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Library attack! D:

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Originally Posted by The Narrator (Post 11223206)

A few books are lying face up on the ground, ripped pages around the books are scattered all around them.

Poor Jobberknolls...darkness in the creature barn.

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Originally Posted by The Narrator (Post 11223659)

Loud, obnoxious screaming is heard coming from the care of magical creatures barn before all sounds cease and it goes almost unnaturally quiet.

The Jobberknoll have all died.

More talk about dreams and ... exorcism ( o_______________O ) going on in Professor Elwood's office!

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Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01 (Post 11224456)

Prepared to just focus on the woman's dream, Callie was taken aback by her RUDE comment about Galileo. "Yes. His name's Galileo, I've had him for years." She frowned at her slightly before adding. "Yes he's clean and he's really smart too. He can name the planets in order and some of the constellations."

'I bet your stupid cat couldn't do that!' The blonde had seen that thing around the Castle once or twice, stupid thing was licking itself both times.

Calista couldn't believe someone could be so rude, wait no, that was Sophia's job. Bringing the woman's attention back to the dream and away from being mean to her parrot, the Divination professor put the candy tin away and sat up in her chair. "As we were talking about...the spector. Typically they are ghosts or demons that have decided to follow you for some reason or another." She wasn't as worried about upsetting the woman now after that comment about Galileo being sanitary or not.

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11226463)

Yeah, suuuuuure the bird was clean. Sure he was. He probably hung out in all the birdbaths around Hogwarts, right? Because there were so many of them? Oh, no? Maybe he went swimming in that filthy lake on the grounds... wait no, how would he get out of the Divination tower?

Uh huh. As for the talking bit... the redhead just shot a glare at 'Galileo' as if DARING him to say a word to her.

But anyway: the spector. Anastasia needed to be nicer, or something, in order to find out what her dreams meant. She nodded slowly, and then timidly asked, "How do you know what kind of sp---s--sppector is following me? Do I need an--- an exorccccism? Is it a bbad spector?" ANSWERS, Calista, SHE NEEDED ANSWERS.

:candcane: :snowflak: The Prefects'
Winter Wonderland
event is now open in the Great Hall! :candcane: :snowflak:

Come enjoy a life-size gingerbread house, baking with the house elves, an ice slide, refreshments, a "Meet ~~Santa~~ the Headmistress" event, and more!

:sleigh: :santa2: :sleigh: :santa2: :sleigh: :santa2: :sleigh: :santa2:

Now Myrtle is becoming Peeves and leaving her bathroom..

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Could the Hufflepuff scream o.m.g. no. Screaming was MYRTLE'S thing.

"I'll scream FOR YOU," the bespectacled ghostie announced, popping out of the box and making a mad dash through the girl's head. She came out clear through the other side and floated up toward the ceiling, folding her arms and hanging upside-down as she made fun of two of the 'Puffers.

"EEEEEEEEWW EWWW EWWWY PROFESSOR HADLEY IS PEEING ON T.P. AND MAKING ME TOUCH IT!!!! SOMEBODY CALL THE CARETAKER, CUZ A GIRL THREW UP ON THE SECOND FLOOR! SHE ATE T.P. AND DID AN O.M.G.!!!"

Myrtle cackled with glee, hoping SOMEONE had heard her beyond the walls of Arithmancy. She'd certainly been loud enough, and almost as loud as she had screamed before she'd died.

and the second floor is flooding...

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The water was indeed going to leak into the room. A slow-moving mass of thick, greyish water started to seep under the door, silently covering students shoes and the hems of their robes.
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Oh and the mysterious plant that came to the feast is now trying to wrap itself around students...

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The Umbrella Vinora was no where close. No, in face she was sitting in a nicely lit area inside the one of the greenhouses. That did not mean though, that other parts of the plant did not travel around. An extremely long tendril stretched out across the grounds until it reached the hot spring. It dipped into the water, then back out, then in again before suddenly coiling itself around a student's (Bazinga) ankle.

She did not like to let go of the things she caught.

Exorcism underway in Professor Elwood's office:whaa:

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11233333)

ANNIE was going to have to contact it? Why did SHE have to contact it? How was THAT fair? HUH? "What's the point of having a supposed Seer on staff if she makes YOU do all the work with contacting the dead," Anastasia voiced aloud, though much more quietly than she would have normally.

Her mouth still twitched into a frown but she did take a calming breath. Just preparing to contact the Spector, you know. The redhead closed her eyes and tried to keep her cool as she raised her voice.

