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The need to dress warmly is much higher on the morning of the combined lesson. It seems Winter has come much earlier this year, as the air is chilly and thin and there's a bit of a biting breeze that occasionally rolls through. The ground is crunchy with frost and the occasional few snowflakes fall from the cloudy sky. When you approach the Black Lake, you will find that it has completely frozen over, with the help of some charms performed by your Charms Professor. You will also find that there are a couple dozen winged horses lined up on the side of lake, with small carriages beside them. Some of the students may notice behind the two professors is one Thestral. Though, some of the students may not notice it at all.
Fuller is standing beside Professor Thompson by the lake, all decked out in his winter clothes, hands in his pocket with a warm scarf folded tight around his neck. Feel free to greet your handsome professors. You may stand, or you may take a seat on one of the many padded, soft blankets, provided by Professor Thompson, that are laid out on the ground for you if you get too cold.
OOC: Class has now begun! If you’re just arriving, feel free to jump right in, but just pretend like you’ve been here all along!
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SPOILER!!: Adi
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
Adi was feeling pretty confident about this activity by now. Benny was doing an awesome job with the carriage and he himself wasn't doing too bad. They could actually win this, couldn't they? Hmmm. Seems possible. Anyway... back to playing look out!
Come on out snow piles! Or snowballs. Adi didn't care if both appeared at the same time. He was game to blast them out of his and Benny's way. But all seemed clear right about now. How boring.
Adi grinned when Benny called him by the nickname of his favourite Magical Creature. "Good job yourself, Dragon.'' Things seemed to be returning to normal between them now, much to his relief.
With the obstacle clear and the ground seemingly free of more for the moment, Ben allowed more rein and pushed them forward a little faster. The Gryffindor was starting to take note of the other carriages when he thought he could spare a free glance. Even the sisters seemed to be handling it well.
He couldn't help his own smile as Adi used his own nickname, minus the "old" part for once in a long time. . It felt so good to be on such speaking and doing terms with his bestie. Benny had certainly missed working together these past weeks and they were working out as such a great team. Just a little bit longer it appeared to his eye.
~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
SPOILER!!: Benny
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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline
With the obstacle clear and the ground seemingly free of more for the moment, Ben allowed more rein and pushed them forward a little faster. The Gryffindor was starting to take note of the other carriages when he thought he could spare a free glance. Even the sisters seemed to be handling it well.
He couldn't help his own smile as Adi used his own nickname, minus the "old" part for once in a long time. . It felt so good to be on such speaking and doing terms with his bestie. Benny had certainly missed working together these past weeks and they were working out as such a great team. Just a little bit longer it appeared to his eye.
Could they have smooth sailing from now on?
They were almost there! Adi could see the finish line. He wasn't sure if anyone else crossed the line but who cared? Team Adi and Benny had almost completed the race. "Just a little more, Benny!''
Oh and there loomed two piles of snow! One big and one small. Of course Adi wasted no time in getting rid of them. "Redcto!'' Bye- bye went the smaller pile. "Reducto!'' Good bye, bigger pile.
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo
That was it? A few grumbles and he was set to steer? It was either the years had made Mo passive or they'd made him more accepting of her unyielding will once she'd put her mind to something. Whatever it was it was for the best otherwise they'd be stuck arguing. "Lighten up Mo." Lex said, noting the sour expression. She hadn't meant to upset him....only to get her way, which she did. "He'll listen to you more, you're the one that did the nuzzling bit. He likes you." And she liked making things go BOOM. It was the perfect compromise.
Alexa leaned forward as the carriage began to move, nothing so far but then they weren't going all that fast to begin with. Did this horse know how to sprint? Did it know they were in a race they were trying to win?
"Get him to put some pep in his step, did you see Thompson zoom off like that? He's got the righ idea." Clearly he did. The idea of winning. The extra points weren't so much her fascination, nah, they were just there. It was the WINNING. The Gryffindor happened to like it, go figure.
While they trotted on she kept her eyes peeled for anything that might mess them up, though at this speed she didn't figure much harm could come to them. "You think the snow will be enchanted? Give us something to do outside of perfecting our aim?"
"We have to work our way up to it," Mo cast a short glance at Lex, but he didn't really have much attention to spare to her. Abraxans were BIG, after all, and theirs sort of wanted to just GO. He really should let it, but he was also concerned they'd head off deep into the forest and never be seen again if he didn't control their course a bit.
"Maybe. Maybe a little faster," Mo decided, loosening his hold on the reins. They shot forward like a stone from a slingshot, and Mo nearly fell out of the carriage. Would have broken his face, too.
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Originally Posted by sarahlooo
NYOOOOM.
SNOWBALL AT 12 O'CLOCK!!!
"What... do you hear something?" Mo couldn't look, since he was doing everything in his power to keep them on course.
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Originally Posted by Awarlesta Black
The sudden yell from Grayson in his ear made him accidentally jerk on the reins and veer dangerously close to other carriages. LUCKILY, he reacted quickly and steered them back on course.
