Getting A Headstart
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Stephanie had always found that highlighting her textbooks helped her. Endless lines of words felt...well...endless. But adding some colour to the pages made it stick in her head a bit more. However, in her mind, sentences did not make sense without connectives. Words like and, but, or, however, because, changed the meaning of the sentence entirely, so there was rarely a word that wasn't highlighted.
The words of one of her teachers at parent's evening rang in her head "She understands the benefit of highlighting, however it appears she sees her textbooks as more like colouring books". That teacher was the same one who said at a different parents evening that "She takes a favour towards the arts, and drawing...but this is Geography". She did not think they were wrong but she did think they needed to see it from her perspective.
As these thoughts played in her mind she had barely been paying attention, and her textbook had fallen prey to her 'colouring'. In her defense, she tried to defend it to herself, she was new to this world, she needed all the help she could get. She looked around the library surrounding her then. Bookcases from floor to ceiling, which seemed to go on forever, like an optical illusion. She loved books, but this was a lot. She wondered if she needed to learn all of these whilst she studies here, heavens that would be a lot.
Pushing those thoughts aside she closes her charms book and instead opens her potions book. This was where she struggled, not with the text, she found it rather exciting, but she didn't just highlight in this one, she would draw little potion bottles on the pages and colour them in according to what colour the potion turns at that stage. She thought it would be easier to remember a colour pattern to know if she is correct rather than worrying she that she has done something wrong and only finding out at the end.
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Date: 6th September 2025
Time: 3:54pm
Time: 3:54pm
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Stephanie had always found that highlighting her textbooks helped her. Endless lines of words felt...well...endless. But adding some colour to the pages made it stick in her head a bit more. However, in her mind, sentences did not make sense without connectives. Words like and, but, or, however, because, changed the meaning of the sentence entirely, so there was rarely a word that wasn't highlighted.
The words of one of her teachers at parent's evening rang in her head "She understands the benefit of highlighting, however it appears she sees her textbooks as more like colouring books". That teacher was the same one who said at a different parents evening that "She takes a favour towards the arts, and drawing...but this is Geography". She did not think they were wrong but she did think they needed to see it from her perspective.
As these thoughts played in her mind she had barely been paying attention, and her textbook had fallen prey to her 'colouring'. In her defense, she tried to defend it to herself, she was new to this world, she needed all the help she could get. She looked around the library surrounding her then. Bookcases from floor to ceiling, which seemed to go on forever, like an optical illusion. She loved books, but this was a lot. She wondered if she needed to learn all of these whilst she studies here, heavens that would be a lot.
Pushing those thoughts aside she closes her charms book and instead opens her potions book. This was where she struggled, not with the text, she found it rather exciting, but she didn't just highlight in this one, she would draw little potion bottles on the pages and colour them in according to what colour the potion turns at that stage. She thought it would be easier to remember a colour pattern to know if she is correct rather than worrying she that she has done something wrong and only finding out at the end.
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Getting A Headstart
@Stephanie Kensington
Date: 6th September 2025
Time: 4: 00 pm
Madeline entered the library with a plan to get back at her brother. He had been constantly annoying her by calling her a “nice little Hufflepuff”. First of all she is nice only when she wants to be, and small….no way was she going to tolerate that.
She got into the library, the scent of parchment filling the air. She wasn’t much of a reader but she didn’t mind coming to the library once in a while, especially while looking for potion to prank her brother with.
Madeline was wearing her Hufflepuff robes her sleeves pushed up making her feel a sense of freedom. Being even a little rebellious satisfied her.
She saw a girl across the library, working on her potions book which was covered with doodles of various potions with different sections of the book highlighted.
‘She has to know her stuff seeing her work’ Maddy thought and went over to her with a friendly grin, “Hey! Sorry to bother you,” she said softly, careful not to disturb anyone else, “but you look like you actually get Potions. I’m Madeline—first year Hufflepuff. I’m trying to brew a little… prank potion for my brother, and, well… I might need some help finding the right recipe. You think you could point me in the right direction?”
Date: 6th September 2025
Time: 4: 00 pm
Madeline entered the library with a plan to get back at her brother. He had been constantly annoying her by calling her a “nice little Hufflepuff”. First of all she is nice only when she wants to be, and small….no way was she going to tolerate that.
She got into the library, the scent of parchment filling the air. She wasn’t much of a reader but she didn’t mind coming to the library once in a while, especially while looking for potion to prank her brother with.
