28 Aug 2024, 00:38
So it Begins
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“I told myself next time I’ll be colder but here I am, feeling the warmth all over.”------c.c aurel—----- —date. [ 09/01/2024]—word count. [ 769]—tag. @Prat Pass@Cass Ito@Ernest Baird@Ronan Ward
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3 Sep 2024, 00:18
So it Begins
Sonya walked into the Great Hall with the rest of the Second Year Ravenclaws, still reeling. When they had reached the carriages, Sonya had been shocked to see strange creatures that looked like skin-less horses with wings. Her own studies let her identify them as Thestrals, but she was somewhat surprised she could see them.Sonya talking: #6600ff
Interacting with: @Aleksandra FairBairn
Of course, then she actually thought about it. She saw her dad die at a very young age, and you can only see Thestrals if you've witnessed death. Sad, but it makes sense.
Sonya sat with the other Ravenclaws and soon, the Sorting Ceremony started, with the Sorting Hat singing another song, just like last year:
" A thousand years or more ago
When I was newly sewn,
There lived four wizards of
Whose names are still well known:
Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor,
Fair Ravenclaw, from glen,
Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad,
Shrewd Slytherin, from fen.
For were their such friends anywhere
As Slytherin and Gryffindor.
Unless it was the second pair
Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw.
United by a common goal,
They had the selfsame yearning
To make the world's best magic school
And pass along their learning.
Now each of these four founders
Formed their own house, for each
Did value different virtues
In the ones, they had to teach.
While still alive they did divide
Their favorites from the throng,
Yet how to pick the worthy ones
When were they dead and gone?
Twas Gryffindor who found the way,
He whipped me off his head
The founders put some brains in me
So I could choose instead!
Now slip me snug about your ears,
I've never yet been wrong,
I'll have a look inside your mind
And tell where you belong!
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've got a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folks use any means
To achieve their ends."
When I was newly sewn,
There lived four wizards of
Whose names are still well known:
Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor,
Fair Ravenclaw, from glen,
Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad,
Shrewd Slytherin, from fen.
For were their such friends anywhere
As Slytherin and Gryffindor.
Unless it was the second pair
Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw.
United by a common goal,
They had the selfsame yearning
To make the world's best magic school
And pass along their learning.
Now each of these four founders
Formed their own house, for each
Did value different virtues
In the ones, they had to teach.
While still alive they did divide
Their favorites from the throng,
Yet how to pick the worthy ones
When were they dead and gone?
Twas Gryffindor who found the way,
He whipped me off his head
The founders put some brains in me
So I could choose instead!
Now slip me snug about your ears,
I've never yet been wrong,
I'll have a look inside your mind
And tell where you belong!
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've got a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folks use any means
To achieve their ends."
Sonya clapped with the rest of the students, even if she wasn't exactly a fan of singing headwear.
As the Sorting ended, with various new students for Ravenclaw, Sonya looked around as the feast began, before her eyes landed on a fellow second year student sitting by herself at the Slytherin table. She was a somewhat lanky white girl with platinum blond hair in wavelets, a heart shaped face, and greyish blue eyes. The girl looked lonely and unfocused, a look Sonya recognized, seeing it on herself in the mirror often enough.
Sonya thought to herself and, making up her mind, she stood up and walked over to the Slytherin table. She then sat down next to the girl and smirked. "What's up with you? You look like someone killed your bat."
Stamina: 6 Evasion: 4 Strength: 9 Wisdom: 4 Arcane Power: 4 Accuracy: 3
"Why use magic in a fight when you can just use your fists? No magical person ever expects it." - Sonya Herrera.
4 Sep 2024, 23:07
So it Begins
Interactions: @Aleksandra FairBairn | @Sonya Herrera
Mentions:Date: September 1st
Location: Great hallOutfit: x
- So it begins -
The first day back at school was always busy, with a train to ride and a sorting to watch and carriages pulled by things that they didn't like to think so hard about. That was how Cass liked it- always something to do, and not sitting around quietly required. So far, Hogwarts was behaving and everything was going wonderfully. They walked over to the slytherin table first thing when they reached the great hall, eyes scanning the crowd for familiar faces. A certain blond head stood out, sitting by herself at one of the end of the table.
Well, almost by herself. She had been joined by a... ravenclaw? Who was there for some reason. Perhaps she was colorblind. Oh well, it was to late for her. She was being adopted into slytherin now. Pulling out a chair, they plonked down beside Aleks. "Aleks has a bat?" they asked "Hello new girl. This is the wrong table, but its to late for you. You're a slytherin now". She had just been recruited. They didn't honestly believe that Aleks would have a bat- she didn't seem quite the type somehow. She would probably get some pet that looked really scary but was secretly a fluffball.
