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As you step into the room, you find the walls covered in photos of varying sizes; some taller than the average student and others no bigger than an average desk frame. The subjects of the photos vary as well, each revealing another moment caught in time. The first thing you’ll notice about the photos is that they are all moving: children twirling, bouncing cruppies, partners dancing, the whole nine yards.
In the corner of the room is a black tent, not very wide and taking up no notable amount of space, but the inside has been charmed to fit every and anyone participating in the seminar today. The inside is dimly lit and contains two long sets of tables on which are little bottles of developing solution. Watch your step and don’t break anything once you’re allowed inside.
For now, the Instructor is standing by a small table toward the front of the room with a wide grin plastered on her face, a magical camera slung around her neck, and what looks like an ordinary box with the lid closed. You’re free to ask what’s inside and of course Ms. Courwell is free to choose whether or not she’ll respond.
The room itself is littered with bean bag chairs so feel free to come in and have a seat. The seminar will be starting soon.
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Caught off guard by the touch on her arm, Hannah whipped around to see who it was that was brave enough to get that close to her. "OWWW" It was her back. It felt like something popped and she was in pain. Merlin... first her elbow and now this. What was really going on? There was definitely something not right with her. It was more than just moving around like a grandma.
What was she even doing? Oh yeah. "Just standing next to me will allow you to have great photos." He wouldn't have to do anything else. She tried to straighten her back and push through, but honestly she was starting to freak out a bit.
Ian was waving wildly when he heard a sharp oww! It was a little surprising but she just kind of went with it. He smiled and waved some more like one of those weird mechanical monkeys. He felt her straighten up and it helped him to straighten up some. He looked back at her and wondered who she was. He wasn't normally one to walk to someone he didn't know, but somehow felt like this might be a good thing. It certainly helped boost his confidence.
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Oichi felt relieved that all the drama was over and her group was on its way. Gwen even had ideas and was open to more and wanted to take reign of the camera, every thing was going fantastic. "Of course you can have the camera, and I was thinking that we could also do a cow girl theme, "Oichi said as she handed off the camera and then put on a cow girl hat and a bandana. "Oh, we could also have a theme of just plain goofiness too. How does that sound?".
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Gwen nodded, snapping a candid of the group. Nope, blurry. She focused the camera and tried again. That one was better. There seemed to be a sort of general consensus. "Okay, let's do superheroes and silliness." Yep. She found a long blue cape and wrapped it around her shoulders. And another candid while everyone got ready. Could they be ready quick? She wanted to put together some awesome MOVING PICTURES!
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Well, it seems we got another person in the group, cool. And we have a consensus on superheroes and silliness, but what about the cowboys Oichi turned toward Lucas and said, "Hi Lucas, welcome to the group, I'm Oichi". She then turned to the group as a whole and said, "I like both super heroes and goofiness but that may be too little of themes. Can't we do cowboys too?".
The pictures were being snapped already? Just of them in general, yeah? Awkward Alec was awkward and he was going to do something he was good at: stand there. Awkwardly. Of course.
Wait... did his hair look okay?
... Not the time. GRIN for the camera. Hey!
Rummaging through the items, the boy pulled out a cape of his own, a red one, a draped that around his shoulders. Did he feel cool? YEAH. He was Head Boy ABS Summers, now with a cape. Did the box have a make-shift hammer, too? Like Thor's? Finding a toy one, he pulled that out and held it up. "What do you think?" The question was aimed at anyone.
Goofiness? Cowgirl? "What about..." Think. "What about we do it as one verses the other? Cowgirls or cowboys vs. Superheroes?" The goofiness theme required a bit more thinking. Just a bit. "We could make the pictures goofy on their own. I mean... they don't have to be completely serious pictures. Pull funny faces, make them weird... yeah."
... Unless... they had a different idea of goofiness?
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Originally Posted by Edward Penguin
Ian was waving wildly when he heard a sharp oww! It was a little surprising but she just kind of went with it. He smiled and waved some more like one of those weird mechanical monkeys. He felt her straighten up and it helped him to straighten up some. He looked back at her and wondered who she was. He wasn't normally one to walk to someone he didn't know, but somehow felt like this might be a good thing. It certainly helped boost his confidence.
Okay, so Hannah did not want to be in photos where she was hunched over like an old lady so she gritted her teeth and slapped on a fake smile. Why was this child still beside her? Oh well, she would just go with it. Hannah really didn't have the energy to fight with anybody at the moment.
Beaming she threw her hand on her hip and threw her head back. She tried to move her body quickly, but it just wasn't cooperating with her. She was still going to have beautiful pictures if it killed her.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixStar
Okay, so Hannah did not want to be in photos where she was hunched over like an old lady so she gritted her teeth and slapped on a fake smile. Why was this child still beside her? Oh well, she would just go with it. Hannah really didn't have the energy to fight with anybody at the moment.
Beaming she threw her hand on her hip and threw her head back. She tried to move her body quickly, but it just wasn't cooperating with her. She was still going to have beautiful pictures if it killed her.
As Ian stood beside this person, he realized he didn't really know who she was. He'd seen her before, but had never actually met her. He looked over and saw her with her fashion model apsmile and he figured it was ok to talk. I'm Ian. Nice to meet you. he looked a little closer and she looked uncomfortable. Are you ok?
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As Ian stood beside this person, he realized he didn't really know who she was. He'd seen her before, but had never actually met her. He looked over and saw her with her fashion model apsmile and he figured it was ok to talk. I'm Ian. Nice to meet you. he looked a little closer and she looked uncomfortable. Are you ok?
