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If you happen to try one of the doors near the end of the sixth-floor corridor, you might just find yourself in a handsome (if not dusty and aged) office of a surprisingly large size. The faint smell of crystallized pineapple seems to linger in the air of the room, which contains numerous side doors and nooks and crannies. Unfortunately for you, all of them remain firmly locked so there is no telling what lies behind them.

Although the room is devoid of any office-like furniture, or any furniture at all, there is still an impressive, but faded, rug before the large fireplace and long mirror hanging over that to boot. The spare office is still a cool place to hang out, practice some wandwork, or do some light reading. Just don't linger here too long because the allegedly esteemed former person that resided here was only fond of certain guests, of whom were one of his favourites and were only welcome to visit him in this office only as long as they didn't ask prying questions about specific moments in his past.
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Ash had come in here to hang out alone, maybe throw some stuff, maybe practice some spells. At the moment she was just lying on the ground, staring at the ceiling and wondering why it smelled like pineapple. There wasn't even furniture in here. Just this cool rug that she was lying on. Ash wasn't really paying attention when she walked in, because her head was in the clouds. She was thinking about the misfortune of being her, who she could have been instead, and if she wanted to be someone else or remain the same. A necessary evil. It was because of that terrible distraction that she did not register the mirror, even though she had seen it. But maybe she would soon.
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Ash had come in here to hang out alone, maybe throw some stuff, maybe practice some spells. At the moment she was just lying on the ground, staring at the ceiling and wondering why it smelled like pineapple. There wasn't even furniture in here. Just this cool rug that she was lying on. Ash wasn't really paying attention when she walked in, because her head was in the clouds. She was thinking about the misfortune of being her, who she could have been instead, and if she wanted to be someone else or remain the same. A necessary evil. It was because of that terrible distraction that she did not register the mirror, even though she had seen it. But maybe she would soon.
It had been a long day and Gemma was feeling it. As hard as she was trying to be fine and show she was fine it was becoming more and more exhausting to act this way. Slipping into what she thought was an empty office she let her bag fall from her shoulder and just leaning against the closed door allowing herself to cry.

It wasn't until she had already started crying that she realized she wasn't alone. Of all the people in this school the last person Gemma felt like crying in front of was Ashley, she sighed and wiped her eyes trying to act like it was no big deal.

"Sorry, didn't know anyone was in here. I'll... I'll be going."
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It had been a long day and Gemma was feeling it. As hard as she was trying to be fine and show she was fine it was becoming more and more exhausting to act this way. Slipping into what she thought was an empty office she let her bag fall from her shoulder and just leaning against the closed door allowing herself to cry.

It wasn't until she had already started crying that she realized she wasn't alone. Of all the people in this school the last person Gemma felt like crying in front of was Ashley, she sighed and wiped her eyes trying to act like it was no big deal.

"Sorry, didn't know anyone was in here. I'll... I'll be going."
Ash sighed. She didn't bother to ask if Gemma (who totally hated her by the way) was okay. She already knew the answer. No point."I don't own this place. You can cry over there, and I'll just cry over here." This was awkward. But it would be more awkward if Gemma left, sooo... "There's plenty of room to cry in here. I just call dibs on the rug." She sat up and looked around. "You can keep the door, and the rest of the floor." Wait. WHAT. WAS. THAT. "You can also have anywhere remotely near that mirror. I don't want it at all." She rolled away from it in a combat roll. "If you want, you can have the whole room. It has a mirror in it, so if you want to be alone, then I should just leave." Ash didn't do well with mirrors. She stretched out on a portion of the rug farther from the mirror, and in a place where she couldn't see it. Then she went back to staring at the ceiling.

She was thinking about how she met Theodore. When he was drowning. She might have used magic to save him all those years ago. Was it still right to wish that she wasn't a witch?

What if that single moment was a favor from the universe and everything after was the universe collecting her debt.

What if.
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Ever since some of the other students had mentioned the use of the shield charm during the first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, Daniel had been wanting to learn it. This was why he had been wandering around the castle for a place to practice. He knew that there were specific areas in the school where he could practice his magic but he didn't want anyone judging him.

