23 Mar 2018, 19:30
The "Booze Crew"
Kendra was beginning to feel a little concerned about what was going on in Kaegen's head or where exactly he had grown up in. She did feel a little proud hearing how he thought she would be harder to guard against.
Clary was talking about Quidditch and for some reason Kendra couldn't stop thinking about how the girl seemed to be just what a Quidditch player ought to be like. It was really easy picturing her as part of the Ravenclaw team. Kendra herself had been hesitant on trying out for the Slytherin team herself. What if she messed up and was marked as the dumb Slytherin that doesn't even know how to ride their broom? The thought really stressed her out.
Kendra felt rather confused listening to Kaegen's question. It took her a few seconds to understand what he was talking about.
"I think you are talking about all the pure-blood wealthy families half the Slytherins belong in and how they think they are just better than anyone else." she said trying to conceal the fact her family was just the same. "No I don't think there's a rule to behave in a certain way in any of the houses... I won't get fired." she explained. But what if I am mean like the rest? She wondered, feeling uncertain about her own identity. Her family had definitely not been a great influence. What if that showed under certain cirumstances? Would people be disappointed then?
Clary was talking about Quidditch and for some reason Kendra couldn't stop thinking about how the girl seemed to be just what a Quidditch player ought to be like. It was really easy picturing her as part of the Ravenclaw team. Kendra herself had been hesitant on trying out for the Slytherin team herself. What if she messed up and was marked as the dumb Slytherin that doesn't even know how to ride their broom? The thought really stressed her out.
Kendra felt rather confused listening to Kaegen's question. It took her a few seconds to understand what he was talking about.
"I think you are talking about all the pure-blood wealthy families half the Slytherins belong in and how they think they are just better than anyone else." she said trying to conceal the fact her family was just the same. "No I don't think there's a rule to behave in a certain way in any of the houses... I won't get fired." she explained. But what if I am mean like the rest? She wondered, feeling uncertain about her own identity. Her family had definitely not been a great influence. What if that showed under certain cirumstances? Would people be disappointed then?
Kendra
23 Mar 2018, 20:14
The "Booze Crew"
"Why do they think they are better than everyone else? Do you think that you are better than everyone?" This was incredibly interesting. This slytherin girl sure knew a lot about her house. Kaegen knew almost nothing about his house. It was supposed to be smart. Or something. Kaegen didn't really think of himself as smart. He could read and write, but not very quickly or anything. He had read a total of one book before coming to hogwarts, and had been too busy here to read many more than that.
He looked at the other two kids there. "We're supposed to be smart, yeah? I mean, raventalons, the house."
He had heard enough to know at least a passable understanding of the houses, but maybe he could learn more from fellow house mates. It would make sense. And Kendra could teach him about slytherin.
Looking out at the books, he mentally groaned. He liked raventhingy, he really did. His house had beds, with clean sheets on them. Soft sheets. But reading, while a ton of fun, reading was incredibly interesting. But it was tedious. Was he really expected to read all of those? His mind warred between wanting to read them all, to find out what was inside, and not wanting to read all of them.
Well, he should probably pay more attention to the other students.
He looked at the other two kids there. "We're supposed to be smart, yeah? I mean, raventalons, the house."
He had heard enough to know at least a passable understanding of the houses, but maybe he could learn more from fellow house mates. It would make sense. And Kendra could teach him about slytherin.
Looking out at the books, he mentally groaned. He liked raventhingy, he really did. His house had beds, with clean sheets on them. Soft sheets. But reading, while a ton of fun, reading was incredibly interesting. But it was tedious. Was he really expected to read all of those? His mind warred between wanting to read them all, to find out what was inside, and not wanting to read all of them.
Well, he should probably pay more attention to the other students.
