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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sydney M. L. Masters
Slytherin Sixth Year
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Maddox B. Buchanan
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SPOILER!!: Claudine <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 
No, Claudine knew that Heath was not laughing at her. Had it been anyone else, she would have. She shook her head, wondering what he thought of the idea. Then she was grinning. “I’m picturing frilly, little, pink tutus.’’ This was true, and the entire idea was highly entertaining.
Oh, look. He was blushing. Wasn’t he extra adorable when that happened? Claudine certainly thought so. But she could admire him later for they needed to get their planning completed. “Well, you’re the drama expert so what if you’re my co-anchor and you have a drama club that has crups as the stars of their very first show?” Claudine returned to her seat then peered over to the page of the notebook to see what Heath was writing.
“Do you have any ideas for a name for the show? Or maybe it could be a segment of a larger show…?’’ The Slytherin liked brainstorming these sort of things, she found out in that moment. “How about… I start off with a little facts on crups then you talk of your drama club and the performing crups? Also, what’s a quote form? Can it work for you?”
Was she overwhelming Heath? Claudine hoped not.
The mention of frilly pink tutus had Heath laughing even harder than ever! That wasn’t quite what he had in mind - tutus were more common in ballet than theater - but still pretty funny. “I was picturing the lead crup in a cape and mask myself,” he said. Then realizing that Claudine wouldn’t understand that reference, he added, “That costume comes from The Phantom of the Opera, a very famous muggle play.” Now he was imagining an entire cast of crups in Phantom-inspired costumes, and it was too cute! He wondered if there was a way to make this news story a reality one day; that would be so fun!
But for now, he had to focus on the news story. He noticed Claudine peering at his notebook but didn’t think anything of it. There was nothing for her to see so far; he was just preparing to write a tentative script once they got their story fleshed out. He listened to her ideas, nodding along in places, but the mention of it being his drama club got a confused blink. “I don’t know about that,” he said. “Most muggle news anchors don’t report on projects they’re directly involved in; it comes off as self-promotion. I do like the idea of you covering the facts about crups while I cover the drama angle, though. What if we spin it this way: I attended a preview performance of the play and got to speak with the director afterwards? Plays hold previews all the time.”
A name idea suddenly came to him, and he said, “I know! Our show could be called Creature Comforts. Like, we’re a show that specializes in animals…” He was about to start writing lines for their introduction when Professor Schmoe said they were moving on to the presentations. So much for writing a script! “I think we’re out of time. We’ll have to do our presentation in the reverse order; I’ll start with the drama club information, then hand off to you for the crup facts.”
Heath raised his hand to volunteer to go next and gave Claudine an encouraging smile. “When we get up there, follow my lead, and if you get nervous, just pretend the others aren’t here and you’re telling the story to me.” That was a trick that always worked for him when he had stage fright! When their turn came, he led the way to the front of the room and took a seat. Once in character, he said in a loud, clear voice, “Welcome to Creature Comforts, your number one source for news of the animal kingdom! I’m Heathcliff Jones…” He paused to give Claudine time to introduce herself before he went on.
“In our top story today, a local theatre troupe is offering acting lessons for crups. Yes, you heard that right, folks! The group is holding a performance of The Phantom of the Opera at The Phoenix Theatre this Saturday at 7 PM. The public is invited to attend, and signups will be open to those interested in enrolling their own four-legged friend. I was lucky enough to see the crups in action at a preview, and I must say they gave a tour de force performance! Theatre troupe director Eponine Hamilton -” Did anybody see what he did there? Reference to two different musicals! “- says she was inspired to teach drama to crups by her love of animals and the arts, and she created the program as an outlet for the crups’ boundless energy. For more information on crups, we go to my co-anchor…”
He gave Claudine a subtle look to indicate that was her cue to pick up where he left off.
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