Madeline was wearing her Hufflepuff robes her sleeves pushed up making her feel a sense of freedom. Being even a little rebellious satisfied her.
She saw a girl across the library, working on her potions book which was covered with doodles of various potions with different sections of the book highlighted.
‘She has to know her stuff seeing her work’ Maddy thought and went over to her with a friendly grin, “Hey! Sorry to bother you,” she said softly, careful not to disturb anyone else, “but you look like you actually get Potions. I’m Madeline—first year Hufflepuff. I’m trying to brew a little… prank potion for my brother, and, well… I might need some help finding the right recipe. You think you could point me in the right direction?”
Last edited by Madeline Tomlinson on 9 Sep 2025, 11:25, edited 1 time in total.
Real girls aren't perfect and perfect girls aren't real. ~Harry Edward Styles
Getting A Headstart
Made by Piper at Hart & Co.
Wasn't supposed to be doing this right now. Walking towards both of these girls. She was supposed to be leaving if she timed it right. Supposed to have her potions book with her. The plan was to walk in get the potion book and leave. No interactions at all. Especially when she was falling behind in potions. Being sick with worry since she got that letter from her mother. Ugh even in the letter her mother sounded judgey and like she had better things and couldn't care less if Bree knew that her grandma was sick. They don't know if it's anything serious and still haven't sent her anything thats reassuring!Word count: 324
Ooc notes:-Interactions: @Stephanie Kensington and @Madeline Tomlinson
Date: 6th September 2025
Walking towards the two girls she catches the last bit of what the second girl was asking. She was asking to find a recipe for some prank potion. Putting a smile on her face she taps her on the shoulder, "Hello! To both of you! There's recipes for certain potions over there," Bree points to the section shes talking about, "If you need any help finding them Im willing to help you!"
After saying that, she glances down at the book the other girl has. Shes drawing miniature potions in her book. And matching them with the colour the potion is supposed to turn? Watching her doing it, Bree notices that she colored one of the potions a wrong colour. "That potion is the wrong colour. Kinda confusing. The colours for that potion is this," Bree draws a potion bottle and colours it in using a dark blue that almost looks like black, "It looks like black but if you look more closely its not. See the difference? " She compare the two potions. "Anyways the rest is good! And you are a very good drawer!"
She smiles softly at the two girls, "Im Bree by the way. Second year Gryffindor. If you guys need any help with potion just let me know."
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Getting A Headstart
Date: 6/09/2025
Location: Library
Interacting With: @Stephanie Kensington @Bree Grey
Maddy turned surprised when she felt a tap on her shoulder, she turned around to face a girl, probably Gryffindor judging by her robes' color. She was probably older than her, maybe in third or second year.
She turned to the girl, Bree, who was a second year Gryffindor as she told while introducing herself, " Oh Ok thanks!! Do you have any idea though....which potion I can use as a prank....?"
As Bree corrected the other girl Maddy marveled at her, no way Maddy would be able to remember that, she was NOT good at potions. Actually she was not good at any subject except DADA and flying, because those were her favourites. She felt like maybe Bree had some ideas or some potions in mind that could be useful as a prank and maybe she could help Maddy brew it!
Maddy turned towards both girls saying "Any idea which potion should I brew, just you know to make a harmless prank. And maybe....you guys can help me?"
She really hoped the girls had a good idea in mind...
Location: Library
Interacting With: @Stephanie Kensington @Bree Grey
Maddy turned surprised when she felt a tap on her shoulder, she turned around to face a girl, probably Gryffindor judging by her robes' color. She was probably older than her, maybe in third or second year.
Maddy processed the words and thought ' Huh! potion recipes....? Oh Yeah!! Potion Recipes, I need to prank my brother! I am sooo forgetful..."Hello! To both of you! There's recipes for certain potions over there, If you need any help finding them Im willing to help you!"
She turned to the girl, Bree, who was a second year Gryffindor as she told while introducing herself, " Oh Ok thanks!! Do you have any idea though....which potion I can use as a prank....?"
As Bree corrected the other girl Maddy marveled at her, no way Maddy would be able to remember that, she was NOT good at potions. Actually she was not good at any subject except DADA and flying, because those were her favourites. She felt like maybe Bree had some ideas or some potions in mind that could be useful as a prank and maybe she could help Maddy brew it!
Maddy turned towards both girls saying "Any idea which potion should I brew, just you know to make a harmless prank. And maybe....you guys can help me?"
She really hoped the girls had a good idea in mind...
Real girls aren't perfect and perfect girls aren't real. ~Harry Edward Styles