Originally Posted by Luna_Midnight

Nerida looked around as everyone was tlaking and Amarantha was trying to push off the insults that everyone kept saying. It was hard trying to keep up. Hearing a familliar lion's face she looked at her as she spoke. She had forgot the red sparks!! Would she get in trouble? EEP! She nodded "Yeah I am okay."
She looked back to Amarantha just in time to hear her response to Sarah's retort. "Just because we are school children doesn't mean we can't kick your butt!" Hmm, plus there should be Professors coming soon right, so that would help there standings. This evil shopkeeper wasn't going to get away with it! Hearing the Gryffindor Prefect, Nerida lowered her wand but it was still raised just enough so where if the grandma witch tried anything she would be ready.

Originally Posted by Saul Bunyons

Saul coulda just hung out in th' street all day, not havin' noticed anybody doin' anythin', and then... then he saw them, with his eagle eye. Red Sparks. Emergency. Come Quick. It was like th' wizard version o' 9-1-1.

So off he ran, his cowboy cap staying firmly in place as if by magic. Saul Bunyon wasn't one ter use wands (ever), but by Merlin if he didn't use magical hair potions and beard products. When he skidded into the alley and saw the culprit pinned at the opposite end, it was obvious that his an' Emerald's suspicions had been 110% correct.

"You stop right thar, misseh," Saul drawled, stretching out his long arm of the LAW toward the ancient ginger. He was surprised with how firm and un-stuttery his voice sounded. Heck, you couldn't even hear an accent in there! Almost! "You've been bewitchin' these here kids fer over a year now, and there's no tellin' how many other kids you've done gone and harmed in yer quest for byoootee."

He cleared his throat and hooked his thumbs into the loops of his denim pants. "Thar's no excapin' this time, Amarannntha."

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Hearing Nerida's question, Kurumi turned her attention to the younger Ravenclaw and simply shrugged her shoulders. "It...seems that way..." at least from the way the woman was confessing things. Tampering with magic that she didn't know everything about on top of it all...and she was insulting THEM for using the word freeze? Whatever, now wasn't the time for name calling...

Which only escalated when Sarah arrived as well and essentially plowed through the scene in a very Gryffindor fashion. Or, well, at least in a Gryffindor like fashion like her brother would do. Which wasn't exactly a compliment. "Sarah," Kurumi hissed, simply shaking her head back and forth. Yes, this situation was less than pleasant, but honestly they were all the ones being more hostile than she was. The woman didn't even have her wand drawn...

Which brought Kurumi's attention back to the wands...and how Gideon was now telling people to lower theirs but wasn't doing so himself. Um... Kurumi had no intention of drawing her wand on someone who didn't have theirs out - although hers was still within quick reach should the woman move to grab hers. Based on what she had just heard, Kurumi highly doubted that the woman was proficient in wandless magic...so were the wands really needed? "You should do the same...," Kurumi whispered. It was only making everyone tense and, well, not everyone had really lowered their wands. Besides, the moment he started casting spells chances were that everyone else would just start doing it anyway, right?

Or, well, the woman actually seemed amused by the whole thing...which was sort of...odd.

And yes, Selina, we are somewhat ignoring all your ramblings for now. More complicated and concerning thoughts were on the sixth year's mind besides the woman's appearance.

Only Kurumi's mind was back on all the information that had just been spouted out. Kurumi shifted her position a little to form a sort of line with her Selina and Gideon to block the alley a little more, but her full attention was on the red head in front of her. "If it's not an orb then what is it?" she asked in return, her violet eyes darting around at the crowd of students that had gathered. And a Potion? Make due? Kurumi's eyes narrowed. "You got something at the expense of others...and you are wrong about people not missing what was taken." Because Kurumi was missing some very important memories. VERY important ones that she wanted back desperately.

But before she could go on Nerida was shouting threats at the woman again and Kurumi shot the Ravenclaw a pointed look. "Not helping," she said with a firm shake of her head. Then Nate was asking her what all was going on and Kurumi wasn't entirely sure what to say since her thoughts were just swimming in a giant mess of information and confusion. What was going on? Yeah, Kurumi would like to know that too...and the only one who had concrete answers was the woman in front of them.

Yeah...the one that everyone kept threatening. Kurumi hated confrontation...so this was way out of her comfort zone right now but she wanted answers. No, she needed them. And now she was being asked by the woman herself to explain. Oh, yeah, thanks a lot for that.

The wheels in Kurumi's head began to turn as she looked at the loony OLD woman. I never lost a day at Hogwarts. To the contrary... I gained days. "Gained days..." Kurumi repeated under her breath. She gained and they lost them. "You stole time from us...to keep yourself young," Kurumi replied, sort of feeling as though she were just stating the obvious now. This whole temporal plane talk was giving her a headache though and was sounding like something from one of the video games that her brother designed. Dimensions of reality...existing on planes... Merlin what sort of magic was this woman dealing with?! "You...removed us from the fourth dimension...time...an object must occupy time to move...and we didn't..." Occupy time that is...or move...hence all the frozen comments...

