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The official home of the Lions, the Gryffindor common room, is found on the seventh floor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The entrance to the common room is the portrait of the delightful Fat Lady, and in order to gain entrance to their home away from home, Lions must know the password and speak it to her.

This terms password is ‘Angel’s Trumpet’.

Be sure to remember those words...and keep it a close secret, for it's the current password you'll need to speak in order for the Fat Lady to swing away from the hole and allow you to enter Gryffindor Tower. Once you're lucky enough to scramble through, you'll find that the common room is a circular area full of squashy armchairs and tables. To the side of the common room you will find the study tables and bookshelves equipped with all that you could need in order to complete your homework assignments, as well as the noticeboard for classes and other school announcements.

A window looks out onto the grounds of the school, and a large fireplace takes up one side of the wall. It's the perfect place to relax and hang out after a long day of classes. You are likely to find the latest edition of the Gryffindor Gazette on the central tables just waiting to be read. It’s always good to stay informed with your house and school news.

If however you are in need of a nap a good night's rest then there are two doors leading off from the common room that open to spiral staircases. Boys dormitories are upstairs and to the right, while girls dormitories are upstairs and to the left. Be sure you don’t go breaking any of the rules by attempting to go up the wrong staircases. Boys don’t stand a chance of beating the enchanted staircase, and frankly girls should know better.

For whatever reason you're here, make sure you take good care of your home away from home. There's bound to be a perfect or your Head of House lurking in the shadows.

Team ronmione · 02-10-2012, 09:30 PM

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Kurumi sighed. She knew that Adam knew. That wasn't the point. "My point exactly," she said, pointing at him. "So it shouldn't surprise you that it is changing colors." She folded her arms across her chest now, eyeballing space between her, her trunk, Adam, and the stairs leading up to the dorms. She could probably make it past him if she just abandoned her trunk and came back for it in the morning.

Compliments? It didn't compliment anything. It made everything worse. "No Adam, I can't tell you because there is nothing wrong with me to tell," she said dropping her trunk to the ground now. "Even if there was, I wouldn't tell you." No, Adam, you had not earned that spot in her lift yet. "Now, will you please move?" Her small frame was starting to shake a bit from rage and frustration. She had just left that drama and had been trying to put it all past her for a little to at least pretend that her life was normal for a moment.

"It's surprising me that its changing into dark colors. From you I'd expect those bright colors, red, and green and blue. You know, happiness, peace, love, but black. Why black?" he further pointed out towards her. She was trying to hide something, but her hair was giving it away. Now he just wanted to know why it had changed colors, but she wouldn't budge. It deeply bothered him that she wouldn't peep up at all. Whatever it was, if she held it in more it'd be too much and she'd just burst from keeping it bottled in. "There is something and you don't want to tell me. Fine. If you don't want to tell me go tell someone else. Selina, or Jonathan. Whatever it is you can't just store it all up in you."

Maybe she was looking at it all wrong. "Telling someone might help you rather than hurt you. They can comfort you and just be there for you and try to help you the best they can."

sweetpinkpixie · 02-11-2012, 01:15 AM

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"It's surprising me that its changing into dark colors. From you I'd expect those bright colors, red, and green and blue. You know, happiness, peace, love, but black. Why black?" he further pointed out towards her. She was trying to hide something, but her hair was giving it away. Now he just wanted to know why it had changed colors, but she wouldn't budge. It deeply bothered him that she wouldn't peep up at all. Whatever it was, if she held it in more it'd be too much and she'd just burst from keeping it bottled in. "There is something and you don't want to tell me. Fine. If you don't want to tell me go tell someone else. Selina, or Jonathan. Whatever it is you can't just store it all up in you."

Maybe she was looking at it all wrong. "Telling someone might help you rather than hurt you. They can comfort you and just be there for you and try to help you the best they can."

"Why black?" Kurumi scoffed. Was he SERIOUSLY asking why black? "Hmm...I don't know, maybe because black is my natural hair color?" If it hadn't been obvious before, it was now. Kurumi was agitated and with him trying to weasel information out of her was making her even more so. She felt her blood boiling inside and if it hadn't been for her feeling her prefect badge in her pocket, Kurumi might very well have pulled out her wand and blasted him out of the way. "Take some of your own advice, Adam. Stop assuming things."

Kurumi tried to march passed him again, but found that he had somehow positioned himself in the stairwell so that it was impossible for her to get past him. Ug. FINE. "Stop it Adam, just stop it!" she said, throwing her arms down at her sides now. "You, Adam Burn, have the emotional range of a teaspoon and do not understand anything about me! Anything. Let me pass!"

