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GroundsHave a case of cabin castle fever? Best to take a break from all the stone corridors and go hang out by the lake, or explore the expansive school grounds. Don't forgive to send your regards to Bartholomew Henry!
The Pumpkin Patch is situated within a fenced plot of land. Students are free to enter through the wooden gate and traverse carefully among the orange vegetables. The pumpkins are in varying stages of growth. They are well tended to by Professor Khanna but they have extended the invitation of the same to Hogwartians. This much is made clear by the neat sign perched on the outside of the Patch:
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Students and Professors are welcome to assist in the Pumpkin Patch. Clearing of weeds, removing dead leaves or withered pumpkins, watering and any other actions deemed fit are welcome!
YesJess! | Captain Goggles | Mama Badger | Eva's Soul Sister | An OG™ | It's all in the Numbers
Emma meandered out to the grounds unsure where she wanted to go just yet. She had the afternoon free from lessons, which was a strange freedom and one she reckoned ran true due to the lack of History of Magic this term. Pity because Professor Amstern seemed lovely. She was just going to let her feet do the guiding which it seemed they were taking her right to the pumpkin patch.
Her blue eyes scanned over the sign just outside the pumpkin patch and the sixth year frowned. She would not be doing any weeding or cleaning up the patch right now. No offense, Professor Khanna, but honestly in this moment she was just thinking about how right behind the large pumpkins were ideal snogging spots. However since Justus was not around in this moment, she'd just be using the large pumpkin as a pillow to take a quick nap.
Which is precisely what she proceeded to do, plopping down on the ground and her back leaning against the pumpkin, Emma closed her eyes.
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Xerxes was just leaving his Herbology lesson when he turned his head and saw, out of the corner of his eye, a girl slumped up against one of the overly large pumpkins. He froze in horror. As far as he could tell, the girl was unconscious. He ran over to her and practically fell to his knees beside her.
"Are you ok?" he asked frantically, tapping her shoulder and jostling her slightly to see if she would come to. This unexpected sight had completely thrown him for a loop. He wasn't sure what was going on, but you could be absolutely sure that Xerxes was NOT going to ignore a situation if someone was in trouble. "Please don't be hurt or dead.....please." he said to himself more than anyone. He waited anxiously for a response, already planning in his mind what he would do if she was hurt, sick, injured, or (he could hardly bring himself to even think it)......dead.
YesJess! | Captain Goggles | Mama Badger | Eva's Soul Sister | An OG™ | It's all in the Numbers
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Originally Posted by badger_boy_93
Xerxes was just leaving his Herbology lesson when he turned his head and saw, out of the corner of his eye, a girl slumped up against one of the overly large pumpkins. He froze in horror. As far as he could tell, the girl was unconscious. He ran over to her and practically fell to his knees beside her.
"Are you ok?" he asked frantically, tapping her shoulder and jostling her slightly to see if she would come to. This unexpected sight had completely thrown him for a loop. He wasn't sure what was going on, but you could be absolutely sure that Xerxes was NOT going to ignore a situation if someone was in trouble. "Please don't be hurt or dead.....please." he said to himself more than anyone. He waited anxiously for a response, already planning in his mind what he would do if she was hurt, sick, injured, or (he could hardly bring himself to even think it)......dead.
She had just drifted off to sleep when was rudely awakened by tapping on the shoulder and jostling ?? Emma's eyes opened to meet the face of a young first year from her house, frowning. "What sort of catastrophe have I missed now? Is someone dead? Is it a creature? Is there an injury?" She had heard his voice of being dead and definitely not processed it being about her since she'd been merely resting her eyes and sleeping."Who's hurt?" She quickly stood to her feet gazing into the distance and trying to figure out where a first year might have come from to have witnessed such atrocities
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___________________You should take your littlefinger and just point it in the mirror. ________________________________________Baby, maybe you're the problem✯
She had just drifted off to sleep when was rudely awakened by tapping on the shoulder and jostling ?? Emma's eyes opened to meet the face of a young first year from her house, frowning. "What sort of catastrophe have I missed now? Is someone dead? Is it a creature? Is there an injury?" She had heard his voice of being dead and definitely not processed it being about her since she'd been merely resting her eyes and sleeping."Who's hurt?" She quickly stood to her feet gazing into the distance and trying to figure out where a first year might have come from to have witnessed such atrocities
With a twinge of panic, Xerxes realized the girl wasn't dying. It turns out she was just asleep.......outside........on a giant pumpkin. Totally normal. "Well, I thought perhaps you were hurt. But clearly I was mistaken. I'm so embarrassed. You have my deepest apologies. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to make it up to you."
Xerxes scrambled to do something helpful and apologetic. He brushed a little dirt from her shoulder. "I really didn't mean to disturb you. I saw a person laying, seemingly, unconscious and I rushed over to help. In my panic, it appears I was a bit too hasty.....and a bit too urgent."
Xerxes honestly wanted to burrow directly into the Earth and not stop until he reached the other side of the planet. One could fry an egg on his forehead. He was so red, that firetrucks would have been jealous. He wanted to apologize again, but all he could do was stammer. It was kinda pathetic actually. Maybe she would put him out of his misery and just curse him into oblivion.
YesJess! | Captain Goggles | Mama Badger | Eva's Soul Sister | An OG™ | It's all in the Numbers
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Originally Posted by badger_boy_93
With a twinge of panic, Xerxes realized the girl wasn't dying. It turns out she was just asleep.......outside........on a giant pumpkin. Totally normal. "Well, I thought perhaps you were hurt. But clearly I was mistaken. I'm so embarrassed. You have my deepest apologies. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to make it up to you."
Xerxes scrambled to do something helpful and apologetic. He brushed a little dirt from her shoulder. "I really didn't mean to disturb you. I saw a person laying, seemingly, unconscious and I rushed over to help. In my panic, it appears I was a bit too hasty.....and a bit too urgent."
Xerxes honestly wanted to burrow directly into the Earth and not stop until he reached the other side of the planet. One could fry an egg on his forehead. He was so red, that firetrucks would have been jealous. He wanted to apologize again, but all he could do was stammer. It was kinda pathetic actually. Maybe she would put him out of his misery and just curse him into oblivion.
Oh. Emma hadn't even considered the possibility that he would have thought such a thing? But after taking a moment to consider such and option she realized how foolish she'd been to not realize it and she actually let out a laugh on how ridiculous the whole situation was.
She shook her head. "It's okay, I just hadn't even ..." goodness, she hadn't meant to turn him into a lobster. Which was probably equally as funny seeing him change shades, as the whole situation. "Just maybe think twice when seeing someone on the ground next time. Hogwarts is an exhausting place. I mean sometimes people might be hurt, but sometimes people just need to rest a moment in a quiet place and the weather outside isn't extreme right now." She nodded encouragingly.
Emma changed the topic, slightly, realizing she hadn't really been much of a welcome, "How are you adjusting to things? You finding your lessons okay?"
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___________________You should take your littlefinger and just point it in the mirror. ________________________________________Baby, maybe you're the problem✯
Oh. Emma hadn't even considered the possibility that he would have thought such a thing? But after taking a moment to consider such and option she realized how foolish she'd been to not realize it and she actually let out a laugh on how ridiculous the whole situation was.
She shook her head. "It's okay, I just hadn't even ..." goodness, she hadn't meant to turn him into a lobster. Which was probably equally as funny seeing him change shades, as the whole situation. "Just maybe think twice when seeing someone on the ground next time. Hogwarts is an exhausting place. I mean sometimes people might be hurt, but sometimes people just need to rest a moment in a quiet place and the weather outside isn't extreme right now." She nodded encouragingly.
Emma changed the topic, slightly, realizing she hadn't really been much of a welcome, "How are you adjusting to things? You finding your lessons okay?"
Xerxes sighed a huge sigh of relief that the girl he had disturbed was being so kind and understanding. His beet red face began to return to its normal hue. “Yes. I’m adjusting very well. Thanks for asking. My name is Xerxes, by the way. Xerxes Cadwallader. As you can tell, I’m a first year. And I’m in Hufflepuff. Thanks for being so understanding about my little freak out. I’d love to make it up to you, if you like. I just so happen to have a few Pumpkin Pasties and some Cauldron Cakes here in my bag. We could have a little picnic. What do you say?” he asked.
