20 Aug 2020, 17:09
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@Henry KnightLogan quickly pulled her schedule out of her bag, quickly comparing to see what they had together. Not potions, herbology, defense against the dark arts, charms, or history of magic, but they did have transfiguration, flying, and astronomy together.
"I guess you can't help me much with charms this year, but you can definitely help me with transfiguration. You can also help me get over my fear of flying." It was ironic that Logan was afraid of flying on a broom, since she competed in show jumping, but she believed she had more control over a horse than a broom.
At least they had a few classes together and Logan wouldn't get too lonely. If Henry could help her with her classes and she could help him with his, they would both be set for the year and neither of them would have to worry too much. "What class are you most excited for Charm?" Logan asked as she looked at the boy with a grin on her face. She could assume it would either be charms or potions or even astronomy. The second year knew that he liked most of his classes while she only liked two of hers. Only one of those classes was shared with the Slytherin.
PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
20 Aug 2020, 21:09
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Henry saw that they only had three classes together which was sort if a bummer especially since one of Henry's favorite classes he won't be with Logan and he knew that she wasn't the greatest at that class so Henry spoke "oh come on Robin, you know that I'm odd and like every class," Henry laughed and pushed on her shoulder a bit in a playful manner before continuing" but if I must pick one then probably either charms or astronomy.
What about you, what class are you excited for? Henry assumed that she would say either potions or astronomy since she always did brilliantly at both of those and astronomy was one that they had together so Henry spoke again " at least we have astronomy together so maybe a few nights after we can hang out and graze at the stars together."
Henry laughed a bit and saw that they had flying together which wasn't Henry's favorite but he did enjoy it and could fly pretty well on a broom, his siblings think it's because he inherited their mum's quidditch talent which made sense to Henry since Arthur followed in their father's path by becoming perfect and head boy, and Henry would follow in their mum's by making the quidditch team. Henry then remembered as he spoke " oh I forgot to tell you that I'm trying out for the quidditch team this year as keeper. Maybe we can also meet at the pitch sometime?"
@Logan Baird
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
20 Aug 2020, 21:58
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@Henry Knight"To be honest, I would choose potions. Don't get me wrong, I love astronomy, but I love my sleep more." Logan almost never got enough sleep, so whenever they had astronomy at night it was twice as bad. She honestly did love the class, she just didn't like how much sleep she normally ended up losing over it. "I am willing to watch the stars with you after class though. I can bring my mother's journal and we could add more into it."
At the thought of her mother's journal, the second year quickly pat the side of her bag to make sure that the journal was still in there. It was her most prized possession and because it was her mothers, it meant so much more to her.
When he started to talk about Quidditch, she frowned a bit. She had never been a fan of the sport and the only reason she had gone to the summer camp was because Hufflepuff was playing. Both of her parents had been on their house teams and had done rather well, Logan just had no talent when it came to flying.
"I will meet you at the pitch sometimes, maybe event go to a few games, but listen to me carefully. I am not getting onto a broom." Ever since first year she had hated flying on brooms. Jump over three foot fences on a one ton horse, fine, fly 50 feet in the air on a broom and she had a major anxiety attack. "No brooms, I will leave that to you."
PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
21 Aug 2020, 00:36
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Henry listened to his best friend and couldn't help but laugh at how much she hated flying, Henry wasn't that big of a fan either but he was only doing it for his mum as he replied " alright, alright no brooms. Your my best friend, Robin I would hate for you to fall to your death from flying," Henry looked all sympathetic when he said it, as he gave her puppy dog eyes and held his hands to his chest but when he was done he placed his elbow on her shoulder and spoke again " but if I do make the team then at least by the end of the year let me take you out flying, over the forbidden forest maybe? You will love it, trust me and my family say I'm a good flier."
Henry smiled as he took his elbow after her shoulder and spoke again " they say that I have our mum's talent, she was one the ravenclaw team. She's why I'm even going for the team to keep her alive well that and Annabeth is particularly forcing me to," Henry laughed a bit as be placed his hand on his pendant which he had on top of his shirt for once, the pendant belong to his mum and he always wore it. Henry then looked at Logan as he thought for a moment before saying " it's funny how things can change from a few month's or through the year." Henry thought back to his first year when he was so nervous and awkward he was then by the end he has confidence and was looking forward to his second year, Henry then remembered his summer and his hidden family and life which made him frown a bit.
His smile soon return as he spoke to Logan " Hey Robin, since we only have three classes together then what if we set a time aside to meet somewhere where we can chat, like the abandoned bathroom's on the third floor?" Henry looked at his best friend and hoped that she would agree as he looked at the letter his brother sent and figured that he should opened it soon.
@Logan Baird by the way Henry won't open his letter till the end of the thread because it's the start of another problem for him. And he mentions quidditch tryouts because he is on the waiting list.
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
21 Aug 2020, 02:05
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Logan listened to Henry as he talked about flying and why he wanted to join the Quidditch team in the first place. "Fine, if you make the team I will let you take me flying once. Only once, if I like it then maybe we could do it again but don't get your hopes up Charm." She remembered how her mother had also been on the Ravenclaw when she had gone to Hogwarts, she thought about asking if they possibly could have know each other but decided against bringing up old memories.
"Yeah, things can change in the blink of an eye. One minute you think your life is completely normal and the next it isn't." Logan blanked out for a minute as she remembered the day she insisted her and her mother go riding. Literally in the blink of an eye the whole families life had changed.