His heart was pounding super fast as he shielded himself from the blast of the spell his partner had just casted. "OY." Declan yelled back, not taking his eyes off the road, "MIND NOT YELLING IN MY EAR NEXT TIME?" Geez! This kid was going to make him deaf before they made it the finish line.
The world was topsy turvy.
No. No no, it was just their carriage because their DRIVER was INCOMPETENT.
Grayson, who was still standing up, yelped as he held on to the side of the carriage to stop himself from toppling right over and onto the ground. JEEZ. What a crazy driver. He was going to make a mental note not to trust THIS one again. But even as he did so, he did notice that the rocks had been blasted away. HA. No tripping us up this time around.
Wait. What?
WHAAAAAAAAAAT?!
The fourteen year old straightened up again and cast Declan and incredulous look. THIS was the kind of thanks he got for blasting some rocks out of their way?! Jeez. Some people needed to learn their manners. Go back to primary school. "Do you mind not almost killing me next time, then?" And see? Not yelling. "Also. Do you think you can go faster? We have a race to win." Come ON.
And they were clear of that explosion from the rocks back there so Grayson didn't care whether anyone else had to deal with it or not. Instead, he was going to deal with that pile of snow over there. "REDUCTO!" Outta the way, you.
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SPOILER!!: Adi
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19
They were almost there! Adi could see the finish line. He wasn't sure if anyone else crossed the line but who cared? Team Adi and Benny had almost completed the race. "Just a little more, Benny!''
Oh and there loomed two piles of snow! One big and one small. Of course Adi wasted no time in getting rid of them. "Redcto!'' Bye- bye went the smaller pile. "Reducto!'' Good bye, bigger pile.
Clear path ahead! It was all up to Benny now.
Ben saw the piles but then he saw the two sparks of light obviously coming from behind him and the tip of Adi's wand. Unless of course someone was helping them out from the side lines. But seriously. The snow banks burst once more and Benny manuevered them through the worst of it, glad the abraxan was playing along well enough. Nothing like teamwork between man and creature.
Or in this case....boys and creature.
The three of them doing nicely as they recovered from the coverage of falling precipitation that had come from the Hufflepuff's targets. Coming closer to the end, the Gryffindor eased them into the final sprint. Come on...come on. Just a little further. Then they would cross it, not even caring at the moment of winning but just completing the challenge set before them.
~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
SPOILER!!: The Dragon Best Friend
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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline
Ben saw the piles but then he saw the two sparks of light obviously coming from behind him and the tip of Adi's wand. Unless of course someone was helping them out from the side lines. But seriously. The snow banks burst once more and Benny manuevered them through the worst of it, glad the abraxan was playing along well enough. Nothing like teamwork between man and creature.
Or in this case....boys and creature.
The three of them doing nicely as they recovered from the coverage of falling precipitation that had come from the Hufflepuff's targets. Coming closer to the end, the Gryffindor eased them into the final sprint. Come on...come on. Just a little further. Then they would cross it, not even caring at the moment of winning but just completing the challenge set before them.
And then...
Finally. The end!
Annnnd they were done! Awesomeee! "Excellent job, Benny!'' Adi said, giving his best friend a quick bro hug with one arm. So had this little activity help put the past behind them? Best friends for life again? Hopefully.
Adi climbed out of the carriage. Where were the Professors? What did they do with the horse and carriage now? Well at least Benny could steer it into the corner to clear the way for the others.
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SPOILER!!: Cris
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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88
Glancing down to ensure that Norah was doing alright inside the carriage, proud that she was adapt at casting the spells that helped clear the pathway from the ice stones. He gave her an okay sign with his fingers before turning back to look ahead. Catching Jasmine call out your too handsome, and mistakenly thinking she was referring to him, he grinned back at her and said,"And you're too beautiful too," before turning his full attention to the ground ahead.
....and just in a nick of time. MERLIN!! where did that humungous snow mound come up from.
"LOOK OUT, JASMINE!! NORAH HOLD ON TIGHT!!," Cris called out a warning as he pointed at the mound quickly approaching in front of them. Cris gauged their odds. Abe was an Abraxan. Strong and powerful. They could possibly plough through the mound without getting seriously hurt, but Cris didn't want to risk it.
Then of course there was the mound. If it had been there the last few weeks, the mound would most likely be compacted with snow. With the rain and the wind, that snow could turn to ice. As he squinted at the mound, Cris could see that parts of it was glistening. He had been right. Before them, stood an icy rock hard snow mound, which was not something to laugh about. Cris know that for a fact, having seen a snow plough once crash into one.
Making a decision, Cris whipped out his wand and pointed it straight at the middle of the mound. "Confringo!!" he called out. An orange fire-like beam of light immediately shot out from his wand and headed towards the icy snow mound. Would it be enough to blow the mound apart?
Cris watched with abated breath.
