Flight Lessons and Near Misses
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| 15th March 2026 | @Damien Dragonclaw |
Arin wasn't one to actually be behind in any subject until the brooms came out from the closet. The Slytherin just wanted to jump from those brooms. He despises flying because it is the reason wizards and witches are demeaned in the eyes of Muggles. But these are just his opinions, and Hogwarts didn't seem to take account, so he has to pass in flying somehow.
He reached the flying grounds to practice, cause he did not want to embarrass himself during the class. He had tried his best not to let anyone find out how much he couldn't fly, but the exams are near, and he did not want to fail at all.
He grabbed a school broom, looking at the horizon, wondering how he was going to do that. He put down the broom, levitating his above it, "Up," and as the Slytherin expected, nothing happened. The Parselmouth has tried so many times, and it always ended with the broom lying on the ground lifelessly. He decided to try one more time, "Up." Sighing, the Slytherin picked up the broom, throwing it again on the ground just to let his frustration out. He sat down, looking up at the sky turning orange.
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stamina ◦ 5 | evasion ◦ 8 | strength ◦ 0 | wisdom ◦ 5 | arcane power ◦ 2 | accuracy ◦ 10
Flight Lessons and Near Misses
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Damien absolutely adores flying in the evenings, it felt relaxing as he got to watch the sun begin to turn a darker orange and getting ready to set, he could feel the cool nightly breeze staring to pick up. He absolutely adored it as it felt heavenly and made him feel like anything was possible when he was up in the air. Speaking of flying he happened to notice a Slytherin boy down on the ground trying to make his broom go up into his hands or the air so he could fly on it, Damien was reminded of his friend Caspian who had a fear of flying though he would never admit it out loud to anyone but Damien could easily tell. He was wondering if this was one of them cases. He decided to go down there and see if maybe he could be or services as for all he knew he could have met a new friend by just helping out. As he slowly flew down there his body was in case by the sunlight making his looks like an ethereal angel. He slowly arrived in front of the boy before speaking. “Pardon me, I couldn’t help but noticed you seemed to be struggling and no I do not tend to make fun of you, maybe you would enjoy some company and I could possible help you with this issue ?” He asked making sure his voice gave off the most friendliest vibes as he truly just wanted to help the guy achieve his goal and succeed. |
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| IC date: 15th of March | Interactions: @Arin Varen |
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Flight Lessons and Near Misses
mention ; @Damien Dragonclaw |
date ; 15 March 2026 |
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| .................. | ───〃★ The Slytherin sitting in his gloom, not accepting that he is not good at something. The fact that even the dumbest person he knows can fly while he is just sitting there, not being able to even lift the broom up, frustrates him to no end. He would have just dropped the subject if he could. Arin looked up, his frustration still bubbling beneath the surface. Above the glow of the sunset, a sudden shadow covers him. When he looked up, there was a Ravenclaw on the broom. The Slytherin stayed on the ground with the stubborn school broom lying discarded at his feet. The help was genuine; he could hear it in the older boy's voice, but it made his failure a bit more real. The Slytherin hesitated a bit, standing up, brushing the dirt from his trousers. He wasn't used to being behind, especially not in something that seemed so easy. Looking at the broom, "If you truly have the patience to watch someone fail to lift a stick off the ground for the hundredth time, then I suppose I wouldn't mind the assistance." He replied almost sarcastically, wishing to give up, but not at the same time. |
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stamina ◦ 5 | evasion ◦ 8 | strength ◦ 0 | wisdom ◦ 5 | arcane power ◦ 2 | accuracy ◦ 10
stamina ◦ 5 | evasion ◦ 8 | strength ◦ 0 | wisdom ◦ 5 | arcane power ◦ 2 | accuracy ◦ 10
Flight Lessons and Near Misses
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“I have loads of patience’s as sort of comes with being an artist ha ha!” He let out a little laugh as he surprisingly was a very patient person and very understanding person. Besides when it came to his father but right now wasn’t about him. He landed next to the boy before he got off his broom and looked over to him. “My name is Damien by the way, what’s your name? Damien realized the bot seemed to struggle just to get the broom up into the air but there must have been a reason for this so he truly just needed to figure out what the reason was as that would help him figured out what he needed to do. “So you say you can not lift you’re broom off the ground correct..hm well I think every problem has a cause, so if we can figure out the cause it can lead us to a solution!” He smiled brightly showing off his pearly white teeth’s as you could hear the optimism in his voice as he tried to always keep a positive outlook on life. He felt it could help encourage others and lift their spirits up. But to truly help this guy he needed to know what the true root and cause of this issue was as with Caspian at last he was able to see the issue at hand which was afraid of heights this one though seems much more trickier. |
