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BanaBatGirl · #1 (**permalink**) 08-25-2012, 08:12 PM

The Great Hall is flanked by two large, thick, wooden doors that often make a BANG! sound when flung open by dramatic students and/or staff. There are large, beautiful glass windows at the end of the Hall above the staff dais, the usual enchanted ceiling over everyone, and the four regular house tables lined up neatly in the middle.

Whether you make an entrance or choose to simply enter the Great Hall, you'll still be wowed by its size and architecture every time. You might also be pleased to notice the general upgrade in cleanliness, and perhaps a light, pleasantly clean scent from the candles floating above all the tables. Isn't it nice, what money can do for a school?

itsjustjesse · 01-01-2015, 09:53 PM

Puck had no idea where she was going to sit, really. She could sit at the Ravenclaw table and keep an eye on one of their leaders…really, Kitridge was trying to ruin her life wasn’t he? But had she ever really met the librarian? He probably had no idea how much of a menace one Gabriel Banner really was.

But there was that whole thing about having to lead people to the common rooms right? She couldn’t keep an eye on the creep without being suspicious at all. She had had fun you know, talking with Kyroh and Caleb in the carriages but she’d have to sit at her own table right? Maybe after giving ALL of her friends hugs? So that was what she was going to do…give cookies and hugs.

DaniDiNardo · 01-04-2015, 04:53 AM

His hunger had finally caught up with his exhaustion which, actually, said a lot and had the Charms Professor excusing himself from the chaos that had been the staff table. He'd be back...once the Headmistress made her speech and all the food appeared but for now, no harm in stretching his legs out in the Entrance Hall and getting some air ~~before sneaking down to the kitchen because the hunger was real~~.

Even out here looked different when you weren't a student anymore; imagine that. Maddox buried his hands deep in his pockets again making his way across the hall with a fluid but lazy stride. No need to rush, he didn't think he would be missing too much and if he did, maybe that was a good thing.

Oh hey, what was that? He paused, swearing he'd heard something scurrying further away. Damn sensitive hearing. For all he knew it was nothing but bloody rats. Ugh.

lemon · 01-04-2015, 06:40 AM

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His hunger had finally caught up with his exhaustion which, actually, said a lot and had the Charms Professor excusing himself from the chaos that had been the staff table. He'd be back...once the Headmistress made her speech and all the food appeared but for now, no harm in stretching his legs out in the Entrance Hall and getting some air ~~before sneaking down to the kitchen because the hunger was real~~.

Even out here looked different when you weren't a student anymore; imagine that. Maddox buried his hands deep in his pockets again making his way across the hall with a fluid but lazy stride. No need to rush, he didn't think he would be missing too much and if he did, maybe that was a good thing.

Oh hey, what was that? He paused, swearing he'd heard something scurrying further away. Damn sensitive hearing. For all he knew it was nothing but bloody rats. Ugh.

With Kyroh acting weird, forks and napkins soaked with saliva flying over his head, and that post-summer nostalgia plaguing him, it wasn't surprising that Dima was uninterested in this feast. After a bit of dawdling, the kid had deciding to hike up to the Ravenclaw Tower instead of sitting around and forcing himself to be amicable. Because, really, he wasn't feeling it.

Seemed like he wasn't the only one slipping out early, though. Who... was that?

Dima paused, openly observing the new guy. Huh. Professor?

DaniDiNardo · 01-04-2015, 05:18 PM

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With Kyroh acting weird, forks and napkins soaked with saliva flying over his head, and that post-summer nostalgia plaguing him, it wasn't surprising that Dima was uninterested in this feast. After a bit of dawdling, the kid had deciding to hike up to the Ravenclaw Tower instead of sitting around and forcing himself to be amicable. Because, really, he wasn't feeling it.

Seemed like he wasn't the only one slipping out early, though. Who... was that?

Dima paused, openly observing the new guy. Huh. Professor?

The footsteps, those he wouldn't assume to be rats. They were heavier. Maddox twisted some and set out to sweep the Entrance Hall with his gaze but the search ended almost as quickly as it started with a young Ravenclaw...staring at him.

Not creepy at all. No. What gave anyone that bizarrely accurate idea? At first, he returned the stare, openly observing the boy as well but that would hardly get anyone anywhere. Maddox had something else in mind. The man furrowed his brows, as if confused, taking a step closer. "Could you...could you tell me what I'm doing here?"

Idly, he let his eyes roam the width of the large hall, almost as if in wonder. "It's the strangest thing. I can't remember how I got here...or why."

