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Magical Soul 08-26-2014 12:45 AM
What in Merlin's Beard?! Term 38 (2084-85)
 
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A bit confused about the plot? Housemates talking about a mysterious something going bump in the night? Here's where you can catch up on happenings around the castle and in Hogsmeade -- out of character, of course.

This means that unless your student character heard this stuff from other students or witnessed the actual event, your student character doesn't know about it.

Also, this is a reminder to everyone to only post updates on the school plot here. Please do not post the happenings of your student character in here; that kind of chat goes in the school chat thread.

Have fun!

Magical Soul 08-26-2014 01:07 AM

:sort: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Board of Governors
President - Cassandra Rae-Branxton (Cassirin)
Vice President - Nolan Reynolds (Lissy Longbottom)
Treasurer - Harold Lagerty (Harold Lagerty)
Secretary - Carter Phillips (LilFox06)
Althea Scabior (Tegz)
Atticus Aldredge (AlwaysSnapesGirl)
Ivy Knox (sarahlooo)
Sherman Clark (lemon)
Corineus Vanderbilt (Steelsheen)
Cooper Cope (Hera)
Erik Vinteren (Erik Vinteren)


:sort: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmistress - Prof. Anastasia Truebridge (BanaBatGirl)
Deputy Head - Prof. Abraham Botros (Magical Soul)


:sort:School Staff
Ancient Runes – Prof. Abraham Botros (Magical Soul)
Arithmancy - Prof. Lolita Domingo (Lolita Domingo)
Astronomy - Prof. Airey Flamsteed (sweetpinkpixie)
CoMC - Prof. Javier Thompson (Charely Potter)
Charms – Prof. Pierson Fuller (sarahlooo)
DADA - Prof. Medea Romanos (Roselyn)
Divination - Prof. Cassiopeia Morgan (Bazinga)
Herbology - Prof. Andrew Walton (the fastest seeker)
History of Magic – Prof. Nessarose Glendower (emjay)
Muggle Studies – Prof. Josephina Nairne (PhoenixRising)
Potions - Prof. Cosgrach Culloden (StarShine)
Transfiguration – Prof. Sophia Bellaire (Davvy_Wavvy)

Flying - Mrs. Tiara Tanner (hpluvr037)
Groundskeeper – Mr. Archibald Millard (Emzily)
Librarian - Mr. Leobald Kitridge (Nordic Witch)
School Healer (Nurse) – Mrs. Cecelia Murdoch (The1HBIC)
School Poltergeist - Peeves
School Ghost - Moaning Myrtle
House Elves – Algamus, Argyle, Beezley, Nimma, Pips, Quirly, Schmoop, Tinka, Tippin, Toddles

Head Boy – Jun Kim (Star-Lord)
Head Girl – Alexa Cambridge (DaniDiNardo)

:gryff: Gryffindor
House Ghost - Sir "Nearly Headless" Nick
Head of House - Prof. Airey Flamsteed (sweetpinkpixie)
House Moderator - Prof. Medea Romanos (Roselyn)
House Prefects - Victor Bay (Grrr..Meow), Alexa Cambridge (DaniDiNardo)

:huff: Hufflepuff
House Ghost - The Fat Friar
Head of House - Prof. Josephina Nairne (PhoenixRising)
House Moderator – Prof. Nessarose Glendower (emjay)
House Prefects – Aditya Rehman (FearlessLeader19 ), Marigold McAlistor (ScarletCharm104)

:claw: Ravenclaw
House Ghost - The Grey Lady
Head of House - Mr. Leobald Kitridge (Nordic Witch)
House Moderator - Mrs. Tiara Tanner (hpluvr037)
House Prefects – Jun Kim (Star-Lord), Jasmine Guidry (Daydreamer11)

:slyth: Slytherin
House Ghost - The Bloody Baron
Head of House - Mrs. Cecelia Murdoch (The1HBIC)
House Moderator - Prof. Sophia Bellaire (Davvy_Wavvy)
House Prefects – Ethan Mordaunt (Mordred), Beverly Wayne (Deezerz)

Gobstones Club – Mr. Leobald Kitridge (Nordic Witch) and Prof. Abraham Botros (Magical Soul)


:galleon:Hogsmeade Shopkeepers
Dervish & Banges – Saul Bunyons
Gladrag’s Wizardwear – Summer Longshadow
Hog’s Head Pub – Samuel Huxley
Honeydukes – Maisie Windell
Madam Puddifoots – Sapphira Puddifoot
The Three Broomsticks – Harold Lagerty
Scrivenshaft’s – Edina Fairbairn
Simply Stylish Salon – Monte Bossa
Zonko’s Joke Shop – Emerald McDougal

DaniDiNardo 09-06-2014 03:43 AM
Speech speech SPEECH!!

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11658209)

Anastasia stood up and walked to the front of the dais, pausing and waiting for everyone's attention before she cast sonorous on herself. Once she was ready, she began her speech.

"Good evening, everyone. Welcome back to another year. As I'm sure you all have noticed, the weather has returned to normal and the infest--- the horde of chorts from the forest are officially removed." She paused to allow time for applause, because OBVIOUSLY that statement deserved applause. Copious amounts of it.

Next. "We also have some new and returning staff this term... Professor Tanner is back," hopefully they'd know that was Tyner, just married, "and we have some new staff in Herbology and on the grounds. Please give a warm welcome to Professor Walton and Groundskeeper Milliard."

Another pause for applause.

"Now, I look forward to a WONDERFUL term with no problems and a great, friendly competitive spirit in the House points race. Please do your best in your classes and make all of our new students and teachers feel welcome. Without further ado, let's eat!"

And nowwww the food and tea and other hot items were on the tables. Delicious!

AmbiguouslyMe 09-17-2014 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11663854)
Sitting on its shelf in the damp and dusty Restricted Section of the library, a leather bound book with golden filigree and lettering begins glowing as it senses a curious spirit approaching. Finally free after all those years of being trapped on the back of the shelf behind spellbooks on hexes and dark arts, the Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales wiggled itself free from its chains with an airy giggle and fell to the floor at the girl’s feet. Its inviting glow and beautiful cover are so irresistible that the book truly seems to be calling to her to pick it up.

Yes, come on now, pick me up! Pick me up and see what fantastic things await!
So, uh... books are throwing themselves at our Head Girl. (or, at least, A book)


Edit to add:

Also, it seems like our Headmistress and some of the male staffers are "investigating" Professor Domingo and trying to figure out what she was doing in the forest last term.

Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11661202)
Good, they were all in. Anastasia made calm and cool eye contact with each man, giving them all nods before she spoke again. Now, she was looking at Piers first.

"I am thinking that we need a closer watch." She raised her brows slightly. "We need to know what SHE was thinking when she went into that forest. And I think the only way to do that is to investigate her on a personal level. I'm talking office, belongings, diary, clothing, any and all spells used by her wand... whatever you can find, I'll take and turn in to the authorities. Do not hold back. Do you have something in mind?"

A little B&E never hurt nobody. And with that sentiment, she looked to Javy and Cossy.

lazykitty 09-20-2014 04:20 AM
RUH-ROH!

Looks like our Head Girl has been possessed.......

......according to this from the Library:
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11664157)
Feeling its bindings caressed by an human's touch after so long made the book let out an airy sigh of content. It felt so nice to be appreciated again. A golden light engulfed the girl, one that caused tinglings to pass over the girl's skin, and intensified with each page the girl turned...
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo (Post 11664552)
Her eyes widened as the glow got brighter but she soon found it hard to look through the sudden bright light that made everything around her seem to disappear. Evidently it was all still there though because she could hear Felix hissing louder than he'd done in the longest time. Lex never knew him to be afraid of light and it got her thinking she should just...put it back. It obviously wouldn't help her reading.

Hard as she tried though, she couldn't let the book go. A tingling held her arms fixed on the book and soon she felt she wasn't the one turning the pages anymore. Shouts came from inside the book, loud, anxious voices that increased her doubt but even then she couldn't get her hands off the book.

She tried calling for Mr. Kitridge but a face appeared in the book and it was like it took her voices. A cunning smile, dark eyes and then nothing. The lights were gone, the book slammed shut and the Gryffindor felt herself rising....but she didn't remember moving? One step after the other took her back toward the exit but it was like a dream. Lex was moving but she didn't know how.

Another hissing got her to turn but even then that wasn't her. Somehow she managed to reach her own hand toward him but he simply growled then bolted. What in Merlin's beard was going on????
And this from History of Magic:

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo (Post 11664562)
It took all day but she finally got this hair to a darker colour and found robes that could double for cloak!capes. When travelling one had to in style and now that she was free, she would do it right.

