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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Lorcan Windermere
Ravenclaw First Year
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Slytherin
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19  Summer time meant that the Emporium was going to be busy tenfold due to the students of Hogwarts trekking in. Rafael had had a few summers working as an owl caretaker at this establishment under his belt so he was more than capable of always attesting to the busyness around this time. Stuffing his dragonhide gloves in his pocket, he made his way towards the groups of students already milling around. Now, while Rafael was not overly fond of kiddos, he did his best to channel his boyfriend, who found the patience to deal with them on a regular basis.
“Did I hear correctly? Did someone get bitten?” Rafa questioned, having caught the girl’s {Aurora} asking the question to one of her friends. “I can take a look and have the wound fixed.” Had he been a newbie at this, the twenty-nine year old would have surely panicked. Not that he hadn’t during his first summer at the Emporium and the exact thing had happened with another student. “You three thinking of getting your very own owl? Or do you need some treats?” Quote:
Originally Posted by Lottiepot It was a good job that Aurora didn’t get seasick with the way that Solomon was swinging her side-to-side with his body tilt. She let out a giggle and untwined her arms before bouncing next to him and looping her arm with his. “How did you know I was here? Are you following me? Did you put a tracker on me?” she fake gasped. It wasn’t like it was that hard to spot the blonde despite what she lacked in height for she made up for her vertical challenge-ness in many other ways.
Mostly in her enthusiasm. EVERYTHING was exciting.
Back to the girl who Solomon was talking to. Aurora resisted the urge to touch her pretty red hair. She had a ‘thing’ about wanting to braid everyone’s locks and redheads looked particularly good with fishtails. But her sister had warned her that a lot of people didn’t appreciate her invading their personal space and so she’s have to make do with just looking at it instead.
“I get that urge to pet things too!” she grinned. Beasts, beings.. hair. It all looked so soft and touchable even when she knew they had a bite. “Hi Rowan! Yes I’m a Ravenclaw and I’ll be in third year and Solly is a fourth year and he’s a Slytherin but that’s okay we don’t hold it against him” she giggled, teasing her friend and leaning her body weight against his shoulder for a second. “Are you coming to Hogwarts too?! You ARE new yes? I’ve never seen you before and I pretty much know eeeeeeveryone.” That was a lie but Aurora did have a habit of latching onto older students even when they didn’t want her company and so HER perceived circle of friends was huge.
Whether it was reciprocated was an entirely different matter.
Then suddenly along came an adult and the thirteen year old blinked at him for a few moments before realising that he worked there and was offering his assistance. “I already have an owl. Her name is Flora and she’s a Little Owl.” Not that he had asked any of those questions. Quote:
Originally Posted by noodles It was nice that this boy was showing concern over her injury and not just laughing at her. The boys at her muggle school wouldn't have been so kind. There was always raucous camaraderie there. The blush faded on her cheeks. “You're kind.” She stated simply. He was a chatty sort, and that suited Rowan very well, being the quiet sort. “Well.. I'm afraid I can't help you with your toad either.” She laughed lightly. “I'm not a creatures expert. The only pet I have is a cat.” Very generic, but Rowan adored her little Helix and was so relieved to find she could take him to Hogwarts with her. If she failed in making friends, she would at least have the furball to keep her company.
She looked at the army of owls again and nodded hesitantly. “I need one.” Unfortunately. “..So I can communicate with home when I'm at school.” She looked at the small owl, still with it's back to her. “I like a challenge. But I think you might be right.”
She looked from the touchy feely girl to the boy. Were these two boyfriend and girlfriend? They seemed very.. close. 'Solomon Duck' - Rowan actually grinned at that. “That is a fantastic name.” She meant it genuinely. Was Duck a wizarding name? She'd never ever heard of it before, but it was delightful nonetheless. “Do you prefer Solly or Solomon?”
“I'm starting in September.” She replied to the pair. So, no, she didn't have a house yet. The girl was Ravenclaw? She must be intelligent. “I'll be going into fourth year.” Like Solly here. “My mum was a Gryffindor.. but I'm not sure I fit the bravery requirement.” She chuckled softly. Hufflepuff material? Nahh.. “I'm pretty sure I'll be either a Ravenclaw or Slytherin.. but who knows.” A shrug of the shoulder. “So I might be seeing a lot more of one of you.”
She had almost forgotten about her bleeding finger when the shopkeeper approached. Feeling embarrassed all over again that he'd overheard things, she raised her hand, blush rising in her cheeks once again. “That was me.. Sorry.” She added the apology, knowing full well she shouldn't have been sticking her fingers into the cages. She held out her finger to him, which had now stopped bleeding, but it still stung and burned.
“I need an owl.. but I really don't know where to start.” She informed him softly. Solomon shot a look over towards Rowan when the shopkeeper came over asking about her bite, knowing that she didn’t want him to see or fuss. He would’ve said something but he felt that would probably cause even more fuss. See? He was smart sometimes. “Already got one, too.” He said flatly to the shopkeeper. “I just need some treats, the ones with the added vitamins.” Because they did care for it really.
Woah, woah, woah… FOLLOWING her?
“I was NOT!” Solly replied a little defensively. And no, they weren’t boyfriend and girlfriend but Aurora was one of his girlfriends, if that made sense. He didn’t really have guy friends, oddly. “I saw you and thought I’d say hello, but then I got, erm… distracted.” As per. If Aurora was kidding then it had gone completely over Solomon’s head.
He chuckled a little, not because he found anything funny, though. “Uh, yeah, what she said.” Although he didn’t much appreciate the comment about his house. “Hey, being in Slytherin is cool.” Cooler than being in Ravenclaw but he wouldn’t say that to spare Aurora’s feelings. Something she should try!!!
As Rowan’s blush faded, Solly’s own cheeks reddened upon hearing the words you’re kind. It was something that came quite naturally to him, actually, he had a lot of empathy but only when he was paying attention. However, it being brought up was a little embarrassing. “Thanks.” That’s all he could decide to say really, but he smiled. “So are you.” This was improvement over his usual response to a compliment of “not as [insert adjective here] as you.” Poor Anna had received that a few times.
“No,” he laughed a little, “me neither. Wait until you have to deal with the Monster Book of Monsters every creatures lesson.” Well, not every lesson, and perhaps she had seen said book before. Solomon hated dealing with the thing. He pointed to a sleeping owl beside the biting owl, “That one looks alright.” As okay as an owl could look, that is.
All this talk of books about monsters did beg the question of where Rowan went to school before starting at Hogwarts, but conversation soon changed to houses, then remembering that Aurora had already introduced his house. “Well I’ll save you a seat next to me if you did get the pleasure of Slytherin.” No doubt Aurora would smother the girl if she ends up in Ravenclaw.
His smile disappearing slightly as he wondered if she was low-key making fun of his name. He was soooooo used to that. “Happy with either but everyone chooses Solly, usually.” Apart from Anna. Everyone else were people who couldn’t make it to the end of his name.
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