Even if she admitted that there was something wrong, Adam was wrong. She was not afraid that telling someone was going to hurt her. She just was sick and tired of relying on others for everything. Constant help from the outside made you weak, and that is ALL she had ever done. Crying on someone's shoulder. Letting someone comfort her about something. Everything up to this point had been nothing compared to what she was facing now. No one could help her. No one.

affy7ann · 02-11-2012, 04:19 AM

Tayla ignored the bit of commotion that seemed to be going on. She was concerned, but it was really none of her business. She turned to Maxwell and nodded, focusing on their conversation.

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"Her arm was fixed that same day. I don't know how muggles live without magic." Maxwell laughed in his head about Ariana being in Gryffindor. "No, she's a Slytherin. We have a bit of an interesting friendship." Maxwell said with a laugh, thinking of his Slytherin counter-part.

"You know...I realize I've never been to a Muggle hospital before. When Dad's sick, Mum still treats him with magic, even if he's a Muggle."

Hearing that his friend was a Slytherin, Tayla remembered the only Slytherin she ever was friends with, but he had already graduated. "It's good you two became friends. Did you know each other before Hogwarts?"

Schroyers · 02-11-2012, 04:35 AM

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Tayla ignored the bit of commotion that seemed to be going on. She was concerned, but it was really none of her business. She turned to Maxwell and nodded, focusing on their conversation.

"You know...I realize I've never been to a Muggle hospital before. When Dad's sick, Mum still treats him with magic, even if he's a Muggle."

Hearing that his friend was a Slytherin, Tayla remembered the only Slytherin she ever was friends with, but he had already graduated. "It's good you two became friends. Did you know each other before Hogwarts?"

"I've been to a few muggle Hospitals, they're bloody creepy." Not that maxwell had anything against muggles, most of his life was spent in the muggle world, but it certainly wasn't as great, to him as the wizarding world.

"Yeah, we actually met and started fighting but in the end was became friends." He said smiling.

affy7ann · 02-11-2012, 05:04 AM

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"I've been to a few muggle Hospitals, they're bloody creepy." Not that maxwell had anything against muggles, most of his life was spent in the muggle world, but it certainly wasn't as great, to him as the wizarding world.

"Yeah, we actually met and started fighting but in the end was became friends." He said smiling.

"I'm not sure if I asked. What year are you in Maxwell?" Tayla wondered. She guessed either first or second year. She took out the small box of chocolate she kept in her pockets, took out one truffle, and bit into it. "Want some?"

Schroyers · 02-11-2012, 05:11 AM

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"I'm not sure if I asked. What year are you in Maxwell?" Tayla wondered. She guessed either first or second year. She took out the small box of chocolate she kept in her pockets, took out one truffle, and bit into it. "Want some?"

"I'm a second year, funny thing is i'm about to turn 13." He said smiling. Maxwell liked his birthday and it was pretty close now.

"Sure i'll have some, thank you"

affy7ann · 02-11-2012, 05:17 AM

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"I'm a second year, funny thing is i'm about to turn 13." He said smiling. Maxwell liked his birthday and it was pretty close now.

"Sure i'll have some, thank you"

"Oh! Is your birthday this month, January?" Tayla liked birthdays. "Planning a party or something?"

Schroyers · 02-11-2012, 05:24 AM

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"Oh! Is your birthday this month, January?" Tayla liked birthdays. "Planning a party or something?"

"Not really, My best friend is kinda busy with the quidditch team, my other friend is a slytherin...which is kind of self explanatory and my girlfriend doesn't really remember who i am." Maxwell said realizing how horrible that sounded, then coming back to reality he said. "So no, nothing really planned." He said awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck.

affy7ann · 02-11-2012, 05:47 AM

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"Not really, My best friend is kinda busy with the quidditch team, my other friend is a slytherin...which is kind of self explanatory and my girlfriend doesn't really remember who i am." Maxwell said realizing how horrible that sounded, then coming back to reality he said. "So no, nothing really planned." He said awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck.

"Oh," Tayla said, feeling a bit sad for Maxwell and a little surprised he already had a girlfriend. "Why doesn't she remember you?" Tayla decided to ask, and then added for a more cheerful note. "I'll give you the rest of these chocolates then. Consider it an early birthday present."

Schroyers · 02-11-2012, 05:55 AM

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"Oh," Tayla said, feeling a bit sad for Maxwell and a little surprised he already had a girlfriend. "Why doesn't she remember you?" Tayla decided to ask, and then added for a more cheerful note. "I'll give you the rest of these chocolates then. Consider it an early birthday present."