Yeah, he was heading to the kitchen but this could prove more interesting...for a time anyway. Children had a knack for being spoil sports in their own right.

lemon · 01-04-2015, 07:35 PM

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The footsteps, those he wouldn't assume to be rats. They were heavier. Maddox twisted some and set out to sweep the Entrance Hall with his gaze but the search ended almost as quickly as it started with a young Ravenclaw...staring at him.

Not creepy at all. No. What gave anyone that bizarrely accurate idea? At first, he returned the stare, openly observing the boy as well but that would hardly get anyone anywhere. Maddox had something else in mind. The man furrowed his brows, as if confused, taking a step closer. "Could you...could you tell me what I'm doing here?"

Idly, he let his eyes roam the width of the large hall, almost as if in wonder. "It's the strangest thing. I can't remember how I got here...or why."

Yeah, he was heading to the kitchen but this could prove more interesting...for a time anyway. Children had a knack for being spoil sports in their own right.

This guy HAD been up on the staff dais, hadn't he? Dima was sure of it.

.... so why was he acting off? The third year blinked a bit.

"I think you work here, sir." Mr. Professor Man had a good foot on him, but the tiny Toussaint could juuust touch his forehead if he stood on his toes and stretched his arm. "Are you feeling okay? Have you come into recent contact with any Obliviators? I can show you who the Healer is!"

Poor dude needed serious medical attention.

DaniDiNardo · 01-04-2015, 08:03 PM

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This guy HAD been up on the staff dais, hadn't he? Dima was sure of it.

.... so why was he acting off? The third year blinked a bit.

"I think you work here, sir." Mr. Professor Man had a good foot on him, but the tiny Toussaint could juuust touch his forehead if he stood on his toes and stretched his arm. "Are you feeling okay? Have you come into recent contact with any Obliviators? I can show you who the Healer is!"

Poor dude needed serious medical attention.

This kid was a total card, Maddox would give him that. Offering help, remembering where he'd been. Sharp little cookie. Might even be worth the prolonged wait to head down to the kitchen.

The man didn't resist the hand stretched toward him, instead he widened his eyes with an animated expression. " I do? Brilliant! I've always liked big places, they're so cozy. Don't you thin--" He paused then cocked his head. "Where is here? I'll have to send my grandma a postcard. She'll be thrilled to know I got a job!" Maddox began circling the boy. "Fancy cloak you got on too. Mind if I borrow it?"

As for the Healer..........well.......he wasn't exactly keen on going back inside just yet. Nah. That table was LOUD and he was finally giving his ears some rest. "A Healer? That'd be grand. I gotta tell you strange things have been happening lately. Last thing I remember is a spill down some stairs then that big table back inside. They said I could stay til I felt better but you say I got a job! That's great!"

GRIN.

lemon · 01-04-2015, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

This kid was a total card, Maddox would give him that. Offering help, remembering where he'd been. Sharp little cookie. Might even be worth the prolonged wait to head down to the kitchen.

The man didn't resist the hand stretched toward him, instead he widened his eyes with an animated expression. " I do? Brilliant! I've always liked big places, they're so cozy. Don't you thin--" He paused then cocked his head. "Where is here? I'll have to send my grandma a postcard. She'll be thrilled to know I got a job!" Maddox began circling the boy. "Fancy cloak you got on too. Mind if I borrow it?"

As for the Healer..........well.......he wasn't exactly keen on going back inside just yet. Nah. That table was LOUD and he was finally giving his ears some rest. "A Healer? That'd be grand. I gotta tell you strange things have been happening lately. Last thing I remember is a spill down some stairs then that big table back inside. They said I could stay til I felt better but you say I got a job! That's great!"

GRIN.

They'd had a lot of messed up Professors over the years, and Dima was starting to wonder if this guy was one. Maybe he'd get eaten by a plant too?

He could have been a Hufflepuff. They had a tendency to die, you know.

"Here is Hogwarts. I don't think we sell postcards, but I'll draw one for your grandma if you want. And we can charm it to move and everything." He nodded, obediently climbing out of his robes and offering them to the man. Anything for the mentally ill! Dima was here to HELP.

Oh. So the man had toppled down the stairs? Inconspicuously, Dima tried to examine the guy's head for bumps as he began to lead him back inside.

To Tillstorm they went!

DaniDiNardo · 01-04-2015, 08:28 PM

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They'd had a lot of messed up Professors over the years, and Dima was starting to wonder if this guy was one. Maybe he'd get eaten by a plant too?

He could have been a Hufflepuff. They had a tendency to die, you know.

"Here is Hogwarts. I don't think we sell postcards, but I'll draw one for your grandma if you want. And we can charm it to move and everything." He nodded, obediently climbing out of his robes and offering them to the man. Anything for the mentally ill! Dima was here to HELP.

