The device Botros had obtained from his office very much resembled an ancient compass. It was metal and heavy but he was used to carrying it around. He held it with both his hands and kept his eyes on it all the way down to the ground floor and towards the Entrance hall. "We'll go around the school from the inside, stay by the walls and close to each other. Do not touch any unusual carving you find before you ask me." He wasn't too worried about that, the bunch he had with him were not the troublemaker kind.

"This device can tell when there's a runic curse or a runic ward when it comes within the curse's perimeter." He explained simply, skipping all the boring details about how magnificent this was and how brilliant the wizard who invented it was. Maybe for another class. "As for you, I want a couple of you, Mr. Tempus and Ms. Brown, to hold your wands high and say, 'Imprecatio Revelio'." Botros paused to make sure they got the incantation right. "The rest of you," he looked at Ethan and Hayden. "Keep your eyes peeled open for any carvings that might reveal themselves." Was everything clear? "You may switch roles with each other if you want. But miss Malone is better off without trying that spell." He offered the first year a smile.

"Any questions before we start?" Speak now or forever keep your silence.

Oh, so he was back in the Entrance Hall where all the drama between Kyroh and Cutty happened. Still, Ethan Holmes felt lost without Simon Watson by his side, but then they were with Professor Botros, so he really shouldn’t worry. Besides, there was Tobias, whom Ella cares for a lot too, plus Sophie Brown who could probably stand as his long lost sister. Professor Culloden cares a lot for her too, so there’s that. The only person in the group that he doesn’t feel any connection whatsoever was the little Hufflepuff kid. Ethan looked at the tiny person and gave her a friendly grin. Friend or not, he'd have to keep an eye on her too. He's older anyway.

His attention then shifted towards the old man and explained what the device was for, and their assignments. Okay, he could do the looking part, and he wished he had a deerstalking hat plus magnifying glass for his role, but nonetheless, the Slytherin took out his wand because this is serious business. He also mouthed the incantation Botros gave Tobias and Sophie, and practiced it inside his head. It could be dead useful in the future, especially if he’ll pursue his dream of becoming a Magical Forensic Wizard. Ethan listened and looked on curiously at the device he was holding. “Professor? How can you tell if the runes we find are harmless or not? Does it affect the behaviour of your device?” Like…will it wail or something? Honest question right there. He has never seen one in action, nor did they discuss this back in his old school.

That thing Botros had picked up along the way looked super cool, Toby kept side-glancing it all the way here, intrigued by what it was and how it worked. Plus, it was kinda shiny, y'know? Instant appeal.

When Professor Botros spoke to give them instructions, Tobias found himself nodding along. Yes yes absolutely. He understood the importance of listening and sticking to rules right now, though it was hardly as if he'd ever disobeyed a direct order from a teacher before. Still, it was extra important to listen and do as they were told today, right?

"Imprecatio Revelio... Imprecatio Revelio..." Toby used the pause in Botros' instructions to repeat the spell back to him, and gave a nod to show he understood what he needed to do. "Gotcha."

Alrightalrightalrightalright. "If that device thing detects something, y'know, once it's close enough, will it point us to what we're looking for if one of us doesn't spot any runes first?" Toby asked, eyeing the thing again with interest before looking back up to Botros' face again. "And are there other runic wards and stuff around the castle that we'll need to disregard?" Just, y'know, the odd protective runic ward that a well-meaning student had carved into the castle. It was a possibility.

Other than that, Toby had no questions, so he took a small step back to show he was ready to set off looking when they were.

Better off without trying the spell? Hmph. Hayden cossed her arms grumpily for a moment until she realized what he probably meant. Yeah, she was just a first year. It was probably for the best that she wasn't entrusted with using a complicated spell. So he was probably right. Hayden shrugged and went to go stand by someone who was using the spell. It was best that she used the skills she already had to help. She would search the walls high and low to see if there was a carving that made itself known. Well, she would search medium and low because she didn't think she'd be able to see anything specific on the high part of the wall. She was too short for that.

Curse? There could be a runic curse somewhere? What if they all got cursed? Hayden for one did not really want to get cursed thank you very much. But she had wanted to come along so she couldn't complain. Hopefully the device the professor had would detect something before it cursed them.