She was not going to have another outburst, she was not going to have another outburst. This was not getting her down. The child was still talking to her, and her mind went to Adi, and that actually made her see a bit of reason.
"Hey Ian. I'm Hannah." Look at her not hexing him and stuff. Was she ok??? "No, I am not okay. I am falling apart over here." In case he didn't notice or anything. Hannah was scared to even look in a mirror these days.
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She was not going to have another outburst, she was not going to have another outburst. This was not getting her down. The child was still talking to her, and her mind went to Adi, and that actually made her see a bit of reason.
"Hey Ian. I'm Hannah." Look at her not hexing him and stuff. Was she ok??? "No, I am not okay. I am falling apart over here." In case he didn't notice or anything. Hannah was scared to even look in a mirror these days.
Ian smiled when she answered him with her name. He went back to waving like he was on so e sort of red carpet thing like he'd seen on television during awards shows. He almost felt like he was Elton John all dressed like this. When she she said that she was falling apart he kept going. well you look ok other than looking uncomfortable. Have you been to the healer?
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SPOILER!!: Adi and friend
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Adi grinned at his best bud. "Sure!'' Adi grabbed a camera. "She said someone from each group take a camera, right?'' He was sure the woman said that but there was no harm in double checking.
Costumes were what Adi was looking forward to. "Should we go with a theme? Or we all just go random? I want to go old fashioned like stuff from the Three Musketeers or something but I don't mind trying something else.'' he asked Kace and turning around to look for his second year friends. Where were those guys? "We'll need props too.''
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"Yeah she did." he said confirming his doubt. "The professor said that." There was no harm in double checking. Then he asked a question and he nodded. "Yeah we should go with a theme. It would be so much easier to handle. Oh the 3 musketeers theme? Hmm...that would be interesting..." he said pondering about it. "I am so in!" he said.
"Oh yeah we will need props." he said looking around. "What kind of props do we need, i know like swords..."
Alright so they needed to get a camera and props for what they would be shooting. Adi had seemed to be getting up to get them and Ben was ready to leave his Hufflepuff friend to do just that since the woman said only one person from each group was needed. However when the other member of their group followed, it seemed they were to be thinking on their feet and moving to work together.
So Benjamin followed, listening to the idea being shared. "That would work...there are four of us." And contrary to the title there were technically 4 musketeers. As for props, the swords were definitely the main thing. "Maybe capes...hats with feathers?" the Gryffindor mused, running a hand absently through his hair.
And given the fact that the seminar leader wanted them to move onto the backdrop area, they probably should get their stuff ready...whatever they were.
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Alright! "Three Musketeers theme it is then,'' Adi said rather enthusiastically. "Or four rather.'' He looked at the costumes. "I guess we should just look for the capes and feather hats.'' And swords. "Who wants to do swords and who wants to do costumes?''
Adi began digging into the costumes and after some rummaging he found a black cape. "Is this going to be okay?'' Adi asked Kace & Benny. That reminded him- they needed those old fashioned boots. "Footwear. We'll need that too. Old fashioned boots if I'm not mistaken.'' In all honesty, Adi did not know much about these Musketeers. He continued his rummaging and came up with a hat with as red feather.
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SPOILER!!: Astrid, Benjy, Cat. ABC
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Awww. Astrid looked at the girl, whose name she just found out. Cat. Hehe. Meow. "I hope your arm gets better," she smiled at her. Broken arms weren't cool, you know? Even if Astrid never really tried getting an arm injury, it seemed awful because then she wouldn't be able to play Quidditch or do much with an arm on a sling. But then... Quidditch injury? For some reason, that made Astrid feel better about the whole broken arm thing. "Doesn't it show how strong a person is?" Just to lift the mood up. Astrid hated seeing people down because it made her feel sad too, apparently.
Ooooh. Goggles! "Nice," Astrid said and gave a thumbs up to Benjy. That was cool. They'll be needing the goggles for the photoshoot. So far, they had a jersey (which could be duplicated, yeah?), a few helmets, and goggles. Everything could be duplicated anyway. But for the brooms? She'd dug a little bit more but... nothing. "None. Should we ask Miss Courwell in case she has a few?" Better to be sure and ask someone who knew. Maybe they could ask her if they had the backgrounds too? A Quidditch-y background seemed better than just the plain white one to give it more of a sporty feel.
Astrid heard of that lazy model pose. She's seen lots of models do that. Did that specific pose have a name? While that question's answer remained a mystery, she was going to call that the 'lazy model pose', thanks to Mo. "I'm okay with that pose." So that Cat could hide her broken arm? It would be unfair if she wasn't on the photoshoot.
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Quidditch injury? And not being in the photoshoot? "Quite the contrary, I'd say, given the nature of the injury," Benjy said thoughtfully. "I mean, they often have interviews with injured players." Okay, maybe not the real 'glamour shoot' double page spread photos, but it wasn't like injuries were hidden in the magazines. But then Mo came up with a great suggestion, and Benjy nodded. "Or that's a great idea too." Even if he wasn't sure where he'd fit in round a 'lazy model pose'. Sounded a bit, well, personal with the two girls. Maybe he'd watch that bit?
And hang on, had Mo said Benjy should wear the helmet? Benjy gave his Captain a playful nudge with his elbow. "You suggesting my hair isn't gonna cut it?" He shook his head lightly. "I dunno..." Actually, he didn't mind at all. Least he wouldn't risk twanging those goggles on his face. Vintage wasn't exactly Benjy, nuh-uh.
Going back to rummaging in the props box, Benjy pulled out a large flag with the Union Jack on it. "We could go for national team status," he said, holding it up with a grin. It'd work as a sort of banner, no? He draped it over the nearby wooden bench they'd be using. Still no broom to be found though.
