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sweetpinkpixie · 08-20-2014, 05:17 PM

The official home of the Lions, the Gryffindor common room, is found on the seventh floor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The entrance to the common room is the portrait of the delightful Fat Lady. In order to gain entrance to your home away from home, Lions must know the password and speak it to her - assuming she isn't forcing you to listen to her sing of key that is.

This term's password is 'rom shaht'.

Be sure to remember those words. Keep them secret, keep them safe. Without them the Fat Lady won't swing away from the hole and allow you to enter Gryffindor Tower and you'll be stuck picking your nose while waiting for a housemate to let you in. Once you're lucky enough to scramble through, you'll find yourself in the central common room (a perfectly circular area full of squashy armchairs, fluffy beanbag chairs, and tables, now referred to as the 'Lions' Den'. The large circular space has two adjacent rooms, the reading room and the game lounge, equipped with the resources and materials required to complete any homework assignments and distract oneself from doing any homework at all. Fixed to the wall by the windows you will find the pasteboard for classes and other school announcements.

The windows, wedged between falling tapestries and portraits of Heads of House past, look out onto the grounds of the school, and a large fireplace takes up a large section of the wall near the entrance to the common room. It's the perfect place to relax and hang out after a long day of classes. If however you are in need of a nap a good night's rest then there are two doors leading off from the common room that open to spiral staircases. Boys' dormitories are upstairs and to the right above the reading room, while girls' dormitories are upstairs and to the left above the game lounge. Be sure you don’t go breaking any of the rules by attempting to go up the wrong staircases. Boys don’t stand a chance of beating the enchanted staircase, and frankly girls should know better.

For whatever reason you're here, make sure you take good care of your home away from home. There's bound to be a perfect or your Head of House lurking in the shadows making sure you stay out of trouble...or ready to join in on whatever mischief you may be up to. This is Hogwarts after all. Anything can happen!

Gryffindor Common Room design is based on the drawings by Whisperwings

*Zoe* · 07-01-2016, 12:48 AM

As to be expected, Frankie didn't get any more of his reading done now that his spell had been casted. It wasn't every day that a sheep was present in your common room, and, no offense to Professor Myers because he was great and everything, the sheep was drastically more interesting than whatever he was reading for Herbology.

Genny's reaction wasn't seen by him, but he could hear her every word. The prefect had to do everything he could not to laugh hysterically. The yelling was PRICELESS. If he wasn't trying to act all innocent about the whole ordeal, he would've had his magical camera pointed right at her and the sheep to capture this fine moment.

He did allow his head to jerk sharply toward the girl, his blue eyes wide to fake surprise. His mouth opened, though no words came out. He appeared to be absolutely flabbergasted on the outside, but internally he was laughing himself to death.

An eyebrow rose, however, the moment the second year moved so she was sitting on the sheep as if she were about to ride off into the sunset. "Uhh ... that isn't a horse, you know," the blond said, trying so very hard to not grin. Merlin, it hurt keeping the laughter in.

The sheep then loudly baaaaaah'ed and left a smelly surprise on the floor before deciding to try to nibble off a piece of a nearby armchair. The boy's nose scrunched up. He was NOT cleaning that up. Nope.

Magical Soul · 07-01-2016, 12:38 PM

It was impossible to simply turn around on the sheep's back while she was on the sheep's back, she was halfway through the complicated process when Frankie talked (rather smugly, she might add, too). "I know it's not. I'd know how to ride it if it was a horse." She lied through her teeth. "The--" The sheep then made the loudest noise Genny has ever heard come out from such a cushiony creature. "AHHH!" She slipped a little from its back and grabbed the sheep tighter for dear life.

One of her legs was under it now while the other still clung to the sheep's back so that the thirteen year old was basically hugging it with her face buried into his wool. Bldsfjuerskld. Accidentally, the leg that was dangling down kicked something tender and squishy on its way up.

Steelsheen · 07-02-2016, 08:13 AM

Tenacius was just making his way down the stairs on his silver cruiser-- shh don’t nobody tell him its unsafe to ride a hover board down staircases-- and spotted Genny just chilling. On a sheep. In the Common Room.

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

..... Well this was Hogwarts, that shouldn’t be anything unusual is it ?

