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DuckyLinJi · 09-03-2013, 03:44 PM

Credit to Sonea for the idea.

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.

~~Be careful of Henry~~ and have fun!

Govoni · 11-01-2013, 01:02 AM

Vesper had been careful in the last potions lesson when it had come to choosing her potion. She assumed they'd be doing something with it once it was finished and she'd been right. The homework had been to use it and then write about it. So, that brought her outside on the beautiful spring morning. Exhausted from insomnia the night before, Ves knew she'd be due to nap soon....and what better place to do that then by the lake?

With her notebook, markers and pencil pouch that Marcus had gotten her, and the potion vial, the Ravenclaw headed out...She wasn't alone either. Marcus had also needed to use his potion...and to do that, he needed to take some pictures. It was a beautiful time of day and had Ves not been so determined to get this homework done, she might have sketched him doing so by the lake...or had just sketched the lake as it was.

When they arrived, she went ahead and took a seat and put her things down next to her. "I don't know how long I'll be out..." Really, she didn't. Would the potion alter that? Vesper didn't know. "...but if dangerous creatures come, drag me back to the castle." Just in case.

Cassirin · 11-01-2013, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Govoni

Vesper had been careful in the last potions lesson when it had come to choosing her potion. She assumed they'd be doing something with it once it was finished and she'd been right. The homework had been to use it and then write about it. So, that brought her outside on the beautiful spring morning. Exhausted from insomnia the night before, Ves knew she'd be due to nap soon....and what better place to do that then by the lake?

With her notebook, markers and pencil pouch that Marcus had gotten her, and the potion vial, the Ravenclaw headed out...She wasn't alone either. Marcus had also needed to use his potion...and to do that, he needed to take some pictures. It was a beautiful time of day and had Ves not been so determined to get this homework done, she might have sketched him doing so by the lake...or had just sketched the lake as it was.

When they arrived, she went ahead and took a seat and put her things down next to her. "I don't know how long I'll be out..." Really, she didn't. Would the potion alter that? Vesper didn't know. "...but if dangerous creatures come, drag me back to the castle." Just in case.

"Yeah, okay," Mo threw himself onto the slightly-damp grass near Vesper and pulled out several of his cameras. Camera, camera, camera... why'd he go and bring all of these when he really only needed to develop ONE picture?

The answer was because if one camera was good, three cameras was perfect. He put two away and put the other to his eye, gazing out at the lake through the lens of his camera.

"Hey, hey, Ves? Can I take pictures of you while you're sleeping, or does that constitute stalking? And and and should I wake you if you have nightmares?"

Govoni · 11-01-2013, 01:49 AM

Uncorking the potion vial, Ves gave Marcus a bright smile...which was unusual considering she'd been keeping Dora company at night. It meant NO sleep, of course, but she remained in the best spirits. There was a gentle breeze and the sun was shining...Vesper was convinced it was impossible to be mopey.

...And Marcus was asking to photograph her. Well, she didn't mind. To be honest, it was better to ask...Not that she ever did when she sketched her housemates. Ves probably needed to start doing that. "I don't mind." She grinned, already taking the potion and settling back on the green grass. She liked it...because colors. They were vibrant.

"I don't really get too scared from things...but if I look like I'm getting really upset, I'd appreciate that." His offer earned him another grin. Marcus was very thoughtful to put himself out there like that. It was just another one of those things that made her feel lucky to have him as her Captain.

Rolling over onto her side, she pillowed her hands beneath her face, getting comfortable. It took a few steady breaths for her body to relax enough for naptime...but when it did, the Ravenclaw slowly drifted off to sleep.

Wood'sLittleFlower · 11-01-2013, 02:00 AM

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" If i knew how to do it would i be getting frustrated and throwing them at your head.?" which she still wasn't sorry for, she took no blame for that, none at all. " i was trying to kip them, a friend tried to teach me once but i never got it." poor Max, never was able to teach her how to do this.

" well maybe you shouldn't of moved." and she wasnt being defensive, she just wanted to pelt more pebbles at his head.
Was he a hufflepuff?

She was... Hm... Feistier than Elodie? Yeah. That's what it was. This chick was just sorta... angry. And he wasn't sure why. Maybe he was reading her wrong but.. She seemed to be super angry at him for moving. He'd sort of gave people the stony look when he meant not to. He was probably doing that now. Oops.

".... No. Do you want me to teach you or something?" He moved his crossed arms to his side, slipping his slowly cold growing hands into his pockets for some warmth. "I'm not saying i'm a good teacher.. but I could try? I you want? Spare some more people's foreheads?" 'Cause y'know.. someone might actually get angry at being smacked in the forehead by a rock.

He shrugged, feeling far more relaxed than he should, or than he normally did. "Maybe not."

Cassirin · 11-01-2013, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Govoni

Uncorking the potion vial, Ves gave Marcus a bright smile...which was unusual considering she'd been keeping Dora company at night. It meant NO sleep, of course, but she remained in the best spirits. There was a gentle breeze and the sun was shining...Vesper was convinced it was impossible to be mopey.

