26 Sep 2026, 18:52
Jaunt to the Owlery
@Bella Light
Em gave Bella a kind, soft smile as she talked about how not every Slytherin was like his grandfather. And it was very true that Em was happy to be in Ravenclaw. He loved his dormitory, and the views from the common room. Not to mention, it just felt overwhelmingly like a better fit. He had a brief thought about his cousins, the three of them were older; and very much fit the typical Slytherin stereotype. They were bold, more brawn than brains, and excitedly took up anything that surrounded itself in the dark arts. He was thankful they didn’t attend Hogwarts.
Em shook off the thought of his cousins, which raised the fine hairs on the back of his neck. Instinctively, he reached into his robes to break off a piece of chocolate, which separated with an audible snap, given the cold air around the two students.
“Oh, my birthday was in October; on the twelfth. My mum sent me a nice stack of honeydukes chocolate, if you wanted some,” he pulled out the chocolate bar, offering a square to his new friend.
“Well, what about you Bella? When is your birthd-” but he was cut off.
Suddenly, a jet black raven dove through the tower, startling the roosting owls. Trills of hoots, and ruffles of feathers echoed in the stone tower. The raven dive bombed Emmanuel’s head, heaping him hard on the back of the head; before dropping a scarlet letter at his feet and flying away.
It took a moment before Emmanuel realized what sat on the cold floor: a howler. It was slightly vibrating, a small trail of smoke began to emanate from under the lip of the ruby red envelope. Written on the outside in golden letters:
“To: Ickle-manny-kins Love: Reggie, Emur, and Seth Bourne”
Em’s eye went wide, and his skin became pallid. His bottom lip started to subtly quiver, as he mumbled under his breath “Merlin’s beard… no…”
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WC: 320
27 Sep 2026, 14:59
Jaunt to the Owlery
WC: 272
Mentions: @Emmanuel Bourne
Bella listened curiously at Em's reply and was just about to reply when she suddenly saw a flash of black. Quickly, she stepped back just in time for a black raven to fly into the tower, hooting loudly. The raven heaped Em hard, making Bella wince just by looking at it, before she saw the scarlet letter at his feet that seemed to make his face grow pale.
Bella was confused for a second before she realized that it wasn't just a letter, it was a howler. On the outside, she glimpsed the words "Ickle-manny-kins Love: Reggie, Emur, and Seth Bourne”
Bella recalled that they were probably the annoying cousins and family members that Em had mentioned earlier, and she sucked in a breath, preparing for the yelling that was about to come.
She could see her friend's lip tremble, and she quickly stepped forward to squeeze his shoulder once in support before stepping away, letting him have his privacy.
"I'm going to be right outside, okay? I don't want to invade -- if you don't want me to hear this, I'll go,"Bella told him. "No pressure, and don't let this howler get to you too much, okay? I know it's hard to hear stuff like this but just remember that these are the awful cousins you were telling me before. From just this meeting, I can tell that you are an amazing friend to have, and whatever they say couldn't change that. They're jealous, most likely, of how awesome you are to get to go to this school! In Ravenclaw! And make your own path!"
Mentions: @Emmanuel Bourne
Bella listened curiously at Em's reply and was just about to reply when she suddenly saw a flash of black. Quickly, she stepped back just in time for a black raven to fly into the tower, hooting loudly. The raven heaped Em hard, making Bella wince just by looking at it, before she saw the scarlet letter at his feet that seemed to make his face grow pale.
Bella was confused for a second before she realized that it wasn't just a letter, it was a howler. On the outside, she glimpsed the words "Ickle-manny-kins Love: Reggie, Emur, and Seth Bourne”
Bella recalled that they were probably the annoying cousins and family members that Em had mentioned earlier, and she sucked in a breath, preparing for the yelling that was about to come.
She could see her friend's lip tremble, and she quickly stepped forward to squeeze his shoulder once in support before stepping away, letting him have his privacy.
"I'm going to be right outside, okay? I don't want to invade -- if you don't want me to hear this, I'll go,"Bella told him. "No pressure, and don't let this howler get to you too much, okay? I know it's hard to hear stuff like this but just remember that these are the awful cousins you were telling me before. From just this meeting, I can tell that you are an amazing friend to have, and whatever they say couldn't change that. They're jealous, most likely, of how awesome you are to get to go to this school! In Ravenclaw! And make your own path!"
