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| | Term 65: September - December 2023 Term Sixty-Five: Mirror, Mirror (Sept 2111 - June 2112) | 
08-12-2023, 08:03 PM
| | |  Secret Garden
Photo credit goes to hermionesclone To one side of the common room, woven seagrass matting leads to a scene of luscious green. In the time since the mist took hold, the green-thumbed members of Hufflepuff worked hard weeding and re-planting, and the garden has regained its former glory. This is the Hufflepuff Dorm's Secret Garden. Enter for a space away from the craziness of Hogwarts.
As you enter, you’ll brush past a planter of chiming bluebells and lavender, the gentle sound and light scent emitted setting a relaxing vibe to the space. There are a couple of work benches and a brewing area nearby, for those who want to do some planting of their own, or put the fresh supply of ingredients to good use. A book of suggested potions recipes by year group hangs on the wall, with blank pages for students to add their own. Whether to plant, brew or simply relax, this space offers a change of pace from the common room, and it’s left to the Hufflepuffs to maintain and curate as they wish.
In the corner, you'll find a stack of Professor Holden's books, left behind after his departure. In the stack are a variety of genres but mostly mysteries lay inside.
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09-07-2023, 09:17 AM
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By this point, Anna felt it was safe to call this space Hufflepuff's worst kept secret. Save for first years and transfers, everyone knew about this very special haven. Which reminded her that she needed to doubly make sure that Cyprien was introduced to this space on part two...or three...or whatever part of the Hogwarts tour she was guiding him on. Though she also ventured to assume that he had stumbled upon this space on his own by now...which was a selfish shame because she had the perfect clues for her scavenger hunt maps to lead to this spot.
With a small pouch of seeds in hand, she skipped into the secret gardn with the intent of planting them to see what they might grow into. Most likely they were mundane plants...but could you REALLY know for certain without planting them and seeing what bloomed?
And, because it was always more fun to do things with others, she had asked Reuben to join her here if he had time (she hoped he did!). She hadn't mentioned the bit of manual labor though, just that she wanted to spend some time with him in their spot now that they were back at Hogwarts. She probably should have brought another puzzle...but she had forgotten about that.
Also forgotten, briefly, was everything to do with the seeds as she quite literally tripped over a stack of books that then fanned out all across the floor. How she had managed to trip over books nestled in a corner of the space was a mystery to everyone, but as Anna picked up one of the topmost books and turned it over and over in her hand...the fourth year found herself sitting down to give its back cover a proper read.
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09-07-2023, 01:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie  By this point, Anna felt it was safe to call this space Hufflepuff's worst kept secret. Save for first years and transfers, everyone knew about this very special haven. Which reminded her that she needed to doubly make sure that Cyprien was introduced to this space on part two...or three...or whatever part of the Hogwarts tour she was guiding him on. Though she also ventured to assume that he had stumbled upon this space on his own by now...which was a selfish shame because she had the perfect clues for her scavenger hunt maps to lead to this spot.
With a small pouch of seeds in hand, she skipped into the secret gardn with the intent of planting them to see what they might grow into. Most likely they were mundane plants...but could you REALLY know for certain without planting them and seeing what bloomed?
And, because it was always more fun to do things with others, she had asked Reuben to join her here if he had time (she hoped he did!). She hadn't mentioned the bit of manual labor though, just that she wanted to spend some time with him in their spot now that they were back at Hogwarts. She probably should have brought another puzzle...but she had forgotten about that.
Also forgotten, briefly, was everything to do with the seeds as she quite literally tripped over a stack of books that then fanned out all across the floor. How she had managed to trip over books nestled in a corner of the space was a mystery to everyone, but as Anna picked up one of the topmost books and turned it over and over in her hand...the fourth year found herself sitting down to give its back cover a proper read. If it hadn't been for Anna, Reuben probably wouldn't have spent a lot of time in the 'secret' garden. But as it where, his friendship with the girl had made it a space he loved, somewhere he was sure he would always find something fun to do. Which was why he approached the area with a big smile on his face, looking around for any tell tale sign of the fairytale Princess, as he'd come to think of her, what with all of her nicknames for people.
He didn't notice a smell of vinegar lingering anywhere, which ultimately didn't tell him much: it could have meant one of a number of things. It could have been that Anna hadn't arrived yet. It may have meant that she had been utilizing her birthday gift. Or, it might have indicated that she had mastered the barrels. But wandering through the different plants and flowers growing, he spotted her and grinned.
Until he realised she was reading a book.
The back of a book, but a book nonetheless. And it meant she was greeted with a slight frown as Reuben stood over her, taking in the books that she had seemingly placed all around her. "Please tell me you didn't invite me here to read?"
He hated reading.
