%% SimpleMU - Unregistered - Please Register and gain more features! %% Resolving Hostname Address For: hpm.silverden.com Port:8282 %% Opening connection to 63.78.117.186 8282 %% Attempting connection... %% Monday February 18 04:41:42 PM. Connection established to Harry Potter, negotiating connection... This world is Pueblo 1.0 enhanced =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= .oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-=-=-=-=-=- H A R R Y P O T T E R M U S H -=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Welcome to Harry Potter MUSH!You can also visit us on the web at: http://hpm.silverden.com You can address questions to elohim@pe.net regarding the game or the web page. School RP has begun, so join in! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "connect Muggle" connects you to a Guest character. "connect " connects you to an existing character. "create " creates a new character. "WHO" tells you who is logged in to the game (case sensitive). "QUIT" exits the game and saves your character. "news" informs you about recent program changes and items of interest. "help" gives help on the commands, "help commands" for a list. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= .oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Last connect was from 198.79.47.179 on Mon Feb 18 10:40:18 2002. MAIL: You have no mail. -+--+-(#466RABF) A circular room with high, narrow windows and, for each student, a four- poster bed hung with red velvet draperies. Trunks stand at the foot of each bed, and beneath each window is an endtable with a pitcher of water and a washbasin. On the floor are heavy, comfortable rugs which exactly match the bedcurtains. Obvious exits: Out [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Well...before lately, yeah. ;D" [Gryffindor] Asa snickers. [Gryffindor] Hermione grins. [Gryffindor] Asa will content himself to play Smash Bros. until then. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "It's been a busy three days." [Gryffindor] Ron ponders going to get food. Ron's just sleeping, anyhow...hmm. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry nodnodnods to Hermione. ;) -+--+-(#466RABF) A circular room with high, narrow windows and, for each student, a four- poster bed hung with red velvet draperies. Trunks stand at the foot of each bed, and beneath each window is an endtable with a pitcher of water and a washbasin. On the floor are heavy, comfortable rugs which exactly match the bedcurtains. Obvious exits: Out -+--+-(#466RABF) A circular room with high, narrow windows and, for each student, a four- poster bed hung with red velvet draperies. Trunks stand at the foot of each bed, and beneath each window is an endtable with a pitcher of water and a washbasin. On the floor are heavy, comfortable rugs which exactly match the bedcurtains. Obvious exits: Out [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia waves. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Afternoon, Sofi." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "What's up?" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "A. SofiA. Oi." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry sputters. What the flying ****!? Binns wants 120 mush lines (at least) essay for homework @mailed to him. *coughs* How the heck am I going to have time this week to do that? ;) From afar, Hermione grins. I need to grab you for a scene sometime. [15:54] Idle message sent to Hermione. Set. Long distance to Hermione: Asa hehs. I'm home for the night and likely ordering out for dinner. Hermione pages: Okay, cool. :) You paged Hermione with 'Meaning I'll be sitting here doing nothing until well past midnight EST. :P'. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia peers. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry groans. My head. ;) Maybe I'll go hunt down Voldemort and get myself blown up. From afar, Hermione laughs and is EST as well. Okay. [Gryffindor] Ron thinks it's a points thing...I didn't do mine for Geneva, but saw that Mika and Isabel got points for Ravenclaw for doing theirs. *shrug* I'll try to do one, but just 'cause it'll be fun to get all the names 'n junk wrong. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Heh." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "The best history is the kind inside your head." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "120 lines is crazy." [Gryffindor] Hermione hehs. Clearly, they saw my Herbology one. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Since I got told not more than 200 lines." [Gryffindor] Ron nods. The second year one was 80 lines. I got about 40 lines of it written, then ran out of stuff to say. ;) [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Apparently, Binns does this regularly. ;)" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "No wonder none of the Slytherins go to Binn's class.:P" [Gryffindor] Hermione hehs. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Y'all need to learn the gentle art of bs." [Gryffindor] Ron thinks it's easier to bs as Ron than as Geneva. ;) [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "I can bs. That's fine. But GODS! 120 freakin' lines!" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry does enough BSing in ART SCHOOL. ;D [Gryffindor] Asa writes for a living. 120 lines is nothing. ;) [Gryffindor] Hermione nods. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "That is a lil much for a MUSH...ya know?" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia just finished 2 chapters for Windows 2000, so 120 lines is like snapping the camel's back today.;) (New BB message (4/22) posted to '(OOC) General Announcements' by Binns: History of Magic homework) ---------------- Unread Postings on the Global Bulletin Board ---------------- (OOC) General Announcements (#4): 1 unread (22) ---------------------------- BBS at 9.8% capacity ---------------------------- ========================= (OOC) General Announcements ======================== Message: 4/22 Posted Author History of Magic homework Mon Feb 18 Binns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yes, unfortunately History assignments ARE given and required :) NATURALLY, that doesn't mean people are supposed to sacrifice IRL for that. Still, if you have the time and desire do send a @mail so it could be read and comented upon. Thank you Professor Binns ============================================================================== [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia just noticed she has no classes. Guess Sofe is just hangin' out and stuff.;) Hermione pages: Free now? :) [Gryffindor] Ron waves and runs away to get food. You paged Hermione with 'Indeed.'. You paged Hermione with 'Gimmie a sec.'. Hermione pages: Sure :) [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia takes Muggle studies..Easy A! [Gryffindor] Hermione winces. I hate getting colds. [Gryffindor] Matteus comforts and hands over tea. From afar, Hermione afks to toss a quick sandwich together and make more tea. Will be on the seventh floor battlements. :) You paged Hermione with 'Sure! Sorry. I promised Mom I'd call and give her the results of my tests.'. -+--+-(#466RABF) A circular room with high, narrow windows and, for each student, a four- poster bed hung with red velvet draperies. Trunks stand at the foot of each bed, and beneath each window is an endtable with a pitcher of water and a washbasin. On the floor are heavy, comfortable rugs which exactly match the bedcurtains. Obvious exits: Out You head out. -+--+- Spiraling up from the common room to the top of the tower, this simple stone staircase leads to seven doors. There are little signs on each one indicating which year's students live in which one. The signs are easily removed, since they move each year instead of the students, who remain in the same dorm their entire tenure at Hogwarts. There are arrow-thin windows along the staircase, a few torches are held in brackets for those times when the outdoor light isn't bright enough. There is a long runner carpet running down the stairs, in Gryffindor red with gold-embroidered borders. Obvious exits: First Years Second Years Third Years Fourth Years Fifth Years Sixth Years Seventh Years Out You head out to the common room. -+--+- This circular room is incredibly cozy. A roaring fireplace is magically kept going year-round, providing a cheery yellow and orange light when the usual candles are not enough. There are loads of squashy armchairs, the kind comfortable enough to sleep in, facing every which way. There's a small table for those brave enough to try their hands at wizard chess, and there are also a few long tables with less comfortable chairs for doing homework. Hanging from the ceiling are a couple of bright red and gold banners with the Gryffindor lion on them. On the walls of the tower's room are paintings of old Gryffindors, cheerfully offering advice on homework when asked, or retelling stories from their days (although the paintings with the fictional characters tend to tell fictional - and thus more interesting - stories). There are three exits to this circular room: the portrait hole, and two sets of spiral stairs. One is for the boys dorms, the other is for the girls dorms. Obvious exits: Girls Boys Out You head out through the portrait hole. -+--+- This long, low stone corridor wends and winds its way around. With hardly a drapery to keep it from looking gloomy (or to keep the chill out), it is only lightened by a few stained glass windows in gothic-style arches, thin and reedy, with stylized scenes of old wizards and witches playing Quidditch in one, studying in another, and in yet another one, they seem to be in the process of blowing something up... it appears to be the Potions dungeon. Unlike the castle's paintings, the stained glass windows subjects don't actually move. At one end of the passage is a tapestry that leads into the main corridor. At the other end of the passage is a large and wide painting of a heavyset woman wearing an ornate pink dress. Obvious exits: Main Corridor You slip out the tapestry and into the main corridor. -+--+- Morning finds this corridor bathed in warm light, for the dawning sun's rays filter brightly through the ruby-and-gold stained-glass windows. By late afternoon the shadows have begun to creep forth, though early in the evening the many torches and braziers which line the walls banish them. At night, though, all is dark and quiet, save for the frequent ghostly traffic- apparently, they like the seventh floor, particularly Nearly Headless Nick and the Bloody Baron. A faded tapestry hangs on the wall facing the outside of the castle, and the windows offer a clear view of the Forbidden Forest's dark, looming trees. Obvious exits: North Wing South Wing You pass through the archway to the south wing. -+--+- Dawn finds this corridor dark and cold, but by mid-afternoon sunlight slips cheerfully through the big round windows to spotlight the intricate zodiac carvings rampant at the base of the high, wide pillars and the top of the vaulted arches. Dust spirals in heavy clouds here, which sparkle like tiny bright stars when struck by daylight- but at night, moonlight paints everything as brightly silver as unicorn blood wherever it might touch, and here and there, braziers roar to fiery life when someone passes by. Tapestries of constellations and their stylised anthropomorphisations and paintings of planets and comets and moons spinning in their orbits grace the walls. The doorway to the Astronomy Tower lies to the south, off-limits save during class. Obvious exits: Astronomy Tower East Wing West Wing You head through the archway to the west wing. -+--+- It is often dark for most of the day, though in the late afternoon on clear days, as the sun wanes, brilliant red and fiery gold sunlight slants through the windows and the gloominess is then, for some few long moments, dispelled. At night, many torches and braziers blaze brightly to light the way. Through the windows one can see the long, sloping drive up to the castle and, off to the right and in the distance, the Quidditch field. The Owlery, betrayed by the soft hootings and churrings of its hard-working residents, is in the west tower, and thirteen rooms to the left lies Professor Flitwick's office. Obvious exits: Owlery North Wing South Wing You pass through the archway to the south wing. -+--+- Dawn finds this corridor dark and cold, but by mid-afternoon sunlight slips cheerfully through the big round windows to spotlight the intricate zodiac carvings rampant at the base of the high, wide pillars and the top of the vaulted arches. Dust spirals in heavy clouds here, which sparkle like tiny bright stars when struck by daylight- but at night, moonlight paints everything as brightly silver as unicorn blood wherever it might touch, and here and there, braziers roar to fiery life when someone passes by. Tapestries of constellations and their stylised anthropomorphisations and paintings of planets and comets and moons spinning in their orbits grace the walls. The doorway to the Astronomy Tower lies to the south, off-limits save during class. Obvious exits: Astronomy Tower East Wing West Wing You pass through the archway to the east wing. -+--+- Morning finds this corridor bathed in warm light, for the dawning sun's rays filter brightly through the ruby-and-gold stained-glass windows. By late afternoon the shadows have begun to creep forth, though early in the evening the many torches and braziers which line the walls banish them. At night, though, all is dark and quiet, save for the frequent ghostly traffic- apparently, they like the seventh floor, particularly Nearly Headless Nick and the Bloody Baron. A faded tapestry hangs on the wall facing the outside of the castle, and the windows offer a clear view of the Forbidden Forest's dark, looming trees. Obvious exits: North Wing South Wing You pass through the archway to the north wing. -+--+- Dark and cold and lit only by the weak sunlight which filters in through the arrow-thin windows, this corridor's almost as gloomy as the dungeons. The torches aren't often lit, and it's rumoured that the Bloody Baron likes to hang out here; judging by how often students tend to encounter him and how rarely Peeves is seen here, it's probably true. Shadows flicker dramatically, and spiders seem to find it to their liking, for their webs have been spun like shiny silk in the corners and along the arched ceiling. Paintings of tarot cards line the walls, and tea leaves and crystal balls have been carved into the pillars. The entrance to Professor Trelawney's tower lies to the north; further along is the heavy wooden door to the battlements. Obvious exits: Battlements Divination Tower Stairs Down East Wing West Wing You head past the door and up the short flight of stairs and through the arch to the battlements. -+--+- The crenellations of this particular section of the castle's battlements could do with a bit of repair work, but since the view here isn't quite as great as many of the others, it therefore gets less traffic, and the few spots in need of mortaring have been neglected. The Forbidden Forest cuts a wide swath, curling in a wide half-circle to the east and to the west and out of sight. To the northwest, one can see Hagrid's hut, along with the nearby paddock where he most often teaches his class, and to the northeast is the Whomping Willow. Directly below are the seven greenhouses and the wide vegetable patch. A narrow archway leads to a staircase, at whose bottom is the door leading back inside. Contents: Hermione Obvious exits: Inside Hermione says "Back,s orry about that :)". Asa says "Nah, I did the same thing, so we're even. ;)". Hermione grins. Okay. Shall you set, or shall I? Asa can. You were in class, after all. Hermione grins. We suffered terribly. Asa is leaning on one of the crenellations in what is probably an incredibly unsafe fashion; leaning his arms on top of two adjacent ones, the blonde has thrust his chest out over the side, head tilted back in the breeze. Apparently classes had an early end for him today, though his rumpled school robes still hang over his usual outfit. Hermione comes up the stairs, desperately needing a breath of fresh air after being in Binn's Magical History class for the past however long. "Oh... hello?" The greeting's mildly uncertain, the Prefect not sure from this angle who exactly she's addressing. Asa says "Argh. I forgot the @emit prefix. I was about to use the MUCK one. x.x". Command: @emit[/] Sends to everyone in your current location without prefixing it by your character name. You can also send the message to everyone in the room that contains the object you are inside with the /room switch. The following switches are available: /here - Sends the message to everyone in the same location as you. /room - Sends the message to everyone in the room that contains the object you are in. Starting from your location, this switch 'leaves' objects until it reaches a room, and @emits the message there. If both switches are specified, the message is sent to both places. If neither is specified, /here is assumed. There is an also a '/html' switch, which sends the output in HTML format. (Pueblo support only.) Some MUSHes may restrict the use of this command. See also: @femit, @oemit, @pemit, SPOOFING, Pueblo. Hermione laughs. Oops. Hermione says "@emit ". Well, Asa was certainly not expecting company, especially not on the ramparts at the castle's top, and so Hermione's voice is a nice pleasant jolt. His eyes fly open and whatever reverie he was in is irrevocably snapped; flailing his arms for balance, the boy scrambles back onto the floor proper and turns around, rubbing the back of his neck. "Uh, yes. Hullo." He pauses, then gets a look at who it is actually *is*. "Oh. Hello, Prefect." Matteus comes up the short staircase leading to the interior of the castle. Matteus says "Oops!". Asa says "Howdy. :)". That gets a slightly tired smile out of her. "Hermione. We're Housemates, for goodness' sake, you don't need to stand on ceremony for me; you're even older than I am." Hermione says "Hi.". Asa chuckles and leans back the other way, nodding a bit. "To be fair, I saw your name spelled a long while before I ever heard it spoken. I remember only refering to you as 'Prefect' for a long while because I was afraid I'd say something stupid." He laughs embarassedly. "Anyhow. What brings you to the roof of the known world, Hermione?" Matteus slinks off. ;D Not here! Matteus heads back inside. Hermione blinks at that, settling her books down to the floor slowly. "Why would you be afraid of saying something stupid? Honestly, am I that much of a bear?" She just doesn't think of herself as intimidating, events of the previous night notwithstanding. "Actually, I just got out of Binns' class," she admits candidly, "and if I didn't get some fresh air, I think I was going to faint." Asa hmphs and attempts to look contrite. "Not everything's avoided from the fear of you, ya know. Sometimes it just feels better not to sound like an idiot." He finishes this off with a hopefully disarming grin. "He can do that. It astounds me that a discipline that produced the phrase 'living document' could be taught by a ma... err, ghost... like that." Hermione covers her mouth, laughing quietly. "You have a point," she admits. "But he's assigned us three to five scrolls on ... well, on the number of people having knowledge about wizards during the Torysan wars." She makes a face. "It'd help if he at least assigned -interesting- topics, but I sometimes thinks he wants us to all die of boredom so we'll be stuck with him." Set. Asa - Resident Duellist =============================================================================== Gender: Male Idle: 0s Alias: alm Mail: 0 Received; 0 Unread. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fullname: Asa Laine Morganstern House: Gryffindor Year: Sixth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Info: A brash, self-styled "duellist" whose quick tongue and readiness to defend friends from any slight has earned him as many enemies as friends. He hides the hurt of a checkered past underneath his aggressive exterior. The type of person who's either loved or hated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "I do believe if you use the phrase 'ickle firsty' one more time, Mr. High and Mighty Slytherin, I'm going to pound your head in with a very large hammer." =============================================================================== Asa blinks a few times, then snickers. "Sounds like a traditional Binns assignment. I can just imagine the spirits of the restless dead haunting Hogwarts, popping up in people's wardrobes the day before term begins shouting 'BEWAAARE THE HISTOOORY HOMEWOORK!' in suitably spooky voices. Dumbledore probably has an exorcist brought in every year regular." Hermione starts giggling; she can't help it. "Ow," she groans. "And no doubt at least half of them would turn out to be poltergeists, like Peeves, only devoting themselves to ripping up the history textbooks. It might even get Professor Binns all worked up... I imagine they keep him on because they don't have to pay him, don't you think?" (New BB message (4/23) posted to '(OOC) General Announcements' by Sofia: RP Logs) Asa laughs and stands up straight to avoid falling backwards OFF the building in a fit of giggles, because that would certainly place a damper on the joy of the moment. "Don't get me started. I can think of all sorts of horrible things to say about every teacher. Actually, I appear to be good at saying horrible things about everybody. A rare talent," he says, with a mock-arrogant sniff, adjusting the sides of his robe. "Including myself, so there's karma for you." [Gryffindor] Ron hmms. Y'all don't think Michelle would be upset if I posted the log from the Trophy Room, do you? [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Nah." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "She totally loved that scene." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry doesn't think so. :) [Gryffindor] Ron thinks he'll post it on the ezboard, then. Yaay. ;) It was much fun. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia had a good time STing it.;) Pausing to straighten out her robes, Hermione eases out of her giggles a bit before answering. "Well, you haven't said anything horrible about me so far," she says seriously enough. "I didn't see you with anyone at Hogsmeade, by the way. Didn't you go?" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "I need to drag Peeves out soon and raise more ruckus." [Gryffindor] Matteus coughs. Yeah. Uhh... Peeves rocks. I mav'd to public. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "When's the game, Harry?" Asa smirks. "You never asked. Out of respect for your position, I'll defer." He smiles, but it quickly fades at the mention of Hogsmeade. "Errr... no. I didn't. I had an appointment elsewhere, actually." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia tickles Matty. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "You -so- need publically humiliated.;)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Saturday the 23rd at 6pm PST sounds like the time so far. :)" [Gryffindor] Ron eeps. Guess who won't be here then? O.o [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry blinks at Ron. Didn't you get a @mail from Haggis, Ron? [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "S'Ok Ron! Eris plans to knock as many Gryffs off their brooms as she can...I can just knock you out of the game? *beams*" Hermione blinks a few times, but politely lets it slide, smoothing her hair back self-consciously. "Why, what would you say about me that's so horrible?" Women and cats - curiosity is deadly. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Did you @mail him back, saying you couldn't do that time? You should, if you haven't, so he can reschedule. ;)" [Gryffindor] Ron didn't, yet. O.o Just read it yesterday, and I was doing the chem lab then, so I forgot about it. Will do it now. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Well, if you change your mind...Katie turned it into a Grudge Match with Slytherin. It's gonna be nasty.;)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Cool. :) We want everyone to make it, since the Slytherin-Gryffindor Grudge Match is rarely something to be missed. :D" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "It was a Grudge Match only when Eris started posing that it was, Sofia. ;D" [Gryffindor] Matteus despams. ;D [Gryffindor] Matteus has left this channel. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "And Slytherin was all like "Yeah! Kill em! Kill em!" ;)" Asa laughs and shakes a finger disprovingly. "No way, I'm not getting trapped into that. I'd like to be on good terms with my prefect for the remainder of the year, thank you very much." He glances around at the floor, and then over the battlements. "Dare I ask what went on last night? Or is it none of my business?" Oh yes, nice hurried and obvious change of subject. Score 10 transparency points for Team Morganstern. [Gryffindor] Ron sighs. I know, I know...I really want to be there. But these next two weekends are hellish. I'll try. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia can think of 3 reasons for it to be a Grudge Match.;) [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Grudge match, SWEET." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Don't worry, Ron. Haggis will try to reschedule it so everyone can make it. ;) RL before RP and stuff." [Gryffindor] Asa oils his baseball bat for the postgame riot. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia laughs at Asa. Hermione wrinkles her nose, curious on the one topic, and clearly wanting to avoid the other topic. "Tell you what. How about we call a truce, and I'll ask you something else instead? But you have to promise not to be standing near the battlements when I ask." [Gryffindor] Hermione prepares to give Asa a shock. ;) Asa snickers and takes a step toward the center of the floor. "You've got yourself a deal. What can I do for you?" [Gryffindor] Asa wonders if there's a spell for summoning bungee cord. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Bungee Apparo! ...That totally won't work." Hermione takes a deep breath, looking suddenly ill at ease. "Well... if you're not already going with anyone, I was wondering if you'd mind taking me to the Yule Ball? I mean, it's not that I'm trying to ask you on a date-date," she says quickly, "just that the twins are desperately trying to hook me up with anyone and everyone and if I have someone lined up, I can tell them to ... well, sod off." She looks up hopefully, though with a certain amount of trepidation. [Gryffindor] Asa falls over twitching. [Gryffindor] Hermione grins. Sorry, Asa. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia replies to Harry's post on the logs.;) [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Oho man, this is RICH." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry blinks. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Did I stumble on some dark secret or something? :)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Likely. ^_^" [Gryffindor] Hermione grins. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Harry pointed out that I pin-pointed Kal trying to take Hermione to the Ball instead of Malfoy, so I posted that Kal was supposed to take Eris...so she's going with Goyle now because -he's- loyal.;)" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Err... Kal hasn't talked to Hermione about it yet, ICly. :) At all. So I doubt it's gonna happen." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "It was a joke on the boards." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Oh, okay. :)" Stunned silence. A good deal of it, probably enough to send Hermione screaming for the hills when the blonde finally coughs and speaks up, smiling a bit sheepishly. "You know what the strange thing is? Last night George asked Matteus to ask you, right in front of me, and Matty got a little strange. So I *knew* something was up, and I was going to ask you if everything was alright. And now this." He smiles goofily. "Err, I'm not saying no! I just, uh, thought it was funny." ============================================================================== Group Name Last Post # of messages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - (OOC) Staff Announcements Sun Feb 17 29 3 (OOC) Plots and Events Sun Dec 30 2 4 (OOC) General Announcements Mon Feb 18 23 U 5 (OOC) Theme Tue Nov 13 0 6 (OOC) Casting Call Fri Feb 1 9 7 * (OOC) Other MU* Fri Feb 1 5 8 (IC) Hogwarts Sun Feb 17 17 10 * (IC) Gryffindor Fri Feb 15 11 14 (IC) Rumors Sun Feb 17 31 15 - (IC) Daily Prophet Sun Jan 13 4 18 - (GAME) Points Announcements Sun Feb 17 79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ '*' = restricted '-' = read only '(-)' = read only, but you can write ============================================================================== ============================================================================== **** (OOC) Plots and Events **** Message Posted By ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3/1 End-of-Holiday Party! Sun Dec 30 Matteus 3/2 About the Party Sun Dec 30 Matteus ============================================================================== Hermione sits down on the floor, putting her head in her hands and groaning. "Oh, no, they didn't. I'm going to kill them one of these days, really..." She glances up, wryly. "Matteus ... well, I'm sure he has many lovely qualities, but I have no desire to go to the ball with him, and he has even less desire to go with me. I'd much rather go with you." Isn't that flattering? Of course, then she adds, "Not that I know you awfully well or anything, but he's a bit young, don't you think? I mean... well... I'm just digging myself in deeper, aren't I." Asa laughs and shakes his head. "It's alright. Trust me, he's not my type either." A wink there, at the very least, and he puts out a hand to be shook. "There's no reason we can't go as friends, right? And be the utter envy of everyone in the room with our incredible beauty and stunning wit. So there." [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph wavelegs. :) [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Hey Joseph." Hermione laughs, rising to accept the hand. "All right," she acquiesces. "I mean, I don't know you well enough to ... err." Her face turns pink, and she says primly, "go with you like /that/. And I'm sorry for breaking with tradition and asking you, instead of the usual way of things, but those twins could drive me to far worse." ========================= (OOC) General Announcements ======================== Message: 4/23 Posted Author RP Logs Mon Feb 18 Sofia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In case you didn't know, a few of us post RP logs on the HPM Forum. I, personally, would like to see more stuff from OCs. :) I posted the Slytherin brawl from last night in case anyone missed it, or would like to know what was said at the Slytherin table.:) http://pub42.ezboard.com/fharrypottermush58495frm5 -Sofia's Player ============================================================================== [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Heya, Joseph. :)" [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "Any RP going on around? :)" Shaking your hand amicably, the blonde grins faintly. "We've both gone here long enough to know that the Weasleys are well-intentioned but have all the tact of a rampaging rhino herd." Taking his hand back and stifling any comments about the blushing (and mind you, his cheeks are a little pink as is), he coughs. "Well, tradition be hanged. We're modern wizards, right?" She reclaims her hand, looking awkwardly about. "Err... well, I'm not really sure how modern wizards do this, but I suppose we ought to let people know - if only to save on embarassment later." Hermione's practical, but this is not one of her more experienced areas. "...Is this where we ... ahh. I don't even know what to say, now! Should we go back to the common room?" [Gryffindor] Hermione grins. Okay, this is funny. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Perhaps we should paint some banners, hang them around the school?" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "That might work :)" [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "Hm? Fun? What? :)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry blinks. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "What we NEED is an ad campaign. Maximum exposure. Radio spots, a music video..." [Gryffindor] Hermione grins. Y'all will find out, soon enough. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Pity Fred and George aren't on." While not exactly a master in the intricacies of teenage pseudo-romance, Asa has at least one minor benefit in this area: he is almost impossible to knock for a loop, even by having the cute prefect of his house ask him to a dance, as friends, really, honest. He nods and gestures toward the door back inside. "Well, I mean, we don't need Lee Jordan to show up and provide color commentary, but it might serve to get the twins to back off a bit. That or rough me up in a hallway because they don't think I'm the right date." [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph is a man of some resources. But not in the ads department, I fear. :) Hermione smothers a laugh at the idea of Lee showing up and giving a blow-by- blow on the date. "If Lee Jordan did that, I think I'd kick him in the shins," she says primly, following towards the steps. "And I don't think the twins really care terribly much -who- I go with. They were talking about setting me up with /Percy/." She shudders in horror. Asa says "Wide World of Sports indeed.". Hermione says "Hermione's love life rather resembles it, these days. Either that or that crocodile hunter fellow.". Asa suppresses a giggle. "Ah, Percy. Only two letters away from 'perfect' his whole life. It must be a burden." He opens the door and holds it for a lady, as is proper. "After you." Asa says "Crikey. ;)". Hermione smiles her thanks, face still tinged a bit red, and slips inside. "Thanks." Hermione heads back inside. You head past the narrow arch, down the short stairway and through the door to the north wing. -+--+- Dark and cold and lit only by the weak sunlight which filters in through the arrow-thin windows, this corridor's almost as gloomy as the dungeons. The torches aren't often lit, and it's rumoured that the Bloody Baron likes to hang out here; judging by how often students tend to encounter him and how rarely Peeves is seen here, it's probably true. Shadows flicker dramatically, and spiders seem to find it to their liking, for their webs have been spun like shiny silk in the corners and along the arched ceiling. Paintings of tarot cards line the walls, and tea leaves and crystal balls have been carved into the pillars. The entrance to Professor Trelawney's tower lies to the north; further along is the heavy wooden door to the battlements. Contents: Hermione Obvious exits: Battlements Divination Tower Stairs Down East Wing West Wing [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Asa, at least your first days have been interesting. ;)" Hermione departs through the archway to the east wing. Asa says "Hoo, LOST ALREADY. I'm lucky I found the stupid battlem... and you're gone already.". You pass through the archway to the east wing. -+--+- Morning finds this corridor bathed in warm light, for the dawning sun's rays filter brightly through the ruby-and-gold stained-glass windows. By late afternoon the shadows have begun to creep forth, though early in the evening the many torches and braziers which line the walls banish them. At night, though, all is dark and quiet, save for the frequent ghostly traffic- apparently, they like the seventh floor, particularly Nearly Headless Nick and the Bloody Baron. A faded tapestry hangs on the wall facing the outside of the castle, and the windows offer a clear view of the Forbidden Forest's dark, looming trees. Contents: Hermione Obvious exits: North Wing South Wing Hermione slips behind a tapestry and disappears from view. You slip behind a tapestry and into a hidden corridor. -+--+- This long, low stone corridor wends and winds its way around. With hardly a drapery to keep it from looking gloomy (or to keep the chill out), it is only lightened by a few stained glass windows in gothic-style arches, thin and reedy, with stylized scenes of old wizards and witches playing Quidditch in one, studying in another, and in yet another one, they seem to be in the process of blowing something up... it appears to be the Potions dungeon. Unlike the castle's paintings, the stained glass windows subjects don't actually move. At one end of the passage is a tapestry that leads into the main corridor. At the other end of the passage is a large and wide painting of a heavyset woman wearing an ornate pink dress. Contents: Hermione Obvious exits: Main Corridor Hermione whispers something to The Fat Lady. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "It's a whirlwind somethingorother." The Fat Lady mulls it over before swinging outward, allowing Hermione entrance to the room beyond. A few seconds after Hermione goes past the portal, The Fat Lady swings back, sealing the passageway. Asa whispers something to The Fat Lady. The Fat Lady mulls it over before swinging outward, allowing Asa entrance to the room beyond. A few seconds after Asa goes past the portal, The Fat Lady swings back, sealing the passageway. -+--+- This circular room is incredibly cozy. A roaring fireplace is magically kept going year-round, providing a cheery yellow and orange light when the usual candles are not enough. There are loads of squashy armchairs, the kind comfortable enough to sleep in, facing every which way. There's a small table for those brave enough to try their hands at wizard chess, and there are also a few long tables with less comfortable chairs for doing homework. Hanging from the ceiling are a couple of bright red and gold banners with the Gryffindor lion on them. On the walls of the tower's room are paintings of old Gryffindors, cheerfully offering advice on homework when asked, or retelling stories from their days (although the paintings with the fictional characters tend to tell fictional - and thus more interesting - stories). There are three exits to this circular room: the portrait hole, and two sets of spiral stairs. One is for the boys dorms, the other is for the girls dorms. Contents: Hermione Joseph Ron Obvious exits: Girls Boys Out The Fat Lady allows Asa into the Common Room. Hermione enters the common room just ahead of Asa, her face tinged a distinct but not displeased shade of pink. Asa says "It's not what you think. We were holding her over a fire.". Joseph plumps himself down into a chair not far away from Ron, glancing over at his book. "Studying up for the match, or just for fun?" he asks, stifling another yawn behind his hand, before he begins straightening out his robe. He and Ron are sitting in opposite chairs in the common room. Joseph looks slightly disheveled, his robe wrinkled as if he had slept in it, and his eyes slightly red, as if he hadn't been sleeping much. Ron is reading a Quidditch book. (New BB message (8/18) posted to '(IC) Hogwarts' by Dumbledore: Gryffindor v. Slytherin) ================================ (IC) Hogwarts =============================== Message: 8/18 Posted Author Gryffindor v. Slytherin Mon Feb 18 Dumbledore ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I believe I speak for all of Hogwarts' Faculty when I wish both Houses luck this coming week in the season's first Quidditch match, and indeed the first Quidditch match in over a year played on Hogwarts' grounds. Please come out and support your Houses, or, if your House is not playing, the sport of Quidditch itself and the spirit of unity in these troubled times. Sincerely, Albus Dumbledore Headmaster OOC: The game is set for Saturday, February 23rd at 6pm PST/9pm EST. ============================================================================== [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph grunts amusedly. "Oh yes, I'll give this place that. It certainly knows how to make things interesting. :)" Asa is just behind Hermione, looking... not troubled. Not nervous. *Something*. Pleased enough, but on edge, maybe. "A little of both, I suppose," Ron answers with a faint smile and a shrug. The book is closed so he won't be distracted while carrying on a conversation...though he does keep a finger wedged between the pages to hold his place. He turns to glance at who's just entered, and another small smile touches his lips. "Hey, Hermione." Hermione greets the others offhandedly, trying to ignore the fact that she's still blushing a bit. "Hi, Ron, Joseph." She steps out of Asa's way, rather than continue to block the portrait hole. "What're you fellows up to? - I got my candy back from McGonagall, by the way, if anyone'd like a Chocolate Frog?" The Prefect is of the firm belief that you can never have too much chocolate. Harry arrives from the boys' dorms. Harry suppresses a yawn, sighing instead through his nose as he descends the staircase leading into the boy's dorms, having dropped off his books from last class, History of Magic. Joseph will scenepose with his pose. :) Asa blinks, then steps around Hermione to take a seat at some... nicely safe distance, lacing his fingers together and stretching both arms over his head and yawning faintly. At the prefect's offer of chocolate, he declines. "Argh, no. After my little 'vacation' I never want to see chocolate again. The frog Matteus gave me last night is the last of the stuff I want to see for decades." Perhaps he went to Switzerland? Holland? Pennsylvania? It is a mystery. Ron considers Hermione's offer for a moment, then holds out his hand. "I'll take one," he answers, though he's not really in the mood for chocolate -- nope, after Sofia got that Bagman card, Ron's been on the lookout for another. "And I'm just reading up on some strategy for the game. Where've you two been?" The question is accompanied by a glance at both Hermione and Asa. Seated in a chair opposite from Ron, Joseph is looking slightly disheveled, his robe wrinkled and his eyes slightly red, as if from lack of sleep. "Yeah.. I've been reading some on it myself. 'Quidditch Cup summaries, 1933-1991'. Not a bad read, that." he says. As the common room begins to fill up, he makes quick greetings to those who arrive. "Hey, Hermione." he says with a small wave, then nods to Asa and Harry. "Harry. Asa." Returning his attention to Hermione, his face lights up slightly as he nods his head. "Yeah, wouldn't mind a frog. You can keep the picture, if you want.." Hermione's face, which had been going back to normal, starts turning pink again, as she pulls a couple of the Frogs out from a pocket of her robe, lobbing them underhanded to Joseph and Ron. There's a reason she's not on the Quidditch team - she throws -much- better underhanded than not, and even so, her aim is slightly erratic. "Oh, I don't collect them, but Ron does, I think, and maybe Harry?" She looks queryingly to the Gryffindor Seeker, then turns to glance sidelong to Asa. "Oh, uh, we were just up on the battlements. Talking. You know." [Gryffindor] Lupin says, "Enjoying it here? :)" [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "Feverently. :)" From afar, Hermione grins. All I can think of, with your last name, is The Princess Bride. [Gryffindor] Lupin grins. Long distance to Hermione: Asa laughs! A favorite film of mine. Much better than the book, actually. From afar, Hermione loved the movie. Couldn't find the book for love or money. You paged Hermione with 'Don't bother, it's not that good. ;)'. From afar, Hermione laughs. Okay. So you hunt books devoutly too, eh? You paged Hermione with 'When I'm properly motivated, you'd be surprised what I can dig up. ^_^'. From afar, Hermione laughs. I've done that a time or three. I understand. Still haven't been able to find all the Kai Lung books, though. Long distance to Hermione: Asa waves a hand over his head. Never heard of 'em. Hermione pages: Ernest Bramah. About a wandering eastern mystic. Semi-parody, but very beautifully written, slightly raunchy. Long distance to Hermione: Asa scribbles that down for future ref. Harry gives Hermione and Ron a half-hearted wave, plopping himself into a squashy chair, bearing signs of similar sleeplessness to Joseph, but more manifested in being particularly subdued today. Pulling off his glasses and wiping them for a moment on the sleeve of his robes, he catches some of what Ron had said and nods. "There's those papers, too, Ron." You know. THOSE papers. From afar, Hermione grins. I'm a former English Lit. major. Long distance to Hermione: Asa laughs. Former film student, myself. Asa glances between Ron, Hermione, and Harry. "Hermione mentioned the oh-so- pleasant homework Binns assigned. You have my deepest sympathies, I assure you." He smiles faintly, but as if Hermione's not-exactly-master level attempts at maintaining radio silence weren't bad enough, he's not exactly being cloak and dagger either. Ahaha. Hahaha. Ha. [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs. Alicia arrives from the girls' dorms. Joseph catches, almost effortlessly, and begins unwrapping his frog. Glancing at the picture inside, he scoffs. "No Bagman here, that's for sure." he says, holding up... oh yes, another Dumbledore. He's frequent, in those packages. Leaving the picture on the arm of his chair, he crumples the paper as he stuffs the frog into his mouth, giving out a grunt of satisfaction as a smile crawls onto his face. "So, what's happening?" Ron tips his head at Joseph, then nods very slowly. "Is it? I haven't read it, myself...but I'll keep an eye out for it. Thanks." He catches the frog that Hermione throws him rather easily -- he's only got to lean out a little bit to snag it. The box is torn open, the card peered at eagerly...and then Ron groans. "-Another- Merlin. Maybe that Bagman of Sofia's is worth two Dumbledore and - two- Merlin, now..." He blinks, finally catching what Harry's said. "Pap...-oh-. Right! I haven't even looked at those yet!" Hermione and Asa are shot a suspicious look as he bites into his frog. "Uh-huh," he mumbles through a mouthful of chocolate. Hermione blushes a bright red, and quickly attempts to change the topic, with another sidelong glance at Asa. "Has anyone seen Fred and George? I need to talk to them rather sooner than later." Before they get her into any more hot water with Lupin. Alicia makes her usual entrance from the girls dorms, looking rather sleepy, hair a mess and undone, though for once properly dressed instead of wearing those awful pajamas of hers. "What's going on out here?" She says with irritation as she rubs at her eyes, nearly stumbling over a pillow before cursing a bit and leaning down to snatch it up. "You all are making enough racket to wake the dead." Loud enough to carry into the seventh year dorms. Excuses, excuses. She just needs somebody to blame for not just sleeping right through until morning. [TIME] It is currently 21:50:43 on Thu Oct 26, 1995. Sofia arrives from the girls' dorms. Joseph shrugs to Ron, adding a hint of a smile. "Well, I have it up in my room. You can borrow it later, if you want to." he says, before Alicia bursts in. He listens out her tirade with a look of utter innocence on his face. "We aren't making a /racket/." he says, his nose turning up slightly. "Besides, even the dead are awake at this time of day." he adds, waving a hand at the retreating back of a ghost, fading through one of the walls. Asa grins faintly at Joseph, in as much attempt to be friendly to someone who has, on both occasions of recent acquaintance, looked like Death warmed up on a bed of greens than anything else. "My foster parents.... their son collected those cards. There was a bloody huge sheaf of them in his bedroom. They're rather old, too. Out of respect I never rifled through them." Joseph obligingly stuffs an apple in his mouth? :) Quirking a smile at Ron, Harry says, "You forgot we went through them already? They're upstairs." As in, the parchments from Krum he went over with Ron the night he got them. "I haven't seen the twins yet today, Hermione." He answers the Prefect, stifling the urge to yawn again. Ugh. That History of Magic essay he just doesn't want to even think about. The thought itself is enough to put him to sleep. Sofia trails down the stairs, coming into the main part of the room. Ron smirks at Alicia and shakes his head. "Aww. You need your beauty sleep for sure," he answers in response to her rant, popping the remainder of his chocolate into his mouth as he prepares to get hit. Harry is studied from under the crook of his elbow -- he's raised his arm to ward off Alicia's blow, should it come. "I remember," he answers with a roll of his eyes, "I just wanted to take a closer look at them, was all." Hermione wrinkles her nose. Well. That makes it more difficult. Another glance to Asa, queryingly, as if to ask him, 'how d'you want to do this?' She looks back to Ron and Harry, since they seem to know the most what's going on. "Any idea when they might turn up, then? I mean, I could just pass along a message, but..." Hermione ignores Quidditch talk the way the boys tend to ignore homework talk from her. Asa says "Give me a few minutes, Joe. Soon I will be the ham.". Hermione snickers. [Gryffindor] Hermione does, btw, apologize if her poses are sub-standard tonight, this cold is kicking her butt. Sofia drifts off to the table where she tends to leave her homework un-watched. She glides into a chair and crosses her legs comfortably. [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph comforts. "I'm still kicking out the last of my flu. It can be hard to get brain working at times. But then again, sometimes it just kicks into high gear too. :)" [Gryffindor] Hermione grins. Just came down with it - too many late nights. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry is suffering from a cold, lack of caffeine, spam and my sister distracting me with IMs. ;D [Gryffindor] Ron patpats all the sick people. Alicia returns, er, sorry, door. The smile from Asa doesn't pass Joseph by. He gives a weak one in response himself, nodding in greeting. Folding his arms over his chest, he leans back in his chair to savor the last flavor of the chocolate frog. He glances over at Sofia, giving her a small wave of his hand as well, just in case she spots him. Harry would normally be giving Hermione one of his slightly quizzical looks over the significant glances to Asa, but he doesn't seem to have noticed in the least. "What's the rush, Hermione? They're bound to show up sometime today." He rests his chin on a hand, elbow propped up on the arm of his chair. Not so much of a blow as much as it is Alicia tossing the pillow she picked up at Ron with a smirk. "Clever." She mutters to the fifth year before dropping down heavily into a seat with a loud yawn. Sofia isn't sure where everyone is situated -- no scene pose. Asa returns Hermione's conspiratorial glance from his chair by the painting with a hapless shrug. He tried to do things her way, and it just didn't work out in the situation. No big loss. The saddest part is that it leaves it to Asa to get the ball effectively rolling. "So!" he says, with the aggressive loudness of someone changing the subject *very deliberately* but hoping nobody will really know. "What's everyone planning for the Yule Ball? Much excitement, I'm sure." He smiles the smile of the sheepish. Joseph has reconnected. Joseph has partially disconnected. [Gryffindor] Hermione cracks up. Ron grins and catches the pillow, winking at Alicia. He readies himself to toss it back, but Harry's question stops him -- really, what -is- the rush to see Fred and George? She was just complaining about them the other day, wasn't she? Asa's comment earns a quick 'oh you just -had- to' glare, but it's good-natured enough. He can, afterall, just dodge answering. Well, at least he hopes he can. [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph pheers Asa's leet posing skillz! :) Hermione moves a little further into the room, if only so she can put her schoolbag down in a corner, coaxing Crookshanks over. The gigantic cat rubs against the girl's legs, nearly making her stumble before she scoops him up to her shoulder, cheeks pink as she waits to hear what everyone has to say. She leans up against the wall, meanwhile - good additional brace under the weight of catitude. Harry's question receives an indeterminate mumble, for now. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Proving once again that I am lame, but FUNNY, so they cancel each other out. ;)" [Gryffindor] Alicia's alt is so lame it hurts. And while not funny, she's such a psycho nobody much seems to hurt. :) Harry suppresses a groan when the topic of the Yule Ball comes up, and shakes his head instead, from his seat in a squashy chair near the centre of the common room. He shoots Hermione something close to a glare, as if she were responsible for something. Likely, hearkening back to their conversation in Hogsmeade this last weekend. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry laughs. ;) Lots of looks, no real answers though. Alicia just gives a few blinks to Ron, Harry and Hermione. "Apparently everyone's quite eager for it, this year." She finally says, smirking a bit as she glances at Asa, sinking down in her chair and shifting a bit to hook one of her legs over the chair. So begins the process of getting comfortable in the commonroom, to fall asleep there. George arrives from the boys' dorms. George comes bounding down the stairs. Fred comes bounding down the stairs. [Gryffindor] Hermione snickers. I love that. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George says, "What? :)" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "The bounding down the stairs just strikes me as particularly funny right now. Of course, I have a cold, so that may be why." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George grins. Joseph gives a slight wince. "Yeah.. That thing. I still have to find someone to go with." he mutters, shifting uncomfortably. It's not like he's getting a lot of offers in that department. George smiles and raises a hand as he sees everyone, coming over to give Sofia a kiss on the cheek. Fred: smiles and raises a hand as he sees everyone, coming over to give Sofia a kiss on the cheek. Asa coughs and half-flinches from the responses. "Well, alright then. Sorry. Neutral topics of conversation are a bit scarce around here lately, so I was just reaching in the dark." A nice innocent lie never hurt anybody. Right? Right! George makes it clear that he's the 'George one', however, by then taking Sofia's hand. "You' "You'll find someone." Alicia says rather absently to Joseph, obviously some sort of automatic response at this point. She knits her brows a bit, sniffing a bit as her gaze travels over the twins briefly, from her spot of draping over the chair. "Still can't remember who I went with last yeat...." She murmurs mostly to herself, blinking. Alicia learns how to type. Suh-igh. Hermione seems half-relieved, and half in a state of trepidation to see the twins. "Oh, excellent timing." Inadvertently, she takes a half-step back, towards Asa. "Fred, George, I need to talk to you two. About your..." She grits her teeth hard enough that her parents would cringe, surely. "Plans." From afar, Hermione snickers. My valiant protector against the twins' plans to hook me up! Long distance to Hermione: Asa looks out from hiding behind your back. "Where?" From afar, Hermione giggles. Joseph nudges Hermione. "Wanna come wif me? I floss regularly... ;P" George grins at Alicia. "That would be me." He smiles at Hermione. So does Fred. "Which plans? We have many." Long distance to Hermione: Asa eyes Joe's comment and just cackles insanely. Sofia looks up from her books when the Twins nab her on either side. "Hello." she greets them, then goes back to looking at the pictures. Harry is seated in a chair, chin propped on a hand and looking relatively subdued today. Stifling yet /another/ yawn, he shakes his head again. The Yule Ball. He's not at all sure they'll even HAVE one, and yet it seems like everyone's talking about it. Flushing slightly, he starts to get to his feet again, lest he conk out and fall asleep in the chair. Hermione looks warily at Fred and George. "Your plans. Involving me," she clarifies. "About the Yule Ball. You see, I ... have a date." Quickly, she reaches behind her back and grabs for Asa's hand. "We're going together to the ball, you see." And she turns bright red. Hermione says "Sorry, Joseph. :)". Asa is close to the door, so there's a running headstart allowed, right? Hermione snickers. Joseph snaps his fingers. ;) Alicia gives George and Fred a bit of a look. "I didn't..." She knits her brows, then rolls her eyes a bit as she glances over to Hermione, falling quiet as her foot taps the ground lightly. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny waves :) [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia waves. Ron absently pitches the pillow at Alicia, though the chances of it hitting her are rather slim, since he didn't really aim. His focus is instead diverted between the twins and Hermione, in hopes that he'll maybe figure out what they're all talking about. At Hermione's admission, Ron's jaw drops. "You and him?", he gasps before he can stop himself...and after the fact, he starts to turn a very bright shade of red. This is not good. Not fair, either. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Hi, Ginny. :) Come join us." Harry blinks quickly, and looks over at Hermione, then at Asa. Then to Hermione. Did she really say that? Is she really holding Asa's hand? That's it. He really DID fall asleep. Harry fights down the absurd urge to burst out laughing, and furrows his brows momentarily. Think fast. Er... "We've got to... talk about the upcoming game. C'mon Ron." Harry tries, in vain, to rescue Ron. ;) Hermione snickers. Joseph doesn't look overly reassured by Alicia's statement, shrugging as he returns his attention to the general going-ons of the common room, chuckling slightly at the escalating pillow fight. George raises an eyebrow. Fred raises the other eyebrow. It's a mirror image, both OUTSIDE eyebrows raised. George says, "Why, Hermione! I never knew! Congrats Asa!" Fred says, "Congrats Asa! Now, no getting fresh with the Prefect between now and then in public. She has an image to uphold." George adds, "And here we were going to see if we could get some Slytherin to take you, as we'd already written off everyone else." Fred adds, "Or Charley, if Dumbledore would let him come back for the ball." Ron grins. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny grins. People. RP. Yum. [Gryffindor] Sofia has left this channel. [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph hands Ginny his handkerchief. "Here, you're drooling.. :)" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George grins. Was that about the response you were hoping for Hermione? ;) Asa wants to cough and can't, mainly because Hermione has his hand. And from the tone of Ron's reply, the look on Alicia's face, the completely obvious attempt of Harry to get Ron the hell out of Dodge, there is nowhere to go but down. He turns faint scarlet, then stares at Fred dumbfounded. "I'm not... we're not... we're going as friends. Nothing wrong with that." Hoo yes, explain away. George winks at Asa. "Sssss-uuuuuuuuu-re. We'll cover for you. 'Just Friends'. Don't worry. We won't let on anything but that outside the House." He beams. So does Fred. Hermione turns, if possible, an even brighter shade of red, and falls silent in sheer mortification - for all of about five seconds. "Honestly, you two! I am not the one who - ooooh!" She stamps her foot. "I wish I had something to throw at you two!" Of course, with her aim, that'd endanger everyone else more than it would the twins. She's let go of Asa's hand as if scalded, at the notion of getting fresh. Asa is too heavy for Hermione to lift. Thank GOD. Hermione laughs. "Nothing wrong at all," Ron mumbles, expression now gone from baffled to a little hurt, though he tries to hide it. His face is still red as he looks up at Harry. "Er, sure..." George is given a pained look as he slides out of his chair and wanders across the room toward Harry. "The game. See you all later," he mumbles, looking over his shoulder and giving everyone a wave and a false looking smile. Hermione and Asa. Huh. Fred grins, as well. "Why, Hermione? After all, we just SAID we'd keep your cover. After all, wouldn't want to let everyone else know you're taken now!" He grins at Asa. "Good lad. Frankly, for awhile there, a bunch of folks thought Hermione might just not be interested in boys at all!" "I don't see what the big deal is. So what if you are?" Alicia pipes up, blinking a bit as she looks at the two. After all, they aren't on the quidditch team, -they- don't have anything to get distracted from. There's no danger of losing games. She gives a brief, annoyed glance to the twins for some reason, seeing as people can't read her thoughs. Of course, if Angelina were here she'd get a glare too. Romance. Paugh. She sighs a bit, glancing at Hermione and smirking. "Relax, Hermione, no need to get so flustered. Such a reaction would make some people -think-." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny will be down in just a few minutes [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George says, "You're missing all the fun. I am pretty sure Fred and George are about to get turned into newts." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Hurry, before my survival instincts kick in." [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Stupid Cho showing me a stupid evil fantic with Hermione and Cho." [Gryffindor] Hermione snickers. [Gryffindor] Hermione coughs. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Uh, I've seen that one, and I can safely say, Harry's love interest is safe from me." [Gryffindor] Alicia whacks Fred, coz she actually forgot about that evil fanfic and suddenly remembered it! Harry puts a hand on Ron's back, to steer him in the direction of the portrait hole. He glances over his shoulder at Hermione once, and then ducks out. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George bows. Sofia needs to AFK for a bit. Joseph's attention is turned towards the Hermione/Weasley show, his brows pulling down in a deep frown for a moment. Then he sighs, shaking his head as he takes on a slightly pained expression. He is watching with a mediocrum of interest, but there is some other quantity of something else in his eyes. Sofia goes home. Joseph says "And I'll stake the first to claim I have romantic interest in the Grangy one for that pose. :)". Hermione is, of course, standing right by Asa, who's standing right by the portrait hole, face still a bright cherry red as she glances at Asa as if to say 'help me out, here'. "We are not dating!", she snaps. "We're going as friends. As -friends-. In the same fashion as if I were to go with either of you - though the more you do this to me, the more chance there is that I'd sooner go with the entire Slytherin Quidditch team than with either of you!" She sniffs huffily, and turns to Asa. "D'you want to go grab a meal?", she asks tartly, "Or are you going to avoid me now that my so-called friends've humiliated me?" Harry departs through the portrait hole. Ron departs through the portrait hole. "They're getting a meal..." Alicia mock-whispers to Fred and George. "Either of you got a camera?" Asa stands up, suddenly just needing to... well, stand up. He attempts to give Fred and George a decent scowl, but this horribly twisted combination of amusement at his own predicament and embarassment keeps him from doing anything with any sense, like fleeing at the speed of sound. "Ha! As if the Prefect and I..." And that thought is cheerfully derailed before it goes anywhere that's going to get him changed into something amphibious overnight. "Food sounds good. Friends eating together." He shoots what would be under any other circumstances a scatching glance at Alicia that makes him look a little rabid. Asa says "Scathing. Witness my typing skills dying.". Hermione grins. George pauses a moment. "Who humiliated you, Hermione? NOBODY gets to humiliate our friends. You tell us who and we'll make sure they never do it again." He gets an evil grin. So does Fred, who adds, "We have toffees designed for just that purpose." George TRULY appears to believe that Hermione didn't mean him and his brother!! [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Ginny, you're missing it all." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "And speaking of meals, I need to get some dinner, sadly. :P" [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny gets back to the keyboard Alicia just gives Asa an innocent smile, raising a hand to curl a lock of her mussed hair around her finger. "Your face may just freeze like that, Asa." Asa simply goes: "..." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny says, "And you know, if my character were devious, she could always get a polyjuice potion and switch with Cho, then hit on Harry...." Ginny arrives from the girls' dorms. "Oooh! You two make me so mad, I could just... oooh!" Hermione stamps her foot again, looking very tempted to go for her wand. Instead, though, she grabs Asa's hand, and starts pulling him towards the portrait hole. "Come on, let's get out of here before they decide they haven't done enough damage!" [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "You'd have to deal with Cho's friend if she found out, Gin. " [Gryffindor] Lupin says, "Harry wouldn't know what to do with a girl if someone drew him a map. :)" Ginny walks down the stairs, fingers tweaking at the folds of her robe as she enters the room. She pauses briefly, blinking as Hermione hops up/ [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny grins. No kidding. And Gin's not the type. Alicia bites her upper lip, hard, grinning so widely she's obviously trying hard not to burst out laughing. "Bring me back something, Hermione!" She suddenly says leanign foward in her chair, blinking as she realizes...hello? Food? George looks confused. So does Fred. [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Typo demons...lately. Ugh." Joseph extricates from RP to head down to Snape. :) Asa flails back and forth for a second, and prays that Hermione hasn't been lifting weights as he struggles to flat-out *yank* his arm out of her grip. "Hermione, wait! I have something I need to take care of first. I'll meet you downstairs, okay?" He gives the prefect a reassuring smile. "Honest." Asa says "Need food. @_@". Hermione grins. Sure. Shaking his head at the proceeds, Joseph seems to be of a mind to speak up about something, but seems to think better of it. He rises from his chair, walking off towards the portrait hole himself. "I'll see you all later." he calls, giving a brief wave. Ginny looks a little confused as well, at the yanking and yelling. "What's going on?" she asks, as she continues her way into the room, moving towards the group. George shrugs. "I have no idea. Other than the fact that Hermione has a date." Fred adds after a pause, "For the Yule ball." =============================================================================== HOGWARTS CLASSES FOR ASA =============================================================================== Year 1: No classes listed. Year 2: No classes listed. Year 3: No classes listed. Year 4: No classes listed. Year 5: No classes listed. Year 6: Astronomy, Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, History of Magic, Double Potions, Transfiguration, Muggle Studies and Runes =============================================================================== =============================================================================== HOGWARTS CLASSES FOR HERMIONE =============================================================================== Year 1: No classes listed. Year 2: No classes listed. Year 3: No classes listed. Year 4: No classes listed. Year 5: No classes listed. =============================================================================== Hermione glares venomously at the twins, then eyes Asa, nodding reluctantly. "I'll meet you in the hall." Alicia gets another glare, and she drops Crookshanks unceremoniously, and darts out. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George grins. That was fun, Hermione. Ya'll come back again sometime, y'hear? [Gryffindor] Hermione snickers. Ginny gives Hermione a startled look at that. "Really?" she asks, her voice rising in surprise. "Who?" And she wasn't told this time! She still looks confused at Hermione's expression. "She doesn't look very happy about it." "I didn't do anything!! A tart!!" Alicia calls out as Hermione darts out, looking sullen though. "She won't bring me anything..." Asa nods, rubbing the back of his head. "Just a quick assignment I wanted to do while I was inspired. I'll be down in a bit." Still nice and scarlet, he waves a general goodbye and retreats toward the boy's dorm with a nice stiff step. Hermione departs through the portrait hole. Asa waves. Back after I've had some dinner. Shouldn't be long. -+--+- This circular room is incredibly cozy. A roaring fireplace is magically kept going year-round, providing a cheery yellow and orange light when the usual candles are not enough. There are loads of squashy armchairs, the kind comfortable enough to sleep in, facing every which way. There's a small table for those brave enough to try their hands at wizard chess, and there are also a few long tables with less comfortable chairs for doing homework. Hanging from the ceiling are a couple of bright red and gold banners with the Gryffindor lion on them. On the walls of the tower's room are paintings of old Gryffindors, cheerfully offering advice on homework when asked, or retelling stories from their days (although the paintings with the fictional characters tend to tell fictional - and thus more interesting - stories). There are three exits to this circular room: the portrait hole, and two sets of spiral stairs. One is for the boys dorms, the other is for the girls dorms. Contents: Ginny George Alicia Joseph Obvious exits: Girls Boys Out You head into the boys' dorm. -+--+- Spiraling up from the common room to the top of the tower, this simple stone staircase leads to seven doors. There are little signs on each one indicating which year's students live in which one. The signs are easily removed, since they move each year instead of the students, who remain in the same dorm their entire tenure at Hogwarts. There are arrow-thin windows along the staircase, a few torches are held in brackets for those times when the outdoor light isn't bright enough. There is a long runner carpet running down the stairs, in Gryffindor red with gold-embroidered borders. Obvious exits: First Years Second Years Third Years Fourth Years Fifth Years Sixth Years Seventh Years Out You head into the sixth year dorm. -+--+-(#466RABF) A circular room with high, narrow windows and, for each student, a four- poster bed hung with red velvet draperies. Trunks stand at the foot of each bed, and beneath each window is an endtable with a pitcher of water and a washbasin. On the floor are heavy, comfortable rugs which exactly match the bedcurtains. Obvious exits: Out [Gryffindor] Asa goes verrrrrrrrrrrry idle to run to Wendy's. Back soon. [Gryffindor] Hermione grins. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Now you know to what lengths Hermione will go to avoid being set up with Percy. *grin*" [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Well that wasn't very nice to Asa. " [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny laughs. Oooh, if Ginny heard about trying to set her up with Percy... [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "What? :) I asked him. He said yes." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George grins. Like 'em Ginny? :) [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny grins. Ginny doesn't expect them to last long. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny ohs! You need a graffiti command on them, so people can write nasty notes on them [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George grins. They are on special paper, Ginny. Thought of that. ;) And it's ok if they get torn down. That's why I put the teardown command on them. But 'crunch all you want, we'll make more' as the saying goes... we had 5,000 printed. :) [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George says, "@parent is your friend. :)" [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny laughs!! [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny suddenly thinks we need Lee Jordan so he can go 'Aaaaaaand welcome to the Quidditch match, sponsored by Weasley's Wizard Wheezes! Toffee for all times!' [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry laughs. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George says, ""Brought to you by Matzah from Strauss, for the unleavened experience of a lifetime..." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George grins. Does ANYONE remember the name of that character (Billy Crystal was the comedian). The show was 'You're On', because he'd say "You're on You're on!" when he answered the phone... [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George says, "It was an old SNL sketch line." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny doens't remember that character [Gryffindor] Ron vaguely remembers the sketch, he thinks...but I don't remember the character. O.o [Gryffindor] Asa returns, having given Hermione enough time to down a four course meal in his absence. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny laughs as she fills her dishwasher with bubbles. Oops. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Too much detergent, eh? :)" [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny says, "No, I was being creative and tried to clear a clog out with Drano" =============================================================================== +WHERE LIST (TOTAL CONNECTED: 31) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region Location Players ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogwarts Slytherin Common Room -+- Du Melony and Winston Hogwarts Snape's Office -+- Dungeons Snape Hogwarts Kitchens -+- Beneath The Gre Morgan and Airyk Hogwarts Staff Room Lupin Hogwarts West Wing -+- Ground Floor C Joseph Hogwarts Second Year Girls Dorms -+- Geneva Hogwarts Battlements -+- East Wing -+ Matteus Hogwarts Fifth Year Girls' Dorms -+- Visala and Eris Hogwarts Courtyard Katie Hogwarts Gryffindor Common Room -+- S Ginny Hogwarts Second Year Boys Dorms -+- H Johnny Hogwarts Ravenclaw Common Room -+- Fo Gwerith Hogwarts South Wing -+- DADA Classroo DeVyne Hogwarts Sixth Year Girls -+- Ravencl Charlotte and Delfina Hogwarts First Year Girls -+- Ravencl Mika Hogwarts Sixth Year Boys' Dorm -+- Gr Asa Hogwarts Hufflepuff Common Room -+- K Laurel and Peri Hogwarts I'm With Fred. Really. I am! George Hogwarts Sixth Year Girls' Dorm -+- G Sofia Hogwarts Dumbledore's Office -+- Seco Dumbledore Hogwarts East Wing -+- Seventh Floor Hermione, Ron and Harry OOC Zone Welcome Center Enid OOC Zone Haggis' Stomach Haggis OOC Zone Staff Hall French Souffle =============================================================================== ------------ Highlighted individuals are in +watch'able locations. ------------ =============================================================================== You head out. -+--+- Spiraling up from the common room to the top of the tower, this simple stone staircase leads to seven doors. There are little signs on each one indicating which year's students live in which one. The signs are easily removed, since they move each year instead of the students, who remain in the same dorm their entire tenure at Hogwarts. There are arrow-thin windows along the staircase, a few torches are held in brackets for those times when the outdoor light isn't bright enough. There is a long runner carpet running down the stairs, in Gryffindor red with gold-embroidered borders. Obvious exits: First Years Second Years Third Years Fourth Years Fifth Years Sixth Years Seventh Years Out You head out to the common room. -+--+- This circular room is incredibly cozy. A roaring fireplace is magically kept going year-round, providing a cheery yellow and orange light when the usual candles are not enough. There are loads of squashy armchairs, the kind comfortable enough to sleep in, facing every which way. There's a small table for those brave enough to try their hands at wizard chess, and there are also a few long tables with less comfortable chairs for doing homework. Hanging from the ceiling are a couple of bright red and gold banners with the Gryffindor lion on them. On the walls of the tower's room are paintings of old Gryffindors, cheerfully offering advice on homework when asked, or retelling stories from their days (although the paintings with the fictional characters tend to tell fictional - and thus more interesting - stories). There are three exits to this circular room: the portrait hole, and two sets of spiral stairs. One is for the boys dorms, the other is for the girls dorms. Contents: WWW Poster #1 on the Wall WWW Poster #2 on the Wall Ginny Obvious exits: Girls Boys Out Asa says "Just passin' through. :)". Asa skims through at relativistic speeds, a piece of parchment held in his teeth as he yanks on his robes over his clothes. You head out through the portrait hole. -+--+- This long, low stone corridor wends and winds its way around. With hardly a drapery to keep it from looking gloomy (or to keep the chill out), it is only lightened by a few stained glass windows in gothic-style arches, thin and reedy, with stylized scenes of old wizards and witches playing Quidditch in one, studying in another, and in yet another one, they seem to be in the process of blowing something up... it appears to be the Potions dungeon. Unlike the castle's paintings, the stained glass windows subjects don't actually move. At one end of the passage is a tapestry that leads into the main corridor. At the other end of the passage is a large and wide painting of a heavyset woman wearing an ornate pink dress. Obvious exits: Main Corridor You slip out the tapestry and into the main corridor. -+--+- Morning finds this corridor bathed in warm light, for the dawning sun's rays filter brightly through the ruby-and-gold stained-glass windows. By late afternoon the shadows have begun to creep forth, though early in the evening the many torches and braziers which line the walls banish them. At night, though, all is dark and quiet, save for the frequent ghostly traffic- apparently, they like the seventh floor, particularly Nearly Headless Nick and the Bloody Baron. A faded tapestry hangs on the wall facing the outside of the castle, and the windows offer a clear view of the Forbidden Forest's dark, looming trees. Contents: Hermione Ron Harry Obvious exits: North Wing South Wing Asa says "...Eep.". Harry is standing in the corner down at the end of the corridor, talking to Hermione. Ron is nearby them both, leaning against the wall and being quite silent indeed. Hermione wipes at her eyes quickly. "I'll be fine, and this is important, I know. I can't really go into it right now, I'm meeting Asa at dinner." She keeps her voice low. "We can discuss it in my room, maybe, after? It's ... really rather important, you know?" Her expression takes on that strainedly worried tinge. Ron pulls a hand out of his pocket to scratch his cheek. "Later," he offers with a shrug of one shoulder, "But I think we should talk about it tonight, if it's as important as Harry says it is." A flicker of a frown crosses his face, but it's wiped away as quickly as it appeared. "We'll see you later." He pushes against the wall and takes a step or two back toward the common room. Ron apologizes for curmmy posting. I'm feeling a heck of a headache coming on. O.o Think I'm about to go lay down for a little bit, and I'll be back in a couple of hours. Ron acks. Crummy, even. Hermione eeks. :/ Sorry. Asa rushes out from behind the tapestry with a piece of parchment in his mouth, yanking the right arm of his robes on with his left arm. He passes Ron at high speed and skids to a stop across the floor, wearing an obvious "Oh... heck" expression. Harry bites down hard on the inside of his lower lip. Wince. So much for trying to help Ron. Looking briefly over his shoulder, he raises his hand in a wave to Ron, and then looks over at Hermione, not saying anything at first. "Right. I'll see you later." Squaring his shoulders, he turns to follow after Ron. Argh. They just can't win, can they? Asa says "Feel better, Ron. :( Sorry for interrupting.". Hermione grins and comforts. Ron grins at Asa. You didn't interrupt, promise. ;) I'll see y'all later, 'kay? Harry grins. I've got to idle a bit myself. Need to eat something. :) Hermione grins and drags Asa off. Poor Asa. Asa says "Meep.". Ron snickers. Ron goes home. [Gryffindor] Ron is gonna go for awhile...see y'all later. ;) Harry heads off too. ;D Harry goes home. Hermione nods to Harry, and turns to Asa apologetically. "Sorry, I got sidetracked. If you still like, we can go down to dinner now? I mean... I understand, if you'd rather not." Her face turns pink again. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry heads off for a bit, too. :) Ciao. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny waves :) Asa waves his hands in front of him, stashing the parchment in a pocket of his robes. "No, no, it's okay! You don't have to apologize for anything." His eyes follow the retreating Harry and Ron toward the common room and he sighs. "Those two don't look happy at all." And he thinks he knows why, and he will in no way tell Hermione. Nuh uh. Player Name On For Idle Gryffindor v. Slytherin - +bbread 8/18 Alicia 00:06 4m Katie 00:12 19s Matteus 00:28 4m Lest we forget how fragile we are. Charlotte 00:39 39m Delfina 00:43 34m Snape 00:46 31s ADMIN:U'reAMean1,Mr.Grinch. French Souffle 00:46 9m Head of Staff: Got Questions? Page me.:) Ginny 00:56 2m Lives for the Boy Who Lived George 01:04 2m Buy from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes! Gwerith 01:23 21m Joseph 01:57 15m Stay Still, Stupid Staircases! Peri 02:12 10m Airyk 02:17 3m Endless Shadows Winston 02:17 4m I wanna be forever young Johnny 02:18 4m Lillehammer hockeyen er toppen! DeVyne 02:24 29m Show Me How U Do That Voodoo That U Do Lupin 02:24 25m The Moon Tells Me A Secret- My Confidant Visala 02:24 8m IDontCareIfItHurtsIJustWant2HaveControl Mika 02:28 4m Very little that actually works. Eris 02:56 10m FNORD! Sofia 02:56 37m The Girl Who Fell Asa 03:07 0s Melony 03:17 6m Hermione 04:05 3m Morgan 04:52 4m Laurel 11:01 3m Dumbledore 15:16 1h ADMIN: Hogwarts Headmaster- Marshmallow? Haggis 16:02 52s .oO(STAFF)Oo. Haggis is good fer ye! 28 Players logged in, 62 record, no maximum. Hermione shrugs a little. "There's a bunch of stuff going on lately," she says vaguely. "Ron's flying off the handle a lot, and he tends to annoy me immensely of late. I wish he'd get over whatever it is that's pressing him that way." She moves towards the stairs, with a small, apologetic smile. "Harry's just ... well, he's Harry. You get used to it." "Errr... yes," Asa says noncomittally. "It's a stressful time. I don't blame them for having a lot of pent-up problems." He looks around, then back at Hermione with a faint smile. "Our debutante coming out didn't go as well as planned. But maybe now Fred and George will pester me instead of you. I can handle that sacrifice. Ready to eat?" Hermione shoots a look of gratitude upwards. "Yes, I'm hungry," she says, with a tone of faint surprise. It's been common knowledge that she's been hardly eating of late. "Let's go down, shall we?" Asa nods. "Sure." Hermione departs through the archway to the south wing. Hermione arrives through the archway to the south wing. Hermione departs through the archway to the north wing. You pass through the archway to the north wing. -+--+- Dark and cold and lit only by the weak sunlight which filters in through the arrow-thin windows, this corridor's almost as gloomy as the dungeons. The torches aren't often lit, and it's rumoured that the Bloody Baron likes to hang out here; judging by how often students tend to encounter him and how rarely Peeves is seen here, it's probably true. Shadows flicker dramatically, and spiders seem to find it to their liking, for their webs have been spun like shiny silk in the corners and along the arched ceiling. Paintings of tarot cards line the walls, and tea leaves and crystal balls have been carved into the pillars. The entrance to Professor Trelawney's tower lies to the north; further along is the heavy wooden door to the battlements. Obvious exits: Battlements Divination Tower Stairs Down East Wing West Wing You descend the narrow staircase to the sixth floor. -+--+- Dark and cold, this corridor doesn't even have windows; tall braziers loom but are rarely lit, no torches fill the brackets, and even the tapestries are faded and left to gether dust. In the winter, it's downright freezing. The classrooms are usually locked, and the only reason this hallway gets much traffic at all is the rickety staircase which leads upwards. Obvious exits: Stairs Up East Wing West Wing You pass through the archway to the east wing. -+--+- Dawn often paints this corridor with softest pinks and golds, warming the old castle's stone to the sight, if not to the touch, though it's often gloomy later in the day; at night, the sombre halls are usually only dimly lit by some rare torch. Given the lack of traffic here, the paintings often use this corridor for parties, and the festivities occasionally spill into the neighboring hallways. Obvious exits: Battlements North Wing South Wing You pass through the archway to the south wing. -+--+- Morning usually finds this corridor filled with cold, lingering shadows, though by late afternoon sunlight floods in through the wide windows, and dust spirals in heavy clouds which sparkle fairy-bright where the sunbeams pierce them. Gargoyles carved in Norse and Celtic styles have congregated at the top of knotwork-chiseled arches and sometimes twine together in unnaturally contorted shapes, and paintings of symbols and sigils and abstractly stylized beasts twist and coil about themselves in their frames, with no attempt to seem even remotely decipherable. The Ancient Runes classroom is here, as is a narrow staircase leading downwards. Obvious exits: East Wing Stairs Down West Wing You descend the narrow staircase to the fifth floor. -+--+- Yet another empty corridor, its windows only let in much light in the afternoon, so that it's chilly in the morning and stuffy later in the day. In the evening, it's usually left unlit. The tapestries are dusty, the paintings usually empty, and coats of armour rarely linger here. At one end of the hall, a wooden staircase spirals upwards. Contents: Hermione Obvious exits: Stairs Up East Wing West Wing Hermione pages: Finding the stairs, yay :b Hermione departs through the archway to the west wing. Hermione arrives through the archway to the west wing. Hermione departs through the archway to the east wing. You pass through the archway to the east wing. -+--+- The early morning sun shining brightly through the high wide windows, warming the slick marble floor and rough stone walls and arches. But by late afternoon, it's dark enough that the torches' golden glow must light the way. The girls' and boys' bathrooms are here; Peeves' mayhem occasionally results in the flooding of the lavatories _and_ the halls, so the classrooms are usually empty and even some of the paintings, to their chagrin, are stained along the bottom of their frames. Obvious exits: North Wing South Wing You pass through the archway to the south wing. -+--+- Yet another empty corridor, its windows only let in much light in the afternoon, so that it's chilly in the morning and stuffy later in the day. In the evening, it's usually left unlit. The tapestries are dusty, the paintings usually empty, and coats of armour rarely linger here. At one end of the hall, a wooden staircase spirals upwards. Obvious exits: Stairs Up East Wing West Wing You head through the archway to the west wing. -+--+- It is often dark for most of the day, though in the late afternoon on clear days, as the sun wanes, brilliant red and fiery gold sunlight slants through the windows and the gloominess is then, for some few long moments, dispelled. At night, many torches and braziers blaze brightly to light the way. The paintings and tapestries are quite elegant here, and terribly snobbish when they (rarely) deign to speak to passerby. The fourth door to the left of the statue of Boris the Bewildered (a lost- looking wizard with his gloves on the wrong hands) leads to the Prefects' bathroom; apparently, they _do_ get the best of everything, including restrooms, too. Obvious exits: North Wing South Wing You pass through the archway to the north wing. -+--+- Dark and cold even in midsummer, this wing rarely gets much direct sun; even the windows are high and narrow and of thick cloudy glass to keep out cold winds, and only the occasional tall stone brazier lights the way. The pillars here are embellished with wildly-uncoiling fractals, though the arches are plain and starkly simple. The tapestries and paintings on the walls between the doors depict oddly abstract geometic and Cubist themes- ever-shifting angles, lazily changing symbols, and scenes out of some mathematicians' nightmare- and there's a rumour that one'll find the secret order of the universe if one studies them long enough... if one doesn't fry one's brain out first. The Arithmancy classroom is here, and a narrow staircase leads downwards. Obvious exits: Stairs Down East Wing West Wing You descend the narrow staircase to the fourth floor. -+--+- Though the windows here are wide and the ceiling's high, sunlight rarely reaches this corridor, and it's only rarely lit- which means that the ghosts occasionally congregate in the unused classrooms here, and the paintings have quiet little get-togethers, as do those wayward students looking for places to gather when they're not supposed to. Spiders have begun to spin their webs here, and they veil the ceiling, in places, in sticky silver skeins. A tapestry of snakes and ladders, slightly dusty, hangs between two unlit torches about halfway down the hall, and narrow stone staircases lead both up and down. Obvious exits: Stairs Down Stairs Up West Wing East Wing You descend the narrow staircase to the third floor. -+--+- The cool gray stone of the floor and the walls is not often lit by sunlight, for warm afternoon rays rarely reach this corridor. But there's cheer enough here, for the windows are wide to catch every ray of light, and torches always light the way, and the stones of the floor have been enchanted to be nicely warm, even in the chilliest of winters and dampest of summers. Fanciful creatures have been carved into the arches, and feathers dance in bas-relief at the top of every pillar. This is the Charms corridor, and those classrooms which are used can often be found in varying degrees of damage- usually those used by the first years. To the west lies the doorway to a certain forbidden wing, though it is no longer locked. Narrow stone staircases lead upwards- but beware the trick step. Between two doors hangs a tapestry, the Escherlike maze it depicts ever-shifting. Obvious exits: Stairs Up East Wing West Wing You pass through the archway to the east wing. -+--+- Dawn brings with it rays of muted pinks and silvered gold, which creep cautiously through high, stained-glass windows and linger with vague warmth over the aging stone walls and the time-roughened marble floor. But it's often gloomy later in the day and is left quite dark at night, with not one torch or sconce to light the way- the better to foil roaming students, perhaps. The main entrance to the library is here, and through the wide, columned arch hundreds - perhaps thousands - of shelves and countless books come into view... and, too, the desk of Madam Pince, Hogwarts' formidable librarian. The paintings here speak softly, lest they attract her ire, and between classes even the students' chatter is muted. Obvious exits: Library North Wing South Wing Side Corridor You pass through the archway to the south wing. -+--+- Though the vaulted ceiling and extravagant arches are usually shadowed in the morning, by early afternoon sunlight, even on cloudy days, shimmers and glimmers over the immaculately-clean stone of the walls and floor. Even the gargoyles have been spiffied up, and the coats of armour - the most ornately- wrought in the castle save, perhaps, for those in the Gallery - gleam like mirrors. However, the high-polish glare from the Trophy Room outshines anything else here, probably because students serving out their detentions spend more time cleaning its glorious contents than anything else in this wing. To the west lies a certain once-forbidden corridor, though the doors to it are now unlocked. A narrow stone staircase leads downwards. Obvious exits: Trophy Room Stairs Down East Wing West Wing You descend the narrow staircase to the second floor. -+--+- Often shadowed in the morning, this hallway is usually striped with bright sunlight from the high windows in the afternoon- even on cloudy days, the chilly gray stone gleams. However, the windows are barred, and the glass magically reinforced- for the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom is here, and who knows what might escape to wreak havoc on the Castle's poor architecture. Even the tall, carved pillars are chipped, cracked and dented, though they don't look like they'll crumble any time soon, and not a gargoyle or suit of armour is in sight. The rest of the classrooms are usually empty, unless one has been comandeered while the usual classroom is, on occasion, utterly totaled. There's a tapestry of snakes and ladders about halfway down the corridor. Narrow staircases lead up and down. Obvious exits: DADA Classroom Stairs Up West Wing Stairs Down East Wing Landing You descend the narrow staircase to the first floor. -+--+- Stuffy and windowless, this is a very dark and very narrow hall lit with very few braziers and no torches. The Bloody Baron's been found here often enough, and spiders have begun to set up shop; Filch, it seems, can barely keep ahead of their determined web-spinning, for they still manage to fill every corner. Gargoyles lurk at the very tops of the chipped and cracked stone arches, though while most peer down at passerby with eyes that somehow gleam most disconcertingly in the fitful light, some of them are looking up, even their ugly countenances betraying a little apprehension. Most of the classrooms here are unused, perhaps because the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom is directly above, and nearby screams and explosions make for a tough time studying. Narrow stairs lead up and down. Obvious exits: West Wing Landing East Wing Stairs Up Stairs Down You descend the narrow staircase to the ground floor. -+--+- The ceiling here is low, the pillars of heavy, squat stone, and the gargoyles atop them look almost unfinished, with blank countenances that make it difficult for one to tell them apart. Afternoon light from the narrow windows facing the courtyard pierces the dusty air, and faintly illuminates the rickety staircase which heads to the upper floors. There are no paintings and only a few faded tapestries. Most of the rooms here are locked shut. To the north is an archway, to the west lies the narrow door which lead to the courtyard, and to the south is the door which leads to the Great Hall. Contents: Hermione Obvious exits: Great Hall Courtyard North wing Staircase Hermione steps into the great hall. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Okay. I think this castle needs some renovating. An elevator, maybe." [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs. [Gryffindor] Asa gets his chainsaw and construction hat. You step into the Great Hall, ending up behind the teachers' table. -+--+- A strange and splendid place, even larger and grander than the Entrance Hall. The ceiling has been enchanted to mirror the sky outside, and the vague echoes of dizzyingly soaring arches seem to open right on up to the heavens. In the daytime, stained glass windows admit a kaleidescope of fragmented light, and at night they glitter like dim, crazily-cracked jewels. High above, between the vanishing rafters, are the windows through which the morning's owls enter. Thousands and thousands of candles float in midair over four long tables on which glitter golden platters, plates, and goblets - Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor - and over which hang each House's respective banners. At the top of the hall is the High Table, at the center of which is the headmaster's large gold chair. The heavy oak double doors to the Entrance Hall lie to the southwest, near the foot of the Slytherin table; behind the High table are three doors- one to the left which leads to the courtyard, one in the middle which leads to a corridor, and the one to the right which leads to an antechamber. +Watch is in effect and this location can be watched. Contents: Hermione Obvious exits: Entrance Hall Courtyard Corridor Antechamber Hermione sits down at the Gryffindor table. You sit down at the Gryffindor table. Winston arrives from the entrance hall. Winston runs through the Great Hall, towards the courtyard. Winston departs through the door to the left of the High Table. -+--+- A strange and splendid place, even larger and grander than the Entrance Hall. The ceiling has been enchanted to mirror the sky outside, and the vague echoes of dizzyingly soaring arches seem to open right on up to the heavens. In the daytime, stained glass windows admit a kaleidescope of fragmented light, and at night they glitter like dim, crazily-cracked jewels. High above, between the vanishing rafters, are the windows through which the morning's owls enter. Thousands and thousands of candles float in midair over four long tables on which glitter golden platters, plates, and goblets - Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor - and over which hang each House's respective banners. At the top of the hall is the High Table, at the center of which is the headmaster's large gold chair. The heavy oak double doors to the Entrance Hall lie to the southwest, near the foot of the Slytherin table; behind the High table are three doors- one to the left which leads to the courtyard, one in the middle which leads to a corridor, and the one to the right which leads to an antechamber. +Watch is in effect and this location can be watched. Contents: Hermione Obvious exits: Entrance Hall Courtyard Corridor Antechamber Asa says "Yeeeeeah.". Hermione blinks as the Slytherin goes running through the Hall as she approaches the table. "Well, that was, er, different. He's dating Katie, did you know?" Announcement: Haggis shouts "I'm going to be running a Quidditch Workshop OOCly in the OOC Hall in ten minutes for Quidditch players to learn how games will be handled. There will be a series of workshops all this week on it." Asa looks blank. "Katie Bell the chaser? Wow." He pulls out a chair for Hermione, attempting for the time being to be a perfect gentleman lest eyes be prying, and laughs a bit. "An odd match. But as Matteus tried to make me see last night, they can't all be jerks." Hermione blinks, accepting the seat and sinking into it. "Matteus did that, did he." Her voice has suddenly gone almost coldly neutral. "Yes, well, I wouldn't listen to everything that comes out of Matteus' mouth as gospel." Asa flinches a bit as he sits down in an adjacent chair, eyeing the table for a minute. "Have some pity on him, Hermione. I think deep down he's as human as the rest of us. He just uses etiquette to fill the gap, maybe." Spying a plate of rolls, he makes a move for it. Where food is concerned, the perfect gentleman might as well be a cave bear. "Everyone's got defense mechanisms. Take Draco Malfoy, for example." Her face turns a burning shade of pink. Hermione's getting enough blushing tonight to compete with Ginny. "I know perfectly well he has defense mechanisms, honestly. But that doesn't make him any more trustworthy than Draco, does it? I'm ... I can't go into details, I'm sorry." And she does seem apologetic. "But I don't trust Matteus. And I most definitely do not trust Draco Malfoy or Kalanus Rindel." Asa shrugs faintly. "To each their own. Considering your reputation for logical thinking, I'd trust you not to doubt without perfectly good reason." He slices open a roll and applies some butter distractedly. "Can I ask a difficult question?" Hermione blinks a bit, reaching forward for a glass of pumpkin juice. Guardedly, she responds, "You can ask, of course. I don't promise a meaningful answer, though." Asa laughs. "That's fair." He takes a bite out of the roll, and turns his chair a bit to face you. "Is avoiding Fred and George's teasing the only reason you asked me to the ball?" He blinks as if realizing something, the rubs the back of his neck with the non-roll-holding hand. "Not as an accusation or anything, or I'm planning to change my mind. But as the saying goes, where does the counselor go for counseling?" Hermione blushes a bit. Someone ought to keep score. "Well, I hardly know you well enough to ask you, if you mean did I ask you because I'm in love with you or anything like that," she replies candidly. "But I don't feel comfortable going with any of the underclassmen. Going with Harry or Ron would just increase the rumours, and while I love them dearly, I'm just not interested in them like that. Almost everyone else's already paired up, so unless I wanted to go with one of the Slytherin... which pretty much leaves Malfoy and Rindel... what's left?" Hermione says "How flattering. *snicker*". Asa says "Hee.". Asa blinks vapidly for a moment, then laughs nervously and finds the wherewithal to form something other than an O with his lips. "Err, no... I didn't think you had a secret crush on me or anything like that. But..." He sighs, then shakes his head. "I'm flattered and I'd be happy to go as your friend. But if someone asks you and you really feel you want to go, go with them, okay? Promise me that." "Oh! Well... um, if anyone does, but I really doubt that's likely." That embarasses the fifth year, and with a defiant little toss of the head, she arches her eyebrows and asks sweetly, "And what if I end up deciding I want to go with you? Should I keep quiet on that?" Asa grins and gives you a thumbs up, winking. "Then I'm yours for the evening. Besides, karmically speaking, any deed that keeps you from spending a Yule Ball hurt and distracted is good stuff." He finishes his roll and looks for something else to occupy his stomach. "I'm a big believer in karma." Hermione's eyes widen a little at the mention of karma, and she pulls her plate closer, rearranging the food on it into various 'interesting' shapes and designs. Fork painting with comestibles. "Buddhist, then? Or just personal belief? - You don't have to answer, of course. Just, the twins heard me complaining, once, and completely misunderstood what I was getting at, and ever since they've been talking about setting me up with ... well, anyone, really. And if I wanted to blackmail someone into dating me, I could do it myself." Asa raises an eyebrow. "No, not Bhuddist. Just seen with my own eyes that what you do comes back to you." He picks at some meat on his plate a bit with a fork. "They tease because they care about you though, right? It can't be much different than how they treated Percy." He suddenly blanches at the implication of what he's just said. "God, did I get smacked with a Confundius lately or something? Forgive me sounding like a blithering IDIOT." Resignedly, Hermione says, "Everyone seems determined to lump me into the same category as Percy, anyway. It's not just you. Am I really that bad?" -She- doesn't think so, but it's hard to resist insecurity on the topic. Asa coughs faintly. "You've known him almost as long as I have, and probably better, since you're such good friends with the Weasley's. I guess the only response I can make is: you tell me." He takes a sip of juice and leans back in his chair a bit. "Sorry. That's probably not very helpful. I can tell you that if people didn't respect you, they wouldn't give a care one way or the other to your advice." Hermione seems faintly cheered by that. "Well, that puts me ahead of Percy, really. Noone really ever gave much of a toss what he said. Just listened, nodded, and cheerfully did what they wanted anyway." Hermione says "Afk one sec.". (New BB message (18/80) posted to '(GAME) Points Announcements' by Points Rankings: 10 Points Taken from Gryffindor Ho) [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph drats. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry coughs. :D [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "We're still ahead of Slytherin. It's okay! ;D" [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Bad, Joseph!" ========================= (GAME) Points Announcements ======================== Message: 18/80 Posted Author 10 Points Taken from Gryffindor Ho Mon Feb 18 Points Rankings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 points have been taken from Gryffindor House by Snape for persisting in unfounded accusations by Joseph. Please type +points for the current House scores. ============================================================================== [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny tsks ============================ HOUSE POINT RANKINGS ============================= The current rankings, as listed in the Great Hall: Gryffindor: 105 Hufflepuff: 50 Ravenclaw: 90 Slytherin: 95 =============================================================================== [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny says, "And we're still in the lead!" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "It's Snape. Isn't it his god-given duty to take points from Gryffindor anyway?" [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "True. :)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "off :)" [Gryffindor] Harry has left this channel. Hermione says "Back.". [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph acks! (New BB message (18/81) posted to '(GAME) Points Announcements' by Points Rankings: 10 Points Taken from Gryffindor Ho) [Gryffindor] Hermione winces. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Joseph, and I say this with love : whatever you're saying, hush. ;)" [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny says, "Oy." [Gryffindor] Matteus has joined this channel. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny introduces Joseph to Rhys. [Gryffindor] Matteus says, "Rhys, meet Joseph. ;)" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Heh. I put the fear of me into Rhys. Don't make me do that, Joseph. ;)" [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph growls at his modem. [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph then growls at Snape. ============================ HOUSE POINT RANKINGS ============================= The current rankings, as listed in the Great Hall: Gryffindor: 95 Hufflepuff: 50 Ravenclaw: 90 Slytherin: 95 =============================================================================== ========================= (GAME) Points Announcements ======================== Message: 18/81 Posted Author 10 Points Taken from Gryffindor Ho Mon Feb 18 Points Rankings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 points have been taken from Gryffindor House by Snape for persisting in persisting in unfounded accusations by Joseph. Please type +points for the current House scores. ============================================================================== Asa says "Woo!". Hermione grins. Whose pose? Asa says "Sorry. I got absorbed in my game while you were gone. Gimmie a sec.". Hermione laughs. [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "On that note, I think it's time to start chasing McGongall for some pluspoints. :)" "Err..." Asa replies, trying to think of a counterargument to that and failing absolutely miserably. "I suppose not. Plus think of all the good things your advice has done for Hogwarts in general. I think you probably gave Trelawney the most accurate telling-off of any student who's ever come here." Asa says "Word gets around. ;)". Hermione laughs. Hermione laughs and groans at the same time, covering her eyes with her hands. "Oh, is -that- still making the rounds? Well, it could hardly be less accurate than her predictions, now could it." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Joseph, you and I have a date later. To ... talk. Like I talked to Rhys. ;)" [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph oos? :) [Gryffindor] Hermione smiles. "Ask Rhys, or Harry, or Sammie..." [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "About "how to not lose points"? :)" [Gryffindor] Matteus coughs. You don't want that talk, Joseph. TRUST me. :D [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "And what will happen if you do lose points. :) Sammie became Rhys's babysitter." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny snickers [Gryffindor] Matteus cackles. Asa waves a finger with a grin. "That's what places like this are made of, I think. Old stories still circulating. There was a... heh. Maybe it's better not to tell this one." He blushes a little and starts eating with gusto. Hermione looks suddenly intrigued, and leans in. "Oh, no," she declares. "You're not getting away with that one." Reaching forward, she snags the plate and pulls it away suddenly. "Tell me, and I'll give you your dinner back." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Ah, the advantages of being a teenage girl. I'd almost forgotten there were any." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "You mean advantages like me not being able to put you in a headlock to get that back, that sort of thing?" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Yes. :)" [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny grins. [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "You can put me in a headlock!" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Alicia - I took his plate away." [Gryffindor] Alicia ers...Wait...that came out wrong.. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny laughs. [Gryffindor] Matteus laughs. Asa meeps and actually manages to stab his fork into the tablecloth trying to get at the food, then sighs and runs a hand through his hair. "If you must know... I'm a big duelling fan. Not to the death or anything... the Muggle side of my family were all champion fencers, so it runs in my blood. Well, firsties definitely aren't allowed to duel..." [Gryffindor] Alicia coughs. Sorry...I didn't mean it like...that. It's just...blah! I have a firm belief the guy who'll be able to beat Alicia at a fight or something, some kinda competition, will be the one she'll actually get like, moony and girly over. [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "Oooh. *scribbles on list* ;)" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Sadly, I'm a wimp unless it comes to wizard duels, so if the challenge you need is, say, arm wrestling, I'm not your man." Hermione listens interestedly, still holding onto the plate. "Yes... ?" Asa coughs and waves his fork around like a wand. "It was a Ravenclaw who challenged me... well, actually, he called me a half breed, which was as bad as a mudblood. So I got mad and shouted 'Duel!'. Sadly, it was a Ravenclaw in his seventh, so the resulting charm blew my wand, books, and clothes all over the hallway. I ended up naked outside Potions just in time for Snape to wander through and take points from Gryffindor for 'crass exposure'." Hermione winces. "Oh, my." She puts the plate down with a look of deep and abiding sympathy. "I'm -so- sorry." Asa laughs. "Don't be. I was a moron for challenging a seventh year to a duel. Besides, it was my charm backfiring that did it. Goes to show you need to be patient with that sort of thing." That gets a slight, still sympathetic grin out of her. "Yes, some things just come with time, I'm afraid. So did you ever get good enough? If so, I might ask for pointers, you know." Hermione's been a member of the duelling club ever since she -could- get in. Asa needs to set up the duelling club here if it's not already. :) Hermione grins. Sounds good. Asa grins and flourishes his butterknife like a tiny little sword. "Naturally. A shame he graduated that year. I'd gotten really *talented* at aiming the force of Expelliarmus just right. Maybe when he's old I'll show up at a reunion and blow off his toupee." Grateful to have his dinner back, and to have shifted the conversation into less dangerous waters at last, he takes a big mouthful of food. Hermione laughs, covering her mouth. "Oh, my. I want to be there to see -that-." Suddenly, she appears to remember she's a Prefect, and adds, primly, "Not that you ought to, of course." Asa grins, sitting up a little straighter. "Of course not." Hermione glances sidelong, and fails utterly at keeping a straight face. She barely contains her giggling. Asa glances at you curiously for a moment, then laughs himself, putting down his fork before he hurts somebody with it. After a while he wipes his eyes and takes a breath out, leaving his eyes closed. "It's nice to laugh again." He locks his fingers together and stretches his arms out. "While you were all at Hogsmeade, I had to do something a bit unpleasant. It's nice to be back in my usual mood again." That makes her straighten up a bit, the smile dying from her eyes. "...Unpleasant?", Hermione asks, awkwardly. "I'm sorry if it ruins your mood, but ... what's happened?" Her brow furrows in concern. Asa mmms, reaching for a glass of juice. "Most people don't know... but if what you say about Matteus is true, maybe people will now. I don't care that much if they do anyway." He takes a sip. "My mother's in Azkaban. I go here by dispensation and live with a foster family in Diagon Alley over the summers. Every once in a while the Ministry arranges for me to visit her, so I did. It's why I refused a chocolate frog before. I practically overdosed after the visit." "...I'm sorry." Hermione's voice is low, and she shakes her head. "I didn't know. But, well, I know Matteus can keep secrets, so he might not tell anyone - but I wouldn't ... trust that too deeply." She glances up, a flicker of something like fear in her eyes for a moment. "It's a very dangerous situation," she says frankly. "It's ... hard for me to explain." Asa shrugs faintly. "I'm not too concerned. It sounds like he has secrets of his own, so I'd rather not worry about them and neither should you, I guess," he says, flashing a faint smile. "The only people who'd make a big deal about *my* 'secret' are people I already don't like, so there's no big loss for me." Hermione nods, though the slight furrow to her brow doesn't smooth out. "Well, if it makes any difference, Asa," she volunteers, "what you've told me doesn't change my wanting to go with you, or learn from you. And I won't tell anyone, if you'd rather I didn't." Asa chuckles. "Don't take it so grim, Hermione. If I didn't trust your judgement I'd have lied." Which, though somewhat brutal, is the absolute truth. Ironically. Hermione shakes her head quickly. "Oh, it's not that. Just ... there's rather a lot going on this term, is all." She manages a smile, forcing her face to smooth out. "I'm glad, though, that you trust me that far." [Gryffindor] Sofia has joined this channel. Asa waves his hand. "Worry not." He glances around the hall, mostly empty at this hour, and sighs. "There is kind of a pall going around, it feels like, though. Hopefully the Quidditch match will cheer people up a little bit. And the Ball, naturally, once they get over the stunning difficulty of having to TALK to each other, gasp." [Gryffindor] Harry has joined this channel. Hermione says mildly, "Well, there is the fact that I nearly choked to death on a hexed piece of candy the other night, causing all Hogsmeades weekends to be cancelled until Dumbledore says otherwise. I think it sort of sent people into a bit of a state of shock." She shakes her head, and sighs. "Hopefully, you're right, and it will be easily overcome. But..." Asa flinches. "Yegods, I certainly did miss a fun weekend, didn't I? Alright now though, yeah?" "Pretty much. My throat was still fairly sore last night," the night of the Halloween feast, when she was seen smudged in dust and cobwebs in the common room, "But because of it, everyone's goods have been confiscated by DeVyne and McGonagall, to be checked over for safety." Hermione's eyes flicker - there's more, but she's not going into that. Hermione says "And, ironically, my throat became sore RL, and today I woke up with a cold. Coincidence? I think not.". Asa nods slowly. "So that's why George was asking Professor McGonagall about his 'project' with Fred..." Well, that certainly makes sense. Disappear for a weekend and see what goes on? "I guess I can't blame them. Maybe we got spoiled, once we thought Harry had defeated You-Know-Who for good. That's what the Merrymires say, anyway. I was living with Muggles when that happened. Still, maybe we let our guard down too far." As he's done tonight with you. Eh. Asa acks and offers tea. ...DAMNIT, I left that tea in my desk at work! Hermione laughs. "Sometimes that happens," Hermione agrees, eyes lowered, a hint of pain in her voice. "It's hard, sometimes. Being... oh, never mind." She straightens up, with false brightness asking, "Would you like some dessert?" Hermione has been drinking tea all day. Is gonna have root beer with dinner. Asa says "Heh. Not a bad plan.". Hermione says "I have five million flavours of tea. I just get tired of it, is all. :)". Well, that brought that conversation to a screeching halt. But in the tally sheet today's been a good day, so he decides to go with the flow of cheerful and accept. "When it comes to food, I have a hard time saying no. Provided, and I need to be clear on this, no chocolate *ANYTHING*." Hermione laughs at that, genuinely enough. "Fair enough. Hmm... how about strawberry shortcake?" She reaches for a dish. "Or do you prefer ice cream?" Asa says "I'm an Iron Chef! I can make ice cream out of ANYTHING!". Asa hmms thoughtfully. "Strawberries, cake, AND ice cream. Technically speaking, there is no law saying we can't just a little bit of each." Considering the empty plates, plural, sitting in front of him from dinner, and the overall trimness of his frame, it's obvious that Asa runs the Boston marathon every night before bed. Hermione laughs. [Gryffindor] Alicia is officially out of pocky.... [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny says, "Awww." Looking half-amused and not at all amazed - she spends a lot of time with Weasleys, after all - Hermione pulls a platter of cake forward. "All right, why not? I think I'll refrain. I'm not awfully hungry, and I've already eaten a fair amount." A plate of food. More than she's eaten in a week, easily. "I wish they had strawberries and cream with sugar, though. I think that's got to be one of the most perfect desserts. Where d'you -put- it all, though?" She looks up and down, assessing the sixth year's spare form with interest. [Gryffindor] Alicia blehs. Look in awe at the horrors that are my run-on sentences. [Gryffindor] Hermione is guilty of that sometimes herself. Asa laughs, picking up a fork. "I get up early in the mornings and run from Trelawney's room to Snape's room for exercise. Filch doesn't like it, Snape doesn't like it, and every morning Trelawney predicts I'll break my ankle taking the stairs so fast. But, it keeps me in shape and lets me indulge if I feel like having, say, strawberry shortcake *and* ice cream in one sitting." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny knows she's guilty of it sometimes [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry is the run-on king sometimes. Hermione giggles, then suddenly pales slightly. Maybe her face decided it couldn't keep on that blushingly. "Oh, you know, I should have asked," she says apologetically, "but I really wasn't thinking. Err, I'm not stepping on any toes, am I?" Asa blinks a few times. "How?" And that's actual ignorance, mind you, not cute fake sensitve guy ignorance. Hermione blinks as well. "Why, by asking you to go with me," she says practically. "If there's some girl you've had your eye on, or ... well, some girl who's been waiting on you..." Asa blinks, then laughs and shakes his head. "No, no, you didn't step on any toes. Girls don't like me that much. One Ravenclaw I asked third year said I was too girly." He grins. "I suppose it's protective coloring." Hermione blinks, looking up and down with a critical eye again. "Girly?", she echos. "I'm sorry, but you just don't strike me as girly at all. Frankly, I expected you to turn me down cold, I figured you must have girls lined up clear round the school." Now it's Asa's turn to spend some time red-faced. "Thanks for the compliment!" He locks his fingers together and stretches. "It suits me fine that there aren't. Being the center of attention can be very unnerving. Plus in the end, a swarm of groupies only produces people you need to turn down." Harsh but true. "I prefer keeping with the friends I have and letting that be that." "Oh, all right," she laughs. "I guess I've gotten used to not really being noticed. Well, not like that," Hermione amends. "People know who I am because I'm a Prefect, and because of my grades, and because I'm a friend of Harry's. I can't imagine how hard it must be to actually -be- Harry, and have to deal with people liking or hating him because he's on the Quidditch team, say, or ... well, any of it. Tell me, what d'you want to do, when you finish here?" Airyk arrives from the entrance hall. Airyk departs to the entry hall. Enid arrives from the entrance hall. Enid departs to the entry hall. Airyk arrives from the entrance hall. Airyk steps into the great hall robes dragging behind him, he sits by himself at the Ravenclaw and pulls out ink parchment and a quill then starts drawing. Airyk sits down at the Ravenclaw table. Enid arrives from the entrance hall. Enid departs through the door to the corridor. Enid arrives through the middle door behind the High Table. Asa tilts his head a bit. "In all honesty? I'd like to be an Auror. I bet that sounds like a bizarre dream, eh?" He and Hermione are sitting at the Gryffindor table chatting away and look like they've been there for some time. "I'm not sure about it, but I guess my sense of justice and that career go together." Hermione has a look on her face like what Asa's just said has her suddenly smitten. "Oh, of course, absolutely," she agrees enthusiastically. "I've considered that line of work myself, and, well, I got told... well, that I'd be good at it," suddenly, she's gone all dubious, "but, well, that was...." The Moody that wasn't. Enid says "Is this a private RP? :)". Airyk says "no". Asa says "Nah.". Hermione says "It's mealtime, IC. :) So, no.". Airyk says "it is?". Airyk says "I just came here to draw o.O". Enid says "What's the command to see time/weather? :)". Airyk says "+time +weather :)". Airyk says "wait". Airyk says "scratch the second one". Airyk says "I don't know how to check weather". Enid slaps forehead. Misread the +time ;) Airyk says "heh". Airyk remembers something and walks up to Hermione "Hey Hermione wanna see something cool? You would have to follow me it would be quick though." Enid says "So, can I pop in the RP? :)". Airyk nods Enid h booooooo Airyk says "lol". E Enid sorries. :( Airyk says "it's ok". Airyk says "I'm not sure what you did wrong". Airyk says "but it's ok". Airyk says "lol". [Gryffindor] Asa flails. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia throws a life jacket? [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Yeah." Asa shrugs. "I think you've got the analytical mind for it. I certainly don't. Still, I'm willing to give it a shot. Maybe we'll have the chance to work together in a couple years." He glances at Airyk and blinks, momentarily having forgotten that there were other people in the entire CASTLE, let alone the room. [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "Here, Asa, have this one instead. Concrete is so much more durable than plastic! :)" Hermione looks up at Airyk, startled, and says politely, "Err, maybe another time, Airyk? I'm sort of in the middle of a conversation, here." No, the Prefect doesn't look like she particularly wants to leave what she's doing. It's not quite a glare, but it's not quite as friendly a look as she normally would give. Then she turns back to Asa, and says shyly, "I'd like that." [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs. I'm -proud- of that pose. Airyk smiles and laughs "Understandable." he says with a smile and walks away. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "What's happening?" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Oho MAN." [Gryffindor] Asa cues the lights to dim. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Oh, Airyk walked up while Asa and Hermione were in the middle of a rather engrossing conversation and asked if she wanted to see something cool. But she'd have to follow him (ie, leave what she's doing)." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "(After he and Enid sorta spammed us with about thirty one-line OOC comments.)" [Gryffindor] Alicia sighs. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Eeep!" Asa rubs the back of his head and smiles at Airyk obliquely. "Sorry. I seem to be dominating a lot of the Prefect's time today. We problem children need a lot of special attention." He grins. [Gryffindor] Ron awws. [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph laughs? To (Hermione, Asa), Alicia pages: Listen, if Airyk does something really stupid, please tell me. He's driving me and Cho insane(with my alt). [Gryffindor] Asa says, "He ends things with "lol". That's my PET PEEVE! I try not to be judgemental but that just KILLS me. Sorry. @_@" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "lol. ;)" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia winks at Asa. [Gryffindor] Asa flails. At the far end of the Gryffindor table, Enid is idly munching on a roll peering into her Dark Arts book. Occassionally, she'd look up rolling her head before resuming her studying. But after a while, her eyes begin to water and the noise in the Great Hall interrupts her thoughts. Sighing, Enid forces the book closed and gazes down the table. Noticing a few fellow Gryffindors, she smiles wondering if she should join them. "Oh, no, no, it's no trouble at all. Really," Hermione insists, smiling. "Err... just one question." A pause, and she asks, somewhat carefully, "How much do you like Quidditch?" To (Hermione, Asa), Alicia pages: We're about --><-- close to going to Haggis. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Ok, my attempt to irriate Asa made me lag. "What strange magic is that?!"" [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny winces. They're like that Airyk says "how much does who like quidditch?". To (Alicia, Asa), Hermione pages: It's not -too- bad, tonight, but he does sorta pose without bothering to take into account what we're posing. :b I usually avoid him where I can, though, so while he's... hold on. Hermione is talking to Asa ICly, Airyk. Airyk says "ok". Airyk says "lol". Airyk says "I figured :)". [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Yeah... :/" Asa grins and leans back, folding his arms across his chest. "Oho, am I being evaluated now?" He chuckles. "Kidding. Honestly? I've always wanted to give being a Beater a shot, mainly because it'd make me a lot less cranky during the day. Beyond that, it's just a hobby." Airyk is just so darn bored :( Airyk thinks he'll go fly by himself hahaha Airyk departs to the entry hall. Asa says "Meep.". [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia turns on +watch to see this strange magic for herself. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "We coerced him to flee! By gathering a strand of his hair. It's called sympathetic magic." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia laughs. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "I feel bad saying that. Still. Brrr." -- Players -- Asa(#1089PXc) Joseph Alicia Lupin George McGonagall Ron Ginny Angelina Sofia Hermione Harry -- Objects -- -- Gryffindor -- That is not an acceptable name: Ariyk. Airyk - =============================================================================== Gender: Male Idle: 30s Alias: Mail: 2 Received; 0 Unread. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fullname: Airyk Kyria House: Ravenclaw Year: Second ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Info: If there's something to be researched, Airyk is known as one of the more willing students to do it. In his second year at Hogwarts, he has a love of practical lessons, resorting to book learning only when nothing else will do. =============================================================================== [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Wow, The Time Machine looks good." Hermione looks deeply relieved, and declares, "We'll get along just fine, then." Judging by the way she's looking at Asa, she's got the beginnings of a crush on the older boy. "I don't hate Quidditch, I've just never been terribly interested in it." You paged Hermione with 'Okay. I had to share this with SOMEONE and don't want to continue being a beast on channel. But look at Airyk's last name in his finger. ^^:'. Hermione pages: Okay... yeah, palindromic. Hermione pages: How - creative. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia finds the WWW posters... Hermione says "Afk one sec to check on dinner RL.". [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny giggles. Asa laughs, shaking his head. "Gryffindor has enough Quidditch maniacs. I had a class with Oliver Wood when he was a second and I was a firstie. Believe me, having him for an herbology partner during Sprout's less challenging lessons was an education in Quidditch mania I will not soon forget." Over Hermione's shoulder he spots Enid and sends her a brief smile in return. Enid - Adventurer Extraordianaire =============================================================================== Gender: Female Idle: 4m Alias: En Mail: 0 Received; 0 Unread. Email: prncsusako1@excite.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fullname: Enid Spartson House: Gryffindor Year: Fourth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Info: Hearing You-Know-Who's rise, Enid hurries to study more about the defense of the dark arts. She is always up to any challenge or adventure & is known to snoop whenever possible. Her attitude is happy go lucky and makes friends quite easily. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Just like Jules Verne, we're off to discover the depths of magic and along the way to win the House Cup." =============================================================================== [Gryffindor] Ron blinks. One of my roommates' alarms just went off -- she's got the wonkiest sleep pattern, I swear -- so I expected her to wander out this way. O.o Uh-uh. She's stretched out on the -floor- in the bedroom now. Like she couldn't make it back to bed. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George just beems. [Gryffindor] Asa has done that before. It's SCARY. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "My alarm went off, I rolled onto the floor... and just STAYED there." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny has never done that. [Gryffindor] Ron grins at Asa. But it's not like her alarm is right next to the bed...she's got it way across the room just so she'll actually get up when it goes off. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "I have no sleep pattern. Get up at 7 am Mon-Fri...sleep til 1-3PM on the weekends after staying up all night." [Gryffindor] Ron wonders if you lot in the common room mind him coming down? As far as Hermione is sitting, Enid chuckles noticing the looks the girl is giving. She raises herself from her seat, picking up her soup bowl and book, and heads down the table. Quickly, she sits beside Hermione eyeing the two mischievously. "What are you, two, up to?" Enid inquires, her lips quirking into a large grin. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia will hold a quick vote.;) [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny says, "Not at all" [Gryffindor] Alicia sighs at her RL. ugh, no...just...back now. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George despams. :) [Gryffindor] George has left this channel. Hermione grins at Asa's comment about Quidditch maniacs, and nods energetically, before she turns, eyes widening at Enid. She hadn't noticed the girl's approach. "Oh, uh," she reddens slightly, but manages a reasonable greeting nonetheless. "Hello. We were just eating dinner, and ... talking." [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Criminy. Everybody's finding a man! At this rate I'll be the only single upperclassmen!" [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph sidles up to Alicia... "I'm single? :)" [Gryffindor] Hermione chokes. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry remains pining. ;) [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "We're still going as friends, you know. :)" [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny doesn't have a man! [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Uh huh, sure you are, Hermione." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny has a crush! [Gryffindor] Alicia doesn't even have a crush. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Well, whaddya know, Ginny! Me too! :D" Asa nods, blushing faintly and rapidly holding up one of his *many* empty dinner plates as proof. "Emphasis on the eating. We've both been having sort of a bad day. I suggested that eating tends to make *me* feel better." [Gryffindor] Asa tactfully stays OUT of this conversation. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny snickers. [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "My alt on the other hand...-needs- a crush, as being insane is part of ehr nature." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny draws a little triangle between me and Harry and Cho [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "You don't have to say anything, Asa. We'll just make the assumptions on your behalf. :)" [Gryffindor] Ron snickers. ;) [Gryffindor] Asa says, "I would never endeavor to stop you. Unless Ron is nearby with a sharp object." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Tune in next week, where we find that Asa has a crush on Ginny, who has a crush on Harry, who has a crush on Cho, who has a cruch on Ron, who has a crush on Hermione, who has a crush on Asa - thus closing the circle." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny bonds with Alicia, except my alt is too focused on being a tomboy to think about a crush [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny says, "It's a love octagon!" [Gryffindor] Alicia sighs. Nobody has a crush on the bottomless pit for a stomach tomboy. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Get pinned. That solves all your Yule Ball date problems.;)" [Gryffindor] Hermione prods Joseph. Your cue. [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Ah crap, I just lost like 4 poses and just noticed, I'm despamming. :)" [Gryffindor] Alicia has left this channel. [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina says, "They would if you could catch worth a damn! ;)" [Gryffindor] Ron patpats Asa just a little too forcefully. ;) Hehe. No, no...I'd never resort to stabbing. Amused by their responses and blushing, Enid's eyes light with laughter, but chooses not to dwell further. For now. "As you can see from my bowl," she gestures to the cold filled stew, "that I've been wrapped in studies. Glad to hear you, both, remember to eat." Again, the girl's face beams, but looks concerned. "So, what has wrought such a bad day upon you, both?" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "How disturbingly NON-comforting." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Worse, of course, if Hermione's crush is unreciprocated and Asa complains about it to Ron. Now -that- would gall." [Gryffindor] Ron laughs. [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina says, "No one has a crush on me. Oh... wait...." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "That would not be a prudent survival move on my part." [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina says, "Someone has a crush on me, but I can't tell which one. ;)" [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina says, "THAT's it. :)" [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "Question though. Why doesn't people have crushes on non-FCs? Or ghosts? Or on Snape, for that sake? :)" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Snape takes points away if you get a crush on him." [Gryffindor] Asa has a crush on Peeve. Unrequired though it may forever be! *runs sobbing from the room* [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Well, yes, it =is= unrequired. Hopefully unrequited, too. I don't want to know what Peeves would do to show love." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny rolls. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia waggles her brows. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Maybe a heart shaped dust bunny?" Hermione's face stays a bit pink, and she struggles with a meaningful response to that one. "Err, well, it just was, you know? Binns' class was assigned three to five rolls of parchment on one of his usual stultifyingly dull topics. And I got there late, because I was running an errand as Prefect, and well, you know. Binns." [Gryffindor] Asa looks up. My god, what a fun typo. I suspect if Peeves truly love you, he wouldn't do ANYTHING. Visala arrives from the entrance hall. Asa nods sagely. "And I, uh..." He pauses. "I've actually forgotten. Which means this was probably a better cure than I thought!" He puts on a nice brave smile that's obviously fake but carries the tone of 'If you ask me, I'll deny everything'. Friendly enough sort, but obviously a bit distracted at the moment. [Gryffindor] Asa thinks McG should award Gryffindor twenty points because Hermione used the word stultifying without flinching. [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs. [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph laughs! "My, teenage vocabulary benefits from witchhood. :)" [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "Even webster draws a blank on that word. :)" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia laughs. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "stultify Pronunciation Key (stlt-f) tr.v. stultified, stultifying, stultifies To render useless or ineffectual; cripple. To cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous. Law. To allege or prove insane and so not legally responsible." [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina says, "I had a boyfriend who would stare at me when I said stuff like that and say, "I bet you've been waiting _all_week_ to use that word!" ;)" "Uh..huh." Enid nods knowingly at Hermione. "I still haven't devised a way to stay awake in his class. And you," the girl winks at Asa, "I'm sure the food has warmed your attitude or was it the company?" Chuckling under her breath, Enid quickly changes the topic careful not to embarrass the two further. "Excited about Halloween?" [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny snickers and remembers a friend in high school yelling at me because I used 'ghastly' in conversation once. I believe her objection was it was an 18th century word Asa belatedly waves to Visala. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Hey, if it was good enough for the Georgians, it's good enough for us. ;)" [Gryffindor] Asa snickers. Enid wavies :) [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph peers at George. "You have your own -ians?!" [Gryffindor] Asa prefers "beastly" to "ghastly", it's got more of a "Gone with the Wind" feel. Visala pads in from the entry hall, making her way over to the Slytherin table and looking over the selection of food. She takes a seat and grabs bits of this and that, mostly taking protein-heavy food and little carbs. Quidditch player you know. The food is eaten daintily. Hermione's face is a nice rosy shade around the cheeks, by now, but at the question, her expression changes. "Excited? Well... it didn't go terribly well, did it? I mean, Hogsmeade weekends have been cancelled until further notice, you know." She glances sidelong to Asa, as if to see how he reacts. In the process, she spots Visala, and offers the Slytherin a cautious nod. Antigone arrives from the entrance hall. Antigone comes in, quietly, clutching her books and heads for the Slytherin table, with her tall-girl slouch. Visala is seated in a manner that puts her facing the Gryffindor table, so the Undian girl catches Hermione's nod and returns it. Moonpale eyes flicker to Antigone, then return to her food. Indian Visala missed that. Hi. :) Enid wavies to Antigone. Laurel arrives from the entrance hall. Asa looks blank. "Halloween came and went without incident. My only regret is that I didn't get to see some of my favorite house's people rolling around on the ground like animals," and this is said with such dripping NICENESS that there is no way he is referring to anything but the Slytherin brawl. Antigone waves. :) Asa gets all spacey. @_@ Sorry, y'all. ^_^ Hermione comforts. Antigone glances at Asa, coldly, and moves to perch at the end of the Slytherin table, tucking a long lock of dark hair behind her ear. Antigone sits down at the Slytherin table. Catching onto Asa's reference, the girl raises an eyebrow, but sweetly corrects, "Don't you mean slithers?" Enid begins to slowly sip at her stew, before continuing their conversation. "Time flies too quickly here. And there doesn't seem a way to slow it down." Hermione looks slightly pained. "Look, I know there's a history of competition and problems, you two, but you know, fomenting and furthering a feud isn't doing any of us, or the school, any favours. Especially not now." She pushes her plates away. "Actually," Visala calls in her whispy lilt from her table, "That wasn't how it happened, not that you care of course." She takes a bite of her beef, chewing thoughtfully, then smiles at Hermione's reply. "Thank you, Prefect. As always, you exemplify Gryffindor." Was that actually said without sarcasm? Pigs are flying somewhere. Visala sits down at the Slytherin table. Asa sighs and nods. "No, you're right. Sorry." He gives Enid a what-can-you-do? sheepish grin and starts gathering up the mass of plates he's managed to clear with gusto. "The truth is, if I really believed in karma, I'd be watching what I say, or it'll come back to haunt me. I suppose Matteus was right about that." He flinches at Visala's chastisement, but it's deserved so he doesn't comment any further. Laurel slips in, yawning as is usual, before passing the Slytherin table to her own. The words back and forth just cause a tired shake of the head. Already? Can't she get a bit in, before the arguing ruins appetites? A smile is offered (once she lifts her head) when it seems like the arguement might be headed off at the pass, towards the Prefect, as she sits down. Antigone glances over at the Griffyndor table. She frowns and turns back to her empty plate. Sheepishly blushing, head bent over her bowl, Enid sighs, ignoring Viasala's comment, "I'm sorry, Hermione. What I said was a cheap shot." Peering up from her bowl, she gives Asa a look, that she couldn't help herself. Hermione seems satisfied with the responses she gets from her tablemates; at any rate, she doesn't seem inclined to get up on a soap box about it. She acknowledges Visala's compliment with a light nod, and a shrug. "Just doing my job." She looks between her Housemates. "I think I've had enough, really. I'm going upstairs, if anyone else cares to come along for the walk?" She flashes a grin in Laurel's direction, though Antigone, she barely knows - even to nod to. Hermione pants. Okay. Did I miss anybody? Asa says "Har.". Laurel says "The headless ghost behind you. ;)". Hermione says "Eek.". Hermione faints. Asa says "Our dutiful Hermione.". Enid giggles & cheers for Hermione :) Asa stretches and stands up, feeling a brief pang of guilt at the work he's accumulated for the house-gnomes. From someone who grew up with servants, sort of an odd attitude at best. "I'll come with you. I should make a dent in my Muggle Studies paper one of these eons." [Gryffindor] Alicia has joined this channel. [Gryffindor] Alicia is gonna jump you, Ron. [Gryffindor] Ron acks and, um...hides. For why? ;) [Gryffindor] Alicia lied. [Gryffindor] Hermione giggles. [Gryffindor] Ron whews. Heh. [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Though I know, I could so take you down." [Gryffindor] Ron was about to come out of hiding, but turns right back around at -that-. :P Laughing, Enid finishes her meal and begins to gather her things. "I would enjoy a walk with such fine company." Estatic for the change of pace and to leave the rather tense room, the girl raises from her spot smiling at each indiviual in the Great Hall. "I think it would be a most pleasant experience. My head cannot take any more studying." [Gryffindor] Asa eyes the time. Congratulations, Hermione. This is more RP in one day than I've had in the past four months. Hermione grins at Asa, and nods. "If you need help," she offers, "I mean, I know you're ahead of me and all, but I've gotten to know my way around the library pretty well." She brushes a stray lock of somewhat frizzy hair back over her shoulder absently. She turns and smiles to Enid, curiosity evident. "What're you studying?" [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs and bows. I hope you liked it. [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Welcome to HP Mush, Asa. " [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph chuckles. "Hear hear. It's an active place, this.. :)" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "I've had a ton of fun. That goes for everybody I played with today. Thanks. =)" From afar, Hermione snickers. Not every day you sign on and get asked out by a girl desperate to avoid her friend's matchmaking efforts, only to promptly get the beginnings of a crush on you anyway. "Oh, Defense against the Dark Arts," Enid politely answers, shrugging. Remembering Hermione's blush, the girl leans closer to whisper, her grin not hiding mischief. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny grins and needs to paste a Gullible sticker on Ginny Long distance to Hermione: Asa laughs. Maybe not. It was a fine introduction to the plot. ^_^ From afar, to (Asa, Asa): Hermione shrugs. "Blah de blah blah blah blah." From afar, to (Asa, Asa): Hermione shrugs. "Blah de blah blah blah blah." From afar, Hermione facepalms. Hermione pages: You paged Enid with 'As long as it's the first spoken sentence, yes. Mutter will only work on the first sentence. mutter name=:shrugs. "Blah de blah blah blah blah."'. You paged Hermione with 'Truth be told, and this is only a personal thing, but I've had problems with feature-based MU* before. So when McG and Draco were trying to convince me to play here, I balked. I'm glad I caved, though. :) And *patapt*'. Hermione pages: I left the = out. From afar, Hermione laughs. Well, they're fairly careful with who gets features; the main issue in the past has been pretty minor, and they crack down hard on any complaints. Hermione pages: And if you're worried that I'm going to play Hermione as some sort of ... I don't know. Nymphomaniacal bimbette, I think you're safe. *grin* Her motives for asking you out were as described. Asa peers at Enid and Hermione balefully, but tries to keep good-humored about it. "I can leave you two alone, if you want," he says slyly, taking a step back. Long distance to Hermione: Asa cackles. No. You paged Hermione with 'My problem in the past is that features basically ignored their non-feature brethren and the MU*'s events hinged on them alone.'. From afar, Hermione twitches. Err. Hermione pages: Well, I don't deny that a lot of the rp I do /does/ involve the other features, but... You paged Hermione with 'My impression here is that such is NOT the case. Which is refreshing/reassuring.'. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny is going to have to tell Hermione,. Once the headache goes away tomorrow :) Hermione pages: Not solely. [Gryffindor] Hermione eeks? [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny is ICly rather wildly drunk. You paged Hermione with 'You just spent FIVE HOURS with me alone. That's enough counterproof for me. ;)'. Hermione blinks at Enid, and blushes. "I'll keep that in mind, certainly," she says primly, "though I wouldn't feel entirely comfortable. But I'll help you with your class anyway." She turns to Asa. "No! - I mean, uh, we're done. Really. Aren't we?" From afar, Hermione laughs. Hermione pages: Has it really been that long? I didn't notice. You paged Hermione with 'With a half hour break for dinner on my part.'. [Gryffindor] Alicia notes to ROn, that's 6 years up to the last time she ate on worth of chocolate frog cards. :) [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Oh, did he get a *gift*? You might wanna duck if he starts bouncing off the walls." [Gryffindor] Lupin says, "Ginny's drunk? :)" [Gryffindor] Ron just about falls over in a dead faint, he's so happy. Hehe. [Gryffindor] Hermione twitches. And we're heading back up to the dorms, too. :) [Gryffindor] Asa says, "We'll wear kevlar." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "We'll need it." Stepping back from Hermione, Enid waves at Asa in jest. "Only girl talk. Nothing you'd be interested in." The girl hums leaning back on her heels, clutching the school books to her chest. "Thanks though, Hermione to offer your help. I haven't quite grasped a certain spell." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny grins. It's not my fault! =============================================================================== +WHERE LIST (TOTAL CONNECTED: 31) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region Location Players ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogwarts South Wing -+- DADA Classroo DeVyne Hogwarts Staff Room Lupin Hogwarts Dumbledore's Office -+- Seco Dumbledore Hogwarts Gryffindor Common Room -+- S Alicia, Joseph, George, Angelina, Ginny, Ron and Sofia Hogwarts First Year Girls -+- Ravencl Isabel and Mika Hogwarts McGonagall's Office -+- West McGonagall Hogwarts Narrow Passage -+- Dungeons Vespertine Hogwarts Snape's Office -+- Dungeons Snape Hogwarts Sixth Year Girls -+- Ravencl Charlotte Hogwarts Great Hall Laurel, Asa, Antigone, Enid, Visala and Hermione Hogwarts Hufflepuff Common Room -+- K Peri Hogwarts Library, First Level -+- Thi Delfina Hogwarts Battlements -+- South Wing - Kalanus and Axia Hogwarts Ravenclaw Common Room -+- Fo Gwerith and Airyk OOC Zone Haggis' Stomach Haggis OOC Zone Staff Hall French Souffle OOC Zone Crumpet's "Safe" Coding Room Crumpets =============================================================================== ------------ Highlighted individuals are in +watch'able locations. ------------ =============================================================================== From afar, Hermione grins. Though, it is true that there's a dearth of unattached upperclassmen. There's a couple of others, and they've even sorta- kinda made overtures, but they can't pose well enough for my exacting standards. (Think 'Airyk'.) Long distance to Hermione: Asa grinsd. You paged Hermione with 'Minus the d.'. Hermione pages: Expect to be pursued, is all. :) There's a -lot- of girls, and the boy-girl ratio is way out of proportion. Asa laughs and waves his hands in front of him. "No, no. I'll pass on girl talk while I still have some claim to my own gender." He jerks a thumb at the doors and then up. "Shall we? I'm actually kind of excited as to what kind of insane gossip buzz we've created." Hermione nods, rising from her own seat with a grin. "I hate to admit it, but you're right, so do I." And look! The Prefect doesn't have any books with her! Pigs really must be flying, somewhere. "Right, then. Shall we?" Hermione stands and leaves the Gryffindor table. Hermione has departed. You stand and leave the Gryffindor table. From afar, Hermione grins. Do you do Live Journaling? You paged Hermione with 'Are you going to try and convince me to join the community Draco started? ;) I've been giving it some thought. I probably should.'. Grinning and curiously interested, Enid nods following the two. "I must have been in my book far too long. What gossip?" From afar, Hermione laughs. Well, yes, that, and I have one myself. If you've read it, you've likely seen. Asa coughs and looks back over his shoulder at Enid with a wan smile. "Well, if there's anybody at ALL in the common room with the last name Weasley, it's very likely you'll hear for yourself soon enough." Long distance to Hermione: Asa hehs. I skimmed it this morning between two extended meetings. All I remember is playing with paperclips for a really long time. From afar, Hermione laughs. Okay, then you didn't see, since I only posted this afternoon. You paged Hermione with 'Naturally, I'm going to *check*. ;)'. Hermione reddens again, and nods assent with Asa. "I, uh, it's going to get round fast enough," she says, a bit prim again. "There's no point in speeding it by going into it -here-. Anyway. Shall we?" Peri arrives from the entrance hall. "Ah." The girl's eyes widen in understanding pausing in mid-step. Where there's a Weasley a foot there's gossip. Again, she nods at Hermione. "Yes, let's go." Asa says "Eventually our exit will venture from the realm of the theoretical, to the actual.". Hermione says "Indeed. *grin*". Peri enters, wrinkling her nose at some recently left class. Muttering under her breath, she heads for the Hufflepuff table, giving some of the other girls a nod. Enid says "Shall we do 20 more poses representing each step to the door? ;)". Laurel yawns. Gah. Okay, this ain't working. Laurel waves, as she stands up, picking up a roll or three for later. Well, not at the same time, but close. Hermione has just risen from her seat at the Gryffindor table, along with both Asa and Enid. Evidently, they are preparing to depart, though at the moment, they appear to still be discussing their departure as opposed to actuating it. From afar, Hermione grins. I think, if you move for the exit, then we'll actually leave. Visala stands and leaves the Slytherin table. Asa says "Up Everest, ladies. ;)". -+--+- A strange and splendid place, even larger and grander than the Entrance Hall. The ceiling has been enchanted to mirror the sky outside, and the vague echoes of dizzyingly soaring arches seem to open right on up to the heavens. In the daytime, stained glass windows admit a kaleidescope of fragmented light, and at night they glitter like dim, crazily-cracked jewels. High above, between the vanishing rafters, are the windows through which the morning's owls enter. Thousands and thousands of candles float in midair over four long tables on which glitter golden platters, plates, and goblets - Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor - and over which hang each House's respective banners. At the top of the hall is the High Table, at the center of which is the headmaster's large gold chair. The heavy oak double doors to the Entrance Hall lie to the southwest, near the foot of the Slytherin table; behind the High table are three doors- one to the left which leads to the courtyard, one in the middle which leads to a corridor, and the one to the right which leads to an antechamber. +Watch is in effect and this location can be watched. Contents: Peri Laurel Antigone Visala Enid Hermione Obvious exits: Entrance Hall Courtyard Corridor Antechamber You step into the entry hall. -+--+-(#123RBJ) An immense hall built on a massive scale, its sheer size dwarfs that of most any other building, save perhaps the Great Hall itself. Tapestries bearing the Hogwarts shield and each House's crest hang proudly on the old stone walls, flaming torches cast their shimmering glow everywhere, though the vaulted ceiling is so high that it is lost to shadow, and the floor is flagged stone worn smooth from centuries of use. A magnificent marble staircase faces the great oak double doors of the entrance and leads to the upper floors. To either side of it, narrower staircases lead down: to the left is the musty, winding descent into the dungeons, and from the right wafts the inviting scents of cookery- undoubtedly the kitchen. To the northwest are the Great Hall's double doors, and opposite them, on the other side of the room, is a small chamber, near which is the door to the staff room. Suits of armour, well-mannered and polished to a splendid shine, stand guard at both the entrance and the Great Hall. Obvious exits: Staff Room Small Chamber Dungeons Marble Staircase Kitchens Great Hall Double Doors Hermione arrives from the great hall. Enid arrives from the great hall. Asa says "MUSHes need a follow command like MUCKs. ". Hermione laughs. Enid follows. Hermione climbs up the great marble staircase. You climb up the great marble staircase to the first floor. -+--+- The first of the wide landings, to and from which the main stairway ascends. Staircases and corridors stretch from here like passages in some Escher-esque maze, leading to the rest of Hogwarts' labyrinthine corridors- and while some of them usually remain in the same place, some won't, maddeningly rearranged when one glances away. Along the walls flicker torches and braziers which illuminate everything with a changeable golden light, and between them hang many tapestries and the immaculately-kept paintings whose occupants also tend to move about at their own fickle whims and who, if asked nicely, might even volunteer directions. Suits of armour stand at attention beneath soaring arches, and gargoyles leer down from their sconces. Looking up, one's perspective suddenly becomes dizzying- staircases seem to ascend into infinity, crossing and twisting over themselves and never arranged the same way twice. Contents: Hermione Obvious exits: Up the Staircase North Wing East Wing South Wing West Wing Down the Staircase Hermione heads up the wide, marble staircase to the second floor. You head up the wide marble staircase. -+--+- The second and last of the wide landings, where the great marble staircase finally ends. From here, however, more stairs coil away like angular spiderwebs towards the ceiling so that it might never be glimpsed, and more corridors lead to Hogwarts' labyrinthine passages. Tall, narrow windows admit refracted sunlight in the daytime, and as daylight wanes torches and squat stone braziers cast their changeable golden glow, warming the cold gray stone of the walls and the floor. Fantastical marble beasts perch at the top of every buttress and pillar and cornice, their stony countenances shifting oddly in the flickering light. Like everywhere else in the castle, paintings and tapestries fill the walls, and now and then coats of armour stand guard at one passage or another- while one never actually sees them move, they certainly don't remain in the same place for very long. Obvious exits: North Wing East Wing South Wing Down the Staircase West Wing Enid comes up the wide marble staircase from the first floor. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Eh, to heck with this. Sorry, Hermione." There's no place like home... There's no place like home... There's no place like home... -+--+-(#466RABF) A circular room with high, narrow windows and, for each student, a four- poster bed hung with red velvet draperies. Trunks stand at the foot of each bed, and beneath each window is an endtable with a pitcher of water and a washbasin. On the floor are heavy, comfortable rugs which exactly match the bedcurtains. Obvious exits: Out You head out. -+--+- Spiraling up from the common room to the top of the tower, this simple stone staircase leads to seven doors. There are little signs on each one indicating which year's students live in which one. The signs are easily removed, since they move each year instead of the students, who remain in the same dorm their entire tenure at Hogwarts. There are arrow-thin windows along the staircase, a few torches are held in brackets for those times when the outdoor light isn't bright enough. There is a long runner carpet running down the stairs, in Gryffindor red with gold-embroidered borders. Obvious exits: First Years Second Years Third Years Fourth Years Fifth Years Sixth Years Seventh Years Out You head out to the common room. -+--+- This circular room is incredibly cozy. A roaring fireplace is magically kept going year-round, providing a cheery yellow and orange light when the usual candles are not enough. There are loads of squashy armchairs, the kind comfortable enough to sleep in, facing every which way. There's a small table for those brave enough to try their hands at wizard chess, and there are also a few long tables with less comfortable chairs for doing homework. Hanging from the ceiling are a couple of bright red and gold banners with the Gryffindor lion on them. On the walls of the tower's room are paintings of old Gryffindors, cheerfully offering advice on homework when asked, or retelling stories from their days (although the paintings with the fictional characters tend to tell fictional - and thus more interesting - stories). There are three exits to this circular room: the portrait hole, and two sets of spiral stairs. One is for the boys dorms, the other is for the girls dorms. Contents: Ron George Sofia Angelina Joseph WWW Poster #1 on the Wall WWW Poster #2 on the Wall Ginny Alicia Obvious exits: Girls Boys Out [Gryffindor] Asa cheated. ;) [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs. Asa came in from outside. Or will, as soon as Hermione and Enid get here. *cough* [Gryffindor] Ron does all the time. ;) So much easier! The Fat Lady allows Hermione into the Common Room. "Watch it..." Alicia points past Ron to Ginny, "Don't want them ruined..." She mutters as she peers at Ginny, letting go of Ron's arm. She glances at Sofia, just in time to catch the look and blinking a bit. "What did I do?" She says, oblivious. Joseph posed stopping a while ago, Ginny. :) George chuckles softly, standing over the pouting Sofia. Ginny is drunk. Oh, what a scene Hermione finds herself walking into! Ginny knows, but Ginny just now realized it. :) Sofia snorts at Alicia. "Ju -vuined- my surprise for Von. Sanks a lot." She folds her arms across her chest as she turns back to the fire, fuming. Joseph says "Oh. Right. :)". Ginny sits in a chair, looking ashen-faced and glassy-eyed. She's hanging onto the arms of her chair like she expects to fall out of it. Angelina is snickering behind her hand. Ron is standing near the middle of the room next to Alicia, two boxes held in his hands. He's looking both thrilled and confused at the same time -- thrilled when he looks at the boxes in his hands, confused when he looks at Sofia. "Surprises," he mutters under his breath, finally moving to take the five cards laying on top of the table. He sets them on the top of the boxes and looks around blankly. Sit down, Ron. That's what you wanted to do. Alicia raises a brow at Sofia, and is standing in front of Ron, who's wholing two shoe-boxed size boxes. She just gives Sofia a bit of a look though, rolling her eyes. "And I can read your mind, to know it was a surprise. Honestly, Sofia, would you be happy if I take them back?" Sofia waves her hand dismissevely. "Se plan vas alveady vuined ven ju butted in. Do vat ju vant. Jus leave me alone." And she's not pouting, she's looking rather murderous. Hermione steps in with Asa and Enid, chatting animatedly with them, right up until she turns and looks. "What-" She goes positively ashen, and actually sways on her feet. "WHAT is going ON here!" Clearly, the Prefect isn't nearly so amused. If anything, she looks horror-struck. Mainly because of Ginny. The Fat Lady allows Enid into the Common Room. Enid wavies. That was fun :) Asa stands behind Hermione looking with a glassy, stupefied expression at the incredible house harmony Gryffindor is showing tonight. "Okay, leave for a few hours and everything goes to heck," he mutters in a surprised tone. "Bloody Nora," Alicia mutters, shaking her head at Sofia, though twitching a bit as she hears Hermione, glancing over to her and blinking. Angelina falls over laughing at Hermione's expression! Ginny takes a deep breath, to try and steady herself. Unfortunately, she just swallows air, really. So she starts hiccuping. Ron's eyes go wide, the shoe-box-like boxes instinctively moving closer to his chest. "Uh-UH, you souldn't take them back," he mumbles, though he takes a step or two back at the look on Sofia's face. One hand snakes out to pull Alicia back (hey, after a gift that nice, he doesn't want her to -die-), but he doesn't pull back very hard, as he's distracted by Hermione's arrival. "She's fine, Hermione." Alicia says, giving her a bit of an odd look and raising her hands to push her hair back absently. A couple steps back are taken as Ron pulls her back, though she glances at Ginny, smirking faintly before chuckling. Harry arrives from the boys' dorms. Angelina is collapsed in giggles at drunk Ginny. Hermione looks increasingly infuriated, and she draws her wand out of her sleeve. "Right, that's it," she snaps. There's a cold rage forming on her face, and she steps forward three paces. "She is NOT fine. It is perfectly obvious that she is NOT fine. There is absolutely no call for this sort of behaviour. What if Professor McGonagall walked in right now? We'd lose enough points that we wouldn't see a Quidditch Cup for -decades-!" She glares at Alicia, then turns back to Ginny. "You have until I count to ten for someone to tell me what's going on, and to start -fixing- it, or I /am/ going straight to her office." George has disconnected. Joseph tugs at Hermione's sleeve. "HOUSE cup." Joseph' Hermione says "Duh. Joseph, sorry, I do have a cold RL :) Sorry, guys.". [Gryffindor] Asa says, "WHOA there, tiger. Swinging the pendulum a bit far into 'manic', aren't we, Hermione? ;)" Harry makes his way down the steps leading up into the boy's dorms, hands in his pockets. He tugs one free of his pockets to stifle a yawn, and glances over the edge of the railing to see who else is in the apparently quite busy common room. Stopping about midway down the steps, he stares at Ginny and Hermione. "Er... What's going on?" Stepping into the room, Enid stops the chatter oddly amused by the banter. Silently, she steps over to a clear area, leaning against the wall and watches the scene before her. [Gryffindor] Hermione grins. Asa, there's IC reasons for it. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "You haven't a clue what Hermione's been going through. ;)" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "I believe you. It's frightening." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Let's just say that I have a cold RL because I've been sleeping so little this past weekend - because I've been on here. ;)" [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina says, "Can we knock?" Ginny is steadfastly trying to act sober. Trying to will herself so, in fact. "Hi Heh-hic-meenee." It doesn't help she's not talking very clearly. Still glassy she starts, "Jush t'fee." Joseph has been standing behind Ginny's chair, attentively watching the proceeds between Alicia and various others. At Hermione's snap, he starts, turning to face the entrance. As she finishes the tirade and silence descends for a few moments, he blins a few times. "Right then. I'll go get the water bucket." he says, moving towards the door. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny laughs. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny didn't get much RP done this weekend, alas Hermione adds, dangerously, moving out of the doorway, "One." Asa stares at Hermione wide-eyed. This is a completely different person now, one he's not unfamiliar with (he has lived in Gryffindor for the past six school years) but is a little shocked by. Edging out from behind her, he slowly makes his way around the room toward some unoccupied space, watching the goings-on with concern. And perhaps a little bit of fear. Ron smirks and waves Harry over to where he's standing beside Alicia. He mutters to Harry, "... drunk off... and George's... and...and Alicia... a... frog cards." He has to add that last bit, just because he's so thrilled about it, and emphasizes the comment with a nod to the boxes in his hands. But does he say any of this loud enough for Hermione to hear? Nope. -He- doesn't want to be the one yelled at directly. "It was just one of George and Fred's toffee's, she tried one of their first batches, a butterbeer one that was a bit to strong." Alicia says as steps foward to Hermione, frowning a bit. "Hermione." She repeats, eyeing the girls' wand. "We wouldn't let anything happen to her, especially Ron and George." too strong...eh Sofia gets up from her chair and starts for the stairs. She looks furious, but the look she gives Ron clearly indicates her hurt her feelings. Up the stairs she walks, not a word to anyone. "She's /drunk/?" Harry says, green eyes a little wide behind his round glasses, as he cranes to look at Ginny over the edge of the railing. They're -kidding-. They've got to be. Poor Ginny. This is likely mortifying. From afar, Hermione grins. And she was doing so well! And calming down and actually having the first bit of fun in days! Sofia says "her hurt=he hurt.:P". You paged Hermione with 'I suspect we'll be talking more before the night is through. c.c;'. From afar, Hermione laughs. Hermione pages: I should send you logs. [Gryffindor] Ron snugs Sofia and runs. ;) Hermione pages: Suffice to say, when you walked in last night... Long distance to Hermione: Asa snickers. I heard from Draco, sort of. From afar, Hermione grins. Ah, okay, then. [Gryffindor] Alicia mutters at George for disconning just in time to avoid explination. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "His timing is so impeccable. :)" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Poor George." You paged Hermione with 'Well, he mentioned someone going over the side of the castle. Considering the personalities involved, I think I have a grasp.'. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia gives Ron a noogie. From afar, Hermione laughs. Noone actually did, though. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry points at Ginny and LAUGHS. >:D [Gryffindor] Ron acks! Enid covers her mouth to stifle a chuckle. Hermione angry was quite hilarious especially because the poor girl, Ginny, didn't purposely get drunk. Muttering with no intention that anyone would hear her, "Obviously, it wasn't on purpose." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny snickers. Yeah, try to ask Ginny what happened. That should be nice and incoherent [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph will make an early departure tonight. Headache. "Thanks for the RP folks. Just assume I slip out of the scene, trying to avoid the Fury of Hermy. :)" Hermione pages: She levitated herself up out of Draco and Kalanus' way when they stupefied Joseph, and eavesdropped on them talking about Voldemort and ... other topics. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Night, Joseph." Long distance to Hermione: Asa twitches violently. [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs. Poor Jospeh. G'night. You paged Hermione with 'That'd do it.'. Hermione pages: Yep. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny doesn't envy Ginny her hangover tomorrow. -- Night Joseph! [Gryffindor] With Pom Poms! Joseph says, "Later. :)" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Night, Joseph." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Night." [Gryffindor] Harry has left this channel. Joseph has disconnected. Ginny doesn't even try to get up. She looks too unsteady and downright sloshed. Hic. "T'fee," she repeats. "Goo' an' but'try, but not too good. Right." Hic. "S'pose shockate." Hermione pages: And that's only a very little bit of it. :) Alicia glances over her shoulder, shooting Harry a look. Not. Helping. (Would pose more, but waiting for Hermione) Hermione frowns, though she's slightly calmer. Still, slightly isn't much. "Fine," she states coldly. "Someone go up to one of the dorm rooms and bring back a pitcher of water." There's a pause, then, "Oh, you people are no help at all. Accio pitcher!" And a pitcher flies with such violent force down the stairs that it smashes into the wall, shattering. Asa tilts his head to one side. "I... *think* we can stand down the warface a bit, yes?" he says at Hermione hopefully, attempting (and perhaps even succeeding) to smile disarmingly. Emphasis on 'disarm'. "Maybe we should just get Ginny a mug of coffee and put her to bed." Ginny, fortunately, can only focus on one person at a time, so her owl-eyed gaze is on Hermione. Ginny also jumps and whips her head about at the sound of the crash, but isn't able to locate where it went. Harry walks down the rest of the stairs, this time, his attention on Hermione. He flickers a glance then to Ron, dark brows raising. And then the shattering pitcher, which causes him to look much like he was about to jump out of his skin. "Er...I'll go get one." He trots quickly up the steps, and heads off in search of a pitcher of water. Sofia dodges the flying pitcher on her way up the stairs. That's one scary Prefect. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Note to self: Never ever ever ever ever make Hermione mad." From afar, Hermione grins. And ICly also had to deal with the aftermath of Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew trying to kill Matteus, at Hogsmeade. Ron cringes as the pitcher smashes, inching closer to Harry and Alicia. Strength in numbers and all of that. The boxes are hugged even tighter to his chest, his eyes wide as he looks between Ginny, Alicia, and Hermione. Harry is given a glance and a nod before he goes to retrieve a pitcher. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Because the last words I'll hear are, I'm sure, 'Accio Steak Knife!'" Hermione pages: Plus the neardeath experience two nights ago. You paged Hermione with 'Naturally.'. [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs. Alicia rolls her eyes at that, giving Hermione a dark look. "Hermione." She says sharply now. "I'll take care of her, it wasn't anybody's fault." She says, not even bothering to wait for a reply as she walks over to Ginny. "C'mon, g'elle." She says as she leans down, hooking her arm up under Ginny's and hoisting her up. Pretty much lifting her up. "Just lean against me, alright?" Angelina blinks. "Watch that, granger!" "What she really needs is rest." Enid speaks up, still amused and not in the slightest astonished by Hermoine's actions. "As long as she remains her, there won't be a chance to lose the Cup. If someone questions," the girl shrugs. "Ginny has the stomach flu." Enid says "her=here". Hermione nods curtly to Alicia, and turns to point her wand at the smashes pitcher. "Reparo," she mutters, watching the pitcher reform. The water, of course, still has splashed about, and she turns to begin cleaning it up, shoulders tensed. She says in a very acerbic aside to Enid, "McGonagall -has- been known to come up here, and I don't believe for a moment that she's foolish enough to mistake intoxication for stomach flu." Hermione says "Smashed, too. ;b". Ginny makes a startled yelp as she gets hoisted, and she staggers into Alicia rather hard. "Ack. " One hand grabs at the chair. "Oooh. Dishy." You paged Hermione with 'Boy, you really were a lit major, weren't you? ;)'. From afar, Hermione grins. What gave it away? You paged Hermione with 'The word acerbic.'. From afar, Hermione laughs. I read a lot, as well. Sofia guess we lost George? Long distance to Hermione: Asa nods. I'm glad. I often get yelled at for using big words. Asa thinks that's an accurate guess. Sofia is rather lagged herself. Presently, Harry returns with a pitcher, sloshing water about a bit as he hastens down the steps. He pauses at the bottom of the steps, and then walks dutifully over to Alicia and Ginny with said pitcher, giving Ginny the occasional glance, which is somewhat between amused and concerned. "Next time, tell the twins to test their own toffees." he notes with a brief grin. From afar, Hermione snorts. :) I won't yell at you, though if you come up with one I don't know, I'll ask. Hermione pages: The real irony is, last night Draco was facepalming at me because he came into -his- common room and found -his- housemates drunk/stoned. You paged Hermione with 'What are your feelings on 'diaspora'? ;) My specialty was sociology.'. Hermione pages: facepalming in page, of course. And I mainly use diaspora when discussing judaism, but it's a word I like. :) Ginny /now/ notices Harry and she turns red again. "Tesh? Did! Geo... Georsh had one firs. Said was shocklate." Sighing with a giggle, Enid retorts jests, "Not if we knock Ginny out." Quickly, before anyone speaks to defend Ginny, Enid shakes her head. "Just kidding. But isn't there a way to put her to sleep? Shall we say like a baby? That way McGonagall cannot question her." "Bloody 'ell..." Alicia blinks slightly as Ginny stumbles into her. She steps back slightly, though sighs deeply. No patience. "Leggo, Gin'." She says as she leans down a bit, suddenly pushing her arm under Ginny's legs and grunting as she lifts her up, though not seeming to have much problem with her weight. "You can yell at him later, Ginny." She says, notioning to Harry to follow before she heads to the dorms. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny puts a new label on herself. Science Project Asa eyes Harry with the best he can manage, which is amusement. He steps from foot to foot for a moment. "Is there anything I can be doing?" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia laughs. Poor Ginny. [Gryffindor] Hermione grins. Hermione glances around the room at large, sliding her wand away into her sleeve with a very tired sigh. "I'm going for some fresh air," she says, suddenly quietly, and turns towards the portrait hole. Ginny's scooped up and looks a bit bemused. And rather grey again. But at least she's not green like she was earlier. "You really -are- smashed," notes Harry quietly, breaking into a brief grin again. This is just too funny. Following after Alicia and her inebriated burden, he casts a quick look over his shoulder to Ron and Hermione as he starts up the steps with the pitcher. Draco - Slytherin Prefect Prospect =============================================================================== Gender: male Last On: Feb 18 21:08:47 2002 Alias: dr Mail: 16 Received; 0 Unread. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fullname: Draco Malfoy House: Slytherin Year: Fifth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Info: Draco Malfoy is the rich son of Lucius Malfoy. He is the seeker for the Slytherin Quidditch team, and has aspirations of becoming a Slytherin Prefect. He can usually be found making life difficult for anyone he feels shouldn't be at Hogwarts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there. =============================================================================== [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny grins. See, Ginny got the equivilent of 10 butter beers in /one/ toffee Alicia heads into the girls' dorm. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "At least you didn't turn a pleasant amber, become mug shaped, and have to be rolled off to the tap room for draining." Ron looks a bit alarmed that he's lost both of his shields -- Harry went to get the pitcher, and Alicia went to help Ginny. He looks briefly concerned for Ginny, then snickers and shakes his head. He steps backwards a few steps, cradling the boxes carefully as he reaches behind him to call quietly up the stairs to Sofia, "You're not going to stay and watch this?" Ron's trying to make a little peace, maybe. [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "You puke on Alicia and she'll make your life miserable. " [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Is butterbeer alcholic? I saw a recipe online for it and it was like A&W Cream Soda..." Angelina is still giggling, quietly. [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny actually hadn't counted it as such, but George said it'd make me drunk, so.... [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny says, "And she almost puke don Joseph earlier. :)" [Gryffindor] Alicia seconds Ginny. Sofia stands at the top of the stairs, watching her whole world turn into rubbish. She looks at Ron incredulously. "Vy should I?" she says snottily. Ginny heads into the girls' dorm. [Gryffindor] Ron figures ten drinks of -anything- in one hit would make anyone a little tipsy feeling, huh? Harry heads into the girls' dorm. Hermione departs through the portrait hole. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Sugar rush.;)" Asa looks around, and sighs. Such love in the room. And things were going well. Looking around, he sees Harry and Alicia cart Ginny off for rest and Ron and Sonia having it out, and rubs the back of his neck. "I don't suppose... anyone's going after Hermione?" he asks sheepishly, knowing that if *he* does it the rumor mill's just going to spin that much faster. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia flails at Asa! [Gryffindor] Hermione chuckles and ICly goes to the battlements for fresh air. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Did I say something wrong? I'm not very observant, it's midnight." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "He called me Sonia!" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "ARGH. I did. My deepest and most profound apologies." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia starts coding up a 'lol' code now.:P Hermione pages: Sofia is our resident needy person. :) Don't worry too much about it. You paged Hermione with 'She's just teasing.'. Ron frowns at Sofia, the spectacle of Ginny's drunkenness momentarily forgotten. "Be-cause-?", he calls, voice tinged with frustration. "It's, um...funny?" He rolls his eyes, then watches Ginny and Harry pass him. "But nevermind, now. It's over." He shrugs, then glances at Asa. "Why don't -you- go after her?", he asks, voice holding a touch of heat -- between Sofia being frustrating and the whole Yule Ball issue, Ron's getting a little grumpy. [Gryffindor] Asa eeps. I'll be good. Sighing, Enid speaks, "I'll go after her." With haste, the girl heads to the portrait hole, then peeks over her shoulder calling out. "If anyone would like to join us, do so." Enid heads out the portrait hole [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia holds the lol in her hand. "You promise to behave?" Enid departs through the portrait hole. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Yes ma'am. @_@" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia grins and puts the lol away. From afar, Hermione nods. Sofia gives Ron a majorly sour look, then storms off into her room. A few moments later, she comes out, carrying a parcel. "Since ju don't give a damn and sese are too small for Geeorg, ju might as vell have sem!" She starts to throw the parcel at Ron, then stops. "Oh! Vait! Don't ju vant to go see if ju has a friend hoo can go see if sey have one alveady for ju?" Alicia arrives from the girls' dorms. [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Poor, poor Ginny." [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny snickers. She's going to have to be hung over tomorrow. Harry arrives from the girls' dorms. Asa flinches, then sighs and slumps into a chair as Enid goes. "Well, there's just no right way out of this situation, is there?" he mumbles indistinctly. He sits there for only a moment or two before closing his eyes, then getting up and trudging through the portrait hole. Ron backs slowly away from the stairs until he bumps into a table. The boxes are set carefully on the table, but he stays poised to duck, or run, or catch the parcel. "No?", he answers uncertainly, attempting a smile, though he fails miserably. It's really more of a quivering of his lips. "I -do- give a damn," he adds mechanically -- he does mean it though, really! "What's that?" You paged Hermione with 'And now I get to agonize over following you or not. I pushed poor Ron RIGHT over the brink.'. From afar, Hermione laughs. Oh dear. How'd you push him over? Alicia steps out of the dorms with Harry, smirking faintly to herself. Though as she sees Ron, a brow raises delicately, glancing to the table, then over to Sofia. (I'm presuming he's talking to her) You paged Hermione with 'I asked if anyone was going to follow you. He was arguing with Sofia at the time and snapped "Why don't YOU do it?". Enid thankfully volunteered. ;)'. Sofia's eyes get big and wild as she watches Ron change tunes. "Aha! Ju vant sis eh?" She rattles the parcel in her hands, holding it over the banister of the stair case. Pulling it back and tucking it under her arm, she shakes her head. "No. Ju has to vait for Christmas now. Maybe nes' time, ju skin von't turn green like jure eyes." Hermione pages: Enid isn't helping much. *grin* Hermione pages: She's asking, oh, but come on, didn't you find it at least a little funny? [Gryffindor] Well-behaved Weasley Ginny says, "And at least that wrapped up in a good time. Bedtime for me :) Night everyone!" From afar, Hermione is like ... 'the day I find anything to do with toffees - Weasley or otherwise - funny at this point, is the day when I climb up onto this parapet and jump.' [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Night!" Harry glances askance at Sofia as he walks down the steps to the girls dorms with Alicia. "What's going on now, d'you reckon?" he asks Alicia quietly, eyeing the group nearby, hands in his pockets. This has been a crazy week. You paged Hermione with 'Eep.'. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Poor Ron. Has to learn that greed is a bad thing...just like the Twins had to learn that 'I'm sorry' is the cure all.;)" From afar, Hermione grins. Read the rumours board. 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Sun Feb 17 A Whisper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did you hear what happened the other evening? That Gryffindor Prefect, Hermione Granger? It seems her friend Harry Potter dragged her down the stairs until he found some teachers...they say she wasn't breathing, and was starting to turn blue! As if that wasn't enough, you will never believe who was helping Potter carry the girl: Draco Malfoy! Isn't that bizarre? I hear Malfoy even flew his broom through the halls to find Madame Pomfrey while the other teachers tried to get Hermione breathing again! Some folks were gossiping about it in History of Magic, the other day. One said that they thought Malfoy must be trying to make sure people didn't think /he/ had tried to kill Hermione, and another person said it was just because they're both Prefects...but someone else says it's because Malfoy and Granger are in love even if they don't admit it. /I/ think Potter used a spell on Malfoy to make him help...you know how desperate people can be when someone they care about is hurt. I can't see why else a Slytherin, especially that one, would have helped them! But now the teachers are confiscating all the candy we got in Hogsmeade, did you hear? I wonder if it's connected... someone in the Great Hall today was saying they thought maybe the Weasley twins slipped dangerous joke candy to people. You think that's how Hermione ended up not breathing? Ack! I'll be late for class...talk to you more later at dinner! ============================================================================== From afar, Hermione grins. It was... traumatic. Sofia is standing at the top of the stairs leading to the girl's dorm, tormenting Ron who is standing below. Hermione pages: For both of them. You paged Hermione with 'I bet.'. Hermione pages: And 14/20 ================================= (IC) Rumors ================================ Message: 14/20 Posted Author Fifth Years' Love Triangle? Sat Feb 2 A Whisper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Any number of students are discussing with abandon recent events outside the Charms classroom. It seems that not only were Draco Malfoy, the Slytherin Prefect and Keeper for Slytherin's Quidditch team, and the 'Mudblood' Hermione Granger, top witch in her class and Gryffindor Prefect, caught kissing madly after Professor Flitwick's class, they were burst in upon by none other than Gryffindor's star Seeker, the famous Harry Potter. Evidently pale with embarassment and mortification at being caught, Granger fled, with Potter in hot pursuit. Before he could reach her, however, Malfoy caught up to the both of them, and despite interference from other students, called out to the opposing Prefect, leading Potter to step in front of her protectively - or is it possessively? Maybe last year's rumours weren't so far off... A brief exchange of insults occurred, and Granger attempted to flee from both young men. Harry again went to follow, but Malfoy tripped him up, sending the Gryffindor Seeker flying. Hermione seemed worried for Harry, and Draco walked up, touching his lips gently... Looks like the scholarly young witch is going to have to make a choice, and soon! ============================================================================== "-No-, I don't want it," Ron answers, throwing up his hands in exasperation. "I just want you to stop acting silly about this!" Oops, maybe that wasn't quite the right thing to say. "I mean, Christmas is months away, and I don't want to ruin your surprise," he adds a bit feebly, trying to back up even more, but bumping against the table before he can take even a full step. Harry and Alicia are shot a 'please, please help me' look. Hermione pages: Then she nearly died due to a hexed toffee two nights ago. We won't mention the ones which make people have rose-scented flatulence which the twins -tried- to get her to take (but failed), or them jumping up and down begging her to sign an affidavit in testimonial that their toffees are safe and delicious, yesterday. "Dunno," Alicia glances to Ron briefly as she replies to Harry. "What hasn't happened so far?" She smirks faintly as she glances at the Seeker before walking over to the table with the boxes Ron was clutching so tightly, leaning down to snatch one up, and then falling back into a squashy chair and folding her legs, setting the box in her lap. No help to Ron though. He can fend for himself. He's a keeper now, after all. Long distance to Hermione: Asa snickers. Harry says "What hasn't happened so far? No attempts on my life or Ron's, thankfully! ;D". Alicia shushes. Hermione pages: So ... bringing up toffees and 'fun' in the same sentence ... You paged Hermione with 'Indeed.'. Sofia replies to Ron. "Because it meant a lot for me for ju to haves sis now. But..." She shrugs, stepping backwards for her room. "I might gives it to Ha- ree, since ju don't vont it, and my feelings mean nosthing." Asa uses the confusion to slip out the door. Hopefully unnoticed. Asaflees. ^_^ Harry looks from Sofia at the top of the steps, to Ron below them, to Alicia, and then shakes his head. "I'm going for a walk," he mutters, turning on a heel and striding for the exit. Something of an apologetic tone, for Ron and Sofia, at least, for his sudden retreat. "See you." -+--+- This circular room is incredibly cozy. A roaring fireplace is magically kept going year-round, providing a cheery yellow and orange light when the usual candles are not enough. There are loads of squashy armchairs, the kind comfortable enough to sleep in, facing every which way. There's a small table for those brave enough to try their hands at wizard chess, and there are also a few long tables with less comfortable chairs for doing homework. Hanging from the ceiling are a couple of bright red and gold banners with the Gryffindor lion on them. On the walls of the tower's room are paintings of old Gryffindors, cheerfully offering advice on homework when asked, or retelling stories from their days (although the paintings with the fictional characters tend to tell fictional - and thus more interesting - stories). There are three exits to this circular room: the portrait hole, and two sets of spiral stairs. One is for the boys dorms, the other is for the girls dorms. Contents: Harry Alicia Ron Sofia Angelina WWW Poster #1 on the Wall WWW Poster #2 on the Wall Obvious exits: Girls Boys Out You head out through the portrait hole. -+--+- This long, low stone corridor wends and winds its way around. With hardly a drapery to keep it from looking gloomy (or to keep the chill out), it is only lightened by a few stained glass windows in gothic-style arches, thin and reedy, with stylized scenes of old wizards and witches playing Quidditch in one, studying in another, and in yet another one, they seem to be in the process of blowing something up... it appears to be the Potions dungeon. Unlike the castle's paintings, the stained glass windows subjects don't actually move. At one end of the passage is a tapestry that leads into the main corridor. At the other end of the passage is a large and wide painting of a heavyset woman wearing an ornate pink dress. Obvious exits: Main Corridor [Gryffindor] Asa runs before Harry can kill his exit. ;) Harry comes out of the portrait hole. Harry slips out the tapestry and into the main corridor. You slip out the tapestry and into the main corridor. -+--+- Morning finds this corridor bathed in warm light, for the dawning sun's rays filter brightly through the ruby-and-gold stained-glass windows. By late afternoon the shadows have begun to creep forth, though early in the evening the many torches and braziers which line the walls banish them. At night, though, all is dark and quiet, save for the frequent ghostly traffic- apparently, they like the seventh floor, particularly Nearly Headless Nick and the Bloody Baron. A faded tapestry hangs on the wall facing the outside of the castle, and the windows offer a clear view of the Forbidden Forest's dark, looming trees. Contents: Harry Obvious exits: North Wing South Wing Asa hopes we're not heading to the same place. [Gryffindor] Hermione grins. Asadoesn't want to get in your way. ^_^ Harry chuckles. ^_^ Asa says "WITNESS my ability to type semicolons rampantly.". Harry is heading to the Battlements to clear his head. Asa snerks. Well, then. [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Wow, I am so losing it. I didn't even SEE Angeline." [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "A..." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "She's been very quiet." [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina nods. Asa says "Dash!". You pass through the archway to the north wing. -+--+- Dark and cold and lit only by the weak sunlight which filters in through the arrow-thin windows, this corridor's almost as gloomy as the dungeons. The torches aren't often lit, and it's rumoured that the Bloody Baron likes to hang out here; judging by how often students tend to encounter him and how rarely Peeves is seen here, it's probably true. Shadows flicker dramatically, and spiders seem to find it to their liking, for their webs have been spun like shiny silk in the corners and along the arched ceiling. Paintings of tarot cards line the walls, and tea leaves and crystal balls have been carved into the pillars. The entrance to Professor Trelawney's tower lies to the north; further along is the heavy wooden door to the battlements. Obvious exits: Battlements Divination Tower Stairs Down East Wing West Wing You head past the door and up the short flight of stairs and through the arch to the battlements. -+--+- The crenellations of this particular section of the castle's battlements could do with a bit of repair work, but since the view here isn't quite as great as many of the others, it therefore gets less traffic, and the few spots in need of mortaring have been neglected. The Forbidden Forest cuts a wide swath, curling in a wide half-circle to the east and to the west and out of sight. To the northwest, one can see Hagrid's hut, along with the nearby paddock where he most often teaches his class, and to the northeast is the Whomping Willow. Directly below are the seven greenhouses and the wide vegetable patch. A narrow archway leads to a staircase, at whose bottom is the door leading back inside. Contents: Enid Hermione Obvious exits: Inside [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina tends to be in spammy scenes. Asa cheers! I beat Harry. *flex* Enid laughs! Speak of the devil ;) Harry comes up the short staircase leading to the interior of the castle. Hermione reddens slightly, at something Enid just said to her. "I appreciate the offer," she says primly, "but whatever is between him and me, is after all, between him and me. I will, however, keep it in mind." That last is offered in a slightly conciliatory tone, at least. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Why do I hear the Lone Ranger theme music?" Asa is nothing but the sound of approaching footsteps at the moment. Thank god for stone floors and loud shoes. Harry walks up the staircase, hands still in his pockets and totally unaware of anything but the fact that Asa's walking in front of him up into the Battlements. Well, maybe he can find someplace else to think. Or a different section of wall. Maybe. He continues up the stairs. Enid nods, but giggles, "I'm not asking for details, Hermione. Keep that to yourself." At the sounds of footsteps, the girl turns about watching the entrance with alert eyes. Asa says "Now I feel bad. Sorry, Harry. Chivalry called.". Boy, Asa is getting to see Hermione blush a lot today. She turns, stiffening slightly, one hand sliding towards where she's hidden her wand - just in case. Hermione snickers. Hermione pages: Oh, and as further mention, I actually do know who Amanda Sefton is. :) Long distance to Hermione: Asa laughs! I suspected you might. The way Draco's friends work out, it's no shock. ;) Harry grins. :D From afar, Hermione grins. I sometimes play Kitty Pryde on an open game. Asa steps out from the stairwell entrance, looking a little flushed. And probably concerned enough for five Gryffindors. He's glad to see Enid there at least, and waves a sheepish hand, walking out on the battlements. "Well, you haven't thrown yourself over. That's a good sign." Harry steps out soon after Asa, messy black hair tousled a bit by the breeze. He pauses at the top, green eyes flickering from Enid to Hermione and then he mutters, "Er... sorry." He turns around, starting to head back down the steps. You paged Hermione with 'Stop him! Stoooop hiiiiim!'. Hermione pages: I will - once Enid poses. :) Enid returns the sheepish wave and shrugs, gesturing with her eyes at Hermione that she needs space. Sweetly speaking over her shoulder, she calls, "Hermione, just remember my offer. I'll leave you to your peace." Waving Asa onward, Enid heads out the battlements back to the stairs. "Harry? Harry! Don't go!" Hermione for a moment forgets about Enid and Asa both (how flattering of her), to check on her friend, concern obvious in her eyes as she ignores the rest of, well, everything weighing down on her. She smiles abstractedly at the other two, murmuring an apology, and crosses quickly to him. "Wait a moment... please?" Asa steps out of the way, flashing Harry an apologetic smile and walking across the battlements to where he was standing when Hermione ran into him this very afternoon. He even takes up his previous pose of leaning somewhat precariously over the ramparts, looking at the scenery and trying to stay out of earshot. [Gryffindor] Alicia says, "Night all!" [Gryffindor] Ron waves! [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Night." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Night, Alicia. :)" Harry blinks repeatedly at the archway leading down to the corridors, and then turns his head to look at Hermione over his shoulder, brows arched. "..." Blink. Another blink. "...Alright." Between something like awkward silence and some mounting concern over the last three days, Harry schools his expression into a serious, somewhat blank one as he turns around to face the battlements again. [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina looks puzzled. Hermione sighs, putting a hand on Harry's shoulder, carefully. She mutters to Harry, "I'm... blowing... back... I... - I'd been having such... first time in... actually... a... minutes... well,... in... Ginny's... Ron's... tipsy,... night, and... hit... all..." Asa says "Wow. MUSH mutter code is as unreliable as ever. ;)". Hermione grins. You can tell Malfoy's name wasn't mentioned. If there's any chance a mutter'll make it look like I'm in love with Draco, it'll happen. Harry says "Of course. :D". Asa says "I'm not listening anyway.". Harry rereads the mutter part and chokes on his tea. Asa says "ICly. OOCly I've got the sonar set up. <.< >.>". Hermione laughs. Harry sputters. Her gaze raises seeing Harry ahead. Wondering what to do, Enid does the best thing and steps out of the way letting Hermione pass by. Turning around once more, the girl walks hurriedly away allowing the two privacy. Close to Asa, Enid inquires in a hush voice. "How's everything back at the Tower?" Asa opens his eyes and leans back onto the floor from over the rampart, smiling obliquely at Enid, speaking quietly. "Truth be told? Things improved once Hermione left. I think she's just been stressed lately and finally snapped. Still, Ron and Sofia were arguing... I dunno. Not a banner night for house unity." Harry shakes his head, beginning awkwardly, He mutters to Hermione, "... worry... sorry... I'm... to... head.... glad... alive." He mutters the last, and twitches a stiff shrug. Harry blinks at the mutter. That was interesting. :) Hermione grins. Enid giggles. Asa says "Mutter is hours of fun for all involved.". Hermione briefly leans in and hugs Harry. She mutters to Harry, "... I.... you... know? Well.... and Malfoy.... helped... life,... there was... rumours... being... or... Anyway,... you going..." Hermione says "See? See?". Harry cackles! Asa snickers. Enid bwahahas Hermione swears, any time she uses his name in a mutter, it pops up. "Aye." Enid nods, softly whispering, "Makes me want to pinch myself to see if I'm alive and not in a soap." To further her jest, the girl pinches her wrist and winces. "Ouch. Guess this is life." Harry blinks, drawing back. It's not the hug more than what was said, and just when it looks like he might unthinkingly launch into another heated arguement about 'that topic'... He stops, shuts his mouth, and nods faintly. "Aye. Reckon so." Hermione smiles gratefully at Harry, and steps back. "All right, then, so long as we're square." She turns back to Asa, it only just now registering what he said, making her blink in amazement. "Of course I'm not going to throw myself over the battlements. I'm not suicidal!" Asa laughs at Enid with a faint smile, then turns around and looks at Hermione and Harry for a second, before turning to look over the ramparts. "It's strange. I think about the fact that if only one event in my life had been different, I wouldn't even be at Hogwarts. Muggle schools are dangerous in today's world, but sometimes it seems like Hogwarts is moreso." He pauses, then turns around and laughs at Hermione, rubbing the back of his neck. "It's just a figure of speech, Hermione..." Harry takes advantage of Hermione's distraction to sidestep to the archway, thoughtfully retreating down the steps and into the depths of the castle again. [Gryffindor] Ron awws and snugs Sofia. So sweet. Hehe. ;) With that, folks, I think I'm headed to bed. 'Night, y'all! Harry flees! ;D Harry heads back inside. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Night, Ron." Hermione giggles. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "G'night, Ron :)" Enid laughs. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia tucks Ron in...night! [Gryffindor] Ron waves. Have a nice night, everybody. :) [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Don't forget to brag at Harry." From afar, Hermione peers. Did we lose Enid? You paged Hermione with 'Not sure.'. Hermione says "Enid? You there? :) Or posing?". Enid sorries. Got caught in some posing ;) Now feeling like a fifth wheel in this quiet place, Enid takes her cue allowing Asa and Hermione time together. Her smile never faltering, a giggle in her voice, and a skip in her step, Enid crosses to the steps looking back and forth at the two. "I should get back to my books. Nice talking with you." Close to the stairs, Enid winks happily at Hermione. "Have fun. Ta-ta." Enid heads back inside. -+--+- The crenellations of this particular section of the castle's battlements could do with a bit of repair work, but since the view here isn't quite as great as many of the others, it therefore gets less traffic, and the few spots in need of mortaring have been neglected. The Forbidden Forest cuts a wide swath, curling in a wide half-circle to the east and to the west and out of sight. To the northwest, one can see Hagrid's hut, along with the nearby paddock where he most often teaches his class, and to the northeast is the Whomping Willow. Directly below are the seven greenhouses and the wide vegetable patch. A narrow archway leads to a staircase, at whose bottom is the door leading back inside. Contents: Hermione Obvious exits: Inside Asa says "Hooboy.". Hermione blinks, looking puzzledly at Enid. "Err, g'night. Do let m-", she was going to offer her help with studying, but that was rather cut off, and she turns back to Asa. "Well. That was ... different." Asa says "Draco owes me RP. I told him he should show up here sometime. ;)". Hermione says "Eeyah. - Heh.". [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys springs on...and resets the guilt-meter. Nyahaha. [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "Uhoh." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Eesh. Someone tell Rhys about Hermione's breakdown, quick. ;)" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia tackles Rhys! [Gryffindor] McGonagall ponders a little RP. "What's up on them thar battlements?" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Hermione lost it, finally. Sad, really.;)" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Asa and Hermione, at the moment looking puzzledly at Enid's disappearing form." Asa coughs. "I think she's got an overactive imagination," he posits, trying to dig his way out of that particular hole. "So... I guess I'll cut to the quick. You don't have to tell me anything secret, but... that couldn't have been healthy, back there." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys whistles cheerily, and goes to plot evil against his sister again. It's what little brothers do... [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Not anymore! Now we'ved moved into cheesy teen romance area." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "We have?" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "You bet." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "I mean, oh! Oh, yes, we have." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Sappy alternapop will start playing any second now. I'll be credited as James Van Der Beek in the credits." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "If you're played by Van Der Beek, I'm putting itching powder in your bed." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys cannot forgive Dawson's Creek, I fear. :) [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia and George have been at cheesy teen romance level for 2 weeks now.;) [Gryffindor] Asa cackles. Hermione smiles a little, but it's not a very happy smile. "It's ... really, it's a long story. I don't even know where to start, there's no clear beginning, and it's all mixed up... and there's just nothing to be done about it except wait things out." The last three words come out slightly wistfully, and she crosses to lean forward on one of the stone mounts, chin on her crossed arms. "Just ... there's a very real danger of people dying, this term. And I'm not sure what to do about it, but I have to do something." [Gryffindor] McGonagall steers clear of the battlements. Far clear. ;) [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "On the plus side, now maybe the rumours about Draco and me will start clearing up." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "HeeheeHEE." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "It'd be nice, wouldn't it?" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "I feel used. c.c;" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Oh, that can be arranged. *wicked gleam*" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Ahem. Sorry. Cold meds." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "..." [Gryffindor] Hermione snickers. [Gryffindor] Asa clings to McG. This is YOUR fault. And Rhys. Both of you owe me. [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys thinks that the wonderful RP to be found here should be payment enough to cover that debt, Asa. [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys smiles angelically. :) [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Hey, I thought you liked girls with huge ... vocabularies." "Err, ah..." Well, how do you respond to *that*? Especially in light of the comment he just made about safety between the Muggle and Wizard worlds. "I don't mean to be flippant," he begins cautiously, "But the past four years... we've almost lost someone each time. Heck, last year we did... poor Cedric." He seems a little wistful/bittersweet at that, a bizarre expression on his face. "But each time we've come through. Usually because the students here are capable and smart." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Say 'stultifying' to me again, baby. Enrich me." Hermione has reconnected. Asa says "Meep. You get that?". Hermione says "Nope. Modem crashed.". [Gryffindor] Harry has joined this channel. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Darn modem." [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina raises a brow at Asa. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Uh oh! Rhys' guilt is at 5%!" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys grins at Harry. Asa says "Sec.". Hermione says "Sure.". "Err, ah..." Well, how do you respond to *that*? Especially in light of the comment he just made about safety between the Muggle and Wizard worlds. "I don't mean to be flippant," he begins cautiously, "But the past four years... we've almost lost someone each time. Heck, last year we did... poor Cedric." He seems a little wistful/bittersweet at that, a bizarre expression on his face. "But each time we've come through. Usually because the students here are capable and smart." (repose) [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Hey, it couldn't stay at 85 forever...it sank to 70, and then 50, and then 30...and now it's pretty well forgotten. :)" Hermione murmurs, "Maybe. Maybe you're right. I really hope you are, but it seems to me things are escalating very quickly." She glances up, over her shoulder, chewing on her lower lip for a moment. "It's ... getting worse." [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "No good can come of this." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Which, Rhys' guilt, or me and Asa on the battlements?" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys smiles at McG. "I think I'll go talk to the twins." [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "... either. I know Asa. ;)" Asa pauses, then lets out a slow breath, smiling a bit. "I'm impressed. Even though you know it'll drive you crazy, you're still willing to put yourself in danger, even for thankless people who might never know." He puts a hand to his ear and brushes it through his hair a bit. "That's why I think you'd make a better Auror than I would." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Hey, you. Watch it." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys grins and nods at McG. [Gryffindor] Asa isn't going to have his character blackened by the likes of you. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Have some ramen. ;)" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "No, you can do fine on that by yourself. ;)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry wants ramen! [Gryffindor] McGonagall will meet you in the library in 5. :P [Gryffindor] Hermione thinks she missed a reference. [Gryffindor] Asa cackles. [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina wants it too, but can't eat it on her diet. :( [Gryffindor] Asa says, "You did." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "The very first MU* I played on, *EVER*, was where I met McG." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry ponders heading off, so he can study Japanese for his quiz tomorrow. [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "Indeed. Asa was my very first online friend. Awwwww." [Gryffindor] Asa cackles. And look at the long road through hell that led to. Hermione turns so she can lean back against the stony wall. "Would I? I don't know about that. But if I don't do it, who will? I ... every year, Harry nearly dies." Her voice remains steady, only a slight crack in it. "Ron, Ginny, me... it doesn't matter, even if we're not his friends. It's spreading. Cedric died horribly, we all know that. And the ministry isn't lifting a finger to do anything - they refuse to believe You-Know-Who is back. You can't even be sure who's on his side or not." A pause. "Why do you think I'd be better than you would?" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Harry..." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "...Aye?" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "No. I don't need to say it. You can fill in the rest of the quote yourself. :)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry gives Rhys a blank look. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Japanese, Harry :)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Sam will kill him if he tries anything. ;)" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "..." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "No, not that quote. :)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry laughs! No! Not that! ;D [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "I'm not going to SLEEP, you. Just studying. ;D" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys smirks. Asa mms and sits down against the wall, drawing his knees up. "Because I've just got anger and the need for justice. Deep down, anyway. My mother never should have gone to Azkaban. In a way, being an Auror would be my revenge on a system that put her there." He looks up at you and smiles a little. "But it's not the same with you. You're dedicated to the cause of helping people, even when they're not thankful or even noticeful. Isn't that what the concept of 'justice' is supposed to be about?" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Now I'm the one missing something." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Chyousa wa yowai no noteme de aru! ;)" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Asa - Running joke. Every time Harry says he's going to go sleep, I tell him 'Sleep is for the weak!' in Japanese and he tries to come up with a reply in Japanese (my personal favorite being on that translated roughly to 'Then I'm weak. G'night!')." Hermione sighs a little, sinking down along the wall slowly until she's seated as well. "It isn't whether or not people notice what I do. It's the ones I can't help. The ones who so obviously, so desperately need help, who're doing things for all the wrong reasons, who burrow deeper and deeper into the darkness and turn away from the people who might actually /fix/ things..." The outburst is over as suddenly as it came, as the Prefect is silent for a moment. "I just ... sometimes, it hurts. And there's so much going on that all I can do is wait and see, and I have to play these games..." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Sou desu." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Of course, since he claims studying, not sleep, I tried a different approach this time. ;)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka, Asa?" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "A little. Mostly through anime exposure and being a perfectionist when it comes to subtitles." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Baruch atai adonai, elohaynu meloch ha'olam. :b" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Film major + language talent = multicultural mayhem. :P" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Shalom?" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry ducks. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "That's Jewish!" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia knew something! [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "Anyo haseo? :P" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "It's Hebrew, from one of the Jewish prayers. The language referred to as Jewish though is Yiddish. :)" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia knew that too! :P [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Okie..I must sleep. Late nights+early morning classes=Tired, Grumpy Sofia." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "G'night :)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry waves. G'night, Sofia. :) [Gryffindor] Asa says, "The closest I can get to a foreign language right now, however, is Al Bhed, and I'll be happy to babble at people in it until the syzm syli nyli. :P" [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs! [Gryffindor] Lupin speaks... Um... [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry laughs!! [Gryffindor] Hermione finished that game already. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia knows Piglatin and a few Spanish cusswords. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Lupin speaks 'howl'. ;)" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Lupin - 'Woof'. ;)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "No, Rhys, that'd be Sirius. ;)" [Gryffindor] Hermione is fluent in English, and knows a bit here and there in other languages, mostly either food stuff or unprintable. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Extrapolate 'french' from 'loup-garou'. There you go." [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina speaks about as much French as your average Anglo Canadian, which basically means I can order from a menu and ask for directions. ;) [Gryffindor] McGonagall's French is ok. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia can ask where the bathroom is in Mexico..done it before too.;) [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "Donde es el bano? ;)" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys laughs. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia laughs. From afar, to (Asa, Rhys, Harry): Hermione grins evilly. Ek gaan jou holnaai soos 'n renoster tot jy sewe kleure kak. [Gryffindor] Lupin says, "FS is a native French speaker." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Donde esta la lavatory..or something." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Bano." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Tilde over the n." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Bano is bath." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Sorry...I have this sudden mental image. When I lived in Japan, I was once reduced to helpless giggling by the sight of a tourist reading from his phrasebook, dancing back and forth from foot to foot, frantically asking, 'Where's the temple? WHERE'S THE TEMPLE??!'" [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina laughs! [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina hopes you helped him, R! Hermione says "Your pose. :)". [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia remembers clearly her senior year Spanish teacher pounding in our heads the difference between baths and toilets.;) [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Anyone who speaks Japanese can understand why that would happen, though. :)" Asa turns his head to look at you quizically, then sighs and nods. "I suppose so. I've never been terribly involved in the goings on here at Hogwarts... I always felt it was out of my control." He smiles sheepishly. "But look at you! Even from your first year, you were helping Harry out, being as great as he was. It's not out of your control." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry falls over LAUGHING! ToERU!!! [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry laughs!!! [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry hees. Thanks, Rhys. I needed that. Hermione has partially disconnected. Hermione smiles a little. "It only looks like that from the outside. But I appreciate it, I really do." [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina assumes the emPHAsis was on the wrong sylLAble? [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "You lost me." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Harry - Oterei...oterai...what's one little syllable of different, eh? ;)" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia runs in fear from Harry and Rhys. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Harry or Sofia says, "Ok, I'm off." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry laughs. Kinda like 'kawaii' and 'kowai' [Gryffindor] Asa finds 'scary' and 'cute' are often endemic to the same object. Asa laughs. "I don't have anything useful to say. I think everyone's edgy and tonight you maybe hit your limit. Everyone knows it. Ginny will be fine in the morning and everyone will move on. That's the flow of things." He looks up. "Probably not what you were wanting to hear, but it's the best I can offer." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry hees. :) [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys is inclined to agree with Asa on that one. [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina thinks you're all GEEKS. [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Scary does not imply cute, but far too often 'cute' implies 'scary'. :)" [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "Not geek. Otaku. ;)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry makes tea. BRB. "Oh, I'll take it, believe me. It's better than getting into another fight with Ron and Harry." Hermione swipes at her eyes a bit, and smiles again. "Thank you." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "It saddens me that I can use the word 'endemic' without flinching. I am indeed geek." [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina says, "Hah. They wish." Asa shakes his head. "Thank you. Actually, coming out here to talk to you made me feel better." He sighs. "To be honest, you'd have to be blind not to notice Ron was... err, on edge. I know that puts pressure on you as his friend, so believe me when I say I can handle it. Just be mindful of how he feels, I guess is my suggestion." [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina says, "I have to say one good thing about being on a diet." Hermione's brow furrows in concern and confusion. "On edge? - Did he say why?" Clueless. Absolutely clueless. "He didn't say anything to me." [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina says, "My Valentine's Day chocolates are going to last a _month_." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry passes on tea, when he finds one more Smirnoff Ice in the fridge. Go me! Asa gets a brief, blank look for a moment, then smiles cheesily. "I think he and Sofia were having a bit of a row. Plus he must be concerned about Ginny... and I bet the Quidditch game coming up isn't helping his nerves either. So if he gets jumpy with you, cut him a bit of slack." There's a pause and he blushes. "As I'm sure you would. You're brighter than I am, I don't need to be prattling off directions like your parent." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys laughs! [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry purrs. ^_^ [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Alcohol clouds the mind." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "So, uh, if you have any spare..." "You don't sound like my parents," Hermione assures, with a small grin. "And I doubt I'm smarter than you, but thank you for the compliment. And thank you for spending time with me. Aside from what happened, in there, I had ... a lot of fun, tonight." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry passes around the non-existant six-pack? [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry however, makes Lupin a Bloody Mary. ;) [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "Sweet. /Just/ what I need before class." [Gryffindor] Hermione thinks tea and Nyquil are gonna be the way to go. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry comforts Hermione. :/ Asa tilts his head a little. "I only say it because I mean it. Trust me, knowing your limitations and strengths is a big plus. I maybe compensate for my lack of brain with boyish charm?" He bats his eyes a little jokingly, then coughs and half turns. "I did too. Makes me wish I'd come out of hiding in the back corners a little more often." Hermione laughs, blushing slightly. "Well, it's nice nonetheless to meet someone who seems to like spending time with me for reasons other than help with homework," she admits. "Though," she adds hastily, "if you need any help, do let me know." Asa chuckles, prodding you in the arm. "I can manage. Truth be told, I was a horrible student when I first came here. I found my focus eventually, though. Something to care about helps. It sounds stupid, but if you can care about one thing special to you and you alone, then caring about other things, like other subjects, becomes easier." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys brews poor Hermione a cup of lemon and rosehips tea, along with a bowl of nice warm chicken soup with vegetables and little alphabet noodles that spell out homework assignments. ;) [Gryffindor] Matteus snickers. [Gryffindor] Matteus slips something in Hermione's soup. Hermione nods earnestly. "I know what you mean. So ... is it too soon to ask what that focus is?" She glances sidelong. "Or ... is it becoming an Auror?" [Gryffindor] Hermione chuckles and just made a cup of Celestial Seasonings tea. [Gryffindor] Matteus envies. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "I ate dinner, not sure how - sort of forced it down. No appetite." Asa chuckles. "In third year, I discovered duelling, actually. I wanted to be good at it." He blushes a little. "Truth be told, I just wanted some way to show the Slytherins who was boss. It was that time when they ALL seemed like stuck-up rich kids. And they're my blind spot. So I read and studied and practiced." Hermione says "Oh, Hermione can't relate to /that/ at all, of course. ;b". [Gryffindor] Matteus ponders what to do. I really don't want to study my japanese. :/ Asa snickers. Hermione nods vigorously. "It's too bad you weren't around last year," she comments, "when we were on the way home from school for the summer. We nearly had an impromptu duel on the train." Asa raises an eyebrow. "With who?" [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina sighs, full of Tuna Helper. Breakfast of champions. Hermione says offhandedly, "Oh, Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle. They came to throw their weight around, in front of Ron, Harry, Ginny, the twins, and myself." Asa sighs and leans his head back against the stone of the parapet. "Argh. Them. I don't think they need a good duelling, I think they need a cricket bat to the side of the head." He rubs his temples as if he had a headache. "I've always thought, maybe if they'd go away, Slytherin would get better. Or I wonder why belligerent brats like them are allowed here. But the truth is, you can't recognize light without shadow to compare it to. So." Hermione looks down and says quietly, "In a way you're right, but in a way ... you're not so right. I think ... well, I think Draco's the way he is because of his father. I've heard him, sometimes, when he didn't know I was able to hear him, and - he wants to please his father. More than anything else in the world. It wouldn't surprise me if he'd been beaten, or something. Not," she adds, looking up suddenly, "that it excuses what he does. To hurt someone physically, well, that heals pretty quickly, especially with magic, doesn't it? But to hurt someone in their spirit, like he tries to do..." Asa hugs his knees a little tighter and simply replies: "I understand what you mean. A little too well." [Gryffindor] George has joined this channel. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George thinks I should come visit the battlements just to deliver a one line pose. ;) [Gryffindor] Asa says, "You know, technically, the blame for all this is traced back to you." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Who, George?" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Right. All your fault, George. :)" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Oh. :) Well, George, if you want to. :)" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George says, "It would be along the lines of "Oh! Sorry. I didn't realize you two lovebirds were up here... I'll leave you be, and don't worry, your secret is safe with me!" (you, Hermione. ;))" [Gryffindor] Matteus laughs! ^_^ Hermione glances up, expression earnest. "Oh," she says in a small voice. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to open old wounds." Asa shakes his head. "Nah. Actually, it's good you said it. Sometimes you only think of people in the ways you're expected to. I suppose it never occurred to me to consider why he's the way he is." George comes up the short staircase leading to the interior of the castle. George dropped Angelina. Hermione says "Well, he doesn't want to change, so... it's sort of a moot point. But in a way, it sort of handicaps me." She frowns, knitting her brows together. "Because, you see, I know I could hurt him with it - but I won't." Hermione grins. George makes his way up the stairs... Angelina ON HIS BACK, piggyback! He must be Fred, right? Maybe... maybe not. He pauses as he sees who is up here. "OH! Sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt. I didn't know you two lovebirds were up here..." He turns to go. He appears serious! At least there's no smirk on his face. Angelina comes out, riding on a Weasely twin. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "I am -so- glad it's Asa's pose." Angelina grins, hanging on for dear life. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "It may be delayed, I'm trying to erase the image of Angelina riding a Weasley from my mind with Brillo." [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "..." [Gryffindor] Matteus BLINKS. [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs so hard she chokes. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "..." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Ow. I think something broke." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Ow. My head." [Gryffindor] Asa laughs the laugh of the TRULY INSANE. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Laughing with sinus pressure = bad." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Can I be disturbed by a web-test which determines what LotR slash-fanfic relationship you are?" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "YES." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Point me at it!" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "AAAHHH!" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Brrrrrr." [Gryffindor] Hermione grins insanely. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Okay. Where is this?" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "And this is *me* saying this, Rhys." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Can I be /more/ disturbed that I am the slash relationship between Legolas and Ghimli?" [Gryffindor] Hermione just took Nyquil geltabs. She's good for another little bit. [Gryffindor] Asa flails. Stop it! [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry aaaaahs! Nooo. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Rhys - url! Gimme." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "...me too. :D" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "And Asa, it's still your pose. ;)" [Gryffindor] Matteus has left this channel. [Gryffindor] Chaser Angelina grins. [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Hey, my roommate was the slash relationship between Aragorn and Gandalf ('What age difference?')...I think Legolas and Ghimli ('WE KILL ORCS!') was comparatively safe. ;P" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys | http://graceless.nu/elvea/quiz/ [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "..." [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs. Asa looks at Hermione with a little bit of awe... which is keenly interrupted by the arrival of two Quidditch players, with one playing broomstick. Literally. Unnerved and embarassed all at once, the most the blonde can do is stammer and then look down, hugging his knees again (he and Hermione are both sitting against a parapet). "You better watch it. We're just talking." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Define 'safe'." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Well, Elrond/Legolas is definitely scarier." [Gryffindor] Asa flails more. Aaaaaaaah! Hermione blinks, concentration disrupted by the arrival of Weasley and pasenger, and she turns beet red. "We're /friends/, Fred. /Friends/. You know, that thing which you and I shortly are not going to be any longer?" George tilts his head, as if confused. "I better watch you talking?" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry coughs. WHich thing do you most desire? CARROTS?! Hermione says "passenger, too.". [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry dies. George doesn't correct his identity. At least not right away. [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Yes. You /can/ have a relationship with Bill the Pony, as either Boromir or Sam. :P" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Could you STOP systematically destroying my only childhood literary experience of any depth, PLEASE?" [Gryffindor] Hermione facepalms. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "I have the source for Andre's Slayers character test, Rhys. Doing one for HP slash couples would be VERY EASY." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "I'm Frodo/Sam." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "I'm Sam/Rose?!" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "What the --er...ahem. ^_^" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Long live canon relationships! :)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry hees. :) [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "How about doing one just for HP couples, Asa? Does it have to always resort to slash? :b" Angelina grins. "Suuuure." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "(Though I did end up once doing a scene on an open place, with me playing Draco and my friend playing Tim Hunter. 'What, are they - cloning- that scar-headed little bastard these days?')" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry laughs!! [Gryffindor] Asa says, "It all begins and ends with slash. " [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Oh, right. I'll just run you through my HTML editor a few times." Asa sighs. "Honestly, Fred... don't you think we've had enough excitement for one night? The Hogwarts rumor mill will keep us hip deep in trouble until well after the ball." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys laughs to Asa. "I remember Dre's Slayers test. I think I got Amelia." Hermione just closes her eyes, dropping her head forward onto her knees, looking as though she's got a headache. [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "...which I am sure shocks you to no end." [Gryffindor] Hermione has never seen Slayers. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry kept. on. getting. Zelgadis. Angelina says "What? Can't a girl get a piggyback ride?" [Gryffindor] McGonagall loves Zelgadis. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry does too, frankly. ^_^ [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Zel's cool. :)" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "But Amelia is cooler." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "Amelia was a ditz! :D" [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "You just have to respect her spunk, albeit not her competence." [Gryffindor] McGonagall is Gandalf/Aragorn. Excuse me while I go scrub my skin with sandpaper. [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys laughs to McG. [Gryffindor] Hermione LAUGHS. [Gryffindor] Asa looks up. You get Amelia? Shock. [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Ew. There's a puddle of sarcasm around Asa." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "You only get one guess as to my result anyhow. :P" George pauses and drops Angelina lightly down to her feet. He is quiet a moment. "Hermione, you look upset. Is there anything I can do?" It's that SINCERITY that's so outrageous. He really has no idea what he's done wrong!! [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "You're Frodo/Sam! You like the whole worship aspect of a relationship. Plus there's the advantage that Sam's very good with his hands (all that gardening's done some good), and you get to be alone together for most of the Fellowship Quest malarky. Age gap? Who cares." Angelina tugs her short skirt down to cover her bum. She is sans robes. Asa says "Oh, I am laughing. As loud as one can at 2am, knowing they need to be up in 6 hours for work.". [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Asa - I'm afraid to guess. :)" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "..." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "I meant the Slayers test. I took the LotR slash test and I adamantly REFUSE to share the results." Asa stares at the Weasley twin (and passenger) dumbstruck. Hermione says, without looking up, "Fred or George, I don't know which one you are and at the moment, I don't think it makes much of a difference. In the past three days I have dealt with other people nearly dying, with myself nearly dying, with plots, rumours, apparitions and portents, plus a younger student with a missing wand whose wand likely is in the possession of a Slytherin. I have dealt, just tonight, with asking a _friend_ out to the Yule Ball so that _you_ and your brother will stop trying to put me together with _Percy_ of all people; I've dealt with a fight nearly erupting between Gryffindor and Slytherin at dinner; I have dealt with a fourteen year old girl, drunk in the common room where McGonagall could walk in." There is a pause, and she says evenly, "And now I am dealing with you, insisting that I am in love with my _friend_. Maybe you fall in love that easily, but I do not. I could go on, but I assure you, this is the merest, faintest, briefest hint of the surface of the tip of a gigantic iceberg which is moving directly in the path of the ocean liner known as my school career, and you are doing handstands and juggling directly in my line of view." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Boromir and Bill, then?" Asa says "Floodwaters, flow forth!". Hermione grins. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry chokes. :) [Gryffindor] Asa gets an axe. Angelina's eyes widen with delight at Hermione's rant which just goes on and on. She applauds, heartily. "Oh, well done!" [Gryffindor] Hermione likes her simile, in that pose, there. It's Nyquil inspired, no doubt. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "I'm mind-boggled as to a reply." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys takes the axe as a confirmation. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Luckily, that's George's job! *beam*" [Gryffindor] Hermione giggles. George is quiet a long moment, and then smiles, as Angelina applauds. "Wow, Hermione. Now I'm glad =I'M= not a Prefect! Your job sounds MUCH tougher than mine." From afar, to (Hermione, Asa, George, Angelina): Draco ponders wandering onto the battlements... O:) [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "I think that's the point where Asa picks me up in his strong, manly arms, to keep me from killing George." You paged (Hermione, Draco, George, Angelina) with 'Well, why the heck not? I can devote an extra hour.'. Angelina nods, grinning at Hermione, her hands on her hips. "Yes, indeed." From afar, to (Asa, Draco, George, Angelina): Hermione doesn't mind. :) [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry points and laughs! Draco comes up the short staircase leading to the interior of the castle. Draco lets a scene-set happen first. ;) [Gryffindor] McGonagall raises an eyebrow. "A 14 year old drunk in the common room?" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry uh ohs. ^_^ [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys says, "Ah, Hermione Granger...temptress of Hogwarts. Playing so many men against each other. Harry, Ron, Draco, Percy, Asa... tsk!" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "No worries, McGonagall! She'll blush even worse when she wakes up!" [Gryffindor] Hermione chokes. Asa sighs and stands up from his seat on the floor next to Hermione, putting a hand to his forehead. He then grins faintly and eyes Fred and Angelina, who are standing closeby (with Angelina riding piggyback). "You know, I can't love Hermione. It's always been you twins I've had my eye on. Truthfully! I mean, you're smart,you're witty. You're entrepeneurs... how's about it? Can I have a piggyback ride?" There is just a HINT of malice in that voice. Just enough to give what might be joking the edge of potential seriousness. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry smacks Rhys, "Stop channeling Draco." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Yes, I scared people tonight when I found -that- one." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys ahems. Sorry, Harry. :) [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Just ask any of the people who were there." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George Grins at McG. :) She ate a toffee... butterbeer toffee... only it is a test batch so it was a 10-butterbeer toffee... and she got drunk on it. :) [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "Give me the dirt!" [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls, Weasley. ;)" [Gryffindor] McGonagall facepalms at George. Hermione blinks upwards at Asa, just about to get up herself at George and Angelina's responses, but at that, a look of muted shock sinks in on her face, and she just sits there with her back to the wall. Staring straight ahead, glazedly. [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George says, "Ginny =IS= the personification of Weasleys' "extensive testing". :) You've seen the posters in the common room, haven't you? :)" Asa says "...Errr.". Angelina smirks and pats Asa on the back. 'Jump on, Laddie!" Hermione grins. Angelina has actually slid off George's back. Asa says "Perhaps that plan succeeded beyond spec.". George grins at Asa, and smiles even more broadly. "Sure!" He turns around and pats his bottom. Hermione "..." [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "Nope. I don't go in the common room; you wusses get all scared. ;)" [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry laughs and nods to McG. "Aye - I got to see her drunk. ^_^ 'She's /drunk/?!' ;) And into this scene walks the pale-skinned, blond Slytherin Prefect...coming to survey the lands around the school again. Draco Malfoy takes roughly three steps onto the battlements and simply...stops. And looks at the scene dubiously. Asa fingersnaps. You've been eating the toffee. ;) Hermione says "No, jus tin shock. :)". Hermione says "Just in shock.". Hermione says "Damn Nyquil.". Asa says "I meant George. ;)". Hermione says "Ahh, of course.". There has never been a more profound look of such utter blankness than the one gracing Asa's face right this moment. He stares at Fred (or George) with stupefied horror for a moment, before going BEET red and turning around, slumping back down to the rampart next to Hermione. "Just go, okay? You've got a rumor to spread now. At least for that I'll be the one to take on the trouble." Oh lord. Noble sacrifice or coming out party? You decide. Angelina grins. "Oh, try it, Asa! It's _fun_!" Angelina sees Draco. "I bet Malfoy'd try it, won't you, Malfoy?" Asa CRACKS UP. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry arghs! "Ow. Maybe I really shouldnt have had that drink. My stomach feels like /crap/. Hermione laughs too hard to see. Hermione says "Damn you, Angelina.". [Gryffindor] Asa chokes laughing. [Gryffindor] Hermione laughs so hard, she's going to throw up. George grins at Draco. "DRACO! What do you say?" He turns to face his butt to the young Malfoy Prefect. "Would YOU like a piggyback ride?" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "My EARS! I can't feel my EARS!" [Gryffindor] Lupin says, "What? :)" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George says, "relays-> :grins at Draco. "DRACO! What do you say?" He turns to face his butt to the young Malfoy Prefect. "Would YOU like a piggyback ride?"" [Gryffindor] Asa starts banging on the walls and attempting to catch his breath. OH MY LORD. Draco gives Angelina a glare which should, by all rights, turn her into an iceberg on the spot. Then he turns to George and replies with a bit of venom in his voice, "No. I would prefer not to pick up whatever diseases you Weasleys have not been innoculated against." [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry chokes. From afar, to (Draco, George, Hermione, Asa): Harry points at Malfoy and LAUGHS. George grins even more broadliy at that, and says, very seriously for a moment. "Cooties. Tasmanian Cooties, actually. Very virulent. And highly contagious." Hermione's state of shock seems only to be expanding exponentially. At this rate, her shock will eat Britain alive and move well into France and on into the rest of the Mediterranean. To (Harry, Asa, Hermione, George), Draco pages: I hate you all. From afar, to (George, Draco, Hermione, Asa): Harry nearly dies. You rock, George. To (Harry, Asa, George, Draco), Hermione pages: It's not my fault! Asa pulls his knees up again and just lays his head against them. "There is no way this situation could possibly get any worse." He eyes Hermione, sees her in near-catatonia, and attempts to desperately convey the point that "I'm not attracted to Fred Weasley! I was just trying to make a point." To (Harry, Asa, Hermione, George), Draco pages: I hate you MOST. Long distance to (Harry, Hermione, George, Draco): Asa continues to cackle like a madman. To (Harry, Asa, George, Draco), Hermione pages: Why, because it's not my fault? Well, if you're going to hate me most when I haven't done anything... C'mere, kissylips, I got baby some black raspberries on sale. Long distance to (Harry, Hermione, George, Draco): Asa literally tips his chair over laughing at that. @_@ [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry says, "You are all crazy. :)" [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George grins as he gives Draco a case of Tasmanian Cooties. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Hey. /I/ am on Nyquil. I don't know what everyone - else- has for an excuse." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Inhibitions? What inhibitions? Whee." [Gryffindor] McGonagall is never going on the battlements again. ;) [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George doesn't have inhibitions, Hermione. That's why I play George. :) [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Yes, George. Now think of how many inhibitions Hermione normally has." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Now. Take all of it away. Are you sure you want to be in the same -tower- as me?" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Anyway, whose pose is it? I've lost track." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "George's." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Or Angelina's. Whatever twisted hive mind they're subscribing to." [Gryffindor] You never know if it's Fred or George says, "Nope. Draco's. I posed Cooties." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Aha." [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Right. Draco's pose." From afar, to (George, Hermione, Asa, Rhys, Angelina, McGonagall, Visala, Haggis): Matteus is suddenly feeling really sick. I really should go. Argh. You paged Matteus with 'Bleh. Feel better. Night.'. [Gryffindor] Seeker Harry takes his suddenly quite ill self off line. Ciao, guys. Blah. [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Night." Draco makes a face at George. "I wonder if the Headmaster would like to be informed that he has plague-carriers contaminating his school," he remarks sourly. Glancing over at Hermione and Asa, his pale eyebrows climb up towards his hairline in surprise. Then back at Angelina and the Weasley. His mouth curves in a slightly amused smile. "Well. I had no idea this was the Gryffindor love-nest. Forgive the intrusion..." [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys icks. "Night. Feel better soon!" Hermione snaps out of it, finally. "Oh, get over yourself, Malfoy. If I were in love with anyone, you'd be no doubt among the first to know." She glares at him with an icy contempt that'd been completely lacking previously. "But if you're leaving, by all means, be my guest. Just don't forget our study date." George laughs at that, "What do you say, Angi? You wanna dump Fred and come with me, since Draco thinks we're a couple anyway?" He winks at Angelina. [Gryffindor] Deadman Rhys giggles. We were channel surfing and came across Xena. Xena and Gabrielle were trying to sneak into a club by claiming they would wrestle...wearing only olive oil. 'You.../do/ have such things here, do you not?' 'OOOOOOH, yeah...' breathes the guard, eyes wide. [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "Kevin Smith just died. :( The one who played Ares, not the one who directed Clerks." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Yeeeee. WEIRD. How?" [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Ack." [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "Accident on a movie set in China." [Gryffindor] Asa says, "Aaaargh. That sucks." Asa has the distinct look of someone who is going down in flames and has just got the idea that if he's going down, he's taking everybody with him. His dark green eyes flick at Draco, and Hermione's previous words strike his mind like a bell hammer, words he was about to say dying on his lips. "Think whatever you want," he says quietly. "Everyone else seems to." [Gryffindor] McGonagall says, "Yeah. :/" [Gryffindor] McGonagall has to go. Later, kids. Hermione gives warning, she's not sure how much longer she can stay awake. :) A bit, though. Asa says "Likewise. I need to be up at 9 EST.". Angelina sorries... Asa says "No prob! This has been a great day! I just wish I didn't have to work so it wouldn't end.". Hermione says "I have the advantage, such as it is, of drugs coursing through my veins, designed to make me want bed with the same passionate lust I reserve for ICly.". Angelina shrugs. "Sure. If Malfoy won't have me. But I tell you, Draco, I'll cry my heart out tonight." Angelina winks at Draco, and blows little kisses at him. George has disconnected. "Yes," Draco replies sharply in return to Asa. "They do. I've discovered that for myself over the past week or so, oddly enough." Touched a nerve? Perhaps there's more than just idle Slytherin-versus-Gryffindor venom behind his earlier comment. He glances to Hermione. "Study date, Granger?" Now there's genuine confusion in his tone. "What /are/ you talking about now?" Angelina clutches her heard and falls back against George. "Oh! He's _wounded_ me, the cad!!" she cries, theatrically. Angelina says "heart, rather.". Hermione sighs, leaning over to grab Asa's hand tightly, looking at him intently. She mutters to Asa, "... you.... me by... you... Malfoy's... him, you... in... which... means I'm... really... like... you an... so... look... that?... you're gay,... but a... who... to get to... better, and wish... a... years..." She turns pink in the cheeks as she speaks. Well, she sounds completely sincere, anyway. Whatever that was about. Without glancing up to answer Draco, she replies, "You know, Malfoy. I'll meet you in the library to discuss the topic tomorrow. Not tonight. But it's been three days since we last worked on the issue, and I'm sure you want to pass your exam." You sense Hermione sighs, leaning over to grab Asa's hand tightly, looking at him intently. "Don't let it get to you. You caught me by surprise, is all. I still like you just fine, and, well, Malfoy's Malfoy. I'm not in love with him, you know. I'm not currently in love with anyone, which I guess means I'm up for grabs. And I really do like spending time with you an awful lot, so please - don't look like that? I don't think you're gay, or a bad person, or, well, anything but a very nice person who I'd like to get to know better, and wish I'd started a couple of years ago." She turns pink in the cheeks as she speaks. Well, she sounds completely sincere, anyway. Whatever that was about. Without glancing up to answer Draco, she replies, "You know, Malfoy. I'll meet you in the library to discuss the topic tomorrow. Not tonight. But it's been three days since we last worked on the issue, and I'm sure you want to pass your exam." Hermione LAUGHS. [Gryffindor] Hermione says, "Everything's funnier when you can barely see the screen, anyway." Asa takes a second to compare the two and just DIES. Asa says "And naturally, there's Draco's name as promised.". Hermione says "I told you!". Draco is so afraid to ask. Angelina opens her eyes and blinks at Asa. Hermione can mention his name only once in a pose, and it'll still turn up. Anything to make it look wrong. Angelina says "And you _outed_ him! ;)". Hermione says "Anyone who'd OOCly like the whole thing, for OOC giggles...". Angelina says "Me! Me!". Angelina rofls!! No entry for 'mutter'. Angelina stares at Asa. "You're _gay_??" she asks, in astonishment. Hermione grins. Like I said. Angelina blinks, processing that. "That used to be illegal, you know." she says, apropos of nothing. Hermione is going to be banned from using mutter code, at this rate. Angelina giggles. Draco gives Angelina a look which should put icicles in her hair, but then turns back to Hermione, an odd look as he hears his name come up again. "Oh," he replies darkly. "/That/. I'm afraid I have to decline the study offer, Granger...something rather important has come up." There's an odd look to his eyes, emotions mixed together until unrecognizable, and glazed with a touch of fear. But then he turns, looking at Angelina and then at Asa, in something akin to confusion. He actually takes a step backwards towards the door inside, away from the crazy Gryffindors. Just in case they're contagious. Angelina beams, fondly at Draco. "Nightie-Night!" she chirps! Huh? (Type "help" for help.) Huh? (Type "help" for help.) Asa says "Sec.". Asa says "What's the mutter syntax again? ^_^". Asa is already very scarlet, so the capillaries in his face give up and drain, giving him a very pale appearance for one brief moment. He looks at his hand, then at Hermione, then sighs with a faintly pained look on his face. He mutters to Hermione, "... to be helping you? So... to go get... gets... bad... to... I won't be offended. You... to... out... counting... it." He gives a brief, nervous smile before standing up and staring at Angelina in abject terror. "I am not gay! It was just a JOKE." Having traversed the heights AND lows of the emotional scale in one day, the blonde puts a hand to his chest and breathes out. "I need, sleep. Lots of it." He eyes Draco out of the side of his gaze and says, flatly, "She gave me a very good reason not to hate you. Don't blow it by acting like an idiot." And on that, he heads inside and out of sight. Hermione senses "Asa is already very scarlet, so the capillaries in his face give up and drain, giving him a very pale appearance for one brief moment. He looks at his hand, then at Hermione, then sighs with a faintly pained look on his face. "Wasn't I suppose to be helping you? So... I'm going to go get some rest. And if it gets so bad you want to call the whole thing off... I won't be offended. You have to watch out for yourself. Future aurors are counting on it." He gives a brief, nervous smile before standing up and staring at Angelina in abject terror. "I am not gay! It was just a JOKE." Having traversed the heights AND lows of the emotional scale in one day, the blonde puts a hand to his chest and breathes out. "I need, sleep. Lots of it." He eyes Draco out of the side of his gaze and says, flatly, "She gave me a very good reason not to hate you. Don't blow it by acting like an idiot." And on that, he heads inside and out of sight." Asa says "Never mind. ^_^". Hermione says "mutter name=blah blah blah. Only the first thing in ""s goes through.". Asa says "Wow. The mutters are not doing much to reinforce my claim to heterosexuality.". Angelina says "Ohh... Well, it'd be alright, if you were, you know. It isn't illegal any more."" Angelina grins. You paged (Hermione, Draco) with 'I even went out of my way to make this character STRAIGHT. It must be something 'in the bone'.'. Angelina gives Asa a bright, reassuring smile. Angelina really hopes someone's logging this for George. Asa really hopes someone's been logging, PERIOD. From afar, to (Asa, Draco): Hermione just laughs. Nah, it's my mutter code. Seriously. -every- mutter I make is as bad as it possibly can be. From afar, to (Asa, Hermione): Draco patpats poor Todd. "Hey. I have it almost as bad; half of the female population of my House wants into my pants, and my /player/ is female and has no clue how to deal with it." :) Long distance to (Hermione, Draco): Asa suggests an orgy. Angelina does it, with a huge buffer, but will miss whatever happened before we came in. Asa thinkthinks. Asa wonders if maybe he can get the whole afternoon in one text file. Hermione looks suddenly distressed, but bites her lip, nodding and catching Asa's shoulder before he can go. She mutters to Asa, "... not going... my... be... I - I... you.... have liked anyone... a... change from... But... I've... so much... just... not... really..." She then stands as well, and gives Draco a level look. "I intend to talk to you about it, Malfoy. There's been a change in plans." You sense Hermione looks suddenly distressed, but bites her lip, nodding and catching Asa's shoulder before he can go. "I'm not going to change my mind, Asa. To be honest, I - I kind of like you. And I never have liked anyone before, you know, so well, it was a nice change from everything else. But I'm sorry I've caused you so much trouble, and if you decided you'd just rather not know me, I really do understand." She then stands as well, and gives Draco a level look. "I intend to talk to you about it, Malfoy. There's been a change in plans." From afar, to (Draco, Asa): Hermione grins and has noone interested in getting into her pants, and overall, is fairly happy about that. Boys are confusing.