"The sun rises and the sun sets. Then, it repeats."
27 Sep 2026, 20:29
Jaunt to the Owlery
@Bella Light
Em’s eyes moved from the quivering, smoking envelope to the tender hand that squeezed his shoulder. Kindness radiated from his new friend, and he could feel himself soften, and find a bit of courage from her words.
He straightened up his back, and offered a smirk he hoped came off as reassuring. “I appreciate that, Bella. But, frankly, I think you’re going to hear this no matter what.”
His attention turned back to the envelope on the floor. It had started to smolder, the threat of ignition was eminent. He reached down toward the letter, briefly pausing. “Thinking about it, it might be best for you to get a bit of distance. See, my cousins aren’t known for, let’s say, holding back. I just worry that there is something more than just the yelling.”.
As he said so, he leaned down to grab the letter. It felt hot in his finger tips. With a quick, deep breath; Em tore the envelope open.
From the inside of the scarlet parchment came a screeching, annoying, but most importantly: Loud voice.
“TO OUR WEAK, UGLY, AND FRANKLY SMELLY COUSIN:
DON’T COME BACK TO THE MANOR THIS HOLIDAY, OR YOU’LL REGRET IT! WE’VE BEEN PRACTICING JYNXS YOU COULDN'T EVER IMAGINE, AND ARE EAGER TO TEST THEM OUT ON YOU!
YOU ARE NOT WELCOME, YOUR BLOOD TRAITOR PARENTS ARE NOT WELCOME. YOUR RIDICULOUS APE IS NOT WELCOME!
PS: HOPE YOU DIDNT FORGET YOUR TEDDY BEAR, WE KNOW YOU CANT SLEEP WITHOUT IT! HAHAHAHA….
The words came out explosively, antagonistically, and echoes around the stone tower for a few moments, before succumbing to the cold, morning breeze. As the letter concluded, it burst into flame; and began emanating a stinking, green cloud. Em’s nose shriveled, recoiling at the awful smell.
“Damn, I think they put a dung bomb in there,” Em grumbled, moving quickly away from the growing disgusting cloud.
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WC: 317
28 Sep 2026, 14:46
Jaunt to the Owlery
WC: 273
Mentions: @Emmanuel Bourne
Even with Em's warning and the preparation Bella had before the opening of the letter, Bella still wasn't expecting what was going to happen. She had moved away slightly, but she didn't leave the room, wanting to support her friend now that she knew he didn't mind.
"It's fine. I can handle whatever is inside the letter...I think," Bella responded, staring at the smoking envelope like it was a ticking bomb. In a way, it sort of was.
Bella winced at the voice that came out of the parchment. She wanted to put her hands over her ears, but out of respect for Em, she didn't. She bit her tongue and listened through the whole thing, trying to not make a remark or yell at the envelope. Bella knew that there was nothing she could do to defend Em from his cousins, but she wanted to rip that parchment and let it fly away in the wind. Of course, she didn't do that.
Bella was still thinking of how much she hated Em's cousins just by that letter alone, as well as what Em told Bella of his family members, when she smelled something. It was more than gross. It was putrid, disgusting to the core.
“Damn, I think they put a dung bomb in there,” Em grumbled. Bella nodded, agreeing as she grabbed Em's arm and pulled him out of the room, shutting the door, as well as the smell, behind her.
She took in a breath of clean air and gasped.
"Wow," was all she could say at first. "Wow. Okay. Poor owls. Oh, that smell..."
Mentions: @Emmanuel Bourne
Even with Em's warning and the preparation Bella had before the opening of the letter, Bella still wasn't expecting what was going to happen. She had moved away slightly, but she didn't leave the room, wanting to support her friend now that she knew he didn't mind.
"It's fine. I can handle whatever is inside the letter...I think," Bella responded, staring at the smoking envelope like it was a ticking bomb. In a way, it sort of was.
Bella winced at the voice that came out of the parchment. She wanted to put her hands over her ears, but out of respect for Em, she didn't. She bit her tongue and listened through the whole thing, trying to not make a remark or yell at the envelope. Bella knew that there was nothing she could do to defend Em from his cousins, but she wanted to rip that parchment and let it fly away in the wind. Of course, she didn't do that.