"Dear........ Spector, if you're out there, if you're......with us......" as unfortunate as that may be, "please give us a sign that you are here. Let us KNOW what it is you want, or need, so that we can all live in peace."

Annie popped open one eye, looking to Callie for reassurance that she was doing this right.

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Originally Posted by Unnamed Spector (Post 11233375)

You should be careful what you ask for.

Suddenly a stack of papers from the Divination professor's desks is forcefully thrown onto the floor.

It isn't long before an eerie howling sound an octave too high for human ears rings throughout the office.While the two women may not be able to hear it, the professor's parrot just might....

A ~~scary~~ plant just moved into Professor Cerulean's office ~~as if it had eyes O_O~~ and stole a picture.

:whaa:

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Originally Posted by Umbrella Vinora (Post 11236383)

Oh the castle was a dirty, dirty place.

Dust stick into the long tendril of the Umbrella Vinora as it made its away around the empty parts of the castle. Moving around as if the tendril had eyes, the tendril made its way into an office that was completely open.

Wriggling around the office, it got up to the desk before grabbing hold of a picture with two young children.

In a matter of seconds the tendril was gone from the office, and so was the picture.

The plant is another office, too. ERR'BODY lock up YER STUFF!

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Originally Posted by Umbrella Vinora (Post 11236377)

A long tendril, snakes under the doorway of the librarians office. Wrapping around an expensive looking fishing pole the tendril attempts to pull the pole back underneath the door with it. A small "crack" can be heard from the pole as the reel is broken off just before the rest of the pole disappears under the door.

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An unseen force repelled all Ravenclaw students from the Common Room and attached areas, and locked all entrances and exits to the rooms. The Common Room was officially locked and sealed.

The 'Claws are being locked out of the Ravenclaw Common Room? Where will they sleep? Oh nooooooes!

Gryffindors are homeless as well!

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Originally Posted by The Narrator in Common Room (Post 11236756)

It happened so suddenly, and quietly, but it happened all the same: everyone in the Common Room, whether they had been lounging there for hours or had just walked in the door, was suddenly evicted.

An unseen force repelled all Gryffindor students from their Common Room and attached areas. The same force locked all entrances and exits to the rooms with one resounding, echoing, ominous CLICK.

The Common Room was officially locked and sealed to all.

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Originally Posted by The Narrator in Gryffindor Study Area (Post 11236752)

It happened so suddenly, and quietly, but it happened all the same: the hardworking students who had been studying at the Gryffindor study tables suddenly found themselves pushed out of their seats, shoved out from their desks, rolled out of their common room, and generally ejected from their House's private area.

An unseen force repelled all Gryffindor students from the Common Room and attached areas, and locked all entrances and exits to the rooms. The Common Room was officially locked and sealed.

As are Slytherins.

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Originally Posted by Narrator in Slytherin

It happened so suddenly, and quietly, but it happened all the same: everyone in the Common Room, whether they had been lounging there for hours or had just walked in the door, was suddenly evicted.

An unseen force repelled all Slytherin students from their Common Room and attached areas. The same force locked all entrances and exits to the rooms with one resounding, echoing, ominous CLICK.

The Common Room was officially locked and sealed to all.

Badgers are too!

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Originally Posted by Narrator in the Hufflepuff Common Room

It happened so suddenly, and quietly, but it happened all the same: everyone in the Common Room, whether they had been lounging there for hours or had just walked in the door, was suddenly evicted.

An unseen force repelled all Hufflepuff students from their Common Room and attached areas. The same force locked all entrances and exits to the rooms with one resounding, echoing, ominous CLICK.

The Common Room was officially locked and sealed to all.

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Originally Posted by Narrator in 'Badger Meetup Extravaganza!'

It was a real shame for the Hufflepuffs who were celebrating their 'Badgerness,' but the unseen force would not be stopped by anyone or anything, regardless of their level of festivity.

The locking happened so suddenly, and quietly, but it happened all the same: everyone in the Common Room, whether they had been lounging there for hours or had just walked in the door, was suddenly evicted.

All Hufflepuff students were repelled from their Common Room and attached areas as an unseen force locked all entrances and exits to the rooms with one resounding, echoing, ominous CLICK.

The Common Room was officially locked and sealed to all.

I wonder what Sir Nearly Headless Nick is doing at the observatory with the Fat Friar :O

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Originally Posted by Nearly Headless Nick (Post 11238029)

A head plopped out off one of the cupboards and was soon followed by the transparent body of Sir Nicholas, the Gryffindor House ghost.