Oh. So the man had toppled down the stairs? Inconspicuously, Dima tried to examine the guy's head for bumps as he began to lead him back inside.

To Tillstorm they went!

He hadn't actually expected the kid to slip out of his robe and hand it to him, but this was Hogwarts and anything went really so with the most serious of expressions, he gave a solemn nod and took it. "You'll never understand how much this will help me." Would he actually make him that card too? Gran had been dead for what...4 years now? But he could send it to his wife, show her how he suckered a kid into it his first night.

She'd disapprove on the grounds of 'lying to a child' but she'd find it funny too and that was the point in the end so..."I'd love if you did. If I work here, then I must have an office..." He feigned contemplation for the moment. "you should stop by and I'll beg around for supplies." Or use the ones in his desk. Same thing.

But whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa WHOA.

Not going back inside yet. Kid missed the memo. Oi. "Slow your role there small fry." He said, catching the boy by his collar and lightly pulling him back. "She's busy. The guy with the big forehead by the top of the table had a near heart attack earlier and now he's signing his death warrant with her. It's official business. We can't interrupt." Airey put a dress on the woman of the frilly persuasion. It wouldn't end well.

lemon · 01-04-2015, 08:36 PM

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He hadn't actually expected the kid to slip out of his robe and hand it to him, but this was Hogwarts and anything went really so with the most serious of expressions, he gave a solemn nod and took it. "You'll never understand how much this will help me." Would he actually make him that card too? Gran had been dead for what...4 years now? But he could send it to his wife, show her how he suckered a kid into it his first night.

She'd disapprove on the grounds of 'lying to a child' but she'd find it funny too and that was the point in the end so..."I'd love if you did. If I work here, then I must have an office..." He feigned contemplation for the moment. "you should stop by and I'll beg around for supplies." Or use the ones in his desk. Same thing.

But whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa WHOA.

Not going back inside yet. Kid missed the memo. Oi. "Slow your role there small fry." He said, catching the boy by his collar and lightly pulling him back. "She's busy. The guy with the big forehead by the top of the table had a near heart attack earlier and now he's signing his death warrant with her. It's official business. We can't interrupt." Airey put a dress on the woman of the frilly persuasion. It wouldn't end well.

"No problem, man," he replied, patting the older man on the back. It would be okay. It would ALL be a-okay.

Yeah, and there were about three offices that needed filling after last year's professor departures, were there not? So Dima would have to run around and check each one for the loony guy. Merlin. "That's alright! I have supplies. I like art." Was quite good at it too, but he'd never SAY so.

Uh, small fry? EXCUSE him. "It's not nice to make fun of people's size, mister." Rude. But he would let it slide because the dude's brain had taken a vacation today. "Professor Top Hat? Oh, he ALWAYS has near heart attacks. He jumps on kids' desks and lets us roll around in hamster balls. It's normal. And Healer Tillstorm is so good, I bet she can tend to both of you at once! Plus you are in need of serious medical attention."

Not relenting, Dima yanked the professor toward the Great Hall again.

DaniDiNardo · 01-04-2015, 08:53 PM

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"No problem, man," he replied, patting the older man on the back. It would be okay. It would ALL be a-okay.

Yeah, and there were about three offices that needed filling after last year's professor departures, were there not? So Dima would have to run around and check each one for the loony guy. Merlin. "That's alright! I have supplies. I like art." Was quite good at it too, but he'd never SAY so.

Uh, small fry? EXCUSE him. "It's not nice to make fun of people's size, mister." Rude. But he would let it slide because the dude's brain had taken a vacation today. "Professor Top Hat? Oh, he ALWAYS has near heart attacks. He jumps on kids' desks and lets us roll around in hamster balls. It's normal. And Healer Tillstorm is so good, I bet she can tend to both of you at once! Plus you are in need of serious medical attention."

Not relenting, Dima yanked the professor toward the Great Hall again.

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.....

Own supplies, liked giving away his clothes, Professor Top Hat (Hahaha), hamster balls, Tillstorm (wasn't it Murdoch?). All good and dandy things if you didn't consider the kid was STILL trying to bring him back into the Great Hall. Oy vey.

Maddox rubbed at his face, trying to think of anything as the boy yanked because this...this wasn't how he figured things would go. Reckon it'd be worse if he ran into a Hufflepuff. Probably drag him back inside wailing that he was dying. Eh. Children. "Yeah...sorry about that." The height thing, as he once again grabbed him by his collar and pulled him back.

