9 Dec 2021, 22:41
Ribbit, Ribbit, where art thou?
"RIBBIT?!" Juniper couldn't BELIEVE what happened. She forgot to close the door to her frog's tank last night, now he's gone. She turned the entire common room upside down looking for him, she even burst through the other girl's dorms to look.
She was yelling at the boys to check their dorms but they reported to of found nothing. She pushed and shoved chairs aside to find him, but found no cute baby frog. Sure, he did nothing but sit, and she couldn't ever play with him, but she loved frogs. He could be hurt and it was HER fault. She threw her robes off and didn't bother to tie, or even brush, her hair. She left everything in the common room except her wand and a bag of crickets. A (faceless) older student blocked her way. "But what about classes?" Juniper, who was on edge, tried to shove the girl aside. "Screw classes and screw YOU!" The girl crouched down so she was face to face with Juniper. "I know you're worried, but classes are VERY important. We can't let you skip school and get in trouble, we'll help you find your pet later." Juniper angrily bashed her elbow into the girl's face. She watched the students crowd around the girl, who was now holding a hand over her nose, but shook away the guilt. She HAD to find Ribbit.
An hour later, she was outside. She swallowed down the rising panic in her throat as she called out once again "RIBBIT!" She kicked rocks aside and dug through bushes, but found no frog. She wasn't even sure how she would know which frog was hers, there were many outside. She shook the bag of crickets around, ignoring the cold. "Ribbit Brownie Jr! I have- I have crickets! Come back!" She fumbled with the bag, praying he wasn't in the forest. He couldn't survive on his own, he spent most of his life.... all of his life with someone to care for him! He has sensitive skin! The wild wouldn't know what kind of treats he liked, or when his nap time was. Or when his play time was!
What did she do to end up here? She would stay out all night, all. night. long. Just to find him. The guilt of losing him was strong.
10 Dec 2021, 22:09
Ribbit, Ribbit, where art thou?
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Henry put the rest of the books away, packing up his area as he left the library for the night with his feline. The third year normally spent long nights in the library either studying ahead or reading new dueling strategies.
There wasn't anything odd or out of the ordinary that day. Henry got up, went to breakfast where he caught up with friends. Attended classes then dueling practice for the day. During dinner, Henry changed out of his uniform and left his bag in his dorm where he skipped dinner for the library.
It was getting late when the third year finally left the library, walking through the corridors near the grounds with Loki by his side. Henry heard a familiar voice, it sounded in distress and naturally the curious lad followed the sound.
Going through the cobblestone corridor, stepping out into the grounds. A blue gaze examining the grounds for the source of the voice, walking slowly through the grounds with Loki trailing besides him.
Nose sniffing the crisp air, eyes wide as the teen looked around the grounds. Concern and worry filling his head as each moment passed. That was when a short but lively redhead found his gaze. Henry recognized the girl as a friend and fellow member of the pranking group. BOOM. Henry watched the girl for a bit, noting the name that she called for and having a growing concern for her.
The December wind blew causing Henry to pull on the sleeves of his hoodie as he walked closer to her, Loki ran ahead. The orange feline brushed up against Juniper's ankles, rubbing his head on the girl's legs before sitting beside her. Lifting his paw and gently tapping the first year's leg in an attempt to comfort her.
Henry approached next, standing a bit away from Juniper. Worried for the girl as he spoke"June? Are you alright? What's wrong? I heard you yelling," glancing at the girl, noticing the bag of crickets in her hand and the words she was yelling. Henry decided not to look at the negatives, actually his mind swirled with the negatives but he would only voice positives. For Juniper.
Henry approached, the night approached quickly and the wind picked up. Howling in the distance. Henry placed a hand on Juniper's shoulder as he spoke"it's getting late and the wind starting, your going to freeze June. Come on, let's go inside."
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16 Dec 2021, 19:58
Ribbit, Ribbit, where art thou?
Furiously, she brushed away any tear that sprung from her eyes. Her poor baby frog... out in the cold... who knows where? He was zero fun, but she felt oh so guilty. Did she deserve to be a caretaker for the frog choir? Clearly not. She felt her heart ake, and told herself that she would be lying if she didn't tell the frog choir leader how irresponsible she was. On the thought, she searched harder. She crawled in bushes and uplifted rocks in case he was under one (but still alive) "RIBBIT! Ribbit! Please? Oh, no!" She shoved hair from her face and tilted her head to the sky.
what was she to do with herself? She closed her eyes and prayed for something... anything. She got down on her knees and kept searching in the cold, ignoring the numbness in her fingers. She felt something brush against her ankle and she yelped. "Loki?" SHe quickly brushed away a tear that leaked from her eye and sniffled her tears as she heard Henry's voice. "Henry! I- oh- uh..." She hid her face to wipe the tears that dotted her face to hide that she was crying.
He was part of the frog choir. What was she supposed to tell him? "I- I lost something. I'm fine. I'm good." She turned away and kept looking, but not walking away. "No." She snapped. "Not until I find him- I mean.. it. I'm not cold. which was a lie, she was very cold. But she ignored it. She had to find Ribbit. "I feel so guilty. I don't care if I freeze right now. She laughed and looked at Henry, a glint of desperate craziness in her eye. But only a little. "I've been outside and around the school all day, Henry. Did you know that? I haven't eaten once. Not once. Didn't go to classes, nothing. So I've already committed to looking. I'm not stopping.