The spell in question had proved to be more difficult to learn than he had first thought and the young Hufflepuff was currently seated on the rug in the room, his finger traced the words in his textbook that was on his lap. The wand movement was a simple upwards flick of the wand and he had done that countless times so why wasn't it working?!

He raised his wand again, pointed it in front of him and yelled "Protego!" as he flicked the wand upwards but instead of nothing happening something DID. And it was not what he wanted.

Instead of the shield charm forming around him, the wand seemed to get a mind of its own and the first year felt a blast of energy hit him in the stomach. He toppled over backwards and gasped for air as he stared at the ceiling "Oww"
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Ever since some of the other students had mentioned the use of the shield charm during the first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, Daniel had been wanting to learn it. This was why he had been wandering around the castle for a place to practice. He knew that there were specific areas in the school where he could practice his magic but he didn't want anyone judging him.

The spell in question had proved to be more difficult to learn than he had first thought and the young Hufflepuff was currently seated on the rug in the room, his finger traced the words in his textbook that was on his lap. The wand movement was a simple upwards flick of the wand and he had done that countless times so why wasn't it working?!

He raised his wand again, pointed it in front of him and yelled "Protego!" as he flicked the wand upwards but instead of nothing happening something DID. And it was not what he wanted.

Instead of the shield charm forming around him, the wand seemed to get a mind of its own and the first year felt a blast of energy hit him in the stomach. He toppled over backwards and gasped for air as he stared at the ceiling "Oww"


There had been a time, a few years back, when Nem had spent an inordinate amount of time sequestered away in the spare office, and a forgotten classroom here and there too, sure. They'd given this office up after handling one too many disturbances - the place was practically a school landmark, may as well have been a through-way for foot traffic. In the end, it turned out that the many benefits of this particular room simply weren't worth it. No, they stuck to anonymous classrooms and various hideaways after that. Occasionally the Room of Requirement, though that place was unpredictable and fickle in its loyalty, and they trusted it about as much as they trusted anyone else around here.

Nemesis still had plenty of reasons to pass by this way, however. They happened to be doing just that when they heard some student casting a shield charm inside the office, at the exact moment that they drew level with the door. Didn't sound like it went too well.

Not knowing if they were about to walk in on a duel or a study session or whatever, Nem pushed open the office door and stuck their head around it, immediately spying the Hufflepuff sprawled on the rug. Ah.

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Positioned with his back on the rug, Daniel's gaze went over to look at the door when he heard it opening up. In an empty room, it was hard not to notice.

"I'm fine" he groaned as he moved his body to sit up straight before he tried to locate his book. Finding it on his left, the Hufflepuff crawled towards it before he sat down with his legs crossed again. "I don't understand why it's not working" he said as he flipped the pages of the textbook until he found the page about shield charms again. "I know the incantation, I know that the wand movement is a flick upwards, see!" he held up the book so that the older student could see the page as well before he lowered it back onto his lap with a heavy sigh.

There had to be something that he was doing wrong. Maybe it was his intent behind it that was still lacking? Whatever it was he wanted it to work and he was determined and stubborn enough to spend his time practicing in this room. "Are you busy right now?" he asked. "Because if not then can you please show me how a shield charm is done? I think I need a visual reference"
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Nem knew who this kid was, had heard his familiar name enough times in a few shared classes. They nodded when he claimed to be alright, but rather than leave him to it, pushed the door open a little more to step properly into the room, and let it fall shut behind them.

Even though they also knew the charm he had been attempting, Nem crouched down to see the page that Yoon was showing them, before just sitting cross-legged on the floor across from him. "Sure, I'll show you. I'm free as a bird." Not busy with anything pressing, at any rate. Nothing they couldn't push back in favour of a new opportunity.

With a flick of the wrist, Nem drew their wand from its holster. Though they already had non-verbals down pat, and had been pushing their magical technique even further in the name of claiming as many advantages as they could, their example for the Yoon boy was simple and straightforward, clear and easy to follow. "Protego." Nem moved their wand in a vertical line rather than a flick, and the magical shield sprang up between them. They looked at the kid through it.