"Whoa whoa whoa." This time he turned the boy around completely so he wasn't facing the Great Hall. "I have a better idea, one that takes us in a different direction. That one specifically." He said, pointing in the direction of the corridor that lead to the stairs that descended to the kitchen floor. "See, after I fell my cat ran off, down that way and I need to find him but I can't tell my right from my left in this place. Help a guy out, would you?" Of course this meant taking the kid to the kitchen too but.............eh, what's the worst that could happen?

lemon · 01-04-2015, 09:01 PM

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Own supplies, liked giving away his clothes, Professor Top Hat (Hahaha), hamster balls, Tillstorm (wasn't it Murdoch?). All good and dandy things if you didn't consider the kid was STILL trying to bring him back into the Great Hall. Oy vey.

Maddox rubbed at his face, trying to think of anything as the boy yanked because this...this wasn't how he figured things would go. Reckon it'd be worse if he ran into a Hufflepuff. Probably drag him back inside wailing that he was dying. Eh. Children. "Yeah...sorry about that." The height thing, as he once again grabbed him by his collar and pulled him back.

"Whoa whoa whoa." This time he turned the boy around completely so he wasn't facing the Great Hall. "I have a better idea, one that takes us in a different direction. That one specifically." He said, pointing in the direction of the corridor that lead to the stairs that descended to the kitchen floor. "See, after I fell my cat ran off, down that way and I need to find him but I can't tell my right from my left in this place. Help a guy out, would you?" Of course this meant taking the kid to the kitchen too but.............eh, what's the worst that could happen?

"I forgive you. You can't help it, you're sick." Dima patted the man again. Poor, poor soul. This is why carefulness was necessary on stairs. Especially moving ones.

.... a cat? "I'll take you to the Healer and go find your cat by myself, then drop him off at your office." Sound good? "But you HAVE you go to the Healer. You could be concussed! Or have internal bleeding!" The third year planted his feet on the ground firmly, wrapping his hands around the professor's arm and TUGGING. "And you've been spouting gibberish ever since I met you, so you've clearly gone MENTAL and need help as soon as possible!" Alright?!

"So. We. Are. Going. To. The. Healer. Stop. COMPLAINING."

With every word, Dima gave the guy's arm another yank, practically dragging him. MOVE IT. NOW.

DaniDiNardo · 01-04-2015, 09:11 PM

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"I forgive you. You can't help it, you're sick." Dima patted the man again. Poor, poor soul. This is why carefulness was necessary on stairs. Especially moving ones.

.... a cat? "I'll take you to the Healer and go find your cat by myself, then drop him off at your office." Sound good? "But you HAVE you go to the Healer. You could be concussed! Or have internal bleeding!" The third year planted his feet on the ground firmly, wrapping his hands around the professor's arm and TUGGING. "And you've been spouting gibberish ever since I met you, so you've clearly gone MENTAL and need help as soon as possible!" Alright?!

"So. We. Are. Going. To. The. Healer. Stop. COMPLAINING."

With every word, Dima gave the guy's arm another yank, practically dragging him. MOVE IT. NOW.

T____________________T

Somebody get this kid off him. Like seriously. This was getting out of hand real fast and he wasn't sure but this kid might have made his earlier headache worse. Maybe it would have been better to run into a Hufflepuff. Bloody Ravenclaw.

With a heavy sigh, Maddox wrapped an arm around the kid, scooping him up and off the ground. "We're not going back inside. I don't need a Healer. We're going this way." He even demonstrated by starting off in the direction. If this one behaved he'd put him down and they could walk to the kitchen together as CIVILIZED human beings, OKAY KID????

"It won't take long. Cuddles needs to be found and I'm absolutely torn about him having gotten away."

Did this border on kidnapping? He was almost sure...but they weren't leaving the grounds or even the castle so it should be fine.

lemon · 01-04-2015, 09:20 PM

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Somebody get this kid off him. Like seriously. This was getting out of hand real fast and he wasn't sure but this kid might have made his earlier headache worse. Maybe it would have been better to run into a Hufflepuff. Bloody Ravenclaw.

With a heavy sigh, Maddox wrapped an arm around the kid, scooping him up and off the ground. "We're not going back inside. I don't need a healer. We're going this way." He even demonstrated by starting off in the direction. If this one behaved he'd put him down and they could walk to the kitchen together as civilized human beings, okay kid????

"It won't take long. Cuddles needs to be found and I'm absolutely torn about him having gotten away."

Did this border on kidnapping? He was almost sure...but they weren't leaving the grounds or even the castle so it should be fine.

o______________o

"Put me down!" Dima was YELLING at this point. Merlin. "A MADMAN is trying to KIDNAP ME! Help! Help! SOMEONE GET GRAYSON WHITLOCK!"