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| IC date: 15th of March | Interactions: @Arin Varen |
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Flight Lessons and Near Misses
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date ; 15 March 2026 |
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| ..... | ───〃★ Arin stood up, sighing, when the Ravenclaw landed beside him. "Arin," he replied. The Slytherin wasn't expecting the older boy to actually help, so when he actually came to stop without making comments, that caught him off guard. That doesn't mean it made it easy for the Slytherin to take help. "If I knew what the problem was, I would not be sitting here," the Parselmouth said, still salty because of his failure. There aren't many things he wasn't bad at, and the boy takes great pride in it. But when it comes to flying, suddenly it feels like the magic is leaving his body. The boy has never flown on a broom in his entire life, mainly because he relates the task to the bad memories of his cousin, a star Quidditch player at his school. The same cousin who had physically bullied him all his childhood. "Is it important to get it up in hand?" He wondered, "Can't I just hold it in hand?" Why does flying even matter when they could just Apparate? The Slytherin wished nothing more than to just get it over with; the failure at the easiest subject in front of someone is embarrassing him enough. But the fear of failing at a subject like this would result in more insult during the family gathering, which is the only thing that had stopped him from leaving right now. |
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stamina ◦ 5 | evasion ◦ 8 | strength ◦ 0 | wisdom ◦ 5 | arcane power ◦ 2 | accuracy ◦ 10
stamina ◦ 5 | evasion ◦ 8 | strength ◦ 0 | wisdom ◦ 5 | arcane power ◦ 2 | accuracy ◦ 10
Flight Lessons and Near Misses
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Damien only nodded as the boy was right if he did know the problem then Damien wouldn’t have to be helping him right now. Damien got kinda embarrassed as the boy pointed that out but right now wasn’t the time to be embarrassed now was the time for him to be confident and help this boy. He could do it he just had to believe in himself and he did, plus he always loved a challenge. “Lovely name Arin, it is absolutely lovely to meet you! As for why it’s important to get the broom up into your hand as it shows you have magical control!” Damien understood where his frustration laid but if Arin couldn’t control the broom into his hand then how did he expect to even control the broom to fly, it may have seem small to him but Damien had learn a long time ago that it was a very important step in flying. Suddenly an idea came to him, he looked over at Arin debating if he should ask if or not before deciding too. “If I may ask, could it be possible that you may have a bad memory of experience with flying ? And that could be what is hindering you from achieving your goal ?” It was a wild shot in the dark but Damien had read somewhere that when someone experiences a bad memory they usually associate it with something, so if Arin had a bad memory of flying or something related to flying that could be what is hindering his progress. Damien had his own experiences with this specific with love, it was hard for him to believe he was lovable whenever his own father claimed he loved him yet treated him so bad. Damien spent his nights wondering to himself saying over and over again. Why, oh why did he treat him that way. |
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| IC date: 15th of March | Interactions: @Arin Varen |
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date ; 15 March 2026 |
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| ..... | ───〃★ The Praselmouth hesitated a bit before answering, "Why does that matter?" The Slytherin had no intention of revealing anything dark and personal, especially to an older boy who looked physically stronger than him. Arin wasn't one to hate himself, but the fact that he is not physically strong really pisses him off — the only trait which can get him beaten up apart from his behaviour. He sighs, wondering if the bad memories that he associates with flying are the reason he cannot fly. Is that why Damien is asking about it? If it is, he wasn't sure if he would be able to fly at all. His cousin Marcel has put enough fear in him to actually get over it. When he first came to Hogwarts, he thought he could finally put his family back and have something just his own, yet here he was, completely paralysed by nothing more than the ghosts of his memories. He looked down at the grass beneath his boots, sighing. The Slytherin refused to give up. Taking a slow and deep breath, hiding his frustration behind a blank expression. "If you have a point to make, just make it." He muttered, turning to look at the pitch, "Otherwise, let's just get on with the lesson." |
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Last edited by Arin Varen on 4 Jun 2026, 06:18, edited 1 time in total.