DID THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?!

Before Kurumi could even attempt to sort out her thoughts more or ask more questions or really DO anything else, the booming Southern drawl? voice that clearly belonged to an adult arrive and Kurumi spun around on the spot - removing her gaze from the woman for the first time since she had arrived. And he didn't have his wand drawn either - then again, judging from his bulging muscles and overall I MEAN BUSINESS aura...he probably didn't really need a wand. "More like two years..." Kurumi muttered. It had been two years since that bloody orb had first appeared at Hogwarts at least.

And what was byoootee?

Originally Posted by natethegreat

Originally Posted by natethegreat

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Something they wouldn't miss? Something they WOULDN'T miss?

Merlin was this woman completely off on that. Kurumi was missing the things taken from her more than Amarantha could even imagine. Memories with her mother...memories with Lewis...LESSONS! Okay, so lessons were not all that important in the grand scheme of things, but for an overachiever like Kurumi who thrived on the education provided at Hogwarts.

Which is why Kurumi was practically fuming right now at those few words.

"You took important moments with my mother away from me...important moments with people that I love away from me...," Kurumi snapped. "You made me hurt others because of memories and time taken from our relationships." So she had NO right to say that she did not harm a soul. She had destroyed several. "You are a selfish creature," not human, "...a selfish creature that has no right to judge people you have't even met all because you are afraid of growing old." And, as Selina would probably chime in, ugly.

She was the one wasting it, as far as Kurumi was concerned, and her hands molded into tight fists at her side. So tight that her knuckles were turning white and she was visibly shaking.

And HA! Kurumi knew that mold talk was a bunch of rubbish. What with the whole memory loss due to a black mold infestation due to flooding. Ha!

Instinctively, Kurumi took a small step towards the man who talked kind of funny. Something about his aura and tone sort of reminded her of her father - maybe it was the stubble?

Originally Posted by Saul Bunyons

"Then why'dcha do it?" Saul's authoritative tone rumbled. He had Hops behind him, and Hops always had his back. No fear now. It wasn't like th' kiddos were listenin' to him anyway.

It was just him and th' ginger. Saul took a menacing step down the alley.

"Why d'ya need to live to 400 anyway, Amarantha?" Another step toward her. "Ya don't have any friends or family left. Ya got gray hairs growin'," he took a step, "an' ya can't hide here no more." Saul brought his right fist into his left, cracking the knuckles menacingly.

"Hogsmeade ain't your home no more. Yer not welcome t' be stealin' our lives away."

Originally Posted by Amarantha de Talone

"You're just sorry you didn't think of it first," Amarantha sniffed at SAUL too, but with less gusto. He was massive and scary, after all. And massive. And scary.

And he was menacing in her direction, which wasn't NICE. She'd always been nice to him, never stolen any time at ALL from her neighbors in Hogsmeade. They'd been almost friendly, and he was... making fists at her.

"I'll go then. I'm happy to go. YOu just let me go back to get my things from the shop, and I'll leave forever."

Originally Posted by Zephyr

Hearing their exchange of words, Mordred came to understand what this shopkeeper wanted to happen. Gain more time by stealing it from others so that she can live longer. Her ways wasn’t impressive at all since she was what…more than 1,000 years old and resorted to temporarily “poisoning” her victims to lengthen her life. Not really the best way to do it given that she had more than enough time to learn the complex ways of Alchemy. “Isn’t it a bit selfish of you?” The Slytherin got out of his hiding place and joined the others. “We are not wasting our time. You are.” Mordred smirked at the girl as another shopkeeper kept Amarantha’s hands behind her. “You could have studied, Alchemy and learn to make an Elixir than come up with a sad little potion.” The boy crossed his arms in front of him and studied her. “Given that you have extended your life for more than 300 years, THAT didn’t dawn on you?” This girl must be daft, then.

Now, they were going to call the Aurors. Nice. “The man’s right. You can’t just leave like that…after what you have done. And then what? Do the same crime in another place?” What a pathetic way to escape. After all these years, it seems that Amarantha wasn’t prepared for this. The boy then turned to the man who they call Hops. “Sir, I believe we need more than an Auror to escort her back…” his words trailed off as he eyed the girl menacingly. “Perhaps, an Obliviator would come in handy…” The Slytherin smirked at her and got his wand out just in case. “You can’t turn back time and and return their memories now, can you?” Mordred sneered at the shopkeeper and smirked. “Such offense comes with a price…and I believe it is just right that they wipe out your memory…then you can leave. Forever.” The boy was tempted to do a memory charm on the girl but thought that it was best that they leave it to the Obliviators. The boy stepped back without removing his glare at the girl they called Amarantha and twirled his wand with his fingers.

Originally Posted by Saul Bunyons

Saul wasn't at all sorry that he didn't still look like he was a child. Who wanted ter look like a creepy porcelain doll forever? Only Amarantha de Talone.