This was what he got for trying to be a nice person and help a sick old guy get to the healer and find his cat and write his old granny a postcard from his JOB? Really, universe? He was never going to be nice to anyone ever again. Ever. EVER.

He flailed a little, feet kicking and fists flying and body squirming and whY WAS HE SMALL ENOUGH TO BE PICKED UP?

"And who names their cat CUDDLES?!?"

DaniDiNardo · 01-04-2015, 11:15 PM

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"Put me down!" Dima was YELLING at this point. Merlin. "A MADMAN is trying to KIDNAP ME! Help! Help! SOMEONE GET GRAYSON WHITLOCK!"

This was what he got for trying to be a nice person and help a sick old guy get to the healer and find his cat and write his old granny a postcard from his JOB? Really, universe? He was never going to be nice to anyone ever again. Ever. EVER.

He flailed a little, feet kicking and fists flying and body squirming and whY WAS HE SMALL ENOUGH TO BE PICKED UP?

"And who names their cat CUDDLES?!?"

Screaming too? Screaming. He'd make a criminal of Maddox yet. "This is NOT a kidnapping." He informed in his own, controlled voice. "There isn't a need to be so loud about it, Merlin's beard." Loud noises, always with the damn loud noises. He should just forget the kitchen and head straight to bed. Perfectly quiet place that one was, all the way up on the Third Floor.

"And my grandmother names a cat Cuddles, that's who. My poor aching grandmother cooped up in St. Mungo's as a permanent patient. He brought sunshine to her life and she would not appreciate you making fun of that." Feel bad, kid, real bad.

Maddox looked over his shoulder to be sure the shouting hadn't attracted any unwanted attention before looking to the Ravenclaw again. "There is no need for this level of violence. You're being unreasonable." Kicking and punching, what did the air ever do to him... besides, you know, filling his lungs and giving him life.

Shame on you young man. "Now will you behave or do I have to carry you the whole way?" Because that was some serious effort and he wasn't sure he was ready for that kind of committment.

lemon · 01-04-2015, 11:41 PM

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Screaming too? Screaming. He'd make a criminal of Maddox yet. "This is NOT a kidnapping." He informed in his own, controlled voice. "There isn't a need to be so loud about it, Merlin's beard." Loud noises, always with the damn loud noises. He should just forget the kitchen and head straight to bed. Perfectly quiet place that one was, all the way up on the Third Floor.

"And my grandmother names a cat Cuddles, that's who. My poor aching grandmother cooped up in St. Mungo's as a permanent patient. He brought sunshine to her life and she would not appreciate you making fun of that." Feel bad, kid, real bad.

Maddox looked over his shoulder to be sure the shouting hadn't attracted any unwanted attention before looking to the Ravenclaw again. "There is no need for this level of violence. You're being unreasonable." Kicking and punching, what did the air ever do to him... besides, you know, filling his lungs and giving him life.

Shame on you young man. "Now will you behave or do I have to carry you the whole way?" Because that was some serious effort and he wasn't sure he was ready for that kind of committment.

"You are TAKING me somewhere AGAINST MY WILL! And I am a MINOR also known as a KID, therefore your current actions are classified as kidnapping!" Merlin on a cracker. Was his wand in the robes he'd handed to his abductor? Dima would have never thought in a million years that he would ever need to cast at a PROFESSOR, but here he was, flailing for his life.

... well. Okay. So old ladies named cats Cuddles. But said old lady was the grandmother of a KIDNAPPER, so Dima felt NO REMORSE. "Why don't YOU go bring sunshine to your grandma and let go of me?!" After all, that was where lunatics like this guy belonged anyway.

Dima was NOT being unreasonable. He was being carried AWAY from SAFETY. Where was Grayson?! Wasn't he screaming loudly enough?

"Let go of me!"

DaniDiNardo · 01-04-2015, 11:55 PM

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"You are TAKING me somewhere AGAINST MY WILL! And I am a MINOR also known as a KID, therefore your current actions are classified as kidnapping!" Merlin on a cracker. Was his wand in the robes he'd handed to his abductor? Dima would have never thought in a million years that he would ever need to cast at a PROFESSOR, but here he was, flailing for his life.

... well. Okay. So old ladies named cats Cuddles. But said old lady was the grandmother of a KIDNAPPER, so Dima felt NO REMORSE. "Why don't YOU go bring sunshine to your grandma and let go of me?!" After all, that was where lunatics like this guy belonged anyway.

Dima was NOT being unreasonable. He was being carried AWAY from SAFETY. Where was Grayson?! Wasn't he screaming loudly enough?

"Let go of me!"

Pause.