Nick floated around the student deserted observatory restlessly. Something was not right within the school, he could feel it in the stone walls just as clear as he still could remember how a big slice of his favourite chocolate cake tasted.

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Originally Posted by Fat Friar (Post 11238039)

Oh, this was not good. Not good at all.

The Fat Friar has been floating around aimlessly looking for any of the other ghosts to talk to. He was worried. Even more so now he'd heard on the grapevine that his precious Badger's had been locked out of their common room. Something wasn't right.

As he made his way up to the observatory, he spotted just the person/ghost he wanted.

"Sir Nicholasssssssss!" The voice boomed out, echoing around the room.

"Have you heard? Something is wrong with the Hufflepuff common room. The students can't get in apparently. I don't like it, Sir Nicholas. I don't like it." He floated around sighing loudly and shaking his head.

DUN DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUNNNNNN.

And now something's trying to steal the Headmistress :blink:

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Originally Posted by Unnamed Spector (Post 11239494)

That damn bird! The blue and gold parrot was squaking and then was suddenly pushed off of it's perch and it flew, faultered and then squaked its way across the room to the top of the fortune teller's wagon.

Now it turned towards the red head woman grasping onto the gypsy's hands. She wanted her gone, eh? Well he would leave but not without her! The door flung open with a bang and the chair the Headmistress was sitting in began to scoot backwards slowly, screeching on the floor as it did so. But before she was able to get up, the chair jerked back and flew out the door, the wooden slab slamming shut with her out in the hall.

No one's safe anymore!!! :xd:

Ghosts have made their appearances at the Winter Wonderland prefect event! Is Peeves really up to this common room business? Does anyone else sense a sleep over in the Great Hall?

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Originally Posted by Grey Lady (Post 11240081)

The Grey Lady floated through the walls on a mission. She flipped her head back and forth looking for the Headmistress. She glanced behind her to see if the other ghosts had joined her...well more like...kept up with her. She was on a mission and that lil entity was going to regret messing with her precious Ravvies.

Spotting the Headmistress, she quickly floated towards her direction and without even waiting for a lull in the conversation, she floated through the students surrounding the pretty lady and hovered right in front of the woman.

"I'm very sorry to interrupt your moment, but the ghosts have an issue that we would like to discuss with you..." she said as she glanced around to all of the faces, "possibly out of the ear shot of the lovely students..." yes because she couldn't be trusted not to say mean and rude things about the entity causing all of the problems...

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Originally Posted by Nearly Headless Nick (Post 11240595)

Sir Nicholas was fast, but evidently not as fast as the Grey Lady. Floating into the Great Hall he saw her already hovering in front of the new Headmistress.

With his eyes fixed on the throne Sir Nicholas floated through a number of student's on his way, not stopping to check if they were discomfited or not.

Floating up next to the Grey Lady he fired of a warm beam in Headmistress Truebridge direction who looked sort of shell-shocked. Had the Grey Lady scared her?

He exchanged a brief glance with his dear old friend before saying earnestly to the Headmistress. "All the students have been evicted from their common rooms and can't get back in." And the Baron thinks that its Peeves work. Sir Nicholas didn't utter that suspicion though.

The primary concern was to find a suitable place for his precious lion cubs to sleep for the night. After that was sorted they could discuss possible culprits.

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Originally Posted by Grey Lady (Post 11240643)

The Grey Lady glanced at the Headmistress as she acted startled...did the ghost look that horrid tonite...she glanced around looking for something shiny to check her reflection in, but then was interrupted by Sir Nicholas. She focused instantly back in on the task at hand making a mental note to check herself later on.

She shook her head up and down in agreement with the Gryffindor ghost. "Yes, and we think Peeves might have had a hand in it...it just screams his handy work..." she said the statement with pure distaste...she did not understand that creature at all.

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11240665)

Anastasia tensed up even further when Nearly Headless Nick joined the Grey Lady's side. For the love of all things solid... why did the one who was ALMOST headless have to be here? Really? They couldn't send the warm, welcoming Friar??!?

Forget moving to somewhere out of earshot. Annie frowned and tapped her fingernails on her throne. "What am I to do about it? Are you sure ALL students have been locked out?" That seemed a bit unlikely, and Annie wasn't sure she could trust a ghost's word anyway.

"Let's just see what the Heads of House think of this all...." she murmured, flicking her wand into her hand and sending four roaring Nundu patronuses off to the various offices of her Heads of House.

In the meanwhile... "Tell me more about this lockout," she murmured toward the ghosts, trying not to shiver too visibly. Her encounter with the Spector had certainly left her scarred. "What makes you think it's Peeves' fault?"

