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The Black Lake lies behind the castle and though it may seem like the water is calm on the surface, you will learn that that is not the case underwater. Creatures have made it their home from Merpeople to Grindylows. The most notable is Bartholomew Henry, the Giant Squid. The lake is a beautiful place for you to hang out and….take a boat trip? A dock has been made by Mr.Cantwell and tied to it are 15 pedalo boats in the colors of the houses.
The pedalo boat is a pedal-driven paddle boat with a stirring wheel in the middle.The driver rotates a pair of pedals with their feet like bicycle pedals and it glides over the water. You can change course with the use of the wheel. An invisible barrier has been casted somewhere on the Lake, preventing the students from going too far. No worries though, once your boat hits the barrier it will simple turn around slowly.
Lifejackets are a MUST. Anyone getting caught without a lifejacket on, no matter how much of an excellent swimmer you are, WILL get brought back immediately by the Groundskeeper once he sees it. The lifejackets are a magical fit so no complaining that yours is too big or too small.
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That's not what she'd heard?! Olly gasped dramatically and attempted to nudge Schuyler with her foot. "What did you hear then from the mighty West Odessa?" That he had heroically swooped in to save her from the dirty old witch? Who probably wasn't even a witch but you know. Same difference. And her next words earned the Gryffindor another amused smirk. "Yeah?" West was very impressive it seemed. Interesting.
Sir Nicholas? Oh, right, the Gryffindor house ghost, right. The one who looked a little like John Cleese. She'd read about him and even briefly glimpsed him at the feast. Theirs was kind of lame. A friar. A fat one at that. She'd much rather have a nearly headless ghost. "Why would he be offended?" Olly furrowed her brow slightly in confusion, the amused grin still playing around her lips, however. Why would he be offended by their walking around 'headless'? Huh?
"Hey!" Maybe she shouldn't have let go of her that quickly. Probably, yes. Else she would have been spared another poke, this time in her stomach. Not that she MINDED per se. With a small smirk she reached out to poke Schuyler in her side. This was not over, you know. "You even look a bit like a lion right now, you know." She commented with a grin and a nod towards Schuyler's hair. They were inside a sweater after all. And long hair usually didn't exactly like that much. Her own was probably all over the place too.
But what sounds did badgers make? "Hiss? I don't know." She replied with a shrug, not exactly too interested in finding out. Badgers weren't particularly of interest to her.
Schuyler smirked and lifted her chin to look very confident in her response. "Just that he helped you out." Although she did believe the word he had used had been 'saved.' And she didn't forget to retaliate with a kick to Olly's shin, either. Maybe it wasn't quite as soft as it should have been, but that could help wipe the smirk off her face. "Yes." Though Schuyler herself had to bite the inside of her lip to refrain from smirking, too. The corners of her mouth are what always gave her away.
Why would Nearly Headless Nick be offended? ... "Maybe he secretly wants to be completely headless, and he'd get jealous of us." That didn't sound so plausible when she said it, but it could happen. Oh! OR, "Maybe he'll be flattered, and tell us the password to the room of requirement!" Her face brightened. Because, really..... how many licks did it take to get to the center of a blood pop? What kind of HINT was that? If she didn't come up with the answer soon, on her own OR with the help of a ghost, she resolved to buy a blood pop on their next Hogsmeade trip to see if that might help any.
Schuyler had been on her guard, and so when Olly attempted to poke her in the side, she swiftly swatted the girl's hand away. Successfully! "Hey, yourself!" She was actually incredibly ticklish and no one needed to know her weakness, not even Olly Clarke. A lion? She looked like a lion? She grinned and sat up a little. Well, if she looked like a lion, then Olly needed to look more like one, too. This being the case, she moved forward and her hands went to Olly's hair. When she was finished, the other girl's hair was very nice and disheveled and static-y and going every which way. "There. Lovely! Now you can be queen of the lions." Grin.
Pffffft. Hiss? "I think they.. growl." Hissing was for snakes and cats.
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SPOILER!!: Claudette
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Claudette smiled lightly as her eyes drifted over the grounds, her mind drifting with the thoughts of different things that could be done out here. She listened as Minerva spoke, then turned slightly to look at her. "First date? What did you do out here.. if you don't mind me asking.." She wasn't really looking for personal details of their relationship nor was trying to be nosy about it, just curious about what ones did on a first date at the lake. Though she had to admit, it did seem like a romantic setting. She smiled to herself at the thought, the looked back out at the lake with visions of couples walking hand in hand along the edge. She thought she'd rather try one of the boats though. Maybe that's what they did? Fun.
Her eyes darted back to Minerva. Perhaps they didn't take out the boats then. "Oh.. are they new? They look fun.." She looked back out at them and past the lake, trying to gauge the size of the grounds and what else was here. Butterfly garden and treehouse.. those sounded really nice. Shame they weren't still around. "Why do they change things?" she asked lightly, but she was rather curious. Even if she was here only one term and hadn't seen things before and wouldn't again to know if they were ever here again, she wondered why they would switch things up on people, especially if they had grown fond of something as it seemed Min did. "Have you noticed anything new besides the boats? Or even another of your favorites that's still here?" She wanted to explore a little more. "Oh yes.. I think I would like to try the boats if you want. They look fun." She looked back at her and chuckled a bit. "No.. I don't think I'm going out for Quidditch. Not really my thing, I'm more of a spectator than an athlete.."
Claudette listened to her words and gave her a small smile. "Oh.. no, really, I'm fine. No one is bothering me.. and I appreciate that." She looked out to the lake again and gave a light shrug. "It's just more that I don't feel like I've found my place yet.. I know it's still early though." She looked back and nodded. "Yes.. I miss it and I miss my friends there. But I know I'll make some here and I will have a good time.. It's just a little tough not knowing many people yet." She shrugged again and smiled to show it was no big deal. She knew in the end that she would be glad that she came here.
Minerva smiled thinking about it. Their first date was great memory here. “Well there isn’t much on the side of dates for Hogwarts, but Ethan decided to surprise me. I got an owl to meet him here with nothing else really about it. It was winter so he had a heating charm plus a blanket to sit on. Along with a basket of food for dinner and dessert. “ The images coming back so clearly as always when she thought about it. “He had hot chocolate for me to drink and some yellow flowers that he had gotten from the student garden.” She blushed a bit wondering if she was talking about it too much. “Sorry you probably weren’t looking for so much detail.” but she just couldn’t help talking about it with all the amazing details. “We just talked, looked out at the lake and watched the sun going down, then he walked me back to my common room. It was really sweet and special.” Which now talking about it made her miss him even more.
