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HaRoHeGiNeLu · 08-28-2013, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

"Well, actual sentences, believe it or not," Nolan replied. Wasn't it just yesterday that she'd just been babbling and pointing at things, calling everything "cat" and "doll" and using only a word or two? Now she could say things like "Daddy I want a new cat" or "Daddy I want a new doll". Before he knew it, she'd be gossiping over the table about daycare and her classmates in preschool.

"She likes the toy broom her aunt got her for Christmas, so I'd say things are looking up," he answered Ellie's question. He wasn't sure he WANTED Scarlett playing quidditch though, which he wouldn't tell Ellie, of course. She could hurt herself! She was never allowed to do anything that could hurt her. Just like she was never allowed to go to school, date, or get married until she was 30. Yes. Then Nolan would be sure she'd be safe.

He nodded when she started talking about his replacement. He vaguely recalled the name of the woman who'd taken over, but she too had stepped down shortly after and was replaced by that other woman, the one he'd evaluated during his election time for the board. "The new divination professor seems...ok," he said. She didn't have tarot cards on her at all times like he did, and she didn't use crystal orbs, so those were two strikes already. "I mean, I had to evaluate her as part of my duties," he explained with a grin. Yes, his big, important, GOVERNOR duties. "I'm surprised you didn't run, actually, I hope you weren't intimidated by us old folk," he joked. "Carter certainly wasn't, right?" he asked his co-governor with a grin.

Sentences? "That's pretty cool." Much better than babbling. The most annoying thing about small kids was that you can never understand them. The most annoying thing about older kids was that they never shut up.

She wasn't having kids.

Ellie GRINNED at the mention of a broom. "BRILLIANT!" Completely brilliant! Those were the best gifts, honestly. And only the coolest parents let their kids have toy broomsticks, right? Right. Reyn was totally an awesome dad. "If you ever need a flying tutor..." she said, oh so casually, "Owl me." And she was dead serious about that. She'd love to teach REYN'S daughter how to fly. If anything, it was a good excuse to see him more. And the Ginger who stole him away.

The new Divination professor...yeah, Ellie wouldn't know them. She wouldn't even know if it was the same professor that taught her final terms at school. But even if it was, she wouldn't know them. She completely avoided the subject after Reyn left.

Then he mentioned duties, and she started laughing...only to laugh MORE when he brought up her running. "No way, Reyn." HER on the Board of Governors? Seriously? And no, silly, she wasn't intimidated. "I want nothing more to do with school than watching the Quidditch matches." Which was completely true and she was doing a good job of it. Running for the Board would have been against everything.

"Or," she added, "If they did another Alumni Ball thing. They really should, too." She addressed both Reyn and Carter as she said that. Could THEY do anything about it? It would be LOADS of fun, bothering her brother all night, and seeing a bunch of old friends all together again.

Namely the boring married ones.

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Originally Posted by LilFox06

Carter nodded. Oh. Okay. He didn't know that. "Has he got a show coming up soon?" he asked. Just out of curiosity. He hadn't been to one before. Although... he wasn't sure what the chances were of getting Destiny to go to a play. But he was pretty sure she liked Treyen. ... things would be kind of awkward if she didn't know, considering they'd all been out together before.

"Things are good with me. Just got back from holiday." Which means Destiny had a new wardrobe and new jewelry. "The animals are good. Everything is surprisingly still alive." Even Marcus. She'd had that rat for as long as he knew her. And it was still ~~chasing the cats~~ pretty well.

"I heard you got a rabbit...?" Right? It was a rabbit... right?

Carter laughed. "Nah. Nothing really gets to you after taking on large men with bats." Plus, he considered his social skills pretty high now. Lots of interviewing practice.

"And I had to make sure the Board had a bit of young blood in it."

"Yeah, of course," Ellie said, nodding, "He has performances every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night." Which put a stopper on many weekend plans, but it was okay. They worked around them usually. And Ellie didn't stay up very late, anyway.

Holiday? "Really? From where?" If it was nice, it'd be next on her 'To-Go' list, which was pretty empty at the moment, seeing as they'd already planned the vacations that were on there.

"Surprisingly? You take good care of them, yeah?" All of their animals were still alive, but she wouldn't be surprised about them. They - mostly Treyen - are very good at feeding them and such. Their animals are pretty basic. It's just Charley and Rufus that are a bit of a handful.

She laughed. "I got a bunny," they were BUNNIES, okay Carter? "When I went into my seventh year." So it's not like she JUST got it. "And then...a year later, that Christmas, Treyen got me another. And then they had six bunnies. So we have eight in all." More than they bargained for, but they refused to give them away. And they're quite lovely.

