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A spider web network of paths links the Courtyard to almost every area of the grounds. The paths are plenty wide enough for you and a friend to take a walk together and enjoy the fresh air. Trees, shrubs, flowers, and benches line the walkways and provide a cozy atmosphere. Enjoy your stroll, take your time, and let go of the stress inside the castle.
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Ella was looking for Alec.
They'd had a fight not too long ago and though things were okay now, she still felt like finding him and giving him a BIG hug. She just missed his face, is all.
The blonde had been all over the grounds and the last place she had to look was the pathways. As she got closer, she felt the chill in the air and her heart began to sink. Alec was out here somewhere and if this meant what she thought it meant...O_O
Suddenly she was running, only it was more like slipping because she nearly fell on the ice several times before coming to where a small group had gathered. The blonde's eyes went from Tag, to a Slytherin she didn't know, to Alec and she was afraid she'd pass out right there and then.
The dementor was trying to KISS Alec. Her Alec. Didn't they know that no one was allowed to kiss him but her? This wasn't happening. This couldn't be happening. No. ...Just no.
The sixteen year old quickly fumbled for her wand, tears spilling from her eyes as the sadness creeped in. She just needed to focus on a happy thought. Her...and Alec....and the bumper cars on his birthday. Him laughing as he rammed his car into hers. He'd kissed her cheek that day...
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So... the next part was to take some wood from the tree. This was going to be hard, wasn't it? On the tree, that is. Because he was essentially taking part of its skin, right?
... Ew. Worst comparison ever.
"Erm... so birch tree? I'm going to have to take some of your wood, now. I have some special paint with me, though, so you'll be safe, okay? And thanks again!" He gave the trunk an affectionate pat before holding up his wand. Right. Cutting out some of the wood. He could do this, yeah? And catch it too. As if it was the Snitch... which... he actually needed to get better at catching.
... This was not the time!
"Diffindo!" A part of the wood was cut and fell into Alec's outstretched hand, making the sixteen year old grin from ear to ear. He placed the wood down and rummaged in his bag, bringing out that little tub of paint he had brought along. Bituminous, right? And this was meant to be a means of protection, yeah?
He scooped out as much of the paint as he could and started spreading it onto the part of the tree that he had cut out from. Scoop and spread, scoop and spread... as if he was painting with his hands. Finger painting. This is exactly what this reminded him of.
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Originally Posted by MOAR DEMENTORS!
The dementor reached out, grasping the clothing near the boy's neck to hold him steady. They'd had enough experience to know what that stick being pointed at them meant, but the boy was stuttering. Lingering closer, the sweet soul was too tempting.
SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
Just a taste before a silver whisp had the dementor letting go and vearing off. Not far. It rapidly zig zagged around the area and swooped back to face the boy.
Time for seconds.
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Originally Posted by Team ronmione
As Tag did his random walkings around the castle he had unknowingly made his way outside. When he'd gotten outside he felt an rather familiar freezing cold. An he knew that wasn't right. It was May it was supposed to be nice weather.
The boy pounded his feet against the pathways and found ice covered all over the ground. He inwardly groaned because he knew what this meant. Coming closer and closer Tag saw the horde of Dementors. "I am tired of you ugly things!" He shouted at them. Then, his eyes got big when he saw who was getting attacked.
"HEY YOU UGLY DUMB THINGS! THATS MY BEST FRIEND! AND THE ONLY KISS HE'S GONNA GET IS FROM ELLA. YOU'RE NO PRETTY BLONDE GIRL! " Tag jeered at them. He knew Alec wouldn't take Tag calling Ella 'pretty' to heart.
The little blonde boy got out his wand and tried to search for a strong memory. It was difficult to find one with all the cold and feelings floating around. But he couldn't let that overcome him because this was Alec! His best mate and future flatmate!
He then thought of the moment when he remembered telling Penelope about his mum, and just telling her that he loved Penelope ( as a friend ) and then she reciprocated back the feelings. It was a small gesture, but Tag had been so overjoyed to hear those words from Penelope. That was their little moment, and it meant more special to Tag cause he figured Penelope hadn't uttered those words to anyone in years. Yes that was it!
Steadying his wand hand Tag focused clearly on the memory and the thought of saving Alec, and yelped out "Expecto Patronum...." Nothing! Dylan said Slytherin confidence the other day. Focus on that memory, have confidence. "EXPECTO PATRONUM!" THERE! Tag's little russell terrier came leaping out of his wand.
Please hold out puppy, Tag thought.
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Okaaay. So maybe coming outside wasn't too good. He remembered the quidditch match. There was dementors around. The thing was he was kind of fed up. He was tired of being cooped up inside, and he had been practicing his patronus a little bit. So he figured he could have a little walk down the pathways. So that was what he would do for now. He would give himself half an hour. Hopefully he wouldn't get attacked by any dementors in hat half an hour. He still kept his wand in his grasp though. Just in case. he didn't want to get surprised by a dementor.
