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Term 59: September - December 2021 Term Fifty-Nine: The Strange Plant in Greenhouse Six (Sept 2105 - June 2106)

 
 
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The technology lounge looks about the same as it did last term. There are still two old school computers set up along the far wall, along with a Pac-Man arcade machine in one of the corners. There are several different Muggle board games and card games available, stacked on a small set of shelves along another wall. Bean bag chairs are placed all around the room. There are also a couple of couches and a set of four regular chairs with an empty table for the tabletop games.

Overall, it still leans more into the lounge part than the technology part of its name, but at least it is pretty cozy.
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Sure, he could probably have used the Room of Requirement for something similar. But truthfully, Evan had a deep mistrust of the room. Changing into anything with no understanding of how the rules particularly worked... it was suspicious to him. So the Technology lounge would continue to be where he take his refuge.

Entering the room, he headed towards the wall of Board Games, scanning the titles to see if anything had left with Schmoe or the majority was still here.
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The technology lounge was really where Evan headed when he was feeling the littlest bit homesick. The room with the few muggle computers, the old arcade game and board games galore was the most mundane thing about the school. And coming from a mundane household, this was comforting to him.

Sure, he could probably have used the Room of Requirement for something similar. But truthfully, Evan had a deep mistrust of the room. Changing into anything with no understanding of how the rules particularly worked... it was suspicious to him. So the Technology lounge would continue to be where he take his refuge.

Entering the room, he headed towards the wall of Board Games, scanning the titles to see if anything had left with Schmoe or the majority was still here.
Majority of Maya's housemates may not have known what a computer was, but Maya lived for the internet. She doubted that the computers here would be nearly half as good as the one back at home but it was comforting to even be near one. Countless hours had been spent back home going through online articles and exploring new subjects. Sure, one could always go to the library but Maya did find that the internet back home was so much more convenient.

She poked her head into the room, hoping no one else was already using a computer and instead found a delightful surprise. Evan was already here.

A smile spread across Maya's face and she happily headed over to him. "What are you looking for?" she asked, seeing the board games and looking through them herself. "If you're looking for Scrabble, I'm sure I can beat you in it," she said confidently.

Little moments like this reminded Maya of primary school before magic had infiltrated their lives.
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Majority of Maya's housemates may not have known what a computer was, but Maya lived for the internet. She doubted that the computers here would be nearly half as good as the one back at home but it was comforting to even be near one. Countless hours had been spent back home going through online articles and exploring new subjects. Sure, one could always go to the library but Maya did find that the internet back home was so much more convenient.

She poked her head into the room, hoping no one else was already using a computer and instead found a delightful surprise. Evan was already here.

A smile spread across Maya's face and she happily headed over to him. "What are you looking for?" she asked, seeing the board games and looking through them herself. "If you're looking for Scrabble, I'm sure I can beat you in it," she said confidently.

Little moments like this reminded Maya of primary school before magic had infiltrated their lives.
Well, he couldn't actually tell if any of the games had disappeared, considering his favorites were there still. Sequence, Trivial Pursuit (even a few versions of it, it seemed!) and a couple other word games. Those were really the ones he'd been hoping to still be on the shelves anyways, so was quite relived to see the familiar titles.

Turning to go towards the Pacman machine, an easy thing to play alone, he paused when he heard his sister and turned to face her and smile in response. "Hey, Mai. What're you doing here?" An eyebrow raised at the mention of scrabble challenge, and having already noted where it was, Evan turned again to reach out and pluck it from the shelf - giving the cover a brief dusting off before turning back.

"Care to put your candy where your mouth is?" It occurred to him as he said it, the sentence didn't make sense. But money was so boring to bet with given the fact they were at school and didn't have much use til later. But the sweets they'd packed and brought with them?

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Well, he couldn't actually tell if any of the games had disappeared, considering his favorites were there still. Sequence, Trivial Pursuit (even a few versions of it, it seemed!) and a couple other word games. Those were really the ones he'd been hoping to still be on the shelves anyways, so was quite relived to see the familiar titles.

Turning to go towards the Pacman machine, an easy thing to play alone, he paused when he heard his sister and turned to face her and smile in response. "Hey, Mai. What're you doing here?" An eyebrow raised at the mention of scrabble challenge, and having already noted where it was, Evan turned again to reach out and pluck it from the shelf - giving the cover a brief dusting off before turning back.

"Care to put your candy where your mouth is?" It occurred to him as he said it, the sentence didn't make sense. But money was so boring to bet with given the fact they were at school and didn't have much use til later. But the sweets they'd packed and brought with them?

That was valuable currency.
Maya's brow raised at the mention of a potential bet. Why, oh why did that appeal to her so much? The Slytherin's eyes had a little glint to it at the prospect of winning some sweets. Though Maya was not one to consume an absurd amount of sugar, it was always good to have extra. and it helped when one needed to potentially bribe someone.

"You're on!" She watched as he dusted off the Scrabble box and headed on over to the empty table and sat down in one of the chairs. "Now, exactly how much candy are we talking?" Maya asked.
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"You're on!" She watched as he dusted off the Scrabble box and headed on over to the empty table and sat down in one of the chairs. "Now, exactly how much candy are we talking?" Maya asked.
Evan still considered Maya as much Ravenclaw as the other two, but even he had to admit there was times when it showed the Sorting Hat hadn't been completely off base. Their summertime conversation of Marvel and Avengers and Maya being Sylvie? 100% correct.