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09-08-2023, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Harron Peasley If it hadn't been for Anna, Reuben probably wouldn't have spent a lot of time in the 'secret' garden. But as it where, his friendship with the girl had made it a space he loved, somewhere he was sure he would always find something fun to do. Which was why he approached the area with a big smile on his face, looking around for any tell tale sign of the fairytale Princess, as he'd come to think of her, what with all of her nicknames for people.
He didn't notice a smell of vinegar lingering anywhere, which ultimately didn't tell him much: it could have meant one of a number of things. It could have been that Anna hadn't arrived yet. It may have meant that she had been utilizing her birthday gift. Or, it might have indicated that she had mastered the barrels. But wandering through the different plants and flowers growing, he spotted her and grinned.
Until he realised she was reading a book.
The back of a book, but a book nonetheless. And it meant she was greeted with a slight frown as Reuben stood over her, taking in the books that she had seemingly placed all around her. "Please tell me you didn't invite me here to read?"
He hated reading. Despite collecting books, to create a rainbow on her bookshelf, Anna rarely actually read any. Mostly she liked to look at the covers and then imagined what the actual story was. When she did read, she tended to start one but then never finish it and start reading another and not even from the beginning. It all compiled in to one fantastical story with completely nonsensical leaps in location, time, and space where her own thoughts filled in the gaps. The cover of this book looked intriguing, a female detective story and not the genre she usually pulled to look at but she found herself oddly drawn to it now.
Well, that is until Reuben arrived and then the book was essentially forgotten.
"Reuben!" she chirped, eyes widening and with a bit of a delighted sparkly to them. "Oh, this? No, I was just looking because I tripped over the stack." Totally reasonable explanation when you thought about it. "Of course not, silly," she continued as she pulled herself up from the floor and then moved over to her fellow Hufflepuffle to take both of his hands in hers and then pulled him over to the flower beds. "I have some seeds I thought would be nice to plant together. We can water them too and then discover what kind of plant comes from them together. Like..eating Bertie Bott's with your else closed. Except we aren't eating anything and it isn't our sense of taste being tickled but our sight." So, really, not like eating Bertie Bott's at all.
She would be delighted to know he thought of her as a fairytale princess though. In her mind, that association went to Aurora who was so elegant and could ice skate and had the straight blonde hair and big blue eyes that were often associated with them...at least in the kind of stories and media Aurora actually introduced her to. Anna had wild curls, a face full of freckles, and was anything but elegant and ragtag pirate fairy princess who still needed to commandeer herself a ship felt more on the nose. Maybe?
"Oh! I used the raincoat the other day, by the way, after Transfiguration class. Came back to the common room and made a valiant effort with the barrels but ultimately there was a lot of vinegar squirted at me BUT I didn't get a single drip on me!"
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09-12-2023, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
Despite collecting books, to create a rainbow on her bookshelf, Anna rarely actually read any. Mostly she liked to look at the covers and then imagined what the actual story was. When she did read, she tended to start one but then never finish it and start reading another and not even from the beginning. It all compiled in to one fantastical story with completely nonsensical leaps in location, time, and space where her own thoughts filled in the gaps. The cover of this book looked intriguing, a female detective story and not the genre she usually pulled to look at but she found herself oddly drawn to it now.
Well, that is until Reuben arrived and then the book was essentially forgotten.
"Reuben!" she chirped, eyes widening and with a bit of a delighted sparkly to them. "Oh, this? No, I was just looking because I tripped over the stack." Totally reasonable explanation when you thought about it. "Of course not, silly," she continued as she pulled herself up from the floor and then moved over to her fellow Hufflepuffle to take both of his hands in hers and then pulled him over to the flower beds. "I have some seeds I thought would be nice to plant together. We can water them too and then discover what kind of plant comes from them together. Like..eating Bertie Bott's with your else closed. Except we aren't eating anything and it isn't our sense of taste being tickled but our sight." So, really, not like eating Bertie Bott's at all.
She would be delighted to know he thought of her as a fairytale princess though. In her mind, that association went to Aurora who was so elegant and could ice skate and had the straight blonde hair and big blue eyes that were often associated with them...at least in the kind of stories and media Aurora actually introduced her to. Anna had wild curls, a face full of freckles, and was anything but elegant and ragtag pirate fairy princess who still needed to commandeer herself a ship felt more on the nose. Maybe?
"Oh! I used the raincoat the other day, by the way, after Transfiguration class. Came back to the common room and made a valiant effort with the barrels but ultimately there was a lot of vinegar squirted at me BUT I didn't get a single drip on me!"
"Right. Dangerous place for them to be left," Reuben observed, relieved that they weren't going to be reading books. As for the observation that books on the floor was dangerous, they were soon forgotten and he did nothing to clear them up and make the situation any less dangerous.