She didn't have any new questions that one of the boys hadn't asked already. At least, not at the moment. So she stayed silent and stood by the older boy who was casting the spell. Her eyes ran along the wall, searching for anything that might have revealed itself.

Sophie was intrigued by the ancient-looking device the whole way to the entrance hall, but knew better than to ask questions prematurely. Botros was a wickedly brilliant man - certainly he knew what he was doing - so this was one of those situations where Sophie knew it was best to keep her mouth shut and listen. So she did.

'Don't touch any unusual carvings' was interpreted as 'don't touch anything.' So she wasn't going to touch anything. Good. Oh, instructions - "Imprecatio Revelio," she repeated slowly, her eyes closing to focus on visualizing the words and keeping every syllable locked firmly into her memory so she could repeat it without much problem as they went on their quest. "Imprecatio Revelio... Imprecatio Revelio." Her eyes opened and she smiled, giving Botros a nod. Locked in. Got it.

Spellwork was more her thing than just runes anyway.

The device proved to be wicked cool, though, and Sophie had all the same questions as the two boys, looking between them and Botros with curiosity, awaiting an answer - and, without giving it much thought, she casually scooted closer to the little Hufflepuff girl and gave her a smile. The girls should stick together, right?

The boy in front of her seemed to be younger than her...not by that much though. Had she seen him before? Was he in her house? Well....Vinnie couldnt quite place him but it didnt matter right now.

Candy was what mattered. This weather was freaking her out and some sugar would certainly do her good.Smiling a bright smile at the boy in front of her chuckled. "You got anything i want?"Just empty words or truth? He had to prove that." Three cauldron cake and five chocolate frogs", the girl beamed and ruffled her hair a little. She didnt beam a lot but no definitely was the time to be friendly, cause he was holding what she needed.

The smallest movement already chilled her to the bones. Ugh. Moving was painful these days. Why didnt she have one of these electric blankets to wrap around herself. .....Was this boy selling hot chocolate too?!

Botros nodded at Tobias when he repeated the spell. "That's right." Now he could pay attention to Sophie in case she didn't get it. With the device held at waist-high, the professor started walking expecting them to follow suit.

Questions were welcome, Botros was more than happy to turn this into a study session, or an extra AR class activity. No points, no gain, just education... and the possibility of saving the world as a bonus. "Great question! This device detects runic energy and tries to process them. Ideally, it doesn't tell if the runes are harmful or not, but it tells me there's a concealing enchantment somewhere that's obscuring the traces of the runes. And if there's something to concealed, then there's definitely something fishy about those runes." He grinned back at the students, see if they fell asleep from his boring explanation or not yet.

But no, MORE questions from his enthusiastic party. "A sound like a siren would be heard if it detects any concealed runic curses." He addressed Tempus, keeping his pace slow. "We'll stop when we hear that sound and if your revealing spells don't work, I'll do a couple of old tricks of my own." How exciting, huh? Ab was almost too excited for this. "It is said that on every block of the castle a rune is carved and invoked. The web of those runes makes up one massive protective ward. Now, the history behind this story is sketchy, there's bits and pieces missing and the resources are not completely reliable which made the historians classify it as a legend rather than a fact." They took a turn, the device still not making any sounds. "So except for my office, Mr. Tempus, I'd say there's no runic wards protecting this school according to professionals." In Botros' opinion, this was something to look into thoroughly.

Aaaand still no signal on the device.

He nodded as she listed the names, some already familiar...others not. Rather than inspire him to go talk to them right now though, it made him realise quite how much of his years at Hogwarts he'd wasted - this year in particular. All for a girl that used him. Sigh. He wouldn't dwell on it though. The past was the past, and there were better things to be doing right now - like Lex's magical mystery tour. "I'll assume you do indeed have a plan then..." Benjy commented with a grin. "And you know me, I'm all about the ride. The destination is what it is...but the journey's the fun bit."