"Perfect." He followed her over towards one of the tables, pulling out a chair and beginning to remove the pieces inside the box as he considered her question. Hmm, how much candy? "We can start small and amp it up as it increases if we want? So maybe... I don't know, a handful from our stashes?" Or two candies. He didn't really care. He just liked to spend time with his sister and appeal to her competitive nature in healthier ways, like board games.

And not pranks in which he was the unsuspecting victim.

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"Perfect." He followed her over towards one of the tables, pulling out a chair and beginning to remove the pieces inside the box as he considered her question. Hmm, how much candy? "We can start small and amp it up as it increases if we want? So maybe... I don't know, a handful from our stashes?" Or two candies. He didn't really care. He just liked to spend time with his sister and appeal to her competitive nature in healthier ways, like board games.

And not pranks in which he was the unsuspecting victim.

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She helped her brother set up the board, pleased to see that the contents of the box was not dusty. "Sure. What candy did you bring with you anyways?" she asked, grabbing a couple of tiles and setting herself up. "Do you have an A?"

Maya was sorting her tiles, but paused when Evan asked her how things were going. She shrugged her shoulders slight, before shuffling the tiles around. She didn't want her brother to worry about her or for him to owl Noah or their parents and make them worry about her either. Maya just wasn't as great at making friends the way Lisa was or Evan, for that matter. She would much rather spend time on her own and not be a nuisance to others.

"It's fine... my housemates are nice. The common room hasn't changed," she said, her expression neutral. "How's it been going in Ravenclaw?"
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She helped her brother set up the board, pleased to see that the contents of the box was not dusty. "Sure. What candy did you bring with you anyways?" she asked, grabbing a couple of tiles and setting herself up. "Do you have an A?"

Maya was sorting her tiles, but paused when Evan asked her how things were going. She shrugged her shoulders slight, before shuffling the tiles around. She didn't want her brother to worry about her or for him to owl Noah or their parents and make them worry about her either. Maya just wasn't as great at making friends the way Lisa was or Evan, for that matter. She would much rather spend time on her own and not be a nuisance to others.

"It's fine... my housemates are nice. The common room hasn't changed," she said, her expression neutral. "How's it been going in Ravenclaw?"
Apparently Scrabble was played more than he would have expected it to be. Maybe they were allowed to check games out? It might have been fun to play a couple of the word games like this one, or banangram or scattergories or something in the common room with the rest of the house. Not that he personally would ever attempt to orchestrate such a thing. Evan Nam was not a party planner. Evan Nam might not even be a party attender. Hearing the request for an A he looked through the tiles he had pulled, and though he didn't think it was something he had to give up he did gently flick it across the table and her direction. "There you go."

He sorted the rest of his tiles, kicking himself for reliquishing the vowel when now he was stuck with u's and y's. Fine to have if paired with something else easier to use. "Should we add an extra challenge and only play magic related words?" Not that that helped him, but he was hoping it would hinder her as well.

He paused his organization and eyed her at the shrug, not sure really what that meant. But she also did expand on it just to say it was fine. While that could mean it was less than, it also could mean it was just fine and nothing more of import to say on it. Which was why he didn't immediately push more on it, though follow up questions would certainly be utilized. "Do you get along with your dorm mates?" And then Ravenclaw? Nothing had changed much there either, so he resumed shuffling his tiles as he responded. "It's fine. Also the same and the first years haven't been too loud." There was not another new Lisa so far, at least.
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Apparently Scrabble was played more than he would have expected it to be. Maybe they were allowed to check games out? It might have been fun to play a couple of the word games like this one, or banangram or scattergories or something in the common room with the rest of the house. Not that he personally would ever attempt to orchestrate such a thing. Evan Nam was not a party planner. Evan Nam might not even be a party attender. Hearing the request for an A he looked through the tiles he had pulled, and though he didn't think it was something he had to give up he did gently flick it across the table and her direction. "There you go."

He sorted the rest of his tiles, kicking himself for reliquishing the vowel when now he was stuck with u's and y's. Fine to have if paired with something else easier to use. "Should we add an extra challenge and only play magic related words?" Not that that helped him, but he was hoping it would hinder her as well.

He paused his organization and eyed her at the shrug, not sure really what that meant. But she also did expand on it just to say it was fine. While that could mean it was less than, it also could mean it was just fine and nothing more of import to say on it. Which was why he didn't immediately push more on it, though follow up questions would certainly be utilized. "Do you get along with your dorm mates?" And then Ravenclaw? Nothing had changed much there either, so he resumed shuffling his tiles as he responded. "It's fine. Also the same and the first years haven't been too loud." There was not another new Lisa so far, at least.
Maya raised a brow when he flicked the A towards her. She hadn't expected him to give it to her. An amused smile crossed her face as she pushed it back towards him. "Evan, don't be silly, it means you start the game." Was she a dork for knowing the official rules of the game? Perhaps but it was important to know the rules. Once you knew them, you knew exactly how far you were able to push it until you broke them.

