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Those not competing in the International Magical Pupil Standoff are invited to watch and show support for their favourite competitor. A grand stadium has been built for viewers to watch the large screen before them. This screen is divided into different sections, one for each of the IMPS competitors, so that not a single bit of the action will be missed as those brave souls face the unknown in their undisclosed locations.
Grab yourself a seat (after buying a snack from concessions) and get ready to make some "oohs" and "aahs."
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Concessions can be found at the entrances of the stadium. The following items may be purchased:
FOOD
Cheeseburger
Hamburger
French Fries
Fish and Chips
Pizza
Corn Dog
Hot Dog
Nachos
Tacos (beef, chicken, fish)
Popcorn
Soft Pretzels
Churros
Cotton Candy
Cookies (various flavours)
Brownies
Deep-fried Oreos
Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans
Chocolate Frogs
Cockroach Clusters
Fizzing Whizzbees
Jelly Slugs
Liquorice Wands
Peppermint Toads
Pumpkin Pasties
Sugar Quills
DRINKS
Butterbeer
Water
Gillywater
Lemonade
Iced Tea (sweetened and unsweetened)
Coffee
Soda (various flavours)
Milk (white, chocolate, strawberry)
Hot Chocolate
Smoothies (various flavours)
Apple Juice
Orange Juice
Pumpkin Juice
OOC: Please only post your Hogwarts and, if you have a biography posted for one, Ilvermorny characters in this thread. Thanks!
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Dana sort of sat down while waiting for her turn to commentate. It was actually such a relief that she wasn't going to be drying her mouth up by doing this alone. She didn't exactly know Kirk, but she'd rather have someone to commentate with as of the moment. But in all honesty, doing commentary wasn't exactly Dana's thing. It was waaay out of her comfort zone.
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Here he was again. At another event that seemed to house a lot more students than the last challenge. But that was probably due to this being the last challenge... and the people that were eliminated were now sitting in the stands too.
In Sam's hand was a Moly plant. The black stem and white flowers were beautiful but that wasn't why Sam bought it. It was a protective flower. Wards off dark magic. Dana had told Sam that she would be commentating so he figured he'd bring it. This was Hogwarts and he was told a lot of horrible things. Plus, he wasn't brave in any way... so the best thing to do was give her something that would help her. Plus, the little flower in his hand did give him enough confidence to walk (with his head down and eyes downcast) through the crowd until he sat down beside Dana. Was he allowed over here? NO idea. But he wasn't about to leave.
The confidence it took for him to get over here vanished the moment he sat down. So if any professor or person told him he couldn't sit where they were commentating.... they'd have to pick him up and take him elsewhere. Sorry.
Blushing, he tapped Dana's shoulder lightly and then put on ear muffs. No it wasn't cold outside. Then he cast a bubble head charm on himself so that the loud voices were somewhat muffled. There was usually a method to his madness.
Kind of disrupting her train of thought, Dana blinked and flinched a little when she felt a small tap on her shoulder. A little confused, the sixth year turned around to see who had done it, which made her smile. "Hi," she said. Dana would have went for a kiss, which she usually did at this stage of whatever their relationship was, but instead she turned slightly red. There were a lot of people around, and she was commentating, to add to the list. "Thank you... for coming." And yeah, she had told Sam that she would be commentating. Her nerves weren't able to handle the situation at first, but she was glad Sam was here. She didn't really expect his presence, but she just... really really really liked him. His presence was greatly appreciated right now.
And she totally didn't mind him sitting beside her. Dana would pretty much hold his hand while commentating, which worked well to calm her nerves, but then she immediately realized it was her turn to speak. MEEP. "Err... sorry. Give me a minute?" Dana told Sam, still pink on her cheeks, and then turned back to see the progress of each competitors. Oh, and she noticed the treats for the other girl. Kirk's... friend? Girlfriend, perhaps?
Anyway, back to business. "Brent Westwood's definitely got this under control. All that decoding would have caused me a headache." Dana squinted to see what was going on down there at Brent's place. "But it looks like he's successfully decoded it! And his wand's at the ready because... RUNESPOOR?!?!" Dana's jaw dropped at the sight of the creature. Really? They were allowing dangerous creatures to attack students in this competition?! The blonde froze a bit and shuddered, before moving on to the next competitor. Somebody better have a careful eye at Brent and that Runespoor! "Valerie Gray has also finished decoding her message, definitely catching up to the other competitors, and there's also a RUNESPOOR. Though... uh... she's gonna need help down there." Was she going to faint? She was in a forest, for the love of art. Someone get her water, please! Dana wasn't going to allow a Runespoor to attack her fellow Ilvermorny student. Hoping to avoid whatever happens next, her blue eyes shifted to the other Hogwarts' representative. "Levi Kenning finished decoding his, too... but I guess, by now, we all know what's coming for him." Good luck, Levi. Though, since he'd survived the previous three challenges without being eliminated, he surely knew how to handle all that. "And Kyle Baker's now facing off with his Runespoor! Keep your eyes on the screen, everyone!" Phew! A glass of water would be good right now. Dana nodded at Kirk for his turn, then looked to her side at Sam.
Hi again, favorite guy. The seventeen year old smiled at him. "C-can I hold y-your h-hand? Please?" Dana asked, sounding more like a croak. She really wasn't used to all this talking, and she rarely even spoke that much. Perhaps, she had exceeded more than what was her type of normal for a week's worth of talking today. But, y'know... she just wanted a hand to hold. In fact, her hands were still slightly shaking from the nerves but not as much as earlier, of course. This would take time.
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The salty peanuts that the Groundsdude had provided for the Gryffindor seemed to turn to saw dust as she watched the screens. Her mouth went dry and she clenched her hands again. A bloody RUNESPOOR?! Highly venomous three headed monster snakes and some kids in an African rainforest...
Did they really think that ANY of these kids were equipped to fight this thing? Oh right, they would just say there was a Ministry employee nearby the whole time and no one was in danger... but she knew from personal experience that being there, doing those things, it sure as hell didn't feel like no one was in danger. Least of all the person being attacked.
Alas... she knew the outcome would be that no one was injured. She could think that now that she was on this side of things, anyway. But like... it all looked scary dangerous and like... a bad look. It was a bad look. She sure hoped no one DIED.
And how in Merlin's name was Brent moving along so well? And why did he keep using his socks for things? That was disgusting. Did HE KNOW how many germs were on a person's foot? Dis. Gusting.
ACK.
This was all too much.
And the people around her were talking and it was bothering her... and the loud cheers were inappropriate for such dire times. Why did no one get that? Reaching over she gripped the seat between herself and Baldvinnson. Did he see how tense she was? "Do you... have any water or anything, sir?" She knew that HE knew that she would NOT purchase water from the concession thing. Never knew who was tampering with things.
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Skylar was not late, but she'd simply taken far too long getting ready. Braiding her hair, tying green ribbons in her hair, decorating her face ... but in her defense, the challenges usually got off to a slow start and more excitement came later in the challenge. 'Team Brent' affixed to her robes, she made a stop at the entrance to the stadium to purchase all sorts of concessions - perhaps way too much considering she didn't have the boyfriend to gouge on with - but how often did one get to celebrate the boyfriend being A FINALIST!?! In her defense, it was way worth it. Two cheeseburgers, french fries, pizza, three corn dogs, popcorn, pretzels, churros, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, Chocolate Frogs, Liquorice Wands, Cockroach Clusters, Fizzing whizzbees, peppermint toads, .... she'd practically bought the concessions stand out, but really just got like one of everything because who knew what she would feel like eating in thirty minutes? Lots of food basically overflowing from her tote bag in one hand, the other hand, holding a basket of 'Team Brent' buttons and passing them out to anyone who seemed she could convince to support the Slytherin.
Now time to find a seat.
Blue-gray eyes glanced around and she found herself standing somewhere close to the front with a good view of the one screen she really cared about.