It wasn't until Anna was getting to her feet that Reuben thought he should offer his hand to help her up, and by that point it was too late and therefore he didn't. Not that it mattered, though, because one she was on her feet she was taking his hands and, well, he wasn't going to complain about that, was he? Letting himself be led, he couldn't help but glance around, wondering if anyone was witness to this hand holding with pretty girls. So much of it was happening this year (it was three people, but that was enough for Reuben to think it was some sort of trend) and he was very smug about it. "You don't know what kind of seeds they are?" he couldn't help but ask, curious. "Don't they come in a packet with a picture on them?" They were the only type of seeds he'd ever seen, but it wasn't like he paid particular attention to such things.
"You did?" Reuben beamed at that, squeezing Anna's hand. "That's great. I'm glad it was useful."
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And all THAT was why there was no 'chivalrous' to his nickname. To be honest, she was still heavily workshopping a new updated version of his nickname because, obviously, Fairy Frog Prince of the Summer Pond was really no long applicable. Summer Pond was going to have to stay as a homage to where they first met...but the mysticism and vibes of Fairy Frog Prince were really just not working anymore. Especially not now that he was her Captain Hook and bestower of vinegar protection. Captain Vinegar Protection of the Summer Pond just did not have the right je ne sais quoi that she was looking for.
So. Still being workshopped with each and everyone of their moments together not taken for granted because she was looking for that IT factor.
Books already, mostly, forgotten already and swinging her and Reuben's arms as she skipped, Anna shrugged her shoulders gleefully and smiled over at him. "Not a clue. There was a variety pack display thingy-ma-do at Noltie's and the woman working there...WHO I am convinced is actually a unicorn in human form because she has the more beautiful alabaster skin and with these grey purple eyes that are super enchanting and just lure you in... was helping me pick up what I had knocked over. She encouraged me to buy a packet or two since I was asking her so many questions about them, find out for myself." At least that was how rose colored eyed Anna interpreted the interaction.
Smiling even wider and her cheeks flushing, she returned the squeeze. "It will be nice not to be an inconvenience to others because of the potent smell." She was still very much working on her rhythm but everything one step at a time.
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
And all THAT was why there was no 'chivalrous' to his nickname. To be honest, she was still heavily workshopping a new updated version of his nickname because, obviously, Fairy Frog Prince of the Summer Pond was really no long applicable. Summer Pond was going to have to stay as a homage to where they first met...but the mysticism and vibes of Fairy Frog Prince were really just not working anymore. Especially not now that he was her Captain Hook and bestower of vinegar protection. Captain Vinegar Protection of the Summer Pond just did not have the right je ne sais quoi that she was looking for.
So. Still being workshopped with each and everyone of their moments together not taken for granted because she was looking for that IT factor.
Books already, mostly, forgotten already and swinging her and Reuben's arms as she skipped, Anna shrugged her shoulders gleefully and smiled over at him. "Not a clue. There was a variety pack display thingy-ma-do at Noltie's and the woman working there...WHO I am convinced is actually a unicorn in human form because she has the more beautiful alabaster skin and with these grey purple eyes that are super enchanting and just lure you in... was helping me pick up what I had knocked over. She encouraged me to buy a packet or two since I was asking her so many questions about them, find out for myself." At least that was how rose colored eyed Anna interpreted the interaction.
Smiling even wider and her cheeks flushing, she returned the squeeze. "It will be nice not to be an inconvenience to others because of the potent smell." She was still very much working on her rhythm but everything one step at a time.
If he had known Anna's thought process, Reuben might have told her that his face was his it factor. Or that his hair had some je ne seys whatchacallit. He luckily had no idea that she was currently thinking up a new nickname for him - if she'd told him, he'd since forgotten - but he would be glad to hear it no longer involved him being a frog prince. The fourth year wasn't sure he wanted to be a prince after all, really - yeah, they got the girl, but they didn't seem to have a lot of fun. Actually, in all of the stories he'd ever heard, the prince had been a side character to other things.
But his memory was terrible, so maybe he'd got that wrong. Whatever. He was happy to have Anna swing his arms and followed her. "A unicorn? Maybe she's a hypnotist," Reuben said this as though he had some sort of specific knowledge, the way he spoke whenever his nose sensed a conspiracy. Like the Sorting Hat not being allowed to retire, this unicorn-woman seemed fishy to him. "Like, she conned you into buying these seeds with her purple eyes and they're not actually flowers at all."
It could be the truth, actually. And if it were, it made him much more eager to actually plant the things as he wanted to know what the hypnotist con-unicorn had sold his friend.
"Well, you smell nice right now, Anna," Reuben grinned as he spoke. Definitely not like vinegar.
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