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12-04-2018, 12:58 PM
| | |  Weasley Swamp
 The legendary portable swamp created by Fred and George Weasley was once large enough to consume the entire fifth-floor corridor. Needless to say, this greatly irritated the notorious Dolores Umbridge when there were no instructions on how to remove it and the then teachers didn't seem to mind that it was there. Today a small section of the swamp remains, roped off in tribute of the redheaded twins' historic act of protest.
When you are getting close to this reserved section of the corridor, you will know without question. The remaining swamp still smells like an authentic swamp, look like an authentic swamp, bubbles like an authentic swamp, and will indeed suck you in if you cross over the rope and step in it. Avoid the Weasley swamp with care is the best advice you should heed while on the fifth floor, especially if you're running late to class. While it must have been an impressive and humorous sight back in the mid-90's, just praise Merlin that you don't have to make your way across today.
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05-05-2020, 03:20 AM
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Welp. She had done it. She had definitely managed to get herself lost in all of the corridors and halls of the school. Was she surprised? Not in the slightest, it was bound to happen eventually. But K had certainly been hoping to take longer than a couple of days before she had no idea where she was going. She kept plodding forward though, hoping to run into someone could help turn her around or at least something of notice.
And suddenly, she was at a swamp. In the middle of the school? K stopped to a halt, not seeing a good way to get around the green in front of her and glanced around to try to figure out her next move. "I guess I did want something of notice...." she mumbled to herself, deciding to edge closer and peer at the mess before her. "This is a weird place."
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05-05-2020, 06:13 AM
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Valencia happened to be walking by when she head someone comment on the swamp.
Weird place?
"It's a swamp." she said matter-of-factly. As if that simple statement explained what it was and why it was there.
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05-05-2020, 04:06 PM
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K jumped when she heard a voice respond to her mumblings, before she turned and looked at the newcomer -- another female. She smiled lightly and bite back all the sarcastic retorts as, yes, obviously this was a swamp. "Any idea why it's here of all places?" She probably should have read the updated versions of Hogwarts a History but that sounded very much not like fun.
Wouldn't the grounds be a more likely spot for a swamp? Or even the dungeons? Or was she so turned around she actually was in the dungeons?
Merlin.
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05-09-2020, 01:50 AM
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| | Mackled Malaclaw
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Originally Posted by Chelliephone  K jumped when she heard a voice respond to her mumblings, before she turned and looked at the newcomer -- another female. She smiled lightly and bite back all the sarcastic retorts as, yes, obviously this was a swamp. "Any idea why it's here of all places?" She probably should have read the updated versions of Hogwarts a History but that sounded very much not like fun.
Wouldn't the grounds be a more likely spot for a swamp? Or even the dungeons? Or was she so turned around she actually was in the dungeons?
Merlin. "Really? You don't know?" Valencia asked. "It's the Weasley Swamp. You have heard of the Weasleys, haven't you?" she asked. Because if not, Valencia could go on and on forever. She was that much of a history nerd.
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05-09-2020, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by LilFox06 "Really? You don't know?" Valencia asked. "It's the Weasley Swamp. You have heard of the Weasleys, haven't you?" she asked. Because if not, Valencia could go on and on forever. She was that much of a history nerd. Kimberly shook her head at the girl's question. She definitely not sure of why a swamp would be inside of all places. This seemed like an inconvenient spot, because seriously, how was she supposed to get around it if she had needed to be on the other side? Would she have to double back and hope the staircase took her a different round about way? Not that she even knew what this Swamp was blocking. "Err... I'm not much a history buff. The Weasley's were somehow tied up with Harry Potter, right?"
Merlin, she hoped that was at least some what correct.
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05-12-2020, 05:21 AM
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| | Mackled Malaclaw
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Originally Posted by Chelliephone Kimberly shook her head at the girl's question. She definitely not sure of why a swamp would be inside of all places. This seemed like an inconvenient spot, because seriously, how was she supposed to get around it if she had needed to be on the other side? Would she have to double back and hope the staircase took her a different round about way? Not that she even knew what this Swamp was blocking. "Err... I'm not much a history buff. The Weasley's were somehow tied up with Harry Potter, right?"
Merlin, she hoped that was at least some what correct. Valencia nodded. "Yes. I mean, that's an understatement because they were quite significant, but yes." She nodded again as if that emphasized her point.
"I've got several history books on the subject if you're ever interested in knowing more." And why wouldn't she be interested? History. Was. Fascinating.
"This swamp used to cover the entire floor."
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05-13-2020, 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by LilFox06 Valencia nodded. "Yes. I mean, that's an understatement because they were quite significant, but yes." She nodded again as if that emphasized her point.