They had yet to prove that she was actually secretly a fluffball, but they were getting there. She was probably busy getting crushed under family pressure, her own ambition or some other common Slytherin hobby. Not a lot of the slytherin house members seemed to be very joyful people. Not them though! They were fine. Everything was fine.
I took a little journey to the unknown
And I've come back changed, I can feel it in my bones
And I've come back changed, I can feel it in my bones
8 Sep 2024, 12:34
So it Begins
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The day of return had arrived, the extravagant courtyards of Hogwarts's castle were to be again graced by his Presence for his second year of school. Running a bit late for the ceremony where new Snakes would be chosen, Prat was excited to see the new personalities coming to Hogwarts. New additions meant more younglings to prank and further additions to the duelling team. Maybe he'll find himself a protégé. Maybe An Year One from another house to teach his ways and stay out of trouble while starting some, he had a little bias for Gryffindorks and Hechlepech in general at this point.
If he was going to be late, he might as well arrive with flair and style. Walking into the hall Prat took out his wand, casting Orchideus as he conjured himself some flowers, using them to drop petals along the way as he walked towards the snake table. Sure it could be a bit distracting to most, but eh you don't get to be on the first day of school everyday.
Arriving at his house table Prat saw Aleksandra, the almost "Offwhite looking Borderline Inhuman Pretty one", with how pale she was she could pass off as a Vampire and Cass, the little friend with a shit eating grin whenever they were making trouble already there. Much amusing was the appearance of another one, An Unfamiliar second year, that too a ravenclaw finding her way to Aleks.
Casting Avifors and turning the liquid in one of glasses into birds Prat took the seat beside Aleks, greeting both her and Cass with a "Hey!" and asked, "A little lost are we?" to the raven who had perhaps decided her house was not entertaining enough for the night. Prat wished he could come out rolling on the wooden statue he wished but decided against it thinking it'd ruin the ceremony for other students as their first experience of Hogwarts.
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Sta: 7 | Eva: 10 | Str: 6 | Wis: 7 | Arc: 7 | Acc: 13 |
Sta: 9 | Eva: 15 | Str: 0 | Wis: 7 | Arc: 5 | Acc: 15 |
8 Sep 2024, 14:06
So it Begins
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“I told myself next time I’ll be colder but here I am, feeling the warmth all over.”------c.c aurel—----- —date. [ 09/01/2024]—word count. [1326]—tag. @Sonya Herrerea@Cass Ito@Prat Pass
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8 Sep 2024, 20:17
So it Begins
Sonya laughed at the girl's remark. "If I had a Knut for every time I've been called an insect, I'd have... two Knuts. Which isn't much, but it's weird it happened twice."Sonya talking: #6600ff
Interacting with: @Aleksandra FairBairn, @Prat Pass, @Cass Ito
A second after that, Sonya heard another person say, "Aleks has a bat?" She then saw a skinny person with olive-like skin, green eyes, and dark brown hair, as they sat next to the girl, whom Sonya now knew as Aleks. Sonya did a slight double-take as the girl added, "Hello new girl. This is the wrong table, but its to late for you. You're a slytherin now"
Before Sonya could say anything, Aleks said, “If I owned a bat you would be mistaken for an insect Cass. Also, clearly this girl is not a Slytherin. If you end up keeping them, where will they sleep? They are not a pet, you know, you can not just claim a human to be a part of our house.”
Sonya shrugged. "I mean, you can! It's just most likely not allowed... or legal." Sonya examined this new person, Cass, closely, wondering how such an obviously upbeat person was in Slytherin of all houses. It completely shocked her, having met plenty of sour Slytherins in her first year.
A few seconds later, a tall, black-haired Slytherin student walked over and said hey to Aleks and Cass before facing Sonya and saying "A little lost, are we?"
Sonya chuckled. "Nope. The Ravenclaw table is just boring tonight, and as much as I love flexing my intellect, there's only so many times one can discuss the strange stuff from the Daily Prophet recently or go on about a love of homework. Slytherin doesn't have any of that, as far I'm aware." Sonya sat up a bit more. "Beats listening to nerds for 2 hours, anyway, and if I'm calling someone a nerd, it's gone too far."
Stamina: 6 Evasion: 4 Strength: 9 Wisdom: 4 Arcane Power: 4 Accuracy: 3
"Why use magic in a fight when you can just use your fists? No magical person ever expects it." - Sonya Herrera.