Shade-Beacon, Master of the Castle of Avarice
24 Mar 2018, 02:02
The "Booze Crew"
Clary hummed quietly, turning to sift through her bag while Kendra and Kaegan exchanged a few short words. She was relieved to find that Kaegan was becoming more comfortable with the small group of students, even being so bold as to start up a conversation with the Slytherin girl who had originally mistaken as a boy and paid for dearly. Successfully tracking down a small tub of ink and a perfectly-conditioned quill at the bottom of her leather satchel bag, she placed them gently onto the table and glanced over at the Ravenclaw Boy and Slytherin Girl, a slight smile on her face as she watched them shoot questions back and forth, while James started intently over at his "journal".
Her interest piqued at the mention of the generic stereotypes for the Slytherin house, realizing every single Hogwarts house had some kind of generalized stereotype, whether it be the Slytherins, who were mean and cunning, the Ravenclaws, who were nerdy and intelligent, the Gryffindors, who were reckless and bold, or the Hufflepuffs, who were irrelevant and overly kind to the point of annoyance. Each house had all of these generalized stereotypes, but in the end, how many people actually fit into them? Take Kendra for example. Although she'd come off a bit hostile at first, she was by no means evil. The girl was definitely, cunning, though, but she knew that was a trait more than just Slytherins possessed.
Clary was surprised to find that even Kendra had biased opinions about the pure-blood families in her own house! Perhaps it was true that a few of the students from richer bloodlines were a bit snobby, but she highly doubted they were running around planning on massacring the 64% of the student population that happened to be muggle-born. She also was a bit confused on where Kaegan came up with the idea of a student getting "fired" from their house if they didn't meet the chosen stereotype. Wasn't the whole point of attending school in order to push kids out of their comfort zone and encourage them to entice change? Yes, Ravenclaw was known for having intelligent students, but the Ravenclaw house also encourages their students to be curious, innovative, and interested in learning new things, not necessarily always getting good marks. She didn't want to just say she fit into one stereotype and be done with her personality. When people referred to her as "just as Ravenclaw", she felt like her whole being was reduced to nothing. Everyone is unique, and everyone has their little quirks and differences about them.
A house-full of the exact same people would just be boring.
Claryssa North, Ravenclaw First Year ~ https://www.hogwarts.io/memberlist.php? ... ile&u=1506
24 Mar 2018, 21:40
The "Booze Crew"
Reducio
Sorry for being a little late
Kendra hesitated when Kaegen asked her if she thought she was better than everyone else. She would never think in such way, but just the mention of it brought back memories of her childhood. Her parents had never been too shy to express their opinion and try to force it on Kendra as well. "Those of impure blood are not worth your time child..." her father used to say "You'll grow up one day and see how things really work out there, they only want to harm you, you have to be strong enough to face them." She struggled to focus and answer the question.
"No... I don't think I'm better..." she plainly said hoping Kaegen wouldn't ask more on the subject.
She noticed Claryssa had also turned her attention to their conversation. Would she have to lie to protect her reputation among the other houses? She knew she didn't have to hide when she was with Slytherins. Was it different now? Maybe some Ravenclaws also had evil pure-blood families. So many stereotypes...
"Well, you guys definitely look the nerdy type..." she said with a shrug "I don't mean it in a bad way, it's just that you do." she felt as awkward as Kaegen when he was saying the wrong thing without intending to. She was mostly referring to Clary and James., she wouldn't have guessed Kaegan was in Ravenclaw, not in a million years.
Kendra
24 Mar 2018, 22:53
The "Booze Crew"
"I do not-" Clary shut her mouth at Kendra's comment, knowing there was really no way she could make a fair argument for the statement. She wasn't exactly a nerd in the whole glasses with one's nose stuck in a book kind of way, but she was a studious student, most of the time, and enjoyed writing and drawing in her free-time. That's what she considered herself to be. An art nerd. Facts escaped her mind in a heartbeat, but images remained last in her memory for a decent amount of time.