That was when she heard a familiar voice cheering and on half a note she was tempted to go find someplace else to sit. But no, she could do this; she spoke to her back in late October before she was dating Brent, so why should it be weird now? She'd some them talking just yesterday at the Pep Rally and knew they were friends now, so it was okay. Right? And surely she should leave this year on friendly terms with at least the girl who knew thirteen year old Brent; perhaps she could give her pointers?
"May I join you?" She asked nervously. "I have lots of food." She held up the food tote, beaming. Plus, she kind of wanted to talk to Madelyn anyway and let her know that she was cool with the friendship thing. Really, she wasn't going to be the jealous, possessive girlfriend. If the third challenge was any indication, she trusted Brent and knew him to be intelligent and caring.
She didn't who was where anymore, she was just watching the screen and cheering. It was all she could really do. This was always so exciting and intense, but today felt like it was even more since they all knew it was the last.
"Who Rocks the house? Ilvermorny rocks the house and when they rock the house they rock it all the way down!!"
She bounced up and down waving her pom poms some more. It wasn't until she had stopped the last cheer that she realized not only did someone come to sit near her, but it was Brent's girlfriend and a professor from Hogwarts. "Oh, hello" giving them both a smile before looking at the screen again and then back at them. "Yes, yes of course you can sit." Her eyes did glance around for Will or Maesi though, where was Blakeney?
Oh food...
She looked at the food for a moment before shaking her head. "No thank you, I hate loads before I had come over to the stands. With cheering there isn't much time to stop for food." She probably shuld get back to that, but she looked to the professor, "Are you having fun watching?"
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Reason: and Professor Rose, plus anyone else.
School spirit, cheering, and glittery scripted tees were three things very new to Nicholas Tate— none of which he was enjoying. The International Magical Pupil Standoff was something he had almost avoided for the entire year. But those bloody Kennings were everywhere. Impositions, really.
And now the name of Althea's older brother was plastered in red and gold across his cotton-covered chest. It was constricting in more ways than one.
"You and I have very different ideas of fun." He LIKED Levi. A lot. Didn't she feel the same way? Would they want to be present if the Gryffindor experienced a very painful, untimely death? No, thank you. Nicky would just pay his respects at the mourning.
.... but positive thoughts. Right. He took a seat next to Althea and acknowledged no one else.
Sure, Levi wasn't going to die. Yet. Woo. Go Hogwarts!
It was louder than she expected and Althea found herself frowning more than she wanted to. This wouldn't do. "Do we? I hadn't noticed," she said, teasing her fellow Hufflepuff and smiling right after. There. More fake positivity. Her eyes were glued to the screens, keeping most of her attention on Levi. It didn't seem too bad, so far. Nudging Nicholas, Althea smiled some more. "See? They're just burning them a little out in wherever they are, is all." As if that was better than the previous challenge the competitors had endured.
Still, she felt nervous. "I'm sure Levi will be just fine," she was rambling because she wanted to assure herself that things would be okay. They had to be. The last challenge had left her terrified for her brother's well-being - especially after their mother had been used as a prop in that challenge - so it was no wonder why the fifth year was fidgeting with her bracelet as she watched her brother move around.
Glancing over at Nicholas every so often - to make sure he was being just as full of school spirit as she was - Althea had zoned out a little until she'd seen the absurdly large creature. A runespoor??? Panic began to settle in, and she instinctively grabbed Nicholas' hand and squeezed hard.
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It was louder than she expected and Althea found herself frowning more than she wanted to. This wouldn't do. "Do we? I hadn't noticed," she said, teasing her fellow Hufflepuff and smiling right after. There. More fake positivity. Her eyes were glued to the screens, keeping most of her attention on Levi. It didn't seem too bad, so far. Nudging Nicholas, Althea smiled some more. "See? They're just burning them a little out in wherever they are, is all." As if that was better than the previous challenge the competitors had endured.
Still, she felt nervous. "I'm sure Levi will be just fine," she was rambling because she wanted to assure herself that things would be okay. They had to be. The last challenge had left her terrified for her brother's well-being - especially after their mother had been used as a prop in that challenge - so it was no wonder why the fifth year was fidgeting with her bracelet as she watched her brother move around.
Glancing over at Nicholas every so often - to make sure he was being just as full of school spirit as she was - Althea had zoned out a little until she'd seen the absurdly large creature. A runespoor??? Panic began to settle in, and she instinctively grabbed Nicholas' hand and squeezed hard.
Thanks to his very awful observational skills, Nicholas felt not a hint of recognition while looking at the three quarters of the screen. Regina Hawthorne could have plucked three random blokes from anywhere in Europe and tossed them into the challenge— he wouldn't have known the difference.
"Yes. He looks hot," he noted as Levi took his umpteenth drink of water. Unaware of any alternate meanings to his statement, the Hufflepuff nodded helpfully every time it seemed like Althea needed reassurance. Her brother would stay in one piece; Gryffindors were genetically engineered for near-death situations or something.
It was only when his friend just about crushed his fingers to marrow and tendon pulp that Nicky actually felt a tinge of doubt. Were they setting a live, deadly snake on a student? Was that legal? Sure, he'd heard about the dementor and the tundra and whatnot... but witnessing it in real-time was different.
He squeezed Althea's hand back. "Don't worry. He'll be just fine, remember?"
What a lie. Levi Kenning was definitely going to get eaten now.
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SPOILER!!: Moxinator!
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"Hello there! Hi! Oh, excuse me! That's my seat, you know."
Challenge number four and the Ilvermorny headmistress had arrived in her usual disruptive manner. Loud and energetic as always, that was the Moxinator. She took her usual spot in the stands and unfolded a napkin carefully in her lap, revealing several biscuits she'd procured from the great hall. Though she had every faith in Valerie and Kyle, the Hogwarts competitors had proved their worth and she needed comfort food to get her through what was sure to be a nail biter of a task. Just the way she wanted it, really. No one wanted to sit through a snooze fest.
Picking up one of the biscuits, the brunette held it close and took small bites, looking around as she did. Her likeness to a squirrel in the moment was quite comical, but she was trying to fly under the radar where her snack was concerned. She really wasn't planning on sharing if she didn't have to.
Olivia thought she might miss out on all the drama that seemed to surround these IMPS challenges, but.... Well, considering Levi was in the FINAL FOUR, a friend and housemate, it felt kinda rude to not at least check it out. Besides, they were serving greasy junk foods at the vendors, and really, the blonde lion!lady thought she could do with a bit of unhealthy food. FRENCH FRIES WERE SAFE. And potatoes. So, really.
After making her purchase, she proceeded up into the stands...searching out friendly faces that she might sit with. It was already pretty crowded, littered with her schoomates and various Ilvermorny kids. She considered joining Althea and Nicky, but then.......her eyes landed on her old Muggle Studies Professor. Mind immediately made up, Olivia headed down to take a seat next to Meredith Moxley; Ilvermorny Headmistress and overall bad!mamajama. After all, she'd be her Headmistress soon enough.
Well, if her mother had her way.
Either way, she was excited to see the jovial lady. "Professor Moxley! Mind if I join you?"......aaaand given that the task was well underway, her attention shifted to the ginormous screens as she went ahead and sat, figuring the older woman would be too nice to decline, anyway. Considering social faux pas........ "Is that a runespoor?!" Three headed snake... That's what it looked like, anyway....Oh, and what the commentator had just called it. "These tasks are terrifying.".... The suspense, Olivia hoped it lasted.
Sorry, competitors
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She grinned at Noelle as her wifey took a piece of her soft pretzel. "I don't really think it's healthy." The Gryffindor said. But who cared? It tasted really good. "And I still have some snacks." She offered her paper bag if Noelle wanted anything besides licorice wand. It was kinda weird watching people surviving out there while enjoying snacks. Not to mention the task was dangerous but let's just hope nobody badly injured this time.She also noticed Daisy had arrived and she looked a little bit... anxious. Well, that girl must've been worried about Levi. Ava just gave a friendly wave to the Slytherin girl as she decided to take a seat a bit farther than theirs.
"Looking good, Professor." She said to Professor Hirsch since that man wore all stuffs related to Hogwarts' house... Except there's lacking of something Hufflepuff-y. If he did, the DADA professor should be the Hogwarts mascot then.
