20 Apr 2021, 13:31
I thought you were a ghost!
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Dressed in black jeans, a white shirt and a dark green sweater, you step out of your common room. Curious as you are, that's not surprising. You decided to explore the basements of Hogwarts. An expedition that you have been preparing since the start of the week.
You stealthily plunge into the dark hallway. With a candle in your hand, your wand and a box of matches in your pocket, you set off to explore the basements of Hogwarts.
What if I find a teacher?
Or on a ghost?
You are terrified that someone will find you. The trouble would be enormous! And your parents would be very disappointed. But as usual, your curiosity took over.
Get back to you, Astoria. You won't see a teacher, not a ghost.
So now enjoy!
Suddenly you hear a noise. The first thought that comes to you is that it's a ghost. A little discreet slip.
Quick, you blow on your candle and you stick to the wall.
Seeing nothing, you relight your candle using matches. And that's where you see a tiny snake with green scales. He is so cute!
A slight hiss comes out of your mouth:
-Seethaaassshathehhhhathehhhayaeeh Haa aaaaahayeehesseytha!
Hatheeeysheaayassshasse eyss Ssaahayaeeh Haa aaaaahayaeehsseytha
Hassayaeehssssehhhssss Hassaayhasse eyayaeehssssehhh?
Hello you! Where do you come from?
You have learned to master your power. Parseltongue comes to you more easily now.
You kneel beside the snake which climbs on your hand, in confidence. He answers you:
-Aayaa Hassayaeehssssehhhssss Hassaayhasse eyayaeehssssehhh Haa
Hasshaasaahthayssss Seyythaaayaeehsssseyaa Hassaayhaahasse ey Hassaayhasse
eyayaeehssssehhh Seethaaasssshasse eyssss. Haa aaaaahayaeehesseytha
Hatheeeyhaaseyythaasssseyaa Sssseyaaayaeeh Sssseytha?
I come from a cave not far from here. You want to see?
-Ayaeehhassaay Hassayaeehehheythahasse eysssseyaa!
Of course!
The little snake descends from your hand and slides down the hall. Always silently, you follow him. Until you hear another noise. But more like ... a ghost. Not like with the snake.
You take a deep breath. Ghosts can't hurt you!
As you step back, hiding your candle, a young girl appears in front of you.
Each capital letter means that there is a new word.
I used this for Parseltongue:
Reducio
It's a bit long but I hope it suits you!
Last edited by Astoria Swann on 6 May 2021, 20:10, edited 1 time in total.
20 Apr 2021, 15:39
I thought you were a ghost!
Interacting with : @Astoria Swann
There was something about the darkness that made Aurora felt unease. Maybe it was the uncertainties playing a trick with her brain. It often made her imagining the unimaginable. But her dangerous curiosity covered the fear within as she walked into the unknown.
Like any parts of Hogwarts, the basement wall has a solid and rough greyish rock but much colder. It was not just the rock, the air around the place she stood at felt different. The vibes were off, as her muggle friend might say. Her entire body shivered from the eeriness of the surrounding.
“I should have wear a thicker jacket.” She whispered to herself as her hands rubbed together to produce some heat.
The sound of her footsteps echoed a hundred times louder than usual. She pulled out her wand and tried to cast a wand lighting charm.
“Lumos” The blueish light appeared from the tip of the wand. Even though the warmth from the Lumos spell did not help the freezing air of the basement, at least it would make her felt less frightened of the dark. Her legs wandered around the dusty dark room carefully to not disturb anyone in case someone or something mysterious was down there. It might be her imagination, but she swore she heard someone whispered in a weird language. Perhaps, it was random language. Her breath hitched, and she stopped just a few meters from where she was when she cast Lumos. Aurora looked around with her wand pointed towards the direction of the voice. Panic started to rush on her blood when she could not pinpoint the ghostly whisper's source. The echo of the basement made it as if it was coming from multiple places at once. Her body tensed, her legs trembled, she regretted her brilliant idea to venture to the basement, alone, in the middle of the night.
“Mom, I’m so sorry for being such a stubborn and difficult kid. Josh, I’m so sorry for hating you, as much as I hate to say it, as a stepfather, you are not that bad. And dear, my father, I think the time has come for me to see you in Heaven finally. I am so scared. Someone help me, I haven’t even played my first quidditch match. Can I please not die right now?.” Lips quivered, tears ran down her flushed cheek, held to her wand tightly. She crouched down the cold basement tile, just hoping someone would save her dear life.