"Tame compared to a Lion?" Benjy threw back at her, just as playfully. "I've found in the past that fists are so much more rewarding when it comes to leaving a mark." And wits...well, that'd been Garrick's speciality. He was the brains and charm, Benjy had been the brawn. It'd been quite the set up, until it all went wrong at the end of their fourth year. "Bludgers are effective too though." Cue another glance at the frozen door. He missed Quidditch. Maybe Kalla would let him go train with her after they escaped this place.

Point taken, Lex. No food in the library either. "Guess I best just make camp outside the Gryff common room then..." She wouldn't be able to miss him then, right? He followed her to the top of the hall, still grinning at the fact she was taking charge. He rather liked it, actually. "Maybe not," he replied to her comment on baggage, "but how am I meant to know if I never get the chance to try?" Though...her arguments were certainly compelling. He hadn't been his own person for a while with the whole Vesper thing - near the end, he felt like he was constantly treading on eggshells. He was curious though. "You're still snogging?" After Jun, he meant. He wasn't bothered with who, just whether it was a realistic possibility outside of a relationship.

The first thing he noticed was how he was singled out right now. Ethan watched as Tobias followed Professor Botros, then the little Hufflepuff kid who walked right behind Tobias, then Sophie sticking to the little girl. See why he wants Simon to come along? Simon will never leave his side, no matter what. Just like a true Watson. The blond boy shrugged the thought out of his brain, and focused his attention at the task before them. Right now, all he got to do was to observe and not just see.

Standing at the very end of the trail, Ethan nodded as his question was answered and took mental notes. So, basically the device was used for detecting runes whether it is used for protection or as a curse. The Slytherin scratched the back of his head as his eyes scanned the walls, careful not to miss any block. So…if it is concealed, then there’s something fishy, yeah? “But what if the runes engraved are used for protection, and at the same time concealed, professor? I mean, I would conceal it so that nobody can tamper it.” Basically, that was Morgan La Fay’s mistake, yeah? Or maybe it was concealed and Merlin was able to find it by reversing the Disillusionment Charm that the witch performed. And…the story about the school being protected by runes is false? “We’re doomed then…but I am hoping it’s being protected by strong protective charms.”

Ethan followed the group as they took a turn. Still no sound from the device.

Okay then.

Eyes on the walls.

Hayden did catch the smile from the other girl, and she returned it. Now was not the time to try and make friend but she liked when people were nice. Did she want to stick together? Team Runes. Team Girl Power. Whatever, that wasn't important. Hayden kept a close eye on the wall where the girl was performing her spell, searching for any hidden carvings that might have shown themselves. No noise from the device yet.

Yes that did make a lot of sense, that if there was something hidden it was most likely harmful. Why would somebody need to hide something that was going to be helpful? And if someone had carved something harmful into the walls of the castle, they probably would have hidden it. At least, that would have been the smart thing to do. Why wouldn't they have hidden it?

Still silence from the device.

Botros looked around for Ethan, who seemed to be the one to follow up on his explanation, why was the boy walking behind them? The professor waited to match his pace with the Slytherin, walking side-by-side. "Which's why I have to inspect the runes that we discover before we jump on and try to demolish the ward." To see if it was harmful (the likely case) or harmless (i.e. for protection).

Aww, Botros' was maybe too technical with the kids. He shouldn't have told the story like that. "No, we're not doomed. The castle is crammed with protective charms, no one could break through, no one at all." He gave the boy reassuring looks, the device in his hands still silent showing no signals at all.

"Now, do you want to hold it for a little while? Ms. Malone and I could look for the runes. Just be careful, it's a little heavy. Here you go.." He waited until the boy stretched out his hands and placed the big compass-like device on them. He looked for the first year Hufflepuff then to put a hand on her shoulder and walk her next to them. Tobias and Sophie were doing great with the spells so far! What a cute couple of friends they made.

Ethan caught sight of the Professor who seemed to have noticed that he was behind the group. Oh, was he walking that slow? Ethan gave the man a nod and caught up with him, standing close by as he listened to the man’s explanation. “I get what you mean, sir.” Ethan said with a grin. “Concealing it doesn’t mean it’s suspicious automatically…” Besides, they have to be careful when it comes to jumping into theories and conclusions. “It’s a good thing we’ve got you, 'fessor.” No, he wasn’t sucking up to the man, but simply stating the truth. Nobody can match a Runes Master who has got 30…40 years of experience, yeah?