Nomming on a licorice wand (which was not in her diet, but hey... this competition called sweets you could sink your teeth into), Noelle watched as everyone took off and bit down on the licorice wand hard as she realized that they were to fight a runespoor. Noelle had only heard about those things. Merlin's beard.
The wand still clinched in her teeth, she glanced at her wifey who was looking elsewhere. She followed her gaze to Daisy. Oh man, she must be in a fit of emotions with Levi still out there. And there was Althea. Supporting her brother. Noelle called out a hello to both, managing to separate her teeth from the licorice wand. She held her other hand out with the packaged licorice wands if they wanted any. But knowing Althea, she probably had some healthy snacks stashed away.
Noelle's eyes were making their way back to the screen when she noticed Mel's boyfriend was the one actually commentating. She waved over at Mel. She must be giddy!
Okay. now really back to the screen.
Noelle took a piece of Ava's pretzel and stuffed it in her mouth. Come on Levi. Come on Brent. Even.. come on the other two.... Those Runespoor... Merlin. Knowing how these competitions were going... she was expecting something... but not them. She figured that dangerous creature was real because others in the competition had been real. Where did they even get a creature like that?? Noelle's mind flitted to Miss Emm for a moment and her Dark Magic craze.... These creatures were linked with Dark Magic. Seemed a lot of these competitions were linked with that. Hmm.
Stop it.
Noelle looked at Ava. "They should go for it's right head. The critic. And then the left. The planner. That would leave the middle and they would have a better chance of defeating it. But... the right's teeth are highly venomous.... you don't actually think that ... well... you know....." They'd have taken the venom out... right????
SPOILER!!: Dana
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Dana sort of sat down while waiting for her turn to commentate. It was actually such a relief that she wasn't going to be drying her mouth up by doing this alone. She didn't exactly know Kirk, but she'd rather have someone to commentate with as of the moment. But in all honesty, doing commentary wasn't exactly Dana's thing. It was waaay out of her comfort zone.
Kind of disrupting her train of thought, Dana blinked and flinched a little when she felt a small tap on her shoulder. A little confused, the sixth year turned around to see who had done it, which made her smile. "Hi," she said. Dana would have went for a kiss, which she usually did at this stage of whatever their relationship was, but instead she turned slightly red. There were a lot of people around, and she was commentating, to add to the list. "Thank you... for coming." And yeah, she had told Sam that she would be commentating. Her nerves weren't able to handle the situation at first, but she was glad Sam was here. She didn't really expect his presence, but she just... really really really liked him. His presence was greatly appreciated right now.
And she totally didn't mind him sitting beside her. Dana would pretty much hold his hand while commentating, which worked well to calm her nerves, but then she immediately realized it was her turn to speak. MEEP. "Err... sorry. Give me a minute?" Dana told Sam, still pink on her cheeks, and then turned back to see the progress of each competitors. Oh, and she noticed the treats for the other girl. Kirk's... friend? Girlfriend, perhaps?
Anyway, back to business. "Brent Westwood's definitely got this under control. All that decoding would have caused me a headache." Dana squinted to see what was going on down there at Brent's place. "But it looks like he's successfully decoded it! And his wand's at the ready because... RUNESPOOR?!?!" Dana's jaw dropped at the sight of the creature. Really? They were allowing dangerous creatures to attack students in this competition?! The blonde froze a bit and shuddered, before moving on to the next competitor. Somebody better have a careful eye at Brent and that Runespoor! "Valerie Gray has also finished decoding her message, definitely catching up to the other competitors, and there's also a RUNESPOOR. Though... uh... she's gonna need help down there." Was she going to faint? She was in a forest, for the love of art. Someone get her water, please! Dana wasn't going to allow a Runespoor to attack her fellow Ilvermorny student. Hoping to avoid whatever happens next, her blue eyes shifted to the other Hogwarts' representative. "Levi Kenning finished decoding his, too... but I guess, by now, we all know what's coming for him." Good luck, Levi. Though, since he'd survived the previous three challenges without being eliminated, he surely knew how to handle all that. "And Kyle Baker's now facing off with his Runespoor! Keep your eyes on the screen, everyone!" Phew! A glass of water would be good right now. Dana nodded at Kirk for his turn, then looked to her side at Sam.
Hi again, favorite guy. The seventeen year old smiled at him. "C-can I hold y-your h-hand? Please?" Dana asked, sounding more like a croak. She really wasn't used to all this talking, and she rarely even spoke that much. Perhaps, she had exceeded more than what was her type of normal for a week's worth of talking today. But, y'know... she just wanted a hand to hold. In fact, her hands were still slightly shaking from the nerves but not as much as earlier, of course. This would take time.
WHY had he come here???
Sam could possibly be a shaking leaf at this point. He wasn't even the one commentating but there were a TON of people here. And Madelyn was cheering. Cheering. Did she not see what was happening?
This is why Sam was definitely NOT in the competition. He wouldn't have survived ANY part of it.
Not realizing it, he reached over and took Dana's hand firmly in his just as she asked to hold his hand. Not that he really heard her. She was whispering and there was a ton of noise all around them. And cheering. He handed her the flower though. She needed it. "T-those .... creatures. Are.... " He swallowed hard before speaking again. his eyes glancing but not holding on the creatures. "They... dark." Yep. That's all he was about to get out right now.
Dana. You were something special to get Sam out here with all these people. And way out of his comfort zone.
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SPOILER!!: Professor Newton & Madelyn!
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So Rosalyn was late.
Really late.
Oops? At least she was here now and ready to watch the last challenge. This would go better than the third one had, surely. At any rate she was going to show support for Hogwarts. Of course Ilvermorny got love too, but not as much as her home school and the place that she worked. She just felt so proud of her students and couldn't help but smile as she made her way though the stands looking for a place to sit.
There was Skylar and a girl from Ilvermorny (Madelyn). It looked to be a nice place to sit because it was near to where she had been standing and chatting with students was always nice. Well, so long as they wanted to talk with her. Skylar was usually nice, so surely it would be okay, but of course she would still ask. Always ask. "Hello, do you mind if I join you?" she asked both girls.
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She didn't who was where anymore, she was just watching the screen and cheering. It was all she could really do. This was always so exciting and intense, but today felt like it was even more since they all knew it was the last.
"Who Rocks the house? Ilvermorny rocks the house and when they rock the house they rock it all the way down!!"
She bounced up and down waving her pom poms some more. It wasn't until she had stopped the last cheer that she realized not only did someone come to sit near her, but it was Brent's girlfriend and a professor from Hogwarts. "Oh, hello" giving them both a smile before looking at the screen again and then back at them. "Yes, yes of course you can sit." Her eyes did glance around for Will or Maesi though, where was Blakeney?
Oh food...
She looked at the food for a moment before shaking her head. "No thank you, I hate loads before I had come over to the stands. With cheering there isn't much time to stop for food." She probably shuld get back to that, but she looked to the professor, "Are you having fun watching?"
No sooner had Skylar taken residence next to Madelyn then did her History Professor approach and ask to join them? Well there was no written rule about Professor sitting separately from their students, but nonetheless, this was quite surprising. "Oh, hey Professor Newton. No, not at all." She rummaged through her tote of food for a moment, thinking what she could offer. "Cheeseburger?" She offered ...
... but Madelyn seemed shocked to find her wanting to sit near her and it was really not a wonder why. She hadn't exactly been the most hospitable host, even before she became Brent's girlfriend. Something in a sense she blamed on the boy himself, for pointing out his ex-girlfriend and even though she was just friends with him at the time she first met Madelyn, there was this weird surge of envy and jealousy that shouldn't even have been a thing. And it was foolish of Sky to even consider it.