...And Marcus was asking to photograph her. Well, she didn't mind. To be honest, it was better to ask...Not that she ever did when she sketched her housemates. Ves probably needed to start doing that. "I don't mind." She grinned, already taking the potion and settling back on the green grass. She liked it...because colors. They were vibrant.

"I don't really get too scared from things...but if I look like I'm getting really upset, I'd appreciate that." His offer earned him another grin. Marcus was very thoughtful to put himself out there like that. It was just another one of those things that made her feel lucky to have him as her Captain.

Rolling over onto her side, she pillowed her hands beneath her face, getting comfortable. It took a few steady breaths for her body to relax enough for naptime...but when it did, the Ravenclaw slowly drifted off to sleep.

Mo paused for a long moment to watch Vesper with a little frown, just making sure she was settling down okay and that there were not adverse reactions to the potion. Once he was satisfied, he settled back again on one elbow, scanning up and down the shore through the viewfinder in search of a perfect shot.

He'd know when he found it. He always knew. There was a tingling in his fingers, and then click... even if he didn't know what he was seeing, he always knew when it was the shot he wanted. Mo sort of hoped for one of those moments, where he took the picture and then got to enjoy the surprise of discovering whatever it was he'd managed to capture. No tingle yet, though, so he kept scanning.

Chelliephone · 11-01-2013, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Violet Eyes

Davina walked down to the lake, her curls bouncing as she moved. She pulled her sweater tighter over her shoulders and clutched her notebook to her chest. Why was it always so cold? Even in the summer, she was always freezing. Today was no exception. Hopefully some sun would warm her up a little.

Finding a nice spot, she sat down, crossing her legs as she did so. She twirled her hair [a terrible, terrible habit of hers that would never die] and opened up her notebook to a fresh page. She couldn't afford a nice drawing pad, so she settled for a plain ol' notebook. As long as she had something to draw on, she was fine. Popping a piece of gum into her mouth and pulling a pencil from behind her ear, the girl began drawing, the images that danced in her mind all day finally making it onto the paper.

Was Hogwarts always so terribly dull? Keiko had walked around what felt like the entirety of the drab castle, looking for some sense of something to do. So far, she'd been completely unsuccessful. She found no one of interest to talk to. And she'd found nothing worthy of her attention.

Particularly not the pile of homework piled on top of her trunk.

The grounds were the last place she was going to check, and if she couldn't find any source of amusement, the girl was going to give in and do some homework. This left her feeling a little desperate as she glanced around, before her eyes fell on a cute little brunette with a notebook in her lap.

Maybe she was writing something? Or drawing? Or something that could be really cool? Keiko made her way over towards the girl, bending over her shoulder to peek at the notebook. "Whatchu doing?"

Fallon Chanel · 11-01-2013, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Chelliephone

Was Hogwarts always so terribly dull? Keiko had walked around what felt like the entirety of the drab castle, looking for some sense of something to do. So far, she'd been completely unsuccessful. She found no one of interest to talk to. And she'd found nothing worthy of her attention.

Particularly not the pile of homework piled on top of her trunk.

The grounds were the last place she was going to check, and if she couldn't find any source of amusement, the girl was going to give in and do some homework. This left her feeling a little desperate as she glanced around, before her eyes fell on a cute little brunette with a notebook in her lap.

Maybe she was writing something? Or drawing? Or something that could be really cool? Keiko made her way over towards the girl, bending over her shoulder to peek at the notebook. "Whatchu doing?"

Davina was completely focused on her sketch when suddenly someone was peaking over her shoulder. Startled, she let out a squeal as her pencil went astray, ruining the drawing. She snapped her notebook shut and clutched it to her chest, determined to hide her designs from whoever was being nosy. "Y-you gave me a fright!" She exclaimed. Turning around, she moved so she could be eye-to-eye with her eavesdropper. "Don't you know better than to sneak up on someone you don't know? I... I could've hit you or something!" Not like she ever would. Her reflexes weren't that sharp, and she wasn't one for violence. The poor girl didn't know how to defend herself.

Slowfie · 11-01-2013, 08:44 PM

Would this work...? Donny had no idea, but he would soon find out. The first year sat down by the lake and got his handmade dolphin fins out of his backpack. He would soon be the one and only Donny Dolphinboy. If all went well, that was, but Donny had used all of his birthday wishes on wishing to be a dolphin and this was pretty close to being a dolphin, so maybe it would? He nodded to himself and took off his jacket, dolphins didn't wear jackets.

Right.... now to tie the special fins to his back. How.... Donny looked around, not quite sure how this was going to work out. Maybe if he.. He stuck his tongue out in concentration and tried holding the fin to his back while tying the string together with another, but that was IMPOSSIBLE.