"I've got several history books on the subject if you're ever interested in knowing more." And why wouldn't she be interested? History. Was. Fascinating.
"This swamp used to cover the entire floor." Oh, okay. Well at least she had gotten it right on them being relevant to Harry Potter. She would have been fairly embarrassed if that guess had been incorrect. K raised an eyebrow at the girl slightly when she said she could let her borrow history books, and she had to bite her lip to keep from chuckling since she didn't want to appear rude. But there was no way she would ever read anything historical for fun. Let alone for class. "Could you give me the spark notes version?" She smiled slightly at the girl, before turning back to look at the Swamp again and blink at it. Did she really just say it had covered the entire floor? "Er... Why? Was there a purpose to it?" Because she very much was failing to see a possibility for that.
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05-14-2020, 02:53 AM
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Valencia nodded. "Yeah. Any time you want. Usually any topic even." She read a lot.
She looked around picturing what it must have looked like. "It was a form of protest." she said, a little dreamily. "There was a professor that year that was sent as essentially a Ministry spy. It was right before the return of ... Wait. Do you know about the wars here?"
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05-18-2020, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by LilFox06 Valencia nodded. "Yeah. Any time you want. Usually any topic even." She read a lot.
She looked around picturing what it must have looked like. "It was a form of protest." she said, a little dreamily. "There was a professor that year that was sent as essentially a Ministry spy. It was right before the return of ... Wait. Do you know about the wars here?" Hmm, it sounded like this girl knew a lot about a variety of different subjects. K was usually lost when it came to studies, so she'd have to remember that for later. "Thanks."
A form of protest, huh? K glanced back at the Swamp and found herself mildly impressed. Hopefully this was somewhere around wherever the office was for the supposed spy? That would certainly be the best way of inconveniencing someone. Actually, it was kind of genius. "I'm not a huge History person, but I do know a little bit about the Wars. Voldemort took over the school at some point didn't he? And so the battle where he was defeated happened here at Hogwarts?"
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05-20-2020, 03:30 AM
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Valencia nodded. "Yes. It was." she said looking around solemnly. "But that battle is not nearly as interesting as the history leading up to it and the people involved." She was not really one for the war part of wars, she was rather intrigued by people though.
"There's lots of pretty interesting things to see around the castle. I love being in places where history actually happened. It's amazing just knowing that there have been generations of people in the exact same spot."
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05-21-2020, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by LilFox06 Valencia nodded. "Yes. It was." she said looking around solemnly. "But that battle is not nearly as interesting as the history leading up to it and the people involved." She was not really one for the war part of wars, she was rather intrigued by people though.
"There's lots of pretty interesting things to see around the castle. I love being in places where history actually happened. It's amazing just knowing that there have been generations of people in the exact same spot." Well, at least she had gotten that part right. K nodded her head at the other girls words, smiling slightly, "I'm not very familiar with everything else prior to the war. I guess I should pay more attention in History of Magic." Which her mum would probably appreciate. Heh.
Hmm, lots of interesting spots? "What would you recommend to visit next for the history of the school?" Maybe if she knew the name ahead of time she would be able to look up the information instead of embarrassingly knowing NOTHING like right now.
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"If you need help studying, I can help with that." Valencia offered. She did pretty well helping anyone that needed it.
"There's several famous portraits. I enjoy those. If you're interested in places from the Battle, there's the wooden bridge. The trophy room is also rather interesting."
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Heath wandered aimlessly down the corridor, stopping short of falling into the Weasley Swamp. He took an automatic step back. Merlin, that was close! He did not want a repeat of… whatever that lesson with the mud pit was! So why was he here? He’d completely forgotten! And why was he holding a camera? Oh, that’s right… the History of Magic assignment! He remembered now. Well, he remembered that was the reason he was here, but he couldn’t for the life of him recall the idea he’d had for a Flat Newt story.
He looked around, hoping something would jog his memory, but the only thing he could think of was how much the swamp looked like a mini Dagobah right in the middle of Hogwarts. All it was missing was a Yoda! Wait, that was it! Maybe not Yoda, but what if there was some other creature in the swamp? Heath wasn’t sure if that was the original idea he had in mind, but it was a good one so he was using it. He set up the Flat Newt cutout, taking care not to get it too close to the edge, and snapped a picture.
Once Flat Newt and the camera were safely back in his bag, Heath pulled out a quill and notebook to jot down his ideas:
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- Flat Newt hears rumors about a creature in the swamp
- He goes to investigate
- The “creature” turns out to be something else
He looked over what he had so far. He’d definitely have to fill in some details later, but it was a start!
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