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| Term 44: September - December 2016 Term Forty-Four: Year of the Poltergeist (Sept 2090 - June 2091) |
08-15-2015, 01:35 AM
| | The Whomping Willow Since 1971, this infamous plant has kept it's reputation for not favouring visitors. The Whomping Willow is an extremely violent tree that will attack anything and anyone that comes within range of its branches. A deciduous plant, its limbs function as arms and any damage to them must be treated in the same way and more. So unless you want to spend most of your time in the Hospital Wing being treated, it's best to keep your distance. Though if you insist on staying, good luck outrunning a swinging branch.
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09-25-2016, 10:26 PM
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| Wrackspurt
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto
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Originally Posted by OnceUponAStar Ashwin swallowed the lump in his throat. He never felt like he said the right thing and apparently, according to Professor Myers that was a very strange wish indeed. "Well, ay s'pose it brings life an' gives a sense o' home," he replied. "Or as Charlie Chaplin once say, 'Ay always like walkin' in da rain, so no one can see me cryin'." Not that Ashwin was crying or anything, he was just quoting a classic. He loved the old black and white movies from the 20th century, they had so much heart, expression and originality compared to what was out there today. It was his favorite muggle thing to do, was watch movies.
He then looked at the sky to see what Professor Newton was referencing. The clouds did look like they were stirring and a wide smile stretched across his face. "Ay do believe you're righ' miss, looks like some nimbus clouds are formin' now," he grinned. Why did he know so much about clouds and weather? Well, having a meteorologist for a father kind of stuck these thoughts into your mind. "It's no' too bad in Ireland, jus' depends on how da Atlantic ocean is actin'." Not very many people really asked him about Ireland, the accent was a dead giveaway, but he appreciated the little reminder of home. "What's best 'bout rain is there's always sunshine ta come afta. Like how William Henry Davies puts it, 'Ay hear leaves drinkin' rain; Ay hear rich leaves on top, Giving da poor beneath, Drop after drop; 'Tis a sweet noise ta hear, These green leaves drinkin' near. An' when da Sun comes out, After this Rain shall stop, A wondrous Light will fill, Each dark, round drop; I hope the Sun shines brigh'; 'Twill be a lovely sigh'. " The nod towards Charlie Chaplin got a smile from Rosalyn. It wasn't very often that she saw youth familiar with old muggle things and Charlie Chaplin was definitely OLD. "You a fan of old films?" Otherwise she wasn't sure how he would know about that quote. It was very nice to see regardless.
Her eyes glanced back to the clouds as he continued to speak; so he was right about that. Those definitely were nimbus clouds. A little bit of rain would do everyone good - even the Whomping Willow. "I would absolutely love to go there one day." Hearing about Ireland was interesting and she wanted to know more about it but Rosalyn was surprised as he proceeded to quote a Welsh poet. "That's very true. You're a fan of poetry then? I have some poetry books in my office if you ever want to read them." Rosalyn had a feeling that there wasn't a huge selection of that material in the library but she did enjoy reading poetry - especially on rainy days. |
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09-27-2016, 03:14 PM
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| Forest Troll
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ohio
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Kirsten Delbin Hufflepuff Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Mateo Theodore Slytherin Fifth Year Ministry RPG Name:
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Originally Posted by emjay Was she making fun of him? Henry couldn't completely tell, but he gave her a knowing smirk when she touched his arm. He was more muscular than he was before, whether she knew that or not. "They don't just take anyone," he shrugged with a smile. "I had to put in a lot of hard work to make the team." And therefore muscular arms were a byproduct. "Oh, I think you'll get used to it," he said, his eyes still watching the tree. Not cautiously still, but more curiously. "I mean, you'll have to if you live here, there are ways of dealing with it... Will you move away when you are done with school?" If she hated winters that much, it was the next thought that came naturally to him. Winters here weren't going to just magically get better. "Oh, it's fine," he laughed a little about the fallen crust of his sandwich. "I was almost done with it anyway. It's not a big deal, really.." He had eaten most of it by the time he had gotten here anyway. She couldn't help but giggle as she let go of his arm, "You must have all the younger girls all over you Henry." He was very sweet and very cute. There was no way he didn't have a line of girls wanting to be his girlfriend or even first kiss. "I bet you have and just think you are great at quidditch and look good for the girls around here. "
She thought she would be used to it by now, which in all honesty she was more use to it, but she still hated it. "Liking something and being use to something are two very different things. I know how to adjust to it now, but I'm still not a fan." Would she move away from the area once graduated. Nat stopped and looked at the tree for a moment a bit of a frown had hit her with this. She had no reason to go back to Australia, she had no one, but to stay here she wasn't sure anymore. "I don't really know what I'll do after I graduate. Joe suggested WADA, but I guess I'll just see where the music takes me." The only think holding her there was The Sirens and even their future wasn't set in stone. "Are you sure? I make a pretty good sandwich or I could make you something else." She was a good cook usually. "Or if you don't trust me we could always go ask a house elf." They were always so sweet to help out whenever the students needed them.