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Originally Posted by Fat Friar (Post 11240680)

Acting in a totally non suspicious way, the Friar made his entrance into the Great Hall, waving at the children as he passed them, floating over to where the Grey Lady and Sir Nicholas had cornered the Headmistress. They were still so much faster than he was.

But he did manage to catch the part where the woman questioned the information being given to her. "ALL of them!" he said, floating into view and answering her question but trying not to be too loud. An achievement for him it must be said.

The Friar was usually a jolly chap, but Peeves was the one thing that could get on his transparent nerves. "I heard talk of them being thrown out first. THROWN OUT. Surely that has to be Peeves?"

The ghost had secret meeting at the broom cupboard! :whaa:

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Originally Posted by Nearly Headless Nick (Post 11242984)

Sir Nicholas floated into the filthy and dimly lit broom cupboard to wait for the Grey Lady, Friar and hopefully the Baron.

The transparent man was quite agitated as he circled the room.

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Originally Posted by Grey Lady (Post 11243517)

The Grey Lady followed Sir Nicholas hastily. She was not a patient woman usually but was even less patient when she was frustrated or angry, so she was through the roof agitated and fidgety.

When she came through the wall, she almost floated right into Nicholas as he floated around in a circle.

"O goodness...excuse me Nicholas...I didn't see you there..." she said apologizing and then the tension got the best of her and she couldn't help but giggle a little bit at her last comment.

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Originally Posted by Fat Friar (Post 11243662)

Wait, where had they gone?

The Friar had been so flustered by recent events he'd lost sight of his fellow ghosts as they'd exited the hall. He hovered just outside the doors, looking both ways up and down the entrance hall. "Sir Nicol--" he started to call, when he heard the voice of the Grey Lady coming from in the nearby broom cupboard.

Zooming through the closed door, he came to a sudden stop, nose to nose with the Ravenclaw ghost. "Oh, my apologies, dear lady," the Friar said, holding up a chubby hand. "I was going to go down to the kitchen to request a barrel from the elves, but it occurred to me we've not discussed where we're going to do this... this capture." He shuddered slightly at that. Yes, Peeves was incredibly annoying, and if he'd done this to their precious students they needed to find out, but still. It didn't sit easy with him.

What did they plan actually? :shifty:

The plan was to trap Peeves in a salt barrel in the staff room.:whaa:

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Originally Posted by Fat Friar (Post 11254796)

So the plan was set in motion. They had their secret weapon to lay out. And now, all they had to do was wait for that chaos creator to come out and show his cowardly face.

The Friar slinked into the staff room and glided in between the cushions in the sofa, his head sticking out slightly as glanced around the room. Shouldn't be too long now. Right?

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Originally Posted by Bloody Baron (Post 11254798)

The Baron floated from the broom closet to the Staff room. He was a BARON! Thank you very much! He wasn't going to be stuck in a broom closet. He would come into a a staff room. And as soon as Peeves would come he'd make him pay!

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Originally Posted by Nearly Headless Nick (Post 11254802)

Nicholas wafted through the wall into the staff room, his pearly eyes canvasing the furniture and the room in general. He hoped this plan would work.

Gliding toward the corner to plaster himself behind the bookshelf, he waited... time to see what Peeved had to say for himself. All efforts at diplomacy were not yet lost... key word being yet.

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Originally Posted by Toddles (Post 11254837)

Toddles didn't knock, nope he didn't need to.

"Masters and Mistresses, Toddles is here to give you your candy...."

O___________O

Who were these silvery masters and missus?! "Pardon Toddles but who are you?" He eyed them as after dropping the bag of candy infront of the random barrel in the room. They were scary persons. Toddles didn't like them and didn't remember that they had asked him to come.

"Bye bye silvery people..." *SNAP*

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Originally Posted by ♦ Peeves ♦ (Post 11254848)

Peeves didn't hear Toddles' discussion with the... whoever was in the staff room, as he was ~~still~~ easily distracted by all the candies.

"Ooh, piece of candy!" he continued to exclaim with each fresh piece he found. "Ooh, piece of candy! Ooh, piece of candy! Ooh, piece of candy!"

Wait, what was that? He had just passed through the door of the staff room and his greedy eyes narrowed in on a giant BAG of candy on the floor. OH EXPLODING SNAP! This was just what he needed - a great big bag of candy to replace all the ones he'd pelted at that pimply Gryffindork girl!

"Ooh, BAG of candy!"