Bella was still thinking of how much she hated Em's cousins just by that letter alone, as well as what Em told Bella of his family members, when she smelled something. It was more than gross. It was putrid, disgusting to the core.
“Damn, I think they put a dung bomb in there,” Em grumbled. Bella nodded, agreeing as she grabbed Em's arm and pulled him out of the room, shutting the door, as well as the smell, behind her.
She took in a breath of clean air and gasped.
"Wow," was all she could say at first. "Wow. Okay. Poor owls. Oh, that smell..."
"The sun rises and the sun sets. Then, it repeats."
28 Sep 2026, 15:43
Jaunt to the Owlery
@Bella Light
Em followed Bella out of the Owlery, happy to be led by her. He wasn’t sure if his legs would work properly on their own right now; he was a flurry of emotions. Embarrassment despite his friend’s understanding, frustration at his cousins taking their time to do something like this, nervous about the not thinly veiled threats made against him, and guilty. Guilty for subjecting Bella, and the owls to a moments discomfort. Logically he knew that he was a victim too; yet the guilt slowly crept its way through him.
As they stood outside of the tower, he could hear the flapping of several sets of wings quickly fleeing the permeating smell. Em couldn’t help but imagine the avian mass exodus; and the cloud of owls swarming from the tower.
He looked at Bella, he could feel shame in his cheeks, making them rosy. “I don’t know a spell that could help them, I feel terrible.” Em used every ounce of willpower to not let his eyes get watery. He took a step down the stairs; briefly slipping before catching himself. A moment passed in quiet, before he turned to Bella again.
“I am really very sorry about that. This should have just been a nice morning walk to accomplish a quick errand. That raven must’ve been flying all night, though I suppose it’s slightly better it found me here, instead of my dormitory.”
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WC: 230
30 Sep 2026, 13:03
Jaunt to the Owlery
WC: 315
Mentions: @Emmanuel Bourne
Bella realized her mistake of words as soon as they slipped out. She hadn't meant to accidentally make Em feel more guilty than he already seemed to feel.
"Hey, no, it's fine! The window is open, and I'm sure the smell will let out...soon!" Bella replied, trying to look at the optimistic side of things. "Besides, you didn't put the dumb bomb there, they did! How would you have known? It's not your fault at all!"
Bella watched, alarmed, as Em took a step down the stairs and almost slipped before he caught himself. That told her a lot about how upset Em was, although he tried to hide it.
Em then turned to her and apologized about how it wasn't supposed to be turn out like this. Bella simply shook her head and chuckled.
"Oh, imagine if it was in the dormitory? And in a way, it was a mostly nice morning walk! I got to know you better, and it is truly a beautiful day outside! Come on, Em! Let's get out of the tower?" Bella exclaimed. She took one step before turning to look at Em's face, still full of shame and trying to hide his tears, despite her words. She sighed and stopped.
"Forget about them. If they don't want to know you better, that's their problem. They will regret it when you grow up and graduate and become this awesome wizard with an awesome job and stuff. Don't take their words too hard. Like my mom used to say, just let the words in through one ear and out through the other. Who needs them when you can have your friends here at Hogwarts, right? And over the break, if you would have to stay here, it would be an amazing experience!"
Bella shot him a smile.
"Like I said before, let's get out of this place, yeah?"
Mentions: @Emmanuel Bourne
Bella realized her mistake of words as soon as they slipped out. She hadn't meant to accidentally make Em feel more guilty than he already seemed to feel.
"Hey, no, it's fine! The window is open, and I'm sure the smell will let out...soon!" Bella replied, trying to look at the optimistic side of things. "Besides, you didn't put the dumb bomb there, they did! How would you have known? It's not your fault at all!"
Bella watched, alarmed, as Em took a step down the stairs and almost slipped before he caught himself. That told her a lot about how upset Em was, although he tried to hide it.
Em then turned to her and apologized about how it wasn't supposed to be turn out like this. Bella simply shook her head and chuckled.
"Oh, imagine if it was in the dormitory? And in a way, it was a mostly nice morning walk! I got to know you better, and it is truly a beautiful day outside! Come on, Em! Let's get out of the tower?" Bella exclaimed. She took one step before turning to look at Em's face, still full of shame and trying to hide his tears, despite her words. She sighed and stopped.
