Originally Posted by Jean1210

" Yeah, Well. I do like potions. The whole subject is brilliant. However, the theory and actually practice is hard. That's why i like it thought i guess."
JP looked now to the beautifully decorated celling above him as he brought back the memory of which he saw all too clearly. "Well, It was actually this summer. I was with my father. He gave me a little bird named ollie and along with the bird came the many lessons he usually gave me during the summer break. In order to keep the things that he gets me on the travels i have to do well on the lessons he gives me. This summer terms lesson was a paronus. I bet you can only imagine how hard it is to do it. Kids our age struggle with us. Not us ravies though." JP gave her a wink.

Originally Posted by WillowSeawinds

"Well, we all know that Ravies are excellant at everything," she giggled. "I have never tried to conjure a patronus. I don't even know how to begin." Rowan stretched out on her side with her back to the fire, soaking up the warmth. "I've heard that it is really difficult to do. What do you think my patronus might be?"

Originally Posted by Jean1210

"Yeah, it's intense. My dad almost took ollie away cause i couldn't do it right away. The patronus depends on the person. Mine resembles ollie's true form . It's called a quetzal. it's a bird too. I mean, what do you like??"

Originally Posted by WillowSeawinds

"I love animals of all sorts," Rowan replied. "But cats are my favorite. Especially big cats, you know tigers, lions, panthers, like that. Maybe you can help me to find my patronus?"

Originally Posted by Jean1210

"Most definitely! Before we head off to the Defense training room" He said this assuming that she wanted to practice the charm as well as figure out what her patronous could be. "Let's look over your traits. Now, don't be bashful at all. What do you feel are sort of the pillars of your personality? Like the main traits that define you?" JP was excited to help her with this charm

Originally Posted by WillowSeawinds

"You are a great friend," she beamed. She couldn't believe that JP wanted to help her with such a difficult charm. She leaned back and thought hard about her strongest traits. "Well," she said blushing a little. "People tell me that I am very clever. I think that I am kind; I almost always put others feelings ahead of my own. And I am creative. Being an artist is a big part of who I am. Are those the sort of things you mean?"

Originally Posted by Jean1210

"Yes! exactly! Those are very good and can mean a number of things. A Butterfly or turtle for instance could be your creative side trying to get out. But they a fox could also show your cleverness. A sheep could possibly be the selflessness. It really just depends on what you feel defines you the most really. You basically shape the patronous to be whatever describes you the best."

Originally Posted by hrmy_lvr_4evr

Skye grinned. "You don't believe me, do you?" she said. "Well, You'll see. I think it might work." Just kidding. She had no hope either, but Ellie didn't need to know that. Then again, she was rather persuasive...

Skye laughed. "If you want, you can take the bed next to mine," she offered. "I don't really have any friends, so no one ever sits....or sleeps...near me." Wow. It sounded even worse out loud.

Originally Posted by WillowSeawinds

Rowan thought about this for a moment. "So do I actually choose the shape my patronus will take? Or does it just sort of happen, you know, without thinking about it?" Hmm, not sure that question was very clear, she shrugged her shoulders and hoped that JP understood what she was trying to ask.

Originally Posted by Jean1210

Jp understood cause he felt as thought he had asked his father the same question. "It kinda just takes the shape on it's own. Thinks in life can change it again but it usually has to be something life changing. Mine just kinda happened and it has been the same ever since. If you had to just guess what it would be what do you think it would take the form off?"

Originally Posted by WillowSeawinds

Geez, that is a tough question, she thought to herself. "I've never really thought much about it," she said. "I guess maybe it could be anything. Probably something small, like me," she giggled. "Perhaps a fox or an otter even."

Originally Posted by Jean1210

"Well we could try it out a bit if you'd like. we can go to the defense training room."

Originally Posted by WillowSeawinds

"Right now?" she asked nervously. "Okay. Let's see what I can do."