Peeves fell for Toddles' unintentional trick and zoomed straight at the candy. Once he was near the salt barrel, however, both he AND the bag of candy were sucked straight inside.

He was trapped. Trapped like a raccoon in a cage. Poor Peeves!

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Originally Posted by Grey Lady (Post 11255107)

If the Grey Lady could, she would've jumped up and down with joy as she watch the dreaded little spirit get trapped. She floated towards the barrel and circled around it.

She glanced at the other ghosts and then said, "Okay, Peeves, now's your once chance to unlock the Common Rooms or explain to us how you locked them or we'll have to let the Headmistress take care of you!"

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Originally Posted by ♦ Peeves ♦ (Post 11255256)

"But I didn't dooooooooooooo itttttt," Peeves wailed, meanwhile trying to rock the barrel from side to side. This was pathetic. This was low. This was...a prank HE should have SEEN COMING! He was not a happy poltergeist, but he wasn't going to let the other ghosts see it.

"What's the Headmistress going to do to me? She ain't got no power over that lockout! HAHAHAAHA! As IF!" Peeves cackled and successfully made the barrel tremble a little. "I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE A CLOWN, Helena!"

Could he call her that? OOPS, HE JUST DID.

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Originally Posted by Bloody Baron (Post 11255301)

"Peeves!" He said angrily converging on the poltergeist. "You do not speak to the Lady Helena in that manner! Do I make myself crystal clear?!" He calmed himself and pulled back a bit. "Now. Tell me the truth Peeves, and you know how I get when I'm lied to. Why did you lock the students out of their common rooms?!"

Poor Peeves. He has angered the Baron, that's not good.:erm:

A book eating plant alert! :whaa:

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Originally Posted by Umbrella Vinora (Post 11255869)

A long, thick, green tendril slowly crept through the doors to the Library and made it's way along the walls until it reached the stacks of books, delicious FOOD all gathered for the Vinora.

The vine raised from the floor, leaning on the wooden shelf and began lifting a book, ironically entitled 'How to Know If Your Clinging Plants are Too Clingy' by Primrose Latticework, and pulled it from the shelf. Suddenly another tendril appeared and another grabbing more books until a whole shelf was practically gone. The planty arm then retreated back into the shadows.

Yum....

and it has left the library and is now in CoMC!

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Originally Posted by Umbrella Vinora (Post 11255909)

Just because the barn was full of students and a professor, didn't mean the Vinora wasn't still hungry.

The large vines crept through a venalation opening in the back of the building and snaked their way through the strawn-strewn floors until it stopped at a stall with an unfortunate Abraxan standing in it. The Professor must have been attending to it earlier and had left it here during her lesson. It came to a stop, all the while the plant had gone UNSEEN by the people in the place.

Suddenly the vines shot out, grabbing the Abraxan by two of its legs and pulling it to the ground hard. The tendrils then began to pull the beast to a different venalation opening. All the people might have heard of the situation was the quiet and muffled neigh of a horse in distress somewhere nearby....before it was eaten.

So much for keeping everything nice and clean, eh Professor Bellaire? At least this seems to be the case in the Charms Annexe.

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Originally Posted by Moaning_Myrtle (Post 11256646)

It wasn't fair! Those other ghosts were picking on Peeves and he had done nothing wrong. Well not entirely. But the poltergeist hadn't done what the other ghosts were accusing him of.

Myrtle sniffled as she floated up through the floors of the castle, she had been so preoccupied thinking about Peeves that she went one floor too many and she found herself in a circular room with nothing in it but a large chest. The ghost sniffled again as she flew down and hovered over the chest.

Usually Myrtle would have just ignored the chest and gone back to her bathroom but she had been taught a few tricks this year by her new friend and she decided to put them to good use.

And maybe, just MAYBE some boys would pay attention to her new rebel side. She zoomed around the chest a couple of times and within sixty seconds the lock on the chest clicked open and the lid sprang open.

"OOH LOOK AT ALL THE PRETTY TRINKETS!!" Myrtle clapped her hands together and emptied the chest of its contents. Mirrors, crockey, goblets and glasses went swirling around the room before smashing all over the floor. Paint and ink hit the walls and dripped onto the floor. She took out some cushions and ripped them to pieces so that there were feathers flying about.

She was considering smashing the windows as well when she thought she heard a noise outside. Myrtle glanced at the door before sinking into the floor and to the level below.

Hmmm... I wonder what Millie knows that we don't...