Unless...was that a toy broom over there? "Astrid, what's that bit of wood sticking up? Just by your left hand?" If it was a toy broom, they could always enlarge it. Or use perspective to good effect. Or something. There was a reason he was in charge of kit and not styling...
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A Quidditch injury made it sound much more glamours than it really was, to be honest. The truth to it was that she was a fail Quidditch player who couldn't keep a hold on her broomstick. But Caterina decided to roll with it. The truth was a downer and she didn't want to be a downer. She gave Astrid another and much bigger smile. She liked this girl, she was nice and Cat appreciated nice people. They were going to have to talk more. In the dorm, or something. Not right now, cause they were busy and all, plus, boys. Girl talk with boys around wasn't the way to do things.
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No one seemed to mind having a wounded person in their photoshoot, so Cat supposed she could be a good sport and not make a fuss. "If I'm going to be in the pictures, you're going to be in the pictures too." Cat jabbed Mo's side and gave him a look. He couldn't just take pictures.
Interviews with injured players? "Maybe we can think of a gruesome story to go with it." She added to Benjy, "The more gruesome, the more interesting." Oh? Did they find a broom? Cat watched with curious eyes. Broomsticks were super important to the theme.
"The flag!" Mo nodded vehemently as Benjy pulled a flag out of the box. That would work nicely, and Mo was pretty sure that, if necessary, they could even transfigure the fabric with a team logo. Although going with a National team look was better, in a way. He waited for everyone to finish pulling their items out of the box, quietly pleased with how well the group was getting on and how nice everyone was being to Cat about her arm. Just pleased in general.
"Your hair is fantastic, Benjy. I'll wear the helmet AND the goggles, if you want, 'cause... you know the girls won't be willing to wear it," Mo said quietly to Benjy as the gestured to the wall behind their bench. Flag there, good sir, and then they could begin.
"I have a tripod with me. That's normal, right?" Mo looked to Cat for affirmation before continuing. "We can set up the camera and then all four of us can be in the picture together. Maybe the girls on the bench and Benjy and I can stand behind them and look menacing. What if we... Accio'd our brooms?" All the thoughts at once.
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His ears perked up, "Library are we allowed to go to actual places, because if so I'm in. That would be awesome to walk in there like this and be all like what up bookworms the clowns in the building." Yep he could see the great fun he could have and the pictures they could take, but just as his mind was racing to think of the great photo's he saw Caleb head toward the backdrops.
Oh those.....
A little more slumpy Bart headed over to them. "Maybe for extra credit we could just go to the library for real time pictures." Hopeful Bart could be the most dangerous when it came to ideas. He waited, "Now is this camera self take or do we have to find someone?" He looked around to see what the answer might be and got distracted by his nose falling off.
"Don't anyone step on my nose!!"
Where did it go..
"Oh, good point, I should ask!" Caleb said. He side-stepped the nose that just fell of Gryffieboy's face and walked over to the photo instructor lady and tapped her shoulder.
"Hi, sorry to bother you but...someone has to take the picture right? It's not magical in the sense that it can float and take pictures by itself? Or does it have a timer?" he asked. So many different photo things...
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Well, it seems we got another person in the group, cool. And we have a consensus on superheroes and silliness, but what about the cowboys Oichi turned toward Lucas and said, "Hi Lucas, welcome to the group, I'm Oichi". She then turned to the group as a whole and said, "I like both super heroes and goofiness but that may be too little of themes. Can't we do cowboys too?".
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The pictures were being snapped already? Just of them in general, yeah? Awkward Alec was awkward and he was going to do something he was good at: stand there. Awkwardly. Of course.
Wait... did his hair look okay?
... Not the time. GRIN for the camera. Hey!
Rummaging through the items, the boy pulled out a cape of his own, a red one, a draped that around his shoulders. Did he feel cool? YEAH. He was Head Boy ABS Summers, now with a cape. Did the box have a make-shift hammer, too? Like Thor's? Finding a toy one, he pulled that out and held it up. "What do you think?" The question was aimed at anyone.
Goofiness? Cowgirl? "What about..." Think. "What about we do it as one verses the other? Cowgirls or cowboys vs. Superheroes?" The goofiness theme required a bit more thinking. Just a bit. "We could make the pictures goofy on their own. I mean... they don't have to be completely serious pictures. Pull funny faces, make them weird... yeah."
... Unless... they had a different idea of goofiness?
Gwen nodded. Of course they could do cowboys too. It's not like she was in charge in any way. She was probably the youngest person in this whole group. Lucas seemed about her age, but he might have been a year or two older. Oichi and Alec were definitely the near-adults in the group.
She adjusted the camera's settings for the light in the room and stepped around to the side for a different angle. Isn't that what photographers were supposed to do? Angles and lighting and things? Her grandmother had flirted with an at-home photography business once, but it had never taken off because she hadn't been all that good.
Gwen laughed as Alec held up a hammer, recognizing the super-hero he was trying to be, and snapped a picture of him. "Nice," she complimented. One vs. the other sounded perfectly fine to Gwen. She shrugged, then realized she might seem like a camera hog. She held the device out from her body. "Anybody else want a turn with the camera?" Not that she really wanted to be the subject, but she wanted to be fair to her group members.
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"Oh, good point, I should ask!" Caleb said. He side-stepped the nose that just fell of Gryffieboy's face and walked over to the photo instructor lady and tapped her shoulder.
"Hi, sorry to bother you but...someone has to take the picture right? It's not magical in the sense that it can float and take pictures by itself? Or does it have a timer?" he asked. So many different photo things...