Minerva’s eyes went to the boats once again, “Yes they are new.. They look fun though. I’ve done paddle boats before, but it’s been a really long time.” Minerva shrugged, “I don’t know maybe because there is a new groundskeeper. Maybe every groundskeeper wants to bring his own spice to the grounds. See the position is a little cursed I think.. “ She knew that sounded mean, but it was true, in seven terms she had seen six new groundskeepers. Coming out of her thoughts she looked back at Claudette. “Oh the Duck Pond is still there. I enjoy that, plus of course the pitch.” Minerva smiled, that would always be there. “I like the trophy room too. Your Aunt is on some trophies in there so is Ethan.” Ever since she found her mom in there Minerva liked going to that room. Min smiled excited she wanted to do something fun and if Claudette wanted to try the boats she was all for it. Frowning a bit as she got up she shrugged, “Well it’s up to you, but you will come watch, right?”
So they were going to do the boats, right? She brushed herself off and let Fluffy stay on the ground. Boats and Pygmy puffs didn’t seem to mix well, so she could stay here. “Well I’m glad no one is bugging you. I would not stand for that to be happening.” No she got protective over friends and that wouldn’t go over well at all. Min frowned, she hated feeling like Claudette wasn’t feeling welcome or fitting in even though she knew the feeling well this term, but for different reasons. “You’re right. You will be miss popular here soon.. Just you wait.” Everyone would be lucky to be friends with Claudette and Min just knew she’d make plenty of friends soon.
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SPOILER!!: Melanie
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Originally Posted by iBeJenn
She laughed when she saw him hold onto his hat. Did he really think that she was going to take his hat right then and there? He was being ridiculous. "Really cute boyfriend. You're getting loads of boyfriend points for saying that," Melanie said, shaking her head. Not really though. He'd get boyfriend points for not protesting but he was getting them for being cute.
Melanie beamed at Landon. Oh. But then he was using that face. And by 'that face', Melanie meant that he was using that sad look face that was actually really cute. She raised an eyebrow at him, and laughed, going on her tippytoes and giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. "If you really want a red one there's probably more... and we could probably charm it so it's red." Just a reminder. They had magic and they hand wands to use to do magic so it wouldn't be that hard. Unless there was a spell on the life jacket but she wasn't sure.
"Don't worry, Landon. You can swim, remember?" she pointed out. Silly boy. "And we all know that you really want to experience life... with your precious Oreos," she added with a smirk.
Red and yellow marshmallows. That sounded like fun. "Well, you make a really attractive yellow marshmallow," Melanie said, smiling and blushing a little before she looked at the boats. Clearing her throat a little, she brushed her hair away from her face before being pulled towards the blue one. "You know, Lex and I have a theory of sorts about the Giant Squid. We're pretty sure he's friendly and he might be willing to give us rides," Melanie said as she checked the boat out. Hm. Looked safe enough. "If we share the Oreos with him, maybe he'll make sure neither of us drown," she added before carefully stepping into the boat.
Oh. It was a pedaling-type of boat. So they would be like... biking... except on a boat. Okay. They got this... right?
Landon could only laugh as Melanie said he'd get 'boyfriend points'. "Am I winning then? I don't understand." He laughed. Would the prize be oreos? Because then there might be actual motivation.
So did he want a red one? "Oh no...uh, I'm fine with the yellow. Really." He nodded. He didn't want to be attacked by the giant squid by wearing that red one. "Are you sure you don't want a yellow one, Melon?" He said, looking at her. She was practically a target for this thing and on the inside he really didn't want her being eaten by the giant squid. He smiled when she kissed his cheek and then he eyed her. "You haven't blushed yet today have you?" He asked, squinting his eyes at her. Because he was failing today if she hadn't blushed yet.
"Sure I can swim, I just...hey! Oreos are good...and nice to me. Unlike someone." He fake pouted, poking her in the sides. No, he'd really experience life with Melanie...and oreos. He gave a model pose once she said he was attractive as a yellow marshmallow and then he practically tackled her to the ground once she blushed. "SEE! You blushed!!!!" He yelled, poking her cheeks as he rolled off of her. Hopefully she wasn't hurt, but he finally saw her blush today. Mwaha.
Landon doubted the giant squid was anything but friendly. It had more arms than he had and was giant. How was that not terrifying? He merely shook his head at Melanie and held out a hand to pull her up from the ground. "And we are not sharing the oreos with him. It'd be a waste." He said in a semi-serious tone. He was completely serious about it. His oreos were like his babies...in a weird way.
The Gryffindor watched as Melanie carefully stepped into the boat and he held onto her hand to steady her as she moved around. He finally took a step in, wobbled a little bit, and took a seat. "You ready? Do you feel secure as a marshmallow? I really don't want you falling out." He said, nervously adding a little laugh.
Hmm, so these boats were like magnets then? Meaning that unlike poles would attract and in this case those unlike poles were him and Calista? Wait no. Not him and Calista. How they were peddling were the two poles. Her doing things one way and him doing it his way.
Only if the science behind this boat WAS like the magnetic poles, then WHY were they still not going anywhere.
Well, they were going somewhere. Sort of. They were going in circles.
So maybe this was more like mathematics then. Negative plus a positive equating zero and therefore nothing would happen. He was clearly the positive, because he was right. Yep. That was the story he was going to stick to.
"Hmm?" he asked as he began peddling faster but to no avail. "Oh, well, I thought maybe I could cover more ground this way, looking for Pebbles I mean. Or water as the case may be." He stared back at the shore as their circling continued. "Only this isn't working out the way I had hoped it would. We're going in circles."
As Airey pedaled harder, Callie pedaled harder. Now she was starting to get a tad sweaty, NOT something she wanted to do under any circumstance, especially with him in such a close space.
And now they were going in circles? How were they ever supposed to get anywhere in these things? Would it have killed the new Groundskeeper to put in row boats so Airey could do all the work? "Fine we can do it your way." And in doing that Callie slackened her pedaling all together, although every now and then going opposite him to make more circles. For spite and entertainment.
"That makes sense, is--" she almost said he or she but the blonde actually didn't remember if the rock had been personified in her friend's mind as male or female, and it was also a rock. "Pebbles in the Lake?" A valid question which would put meaning behind why they were in the boat besides spending time together.
"Of course has Slytherin trophy's!" laughed Sonea. "We are the best house of all so we have trophy's yes" She had been really fascinated with the trophy's when she had seen them for the first time, not that SHE had done something to win them, she wasn't a Quidditch player, so all what she had done was trying to NOT lose too much points so that they could win the house cup. But... She didn't wanted to tell boy that she hasn't done anything special to win a trophy, no, she acted as if she was really important! "Maybe if you are doing you best you can help to win a trophy, just like all the others" said Sonea grinning. She hoped that Slytherin would win the house cup this year, so they needed to win as much as points as possible, and... she was proud about it, she had won the FIRST five points this year for Slytherin!
"I can show you then once if you want, or you can search for the trophy room yourself and meet others" she herself had searched for hours and hours before she had been able to recognize something, or to find her way back to the common room. She had been really confused because the stairs were always moving...