"Thank you," she muttered. Oh, no food? That was when she realized she had all this food and completely forgot beverages. "I just wanted to apologize, actually. I think the first time I met you, I felt kind of weird because I thought ... i don't know... but then after the first challenge, it felt weirder and more awkward, and I'm sorry." And that didn't really explain anything at all, her eyes shifted to the screens. "But yes having fun watching, it's strange how dangerous competitions that test ones abilities and knowledge is a form of entertainment." HOLY MOLY. A RUNESPOOR!?! Her eyes just stared at the screen a moment, before shifting to that of Kyle Baker's screen as she noticed a rapid movement. UH, did she miss something?! Why did Kyle just ASCEND himself into a tree? Was he going to pounce on it from behind? Did someone forget to tell the kid that there were THREE heads?
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Now Louise couldn't have said words that rang more true. Team Everyone Lives. Irene beamed, nodding in agreement. "I couldn't agree more." Seriously!? Could Louise be even cooler than she already was? Talk about #herogoals right here. Irene seriously looked up to Louise. Even though Louise wasn't winning this competition, this girl was incredible and truly was the champion of the tournament. She meant well always. She was an inspiration. "I'm glad that we're all alive."
Hold up a sec! Did Lachlan Wheeler just wink at her? Irene was now a BRIGHT shade of red. Usually she wasn't too unnerved by people winking or glancing at her after all she had been an IMPS Competitor. Still.... She was flattered. And then there was a smile from Jesus. How nice of them! She'd have to go say hi to her fellow schoolmates later for sure. They were Illvermornians and they had to stick together through thick and thin.
And Jeremy was here too! Irene raised her eyebrows as she glanced at Aurora and then back at Jeremy before she tried to even reply to his question. "Cheering on most of the champions. As you can see from Aurora's sign, we're team Kyle... but I'm also cheering on Brent too and Levi. That kid is brilliant." And Valerie but she wouldn't utter that out loud at the moment. Anyway..... Back to the cuties here. JEREMY AND AURORA. Heh. She shipped them... like Fedex on a UPS truck, if you know what she meant The two of them were just too freaking adorable! Seriously. She'd have to come up with some casual ruse to go get more snacks to leave the love birds alone.
AND WAS THAT A RUNESPOOR? Her eyes widened. WOAH. She had never seen one before. Three headed Snake.. Native to Africa. Merlin. She hated snakes..... She bit her lip. It was funny that she had such a great dislike for snakes, especially since her best friend was a Horned Serpent and her previous crush IS now a Slytherin..... Funny how the world worked, huh?
Just then Zoryn piped up. HUH! Irene hadn't noticed little miss prankster sitting here. She smiled and listened as Zoryn admitted that she was Team Levi Kenning wins everything. Irene chuckled. "What about Brent Westwood? He's Team Hogwarts too.." she mentioned with a curious eyebrow raise. "Though I have to admit Levi Kenning is brilliant." Even she could see that. Brilliant.
Of all the people saying hello, the only one who had been noticed had been Mr. B and, even then, only because he had actually stopped and touched her shoulder. Everyone else was a blur and, though she was mildly aware that the stands were more popular than they had been during the recent challenges, none of it registered with her. If anyone brought it up, she would argue she had an excuse. The previous challenges hadn’t exactly been characterised by lack of danger and general boredness.
And though this one had started slowly enough, it was slowly catching up with its predecessors.
He had faced a Dementor and survived, as he was so fond of remembering her. Only he usually said that in the relative safety of the castle (it was still Hogwarts, after all), not in the middle of an African forest while being attacked by a three headed snake. The hands around the golden pendant were so tight they turned as white as a sheet and, unable to keep her eyes on the screen as the heads seemingly argued amongst themselves, Daisy looked around the stands, completely disinterested in the other competitors. Althea was there, surprisingly enough, with that Hufflepuff guy Levi was friends with and she watched them quizzically for a second or two; Althea and Levi’s friends had a… well. Amusing. But not nearly interesting enough.
Noelle and her always present stash of licorice wands, however, were pretty interesting. A loud bang and a hiss was heard from the screens and even if Daisy didn’t check to see if it had come from Levi’s, as she walked towards the two Gryffindor girls, she reminded herself of his promise; if there was one thing Levi Kenning was exceptional at was doing his best to uphold his promises. “Let’s hope he remembers all of that.” Having reached Noelle and Ava just in time to hear the Prefect’s words on the Runespoor, Daisy sat down next to her and shrugged stiffly. “And I bet they’re still venomous. They made them face Dementors, remember?” She smiled, rather ruefully, at both Gryffindor girls before turning back to the screen. “Seems like they’re meant to risk a whole lot in order to get a scholarship.”
Thanks to his very awful observational skills, Nicholas felt not a hint of recognition while looking at the three quarters of the screen. Regina Hawthorne could have plucked three random blokes from anywhere in Europe and tossed them into the challenge— he wouldn't have known the difference.
"Yes. He looks hot," he noted as Levi took his umpteenth drink of water. Unaware of any alternate meanings to his statement, the Hufflepuff nodded helpfully every time it seemed like Althea needed reassurance. Her brother would stay in one piece; Gryffindors were genetically engineered for near-death situations or something.
It was only when his friend just about crushed his fingers to marrow and tendon pulp that Nicky actually felt a tinge of doubt. Were they setting a live, deadly snake on a student? Was that legal? Sure, he'd heard about the dementor and the tundra and whatnot... but witnessing it in real-time was different.
He squeezed Althea's hand back. "Don't worry. He'll be just fine, remember?"
What a lie. Levi Kenning was definitely going to get eaten now.
Brows sloped downwards, Althea continued to allow her nerves to get the best of her. Her brother was facing a large creature - and not just any large creature at that - she had half a mind to march up to the Headmistress and give her a piece of her mind. Except, she was glued to her seat, anxiously biting her lip as she watched the screen. Thankfully Nicholas had the good sense to continuously reassure her, or else she would've lashed out at someone by now.
Pausing in her worry, Althea cast a sideways glance towards Nicholas. "He does, doesn't he," she said, eyeing him curiously before turning back to the screen. She would harass him about it later; it wouldn't be the first time she'd heard that statement made about Levi. Her eyes landed on Olivia, who seemed more interested in sitting somewhere else; and she returned Noelle's greeting with a halfhearted hello as well. She was too nervous to continue faking any sort of peppiness.
"Ha!" she swallowed hard, and continued watching. "Levi will probably lose a limb, and possibly die. Who really knows?" She knew he was just trying to be nice, and she appreciated it. To demonstrate this, she stopped holding onto his hand for dear life, and instead held it gently. "[b]
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Brows sloped downwards, Althea continued to allow her nerves to get the best of her. Her brother was facing a large creature - and not just any large creature at that - she had half a mind to march up to the Headmistress and give her a piece of her mind. Except, she was glued to her seat, anxiously biting her lip as she watched the screen. Thankfully Nicholas had the good sense to continuously reassure her, or else she would've lashed out at someone by now.
Pausing in her worry, Althea cast a sideways glance towards Nicholas. "He does, doesn't he," she said, eyeing him curiously before turning back to the screen. She would harass him about it later; it wouldn't be the first time she'd heard that statement made about Levi. Her eyes landed on Olivia, who seemed more interested in sitting somewhere else; and she returned Noelle's greeting with a halfhearted hello as well. She was too nervous to continue faking any sort of peppiness.
"Ha!" she swallowed hard, and continued watching. "Levi will probably lose a limb, and possibly die. Who really knows?" She knew he was just trying to be nice, and she appreciated it. To demonstrate this, she stopped holding onto his hand for dear life, and instead held it gently. "
"The setting looks very heated," Nicholas agreed. If she wanted more reassurance, Levi was most likely to pass out from dehydration and then be devoured. And he was just about to say so, when.... hm. What exactly was he doing?
Not at all skilled enough at defensive magic to guess what spell Althea's brother was casting, the Hufflepuff could only speculate that the Runespoor was now experiencing confusion of some sort. It was working! But that was a fairly large snake, and there was no telling how long a seventeen year old could maintain that kind of charm without keeling over and being ingested.
All those who were greeting his companion for the day went ignored; Nicky's eyes were glued to the screen.
Now it was his turn to crush Althea's fingers.
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It took a minute or two but eventually Kalens eyebrow returned to its normal position and he took another sip of his tea before responding to his friend..
