31 Mar 2020, 23:47
Poisson D'avril!
She held her hands by her pocket, trying to hide the fact that they were bulging slightly. Her eyes were wide, watching people pass her by or wandering with them to the next class. However, rather than leave her fellow classmates alone, she would bring them a little bit of her family tradition, something she was pretty sure happened throughout most of France.
Poisson D'avril.
Her pockets were filled with paper cut outs in the shape of a fish, some doodled scales on them. Each of them had the same little scrawl on them, declaring, "Poisson d'avril! April fools!" Her cheeks were flushed, light giggles bursting out of the girl occasionally. She wasn't particularly good at pranks or keeping secrets. She would get a small piece of tape, used to adhere the fish to the person. A small tap on their back would likely be all they'd feel, or perhaps they would notice the girl in action. Whatever the case, she would slip away from the person quickly once the fish cut out had been safely placed onto the backs of uniforms and shirts.
Her collection would take a little while to run out of, but it would eventually. And that's when the girl would leave, her eyes brighter from the slight mischief she had caused.
Poisson D'avril: Direct translation=fish of april
France's form of April Fools, adhering fish to people's back or pranks, instead of saying "April fools!", it's instead "Poisson D'avril!" At least, this was how I learned it. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I don't entirely know how this'll work, but here's a few ideas if you want to join in:
1. Post someplace else (or here) with finding the fish on your back
2. Notice her doing this (she's not very good at being sneaky...)
3. Join in! She could give you some, or you could create some paper fishies of your own
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Andrew Vance
2 Apr 2020, 01:23
Poisson D'avril!
On his way back from Transfiguration, Andrew walked briskly down one of the Castle's numerous halls, heading in the direction that would lead him toward the Dungeons. Lost in thought, mulling over his latest lesson—If only he had Penelope with him; no doubt the rat traditionally perched on his shoulder would've spotted the action and notified him sooner about what took place—Andrew wouldn't feel a thing when @Teiki Laurent stuck the tape of the paper cut out fish on the back of his uniform robes. The unsuspecting boy would carry on his way . . . It wasn't until several corridors later that Andrew would overhear the giggles from some of the other students passing by. One of them would point out the fish on the back of his robes, peeling it off for Andrew to see. Andrew would take the fish in his hands, a smirk of a smile appearing on his face as he read what was written on it. He recognized the French phrase from last year, when other French-cultured students had pulled the same prank on him. April Fools, he should've expected it sooner or later. Not that Andrew was offended or embarrassed the slightest. It was a rather cute and harmless prank, compared to what most students were capable of doing with their wands. He'd stuff the paper fish in his pocket to add to his journal of mementos.
Reducio
Andrew later shows the fish to a Housemate in his Common Room in another thread, so for kicks (and since not everyone can view the Slytherin Common Rooms), I figured I might as well show "proof of purchase" of Andrew getting the fish in this thread. 