She grinned while she watched how Lucian walked, it was funny to see how a little kid was walking like he owned the world. But she didn't said anything about it, she found it funny to watch him. "Oh, so... you know a few spells? Where have you learned them?" she was curious about that because this was just their first day and it was almost impossible that somebody would already have learned to use magic after one day, only somebody who was REALLY smart or simply a nerd would be able to do that. And... it was cute that he wanted to protect her, but at the same time she was sure that SHE would be the one who needed to save HIM if she needed to, it would be really strange if a first year was going to safe her, a third year, but it was cute that he wanted to try it...
He also didn't seemed to happy about the life jackets but he took one so he was listening to her. She would have refused to step in the boat if he didn't wanted to wear it because SHE would get in trouble if HE was doing something what was not allowed or dangerous, because she was old enough to know what was wrong and because SHE needed to be the smartest of them... Not that she needed to do her best to be smart, she was already the best student of this school, but nobody was admitting it!
"Yes, we can take the green boat" sighed Sonea, knowing that she now really needed to get in them and she HOPED that she wasn't going to get wet today. She eyed the boy one last time to made her point clear. "I have told you this before, but... if you're making trouble or fall in the lake, i will NOT jump after you. My rat's cant swim for so long and you have a life jackets, so you need to take care of yourself!" Or course she knew how to safe him WITHOUT getting wet, but she wasn't going to tell him that, hoping that he would behave himself.
That was quite a relief. It wasn't like he doubted his house, but...rumors, you know. Especially from his father's side of the family. Idiot Gryffindors. Too bad they were cool Gryffindors too. "That's good," he said, then smirked at Sonea. "I AM going to do my best. Just wait and see, we'll win the house cup." Because he was here. M'hhm.
"I'll look for it," he said, intent on making it yet another adventure. "And if I can't find it, I'll ask you, yeah?" He also wanted to prove himself that he WAS independent. No more parents this and that, only with money. They had his money. So...yeah.
Okay, she got him.
Lucian stopped and looked down at the life jacket as he did it up. "Um, well...I've read about them," he said, his chin up. "A lot. I know one spell for sure, and I'm learning others too." His pride. Baah! If it were up to him, he would have learned all the spells in the world, but...there was a tiny, very important obstacle in his way. Age. He was TOO young. Pssh.
After he finished suiting up his life jacket, Lucian ran to the nearest green PEDALO BOAT. "This one!" He shook it, though with his small arms the boat barely moved. "It's pretty sturdy." Which also meant safe for Sonea.
There she goes again. Lecturing him.
Lucian smiled nonetheless. "I'll save your rats too, but don't worry, Sonea." He jumped inside the boat and held out a hand for her. See. He was already being all nice. "Bartholomew will save us, and it'll be fun. But...I promise to behave, 'kay?" Lucian Blackwell never broke promises, it was against honor. His dad said so.
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Text Cut: Alexa and Sarah
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SPOILER!!: Sarah and Penelope
Even Penelope agreed the beater's aspect was the funniest. "Wouldn't it be epic if Alice let us all try for beater during one of the tryouts?? Imagine all the bats swinging and bludgers flying." It would look like a really gruesome tryout...and she imagined at least one person would end up having to see the healer but that was half the fun yeah?
She looked to Sarah who'd been going on about rowing and logistics. Whoa. Stop. No. She'd only just come off of vacation, no need for talk like that. She nodded at what Penelope said, trying to put an end to it.
"You can row if you want, I'm in no real hurry to get somewhere on the lake. If you get tired you could just let me know and I'll take over." There, volunteering to row without actually volunteering because she wouldn't if she didn't have to.
Lex grabbed hold of the boat they'd chosen. "Let's get it on the lake then!"
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SPOILER!!: P and Alexa
With all their life jackets on they were ready to row. "fine, so we will go with the flow... I just needed to know the designated rower" Sarah said. It looked like she was starting off.
"Okay, non-rowers should get in first... maybe Penelope than Alexa, as Alexa will take over from me when I get tired, so she is next. This way it will reduce the chances of the boat overturning when we rotate" Sarah said.
She waited as the other girls climbed on before untying the rope and quickly leaping into the boat, making it wobble. "Sorry about that.. don't want to be left behind" she said. She could have done it the magical way, yet she was not into magical mode yet, still fresh from Edwoods. Then the boat got steady and she sat down/
"Ahoy!" she shouted. She was beaming, this will be fun. She looked at her passengers once more before turning her attention to pedal. She pushed down her right foot and then her left, and kept alternating as the boat surged forward.
"I haven't done such good excercise in a while.. this is great for toning" she said, not that any of her friends needed it. It was a Hogwarts thing that all the students and faculty were either pretty or handsome, and not very fat. Sarah wondered why.
"Alright, Mates, who wants to turn the boat?" she asked. She was not ready to take on both parts of the operation
Ohhh. That was an awesome idea Alexa had! "That'd be awesome! If not for tryouts, then definitely during practice. It'd be loads of fun." Penelope was all for suggesting this to Alice now. Having everyone practice with bats and bludgers, even for just one random practice, would be AWESOME.
And now they had their lifejackets on and had decided on who was rowing, so Penelope got into their chosen boat quickly and sat down, waiting for the others to join her...and then they were off!
Hey, this was pretty cool. She'd never ridden in one of these before, especially not on the Hogwarts lake, so this was different but also fun. The Gryffindor decided she liked it.
Who was gonna turn it? Um... "I can try, I guess," she offered. "I dunno how though." So someone would have to explain how to do it, then she could probably get the hang of it.
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Schuyler smirked and lifted her chin to look very confident in her response. "Just that he helped you out." Although she did believe the word he had used had been 'saved.' And she didn't forget to retaliate with a kick to Olly's shin, either. Maybe it wasn't quite as soft as it should have been, but that could help wipe the smirk off her face. "Yes." Though Schuyler herself had to bite the inside of her lip to refrain from smirking, too. The corners of her mouth are what always gave her away.
Why would Nearly Headless Nick be offended? ... "Maybe he secretly wants to be completely headless, and he'd get jealous of us." That didn't sound so plausible when she said it, but it could happen. Oh! OR, "Maybe he'll be flattered, and tell us the password to the room of requirement!" Her face brightened. Because, really..... how many licks did it take to get to the cen
ter of a blood pop? What kind of HINT was that? If she didn't come up with the answer soon, on her own OR with the help of a ghost, she resolved to buy a blood pop on their next Hogsmeade trip to see if that might help any.
Schuyler had been on her guard, and so when Olly attempted to poke her in the side, she swiftly swatted the girl's hand away. Successfully! "Hey, yourself!" She was actually incredibly ticklish and no one needed to know her weakness, not even Olly Clarke. A lion? She looked like a lion? She grinned and sat up a little. Well, if she looked like a lion, then Olly needed to look more like one, too. This being the case, she moved forward and her hands went to Olly's hair. When she was finished, the other girl's hair was very nice and disheveled and static-y and going every which way. "There. Lovely! Now you can be queen of the lions." Grin.