"Glad to hear it Tris.." Yeah he could shorten names as well, though Tris was actually cool and his name shortened was a health food.. Ahh well. Such was the life of person with an odd name. "So far it's going all right.. they are all looking at a.." The moment he had been about to say door, a runespoor had appeared on the screen causing the Librarian to jump slightly..
"Dear Merlin.. " He whispered softly.. Those poor kids.. Good thing he wasn't in the challenge, he would have been running for the hills by now...
Tristan grinned over at Kalen as if to say 'You know you love me, bruh.' And soon enough those eyebrows were normal again, which made him smile even bigger.
Tristan watched as the Runespoor started to attack. Without realizing it he had stood up, though all his food seemed to be hovering in mid air. This was a very dangerous creature that he had only worked with a couple times. Usually, they only had two heads, which meant these were relatively young still. "Ychafi."* He said to himself. Sometimes his Welsh came out when he was truly worried or upset about something. Hopefully these kids knew what they were up against. Though, at least it wasn't a Nundu. They never would have made it with one of those.
"I am sure they can handle it, mate." He said turning to Kalen, realizing he was standing. He looked around confused and sat down, making his food hover back to his lap. He watched while slowly eating a churro.
He hoped they could handle it...
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"The setting looks very heated," Nicholas agreed. If she wanted more reassurance, Levi was most likely to pass out from dehydration and then be devoured. And he was just about to say so, when.... hm. What exactly was he doing?
Not at all skilled enough at defensive magic to guess what spell Althea's brother was casting, the Hufflepuff could only speculate that the Runespoor was now experiencing confusion of some sort. It was working! But that was a fairly large snake, and there was no telling how long a seventeen year old could maintain that kind of charm without keeling over and being ingested.
All those who were greeting his companion for the day went ignored; Nicky's eyes were glued to the screen.
Now it was his turn to crush Althea's fingers.
Althea could only nod at Nicholas' observation, while her mind went to other places. She kept seeing images of her brother's untimely death in her mind and she really could not handle it. Yes, she knew that they would probably step in if Levi was too close to death but how did she know for sure that they would keep that promise?
The fifth year bit down harder on her lower lip and her left leg bounced up and down, her anxiety working through her in the worst way possible. "They won't let him die, right?" her voice was low and she was extremely uncertain. She needed Nicholas to lie and tell her that Levi would make it out alive. For a brief moment, Althea looked to what the other competitors were doing and, not for the first time, she felt like gagging. How was this something that tested their skills as students? And for what a scholarship? Ridiculous.
Nicholas squeezing her hand just as tightly as she squeezed before, jolted her out of her stupor and she looked around to see how everyone else was taking the challenge.
Mel wasn’t entirely unaware of how her greeting had…well, distracted Kirk. That was all too plainly evident from the way he had turned to look at her before returning his attention to the screens he and Dana were adamantly watching. Sure, sure he was more than welcome to return the favor later…still, Mel hadn’t come over to the commentators area to have him return favors to her. She had come because she wanted to, she liked being near him…and really, it seemed like it would be more fun to watch the dangerous competition with someone she honestly cared for and well…felt comfortable and safe with…someone that honestly felt like home even if he didn’t know that yet…there was still time for that.
Turning her attention to the screen she glanced back over to Kirk and Dana in turn. Wide, her eyes were wide…I need to talk to Dora about this, Melbourne thought her eyebrows still knitting together. ”d-do you guys want some water? I brought water,” she explained as she shifted the tray of treats and drinks closer to both of the commentators.
Mel sat there for a moment, biting down on the edge of her lip before giving Dana a kind smile. Really if she weren’t in the middle of commentating Melbourne would have offered the older American girl a hug…she kind of seemed to need the support – heck, Mel wanted to hug the competitors right now…that, and she also wanted to find Carl and tell him that she was glad he hadn’t made it this far…Mel wouldn’t have known what she would have done had he gotten hurt…he was, he was her Targaryn buddy…her hand inflexibly reached up for the little necklace she had worn nearly ever day since summer…since that day…there was no way she would have wanted him to fight a Runespoor, there was no way she wanted any of her friends or any of these students to do it either.
Pulling a piece of her pretzel apart she pushed the piece of yeasty bread into her mouth and bit down on it while scanning the crowd with her concerned eyes. Her face, everything about her relaxed when she saw Noelle waving to her and immediately waved back – her usual chipper grin falling back into its place. She needed to give that girl a hug later and see how she was doing…also she needed to nab Livvybear too! Where on earth was Olivia Holden? It was when she was looking for Olivia when she spotted Althea and the concern returned to her eyes. She wanted nothing more than to offer Althea the biggest hug ever. She probably needed it more than most of these people her brother, Levi was there being shown on the large magic’d screens.
Please be safe Levi Melbourne thought the words at the Gryffindor competitor before glancing over to Brent’s screen…seriously…he seemed to be quite good at Runes…could she ask him for advice because the alternative was to talk to Sammy and she…Sammy still wasn’t really wanting to talk to her.
No...she wasn't going to get emotional over that today - today, she was just going to focus on listening to Kirk and Dana's commenting...they were doing great - really...and Mel already was convincing herself that it would be a great idea to just casually lean her head on Kirk's shoulder...maybe later when everyone was safe?
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So Kirk was here, pretty engrossed in the match. To think he could've been down there if he was a few months older to sign up and possibly be dealing with Runespoors.. They were wickedly cool looking, but dangerous. While Dana handled her part of the commentating, Kirk temporarily took off his speaker voice charm to return his attention to Mel. "Hey.. I'm glad you're here." Reaching out for her hand to grasp. Naturally he was in a state of content, but with her around he felt more of a relief. A special sort of comfort. He grinned at her before it was time to bring back the charm. He could work with this. Sweet Merlin, the action was picking up down the field as well.
"Kyle Baker's definitely trying to pick up the slack from earlier, using another charm to keep his head level and cool against those three snakes. Uhoh! WHOA! They just lunged right for him but they missed. He's gonna have a bit more work ahead to even solve the door now." Now what about the others? Was Brent in a better state than him? "Brent Westwood's also under attack by the Runespoor but his quick thinking managed to hit the left and middle head. Oh gosh, he's shooting alots of spells out, but looks like it got him some time to decode the runes!" So far so good Hogwarts. "Uhoh, looks like the Runespoor got ahold of Valerie Grey's... boot. Oh nevermind Illvermornies you can relax, she did some charm to keep her shoes thick enough to not let fangs ruin them. Hope she's got enough energy to keep up those spells, that heat's a bugger. Oh, she's getting it under control now, enough to pay attention to the runes.. for now. "" Phew he was beginning to feel parched. "Now THIS is intense here. Levi Kenning's down there laughing at the sight of danger. Wow, he's got a plan it looks like backing up before throwing some charms on it. A daydream charm by the looks of that movement. It seems to have worked on one of the heads. It's looking like anyone's game here.."
Water AND treats? Kirk couldn't help grinning even more. "Thanks, Mel." He couldn't resist a quick snack and a drink, as he accepted a chocolate frog with it. He could see her eyes focusing on the match down below. There had been alot of close calls lately.
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SPOILER!!: Daisy+Noelle
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Nomming on a licorice wand (which was not in her diet, but hey... this competition called sweets you could sink your teeth into), Noelle watched as everyone took off and bit down on the licorice wand hard as she realized that they were to fight a runespoor. Noelle had only heard about those things. Merlin's beard.
The wand still clinched in her teeth, she glanced at her wifey who was looking elsewhere. She followed her gaze to Daisy. Oh man, she must be in a fit of emotions with Levi still out there. And there was Althea. Supporting her brother. Noelle called out a hello to both, managing to separate her teeth from the licorice wand. She held her other hand out with the packaged licorice wands if they wanted any. But knowing Althea, she probably had some healthy snacks stashed away.
Noelle's eyes were making their way back to the screen when she noticed Mel's boyfriend was the one actually commentating. She waved over at Mel. She must be giddy!
Okay. now really back to the screen.