She pursed her lips and rearranged her letters yet again, putting the vowels on one end and consonants on the other. "Only magic related words?" Maya hesitated for a moment, keeping a poker face as she looked at her letters again. She didn't have any great letters to use for magic related words but she wasn't going to let Evan know that. And she was never one to back down from a challenge from her siblings either. "Deal."

Did she... get along with her dorm mates? She didn't exactly interact with a majority of them. Truthfully, Maya didn't really interact with anyone, really. But she had a feeling that Evan wasn't going to just drop it. "Claudine and I get along..." she said, hoping that would be enough to appease him. Though they really just sat in silence majority of the time, doing their own thing. "Are you caught up on your assignments? I was thinking of tutoring students in between classes..."
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She pursed her lips and rearranged her letters yet again, putting the vowels on one end and consonants on the other. "Only magic related words?" Maya hesitated for a moment, keeping a poker face as she looked at her letters again. She didn't have any great letters to use for magic related words but she wasn't going to let Evan know that. And she was never one to back down from a challenge from her siblings either. "Deal."

Did she... get along with her dorm mates? She didn't exactly interact with a majority of them. Truthfully, Maya didn't really interact with anyone, really. But she had a feeling that Evan wasn't going to just drop it. "Claudine and I get along..." she said, hoping that would be enough to appease him. Though they really just sat in silence majority of the time, doing their own thing. "Are you caught up on your assignments? I was thinking of tutoring students in between classes..."
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The fact he'd forgotten that about the game was really embarrassing, and he flushed a bit red. Though it was his sister so he wasn't as mortified as he would have been with others. Reaching his hand out to take back the A, he placed it back on his rack and coughed awkwardly. "Er, yes. Right." He was going to blame his memory for that on the fact he never had to know the rules, because Maya was great at keeping track of that stuff for them.

He eyed her as she considered his challenge, while he then tried to figure if the moment of thinking was because she wanted him off his game and to sweat that she had the better word options OR if she also was looking at her list and thinking... this was a terrible idea. At least with his A back he could make something. Eventually. Hearing confirmation of magic only, he stared at his tiles again before noticing a spell name and laying out Accio over the starting square. "Your turn."

He was unsurprised to hear she and Claudine got along, considering it seemed most of the Nam's had a decent relationship with the older snakette. Evan was not looking forward to the end of term in which she would graduate. "She's really nice. Very smart." A good conversationalist, really. The question about assignments had him nodding his head, looking up from his tiles briefly. "That sounds like a good idea. Especially for beginning of term when some are feeling like they forgot everything over break. I've heard a few younger students mention needing help too." He'd offered to assist one, but he was hesitant to take on too much responsibility on his supposed 'fun' year. "You could hang a notice on the board outside the Great Hall."
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The fact he'd forgotten that about the game was really embarrassing, and he flushed a bit red. Though it was his sister so he wasn't as mortified as he would have been with others. Reaching his hand out to take back the A, he placed it back on his rack and coughed awkwardly. "Er, yes. Right." He was going to blame his memory for that on the fact he never had to know the rules, because Maya was great at keeping track of that stuff for them.

He eyed her as she considered his challenge, while he then tried to figure if the moment of thinking was because she wanted him off his game and to sweat that she had the better word options OR if she also was looking at her list and thinking... this was a terrible idea. At least with his A back he could make something. Eventually. Hearing confirmation of magic only, he stared at his tiles again before noticing a spell name and laying out Accio over the starting square. "Your turn."

He was unsurprised to hear she and Claudine got along, considering it seemed most of the Nam's had a decent relationship with the older snakette. Evan was not looking forward to the end of term in which she would graduate. "She's really nice. Very smart." A good conversationalist, really. The question about assignments had him nodding his head, looking up from his tiles briefly. "That sounds like a good idea. Especially for beginning of term when some are feeling like they forgot everything over break. I've heard a few younger students mention needing help too." He'd offered to assist one, but he was hesitant to take on too much responsibility on his supposed 'fun' year. "You could hang a notice on the board outside the Great Hall."
She was only slightly amused by the obvious embarrassment that Evan had about forgetting the rules. Maya watched her brother closely as he played his first word. She glanced over at his word - accio. 20 points. "Good starting word," Maya said, before picking up a tile.

She studied her letters carefully, trying to think of a magic related word that would at least put her close to the 20 points that Evan had gained from his first word. "And she's good at drawing too," Maya added. Which was a silent hobby just like her origami. A smirk crossed her face as she placed her tiles on the board, spelling out Portus. And getting a double word score bonus from it. 16 points. "Yeah, also helps to earn some extra money for the holidays."

Though it wasn't like they didn't have money - they did. Maya just preferred to earn it. Plus it felt so rewarding. "I think I'll put together some flyers... maybe you could put one up in your common room?" It would also probably help her to find a new friend or two that way. But she didn't want to bring that up with her brother.
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She studied her letters carefully, trying to think of a magic related word that would at least put her close to the 20 points that Evan had gained from his first word. "And she's good at drawing too," Maya added. Which was a silent hobby just like her origami. A smirk crossed her face as she placed her tiles on the board, spelling out Portus. And getting a double word score bonus from it. 16 points. "Yeah, also helps to earn some extra money for the holidays."