He was on the ground searching for the nose. Where was his nose people.. Where was it!! Seeing it on the ground Bart hurried crawling around people and pushing off some of them he dove to grab it before a foot stepped on it. No shoes on the nose!
Jumping back to his feet he threw the nose back on "Awesome not broken." Yep that was a winner now that his nose was back on he was fully a clown again. Here that people BART THE CLOWN WAS IN THAT HOUSE! He looked at the library back drop way to perfect and back at Caleb. "Dude this was great!" They were going to have the best picture. He put his hand up "High five"
Watching Caleb go over to the woman he stood near their back drop and waited. Once it was free he started workig on how he was going to stand and which way he would face for the picture. Making the silliest faces he could think and the best poses. Which one was better? He had to figure this out.
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Sander was just as stumped as the rest when it came to naming any famous statues that Alex hadn't already named. Then he had a brilliant idea...at least he hoped the others would agree as well.
"Hey everybody I was thinking. If we keep this up, we're never going to get a chance to have our pictures taken. So here's what I propose, why don't we dress up as someone famous. It can be someone in muggle, magical or fantasy," Sander paused to let his suggestion sink in.
"I'm going to dress up like Peter Pan for reasons, Tessa and Lux know. Alex, remind me to tell you about that later. Tessa, since you love flying and Quidditch, maybe you could dress up to look like Jokunda Sykes or Gwenog Jones. Lux...hmmm...I guess you could dress as a Cucumber Sandwich or a cucumber," Sander tried to refrain from laughing but the laughter just spilled out of him.
"I'm sorry, Lux. You can pick whatever you want to be. Alex, you love skating, why don't you dress up as one of famous female ice skaters of all time. I'm thinking you'll know who better than I do," he suggested to Alex.
"If everyone has no objections, let's go dig in the box to see what we can find to dress the part," Sander told everyone before walking over to the box.
He dug inside and first pulled out a pair a green tights. He frowned down at it and shook his head. He'd just get Tessa to change the color of his clothes to green. He did manage to find a pair of green boots. He quickly kicked off his own shoes, pointed his wand to at the boots to enlarge them to his feet size. Then he slipped them on his feet. Perfect.
He continued to dig inside the box until he found the cap that Peter Pan was known to wear on his head. He walked back to the group. "Hello I'm Peter Pan. Tessa could you change the color of my clothes like you did at the Tower Patch?" Sander asked Tessa.
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Sander was just as stumped as the rest when it came to naming any famous statues that Alex hadn't already named. Then he had a brilliant idea...at least he hoped the others would agree as well.
"Hey everybody I was thinking. If we keep this up, we're never going to get a chance to have our pictures taken. So here's what I propose, why don't we dress up as someone famous. It can be someone in muggle, magical or fantasy," Sander paused to let his suggestion sink in.
"I'm going to dress up like Peter Pan for reasons, Tessa and Lux know. Alex, remind me to tell you about that later. Tessa, since you love flying and Quidditch, maybe you could dress up to look like Jokunda Sykes or Gwenog Jones. Lux...hmmm...I guess you could dress as a Cucumber Sandwich or a cucumber," Sander tried to refrain from laughing but the laughter just spilled out of him.
"I'm sorry, Lux. You can pick whatever you want to be. Alex, you love skating, why don't you dress up as one of famous female ice skaters of all time. I'm thinking you'll know who better than I do," he suggested to Alex.
"If everyone has no objections, let's go dig in the box to see what we can find to dress the part," Sander told everyone before walking over to the box.
He dug inside and first pulled out a pair a green tights. He frowned down at it and shook his head. He'd just get Tessa to change the color of his clothes to green. He did manage to find a pair of green boots. He quickly kicked off his own shoes, pointed his wand to at the boots to enlarge them to his feet size. Then he slipped them on his feet. Perfect.
He continued to dig inside the box until he found the cap that Peter Pan was known to wear on his head. He walked back to the group. "Hello I'm Peter Pan. Tessa could you change the color of my clothes like you did at the Tower Patch?" Sander asked Tessa.
Feeling useless because she had no real knowledge of famous statues or any of that kind of thing, Lux got really excited when Sander suddenly came up with another idea. Yes. This was so much better, because it did not limit the possibilities as much, and she would have better knowledge of famous people. "You are so clever, Sander!"
She excitedly nodded, bouncing a little. "I want to be Ariel!" Ariel was famous, and Lucas called her that, so she was going to be Ariel!
Giggling as she watched him get out the stuff to be Peter Pan, she started looking through the options to see what there was available to her. "If I wear a dress, I could be Ariel when she has legs..." The idea of wearing a fancy dress did not appeal to her in the slightest, but she somehow doubted that the instructor had anything that would make her into a mermaid. Besides, it would be very hard to do a photo shoot with a fish tail.
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Quidditch injury? And not being in the photoshoot? "Quite the contrary, I'd say, given the nature of the injury," Benjy said thoughtfully. "I mean, they often have interviews with injured players." Okay, maybe not the real 'glamour shoot' double page spread photos, but it wasn't like injuries were hidden in the magazines. But then Mo came up with a great suggestion, and Benjy nodded. "Or that's a great idea too." Even if he wasn't sure where he'd fit in round a 'lazy model pose'. Sounded a bit, well, personal with the two girls. Maybe he'd watch that bit?
And hang on, had Mo said Benjy should wear the helmet? Benjy gave his Captain a playful nudge with his elbow. "You suggesting my hair isn't gonna cut it?" He shook his head lightly. "I dunno..." Actually, he didn't mind at all. Least he wouldn't risk twanging those goggles on his face. Vintage wasn't exactly Benjy, nuh-uh.