As for the charms protecting the school though, this made the boy feel excited. Too bad there aren’t runic inscriptions in the school, except for Botros’ office. “It would be a lot of work to engrave each block with a protective rune, but…wouldn’t it be better to provide it with runic wards…at least near door and window openings?” Call him a paranoid, but the school should really invest in it. Mhm.

Still no beeping, yeah?

Ethan fought the urge to have his jaw drop, but he took the opportunity to hold the device. “Wowzers…” he said as he held it with both hands and watched it as he walked. “Cool…I feel like I’m a real detective.” He beamed at the professor, obviously happy with the trust he placed upon his shoulders.

They were LEARNING THINGS. This was pretty cool, and in a way, Toby wanted to see what extra tricks Botros might be able to do to find runes. All that about the web of protective enchantments were pretty cool, in his opinion.

As they walked along, Toby kept his wand pointed way up high.

"Imprecatio Revelio," he cast, looking up and around as well, but focusing more on the spellwork than anything. Toby also kept his ears open to hear what Professor Botros was saying, and Ethan's questions. There was a gap during which he looked over at them and piped up too.

"So, did the founders carve and invoke runes on each block as they built the castle? That'd be super cool, y'know?" Made Toby feel extra safe............... which was weird, given the possible imminent threat. But shhh. SHHHHhhhhhhh. "When I'm older I'm gonna put runic charms and protections on my house, they're pretty amazing. Imprecation Revelio."

............

"Hey Professor, if there's new runes carved 'round here then, and nobody could break in, would that mean..."

Toby trailed off. He'd been about to suggest something along the lines of 'inside job', but decided against saying it as it sort of went against every instinct he had to trust those around him. "Mmmmmnever mind." He'd probably just misunderstood or something.

"Imprecatio Revelio."

Oooo. A SIREN. That was ominous. Couldn't it give a little ding when it detected a runic curse? That would make it a lot less scary when it went off and not scare them.

Not that she was scared. Because she wasn't. Nor was she going to be at any point. Nope.

It was cute that Botros passed the device over to Ethan, though, and Soph watched with a smile, finding Botros to be ever-so charming and Ethan's enthusiasm to be electrifying to her own spirits. She was dreading the moment the siren went off, but tried to appear calm - no need to worry anyone, particularly the younger Hufflepuff girl. She seemed unfazed by the whole adventure, though. Cool as a cucumber, the lot of them.

They made a good team.

Soph was finely tuned into the discussion Botros and Ethan were having, but she kept her wand held high in the air all the while, murmuring, "Imprecatio Revelio," in between when Tobes did - except when he joined in on their conversation, she cast it every few paces, sure to be efficient, her gaze curiously turned upon the stone walls of the school all the while.

...The last part of what Toby said, though? Her eyebrows raised and her lips pressed together firmly, following his line of thought, and she immediately looked to Botros - what would he have to say to that? Would he know what Tobes meant, too?

"Imprecatio Revelio."

Hayden slowed her pace slightly to match the professor's when he placed his hand on her shoulder. Flamsteed had told them to help him. How old was he?

Hayden hadn't done much contributing, but she had been paying attention to the discussion going on. She just didn't know much about runes so she hadn't felt that she'd been qualified enough to contribute. But when she heard the older boy mention that no one could break in, her mind quickly raced to the conclusion that it sounded like he had. If no one could get in, whatever was causing the storm had to already be inside the castle. Nevermind? He said nevermind? No, not nevermind, this was a serious matter. Even though everybody could probably guess what the boy had been about to say, Hayden couldn't stop herself from actually voicing the concern.

"Does that mean someone who was already inside the castle is the one who brought in the chorts or whatever it is out there?" Chorts had been the conclusion, yes? That's what it had sounded like. Maddie had stayed at the meeting, so Hayden would have to find out from her what the final conclusion was. They had a deal.

Despite her worry, Hayden kept a careful eye on the wall. Hellooooo runes. Come out come out wherever you are.