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Originally Posted by Mell (Post 11256632)

Leading both Pepper and Millie into the playground, Seb didn't untie their leashes until he had firmly closed the gate behind him and only then did he let go free. He watched as Pepper bounded off while Millie continued to hang around him. He had noticed that she had been doing that quite a lot lately and he couldn't understand what the problem was. She seemed to be in perfect health and she still liked to play with Pepper but for some reason she didn't like being alone. Perhaps he would go see Vanora about her tomorrow. He bent down and gave the little wombat a pat before making his way out of the playground and back to his hut.

Millie turned on the spot and watched the human who had been looking after her walk away and nose twitched a little. She didn't want him to go. There were bad things in the playground. Millie turned back around to see where Pepper had disappeared to and she waddled along as quick as her little legs would carry her. And just as she neared the back of the playground, she saw Pepper jump the fence and run away.

Which meant she was now alone. In the playground. Where bad things were hiding.

and there goes a gnome T___________________T

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Originally Posted by Umbrella Vinora (Post 11257554)

The presence of children and a staff member did not deter the Umbrella Vinora in it's quest for food. It was hungry and it could sense something close by to eat.

A long tendril snaked through a hole in the garden wall and the plants in front of it. Stretching out into the sunshine, it waved around slightly and slapped the ground, searching. Pulling backwards it latched on to what it wanted - the leg of the Gnome hiding in the bushes.

Slowly and carefully it dragged the creature towards the hole, making the leaves rustle and shake loudly. Finally, and with a squeal, the gnome was pulled through the hole to it's doom.

:cry:

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Originally Posted by Umbrella Vinora @ Pepper and Millie's Playground

As the girls got to talking and jumping to incorrect conclusions, the Umbrella Vinora slipped in through a rail surrounding the playground. One long tendril snaked across the grassy area, blending right in like a garden snake, and heading straight for its prey.

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Originally Posted by Mell (Post 11256632)

Millie turned on the spot and watched the human who had been looking after her walk away and nose twitched a little. She didn't want him to go. There were bad things in the playground. Millie turned back around to see where Pepper had disappeared to and she waddled along as quick as her little legs would carry her. And just as she neared the back of the playground, she saw Pepper jump the fence and run away.

Which meant she was now alone. In the playground. Where bad things were hiding.

Ah, wombat. Such a delicious foreign delicacy, but one the plant enjoyed immensely. The tendril crept right up the Hufflepuff petting Millie and gave her a harsh slap on her face. Then it bounced over to the Gryffindor and slapped her cheek as well, taking advantage of their shock to snatch the wombat out of their hands and wrap it up like a sausage roll.

The tendril dragged the struggling, squealing, crying wombat back to the rest of its body, where it was devoured in no time. Bon appetite!

It stikes again!

First in the kitchens....

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Originally Posted by Unnamed Spector (Post 11258770)

The Kitchen was just too neat, and when it was too neat those snotty little work horse House Elves got nosey and into things that didn't concern them.

No matter that there were students about, the concealed door to the Kitchens was burst open and a gust of wind came in with it. But then nothing happened, until....

BANG! CLING! CLANNNNNNG!!!

Cupboards were forced open as if on their own accord and their contents were flung out into the room. Pots bounced off the floor, silverware danced about the room, knives were flung into the walls and the huge mixing pot was turned up on its side. The students that were nearby were smacked with whisks and spatulas and the ringing of the pots and pans was deafening.

Then just as soon as it started things died down and the room was basically destroyed.

THEN at Professor Elwood's ~~already messy~~ seating area

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Originally Posted by Unnamed Spector (Post 11258773)

This tower of the Castle had been left untouched ever since its first appearance and that seriously would not do.

Despite the draftiness of the towers in Hogwarts one couldn't deny that just then it became draftier. Suddenly the some-what neat stack of trunks, carpet, and stools perched precariously on top of each other outside the Divination Professor's office and underneath the ladder to the classroom were all overturned and thrown about as if ontop of an explosion.

A trunk lid flew open and crystal balls, 30 in total began to float about slowly like miniature planets. It was an oddly peaceful sight above the clutter of fabric and wood strewn across the floor until the zoomed in all different directions, smashing into the stone walls.

Meanwhile...over at the Fat Lady....

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Originally Posted by Davvy_Wavvy (Post 11258772)

Sophia frowned and stepped closer to the portrait. Hmmmm...she ran her hand along it then let out a loud 'hmmmm' once more.

"It just doesn't feel...right.." Her frown deepened and she stepped back from the door and looked at the professors gathered there.

