21 Mar 2018, 18:59
The silence of the shelves
For Evelyn, this was just another day spent where she liked the most in the depths of Hogwarts Library. Shelves after shelves filled the giant room with only wooden tables getting in the way and their Victorian chairs pushed neatly up to the tables. Students manly Ravenclaw could be seen coming and going most of the time especially from the back and few students from other houses would rarely dare go further towards the ancient tomes that rarely are touched.
She could remember clearly the first time she stepped into this realm of ancient knowledge, she had been searching for a book about wands but couldn't find anything till she came to the back. For her, that book was better than any of the current ones.
Evelyn made her way through the aisles to continue from where she had left off yesterday except when she looked where the book had been left the spot was empty and the other book was slightly slumped against the other. Slightly annoyed and thought it was mostly a member of her house and could ask them later.
She made her way around to the other side of the shelf when she ran into a young girl with glasses.
She could remember clearly the first time she stepped into this realm of ancient knowledge, she had been searching for a book about wands but couldn't find anything till she came to the back. For her, that book was better than any of the current ones.
Evelyn made her way through the aisles to continue from where she had left off yesterday except when she looked where the book had been left the spot was empty and the other book was slightly slumped against the other. Slightly annoyed and thought it was mostly a member of her house and could ask them later.
She made her way around to the other side of the shelf when she ran into a young girl with glasses.
21 Mar 2018, 23:54
The silence of the shelves
Evelyn stood there for a minute just observing the other who was carrying multiple books. She looked like she was having some internal freak out that resulted in the other looking so panicked. It was a little strange to find someone other than her house so deep in the library. The girl with glasses suddenly offered Evelyn the book then this left her unsure what she should do when it happened the girl suddenly started off with one thing and just seemed to continue and get even more panicky.
"First no one owns the library... Well except the current Headmaster, just surprised to find someone else this deep that's not Ravenclaw. Also, I've already finished that book someone took the one I was currently on." Evelyn said in a quiet and calm voice knowing from her time in an orphanage some people responded better and they would calm down.
Are all Hufflepuffs so fidgety Evelyn wondered. "It is more comfortable back here with fewer people, just don't spread that around we don't need more people to make it less comfortable.""I suggest not using these for classes they are way out of date and could potentially hurt you if you try them."
As a way to try and break any further panicky ness, Evelyn remembered that the girl said something about how she liked books and it seemed like a good topic to enter "What kind of books do you like?"
"First no one owns the library... Well except the current Headmaster, just surprised to find someone else this deep that's not Ravenclaw. Also, I've already finished that book someone took the one I was currently on." Evelyn said in a quiet and calm voice knowing from her time in an orphanage some people responded better and they would calm down.
Are all Hufflepuffs so fidgety Evelyn wondered. "It is more comfortable back here with fewer people, just don't spread that around we don't need more people to make it less comfortable.""I suggest not using these for classes they are way out of date and could potentially hurt you if you try them."
As a way to try and break any further panicky ness, Evelyn remembered that the girl said something about how she liked books and it seemed like a good topic to enter "What kind of books do you like?"
22 Mar 2018, 04:08
The silence of the shelves
Cameron entered the Library and kept to himself. Knowing that the Library was full of students that were talking, reading, or doing homework. He decided to search for a book relating to Care of Magical Creatures. He thought about reading ahead and knew that it wouldn't be a problem if he did. Learning a few magical creatures wouldn't hurt him since around the castle there are many magical plants and creatures. Coming into contact only recently with a magical plant did spark his interest and seeing an magical creature from far away in the grounds did excite him. Cameron picked up a book that was on the recent studies of magical creatures. Carrying the book to the desk he sat down and began to read. The first page was rather fascinating for it showed a magical creature that had more than four limbs. He started to scan the paragraph quickly reading about the magical creature without taking his time with actually reading about the history. One thing that did scare him was a student sneezing just down the way that made him jump as he took a few deep breaths and then got back to reading. Cameron shook his head.
Cameron Harper
22 Mar 2018, 04:27
The silence of the shelves
Now known as Emily, the young Hufflepuff with glasses put her hand out towards Evelyn the poor girl seemed to freeze up except for her hand that had started shaking. Evelyn not wasting anytime shook the others hand but before letting go, her other hand also came up to clasp, leaving both hands on the girl and said "You, really should calm down everything is fine," Evelyn simply smiled as she let go of the Hufflepuff's hand and added "My mother had a large fashion business so I know its a perfectly normal action."
"And to answer your question, I will read basically anything if it catches my interest currently I'm interested in wandlore and tracking the history of wands," Evelyn said, "Have you seen any books dedicated to such a thing, I've looked but you may have seen something that I didn't?"