Pffffft. Hiss? "I think they.. growl." Hissing was for snakes and cats.
Helped her out? Okay, she could live with that. "It WAS kind of scary, really. She wanted my shoes." Olly admitted with a small chuckle at the memory of the woman in Diagon Alley. Plus, West wasn't around to hear her say that, right? So there. Before she got to add anything else, however, she'd received a kick to the shin back. Not that SHE had kicked Schuyler. It had just been a verrrry gentle nudge with her foot. "Hey! Stop it!" And no, sorry, Schuyler, that wasn't enough to get Olly to stop smirking. "What, I didn't say anything." Seriously, what was the kick for?
Olly actually snorted at the Gryffindor's next words. "That's...that's a really terrible theory, Schuyler." Like, what on Earth? As if that was the biggest problem a GHOST had. Whether or not he was completely headless. As if. Though, with ghosts you never knew, right? It had to get boring being dead for that long. Although living in a SCHOOL full of hormonal teenagers definitely topped haunting an abandoned house. Huh. But back to their moment under the sweater. "I know! I want to know what's in there." Or well, actually, she wanted to try it out because anything she wished for would be in there. Wait, anything?
Ouch. Schuyler had managed to swat her hand away before he'd got the chance to even touch her. Still, this was not over. Narrowing her eyes slightly with an amused smirk playing around her lips, Olly simply watched as her friend sat up a little. And then she just went for her hair completely out of the blue. Letting out a surprised yelp, she at first tried to duck out of the way which proved to be quite difficult, seeing as they were INSIDE a, albeit oversize, sweater. In the end she just held still and let Schuyler do her things. Great."Now we really look like we've been snogging for the past half an hour." She commented with a grin and a nod towards the collar of the sweater.
And Queen of the Lions? "What would you be then? The Lion King?" Ignoring the fact that Schuyler was a girl of course. Ahem. Whatever. And badgers growled? Okay. "I'll ask our Prefects some time." They should know right? That had to be the first step towards Prefect-hood. Knowing what sounds your house's mascot made.
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As Airey pedaled harder, Callie pedaled harder. Now she was starting to get a tad sweaty, NOT something she wanted to do under any circumstance, especially with him in such a close space.
And now they were going in circles? How were they ever supposed to get anywhere in these things? Would it have killed the new Groundskeeper to put in row boats so Airey could do all the work? "Fine we can do it your way." And in doing that Callie slackened her pedaling all together, although every now and then going opposite him to make more circles. For spite and entertainment.
"That makes sense, is--" she almost said he or she but the blonde actually didn't remember if the rock had been personified in her friend's mind as male or female, and it was also a rock. "Pebbles in the Lake?" A valid question which would put meaning behind why they were in the boat besides spending time together.
"Have you tried summoning Pebbles?"
Smiling triumphantly at Calista, Airey peddled a little faster and more enthusiastically knowing that they would now finally make progress and, well, move forward and not in circles. The astronomer was blissfully unaware of the Divination professor's counter productive measures, however, and didn't notice they were still going in circles. For now at least. "Thank you." Trust the scientist to know about movement, alright Miss Seer?
And then they were back on Pebbles and his face dropped a bit. Not to mention what that gossip rag had written about him. Attention seeking indeed. At least it had put the news out there that his pet rock was still missing. Good press or bad press, at least everyone was in the know now if they had not been already.
"I don't even know where she is exactly," he grumbled. Logic, Calista. "I'd hate to have a rock flying through the air and smack right into the forehead of one of our students." He continued to peddle some more. "I'm beginning to think I should maybe....give up." As in it was a lost cause. "I just don't know what other pet would....suit me."
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Landon could only laugh as Melanie said he'd get 'boyfriend points'. "Am I winning then? I don't understand." He laughed. Would the prize be oreos? Because then there might be actual motivation.
So did he want a red one? "Oh no...uh, I'm fine with the yellow. Really." He nodded. He didn't want to be attacked by the giant squid by wearing that red one. "Are you sure you don't want a yellow one, Melon?" He said, looking at her. She was practically a target for this thing and on the inside he really didn't want her being eaten by the giant squid. He smiled when she kissed his cheek and then he eyed her. "You haven't blushed yet today have you?" He asked, squinting his eyes at her. Because he was failing today if she hadn't blushed yet.
"Sure I can swim, I just...hey! Oreos are good...and nice to me. Unlike someone." He fake pouted, poking her in the sides. No, he'd really experience life with Melanie...and oreos. He gave a model pose once she said he was attractive as a yellow marshmallow and then he practically tackled her to the ground once she blushed. "SEE! You blushed!!!!" He yelled, poking her cheeks as he rolled off of her. Hopefully she wasn't hurt, but he finally saw her blush today. Mwaha.
Landon doubted the giant squid was anything but friendly. It had more arms than he had and was giant. How was that not terrifying? He merely shook his head at Melanie and held out a hand to pull her up from the ground. "And we are not sharing the oreos with him. It'd be a waste." He said in a semi-serious tone. He was completely serious about it. His oreos were like his babies...in a weird way.
The Gryffindor watched as Melanie carefully stepped into the boat and he held onto her hand to steady her as she moved around. He finally took a step in, wobbled a little bit, and took a seat. "You ready? Do you feel secure as a marshmallow? I really don't want you falling out." He said, nervously adding a little laugh.
Winning? What was he talking about? Right. The boyfriend points. "It doesn't work that way, Pobby," Melanie said, shaking her head. Actually, Melanie wasn't sure how they worked exactly but she reckoned it worked the same way awesome points do.
Well if he said he was okay with the yellow one, Melanie would take his word for it. But why would she want a yellow one? "If we're going to ride a blue boat, I might as well wear a red life jacket and have some Gryffindor pride," Melanie said, smoothing out her life jacket. It didn't do anything really. Melanie was pretty sure that life jackets didn't have it in them to get smoothed out. And then he was asking more questions. Blushing?
Melanie would ignore that question.
"LANDON!" she exclaimed, laughing and pushing him lightly. "I don't plan on pushing you off the boat in the middle of the lake... I think that's nice, don't you?" Melanie grinned at him. She wouldn't dare push him off.... his hair would get ruined and Melanie was rather fond of his hair... and the beanie that was sitting on top of it. A wet beanie would probably be like a little poodle or something. She was going to rummage through her bag for her polaroid camera when she saw him strike a pose before she felt the ground.
And she felt the ground because Landon had just tackled her. Her face turned even redder. "I did not," she muttered, taking his hand. She stood up, grateful she had chosen jeans over a pretty dress or skirt. That would've been ruined in seconds. "You're the mean one, Landon," she decided, straightening out her shirt and then smoothing out her hair. She pat the top of her head just to make sure the beanie was still in place.
"I think that the squid would like it if we shared," Melanie said with a little shrug of her shoulders. "But if you don't want to share the oreos that's okay... maybe I'll just have a picnic date with the squid myself." With sandwiches and like... noodles and stuff.