Though it wasn't like they didn't have money - they did. Maya just preferred to earn it. Plus it felt so rewarding. "I think I'll put together some flyers... maybe you could put one up in your common room?" It would also probably help her to find a new friend or two that way. But she didn't want to bring that up with her brother.
He picked up some new tiles, arranging those as well after he'd laid down his first word. "Thanks." He grinned.

He had yet to see any of Claudine's drawings, but he knew she was interested in drawing based on their conversation at the end of last term. It was something Evan was still trying to get into, but his skills had not really progressed at all. He hadn't given up yet though. "How's your art going?" He'd hung up a couple of strands of the pieces she and Lisa had made him over the years, using them as decoration around his bed. He watched her play her word, nodding his head thinking it was a very good one. He wasn't sure what to play next to top it, but began to stare more at his tiles to figure it out. "You think students bring a lot of money with them to school?" He certainly hadn't, though he supposed they could owl home.

He pulled a couple of his tiles, spelling out muggle and placing them down. "I can definitely put one up in the common room. And we can ask Margaret or Jude to put one up in Hufflepuff and Kinsay for Gryffindor." And then she'd have all the houses covered and the main notice board. "You could probably ask Professor Euka about posting something in the library too."
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He picked up some new tiles, arranging those as well after he'd laid down his first word. "Thanks." He grinned.

He had yet to see any of Claudine's drawings, but he knew she was interested in drawing based on their conversation at the end of last term. It was something Evan was still trying to get into, but his skills had not really progressed at all. He hadn't given up yet though. "How's your art going?" He'd hung up a couple of strands of the pieces she and Lisa had made him over the years, using them as decoration around his bed. He watched her play her word, nodding his head thinking it was a very good one. He wasn't sure what to play next to top it, but began to stare more at his tiles to figure it out. "You think students bring a lot of money with them to school?" He certainly hadn't, though he supposed they could owl home.

He pulled a couple of his tiles, spelling out muggle and placing them down. "I can definitely put one up in the common room. And we can ask Margaret or Jude to put one up in Hufflepuff and Kinsay for Gryffindor." And then she'd have all the houses covered and the main notice board. "You could probably ask Professor Euka about posting something in the library too."
Maya studied the board, wondering what her next move would be. Scrabble to her was a lot like chess... only it had letters which made it all the more fun.

As she went to grab more tiles, she answered Evan's question. "I can fold more types of animals now," she said casually. "I think I'm going to try to figure out how to recreate the squid in the lake." She had thought she saw the squid pass from time to time in the common room window but wasn't too sure. "I'm also practicing a charm to animate them, it might be fun to create a zoo." She looked up from her tiles. "I think next summer I'll ask eomma to enroll me in some painting classes." Since she had started to dabble in calligraphy, she had found it quite fun and painting seemed like it would be a step up from it.

She knew for a fact that she personally did not bring a lot of money to school. She actually had given a good portion of it to their parents to act as a bank. Maya also had hidden some in her room, not that she would tell any of her siblings that. "Maybe not... maybe I should owl the flyers to their parents...?" Wouldn't that be crossing a line though? But it seemed like the best course of action as the parents would be the ones who actually wanted their kids to do better in school.

"Oh nice," she said quietly when Evan put the tiles down. While Maya was not a big fan of divination she did like Professor Euka. That was mostly due to the fact that the professor was also the librarian. "Maybe I'll go stop by her office to ask?"

Then she placed her tiles on the board, careful to not disrupt the other tiles. Emeric.
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Maya studied the board, wondering what her next move would be. Scrabble to her was a lot like chess... only it had letters which made it all the more fun.

As she went to grab more tiles, she answered Evan's question. "I can fold more types of animals now," she said casually. "I think I'm going to try to figure out how to recreate the squid in the lake." She had thought she saw the squid pass from time to time in the common room window but wasn't too sure. "I'm also practicing a charm to animate them, it might be fun to create a zoo." She looked up from her tiles. "I think next summer I'll ask eomma to enroll me in some painting classes." Since she had started to dabble in calligraphy, she had found it quite fun and painting seemed like it would be a step up from it.

She knew for a fact that she personally did not bring a lot of money to school. She actually had given a good portion of it to their parents to act as a bank. Maya also had hidden some in her room, not that she would tell any of her siblings that. "Maybe not... maybe I should owl the flyers to their parents...?" Wouldn't that be crossing a line though? But it seemed like the best course of action as the parents would be the ones who actually wanted their kids to do better in school.

"Oh nice," she said quietly when Evan put the tiles down. While Maya was not a big fan of divination she did like Professor Euka. That was mostly due to the fact that the professor was also the librarian. "Maybe I'll go stop by her office to ask?"

Then she placed her tiles on the board, careful to not disrupt the other tiles. Emeric.
Chess was much more his preferred game to play, but since she liked Scrabble he was fine with playing this too.