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10-07-2016, 03:31 AM
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| Clabbert
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Vaes Dothrak
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Takeru Asakura Third Year Ministry RPG Name:
Legend Chosen Magical Law Enforcement x5 x7
| for Tazzie ★ BabyQuad ★ PERRY THE PLATYPUS ★ Ern's Fave ★ dangerous with brooms ★ It was starting to get cold.
Okay- freezing actually.
The cool winter breeze cut through his light spring jacket like a knife. It was fine though, Tak had learned to handle it well. He was wearing two sweaters underneath so he was as warm as he could be, considering. He really didn't know what urged him to come out here, far back staring at the vicious tree as the sun began to set. It was probably all the rumours that surrounded it, and the fact that he finally started paying attention to them recently.
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10-08-2016, 01:42 AM
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| DERP & DIMC Mackled Malaclaw
Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Amestris (GMT+8)
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Harri Ainsworth Second Year Ministry RPG Name:
Owen Montezor International Cooperation Ministry RPG Name:
Beatrice Castell Environmental Protection x12
| ❄Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re❄| ⚕=equivalent exchange=⚕ | pinned ya! Winter had come but it didn't stop Owen from doing his daily run. Henry taught him how to bundle himself up so as not to freeze to death and had also oriented him to which roads in the castle grounds were more slip-fall potential than the others.
One of the more safer routes was the road near the Whomping Willow.
Owen had just slowed down to a walk near the tree, rubbing his hands together and puffing out the cold air, when he noticed someone standing still just staring at it. That someone looked familiar. He'd seen him around but hadn't really interacted with.
Now Owen was always up for making friends so he quietly inched toward the person and cupped his hands around his mouth as he went, "AWWOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo".
Hehe.
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10-09-2016, 04:59 AM
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| Clabbert
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Vaes Dothrak
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| ★ BabyQuad ★ PERRY THE PLATYPUS ★ Ern's Fave ★ dangerous with brooms ★ The tree didn't seem to be moving today. Perhaps it was sleeping or tired or just slowly dying. Either way, he wanted to test out the whole rumour about the dangerous tree thing. Looking down on the ground, Tak began to kick around some of the snow to look for a rock. He probably would have found one too- if a loud noise from behind didn't jolt him forward.
Whipping is head around he frowned. "What are you doing?"
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10-09-2016, 08:13 AM
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| DERP & DIMC Mackled Malaclaw
Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Amestris (GMT+8)
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Harri Ainsworth Second Year Ministry RPG Name:
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| ❄Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re❄| ⚕=equivalent exchange=⚕ | pinned ya! This one didn't seem easy to befriend. But Owen wasn't going to give up so easily. It was actually people like him that Owen wanted to befriend more. They were an interesting bunch.
Letting his arms fall to his sides, he tried to look all nonchalant as he shruuuuuuged, "Werewolf greeting." He took a few steps towards the tree and looked back at his non-friend. "What are you doing?"
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10-09-2016, 01:57 PM
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| Pygmy Puff
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: working
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| Unforgivably Cursed | adultescent Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga She couldn't help but giggle as she let go of his arm, "You must have all the younger girls all over you Henry." He was very sweet and very cute. There was no way he didn't have a line of girls wanting to be his girlfriend or even first kiss. "I bet you have and just think you are great at quidditch and look good for the girls around here. "
She thought she would be used to it by now, which in all honesty she was more use to it, but she still hated it. "Liking something and being use to something are two very different things. I know how to adjust to it now, but I'm still not a fan." Would she move away from the area once graduated. Nat stopped and looked at the tree for a moment a bit of a frown had hit her with this. She had no reason to go back to Australia, she had no one, but to stay here she wasn't sure anymore. "I don't really know what I'll do after I graduate. Joe suggested WADA, but I guess I'll just see where the music takes me." The only think holding her there was The Sirens and even their future wasn't set in stone. "Are you sure? I make a pretty good sandwich or I could make you something else." She was a good cook usually. "Or if you don't trust me we could always go ask a house elf." They were always so sweet to help out whenever the students needed them. Henry grinned a bit as he lightly shrugged. "Maybe a few." He was more joking, but it was an amusing thought. "I do think I'm pretty good at Quidditch though and I like being in shape. And if someone noticed, that wouldn't be a bad thing." He wasn't exactly vain about it, but working out as much as he did had its benefits. And if a few girls thought he looked good, then that was even better.