Going back to rummaging in the props box, Benjy pulled out a large flag with the Union Jack on it. "We could go for national team status," he said, holding it up with a grin. It'd work as a sort of banner, no? He draped it over the nearby wooden bench they'd be using. Still no broom to be found though.
Unless...was that a toy broom over there? "Astrid, what's that bit of wood sticking up? Just by your left hand?" If it was a toy broom, they could always enlarge it. Or use perspective to good effect. Or something. There was a reason he was in charge of kit and not styling...
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A Quidditch injury made it sound much more glamours than it really was, to be honest. The truth to it was that she was a fail Quidditch player who couldn't keep a hold on her broomstick. But Caterina decided to roll with it. The truth was a downer and she didn't want to be a downer. She gave Astrid another and much bigger smile. She liked this girl, she was nice and Cat appreciated nice people. They were going to have to talk more. In the dorm, or something. Not right now, cause they were busy and all, plus, boys. Girl talk with boys around wasn't the way to do things.
Girl Code.
No one seemed to mind having a wounded person in their photoshoot, so Cat supposed she could be a good sport and not make a fuss. "If I'm going to be in the pictures, you're going to be in the pictures too." Cat jabbed Mo's side and gave him a look. He couldn't just take pictures.
Interviews with injured players? "Maybe we can think of a gruesome story to go with it." She added to Benjy, "The more gruesome, the more interesting." Oh? Did they find a broom? Cat watched with curious eyes. Broomsticks were super important to the theme.
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"The flag!" Mo nodded vehemently as Benjy pulled a flag out of the box. That would work nicely, and Mo was pretty sure that, if necessary, they could even transfigure the fabric with a team logo. Although going with a National team look was better, in a way. He waited for everyone to finish pulling their items out of the box, quietly pleased with how well the group was getting on and how nice everyone was being to Cat about her arm. Just pleased in general.
"Your hair is fantastic, Benjy. I'll wear the helmet AND the goggles, if you want, 'cause... you know the girls won't be willing to wear it," Mo said quietly to Benjy as the gestured to the wall behind their bench. Flag there, good sir, and then they could begin.
"I have a tripod with me. That's normal, right?" Mo looked to Cat for affirmation before continuing. "We can set up the camera and then all four of us can be in the picture together. Maybe the girls on the bench and Benjy and I can stand behind them and look menacing. What if we... Accio'd our brooms?" All the thoughts at once.
"I'm ready as soon as we're posed."
Was that a flag? The one Benjy was holding? Astrid squinted at the fabric and... yes, that was a flag. Union Jack. They could use a few spells on that to change it to the logo of some Quidditch Team or something. Good one. Nice. They only needed a broom now, though. It was an important part of their photoshoot, after all. What's a Quidditch Team without brooms? Well, she did see some without brooms but, to her, it seemed like there was something missing. Something that lacks, you know? Did anyone get what she meant? Did anyone feel her?
... Oh? Something near her left arm? Astrid looked to her left and dug for whatever it was, before pulling it and holding it up. AH. A broom for kids! A little bit of charms could do the trick, right? "Some sort of broom made specially for toddler, I think? It's kinda smaller than the normal broomstick." Yep. That was it. "This would do, yeah?" They had nothing else so they'd have to stick with this one. It wasn't a big deal, anyway.
So, were Cat and Benjy ready? "I'm good to go," Astrid said. They found some jerseys that they could slip on. Mo was taking the photos until it was his turn, right? She looked at her fellow models. Time to start?
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The pictures were being snapped already? Just of them in general, yeah? Awkward Alec was awkward and he was going to do something he was good at: stand there. Awkwardly. Of course.
Wait... did his hair look okay?
... Not the time. GRIN for the camera. Hey!
Rummaging through the items, the boy pulled out a cape of his own, a red one, a draped that around his shoulders. Did he feel cool? YEAH. He was Head Boy ABS Summers, now with a cape. Did the box have a make-shift hammer, too? Like Thor's? Finding a toy one, he pulled that out and held it up. "What do you think?" The question was aimed at anyone.
Goofiness? Cowgirl? "What about..." Think. "What about we do it as one verses the other? Cowgirls or cowboys vs. Superheroes?" The goofiness theme required a bit more thinking. Just a bit. "We could make the pictures goofy on their own. I mean... they don't have to be completely serious pictures. Pull funny faces, make them weird... yeah."
... Unless... they had a different idea of goofiness?
Lucas GRINNED.
"Your hair.. is there a yellow wig in there?" Because Thor kind of had some shiny, shoulder length locks.
The Gryffindor laughed at the picture idea. "That sounds awesome!" And there were a couple of water guns in the box too! "I think there's a Western hat in there.." And in saying that, he pulled out a dark blue cape, similar to the one Alec was wearing and found some really rather strange metallic gloves.
"So who takes the photos?" he asked everyone, out of curiosity. "Or does it take the picture by itself?"
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SPOILER!!: Sander
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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88
Sander was just as stumped as the rest when it came to naming any famous statues that Alex hadn't already named. Then he had a brilliant idea...at least he hoped the others would agree as well.
"Hey everybody I was thinking. If we keep this up, we're never going to get a chance to have our pictures taken. So here's what I propose, why don't we dress up as someone famous. It can be someone in muggle, magical or fantasy," Sander paused to let his suggestion sink in.
"I'm going to dress up like Peter Pan for reasons, Tessa and Lux know. Alex, remind me to tell you about that later. Tessa, since you love flying and Quidditch, maybe you could dress up to look like Jokunda Sykes or Gwenog Jones. Lux...hmmm...I guess you could dress as a Cucumber Sandwich or a cucumber," Sander tried to refrain from laughing but the laughter just spilled out of him.