It was a bit cold as he wandered down the pathways, and maybe that should have put him off. But it was only half an hour. He would be fine. He hummed to himself as he walked. But then he saw it. A dementor and... oh dear merlins pants. It was a student! He was on the hufflepuff quidditch team wasn't he? Oh no! He had to save him.
Thing was. He wasn't too confident about his patronus. Not at all. He had to at least try though. He tried not to make a sound, pointing his wand over at the two figures. Come on Belrose. Think of a happy moment. Slytherin winning the quidditch matches. Winning the quidditch Cup. Kissing Kat. Kat agreeing to be his girlfriend. Letting a, small smile seeing as the dementor was kind of creepy, appear on his face he shouted "Expecto Patronum!" And a whisp of patronus came out of his wand. He doubted that would do though.
Come on Belrose.
"Expecto Patronum" He more bellowed it this time. He couldn't let the hufflepuff get his soul sucked out. Because well. His soul would be next. That thought, not wanting to die, and the happy moment he was having in his mind kind worked, and a fully formed patronus emerged from his wand. As it raced towards the figures ahead of him Clement could just about to tell that it was taking the shape of a cheetah
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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow
Ella was looking for Alec.
They'd had a fight not too long ago and though things were okay now, she still felt like finding him and giving him a BIG hug. She just missed his face, is all.
The blonde had been all over the grounds and the last place she had to look was the pathways. As she got closer, she felt the chill in the air and her heart began to sink. Alec was out here somewhere and if this meant what she thought it meant...O_O
Suddenly she was running, only it was more like slipping because she nearly fell on the ice several times before coming to where a small group had gathered. The blonde's eyes went from Tag, to a Slytherin she didn't know, to Alec and she was afraid she'd pass out right there and then.
The dementor was trying to KISS Alec. Her Alec. Didn't they know that no one was allowed to kiss him but her? This wasn't happening. This couldn't be happening. No. ...Just no.
The sixteen year old quickly fumbled for her wand, tears spilling from her eyes as the sadness creeped in. She just needed to focus on a happy thought. Her...and Alec....and the bumper cars on his birthday. Him laughing as he rammed his car into hers. He'd kissed her cheek that day...
"Expecto Patronum!"
O_O
IT WAS TOUCHING HIM! Actually touching him and HOLDING HIS SHIRT. Alec's grey eyes widened to the size of Galleon as he STARED at the Dementor and, more specifically, at the gaping open mouth in which it was using to suck out every happy thought within him. It was far... far too close. And it was making him listen to the sound of a woman's voice... and Anya's voice... and that fight... on repeat... Wobbly!chin.
But... his wand. And his very feeble attempt at producing a Patronus seemed to have done something because the Dementor was going away. He used this opportunity to try and stand up or sit up a little more but, in doing so, his wand fell from his fingers and the little light he had produced from earlier was diminished too.
Uh oh.
His eyes grew even wider and he STARED at the Dementor some more. Was it going to come back and finish him off? He patted the ground next to him, tears beginning to sting his eyes. Where... was... his wand?!
... But then there was light in the form of... of... was that a puppy? And a cheetah? The Hufflepuff stared in surprise before turning away and looking around for his wand. Wand... wand... THERE. Rolling away... He slid a little closer and grabbed hold of it before looking around again.
Patronuses.
"Ex... E... Expecto..." Wobbly!chin. "Expec... Expecto..." Couldn't they just... go away?
Coming to a stop, the dementor hovered in the air watching the loud Gryffindor. He had much spirit. Spirit meant even tastier souls. Diving towards the ground, the dementor swooped up just in time, gliding quickly towards the Gryffindor boy instead. It reached for him, but a bright light in the shape of a dog had it pulling upwards and away from the children to avoid it.
Zig zagging through the trees, it swooped back around to go after the tasty Hufflepuff boy again. Yet two other bright lights forced it to head into the safety of trees once more.
Rattle rattle rattle rattle.
Too much work for one lonely dementor. It unwillingly flew off to rejoin it's group, no doubt having better luck in finishing their mission.
*won't be able to post after this* Just drag her back to the castle, yeah? XD
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It was happening.
Ella stared in disbelief as a stream of what looked like smoke came from her wand. It wasn't a corporeal patronus but it was strong. She felt the tiniest bit of hope way deep down underneath the sad and she held on to that, eyes flickering from the dementor to Alec. He'd be okay. He had to be okay.
And then...the dementor was leaving. The blonde drew in a sharp breath as the last of the tears streamed from her eyes, her wand hand shaking as the patronus vanished. That...that meant they'd be okay, right? ...They'd be okay. Thank Merlin.