So while she was making like a sheep-questrian (geddit?) the Gryffindor Ace cruised by and gave the usually cheerful "Ey Genny! Ey sheep! Ey Pref-- WHOAH!" Was that poop??!? THAT WAS POOP!!! And as the Curly Top tried his best to avoid this smelly disaster he tripped his cruiser on one of the couch legs and was sent toppling in a heap in front of the Prefect.

Dizzy-pointing-finger "BiOHaZArd on tHe mUTton AiSLe!.... coDE bRoWN I rEPeAt cOdE BRowN!..."

Erindipity · 07-03-2016, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Hera

Aaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

The looks he had expected, the hugging not so much... but he returned it regardless, his arms looping around her kind of awkwardly because of his position on the floor. At least it wasn't one of those looooooooong ones where he couldn't tell if the chick was crying or not. No crying. Thankfully.

... that look though.

Gah.

And oh. OH.

"Uhhhh... I might not be the best help, but, what are you working on?" Like, was she doing the whole blowing up the planets thing? Cause he'd aced that at least.

And that quickly she was over the homework. THAT. QUICKLY.

"Wanna just forget about it and go start a fire?" she asked, eyes twinkling. Certainly fire was appealing to the older boy, right? They could have a controlled burn if he so chose... or they could just set something and see how it panned out? Whatever he chose, really.

And just for good measure, the younger girl curled into his side, eyes wide and staring. Hopefully in a manner that would prove that she was SERIOUS and wanted his COMPANY!

*Zoe* · 07-05-2016, 06:08 PM

Of course she knew the sheep wasn't a horse. But did Genny really know how to ride it as if it were a horse? From where he was sitting, the prefect wasn't quite certain. She seemed to be struggling a little. He would have given her a few pointers having seen a plethora of people properly riding horses in portraits, but he was just going to sit there and let the girl figure it out all on her own ... or fall in the poop. She, uhh, knew that was there right?

Frankie opened his mouth to warn her about the sheep's present that it had left on the floor, but then Tenacius happened. What in Merlin's beard was he riding that thing around Gryffindor Tower for? ~~And when was he going to have a go at it?~~ The sixth year watched as the boy cruised on by, only to end up toppling right in front of him. Was he okay? Merlin.

He waited for him to start screaming or crying or anything to reveal that he was hurt. But he seemed to be fine? He was moving ... and talking ... no hospital wing needed. Phew!

Code brown indeed. Had Genny heard? She had to have as Tenacius' entrance wasn't exactly hard to miss. The blond looked back up, only to see that she was holding on to the sheep for dear life and that she managed to, uhh, pick up something along the way. Not good. This was not good.

"Whatever you do, don't let let go!" It'd be awful if she fell off and added what she already had kicked to her back. Frankie quickly rose from his seat to go and rescue Genny. The sheep though, thanks to the sudden movement caused by Tenacius and himself, had other plans. Startled, it let out a loud bah and began to move about the room surprisingly fast.

Magical Soul · 07-06-2016, 07:06 AM

UHMM, HULLO?? She was hanging off a sheep over here, Mr. Salander, this was not Genny!normal. But then again, look at what he had under his feet and what was coming out of his mouth. Boys were so weird. Sadly, she couldn't see him because of the little situation she had here which forced her to have her face in the sheep's wool while she struggled to get ON its back instead of hanging loosely by its side.

Frankie's words were the opposite of what Genny intended to do. SHe wanted to let go and get over with this since no one was giving her a small nudge to ride on the sheep. She listened, because hey, Prefects gotta go through some recruitment to get that badge and must've known tons of stuff she didn't know. Like, sheep riding.

BUt all of the sudden (not that sudden), the sheep started running. "No, no, no, nooo! Aaaaaahhhh! I'M GONNA LET GO!!" She shouted, not letting go though because, guess what? Letting go wasn't THAT easy when the creature was bumping into tables and moving this fast. Genny leaned backwards to have a look where they were going, but the world was weird from this angle. "STOP, SHHHHHH! DON'T BE SCARED, STOPPPPP!" Maybe shouting at the sheep would calm it down. No? Okay.