Originally Posted by Jean1210

"Ok, I'll meet you there! " JP smiled

Originally Posted by sarahkbarrett

Ellie shrugged and laughed. "I don't know it's just... I've known people like her. They're mean, they're vile and don't care about anything." She shook her head and gazed off at nothing. She was re-living a memory. "People like that don't change."

Ellie smiled. "To be honest, I don't have any friends in Ravenclaw either. I'd be happy to bunk next to you." She said honestly with a light laugh. ZOMG, maybe now they could talk until 3 AM about all their friends and squeal together and eat their feelings with chocolaaate! Er...

Originally Posted by hrmy_lvr_4evr

Skye smiled grimly. "I know, she's a nightmare. But I think...not be sound self centered...but I think if anyone can change her, I can. Do you really want her running around Hogwarts like that for the rest of your time here? I don't, so I'm going to at least try and talk to her. I can be...persuasive." Ellie no doubt already knew that. Skye had even surprised herself a few minutes ago with that loooong tirade. But it had worked, right?

Skye grinned. "Really? Great!" she said enthusiastically. "Now I'll have someone close to my age to talk to," she smiled.

Originally Posted by Luinevaug

ooc: hey i'll rp with you


Luin was busy reading her book, she was calculating a bunch of different equations in her head and scribbling a little in the margins. She was quite intrigued by the numbers and everything in the book. After awhile she looked around, rubbing her eyes for a moment as she focused them further than the pages of her book. She noticed a girl sitting near hr also absorbed in reading a book. She smiled, thinking tha was 's exactly what she was doing and she was a first year. She waited for a little bit, seeing if anyone else was going to come and talk to the girl and then got up and went to a chair next the girl's. She then spoke up, "Hello! I'm Luin, I just noticed that you were reading here, I love reading a lot too." she smiled, she hoped she wasn't being odd to the girl.

Originally Posted by xMagicalMuggle

Katelynn had come to a bit of a.... well, boring part in her book, and therefore just sat, looking around.
She spotted another girl, which she assumed was another first-year like herself. She sat by the fireplace, reading.
Why do we always read? Is it because we're Ravenclaws?? shut up Katelynn, stop complaining! Don't curse! And stop having conversations with yourself inside your head, it's creepy...

She put her book on the table, and walked over to sit in a chair next to the girl's.
"Hi!" she said. "Uhm.. I'm Katelynn - mind if I sit here?"

Originally Posted by Lotte_Princess

Lotte was totally immersed in her book. As expected, she was completely oblivious to the noisy chatter around her. Perhaps it was just one of those things that finally convinced the Sorting Hat to place her in Ravenclaw. She didn't mind. As a matter of fact, it was quite the opposite. Lotte loved her house and everything that it stood for.

Suddenly, she heard a voice that seemed to be coming closer and closer... The First Year glanced up from her book and was greeted by a shy smile from a fellow Ravenclaw. Lotte felt ecstatic! She hasn't had the opportunity to mingle with her some of her classmates yet.

"Hi, Luin! It's really great to meet you! I'm Charlotte Buckingham, but you call me Lotte for short." She grinned and continued, "I guess that part was pretty obvious, huh? I do love reading. It's one of the things I enjoy the most."

Originally Posted by sarahkbarrett

It was hard for Ellie to be optimistic about Skye's mission, but she had a little hope for her. She did stop the fight between Enya and Ellie that could've gone too far. Thankfully it didn't. "You've got a point." She said with a slight laugh. "Well then I won't be the one to stop you." Ellie just hoped Skye wouldn't get hurt.

Ellie grinned back. "So, fifth year... Can you believe you'll be graduating in two years?" She asked. Only three years for her to go... Sheesh, time flies, eh?

Originally Posted by Lotte_Princess

Lotte smiled as she noticed a fellow Ravenclaw approaching her. She seemed to be another First Year, as well. She tapped her chin in thought, mulling over the best way to break to ice.

Okay. This is my chance to make a new friend. Time to make this count.