Under her breath, Evelyn mumbled, "Might just have to ask Mr. Olivander." Whether the other could hear what she had said or not wasn't really a problem. Though I won't be able to contact him until next Thursday, think he said he was going somewhere to get more materials for the wands, she thought. I wonder if they are rare ones or if he's gonna buy them.
"And to answer your question, I will read basically anything if it catches my interest currently I'm interested in wandlore and tracking the history of wands," Evelyn said, "Have you seen any books dedicated to such a thing, I've looked but you may have seen something that I didn't?"
Under her breath, Evelyn mumbled, "Might just have to ask Mr. Olivander." Whether the other could hear what she had said or not wasn't really a problem. Though I won't be able to contact him until next Thursday, think he said he was going somewhere to get more materials for the wands, she thought. I wonder if they are rare ones or if he's gonna buy them.
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22 Mar 2018, 21:16
The silence of the shelves
Evelyn was surprised to find that the Emily had known a book about wands and where to find it considering she was certain she had looked almost everywhere where one would be. She followed the Hufflepuff back towards the front of the library.
Emily pulled out a book with one hand but suddenly dropped it, making a loud noise in the somewhat quiet place. The poor girl was clearly freaked out with her bowing at a book and then to the two other people there. No doubt the sudden noise must have been surprising to the poor boy that was sitting there reading not expecting what happened.
Evelyn started laughing with her hand covering her mouth and between chuckles, she said "man your just adorable."
After a small while, she was able to gain control of herself and stopped laughing. She bent down and picked the heavy book off the floor, seeing how big the book was she was surprised. If I just read this it'll take an hour maybe but since I'll be taking notes two to three hours she thought. For a while there I thought I was gonna have to look for personal journals of wandmakers.
Evelyn placed the book on a table not too far from where they were, she definitely was not the strongest of people making the book heavier than it would be to others probably the reason why Emily dropped it in the first place.
Emily pulled out a book with one hand but suddenly dropped it, making a loud noise in the somewhat quiet place. The poor girl was clearly freaked out with her bowing at a book and then to the two other people there. No doubt the sudden noise must have been surprising to the poor boy that was sitting there reading not expecting what happened.
Evelyn started laughing with her hand covering her mouth and between chuckles, she said "man your just adorable."
After a small while, she was able to gain control of herself and stopped laughing. She bent down and picked the heavy book off the floor, seeing how big the book was she was surprised. If I just read this it'll take an hour maybe but since I'll be taking notes two to three hours she thought. For a while there I thought I was gonna have to look for personal journals of wandmakers.
Evelyn placed the book on a table not too far from where they were, she definitely was not the strongest of people making the book heavier than it would be to others probably the reason why Emily dropped it in the first place.
23 Mar 2018, 20:26
The silence of the shelves
At first, Evelyn was paying great attention to the book and hadn't even noticed that the other had taken off. She pulled a small notebook that contained many pieces of paper inside of it and placed it right next to the book, then pulled out a much smaller feather for writing, than they use in class and a small bottle of ink. Evelyn turned around after finishing and said "Hey Em... Where did she go?" I'm certain she was right here,she thought slightly confused at how the other could disappear so quickly.
She pulled her personal notebook closer and opened it pulling out some of the papers and started organizing them properly between woods and cores. The information she had obtained from Mr. Olivander from their many owls and put them back in the book. Then she dusted off the book about wands slightly annoyed that many of the books are in this condition it just went to show how little people learned about the very instrument that enabled them to have better control over their power.
Once again Evelyn had not noticed that Emily had returned until suddenly she had heard something being slid on the table and a voice saying "U-um, Evelyn, sorry to interrupt, I know I could ask this later but I was curious-". Evelyn won't admit to it but she may have slightly jumped a bit at the sudden noise.
Turning to look at the other she had said "I'm not at Mr. Olivanders level yet but it can't hurt anything," she looked down at the wand "Oh my god that's cherry wood, I still haven't seen one yet they are supposed to be rare outside of Japan."
She took the wand from Emily's hand but as soon as she had it was almost as if a sudden gust of wind or magical power had come from them causing both of the girl's hair and clothing to move slightly. Suddenly she started speaking "The wood is over three hundred years old from an ancient Cherry tree it has a lethal power, the phoenix feather is from a phoenix that has died and regenerated five times it is capable of great magic but hard to win over. The wand thinks you are amazing but not using your full potential and won't lend you its full power till you do."