It took all of two seconds for the blonde to shakily run to Alec's side, dropping to her knees and wrapping her arms around him tightly. "I thought you were going t-to-" Chin!wobble. "But you're o-okay. You're okay."
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Now... according to the textbook, he had to thank the tree once more. But this time, using a different chant. Yeah... the tree was going to get sick of his voice by the end of this. He was starting to get sick of hearing his own voice.
Chant... chant... He cleared his throat before holding up the textbook and trying to chant in his most sincerest voice,
"Wight if Birch, accept my thanks.
Henceforth may your might be in this branch!
Magically bound to the bright runes... runes..."
What had he said last time? Elder Futhark?
"... runes of the Elder Futhark,
Working my will with speed and wisdom."
There. Singing... or chanting... was not hi forte but... the tree wouldn't mind, right?
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Originally Posted by MOAR DEMENTORS!
Coming to a stop, the dementor hovered in the air watching the loud Gryffindor. He had much spirit. Spirit meant even tastier souls. Diving towards the ground, the dementor swooped up just in time, gliding quickly towards the Gryffindor boy instead. It reached for him, but a bright light in the shape of a dog had it pulling upwards and away from the children to avoid it.
Zig zagging through the trees, it swooped back around to go after the tasty Hufflepuff boy again. Yet two other bright lights forced it to head into the safety of trees once more.
Rattle rattle rattle rattle.
Too much work for one lonely dementor. It unwillingly flew off to rejoin it's group, no doubt having better luck in finishing their mission.
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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow
It was happening.
Ella stared in disbelief as a stream of what looked like smoke came from her wand. It wasn't a corporeal patronus but it was strong. She felt the tiniest bit of hope way deep down underneath the sad and she held on to that, eyes flickering from the dementor to Alec. He'd be okay. He had to be okay.
And then...the dementor was leaving. The blonde drew in a sharp breath as the last of the tears streamed from her eyes, her wand hand shaking as the patronus vanished. That...that meant they'd be okay, right? ...They'd be okay. Thank Merlin.
It took all of two seconds for the blonde to shakily run to Alec's side, dropping to her knees and wrapping her arms around him tightly. "I thought you were going t-to-" Chin!wobble. "But you're o-okay. You're okay."
The Dementor... was heading off towards someone? The one who had been shouting, it seemed. Who was that, by the way? And who were the others? And did they know how close they were? Or how much of a lucky shave he had just had because of them?
... Because... the Dementor was going away before Alec could do any more than raise his wand and take a deep breath. Gone, thanks to the Patronuses that had been cast. And Alec was VERY glad to see them gone. ... Except... he did wish they could be gone forever. Banished. Gone. POOF!
Before he could do anything other than sit up a little straighter -- why was he so slow today?! -- he felt a pair of arms wrap themselves around him and... a small voice. And that familiar smell of vanilla. ... BLINK. "E-Ells? I... what... what are you doing here?" He wrapped his arms around her and squeezed her a little before looking up at the two other people. "Erm... who...?" Because... he had to thank them, yeah? Properly?
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Thank goodness those dementors had run away. Tag let out a sigh of relief, it was a risk he'd put himself into but it had been Alec, he couldn't just leave him soulless. The blonde boy looked at Ella and gave her a small nod. She had done well and participated in helping out Alec. He then faced the slytherin boy he didn't know and nodded at him as well. " Good job, guys. " Any type of help was good in this situation.
An now Alec was coming back to his full sense, though it took him some time to grasp onto reality. " Hey, mate, Alec, buddy. You're all good now, the dementors left. How are you feeling? " He asked him in a quiet voice. Tag kept some distance from Alec, he needed some air, yeah?
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Alec smiled at the tree before looking back down at the list of instructions. ... Right... next step... was to strip the bark off the Gandr and collect the shavings in a small pouch. That wasn't as bad as some of the other steps. Like... the one about writing a song.
Yeah... he wasn't looking forward to doing that step. Nope.
Shaking his head, Alec sat down and picked up the wood he had placed on the ground before. He held up his wand and started cutting off the bark from the wood as carefully and accurately as he could. It was like peeling a potato, yeah? You didn't want most of the potato to end up being cut off and chucked away in the trash. Then the chips would end up smaller than usual and that was just... no.
He continued working, absent-mindedly humming along to Wonderwall as he worked. The pieces of the bark fell onto his lap but he didn't mind. It was better than falling on his hair and staying there, yeah? Once the bark was cut off, Alec collected up the pieces of the bark into a pouch and grinned. There.
"Okay, birch, I need to go. Keep up the awesomeness, yeah?" He gave the tree a two finger salute before heading off.