"What are the most recent ones you learned? Mastered Yoda or any Star Wars ones for Christmas yet?" Because he was quite confident there is nothing his Appa would have liked more than the constant reminder for their light saber battles. "The squid would be really cool. If you can figure it out, will you make a second one?" Because he could think of someone who would love one and he could pay Maya for it for Christmas. "Or teach me." He supposed that would have more thought to it, but he wasn't sure if that bothered him in this instance. "An animated zoo would be a really cool idea. Maybe you could get extra credit for it from the new Care of Magical Creatures Professor?" If she did a bunch of magical creatures anyways. He didn't actually know which, if any, of the Professors offered extra credit but he was certainly all for finding it out. "You should do painting. I'm sure Eomma would want to do that for you." She usually encouraged their creativity and interests.

Hmm... mailing fliers specifically to parents too didn't strike him as being a particularly good idea because then students would be angry at her for that breach of confidentiality. It sounded kind of like dobbing to him, and despite the Headmaster's instructions in the feast... this was not a good thing to do, not great for making friends or building relationships. "Maybe you could give the information to all the Professor's and they could encourage students or reach out to parents themselves for anyone interested?? With pressure from a Professor I feel like students would be more likely to owl home for money themselves."

He nodded, watching her play her word and staring down again at his tiles - the newly ones he forgot to sort while he got lost in conversation so he did that now, laying down a few other tiles to spell out Bezoar. "I think you should. Wouldn't hurt to try."
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"What are the most recent ones you learned? Mastered Yoda or any Star Wars ones for Christmas yet?" Because he was quite confident there is nothing his Appa would have liked more than the constant reminder for their light saber battles. "The squid would be really cool. If you can figure it out, will you make a second one?" Because he could think of someone who would love one and he could pay Maya for it for Christmas. "Or teach me." He supposed that would have more thought to it, but he wasn't sure if that bothered him in this instance. "An animated zoo would be a really cool idea. Maybe you could get extra credit for it from the new Care of Magical Creatures Professor?" If she did a bunch of magical creatures anyways. He didn't actually know which, if any, of the Professors offered extra credit but he was certainly all for finding it out. "You should do painting. I'm sure Eomma would want to do that for you." She usually encouraged their creativity and interests.

Hmm... mailing fliers specifically to parents too didn't strike him as being a particularly good idea because then students would be angry at her for that breach of confidentiality. It sounded kind of like dobbing to him, and despite the Headmaster's instructions in the feast... this was not a good thing to do, not great for making friends or building relationships. "Maybe you could give the information to all the Professor's and they could encourage students or reach out to parents themselves for anyone interested?? With pressure from a Professor I feel like students would be more likely to owl home for money themselves."

He nodded, watching her play her word and staring down again at his tiles - the newly ones he forgot to sort while he got lost in conversation so he did that now, laying down a few other tiles to spell out Bezoar. "I think you should. Wouldn't hurt to try."
She shook her head no in response, her face blank in concentration. Why did she only have vowels?! This game surely had to be missing some consonants. Maya reached her hand in the black bag, praying that she would get something she could make a word out of. "I think I'll try to make Yoda at some point... but I don't have the paper for it..." Maya mostly had shiny paper and floral printed paper currently. She let out a tiny, almost inaudible, sigh of relief that the tile she had gotten was not completely useless.

Maya looked at her brother when he asked if she would be able to make him a second squid once she had figured it out. "Of course, I'd know how to make it after the first one... so it'd be fairly easy to make a second." She was curious why he would ask for a second one... or why he may want to learn how to. "Are you trying to make something for someone?" Maya asked casually, making sure her face didn't show exactly how curious she was. At the mention of extra credit, the Snake brightened up. "That's a great idea!" Not that she knew how to make magical creatures just yet but how hard could it be? A lot of magical creatures looked like regular animals... or were a combination of a bunch of them.

Bezoar.

That had the letter z. 10 points. With a double word score.

The wheels in her brain were turning as she looked at her tiles again. "You're right, maybe I'll speak with the Professor Euka about the tutoring thing too..." Finally seeing a decent word, she placed her letters down on the board. Centaur. Oh dearie, she was behind quite a bit.
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She shook her head no in response, her face blank in concentration. Why did she only have vowels?! This game surely had to be missing some consonants. Maya reached her hand in the black bag, praying that she would get something she could make a word out of. "I think I'll try to make Yoda at some point... but I don't have the paper for it..." Maya mostly had shiny paper and floral printed paper currently. She let out a tiny, almost inaudible, sigh of relief that the tile she had gotten was not completely useless.

Maya looked at her brother when he asked if she would be able to make him a second squid once she had figured it out. "Of course, I'd know how to make it after the first one... so it'd be fairly easy to make a second." She was curious why he would ask for a second one... or why he may want to learn how to. "Are you trying to make something for someone?" Maya asked casually, making sure her face didn't show exactly how curious she was. At the mention of extra credit, the Snake brightened up. "That's a great idea!" Not that she knew how to make magical creatures just yet but how hard could it be? A lot of magical creatures looked like regular animals... or were a combination of a bunch of them.

Bezoar.

That had the letter z. 10 points. With a double word score.