"Actually yes I do. I'm pretty sure if we try blasting this door open the spells will rebound right back on us and Leo's shield will do little to stop it from hitting us." She rolled up her sleeves and cleared her throat.

"Lets see what we're working with here..sperevelio" She said with a flick then swish of her wand. There was a barely audible whizzing sound before a writing appeared written in what seemed to be blood on the entrance.

ramnar okran

"Merlin's holey socks!.....who..who would use such a dark spell?" Sophia looked at Medea..."This is dark Egyptian magic..can you undo this Medea?"

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Originally Posted by Roselyn (Post 11258784)

No blasting?

Well, better safe than sorry of course.

Medea stood by, glancing from professor to professor, to the headmistress, and back again until Sophia tried something on the door. Good catch. The words, not entirely foreign, but she didn't quite register just what it was until Egyptian magic was mentioned. Then...she smiled.

"Indeed." Her arms crossed, glancing to the group, rather excited. "Some perhaps could say it's a play off of vot vould be a sealing spell, used in precious tombs. Keep things out and in. The counter spell is in the same egyptian tongue: Anfth Eeshtrak Fimbaarah."

Quite the word twister.

Egyptian Dark Magic? Missing Egyptian broach of the Headmistresses? DUH DUH DUUUUUUUUUN!

Text Cut: more Peeves questioning

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Originally Posted by Grey Lady (Post 11255574)

The Grey Lady made a funny face and stuck her tongue out at the little poltergeist with his clown comment...she wasn't even going to waste her anger on the little entity....afterall she was the one on this side of the barrel and free...unlike him. This thought made a huge smile appear on her face and then she focused back in on the Barron's words while floated closely to him and gazed at him fondly for a few seconds.

"And tell us how to unlock the rooms so our lovelies can sleep in their beds and not on the floor of the Great Hall!" she said the last part in distaste...she was sooo worried about her sweet Eagles and their safety.

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Originally Posted by ♦ Peeves ♦ (Post 11255584)

Uh oh, the Baron was mad. Peeves had made him maaaad. In his defense, though, he hadn't known Sir Bloodiness was present in the room, or else he wouldn't have insulted his special ~~ugly~~ lady friend right in front of him. No, he would have waited for the Baron to leave to insult her. As it was, though, Peeves didn't want to make one more peep. And he certainly didn't want to tell them who was behind the lockout.

"Meep!" the barrel made a tiny peeping sound akin to a chick hatching. Okay just one more peep. Peeves curled up in the very bottom of the barrel, where there was an itsy bitsy little crack where the side met the floor of the barrel, and peeked through it to see the Grey Lady tryin' to get all up in his grill.

"I don't know howwwwww to unlock the common rooms," Peeves moaned in his best Myrtle impression, "because I didn't lock them in the first place." He made a loud sniffling sound. "Sorry, Sir Bloodiness and Miss Lady of Greyness, but I did not lock those common rooms."

Didn't they know him by now? Didn't they know he would have been shouting from the Astronomy tower to the kitchens, bragging about this wonderful prank? Just because he knew who had locked everyone out didn't mean he had to reveal the culprit. The little brats ~~and especially their ghosts~~ DESERVED to be locked out, as far as he was concerned!

"All I can say is, somebody's got a REAL problem with you four, and I ain't talkin' about meself." For once. "Lemmmmmme outtttttttt nowwwwww!"

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Originally Posted by Grey Lady (Post 11255595)

She waited as patiently as she could for his answer and she shook her head left and right in disgust...how had they ever expected the thing in the barrel to tell the truth...but then she did figure he would come clean and brag about this little feat as he usually did....no not when he saw how angry they were with him...and whom in the castle could have a problem with the four of them...they were usually pretty harmless.

"Well the only way to prove that you are innocent is to give us some information about who you are blaming for this little incident..." she said trying to negotiate whatever information the entity felt he had...she doubted it was of importance...he was probably going to try to blame the Headmistress or some random inanimate object.

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Originally Posted by ♦ Peeves ♦ (Post 11256542)

"But I'm not blaming anyone!!!!!" Peeves went back to shouting, which was just his usual vocal tone. "I'M TELLING THE TRUTH for once! I DIDN'T DO IT AND I CAN'T SAY WHO DID."

He actually had fears other than the Bloody Baron, after all.

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Originally Posted by Nearly Headless Nick (Post 11256780)

Sir Nicholas hovered mutely as the Baron and the Grey Lady questioned Peeves. The lion ghost listened intently as the poltergiest continued to proclaim his innocence. What Peeves said how much he disliked it sounded truthful and genuine.