"Forget about them. If they don't want to know you better, that's their problem. They will regret it when you grow up and graduate and become this awesome wizard with an awesome job and stuff. Don't take their words too hard. Like my mom used to say, just let the words in through one ear and out through the other. Who needs them when you can have your friends here at Hogwarts, right? And over the break, if you would have to stay here, it would be an amazing experience!"
Bella shot him a smile.
"Like I said before, let's get out of this place, yeah?"
"The sun rises and the sun sets. Then, it repeats."
2 Oct 2026, 01:39
Jaunt to the Owlery
@Bella Light
Emmanuel looked out into the corridor outside the Owlery. The morning light had finally caught up with the two early risers and bathed the stone walkway in a golden light. Out through the windows, he could see the morning frost begin to lose its battle to the faint warmth of the winter sun. The silhouettes of the shadows of owls danced in the golden light, as the birds were still exiting en-mass from the dung bomb.
Emmanuel looked kindly into Bella's eyes as she said such encouraging words. He was very happy to have happened upon the Slytherin. It was true that not all Slytherins acted like his tyrannical grandfather, and Bella Light was living proof. At her suggestion of relocating, he gave her a hearty nod and took another more careful step forward. As he did so, his stomach have a hearty rumble.
"Well, I think I have an idea of where we can go," Em laughed. "I think it's time for some porridge and some marmalade toast, don't you think? " He suggested, beginning to steer them towards the Great Hall, where breakfast surely awaited.
"I won't be spending the holidays with my cousins, fortunately! My dad, he's a magizoologist, has been researching Auguries for a while now, and recently was approved for a grant to go on expedition. My mum and I will accompany him, so will Chica of course," Em smiled, mentioning his family's demiguise. "Do you and your family have any plans for holiday? Will you stay at the castle?"
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WC: 258
2 Oct 2026, 05:12
Jaunt to the Owlery
Word Count: 460
| Date: TBD | Time: Morning | Location: Hogwarts | Participation: OPEN |
| Mentions: @Bella Light @Emmanuel Bourne |
| Song: ˜”*°•x•°*”˜ | Outfit: ˜”*°•x•°*”˜ |
𝙸𝚗 𝚝𝚢𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚎𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝙷𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚃𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝. 𝙸𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍, 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝙽𝙾𝚃 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖.
𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚔𝚒𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚜 𝚙𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚑𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚜—𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍, 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚌𝚛𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚍, 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚝, 𝚛𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚍, 𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚢 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚞𝚗𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚜. 𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚜. 𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚎𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖.
𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚕𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜, 𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚎, 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚛, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚋𝚕𝚞𝚛. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚏𝚕𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚍𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚊 𝚘𝚏 𝚎𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚕𝚕. 𝙼𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚞𝚗𝚏𝚞𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚒𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚙𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚒. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚍𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚍, 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚙. 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝, 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚜, 𝚞𝚗𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎.
𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚋𝚜, 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚓𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚢𝚏𝚒𝚜𝚑—𝚘𝚛 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍. 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚞𝚙𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢.
𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚜 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚎𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝚒𝚗 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚐𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚖 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚎𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚊𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝, 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚞𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚔. 𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛, 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚎 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝, 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚢, 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚎.
“𝚂𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚢!” 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚕𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚕𝚢. “𝚆𝚑𝚘𝚊… 𝙷𝚎𝚢, 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊!” 𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚎𝚕. “𝚆𝚑𝚘’𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜? 𝙰 𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚁𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚠!?”
𝙱𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚎𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚝𝚢𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕, 𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚏𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌, 𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜. “𝙸’𝚖 𝚇𝚒𝚘,” 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚕𝚢, 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚍𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚢. “𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝙰𝚛𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚊! 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚞𝚢𝚜. 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚢𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚜𝚘 𝙸 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝙸 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍!”
𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚍 𝚞𝚙 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚊𝚛𝚒 𝚑𝚞𝚗𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 “𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍” 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜, 𝚊𝚜 𝚞𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕, 𝚕𝚎𝚏𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚞𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚍. 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚌𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚌𝚒𝚛𝚌𝚞𝚖𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜. 𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚐𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚍𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚛.