The wheels in her brain were turning as she looked at her tiles again. "You're right, maybe I'll speak with the Professor Euka about the tutoring thing too..." Finally seeing a decent word, she placed her letters down on the board. Centaur. Oh dearie, she was behind quite a bit.
She didn't have the paper? That would certainly put a damper to doing it, though certainly she didn't have to do a strictly green yoda but it would probably put a damper for the overall look. "You could owl Noah and see if he or his girlfriend could send you more?" Even asking for something, it seemed like Noah's girlfriend might have appreciated more effort from them as well in regards to making some type of connection. Which Evan personally had no real interest in doing, but Maya and Lisa certainly might have. They'd seemed to like the last one well enough.

He was infinitely relieved she'd just agreed to make a second instead of opting to have taught him instead. When it came to artsy things, he could be rather lazy. Even with his drawing he tended to rush through it, which was probably why none of his pieces were actually any good. The question of if he had someone he wanted to give one to got a nod in response, shuffling his pieces around more again. "Yeah, Kinsay James." Because she liked the giant squid and all, and if they couldn't find the real one a Christmas gift folded one might have been a nice gesture. Friends got things for each other, right? And if Christmas was weird, could just do her birthday. Whenever that was. "Of course it is! I can have those everyone once in awhile, y'know." He smiled a bit at her, and the small attempt at a brag. When it came to trying to think up things for extra credit, he could certainly get rather creative. It was one of his favorite things to think about.

"I would. Professor Euka seems pretty nice too." Even if her subject was odd. The dream journal the previous term had not been his most favorite thing. Seeing her word, he glanced down at his again - nothing really popping out at him except the obvious. He laid down, Charms.
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He was infinitely relieved she'd just agreed to make a second instead of opting to have taught him instead. When it came to artsy things, he could be rather lazy. Even with his drawing he tended to rush through it, which was probably why none of his pieces were actually any good. The question of if he had someone he wanted to give one to got a nod in response, shuffling his pieces around more again. "Yeah, Kinsay James." Because she liked the giant squid and all, and if they couldn't find the real one a Christmas gift folded one might have been a nice gesture. Friends got things for each other, right? And if Christmas was weird, could just do her birthday. Whenever that was. "Of course it is! I can have those everyone once in awhile, y'know." He smiled a bit at her, and the small attempt at a brag. When it came to trying to think up things for extra credit, he could certainly get rather creative. It was one of his favorite things to think about.

"I would. Professor Euka seems pretty nice too." Even if her subject was odd. The dream journal the previous term had not been his most favorite thing. Seeing her word, he glanced down at his again - nothing really popping out at him except the obvious. He laid down, Charms.
She made a little hmm sound as she thought about it. Maya knew she could certainly reach out to Noah and try to get some more origami paper - heck, he would probably say yes and send a bunch but she wasn't comfortable asking Noah's girlfriend for anything. She much preferred Kimmie. "Maybe," she said with a shrug. Or maybe she could just check her art catalogues and see if there was anything she could get owl. And it wasn't like she didn't have any paper, she could try to just charm them a different color.

Kinsay James?

"She seems nice, does she like the squid?" Maya asked, carefully prodding to see if maybe there was more there. The Slytherin wanted to know if maybe they were more than just friends. That was someone that Maya did think would be good enough for her brother. "You have good ideas all the time," she laughed and flicked a tile from the bag at Evan.

Maya nodded in agreement when Evan said Professor Euka seemed nice. Divination on the other hand was a subject that Maya could do without. It simply didn't make sense to her - maybe she just needed to do more research on it. "I was thinking of doing some reading on Ancient Runes... maybe take that course next term?" It did seem rather interesting but complicated. And Maya did not want to enter the class not knowing a thing about it. Making use of her one blank tile, she played the word Apparate.
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"She seems nice, does she like the squid?" Maya asked, carefully prodding to see if maybe there was more there. The Slytherin wanted to know if maybe they were more than just friends. That was someone that Maya did think would be good enough for her brother. "You have good ideas all the time," she laughed and flicked a tile from the bag at Evan.

Maya nodded in agreement when Evan said Professor Euka seemed nice. Divination on the other hand was a subject that Maya could do without. It simply didn't make sense to her - maybe she just needed to do more research on it. "I was thinking of doing some reading on Ancient Runes... maybe take that course next term?" It did seem rather interesting but complicated. And Maya did not want to enter the class not knowing a thing about it. Making use of her one blank tile, she played the word Apparate.
He assumed by the sound she made that she was unwilling to reach out to anyone, and he figured while probably too late for making Christmas gifts he at least knew what he could suggest to Noah and the parentals to buy for Maya for a gift. Or even buy on his behalf for her birthday, since he had made sure to bring all Christmas gifts with him. Hogwarts was weird, so it was best to be prepared in case unable to return home for holidays. "Just a suggestion." Though had he also remembered she could have used color changing charms, he would have felt silly for even having done so. Of course using magic in this instance would be less hassle.

Kinsay seemed nice? Evan nodded in agreement, thus far Kinsay had been one of the nicest to him. He still didn't know much about her best friend though, who most of his friends did... not seem to get on with. "She does. She really, really wants to meet him. We tried to search for him during the gillyweed Herbology class last term." but to no avail, unfortunately for Kins. He left out the fact they were going to attempt to again, because he was sure Maya would have been interested in going as well and well... asking for the gillyweed for two people already seemed an impossible request, let alone three. Evan reached a hand out to catch the wayward tile, giving a soft laugh. "I'll be reminding you, you said that!" Often, probably.