"I'm sorry, Lux. You can pick whatever you want to be. Alex, you love skating, why don't you dress up as one of famous female ice skaters of all time. I'm thinking you'll know who better than I do," he suggested to Alex.
"If everyone has no objections, let's go dig in the box to see what we can find to dress the part," Sander told everyone before walking over to the box.
He dug inside and first pulled out a pair a green tights. He frowned down at it and shook his head. He'd just get Tessa to change the color of his clothes to green. He did manage to find a pair of green boots. He quickly kicked off his own shoes, pointed his wand to at the boots to enlarge them to his feet size. Then he slipped them on his feet. Perfect.
He continued to dig inside the box until he found the cap that Peter Pan was known to wear on his head. He walked back to the group. "Hello I'm Peter Pan. Tessa could you change the color of my clothes like you did at the Tower Patch?" Sander asked Tessa.
Tessa was trying to brainstorm some ideas when Sander spoke up again. A smile slowly spread on her lips and she nodded emphatically. "That's a great idea Sander... and how did you know those would be some of my top choices?" she asked with a laugh. All of the ideas sounded wonderful, although she hoped Lux would think of a person rather than a cucumber. Granted, a cucumber would be funny!
She walked with Sander into the tent, but went to a different section. There, she found Quidditch supplies and outfits and she quickly gathered an armful of them, as well as a broom and a beater's bat. A pair of goggles were precariously balanced on her head, and managed to stay there as she walked back to where their group was. "Okay, I'm ready," she said, dumping the outfit onto the table. She began putting the gear on, thinking about changing the color of a few of them when Sander joined them.
She giggled at his boots and nodded at his question. "Sure, ready?" she asked, giving him a moment to prepare. Raising her want, she cast "Colovaria," just like she had at the Tower Patch. Instantly, the color of his clothes changed to the Peter pan green and she grinned. "How's that?" she asked, pulling on some more of her quidditch gear. She slipped the goggles onto her head, but after a moment, figured she should make her hair look a little more wind blown. She fluffed it out, frowning as she noticed a few grey hairs mixed in with all of the colors. That was odd.
SPOILER!!: Lux
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Originally Posted by Squishy
Feeling useless because she had no real knowledge of famous statues or any of that kind of thing, Lux got really excited when Sander suddenly came up with another idea. Yes. This was so much better, because it did not limit the possibilities as much, and she would have better knowledge of famous people. "You are so clever, Sander!"
She excitedly nodded, bouncing a little. "I want to be Ariel!" Ariel was famous, and Lucas called her that, so she was going to be Ariel!
Giggling as she watched him get out the stuff to be Peter Pan, she started looking through the options to see what there was available to her. "If I wear a dress, I could be Ariel when she has legs..." The idea of wearing a fancy dress did not appeal to her in the slightest, but she somehow doubted that the instructor had anything that would make her into a mermaid. Besides, it would be very hard to do a photo shoot with a fish tail.
Tessa grinned at Lux's excitement, which only widened at her suggestion of how she dress up. "That sounds great Cucumber!" she said with a laugh. As they all were looking through costumes, she heard Lux's comment. "Well, if you'd like, I can just do the color change charm on your pants, like I'm going to do with Sander... but I'm sure that there will be something in here that will help with your mermaid costume..." She began looking with Lux since she had already gathered up everything she needed. "Here's one thing," she said, taking out a sea shell barrette. She slipped it into Lux's hair with a smile. "Perfect!"
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Originally Posted by Edward Penguin
Ian smiled when she answered him with her name. He went back to waving like he was on so e sort of red carpet thing like he'd seen on television during awards shows. He almost felt like he was Elton John all dressed like this. When she she said that she was falling apart he kept going. well you look ok other than looking uncomfortable. Have you been to the healer?
Hannah changed up her position by sticking her other hip out and instead of a smile she just stared at the camera with a serious look on her face. She didn't look angry, just dignified. She turned to Ian because he was still talking to her for some reason. "No, I have not been to the healer." she snapped. Going there would mean that there was a problem and that she needed help, and that just wasn't Hannah's style. This would go away... it just had to.
Well if he was just going to stand there beside her maybe he could make himself useful. "Could you get a fan or something and hold it for me so my hair can blow the way I want it to?" she flashed him her pearly whites. Make yourself useful kid.
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Ian heard her sharp response and held up his hands. Sorry. Just showing a little concern. He looked at her a little closer. She looked very weary. As if it took great effort for her to be standing. He didn't feel like drawing such a harsh response again so he decided she knew what was best for her. Maybe he'd mention it to his head of house later.
She gave him an instruction and he shrugged, said ok and headed off to grab a fan as she smiled at him.
He returned shortly holding a green paper fan with an image of a phoenix on it that erupted in flames, dropped into the ashes and re-emerged from the flames in glory. He hoped it was the kind she was looking for. He held it up and then began to move the fan up and down close to her hair to make it move. It seemed silly to make your hair move, but what did he know about fashion photography?
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Originally Posted by Edward Penguin
Ian heard her sharp response and held up his hands. Sorry. Just showing a little concern. He looked at her a little closer. She looked very weary. As if it took great effort for her to be standing. He didn't feel like drawing such a harsh response again so he decided she knew what was best for her. Maybe he'd mention it to his head of house later.
She gave him an instruction and he shrugged, said ok and headed off to grab a fan as she smiled at him.
He returned shortly holding a green paper fan with an image of a phoenix on it that erupted in flames, dropped into the ashes and re-emerged from the flames in glory. He hoped it was the kind she was looking for. He held it up and then began to move the fan up and down close to her hair to make it move. It seemed silly to make your hair move, but what did he know about fashion photography?