Now then, what was this gathering? Had SHE been invited? Oh oh oh, it seems she was. This was where everyone was going and no one was looking at her with strange eyes. Acceptance and it was about time from the common folk. She could almost scoff at the thought. Why wouldn't she be invited? This was centuries after and she was FREE. Things would be different. She WOULD rule, starting here.



What was this? A strange oddity on the table. The Spirit of the girl she'd taken called out to these things. My my my she must like these. It was the least she could do. Maleficent swept over to this table and nicked the odd treat (chocolate frog) from the girl's desk, then continued walking without a word. But why stop there?



Walking back from the table she bounced into this one and gave him a GLARE. "Who are YOU to be bumping into ME? Don't you know who I am??" She bellowed, aghast at the fact he would dare touch her, HER, the Mistress of All Evil. It was almost too much to take so she spun on her heel, whisking her cape/cloak as she did.

Peasants.




The little voice caught her attention next. Ah yes, another with the treat. Again she could feel the girl's spirit getting loud. Rattled thing wasn't she? Didin't know how to properly be taken under control. Nevermind that, Maleficent would appease her with these odds delicacies so she snatched the other from this boys desk. "I'll be taking this and you'll be thanking me you haven't met upon any spinning wheels. A pleasure we got to talk young man." Then she was off again



"YOU!" She roared at this one. "You nearly knocked me over you son of a toad! An ugly toad!" The nerve. Maleficent gave him a cold glare, wondering if he knew who she was, maybe then he'd make his steps a little more sure when around her. "I'll be taking this." She informed, her tone not changing in the slightest as she snatched his chocolate frog from the table. Would he protest?



Strange, very strange. The girl got louder at the sight of this one but even then the Mistress of All Evil was able to keep a firm hold on her. No escaping just yet. It had been centuries since she was last allowed to stretch her legs. Perhaps it wasn't he girl but again treat. In any case she snatched the chocolate frog from this table as well with nothing more than a scowl and a flashy whirling of her cape to depart. Bigger fishes to fry you see.



"Give this to me." She barked, grabbing the chocolate frog from this table as well. There. Note how many she'd gotten the girl. Surely she'd quiet down now. Enough for her to go about her day maybe.


Now where to sit, where to sit. Ah, foolish question, they'd reserved her seat for her at the front of the room. A smirk of satisfaction graced her lips as she sauntered over to the comfy chair by the front and sat herself in it. None of those chairs the others were using. Those could hardly be considered comfortable and when the Mistress of All Evil Arrives, she deserved nothing but the best.

She would wait to be addressed and accepted curtsies, bows and the odd occasion of gift bestowing.
Hide your Hufflepuffs everyone!

lazykitty 09-21-2014 01:01 AM
RUH-ROH pt.2!

Quote:
Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11665053)


"I DO dare," Anastasia nearly cackled at the girl's reaction. "The gall of ME? Of ME? To sit where I belong? YOU are the student here, Alexa, now snap out of it!" She angrily snapped her fingers in front of the girl's face and then dramatically looked at her watch.

OKAY. She'd had it. She'd had her two seconds to vacate the chair and yet she was still there. So it was now time to DO something about it. "We don't HAVE royalty in the wizarding world," she answered Alexa coolly, "and that DOES include you, Cambridge. So now I will MAKE you vacate my seat." With two smooth swishes of her wand, the girl was disarmed and dumped out of the chair and off the dais entirely. As the levitating throne came settling back into its proper place, the redhead gracefully took her seat and vanished Alexa's former plate.

Now, for the girl's belongings she had collected from her disarmament... She pocketed the wand first and then set the parchment and watch off to the side. But what was this? An exceptionally heavy bag of... candy? The redhead opened the bag and examined a few chocolate frogs and a giant book inside. The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales she read off the spine with a great lack of interest.

That could stay inside the bag for now, and under her chair it went. "Don't let your late-night reading inspire you too much now, dear Head Girl," she clucked at the child on the floor opposite her table. "Now get up, dust yourself off, and go sit with your pride of lions. Perhaps THEY will fashion you a crown." A crown of mashed potatoes, if she knew them at all.
Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo (Post 11665062)
Maleficent wanted nothing more than to smack away the hand snapping before her but it was removed before she had that chance and before she knew it, SHE was removed; lifted and thrown from the dais like she was a sack of turnips.

HOW RUDE!!!

She flew to her feet once initial shock wore off, noting the woman had STOLEN her possessions. "You hand those back immediately!!" She demanded, STOMPING BACK TO THE DAIS. You could see the fury with each step until she was across from the woman once more. "None of those belong to you and I have plans for that book!" Even the girl's spirit seemed incensed. Clearly she couldn't let this go on. "Do you know the power that book holds?" More to the point, what would happen if the wrong person came out. It would be just awful if you let out the likes of Cinderella and told her she was the head. Goodness.

"I'll have my crown after I collect my belongings."
And just what ARE Maleficent!Alexa's plans with this book?!

Holmesian Feline 09-21-2014 01:04 AM
That spinning wheel seems familiar :shifty:

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Narrator (Post 11665073)
Golden sparkles began appearing in a corner of the room. Glowing more and more brightly with each passing moment, there was a quick burst of light and then a shape began to fade into existence among the remaining sparkles.

There it was. A spinning wheel with an especially sharp looking spindle. How curious...

lazykitty 09-24-2014 12:12 AM
From the practice pitch:

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Narrator (Post 11665896)
Though the air is calm, the birds are singing, the grass is pleasantly wet, and the air has the crisp sense of impending autumn, all is not necessarily well. A low rumble can be heard over the birdsong. Slight tremors can be felt in the earth. Sharp crackling noises add to the rumbling and can be heard coming from... Are they coming from underground?!
Could it be? Natural disasters at Hogwarts? Seems like an earthquake to me.......

Holmesian Feline 09-24-2014 02:16 AM
Another pitch bites the dust

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Narrator (Post 11666006)
The rumblings grew ever louder and the shaking grew ever worse. Cracks continued to be heard, but now they began to appear on the ground as well. Then it stopped quite suddenly and all was still for several seconds. Until...

SQUEEEEEELLLLLLCHHHH.

A massive sinkhole opened up in the earth. Its middle was directly over the central circle of the Quidditch Pitch. The hole kept falling in on itself, its edges rapidly approaching the stands and goal posts. CRASH! Sure enough, the far set of golden hoops fell victim to the abyss just before the dust settled.

Hopefully no one was on the Pitch at the time or they would have been swallowed up into the earth.
...Just don't tell Vindictus.

Edward Penguin 09-26-2014 02:06 PM
Seems like some shady, shadiness going on at the school.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor Piers
After receiving word from Javy that the coast was clear, Piers headed down the flight of stairs and went towards the Arithmancy professor's classroom. He hadn't had much reason to visit this part of the castle, but he knew where it was. He had disillusioned himself and was walking close to the walls to avoid any students, but not many had lingered anyway. He was just being cautious.

The Charms professor crept up to the office door and quickly began working on getting past whatever locks and enchantments Lolita had placed on her entrance. It only took a couple minutes, and once he was sure he wasn't going to get attacked or set an alarm off, he opened the door and stepped inside to her office.

Good? No trip wires, no alarm sensors? Huh. Good. She wasn't as crazy as he thought.

Quickly shutting the door, Piers went through her office as fast as he could without missing anything. He went straight for her desk and shuffled through some papers, careful not to mess anything up. When he came across what looked like a journal, he flipped it open to some of the most recent pages until... Ah, last term.

And there it was. The word "chorts" stood out, clear as day, like the sweet smell of VICTORY. Piers quickly scanned his eyes over the journal pages. Lolita had been tracking the chorts movements. It didn't sound like she had brought them, but she was tracking them. AND she had been going into the forest to see them. SEE? They were right! Piers got enough information. He wanted to get out of there quickly in case Lolita didn't find the company of Cos and Javy as pleasant as they had hoped.

Piers performed a quick duplicating spell, copying all the pages she had written from the last term up until present time, just in case there was more information. He shoved the papers in his pocket and closed the journal before quickly making his way out of her office.

Now, time to talk to the Headmistress?

Holmesian Feline 09-27-2014 09:25 PM
Sleepy Professor...

Quote:
Originally Posted by Magical Soul (Post 11667256)
Botros chose this corner specifically, even though the library was quiet and he couldn't see Leo when he walked in with the book under his arm. Now, he took a cozy seat deep into this new room, let his cane drop to the floor and stretched out his legs in front of him as he placed the big book on his lap.