A frown flickered on Claryssa's face, noticing Kendra's discomfort with the topic of Slytherin stereotypes. Either the girl was a muggle-born, and had already faced them herself personally, or she chose not to believe in them, despite what her house members or other possible family members might have told her to do. She realized as she continued to contemplate on the subject that she actually didn't know much about Kendra, or where she came from. Clary, of course, was unbiased, being a muggle-born herself, but perhaps Kendra was from one of the pure-blood families that perhaps had more liberal, instead of traditionalist, views.
"Do you come from a wizard family or are you muggle-born, as well?" she questioned Kendra curiously, genuinely wanting to know the answer.
A frown flickered on Claryssa's face, noticing Kendra's discomfort with the topic of Slytherin stereotypes. Either the girl was a muggle-born, and had already faced them herself personally, or she chose not to believe in them, despite what her house members or other possible family members might have told her to do. She realized as she continued to contemplate on the subject that she actually didn't know much about Kendra, or where she came from. Clary, of course, was unbiased, being a muggle-born herself, but perhaps Kendra was from one of the pure-blood families that perhaps had more liberal, instead of traditionalist, views.
"Do you come from a wizard family or are you muggle-born, as well?" she questioned Kendra curiously, genuinely wanting to know the answer.
Claryssa North, Ravenclaw First Year ~ https://www.hogwarts.io/memberlist.php? ... ile&u=1506
24 Mar 2018, 23:14
The "Booze Crew"
Kendra froze hearing the question, it looked like there was no avoiding it. It came from Claryssa which caught Kendra even more off guard. On the other hand, it was a pretty legitimate question that most people would ask when meeting someone new. Kendra herself had answered the specific question a couple of times before herself. So why did it feel so weird?
She looked at the Ravenclaw girl hoping her expression wouldn't give out her hesitation even though her slightly widened eyes and blank look could conceal very little.
"I come from a wizard family... you know... a full wizard family." she said slowly. What the hell was that? A full wizard family? Why couldn't she bring herself to say the word 'pure-blood'? "And you?" she asked strongly hoping the answer would be the same. Maybe reputations where only rumors after all.
Just then she realised the girl has actually asked if she was a muggle-born as well. That could only mean that the girl was a muggle-born herself. "At least Kyden is also pure-blood." she thought, recalling the details the boy had shared on his childhood. She couldn't really remember if the boy had said something that indicated as much or if she just knew.
Her thoughts started getting out of control again. What if Kyden was pure-blood but he had never said so and Kendra could for some reason sense it? Would that mean that pure-bloods could actually sense each other? She strained her mind trying to remember but she just couldn't, which left her in fear that her parents had been right on the fact that pure-bloods were more magical than muggle associated wizards.
She looked at the Ravenclaw girl hoping her expression wouldn't give out her hesitation even though her slightly widened eyes and blank look could conceal very little.
"I come from a wizard family... you know... a full wizard family." she said slowly. What the hell was that? A full wizard family? Why couldn't she bring herself to say the word 'pure-blood'? "And you?" she asked strongly hoping the answer would be the same. Maybe reputations where only rumors after all.
Just then she realised the girl has actually asked if she was a muggle-born as well. That could only mean that the girl was a muggle-born herself. "At least Kyden is also pure-blood." she thought, recalling the details the boy had shared on his childhood. She couldn't really remember if the boy had said something that indicated as much or if she just knew.
Her thoughts started getting out of control again. What if Kyden was pure-blood but he had never said so and Kendra could for some reason sense it? Would that mean that pure-bloods could actually sense each other? She strained her mind trying to remember but she just couldn't, which left her in fear that her parents had been right on the fact that pure-bloods were more magical than muggle associated wizards.
Kendra
25 Mar 2018, 22:01
The "Booze Crew"
"That's weird. Do you think half-bloods only get half the power? Or muggle-borns get less? Are you the same as me? Wait wait, bend your arm a bit, and flex."
Kaegen's smooth voice was gaining force already, the gentle cloud darkening and preparing for the storm that would never come. He never understood how this worked. How did a wizard just pop up? What made them a wizard? He had been talking about stereotypes, which was interesting, but it was eclipsed by this new topic. Was this girl the same as he was? Maybe her muscle structure, her bones were different. She looked the same, but then again she was blond. Were muggle borns blonde? Maybe pure bloods just have darker hair. It was a possibility.