Team ronmione · 11-01-2013, 09:18 PM

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Would this work...? Donny had no idea, but he would soon find out. The first year sat down by the lake and got his handmade dolphin fins out of his backpack. He would soon be the one and only Donny Dolphinboy. If all went well, that was, but Donny had used all of his birthday wishes on wishing to be a dolphin and this was pretty close to being a dolphin, so maybe it would? He nodded to himself and took off his jacket, dolphins didn't wear jackets.

Right.... now to tie the special fins to his back. How.... Donny looked around, not quite sure how this was going to work out. Maybe if he.. He stuck his tongue out in concentration and tried holding the fin to his back while tying the string together with another, but that was IMPOSSIBLE.

Another random trip out to the grounds. As Tag usually did. It was a nice day to be out here. It wasn't too cold, but it wasn't too hot, just perfect. Awesome. So, the boy started walking along the edge of the lake until he saw someone.

A very tiny someone. Okay, just a little tinnier than him.

An the kid was obviously struggling. Running up to him Tag peered around and saw that it was one of the first years? Donny was a first year, yeah? Anyway, Tag liked the kid. "You okay, Donny?" Was he trying to dance or something?

Shrugging, Tag started doing the sprinkler dance!

Slowfie · 11-01-2013, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Team ronmione

Another random trip out to the grounds. As Tag usually did. It was a nice day to be out here. It wasn't too cold, but it wasn't too hot, just perfect. Awesome. So, the boy started walking along the edge of the lake until he saw someone.

A very tiny someone. Okay, just a little tinnier than him.

An the kid was obviously struggling. Running up to him Tag peered around and saw that it was one of the first years? Donny was a first year, yeah? Anyway, Tag liked the kid. "You okay, Donny?" Was he trying to dance or something?

Shrugging, Tag started doing the sprinkler dance!

Maybe if he held this part in his mouth.... He struggled with the strings for a while before letting himself fall onto the ground. 'This is wuseless..' he muttered, the string still between his teeth.

Donny looked up when he heard a familiar voice and grinned. 'Haiiiii, Taggawag.' A helper had arrived! Perfect. Donny nodded, 'yep, yep, I am about to essplore the lake..!'
....what was that? Some sort of ...weird? cool? unusual dance. Hmm.. It looked fun, whatever it was. He jumped up and copied the older boy, 'what are we doing?'

Team ronmione · 11-01-2013, 10:09 PM

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Maybe if he held this part in his mouth.... He struggled with the strings for a while before letting himself fall onto the ground. 'This is wuseless..' he muttered, the string still between his teeth.

Donny looked up when he heard a familiar voice and grinned. 'Haiiiii, Taggawag.' A helper had arrived! Perfect. Donny nodded, 'yep, yep, I am about to essplore the lake..!'
....what was that? Some sort of ...weird? cool? unusual dance. Hmm.. It looked fun, whatever it was. He jumped up and copied the older boy, 'what are we doing?'

...... Was he okay? The kid just fell to the ground. Tag hoped it was out of his own free will and not because he had some sort of fit. He wasn't very good under pressure, at least when people were hurt.

What was wuseless?

Tagawag. Tag blinked. That was a new one. There goes another nickname he has to add onto his list. Such a simple name he had, yet, he'd gathered some unique nicknames. Hmmm. Interesting. Anyway, Tag just nodded at Donny. He liked the youngling. "Explore the lake! That's cool! You know how to swim right?!" If that's what Donny meant by exploring the lake. Walking along its edge was just no fun. An Tag only asked that cause he didn't need the kid drowning. Also.... "Are those Abbi's fairy wings?" Or were they Abbi's fairy wings that Jozsua seemed to have stolen.

"Dancing. It's called the sprinkler!" Tag answered him with a smile, though he slowed down in the dancing process.

Slowfie · 11-01-2013, 10:38 PM

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...... Was he okay? The kid just fell to the ground. Tag hoped it was out of his own free will and not because he had some sort of fit. He wasn't very good under pressure, at least when people were hurt.

What was wuseless?

Tagawag. Tag blinked. That was a new one. There goes another nickname he has to add onto his list. Such a simple name he had, yet, he'd gathered some unique nicknames. Hmmm. Interesting. Anyway, Tag just nodded at Donny. He liked the youngling. "Explore the lake! That's cool! You know how to swim right?!" If that's what Donny meant by exploring the lake. Walking along its edge was just no fun. An Tag only asked that cause he didn't need the kid drowning. Also.... "Are those Abbi's fairy wings?" Or were they Abbi's fairy wings that Jozsua seemed to have stolen.

"Dancing. It's called the sprinkler!" Tag answered him with a smile, though he slowed down in the dancing process.

Did he know how to swim...? Well.... yes. Donny nodded, 'of course I do!' Didn't everyone? He looked up at the boy. 'Don't you know how to swim? It's lotsa fun!' Right, back to business with these fins. He picked his dorsal fin up again and wiggled about, trying to get the fin into place.