As suddenly as it started it ended but Evelyn dropped the wand and fell back on to one of the chairs clenching her head "Crap a migraine, sorry about dropping your wand."
She pulled her personal notebook closer and opened it pulling out some of the papers and started organizing them properly between woods and cores. The information she had obtained from Mr. Olivander from their many owls and put them back in the book. Then she dusted off the book about wands slightly annoyed that many of the books are in this condition it just went to show how little people learned about the very instrument that enabled them to have better control over their power.
Once again Evelyn had not noticed that Emily had returned until suddenly she had heard something being slid on the table and a voice saying "U-um, Evelyn, sorry to interrupt, I know I could ask this later but I was curious-". Evelyn won't admit to it but she may have slightly jumped a bit at the sudden noise.
Turning to look at the other she had said "I'm not at Mr. Olivanders level yet but it can't hurt anything," she looked down at the wand "Oh my god that's cherry wood, I still haven't seen one yet they are supposed to be rare outside of Japan."
She took the wand from Emily's hand but as soon as she had it was almost as if a sudden gust of wind or magical power had come from them causing both of the girl's hair and clothing to move slightly. Suddenly she started speaking "The wood is over three hundred years old from an ancient Cherry tree it has a lethal power, the phoenix feather is from a phoenix that has died and regenerated five times it is capable of great magic but hard to win over. The wand thinks you are amazing but not using your full potential and won't lend you its full power till you do."
As suddenly as it started it ended but Evelyn dropped the wand and fell back on to one of the chairs clenching her head "Crap a migraine, sorry about dropping your wand."
26 Mar 2018, 23:32
The silence of the shelves
"Ya, mainly if I have some questions since this school doesn't have a class for the subject... I wonder why they don't" Evelyn says. She sat up a bit straighter since her migraine calmed down some and it was just a small stabbing in her head.
Man, I hope that doesn't happen again or every time I hold someone else's wand. If it does then there goes maybe being a wandmaker, she thought. Though there are a few things that I want to try as well.
"I'm gonna have to ask him about this though, I take doing that isn't normal for a witch or Wizard right?" Evelyn asked the other. She was slightly annoyed that sometimes due to her birth she still wasn't sure what could be considered normal for someone with magic.
"Maybe, it was one of those special abilities I read about like Parseltongue or that Animagus thing, though I actually do want to try that last one out sometime. Turning into an animal might come in handy one day." Evelyn says.
By this point in time, the pain is just a slight headache and nothing like the ones from her anemia, meaning it was going away. I wonder if doing that again will fry my brain, she thought.
Man, I hope that doesn't happen again or every time I hold someone else's wand. If it does then there goes maybe being a wandmaker, she thought. Though there are a few things that I want to try as well.
"I'm gonna have to ask him about this though, I take doing that isn't normal for a witch or Wizard right?" Evelyn asked the other. She was slightly annoyed that sometimes due to her birth she still wasn't sure what could be considered normal for someone with magic.
"Maybe, it was one of those special abilities I read about like Parseltongue or that Animagus thing, though I actually do want to try that last one out sometime. Turning into an animal might come in handy one day." Evelyn says.
By this point in time, the pain is just a slight headache and nothing like the ones from her anemia, meaning it was going away. I wonder if doing that again will fry my brain, she thought.
3 Apr 2018, 03:39
The silence of the shelves
"Normally, I would but I have a feeling they won't know anything about it. When I went to get my wand from Olivanders and he was in the back busy so he hadn't even known that I was in the store but I just knew which of the wands was mine. Then he came from the back and seemed surprised by it." Evelyn explains
"Given what happened just recently, I can discern that it's not normal and highly unusual, meaning most people won't know about it. It's too bad that I'm just a first year, It's possible that the restricted section might have something on it." Evelyn continued. A light coloring of red appeared on her face, blushing crap I talked out loud again, she thought.
"You know before I distracted you It looked like you were heading outside the library, you can leave if you need to," Evelyn says.
She opened the book they had placed on the table and moved the notes so that they were in front of her and the book was pushed back a bit. "Or if you have time, you can help me take some notes. I think this would interest you as well."
"Given what happened just recently, I can discern that it's not normal and highly unusual, meaning most people won't know about it. It's too bad that I'm just a first year, It's possible that the restricted section might have something on it." Evelyn continued. A light coloring of red appeared on her face, blushing crap I talked out loud again, she thought.
"You know before I distracted you It looked like you were heading outside the library, you can leave if you need to," Evelyn says.
She opened the book they had placed on the table and moved the notes so that they were in front of her and the book was pushed back a bit. "Or if you have time, you can help me take some notes. I think this would interest you as well."