He searched through the pages for that one interesting illustration, but it didn't take him long to find it. In fact, he was staring with hungry eyes at the page, slowly moving his gaze up and down to see if the story was recognizable since the figures were not runes or ancient alphabet.... not one that he recognized anyway.
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11667263)
I The book seemed like it was helping you with your search. The pages flipped swiftly in your hand, as if by a nonexistent breeze, and landed on the page your heart had long-desired. The words and the illustration glowed, showing off and luring you in. Something exceptional about this particular story must be making you curiouser and curiouser, the book seemed to feed off your attention, seeking more from you. A tiny speckle of light escaped the book, so small you could barely see it, and traveled through air to the old man's forehead, and POOF! More and more glittering speckles followed suit, just like a harmless show of light to the onlookers.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Magical Soul (Post 11667275)
Botros got lost into the book significantly quickly considering it was a story book. Sure he did read to his grandchildren often and he found those kid stories charming but not enough to the point where he'd read one for himself. This book was interesting, though, first because of how Alexa seemed ready to fight for it, and then with those not-codes turning out to be a weird font?? catching his eyes.

Now, it was something about the story and the way the words were put together. He couldn't take his eyes off it, he kept reading and turning page after page, he must've lost track of time because by the time he was at the end of the story and there was an illustration of an under-the-sea castle of sorts, Botros felt tired-- no, not tired, but sleepy and he just wanted to.. rest... his... eyes a little... and ...

ZZZZ.
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11667279)
The glow and glitter vanished with the old man's snoring and drool almost dropping on to the beauty that was those enchanted pages. Ekh. But the book itself seemed just like any ordinary exceptionally beautiful but normal ish piece of literary open in a professor's lap.

... until it disappeared, nowhere to be found in the library HAH.
...and book going poof!

lazykitty 09-28-2014 08:53 PM
And the Quidditch Pitch has been completely swallowed by a giant sinkhole:
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Narrator (Post 11666006)
The rumblings grew ever louder and the shaking grew ever worse. Cracks continued to be heard, but now they began to appear on the ground as well. Then it stopped quite suddenly and all was still for several seconds. Until...

SQUEEEEEELLLLLLCHHHH.

A massive sinkhole opened up in the earth. Its middle was directly over the central circle of the Quidditch Pitch. The hole kept falling in on itself, its edges rapidly approaching the stands and goal posts. CRASH! Sure enough, the far set of golden hoops fell victim to the abyss just before the dust settled.

Hopefully no one was on the Pitch at the time or they would have been swallowed up into the earth.
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Narrator (Post 11667273)
Though the growth of the sinkhole began to slow down, it didn't stop before it reached the stands. The second set of goal hoops had long ago succumbed to the collapse, and now the stands themselves began to tremble.

Shake, shake, creak, creeeak, snaaaap SNAP!

The first section of bleachers came down and disappeared into the black hole. Like a set of dominoes, the rest of the stands began to fall, section by section. In less than a minute the stadium ceased to exist, having given way to the sinkhole that by now had reached its final size.
YIKES!!!! Probably a good thing we're not having Quidditch again this term........

lazykitty 09-29-2014 01:54 AM
And things get even weirder (if that's possible).....

From the Room of Requirement:

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Originally Posted by The Narrator (Post 11667680)
The spinning wheel began to glow and sparkle once again as the two Gryffindors debated if and where it should be touched. The glow intensified and then in another burst of light..............it was gone.
Disappearing spinning wheel.

Hera 09-29-2014 01:38 PM
ZOMG! There be a sneaky sneaky book invading the Lions Den and luring the Lions into playing a game of touchy feelly!

Seems like little Miss Heather's the first to fall for its... trap?

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11667777)
What was this? A leather bound book with golden lettering just appears out of nowhere parking itself right in the middle of the Gryffindor Common Room. To most it would appear to be just a normal everyday fairy tale book, but to others it would appear to be something else.

The glow that was emitting from the book was enough to make anyone curious about what was inside it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11667884)
SOOOOOOO much attention!

The book began to glow even more brightly in the hands of the Gryffindor (lazykitty), hoping that all those present would flock to it like pixies to sugarplums.

Yes. Come closer and flip through its pages and feel the leather bindings that held those glorious pages together! Come come, no need to be shy.
Wicked things, this way come!

griffin 09-30-2014 07:54 AM
Lex is back!

Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo (Post 11668051)
It didn't go unnoticed that he hadn't answered her question. Why mention this Gryffindor person when you had no intention of explaining afterwards? It was nonesense at best and left her with even less remorse for the person who...admittedly lost a lot of points if you asked her. People seem to really like taking his points. Must have been a bloody pacifist. Things wouldn't have gone as well if those were HER points...th...at's....for su...re...

....

Blink blink.

....

It took a moment for the Gryffindor to properly get her bearings and figure out exactly what was happening. Maybe a few more blinks too. What happened? The oddly enchanted feeling she'd had seemed to be slipping away inch by inch until she found herself here. Er.....what in Merlin's beard was she doing perched on Professor Fuller's desk? She...was...just gonna get off...now. What? Alexa tried grasping what the Professor had said but all she got was camera, partner and charming pictures? Everything was still a little blurry.

Headache >__<

How did she get here and what even? With an awkward turn she reached for a camera as everyone else came to get one then she moved to Grayson. "Er...what are we doing?" And why was the room kinda spinning?
Looks like more people are coming out of the book...

SPOILER!!: fairy tale characters (bolding of names by me)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom (Post 11667869)


Oh look, there was a fellow snake house person! Rumplestitlskin had decided that he REALLY liked those snake people. THEY were the kind of people he needed on his side - always scheming and not afraid to run down people in their way. AND they could all do magic, just like him! He just needed to figure out a way to exploit them without them knowing what was going on, but that wouldn't be hard of course. He was Rumplestiltskin - he could do it!

But what this snake was talking about...he had NO idea. "Sister? I don't have a SISTER," he told him. Women were the worst - the last thing he wanted was to be related to one.

Now he was distracted by the woman in the front of the room, asking them about necromancy. Rumple had decided that pretending to be a student would be the best way to infiltrate this school and get information about everyone, so that when the time came for him to put his big straw-spinning operation into play, he'd know EVERYTHING about EVERYONE. That was the only way you'd be successful in this business! But now, he perked up in his seat. Necromancy? Of course Rumple knew what that was - and he was very skilled at it, too!

"Necromancy is, of course, the art of using the dead to predict the future. Or use them to do your bidding. I prefer the latter," he said with a smirk.
Quote:
Originally Posted by natethegreat (Post 11668119)
So far Aladdin has searched all over the place for his monkey Abu! For some reason he just could not find it! Another thing he just wasn't finding was his Genie's Lamp or his Genie. As a matter of fact, there wasn't a single Genie lamp in this weird castle. The architecture was completely off from anything he has seen before! Where were all the different colors of purple, red, blue, and green? Why was the stone gray and black, and not a tan or light brown color! This was just nonsense to Aladdin.

Finally making up the spiral steps he mumbled under his breath "If only my magic carpet was working." That's when he noticed the girl inside of the tall tower. Peering inside he cleared his throat and stated "Excuse me, have you seen my Monkey, Abu? Or an antique style lamp? Also you wouldn't happen to know how to fix a magic carpet by any chance would you?" Aladdin had so many questions, but there was such little time to ask them!

Getting a better glance at the inside there was all these different types of foreign birds. All of them seemed to be the same species of animal, but different kinds of that species. Aladdin knew he's seen them before, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it until he gazed upon one particular bird. They were all owls! When he was riding on his magic carpet back home with Jasmine, he saw a few of them fly by over the desert.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Meizzner (Post 11667571)
Peter was in need of something fun to do. An adventure, some might say. Everything around here was boring. So he just went to where there might some fun to do.

Outside the Castle.

And look where he ends up in front of a tree that he could climb and jump off of. Plus the view from up there would be more better than the one he has now.

Not even thinking on that because Peter Pan would not die or get injured from something simple like that. Never. He was just too amazing. He climbs the tree to see for himself how the view is and if there is anything awesome to see up there.

Maybe he can even see through the glass thing.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Deezerz (Post 11668066)

Ever since she had been freed, Beauty enjoyed the feeling of stretching her new limbs. It was even better when surrounded by books, lots and lots of them. The mere thought of being surrounded by new knowledge made her happy and giddy.

Where to start?

She wiggled her fingers, her bottom lip between her teeth. Maybe she'd go read about brave knights and princes. Or about potions. Or history. Or...EVERYTHING OR--

SQUEAK--THUMP!