"It is a very complicated process, to have the blocks carved with runes but it would be almost impossible to break such a ward without having to break down the walls, so I think there's more truth to that theory than historians and Runologists give." Sadly he hadn't gotten to prove it right yet. "Had I gotten into research, it would've been the center of my studies. But I enjoy teaching more..." He gave the students around him a wide smile, his hand still on Ms. Malone's shoulder. "Your suggestion, Mr. Mordaunt, is very good though! Worth looking into." The twinkling proud eyes were on again. Especially with the detective comment, oh this boy.

Botros laughed, entertained and felt his weary heart give an extra beat at Tobias' future plans. "I'd be so happy, wherever I am that time, you make sure to remember that." Even if he wasn't... around anymore, he'd be happy if some of his students used the knowledge he taught them in their life. Runes were so worth it, in his opinion duh.

His attention snapped to the Hufflepuff's unfinished sentence, though, and he tried not to look concerned, especially when the first year Hufflepuff completed the sentence for him. "... yes." He wasn't sure who or what might use runic curses, though. No one inside the castle had that ability except for him, as far as he knew. It wasn't a common thing to learn, it had to be specifically taught to someone. "But let's not jump to conclusions yet, alright? The device hasn't beeped yet and we're halfway around the castle!" This was a good and a bad sign.

“It’ll take a lot of dark spells to break it I reckon.” Ethan responded as he briefly looked at the professor then back to the device, not really looking at it. He wondered about how powerful those dark wizards were during the Second Wizarding War, because they pretty much destroyed the school. “There’s a possibility though that there are runic wards in these walls after the Second Wizarding War. I mean…if I had to repair the school, I’d fortify it with Runes.” Well, his uncle Max who is currently the Ministry’s Magical Architect will definitely suggest it. Ethan looked up at the old man once more and beamed as he caught the twinkle in his eyes. “…if you need help researching professor, I’d be more than willing to help. I like proving theories you see.” He said as he nodded, his mind momentarily drifting towards Simon; probably the only person who can understand his obsession with experimentation and the like. “I wonder how the others are doing back in the library…” he said addressing to everyone.

The blond boy caught Toby’s words…and his hesitation, quickly picking up what he wanted to say. The Slytherin let it pass though because such theories will distract all of them from the task. But then the small Hufflepuff in the group voiced it out rather boldly. It made a lot of sense actually, but obviously they are still lacking evidence. So yes, no jumping into conclusions yet, because they still have puzzle pieces to find, yeah?

But Merlin, he’s got questions still!

“Sir? You said back in the Library that any unusual runic activity would activate the feeler in your office. If the ‘Wrath of Winter’ was duplicated here, then is it possible that the multiple Isas were carved at certain intervals to prevent the feeler from doing its thing?” he asked as he looked at the device again. “I mean, if it was done in one go, just like how Morgan Le Fay did it, then I’m assuming that the feeler would go berserk. But if it was done slowly…” he trailed off as he looked at the aged man. Ethan had a feeling that they will be going back to the Library empty handed, but his brain just won’t stop producing questions and theories left and right! “I-I’m sorry...I’m asking a lot of questions, ‘fessor.” He said sheepishly and turned his attention back to the device.

"Imprecatio Revelio."

Botros enjoyed teaching more than researching? Sophie shot a big grin at the man, then at Tobes - the Hufflepuff had picked a good favorite professor, for sure. Soph wasn't sure there was a professor at Hogwarts who seemed more passionate about teaching and being there for his students than Botros.

What a sweet, wise old man.

Then, much to Sophie's horror, he was answering yes to the person behind it all very likely being inside the castle. Great - her thoughts immediately went to Zander's nutty Romanos theory. Really, who was capable of bringing such misfortune upon the castle besides the adults? There were, what, fifteen of them? That narrowed it down considerably. Unleeeeess there was a non-professory adult who had snuck in somehow? But how was that even possible? ...Unless they had help from someone already inside the castle? That still meant one of their own was guilty of treason and Soph didn't like balancing those kind of thoughts.

It could also have been Cutty, she thought. He had the motives and would find the means, she was sure of that.

"Imprecatio Revelio," she cast again upon realizing she'd gotten lost in her thoughts, her wand still held high in the air. Her arm was getting a little heavy and sore now, but she put on a brave face - she had a very serious job to do. No letting anyone down. Especially not Botros.