It was rocking. Melanie held onto Landon's hand tightly, sitting down carefully. Okay. They were both inside the boat. They weren't at the bottom of the lake yet either so that was a good sign. Not letting go of Landon's hand, she looked around them. "I feel like a marshmallow on a s'more. Nice and comfy," she said nodding her head. Though she might've exaggerated just a little bit... more a lot. She was absolutely terrified. "What do we do now? Does it just... move? Do I do something?" she asked, refusing to let go of Landon's hand.
If she were to fall off the boat, he was going down with her. Simple as that.
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Could she set this thing down yet! When she reached the lake she decided that it was time to stop and get some rest. She was acting like it was the worst thing in the world, really she just didn't like carrying things while walking... She tended to trip a lot more!!
Setting the telescope down she plopped down onto the floor and looked up at the sky. Hmm... Could she look through the telescope while sitting down? Intrigued she stood up and set up the telescope before sitting down again. She looked through it but in the end it was way better standing up!
After relaxing for a period of time the seventh year got up off her bum and after adjusting the telescope looked through it looking for the star... Once again she looked at her star chart just to double check. But it was no use the star she could not see.
Again no luck for the constellation... Maybe the planet as here. She started to scour the sky, looking for saturn....
Hey look there it is! She pointed while saying "There it is!!" She was excited she found it!!
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Helped her out? Okay, she could live with that. "It WAS kind of scary, really. She wanted my shoes." Olly admitted with a small chuckle at the memory of the woman in Diagon Alley. Plus, West wasn't around to hear her say that, right? So there. Before she got to add anything else, however, she'd received a kick to the shin back. Not that SHE had kicked Schuyler. It had just been a verrrry gentle nudge with her foot. "Hey! Stop it!" And no, sorry, Schuyler, that wasn't enough to get Olly to stop smirking. "What, I didn't say anything." Seriously, what was the kick for?
Olly actually snorted at the Gryffindor's next words. "That's...that's a really terrible theory, Schuyler." Like, what on Earth? As if that was the biggest problem a GHOST had. Whether or not he was completely headless. As if. Though, with ghosts you never knew, right? It had to get boring being dead for that long. Although living in a SCHOOL full of hormonal teenagers definitely topped haunting an abandoned house. Huh. But back to their moment under the sweater. "I know! I want to know what's in there." Or well, actually, she wanted to try it out because anything she wished for would be in there. Wait, anything?
Ouch. Schuyler had managed to swat her hand away before he'd got the chance to even touch her. Still, this was not over. Narrowing her eyes slightly with an amused smirk playing around her lips, Olly simply watched as her friend sat up a little. And then she just went for her hair completely out of the blue. Letting out a surprised yelp, she at first tried to duck out of the way which proved to be quite difficult, seeing as they were INSIDE a, albeit oversize, sweater. In the end she just held still and let Schuyler do her things. Great."Now we really look like we've been snogging for the past half an hour." She commented with a grin and a nod towards the collar of the sweater.
And Queen of the Lions? "What would you be then? The Lion King?" Ignoring the fact that Schuyler was a girl of course. Ahem. Whatever. And badgers growled? Okay. "I'll ask our Prefects some time." They should know right? That had to be the first step towards Prefect-hood. Knowing what sounds your house's mascot made.
This lady wanted Olly's shoes...? Schuyler made a face. "That's creepy." And she did not blame Olly or West for wanting to skedaddle from that weird situation. "There's this city in Florida - Ybor City - and there's this crazy guy who tries to lick everyone's shoes. Everyone calls him the Shoelicker." Appropriate name. And very original. Not that Schuyler could be one to talk, she named her kitten 'Kitty.' But at least there was a story behind that. Okay, Schuyler didn't mean to kick her that hard and she DID feel kind of bad now. But she was also a little bad at apologizing, so she didn't. It was pride, mostly. Needed to work on that. "You say enough with your smirks."
TERRIBLE theory?? Hmmmph. "Oh, shut up." Even though, okay, maybe it WASN'T her best notion ever. Let's move on to the next subject, yes? Schuyler thought about this Room of Requirement for a moment. "So, if it has anything you want in there.... I guess that only means objects, right?" Bummer.
Schuyler smirked at Olly's crazy lady hair. She lay back down and rested her head on her fist, before changing her mind and lying flat on her back. Okay, now all she saw was darkness above her. Considering their hair, too.... yes, maybe they really did look like they were snogging or something. She glanced over in Olly's general direction for a hot second. "Yeah.. guess so." She was playing with her earring, and when she realized it, she stopped and put her hands behind her head.
Schuyler smiled. "You are queen of the lions because of your hair. I'm just a regular lion," she informed her. And as for the badger noises... well, they would see if Olly actually remembered to ask her prefects.
This lady wanted Olly's shoes...? Schuyler made a face. "That's creepy." And she did not blame Olly or West for wanting to skedaddle from that weird situation. "There's this city in Florida - Ybor City - and there's this crazy guy who tries to lick everyone's shoes. Everyone calls him the Shoelicker." Appropriate name. And very original. Not that Schuyler could be one to talk, she named her kitten 'Kitty.' But at least there was a story behind that. Okay, Schuyler didn't mean to kick her that hard and she DID feel kind of bad now. But she was also a little bad at apologizing, so she didn't. It was pride, mostly. Needed to work on that. "You say enough with your smirks."
TERRIBLE theory?? Hmmmph. "Oh, shut up." Even though, okay, maybe it WASN'T her best notion ever. Let's move on to the next subject, yes? Schuyler thought about this Room of Requirement for a moment. "So, if it has anything you want in there.... I guess that only means objects, right?" Bummer.
Schuyler smirked at Olly's crazy lady hair. She lay back down and rested her head on her fist, before changing her mind and lying flat on her back. Okay, now all she saw was darkness above her. Considering their hair, too.... yes, maybe they really did look like they were snogging or something. She glanced over in Olly's general direction for a hot second. "Yeah.. guess so." She was playing with her earring, and when she realized it, she stopped and put her hands behind her head.
Schuyler smiled. "You are queen of the lions because of your hair. I'm just a regular lion," she informed her. And as for the badger noises... well, they would see if Olly actually remembered to ask her prefects.
Yeah, it HAD been creepy. No need to mention that SHE had got them into the situation of having do deal with the woman in the first place. Nope. Nodding Olly wrinkled her nose slightly at Schuyler's story. "Okay, that's gross. I'll take Ybor City off my list of places to go then." And no she didn't actually HAVE an actual list like that. Nor was Ybor City on it. Obviously. "I don't know what you mean." Cue more smirking.
What? This was amusing. Despite the fact that her leg now hurt, thank you very much.