"Well, I'm not sure i can really count her as my 'girlfriend'." He said using air quotes. "Considering, I'm not really sure why she doesn't remember me, she blacked out a few weeks back and when she came to she didn't know who i was." He said disappointingly "but things will work out one way or another."

"Thank You, It's very sweet of you." Maxwell said taking a bite. "but I'll only accept them if you promise to share them with me." He said with a wily smile.

affy7ann · 02-11-2012, 06:06 AM

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"Well, I'm not sure i can really count her as my 'girlfriend'." He said using air quotes. "Considering, I'm not really sure why she doesn't remember me, she blacked out a few weeks back and when she came to she didn't know who i was." He said disappointingly "but things will work out one way or another."

"Thank You, It's very sweet of you." Maxwell said taking a bite. "but I'll only accept them if you promise to share them with me." He said with a wily smile.

"Amnesia?" Tayla said, feeling more sorry for Maxwell. She gave him an encouraging smile. "Yeah...I'm sure things will work out."

Tayla laughed a little at Maxwell's suggestion. "Sure," she replied. No problem for her surely! Tayla loved chocolates. She took one more out of the box and ate it.

Schroyers · 02-11-2012, 06:13 AM

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"Amnesia?" Tayla said, feeling more sorry for Maxwell. She gave him an encouraging smile. "Yeah...I'm sure things will work out."

Tayla laughed a little at Maxwell's suggestion. "Sure," she replied. No problem for her surely! Tayla loved chocolates. She took one more out of the box and ate it.

"I guess, I'm just gonna have to see." He said smirking slightly.

Maxwell ate another chocolate, "Do you wanna see something cool?" Maxwell asked.

affy7ann · 02-11-2012, 06:24 AM

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"I guess, I'm just gonna have to see." He said smirking slightly.

Maxwell ate another chocolate, "Do you wanna see something cool?" Maxwell asked.

"Er...depends on what it is...but all right," Tayla replied curiously.

Schroyers · 02-11-2012, 06:28 AM

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"Er...depends on what it is...but all right," Tayla replied curiously.

Maxwell laughed at Tayla's response. He then put his pointer finger and thumb in his mouth and whistled a very sharp whistle. Moments later from his dorm room his pet Phoenix came flying into the common room and perched itself on his shoulder.

affy7ann · 02-11-2012, 06:50 AM

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Maxwell laughed at Tayla's response. He then put his pointer finger and thumb in his mouth and whistled a very sharp whistle. Moments later from his dorm room his pet Phoenix came flying into the common room and perched itself on his shoulder.

Tayla put her hands together and rested them on her lips as a phoenix swooped in and landed on Maxwell's shoulder. "Wow," she said, totally taken by surprise. She looked from the phoenix to Maxwell to the phoenix again. "That's a phoenix," she said, then smiled. "She's beautiful! Or should I say he?" Tayla couldn't stop looking at the phoenix and wanted very much to pet it. "How'd you get one?"

Schroyers · 02-11-2012, 03:18 PM

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Tayla put her hands together and rested them on her lips as a phoenix swooped in and landed on Maxwell's shoulder. "Wow," she said, totally taken by surprise. She looked from the phoenix to Maxwell to the phoenix again. "That's a phoenix," she said, then smiled. "She's beautiful! Or should I say he?" Tayla couldn't stop looking at the phoenix and wanted very much to pet it. "How'd you get one?"

"Yes, his name is Helios and he's my closest friend." Maxwell said beaming at the bird. "I inherited him, which isn't common but after his master, my great-grandmother died, he was very attached to me and my mother thought it wrong to separate us." Maxwell then showed Tayla the palm of his right hand, which had small bird footprint like scars burnt into it. "But Phoenix's aren't all fun and games." Maxwell said with a mischievous crooked smile. "No i'm lying they are! would you like to pet him? He's very friendly."

Team ronmione · 02-11-2012, 09:43 PM

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"Why black?" Kurumi scoffed. Was he SERIOUSLY asking why black? "Hmm...I don't know, maybe because black is my natural hair color?" If it hadn't been obvious before, it was now. Kurumi was agitated and with him trying to weasel information out of her was making her even more so. She felt her blood boiling inside and if it hadn't been for her feeling her prefect badge in her pocket, Kurumi might very well have pulled out her wand and blasted him out of the way. "Take some of your own advice, Adam. Stop assuming things."