"Oh, of course! Help yourself." She gestured to the couch beside hers. "Hey, Katelynn. It's wonderful to meet you! I'm Charlotte, but everyone just usually calls me Lotte," she grinned.

Originally Posted by hrmy_lvr_4evr

Skye nodded. "Thanks!" she said. She somehow still didn't think that Ellie had much faith in her plan. But Skye didn't particularly cared, because she had faith in her plan. Right?

She raised her eyebrows. "I know! It's all happening so fast!" she said. "You'd better watch out for next year. you'll be swamped with OWL prep if you're not careful."

Originally Posted by sarahkbarrett

Ellie laughed and frowned, "Sheesh, yeah. I'm not looking forward to that at all" She sighed. Ugh, why was growing up so hhaard? "Can you believe it though? I mean in two years you'll be done. Grown up and outta here. Do you know what you're going to do?" Way to put pressure on the girl, Ellie. Needless to say, Ellie was nervous. Three years to go or not, she couldn't help but wonder what the future held in store for her.

Originally Posted by Emily_Potter

Emily skipped down the stairs from her dormitory and found herself a soft patch of carpet in front of the fire to sit on. She sat there cross legged, and placed her silver pocket watch from transfiguration onto the carpet in front of her. She had in mind her final design for a compass. She wasn't entirely sure that it would work. And it didn't help that she didn't quite know what a really nice compass looked like. None the less she focused solely on her pocket-watch-soon-to-be-brilliant-compass.
After a moment of concentrating she enhaled a deep breath and released it slowly.
Still thinking of her compass she performed the wand movement and recited the incantation.
"Comletia", she said in a strong clear voice, her mind still focused intently on her potential compass.
The pocket watch vibrated for a short second before morphing into the compass.
"It worked!" Emily squeeled... she stopped abruptly and starred around the room. She hoped she hadn't disturbed anyone.

Emily picked up the compass and turned it around in her hand. It was certainly pretty and certainly intricate. It was a shiny, rounded gold rimmed compass. The compass face was pearlescent with silver numbers around the edges. And N,S,E,W in pretty feminine cursive lettering. A star design was the centrepeice of the compass. Although unlike her previous four and eight pointed stars, this one more more complex. She wasn't even sure how many points it had...
Emily wasn't about to count them all so she estimated that there was about 16... yes that sounded right... a sixteen pointed star. Emily turned it over in her fingers once more, the compass was not only pretty to look at on the front, but it was just as pretty to look on the back. On the back there appeared to be a map... sort of. Of lots of little stars. The watch was two-toned, so the silver stars shimmered against the gold background. A small cresent moon, engraved in silver sat in the bottom right hand corner-on the back of the compass- and a brilliant silver sun, shone in the top left hand corner. Emily loved it, she was very pleased with the outcome and only hoped that the Professor would be just as pleased.

Emily didn't revert it back to its original form. Instead she pushed it deep into her pocket. She then turned her attention to the roaring fire place.

Originally Posted by hrmy_lvr_4evr

Skye smiled. "It's not so bad. You just have to keep up with all the work." She sighed. "I know. I really need to cherish these moments while I still have them. Hogwarts is my favorite palce on the planet." THen she grinned. What was she going to do? "Travel the world and look for a place to live. Then, I'll focus on my music. With luck I'll be able to make it big." She laughed. "Realistically, though, I'll probably become a receptionist somewhere, or a teacher."

Originally Posted by sarahkbarrett

Ellie listened to Skye's plans for the future and raised her eyebrows. A musician? A world traveler? "Really? Where do you want to go? And what do you play?" She asked curiously. Hmmm, maaaybe they should have gigs in the common room? Heheh... Ellie scoffed sarcastically at Skye's next remark. "Oh, I doubt that. You seem like someone who's not likely to give up. I'm sure you'll go far." She said honestly. Seriously, if she was so intent on changing Enya, she could probably rule the world.