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Uncle Moose · 01-10-2019, 02:53 PM

SPOILER!!: The Disappearing Headmaster part I

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

Everyone set? It was time to get moving down the river to the final stop. Malachi did a final look over of the boats. Had to be sure no one tried over-loading a boat but also needed to do some evening out. "Miss Hufflepuff Captain, I'd like you to join either that boat," The one containing the Gryffindor female prefect, "or that one over there." With the Head Boy. They were about to leave the shoreline. One boat could hold one more person and the other had space for two. There was no reason for her to stay in a boat by herself when there were five oars.

He waited a moment for the last few to shuffle in where they needed to be and take their oars in hand if they hadn't already before giving the command. "Everyone, follow me. Remember what I've said."

It was dark, but not so dark that they couldn't make out silhouettes. They would have no issues avoiding each others' boats while they travelled. "I'll give you lot a quick rundown of the year's curriculum. It's nothing to be concerned about in the moment, just a means to keep my voice out there for you." Malachi rowed on, his lantern floating and following him into the darkness. Team work and quick thinking would be their best friend especially given the fog that settled in, obscuring the man and his boat. Only the lantern remained. It shun bright enough that the fog did very little to it.

Just a minute into the rowing, another light appears next to the Headmaster's. It dances around the first light before slowlyyy drifting away from the original lantern. Or was IT the original lantern? Either way, it's begun to veer off toward the left. Do you follow or keep straight?

To make matters worse, there's now a third light. It starts where the left light is but slowly drifts over to the one that continues straight. Both lights continue in this direction. Keep your eyes on them unless you don't believe either to be the Headmaster's. Should you have gone left? The lights aren't so far apart that the distance of the voice makes a difference yet. With how close they currently were, the voice could be coming from any of the three. All of them? Hopefully you've been watching.

OOC: second leg of the mini activity! Lights will be appearing and disappearing, you're kiddos will have to decide which to follow in low visibility. It;ll require concentration on their part but mistakes are fine too. I'll be back with more lights in maybe 18 hrs.

SPOILER!!: Team 4 Girls and 1 Boy That is also 4 Claws and 1 Lion.

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Originally Posted by Roselyn

Mariam was starting to think that she had indeed chosen the boat in which she would be the oldest by the mile within it, though had a slight sigh of relief that someone a little older joined them, regardless that it broke their streak of blue and bronze. Not that she had anything against younger years. A little more experience would have been ideal, but who knew, they could surprise her.

Plus, it was learning experience now and all that.

"Mariam," she said with a slight nod of her head to introduce herself. She'd gotten the names of Nettie and Anna, and a hint at the boy's name, but figured if she needed the rest... well, they were sitting right there if they found themselves gliding through dangerous waters. To go or not to go? That was indeed the question. Alas, the professor gave them their cue.

"Looks like zat is our green light." To go, that is, before they lost the professor. Grabbing the oar she'd be working with, she waited to begin so they'd be in sync with one another, at least up until...

Oh.

Which way... captain?

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Originally Posted by Hey Ju

When the young Ravenclaw boy (Mark) said he wanted to be the boss, Anna immediately perked up. Giving Mariam - the one who seemed to be the oldest of the group - a look as if wondering if she was going to automatically take charge because she was the oldest (she knew some people did that), Anna was glad to see the girl seemed to simply wait for instructions.

That was her cue then!

"Let's go!" The Gryffindor exclaimed, starting to row and trying to keep an eye on the professor's source of light. Her eyebrows shot up when all of a sudden a new light appeared.

Anna watched both lights and noticed straight away when the new one started to drift away. Ohhh, a trick!! "Cool..." She said under her breath, focusing on the professor's voice to make sure they were following the right so-- another light!!

This time the fifth year didn't say anything when she saw a third light source appear and go back towards the one going straight. Her eyes quickly moved from one light to the other, as she cleared her ears to try and pay attention to see where direction professor Trent was heading towards. If the other people in her boat were speaking to her, she wasn't listening. Too busy trying not to lose track of what she thought was the correct light source!! Which waaas... the one going straight. Though that third light appearing from the light on the left did make her wonder.

