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*MadAlice* · #1 (**permalink**) 08-13-2023, 09:33 PM

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Every 1st September, new first years arrive at Hogwarts via boat, traveling from the outskirts of Hogsmeade, across the lake, and into the boathouse. This structure stands, logically enough, at the edge of the lake, and can be reached via a pathway from the courtyard, consisting of a long and winding stairway down the cliff face. A hidden passageway accessible from the inside of the boathouse leads up through the cliff itself, and emerges onto a patch of lawn which lies in the shadow of the castle.

All of the Hogwarts boats are stored here when not in use. You are free to take them out onto the lake, as long as you have permission from the groundskeeper to do so. Everything you might need for a trip out in the boats is hanging up around the walls, including oars and life jackets. Be sure to put everything back where you found it once you're done with it. Including - and especially - the boats themselves.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-09-2023, 02:46 PM

Someone had tried explaining to her that no ghosts were capable of haunting the grounds for some reason or another but she KNEW what she had heard the other day and the boathouse was absolutely haunted! She had just been skipping about the grounds, as she did, when she heard all kinds of commotion coming from the inside and spooky noises. She hadn't investigated then because she did not have the proper supplies then, not that she had them now either and she had totally forgotten about things until she spotted the boathouse in the distance during today's skip...so she was investigating now.

Trotting along the deck, she remembered stepping on to it for the first time as a first year and how absolutely thrilling that had been. It all felt so different being here in the daytime though...almost like some of the mysticism was gone but gaining some majesty instead.

*Zoe* · 09-09-2023, 03:37 PM

OWL year was, let's be honest, already dreadful. It had taken the past four years for Logan to get to the point where he could somewhat keep up with most of his classes and occasionally study, and now all of the homework that had been assigned in just a few weeks was draining the life out of him. Perhaps that was a bit of an exaggeration, but the blond certainly didn't feel like he had as much free time as he did before, and the last thing he ever wanted to do was study.

In this exact moment, he had decided that a casual stroll was needed before his brain exploded from being filled with too much knowledge that he probably was never going to use after he graduated. There was no predetermined destination, so he just went wherever his legs and feet took him. A stop down at the kitchens for a snack had been made first, mostly out of habit, before he found himself aimlessly wandering to the boathouse.

A nice, quiet cruise around the lake did sound nice. The sight of a certain Hufflepuff on the dock, though, made him want to instantly turn around. Such a thing is what he did, hoping that he'd be able to slink away before she noticed his presence.

Charely Potter · 09-10-2023, 11:03 AM

Fifth year for the near 16 year old Kion was already starting off heavy. First set of homework with essays and lectures on the dreaded O.W.Ls was threatening to have him overwhelmed. If his girlfriend, Maria, had the similar feeling then some free time was just what they needed. So for now, the homework could wait as he made his way to the boat house. They could have a nice boat ride together with some foods from the kitchen and games. He had his basket of the sorts sling over one arm with his other hand locked with Maria's as they headed to the boat house.

Kion may have felt a wee bit bashful asking Professor DeVries, especially when he was Maria's Head of House. But he was a nice cool man, allowing them to do this. "This'll be fun, did you have any trouble getting the goodies?" Could never have too many sweets, sandwiches, and other food goodies. He had been working to get stronger. "Which boat should we get?" They each had a little unique look to them.

*Nordic Witch* · 09-10-2023, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Charely Potter

Fifth year for the near 16 year old Kion was already starting off heavy. First set of homework with essays and lectures on the dreaded O.W.Ls was threatening to have him overwhelmed. If his girlfriend, Maria, had the similar feeling then some free time was just what they needed. So for now, the homework could wait as he made his way to the boat house. They could have a nice boat ride together with some foods from the kitchen and games. He had his basket of the sorts sling over one arm with his other hand locked with Maria's as they headed to the boat house.