Ethan brought up a very, very good point, and Soph peered with unbridled curiosity between the Slytherin and the Runes professor. Carving those runes over time to go undetected made a LOT of sense to her. That would be a mega sneaky way to go about it. Ethan... was something else, wasn't he? He had a very impressive brain. An out-of-the-box thinker. Thought like a bad guy would think. He had all the makings of a good Auror. It'd be a shame if he chose a career path that didn't harness such observational and critical thinking skills.

Sophie continued to keep all her thought processes to herself, though, and stuck with her assigned task, still casting, "Imprecatio Revelio," as they went along, feeling very important and all and sort of hoping something would come up for the excitement factor.

He'd not finished his thought, but Toby knew everyone would still pick up on what he'd been thinking. He had not, however, been prepared for his younger housemate to voice it out loud. It made him wince slightly, but hey, maybe it was better when it was properly said out loud. Maybe. Mayyyyyyyybe.

"Imprecatio Revelio."

If Toby was thinking up theories, it wasn't very obvious. The Hufflepuff tried to keep a neutral expression as he strode along with the group, casting his the spell every now and then, but still managed to look distracted and thoughtful.

"Imprecatio Revelio."

As well as casting the spell, Toby let his gaze drift along the walls, looking for runes as well. Again, his thoughts kept drifting.

"Could it be a runes thing and a chorts thing?" Toby wondered out loud. "Or neither? Maybe we're just getting really bad weather." Something completely harmless?

He didn't exactly sound very convinced by that last part, but Toby wasn't giving up on his 'IT'S FINE EVERYTHING'S FINE WE'RE ALL FINE' mentality quite so easily. He looked around uncertainly at Botros, daring to look hopeful. It didn't seem like they were finding anything here, after all.

Mordaunt was on a roll today, wasn't he? How come Botros never noticed him in his classes? Was he just taking AR this year or was he a transfer? Anyway, he was glad this particular boy decided to take on his subject. "Maybe you should look into that more when you're older?" Hmm? Botros smiled down at him, referring to the assumption that someone had reinforced the school's protections with runes after the Wizarding War two.

His question about the feeler, though, yes Botros had thought about that and quite honestly he wished no one would reach this conclusion until he looked into it more himself. "There are ways to bypass the feelers in my office, I admit that, but to be able to do that, you need to be one of the biggest rune masters in our world." Kinda like him, heh. So. Hopefully this wasn't something they should worry about. The device in the blonde boy's hand was still and silent, annoyingly. They were still walking around the castle looking at walls and casting those anti-concealing charms. "I do not mind questions, son, at all. It is how I learnt and it is how you learn." He extended his other free arm, the one that wasn't around Malone's shoulders, to pat his back encouragingly.

... then Tobias talked again, and Ab had to 'hmm' loudly, seriously considering his words. "We're about to hit a dead end anyway, if we find nothing here, we'll head back to the library and see if they found anything more concrete with the Chorts talk." He smiled over at the Hufflepuff. "Indeed, extreme weather is still an option on the table." Botros liked his optimism.

The blond boy grinned, still a bit shy about him asking so many questions. He felt like, he should be able to answer his own questions, but then, he didn’t want to fail either because he didn’t ask the Runes Master.

“They must have. I mean, if something like that happens again, then the school is more prepared.” Excuse him while his Slytherin!Mordaunt way of thinking is happening. Ethan blinked at the possibility and blinked some more as his brain produced more theories. “If those people who rebuilt the school did provide the walls with runic wards…then somebody must have tampered with it. It’s a possibility too, yes?” The thought was definitely a puzzle piece, but perhaps stemming from another case. “Can I start now?” Ethan looked up at the man with his own set of twinkling eyes. “I can start my study from here…and my theories will depend on the result we get today.” He said as he looked at the device then to Botros. “I will have to get one of these in the future.” He added as he held up the device and watched it…do nothing. Well, that should be good news, yeah? But at the same time disappointing because he would love to hear it wail…and then dive into more theories!