BOOM!! the beam impacted the snow mound right in the middle and it immediately blew apart!! Cris quickly stood up and brought up a shield to protect both Abe and all of them from the small bits of quickly melting ice flying past them. Flicking up his wand in a slow arc before slowly extending it in a horizontal line, he called out, "Protego" and watched as the ice bounced off the shield before he ended it.
"All clear now!" he turned to Jasmine as he continued to keep watch for more obstacles.
So they had a brief moment of peace, riding along with no problems. Jasmine chuckled to herself when Cris heard her talking to the horse and mistakenly thought she was talking to him. Well he had to know that she thought that he was the most handsome guy ever sooooo it was all good.
Before Jasmine even had the chance to relax and feel comfortable, a BIG wall of snow appeared right in front of them. Ohhhhhhhh........for a moment Jamine was frozen. She didn't know what to do. Did they have time to get around it? She was pretty sure they couldn't go through it. How were they going to get out of this one?
Cris called out a warning, but she had seen it. Before she could make a decision, she saw a jet of orange light go past her and head straight for the snow wall. And then fireworks, the snow wall exploded into a million pieces. It was really rather spectacular until the debris threatened to engulf them. Fortunately they were saved by her protectors' shield and not a moment too soon.
That one was too close for comfort and it left Jasmine shaking for a moment. She was thankful that the explosion hadn't startled her horsie, but he ran on unfazed. Finally able to take a breath, Jasmine wasn't sure how much more of this she could take. Sill she kept on driving, hoping that they would reach the end of the race soon.
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Yeah I broke that mirror, so what? ll NOT backward ll Official Gryfferin ll Lemon's favourite
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Originally Posted by Cassirin
"We have to work our way up to it," Mo cast a short glance at Lex, but he didn't really have much attention to spare to her. Abraxans were BIG, after all, and theirs sort of wanted to just GO. He really should let it, but he was also concerned they'd head off deep into the forest and never be seen again if he didn't control their course a bit.
"Maybe. Maybe a little faster," Mo decided, loosening his hold on the reins. They shot forward like a stone from a slingshot, and Mo nearly fell out of the carriage. Would have broken his face, too.
"What... do you hear something?" Mo couldn't look, since he was doing everything in his power to keep them on course.
Working their way up sounded grand in the wider scheme of things but while Lex had little problem seeing the bigger picture, the steady travel wasn't nearly as big as the getting to the other side where the finish line happened to be. She supposed it would be a bit extreme to think this way...but dead or alive they had a race to not be last in, y'know, as Gryffindor as that sounded.
"Yeah, now we're talking." Lex said, kicking back in the carriage after he'd consented to them going faster than the speed they were currently sputtering at. All at once the Abraxan was off, like Mo had unleashed everything in one go and it sent her jerking forward harshly. "Merlin! See why these things do better flying??" It sure would have led for a smoother ride, not this swinging and swaying that had her clinging to a said of the carriage.
"Heard what?" She spun in several times before she spotted the snowball hurtling toward them at an insane speed. Instinctively her wand shot up and she took aim. "Expulso!" The loud BOOM that followed left a grin of satisfaction on her face. "Nothing we need to worry about." Could she do that again?
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Made of Awesome | Ern-la the Best-wa | TZ's Apogee
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo
Working their way up sounded grand in the wider scheme of things but while Lex had little problem seeing the bigger picture, the steady travel wasn't nearly as big as the getting to the other side where the finish line happened to be. She supposed it would be a bit extreme to think this way...but dead or alive they had a race to not be last in, y'know, as Gryffindor as that sounded.
"Yeah, now we're talking." Lex said, kicking back in the carriage after he'd consented to them going faster than the speed they were currently sputtering at. All at once the Abraxan was off, like Mo had unleashed everything in one go and it sent her jerking forward harshly. "Merlin! See why these things do better flying??" It sure would have led for a smoother ride, not this swinging and swaying that had her clinging to a said of the carriage.
"Heard what?" She spun in several times before she spotted the snowball hurtling toward them at an insane speed. Instinctively her wand shot up and she took aim. "Expulso!" The loud BOOM that followed left a grin of satisfaction on her face. "Nothing we need to worry about." Could she do that again?
Mo tugged wildly on the reins, trying to coax the Abraxan to turn waaaaaaaaaay to the left around a mound of snow that was just ahead of them. Could they plow right through it without harm? Probably, but what if the horse went skittish or it wasn't just snow? Better just to play it safe, even if playing it safe had Mo putting an arm firmly around Lex so she didn't fall out of the carriage.
It was a really sharp turn. "Careful. Try not to hex off my nose. If I don't get to play Quidditch after school, I'm obviously going to have to live off my looks." Or not. Mo let go of Lex and picked up the reins again with both hands, redirecting the Abraxan to the original path. "Keep your eyes peeled."