'I think there might be secret stuff on the bottom of the lake..!' Secret stuff like... gold, he'd drawn it all out on his own map of the lake. 'Have you ever been all the way to the bottom of the lake? I bet there's lots to see!' He rambled on, only stopping to take a deep breath. 'My cousin says there's MERMAIDS in here! WITH TAILS!'
Donny examined his own legs, he'd love to have a fin, but he didn't. So his cardboard fins would have to do for now.

The Tag knew Abbi! Then he must have heard about Jószua's thieving ways. Donny frowned. 'Josswa stole them! He should have minus LOTSA points.' If he were a professor he'd take all of the points. People shouldn't steal, especially not from his best friend.

..sprinkler? But.. didn't those things water the gardens? 'The sprinkler?' He shrugged, it was fun to do. Donny wiggled around and bopped his head up and down. 'Is this a dance..?' It should be.

FearlessLeader19 · 11-01-2013, 10:43 PM

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Suddenly, Dylan could overhear someone making their way towards him. He stopped in the middle of his song, trying to make sure he had heard what he had heard. But the footsteps had stopped...? He blinked a few times and glanced behind him-

Oh no.

That Adi boy. Had he been the one making his way over to him? The first year looked to his left, then his right. No one had been sitting near him so he had to have been coming over to him, but for some reason paused in his tracks. Looking back towards the first year, he cocked his head. "Can I help you?" he asked, setting his guitar gingerly next to him on the ground. Ginger perked up her ears and looked to the other Puffer, tilting her head to the side as she studied him.

Of all the people at Hogwarts why did it have to be this dude? The one who lacked humor and didn't know the meaning of the word sorry. Adi was quite ready to turn back and go do his homework but on second thought...

Adi approached cautiously. For all he knew the dude might start throwing things at him. "No. I mean yes.'' Was it okay if he sat down? He didn't even bother to ask. If the guy didn't like it he could just say so. The first year didn't care right now, the guitar had his full attention right now.

"Can you teach me to play that?'' he asked, getting right to the point.

Team ronmione · 11-01-2013, 10:52 PM

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Did he know how to swim...? Well.... yes. Donny nodded, 'of course I do!' Didn't everyone? He looked up at the boy. 'Don't you know how to swim? It's lotsa fun!' Right, back to business with these fins. He picked his dorsal fin up again and wiggled about, trying to get the fin into place.

'I think there might be secret stuff on the bottom of the lake..!' Secret stuff like... gold, he'd drawn it all out on his own map of the lake. 'Have you ever been all the way to the bottom of the lake? I bet there's lots to see!' He rambled on, only stopping to take a deep breath. 'My cousin says there's MERMAIDS in here! WITH TAILS!'
Donny examined his own legs, he'd love to have a fin, but he didn't. So his cardboard fins would have to do for now.

The Tag knew Abbi! Then he must have heard about Jószua's thieving ways. Donny frowned. 'Josswa stole them! He should have minus LOTSA points.' If he were a professor he'd take all of the points. People shouldn't steal, especially not from his best friend.

..sprinkler? But.. didn't those things water the gardens? 'The sprinkler?' He shrugged, it was fun to do. Donny wiggled around and bopped his head up and down. 'Is this a dance..?' It should be.

Tag smiled at the boy. Good, if Donny decided to delve into the depths of the lake at least he wouldn't drown. "I sure do know how to swim!" In fact he'd taken a nice little swim with Selina Skylar a few years back. Still, Tag was watching what Donny was up to.

"This place is magical, I'm sure there's secretive stuff down there." Another enthustiastic nod from Tag. "Nope. I haven't. Just the surface, I never really went 'into' the lake." Mostly because he had never actually thought about doing that. But now that Donny had brought it up. "Yep! Merpeople. If you're lucky you might see one." But weren't merpeople not very nice? Tag couldn't remember their ministry classification.

Right. Again, we're watching the cardboard little hufflepuff.

"I know. He told me... But, he's scared of Abbi. Says she's mean. Next time you see him, give him a nice whack with your...that?" Tag said whispering and pointing at the cardboard. It was kind of sad, how a 15 or 16 year old was scared of a little 11 year old. JUST SAYING. "All the points, actually." Slytherin had too many house points at the moment.

"The sprinkler." repeated Tag so that Donny could get it into his mind. "Yep. It's a dance." Tag wasn't dancing anymore, by the way, just smiling at the puffer!

Harron Peasley · 11-02-2013, 09:07 PM

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Elodie had put down a blanket before either of them had sat down, just in case of anything left over from the day befores rain. She held out her bag of banana chips toward Charlie offering her one and grinned. "Braison sent me a big parcel of them." Because he was pretty awesome and knew she ate them in excess when she was stressing.

Which was right now. With studying. Stressing over Coul's birthday was in the past now and he liked his gifts and things and the idea of camping together over the summer. So, she was definitely happy about that. And not stressing anymore.

"Did you owl Tam yet...?"

"How's the revising going?" Charlie asked, taking a banana chip with a thank you smile, before nibbling on it. She'd actually never had them before, and noticed how they were weirdly nicer than actual bananas. Wishing that her dad sent her cute stuff that meant he knew her like Braison did for Els, Charlie tried to push that thought aside for now.