"It's funny, but when you say it like that, it almost does sound like kidnapping." Huh. Fancy that. "Well. Mm. I guess I am kidnapping you then." He decided, giving the boy a firm nod of his head before continuing his walk across the Entrance Hall. "Don't worry, I've done this tons of times and I've never been caught. Sworn professional. We'll have you on every milk carton from here to Romania in no time. I have a couple that might be your age by now...of course they could still be younger--who really remembers the exact age they kidnap kids, eh?"

To the boy's question of brightening his dead grandmother's day, Maddox gave an exasperated sigh, as if the answer wasn't plain as day. "Because I don't know where St. Mungo's is. It's just some made up place my Grandfather told me about...much like my grandmother--she's made up too but who am I to crush an old man's dreams so I send postcards anyway."

Ah and more pleas to be let go. "It's funny. That's what little Suzie Springfield said too...a lot. I let her go over a cliff, she didn't say it anymore." And a look to boot. Stop being difficult. He wasn't cut out for this kind of physical lifestyle.

Probably should put him down for real though, before the kid started taking him seriously.

lemon · 01-05-2015, 12:31 AM

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Pause.

"It's funny, but when you say it like that, it almost does sound like kidnapping." Huh. Fancy that. "Well. Mm. I guess I am kidnapping you then." He decided, giving the boy a firm nod of his head before continuing his walk across the Entrance Hall. "Don't worry, I've done this tons of times and I've never been caught. Sworn professional. We'll have you on every milk carton from here to Romania in no time. I have a couple that might be your age by now...of course they could still be younger--who really remembers the exact age they kidnap kids, eh?"

To the boy's question of brightening his dead grandmother's day, Maddox gave an exasperated sigh, as if the answer wasn't plain as day. "Because I don't know where St. Mungo's is. It's just some made up place my Grandfather told me about...much like my grandmother--she's made up too but who am I to crush an old man's dreams so I send postcards anyway."

Ah and more pleas to be let go. "It's funny. That's what little Suzie Springfield said too...a lot. I let her go over a cliff, she didn't say it anymore." And a look to boot. Stop being difficult. He wasn't cut out for this kind of physical lifestyle.

Probably should put him down for real though, before the kid started taking him seriously.

And he ADMITTED to it, too! How were there no witnesses around to see this?!

Uhhh. Milk cartons? He already HAD some? ROMANIA? "I already have a dad! I do NOT need another one, alright?" Maybe a new mum, but... ahem. NOT THE POINT. "You have to get your OWN kids! I'm sorry that no lady 'cept your precious Gran wants to be around you, but ADOPTION is also an alternative! Not Dimanapping!"

..... what?! St. Mungo's... "It is too a real place! S'the loony bin for people like YOU." And he needed to GO THERE. Now, preferably. After setting him down. "... your grandma isn't real? Is Cuddles?" And if ol' Granny didn't exist, NO ONE named a cat Cuddles, correct? So he'd been RIGHT.

Mr. Kidnapper wasn't apparently the sharpest quill in the box, either. But it was irrelevant at that moment because he was talking about cliffs, and Dima was starting to become increasingly frightened. The staff at this school SUCKED.

"Y'know, I'm not a fan of heights. Might vomit on you soon." LET GO, creepy.

DaniDiNardo · 01-05-2015, 12:47 AM

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And he ADMITTED to it, too! How were there no witnesses around to see this?!

Uhhh. Milk cartons? He already HAD some? ROMANIA? "I already have a dad! I do NOT need another one, alright?" Maybe a new mum, but... ahem. NOT THE POINT. "You have to get your OWN kids! I'm sorry that no lady 'cept your precious Gran wants to be around you, but ADOPTION is also an alternative! Not Dimanapping!"

..... what?! St. Mungo's... "It is too a real place! S'the loony bin for people like YOU." And he needed to GO THERE. Now, preferably. After setting him down. "... your grandma isn't real? Is Cuddles?" And if ol' Granny didn't exist, NO ONE named a cat Cuddles, correct? So he'd been RIGHT.

Mr. Kidnapper wasn't apparently the sharpest quill in the box, either. But it was irrelevant at that moment because he was talking about cliffs, and Dima was starting to become increasingly frightened. The staff at this school SUCKED.

"Y'know, I'm not a fan of heights. Might vomit on you soon." LET GO, creepy.

...Wait...what?

HAHAHAHAHAHA! That was a brilliant one. Maddox was almost bent double laughing--almost dropped him too because of the adoption suggestion. He had FIVE ankle biters at home, all between the ages of 2 and 6, adopting another one was a big, fat NO. Merlin what would he be doing with another one? His wife...would kill him.

