HOW could he have forgotten that he had stashed this away in the common room?!

Having dusted things off during an inspection of the house elves cleaning efforts, the Astronomy professor had decided to take the shrunken head bowling equipment (which was really just a few shrunken heads so old that they sounded like crappy old women bickering over their knitting and about five chipped wooden bowling pins) out into a corridor for more space than the common room could provide. Early afternoon before dinner tended to be a busy time of day, especially on weekdays like this.

"Alright, Pebbles," he said with a cheeky grin down to his pet rock who had been dragging behind him on her pink leash. "This seems just as good a place as anywhere."

Setting her down on a window ledge, Airey began to pace out a lane with his long strides.

The little gryffindor walking in light steps. Humming happily she turning into the corridor and slower her pace.


She aware about another presence near her. Look so familiar. The head of gryffindor house.

She stop her step and smiled in clumsy. Jessie remember the last time they met. She was late in her house meeting. A blush creept upon her cheeks.

"Uh...Oh... Hallo,sir. What are you doing?"

Jessie trying to greeted him politely. But seemed like she lost her voice.

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The little gryffindor walking in light steps. Humming happily she turning into the corridor and slower her pace.


She aware about another presence near her. Look so familiar. The head of gryffindor house.

She stop her step and smiled in clumsy. Jessie remember the last time they met. She was late in her house meeting. A blush creept upon her cheeks.

"Uh...Oh... Hallo,sir. What are you doing?"

Jessie trying to greeted him politely. But seemed like she lost her voice.

One....then a row of two....and finally a row of three...

Airey had just finished setting the pins up when there came a timid sounding voice from behind him. A timid someone who was not familiar with his dislike of the word 'sir', which probably meant a first year.

"Ah, Miss Champbell," he greeted upon turning around. "Are you familiar with shrunken head bowling?"

Shrunken head bowling?

Jessie raised one of her eyebrow.

"Umm... I don't think so, professor." Jessie caught the expression he made when she called him with 'sir' before "What's that? And... what are you doing with it?"

the curiousity began to built up in her mind. Lets hope that her habit wouldn't bring her to another problem like before.

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Shrunken head bowling?

Jessie raised one of her eyebrow.

"Umm... I don't think so, professor." Jessie caught the expression he made when she called him with 'sir' before "What's that? And... what are you doing with it?"

the curiousity began to built up in her mind. Lets hope that her habit wouldn't bring her to another problem like before.

Airey couldn't help but grin a little. "Well, no time like the present to learn," he nodded as he walked over to the box on the floor containing the shrunken heads. "It is precisely as it sounds. Bowling but with shrunken heads. Wizarding variation of the muggle pastime, I suppose you could say. Have quite the establishment in Diagon Alley."

Bending down he picked up one of the shrunken heads by the thick and stubby ponytail atop its head. "Playing," he replied, his tone implying that it was a rather obvious answer. "Would you like to join?"

Jessie could not take her eyes from the shrunken heads.To be honest,Jessie looked frightened.Although he tried to hide it

"Umm... are...are they real.I mean the shrunken heads?"

Her gaze still glued to the shrunken heads. She didn`t like their expression. Then turned her gaze to the professor and smiled a little. The young girl feels scared.But she did not want to disappointed her professor.

"Sounds so great.But I need to tell you first that I`m not good at the game" Jessie tried to make an excuse " I can play bowling. But the muggle one, professor."

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Jessie could not take her eyes from the shrunken heads.To be honest,Jessie looked frightened.Although he tried to hide it

"Umm... are...are they real.I mean the shrunken heads?"

Her gaze still glued to the shrunken heads. She didn`t like their expression. Then turned her gaze to the professor and smiled a little. The young girl feels scared.But she did not want to disappointed her professor.

"Sounds so great.But I need to tell you first that I`m not good at the game" Jessie tried to make an excuse " I can play bowling. But the muggle one, professor."

"Of course I'm real!" snapped the shrunken head int he astronomer's possession, its lips smacking against one another in a toothless grin.

"Oh don't mind it," Airey said with a wave of the hand. "They tend to get a bit grumbly when left in storage for too long. Just don't let their words get to you. They like to make jabs at you to distract you from the target." Looking at the shrunken head in his hand, he reached into the box for another and offered it to the first year.

"You'll get the hang of it."

"Ah!" Jessie stepped back in surprise.

Trying to ignored the shrunken head in the older hand the lioness staring at the box. "It`s interesting."