Simply smirking back at Schuyler Olly decided to drop that subject for the time being. It WAS a little far-fetched. Though that didn't mean they would do the headless, four-legged person in an enormous sweater thing, right? But the Room of Requirement. "I don't know. I guess..." Olly had averted her eyes towards a random fleck of light that shone through from the outside, thinking about all the things she would wish for if they a) knew how to get inside and b) would be able to wish for anything. Not that either was very likely really. "What would you want to have in the room?" She asked with her eyes still sweater behind Schuyler absently.
Brown eyes back on the Gryffindor when she shifted, she watched her friend try and find a comfortable position in their fortress of solitude. Aka the sweater. Olly rolled over with her so she was now on her stomach with her elbows propped up so she could still (somewhat) see Schuyler. Whose hair was still all over the place. They would look like a very odd pair when they crawled back out. Not that she was hoping for that to be any time soon. She quite liked it here. Watching her for a second longer, Olly finally lay down completely, putting her head on her interlaced hands.
A regular lion? "Oh but that doesn't sound like you. That's way too-" She glanced at something behind Schuyler absently for a second, looking for the right word. "That's way too plain for you." And yes that was a compliment, Schuyler Emmons.
Adrienne’s textbook had said that you could see Saturn ‘with the naked eye’, but that its rings would be indistinguishable, and in her opinion it wouldn’t be worth the effort of finding it if she didn’t get to see the rings, so instead she brought the telescope and tripod she was borrowing all the way down (seven floors!) and out to the lake, setting it up awkwardly by the shore. She didn’t really know what she was doing, but she had a vague idea.
The sun had gone down just an hour ago, so while it was dark outside the castle was still lit up behind her, making for a beautiful sight. Adrienne took a minute to simply appreciate that, and then lit her wand ("Lumos!") and looked at her book. The planet Saturn, she read, can be found by following the tail of the Big Dipper to Arcturus and then Spica, the brightest star in the Virgo constellation. Saturn resides next to Spica, and is distinguished by its golden hue. And if she remembered correctly, the Big Dipper should be in the... southwest right now?
She wheeled around 180 degrees to her left and squinted up at the sky, looking for the familiar Big Dipper-y shape, and when she found it Adrienne kept her eyes on it as she took a few steps back and angled her telescope towards it. Follow the tail, and... there! The blue-white star that was probably Spica shone brightly, and beside it was definitely the planet Saturn.
Adrienne messed with the controls on her telescope, trying to focus it so she could see more than a blurred, oblong shape. As she twiddled a knob, the image came suddenly into focus, and then went right back. It took several minutes for her to get it right, but the result was dazzling- the multicoloured rings and the small dots of moons around it. She looked for quite a while, and then scribbled down some notes before starting to put everything away and go inside.
OOC: Credit to earthsky for the information on Saturn.
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Yeah, it HAD been creepy. No need to mention that SHE had got them into the situation of having do deal with the woman in the first place. Nope. Nodding Olly wrinkled her nose slightly at Schuyler's story. "Okay, that's gross. I'll take Ybor City off my list of places to go then." And no she didn't actually HAVE an actual list like that. Nor was Ybor City on it. Obviously. "I don't know what you mean." Cue more smirking.
What? This was amusing. Despite the fact that her leg now hurt, thank you very much.
Simply smirking back at Schuyler Olly decided to drop that subject for the time being. It WAS a little far-fetched. Though that didn't mean they would do the headless, four-legged person in an enormous sweater thing, right? But the Room of Requirement. "I don't know. I guess..." Olly had averted her eyes towards a random fleck of light that shone through from the outside, thinking about all the things she would wish for if they a) knew how to get inside and b) would be able to wish for anything. Not that either was very likely really. "What would you want to have in the room?" She asked with her eyes still sweater behind Schuyler absently.
Brown eyes back on the Gryffindor when she shifted, she watched her friend try and find a comfortable position in their fortress of solitude. Aka the sweater. Olly rolled over with her so she was now on her stomach with her elbows propped up so she could still (somewhat) see Schuyler. Whose hair was still all over the place. They would look like a very odd pair when they crawled back out. Not that she was hoping for that to be any time soon. She quite liked it here. Watching her for a second longer, Olly finally lay down completely, putting her head on her interlaced hands.
A regular lion? "Oh but that doesn't sound like you. That's way too-" She glanced at something behind Schuyler absently for a second, looking for the right word. "That's way too plain for you." And yes that was a compliment, Schuyler Emmons.
"No, no.. don't do that. It's a really cool city." And it would be a shame to miss out on it due solely to the Shoelicker. Yes, quite a shame. And Olly was claiming ignorance about this whole smirking business, hmm? Whether she denied it or not, she knew it was true just as well as Schuyler did. In fact, even in spite of herself, she too may have been trying to suppress something tugging at her own lips.
Yes. The more Schuyler thought about it, the less likely it was that the room could make a person appear for you. Otherwise you could be sitting on the toilet or snogging your boyfriend, and then BAM. You're gone. Relocated to a random Hogwarts room. Yeah, it didn't seem likely. What would she have in her Room of Requirement..? "I would want to have....." She drew out this last word as her thoughts wandered. "A field of all different flowers. But it would only smell like white lilies because those smell the nicest, and all the other flower scents combined might be too overpowering. I would also want a bottle of Felix Felicis." She smiled as her blue eyes zoned out and her mind's eye took over. But she was getting caught up in this. She swiveled her head to look at Olly. "And what would you have?"
It was quiet for a moment or two, and Schuyler didn't mind it. No pressure of speech, just dark and quiet. It was tempting to close her eyes, but she kept them opened for the time being.
'That's way too plain for her.' Schuyler looked at Olly and slowly smiled a new, small smile, one that was a little unlike her others. She opened her mouth, but then paused. Changing her mind, she simply left the smile on her face and turned her head back to looking at the sweater's interior.
"Why don't you like to be called Olivia?" Right out of left field.
Minerva smiled thinking about it. Their first date was great memory here. “Well there isn’t much on the side of dates for Hogwarts, but Ethan decided to surprise me. I got an owl to meet him here with nothing else really about it. It was winter so he had a heating charm plus a blanket to sit on. Along with a basket of food for dinner and dessert. “ The images coming back so clearly as always when she thought about it. “He had hot chocolate for me to drink and some yellow flowers that he had gotten from the student garden.” She blushed a bit wondering if she was talking about it too much. “Sorry you probably weren’t looking for so much detail.” but she just couldn’t help talking about it with all the amazing details. “We just talked, looked out at the lake and watched the sun going down, then he walked me back to my common room. It was really sweet and special.” Which now talking about it made her miss him even more.
Minerva’s eyes went to the boats once again, “Yes they are new.. They look fun though. I’ve done paddle boats before, but it’s been a really long time.” Minerva shrugged, “I don’t know maybe because there is a new groundskeeper. Maybe every groundskeeper wants to bring his own spice to the grounds. See the position is a little cursed I think.. “ She knew that sounded mean, but it was true, in seven terms she had seen six new groundskeepers. Coming out of her thoughts she looked back at Claudette. “Oh the Duck Pond is still there. I enjoy that, plus of course the pitch.” Minerva smiled, that would always be there. “I like the trophy room too. Your Aunt is on some trophies in there so is Ethan.” Ever since she found her mom in there Minerva liked going to that room. Min smiled excited she wanted to do something fun and if Claudette wanted to try the boats she was all for it. Frowning a bit as she got up she shrugged, “Well it’s up to you, but you will come watch, right?”