Because she was being happy, and stuff.

Nodding a little in response to the question, the fourth year swallowed before answering. "Yes, she's sending me some forms for my dad to sign. Say's I'll be based in London, but travelling a lot." And oh GOSH was she excited.

Ringo · 11-02-2013, 10:11 PM

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Of all the people at Hogwarts why did it have to be this dude? The one who lacked humor and didn't know the meaning of the word sorry. Adi was quite ready to turn back and go do his homework but on second thought...

Adi approached cautiously. For all he knew the dude might start throwing things at him. "No. I mean yes.'' Was it okay if he sat down? He didn't even bother to ask. If the guy didn't like it he could just say so. The first year didn't care right now, the guitar had his full attention right now.

"Can you teach me to play that?'' he asked, getting right to the point.

Dylan watched in surprise as Adi came closer and sat next to him. He hadn't been expecting this, he had honestly been expecting some sort of rude remark then the kid to just walk off. Or something of the sort. But no, he was sitting with him. Was this a joke? A prank? When was the part where he was going to get tricked...?

Then, Adi asked a question that really confused Dylan. Guitar? Teach him? Blinking, he glanced at his guitar then back up at Adi. "Well yeah, I guess. But listen, Adi, before I get into the guitar stuff," he began, turning more where he sat so he could really face the boy. "At least I think that's your name. But anyway, I...I've seen you around Hogwarts and you seem like a cool guy. And I feel really bad for what happened...y'know...back in Scribbilus..." he hesitated. Saying sorry was hard, but he needed to say it. "I'm sorry. I truly am. We got off to a rough start, and I feel like that wasn't necessary. I actually wanna be friends with you, everyone seems to like you." he went on, pulling at the grass a few times as he spoke. "What I did was immature, I shouldn't have reacted like that. I guess my day was just really stressful and stuff." he finished with a sigh, looking down at the ground. It felt nice to finally get that off his chest, he just hoped Adi would forgive him and they could start to be friends.

Slowfie · 11-03-2013, 08:07 PM

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Tag smiled at the boy. Good, if Donny decided to delve into the depths of the lake at least he wouldn't drown. "I sure do know how to swim!" In fact he'd taken a nice little swim with Selina Skylar a few years back. Still, Tag was watching what Donny was up to.

"This place is magical, I'm sure there's secretive stuff down there." Another enthustiastic nod from Tag. "Nope. I haven't. Just the surface, I never really went 'into' the lake." Mostly because he had never actually thought about doing that. But now that Donny had brought it up. "Yep! Merpeople. If you're lucky you might see one." But weren't merpeople not very nice? Tag couldn't remember their ministry classification.

Right. Again, we're watching the cardboard little hufflepuff.

"I know. He told me... But, he's scared of Abbi. Says she's mean. Next time you see him, give him a nice whack with your...that?" Tag said whispering and pointing at the cardboard. It was kind of sad, how a 15 or 16 year old was scared of a little 11 year old. JUST SAYING. "All the points, actually." Slytherin had too many house points at the moment.

"The sprinkler." repeated Tag so that Donny could get it into his mind. "Yep. It's a dance." Tag wasn't dancing anymore, by the way, just smiling at the puffer!

Donny grinned, he could hear that Tag was Irish too, it was nice having familiar people around when you were so far away from home. Not that he was homesick, he wasn't some little kid. He loved Hogwarts! 'Have you ever swimmed with dolphins?! I have! I have!' It was once of his favourite stories to tell, even if he had ended up getting sick and gotten into a LOT of trouble when he told his mam. But what was life without a bit of ADVENTURE?!

Of course there would be magical stuff inside a lake at a MAGIC school! Donny stared at Tag in awe, he was clever. He should keep Taggawag around. 'I bet it's super cold in there, like the arctic-cold.' It didn't look very warm. Donnacha tiptoed closer to the edge and stuck his hand in. Yep, chilly. Merpeople must really like the cold. 'They look cool, are they cool? Have you ever met one?' That would be so cool! Tag was cool.

Tying nots was really difficult.... Donny held the ropes out to Tag. 'Tie them to my back, please? I want to go for a dolphin-swim!' Dolphins were good swimmers, fins would make him an even better swimmer. Maybe.

'Abbi's not scary, not t'all! She's my friend!' Abbi wasn't scary..... Jószua was a thieving thief. Hmm.. he did deserve a whack. But if his mam found out, Donny would be in so much trouble. No sweets all summer. OR WORSE. 'I'm going to tie his shoelaces together.' Sneakily. Some day... Donny giggled at the thought and decided that sounded like a good idea. 'Can you make me invisible?' He didn't want to get caught doing so..

Sprinkler... Donny squinted, this was dizzifying. 'What's this one called? Do you know?' He twirled around, almost stumbling into Tag.

