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SPOILER!!: Adi Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19  Okay, so a sprained arm for Henric. It could have been worse... like it being broken and a spider bite. His attention shifted to Toby again. Oh! Jay was with him. That was good. Hopefully, Toby could pull himself together. He didn't want anything else to go wrong with his Hufflepuffs. Back to Henric and the Librarian. "You're stubborn,'' he told told his friend. "I got a cut, Mr K., when some pieces of the wall from the Entrance Hall fell on me.'' Adi pointed to his right temple. "I think the bleeding's stopped.'' The only reason he was even giving any attention to this was for Henric's benefit. There was nothing wrong with getting the injuries checked.
Adi barely registered the fact that someone had walked past him, lightly bumping into him. He was more focused on thinking of Lux and Ilia. It was only when the voice asked about Noel only did he look around to see a Ravenclaw (Benzi). "Yes, they did. But don't worry, we'll get him back.'' Adi gave the boy a small smile before going back to resting his cheek against Marsha.
Looky! There was his other hapy Professor! And... Mr K was hugging her... Something suddenly clicked. He remembered the man leaving her a rose once at the Feast but he hadn't thought much of it until now... Were Mr K and Cassie DATING?
The Hufflepuff tilted his head now at Bellaire. Honestly, he loved the woman, but THAT was very uncalled for. Didn't she realised persons were panicked enough already and that some of the younger ones were scared. "She doesn't mean that, Marsha.'' Nope, not going to let the Gryffindor get scared again when she was clearly relaxing now. But he knew that Bellaire could be right.
Looking at Yoongi's shocked expression, he could tell that the other guy had been unaware of the other missing students. "It's scary how those spiders could get to us, isn't it?'' Ugh! What had set them off? Something HAD to have happened unless they had all suddenly gone crazy and decided to attack for no reason.
Oh? Get the spiders lost? Adi WANTED that to happen. It would be payback for taking those persons and giving the rest of them a scare. He shifted his weight again to adjust himself more comfortably. No, he wasn't tired of holding Marsha. Aha! The Daydream Charm? Yeaaah, Adi had heard of that. And they needed volunteers! "I VOLUNTEER FOR THE SEARCH AND RESCUE!'' ]He refused to go spreading the Charm when he had just battled all those spiders and was feeling like a waste he hadn't done better to save Ilia. He hadn't been around wen Lux had been taken but Ilia... some friend he was. The sixth year looked at AJ. He wasn't going to ask what she was going to do but he did have to tell her what he thought. "I know it's up to you but I'd prefer it if you help with the Charms and stay with Marsha.'' He knew she had a thing for spiders but these were giant, evil ones and he didn't want her getting hurt even though there was also a chance that the charms group could be attacked... but not as much as the search and rescue group.
Adi craned his neck to look around at the new voice. Wasn't that one of the shopkeepers from Hogsmeade? And that was Maisie from Honeydukes. He smiled a bit in her direction. The last time they met, she had nearly chased him out of the shop because he had cracked a joke. But hey! That would explain Tanner's patronus! She had summoned help! Good! They could use all that they could get.
Catching the boy's glances in her direction, Maisie gave a small wave and wiggled her fingers in his direction. Would he like a chocolate wand? SPOILER!!: oh la la Tancred Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoe Frankie had been the quietest he had ever been in his life ever since he found refuge. Unlike some of his classmates, he refused to volunteer to risk his life just to save the Headmistress and a couple of students that had been dumb enough to get in the way of angry spiders. All he knew was that things would have gone differently if it had been him that had been taken by the acromantulas. The Gryffindor was willing to bet his family’s entire vault at Gringotts that he would have managed to escape with just a few battle scars. After all, he had made it the entire way from the seventh floor to the Great Hall still intact.
Necklaces? Stunning? Using tablecloths to look like a basilisk? The blond quietly groaned, having no hope in either of those ideas. Clearly those stupid necklaces some of the other students had were not doing what they were supposed to, and stunning was only effective when it wasn't raining spiders. As for the tablecloth idea suggested by the History of Magic professor, well, it just seemed ridiculous. How could a bunch of acromantulas who had been smart enough to successfully burst into the school and take some students and the Headmistress be dumb enough to fall for a fake basilisk?
Until a legitimate plan was made, the blond was just going to sit in the safety of the hall and think about how long it would take his father to pull him out of the school and send him off to Durmstrang.
It was a pretty significant thing for the acromantulas to have been roaming around in Hogsmeade, but it was a bigger problem that they had left the forest to ATTACK the entire school and take human hostages. Tancred had been one of the first to volunteer to provide his assistance once his boss alerted the Creatures department what was going on at the school. His three kids and the kids of his close friends were trapped there in the muck of it all, and there was no way he was going to allow them to become dinner. All he found himself doing since he heard the news was praying that neither Chloe nor the twins had been snatched by the angry arachnids.