So they were going to do the boats, right? She brushed herself off and let Fluffy stay on the ground. Boats and Pygmy puffs didn’t seem to mix well, so she could stay here. “Well I’m glad no one is bugging you. I would not stand for that to be happening.” No she got protective over friends and that wouldn’t go over well at all. Min frowned, she hated feeling like Claudette wasn’t feeling welcome or fitting in even though she knew the feeling well this term, but for different reasons. “You’re right. You will be miss popular here soon.. Just you wait.” Everyone would be lucky to be friends with Claudette and Min just knew she’d make plenty of friends soon.
Tucking her legs underneath her, Claudette turned slightly towards Minerva and leaned on her arm, her hand planted on the ground behind her. She was actually curious about her date with Ethan, partly because she loved those two together and partly because she had a fleeting thought about what it might be like to go on a date with a boy here. Not that she was looking for a serious boyfriend, but she wouldn't be opposed to having some fun. She listened intently to the details, smiling a bit here, nodding a bit there. "That sounds like a wonderful first date," she said once Minerva was finished. It seemed the other girl thought so as well from the way she spoke of it. "I never realized Ethan was so romantic.." She turned away for a moment, looking out at the lake, wondering if she might one day find a boy to surprise her with something like that. "You two are so perfect together you know.." She glanced back at her friend with a small smile. She knew she must be missing him so she hoped her words didn't upset her, but she really did mean it.
The blonde looked back at the boats as Minerva did. "They do look fun.. I'm not sure I've ever done that kind." She thought for a moment. Did paddle mean like with those stick things or with a pedal like a bike? She was fairly certain anytime she was on a smaller boat that it was propelled by magic, but supposed it didn't matter anyway. It had been a while for her too. Furrowing her brow slightly, Claudette gave Minerva a sidelong glance. "Cursed.. what do you mean?" That didn't sound good at all.. she didn't think she liked the sound of it, then wondered if it was really true and why anyone would want to take the position if that were the case. Maybe someone who didn't believe in curses.. Still, it must be discombobulating to have things change so much. She was sure that if she had been here for any length of time, she wouldn't want to see so much change.. maybe a little.
She smiled lightly as Min talked about the things that were there.. things that she had yet to see. "Aww, a duck pond sounds so cute! Are there many ducks there? I'll have to go feed them.." The 16 year old made a mental note to check that out sometime soon.. and bring a few pieces of stale bread with her. She brightened a bit when the trophy room was mentioned. "Oh they are? How exciting.. I'll have to go see that too." Then she chuckled. Minerva wasn't going to give that up so easily, she guessed. "Of course I'll watch.. I'm a big fan.. and especially if you're playing.. it's just not for me to play, I don't think." Far too violent.
She looked up as Minerva stood, the the sixth year did the same, rising from the ground, and looked back out to the boats. "Well, thanks," she grinned. "Nice to know I have someone who's got my back.." But she didn't think it would be much of a problem. She wasn't easily intimidated and for the most part people were nice. Shrugging, she added, "I don't know about Miss Popular, but a few friends would be nice.." She didn't need to be friends with everybody but everyone needed some. She thought of that poor antisocial Hufflepuff for a moment, hoping he was making a few more friends before turning back to Minerva. "Shall we try them out?"
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He had looked every where and still couldn't find it. How hard was it, exactly, to find a tree? Especially one that was engraved? Groaning to himself, Ryan strolled around the edge of the lake, his hands in his pockets. Maybe his girlfriend would have better luck finding it? He was so sure it was at the base of the treehouse, though, but upon checking it, he simply couldn't locate the engraving. Was it possible someone had removed it? Maybe the Groundskeeper?
The thought made him angry. As he kicked some rocks, he made plans to either find the engraving or make a new one.
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He had looked every where and still couldn't find it. How hard was it, exactly, to find a tree? Especially one that was engraved? Groaning to himself, Ryan strolled around the edge of the lake, his hands in his pockets. Maybe his girlfriend would have better luck finding it? He was so sure it was at the base of the treehouse, though, but upon checking it, he simply couldn't locate the engraving. Was it possible someone had removed it? Maybe the Groundskeeper?
The thought made him angry. As he kicked some rocks, he made plans to either find the engraving or make a new one.
Strolling through the grounds, grabbing himself some fresh air, Tag had not realized where his feet had decided on taking him. Really. He never knew where he was until something in his mind told him to stop and just take a look. So, making a complete stop Tag searched the surrounding area.
The lake.
And "MR. CURLS!" Tag said waving happily at Ryan and running quickly, with short strides, because of his legs , to Ryan's side.
Did he looked annoyed? Or was he on a Gryffindor conquest?
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Taylor smiled at him as he said ‘me too’. She shrugged at the next part that he said, ”It is the truth… at least what I believe the truth to be so it isn’t really being nice… just stating a fact.” Taylor giggled and smiled at him. Tay swayed back and forth while talking to him. She almost always moving… or at least it seemed that she was. She blushed at what he said and tried to hide it. ”I have been doing it for years… I doubt that it is like I have been born doing it.” Tay blushed, ”You are just being nice…” She smiled at him and hugged him, ”But thanks, Wade… That made me happier to be honest.”
Tay giggled and smiled at him, twirling in delight. ”Glad that kayaking definitely wasn’t bad.” Taylor giggled again and beamed a big smile at one of her favorite hufflepuff guys which only grew as he agreed with her. ”Yep, yep.” She nodded and laughed. Tay tilted her head and looked at him before bursting out into a fit of giggles. ”Thanks for the confirmation of ‘no knocking in’.” Taylor winked and beamed at him yet again. ”Hopefully, we don’t… I already was knocked into the lake by Harvey.” A pout formed at the memory but it was soon erased by her huge ear-to-ear smile. She practically danced over to the boats to step in. ”He probably is but would he show?” She tilted her head, a bit curious and a bit frighten if said yes.
Wade beamed back. So it was the truth then, to her. "You're such a good friend, Tay." Well, she was. Always being true and honest with him. He couldn't help but be the same with everyone as well, "Well, I'm just telling the truth." He winked before hugging her back once she did. "I'm glad it's made you happier."
Wade laughed a little about the 'knocking in' part, "No problem, it never hurts to ask." Usually, heh. "Hmm.. yeah." Wade however had never fallen into the lake, so it'd be pretty cool if they both managed to stay dry and everything after this, yes? They both got into the boat before he answered while still looking out, "Hmm.. good question. Maybe if we asked nicely?" He looked towards her hopefully. Obviously, if it were just Wade alone he would've been asking and maybe a little inside begging by now. Though with Tay.. well, he still wasn't exactly sure on how she felt towards the Giant Squid.. Oh, were they moving now? "Cool," Wade looked around as he felt the boat move out.