Team ronmione · 11-03-2013, 08:45 PM

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Donny grinned, he could hear that Tag was Irish too, it was nice having familiar people around when you were so far away from home. Not that he was homesick, he wasn't some little kid. He loved Hogwarts! 'Have you ever swimmed with dolphins?! I have! I have!' It was once of his favourite stories to tell, even if he had ended up getting sick and gotten into a LOT of trouble when he told his mam. But what was life without a bit of ADVENTURE?!

Of course there would be magical stuff inside a lake at a MAGIC school! Donny stared at Tag in awe, he was clever. He should keep Taggawag around. 'I bet it's super cold in there, like the arctic-cold.' It didn't look very warm. Donnacha tiptoed closer to the edge and stuck his hand in. Yep, chilly. Merpeople must really like the cold. 'They look cool, are they cool? Have you ever met one?' That would be so cool! Tag was cool.

Tying nots was really difficult.... Donny held the ropes out to Tag. 'Tie them to my back, please? I want to go for a dolphin-swim!' Dolphins were good swimmers, fins would make him an even better swimmer. Maybe.

'Abbi's not scary, not t'all! She's my friend!' Abbi wasn't scary..... Jószua was a thieving thief. Hmm.. he did deserve a whack. But if his mam found out, Donny would be in so much trouble. No sweets all summer. OR WORSE. 'I'm going to tie his shoelaces together.' Sneakily. Some day... Donny giggled at the thought and decided that sounded like a good idea. 'Can you make me invisible?' He didn't want to get caught doing so..

Sprinkler... Donny squinted, this was dizzifying. 'What's this one called? Do you know?' He twirled around, almost stumbling into Tag.

So full of energy. That's why Tag liked this kid. Reminded him a bit of himself when he was younger. Not that Tag had lost his energy as he'd gotten older, but it was nice to have someone who was always ready to do something at some moment. An yes, he didn't care that Donny was exceptionally younger than him. "I have never swam with dolphins." Tag simply answered Donny with a smile. As well, that sounded kinda painful. It seemed like Donny would know.

"Really cold! I've been in there before! An, considering the time of year I'm sure its really chilly right now. Or Artic-Cold!" Then Donny was sticking his hand in the lake to check the temperature. Cool. "You sure do ask a lot of questions, kid... Umm, I don't know if they're cool or not. I've never met or talked to them before. Hey, you may get lucky today!"

Tying knots, all right. Tag took the rope from Donny and put the fins on his back, held it with his elbows as he tied the two fins together on Donny's back, and then somehow knotted the rope underneath and then over Donny's shoulders, across his back, and then secured it very tightly once more to where the two fins met in the back.

Shouldn't he be wearing a life jacket if he wanted to swim? Or was that just a rule for the boats. Tag frowned at the thought.

"She's very loud, but not scary at all. Jozsua's just a scaredy cat." Snicker. "All right, you do that kid. Just make sure he doesn't see you."

Another frown. "Sorry. I don't know any invisibility spells. An, if something happens to you out there, I won't be able to see you. I'll keep guard."

Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors working together.

Tag caught the kid by his shoulders when he pretty much bumped into him. "Hmmmm. I think that's the helicopter."

Shanners · 11-05-2013, 06:25 PM

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"How's the revising going?" Charlie asked, taking a banana chip with a thank you smile, before nibbling on it. She'd actually never had them before, and noticed how they were weirdly nicer than actual bananas. Wishing that her dad sent her cute stuff that meant he knew her like Braison did for Els, Charlie tried to push that thought aside for now.

Because she was being happy, and stuff.

Nodding a little in response to the question, the fourth year swallowed before answering. "Yes, she's sending me some forms for my dad to sign. Say's I'll be based in London, but travelling a lot." And oh GOSH was she excited.

Revision. Ugh. Elodie shrugged and pulled a face. "I feel like I try to remember things, but I'm going to forget them or remember new things and replace it. Y'know?" It hadn't happened yet though. She was doing pretty well even. She was just taking everything in and doing what she needed to and writing all her notes out again so she had a final study guide for just before exams. It was a well thought out process. Even better when a first year was doing food runs for her and Olly. Speaking of Olly.... "Olly prefers her reward time, to actually doing the work though." Which Els didn't blame her, but they were supposed to be study buddies.

Not reward buddies.

Maybe study buddies was taking their friendship too far. Huh.

Eeek! Exciting! Els grinned and nodded her head. "Tam's aweeeesome. You'll really like her. And the kids. I suppose you could say she has three now. Her boyfriend has a daughter too." Elodie hadn't spent amounts of time with Calliope, but Rooney always talked about her. QT. "Excited?"

Harron Peasley · 11-07-2013, 10:41 PM

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Revision. Ugh. Elodie shrugged and pulled a face. "I feel like I try to remember things, but I'm going to forget them or remember new things and replace it. Y'know?" It hadn't happened yet though. She was doing pretty well even. She was just taking everything in and doing what she needed to and writing all her notes out again so she had a final study guide for just before exams. It was a well thought out process. Even better when a first year was doing food runs for her and Olly. Speaking of Olly.... "Olly prefers her reward time, to actually doing the work though." Which Els didn't blame her, but they were supposed to be study buddies.