Not sure how to take him, Hannah just eyed him and kept her mouth shut for the moment. He was apologizing so there was that. Besides, Hannah wasn't really mad at him. She was just mad at the fact the she didn't know what was going on with her body. "It doesn't matter." Lets just move on.
She watched as he ran off to get what she wanted. This was nice. She had to bite her tongue so she wouldn't call him a good boy. Still she recognized someone that could come in handy so she would be a bit nicer to him. He didn't get exactly what she wanted, but it would do. She moved back and forth with her hips alternating her hands over her head to her hips and rubbing them through her hair. "Thanks for that." Feeling a tad bit bad she called him over. "Come here." He could at least get some pics next to her. "Follow my lead." Serious poses. She grabbed his arms and positioned them where they need to be. "Don't smile." Oh yes... she was bossy, but if you were going to be in picture with her you were going to look good.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixStar
Not sure how to take him, Hannah just eyed him and kept her mouth shut for the moment. He was apologizing so there was that. Besides, Hannah wasn't really mad at him. She was just mad at the fact the she didn't know what was going on with her body. "It doesn't matter." Lets just move on.
She watched as he ran off to get what she wanted. This was nice. She had to bite her tongue so she wouldn't call him a good boy. Still she recognized someone that could come in handy so she would be a bit nicer to him. He didn't get exactly what she wanted, but it would do. She moved back and forth with her hips alternating her hands over her head to her hips and rubbing them through her hair. "Thanks for that." Feeling a tad bit bad she called him over. "Come here." He could at least get some pics next to her. "Follow my lead." Serious poses. She grabbed his arms and positioned them where they need to be. "Don't smile." Oh yes... she was bossy, but if you were going to be in picture with her you were going to look good.
He nodded when she said it didn't matter. Of course it mattered, but he wasn't going to tell her he thought to himself.
He grinned that she showed appreciation for his fan fetching. You're welcome. Of course the young huffie boy didn't really have any concept that he might appear to be an errand boy. He was just happy to be helpful. He did as he was instructed as she began to show him how to pose and place him in 'proper' position. When she said don't smile, he did his very twelve year old boy best to not smile. Of course this was a little fun as he enjoyed the Elton John persona and he felt like he should be a little flamboyant. He could imagine being Elton John and Kiki Dee singing Don't go breaking my heart in the seventies. He wondered if he should ask if she wanted to sing with him. He decided it might ruin the moment and tried to maintain a serious face during the session until she told him differently.
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SPOILER!!: Sander
Quote:
Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88
Sander was just as stumped as the rest when it came to naming any famous statues that Alex hadn't already named. Then he had a brilliant idea...at least he hoped the others would agree as well.
"Hey everybody I was thinking. If we keep this up, we're never going to get a chance to have our pictures taken. So here's what I propose, why don't we dress up as someone famous. It can be someone in muggle, magical or fantasy," Sander paused to let his suggestion sink in.
"I'm going to dress up like Peter Pan for reasons, Tessa and Lux know. Alex, remind me to tell you about that later. Tessa, since you love flying and Quidditch, maybe you could dress up to look like Jokunda Sykes or Gwenog Jones. Lux...hmmm...I guess you could dress as a Cucumber Sandwich or a cucumber," Sander tried to refrain from laughing but the laughter just spilled out of him.
"I'm sorry, Lux. You can pick whatever you want to be. Alex, you love skating, why don't you dress up as one of famous female ice skaters of all time. I'm thinking you'll know who better than I do," he suggested to Alex.
"If everyone has no objections, let's go dig in the box to see what we can find to dress the part," Sander told everyone before walking over to the box.
He dug inside and first pulled out a pair a green tights. He frowned down at it and shook his head. He'd just get Tessa to change the color of his clothes to green. He did manage to find a pair of green boots. He quickly kicked off his own shoes, pointed his wand to at the boots to enlarge them to his feet size. Then he slipped them on his feet. Perfect.
He continued to dig inside the box until he found the cap that Peter Pan was known to wear on his head. He walked back to the group. "Hello I'm Peter Pan. Tessa could you change the color of my clothes like you did at the Tower Patch?" Sander asked Tessa.
SPOILER!!: Lux
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Originally Posted by Squishy
Feeling useless because she had no real knowledge of famous statues or any of that kind of thing, Lux got really excited when Sander suddenly came up with another idea. Yes. This was so much better, because it did not limit the possibilities as much, and she would have better knowledge of famous people. "You are so clever, Sander!"
She excitedly nodded, bouncing a little. "I want to be Ariel!" Ariel was famous, and Lucas called her that, so she was going to be Ariel!
Giggling as she watched him get out the stuff to be Peter Pan, she started looking through the options to see what there was available to her. "If I wear a dress, I could be Ariel when she has legs..." The idea of wearing a fancy dress did not appeal to her in the slightest, but she somehow doubted that the instructor had anything that would make her into a mermaid. Besides, it would be very hard to do a photo shoot with a fish tail.
SPOILER!!: Tessa
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Originally Posted by UnicornDragonPatronus
Tessa was trying to brainstorm some ideas when Sander spoke up again. A smile slowly spread on her lips and she nodded emphatically. "That's a great idea Sander... and how did you know those would be some of my top choices?" she asked with a laugh. All of the ideas sounded wonderful, although she hoped Lux would think of a person rather than a cucumber. Granted, a cucumber would be funny!