And about the feeler being bypassed; not all are infallible, yeah? Ethan considered Botros’ answer to his question as a yes. It is possible to delay the engraving…or probably chop up the process of putting up the ‘Wrath’ to fill the gaps of the feeler’s weak spots. Ethan chuckled at Toby’s comment though. “I really do hope it’s just bad weather, Tobias.” The boy nodded as he eyed the device again. “…and that the Chorts are just taking advantage of the weather.” Or rather, making it worse since they bring in snow. Ethan then blinked as his brain produced another theory. Merlin, when will this stop??? “Wait a minute. If the Chorts bring such weather, then it could mean that it’s making the curse worse. Isa is the perfect rune to freeze such situation.” At this point, the boy was pretty much lost in his own thoughts. “Winter’s Wrath…Five Months…Five layers of multiple Isas…” Ethan’s brows furrowed.

“The number five…” he said as he too looked around him now, lost in his thoughts.

They had one eager Slytherin on their hands, didn't they? It was contagious and simply made the old man even more eager to teach everything he knew about this subject to the young boy. "You can definitely start now! Hogwarts' Library is wide open for you and I could recommend some authors and historians to track their works." Botros would love to help, too. He looked over to Tobias and Sophie and Abbott, was anyone interested in joining in? Though this was an off-topic and they didn't really have time to start anything until they're all wintered out.

Speaking of which, Ab slowed down in his walking since they reached the other side of school without a single beep from the device but with Tobias and Ethan making sense about the Chorts. "Let's head back to the library." He nodded at the young kids, convinced himself that this was more Chorts work with no significant help from Isa or runes, the device would've told them so. "Maybe they found something more solid about that passage, there is not enough runic energy around the school that suggests we're under any curses." He took the device from the Slytherin, not wanting to tire his small arms out, and started leading them back from where they came from.

“That will surely distract me from this wrath.” And maybe find a solution through Runes? Yup, definitely a possibility. Ethan looked from Tobias…to Sophie…then to Abbott. Abbott is a boy’s name right? And the Hufflepuff’s a girl. The blond boy did not voice this out of course, because that’ll be rude. What if her parents simply fancy that name, yeah? Yeah. “That’ll be awesome! All the help will be appreciated, professor!” Then a pause. “…uhm…sir? Can Simon come too?” Please? Because researching with his best friend is one of his simple joys. He likes the way Simon thinks…sort of compliments his thoughts and theories.

The group took another turn and…voila. No beeping / wailing sound from device. Was Botros sure his gadget wasn’t broken. “I…sure hope nobody tampered YOUR device professor.” It is a possibility too, you know. Ethan eyed the device once more as it was lifted from his hands, then back to Botros.

“Hopefully…I can’t wait to break out from my snowboarding gear. I’m wearing like, half the contents of my school trunk for the past months.” He in fact, lost count. Ethan shook his head as he matched the professor’s pace as they made their way towards the library. You can lean onto him, hmmkay?

Angel looked at the entrance hall and decided that she had to try and get this part of the castle warmer seriously it really needed to be sorted out this weather was getting on her nerves so much now, she wished that the sun would come out.

She was sure that she wouldn't even remember what the sun looked like when it finally came back to Hogwarts.

"Caelum Saepio!!" Angel did the infinity wand movement and smiled, she hoped that it would work and now it was time to have another go. "Caelum Saepio!!" Angel did the wand movement again and smiled that was three places down, just a couple more to go.

Once she left the corridor, she had holstered her wand and slid her hands into her pockets as her scarf was wrapped around the lower half of her face tightly. Breathing was important though, so she brought it down just barely to be able to breath and all.

She wasn't sure where to go next. Technically, it was cold all around the school so she figured it did not matter where she actually went to cast the spell. Though, some places were populated more than others, she supposed. That could help her.

But now a place popped up in her head where she supposed would not be crowded at all. Barely used. The entrance Hall. She hadn't been at this part of the castle for a long time which made sense since no one was able to GET out. Man, she missed going to Hogsmeade in the weekend. And it did not help that she was never going to be able to. As a school weekend that is. She could always go there.

Stepping close to the huge gate, Cassia pulled out her wand and pointed it at the wall next the gate. Her hand was now used to the infinity move just like her mouth was used to the spell. " Caelum Saepio," After staring she finally was able to see some fog. Good!