"How d'ya s'pose yer just gonna up an' leave with apologizing?" Saul growled. "And d'ya really think we'd just letcha go back ter yer shop, collect all yer things ya use for this time-stoppin' stuff, and be on yer merry way?"

No no. He shook his head in disgust and closed the remaining gap between them, stepping around Amarantha and wrenching both of her arms up behind her. Saul nodded to Hops and kept the redhead's arms folded tight.

"Call the MLE, Lagerty. We got ourselves a laaaaww breaker here."

Originally Posted by alchemist_18

Originally Posted by Saul Bunyons

Saul wasn't at all sorry that he didn't still look like he was a child. Who wanted ter look like a creepy porcelain doll forever? Only Amarantha de Talone.

"How d'ya s'pose yer just gonna up an' leave with apologizing?" Saul growled. "And d'ya really think we'd just letcha go back ter yer shop, collect all yer things ya use for this time-stoppin' stuff, and be on yer merry way?"

No no. He shook his head in disgust and closed the remaining gap between them, stepping around Amarantha and wrenching both of her arms up behind her. Saul nodded to Hops and kept the redhead's arms folded tight.

"Call the MLE, Lagerty. We got ourselves a laaaaww breaker here."

Originally Posted by Zephyr

Hearing their exchange of words, Mordred came to understand what this shopkeeper wanted to happen. Gain more time by stealing it from others so that she can live longer. Her ways wasn’t impressive at all since she was what…more than 1,000 years old and resorted to temporarily “poisoning” her victims to lengthen her life. Not really the best way to do it given that she had more than enough time to learn the complex ways of Alchemy. “Isn’t it a bit selfish of you?” The Slytherin got out of his hiding place and joined the others. “We are not wasting our time. You are.” Mordred smirked at the girl as another shopkeeper kept Amarantha’s hands behind her. “You could have studied, Alchemy and learn to make an Elixir than come up with a sad little potion.” The boy crossed his arms in front of him and studied her. “Given that you have extended your life for more than 300 years, THAT didn’t dawn on you?” This girl must be daft, then.

Now, they were going to call the Aurors. Nice. “The man’s right. You can’t just leave like that…after what you have done. And then what? Do the same crime in another place?” What a pathetic way to escape. After all these years, it seems that Amarantha wasn’t prepared for this. The boy then turned to the man who they call Hops. “Sir, I believe we need more than an Auror to escort her back…” his words trailed off as he eyed the girl menacingly. “Perhaps, an Obliviator would come in handy…” The Slytherin smirked at her and got his wand out just in case. “You can’t turn back time and and return their memories now, can you?” Mordred sneered at the shopkeeper and smirked. “Such offense comes with a price…and I believe it is just right that they wipe out your memory…then you can leave. Forever.” The boy was tempted to do a memory charm on the girl but thought that it was best that they leave it to the Obliviators. The boy stepped back without removing his glare at the girl they called Amarantha and twirled his wand with his fingers.

Originally Posted by Harold Lagerty

One minute the little redheaded shopkeeper was screaming her evil plans and such at the students and the next Saul had her arms pinned and the situation under control. Hops chuckled at Amarantha before nodding at Saul. He raised his wand and swished out a large silver carp patronus on its way to the Ministry of Magic.


Some little kid suggested he send a patronus to Hogwarts and he didn't see any harm in that, the Headmaster should probably know who had been causing all the trouble this term. Another carp made it's way to the Castle. Hops turned his attention back to the other shopkeepers, ready to step in if needed.

Originally Posted by Zephyr

Mordred had to admit that Gary had a point. The boy shrugged and leaned closer to his friend without taking his eyes off Amarantha. “I may have given her an idea, but that will be impossible once she’s locked up in Azkaban…” the boy continued to twirl his wand and it gave off green sparks. “Or maybe not at all if the Obliviators erase her memory…” Pity how this girl would live her life without knowing anything. “Or worse, she’d get the Dementor’s Kiss…” the boy leaned against the wall and continued to muse on her possible punishment.

“A Patronus? I believe I can’t make a corporeal one…” the boy shifted his attention from Gary to Hops as he cast a Patronus. “…yet.” He watched as the second one made its way back to the Castle.

“Should we bind her, sir?” Mordred asked the shopkeeper as he eyed the witch once more. Not that he underestimates the strength of the other shopkeeper who was holding her, but he thinks that they need to have all wands at the ready, in case Amarantha dares to escape. The Slytherin was more than willing to bind the witch…and if things go wrong, the others can easily set the ropes binding her on fire...

Originally Posted by Harry174

Laura looked at Gwen this was funny, she rolled her eyes when she was called Miss. Hyde, though she could get used to it, maybe she would make Glenn call her it all the time, just think what would happen if she did. "I'd love to join you." Laura smiled taking out some muggles sweets from her bag, she didn't know if Gwen would like them, she then took out a couple of cans of coke and a few bottles of butterbear, and some Bertie Botts ever-flavour beans. "I've got more for later if were still hungry." Laura smiled as she sat down. "So what have you been doing lately?"