Hmmm... maybe stirring the boat slightly so that it was somewhere in between both directions. No, mainly straight ahead, yes. That seemed to be the better option for now. She hoped.

With a hand gesture as she was trying to keep volume to a minimum - miracles did happen! - Anna showed her teammates which direction she thought they should go. Straight.

Alright, if the Ravenclaws aboard wanted to make their house proud and use some logic on this, Anna would listen. She even leaned back a bit to show she was sort of trying to listen to both them and the professor's voice. Hopefully the mix of different voices from different directions wouldn't make her lose track of professor Trent's voice... and light.

All it would take would be to push against the current while the others rowed forward he would flip Anna from being the bow to the stern and she would then become the coxswain and he wouldn't have to lead. He was too young for any sort of leadership position. Unfortunately in his plea and hesitant exclamation did the exact opposite effect, maybe?

It didn't take him long to come to the conclusion that maybe he was the man for the job? Or...guy the no...the person for the job, yeah! His home outside of Hogwarts was a Lake House after all. With a little dinghy of a rowboat his father fixed up. He took Mark out on it a few times, even Xaria too (against her will L.O.L.)

Still though his leadership would need some guidance. You can't play chess with the King alone, The Queen, Bishop, Rook, and Knights were just as essential and honestly the better pieces. So like...If he were the King of the boat then the older girl, Mariam. She would be the Bishop. The first year girl, Kaira, she's his Rook. The Gryffindor Captain, obviously the Knight, obviously. Nettie can be the Queen. He blushed at the thought.

Keep your mind on track, Gunter! This was just another Strategy Game you would need to conquer!

he cocked his head to the side to note that Anna was nudging her's to go straight. In a hushed tone of voice Mark spoke up. "K-keep going forward. We'll follow the two lights straight ahead for now" With the help of the other's rowing, they rowed straight forward toward the two lights ahead.

SPOILER!!: The Disappearing Headmaster part II

It was good idea that their boat remained mostly silent so that they could continue to listen to the Headmaster's voice. Occasionally Mark would speak up to make sure the Rowboat remained straight and on course. "If...if we chose wrong." Mark spoke up. "Let's keep our boat following these two for now, but don't row any closer to them." It was good to stay cautious now. If one or both of the lights were in fact Hinkypunks rowing nearer to them would put them in more danger with fireballs.

Then the loud screech happened. Mark turned his head to look behind them instinctual to see what the noise was, but the fog was too thick and there was no light source behind them. It would HIGHLY unwise to row back to the shore now.

As he faced his head forward again there were suddenly three lights. "I think we should turn Left." Mark suddenly changed his mind. The one over there on their left. No other lights were following it. It was hard to pick out if that was the direction the Headmaster's voice was going, but. To him now, it just made more sense. Lights continued to appear in the direction they were headed while the one on their left was alone. If one of the 3 lights were the Headmaster's wouldn't the other two be Hinkypunks and therefore being shooting at the Headmaster himself? The fact they were not, just made him think all 3 were Hinkypunks, and following them. Even from a safe distance would only make them row further and further away toward nowhere. "Turn left follow the lone light" There was bit more confidence exuding from the 2nd Year Ravenclaw thrust into command of the Rowboat. Mark began to move his oars in the way that would put them away from the 3 lights there were following at first.