Making her way down to the lake, which was one of her favourite places on the grounds, she sat down under a tree that was closest to the shore. Bringing her knees up to her chest, she sat there with her arms wrapped around her knees and her chin resting on them. It had been a long first few weeks but she was finally feeling like she was settled in once again.
It seemed like everyone she'd known the last two years had vanished or graduated now. Everyone except the few she remembered from the feast, like the girl who had pulled her hair just for the fun of it. Sighing she stared out over the lake.
Strolling through the grounds, grabbing himself some fresh air, Tag had not realized where his feet had decided on taking him. Really. He never knew where he was until something in his mind told him to stop and just take a look. So, making a complete stop Tag searched the surrounding area.
The lake.
And "MR. CURLS!" Tag said waving happily at Ryan and running quickly, with short strides, because of his legs , to Ryan's side.
Did he looked annoyed? Or was he on a Gryffindor conquest?
Shaken out of his annoying thoughts, Ryan looked up as he heard a familiar yell...and a familiar nickname. The blonde Gryffindor's presence softened Ryan's expression immediately; he was glad Tag had found him.
"What's up, buddy?" He asked, wondering what had brought the leprechaun out here on a chilly day.
"No, no.. don't do that. It's a really cool city." And it would be a shame to miss out on it due solely to the Shoelicker. Yes, quite a shame. And Olly was claiming ignorance about this whole smirking business, hmm? Whether she denied it or not, she knew it was true just as well as Schuyler did. In fact, even in spite of herself, she too may have been trying to suppress something tugging at her own lips.
Yes. The more Schuyler thought about it, the less likely it was that the room could make a person appear for you. Otherwise you could be sitting on the toilet or snogging your boyfriend, and then BAM. You're gone. Relocated to a random Hogwarts room. Yeah, it didn't seem likely. What would she have in her Room of Requirement..? "I would want to have....." She drew out this last word as her thoughts wandered. "A field of all different flowers. But it would only smell like white lilies because those smell the nicest, and all the other flower scents combined might be too overpowering. I would also want a bottle of Felix Felicis." She smiled as her blue eyes zoned out and her mind's eye took over. But she was getting caught up in this. She swiveled her head to look at Olly. "And what would you have?"
It was quiet for a moment or two, and Schuyler didn't mind it. No pressure of speech, just dark and quiet. It was tempting to close her eyes, but she kept them opened for the time being.
'That's way too plain for her.' Schuyler looked at Olly and slowly smiled a new, small smile, one that was a little unlike her others. She opened her mouth, but then paused. Changing her mind, she simply left the smile on her face and turned her head back to looking at the sweater's interior.
"Why don't you like to be called Olivia?" Right out of left field.
A really cool city? Olly considered this for a second. "Yeah?" Maybe she SHOULD actually start making a list like that. Only what would she put on there? To be honest, she wanted to go places. Kind of. Only she didn't quite know WHERE she wanted to go. However, Florida didn't sound too plausible. It was way too far away. And she didn't know anyone there. Also the only thing she knew about this city so far was that there was a Shoelicker running around. Which was just...not very inviting.
Watching Schuyler as she started talking about her ideal place (because that was essentially what they were talking about right?), Olly couldn't help but smile softly. You could pinpoint the exact moment she sort of got lost in her own thoughts and it was quite fascinating to witness. And the best thing was that the way Schuyler said it she made it sound like a place that she, Olly, wanted to be in too. Despite the fact that she usually would never have thought of something like this. That was the amazing thing about seeing someone who was passionate about something.
And then the same question was directed at her. Plus, Schuyler was looking at her too.
Usually she would have just come up with something silly and that would be it. But right now, Schuyler clearly wanted a proper answer. And...she didn't have one. "I don't know..." Olly eventually replied with a shrug of her shoulder, purposefully NOT meeting the Gryffindor's gaze. Really, she hadn't thought about it. And she couldn't provide anything like Schuyler's answer had been so she kept quiet about it for now.
Olly looked back up at Schuyler just in time to see smile on her lips. It made her own lips curl up into a small - almost coy - smile as well. She had kept her eyes on the other girl's even when she averted her gaze back to something above her.
And inhaled quite suddenly at the question directed at her. Wow. Where had that come from? She shifted slightly, more to buy some time than to get in a more comfortable position. I don't like it probably wouldn't suffice for Schuyler. "That's what my mother calls me." At this she looked back at the sweater's collar again absently for a moment. "My birth mother I mean. That's what she calls me and I didn't..." She trailed off, looking for the right words. "I wanted a new life, you know?" Hence the nickname.
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Shaken out of his annoying thoughts, Ryan looked up as he heard a familiar yell...and a familiar nickname. The blonde Gryffindor's presence softened Ryan's expression immediately; he was glad Tag had found him.
"What's up, buddy?" He asked, wondering what had brought the leprechaun out here on a chilly day.
Tag wasn't even sure when he started calling Ryan Mr. Curls but it just came out of him one day and that's what he decided on calling Ryan from then on. An it seemed liked he didn't care, really.
" My feet brought me here. Literally. I was just walking around with no destination in mind. Now I found you. Which, by the way, you look annoyed at something. Is everything all right?" he had to make sure his buddy was all right.
Tag wasn't even sure when he started calling Ryan Mr. Curls but it just came out of him one day and that's what he decided on calling Ryan from then on. An it seemed liked he didn't care, really.
" My feet brought me here. Literally. I was just walking around with no destination in mind. Now I found you. Which, by the way, you look annoyed at something. Is everything all right?" he had to make sure his buddy was all right.
Ryan slightly doubted that Tag didn't come here with a purpose but he figured it wasn't worth it time to pursue it. "Annoyed?" He asked quickly and then he understood. The tree. Apparently it had showed on his face. "Oh, it's nothing," He said with a wave of his hand. He wasn't sure if he wanted to explain to Tag about it just now.
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Ryan slightly doubted that Tag didn't come here with a purpose but he figured it wasn't worth it time to pursue it. "Annoyed?" He asked quickly and then he understood. The tree. Apparently it had showed on his face. "Oh, it's nothing," He said with a wave of his hand. He wasn't sure if he wanted to explain to Tag about it just now.
"Yeah. Annoyed." Tag repeated in a matter of fact type of face. It was all over your face and posture, Ryan. That's why Tag was pressing on the subject. If his friend was in a bad mood maybe Tag could help. Sure, he didn't need to know exactly what was going on with Ryan but the least the little blonde could do was crack a joke. "Well- like when people say they're 'fine' they're not fine. An when people say 'its nothing' its something. Talk to me." Tag said. He took a seat on the grass and pretended to be opening an invisible notebook, and grabbed a 'quill' from behind his ear. "Tell me your problems."
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