Couraging herself and hope don`t get bitten by it Jessie steping closer and grabbed one of the shrunken head.

"You first, please? I`ll follow you. Just preparing yourself to your loss,professor." her smile turning into a smirk.

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"Ah!" Jessie stepped back in surprise.

Trying to ignored the shrunken head in the older hand the lioness staring at the box. "It`s interesting."

Couraging herself and hope don`t get bitten by it Jessie steping closer and grabbed one of the shrunken head.

"You first, please? I`ll follow you. Just preparing yourself to your loss,professor." her smile turning into a smirk.

Standard reaction to seeing a shrunken head speak for the first time, although she should be thankful that these were of the well mannered variety.

"They can be a bit frightening at first," he said, trying his best not to take advantage of the squirmy nature of the first year. "But just make sure you keep a firm grip on their hair and shouldn't be too much of a problem. Hardest part about bowling with them is compensating for their nose."

And the one in his hand was rather large.

Oh oh oooooooh...look at that. Chuckling at the Gryffindor's cheeky words, Airey raised his brows and almost gave an approving look. Almost.

"Alright then," he nodded, taking a step towards the pins. With a soft grunt, the professor released the head and, as he had feared, the giant nose on the shrunken head sent it bouncing away from the pins.

Gutter ball for the astronomer.

Nuts.

Jessie nodded at the astronomer explanation. And learn about the gesture he mad . He looks like a pro!


But her thought dissapear when the head bounced far from the pins. Jessie claps her hand and burst in laughter.


"So-sorry, but that was . hahaha ..." Jessie wiping her tears from the corner of her eyes [/B]" Don't be too humble,professor. I know you want to tell me about it's nose. But no need to do it practically." [/B]

Trying to hold her laughter, Jessie take a step. Following the older
ways, she release the shrunken head carefully. Still clumsy since it was her first time.

And the result was she could hit three pins.


Not bad as first trial

Turning her body to professor Flamsteed, she gave him small grin.

"How was it? Better than nothing..."

The little girl likes to tease the older more.

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Jessie nodded at the astronomer explanation. And learn about the gesture he mad . He looks like a pro!


But her thought dissapear when the head bounced far from the pins. Jessie claps her hand and burst in laughter.


"So-sorry, but that was . hahaha ..." Jessie wiping her tears from the corner of her eyes [/B]" Don't be too humble,professor. I know you want to tell me about it's nose. But no need to do it practically." [/B]

Trying to hold her laughter, Jessie take a step. Following the older
ways, she release the shrunken head carefully. Still clumsy since it was her first time.

And the result was she could hit three pins.


Not bad as first trial

Turning her body to professor Flamsteed, she gave him small grin.

"How was it? Better than nothing..."

The little girl likes to tease the older more.

...............what? Merlin. It wasn't HIS fault the head's nose was so massive. Alright, well, the trajectory and angle at which he had thrown the head was under his control but was not laughable.

Sweet solstice.

"Alright then," he replied with a forced chuckle. "No more demonstrations then." Covered that embarrassment perfectly. "Not bad at all," he nodded, strolling over to and returning the pins to their upright position.

"Now you listen here," he whispered to the shrunken head as he returned to the starting position. He continued to whisper things to it, his tone somewhat threatening, and then turned to grin at the first year. Totally casual.

Winding up, Airey released the shrunken head on the ground towards the pins aaaaaaaaaaaaaand...

"Strike," he smirked, folding his arms across his chest and glancing at the Gryffindor out of the corner of his eye.

Ha.

Jessie look to the pins disbelievingly. What?


Wait.She found something suspicious here. What did he told to the shrunken? Spell? Threats sentences?


"What did you say to the shrunken, sir? I can smell something sospicious here..."


She walking closer to the professor.Altough he was much taller than her, she wasn`t afraid.She couldn`t tolerate any cheat. She stopped in front of the astronomer.Tilting her head Jessie spoke her sentence in low voice.


"No need to do that, professor," she giggled " Ooohh.... or you want to proved your fear of losing?"

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Jessie look to the pins disbelievingly. What?


Wait.She found something suspicious here. What did he told to the shrunken? Spell? Threats sentences?


"What did you say to the shrunken, sir? I can smell something sospicious here..."


She walking closer to the professor.Altough he was much taller than her, she wasn`t afraid.She couldn`t tolerate any cheat. She stopped in front of the astronomer.Tilting her head Jessie spoke her sentence in low voice.


"No need to do that, professor," she giggled " Ooohh.... or you want to proved your fear of losing?"