Not reward buddies.

Maybe study buddies was taking their friendship too far. Huh.

Eeek! Exciting! Els grinned and nodded her head. "Tam's aweeeesome. You'll really like her. And the kids. I suppose you could say she has three now. Her boyfriend has a daughter too." Elodie hadn't spent amounts of time with Calliope, but Rooney always talked about her. QT. "Excited?"

"That won't happen, Elodie," Charlie said, giggling a little as her friend pulled a face, but offering her a reassuring smile with the statement. "Brain doesn't work like that. You'll remember it, especially if you put the work in." Which she seemed to be doing. Charlie wasn't liking how stressed all of the fifth years were, at the moment, though - it reminded her that she only had a year of anticipating it. "Reward time?" She raised her eyebrows a little. Rewards for studying did sound a lot better than the hard work. It may have been the first ~~and only~~ thing that she agreed with the other Hufflepuff on.

Tam seemed awesome. And she was Elodies' godmother, which automatically made her awesome, right? Charlie also trusted her friends judge of character. "I can imagine." Had Charlie mentioned how jealous she was of the woman? How she was her idol without even meeting her? She was hoping she didn't do the work experience and end up... hating the fashion industry or something.

Taking that thought back. Blaspheme.

"How old are they?" You know, were they cute and adorable and would they like her? Kids liked her. Other teenagers? Not so much. "Very much so." Nods to emphasis that, too.

FearlessLeader19 · 11-08-2013, 02:06 AM

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Dylan watched in surprise as Adi came closer and sat next to him. He hadn't been expecting this, he had honestly been expecting some sort of rude remark then the kid to just walk off. Or something of the sort. But no, he was sitting with him. Was this a joke? A prank? When was the part where he was going to get tricked...?

Then, Adi asked a question that really confused Dylan. Guitar? Teach him? Blinking, he glanced at his guitar then back up at Adi. "Well yeah, I guess. But listen, Adi, before I get into the guitar stuff," he began, turning more where he sat so he could really face the boy. "At least I think that's your name. But anyway, I...I've seen you around Hogwarts and you seem like a cool guy. And I feel really bad for what happened...y'know...back in Scribbilus..." he hesitated. Saying sorry was hard, but he needed to say it. "I'm sorry. I truly am. We got off to a rough start, and I feel like that wasn't necessary. I actually wanna be friends with you, everyone seems to like you." he went on, pulling at the grass a few times as he spoke. "What I did was immature, I shouldn't have reacted like that. I guess my day was just really stressful and stuff." he finished with a sigh, looking down at the ground. It felt nice to finally get that off his chest, he just hoped Adi would forgive him and they could start to be friends.

Adi was staying right there. Oh yeah. If Dylan wanted, he'd have to bodily remove him. But he was in for a surprise. Dylan wasn't even making the slightest attempt to get him to move. And even more surprising, there was an apology?

The first year stared, his mouth hanging slightly open. So, he did know the meaning of sorry after all! He listened with out saying anything and when Dylan was done speaking, he finally spoke. "I see you didn't need a dictionary.'' He vaguely remember telling the other boy to get a dictionary and look up the word sorry.

And he wanted to be friends because everyone liked Adi? "Of course they do! I'm awesome!'' Yeah, right. "I'm kidding. I just don't loose my temper easily.'' Plus he was a major friendly little guy. "Well, I suppose everything's okay between us then.'' They weren't friends yet. That was work in progress. "So, when do we get started?'' Adi eyed the guitar.

DaniDiNardo · 11-08-2013, 03:42 PM

What did one feed a foreigner?

That was a hard question. She hardly knew what to feed anyone outside of herself!! Candy was enough for her, but, he said he was hungry....and she didn't know him well enough to go offering to share so legit food was the only other option. Alexa made her way out to the lake, candy bag thrown over her shoulder for herself and a small basket she'd packed for the Frenchie. He had better appreciate whatever she'd packed, or he'd have to walk back to the kitchen himself and get something.

Lex picked a spot by the water and settled under the tree. If he took too long to get here she would leave the basket and he could eat alone. Patience...wasn't her virtue.

The Gryffindor leaned against the tree and helped herself to a cauldron cake while she waited. Were the French known for their punctuality? She'd find out soon enough.

**Gaston Le Blanc** · 11-08-2013, 03:53 PM

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What did one feed a foreigner?

That was a hard question. She hardly knew what to feed anyone outside of herself!! Candy was enough for her, but, he said he was hungry....and she didn't know him well enough to go offering to share so legit food was the only other option. Alexa made her way out to the lake, candy bag thrown over her shoulder for herself and a small basket she'd packed for the Frenchie. He had better appreciate whatever she'd packed, or he'd have to walk back to the kitchen himself and get something.