With his team alongside him, he made his way through the grounds up to the castle, casting spells and dodging pincers and hairy legs left and right. Normally he would have taken a moment to appreciate their enormity, maybe even try having a conversation with one. But they had put the safety of his children in jeopardy, so there was no time for pleasantries. Papa bear was mad, and his cubs needed his protection.
Tancred's entry into the Great Hall was followed by a flash of blue as he repelled an incoming acromantula. He didn't even stop to watch as the eight-legged creature blasted backward. Immediately he scanned the crowd of students for his own children. His eyes first found Caleb, his twin boys, then Hayley and Chloe, Vannie's kids, and the scared faces of children that belonged to his other friends. With his wand still at the ready, the dragon commissioner followed Daphne toward one of the professors to yell at them for letting this happen form a plan of action.
Maisie continued to hand out her chocolate wands and let out an attention seeking sort of girlish gasp when she walked by one of the new arrivals from the Ministry.
Had he noticed her? She gave a small teasing look over her shoulder before continuing handing out chocolate. SPOILER!!: oh la la Professor Dakest & Cole Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazenhani There was something refreshing, and yet unnerving, about Brown's smile. Refreshing as in it was probably the most light-hearted thing he had seen all day and made him forget, at least temporarily, of the long-legged horde outside the doors. Unnerving, as it reminded him of what she expected of him. Of what all the students expected of all the Professors. And what the Professor's expected of themselves.
No pressure. None at all.
He was so caught up in that thought, and being on high-alert, that the hug took him by surprise. For a moment, Sabel just blinked, not sure what to do with himself. After a moment, he patted her shoulder, stumbling to find the words that she would need to hear at that time. 'Thanks' just didn't seem to cut it. But before he could make any of them out, she was off, looking for her friends most likely.
Fine by him. He had a job to do, and the further she was from the doors, the safer she was. The safer they all were.
It was the clap to his shoulder by Professor Thompson that startled him back fully. A grim smile pressed against his lips and he returned the gesture in passing to the other man. "Keep a weather eye."
As if he wouldn't. As if any of them wouldn't. It was obvious, but at the same time, it seemed like the only right thing to say. Needless, the man got serious props for his ability, and the fact he looked like he could cast another firestorm without breaking a sweat.
Merlin, his age was catching up to him.
Rider's voice drew his attention next, and Sabel couldn't help the smile that touched the corners of his lips. It wasn't as grim as it had been before. While his initial thought was that students shouldn't be so eager to stand on the front lines, it was impossible to deny the honesty, or the courage, of the statement.
It was impossible, not to think back to a time when he had done the same.
Reaching over, he clapped the kid on the shoulder. "Of course we are. We wouldn't be much of wizards or witches if we didn't at least try, now would we?"
What was magic for, if not for at least making the best attempt to save a life that one could. Wasn't that the very definition of magic? Something spectacular and wonderful to behold? Wasn't that the definition of life?
His gaze roamed over those gathered in the Great Hall, students and Professor's alike. His attention hinged briefly on Yoongi, offering the young man a strong nod, and moved across the group he was standing with. All students he had taught, all supporting one another and offering themselves to support Quigley's plan.
His gaze drifted over to Toby, and Flamsteed standing by as the most solid support he'd ever seen the man. A true beacon of strength, even with the rocks tucked under his arms.
Checking the doors to make sure that no legs were crawling through the cracks, Sabel made his way over to the small group of students that had offered to join in the search and rescue. Adi and Yoongi, Henric and Rider. Couldn't well say they were going to look for, and save people, if he wasn't willing to stick his own foot on that road.
A heavy hand fell on Yoongi's shoulder. "I'll cast my ballot in with the search and rescue." Along with Cassie and Leo, both of whom got a solemn nod from him.
More words might have been spoken, if a sudden rush of activity at the doors didn't snatch his attention first. Turning around, Sabel blinked in surprise. There was something about Ministry employees that made them stick out like sore thumbs, be it in the way they held themselves, spoke or demanded things. Though, mixed with the shopkeepers from Hogsmeade, they made for an interesting sight.
Some distant hope of seeing his former fellow MLEr's played at the back of his mind, but was quickly dismissed. Though one woman, the one who stopped to speak to Kate, caught a flicker of memory. He thought he recognized her, but couldn't be very sure.