'Some who has a REAL problem with you four'

Picking his ear's to see if he had any earwax Sir Nicholas said in a calm tone to his friends. "Listen to what Peeves is saying. For once I think he is telling us the truth. If Peeves was responsible for the lockout he'd have bragged from the top of the Astronomy Tower."

Rounding the Baron, Sir Nicholas eyed the barrel and asked. "Peeves, good man can you tell us something about who has got a problem with us that is not you? Please if not for us then for the sake of the students."

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Originally Posted by Bloody Baron (Post 11257234)

"Yes... I believe Peeves, M'Lady. He would not lie to me. He knows there are consequenses for that." The Baron said... "That is a good question Sir Nicholas... I can't think of anyone or anything..." The Baron narrowed his eyes, thinking...

... no

... it just couldn't be.

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Originally Posted by ♦ Peeves ♦ (Post 11258008)

And now all of a sudden they believed him. It figured. It just figured that it would take the Bloody Baron and St. Nicholas speaking up for him for the others to believe him. Sniff. Poor Peevsie, trapped in a salt barrel, doomed to die ~~again~~ in a barrel of salt...

...it wasn't even flavoured salt, like sea salt...

...just plain, ugly, blood-pressure-raising sodium chloride....

The Grey Lady was SO heartless!

"You KNOW who he is," Peeves' voice rang out in a dull, recitation-like tone. "He was here before my time, Sain--- Sir Nicholas, Mister Bloody Baron Your Bloodiness." He cleared his throat. "Shan't say nothing if you don't let me out...."

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Originally Posted by Grey Lady (Post 11258248)

The Grey Lady tried hard to keep from rolling her eyes...she just wasn't sure how innocent Peeves was...he still deserved to be left in the barrel to keep him from all of the nonsense he usually caused. She smiled at the Bloody Baron and then looked back at the barrel trying to keep the irritation out of her voice and failing miserably, "Well, Peeves...we will only let you out if you promise to tell us some more information about this mysterious character...." she paused and then added, "Remember I still have salt and wherever I sprinkle the dust you are locked in, so don't try to run away..." she said as she walked a little circle around the ghosts and Peeves to insure he didn't try to escape before spilling the beans.

Finally she came back to her original spot, "Okay, we're going to let you out now..who wants the honor of this?" she said glancing at the little elf that helped lure him in the first place.

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Originally Posted by Nearly Headless Nick (Post 11258298)

Sir Nicholas thought hard. Somebody who had been at the school before Peeves time. No names rang a bell.. Unless, no it couldn't be.

They needed more information.

It seemed that the Grey Lady although very reluctantly was a similiar mind and asked an elf to let Peeves out of the barrel. It was unfortunatley the only way they'd get more information about the mysterious character with a bone in their side.

The Gryffindor ghost had a feeling. He hoped it was wrong.

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Originally Posted by Grey Lady (Post 11258311)

The ghost waited patiently as the lid was removed....she braced for impact thinking that Peeves would come shooting out of the barrel attacking them all...she was ready for anything the little thing could throw at them...or atleast she thought she was....

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Originally Posted by ♦ Peeves ♦ (Post 11258669)

"NOTHING!"

Peeves burst out of the barrel as promised, cackling and trying to zoom off. His efforts were a waste, however, regardless of much he zoomed around and around and around and around and around and around and around the tiny circle the Grey Lady had permitted him.

Damn that salt!!!!!!

"OKAY," Peeves cracked quickly enough, settling down like a popped balloon. "OKAY. His name is Isfret. And he's coming for YOU. You know why. I don't. I'm done, okay? I'M DONE!"

His mean little face drooped even more than his sagging, off-centre, crooked bowtie. "Pleeeeeeeeease let me go now?"

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Originally Posted by Nearly Headless Nick (Post 11258914)

Sir Nicholas floated backwards several meter's as Peeves burst out of the barrel before floating in circles on the same spot for several seconds but it felt like minutes.

When the poltergeist started to spill what he knew Sir Nicholas face changed from surprise to worry in the blink of an eye. Isfret. That was the last name he had wanted to hear from Peeves mouth.

Very concerned he exchanged upset glances with the Baron and the Grey lady before he murmured. "Helena, darling please release Peeves we won't get any more information from him. We have more urgent things to worry about."

Isfret...

:hmm: So now we have a name. For whom, though? The Spector? We know it's whomever locked everyone out of their comon rooms, at least. And the name definitely sounds a bit Egyptian... :shifty: As well as familiar to a few of the ghosts.