Kurumi tried to march passed him again, but found that he had somehow positioned himself in the stairwell so that it was impossible for her to get past him. Ug. FINE. "Stop it Adam, just stop it!" she said, throwing her arms down at her sides now. "You, Adam Burn, have the emotional range of a teaspoon and do not understand anything about me! Anything. Let me pass!"

Even if she admitted that there was something wrong, Adam was wrong. She was not afraid that telling someone was going to hurt her. She just was sick and tired of relying on others for everything. Constant help from the outside made you weak, and that is ALL she had ever done. Crying on someone's shoulder. Letting someone comfort her about something. Everything up to this point had been nothing compared to what she was facing now. No one could help her. No one.

An emotional range of a teaspoon? He let the comment shrug off and he looked at her. Ok. Yeah, he should back off now. She was demanding that he move out the way and she seemed pretty upset. He took a step back and slide over to the side allowing her to pass. "Happy day to you too." Adam shot back at her.

She obviously needed to talk about something to someone but she wouldn't budge this time. He had probably already stepped out of toe with her at the moment and didn't want to increase his chances of getting another good word from her. Why she had gotten all defensive when he just wanted to see if she was all right, he did not know.

One thing was certain. They were starting the new year like how they had started each year recently. On a negative beginning.

caithal97 · 02-11-2012, 10:05 PM

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"She's starting to remember a few things, little things." Maxwell smiled a little. "How's this year been for you? anything interesting happen?"

Nessie laughed and shook her head quickly. "Gosh no, I'm just being boring old me living my boring old life. My parents did get married this year though other than that my life has been very ordinary. I'm trying to avoid Lafay's wrath though she seems nicer this year. I haven't been paying enough attention to the gossip to know why though." Nessie shrugged sinking futher into the couch.

sweetpinkpixie · 02-11-2012, 11:36 PM

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An emotional range of a teaspoon? He let the comment shrug off and he looked at her. Ok. Yeah, he should back off now. She was demanding that he move out the way and she seemed pretty upset. He took a step back and slide over to the side allowing her to pass. "Happy day to you too." Adam shot back at her.

She obviously needed to talk about something to someone but she wouldn't budge this time. He had probably already stepped out of toe with her at the moment and didn't want to increase his chances of getting another good word from her. Why she had gotten all defensive when he just wanted to see if she was all right, he did not know.

One thing was certain. They were starting the new year like how they had started each year recently. On a negative beginning.

When Adam finally moved out of the way, Kurumi's aggressive posture shower a flicker of softness. Kurumi immediately pushed that away and continued to struggle with her trunk. Adam was so concerned about her well being? Well, he could have shown it by trying to help her with her trunk instead of being a pusher and trying to pry into her personal life.

Slamming the trunk against the ground since it was becoming clear that she was not going to be able to drag it anymore, Kurumi removed her wand from her coat, levitated it, and cast a simple Locomotor charn on it to have it follow her.

As she passed Adam, she didn't even look at him, but stopped when she heard him speak. "Good night to you, Adam," she said before continuing her way up the stairs towards the girls dormitory.

Schroyers · 02-12-2012, 12:40 AM

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Nessie laughed and shook her head quickly. "Gosh no, I'm just being boring old me living my boring old life. My parents did get married this year though other than that my life has been very ordinary. I'm trying to avoid Lafay's wrath though she seems nicer this year. I haven't been paying enough attention to the gossip to know why though." Nessie shrugged sinking futher into the couch.

"Well, congratulation to your parents!" Maxwell said with a smile. "I'm not sure what's going on with Lafay either, I only really see her in potions."

affy7ann · 02-12-2012, 07:58 AM

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"Yes, his name is Helios and he's my closest friend." Maxwell said beaming at the bird. "I inherited him, which isn't common but after his master, my great-grandmother died, he was very attached to me and my mother thought it wrong to separate us." Maxwell then showed Tayla the palm of his right hand, which had small bird footprint like scars burnt into it. "But Phoenix's aren't all fun and games." Maxwell said with a mischievous crooked smile. "No i'm lying they are! would you like to pet him? He's very friendly."

Tayla listened to Maxwell but kept her eyes on the phoenix. She had never seen an actual phoenix before. When Maxwell asked if she would like to pet Helios, Tayla grinned and nodded. She slowly stretched her arm towards the bird. "Hello there, Helios," she said softly. She carefully touched the bird's feathers and gently stroked them. Tayla couldn't stop smiling. "This is amazing!"

Tayla remembered the scar Maxwell had on his palm. "Why do you have that? Did he land on your hand or something?"