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Uncle Moose Grindylow Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cross Guild Posts: 14,378 Hogwarts RPG Name: Von Culpepper Gryffindor Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Taliesin Dane Hufflepuff Fourth Year x7 x8	Team 4 Girls and 1 Boy That is also 4 Claws and 1 Lion.(We need a shorter team name) Mom says I have no sense of direction, so I packed my bags and right. SPOILER!!: The Disappearing Headmaster part I Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo Everyone set? It was time to get moving down the river to the final stop. Malachi did a final look over of the boats. Had to be sure no one tried over-loading a boat but also needed to do some evening out. "Miss Hufflepuff Captain, I'd like you to join either that boat," The one containing the Gryffindor female prefect, "or that one over there." With the Head Boy. They were about to leave the shoreline. One boat could hold one more person and the other had space for two. There was no reason for her to stay in a boat by herself when there were five oars. He waited a moment for the last few to shuffle in where they needed to be and take their oars in hand if they hadn't already before giving the command. "Everyone, follow me. Remember what I've said." It was dark, but not so dark that they couldn't make out silhouettes. They would have no issues avoiding each others' boats while they travelled. "I'll give you lot a quick rundown of the year's curriculum. It's nothing to be concerned about in the moment, just a means to keep my voice out there for you." Malachi rowed on, his lantern floating and following him into the darkness. Team work and quick thinking would be their best friend especially given the fog that settled in, obscuring the man and his boat. Only the lantern remained. It shun bright enough that the fog did very little to it. Just a minute into the rowing, another light appears next to the Headmaster's. It dances around the first light before slowlyyy drifting away from the original lantern. Or was IT the original lantern? Either way, it's begun to veer off toward the left. Do you follow or keep straight? To make matters worse, there's now a third light. It starts where the left light is but slowly drifts over to the one that continues straight. Both lights continue in this direction. Keep your eyes on them unless you don't believe either to be the Headmaster's. Should you have gone left? The lights aren't so far apart that the distance of the voice makes a difference yet. With how close they currently were, the voice could be coming from any of the three. All of them? Hopefully you've been watching. OOC: second leg of the mini activity! Lights will be appearing and disappearing, you're kiddos will have to decide which to follow in low visibility. It;ll require concentration on their part but mistakes are fine too. I'll be back with more lights in maybe 18 hrs. SPOILER!!: Team 4 Girls and 1 Boy That is also 4 Claws and 1 Lion. Quote: Originally Posted by Roselyn Mariam was starting to think that she had indeed chosen the boat in which she would be the oldest by the mile within it, though had a slight sigh of relief that someone a little older joined them, regardless that it broke their streak of blue and bronze. Not that she had anything against younger years. A little more experience would have been ideal, but who knew, they could surprise her. Plus, it was learning experience now and all that. "Mariam," she said with a slight nod of her head to introduce herself. She'd gotten the names of Nettie and Anna, and a hint at the boy's name, but figured if she needed the rest... well, they were sitting right there if they found themselves gliding through dangerous waters. To go or not to go? That was indeed the question. Alas, the professor gave them their cue. "Looks like zat is our green light." To go, that is, before they lost the professor. Grabbing the oar she'd be working with, she waited to begin so they'd be in sync with one another, at least up until... Oh. Which way... captain? Quote: Originally Posted by Hey Ju When the young Ravenclaw boy (Mark) said he wanted to be the boss, Anna immediately perked up. Giving Mariam - the one who seemed to be the oldest of the group - a look as if wondering if she was going to automatically take charge because she was the oldest (she knew some people did that), Anna was glad to see the girl seemed to simply wait for instructions. That was her cue then! "Let's go!" The Gryffindor exclaimed, starting to row and trying to keep an eye on the professor's source of light. Her eyebrows shot up when all of a sudden a new light appeared. Anna watched both lights and noticed straight away when the new one started to drift away. Ohhh, a trick!! "Cool..." She said under her breath, focusing on the professor's voice to make sure they were following the right so-- another light!! This time the fifth year didn't say anything when she saw a third light source appear and go back towards the one going straight. Her eyes quickly moved from one light to the other, as she cleared her ears to try and pay attention to see where direction professor Trent was heading towards. If the other people in her boat were speaking to her, she wasn't listening. Too busy trying not to lose track of what she thought was the correct light source!! Which waaas... the one going straight. Though that third light appearing from the light on the left did make her wonder. Hmmm... maybe stirring the boat slightly so that it was somewhere in between both directions. No, mainly straight ahead, yes. That seemed