then her eyes widened when she said she and Ed were getting along beautifully...ugh, as much as she didn't like the guy, at least he wasn't being a jerk to Heather..

"Hoo-rah." She said sarcastically at the mention of the happy news. "Good for you."

Originally Posted by PandaGirl

Heather beamed. Then she dug through her pockets in search of something. "hey cass, i got you something." she said and handed a necklace to her best friend. "i've been working on that...do you like it?"

Originally Posted by mellamaet

Cass smiled when she saw the delicate silver necklace that Heather had given her. "Wow, its so pretty." She said softly. Then she remembered that Heather's Christmas gift was the the dorms! uh-oh.

"Wait, I"ll go get your gift." She said with a smile. Then she brought out her wand and pointed towards the direction of the castle "Accio My Gift for Heather." after a few minutes a wrapped present came zooming out of the nearest window and into her hands.

"Merry Christmas." She said with a smile as she handed the box over



"Go on, open it." She said with a smile

Originally Posted by PandaGirl

"okay." heather said and slowly opened the box. Inside, she found a pretty silver charm bracelet. She smiled. It was the first 'normal' charm bracelet she ever got, considering her dad would often send her weird-looking ones that her mother wouldn't even allow her to touch. Those weird charm bracelets would forever be locked away in a trunk in their basement. Heather then wore it on her right arm.

"it's so pretty, i really like it. Thanks Cass!" she said, enthusiasm in her tone, but without her usual hugging, but Cass would understand that. Heather's arm gets in the way of the hugging.

Originally Posted by mellamaet

"Glad you like it." Cass said with a smile. Then she sobered down. Alright time for her real present. She took a deep breath and said "Heather, since you're pobably getting along with Ed swimmingly right now, then I promise to getalongwiththeprickasbestasIcan."

Originally Posted by PandaGirl

Did heather hear right? Cass was going to get along with Edward? Her smile magnified ten times. She was so happy she couldn't even talk to express it to Cass.

Originally Posted by mellamaet

"But if he starts being annoying again, its war!" She said with a determined look on her face.

Originally Posted by PandaGirl

Heather only sighed. She guessed, that could have been better than something else, right? Besides, even though she and Edward were getting along, Edward is still unpredictable (if only heather could get the word 'cautious' into her mind when she's near Edward because recently she can't. There is something else.)

"well, Cass...why don't we get back at the castle? it's getting cold out here."