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Thank goodness those dementors had run away. Tag let out a sigh of relief, it was a risk he'd put himself into but it had been Alec, he couldn't just leave him soulless. The blonde boy looked at Ella and gave her a small nod. She had done well and participated in helping out Alec. He then faced the slytherin boy he didn't know and nodded at him as well. " Good job, guys. " Any type of help was good in this situation.
An now Alec was coming back to his full sense, though it took him some time to grasp onto reality. " Hey, mate, Alec, buddy. You're all good now, the dementors left. How are you feeling? " He asked him in a quiet voice. Tag kept some distance from Alec, he needed some air, yeah?
... And... other person was talking. Except it sounded as if the person was very far away from Alec and so, Alec was only able to pick up the word 'guys'. That... didn't mean much. Nope. But it did tell the sixteen year old that there were more people here.
Alec shook his head, trying to get his senses into gear faster. He blinked and looked up when he heard the person calling him by his name... and 'mate'... and 'buddy'. Buddy... This person was his buddy and his mate and... "S-Sweetcheeks?" Two of his favourite blondes were here? And they had saved him?! "I..." How was he feeling? "Erm... I'll... I'll be fine... Are you all... everyone... okay?"
Everyone... because... Alec didn't know who else was there.
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Originally Posted by hermionesclone
Alec smiled at the tree before looking back down at the list of instructions. ... Right... next step... was to strip the bark off the Gandr and collect the shavings in a small pouch. That wasn't as bad as some of the other steps. Like... the one about writing a song.
Yeah... he wasn't looking forward to doing that step. Nope.
Shaking his head, Alec sat down and picked up the wood he had placed on the ground before. He held up his wand and started cutting off the bark from the wood as carefully and accurately as he could. It was like peeling a potato, yeah? You didn't want most of the potato to end up being cut off and chucked away in the trash. Then the chips would end up smaller than usual and that was just... no.
He continued working, absent-mindedly humming along to Wonderwall as he worked. The pieces of the bark fell onto his lap but he didn't mind. It was better than falling on his hair and staying there, yeah? Once the bark was cut off, Alec collected up the pieces of the bark into a pouch and grinned. There.
"Okay, birch, I need to go. Keep up the awesomeness, yeah?" He gave the tree a two finger salute before heading off.
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... And... other person was talking. Except it sounded as if the person was very far away from Alec and so, Alec was only able to pick up the word 'guys'. That... didn't mean much. Nope. But it did tell the sixteen year old that there were more people here.
Alec shook his head, trying to get his senses into gear faster. He blinked and looked up when he heard the person calling him by his name... and 'mate'... and 'buddy'. Buddy... This person was his buddy and his mate and... "S-Sweetcheeks?" Two of his favourite blondes were here? And they had saved him?! "I..." How was he feeling? "Erm... I'll... I'll be fine... Are you all... everyone... okay?"
Everyone... because... Alec didn't know who else was there.
Now Alec seemed more aware of his surroundings. Good. That was much much better. At least he was still here, thought Tag gratefully.
"Yeah?" answered Tag without hesitation. Tag, though, was inwardly embarrassed. There was a slytherin boy standing nearby them, one he didn't know, and if he ever saw Tag strolling through the castle or grounds he'd know him by Sweetcheeks. "That really isn't telling me how you feel, but all right." Tag said shrugging it off. "Yeah, everyone's ok. Thankfully you are too, as well. That thing nearly stole your life. " That was a shudder worthy thought.
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Minerva was just slowly... very slowly walking around.. She was so lost in her own mind. She had been poisoned.. POISONED... by Lafay and probably Tillstorm That was obvious. Ever since that potions class her happy had left. She felt as depressed and sad as when the Dementors attacked Hadley. She was still sure that Lafay was a human dementor.. Someone had to have done a transfiguration spell on that one.
Her mind was such her enemy lately.. All the sad that had ever went on with her was just filling her lately and she couldn't get past it. She felt like she was going mad and needed professional help, but that took effort and she would not see Tillstorm.. No way.. Looking up she wasn't even sure where she was for a moment. How did she wonder out of the castle without even realizing.
But wait.. She blinked and felt panic rush over her. The pathways... Why had she found the pathways. Visions of that Valentines mess coming into her thoughts she bit her trembling lip. That was so ruined for her now.. The last one they could have had at the school and it was ruined.. She thought about that word last she was saying it way to much lately. Last Valentines at school, last match he would be in, last classes to work together, last, last, last..
She sat down on the ground wrapping her arms around her legs and pulling them to her chest. She hated this last stuff.. Why couldn't she just be a seventh year this term so she could be leaving with him. As tears started to run down her cheeks thinking about Ethan leaving, she buried her head in her arms.