"No one said anything about giving you new parents. Children in coal mines don't need parents, duh. Where'd you get your logic from? A niffler?" He shuffled the unknown boy, thinking he should go ahead and cast the feather light spell because yeah....but then he was going on about his grandmother and wife...or lack thereof. "Yes, secretly I'm very lonely so I adopted Cuddles but alas, he doesn't seem to prefer my company either so I'll have to settle for you til we hit the mines."

Leave it to him to question every single thing the man said. Merlin this was getting twisted. "Gran isn't real but Cuddles is because I say so and that makes it true enough." Ironic given he was a compulsive liar but how was the kid to know that.

And then those words. No sooner than they were spoken did Maddox unceremoniously drop the boy because he did NOT do vomit. Ew. "Where's your stomach for adventure?" Wimp.

lemon · 01-05-2015, 12:57 AM

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...Wait...what?

HAHAHAHAHAHA! That was a brilliant one. Maddox was almost bent double laughing--almost dropped him too because of the adoption suggestion. He had FIVE ankle biters at home, all between the ages of 2 and 6, adopting another one was a big, fat NO. Merlin what would he be doing with another one? His wife...would kill him.

"No one said anything about giving you new parents. Children in coal mines don't need parents, duh. Where'd you get your logic from? A niffler?" He shuffled the unknown boy, thinking he should go ahead and cast the feather light spell because yeah....but then he was going on about his grandmother and wife...or lack thereof. "Yes, secretly I'm very lonely so I adopted Cuddles but alas, he doesn't seem to prefer my company either so I'll have to settle for you til we hit the mines."

Leave it to him to question every single thing the man said. Merlin this was getting twisted. "Gran isn't real but Cuddles is because I say so and that makes it true enough." Ironic given he was a compulsive liar but how was the kid to know that.

And then those words. No sooner than they were spoken did Maddox unceremoniously drop the boy because he did NOT do vomit. Ew. "Where's your stomach for adventure?" Wimp.

Coal mines? Nifflers (was that meant to be an insult? Dima didn't get it, Nifflers were actually very smart)? And this guy was a cat man. Okay, then.

None of that was HELPING HIM OUT here, though.

"I can see why," he replied dryly, giving upside down unimpressed looks to the man's back from his comfortable position. If he just twisted a liiittle, he'd be able to reach the robe's in the weird guy's hand, get his wand, ATTEMPT to cast a spell (and probably end up using his wand as a jabbing weapon instead, because Dima... wasn't the most adept wizard), and run.

And as he tried, the man finally had the sense to let go. But not GENTLY.

There was a soft crack, and.... was his elbow supposed to bend that way? Ouch.

DaniDiNardo · 01-05-2015, 01:15 AM

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Coal mines? Nifflers (was that meant to be an insult? Dima didn't get it, Nifflers were actually very smart)? And this guy was a cat man. Okay, then.

None of that was HELPING HIM OUT here, though.

"I can see why," he replied dryly, giving upside down unimpressed looks to the man's back from his comfortable position. If he just twisted a liiittle, he'd be able to reach the robe's in the weird guy's hand, get his wand, ATTEMPT to cast a spell (and probably end up using his wand as a jabbing weapon instead, because Dima... wasn't the most adept wizard), and run.

And as he tried, the man finally had the sense to let go. But not GENTLY.

There was a soft crack, and.... was his elbow supposed to bend that way? Ouch.

Crack

...

......

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

O_O

What....in Merlin's beard.....was that?

Maddox's eyes flashed to the boy at the sound of the nearly inaudible crack. He knew that sound well, given how accident prone two of his children tended to be and it had the man's eyes widening immensely. Oh Circe. This really wasn't his day, was it??? The man got down on his knees next to the young Ravenclaw, already trying to assess the damage, having done this probably a million times--so long as it was minor and nothing Mungo's worthy...but he hadn't dropped him from that high so....there was hope...?

Aw man. Of all the first days on the job, he had to get this one. SIGH. "You'll be alright, kid." He tried, all the while gingerly feeling at the boys entire arm. "How does this feel?" Luckily, there were spells for this sort of thing. No one had to know. Their own little secret.

lemon · 01-05-2015, 01:34 AM

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Crack

...

......

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

O_O

What....in Merlin's beard.....was that?

Maddox's eyes flashed to the boy at the sound of the nearly inaudible crack. He knew that sound well, given how accident prone two of his children tended to be and it had the man's eyes widening immensely. Oh Circe. This really wasn't his day, was it??? The man got down on his knees next to the young Ravenclaw, already trying to assess the damage, having done this probably a million times--so long as it was minor and nothing Mungo's worthy...but he hadn't dropped him from that high so....there was hope...?