Noelle took a piece of Ava's pretzel and stuffed it in her mouth. Come on Levi. Come on Brent. Even.. come on the other two.... Those Runespoor... Merlin. Knowing how these competitions were going... she was expecting something... but not them. She figured that dangerous creature was real because others in the competition had been real. Where did they even get a creature like that?? Noelle's mind flitted to Miss Emm for a moment and her Dark Magic craze.... These creatures were linked with Dark Magic. Seemed a lot of these competitions were linked with that. Hmm.
Stop it.
Noelle looked at Ava. "They should go for it's right head. The critic. And then the left. The planner. That would leave the middle and they would have a better chance of defeating it. But... the right's teeth are highly venomous.... you don't actually think that ... well... you know....." They'd have taken the venom out... right????
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Of all the people saying hello, the only one who had been noticed had been Mr. B and, even then, only because he had actually stopped and touched her shoulder. Everyone else was a blur and, though she was mildly aware that the stands were more popular than they had been during the recent challenges, none of it registered with her. If anyone brought it up, she would argue she had an excuse. The previous challenges hadn’t exactly been characterised by lack of danger and general boredness.
And though this one had started slowly enough, it was slowly catching up with its predecessors.
He had faced a Dementor and survived, as he was so fond of remembering her. Only he usually said that in the relative safety of the castle (it was still Hogwarts, after all), not in the middle of an African forest while being attacked by a three headed snake. The hands around the golden pendant were so tight they turned as white as a sheet and, unable to keep her eyes on the screen as the heads seemingly argued amongst themselves, Daisy looked around the stands, completely disinterested in the other competitors. Althea was there, surprisingly enough, with that Hufflepuff guy Levi was friends with and she watched them quizzically for a second or two; Althea and Levi’s friends had a… well. Amusing. But not nearly interesting enough.
Noelle and her always present stash of licorice wands, however, were pretty interesting. A loud bang and a hiss was heard from the screens and even if Daisy didn’t check to see if it had come from Levi’s, as she walked towards the two Gryffindor girls, she reminded herself of his promise; if there was one thing Levi Kenning was exceptional at was doing his best to uphold his promises. “Let’s hope he remembers all of that.” Having reached Noelle and Ava just in time to hear the Prefect’s words on the Runespoor, Daisy sat down next to her and shrugged stiffly. “And I bet they’re still venomous. They made them face Dementors, remember?” She smiled, rather ruefully, at both Gryffindor girls before turning back to the screen. “Seems like they’re meant to risk a whole lot in order to get a scholarship.”
She saw Melbourne who's smiling at them, but then then younger Gryffindor decided to sit with the commentator who was also her boyfriend. And then her eyes paid more attention to the screen, watching Levi struggling with the rune decoding and... runespoor? Merlin, why on earth the staffs or whoever organized this competition had to use a dangerous creature? Although, she forgot if runespoor was under XXXXX classification or not but still... Only capable wizards could handle that creature, right? Oh, and hi Daisy! The Gryffindor was glad that she decided to join them. "Well... I hope he won't get bite." Ava had a big hope that he would find a way to face it because Levi Kenning was a smart wizard.
See? He succeed jelly-brain jinx and daydream charm which, she knew, that was sooo difficult to master those.
And as the Slytherin's girl mentioned about risking too much for a scholarship... Well, Ava hated to admit that but she agreed with that. "Yeah... But I hope they will reward them more than just a scholarship." Like... Scholarship + Lots and lots of galleons + Unconditional acceptance to the University that they wanted to.. or something like that? Seriously, those competitors faced way too much danger than an average 15-17 year-old students.
And transfiguring a rock to a dog seemed like a good idea.
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Her attention was drawn back to the stands when she heard a voice nearby. "Evan! No, not at all!" Although her sides were occupied by Zoryn on one side and Irene on the other, but there was still plenty of room if their aisle.
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And whoever this Evan character was, Zoryn didn’t appreciate him joining either. “UM I mind a little!” The second year poked her head out from behind Louise. Again, HOW COME NO ONE ASKED HER??? SHE WAS HERE FIRST!!!
Evan grinned "Thanks.. I'll join on the back." The Ilvermorny guy said and approached the seat behind her Louise. "Hey, Irene!" He greeted the other girl too. Normally, he would watch this competition with her fellow Horned Serpents like Deo, Layla, Meagan, Maesi, or Manuela... But today, he hadn't seen any of them. Huh? One of their pal was down there fighting for glory, even though he wasn't really that closed with Kyle Baker.
But wait... There's a little person who minded him joining with his fellow Ilvermornian. Turns out, she was a Hogwarts student... who was a commentator last round, right? "I'm asking my friends, not you." The Korean-American said coolly. It's not that he's going to bother her at all. Ignoring the Hogwarts girl, Evan enjoyed his sriracha hot dog while his eyes paid attention to Kyle.
He wondered what would happen if one of those competitors didn't take ancient runes... Merlin, that would be a disaster!
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With Kirk handling the commentary for the moment, Dana removed her Sonorus charm temporarily like she did earlier so she could talk to Sam. She had absolutely no intention of casually broadcasting their conversation to the entire school, not now and definitely not ever. Sam taking her hand surprised Dana a little since she had just asked the question. She expected it to not happen all immediately, but then it did and there was a surge of red on her cheeks. She was... holding his hand... in front of everyone... strangers, students, and staff members.
It was so evident that she had become a pink tomato. Thanks, Sam. But she liked it, she couldn't deny that she liked it.
Another thing that caught her attention was the flower that he offered to her. Dana took a moment to identify what it was, blinking in the process, before laughing lightly and taking the plant with her free hand. "I'm not actually surprised you brought another plant today," Dana said, which was true. However, she felt this Moly plant was better than the Mimbulus Mimbletonia Sam had brought during the previous. At least this one didn't spew Stinksap at anyone's general direction. "But thank you for being thoughtful. Those creatures... won't get anywhere near me." They were in the arena, very much away from the viewing area. And Sam would have received a quick kiss on the cheek, but she'd reserved that for when the entire student body wasn't around. Sam was special to her, and by now he knew that already.
Now, it was her turn to commentate. Dana smiled at Kirk as he finished his part and took her hand off of Sam's for a while, and then casted another non-verbal Sonorus charm on herself. "Valerie Gray's going strong despite that attack from the Runespoor, and she looks like she's still up to defeat her beast... with flowers and vines!" Wait, what? Flowers and vines? Dana blinked. Well, if those were necessary to Valerie's survival, the sixth year wasn't going to complain. She just hoped she and everyone else got through this challenge. And hopefully Sam wasn't going to go on about how the plants shouldn't have been harmed. Well, yeah. Anyway, moving on to the next competitor. "On the other hand, Levi Kenning's crawling...? Right, crawling towards the door to get a better look at his other set of runes. Better act fast! The Runespoor doesn't look like it's going to be kept at bay for so long." Those fangs were terribly scary, just saying. "Brent Westwood got his second set of runes right and... WATCH OUT!" Dana shuddered as Brent's Runespoor lunged towards him, and watched everything with WIDE EYES.
Thank Merlin she didn't sign up for that! Truthfully, she would never have signed up, anyway. Send help to all the competitors, please. This final challenge was going to scare the life out of this seventeen year old.
"I-is he okay? Oh gosh, Brent's okay!" Dana needed like five minutes to swallow all that happened in front of her, but she needed to get this done. She'd just stare at blank space after this challenge, thanks. "M-meanwhile, Kyle Baker's solved his second set of runes as well, and is now attempting to... oh, now that's interesting. He used Animalis Fidelis! Something we didn't see from the other competitors." Props to him for thinking outside the box, though! Dana wouldn't have been in the right brain to think of such if she were in that situation.