10 Sep 2024, 23:07
So it Begins
Interactions: @Sonya Herrerea | @Prat Pass | @Aleksandra FairBairn
Mentions:Date: September 1st
Location: Great hallOutfit: x
- So it begins -
Cass privately thought that Prat was kind of awesome. Though they couldn't see the point of the flowers he had conjured, it certainly added a certain... fizzaz to the situation. It was completely unnecessary, and the water he turned into a bird only added to the unessacaryness. Now there was a bird in the great hall. They weren't really sure if it was really a bird, or water in a new form (they really should have payed more attention in transfiguration) but they wondered if it would poop like one. That wouldn't be something nice to have happen to you while you were eating. The bird would have to wait though, because Aleks was being broody and rude towards their new adopted Slytherin.
If the birdsnake wanted to stick around here, she would soon have to learn that Aleks didn't mean all the rude things that she sometimes said (this probably wasn't true. but if there was one thing Cass was good at, it was ignoring things). "Aleks, be nice. I'm sure we can smuggle her into the common room somehow" they said "And she could stay in your room! Wouldn't that be lovely?". Aleks probably would disagree with them there. Apparently people liked to refer to the raven as a insect. Cass sort of saw it. Maybe some kind of beetle? Some of them had really pretty shiny multi-coloured shells, just like her hair.
"When have laws ever stopped me?" they said in response. To be completely honest, they had never broken any laws before. Plenty of school rules yes, but no laws. Probably. They could agree with how boring the Ravenclaw table was though. Their eyes picked up some people reading over there, apparently of their own free wills. Someone needed to pick them all up and shake the fun back into them with force. How did they focus for that long? Why did they want to focus for that long?
I took a little journey to the unknown
And I've come back changed, I can feel it in my bones
And I've come back changed, I can feel it in my bones
30 Sep 2024, 18:10
So it Begins
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Turning that cup of Alek's drink into a bird and then the extra spark with flowers only added to Prat's "fashionably late charm" as he would put it. These ceremonies while important for the first years were not much of a spectacle otherwise. Sure Prat might act not bored for a few minutes, maybe even scout some people from snakes who would be fit to try out for the duelling team. However, all these things could happen at a later date too.
Prat was simply here to eat the delicious food that was prepared, while the food prepared in large batches by the elves was not as good as those delicacies found at his family home, they came close to Prat's liking. Atleast enough to not make him ever wish to skip dinner.
Sitting beside Aleks after he had given his little note on being lost to the ravenclaw girl. Prat decided to indulge himself in the food instead of trying to catchup with the conversation. Yet he wasn't willing to be left out of the conversation either. Joining in to Cass's suggestion of smuggling her in, he added "We should totally sneak her in, could even hide her in the girl's dorm and then make bets on how long she'll survive before getting thrown out"He suggested it partly due to the fun experience and partly just to see Alek's annoyed reaction once more.
Prat was always ready to bet on the expense of some galleons. At the very least it would make a fun time for him at the cost of a couple galleons while if his bet won, he'd a few coins richer and have the bragging rights. All in all a win-win situation for the Young snake who was just seeking some entertainment for the night.
What he could agree with however was how boring the Ravenclown table was, they were the stereotype nerds and while Prat did not fall so below to judge on stereotypes. The few ravens he knew fit the bill that would remove any doubt. Still he wondered if there was atleast a few ravens that were different from the mold. Some rather chaotic ones who would be up to mischief with him or maybe join his club among his year.
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Sta: 7 | Eva: 10 | Str: 6 | Wis: 7 | Arc: 7 | Acc: 13 |
Sta: 9 | Eva: 15 | Str: 0 | Wis: 7 | Arc: 5 | Acc: 15 |
1 Oct 2024, 01:52
So it Begins
Sonya laughed at the conversation unfolding around her. "I'll tell you what. If you can somehow manage that, I'll pay you both 20 galleons a piece. I'd just get in on the bet, but that wouldn't be fair... for you guys."Sonya talking: #6600ff
Interacting with: @Aleksandra FairBairn, @Prat Pass, @Cass Ito
As she began to twirl a random fork in her hand, she continued. "Now, I'm the last person in this castle who can boast about magical skill, but I did have a very... unconventional, upbringing. Let's just say my aunt liked teaching me unusual things that no one else here had to learn. Given her lessons on stealth, manipulation, lying, and other skills among that vain, I'd give myself... a week. Maybe 2 if I push it."
As she said all of that, she reached into her pocket and pulled out a spare piece of paper and a pencil (Pays to be prepared) and started to write down notes and the like to support what she said, hoping the math she did on the side wasn't off.
Sonya then added, "And before you ask, yes, my aunt was a Slytherin. And a damn good one at that, or so she says constantly every day. Apparently, she was actually sad to hear I wasn't sorted into Slytherin."
Stamina: 6 Evasion: 4 Strength: 9 Wisdom: 4 Arcane Power: 4 Accuracy: 3
"Why use magic in a fight when you can just use your fists? No magical person ever expects it." - Sonya Herrera.