There was more laughing to Carter's response about running for the Board. But that was a topic that - congratulations to Carter and Reyn aside - she would rather avoid. It was boring, grown-up type stuff.

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

And it seemed they reached the end of the penned areas for the petting zoo and were coming up on some tables set up with banners for each of the four houses, along with the hogwarts emblem. BUT none of that brought any attention to Fina....NOPE, because she was too distracted by a FAMILIAR head of RED HAIR.

Barely giving a glance to the people at the booth (and the fact that one of them was another of her former students), she dropped some coins into the jar and then turned her attention to the redhead.

"Eliana Stone." Yes, she totally did just give the former Ravenclaw a greeting with her full name. Former ~~favorite~~ professors were ALLOWED to do that. OKAY!?

"HOW in Wenlock's name ARE you doing?!? ARE you like still playing quidditch?" What a dumb question. The redhead BETTER have still been playing. "GUESS WHAT?!? I played my first game! Last term! Keeper!" Fina was beaming now.

As fun as her conversations with Reyn and Carter were, Ellie's eyes widened and her smile disappeared the instant she was addressed...by THAT name. Heart racing, she cautiously turned her attention to the direction the voice came from.

Just as quickly as her smile disappeared, it reappeared. She didn't even bother with groaning about how to NOT USE THAT NAME, and instead went directly for a greeting. "HADLEY!!!" She threw her arms open for a hug. They could hug. Reyn would have gotten a hug if he wasn't behind that bloody table.

"I'm great!!" Better, seeing her old professors. And to think she took them for granted. Mostly Hadley, actually, since she knew how much Reyn meant to her, but only when he disappeared. "And I am still playing, of course." You know, they needed to keep up with her post-Hogwarts career. Sheeeeesh.

Hadley Quidditch! "I KNOW!!!" Ellie beamed back, "I SAW! I went to watch Aidan and YOU were playing!! You did SO well, too, Hadley!" She was EXTREMELY proud of her former professor who she helped teach how to fly in the first place. "But what in Merlin's name were you thinking playing in a match?! You must have been flying LOADS since I left!"