A path is not simply for walking, its purpose lies in moving forward and improving oneself.
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Minerva was just slowly... very slowly walking around.. She was so lost in her own mind. She had been poisoned.. POISONED... by Lafay and probably Tillstorm That was obvious. Ever since that potions class her happy had left. She felt as depressed and sad as when the Dementors attacked Hadley. She was still sure that Lafay was a human dementor.. Someone had to have done a transfiguration spell on that one.
Her mind was such her enemy lately.. All the sad that had ever went on with her was just filling her lately and she couldn't get past it. She felt like she was going mad and needed professional help, but that took effort and she would not see Tillstorm.. No way.. Looking up she wasn't even sure where she was for a moment. How did she wonder out of the castle without even realizing.
But wait.. She blinked and felt panic rush over her. The pathways... Why had she found the pathways. Visions of that Valentines mess coming into her thoughts she bit her trembling lip. That was so ruined for her now.. The last one they could have had at the school and it was ruined.. She thought about that word last she was saying it way to much lately. Last Valentines at school, last match he would be in, last classes to work together, last, last, last..
She sat down on the ground wrapping her arms around her legs and pulling them to her chest. She hated this last stuff.. Why couldn't she just be a seventh year this term so she could be leaving with him. As tears started to run down her cheeks thinking about Ethan leaving, she buried her head in her arms.
Maybe some fresh air would do him good. Because ever since he had drank the syrup in potions class he felt down. Strange thoughts of loneliness and sadness swept through him as he walked over the pathway. He wasn't really watching where he was going though, just...walked wherever his feet took him.
He thought about how this was his last year and that this was his last time walking this pathway. The last time seeing the trees, last time seeing the view in around him...last time..last time..last time...to see someone on the ground with their head buried in her arms?
Not seeing who it is, the Prefect straightened his badge and walked to the sitting figure. "Hey" he said the moment he was standing next to the person and stood there, a little awkwardly. "Are you okay? are you crying" please! he hoped the person wasn't crying...'cause Daichi was awkward with crying people....
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SPOILER!!: Daichi
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Maybe some fresh air would do him good. Because ever since he had drank the syrup in potions class he felt down. Strange thoughts of loneliness and sadness swept through him as he walked over the pathway. He wasn't really watching where he was going though, just...walked wherever his feet took him.
He thought about how this was his last year and that this was his last time walking this pathway. The last time seeing the trees, last time seeing the view in around him...last time..last time..last time...to see someone on the ground with their head buried in her arms?
Not seeing who it is, the Prefect straightened his badge and walked to the sitting figure. "Hey" he said the moment he was standing next to the person and stood there, a little awkwardly. "Are you okay? are you crying" please! he hoped the person wasn't crying...'cause Daichi was awkward with crying people....
Pulling her legs closer to her chest, Minerva kept her face hidden as the tears started to wet the sleeves of her robes. She felt the abandoning feeling that she had become so accustom to since second year, but usually she could shake it off so why not this time. Ethan wasn't really abandoning her, it wasn't like he had a choice in the matter. He was allowed to graduate and move on to better things... possibly better girlfriends.
As she quietly cried into her arms she heard something. What was that.. Someone talking, peeking up at the person her frown deepened when she saw it was Daichi.. Daichi was leaving her too... She had just gotten close with him this term and now he was leaving her as well... Why did everyone have to leave her. At some point or another they all did..
She wiped at her eyes, "I.. I.. don't know.." She buried her face again. It was an honest answer she really had no clue why she was acting this way. She felt like she hadn't stopped crying since that poison night.. She was sure it was poison and it explained all these problems she was having now. She couldn't function, missed class.. It was just not like the sixth year.
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Deep breaths... deep breaths...
Sure. He had nothing to really worry about and he was doing this for his Ancient Runes assignment but... Alec didn't really want to be here. It was... sad because the Pathways wasn't a bad place. Not at all! And he could see the appeal of being outside instead of being cooped up in a boring classroom place.
But he was starting to dread coming here the closer and closer he got towards the familiar birch tree. His grip on his bag tightened as he finally came to a stop near the tree trunk. There. Now he just had to concentrate and not think about... well... sad things.
"Erm... hey there, Birch! It's me again!" ... Would the tree even recognise him?
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Now Alec seemed more aware of his surroundings. Good. That was much much better. At least he was still here, thought Tag gratefully.
"Yeah?" answered Tag without hesitation. Tag, though, was inwardly embarrassed. There was a slytherin boy standing nearby them, one he didn't know, and if he ever saw Tag strolling through the castle or grounds he'd know him by Sweetcheeks. "That really isn't telling me how you feel, but all right." Tag said shrugging it off. "Yeah, everyone's ok. Thankfully you are too, as well. That thing nearly stole your life. " That was a shudder worthy thought.