One last try, with all her might (and because the sheep was careless and bumped her head with something) Genny hauled herself up and ended up lying face-down on the sheep's back. "AH! I DID IT! DID YOU SEE THAT???" Grinning, she pulled back too quickly to look at her audience, ALMOST falling down again.

Uncle Moose · 07-06-2016, 12:08 PM

So there was no Uncle Julien in his office again. This was getting to be a bit annoying for Torrance, his Uncle should stop disappearing on him. He liked to hang out in the Charm Professor's office when he could.

There was the one time he was able to sneak into the Office with Benton. That was the odd day out of the many. Uncle Julien was A LOT better at warding his office door and office. So Tory was determined to figure out what had the Scary Bald Man off his game.

As pointed out previously...he had no luck....

Torrance returned to the common room with a big old surprise in store. The young lion paused at the scene that was unfolding before him. His mouth gaped wide open speechless for words mostly because it was Genny who doing all the yelling.

He stepped into the fray finally walking forward and then unknowingly stepping into some sheep dropping on the floor. His eyes landed on Ace. "Do we get a Turn!?!?" He turned in direction of the Prefect in the Room. Clearly he was the go-to-guy in this kind of situation!

Steelsheen · 07-06-2016, 01:46 PM

With a wince, the Gryffindor Ace pulls himself upright-- and just in time too, as a runaway sheep gallops by. He clutched his silvery cruiser to himself as he watched the sheepquestrian Genny holler gleefully ~~and nearly fell off~~. "Is this a thing??" he beamed at the Gryffindor Prefect "This has GOT to be a thing!" because awesome funtimes at the Gryffindor towers hyello. Tenacius propped himself on one the study tables and cheered "SHEEP RODEO WOOHOOO!!" pulling his scarf off his neck and started whipping it around in the air like a cowboy ready to rope in some cattle "Ride 'em Genny gooooooo!!!"

He was distracted long enough to see Tory walk in and --oohhhhh yikes "I wanna get a turn too! But Ugo-- you just stepped on a turd" point point guffaw.

*Zoe* · 07-08-2016, 06:49 PM

Needless to say, Frankie did not expect turning the sofa into a sheep would turn to this. It was only meant to startle Genny a bit and get her out of the doldrums, not turn into ... chaos. Since the sheep decided to run off, all the prefect could do was stand there and watch everything go down.

Genny was shouting and trying to situate herself on the sheep, which really wasn't calming the animal down in the slightest as it continued trotting around. Torrance showed up, stepping in sheep poo, and was asking if they all were getting turns riding the sheep. Tenacius was going nuts, pretending he was at a rodeo (which he sort of was really), and then joined ranks with Torrance in wanting a turn as well.

"Uhh..."

What was he supposed to say to them about this whole sheep rodeo thing? Did they not see that it was causing mayhem, bumping into chairs and tables, knocking things onto the floor, and stinking up the place? Not to mention Flamsteed was probably going to flip if he happened to walk into the common room in its current state.

But how could he deny them such joy? It wasn't every day you got to ride around Gryffindor Tower on a sheep.

"Fine. You each can get a quick turn riding the sheep. BUT--" Oh, yes, there was a catch. "-- you'll be cleaning the place up when it's all said and done." He paused, mulling through his mind for anything else that needed to be said. "And not a word about this to Flamsteed." Or, in other words, Frankie was not responsible for anything that was going on here. ~~Even though he was, ahem.~~ "Deal?"

Magical Soul · 07-09-2016, 11:55 AM

Now that Genny wasn't scared for her life (although she'd NEVER admit that she was scared EVER), she loved this sheep-riding. Her legs clung to its body as did her hands after she sat properly on its back. The poor creature was obviously confused and knocking every item in the common room over, but it was more fun for her. Her face was radiating with that grin plastered on her mouth, if only Sam was around to see how fun was had.

People wanted to take turns? PFT. "Nuh-uh! This is my sheep." Although come and think of it, she had no idea how it suddenly had her on its back. "It chose me!" She called out again once the sheep approached the boys only to move further away. It was hard keeping them within her sight when it was this agitated.