"Only to mind it's big nose," he replied honestly. Merlin. It was like students didn't trust their professors these days. The ice cream had been just that ONE time for Merlin's sake. And the cookies. And the...well, nothing that the first year should be aware of.

Fear? He had to laugh.

"I have no phobia of losing," he replied. Had plenty of others, however.
Considering he had already answered her first question, he supposed that that left the rest of her statement hanging in the air. No need to dwell.

So he went back over to set the pins back up again.

Why were there so may passages in Hogwarts?

And why did so many of them have to have these ugly, old-timey portraits of people whom were so homely, Mason could swear the were night-trolls wearing clothes.

And they all refused to talk to her, apparently she had offended them in some way.

If I was a Legilimens then it couldn't matter that they wouldn't talk to me. I could just read their minds.

Well, if she ever were to become a Legilimens she wouldn't use it like that. She wasn't evil. No matter her wand of Yew and her Slytherin-tie. She'd never abuse that power.

Power that you'll never have because you can't find a bloody soul who knows the training. Either that or their just not willing to teach you.

Why couldn't anybody tell her about Legillimency!

WHY WOULDN'T THEY??!!!!

Ariadne was suddenly in panic mode. She didn't know why, because there wasn't any IMMEDIATE danger around, but she had been sent on an official prefect mission. A PREFECT had sent her. She was officially the COOLEST FIRST YEAR AROUND!!!!!!!!!! Plus, there had been an explosion, and there was glass and eyes and who knew what else littered around the bathroom.

ALSO, she had been in the same bathroom as a BOY, and she wasn't really sure if that was okay or not, but she'd ask DOT, her own perfect, about that later on. EWWWWW, THE THOUGHT! Okay, focus Ariadne. FOCUSSSSS.

"SOMEBODY HELP!" she called out. "WE NEED A PROFESSOR!" Now she officially felt like Tarzan belting out his whole 'AHHHH-AHHH-AHHH-AHHH-AHHHHHH' chant.

Dear sweet Amaterasu, who was yelling like that in the corridors? Nana heard it all the way from her office- It absolutely sounded like someone was being murdered and with the school's reputation, well.... Nana would rather be safe than sorry, let us just say.

She had rushed as quickly as she could in search of the screaming voice, only to find that it was Miss Greingoth causing the worrisome noise. "What is going on, Miss Greingoth? Is everyone alright? Are you alright?" She calmly, but quickly asked as her dark eyes looked over the child for signs of injury. She looked absolutely panicked, but otherwise unharmed and Nana was hopeful that perhaps she only had an academic emergency.

.... It could happen.

"SOMEBODY HELP! WE NEE--...!"

Ariadne had just started to jog a little bit ahead, since it didn't seem like anybody was around, when she heard someone call out her name. She stopped and turned around expecting to see another student. OHHH, it was Professor Ichihara! She jogged THAT WAY instead and eventually caught up with the Transfiguration professor.

"You are SUPER fast at responding!" she said, forgetting the fact that she'd been yelling and could probably be heard up and down the entire corridor. Was she okay? ... Was she...? The professor knew, DIDN'T SHE? "Professor, I didn't mean to go in the bathroom with a boy! I didn't know he was in there! I promise!" she said, and she BURST into tears.

"I was just out exploring, and I was going to head back to the common room, when KABOOM! There was a loud explosion in that old bathroom, and I poked my head in to make sure everybody was okay," she said, not even stopping to breath once. *GASSSSSSSSSSSP* "Then there was glass and eyeballs and Thornton said to get a professor!"

..... "You were screaming, Miss Griengoth," Nana coolly pointed out, features turning back to their usual composure. Was this a... a practical joke? Some sort dare put on the young Slytherin by an older classman? She was acting awfully calm for someone who had been screaming their throat to ribbons only a moment ago. Wait- Nana's eyes grew wide and a slight blush rushed to her cheeks as the young girl went on to mention the bathroom, and a boy and following said boy inside - This sentence was worrying enough on it's own. - Oh dear, and now she was crying. Stepping close, Nana put her hand on Miss Griengoth's shoulder and made a soft shushing sound in an attempt to calm the panic.

None of what she was saying made sense to the Transfiguration Professor's ears, and she was not sure whether to believe the snake or not, but her panic seemed so very real and Nana was not about to turn her away. "You need to calm yourself and tell me where this... Explosion happened and if anyone was hurt." She paused, lips pursed, mind racing. "Better yet, take me there." She nodded. There would be time to soothe the Slytherin after the emergency had been assessed.