"Try not to get too caught up with incantations and wand movements. Those are important, especially the way they teach magic here, and it's true you'll struggle with the spell if you get them wrong. But really, intent is what matters most, after power. Wands and incantations then help channel it." They cancelled the shield charm and considered Yoon. The second one. Yoon the Younger. Maybe the shield charm was considered to be above his skill level, but Nem had no interest in pointing that out. The assigning of spells to age group was a ridiculous practice anyway, as far as they were concerned. "Sometimes visualising helps with focusing on the intent of a spell, and moving your mind away from fixating on the mechanics, if that makes sense."
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Daniel was admittedly a bit startled when the older Slytherin had agreed to help him. He had assumed that most older students would decline and come up with an excuse that they were too busy to help out a first-year. So when they entered the room and sat down cross-legged in front of him, Daniel repositioned himself until he sat on his knees and beamed at them, eager to learn.

When they drew their wand with a flick of their wrist, the Hufflepuff could not help but look a tad bit jealous. He still had not been able to do that without dropping his wand onto the floor so he used the simple 'pull it out of the wrist holster with his other hand' method. However, that was a problem for later.

Daniel appreciated that they simplified the demonstration so that he could follow along and the first thing that he took note of was that they drew a vertical line rather than a flick. When the shield appeared in between them the first-year leaned back a bit because he was unsure what would happen if one touched a shield charm. "Magic is so cool" he breathed softly "Thank you for showing me" He might be a 'dramatic brat' or whatever people called him these days but he still knew how to be respectful. Especially when someone went out of their way to help him out.

Thinking that that was it, Daniel was about to try the charm himself but was surprised yet again when they went on and took their time to explain, and oh boy did he listen. He took in every word that the Slytherin was telling, absorbing the information and when they were done the first-year nodded his head. "I think so" he answered slowly as they asked if it had made sense. "Let me try"

He stood up from the ground and wobbled on his legs as the seated position had resulted in his feet getting that uncomfortable tingly feeling but when it went away he straightened himself up at his full length, which standing at 4'8 wasn't that much, and closed his eyes. He visualized the shield appearing in front of him and once he had an image in his mind's eye he, like the Slytherin early, moved his wand in a vertical line upwards. Not too fast not too slow. "Protego!"

It had worked. Well, sort of. Instead of a shield forming, there was a simple flash of soft light in front of him for about one second before it vanished again. Daniel opened his eyes and let out a dramatic gasp. "I forgot to look!" He said sheepishly. "Did it work?!"
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Nem smiled. "You're welcome." Manners could get a person everywhere, it was true.

When it seemed Yoon the Younger was going to have another try, Nem shuffled back slightly to give him room, and leaned back on their hands, still holding their wand in their left. The fact that his last attempt had brought the first year to the floor didn't much worry them.

They watched as he cast the spell - noting in the process that he was the sort to close his eyes in order to visualise - scrutinising his form and entire demeanour. Nem's eyes ran over the shield, or what passed as one, in the brief second before it disappeared again.

"I think so," they said, with a nod. "Hard to say without testing it, but it looked like it. Definitely a step in the right direction." You know, if the earlier... whatever it was had been anything to go by. "Bit of practice and you'll be maintaining a shield in no time."
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Daniel smiled back and then realized that he had never properly introduced himself. His mother would be very disappointed with him if she found out. And mothers somehow always found out. It was as if they had a superpower. "I'm Daniel, by the way, Daniel Yoon. Hufflepuff but I hoped to get into Ravenclaw...." LOUD SIIIIGH

The first year waited eagerly for the older to compliment him on his shield charm but when they only stated THAT his face fell and he looked down at the rug he was standing on. Although it had been a better attempt than the previous one, it still wasn't good enough for him.

Testing it....testing... The Hufflepuff gasped again and clapped his hands once as he looked back up and stared at the sixth year with determination in his eyes. "That's it!" he replied as he bounced up and down on the balls of his feet. "Throw a spell at me!" If he wanted a shield to be successful he had to test it out, right? "I can handle it I swear!"
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