"Do you think wizard blood makes your hair darker?"
Who knew that these people would be this interesting. It was an awful lot of potential knowledge to be gained. He looked closer at the three students in front of him. What on earth was a nerd? How did we look like them? Did nerds look good? But that question could wait, the questions on blood to power ratio were much more pressing. He wondered if anyone did a study on this.
Kaegen's smooth voice was gaining force already, the gentle cloud darkening and preparing for the storm that would never come. He never understood how this worked. How did a wizard just pop up? What made them a wizard? He had been talking about stereotypes, which was interesting, but it was eclipsed by this new topic. Was this girl the same as he was? Maybe her muscle structure, her bones were different. She looked the same, but then again she was blond. Were muggle borns blonde? Maybe pure bloods just have darker hair. It was a possibility.
"Do you think wizard blood makes your hair darker?"
Who knew that these people would be this interesting. It was an awful lot of potential knowledge to be gained. He looked closer at the three students in front of him. What on earth was a nerd? How did we look like them? Did nerds look good? But that question could wait, the questions on blood to power ratio were much more pressing. He wondered if anyone did a study on this.
Shade-Beacon, Master of the Castle of Avarice
26 Mar 2018, 14:16
The "Booze Crew"
Clary nodded her head at Kendra's statement, her pleasant smile quickly flickering to one of confusement as the Slytherin girl asked if she was also a Pure-blood. She was pretty sure she'd already mentioned her blood status, not that she really thought it mattered much, considering she'd still gotten into Hogwarts just like all of the others did, and opened her mouth to reply before getting cut off by Kaegan's statement. Her gaze flitted over to Kaegan, big blue eyes staring at him with a moment of shock as he wondered aloud whether blood-status equated to the amount of power/ability a person possessed.
Clary felt her cheeks flame up in shock at the insult, digging her thumb into the palm of her hand to resist latching out at her Ravenclaw companion. "Although I may be a blonde and not a pure-blood, I don't believe my abilities are any less superior to yours, Kaegan. I've met pure-bloods before with light hair, as well, so I recommend you choose to avoid biased remarks and stereotypes before someone gets upset." Oh, it was definitely too late for that, but Clary took a sharp gulp of air and calmed her nerves, relaxing into her seat. She was sure both Kaegan and Kendra meant well, not realizing the insult at hand, but it still stung her. She glanced over in James' direction, pleading for someone to back her up. Perhaps, no matter his blood-line, he didn't believe in these crazy stereotypes the two other students were flinging her way.
Clary felt her cheeks flame up in shock at the insult, digging her thumb into the palm of her hand to resist latching out at her Ravenclaw companion. "Although I may be a blonde and not a pure-blood, I don't believe my abilities are any less superior to yours, Kaegan. I've met pure-bloods before with light hair, as well, so I recommend you choose to avoid biased remarks and stereotypes before someone gets upset." Oh, it was definitely too late for that, but Clary took a sharp gulp of air and calmed her nerves, relaxing into her seat. She was sure both Kaegan and Kendra meant well, not realizing the insult at hand, but it still stung her. She glanced over in James' direction, pleading for someone to back her up. Perhaps, no matter his blood-line, he didn't believe in these crazy stereotypes the two other students were flinging her way.
Claryssa North, Ravenclaw First Year ~ https://www.hogwarts.io/memberlist.php? ... ile&u=1506
26 Mar 2018, 14:37
The "Booze Crew"
James, who grew bored with the talk of house stereotypes and blood status, buried his head into the pages of his books to avoid conversation. A bunch of insults were being thrown at Claryssa, though they probably weren't intentional. James was still insulted, though. Being muggle born, he had suspected that people would be a little less rude. It was the opposite, however.