Yeah I broke that mirror, so what? ll NOT backward ll Official Gryfferin ll Lemon's favourite
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Originally Posted by Cassirin
Mo tugged wildly on the reins, trying to coax the Abraxan to turn waaaaaaaaaay to the left around a mound of snow that was just ahead of them. Could they plow right through it without harm? Probably, but what if the horse went skittish or it wasn't just snow? Better just to play it safe, even if playing it safe had Mo putting an arm firmly around Lex so she didn't fall out of the carriage.
It was a really sharp turn. "Careful. Try not to hex off my nose. If I don't get to play Quidditch after school, I'm obviously going to have to live off my looks." Or not. Mo let go of Lex and picked up the reins again with both hands, redirecting the Abraxan to the original path. "Keep your eyes peeled."
At the moment she couldn't tell whether Mo was steering the Abaraxan or the Abraxan was taking them on a joy ride but it was clear Mo was trying to get a handle on it again as the carriage rushed across the slippery snow. Just up ahead, she could see a snow mound, one they'd be heading for unless Mo could get the thing to turn and she got her wand set to blast in case it didn't happen but they did turn, so sharply in fact that if Mo hadn't been hanging on to her she might have been dangling from the carriage. Wouldn't that have been an interesting ride?
She burst out laughing at Mo's announcement that his face may be his only source of living if Quidditch didn't happen. She could see it working for him but laughing was better than admitting, obviously. "Lucky for you I happen to have brilliant aim." Though with the way this carriage was jerking about, it was a wonder she hadn't hexed another carriage on accident.
She gave him a two fingered salute after he'd let her go then turned to see what else might be trying to get them killed. Just up ahead there was what looked like another pile of snow. "Reckon we could get him to jump?" She asked, indulging in the idea of how epic it would be for just a moment before lazily flicking her wand, no rush with it still a little ways off, "Bombarda!" Why couldn't all their classes deal with explosions?
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Norah grinned and nodded at Cris's suggestion. Being a protector sounded COOL. She a strand of hair from her eyes and put her game face on. Very official, yep. Taking her wand out of her bag, she got into the carriage and prepared to WIN start the race. Nodding at her partners, she grinned. Show time!
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Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles
"Sure!" Kyroh beamed at the girl, since that was what he had wanted anyways. He already knew she was awesome since she gavd hugs and everything! "I don't remember your name though." Kyroh admitted still smiling. "I'm Kyroh!" In case she didn't remember HIS. Looking over at the professors as they spoke again the first year started to jump in excitement. HE WAS RIGHT! But they were going to be doing something cooler than just riding. They would be driving and attacking and COOL STUFF!
"Cani be the driver?" He asked turning to bis partner still jumping. "I can drive REALLY well!" .....Maybe. He was good with brooms so this was no difference right? "Oh we also need a horse." Because yeah that was important too.
Marigold patted Kyroh's hair down slightly as the boy got all excited. "I'm Marigold, but you can honestly call me anything. I don't really care." Plus, she was wondering what sort of nicknames he could come up with. She too was glancing at the professors, and snowballs were established. So… that meant they would have to deflect them somehow. Interesting.
"Sure!" she said. Proooobably not the smartest decision, putting a young boy at the reigns of a horse, but why not? "I was thinking the Granian or whatever? I'm just going to put the bridle on, if that's okay." She stepped away from Kyroh and found a horse, then pointed her wand carefully at it, bridle in hand. "Fixate," she said somewhat loudly, then checked to make sure it was stuck to the horse all right. Which it was. She climbed in, gesturing to the seat for Kyroh. WOOT.
She was FINALLY going to have the honor of riding a winged horse. Her dad never let her because it was too dangerous, less a Granian, who were SUPER fast. PFFFT, Daddy. She was ready! More than ready. She hoped Cutty and Marisol were too.
Working the reins, leaning forward, a grin stretched her lips. "You want faster?" she called back. "You better hold on tight then, Mordaunt!" That was pretty much it that was said before Beverly URGED the Granian to move faster. Run you beautiful beast, RUN.
And with the jolt of Beverly's speeding up, Cutty sat back and let the icey wind hit his face and muss his hair. He was going to look like a bird when they were done , but the thought was furthest from his mind. The excitement of gaining speed soothed that savage little beast and his mind drifted into a day dream.
Text Cut: Cutty's Crazy Daydream Fantasy
It was years later, and Bev was showing him her expensive, extensive & demi-legal (in some cases) collection of racing brooms. "This one I got from France. The maker's daughter actually had to use a pensive to retrieve her father's methods."
"And this one was on loan at first, but when I found out the owner was embezzling he actually let us keep it."
"That's amazing!"
"I know!....Do you want to ride one, Cutty?"
"You know I do, Bev."
The next thing Cutty knew he was soaring overhead and through the clouds having gained altitude at a nose-bleed speed. A reckless flyer in reality, Cutty was looping and zig-zagging all about until...
A chunk of snow from the snowball was tossed into his face and jolted him awake. "Bluugh!" He said looking a bit surprised as he had assumed Marisol would handle most of the work. "Incendio!" He said shooting fire at the next snowball heading their way and causing it to drip until a small splash was all that hit him. Their own speed matched with that of the flying snowballs, made the impact greater and the reaction time smaller. Best be on the lookout.