Schroyers · 02-12-2012, 02:05 PM

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Tayla listened to Maxwell but kept her eyes on the phoenix. She had never seen an actual phoenix before. When Maxwell asked if she would like to pet Helios, Tayla grinned and nodded. She slowly stretched her arm towards the bird. "Hello there, Helios," she said softly. She carefully touched the bird's feathers and gently stroked them. Tayla couldn't stop smiling. "This is amazing!"

Tayla remembered the scar Maxwell had on his palm. "Why do you have that? Did he land on your hand or something?"

"Yes, i got these when we first met, at my great-grandmother's funeral. He'd burst into flames and i was maybe 3 or 4 so i ran up to the ashes and pulled him from them, He rose from them a baby bird so he could fit in the palm of my hand and was hot to the touch so he burned me, and ever since then he's been my friend." Maxwell said with a smile.

affy7ann · 02-14-2012, 05:13 AM

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"Yes, i got these when we first met, at my great-grandmother's funeral. He'd burst into flames and i was maybe 3 or 4 so i ran up to the ashes and pulled him from them, He rose from them a baby bird so he could fit in the palm of my hand and was hot to the touch so he burned me, and ever since then he's been my friend." Maxwell said with a smile.

"Wow," Tayla said, the smile still not leaving her face. "Just...wow. He's beautiful, Max," she said for the millionth time. Remembering what Maxwell had said at the beginning, she suddenly looked at him and said, "I'm sorry about your great-grandmother. I know you were still little but...I'm sorry anyway." Tayla had lost her grandfather three years ago and still felt sad about it sometimes. She loved her grandfather dearly.

"Since you introduced me to your pet, I should introduce you to mine, too. Just a minute. I'll go check if she's near..." Tayla stood and quickly ran up the girl's dormitory. After a few minutes, she came back down. There was a tawny owl perched on her arm.

"This is Marigold," Tayla began. "I got her when I was a first year. I named her Marigold because of the distinct golden feather she has right here." Tayla showed Maxwell what she meant. She let Marigold lift up her left wing, making the golden feather glint. "I also have a chocolate retriever named Cadbury, but he's back in the Muggle world, with my parents and little sister."

Schroyers · 02-14-2012, 05:33 AM

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"Wow," Tayla said, the smile still not leaving her face. "Just...wow. He's beautiful, Max," she said for the millionth time. Remembering what Maxwell had said at the beginning, she suddenly looked at him and said, "I'm sorry about your great-grandmother. I know you were still little but...I'm sorry anyway." Tayla had lost her grandfather three years ago and still felt sad about it sometimes. She loved her grandfather dearly.

"Since you introduced me to your pet, I should introduce you to mine, too. Just a minute. I'll go check if she's near..." Tayla stood and quickly ran up the girl's dormitory. After a few minutes, she came back down. There was a tawny owl perched on her arm.

"This is Marigold," Tayla began. "I got her when I was a first year. I named her Marigold because of the distinct golden feather she has right here." Tayla showed Maxwell what she meant. She let Marigold lift up her left wing, making the golden feather glint. "I also have a chocolate retriever named Cadbury, but he's back in the Muggle world, with my parents and little sister."

"It's all right, i barely knew her. In fact i cab barely remember her." He said speaking of his grandmother." He watched as Taylay ran up the stairs and smiled brightly as she returned with a Tawney Owl. Maxwell loved owls but with already having Helios he didn't have one of his own.

"She's beautiful, I always wanted an Owl!" He said enviously, Helios didn't appreciate this and squawked loudly. "No offence to you, old friend. I wanted a dog too but mum said they were too messy and she didn't really understand how to train them since they're not magic." He said laughing.

affy7ann · 02-14-2012, 06:28 AM

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"It's all right, i barely knew her. In fact i cab barely remember her." He said speaking of his grandmother." He watched as Taylay ran up the stairs and smiled brightly as she returned with a Tawney Owl. Maxwell loved owls but with already having Helios he didn't have one of his own.

"She's beautiful, I always wanted an Owl!" He said enviously, Helios didn't appreciate this and squawked loudly. "No offence to you, old friend. I wanted a dog too but mum said they were too messy and she didn't really understand how to train them since they're not magic." He said laughing.

"It's mostly Dad who takes care of Cadbury. But we all love him."

Tayla laughed, amused at Helios' reaction. Marigold made a sound of her own and flapped her wings a little. Tayla took a treat from her robes pocket and let Marigold eat it from her hand. That kept her happy.

"What do phoenixes eat?" Tayla asked.

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