Flat on her face, landed Beauty.

"Owwwww!" she whimpered. Tripping people was mean! Owww! Her nose. Rub, rub, ouch.


Rumplestiltskin, Aladdin, Peter Pan, Beauty (Beauty and the Beast)... The characters from the book are possessing students all over the school.

Hera 09-30-2014 08:02 AM
............. beware the Head of House..... he be looking for a fight, yaaaaaarrrrrr!!!! :whistle:

Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie (Post 11668205)
He quite literally was getting to the best point of the story when the book just...vanished. Vanished right out of his hands into thin air. "Noooooooooo," he groaned as he groped at the air for an invisible book that didn't exist. The fingers on his left hand balled up into a fist save for his index and middle fingers which instead curved a little and continued to stick out.

What had he just been looking for? It was...OF COURSE.

Turning his head around, he GLARED at the lost boys - and...girls? - and leaned forward to peer at each of them directly in the eye. No. None of them were who he was seeking. NONE of them. Must have slipped out right under his nose like the crowing coward that he was. BAD FORM! BAD FORM INDEED.

"Come back here and fight me!" the man bellowed suddenly as he stood up straight and spun in place to look around the entire room. "Or I'll find you wherever you are, you hear me? Bad form! Bad form indeed!"

And then without another word, he made his way to leave the room, tossing the shrunken head that had been in his hand into the fireplace on his way out.

"Proud and insolent youth! Prepare t' meet thy doom!" he roared just as the door closed behind him.

Ginevra 09-30-2014 09:06 AM
I think Alice from Alice in Wonderland/Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass (whatever book you like to refer to) has possessed another Gryffindor (lazykitty).

SPOILER!!: Charms Class
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Originally Posted by lazykitty (Post 11668218)
Wait, the professor wasn't familiar with gifs? Such a shame, really such a shame. In her mind everyone should be......and just where had Mr. Rabbit gotten to anyway? He had been hopping so fast, she couldn't really follow! Hmm.....maybe one of these people would be kind enough to tell her? "Excuse me, has anyone seen a white rabbit pass through here? He had on a rather snappy bow tie, a little vest and was carrying a pocket watch."

What were these people doing, anyway? Didn't they know that shouting words and waving sticks didn't do anything?

itsjustjesse 10-05-2014 05:20 AM
Emily Browne (former Ravenclaw, now MLE Department Head) and Auror Legend Chosen are in the ministry...


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Originally Posted by Hera (Post 11670262)
Walking with long, powerful strides - quick but lacking exertion, Emily Browne navigated the way to the Arithmancy Professor's office. This was made much easier with the Headmistress's office being located on the same floor - what with the ease of transportation as a result of proximity. The letter from the Headmistress herself - with the copies of incriminating evidence, in addition to the warrant for the woman's arrest, were extracted from her pocket and handed over to her accomplice. "You can do the honours," he mused to Chosen.

Stopping before the woman's office door, Emily knocked swiftly and stood back.

There was seldom a need for her presence during an arrest. Her team had that covered, but this, well this was something else. Aside from the directness of the Headmistress, and the networking opportunity, she was also able to see the woman who had taken house points from her son. Not that she particularly cared about that, but the boy did.
Domingo...what did you doooo?

The information behind this can be found in the Headmistresses Office, & The Staff room. Good luck.

Edward Penguin 10-06-2014 04:49 PM
Wow! This class devolved quickly
 
So...there appears to be a food fight (maybe sort of provoked by Ian Tinker) in Astronomy class 2.

lazykitty 10-07-2014 02:06 AM
What even..........?

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Originally Posted by TROLL! (Post 11671057)
BOOM BOOM BOOOOOOM

Where were those Billy Goats he wanted to eat them up. Hitting the door once more it crashed to the ground and the Troll looked around the door way.

"I'm coming to Gobble you up."


The Troll slammed his feet down as he moved into the room.

BOOM BOOM BOOOOM
In the Potions class.

ArianaBlack 10-08-2014 03:51 AM
And then the troll sort of just... Poofed?
What?

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Originally Posted by TROLL! (Post 11671537)
More spells started coming at the troll and he continued to swing his club breaking whatever was around him. His club tried to leave his hands after some tried to disarm, but all missing he swung harder. The more sells that came at him the meaner he was getting.

"I'M GOING TO GOBBLE YOU UP!!!!!"


He stopped moving and took his big hand down to pick up the older man when he was hit in the face by something hard. Taking the Troll off guard he faltered backwards a few steps. Shaking his head he swung again this time letting out a very spit filled "GROOOOWWWWLLLLLLLLL"

Just as he was about to lung at the professor he felt something else hard hit him in the head. This time the Troll stumbled forward as his club slammed into the floor very close to it's target, the professor.


BAAAAAAM

He hit the ground knocked out, but what happened next wasn't expected.
With a quiet POOF the troll was gone. Where did it go?

Edward Penguin 10-09-2014 10:28 AM
I suppose there's a job opening at Hogwarts :lol: or no Arithmancy classes :woot:

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Originally Posted by Headmisstress
Oh ho ho, just in time, Anastasia was just in time.... She could hear the commotion coming from the Arithmancy professor's room all the way from her stone gargoyles, but now that she was here... with her original copied copies of journal entries in hand... Annie was definitely going to watch the spectacle.

"Good to see you again, Chosen," the redhead poked into the office, not at all bothering to disguise her delight. She flicked her eyes over toward the MLE woman, Emily... she was doing a great job over there. Great job. "Browne, thank you for coming in today...." Of course.

And then there she was, en route out the door. Bunz naturally blocked Lolita's departure and spared her a glance as icy as the school had been last year. "Domingo.... I have two words for you... you're fired."

BOOM. DONE. End of story, right?

BanaBatGirl 10-13-2014 09:25 PM
Come one, come all, it's just the adventure you've been waiting for! Bring your galleons, your friends, and your warmest cloak, and head on down to the Front Gate. Just remember to be back at the castle by dark, or else you'll be locked out!

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Hogsmeade weekend will last until about October 20 (more or less the entire IC month of January). Remember that any RPG character can be played in Hogsmeade now as long as they are listed somewhere in your profile.

Magical Soul 10-21-2014 02:22 PM
Whaaaaaaaat is brewing in the Ravennclaw CR? O:

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Originally Posted by PIXIES! (Post 11676924)
...................what was that?

A quick movement caught out of the corner of your eye or the faint sound of the buzzing of wings... and is that giggling? ..becomes more apparent as a small creature flits about the room, followed by another, and another...

Soon a multitude of pixies flies throughout the Ravenclaw common room, zipping here and there as they see what kind of mischief fun they can get into. A couple pixies dash towards the pair of first year boys, one flying near a boy's ear (Anise) to whisper something unintelligible, then giggle before flying off again. Another sprinkles pixie dust on the other boy's head (Thornton).

Oooh pretty! A giggling pixie flies off to play with the prefect's hair (Jasmine), pulling on it a bit as it zips around her head. And a pair of pixies buzz around in front of another boy's face (Paris). Are they trying to say something?

Play with us, Ravenclaws!
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Originally Posted by AmbiguouslyMe (Post 11676926)
Merlin's sequined slippers!

Thornton's attention was drawn away from Anise by the sudden movement over his face. He squeezed his eyes shut as the pixie dust fell down. Getting some in his nose, Thornton sat up, rubbing his nose, but.. but...

"ACHOO!!" He sneezed forcefully, trying to cover his mouth and nose as quickly as he could. Looking around, first confused, and then somewhat delighted, he followed the movement of the pixies with his eyes.

Holding out a hand toward one, he hoped that it would land.
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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 (Post 11676943)

Just as Jasmine was about to ask more questions of the boy, she heard a buzzing sound nearby. She looked up just in time to see.....pixies. Before she could react, there was a pixie in her hair and it did not feel good. Well they clearly weren't like her fairies because they knew better. As she reached up trying to make sure it didn't become entangled, the pixie flew away then began to circle her head. Where had they come from and what were they up to? Normally, Jasmine would have been amused......but this was not the best time for pixie tag.
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Originally Posted by hpluvr037 (Post 11676997)
It was definitely time to celebrate. She was proud of her Claws. This term they were working hard and they were even in second place in the House Cup race. With this in mind, Tiara had baked a few dozen cookies to leave on the study tables as an encouragement.

The heavily laden plates smelled glorious and the scent wafted back to her as she walked behind the floating cookies, wand held aloft. She got past the door's riddle and entered the common room, fully expecting to find students hard at work or relaxing after a long day of classes.