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Originally Posted by Squishy
Awesome! They were racing the horses on the ground, so there was no need for her to worry about heights. Sighing in relief, she watched as Professor Thompson did a demonstration on a Thestral. Okay, that looked really weird because he was putting a bridle on thin air. Freaky.
Time for them to get started! Eagerly she turned to Bay. "You want to drive while I shoot spells?" It sounded like fun, plus would give her a chance to work on her spell casting a little more. "Which horse do you want to choose? I kind of like the Abraxans." Heading over to one, she began petting it. "Such a pretty horse."
Bay was so glad but afraid that they wouldn't put the harness thingy on. "oh thanks sounds great to me" he'd rather drive, easier for him to keep these horses steady. Bending over to stretch his back "lets go for the Granian" he said as he made his way over to one…
"I guess I'll go put the bridle on it while you pet it to calm it down?" he said while she was already petting it Bay pulled out his wand and Followed the Professor's instructions and traced it over the face while saying "Fixate" looking around he saw that it indeed had worked and he was successful on doing it. "now we just need to hook him up to the cart thingy?" did he say how much he really liked the idea of driving these things?
The wind whipped her hair around wildly as the huge horses pulled Norah, Cris, and Jasmine forward. Her grip on her wand had started to slacken as her fingers grew numb when suddenly something came hurtling at the side of her face. A very, very cold something. Shaking her head to get rid of the ice, she pointed her wand frantically at the flying objects and yelled "Reducto! Reducto!" executing the sideways V-formation. Take that, snowball! She grinned proudly at her handiwork and nodded in answer to Jasmine's question of her wellbeing. Okay? She was AWESOME!
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SPOILER!!: Jasmine
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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11
So they had a brief moment of peace, riding along with no problems. Jasmine chuckled to herself when Cris heard her talking to the horse and mistakenly thought she was talking to him. Well he had to know that she thought that he was the most handsome guy ever sooooo it was all good.
Before Jasmine even had the chance to relax and feel comfortable, a BIG wall of snow appeared right in front of them. Ohhhhhhhh........for a moment Jamine was frozen. She didn't know what to do. Did they have time to get around it? She was pretty sure they couldn't go through it. How were they going to get out of this one?
Cris called out a warning, but she had seen it. Before she could make a decision, she saw a jet of orange light go past her and head straight for the snow wall. And then fireworks, the snow wall exploded into a million pieces. It was really rather spectacular until the debris threatened to engulf them. Fortunately they were saved by her protectors' shield and not a moment too soon.
That one was too close for comfort and it left Jasmine shaking for a moment. She was thankful that the explosion hadn't startled her horsie, but he ran on unfazed. Finally able to take a breath, Jasmine wasn't sure how much more of this she could take. Sill she kept on driving, hoping that they would reach the end of the race soon.
SPOILER!!: Norah
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Originally Posted by Sararara
Norah grinned and nodded at Cris's suggestion. Being a protector sounded COOL. She a strand of hair from her eyes and put her game face on. Very official, yep. Taking her wand out of her bag, she got into the carriage and prepared to WIN start the race. Nodding at her partners, she grinned. Show time!
Cris could now see the finishing line up ahead and pointed it out to his team mates. "Jasmine, Norah, we're nearing the finishing line. It looks like we have a clear path towards it," Cris called out to both girls.
He had seen Adi and his friend cross the finishing line and he was happy for them. With luck, they'd do the same in a few minutes too.
.....and then out of nowhere...or rather it was there all along, only he didn't see it until the last minute. There it was....another wall of ice. This one looked thicker than the rest they had encountered.
"Jasmine, look out for that wall!! Norah, concentrate on bringing that wall down. We need to take it down, or it'll take us down, " Cris called out to both Jasmine and Norah as he whipped out his wand.
As the wall approached quickly, Cris slowly got up from his seat and stood up facing it. He concentrated hard on the spell he was going to cast and then he unleashed it. Pointing his wand at the wall of ice, Cris called out, "Bombarda Maxima!!"
A bright strong beam of light shot out from his wand and flew straight towards the ice wall.
Come on...come on...come on...Cris whispered to himself...
.....and BOOM!! the spell hit the wall and totally demolished it, sending ice flying every which way.
"Head for the finishing line, Jasmine," Cris called out to Jasmine as he cast the Reductor spell at the smaller bits of ice, breaking them into smaller bits of ice that just sprinkled over them as they rode past in the carriage.
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo
At the moment she couldn't tell whether Mo was steering the Abaraxan or the Abraxan was taking them on a joy ride but it was clear Mo was trying to get a handle on it again as the carriage rushed across the slippery snow. Just up ahead, she could see a snow mound, one they'd be heading for unless Mo could get the thing to turn and she got her wand set to blast in case it didn't happen but they did turn, so sharply in fact that if Mo hadn't been hanging on to her she might have been dangling from the carriage. Wouldn't that have been an interesting ride?