But now her throat was painfully dry from all the speaking and loud reacting to what happened down there. It was Kirk's turn this time. Dana cleared her throat, but it had only caused a little more pain. This was... uncomfortable. But you know what? A thousand thank you's for Kirk's friend/girlfriend for the offer! Dana looked at the girl with bright eyes. "Y-yes, please?" The blonde cleared her throat again and took a cup of water from the tray the Hogwarts girl had slid in front of her and Kirk. She sipped a few times to relieve her dry throat and took a deep breath. "Thank you so much." The girl (Mel) received a smile from Dana. Definitely appreciated. She considered taking a few snacks later on, when her stomach wasn't twisted in knots from all that transpired from the last challenge so far. And judging from what she and Kirk were doing, Dana could safely assume that they were dating... which made the blonde blush a little. Meep, they were so cute!
Dana removed her Sonorus charm again, looked back at Sam, and returned to holding his hand. It was nice to know she had someone beside her for support, you know? "Do you want water, too?" They could share her cup if he wanted some. She honestly didn't mind.
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Althea could only nod at Nicholas' observation, while her mind went to other places. She kept seeing images of her brother's untimely death in her mind and she really could not handle it. Yes, she knew that they would probably step in if Levi was too close to death but how did she know for sure that they would keep that promise?
The fifth year bit down harder on her lower lip and her left leg bounced up and down, her anxiety working through her in the worst way possible. "They won't let him die, right?" her voice was low and she was extremely uncertain. She needed Nicholas to lie and tell her that Levi would make it out alive. For a brief moment, Althea looked to what the other competitors were doing and, not for the first time, she felt like gagging. How was this something that tested their skills as students? And for what a scholarship? Ridiculous.
Nicholas squeezing her hand just as tightly as she squeezed before, jolted her out of her stupor and she looked around to see how everyone else was taking the challenge.
"Um." Nicky admittedly did not know much about the IMPS— he'd spent the entire year tuning out everything mentioned about the competition. But the Triwizard Tournament, which was remarkably similar in some ways, allowed student death. Why would its companion would not?
Anyway. "Nah, they won't let him die." Unless being devoured by a snake and extracted from the stomach as a carcass was Althea's definition of dying. If it was... well. Hopefully, she wasn't a crier.
A dog and a pile of wood later, the Hufflepuff still was very confused as to what Levi's game plan was. But he was still breathing!
"Laughter. And a cruppy! Seems like it's going swimmingly." Nicholas nudged his friend with his elbow.
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SPOILER!!: Professor Newton & Madelyn!
No sooner had Skylar taken residence next to Madelyn then did her History Professor approach and ask to join them? Well there was no written rule about Professor sitting separately from their students, but nonetheless, this was quite surprising. "Oh, hey Professor Newton. No, not at all." She rummaged through her tote of food for a moment, thinking what she could offer. "Cheeseburger?" She offered ...
... but Madelyn seemed shocked to find her wanting to sit near her and it was really not a wonder why. She hadn't exactly been the most hospitable host, even before she became Brent's girlfriend. Something in a sense she blamed on the boy himself, for pointing out his ex-girlfriend and even though she was just friends with him at the time she first met Madelyn, there was this weird surge of envy and jealousy that shouldn't even have been a thing. And it was foolish of Sky to even consider it.
"Thank you," she muttered. Oh, no food? That was when she realized she had all this food and completely forgot beverages. "I just wanted to apologize, actually. I think the first time I met you, I felt kind of weird because I thought ... i don't know... but then after the first challenge, it felt weirder and more awkward, and I'm sorry." And that didn't really explain anything at all, her eyes shifted to the screens. "But yes having fun watching, it's strange how dangerous competitions that test ones abilities and knowledge is a form of entertainment." HOLY MOLY. A RUNESPOOR!?! Her eyes just stared at the screen a moment, before shifting to that of Kyle Baker's screen as she noticed a rapid movement. UH, did she miss something?! Why did Kyle just ASCEND himself into a tree? Was he going to pounce on it from behind? Did someone forget to tell the kid that there were THREE heads?
This was weird, or was it just her feeling like it was weird? If she actually would have been someone that ate out of stress she would have been eating all the food that Skylar brought with her, but she didn't and she kept her eyes to the screen. She felt the need to get up and cheer again, but that would be rude when she was talking. Though if she did get up maybe it wouldn't be so awkward.
"Don't worry about it. I get it, I was the ex, but it was a long time ago.
Brent is a good guy and you are lucky to have him." This would be a great time for her own boyfriend to come and join them, but she didn't know where Will was. "It is strange, but cheering for them even if it's dangerous shows you are supporting them and that you believe in them.
No matter how dangerous they know people believe that they can do it."
That's what cheering was all about, at least it was to her. She loved helping with the confidence for others.
"YOU CAN DO THIS!!! WAY TO GO COMPETITORS!"
They all truly deserved cheering no matter what school they were. Why was this getting so crazy though, thank goodness it was the final challenge. "You'll probably be happy to be rid of us all soon. Get your castle back and everything." Madelyn knew she would be happy to get back home.
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The castle had been relatively empty by the time he made his way out to watch the last challenge of the IMPS, mainly because he'd extended his nap for another 30 minutes or more. River caught a strong bug, but thanks to his expertise, he was slowly getting back on track. Decked in his usual attire, he adjusted his Team Levi and Team Brent pins on his chest, and inconspicuously took the nearest available seat from the exit stairs. River took a quick glance, said his quick his and hellos who greeted him and stopped mid-way, blinking at...Roderick.
Fashion statement, say whuuut? River eyed the badges, and thought that his shirt still had room for one more. Grinning to himself, he turned his attention back to the screens, sat back and watched the two Hogwartians.
Boy was he glad it's the last challenge.
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Polite HIs and HELLOs were given as more and more staff and students filtered into the stands and while her biscuit munching continued, her attention did turn to those around her. Like handsome young Hirsch, for example. The poor man was clearly still harboring a huge crush on her and really, who could blame him? She still looked good. It was good genes, of course. She came from a loooong line of beauties. No doubt it made the other women her age feel a bit self-conscious, but she simply couldn't help how she looked. It was a blessing and a curse!
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Olivia thought she might miss out on all the drama that seemed to surround these IMPS challenges, but.... Well, considering Levi was in the FINAL FOUR, a friend and housemate, it felt kinda rude to not at least check it out. Besides, they were serving greasy junk foods at the vendors, and really, the blonde lion!lady thought she could do with a bit of unhealthy food. FRENCH FRIES WERE SAFE. And potatoes. So, really.
After making her purchase, she proceeded up into the stands...searching out friendly faces that she might sit with. It was already pretty crowded, littered with her schoomates and various Ilvermorny kids. She considered joining Althea and Nicky, but then.......her eyes landed on her old Muggle Studies Professor. Mind immediately made up, Olivia headed down to take a seat next to Meredith Moxley; Ilvermorny Headmistress and overall bad!mamajama. After all, she'd be her Headmistress soon enough.
Well, if her mother had her way.
Either way, she was excited to see the jovial lady. "Professor Moxley! Mind if I join you?"......aaaand given that the task was well underway, her attention shifted to the ginormous screens as she went ahead and sat, figuring the older woman would be too nice to decline, anyway. Considering social faux pas........ "Is that a runespoor?!" Three headed snake... That's what it looked like, anyway....Oh, and what the commentator had just called it. "These tasks are terrifying.".... The suspense, Olivia hoped it lasted.
Sorry, competitors
Gaze shifting to the blonde who'd joined her, the Moxinator gave a toothy grin as the younger girl got settled. "Of course, Miss Phillips. You're just in time. It's starting to get good!" She nudged her former student and glanced at the large screens again, her heart speeding up as the students faced creatures she'd never want to come face-to-face with. Not unless there was a big old shield protecting her from them, that is.
"Fear sometimes brings out the best in us. People are capable of wonderful magic when they're pushed to their limits." Wonderful, impressive magic. ...And an occasional mental break down, but she wasn't going to mention THAT.
"Would you like a biscuit, Olivia?" The headmistress figured she couldn't hog them now that she had company, so she held one out to the Gryffindor and...wait...had that boy just....
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Brent was exhausted. He was just simply exhausted. As he exited the arena and entered the stands, he only had the desire to just sit in the first seat he came to. That's just what he did, too. He slumped into the seat and, just as he did when he passed challenge three, he buried his face in his hands and closed his eyes.