James looked up, only to find Claryssa had been looking in his direction. James began to realize that it'd be best if he said something. "I have brown hair, and I'm muggle-born. So no, your blood status doesn't determine your hair color. Hair color is genetic." James said, knowing that they'd most likely ask him what genetics are. James went back to his books, the only secure place he had at this time. James remembered back to what Claryssa said earlier about his journal, and began to reach into his bag for it. He grabbed out a leather book with a golden plate that had "Study of Magical Creatures" on it. The book was more or less a way for James to study magical creatures, and also learn more about the wizarding world as a whole.
"You wanted to see it? Here, I don't mind." James said, passing the book to where Claryssa had been sitting. James went back to his book and homework, still trying to ignore the talk about houses and blood status. He thought of it as when his parents talked about politics over diner, boring and unpleasant, and always being dragged into it one way or another.
James looked up, only to find Claryssa had been looking in his direction. James began to realize that it'd be best if he said something. "I have brown hair, and I'm muggle-born. So no, your blood status doesn't determine your hair color. Hair color is genetic." James said, knowing that they'd most likely ask him what genetics are. James went back to his books, the only secure place he had at this time. James remembered back to what Claryssa said earlier about his journal, and began to reach into his bag for it. He grabbed out a leather book with a golden plate that had "Study of Magical Creatures" on it. The book was more or less a way for James to study magical creatures, and also learn more about the wizarding world as a whole.
"You wanted to see it? Here, I don't mind." James said, passing the book to where Claryssa had been sitting. James went back to his book and homework, still trying to ignore the talk about houses and blood status. He thought of it as when his parents talked about politics over diner, boring and unpleasant, and always being dragged into it one way or another.
~James Louis Henderson~
26 Mar 2018, 20:26
The "Booze Crew"
"Oh, you have? And you don't think so? Well, do you think you are stronger than I am?"
It was pretty fascinating. So fascinating, in fact, that he completely missed the hurt and raised tone of voice. There was a reason Kaegen had been placed in ravenclaw, and this was probably it.
Maybe magic sprung up in certain people. Maybe if they married with other kids that original spring of magic slowly dried up. Maybe muggle borns were more powerful than the pure bloods. It would be interesting to find a way to test that theory.
"I don't think anyone is going to get upset. You're brown hair does put a damper on my theory. I don't know what a genetics is, but does it have anything to do with magic?"
What did make up magic? Why on earth couldn't muggles use it? These questions and so many more buzzed around Kaegen's head as he thought of the myriad possibilities that could potentially work.
But as he thought about it, he noticed something weird about what the girl, no claryssa, had said. 'before someone gets upset.' Why would she say that? The only people in the room were the four of them. Did she think one of them would get upset? Kaegen was starting to look at the faces of the students next to him when he noticed claryssa's cheeks. Bright red. He had messed up somewhere. Claryssa was the one upset. In his soft, smooth voice, Kaegen added, more as an afterthought.
"Are you upset?"
It was pretty fascinating. So fascinating, in fact, that he completely missed the hurt and raised tone of voice. There was a reason Kaegen had been placed in ravenclaw, and this was probably it.
Maybe magic sprung up in certain people. Maybe if they married with other kids that original spring of magic slowly dried up. Maybe muggle borns were more powerful than the pure bloods. It would be interesting to find a way to test that theory.
"I don't think anyone is going to get upset. You're brown hair does put a damper on my theory. I don't know what a genetics is, but does it have anything to do with magic?"
What did make up magic? Why on earth couldn't muggles use it? These questions and so many more buzzed around Kaegen's head as he thought of the myriad possibilities that could potentially work.
But as he thought about it, he noticed something weird about what the girl, no claryssa, had said. 'before someone gets upset.' Why would she say that? The only people in the room were the four of them. Did she think one of them would get upset? Kaegen was starting to look at the faces of the students next to him when he noticed claryssa's cheeks. Bright red. He had messed up somewhere. Claryssa was the one upset. In his soft, smooth voice, Kaegen added, more as an afterthought.
"Are you upset?"
Shade-Beacon, Master of the Castle of Avarice