She burst out laughing at Mo's announcement that his face may be his only source of living if Quidditch didn't happen. She could see it working for him but laughing was better than admitting, obviously. "Lucky for you I happen to have brilliant aim." Though with the way this carriage was jerking about, it was a wonder she hadn't hexed another carriage on accident.
She gave him a two fingered salute after he'd let her go then turned to see what else might be trying to get them killed. Just up ahead there was what looked like another pile of snow. "Reckon we could get him to jump?" She asked, indulging in the idea of how epic it would be for just a moment before lazily flicking her wand, no rush with it still a little ways off, "Bombarda!" Why couldn't all their classes deal with explosions?
"Lucky for us both, I'm a great driver." And really, Mo did have experience with a variety of vehicles, although none of them had a mind of their own like the Abraxan. And none nearly dislocated his shoulder when the explosion caused by Lex's wand sent it skittering on a path perpendicular to the one they wanted to be on.
UGH PAIN. "Reckon we better not. Can you try to blow those up out of his line of sight?" Mo let go of one of the reins to rub his shoulder and the carriage veered again, causing him to scrabble for the dropped rein. "You're a good partner." Surprisingly.
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Originally Posted by Mordred
She’s giving him the reins??? COOL!
Ethan may have jumped a little in excitement and stepped back to let Lily step in the carriage. Race or not, there was no way he’d forget his manners, hmmkay? Mordred taught him that, and he’d slap himself if ever he forgot. “After you, Miss Lily.” As soon as his partner was settled, Ethan sat beside her and got hold of Gray’s reins. Mad grinning was happening, and he can’t help but fidget a little in his seat. Looking at his left and right, he saw that Mo and Lex got to go first, followed by Adi and Ben. Hey guys! Hi! ‘Sup? The waving and greeting will come after…when they reach the finish line first.
“HOLD ON TIGHT!” Ethan yanked the reins hard and Gray immediately sprang into action! No warm ups for this dude! The Slytherin could swear that if they were riding a normal horse, it’d look like it was trotting…like a light jog if it were a human being. That’s not the case however, with Gray. They were already pacing. And because of its speed, they already caught up with the two teams. “Hello fellas!”
See? Picking a Granian was the best bet for this task. But…is Lily, ready? “I can see an obstacle up ahead, Lily! Ready when you are!” Ethan held Gray’s reins a little tighter, ready to steer their horse away just in case Lily misses it. All yours, Ravenclaw!
The little jump of excitement followed by the show of manners was oddly amusing, yet Lily managed to keep her reaction just to a smile. They had a race to finish, after all, and that meant letting Gray have his reins and run. Of course, that meant it’d likely be more difficult for Ethan to steer. She wasn’t about to suddenly turn around and say he couldn’t do that job, though, not when it risked dashing all his excitement to pieces. She wasn’t about to be responsible for that, especially not when it could be useful in keeping them going. “Why thank you,” she replied, climbing into the carriage and settling in for at least the time being. She figured she’d probably end up moving again once they got going, to really make sure that she eliminated any obstacles, but for now, sitting was fine. Besides, it was at least a tiny bit warmer inside the carriage, especially after Ethan had jumped in next to her and taken the reins.
That had seemed like even more of a good idea as he’d signaled their horse to go, and Gray had jumped forward like a shot. They’d definitely chosen right if they wanted to go for speed. She’d grasped the edge of the carriage as they’d sped forward, making sure she kept hold of her wand as well. It wouldn’t have been very good if she lost that right as they started, since that would have made it difficult to get rid of snow and everything. At least, she wasn’t about to sabotage the other two carriages as they’d pulled up alongside them, and she’d waved as Ethan had greeted those inside.
She was keeping her voice for casting. Power would be good here, especially not knowing what was planned. So far, nothing seemed to be appearing, yet she’d peered ahead as her partner had spoken again. “I see it,” she said, half-standing up as she pointed her wand over Gray’s back. “Bombarda!,” she cast, avoiding hitting their horse as the jet of light zoomed past to collide with the pile of icy snow up ahead. Now it was Ethan’s job to avoid the remnants. She was ready for whatever came next.
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Bay was so glad but afraid that they wouldn't put the harness thingy on. "oh thanks sounds great to me" he'd rather drive, easier for him to keep these horses steady. Bending over to stretch his back "lets go for the Granian" he said as he made his way over to one…
"I guess I'll go put the bridle on it while you pet it to calm it down?" he said while she was already petting it Bay pulled out his wand and Followed the Professor's instructions and traced it over the face while saying "Fixate" looking around he saw that it indeed had worked and he was successful on doing it. "now we just need to hook him up to the cart thingy?" did he say how much he really liked the idea of driving these things?
It made Lux happy that Bay wanted to drive because she would have felt bad if he preferred doing the spell work. But of course if he had, she would have gladly steered instead.