Kion may have felt a wee bit bashful asking Professor DeVries, especially when he was Maria's Head of House. But he was a nice cool man, allowing them to do this. "This'll be fun, did you have any trouble getting the goodies?" Could never have too many sweets, sandwiches, and other food goodies. He had been working to get stronger. "Which boat should we get?" They each had a little unique look to them.

Maria had thought that everyone had been joking when they had said that fifth year was going to be though. She already felt stressed, and worried about revising, and homework, and they were just in the first weeks of the year. A break from everything that was associated with studying was very welcomed so Maria was so happy and delighted as she walked hand in hand with Kion down to the boathouse.

As they came into the boathouse a few minutes later and surveyed the boats and equipment, Maria patted her satchel full of food and sweets with a big smile on her lips. "This will be so fun! I had no problems at all. I think the head elf Algamus is a secret romantic because he gave me an extra big heartshaped cupcake for us to share." Maria looked closer at the docked boats and shrugged as she pointed to the boat nearest. [b]"How about that boat? It already looks equipped with oars. We only need life jackets I think and then we'd be good to go?" Unless she had forgotten something else vital?

AlwaysSnapesGirl · 09-10-2023, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Someone had tried explaining to her that no ghosts were capable of haunting the grounds for some reason or another but she KNEW what she had heard the other day and the boathouse was absolutely haunted! She had just been skipping about the grounds, as she did, when she heard all kinds of commotion coming from the inside and spooky noises. She hadn't investigated then because she did not have the proper supplies then, not that she had them now either and she had totally forgotten about things until she spotted the boathouse in the distance during today's skip...so she was investigating now.

Trotting along the deck, she remembered stepping on to it for the first time as a first year and how absolutely thrilling that had been. It all felt so different being here in the daytime though...almost like some of the mysticism was gone but gaining some majesty instead.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoe

OWL year was, let's be honest, already dreadful. It had taken the past four years for Logan to get to the point where he could somewhat keep up with most of his classes and occasionally study, and now all of the homework that had been assigned in just a few weeks was draining the life out of him. Perhaps that was a bit of an exaggeration, but the blond certainly didn't feel like he had as much free time as he did before, and the last thing he ever wanted to do was study.

In this exact moment, he had decided that a casual stroll was needed before his brain exploded from being filled with too much knowledge that he probably was never going to use after he graduated. There was no predetermined destination, so he just went wherever his legs and feet took him. A stop down at the kitchens for a snack had been made first, mostly out of habit, before he found himself aimlessly wandering to the boathouse.

A nice, quiet cruise around the lake did sound nice. The sight of a certain Hufflepuff on the dock, though, made him want to instantly turn around. Such a thing is what he did, hoping that he'd be able to slink away before she noticed his presence.

Ezra hadn't planned on heading toward the boathouse for any particular reason, but since when did he need a reason to explore the grounds? He'd been to it a few times before - when he'd arrived on the boats in his first year, of course, and then a visit once or twice in the years since just to check it out and see what might be different. It usually wasn't THAT interesting, and he hadn't taken any of the boats out himself yet. But it seemed like as good a time as any for another visit. Maybe he'd catch someone else taking a boat out and he could join.

The laces on one shoe had come undone, but he paid it no mind as he took the winding stairway down toward the boathouse, his eyes taking in the lake and the surrounding area, not on his feet.

As he got closer to his destination, he spotted a familiar head of hair down on the docks...and another familiar face turning away from the boathouse.

Grinning, Ezra raised an arm to wave, and he called out a "HEY LO-" But in that same moment, his foot stepped on the loose shoelace of his other shoe, just as that one was trying to take the last step down. Balance thrown off, arms flailing, he stumbled forward, momentum sending him heading right for Logan if the fifth year didn't move out of the way.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-11-2023, 06:46 AM

Text Cut: hai boys :3

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Originally Posted by Zoe

OWL year was, let's be honest, already dreadful. It had taken the past four years for Logan to get to the point where he could somewhat keep up with most of his classes and occasionally study, and now all of the homework that had been assigned in just a few weeks was draining the life out of him. Perhaps that was a bit of an exaggeration, but the blond certainly didn't feel like he had as much free time as he did before, and the last thing he ever wanted to do was study.

In this exact moment, he had decided that a casual stroll was needed before his brain exploded from being filled with too much knowledge that he probably was never going to use after he graduated. There was no predetermined destination, so he just went wherever his legs and feet took him. A stop down at the kitchens for a snack had been made first, mostly out of habit, before he found himself aimlessly wandering to the boathouse.

A nice, quiet cruise around the lake did sound nice. The sight of a certain Hufflepuff on the dock, though, made him want to instantly turn around. Such a thing is what he did, hoping that he'd be able to slink away before she noticed his presence.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

Ezra hadn't planned on heading toward the boathouse for any particular reason, but since when did he need a reason to explore the grounds? He'd been to it a few times before - when he'd arrived on the boats in his first year, of course, and then a visit once or twice in the years since just to check it out and see what might be different. It usually wasn't THAT interesting, and he hadn't taken any of the boats out himself yet. But it seemed like as good a time as any for another visit. Maybe he'd catch someone else taking a boat out and he could join.

The laces on one shoe had come undone, but he paid it no mind as he took the winding stairway down toward the boathouse, his eyes taking in the lake and the surrounding area, not on his feet.

As he got closer to his destination, he spotted a familiar head of hair down on the docks...and another familiar face turning away from the boathouse.

Grinning, Ezra raised an arm to wave, and he called out a "HEY LO-" But in that same moment, his foot stepped on the loose shoelace of his other shoe, just as that one was trying to take the last step down. Balance thrown off, arms flailing, he stumbled forward, momentum sending him heading right for Logan if the fifth year didn't move out of the way.

Anna was busy peeking through the stained glass windows lining one wall of the boathouse and having a real hard time seeing much of anything because of the boats leaned up against it as well as a couple of oars that seemed to have become dislodged from their hooks or something...all things that immediately distracted her from her ghost hunting expedition. Instead she was admiring the oars and wondering how hard it would be to row a boat. Also...the craftsmen ship on the oars was kind of impressive when you thought about it. Shaping them out of a hunk of wood...like their wands. Could oars also be like...really really big wands?

Yes, long gone where the ghostly moans and spooky shadows she was certain she had seen earlier and in were the thoughts of oar sized wands and wands shaped with a paddle...at least for another couple of seconds until she heard the wailing of a familiar voice and she spun around.

"Oh...oh no! Catch him!"

Or...maybe they could catch each other? Or...maybe they would both fall into the lake and get to swim with the merpeople and grindylows and maybe OH maybe Sir Batholomew Henry would show up?!

But, also, WOULD Logan even listen to her request? She was, after all, not his actual master...

Teheheheheehehehehehe.

Charely Potter · 09-12-2023, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch

Maria had thought that everyone had been joking when they had said that fifth year was going to be though. She already felt stressed, and worried about revising, and homework, and they were just in the first weeks of the year. A break from everything that was associated with studying was very welcomed so Maria was so happy and delighted as she walked hand in hand with Kion down to the boathouse.

As they came into the boathouse a few minutes later and surveyed the boats and equipment, Maria patted her satchel full of food and sweets with a big smile on her lips. "This will be so fun! I had no problems at all. I think the head elf Algamus is a secret romantic because he gave me an extra big heartshaped cupcake for us to share." Maria looked closer at the docked boats and shrugged as she pointed to the boat nearest. [b]"How about that boat? It already looks equipped with oars. We only need life jackets I think and then we'd be good to go?" Unless she had forgotten something else vital?

So far, things seemed good. The weather was fine, the water looked fine, and now all the food goodies were in check, "Aw, that must be Beezley. She's so nice and sweet to do stuff like that. She and Argamus work closely together so I end up confusing the two sometimes," Argamus seemed to always be grouchy and had to be distracted by Beezley at times for him to get the good sweets. Checking the docked boats, Kion looked at the one she pointed out. "Oh, yeah! It looks so clean too," Kion temporarily set the basket nearby so he could move the boat out. "Hey, lucky for us I see the life jackets already in here. Professor DeVries really thought of everything here," Setting the basket in the boat, and quickly donning on a life jacket, he then pushed the boat close to the shore before turning to Maria, "You ready?" He held his hand out again to help her step inside before he gave it the final push. This was so exciting.

*Zoe* · 09-12-2023, 07:33 PM

Text Cut: the fourth years

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

Ezra hadn't planned on heading toward the boathouse for any particular reason, but since when did he need a reason to explore the grounds? He'd been to it a few times before - when he'd arrived on the boats in his first year, of course, and then a visit once or twice in the years since just to check it out and see what might be different. It usually wasn't THAT interesting, and he hadn't taken any of the boats out himself yet. But it seemed like as good a time as any for another visit. Maybe he'd catch someone else taking a boat out and he could join.

The laces on one shoe had come undone, but he paid it no mind as he took the winding stairway down toward the boathouse, his eyes taking in the lake and the surrounding area, not on his feet.

As he got closer to his destination, he spotted a familiar head of hair down on the docks...and another familiar face turning away from the boathouse.

Grinning, Ezra raised an arm to wave, and he called out a "HEY LO-" But in that same moment, his foot stepped on the loose shoelace of his other shoe, just as that one was trying to take the last step down. Balance thrown off, arms flailing, he stumbled forward, momentum sending him heading right for Logan if the fifth year didn't move out of the way.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Text Cut: hai boys :3

Anna was busy peeking through the stained glass windows lining one wall of the boathouse and having a real hard time seeing much of anything because of the boats leaned up against it as well as a couple of oars that seemed to have become dislodged from their hooks or something...all things that immediately distracted her from her ghost hunting expedition. Instead she was admiring the oars and wondering how hard it would be to row a boat. Also...the craftsmen ship on the oars was kind of impressive when you thought about it. Shaping them out of a hunk of wood...like their wands. Could oars also be like...really really big wands?

Yes, long gone where the ghostly moans and spooky shadows she was certain she had seen earlier and in were the thoughts of oar sized wands and wands shaped with a paddle...at least for another couple of seconds until she heard the wailing of a familiar voice and she spun around.

"Oh...oh no! Catch him!"

Or...maybe they could catch each other? Or...maybe they would both fall into the lake and get to swim with the merpeople and grindylows and maybe OH maybe Sir Batholomew Henry would show up?!

But, also, WOULD Logan even listen to her request? She was, after all, not his actual master...

Teheheheheehehehehehe.

His plan was foolproof, really. Anna Walles was preoccupied with whatever she was peering at through the stained glass windows, and he had yet to be on her radar -- notes or advice or whatever she would have thrown at him was not something he was mentally prepared for after all that studying had turned his brain into mush. And to make his plan even better was the fact that Ezra was making his way down to the boathouse. Surely he would only enhance his stealth by entertaining the Hufflepuff instead of him. It was a perfect distraction.

But, of course, his foolproof plan did not consider the fact that Auntie Grace's son would call out to him and proceed to trip over himself. Everything next happened at lightning speed. He could hear Anna shouting to catch the younger Gryffindor. Regardless of the warning, the fifth year instinctively grabbed hold of Ezra to prevent him from face-planting onto the ground. Hiya, cuz.

Despite his efforts, the blond's own balance was thrown off by the momentum of the fourth year. Like a set of dominoes, one tumbling Gryffindor made the other follow suit. Seconds later Logan was on the ground, his back and his backside really feeling the impact of that fall. Even more so if Ezra happened to use him as a crash pad.

So much for making a great escape.

*Nordic Witch* · 09-16-2023, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Charely Potter

So far, things seemed good. The weather was fine, the water looked fine, and now all the food goodies were in check, "Aw, that must be Beezley. She's so nice and sweet to do stuff like that. She and Argamus work closely together so I end up confusing the two sometimes," Argamus seemed to always be grouchy and had to be distracted by Beezley at times for him to get the good sweets. Checking the docked boats, Kion looked at the one she pointed out. "Oh, yeah! It looks so clean too," Kion temporarily set the basket nearby so he could move the boat out. "Hey, lucky for us I see the life jackets already in here. Professor DeVries really thought of everything here," Setting the basket in the boat, and quickly donning on a life jacket, he then pushed the boat close to the shore before turning to Maria, "You ready?" He held his hand out again to help her step inside before he gave it the final push. This was so exciting.

"Beezley? How do you see if an elf is female or male?" Maria wondered to herself and Kion as she surveyed the elements from the boathouse. The water was still, the sun was shining, and she had her boyfriend there and snacks. It was all she needed for a great trip out on the lake. It was only when Kion moved their chosen boat out that Maria also noticed the life jackets. "Do you think Professor DeVries knew whe'd choose this boat? It'd be a bit creepy if he did." Maria commented quietly with a just a hint of unease in her voice. She hadn't cared to look, but maybe every boat was clean and had life jackets in them?

Anyway she followed Kion's lead and put on her own life jacket before she took his outstreached hand as she boarded the boat. Sitting down next to the snack basket she smiled sunnily to Kion. "Yes, I'm so ready! Let's do this! Do we have to row ourselves or does the boat move on its own?" Maria asked as their little boat started to float out of the boathouse.

AlwaysSnapesGirl · 09-17-2023, 04:01 AM

Text Cut: Anna & Logan!

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Text Cut: hai boys :3

Anna was busy peeking through the stained glass windows lining one wall of the boathouse and having a real hard time seeing much of anything because of the boats leaned up against it as well as a couple of oars that seemed to have become dislodged from their hooks or something...all things that immediately distracted her from her ghost hunting expedition. Instead she was admiring the oars and wondering how hard it would be to row a boat. Also...the craftsmen ship on the oars was kind of impressive when you thought about it. Shaping them out of a hunk of wood...like their wands. Could oars also be like...really really big wands?

Yes, long gone where the ghostly moans and spooky shadows she was certain she had seen earlier and in were the thoughts of oar sized wands and wands shaped with a paddle...at least for another couple of seconds until she heard the wailing of a familiar voice and she spun around.

"Oh...oh no! Catch him!"

Or...maybe they could catch each other? Or...maybe they would both fall into the lake and get to swim with the merpeople and grindylows and maybe OH maybe Sir Batholomew Henry would show up?!

But, also, WOULD Logan even listen to her request? She was, after all, not his actual master...

Teheheheheehehehehehe.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoe

Text Cut: the fourth years

His plan was foolproof, really. Anna Walles was preoccupied with whatever she was peering at through the stained glass windows, and he had yet to be on her radar -- notes or advice or whatever she would have thrown at him was not something he was mentally prepared for after all that studying had turned his brain into mush. And to make his plan even better was the fact that Ezra was making his way down to the boathouse. Surely he would only enhance his stealth by entertaining the Hufflepuff instead of him. It was a perfect distraction.

But, of course, his foolproof plan did not consider the fact that Auntie Grace's son would call out to him and proceed to trip over himself. Everything next happened at lightning speed. He could hear Anna shouting to catch the younger Gryffindor. Regardless of the warning, the fifth year instinctively grabbed hold of Ezra to prevent him from face-planting onto the ground. Hiya, cuz.

Despite his efforts, the blond's own balance was thrown off by the momentum of the fourth year. Like a set of dominoes, one tumbling Gryffindor made the other follow suit. Seconds later Logan was on the ground, his back and his backside really feeling the impact of that fall. Even more so if Ezra happened to use him as a crash pad.

So much for making a great escape.

Stumbling and tumbling into his cousin was not exactly the entrance he had planned. Ezra did appreciate Logan's attempt to catch him, but nevertheless he was unable to stop the fall completely, and he crashed onto the ground - er, well, more onto Logan than the ground. Still hurt, but he was probably a little better off than the older Gryffindor.

Thanks, cuz.

"Ugh, sorry, mate," Ezra mumbled, moving to push himself off of Logan and to lay on his back for a few seconds. Whoa, was the world spinning, or was that just him?? If he were in a cartoon, he'd probably have stars spinning around his head right now.

Merlin, no wonder his mum always got after him about tying his shoes.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-19-2023, 09:20 AM

Text Cut: the boooooooooooooys

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoe

Text Cut: the fourth years

His plan was foolproof, really. Anna Walles was preoccupied with whatever she was peering at through the stained glass windows, and he had yet to be on her radar -- notes or advice or whatever she would have thrown at him was not something he was mentally prepared for after all that studying had turned his brain into mush. And to make his plan even better was the fact that Ezra was making his way down to the boathouse. Surely he would only enhance his stealth by entertaining the Hufflepuff instead of him. It was a perfect distraction.

But, of course, his foolproof plan did not consider the fact that Auntie Grace's son would call out to him and proceed to trip over himself. Everything next happened at lightning speed. He could hear Anna shouting to catch the younger Gryffindor. Regardless of the warning, the fifth year instinctively grabbed hold of Ezra to prevent him from face-planting onto the ground. Hiya, cuz.

Despite his efforts, the blond's own balance was thrown off by the momentum of the fourth year. Like a set of dominoes, one tumbling Gryffindor made the other follow suit. Seconds later Logan was on the ground, his back and his backside really feeling the impact of that fall. Even more so if Ezra happened to use him as a crash pad.

So much for making a great escape.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl

Text Cut: Anna & Logan!

Stumbling and tumbling into his cousin was not exactly the entrance he had planned. Ezra did appreciate Logan's attempt to catch him, but nevertheless he was unable to stop the fall completely, and he crashed onto the ground - er, well, more onto Logan than the ground. Still hurt, but he was probably a little better off than the older Gryffindor.

Thanks, cuz.

"Ugh, sorry, mate," Ezra mumbled, moving to push himself off of Logan and to lay on his back for a few seconds. Whoa, was the world spinning, or was that just him?? If he were in a cartoon, he'd probably have stars spinning around his head right now.

Merlin, no wonder his mum always got after him about tying his shoes.

Somewhere between her squeak and the boys actually falling, Anna had bolted inside the boathouse proper (and totally forgotten how she had come to investigate the alleged haunting) and popped back out cradling an oar in her arms and looking very much like a house elf trying to carry something too large for its scrawny arms. When she saw the boys still on the dock, however, she realized that neither of them had fallen into the water and therefore did not need rescued. "Oh, PHEW, you both are okay," she smiled. "I'll just go put this back and -"

Remember how the oar had looked entirely too large? Yeah, about THAT...

Anna's enthusiastic spin was not the greatest of combos with the oar and her arms being exclusively preoccupied with it meant that her center of gravity and balance in general were even more on the side of complete klutz. Meaning...there was another squeak followed by a SPLASH as Anna went toppling over into the lake and only the oar floated up to the surface amongst the ripples.

Charely Potter · 09-23-2023, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch

"Beezley? How do you see if an elf is female or male?" Maria wondered to herself and Kion as she surveyed the elements from the boathouse. The water was still, the sun was shining, and she had her boyfriend there and snacks. It was all she needed for a great trip out on the lake. It was only when Kion moved their chosen boat out that Maria also noticed the life jackets. "Do you think Professor DeVries knew whe'd choose this boat? It'd be a bit creepy if he did." Maria commented quietly with a just a hint of unease in her voice. She hadn't cared to look, but maybe every boat was clean and had life jackets in them?

Anyway she followed Kion's lead and put on her own life jacket before she took his outstreached hand as she boarded the boat. Sitting down next to the snack basket she smiled sunnily to Kion. "Yes, I'm so ready! Let's do this! Do we have to row ourselves or does the boat move on its own?" Maria asked as their little boat started to float out of the boathouse.