A Runespoor.
It had nearly gotten the best of him, and even though he'd defeated it in the end, it had taken all his energy with it. After this, he just needed a really long nap. He just hoped it wouldn't plagued with nightmares.
This was it, though. He'd passed IMPS. Win or lose, he'd passed all four rounds. It had been the experience of a lifetime, and in a way, he'd miss it. He'd loved the way the challenges had exercised his brain, and in all his years of studies, he'd never experienced magic in such a real word manner. The scores would be up soon enough, and whether he won or not, he would forever be grateful for being chosen as a champion.
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Now amongst all the noise and the cheering, green eyes stared at the screen. she was seriously impressed. And another reason to try and become better at Runes. The competitors were figuring them out. Noelle bit her lip and watched the screen. Daisy's voice was the only thing to pull her eyes from it. "Hey Daisy. How you holding up?" She asked watching the stiff shrug as she sat down. Noelle was standing, sitting still was no small task when kids were risking their lives out there. The only thing that gave Noelle any confidence was she knew the professors in the stands wouldnt let anything happen to any of them. She believed in Hirsch.
"Were there any policies with this scholarship? Like how far and... if everything was... MERLIN! COME ON BRENT!" YES! He was now in the stands!! Pause from their conversation for just a moment with what was happening on the screen. ".... if everything was legal?" Emm's words still in her mind.
Noelle glanced at her wifey and smiled. It was good that they all had confidence in Levi Kenning. To be honest, he was probably one of the most capable and smartest people that Noelle knew. If anyone could win this thing.. it was him.
"Yes!" Noelle exclaimed when Levi cast the take root spell. Hopefully it would work on the runespoor. Her eyes glanced over to see how the Ilvermornies were doing. "What do you think about Kyle and Valerie?" she asked to noone in particular. Her green eyes back on the screen. She watched as Kyle enlarged grass... which didn't seem so smart to her.... until he cast the hardening spell. He was making a cage with the grass. Valerie was straightforward. Trying to suck the creature into the ground.
Take that runespoor!
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Too. Many. People.
Despite the ear muffs and the bubble head charm, Sam could hear. He would have cast another spell but he at least wanted to be able to talk to Dana....
despite her being a commentator and having a lot of attention on her.
Which didnt sit well with him seeing as how he was sitting right beside her,
holding her hand.
Dude
Not to mention Kirk was that his name? Sam had no idea and his girlfriend were there too which kinda made it obvious that Sam and Dana were something... If only Sam could get the courage to ask her out. Properly.
It wouldn't happen right now though. Definitely not in front of everyone.
He was a tomato faced boy right now, trying to shrink into his seat. He wouldn't even look at the screen to see what was happening but could tell from Dana and Kirk's commentating and the noise in the crowd.
As for the water, Sam shook his head. "Don't think that's smart to remove my bubble head charm." She was commentating and hehad to muffle his ears in some way. "M-maybe after.... we c-could get something to eat...
and drink." BEET. RED.
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She saw Melbourne who's smiling at them, but then then younger Gryffindor decided to sit with the commentator who was also her boyfriend. And then her eyes paid more attention to the screen, watching Levi struggling with the rune decoding and... runespoor? Merlin, why on earth the staffs or whoever organized this competition had to use a dangerous creature? Although, she forgot if runespoor was under XXXXX classification or not but still... Only capable wizards could handle that creature, right? Oh, and hi Daisy! The Gryffindor was glad that she decided to join them. "Well... I hope he won't get bite." Ava had a big hope that he would find a way to face it because Levi Kenning was a smart wizard.
See? He succeed jelly-brain jinx and daydream charm which, she knew, that was sooo difficult to master those.
And as the Slytherin's girl mentioned about risking too much for a scholarship... Well, Ava hated to admit that but she agreed with that. "Yeah... But I hope they will reward them more than just a scholarship." Like... Scholarship + Lots and lots of galleons + Unconditional acceptance to the University that they wanted to.. or something like that? Seriously, those competitors faced way too much danger than an average 15-17 year-old students.
And transfiguring a rock to a dog seemed like a good idea.
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Now amongst all the noise and the cheering, green eyes stared at the screen. she was seriously impressed. And another reason to try and become better at Runes. The competitors were figuring them out. Noelle bit her lip and watched the screen. Daisy's voice was the only thing to pull her eyes from it. "Hey Daisy. How you holding up?" She asked watching the stiff shrug as she sat down. Noelle was standing, sitting still was no small task when kids were risking their lives out there. The only thing that gave Noelle any confidence was she knew the professors in the stands wouldnt let anything happen to any of them. She believed in Hirsch.
"Were there any policies with this scholarship? Like how far and... if everything was... MERLIN! COME ON BRENT!" YES! He was now in the stands!! Pause from their conversation for just a moment with what was happening on the screen. ".... if everything was legal?" Emm's words still in her mind.
Noelle glanced at her wifey and smiled. It was good that they all had confidence in Levi Kenning. To be honest, he was probably one of the most capable and smartest people that Noelle knew. If anyone could win this thing.. it was him.
"Yes!" Noelle exclaimed when Levi cast the take root spell. Hopefully it would work on the runespoor. Her eyes glanced over to see how the Ilvermornies were doing. "What do you think about Kyle and Valerie?" she asked to noone in particular. Her green eyes back on the screen. She watched as Kyle enlarged grass... which didn't seem so smart to her.... until he cast the hardening spell. He was making a cage with the grass. Valerie was straightforward. Trying to suck the creature into the ground.
Take that runespoor!
The good news was that Levi clearly knew her extremely well: Daisy did not, in fact, like any of this. Dogs were all wonderful but labradors were special, in her very biased opinion. But, if sacrificing that adorable dog was going to get Levi back in the stands and safe, she could just about deal with it. Possibly. The sight of him crawling in the mud really, really wasn't one she appreciated.
As for the possibility of him getting bitten by that clearly magically enhanced, probably venomous snake -- well, a scholarship was really not worth it.
That dog really was adorable, even if it seemed unable to attack the snake.
"Eh." Was her initial reply to Noelle's question about her well being. It didn't matter how she was holding up, not while Levi was out there somewhere in Africa, in his words, in need of a nap. "I'm fine. Can't wait for this to be over, if I'm honest." The Slytherin didn't even bother lowering her voice in an attempt to keep the powers that be from hearing the resentment on her voice. They couldn't do anything, anyway.
Though the question about the legality of the tasks remained unaswered and Daisy simply glanced from the screens up to Noelle. She had no idea if it was legal or not but she had no doubt that "There were Ministry officials near them the whole time" would be part of the answer should that question ever be posed.
Eyes back to the screen --Levi got it, he said he got it, yes, end it-- Daisy nodded in agreement to Ava's words. A prize bigger than scholarship would definitely be appropriate given the extreme level of danger the competitors faced. And while they were at it. "It feels unfair that only one of them gets it. They all went through a lot." Dementors, murderous tree, tundra and frozen loved ones, a runespoor. Not that Daisy cared about what the other competitors went through, not really, or about the prize.
She cared that Brent was there in the stands and Levi was still -- "YES!" The snake had bared its fangs at the labrador but Levi's spell had worked. Yes. Yes yes yes yes yes. The Runespoor was rooted to the ground and the Ministry official was there and the door was opening. Standing up now, even if she didn't remember when that had happened, Daisy turned to the two Gryffindors and grinned brightly, relief etched on her face. "He did it!" Which meant he was coming. Bending down for a second, she picked up the milkshake she had set on the empty chair next to her.
Actually, what was going to happen to that fake dog now?
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Irene was now a BRIGHT shade of red. Usually she wasn't too unnerved by people winking or glancing at her after all she had been an IMPS Competitor. Still.... She was flattered. And then there was a smile from Jesus. How nice of them! She'd have to go say hi to her fellow schoolmates later for sure. They were Illvermornians and they had to stick together through thick and thin.
The two of them were just too freaking adorable! Seriously. She'd have to come up with some casual ruse to go get more snacks to leave the love birds alone. 
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