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stamina ◦ 5 | evasion ◦ 8 | strength ◦ 0 | wisdom ◦ 5 | arcane power ◦ 2 | accuracy ◦ 10
stamina ◦ 5 | evasion ◦ 8 | strength ◦ 0 | wisdom ◦ 5 | arcane power ◦ 2 | accuracy ◦ 10
Flight Lessons and Near Misses
Made by the amazing Prat Pass
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Damien had a feeling that this would be harder than he thought as clearly if something did happen, Arin clearly did not want to talk about it. “Its important as something seems to be holding you back, so clearly if you have a bad experience and it possibly frightened you then that fear is hindering you from achieving you’re goals.” Damien didn’t know what more he could say to get that across as the main point, it was clear to him Arin was someone who is private but also don’t seem to have the patience to deal with a lot of things. Reminded Damien of a bunch of people he knew actually. But the reason Damien has never given up on people like that was due to him seeing something others may not see and he saw something in Arin, something that could possibly be turned into greatness. So being patient and never giving up was one of Damien specialities so if anyone could do this. It was him. He simply held his broom as he looked at Arin before speaking again. “When I first started flying I was terrified of heights so obviously I couldn’t even get near a broom without freaking out, but I got older and I knew someone could use that as a weapon against me. So I instead over came my fears and flying has never felt so amazing!” Damien knew it wasn’t the same as what he was probably going through but sometimes you just need all the help you can get to ensure you succeed. Damien knew that and lived his life by that, so he thought it could help Arin too. |
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| IC date: 15th of March | Interactions: @Arin Varen |
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Flight Lessons and Near Misses
mention ; @Damien Dragonclaw |
date ; 15 March 2026 |
outfit ; ☕︎ |
| ..... | ───〃★ Hearing Damien talk about how the Slytherin's fear could stop him from achieving his goals, he just sighs heavily. He would have never realised how much he let his memories of his past control him so much. Arin was deep in thought, cursing himself, when Damien once again interrupted his thoughts, which the older boy kept doing a lot. Looking at him, he wouldn't have guessed the boy in front of him would be afraid of heights when he was just flying a few minutes ago. But this was just the drive the Parselmouth needed. If the boy could do it, so could he. He looked at the discarded broom on the ground, trying to bring the rage from within. He is in Hogwarts, far away from everything he hates, where it's just him. No shadows of old self, he is not a scared kid anymore. He walked a few steps ahead, levitating his hand over the broom. "Up!" The broom moved enough to show his determination, but still lay lifelessly on the grass. A bit more confident now, he tried a few more times. Until the broom slowly levitated into his hand. Gripping it instantly, he looked at the boy, a smile almost grazing his pale face. |
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Last edited by Arin Varen on 4 Jun 2026, 06:18, edited 1 time in total.
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stamina ◦ 5 | evasion ◦ 8 | strength ◦ 0 | wisdom ◦ 5 | arcane power ◦ 2 | accuracy ◦ 10
stamina ◦ 5 | evasion ◦ 8 | strength ◦ 0 | wisdom ◦ 5 | arcane power ◦ 2 | accuracy ◦ 10
Flight Lessons and Near Misses
Made by the amazing Prat Pass
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Damien just stared back at Arin as he smiled back, this was exactly what Damien meant. Fear tended to hold people back making them afraid to do something again or even go near something that feels too close to that painful memory. So the only way forward is to go backwards and confront that memory and Arin, did just that. “There you go! I knew you could do it!” He smiled brightly as he sat sideways on his broom hovering in the air as the sun began to shine down upon them again as if an angelic blessing to let Arin know he succeeded in his goals. Damien honestly was surprise that it worked so well, he expected it to be sort of tricky if you will but he started to realize he was really good at teaching people, maybe he could help out professors he thought to himself. He already enjoyed astronomy and being an intern and helping out in that so of course he wouldn’t mind helping out in other classes as it gave him more things to do and occupy him whenever he was bored or just wanted to shake things up a bit. “Now that you’ve managed to get it up into you’re hands now we can try flying! Which should be easier you just mount your broom before slowly levitating and then taking off! Pretty simple right ?” As Damien spoke he was flying around the boy showing how after awhile it’s gets super easy and you’re able to fly faster and more comfortable then you started out. He had no doubt that Arin could achieve this as he already broke pass the hardest barrier of them all, which was getting past his fear and now that he did noting could stop him now! |
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