Ancient Runes was to Evan as Divination apparently was to Maya. As when she mentioned it, his nose wrinkled. "You can have my texts. After my abysmal display last term, I'm not trying again." He didn't do well not being good at something, and while this usually would have spurred him to just try harder, in this case... he was going to cut his losses. "What other extracurriculars do you want to take? Or... are you taking?" He'd already had his word ready to go this time around, so he placed down wand, kicking it back to her.
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Kinsay seemed nice? Evan nodded in agreement, thus far Kinsay had been one of the nicest to him. He still didn't know much about her best friend though, who most of his friends did... not seem to get on with. "She does. She really, really wants to meet him. We tried to search for him during the gillyweed Herbology class last term." but to no avail, unfortunately for Kins. He left out the fact they were going to attempt to again, because he was sure Maya would have been interested in going as well and well... asking for the gillyweed for two people already seemed an impossible request, let alone three. Evan reached a hand out to catch the wayward tile, giving a soft laugh. "I'll be reminding you, you said that!" Often, probably.

Ancient Runes was to Evan as Divination apparently was to Maya. As when she mentioned it, his nose wrinkled. "You can have my texts. After my abysmal display last term, I'm not trying again." He didn't do well not being good at something, and while this usually would have spurred him to just try harder, in this case... he was going to cut his losses. "What other extracurriculars do you want to take? Or... are you taking?" He'd already had his word ready to go this time around, so he placed down wand, kicking it back to her.
She gave a slight nod when he said it was just a suggestion. Maya wasn't a big fan of asking people for things in general. Not wanting to seem like she wasn't appreciative of Evan's suggestion, she did look up from her tiles and flashed him a quick smile. "Won't be too long till we're home for the holidays," she said, trying to brighten things up a bit. Not that she really needed to - of all her siblings, Maya had a feeling that Evan was the one who understood her the most.

"Have you guys tried to grow gillyweed?" Maya asked curiously. She would love to try her hand at it though she did prefer looking at plants that were already grown. "Maybe you guys should try to lure him to the surface with some bait... like fishing?" She let out a giggle herself when Evan caught the tile. "And if you bring it up again, I will be denying it."

Maya set down her tiles on the board, spelling out newt. "It was that bad?" She went to grab a few tiles to replenish those that she had placed. For Evan to give up on a course, it must've been extremely difficult and that made Maya a bit nervous. "I'll be taking Care of Magical Creatures... Arithmancy..." Maya had been contemplating taking Muggle Studies, unsure if it was a good usage of her time and had ultimately decided to add that to her schedule as well. "Also Muggle Studies. What about you?" Flying was a no go for the Slytherin. She wanted to practice it more before embarrassing herself in class.
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Home for the holidays. It was still something he had mixed feelings about, so while he attempted to return her smile his head then ducked down again to examine his tiles. He liked to see his cousins and Noah, but his own relationship with Eomma and Appa was still tumultuous at best. Probably because he still hadn't really talked to them about anything from school, or how he'd felt with the attempted and then fallen through adoption. A lot of the time he felt like they blamed him for the fall through, and that it was his fault they hadn't tried again. It was a lot of guilt he'd rather not think about, and exactly why he still hadn't tried to talk to them. "Hopefully Noah'll be around. You think he'll bring his girlfriend for the holidays?"

....... Tried to grow.... That was genius. An even better idea than just using the gillyweed they got from Professor Peralta. What if they took the samples and made it into more. "Maya that's genius! We were going to try just using some gillyweed samples to do more diving but... if we had an endless supply..." They could search as often as they wanted. "I'm assuming Kinsay has tried that but... in case she hadn't, what do you think a giant squid would want to eat?" He chuckled and shook his head, "I'm sure but still. You said it. I'll remind you forever."

Maya would probably do much better than he had, as for some reason it had just been something that didn't stick. And when it came down to it, he was so much more interested in other electives that dropping it had seemed the right choice. "For me. It might be different for you. I was more interested in Care of Magical Creatures and Divination anyways." And Flying was something he had not yet given up on, probably because of his admiration for Professor Kazmi. "I've overloaded on electives a bit this term. I'm taking most of them, though after this term I'll probably drop flying and divination to make more time for studying for my OWL's." Not that he wouldn't be starting prematurely this term either. He really wanted good marks. He placed down his tiles, playing troll.
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Daniel knew that the technology lounge was a place at Hogwarts that his older brother used to hang out. He had called it his 'favourite place' before he and his classmates had been forced to destroy it in his final year. He tried to put himself in his brother's shoes for a moment and thought about having to destroy the library. He did not like that one bit.

As he entered the room, the Hufflepuff looked around. He had been in here once in his first year just to see why his brother had loved the room so much but he honestly could not see the appeal. It was so 'normal'. He had lived 'normal' for ten years and it was boring. Wizarding games were far more exciting. Especially wizard's chess! So why was he here? Boredom. The bean bag chairs were nice though so he walked over to one near the wall of board games and sat on it.

.....This would look good in his dormitory.