Steelsheen · 07-10-2016, 11:43 AM

Negotiations? Aww man. But really Tenacius wanted on that sheep "I'm pretty ok with fixing spells--" as he should be, he breaks things often enough "-- my cleaning spells needs a bit of help though." So if they think him cleaning the poop would mean it would be as if nothing was ever there, well they got another thing coming. "But defo no Flame-o." and he made a motion of zipping his lips and throwing away the key.

But of course Genny wouldn’t share "Share Genny!!" the Curly Top hollered as he jumped tables and couches to try to catch the runaway sheepquestrian. It was going about the den so much that he realized that if he stood in one place long enough, it would come around to him.

Oh wait!... he had a better idea. He pulled off his robes, flipping it inside out so the red side was exposed. He stood perched on a fallen chair, flapping the robes like a matador's cape. "Come at me Genny!"

Uncle Moose · 07-12-2016, 02:27 AM

The chaos that was unfolding was making it so hard for Torrance to keep track of the action. His eyes kept following the Sheep around the Common room as it knocked into things and Genny continued to hold tight. She was pretty damn good at this!! "I've got what on my Shoe?!?!" Torrance eyes landed hard on Ace after he claimed something most foul. He lifted up one foot, but nothing. Then he lifted his Next... "SHEEP TURD!!"

now the sensible thing to do here would be to just quickly, and magically clean off the Doodoo, but not in this action. Torrance flipped off his shoes. Both of them. They flung off somewhere near the entrance of the Common Room. Then he stepped to the other side of the Prefect to get away from any remaining turd that wasn't on his shoe.

"Oh sweet! We'll get a turn." He beamed then it turned quickly to a scowl when Genny told them no. "Right what Ace said. No Flams no spams!"

...Whatever that meant....Ace didn't even say it.

Wh-what was Ace doing though? He removed his School Robe and began yelling at Genny to come his way? Was he gonna jump onto the Sheep's back with her?

Torrance cracked his back and neck and tosses his robe off as well, near his shoes. He loosened his tie. Then stuffed his hand in his pocket to pull out a Headband. He tied it around his head and got into position on the other side of Ace, on guard and like he was read to jump the sheep.

*Zoe* · 07-14-2016, 12:11 AM

His head jerked the moment Genny refused to take turns and claimed the sheep as her own. Frankie's eyes narrowed, and he was tempted to tell her that he was the one that brought the sheep into being and that he could very easily return it back to its original sofa state. Words such as those didn't leave his mouth though. Instead he was just going to let Tenacius and Torrance handle that situation themselves.

It came no surprise to him that they certainly were going to take care of it in their own way. His eyes widened slightly Torrance kicked off his shoes, one of which had a certain addition to it, toward the entrance. The blond was about to order the boy to put them somewhere else, simply to avoid the odds of someone tripping over them and getting sheep poo on themselves. The other second boy distracted him though when he started flapping his robes about.

Oh, dear Merlin. What had he done?

All Frankie could do at this point was step back toward the stairs that led up to the dorm rooms and watch the spectacle before him. Tenacius was in full bull rider-mode and Torrance ... was being Torrance. He wanted to slap his forehead with the palm of his hand, but he refrained from doing so. There was no way he was going to miss whatever was about to happen.

From his location, the prefect had full view of everything: the common room entrance, the two boys being absolutely ridiculous, and Genny still hanging on to that sheep. His eyes blinked. It seemed as if whatever Tenacius was doing was actually working.

Magical Soul · 07-14-2016, 08:23 AM

What exactly was Ace doing?? Genny, leaning forward on the sheep and clutching its wool for support, squinted at him before it registered in her head. Right when the sheep started heading his way. "No, no, no, don't go that way!" She urged the sheep uselessly. Although, to be honest, she loved this game. "IT'S MINE!" Her shriek did not help the sheep calm down.

"AHHHHH!" She shouted!laughed and hugged the sheep's non-existent neck while it sped up towards the Gryffindor boy(s?). They were definitely going to collide. Yep. Definitely.

Steelsheen · 07-17-2016, 04:23 PM

Waitaminute......what is Tory doing? "Ugo.....?" he could only trail off as he watched his childhood bestie making like a Kamikaze ready for the kill. "Uh dude-- Matador" yeah that’s him, he wasn’t really thinking of pulling the wool over anyone but hey, if Ugo sees an opportunity, why not eh?