to be the better option for now. She hoped. With a hand gesture as she was trying to keep volume to a minimum - miracles did happen! - Anna showed her teammates which direction she thought they should go. Straight. Alright, if the Ravenclaws aboard wanted to make their house proud and use some logic on this, Anna would listen. She even leaned back a bit to show she was sort of trying to listen to both them and the professor's voice. Hopefully the mix of different voices from different directions wouldn't make her lose track of professor Trent's voice... and light. All it would take would be to push against the current while the others rowed forward he would flip Anna from being the bow to the stern and she would then become the coxswain and he wouldn't have to lead. He was too young for any sort of leadership position. Unfortunately in his plea and hesitant exclamation did the exact opposite effect, maybe? It didn't take him long to come to the conclusion that maybe he was the man for the job? Or...guy the no...the person for the job, yeah! His home outside of Hogwarts was a Lake House after all. With a little dinghy of a rowboat his father fixed up. He took Mark out on it a few times, even Xaria too (against her will L.O.L.) Still though his leadership would need some guidance. You can't play chess with the King alone, The Queen, Bishop, Rook, and Knights were just as essential and honestly the better pieces. So like...If he were the King of the boat then the older girl, Mariam. She would be the Bishop. The first year girl, Kaira, she's his Rook. The Gryffindor Captain, obviously the Knight, obviously. Nettie can be the Queen. He blushed at the thought. Keep your mind on track, Gunter! This was just another Strategy Game you would need to conquer! he cocked his head to the side to note that Anna was nudging her's to go straight. In a hushed tone of voice Mark spoke up. "K-keep going forward. We'll follow the two lights straight ahead for now" With the help of the other's rowing, they rowed straight forward toward the two lights ahead. SPOILER!!: The Disappearing Headmaster part II Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo The Headmaster’s voice continued to ring out in the eerie silence of the bog. It moved from topic to topic, giving the students an idea of what to expect throughout the term. The man doubted they were truly listening to the words but it didn’t matter, the voice was important—as was his light. As he’d said to them many times before getting to this point, they needed to pay attention to both. The problem with terrain like this was voices tended to travel and sometimes that made it difficult to pinpoint their direction. Similarly, with new lights appearing, it was hard to ever REALLY be sure. It was best to fixate on both. SCREEEEEEEECCCHHHHHHHHH! Suddenly, a loud piercing scream can be heard. It sounds like it’s coming from the same direction they’d been coming from, back near the shore. What was it? Who possibly. Whatever the case, it was loud and chilling. In that second, the two lights that continued straight began to separate. The one going left continued at an even pace but the other two were joined by a third. The fog thickens and the lights that carry the same level of light intensity converge briefly as they cross paths. One veers of the right, the other two continue going straight. The Headmaster’s voice echoes. Going right....? Keeping straight? It was not too late to catch up with the light going left. If you weren’t too distracted by the scream, there’s a chance you may have noticed which light went where. OOC:Next light post is up and another light has joined the party as they head deeper into the bog. Choose wisely I’ll post up the consequences sporadically but no worries this is still the mini activity and you can jump right into whatever’s happening ^^ It was good idea that their boat remained mostly silent so that they could continue to listen to the Headmaster's voice. Occasionally Mark would speak up to make sure the Rowboat remained straight and on course. "If...if we chose wrong." Mark spoke up. "Let's keep our boat following these two for now, but don't row any closer to them." It was good to stay cautious now. If one or both of the lights were in fact Hinkypunks rowing nearer to them would put them in more danger with fireballs. Then the loud screech happened. Mark turned his head to look behind them instinctual to see what the noise was, but the fog was too thick and there was no light source behind them. It would HIGHLY unwise to row back to the shore now. As he faced his head forward again there were suddenly three lights. "I think we should turn Left." Mark suddenly changed his mind. The one over there on their left. No other lights were following it. It was hard to pick out if that was the direction the Headmaster's voice was going, but. To him now, it just made more sense. Lights continued to appear in the direction they were headed while the one on their left was alone. If one of the 3 lights were the Headmaster's wouldn't the other two be Hinkypunks and therefore being shooting at the Headmaster himself? The fact they were not, just made him think all 3 were Hinkypunks, and following them. Even from a safe distance would only make them row further and further away toward nowhere. "Turn left follow the lone light" There was bit more confidence exuding from the 2nd Year Ravenclaw thrust into command of the Rowboat. Mark began to move his oars in the way that would put them away from the 3 lights there were following at first. __________________ Last edited by Uncle Moose; 01-10-2019 at 07:27 PM.