But a horde of pixies?!

"Merlin, what's going on here?" she asked loudly, completely forgetting about the cookies.
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Originally Posted by PIXIES! (Post 11677431)
Ehehehehee!

The giggling pixies flew around the room, darting around students' faces, narrowly dodging swatting hands as they looked for some fun to be had. Several of the pixies dashed off to the study tables, pulling out pages of the books someone had left out for studying. And, oh look! A pair of pixies buzzed straight for a pillow on one of the couches. Pulling it up into the air with their little hands, they began to pull it apart at the seams, letting it burst open as the stuffing rained down on them. Such fun!

Hearing a loud voice, a few of the pixies flew towards the adult lady (Tiara), giggling as they buzzed around her head. What was this? Cookies! One of the pixies swooped down and landed on the plate, breaking off bits of a cookie to toss at the other pixies flying around.

Spotting the boy (Thornton) with his palm outstretched, two of the pixies flew over, each grabbing on to a finger and pulling upwards. But they were careful! Sometimes humans tried to catch them in their hands... but these pixies just wanted to have some fun and being captured was no fun at all!
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Originally Posted by grangerfan8 (Post 11677752)
One moment, he was just sitting there playing his ukulele, the next he had not only an older girl in his face (the house prefect to be specific) but also PIXIES. Gasping, he pushed himself up and out of his chair, landing on his back with a painful thud.

"Ow." His face contorted and he looked around at the pixies once one wasn't in his face. "What the....." He looked around, tried not to think about how sore his back now was, and crawled over to the prefect. "How do you get rid of them?"

ArianaBlack 10-24-2014 08:03 PM
The fairy tale book made another appearance, this time in Divination *GASPS* and looks like Professor Morgan is only going by 'Your Majesty' now :lol:

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE After enticing it's newest victim, the book just poofed away!


SPOILER!!: CLICKME
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Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11679508)
The book was being opened again and it stretched it's pages, but soon it was slammed down against a hard table. That wasn't what the Fairy Tale book was use to and it glowed a bit to welcome the niceness again.
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Originally Posted by Saraie (Post 11679511)
Cinna was sitting there waving and smiling back at her friends as they walked in. Eat your heart out Bellaire. She was making this lesson a social event. Professor Cassie would not mind, right? She was a million times cooler than Bellaire.

Who in the name name of Merlin was that? It looked like Professsor Cassie kind of. Persona wise it was a BIG no. She kept blinking at her. She was acting very strange. What was that Snow White she was reading? Cinna jumped as Cassie slammed the book on the table right in front on her.

Tilting her head to read the name on the spine of the book. Books never really attracted her but this one did. Strange right. She pulled the book closer to her as she keep an eye on professor royally strange Cassie. Maybe there was a clue in it as to why the normally pleasant professor was being anything but.

She pulled the book into lap so no one would notice her doing this. She looked up acting like she was paying attention.
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Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11679538)
Feeling hands on it again the book hoped this time it wouldn't be slammed to the hard table. This person didn't seem to want to open it, but how could someone not open and read the book that was glowing with so much welcome.

The stories seemed to be whispering read me to the newest stranger.
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Originally Posted by Saraie (Post 11679552)
Cinna tried really hard to pay attention in the lesson. She really did. Not that the lesson was going anywhere right now. Everyone must've been in shock like she was over Professor Cassie's new personality and wardrobe.

But the book on her lap was distracting her. Even from her favortie Professors strangeness. Her hand were still on the book and she even heard Mari telling her don't do it. She didn't look up at the hufflepuff when she spoke. She opened up the book. The glow attracting her, like no other book had before. She flipped around through the pages until she found a story. She started reading one. She was going to have to get to know these fairy tale stories so she could tell her new baby brother all about them.
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Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11679556)
The books pages started turning and the glow of the pages brightened as the girl began to read. It's stories jumping off the pages and it's warmth tickling her skin.

Though it was having it's fun in the class full of children the book decided that it's time here was done and with a quiet poof, left the hands of the girl.

lazykitty 11-06-2014 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by The Narrator (Post 11683208)
Among the greenery around the groundskeeper's hut, and away from where the potted plants were put, something stirred. There was slight rustling as if a small creature was in hiding, but nothing jumped and ran out from behind the leaves. Well, something did spring out off the ground and shot upwards clinging to the hut and continuing to grow in an incredible speed.

It was a giant beanstalk!

It kept growing and growing, using the hut as a support to reach higher and towards the castle.
Pleasedon'tlettherebeagiantpleasedon'tlettherebeag iant

:mellow:

feeheeheeny 11-06-2014 03:49 AM
Aaaand it looks like we have an Arithmancy professor! ^_^

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11683200)
Oh great, that was NOT where she was going with this. "MY marriage is just fine, thank you," the redhead blasted Tiara like a freezer. She took a deeper sip of her tea to calm her moment of inner!rage.

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip! Then she turned toward the woman with a little more purpose.

"Look, I'll be blunt. We need an Arithmancy professor and you need a reason to still be employed here. I'm glad you're good with numbers, but are you good enough? Can you teach Arithmacy? My only other option is Hadley, and she..." well, she could almost be blamed for bringing the shifty Latina in. "...has a lot on her plate already." Which was, technically, also true.
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Originally Posted by hpluvr037 (Post 11683214)
Her marriage? When had this become about Anastasia's marriage? Tiara was so confused. She had thought the Headmistress was asking about the Tanners, but apparently this was just turning into a giant mass of confusion. She gladly switched topics.

Aaaaaand all the Quidditch arguments she had been marshaling went soaring out the window. "Oh!" she exclaimed softly. "That is certainly not what I was expecting." She needed a moment. "I quite agree that Josephina would not be the right option. She already has a full course load." Just like every other professor in this place. She took a deep breath. "Yes, I can do it," she said with as much authority as she could muster. Yes, she should have consulted Jason first. But it sounded like it was this or be unemployed, and that sounded like an easy choice to the Fl-- Arithmancy professor.
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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11683221)
So.... she would do it? Just like that?! Bunz almost added a snarky remark along the lines of, 'Are you sure you don't need to consult your husband first?' but didn't, for once.

So. "Great," she took another long sip of tea and then scooted to the edge of her seat, holding out her hand for Tiara to shake. "It's a deal, then. You can move into the Arithmancy suite stat and... I'll get a contract prepared for you." Little did the flying professor know that she would get a raise with this change in assignment, but Annie thought that would be a nice surprise.

BanaBatGirl 11-18-2014 12:02 AM
The hunt is on! Get involved!
 
At the Book Club meeting, the students and staff discussed the glowing Fairy Tales book which has been poofing around the castle. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN AND HELP, the meeting has turned into a hunt for a hide-and-go seek book right now. Here are the search groups so far:

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11686684)
...Leobald was taking notes on all of this, yes? Yes, yes he was. What a good librarian. Bunz was nearly tempted to pat the man on his curly head, but now she had a parchment to look over.

As the others continued talking, she mused through what they knew and nodded occasionally. "I don't know if there's a pattern to where the book appears and disappears, but it looks like we need to start searching if we have the hopes of finding it... anytime soon." She looked down at her expensive watch. "How about this... I'll make up some search groups, you all can nudge your friends to join in, and then we'll regroup here in the library in a few hours. Sound good?"

Well, even if it didn't, she was going to make groups for them. The redhead snagged borrowed somebody's quill and quickly jotted down names, looking around the room to see who was present and who else might like to help. Then she posted the parchment with a simple levitating charm.

"Come find your name, let's split up, and get to work. I think we need to check all the common rooms, most of the classrooms... let's just go floor by floor. Grab anyone you see along the way, or anyone you know who has read this book, and make them help. THE HUNT IS ON!"
Group #1: led by StarShine & BanaBatGirl - dungeons & kitchens
Harry174
ArianaBlack
Govoni

Group #2: led by emjay - 1st & 2nd floor
Edward Penguin
Felixir
Daydreamer11
SlytherinSistah

Group #3: led by MagicalSoul - 3rd & 5th floor
feeheeheeny
FearlessLeader19
Expecto-Penguin
kayquilz

Group #4: led by Bazinga 6th & 7th floor & towers
Squishy
Holmesian Feline
Jessiqua
SpiritWolfe Malfoy
And after doing all that, naturally, the Headmistress turned toward Leo: "Please look around the library and the rest of this floor, if you would. We NEED to find this book!"
Wherever your character is, whatever they're doing, don't worry about it. Join in on the nearest of these groups!