He already knew what its like to collide head first with a girl. Of course that girl was Mel and she sometimes didn’t even qualify as human female but still, he was in no mood to wrestle with a feral beast that Genny might be.

But oh here comes the sheepquestrian with her rampaging beast of burden. Wait for it....wait for it.......aaaaannnnd UP goes the red red robe, flicking away from the riders with such flair and grace! And oh the adoring crowds are on their feet, throwing roses at him, the great, the undisputed, the--

-- Gryffindor Prefect is just watching them from the stairs, away from the madness. The Curly Top dropped his hands to his side, the ends of his robes spilling carelessly onto the floor "Prefect Frank what are you doing up there?"

Uncle Moose · 07-18-2016, 01:05 PM

Torrance Ugo Spades was in the Zone. Whatever Ace was saying the young Lion blocked it out. Sorry Bro. All he was focused on now was the Sheep, and Genny, and the Robe his Best Mate was waving in the Air. He would wait for the perfect moment to pounce and have his turn on the Ewe...it was an Ewe was it not. No Horns...so NO WAIT don't distract yourself or you'll loose focus!

The Second Ace waved his Robe as the Sheep moved past it. Torrance leaped forward. He must of looked like Beauty and Grace him flying through the air so briefly! His arms outstretched ready to get onto the back of the sheep. He missed. BY A HAIR NO LESS, and landed on his Stomach and Face.

"Uuuuuuuuuughfffff." He mumbled into the floor.

Hera · 07-19-2016, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Eriin

And that quickly she was over the homework. THAT. QUICKLY.

"Wanna just forget about it and go start a fire?" she asked, eyes twinkling. Certainly fire was appealing to the older boy, right? They could have a controlled burn if he so chose... or they could just set something and see how it panned out? Whatever he chose, really.

And just for good measure, the younger girl curled into his side, eyes wide and staring. Hopefully in a manner that would prove that she was SERIOUS and wanted his COMPANY!

Did he wanna just forget about it? Seriously? Like, it was TOTALLY forgotten. He wasn't even the one that wanted to do this homework business in the first place and if it wasn't obvious starting a fire was clearly the better option.

Duh.

"Heck yes," he stated bluntly, nodding. "Got a target in mind?" Ladies choice, obviously. Zeke could barely keep himself from smirking, Dora had spunk.

Erindipity · 07-19-2016, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Hera

Did he wanna just forget about it? Seriously? Like, it was TOTALLY forgotten. He wasn't even the one that wanted to do this homework business in the first place and if it wasn't obvious starting a fire was clearly the better option.

Duh.

"Heck yes," he stated bluntly, nodding. "Got a target in mind?" Ladies choice, obviously. Zeke could barely keep himself from smirking, Dora had spunk.

Hehehe! YES! Another person who wanted to create chaos with her. Befriending upperclassmen seemed like the best idea she had EVER had. They weren't as uptight and childish as well... people her age. People her own age were also dumb.

Letting her eyes sweep the common room she shrugged. They could set someone's hair on fire, but that could end in expulsion. Darn rules. "How about we steal the rubbish bin and take it outside. We can set it on fire. " Unless they could get away with it in here... but she kind of doubted that.

ArianaBlack · 07-25-2016, 04:16 AM

one of these things is not like the other one of these things just doesn't belong

Yeah. James Draper didn't normally hang out in Gryffindor Tower. Not these days, anyways.

He didn't love the idea of taking over for Airehead for the weekend. Actually, he was honestly a little repulsed by it. Taking on extra responsibility. He wasn't even getting paid more for this or anything. Luckily, he got a pretty sweet deal out of it... So.... Here he was.

Gryffindor Common Room.

Doing what he said he'd be doing.

It had been AGES since he had been in this place. Just as homey as he remembered it. And as much as he wanted to lay down on the couch and take a nap, James decided to walk around and examine the place. See if they did any renovations since he used to live here.

Erindipity · 07-25-2016, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

one of these things is not like the other one of these things just doesn't belong

Yeah. James Draper didn't normally hang out in Gryffindor Tower. Not these days, anyways.