Ariadne paused, the only movement from her being a few stray tears that were still trying to trickle their way down. She had been screaming...hadn't she? "I'm sorry, Professor," she said, her voice no louder than a whisper. She was suddenly very, very embarrassed. What was she supposed to do, though? Going to wait it out in someone's office waiting area seemed like a very bad idea, too. She felt a calming hand on her shoulder and realized that for this split second, everything was okay.

So back to the EXPLOSION!

The professor's calming hand on her shoulder had helped Ariadne breathe, and so she drew in a sharp breath and tried everything all over again. "There was a huge explosion in that old bathroom," she said, pointing down the corridor. "There's glass everywhere, and two eyeballs on the floor, which I don't think belonged to a human." She HOPED NOT at least. DEAR MERLIN. "I don't anybody is in immediate danger, but Thornton told me to go get a professor." The professor wanted her to take her there? Now that she could do!

"This way then," she said. This was kind of COOL, despite the circumstances. Ariadne was LEADING a PROFESSOR. She was basically AMAZING right about now. Pretty soon, Ariadne had come to a stop in front of the bathroom. "Right here, Professor," she said.

Jessie observed professor Flamsteed set the pins back up.

"Now is my turn, right?"


The little girl looking for her good shrunken head -No pointed nose!-


Then her curiousity was back. She wants to know how talented he was.


"Do you ever play magical bowling with other teacher? or headmaster/headmestrees? Who win?"

Jessie laughing at her own questions. She looking at her head of the house demanding for his answer.

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Jessie observed professor Flamsteed set the pins back up.

"Now is my turn, right?"


The little girl looking for her good shrunken head -No pointed nose!-


Then her curiousity was back. She wants to know how talented he was.


"Do you ever play magical bowling with other teacher? or headmaster/headmestrees? Who win?"

Jessie laughing at her own questions. She looking at her head of the house demanding for his answer.

The astronomer nodded his head to the first year. It was indeed her turn, and she had picked a relatively decent shrunken head - although he would be sticking to the one he had picked first. Some would hold grudges when you switched them out.

"I've only ever gone once," he admitted, his ears turning a slightly pinkish hue. That time had been with Medea and Callie. Sweet solstice how times had changed. Medea had beat him that time and it had been a bit of a close race with Callie which had driven the man absolutely mad. "And I am uncertain if any of my colleagues partake in this activity," he replied with a small shrug of the shoulders. "But if I were a betting man, I would probably place my galleons on Professor Ichihara."

Incredibly focused, that woman was.

One cabbage..

two cabbage...

three cabbage... four..

...follow the cabbage path to the sea of flobberworms dumped on the floor

Torrance was headed back up to the Gryffindor Tower, his mind focused on completing some very hard homework. Nothing could distract his current train of thought. Everything was crystal clear to him. Well not the home work per say...THAT WAS HARD, but the drive to get it done was Cabbage. What? Cabbage look there was a Cabbage!

Tory went over to it and looked down at the green ball of gross. Why was...Another Cabbage. The young lion went to the next cabbage down the corridor. Then to another, and another...
Finally stopping at Large pile of Flobberworms. No not just a pile it was a heaping load of them. Like tons!

Not sure what they were doing there.

He picked up the nearest ball of cabbage and tossed it to the center of the big pile of Flobberworms.

He needed food. A healthy, but heavy meal to appease his growling stomach. Jace went down from the Ravenclaw Common Room to grab a bite at the Great Hall, when all of a sudden, the staircases moved. "Oh noooo. Not noooow." the Ravenclaw whined in Japanese, and dragged himself down to the next corridor. He hated it when he had to take a longer route going to his destination.

But...what is...that on the floor? Cabbage? Oh...those would make good stuffed cabbage rolls! But...wait a minute. Why was there raw food on the floor, and not in the kitchen? Jace poked the cabbage with his index finger, and it rolled away from him a few inches. When it stopped, that was the time he realized that there was another one beyond the first vegetable. It was ... a trail! The Ravenclaw followed it, until he saw another kid throw a cabbage on a pile of flobberworms.

Jace cringed at the sight, and he could feel the hairs on his arms stand. That...is the grossest thing ever. Those looked like over-sized maggots. Merlin! "What are you doing?" Jace asked and stood beside the boy, "Torrance! What--? You're...feeding flobberworms? And, most importantly...why are they here?" he asked looking at the pile of gross, then back to the kid beside him.