IT WILL BE FUN!!!!!!!

lazykitty 11-20-2014 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11687543)
Ignoring its surroundings, a silvery giant of a cat slid through the groundskeeper's door and opened its mouth in a lazy roar. Only instead of nundu breath coming out, the patronus delivered a message in Anastasia Truebridge's voice:

Attention, anyone on the grounds: We are currently hunting down the mysterious and glowing Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales. If you are interested in helping, search your surroundings and then report back to the library. We MUST find this book!

Its job done, the nundu disappeared in a puff of smoke.
So, everyone on the grounds is to search the area they are in. And it seems like all search parties are to meet back in the library ^_^

lazykitty 11-21-2014 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by the fastest seeker (Post 11687657)
Andrew left his office and made his way out of the Greenhouses. He was almost sure that no book was lurking there. So he figured he'd start looking near his Greenhouses. Maybe find students who would help him do so, too. It would definitely be much more helpful if he was not doing so alone. One pair of eyes could only cover so much area.

The Herbologist's eyes scanned the area around the tree but that of course was not enough. They were looking for a mischievous book so it could be hiding. So Walton decided to scan the area closely. And just to be sure, he figured it would be helpful to ask the people who were lurking around, just in case one or two were living under some rock and still had no idea what was going on around the castle.

"Has anyone seen an old, glowing book?" He called out with a loud and composed voice. Walton didn't shout, the book once made him do so but he took no responsibility in that.
Annnnnd Professor Walton is leading a search party, starting over at the Tree by the Lake.

lazykitty 11-29-2014 03:22 AM
Am I the only one keeping this thread updated now? XD
 
From the library's Restricted Section, where the book was spotted sending out the smell of freshly baked goods and surrounded by Professors Flamsteed Culloden, Glendower, and Morgan and a whole slew of students including our very own Head Girl.

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Originally Posted by StarShine (Post 11690017)
That's it, Cosgrach was going to touch it. Just once. He still remembered what happened when he'd last done that, but he was more in control this time... The Book wasn't even EVIL, anyway. He was sure Abraham only wanted to put it on the table to study it. Yes! If he put it on the table, everyone could read and appreciate it. But HE wanted to be the FIRST, so he took loooong strides and firmly grabbed it. Then, without wasting any moment, he placed it inside the ring for EVERYONE to feel its warmth. He was totally keeping his position, though. He wanted to be the closest to it, and the first one to read, then find whoever enchanted them to believe The Book was evil.
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Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11690052)
Glowing brightly from its position on the floor just inside the roped off section the book sensed with growing elation how more and more humans approached it. Letting out even more smells of bakes goods it hoped to draw a human or two to come even closer.

When it was lifted up it, the book started to weave its enchanting magic around the professor human. It got very cross and disgruntled when it wasn't opened and read right away. This was not how it was supposed to be. Its irritation growing as it was placed on a table, the book started to flip the pages in rapid succession, the intensity of its glow and enchanting magic getting stronger and stronger until it started to spit out a swarm of feisty pixies.

As the pixies flew out of the book’s pages they immediately attacked the professor human with bites and claws aiming for the humans face and hands.
Ruh-roh!

Were the pixies the ones controlling the book or are they just a defense mechanism......?

lazykitty 11-29-2014 11:51 PM
So, all this happened....... :mellow:
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Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11690330)
The book was fuming now. It was still not being read by anyone. This was not okay. It was beyond being disgruntled now it was getting angry. Didn’t the humans get it? Wriggling on top of the table it started to flip its pages again. Stopping on another story it let out an airy giggle as it sent out a dozen magical carpets to attack the stupid humans.

Zooming fast close to the floor a carpet swept up a boy in a black and yellow school uniform off his feet (FearlessLeader19) and taking him on a ride upside down around the ceiling. Another carpet attacked a dark skinned boy
(HarryPotterQuidditch) that had just arrived to the section giving him a slap over the head before it knocked him over.

A third carpet sneaked up by behind two boys one in red robes (DuckyLinJi) shouting something about spells and another in blue robes (Govoni) that was joining in the spell guessing. Engulfing the two in a hug the carpet literally lifted them up into the air and within seconds they were dangling with their feet's in mid air over the big table.

The remaining carpets kept flying seeking targets to attack.
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 (Post 11690338)
"I dunno about freezing the book,'' Adi shouted back to Gabe as he directed his attention between Gabe and the pixies. "But I think Professor Botros has a plan to do something concerning runes."

What, what, WHAT? O_O

One moment he was being attacked by a vicious pixie and fighting it of while having a quick conversation with Gabe and the next moment Adi found himself UP IN THE AIR. UPSIDE DOWN, TOO! O__O

What the...where had this carpet suddenly appear from?

Aladdin and his magic carpet briefly flashed in his mind. "How fitting,'' he had time to think to himself before clutching at the carpet again. Oh gosh! If the carpet decided to set him right side up, this Hufflepuff would have his head smashed into the ceiling for sure.

Ahhhhh! How was he going to get down from this thing? He had a second or two to notice Gabe and Kevin being dangled in mid air before he squeezed his eyes shut for fear of being sent smack into a wall. It was attack of the rogue carpets!
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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline (Post 11690339)
Okay so it was caught or not by the runes keeping it to the table. And people kept talking about what to do with both the pixies and the book as it was caught for the moment but not likely to remain that way. Couldn't the uneffected staff have some experience in the matter and think of something. "Maybe we need Professor Romanos," he suggested. Surely the DADA professor had the type of knowledge that might assist. The book could be dark after all.

But it seemed not to have to be moving to do harm. First the pixies that were quickly being immobulized by himself and other students. But that was only the first salvo and before Benny could notice that the pages had flipped around even more to another part of the book, there were more items appearing. These were far bigger than pixies yet as things progressed were just as troublesome.

Flying carpets!

And one had snagged Adi up to hang by the ceiling!

Benny's wand had already been out for the pixies but he had to help his best friend. Or any of the captives for that matter. But how without causing them to fall and risk getting seriously hurt? "Immobulus!" he finally cast at the flying carpet holding Adi feeling at least it would stop moving so he could work on getting the Hufflepuff down.
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Originally Posted by StarShine (Post 11690340)
Text Cut: You lot







Cosgrach was ready to read it...

He SHRIEKED and SHRIEKED as pixies tried to MURDER him. He couldn't even fight back, didn't even KNOW which spell to cast, how to do it... all he could do was to yell "GET'EM OFF MEEEEEEE!" while trying to protect his face. These things were BRUTAL too, and it took all his will not to go hysterics. People were immobilising them, though, and he OWED them his LIFE. Finally, after a short while that felt life-long, the pixies were off him. He just collapsed to th ground, still holding his face, and panted.

"Why don't we just BURN it!?" he asked in response to Cassie and Leo. THAT was how he felt! Finally, he removed his hands from his face. It was thankfully undamaged, but his hands needed a healing potion...



NO.

Drawing his wand, he yelled "DIFFINDO!" to save Gabriel and Kevin and "Aresto Momentum!" at Adi in case he fell.

"Howdoweevenstopthese?!" he yelled again. Yes, he was still on the ground, because these things were FLYING and he wanted to make himself as small as possible.
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Originally Posted by Harry174 (Post 11690345)
Angel was upset when Adi went up in the air. "HEY LEAVE MY BRO ALONE!!!! Angel shouted at the stuff... she was really annoyed with the stuff and she hoped that everything would be cool and Adi wouldn't be heart at all. "Immobulus!" Angel aimed her wand and hoped that everything would be okay. "Immobulus!" Angel wanted Adi back now.
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie (Post 11690346)
NOOOOO! THE BOOK WAS.....

Oh wait. It was just moving to the table and....

"SWEET SOLSTICE!"

Not wanting to deal AT ALL with the pixies that were zooming out of the book - creatures were not his thing - the astronomer dove off to the side and attempted to army crawl around one of the shelves to hide gain some better perspective on the situation.

Overhearing Mr. Hirase shout out something about a spell and then Professor Botros saying something about runes and ---- HOLY BLAZING COMETS! Face planting into the floor as one of the carpets went zooming over his head, the astronomer heard a soft crack as cartilage combined with the floor. Eyes watering - because that did tend to happen when one smacked their nose against something hard like that - he pushed himself up off the ground and rubbed his nose several times before trying to make his way back towards the center of all the chaos.

On second thought....army crawling seemed like a MUCH better idea.

Back on the floor again with his wand clutched in one hand, Airey wiggled his way back, shooting off stunning spells towards flying carpets when he had a clear enough shot.

AND FOR THE LOVE OF MERLIN NO BURNING THE BOOK!