He didn't love the idea of taking over for Airehead for the weekend. Actually, he was honestly a little repulsed by it. Taking on extra responsibility. He wasn't even getting paid more for this or anything. Luckily, he got a pretty sweet deal out of it... So.... Here he was.

Gryffindor Common Room.

Doing what he said he'd be doing.

It had been AGES since he had been in this place. Just as homey as he remembered it. And as much as he wanted to lay down on the couch and take a nap, James decided to walk around and examine the place. See if they did any renovations since he used to live here.

As Dora waited for a response... she spotted an INTERLOPER!! What was HE doing here???!!!!

Professor Draper. Hmmmmm. Dora didn't speak, she simply followed him, with her EYES. Watching his every move. What was he DOING? Was he there because she said she was setting something on fire? Had someone tattled ALREADY?

"Professor Draper... can we HELP you? "

Hera · 07-26-2016, 08:56 AM

SPOILER!!: Dora and Draper!

He took her glancing around to mean that she hadn't thought of anything... yet. His gaze moved around the room with hers, but returned to the ickle as she spoke. A bin? "Mmmm... that sounds bring, we should burn... an effigy or something, that'd be cooler." Obviously. "Or books, those work too." Zeke wasn't sure about Dora, but he certainly had an appreciation for the 'whooooops, accidentally burnt my homework to a crisp!' argument. It was always SO inconvenient that he happened to leave his homework in close proximity to lit cauldrons.

It was as he was drawn out of his thoughts that he realised THERE WAS A PROFESSOR IN THE HOUSE...

....

Eh. They hadn't broken any rules, yet.

"Checking up on us?" he asked the Professor, grinning.

ArianaBlack · 07-26-2016, 02:47 PM

SPOILER!!: Dora 'n Zeke

To be quite frank, Airehead was lucky that James was even keeping his part of the deal. The man wasn't even here, for all he knew... James had kept a watchful eye over the place. He could probably turn back around now without the SpaceMan knowing any better... Sooooooo he just inched his way toward the portrait hole very casually and-- Hippogriff Dung.

He had been spotted.

Turning around ~~and pretending not to be annoyed~~, he noted the presence of his students. Brown and...What ever that little girl was called. Nailed it. "Just making sure you lot haven't set anything on fire yet," he said with an amused glint in his eye. Yes, he did hear what they were talking about. For the record.

They weren't exactly keeping quiet about it.

As he waited, wondering if that was enough to scare them. Though the older Gryffindors, he imagined, would need more of a nudge.

Erindipity · 08-02-2016, 07:25 PM

SPOILER!!: Zeke and Draper

An effigy? What the heck was he on about? But her attention quickly left Zeke as the professor spoke. The mean professor who wouldn't let her ride the Abraxan. HMPH. She was still sour about that, yes.

"Is there a rule somewhere that says we can't set things on fire? If no one is harmed and we aren't doing it for nefarious purposes?" Inquiring minds want to know and all. But like, for real... was there? Was she going to face detention if she did set and effigy on fire... in the Courtyard... with an older student.

Or...

"Professor... do you have any suggestions on what we should set on fire? Or where the best place to set one would be? I mean... you're a super awesome, smart, AMAZING Professor and all. Surely you may have a suggestion, no?" Did flattery work on him? She could tell him he was handsome if it did. Because he was. DUH.

And did Zeke have anything to add? Dora looked at him and nudged his side... like help me out here.

Hera · 08-04-2016, 01:42 PM

SPOILER!!: Draper and Dora!

Yet was clearly the operative word there... like... YET.

Meaning that a fire WOULD be set. Obviously. In fact, Zeke couldn't help but wear an amused expression as the third year rambled her way around the idea of setting things on fire, somehow managing to seek Professorly advice on the matter.

Nice one.

The nudging was hardly necessary, she had it covered, but he found himself MORE amused that she seemed to be insisting he convince the man too.

"Yep, what she said," he nodded solemnly, content with letting her handle this. Professor Draper was more likely to approve HER plans than his, right? Like, Dora was a CUTE INNOCENT GIRL... and he was, well, he was not. "When was the last time you started a fire, Professor?" Bonfires were cool, no? Ergo, he SHOULD let them, yes.

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