She walked with Sander into the tent, but went to a different section. There, she found Quidditch supplies and outfits and she quickly gathered an armful of them, as well as a broom and a beater's bat. A pair of goggles were precariously balanced on her head, and managed to stay there as she walked back to where their group was. "Okay, I'm ready," she said, dumping the outfit onto the table. She began putting the gear on, thinking about changing the color of a few of them when Sander joined them.
She giggled at his boots and nodded at his question. "Sure, ready?" she asked, giving him a moment to prepare. Raising her want, she cast "Colovaria," just like she had at the Tower Patch. Instantly, the color of his clothes changed to the Peter pan green and she grinned. "How's that?" she asked, pulling on some more of her quidditch gear. She slipped the goggles onto her head, but after a moment, figured she should make her hair look a little more wind blown. She fluffed it out, frowning as she noticed a few grey hairs mixed in with all of the colors. That was odd.
Tessa grinned at Lux's excitement, which only widened at her suggestion of how she dress up. "That sounds great Cucumber!" she said with a laugh. As they all were looking through costumes, she heard Lux's comment. "Well, if you'd like, I can just do the color change charm on your pants, like I'm going to do with Sander... but I'm sure that there will be something in here that will help with your mermaid costume..." She began looking with Lux since she had already gathered up everything she needed. "Here's one thing," she said, taking out a sea shell barrette. She slipped it into Lux's hair with a smile. "Perfect!"
Alex listened to Sander's idea and as he explained it, she was liking it more and more. I love that idea!, Alex said enthusiastically. She was already thinking what pieces she might be able to use for her costume. Everyone else seemed pleased with the idea too and they were busy gathering the items that they needed.
After giving it some thought, Alex decided that she wanted to be Michelle Kwan. She was an American skater who had won many, many championships. Alex had seen video of her and thought she was the most beautiful skater she had ever seen. Looking through the costumes and props, Alex found a leotard and flowing skirt that could serve as her skating costume. Wondering what she was going to do about skates, she was surprised to find a pair in one of the boxes. Satisfied with her costume, Alex looked around to see how the others were doing.
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Originally Posted by Edward Penguin
He nodded when she said it didn't matter. Of course it mattered, but he wasn't going to tell her he thought to himself.
He grinned that she showed appreciation for his fan fetching. You're welcome. Of course the young huffie boy didn't really have any concept that he might appear to be an errand boy. He was just happy to be helpful. He did as he was instructed as she began to show him how to pose and place him in 'proper' position. When she said don't smile, he did his very twelve year old boy best to not smile. Of course this was a little fun as he enjoyed the Elton John persona and he felt like he should be a little flamboyant. He could imagine being Elton John and Kiki Dee singing Don't go breaking my heart in the seventies. He wondered if he should ask if she wanted to sing with him. He decided it might ruin the moment and tried to maintain a serious face during the session until she told him differently.
She thought it was time for some more of the fan. "Okay now we can look happy." She charmed the fan to continue to blow for them and to hover in just the right position without anybody having to hold it. She could have done that in the first place, but it was fun to have people fetch her things. Hannah Lockwood was royalty and should be treated as such. "Now, I'm going to stand here like so and you move all around me in whatever kind of poses you want." See, she was letting him choose something. "Just be mindful of the fan so your hair doesn't look dumb." Yup, that was all. Now get going.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixStar
She thought it was time for some more of the fan. "Okay now we can look happy." She charmed the fan to continue to blow for them and to hover in just the right position without anybody having to hold it. She could have done that in the first place, but it was fun to have people fetch her things. Hannah Lockwood was royalty and should be treated as such. "Now, I'm going to stand here like so and you move all around me in whatever kind of poses you want." See, she was letting him choose something. "Just be mindful of the fan so your hair doesn't look dumb." Yup, that was all. Now get going.
This was getting to be kind of exciting. Here he was with this pretty older girl and she was giving him instructions about what to do. It sure was easier than having to try and decide for himself. He had never really looked at any of those 'girly' fashion magazines and so his impression was overly skinny girls who posed weirdly with perfume or beverages or some other thing that didn't really make sense to him. Why couldn't they be like his sports magazines or quidditch journals and show people doing things that mattered?
He saw her enchant the fan and then told him to move around her and pose however he liked. He thought she should be the star of the photos and so he walked around and kind of gestured with his hands toward her, maybe throwing in a bow here or there and occasionally stand next to her, even though he was a little shorter than she was.
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Originally Posted by Edward Penguin
This was getting to be kind of exciting. Here he was with this pretty older girl and she was giving him instructions about what to do. It sure was easier than having to try and decide for himself. He had never really looked at any of those 'girly' fashion magazines and so his impression was overly skinny girls who posed weirdly with perfume or beverages or some other thing that didn't really make sense to him. Why couldn't they be like his sports magazines or quidditch journals and show people doing things that mattered?
He saw her enchant the fan and then told him to move around her and pose however he liked. He thought she should be the star of the photos and so he walked around and kind of gestured with his hands toward her, maybe throwing in a bow here or there and occasionally stand next to her, even though he was a little shorter than she was.
So Hannah had him do this partly because she felt like she was the main event and partly because she didn't think she could move too well, and she for sure knew that it would take her far too long to accomplish much of anything so this was just better. As the fan was going and Ian was moving two things happened. The first thing was that the fan just so happened to move her hair directly in her line of vision and what she saw brought pure horror to the seventh year. The second thing was that her worse fears were confirmed, there was something seriously wrong with her. She had grey hair!
"IAN!" she grabbed him with both hands on his shirt. "Do you see this? her mad eyes looking directly into his. She was crazy right? This was not happening. This had to be some kind of trick with the light. "Tell me this doesn't look grey to you!!!" Hannah was still clutching the boys shirt. She was in shock.
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