Ash avoided this place nowadays. It had so much potential... she could imagine it with many new computers, all available for students to learn more about the muggle world... type essays... learn to use magic AND technology. But it wasn't like that. There was barely any tech in here, thanks in part to her. Her and her classmates and yeah... she didn't have fond memories of the technology lounge at Hogwarts.

Why was she even here? Uh, good question. It was probably guilt. Ash felt a whole lot of guilt these days. She was going to fix that. She entered the 'technology' lounge, book in hand, intending on checking out the outlets and seeing what charms were set up around here. Maybe, if she knew what allowed this room to support technology, she could get some new computers from Father and make up for what... happened.

She stopped in her tracks as she saw Daniel was already here. Would he think of her as weird for doing this(did she even care)? Should she be polite and talk to him, or would he rather she leave him alone? Um... "Hi Daniel." Ash crawled under the table.
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Ash avoided this place nowadays. It had so much potential... she could imagine it with many new computers, all available for students to learn more about the muggle world... type essays... learn to use magic AND technology. But it wasn't like that. There was barely any tech in here, thanks in part to her. Her and her classmates and yeah... she didn't have fond memories of the technology lounge at Hogwarts.

Why was she even here? Uh, good question. It was probably guilt. Ash felt a whole lot of guilt these days. She was going to fix that. She entered the 'technology' lounge, book in hand, intending on checking out the outlets and seeing what charms were set up around here. Maybe, if she knew what allowed this room to support technology, she could get some new computers from Father and make up for what... happened.

She stopped in her tracks as she saw Daniel was already here. Would he think of her as weird for doing this(did she even care)? Should she be polite and talk to him, or would he rather she leave him alone? Um... "Hi Daniel." Ash crawled under the table.
This place wasn't so bad if he had to be honest with himself. Although it did not top the library. The sight of thousands of books all together in one place was one of the few things that truly made him...happy, all those small intrigued dimensions that become whole worlds in one's mind was something that fascinated him ever since he started reading at an early age. And since a few months, he had been really into reading detective books.

Today though, he did not have any book with him. He had forgotten to place one in his bag when he had left the common room and he didn't bother to walk back and grab it. For now, he was relaxing in the bean bag chair as Ashley walked into the room. "Hello" he greeted back. No smile. No nod. Just a casual greeting. ".....What are you doing?" he asked as he watched her crawl under the table. That was a curious thing to do...
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This place wasn't so bad if he had to be honest with himself. Although it did not top the library. The sight of thousands of books all together in one place was one of the few things that truly made him...happy, all those small intrigued dimensions that become whole worlds in one's mind was something that fascinated him ever since he started reading at an early age. And since a few months, he had been really into reading detective books.

Today though, he did not have any book with him. He had forgotten to place one in his bag when he had left the common room and he didn't bother to walk back and grab it. For now, he was relaxing in the bean bag chair as Ashley walked into the room. "Hello" he greeted back. No smile. No nod. Just a casual greeting. ".....What are you doing?" he asked as he watched her crawl under the table. That was a curious thing to do...


"What does it look like I'm- nevermind, don't answer that."

It LOOKED like she was hiding under a desk in a weird, twisted up position, reading a book and staring at a mess of cords, outlets, and surge protectors. So. Daniel would probably not have a guess, and if he did... she was not sure that she wanted to hear it. It would probably be rude and sarcastic. Or just incorrect.

"I want to get the school some new tech. So I'm learning about what charms they use here and checking out the number of outlets. I want to know what kind of computer I need, and how many. And if the charms will have to be stronger for newer computers..." Yeah. She was FOCUSED. She had a MISSION. This was a personal project she'd been thinking about, and since she was feeling alright and usually finished her homework early, she had the time and energy to actually do it.

"What are YOU doing?" Ash coughed. Ew, it was so dusty down here... and dark. And cluttered.
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"What does it look like I'm- nevermind, don't answer that."

It LOOKED like she was hiding under a desk in a weird, twisted up position, reading a book and staring at a mess of cords, outlets, and surge protectors. So. Daniel would probably not have a guess, and if he did... she was not sure that she wanted to hear it. It would probably be rude and sarcastic. Or just incorrect.

"I want to get the school some new tech. So I'm learning about what charms they use here and checking out the number of outlets. I want to know what kind of computer I need, and how many. And if the charms will have to be stronger for newer computers..." Yeah. She was FOCUSED. She had a MISSION. This was a personal project she'd been thinking about, and since she was feeling alright and usually finished her homework early, she had the time and energy to actually do it.

"What are YOU doing?" Ash coughed. Ew, it was so dusty down here... and dark. And cluttered.
Daniel had been in the middle of opening his mouth to say exactly what was on his mind when Ashley told him to not answer the question. He shut his mouth closed again. Fine, whatever.

He understood that she wanted to check out which charms were being used for the computers. If he had been interested in it he would have done the same thing. "Why don't you ask Professor Applewood?" he asked. Surely, Professor Schmoe had told her how it worked, right?

What was HE doing? He was tempted to return her words earlier and also ask her what it looked like he was doing. But chose against it and went with an even more obnoxious answer. "Sitting on a bean bag chair, obviously" he said before moving to get up from the chair and walked towards the table that she was under.

"You need an extra light?" he asked as he lighted up his wand with a simple Lumos spell.
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