As she petted the horse, she watched him put on the bridal. "I can attach the horse to the carriage." It didn't seem that hard to do, and soon everything was ready. "We are good to go now!" Eagerly she climbed in and waited for him to join her.
And with the jolt of Beverly's speeding up, Cutty sat back and let the icey wind hit his face and muss his hair. He was going to look like a bird when they were done , but the thought was furthest from his mind. The excitement of gaining speed soothed that savage little beast and his mind drifted into a day dream.
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It was years later, and Bev was showing him her expensive, extensive & demi-legal (in some cases) collection of racing brooms. "This one I got from France. The maker's daughter actually had to use a pensive to retrieve her father's methods."
"And this one was on loan at first, but when I found out the owner was embezzling he actually let us keep it."
"That's amazing!"
"I know!....Do you want to ride one, Cutty?"
"You know I do, Bev."
The next thing Cutty knew he was soaring overhead and through the clouds having gained altitude at a nose-bleed speed. A reckless flyer in reality, Cutty was looping and zig-zagging all about until...
A chunk of snow from the snowball was tossed into his face and jolted him awake. "Bluugh!" He said looking a bit surprised as he had assumed Marisol would handle most of the work. "Incendio!" He said shooting fire at the next snowball heading their way and causing it to drip until a small splash was all that hit him. Their own speed matched with that of the flying snowballs, made the impact greater and the reaction time smaller. Best be on the lookout.
Riding at unrestricted speed was the BEST feeling ever; the wind in her face, her long hair billowing behind her. Maybe she should have tied it up, but whatever. Marisol and Cutty could so with some cherry blossom scented insulation.
The obstacle course only made it better.
Beverly jerked at the reins, getting the Granian to move to the right in order to avoid collision with another team. Unfortunately, that put them in the line of range of snowball fire. "Look ou--!" Just barely, she caught as a snowball hit Cutty square on his face.
"Mordaunt! What are you doing, daydreaming?" Come on! Eyes on the road. This was a challenge, not a time to play around.
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"Lucky for us both, I'm a great driver." And really, Mo did have experience with a variety of vehicles, although none of them had a mind of their own like the Abraxan. And none nearly dislocated his shoulder when the explosion caused by Lex's wand sent it skittering on a path perpendicular to the one they wanted to be on.
UGH PAIN. "Reckon we better not. Can you try to blow those up out of his line of sight?" Mo let go of one of the reins to rub his shoulder and the carriage veered again, causing him to scrabble for the dropped rein. "You're a good partner." Surprisingly.
"Yeah, that too. Think we might have crashed into a tree by now if I was driving." Truth. She hadn't done the nuzzling, the horse didn't KNOW her and she didn't know how to get it to do what she wanted just by tugging on the reigns like Mo seemed to have perfected doing. Lex could have spared him a further compliment too if it weren't for the sudden swerving that sent her sprawling in the carriage, trying to get a grip on something.
Whoa! Okay. Abraxans and explosions did NOT go well together. This had become evident. It was almost the wrong day to wear a skirt. Almost. The Gryffindor still had some balance left about her, however little it was.
Er....what?
Lex hobbled back into her seat, trying to watch for obstacles again but Mo's question had her distracted. "I'm only incharge of things we might crash into. Can't crash into them unless they're infront of us....in his line of sight." Really it was a necessary evil. She couldn't wait until after they'd crashed to get rid of the obstacle. That wouldn't do them any good. Another shifting of the carriage sent her crashing into Mo...and what looked like a hurt shoulder but she quickly righted herself, grinning too because HE SAID SHE WAS A GOOD PARTNER. "You haven't gotten us killed yet, I'm inclined to say you too."
Just ahead she saw another pile of snow, this one bigger and with a branch sticking from it. Forgetting she had a wand for a moment, she took hold of a part of the reigns and had the horse taken another turn so sharp she tumbled to the other end of the carriage. Where did that even come from???
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It made Lux happy that Bay wanted to drive because she would have felt bad if he preferred doing the spell work. But of course if he had, she would have gladly steered instead.
As she petted the horse, she watched him put on the bridal. "I can attach the horse to the carriage." It didn't seem that hard to do, and soon everything was ready. "We are good to go now!" Eagerly she climbed in and waited for him to join her.
They were working in sync so much today and it made him beam.
before he could even agree to her attaching the horse to the carriage she had already done it.. "you are reading my mind Cucumber" he said while laughing as she climbed in the carriage.. now it was his turn to act like a real life cow boy.. "I can do this" he told himself..
"Hold on okay… like grab the side with your free hand..just incase I can't steady it" he looked back at her to make sure she held on.. thats all he needed was for his driving to knock her out the carriage.. he would be the worst boyfriend on the planet…
now was the time to start going "I'm ready" he said as he hopped up on the horse and sat down holding the straps of the bridle in his hands. Tightening his grip on the reins he yelled "YEEEEE HAWWWWWWW" and he flicked the reins to get the horsey to get a move on.