OOC Notes: Thanks for letting me crash! >:D
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2 Oct 2026, 05:27
Jaunt to the Owlery
WC: 253
Mentions: @Xio Arcana, @Emmanuel Bourne
Bella was eagerly following Em to the Great Hall for food and was about to answer his question when she saw a ravenclaw girl. She thought the girl seemed familiar, but her face was completely blocked by the HUGE pile of scrolls she was holding.
When the girl tripped (or crashed?) and fell to the ground, Bella concernedly leaned over to check if the girl was alright. That was when she recognized her.
"Xio! Are you okay?" Bella picked up a scroll that was laying on the ground and handed it to Xio. Glancing at Em, she introduced her new friend. "This is Em. Well, Emmanuel, but most just call him Em. He's a second-year Ravenclaw, and we just met and became friends at the owlery. Em, this is Xio, one of my closest friends, a first-year Ravenclaw. I met her on the Hogwarts Express and we became really good friends!"
Bella listened, interested, as Xio explained what she was doing with the scrolls.
"It's so cold, though! And won't somebody miss those scrolls? They will get all wet and ruined in the snow! Wait, where did you get those, Xio?" Bella tilted her head and laughed. "Well, I know you won't tell me. It's always a mystery with you. But Xio, can we go with you to the courtyard?"
Bella turned to face Em.
"Would you be fine if we go with her to the courtyard? I mean, I know it's cold and stuff, but this is a really unique experience!"
OOC Notes: Hi Xio!!
Mentions: @Xio Arcana, @Emmanuel Bourne
Bella was eagerly following Em to the Great Hall for food and was about to answer his question when she saw a ravenclaw girl. She thought the girl seemed familiar, but her face was completely blocked by the HUGE pile of scrolls she was holding.
When the girl tripped (or crashed?) and fell to the ground, Bella concernedly leaned over to check if the girl was alright. That was when she recognized her.
"Xio! Are you okay?" Bella picked up a scroll that was laying on the ground and handed it to Xio. Glancing at Em, she introduced her new friend. "This is Em. Well, Emmanuel, but most just call him Em. He's a second-year Ravenclaw, and we just met and became friends at the owlery. Em, this is Xio, one of my closest friends, a first-year Ravenclaw. I met her on the Hogwarts Express and we became really good friends!"
Bella listened, interested, as Xio explained what she was doing with the scrolls.
"It's so cold, though! And won't somebody miss those scrolls? They will get all wet and ruined in the snow! Wait, where did you get those, Xio?" Bella tilted her head and laughed. "Well, I know you won't tell me. It's always a mystery with you. But Xio, can we go with you to the courtyard?"
Bella turned to face Em.
"Would you be fine if we go with her to the courtyard? I mean, I know it's cold and stuff, but this is a really unique experience!"
OOC Notes: Hi Xio!!
"The sun rises and the sun sets. Then, it repeats."
2 Oct 2026, 06:18
Jaunt to the Owlery
@Bella Light & @Xio Arcana
Emmanuel walked in tandem with Bella, making their way to the Great Hall for breakfast. The smell of eggs, bacon, sausages, and warm bread wafted through the corridors; welcoming all in the castle to a new day. Em’s thoughts drifted between being present with Bella, and of spreading marmalade over wheat toast.
As they rounded towards the Great Hall, Em saw a Ravenclaw girl with black hair, and fair skin. She looked very familiar, both from the sorting, and in passing in the common room. She was laden with an abundant score of rolled parchment; which scattered around the area like marbles on tile flooring as she tripped over her own foot.
Emmanuel followed suit with Bella, who reacted quicker than he did. She apparently knew the girl, Xio, quite well.
Emmanuel collected a couple scrolls that had strewn farther than the rest as Bella greeted her friend, and Xio introduced herself, and asked for assistance.
“Good to meet you officially, Xio! I’m Em, Em Bourne. I’ve heard of your family before. It’s nice to meet you properly! Here, your scrolls,” he placed the couple he collected back atop the precarious pile. “Yeah I’d be happy to help you guys, if you don’t mind me tagging along!” Em flashed them both a charming smile, as he extended his arms to help carry the load.
“What’re we setting up for?” he asked, curiously pondering Bella’s comment about Xio’s proclivity to not explain.
Reducio
WC: 238.
ooc: Perhaps we should move this thread to the correct location? Let me know if you guys agree via owl, or if one of you want to take the initiative! Excited to continue