"I don't suppose anyone has been able to try and cast Colloportus or something of that nature on the book?!" he shouted while rolling to the side and slamming into one of the bookshelves to avoid one of the on coming carpets. Had anyone cast any spells or enchantments at it, save for this runic...whatever it was...that Professor Botros had set up?

Maybe he could ATTEMPT if he could crawl a little closer....

Also...Cosgrach? Ears still ringing over here from that shriek. Sweet solstice.
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Originally Posted by hpluvr037 (Post 11690348)
With the uninvited arrival of the pixies, Tiara had been momentarily stunned. Sure, pixies had shown up in Ravenclaw Tower earlier in the term, but they weren't attacking anyone like this. She rushed over to her colleague. "Culloden, keep it together, we need you." She was being stern, but not unkind. "We can't just burn it, Cosgrach." She was scandalized at the very thought of such wanton destruction of literature, but mostly she didn't want to think of the repercussions the book would throw out. Flaming things, no doubt.

But then she saw what he was doing: there was another attack by that infernal book. She shot a Cushioning Charm underneath Adi. Just in case.

"Good idea, Flamsteed!" she shouted across the room. "Colloportus, whoever is nearest!" She pointed her wand and let one loose herself, but it ricocheted harmlessly off of a chair in between. "I don't have a clear shot. Cosgrach, I'm going nearer. Handle yourself!" Taking a page out of Airey's book, she crawled across the room toward the madness.
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo (Post 11690354)
Alexa had only been aware of the sudden enchanting feel of the book and might have continued on that path until all the chaos erupted, snapping her back to her senses in time to see pixies flying, spells casting, Collarbin shrieking like he'd seen Felix again, some carpets and....and Merlin this WAS a mad house wasn't it?

Remember how amused she'd been earlier back in the library? Yeah....that was happening again and despite what some might have considered a serious situation, the Gryffindor was CRACKING UP.

As in....Airey was CRAWLING on the floor, Collarbin was shrieking like Circe knows what and there were pixies floating around. It was like a circus only she might have been the only one hardly concerned. Yes, this might prove a tad bit problematic seeing as it prevented her from raising her own wand to offer help but hahahaha it was hilarious. "I agree with Professor Culloden. Let's burn the thing and be done with it." Sorry Airey, the Gryffindor hadn't set anything on fire in the longest while. It was long overdue.

She watched the Arithmancy Professor propose colloportus, nicking the idea from Professor Airey but couldn't help think it'd fail...like everything else. This was the most ironic fairytale book she'd ever seen, considering all the chaos it was causing. "So much for 'everyone living happily ever after'." She commented lightly, leaning against one of the safer bookshelves that didn't snarl or shriek at her.

"Brilliant." This book was gold. On second thought, let's not burn it. Could she keep it? For later?
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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi (Post 11690357)
Gabriel's idea of sealing the book up was good but... how were they supposed to do that? But before he could think of anything he saw that the book on the table was flipping its pages again and a second later he felt himself being wrapped in a carpet together with the Ravenclaw. He shrieked and accidentally dropped his wand and as he was lifted up in to the air, he dangled upside down above the table. He wriggled and as he did so he saw that Culloden was pointing his wand at them. WHATWASHEDOING?! Oh wait, he was using diffindo on the carpet to set them free. How thoughtful was that?! the only problem was.... Exactly. Being in midair , Kevin shrieked again as he fell but didn't hurt himself as he landed.

The moment he was back on the ground, he dropped down on his knees and crawled under the table where he had seen his wand roll under. He NEEDED his wand right?
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Originally Posted by Magical Soul (Post 11690361)

Aw flying carpets! Botros, unlike pretty much everyone else, was beaming and grinning foolishly at them. "Back when I was a boy," He called out over the shouting and spell-casting. A short story as they battled a magical book was not harmful. "My father took me and my sibling carpet riding in Egypt! It was brilliant." Oh hohoho, he chuckled at the memory, and ducked when one of those swooping things went at him. Flying on a flying carpet was one thing, getting hit by one was another.

So now. Back to reality. Did Culloden just suggest burning the book or were his ears decieving him? He definitely heard Flamsteed give a better option, and Tanner was crawling towards the book. Okay, good, his much younger colleagues were handling things well.

As for him, he took cover behind one of the bookshelves and leaned sideways to help with the spells from where he stood slightly far from the scene. "Colloportus!"
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Originally Posted by Govoni (Post 11690391)
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What..............What................?!?!?!?!

Gabriel went completely WIDE-EYED as the pixies were replaced with flying carpets. He had NOT been prepared for this sort of attack; being immediately swept up by one of the carpets.....arms forced around the Gryffindor known as 'Kevin'.

Insert PANIC ATTACK here.

He couldn't breathe...and the carpet had rendered his wand and wand hand useless. What was personal space?! There wasn't any......and yea, he still couldn't breathe...and it was hard to think in that moment with no oxygen traveling to his brain. There was only blank staring at Kevin....as he was starting to shut down....

...but then he was hurtling towards the floor....landing in a heap next to the table and Professor Botros........It took several moments to get his bearings, as Gabe attempted to recover from the panic attack still in progress.....Breathing. Deep breathing. Head bent between his knees.

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....AND....they didn't know what they were up against....They couldn't just burn it....What if burning the book released whatever dark magic it had...? What if this book was....possessed?!....But Gabe was too shook up to offer that insight. Professor Botros was sealing it, anyway. Sealing it was the safest option....until it could be...properly studied...and....observed....by experts....

HE WANTED A GLASS OF WATER AND A FLUFFY PILLOW....
Flying carpets, trapped students, shrieking professors, crawling professors and laughing Head Girls, oh my!

lazykitty 11-30-2014 04:01 AM
And now the pixies are being all nice, the flying carpets are dancing and the book is releasing Chocolate Frogs.

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Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11690461)
Why were the humans refusing to read the tantalizing stories held within its beautifully glowing pages? Were the smells and sights not enough for them? Apparently not, since they were shooting useless spells at it. They had no effect whatsoever on the Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales.

Then the book seemed to shudder at something one of the older students said. That girl had previously perused its pages and enjoyed herself, but now she was threatening it. How to counteract this? Make her happy, of course.

Immediately everything changed. The rogue pixies began to bat their eyelashes, blow kisses, and playfully braid the hair of anyone they could reach. The flying carpets released their captives and began to dance with them instead. And now frogs, some chocolate some real, began leaping from the table where the book sat, bound by the runic ward. The amphibians began to pucker up and make kissing noises.

Try not letting that make you happy, girl!
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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11690474)
First the pixies, then the carpets.... Anastasia was certainly glad she was hiding in the stacks. Whaaaaaaat, this was a big library and her hair was far too valuable and pretty to risk against the wrath of a BOOK. She did follow the events happening around said book, however, from peeping through the bookshelves.



"Colloportus is for doors," Anastasia murmured from her hiding spot. "Try collocartus?"



Or.... this. It turned out the person hiding out on the other side of her shelf was the 'Head Girl' herself. *snort* Anastasia shoved some books to the side and poked her hand through the gap to poke Alexa, then talked through the shelf to the girl.

"Don't laugh," she nudged Cambridge. "Try something. You read it, OBVIOUSLY, as that's the only excuse for your crazy period at the start of this term. So talk to the book. It must be somewhat cognizant. Give it what it wants without reading it."

See, the book was sending out NICE things now to try to get them to read. Annie leaned around the bookshelves and snagged a hopping chocolate frog for herself, biting off a leg idly. Hmm. Not bad. Tasted just like the real thing, too. Since things seemed to be going better now, at least as far as what was coming FROM the book, Annie edged a little bit closer to the mess.

Oh, the book was trapped on a table, now was it? GOOD. So where was the spell to end the book....hmm... they needed some magic words. HA.

lazykitty 12-01-2014 12:22 AM
And now it's flowers..........and reluctance to be read :whaa: :revive:

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11690663)
Oh for the love of Merlin.... Alexa Cambridge had once again taken things too literally. She was now leaning up against that book as though it were her only friend. AND she had sucked a younger Gryffindor into doing the same thing!

"Stupid frogs," the Headmistress murmured, pushing away from her shelf and entering the fray again. At least the book was distracted, because Annie was going around and freezing pixies that were braiding the children's hair. All pixies collected were placed into Botros' box.

As she proceeded calmly through, Anastasia directed her laser blue eyes at the standoff happening by the book. "Remember who the REAL enemy is, Cambridge," she called out. "Keep talking to the book. DON'T ACTUALLY touch it, Zander. Kevin, point your wand at it, but not to light it on fire." Actually, that gave her an idea....