Aw man. Of all the first days on the job, he had to get this one. SIGH. "You'll be alright, kid." He tried, all the while gingerly feeling at the boys entire arm. "How does this feel?" Luckily, there were spells for this sort of thing. No one had to know. Their own little secret.

"Owww." Bloody son of a garden gno-

Dima swatted away the creepy man's hand with his good arm, not wanting him to TOUCH the other. Did he have any sense at all in that thick, mental head of his? "It feels lousy, how do you THINK it feels? Jeez. Go jump off the Ravenclaw Tower and see how that feels, why don't you?"

Weren't professors supposed to be SOMEWHAT smart? Dima wasn't exactly a BRAIN, but...

Well, the fact that even he towered over this guy in smarts had to say something.

DaniDiNardo · 01-05-2015, 01:53 AM

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"Owww." Bloody son of a garden gno-

Dima swatted away the creepy man's hand with his good arm, not wanting him to TOUCH the other. Did he have any sense at all in that thick, mental head of his? "It feels lousy, how do you THINK it feels? Jeez. Go jump off the Ravenclaw Tower and see how that feels, why don't you?"

Weren't professors supposed to be SOMEWHAT smart? Dima wasn't exactly a BRAIN, but...

Well, the fact that even he towered over this guy in smarts had to say something.

Yuuuuuup, kid's sass sounded just about like the arm was broken. This wasn't likely to end well for him unless he did something about this before anyone else decided to show up. Though a glance inside told him they wee having their own little party--was that food? Oh, look at that, he didn't need to go to the kitchen afterall.

"Hold still before I 'accidentally' fix another bone on you." He told the swatter, drawing his wand and taking aim at the elbow joint. It was a flick of his wand and another crack that saw the boy's arm looking normal again.

Crisis averted.

Despite his earlier swatting, Maddox once again (this time a little bit more forcefully) took the boy's arm, inspecting to be sure he'd done it right, not that he thought he wouldn't. Again, he'd performed this one maybe a million times.

"Reckon you'll be alright now and no one needs to go jumping off towers."

lemon · 01-05-2015, 02:38 AM

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Yuuuuuup, kid's sass sounded just about like the arm was broken. This wasn't likely to end well for him unless he did something about this before anyone else decided to show up. Though a glance inside told him they wee having their own little party--was that food? Oh, look at that, he didn't need to go to the kitchen afterall.

"Hold still before I 'accidentally' fix another bone on you." He told the swatter, drawing his wand and taking aim at the elbow joint. It was a flick of his wand and another crack that saw the boy's arm looking normal again.

Crisis averted.

Despite his earlier swatting, Maddox once again (this time a little bit more forcefully) took the boy's arm, inspecting to be sure he'd done it right, not that he thought he wouldn't. Again, he'd performed this one maybe a million times.

"Reckon you'll be alright now and no one needs to go jumping off towers."

Dima was about ready to start yelling for help again, and he would have done just that if the splintering pain in his arm hadn't immediately... vanished.

Woah. Did THIS guy do that? Huh. Seemed like what came out of his mouth didn't reflect the amount of brainpower he possessed.

"You the Charms professor, then?" Dima asked, still staring at his arm in awe. How did he do that? Could he teach him?! Not that he wanted to talk to this guy anymore after this weird occurrence but....

.... okay, he did.

How did he...?!

DaniDiNardo · 01-05-2015, 03:00 AM

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Dima was about ready to start yelling for help again, and he would have done just that if the splintering pain in his arm hadn't immediately... vanished.

Woah. Did THIS guy do that? Huh. Seemed like what came out of his mouth didn't reflect the amount of brainpower he possessed.

"You the Charms professor, then?" Dima asked, still staring at his arm in awe. How did he do that? Could he teach him?! Not that he wanted to talk to this guy anymore after this weird occurrence but....

.... okay, he did.

How did he...?!

Maddox swallowed the lie as quickly as it tried to surface. He just...he didn't think he wanted to get into another one with this kid, not after all that. Ugh. Circe, no. The headache rising again might have been the mental exhaustion. It just....wasn't worth it which was hardly the case but, Merlin this kid.

"Maddox Quigley." He said with a nod as he straightened. The man offered a hand to the boy still on the ground. "And you are?"

He took note of the awe on the boy's face, figuring he couldn't have been too high up in years if something like that got him. "It's a fairly easy spell if you've got the time." But not now, not unless he wanted to break something else and have them practice (no better way to learn than in doing afterall).

"Where were you heading earlier anyway?" He hadn't been the only one to prematurely leave the hall.

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