Henry understood that the colder weather wasn't for everyone, and he really didn't feel the need to say anymore about it, so he simply nodded his understanding. He was somewhat interested in what she thought she might want to do after school though. "I've heard that WADA is a great school. I want to do Quidditch of course, but I think I still want to go to school after I'm done with Hogwarts." Not that he was an exceptionally studious person but he did want to have a back-up plan. "Oh, I trust you," he chuckled. "I just didn't want you to have to go to any trouble. I wouldn't mind another sandwich," he admitted. He could always eat. But he was good either way.
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10-12-2016, 11:50 PM
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| Forest Troll
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ohio
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Originally Posted by emjay Henry grinned a bit as he lightly shrugged. "Maybe a few." He was more joking, but it was an amusing thought. "I do think I'm pretty good at Quidditch though and I like being in shape. And if someone noticed, that wouldn't be a bad thing." He wasn't exactly vain about it, but working out as much as he did had its benefits. And if a few girls thought he looked good, then that was even better.
Henry understood that the colder weather wasn't for everyone, and he really didn't feel the need to say anymore about it, so he simply nodded his understanding. He was somewhat interested in what she thought she might want to do after school though. "I've heard that WADA is a great school. I want to do Quidditch of course, but I think I still want to go to school after I'm done with Hogwarts." Not that he was an exceptionally studious person but he did want to have a back-up plan. "Oh, I trust you," he chuckled. "I just didn't want you to have to go to any trouble. I wouldn't mind another sandwich," he admitted. He could always eat. But he was good either way. "Henry Whittebrook you are going to be a heart breaker aren't you? Girls are going to fall to your feet." She laughed jokingly with him, but really it wasn't a lie The boy was adorable for a fourth year even possibly cute. He was going to have to fight the younger girls off soon. "You probably even already have girls after you. Got a girlfriend?" Nat wouldn't tell his sister or anything, hehe. "What do you think you want to study?" She always found it interesting when people talked about what they wanted to do. "WADA's a hard school to get into. I've been going to camps and working really hard on my writing and singing, but I guess we'll see if I get in. If I don't I might just go to Uni for winged horses or something."
Standing up she brushed off her pants. "Come on, I'm kind of hungry myself. What type of sandwich do you like? "
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10-18-2016, 03:08 AM
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| Clabbert
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Vaes Dothrak
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| ★ BabyQuad ★ PERRY THE PLATYPUS ★ Ern's Fave ★ dangerous with brooms ★ Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazzie This one didn't seem easy to befriend. But Owen wasn't going to give up so easily. It was actually people like him that Owen wanted to befriend more. They were an interesting bunch.
Letting his arms fall to his sides, he tried to look all nonchalant as he shruuuuuuged, "Werewolf greeting." He took a few steps towards the tree and looked back at his non-friend. "What are you doing?" Werewolf greeting?
The third year snorted.
That was actually clever and offensive and he did not know hot to take it at all. So instead of really responding he brushed it to the side. "Looking at the tree. Apparently it is really dangerous." Did he know that?
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10-18-2016, 04:29 AM
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| Other Characters Dugbog
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Careful, boy.
The tree swayed ominously when the boy [Owen] stepped closer. A single branch lowered from the others, swaying slowly as if biding its time.
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10-18-2016, 11:47 AM
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| DERP & DIMC Mackled Malaclaw
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| ❄Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re❄| ⚕=equivalent exchange=⚕ | pinned ya! Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles Werewolf greeting?
The third year snorted.
That was actually clever and offensive and he did not know hot to take it at all. So instead of really responding he brushed it to the side. "Looking at the tree. Apparently it is really dangerous." Did he know that? Turning to fully face the non-friend and oblivious to what was going on behind him, Owen nodded all too seriously. "Looking at the dangerous tree." He crossed his arms in front of him and scratched his chin. "Hobby?"
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