23 May 2021, 22:27
I thought you were a ghost!
By Lucia Fox
A girl is crying and complaining not far from me. I have no difficulty in knowing why. She must have heard me. But why was I so loud! In addition, the basement walls make the slightest sound resonate. What a fool I have been!
The girl begs people for forgiveness, then says she hasn't even played her first Quidditch match. I roll my eyes in exasperation. Quidditch! Couldn't she have found a more interesting subject for a girl who thinks she is going to die?
But my curiosity takes over and I slowly approach the girl. She's a brunette, probably a first year in her words. She is sitting on the floor, looking dazed. It's a shame. If I had been in his shoes, I wouldn't have done the same at all. OK, I admit, I would have done the same.
I walk over again and sit down next to her. Suddenly I thought it was stupid to do that. I don't even know who she is! Okay, now that it's done, it's done! So I said to her in my kindest voice:
-Hey! It's okay? Did you think I was a ghost or a monster?
@Aurora Ranvier, very sorry for the wait.
1 Aug 2021, 17:49
I thought you were a ghost!
Note : Her hair is still dark brown
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@Astoria Swann
Crouched down, both hands covered her face, tears streaming uncontrollably, all because she put herself in that situation. The mysterious whispers by themselves made every hair on her body raised. Then footsteps slowly echoed throughout the basement followed by a voice as the paranoid feeling within started to spilling everywhere like a flood. “AH! DON’T COME NEAR ME YOU STUPID MONSTER!” Wait, is that a girl’s voice? According to some muggle mythologies, those scary monsters who lurk in the dark can shapeshift into something else. Perhaps this was the case. Slowly but surely, she removed her hands from blocking her teary vision. Shoes? Do monsters even wear shoes? Must have been stolen from the other unfortunate students. “Wh-WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE SHOES!? ARE YOU GOING TO EAT ME AND TAKE MY SHOES!?” Inside the Ravenclaw’s mind, anyone could steal anything from her and she will not get mad unless they take her shoes. The girl loved her shoe collection so much and will do anything to protect them. That might be a lie though, since she would probably terrorize those who wrong her.
Both of her hands tried to search for anything that could be a weapon, but to her demise, she only brought a wand. For some, perhaps it was enough of protection, not for her apparently. The brunette would rather do stuff in muggle ways, because that was what she used to. Magic was a little too risky for now, especially when the girl was a little inept in spell casting. “I AM NOT SURE IF MONSTERS NEED MONEY, BUT I DON’T HAVE MONEY! BUT I DO HAVE CHOCOLATE AS A REPLACEMENT OF MY FLESH AND BONE!”
20 Aug 2021, 17:58
I thought you were a ghost!
Astoria Swann ~ 10th October 2020
English ~ Parseltongue
Outfit: [x]
Interacting with @Aurora Ranvier
- AH! DON’T COME NEAR ME YOU STUPID MONSTER!
I raise my eyes to the sky and move a little closer. The girl must be in first year, like me. I think I know what scared her. She must have heard me talking to the snake. That's to be expected. I wasn't very careful...
- Wh-WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE SHOES!? ARE YOU GOING TO EAT ME AND TAKE MY SHOES!?
- Hey. I am not a monster. And I promise I won't take your shoes.
The girl doesn't seem to hear me. I let out a deep sigh before crouching down beside her. No, but really. I've never listened to myself talk Fourchelang but it can't be that scary. Can it? I run my hand through my hair and she starts screaming again.
- I AM NOT SURE IF MONSTERS NEED MONEY, BUT I DON’T HAVE MONEY! BUT I DO HAVE CHOCOLATE AS A REPLACEMENT OF MY FLESH AND BONE!
So this is really nonsense. She really thinks I'm a monster who wants to eat her. I clearly don't need her money, but I'll gladly accept the chocolate. For a moment I think about making her think I'm a monster but she just screams and it's irritating. So I stand up straight before shouting back at her so she can hear-me.
- HEY! THAT'S ENOUGH NOW. I'M NOT A MONSTER AND I'M NOT GOING TO EAT YOU. I WAS JUST VISITING THE BASEMENT OF HOGWARTS. And I imagine you were doing the same. My name is Astoria and I'm at Slytherin.