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HaRoHeGiNeLu Bicorn Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: EST Posts: 16,579 Hogwarts RPG Name: Valerie Warren First Year x8	Satisfied Neon Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom "Well, actual sentences, believe it or not," Nolan replied. Wasn't it just yesterday that she'd just been babbling and pointing at things, calling everything "cat" and "doll" and using only a word or two? Now she could say things like "Daddy I want a new cat" or "Daddy I want a new doll". Before he knew it, she'd be gossiping over the table about daycare and her classmates in preschool. "She likes the toy broom her aunt got her for Christmas, so I'd say things are looking up," he answered Ellie's question. He wasn't sure he WANTED Scarlett playing quidditch though, which he wouldn't tell Ellie, of course. She could hurt herself! She was never allowed to do anything that could hurt her. Just like she was never allowed to go to school, date, or get married until she was 30. Yes. Then Nolan would be sure she'd be safe. He nodded when she started talking about his replacement. He vaguely recalled the name of the woman who'd taken over, but she too had stepped down shortly after and was replaced by that other woman, the one he'd evaluated during his election time for the board. "The new divination professor seems...ok," he said. She didn't have tarot cards on her at all times like he did, and she didn't use crystal orbs, so those were two strikes already. "I mean, I had to evaluate her as part of my duties," he explained with a grin. Yes, his big, important, GOVERNOR duties. "I'm surprised you didn't run, actually, I hope you weren't intimidated by us old folk," he joked. "Carter certainly wasn't, right?" he asked his co-governor with a grin. Sentences? "That's pretty cool." Much better than babbling. The most annoying thing about small kids was that you can never understand them. The most annoying thing about older kids was that they never shut up. She wasn't having kids. Ellie GRINNED at the mention of a broom. "BRILLIANT!" Completely brilliant! Those were the best gifts, honestly. And only the coolest parents let their kids have toy broomsticks, right? Right. Reyn was totally an awesome dad. "If you ever need a flying tutor..." she said, oh so casually, "Owl me." And she was dead serious about that. She'd love to teach REYN'S daughter how to fly. If anything, it was a good excuse to see him more. And the Ginger who stole him away. The new Divination professor...yeah, Ellie wouldn't know them. She wouldn't even know if it was the same professor that taught her final terms at school. But even if it was, she wouldn't know them. She completely avoided the subject after Reyn left. Then he mentioned duties, and she started laughing...only to laugh MORE when he brought up her running. "No way, Reyn." HER on the Board of Governors? Seriously? And no, silly, she wasn't intimidated. "I want nothing more to do with school than watching the Quidditch matches." Which was completely true and she was doing a good job of it. Running for the Board would have been against everything. "Or," she added, "If they did another Alumni Ball thing. They really should, too." She addressed both Reyn and Carter as she said that. Could THEY do anything about it? It would be LOADS of fun, bothering her brother all night, and seeing a bunch of old friends all together again. Namely the boring married ones. Quote: Originally Posted by LilFox06 Carter nodded. Oh. Okay. He didn't know that. "Has he got a show coming up soon?" he asked. Just out of curiosity. He hadn't been to one before. Although... he wasn't sure what the chances were of getting Destiny to go to a play. But he was pretty sure she liked Treyen. ... things would be kind of awkward if she didn't know, considering they'd all been out together before. "Things are good with me. Just got back from holiday." Which means Destiny had a new wardrobe and new jewelry. "The animals are good. Everything is surprisingly still alive." Even Marcus. She'd had that rat for as long as he knew her. And it was still ~~chasing the cats~~ pretty well. "I heard you got a rabbit...?" Right? It was a rabbit... right? Carter laughed. "Nah. Nothing really gets to you after taking on large men with bats." Plus, he considered his social skills pretty high now. Lots of interviewing practice. "And I had to make sure the Board had a bit of young blood in it." "Yeah, of course," Ellie said, nodding, "He has performances every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night." Which put a stopper on many weekend plans, but it was okay. They worked around them usually. And Ellie didn't stay up very late, anyway. Holiday? "Really? From where?" If it was nice, it'd be next on her 'To-Go' list, which was pretty empty at the moment, seeing as they'd already planned the vacations that were on there. "Surprisingly? You take good care of them, yeah?" All of their animals were still alive, but she wouldn't be surprised about them. They - mostly Treyen - are very good at feeding them and such. Their animals are pretty basic. It's just Charley and Rufus that are a bit of a handful. She laughed. "I got a bunny," they were BUNNIES, okay Carter? "When I went into my seventh year." So it's not like she JUST got it. *"And then...a year later, that Christmas, Treyen got me another. And then they* had six bunnies. So we have eight in all." More than they bargained for, but they refused to give them away. And they're quite lovely. There was more laughing to Carter's response about running for the Board. But that was a topic that - congratulations to Carter and Reyn aside - she would rather avoid. It was boring, grown-up type stuff. Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixRising And it seemed they reached the end of the penned areas for the petting zoo and were coming up on some tables set up with banners for each of the four houses, along with the hogwarts emblem. BUT none of that brought any attention to Fina....NOPE, because she was too distracted by a FAMILIAR head of RED HAIR. Barely giving a glance to the people at the booth (and the fact that one of them was another of her former students), she dropped some coins into the jar and then turned her attention to the redhead. "Eliana Stone." Yes, she totally did just give the former Ravenclaw a greeting with her full name. Former ~~favorite~~ professors were ALLOWED to do that. OKAY!? "HOW in Wenlock's name ARE you doing?!? ARE you like still playing quidditch?" What a dumb question. The redhead BETTER have still been playing. "GUESS WHAT?!? I played my first game! Last term! Keeper!" Fina was beaming now. As fun as her conversations with Reyn and Carter were, Ellie's eyes widened and her smile disappeared the instant she was addressed...by THAT name. Heart racing, she cautiously turned her attention to the direction the voice came from. Just as quickly as her smile disappeared, it reappeared. She didn't even bother with groaning about how to NOT USE THAT NAME, and instead went directly for a greeting. "HADLEY!!!" She threw her arms open for a hug. They could hug. Reyn would have gotten a hug if he wasn't behind that bloody table. "I'm great!!" Better, seeing her old professors. And to think she took them for granted. Mostly Hadley, actually, since she knew how much Reyn meant to her, but only when he disappeared. "And I am still playing, of course." You know, they needed to keep up with her post-Hogwarts career. Sheeeeesh. Hadley Quidditch! "I KNOW!!!" Ellie beamed back, "I SAW! I went to watch Aidan and YOU were playing!! You did SO well, too, Hadley!" She was EXTREMELY proud of her former professor who she helped teach how to fly in the first place. "But what in Merlin's name were you thinking playing in a match?! You must have been flying LOADS since I left!" __________________ a practical person, who may be considered a perfectionist, perhaps you like being organised or paying close attention to detail**, you are...