Lex picked a spot by the water and settled under the tree. If he took too long to get here she would leave the basket and he could eat alone. Patience...wasn't her virtue.

The Gryffindor leaned against the tree and helped herself to a cauldron cake while she waited. Were the French known for their punctuality? She'd find out soon enough.

Gaston had a reason for everything and this meeting up with a younger Hogwartian had reasons too. He needed to ask of a very important favour, one he wished she would follow with. He had spoken to a few others and rumour had it this girl was insane when it came to sugary treats.

This was what he needed, and so the rumours seemed right.

As Gaston walked out towards the lake he saw the girl, Alexa her name was, and with her she already had a bag of her own sweets. Hopefully she would not refuse his then, as in his own bag he had a whole bunch of chocolate frogs, cauldron cakes and pumpkin pasties.

"Ze rumours are true." He grinned his pearly white smile as he sat beside her. "I 'ave a favour to ask of you, Mademoiselle."

DaniDiNardo · 11-08-2013, 04:04 PM

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Gaston had a reason for everything and this meeting up with a younger Hogwartian had reasons too. He needed to ask of a very important favour, one he wished she would follow with. He had spoken to a few others and rumour had it this girl was insane when it came to sugary treats.

This was what he needed, and so the rumours seemed right.

As Gaston walked out towards the lake he saw the girl, Alexa her name was, and with her she already had a bag of her own sweets. Hopefully she would not refuse his then, as in his own bag he had a whole bunch of chocolate frogs, cauldron cakes and pumpkin pasties.

"Ze rumours are true." He grinned his pearly white smile as he sat beside her. "I 'ave a favour to ask of you, Mademoiselle."

And there he was. If she had a watch, she'd glance down at it but as she didn't she simple offered something like a smile. Only something. The foreigners she'd spoken to....she didn't like very much. Alexa wasn't prepared to be completely nice until she was sure this one wasn't another bloody idiot.

"Rumours?" She asked, her voice laced with curiosity, her head tilting ever so slightly. "I'm afraid you've lost me." There were several different reasons why someone would talk about her. Making a guess would take far too long when he could simply answer the question. A rumour about her? Neat. Lex bit the head of the chocolate frog and chewed it slowly. His next statement, it was even more curious than the first.

"You're free to ask and I'm free to flat out tell you no." Lex finally answered after another bite of the chocolate frog. She wasn't one to go out of her way for a stranger from a rude school, but if it was simple enough, she'd think about obliging him. No promises though.

"And here, 'cause you said you were hungry and all." Lex shoved the basket toward him, filled mostly with sandwiches, cupcakes and a flask of lemonade. "Help yourself."

**Gaston Le Blanc** · 11-08-2013, 04:45 PM

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And there he was. If she had a watch, she'd glance down at it but as she didn't she simple offered something like a smile. Only something. The foreigners she'd spoken to....she didn't like very much. Alexa wasn't prepared to be completely nice until she was sure this one wasn't another bloody idiot.

"Rumours?" She asked, her voice laced with curiosity, her head tilting ever so slightly. "I'm afraid you've lost me." There were several different reasons why someone would talk about her. Making a guess would take far too long when he could simply answer the question. A rumour about her? Neat. Lex bit the head of the chocolate frog and chewed it slowly. His next statement, it was even more curious than the first.

"You're free to ask and I'm free to flat out tell you no." Lex finally answered after another bite of the chocolate frog. She wasn't one to go out of her way for a stranger from a rude school, but if it was simple enough, she'd think about obliging him. No promises though.

"And here, 'cause you said you were hungry and all." Lex shoved the basket toward him, filled mostly with sandwiches, cupcakes and a flask of lemonade. "Help yourself."

Gaston looked out towards the lake and admired it's beauty before returning his attention back to this Alexa. "Zat you are fond of candy."He looked at her stash, still hoping she would not refuse his. Really it was just a kind gesture he wanted to give this Hogwartians, yet he didn't have the time for all of them, which was where this Alexa fitted in.

"I do 'ope you agree zen." He literally relied onto her on this one. Having to find someone else to ask would be quite a mission. If only he could maybe slip her a chocolate or pastry of his first, then surely she would listen to him without a problem."You zee, I 'ave zome zank you gifts. In 'ere." He showed her the usual looking bag of sweets. "Wood you 'elp me by 'anding out zome of zem to zome people?" Because he didn't have time to do it on his own, ~~or more like he didn't need the suspicion.~~

He then took out a small list from his pocket.

"Katrina
Minerva
Wade
Sarah
Tag"

He had to do some research for the guys, but really all it was, was listening and he was carefully to not only put girls because that too would cause suspicion. But he was sure she'd know nothing of what she actually were doing for him if she did accept.

"You can also place some in ze Gryffindor common room if you wish, just for zome appreciation. You zee?" He waited for her reply. "....and ze left overs are all yours to keep." To be more convincing.

Ahhh, healthy food. Gaston grabbed a sandwhich and began eating. "Zank you." He said after a swallow then took another bite.

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