"EVERYONE, wands out and at the ready. Point them at the book. We're going to sweet-talk our way out of this." Now what did that book want to hear? As Alexa had said, there had to be a way to make it dormant again....
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Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11690703)
As people started to seem to want to read it's precious pages the Fairy Tale book wasn't sure it wanted them to read it anymore, but they were being quite friendly about it. Maybe it would turn it's pages and let them have a peek. Hearing a voice from the older girl again the book giggled and happily shivered at her words.

The shiver making the pixies and the carpets poof as quickly as they appeared. As it giggled it's pages opened and a few happy little flowers popped out just around it on the table singing a happy tune.

lazykitty 12-02-2014 02:26 AM
Book update!

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11690663)
Oh for the love of Merlin.... Alexa Cambridge had once again taken things too literally. She was now leaning up against that book as though it were her only friend. AND she had sucked a younger Gryffindor into doing the same thing!

"Stupid frogs," the Headmistress murmured, pushing away from her shelf and entering the fray again. At least the book was distracted, because Annie was going around and freezing pixies that were braiding the children's hair. All pixies collected were placed into Botros' box.

As she proceeded calmly through, Anastasia directed her laser blue eyes at the standoff happening by the book. "Remember who the REAL enemy is, Cambridge," she called out. "Keep talking to the book. DON'T ACTUALLY touch it, Zander. Kevin, point your wand at it, but not to light it on fire." Actually, that gave her an idea....

"EVERYONE, wands out and at the ready. Point them at the book. We're going to sweet-talk our way out of this." Now what did that book want to hear? As Alexa had said, there had to be a way to make it dormant again....
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo (Post 11691130)
Lex was vastly unimpressed. The annoyance rising in Kevin didn't go unnoticed but his actions were lacking. She WISHED he had tried something. Anything, it didn't matter what, just an action to justify her going off on him. It had been September since she'd last exercised her wand and it must have been just as eager. Expulsion didn't matter at this point. Her future was set in one way or another and returning here in September was no longer on her to-do list. Shame he'd recovered what little wits he'd had.

Even more shame, the Professors weren't trying to make her repeat the threat so Kevin could hear; just something about happy endings. It didn't really click in her head after Botros clarified, not until Mr. Kitridge adding that stories ended that way.

The situation may have just gotten funnier. Oh Merlin. There was just no way. "What? You actually think that me saying 'everyone lived happily ever after' will have some effect on the book?" Snort. "I was only joking earlier when I said it." But apparently that hadn't been clear.

She would admit it was strange the book the calming down but she wasn't sure she'd attribute that to words just yet.
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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11691213)
Ah-ha! AH-HA! "Yes! YES, that's IT!" the Headmistress was the slightly shouty one now, snapping her fingers excitedly at both Leobald and Botros, then at the prefects Beverly and Alexa.

"We ALL need to say THE MAGIC WORDS." The magic words, being, "Happily Ever After," Annie amended, looking around with a bright bright nod. Whaat, she was very cheered by the singing flowers. Who DIDN'T just love singing flowers?! They were so inspiring!

But back to the book. "So, wands out, smiles on," she demonstrated, pointing her wand at the book too. "And... HAPPILY EVER AFTER on three. ONE... TWO.... THREE!"

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"HAPPILY EVER AFTER!"

lazykitty 12-02-2014 04:32 AM
'Nother book update: that seemed to work :yes:

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Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11691228)
Hearing the chorus of voices speaking the words it longed to hear, the book sighed contently and began to turn some of its pages back.

The frogs gave one last hop and vanished in puffs of golden smoke and sparkle. The book giggled and gleefully shivered as the flowers continued to serenade the crowd. After another few moments, they too vanished in a puffs of golden sparkle that showered down upon everyone.

Pleased, the book giggled encouragingly and began to glow as more pages began turning back.

Nordic Witch 12-02-2014 03:20 PM
The Gobstones Cup winners this year is Gryffindor scoring a fantastic 67 points! Slytherin finished second with 42 points just ahead of Ravenclaw in third place with 36 points. In fourth place came Hufflepuff with 43 points.

We thank all the houses and players for playing with us this term and we hope that you'll be back next term too to shoot stones and dodge smelly gob. :yes::x3:

Final club standings:
1st place: Gryffindor 67 points
2nd place: Slytherin 42 points
3rd place: Ravenclaw 36 points
4th place: Hufflepuff 43 points

Ooc: The standings were edited because I had forgotten that we now rank the teams depending on who won and lost matches and not earned points.

Weasley174 12-02-2014 11:03 PM
Seems the book has finished.

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Originally Posted by The Fairy Tale Book of Fairy Tales (Post 11691544)
Glowing more and more brightly each time the words were spoken, the book continued to turn back its pages until stopping briefly on the title page. The book began to shake, its leather binding rattling against the table in a pleasant bell-like tone, and giggling airily.

Its job here finally done, the book did one last giddy wiggle and sigh of content.

Then, in a brilliant flash of golden light and sparkle, the book closed. Light spilled out from the pages and basked the entire Restricted Section in its warmth. Gold sparkles seemingly erupted out of the filigree on the cover and showered down upon one and all

And then.....there was nothing but silence and stillness.

The End.

The1HBIC 12-06-2014 12:44 AM
ATTENTION
ALL 5TH AND 7TH YEARS

The time has come for you to take your OWL and NEWT exams.

You have until 11:59 PM EST on 12/19/2014 to complete your exams.

Please be sure to read the RULES before you start your exams.

If you have any questions please let me know and I will get you an answer. Just not the answers to the exams.

GOOD LUCK!

lazykitty 12-08-2014 12:54 AM
Annnnnd.....speech:

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl (Post 11692928)
"Evening, Cassie," the Headmistress returned the Divination professor's greeting with one of her own. She would talk more, maybe ask about her kitten bag, but... well, Fina.

Fina Fina Fina. "Don't forget to say goodbye to them," Annie murmured as she also glanced to the Hufflepuffs, "...after the speech though. Speaking of, it's high time we got this feast started."

She stood up at the same time Josephina headed back to her end of the table, and moved around to her usual spot for her speech. The redhead magnified her voice, started with a general, "Good evening," and then waited for silence to fall.

"Good evening," she repeated. "Welcome to the conclusion of the 2084-2085 school year. Congratulations are in place for Gryffindor, as they won both the Gobstones Championship AND the House Cup. Please applaud these high-achieving lions."

She paused for applause, applause, applesauce applause, determined to keep her remarks brief. The thought of applesauce now made her hungry.

"To those of you leaving us, for whatever reason: Hogwarts wishes you well in your future endeavors. Know that you will always have this place to call home. And with that, let us eat in peace and have a safe summer."

She clasped her hands together and the elf-made food magically appeared on the tables. Ah, such a nice sight. Annie smiled to herself and made her way back to her table. Some staffers from her end were still missing, if one truly missed them... Cossy was at a potions conference, she knew that, and Bellaire she had seen sitting with the Slytherins...whatever that was about... but Murdoch? Where was she? Did it matter? Eh.
Also trains open!

ETA: What's up with Professor Airey? All hugging and stuff......

(From the Gryffindor Table)

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie (Post 11693054)
"Because I'm haaaaappy...Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do...."

Back to the chorus of the song, for the umpteenth time because it was especially catchy, Airey and party (Sopie and Cutty) arrived at the Gryffindor table in true friendship style. Meaning that, naturally, Sophie was on Airey's back while one arm supported her there and his other hand was in Cutty's swaying back and forth.

"GOOD EVENING GRYFFINDOOOOOOOOOOOORS!" he roared enthuastically. "Now, before I get into my speech...may I please have a word with Alexa, Lottie, Toby, and Kace?" Oh wasn't this SO convient that the two Hufflepuffs were over here instead of at their own house tables? Not that he wouldn't have minded going over there as well. More friends to speak with and hug!

Speaking of hugs.

"Oh THERE you two are!" he manly squealed as he noticed Alexa and Lottie just a hop skip and a jump away from where he stood. Letting go of Cutty's hand and helping Sophie slip off his back. Without missing a beat, he approached the seventh years and gave them a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig hug from behind, squeezing them together so that his chin was rested on either of their shoulders and cheeks smushed up against one another.

Oh. Where did that funny feeling come from again? And...was that...mild embarrassment? Huh....odd..

Magical Soul 12-26-2014 10:11 PM
House Cup Standings:
Gryffindor - 5193
Hufflepuff - 4316
Ravenclaw - 3957
Slytherin - 2931

:gryff: :gryff: :gryff: :gryff:


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