When Henry started speaking again, Logan quickly looked at him with a smile on her face. "That sounds good, weird, but good. I feel like most students don't go there anyway so we shouldn't have to deal with many people. I feel like the library is just getting even more crowded every year." The second year could remember how hard it was to find a seat in the library, let alone a quiet spot that they would be able to actually talk with each other.
@Henry Knight
PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
21 Aug 2020, 13:53
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Henry listened to his best friend and once she finished, he spoke " sounds good, what about we meet their around 2:00 once classes start?" Henry was excited to be talking with Logan again and felt like all his problems and worries were gone, he then remembered his plan to rebel that year but he will probably not do it any more now that he was back with his beat friend and so didn't think of it as he let it slip away while he spoke " do you want to meet in the library later in the meantime then? We can meet today or later, it's up to you Robin?"
Henry smiled at her as he lightly poke his elbow on her ribs in a playful manner before going back to smiling at her as he picked up the letter and held it in his hand. Henry was about to open it but bit his lip as he thought if he should, Henry wasn't sure if he wanted to hear what his brother said like usual so he just placed it back on the table and turned in his seat to face Logan after he then spoke " so the maybe one night I can fly you somewhere where we can see all the stars and you can bring your mum's journal along to capture that memories, I think she should have liked that," Henry thought of Logan's fear of flying as he spoke again while laughing " maybe over the holiday we can have a race, you on your horse and me on a broomstick."
@Logan Baird
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
21 Aug 2020, 15:58
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@Henry Knight"That sounds good to me," Logan stated as she made sure to remember what time they planned to meet up between classes. She wanted to make sure that she would never forget that so Henry never felt like he was being forgotten. At the sound of his voice, questioning if they could meet up later that day or a later made her look at him quickly.
"Tomorrow would probably be best, I want to make sure that I get everything set in my dorm and have everything ready for my classes." Logan remembered that she didn't really organize anything in her room yet and most of her stuff was just shoved into her trunk. She had no idea where most of her books were at and she felt like she had forgotten something at home, although couldn't remember what that was exactly.
Logan sighed as she started to think about all of the time spent looking at the stars with her mother. Since she was able to walk her mother would take her out to the fields surrounding their property and they would look at the stars for hours on end, just filling in parts of the journal. "Yeah, I think she would have liked that," Logan mumbled, memories flooding to the front of her mind as her eyes watered a bit. She promised herself she wasn't going to cry and she wasn't going to break that promise now.
"You do know that most brooms can go at least a hundred miles an hour correct? The average speed of a racehorse is only 37 miles per hour. That is a horse with special training and we only have one of those horses at my house." Logan made sure to keep her face turned away from Henry so that she could compose herself a bit as she spoke. "The odds are clearly against me."
PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
21 Aug 2020, 16:07
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Henry saw that Logan was a bit turned away from him but decided against bringing it up as he listened to her speak before speaking himself " I guess your right, well the only option for us to race then is," Henry looked at his best friend and tried to cheer her up as he spoke " is for you to teach me how to ride then maybe we can change with horses over the holiday's. I'm a fast learner but with your winnings from your competition I think you will have the upper hand, Robin." Henry laughed a bit as he imagine riding a top of a horse, going no where in particular with nothing on his mind and feeling free made him smile.
Henry looked back Logan and thought how similar their lives were, how they both lived through lost and hard trials but also fun and the happy memories. Henry then remembered that he to needed to unpack since he barely been in his common room since, probably because he knew no one there and would have rather been other places than in a room with people he barley knew. Henry smiled a bit as he spoke " tomorrow sounds good, I have some unpacking to do also."
@Logan Baird
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
21 Aug 2020, 16:39
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@Henry KnightWhen Henry said he wanted to learn how to ride a horse so that they could actually race, Logan started to laugh. "You may be a fast learner, but you are not that fast. It took me 2 months before I was able to canter, let alone gallop. We will see what we can do though." She remembered how often she fell off of her horses because she was off balance. In her defense she was only 6 years old at the time, but that was besides the point, she didn't want him to get hurt because he wanted to race her without proper training.
At the mention of meeting up tomorrow, Logan nodded her head. "Maybe by that time I will be able to think about ways to teach you the basics of riding a horse without the actual horse. It will probably be rather difficult, but we should be able to figure something out." She made sure to remember to write a letter to her father about sending one of the horse bridals with Zeus the next time he came with a letter. The only thing she could currently think of was teaching him how to properly hold the reins and how to control the horse without being to harsh.
PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
21 Aug 2020, 16:53
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Henry smiled at his best friend as she started to talk about teaching him horseback riding and how long it took her, Henry then replied " Two months it took you to learn the basics? Well then it's look like I'm going to be staying with you this summer, if you don't mind Robin?" Henry laughed as he imagined staying with his best friend at her house for the whole summer, it was something that he would enjoy and most certainly take his family off of everything right now. Henry then saw that she seemed a bit uncertain about him learning how to ride to race in only two months so Henry spoke " I'll be happy to learn whatever I can here as well. And if I'm not ready come the summer then I'll just ride with you and we'll still have a blast if you don't mind Robin and who knows maybe we can ride together on separate horses."
Henry smiled at her before adding " but your the horseback riding champ and you will always be better than me," Henry ruffled her hair a bit in a playful manner as he continued to laugh and forget about his worries just a bit.
@Logan Baird
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander