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Ashwinder · 01-27-2010, 04:38 AM

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*PLOT*
Morpheus Howl is a reclusive wizard with few friends and many enemies. His castle is rumoured to contain a hoard of magical knowledge untapped by the Wizarding World. While he dodges Ministry officials on a daily basis, Howl has agreed to take 5 promising young students from Hogwarts over the summer break and teach them some of what he knows. It will be a springboard for their magical abilities, but first they have to adapt to his rather peculiar methods...

*Ashwinder's Role*
Similar to a Game Master in Dungeons and Dragons, my role will be to RP as secondary characters and nudge the plot along. I will not be forcing actions on any characters. If a scene is slowing down, I will PM the people in that scene and suggest they wrap it up so we can move to the next one.

*Characters Needed*
Much like the kids with the five golden tickets, the five users who join will each RP as one of the five chosen students. There are a few guidelines (and I do mean a few) in character creation:

1. Your character must have completed his/her OWLs. This means they must be at least 15.
2. Please try to mix up the houses.
3. NO animagi or metamorphmagi (though if it's their goal to become the former that's fine). Howl is a suspicious man and wouldn't let either type of magi in his castle.

Please PM me (Ashwinder) if you would like to join this RP.

*Important Note*
This is an RP for HYPERactive RPers. This means that people participating in this RP should be willing to play at least 4 nights a week, for at least an hour or two each time. I know this sounds pretty intense, but it keeps the plot moving at an equal pacing between characters. If you would still like to play but don't think you can spend that much time, PM me and we'll try to work out a smaller role.

Ameh · 01-29-2010, 03:42 AM

"North," Shaye responded in an offhand manner, putting his hands in his pockets and digging around. What did he have in heeeeeeere? A slip of paper, apparently. Uncrumpling it, he frowned and tried to decipher what it was. Class notes? Probably. Yeah. "'m not allowed back, apparently. Or at least I'm not allowed in their Capitol city."

Yeaaaaah. That.

"All due respect sir, but would we really be here if we weren't interested, or wanted the same old summer we always have?"

Well... sans the releasing of primates upon the unsuspecting citizens. Many zoos had blacklisted him after this past summer. Who knew they communicated so much? Sigh.

Angie · 01-29-2010, 06:22 AM

So they were going to ruin his summer? Then why on EARTH was he here? Honestly, if this guy was certain his summer would be ruined thanks to them, why even ... wasting his time? Allowing it to happen?

Kit still could not figure the man out. And it displeased her.

Her lips pursed. "I agree with the rodent," Drawled out Kit, gesturing at the boy with the Mouse-Hat. "Were we not interested on spending the summer with you, and having you as our mentor, I very much doubt any of us would be here."

Ashwinder · 01-29-2010, 06:40 AM

Howl just shrugged, the gesture a little too casual to fit with his clothing, “Children are weird. Perhaps you thought it was required of you. Perhaps you were pressured into it. How should I know? But, since you’re all leaping with enthusiasm,” the pyromaniac appeared to be anyway, “it appears we’ll be spending the next two months together. Joyous. Occasion. And it’s not sir,” he stipulated to the mouse-child, “just Howl.”

He turned to Eridia and offered her a bow that toed the line of mockery, “I’ll be off then. Oh,” this was somewhat important, and he turned back to the five children, “you’re not coming with me today. Getting the castle ready and such, it’s really quite a mess. Meet in Diagon Alley in a week? Splendid. I’ll send a letter.”

Having answered all their possible queries and questions, in his mind at least, Howl strode to the Headmistress’s closet, knocked twice before opening the door, and went inside without another word, closing the door behind him even as Eridia lunged for the handle in a manner not befitting a headmistress. When she turned it and opened the door, however, all she saw were a few shelves with her collection of knickknacks. Howl was gone.

Ama · 01-29-2010, 06:52 AM

Nadia was soooo Hawwwtt.

Wait, was she speaking to him? Clearing his throat, McKey glanced over his shoulder. He was hoping his blue eyes would connect with someone who would save him; his savior. They didn't, so Hall was left with very little choices. He went right back to staring at Nadia.

Hawwwtt!

"I'm a teenager," he answered her brusquely, one hand rubbing the back of his head furiously. "I'm allowed random moments of anger and hatred." Because he knew, Nadia would appreciate a bit of 'OMG I HATE THE WORLD' too.

Cause, Merlin and Morgana, she was Haaawwtt. Scowling (because he thought that would make him look good), he fixed a glare at the farthest wall while Morpheus spoke. A WEEK? He couldn't last a week! He was out of homework to do!

The only entertainment he had left was to harass the house elves and call them oompa loompas with jaundice since he was henceforth banned from the potions class.

Too many 'accidental' explosions consisting of massive amounts of billywigs. Too many.

Elan Negaron · 01-29-2010, 06:57 AM

This Howl was truly the oddest person Liatris had ever come across in her life. He just left via the closet-- of which Liatris was curious to know if it was some sort of Vanishing Cabinet--but what a most curious way to leave! Indeed, Liatris was wondering if the more knowledge one gathered, the more odd one would become. If Howl didn't want to take them on, why on earth did he agree in the first place?

Oh dear. How on earth are we going to get along... for two months?! Liatris was beginning to wonder if it was such a good idea to aim for good grades. Perhaps average would have sufficed. Well. At least she was not in this alone; Nadia was there, if, if, she so decided to go along with this.

Unfortunately, not leaving right away gave Liatris problems. That meant she would have to go home for a week. Which meant leaving would not be a pretty picture indeed.

She did hope Mozart could come. If not, some words would be given to that Howl.

Tazenhani · 01-29-2010, 07:22 AM

Through the closet. That was indeed a strange way to leave the room, but then again, he had a strange disposition and stranger dress habits. Such an exit seemed to be befitting of a man like Morpheus Howl. She wondered if he ended up in a closet back at his castle cluttered with brooms and such. He had said it was messy.

Glancing at Liatris, Nadia gave the other girl a look that only said 'well this could be fun'. Then she cast her eyes back to the boy who was scowling at her, and arched an eyebrow. In some ways he reminded her of a constipated ferret and she couldn't help but smirk at him. "I suppose."

Turning her attention to scan the others, Nadia felt her smirk widden and she threw her arms around Liatris's neck. "So," her mischevious grin turned to the Headmaster, "another week with us."

Yes, fun indeed.

Angie · 02-01-2010, 07:39 PM

Children we weird, Howl was not taking them with him for another week ... they had to meet him in Diagon Alley?

Oh. No.

Kit's pale face twisted in distaste at this. Grimacing and whining were two things the Gryffindor knew were hardly attractive, but who CARED? Diagon Alley was such a nightmare, and she would be forced to go there not once as she usually did, but TWICE this summer.

The joys.

"Does this mean we are dismissed, ma'am?" Can we go back to our doooorms? Kit figured that she wouldn't really be DOING anything for the rest of the week, but it was better than to be in the same room with a Rodent-Child and a kid with random moments of hatred against humanity.

Though, secretly, it wasn't like she could blame him for that; she did it all the time, too.

Ameh · 02-02-2010, 02:27 AM

Oh huh.

The man meant to be teaching them this summer... had just disappeared into a closet. Either he'd found his way to Narnia, or he'd managed to leave Hogwarts without Apparition. Which was a bit amazing, but still...

"He's strange." Shrug. He tugged on one of his hat strings again. "Guess I'll be staying in Diagon Alley for a week then..."

To go home and come back would just be bothersome. He had everything he'd need; his father person had sent him the things he'd asked for, a few weeks ago. He was set for the summer. Surely he could still get a room at the Leaky Cauldron, right? He'd apologised for the last disaster, and the barkeep had accepted it! So... all was well, right?

He took to staring out the window, looking dazed but paying attention, as his mind turned to planning a week by himself in Diagon Alley.

Ashwinder · 02-02-2010, 02:36 AM

Eridia sighed at the questions, still irritated at Howl's completely unacceptable exit, "You are free to go back to your dormitories. And no, Miss Kharie, you will not be staying here this week. Arrangements will be made for rooms at the Leaky Cauldron."

She ushered them from the room, her mind already picturing the stack of ready-to-use howlers in the bottom drawer of her desk. Sending Howl a howler. There was a novel concept.

ooc: Feel free to either continue RPing at the school, or move to the Leaky Cauldron / Diagon Alley. This is your time to have characters get all social and stuff!

Ama · 02-02-2010, 08:50 PM

Scratching his head, McKey cast a critical eye (or two) upon his surroundings. Greyfeather was being, well, unusually uninteresting. Blinking, he shifted his attention to Nadia.

Hawwwtt. He didn't linger very long on her though. He was going to try to be cool about things. It had been theorized that if you were cold towards women they usually tended to fall head over feet in love with you. Today, and in the remainder of their time, Hall was going to prove that theory true.

But, well, one last look. Hawwwtt.

All of them in the Leaky Cauldron? Even the girls? ????

Lips stretching out into a smarmy grin, Hall let out a slow whistle. "Don't worry ladies. I'll look after you."

Especially Nadia. Hawwwttt.

Tazenhani · 02-02-2010, 09:02 PM

"Freedom at last!" Nadia cheered, punching the air with a wide grin.

Spinning to face the other students she took a few steps back so she could see all of them, clapping her hands together in front of herself and turning her voice into a overdone, sweet tone. "Well, it has been a wonderful, endearing year at Hogwarts and we really are sad to see you go. Do, do be safe this summer, for we'd love to see each. And. Every. One. Of your SMILING faces back here in the fall."

There. Now that the Headmistress's dismissing speech was done they could be off. Dropping the honey demeanour, Nadia bounded forward, nearly bowling Liatris over as she slung an arm around her shoulders and grinned at the other students. "That being said. Who wants to join Latti, here, and myself for a good ol' butterbeer in Diagon Alley?"

Her brown eyes flicked over to McKey before slowly appraising him, up and down. A return for his repeated glances. A smirk took over her grin as she tilted her head at the boy. "How about you McKey? Think you're up for it?"

Elan Negaron · 02-03-2010, 07:21 AM

Well. Now that it was established that they would be going straight to Diagon Alley Liatris felt a weight slip off her shoulders; she didn't have to go home, which was such a great relief. Thank Merlin for small mercies.

But what Liatris didn't agree with was McKey's ogling. She knew he was looking at her. Of course she did. So she did the obvious thing: ignore him. She wasn't going to entertain his sideways glances. Nadia somehow knew how to handle boys and ogling far better than she did--hang on.

He's looking at Nadia. He's looking at Nadia! Ooh McKey. No funny business. Liatris frowned at him before they trooped out of the Headmistress's office. Nadine had bounced to the front of the group, almost dragging Liatris along-- she was currently doing a rather decent impression of the Headmistress. Oddly enough, it reminded Liatris of a story her mother told her-- the Regime of Umbridge, where pink teacups and kittens decorated the DADA"s office, and Professor Umbridge herself had the same sickeningly sweet yet deadly attitude Nadia was demonstrating. Ooh that is scary.

Before Liatris could make any comment, good or bad, to Nadia she was hauled forward, her head locked into the embrace of Nadia's arms. She almost groaned aloud when the word 'butterbeer' was mentioned. Important packing and last minute scampering for Mozart was needed! But! But!

... better get it over with and stop being so anti-social.

Ashwinder · 02-05-2010, 07:11 PM

Diagon Alley doesn’t look as busy as usual. Then again, it’s the first week of summer vacation and not the back to school rush. All told, there are probably three dozen witches and wizards on the whole street, and none of them look like they’re in a rush.

OOC: Shop, eat, socialize… you’ve got some time before Howl’s assistant arrives.

Tazenhani · 02-06-2010, 01:06 AM

Leaning back against a wall down one of the many deserted streets, Nadia shoved her hands in her pockets, letting out a bored sigh. She had been hoping to get a butterbeer with some of the other students condemned to sharing a summer with Howl, but so far none had shown up. Well, none besides Liatris. Not that she had been given a choice. If Nadia knew the girl, she would sooner hole herself up in a room with a book than go out. So, she had pratically dragged her out of their room at the Inn.

Perhaps it would have been a good idea to knock on some hotel doors and see who was where doing what. Another sigh escaped her as she dropped her head back against the wall. "Liatris.....I'm bored."

Elan Negaron · 02-06-2010, 03:50 AM

Frowning Liatris glanced over at Nadia, fiddling with a coat button.

"Well, why don't you... go see if anyone is around?" she suggested, watching a young mother lead a fussy looking two year old away from the colourful front window of Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. "Actually, we could get a table in the Inn for some Butterbeer. It looks as if that place can fill up fast." Liatris leaned against the wall as well, adjusting her shoulder bag.

"Or, you know, beat the school rush and pick up our textbooks for next year." Liatris gave a sneaky, innocent grin at Nadia.

Tazenhani · 02-06-2010, 06:53 AM

A disgusted grimace came over Nadia's face as she peered at her friend from the corner of her eyes. "Are you insane? The semester just finished and you want to go buy textbooks?" This girl didn't know the definition of fun did she?

Shaking her head, Nadia reprimanded herself for asking such a blatantly obvious question and took Liatris by the wrist. No way were they going shopping for TEXTbooks. Not on her watch. Not so soon after school had finished. Nope. They would just have to do something adventerous. Like exploring the bowels of Diagon Alley. Yes, that sounded much better. So, off they went! Or rather, off she went with Liatris in tow.

Elan Negaron · 02-06-2010, 07:01 AM

Liatris rolled her eyes. " I was only teasing Nadia." Although it would have been a novel idea to buy books.. they could even be on sale--

Or not. Suddenly she was yanked around and dragged down the street, Nadia marching her off in some direction or other, destination unknown. Good Merlin and Morgana! Nadia had some arm on her.

"Not so hard, Nadia! Where on earth are you off to now?" She hoped nowhere with trouble. Because Nadia and trouble are like twins.

Tazenhani · 02-06-2010, 07:12 AM

"No idea." Nadia grinned over her shoulder, relaxing her hold on Liatris's wrist until she was sure the girl wouldn't bolt in one direction or another. Then and only then did she let go. "That's part of the grandure of it. Starting someone known and ending up somewhere unknown."

In all her years at Hogwarts she still hadn't explored all of Diagon Alley. Oh well, time to remedy that.

Elan Negaron · 02-06-2010, 07:33 AM

Oh boy. Resisting the urge to roll her eyes, Liatris was beginning to seriously wonder if Nadia really thought that adventure could be had in Diagon Alley. Best not tell her about Knockturn Alley or ...any of those sorts of shifty places. It was more or less going to be like a really cheap tour, without millions of tourists taking photos left right and centre.

So she stumbled along beside Nadia, trying to find something of interest. But what should be on the left hand side of the street? The Quidditch shop! Safe place. Keep Nadia entertained for a while. Also keep her out of trouble. Yes. Good, Liatris, good.

"Look, Nadia. Your favourite store." Liatris said, heading over to peer into the shop window. She had taken an interest in Quidditch when Nadia joined the Ravenclaw team; it was something she liked to follow and keep up to date on, and while she was still trying to master the skill of flying, Liatris preferred to keep her feet on the ground for now. And, of course, to understand what Nadia rants about. There was a new book out as well as what looked like the latest Quidditch gear on display.

"Look, Nad...I think the new shinpads are out. They've even got special night-game reflectors on them."

Tazenhani · 02-06-2010, 07:54 AM

Liatris was saying something. She was sure of it. Problem was that she didn't really care. Her interest had been snagged on something else and when that happened, little else mattered.

Stepping to the end of the alley she peered down the adjacent corridor, a small smirk touching the corners of her lips. Bounding back to Liatris she took the other girl's arm, sparing a brief glance at what was in the window of the shop she had positioned herself in front of. Quiddich gear; interestng. "That's nice. Come this way."

A gentle but firm tug and she was started back towards the mouth of the alley. She had found it: Knockturn Alley. So this is where it was tucked away. Exploration time!

Elan Negaron · 02-06-2010, 08:18 AM

"Ooh look, limited edition jerseys--" And suddenly she was being dragged off again. Where to this time?!

Nearly falling flat on her face Liatris stumbled behind Nadia-- where exactly were they going? Her eye widened. Liatris knew that dark mouth of an alley. Knockturn Alley. Oh. Merlin. No! Immediately Liatris stopped, pulling on Nadia's arm.

"No way, Nad. No way in all things wizarding are we going down there." She protested, hanging onto Nadia for dear life.

Tazenhani · 02-06-2010, 08:24 AM

Stopping. Again?! Jerking with the resistance, Nadia shot a glance over her shoulder at Liatris. The poor thing looked like a frightened puppy. There there Liatris.

Reaching over she patted the hand that clung to her jacket, her leather jacket in reassurance. And please, be gentle with the leather.

"Look Liatris. People go down here all the time. What do you think is going to happen? You're with me." She flashed the girl a grin that said she had nothing to worry about and promtly started towards the darker alley.

Elan Negaron · 02-07-2010, 03:16 AM

Liatris gave Nadia a flat stare as she released her sleeve. Clearly Nadia thought she was scared. Liatris wasn't that scared. Not.. really. She just didn't like going into places she wasn't familiar with. However, Nadia was already bouncing away from her and down the dark and dank mouth of Knockturn Alley.

Merlin!

Knockturn Alley indeed. Well, it wasn't like Liatris was in first year, and it wasn't like she didn't know much about magic. If she was going to be an Auror then she had better pull her socks up. It was an alley. What was the matter with an Alley? Right. Off I go then. Straightening Liatris marched after Nadia.

"Oh hang on Nad. Don't be flailing around the place without me."

Tazenhani · 02-07-2010, 03:48 AM

Grinning more at the fact that she was actually getting Liatris to enter Knockturn Alley without having to drag her tooth and nail, she spun around. "Oh common slow poke. There's only so many hours before sundown."

Not that it mattered if the sun went down or not. Just a little incentive to get her to move a little quicker so that they could be further from the entrance before someone changed their minds.

Linking her fingers together behind her head she continued walking as she faced her friend, a wide grin of freedom on her face. "Liatris, I can walk backwards faster than you are walking right now."

Elan Negaron · 02-07-2010, 05:22 AM

"Nadia...why exactly are you interested in going down here anyway?" Liatris peered into one dusty shop window and promptly discovered a row of beetles in jars. Wrinkling her nose a bit, Liatris jogged a bit to catch up with Nadia.

"Fine. I am here. You happy?" She'd better be. Liatris didn't exactly want to go traipsing around the place while their fellow classmates could be waiting for them in the Leaky Cauldron.

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