Kion couldn't say for sure when he heard the question. "Good question, I think maybe Professor DeVries puts life jackets in all the boats, just in case," Kion deduced. The thought of him physically watching them out of sight would have unnerved him. So instead he focused on getting the boat situated.

After pushing the boat in, Kion quickly hopped in to sit across Maria. "Hmm, let's see. I can row for us both if it does need rowing," He took the oars and began rowing backward. It seemed difficult at first but the more he tried to row the less effort he seemed to need to do. He laughed softly, "Wow, I think it's a bit of both, haha. I guess if we weren't strong enough it would do it itself." Which was nice as he eventually put the oars inside the boat when they were far enough from the dock to rest. Feeling his face heat up, was it from the sun or the sight before him, "Did I tell you how pretty you look, Maria?" He still felt the goosebumps expressing his feelings after two years together. "Because, you really do look pretty. Prettier each day I see you." Maybe he ought to have one of their snacks before he blushed anymore.

*Zoe* · 09-24-2023, 03:28 PM

Text Cut: the boathouse crew

A groan escaped his mouth the moment he hit the ground, and it carried on when his cousin fell onto him. This certainly wasn't how he planned his day going. To top it all off, he was certain that his body would feel this tumble later. Sometimes doing a good thing has a price to pay, as this particular situation proved. But the aches and pains would be worth it, especially when it involved helping family and friends.

"Don't worry about it," the blond mumbled in return, casting a quick glance over to Ezra. "Could have been worse."

Then, as if on cue, another unfortunate event occurred. His eyes shifted over to the Hufflepuff holding the oar, already not liking the way she was holding it considering it looked a bit too large for someone that size to be carrying. But, before he could say anything, he watched Anna lose her balance rather quickly and fall right into the lake.

He did not immediately do anything, hoping that the girl knew how to swim. However, the seconds that went by with no gasp of breath or laughter from being so clumsy or water dripping from one's clothes onto the dock did not occur. A few choice words left Logan's mouth as he rolled over and pushed himself up to make another heroic act. Within moments, he too made a plunge into the lake.

*Nordic Witch* · Today, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Charely Potter

Kion couldn't say for sure when he heard the question. "Good question, I think maybe Professor DeVries puts life jackets in all the boats, just in case," Kion deduced. The thought of him physically watching them out of sight would have unnerved him. So instead he focused on getting the boat situated.

After pushing the boat in, Kion quickly hopped in to sit across Maria. "Hmm, let's see. I can row for us both if it does need rowing," He took the oars and began rowing backward. It seemed difficult at first but the more he tried to row the less effort he seemed to need to do. He laughed softly, "Wow, I think it's a bit of both, haha. I guess if we weren't strong enough it would do it itself." Which was nice as he eventually put the oars inside the boat when they were far enough from the dock to rest. Feeling his face heat up, was it from the sun or the sight before him, "Did I tell you how pretty you look, Maria?" He still felt the goosebumps expressing his feelings after two years together. "Because, you really do look pretty. Prettier each day I see you." Maybe he ought to have one of their snacks before he blushed anymore.

It was best not to dwell on the idea if Prof DeVries was watching them right now or not so Maria changed the subject as Kion got their boat situated or what the proper term was called, and they started to move out of the boat house in a slow pace with her boyfriend rowing the boat forwards. "Do you think the giant squid will come up to the surface, and show himself to us?" Or some other creature that dwelled in the black lake for that matter. They could both swim right?

Before Maria could ask Kion to stop rowing to sit next to her, and they could start tearing into the food he baffled her speechless with compliments about her beauty. Her mouth going dry as a desert, and with her cheeks flushing red like a better sunball she rasped out a response. "I, thank you Kion. I, you make feel so special and seen each day I see you and that means a lot, and also your kindness, thoughtfullness, and the fact that your the prettiest guy in our year..." Maria was blabbering probably incoherently so she did her best to stop. "Um, so shall we try the snacks or food first?"

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