Xerxes opened the flap of his bag to show her the two gallon size plastic bags, practically overflowing with sweet treats. “It’s the least I could do” he said, smiling and looking imploringly at her.
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YesJess! | Captain Goggles | Mama Badger | Eva's Soul Sister | An OG™ | It's all in the Numbers
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Originally Posted by badger_boy_93
Xerxes sighed a huge sigh of relief that the girl he had disturbed was being so kind and understanding. His beet red face began to return to its normal hue. “Yes. I’m adjusting very well. Thanks for asking. My name is Xerxes, by the way. Xerxes Cadwallader. As you can tell, I’m a first year. And I’m in Hufflepuff. Thanks for being so understanding about my little freak out. I’d love to make it up to you, if you like. I just so happen to have a few Pumpkin Pasties and some Cauldron Cakes here in my bag. We could have a little picnic. What do you say?” he asked.
Xerxes opened the flap of his bag to show her the two gallon size plastic bags, practically overflowing with sweet treats. “It’s the least I could do” he said, smiling and looking imploringly at her.
Emma was relieved to see the young badger's coloring returning to normal. She hated to be embarrassed and hated embarrassing others - unless it was her family, but considering her brothers embarrassed her it was tolerable and something she'd grown accustomed to after nearly sixteen years of life.
"Pleasure to meet you Xerxes, I'm Emma. Sixth year and well, sometimes I find the ground comfortable for random naps." She shook her head at his persistence. If she hadn't known better, she'd likely have mistaken that persistence as representing the house of silver and green. "Well if understanding and empathy was a subject matter, I'd be getting outstanding marks," she grinned. Not that her marks were terrible, but she definitely wasn't the top student.
"How could i refuse such an offer. Pumpkin pasties are literally the best."
"So what's your favorite thing about Hogwarts so far? Besides the obvious sweet treat," Emma questioned, helping herself to one of the pumpkin treats, as she sat cross-legged. "Your dorm okay?" That was probably one of the scariest things was sharing a room with complete strangers, but fortunately her dormmates had become more like the sisters she never had.
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___________________You should take your littlefinger and just point it in the mirror. ________________________________________Baby, maybe you're the problem✯
Emma was relieved to see the young badger's coloring returning to normal. She hated to be embarrassed and hated embarrassing others - unless it was her family, but considering her brothers embarrassed her it was tolerable and something she'd grown accustomed to after nearly sixteen years of life.
"Pleasure to meet you Xerxes, I'm Emma. Sixth year and well, sometimes I find the ground comfortable for random naps." She shook her head at his persistence. If she hadn't known better, she'd likely have mistaken that persistence as representing the house of silver and green. "Well if understanding and empathy was a subject matter, I'd be getting outstanding marks," she grinned. Not that her marks were terrible, but she definitely wasn't the top student.
"How could i refuse such an offer. Pumpkin pasties are literally the best."
"So what's your favorite thing about Hogwarts so far? Besides the obvious sweet treat," Emma questioned, helping herself to one of the pumpkin treats, as she sat cross-legged. "Your dorm okay?" That was probably one of the scariest things was sharing a room with complete strangers, but fortunately her dormmates had become more like the sisters she never had.
"The pleasure is certainly a mutual one, my new friend. Here are some Pumpkin Pasties for you", Xerxes said, handing her two of the sweet pastries. He took one for himself before answering her other questions.
"Hmmmm.....my favorite thing about Hogwarts is probably all the new magic I'm learning. I've watched my parents for years and have been begging them to teach me. But they always refuse and said that I was too young. But now I'm FINALLY old enough and just cant learn quick enough. I've also been reading up on new spell outside of class and been trying my hand at them too." he said, shoving the second half of his Pastie into his mouth.
"My dorm is alright. The Hufflepuff Common Room and Dormitories are very comfortable, almost like the den of an animal. And my dorm mates are really great. We get along very well." Xerxes explained, but then a moment later he realized that he had been talking for a very long time. He gulped and continued on awkwardly, "What about you? An experienced Sixth Year like you must have plenty of wisdom to pass along to the next generation of students. What are your favorite things about Hogwarts?"
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