Still, there was no denying, the combination were a welcome sore thumb, and earned a half-smile from him, though it was incredibly short-lived. "You lot sure know how to hustle. Sure are glad to see you, though." Sabel half-nodded, half-pointed towards the staff dias at the end of the Great Hall. "Professor Maddox Quigley is organizing direction, along with Professor Abraham Botros and a few of the others up at the front." Quote:
Originally Posted by Samia This was an utter mess. Moving along with his team, Cole marched to the great hall. How long had it been since he stepped in here? REALLY long. Blasting away one of the acromantula just as the nostalgia was about to hit, Cole forced himself to stay in the present. It wasn't that hard to do anyway given the state of things.
Again, what a mess.
He couldn't help but feel sad seeing the faces of the children. Fear, disbelief, bravery - it was all there. This was not what they were suppose to be doing right now. They didn't come to school for this. This was suppose to be a safe place. He noticed how some of them were volunteering themselves and he did not approve - especially for the search and rescue mission.
Coming to a halt next to January and Tancred, Cole recognized the former MLE employee. Dakest. He frowned seeing kids (Benzi & Sophie) line up next to Dakest for search and rescue, and commented: "I think we should limit the students involved in search and rescue, we don't know what's out there" In his opinion, there shouldn't be any kids involved. He wanted them out of here. But obviously that wasn't happening. Hogwarts really needed to think about emergency exit strategies for the kids when crap like this happened.
She would just hand out chocolate wands this way then.
Doing so slowly so she could listen in to what the two men were discussing, it became quite clear where she would place herself in this whole ordeal. Fluffing her curly red locks she approached the two to innocently ask, " Chocolat wand?" Complete with casual eyelash batting.
" I am also quite skilled in zee, 'ow do you say...zee concealment and defensive magic. I would like to 'elp with zee rescue, s'il vous plaît." SPOILER!!: Cutty Quote:
Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah The shrinking potion casually wore off and soon Cutty was sitting in his spot on the ground hidden from plain sight below the bobbing heads of fellow Hogwartsians and absorbing the information that was all around him. The brave, the scared, the emotionally invested as well as the well checked-out. Emotions. The situation, far from inspiring any of those things in him instead filled him with a full charged sensation of excitement. It was a challenge. A field test. And one during which people, including himself, could and probably would die.
People had probably already died.
But in the case of the Headmistress it was more troubling, because of what that would mean for the open vacancy of office. But even then, it wasn't that bad. Botros in that position might actually be...fun. Though, probably not in the way the more adjusted think of fun.
Cutty stood up when a witch bearing chocolate wands entered. He helped himself to one and swung it back and forth and if giving it a testing. Like it were a real wand. Did he detect a nougat and peanut butter center with 40% cacao?
"Hey Caleb! Yer stayin' back, then? Like a pansy?" He said still playing with the wand. "Betteh throw yer arms around me and kiss me whilst yew've got the chance. Yer may not see me again, mate cause I'm goin' in." It'd be a good opportunity to see how he and Benzi's private lessons paid off too.
" You can 'ave more if you wish," she smiled at the boy, practically offering him the bag to take off her hands. She would hardly be bringing THAT out to the Forbidden Forest. It had nearly been the death of her bringing it in. " 'elp pass zem out to your friends." SPOILER!!: oh la la Professor Quigley Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo Maddox eyed the doorway he'd just cast at suspiciously. It wasn't that he doubted it would work but rather that the man always preferred seeing the fruits of his labour to be sure they were air tight. This HAD to work. No second chances, those things were coming back.
He was glad Tanner had chosen to join them before he cast otherwise she'd be stuck walking around with the image of a large snake giving her death glares.
The Charms Professor looked to his group again, the one that was steadily getting bigger with even a member of the Ministry joining them. "Let's get the Entrance Hall taken care of. They all left the castle, I suspect this will be the way they'll re-enter; easy access, quick route, no need for hiding anymore. Listen carefully because we don't want them knowing something's up. Even though this will require imagination don't get too imaginative. Focus on making the daydream exactly like the reality of the castle, only thing we're adding is a large basilisk. Think large yellow eyes--like mine." You know...when he was a cat. Not NOW. Not the blues he sported this second.
"Don't leave any doorways or windows uncast at. No matter where they slip in, they need to be under the charm. Understand that when we run back inside we'll be caught in the daydream too. For the more faint at heart please keep in mind it's a dream, nothing more. Let's move out." And with that he proceeded further into the Entrance Hall, still cautiously glancing around and trying to catch the faintest noises with his ears.
She almost changed her mind. Almost. But she decided to stay where she stood beside the Hogwarts professor and the Ministry official.
Blowing kisses to the group as they departed, Maisie found her stomach beginning to tie in knots as the severity of the situation hit her. Her time as a student here had been many years ago, but it did not make the sadness she suddenly felt any less intense. These poor children...seeing these horrors.
She reached into her bag and removed a chocolate wand for herself. For a bit of comfort food, you see.
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