Thankfully the horsey decided to listen to the commands and they were on their way.
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Cris could now see the finishing line up ahead and pointed it out to his team mates. "Jasmine, Norah, we're nearing the finishing line. It looks like we have a clear path towards it," Cris called out to both girls.
He had seen Adi and his friend cross the finishing line and he was happy for them. With luck, they'd do the same in a few minutes too.
.....and then out of nowhere...or rather it was there all along, only he didn't see it until the last minute. There it was....another wall of ice. This one looked thicker than the rest they had encountered.
"Jasmine, look out for that wall!! Norah, concentrate on bringing that wall down. We need to take it down, or it'll take us down, " Cris called out to both Jasmine and Norah as he whipped out his wand.
As the wall approached quickly, Cris slowly got up from his seat and stood up facing it. He concentrated hard on the spell he was going to cast and then he unleashed it. Pointing his wand at the wall of ice, Cris called out, "Bombarda Maxima!!"
A bright strong beam of light shot out from his wand and flew straight towards the ice wall.
Come on...come on...come on...Cris whispered to himself...
.....and BOOM!! the spell hit the wall and totally demolished it, sending ice flying every which way.
"Head for the finishing line, Jasmine," Cris called out to Jasmine as he cast the Reductor spell at the smaller bits of ice, breaking them into smaller bits of ice that just sprinkled over them as they rode past in the carriage.
"Run Fast, Abe!! Run True!!" Cris whooped out.[/QUOTE]
SPOILER!!: Norah
QUOTE=Sararara;11621336]The wind whipped her hair around wildly as the huge horses pulled Norah, Cris, and Jasmine forward. Her grip on her wand had started to slacken as her fingers grew numb when suddenly something came hurtling at the side of her face. A very, very cold something. Shaking her head to get rid of the ice, she pointed her wand frantically at the flying objects and yelled "Reducto! Reducto!" executing the sideways V-formation. Take that, snowball! She grinned proudly at her handiwork and nodded in answer to Jasmine's question of her wellbeing. Okay? She was AWESOME![/QUOTE]
Cris saw the finish line and so did Jasmine and Norah. Jasmine fixed her eyes on that line and headed toward it thankfully. She should have known better than to think it would be that easy. Suddenly, one last, mega-obstacle appeared before them. An iceberg big enough to sink the Titanic was blocking their path. There was virtually no way she could get around that thing so Jasmine had to rely on her protectors to take it out.
Gripping the reins until her fingers were numb, Jasmine put her faith in Cris and Norah.......and they did not disappoint. When their spells hit the ice, the explosion was even bigger then the last one. "Whooo hoooo!, Jasmine screamed. "You guys did it! Come on my horse. Let's bring it home" The Abraxan responded and flew toward the finish line. "Go, go, go", she yelled. And at last the carriage crossed the finish line. They had done it. Jasmine couldn't wait to hug her teammates and her horse. They had all come through for her, for each other and it was fantastic
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As Cris watched the finishing line come close, he called out to Norah. "Keep casting those Reductor spells if you see any ice stones in front of Abe, Norah. I'll keep a look out here too," Cris called down at his young badger friend whom he had to say was doing an excellent job from where she was.
Cris continued to clear the path for Abe, Jasmine and their carriage. Whenever he sighted a large stone of ice in Abe's way, he aimed his wand at it before waving it in a sideways V formation and calling out,"Reducto," at the same time.
Boom!! there went one large stone of ice into smithereens. Boom! there went another...Boom...and another.
The line was getting closer. Cris was glad that their race was coming to an end. He didn't know about Jasmine and Norah but he was starting to not only get tired but his face was beginning to feel numb from the cold.
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They were working in sync so much today and it made him beam.
before he could even agree to her attaching the horse to the carriage she had already done it.. "you are reading my mind Cucumber" he said while laughing as she climbed in the carriage.. now it was his turn to act like a real life cow boy.. "I can do this" he told himself..
"Hold on okay… like grab the side with your free hand..just incase I can't steady it" he looked back at her to make sure she held on.. thats all he needed was for his driving to knock her out the carriage.. he would be the worst boyfriend on the planet…
now was the time to start going "I'm ready" he said as he hopped up on the horse and sat down holding the straps of the bridle in his hands. Tightening his grip on the reins he yelled "YEEEEE HAWWWWWWW" and he flicked the reins to get the horsey to get a move on.
Thankfully the horsey decided to listen to the commands and they were on their way.
Giggling, Lux was happy to see how excited Bay was as he hopped in beside her. "Let's go, cowboy!" He must be pretending that he was in one of those Westerns that he loved so much. It was adorable.
Grabbing onto the side with her free hand like he told her to, she looked out to see any incoming obstacles. A snow pile was getting closer and closer to them, so she blasted it with a good old, "INCENDIO!" BAM, it hadn't stood chance against her. "Haha, this is fuuuun!" Beam.
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