There was nothing, absolutely NOTHING, he could keep from his best mate. And Alec liked that. He also liked the way Tag was able to call him out on these things straight away; even if it made him shift a little. Talking about his own feelings never sat comfortably with the sixteen year old.
"I... erm... I think I just need some ice--" Ice cream? Could he have some? "Maybe some... some chocolate?" Wasn't that meant to counteract these things? "That's really awesome..." he mumbled, trying to force his lips into a smile but somehow, only managing a grimace, "Well... I... thanks for... not letting it do that, mate."
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Ella didn't want to let Alec go seeing as moments ago she thought he was going to get a dementor's kiss and she was still shaken up. It was only when Tag spoke up that she remembered she wasn't the only one there that wanted to see how the hair ruffler was doing. Reluctantly she let him go but reached for his hand, lacing her fingers through his absently. She just wanted to keep him near her, know he was there and okay.
Her green eyes traveled up to Tag and she gave him a faint smile. "Your Patronus...you did a corporeal one." Captain Obvious and all but Ella was impressed. She was also thankful that he'd been there. That Syltherin boy too. He got a faint smile as well. Her chin wobbled a bit at Tag's comment and the sixteen year old gave Alec's hand a little squeeze, not wanting to look directly at him cause she knew she'd cry.
"We should...help you get inside, Alec." She said after a few minutes, glancing sideways at him and then up at Tag and the other boy. It wasn't safe to be out there.
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Making sure to dunk her quill in the inkwell a couple of times for grabbing her writing utensil and her parchment, Alice started her way out of the castle again as she pondered more lyrics. Her mokeskin pouch was tucked into one of her pockets, filled with the stripped bark of her branch, and her wand took up the space of another. As she walked down to the forest again, since she'd need her Alder tree for the next step, she kept working on her thank you song.
Hm.
Yep. Done.
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Alder growing tall and strong
I noticed you when I came along
I cut your branches, stripped your bark
And asked for your Alder speed
To bind the might of the Elder Futhark
Into my Gandr that comes from your seed
Thanks for helping me with class
Ancient Runes isn't an easy pass
I hope you like your jelly slugs
And don't think I stole from you like a thug
It was really, reaaaally bad and very much laughable, but it was all she had, okay? Not everyone was talented with words, thanks.
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and so i took an axe to a mended fence.___________________.______._________________ __________________________________..____this is why we can't have nice things, darling.
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Right... so according to the steps, he had to... walk around the base of the tree, sprinkle the bark bits and SING A SONG. SING. Him. SINGING.
He was starting to feel really... really sorry for this tree.
Alec took out the pouch that had the bark bits inside and a small piece of parchment that had his song written out on it. He cleared his throat, as if announcing to the tree that a) he was going to be singing and b) he was going to be bad at it but c) he was going to try anyways. He emptied out the contents of the pouch onto his hand. There.
"Birch, birch, you're a really awesome tree! You gave one of your branches to me!" he sang... badly... whilst sprinkling the base of the tree with the bark bits with one hand and touching the trunk of the tree with another, "So this song is for you... as a way for me to say thank you!" ... Because... this was a thank you song. But there was more of that to come.
One... last... verse...
"Thanks for the branch and thanks for being you... thanks for being the twigs in my broom too!" Even if the specific twigs on his broom didn't come from this particular tree. Maybe it would tell its friends that he said thanks too? "Thanks for not attracting a single flea! And most of all, thanks for listening to me!" That last part was VERY important.
And... he was done, yeah? The song was finished and he had managed to sprinkle the bark bits onto the base of the tree. AWESOME.
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Ella didn't want to let Alec go seeing as moments ago she thought he was going to get a dementor's kiss and she was still shaken up. It was only when Tag spoke up that she remembered she wasn't the only one there that wanted to see how the hair ruffler was doing. Reluctantly she let him go but reached for his hand, lacing her fingers through his absently. She just wanted to keep him near her, know he was there and okay.
Her green eyes traveled up to Tag and she gave him a faint smile. "Your Patronus...you did a corporeal one." Captain Obvious and all but Ella was impressed. She was also thankful that he'd been there. That Syltherin boy too. He got a faint smile as well. Her chin wobbled a bit at Tag's comment and the sixteen year old gave Alec's hand a little squeeze, not wanting to look directly at him cause she knew she'd cry.
"We should...help you get inside, Alec." She said after a few minutes, glancing sideways at him and then up at Tag and the other boy. It wasn't safe to be out there.
The sudden touch of someone's hand on his made the boy jump a little before looking down. ... Oh. It was just Ella's hand. That was okay. The corner of his lips twitched a little, a smile threatening to spread itself across them.
When she spoke, though, he looked up at her and then over at Tag. A corporeal Patronus? Really? "Mate, that's... that's really impressive!" And which one was his corporeal patronus? Because... there had been two, right? A terrier and a cheetah... and they... had managed to send off the Dementors along with Ella's... what was Ella's patronus?
... Too many questions...
Inside... inside... yeah... "Yeah... erm... we... we all need some chocolate, yeah?" Chocolate was definitely what they needed. And maybe some hugs too.
Sarah read on. She had to dig a whole in the ground before it. That was easy, Sarah liked to dig. Also, it was not herbology so she did not need to use gloves. The gorgeous feeling of dirt under your fingernails. Actually Sarah was undecided on whether she liked the feeling or not, it was becoming more exciting since learning herbology at Hogwarts yet it still was not like the feeling of dancing or something.
She knelt forward and began to scrap the earth, scratch this way and that and soon she had a small shallow hole. She scrapped some more around it, making the whole wider. When it was wide enough she began to work on depth. She needed it to be deep, as she going to plant a random tree seed there. It was anonymous, so Sarah had never planted it before, yet now as she had a to waste a seed on another tree, she might as well plant it.
She eventually decided to leave the depth of the hole to the depth that an average tree needed. Besides, maybe it was not a tree after all.
A path is not simply for walking, its purpose lies in moving forward and improving oneself.
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Pulling her legs closer to her chest, Minerva kept her face hidden as the tears started to wet the sleeves of her robes. She felt the abandoning feeling that she had become so accustom to since second year, but usually she could shake it off so why not this time. Ethan wasn't really abandoning her, it wasn't like he had a choice in the matter. He was allowed to graduate and move on to better things... possibly better girlfriends.
As she quietly cried into her arms she heard something. What was that.. Someone talking, peeking up at the person her frown deepened when she saw it was Daichi.. Daichi was leaving her too... She had just gotten close with him this term and now he was leaving her as well... Why did everyone have to leave her. At some point or another they all did..
She wiped at her eyes, "I.. I.. don't know.." She buried her face again. It was an honest answer she really had no clue why she was acting this way. She felt like she hadn't stopped crying since that poison night.. She was sure it was poison and it explained all these problems she was having now. She couldn't function, missed class.. It was just not like the sixth year.
She was wiping her eyes. That meant she was crying right? Oh great...could he pretend he hadn't seen her and just walk on? But even if he wanted to do that, it was against the leader code and his own personality so he moved to her side and sat down on the ground as well.
"You don't know?" he repeated. What didn't she know? He awkwardly made a move to wrap his arm around the Hufflepuff to comfort her but stopped in mid air when he saw how she buried her face again.
How did people even comfort others? Kurumi had been good at it when he was upset about something but the Slytherin just couldn't do that to others. Did that make him heartless?
Lowering his arms, Daichi looked down at the ground. No! he too could comfort a friend!
"There there...." he said as he patted her arm. He was horrible at this!
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She was wiping her eyes. That meant she was crying right? Oh great...could he pretend he hadn't seen her and just walk on? But even if he wanted to do that, it was against the leader code and his own personality so he moved to her side and sat down on the ground as well.
"You don't know?" he repeated. What didn't she know? He awkwardly made a move to wrap his arm around the Hufflepuff to comfort her but stopped in mid air when he saw how she buried her face again.
How did people even comfort others? Kurumi had been good at it when he was upset about something but the Slytherin just couldn't do that to others. Did that make him heartless?
Lowering his arms, Daichi looked down at the ground. No! he too could comfort a friend!
"There there...." he said as he patted her arm. He was horrible at this!
"No.. I don't know... One moment I'm happy, super happy, enjoying everything and now... now I can't stop crying and everything is just horrible. I don't know what's wrong with me." That was the honest truth, she wanted to continue about how it was that potions day.. That syrup day, but she felt crazy anymore for that one. Was no one else feeling this way.
She looked back up at him as she felt his hand on her arm. She tired to give a smile, but it wasn't happening. She looked at Daichi not really meaning to look helpless, but her eyes were puffy from all the crying and she looked exhausted so helpless was exactly how she looked.
"The worst part is thinking about Ethan leaving soon... End of term, not more Ethan here... No more you.. We just started getting to be good friends and now.. now you are leaving.. Everyone leaves me.. My parents, my brother, Professor Schirmer, Mr. Gibbins, Professor Magnus.. Every time I start connecting and getting to know someone they leave...." Her adult abandonment issues were showing horribly and she didn't mean for them too.
Kace decided he wanted to do some hopscotch. He brought his own set of chalk and was drawing the four squares. He missed playing this game. He was drawing the number 1 square first and then 2 and 3 above it and so forth. He wanted to make it colorful and pretty. Plus he needed to find a rock. After he worked on his hopscotch game, he got up and put his chalk down and scanned for a rock.
Scan....scan....scan....scan....
Then he found ONE. WOOT WOOT! He could play the game by himself he didn't care. Plus he needed a refresher anyways. He got his rock and saw his colorful hopscotch board and was tempted to win. He threw his rock and it landed on the 4 spot. Right in the middle of the line of hopping....
He started hopping with his two feet on spots 1 and 2 and then he was doing it. He HOPPED over 4 and then landed on his one foot down the line and was doing fine afterwards. Now he had to go back.....
Oh boy...let's do this!
He did it back too! He hopped...hopped...hopped...and landed on his two feet then hop....hop...hop..and jumped over the 4 spot and he did it!
He felt tired though. He was breaking a sweat and he felt good getting some exercise!
Mom says I have no sense of direction, so I packed my bags and right.
Slow pace, slow jog, slow pace slow jog. Swig from his Veggie Smoothie. That hit the spot! Oakey moved forward on the Pathway He turned his head to see if his Quidditch Teammates weren't to far behind. Nope no sight of them, They'll catch up. They're quick. Onward! What was next pick up the pace? RIGHT! Oakey jogged in place for a moment quickening the pace of each leg lift the darted out of the pathway, and continued on the Grounds to wherever the wind will take him the Lake.
Ariana was out for a stroll in the pathways. Some would call her damn crazy with all the dementors about but they seemed to like being in the castle so she was taking her chances in being out and about here on her own. Cause crazy dementors ruined like everything and she just wanted to be away from them..
Mom says I have no sense of direction, so I packed my bags and right.
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Ariana was out for a stroll in the pathways. Some would call her damn crazy with all the dementors about but they seemed to like being in the castle so she was taking her chances in being out and about here on her own. Cause crazy dementors ruined like everything and she just wanted to be away from them..
Skip.skip.skip.
Walk Walk Walk.
Oakey was on one of his typical walks around the Grounds, he felt most at home while on the Grounds especially. More so than the Castle itself. It was a beautiful day, and the sights got even more beautiful as Oakey continued down the pathway. "Cupcake!" Oakey said as he caught up to her from opposite end of the pathway. "Hey, what're you up to right now?" Not even asking her for permission, Oakey took her hand in his and turned her around walking her in the direction she had come from. Yup unexpected Boyfriend stroll for you Ariana.
Zombie Apocalypse Team Leader ★ ★ in a crown of pepperoni and artisan cheese
Dylan was sneaking around...doing shifty things...Things that Dylans liked to do.......
Sneak...sneak....sneak....
He decided that he needed to find Oakey...because he needed a paintball war...and he was the most likely to join in on it...because that was just how Oakey rooooolled.
Oh, would you look at that. It was Gunter and Logan...How very perfect. Stealthily pulling his wand, Dylan creeped around...waiting for just the right moment...Just a few more seconds....He was building up to it....SNEAK ATTACK WAS COMING....
"Pingo! GREEN!"...The Slytherin ducked...after flinging the paintball...hoping he hadn't been found out...War would commence soon. He felt it in his bones. All of his training had prepared him for this moment.
*EPIC MUSIC*
Yes, he might have been humming his own theme song. Why not?
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So very pretty, and we sure know how to run things..._______________________________ Livin' in ruins of a palace, within our dreams...____________
We're on each other's team._____
Still walking.... err... skipping actually. Thinking bout things and stuff when she heard her name. Well, not her name, but a nickname only her boyfriend called her. She stopped and looked around a smile plastered on her face as she saw him "oh Hi!" she said as he took her hand and turned her "i was.. walking that way. Just walking but i guess im now walking this way with you" she had a slight pep in her step, she was just having an overall great day and nothing could stop it really...
SPLAT
"WHAT THE HELL?!" She shouted reaching for her wand as a green glob of... was that...... paint, slammed into her right side..
Mom says I have no sense of direction, so I packed my bags and right.
He had her hand in his now, and was sort of skipping in his step now too along with Ariana. "Well, I hope you weren't headed anywhere important."
He heard something like Bingo, and turned his head to Ariana "Did you say Bin..." Oh Geeze she was cussing! Should he get his Cuss Jar? "You okay?" He spotted the green splatter of paint on her shirt and instantly put her behind him. "Dylan don't bother hiding I know it's you!" Seriously, who else liked to ambush him with Paint?
Oakey looked around frantically to try and spot the Slytherin Captain, but the Snake was no where to be see...Was that humming? Oakey took out it wand and pointed it just above where he was sure he could hear some Epic amount of humming. "PINGO YELLOW!" Oakey flung his yellow paintball onto a tree just behind the bush he was positive that Dylan was hiding in. "Come out Dyl!"
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