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16 Dec 2021, 21:12
Ribbit, Ribbit, where art thou?
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Henry looked at the girl, drawing closer when he noticed that he startled her. The teen was worried, he didn't want to upset the girl more than she already is. Loki brushed up aginest Juniper, softly pawing the girl in his attempt to comfort her.
Henry listened to her words, nodding toward them but a part of him not believing that she is fine. The teen was ready to rebuttal her statements where he noticed that she went back to looking when he heard her voice again.
Him? What did she lose and why does she want to fine it so badly.... what then she lose and how is it affecting her so bad? Why did she call it a he?
He looked at Loki who looked uo at Hebry fot a moment before Loki went back to attempting to comforting Juniper as Henry spoke"if you alright then why did I hear screaming?" Eyeing Juniper curious what was happening at that current moment as his feline lightly pawed her ankles and licked her fingertips.
The teen moved froward, concerned for the red head and got more worried when he heard her next words. The teen felt like pulling her inside and toward the great hall for dinner but didn't, he saw how important this was for her even if she lost a book ot clothing item. The teen didn't know what the item was but guessed that it wasn't living, right? He didn't think it was alive like her pet or something.
Henry walked forward nodding toward her as he spoke"I was going to pull you inside but I can see hiw important this is to you so I'll help you instead," the teen pulled a classic hogsmeade chocolate bar from his hoodie pocket and handed it to Juniper as he spoke"here, since you haven't eaten." The teen did took his hoodie off, his mind not remembering the scar running down his his shoulder and bicep.
Henry passed Juniper his hoodie as he spoke"put this on, you'll warm up and you can give it back to me when we go in for the night." The teen eyes the grounds, the great lake trying to look for anything that didn't look like it shoikd be there. Not minding the loving creatures such as frogs, fishes, bugs.
"If I'm helping could I jnow what we're looking for?"
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16 Dec 2021, 22:20
Ribbit, Ribbit, where art thou?
She huffed. "Well... because. Because- I... just because. " How was she to explain that she was screaming the name of her pet? Her frog? Henry basically called her out and she was clueless on what to do about it. "When you lose something very important to you, wouldn't you be panicking?" She countered. Absent-mindedly she pets Loki, but not with love for the feline. Not this time. This time it was to give her fingers something to do other than claw through the dirt and make her fingers bleed. The skin around her nails was raw and her nails were caked with dirt and bits of frost from the December winds.
Henry claimed that he actually considered pulling her inside. She eyed him. "I would have put up a great deal of fighting back if you did." Even if Henry was definitely wayyy taller than her, she would have struggled as he tried to carry her. She hesitated before realizing she should say something. "Thanks. But you don't have to." Doing so would mean she had to tell him what she lost, and that scared her. What if he realized how stupid she was?
Henry pulled out chocolate from his pocket, and it reminded her of when they first met, when she was looking for a frog, thinking it was chocolate. Well now, the scene had changed. She was looking for a frog she knew wasn't chocolate, and she need the frog. Thinking of it made a ball of sadness swell up in her throat. She pushed the chocolate away. "No thanks." But she gladly took the jacket. It was big on her, but she didn't bother to roll the sleeves up.
She glanced at the scar along Henry's shoulders, and for a moment forgot what she was doing. She pointed to the scar "What happened there?" She whispered. For some reason it felt like a secret of some sort. But soon she was brought back to reality. "Oh.." She sighed and closed her eyes. "I lost Ribbit. I didn't mean to leave his tank open but I did and he's not in the common room and I have no clue where he is and I'm so irresponsible and it's all my fault if he's hurt. " There. She had done it. She turned around and continued looking.
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16 Dec 2021, 23:28
Ribbit, Ribbit, where art thou?
OOC Note: I'll let you decide if Juniper finds her frog or not....
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"I'm not leaving, you might need help finding this valuable item and someone has to pull you in before curfew."
Henry replied, a soft smiled on his lips as looked over at the first year. The teen is loyal to a fault and enjoys helping those be cares for, Juniper is a fellow boom member and friend at least he considered her on so he couldn't just leave. The teen saw that she was in distress or concerned for something, if he left then he would feel guilty. Unable to sleep. Unable to forget. The memory playing constantly in his head.
Loki held still, letting Juniper touch his fur. Not moving or making a noise, like most animals Loki can te when others emotions mainly when theur feeling panicked or worried or sad. It's how Loki can help Henry manage his panic attacks and anxiety thse days, the feline could be a service animal if he didn't have such large trust issues.
"Even with your fighting and quidditch muscles, I will still drag you in before curfew so you don't freeze," Henry replied commenting on her fighting back, the teen saw times that the red head proved her strength and heard about her recent position on the ravenclaw quidditch team. Quidditch players tended to be strong or have quite a lot of muscles, a fact that Henry was rethinking as he remembered how weak Dan was on the first of September. Trying not to think of that, Henry didn't take back the chocolate bar as he spoke"I wasn't asking, June. Eat, you haven't ate all day and trust me you'll feel better when you do," offering the girl a soft smile as he eatched her put the hoodie on. It is large on the girl but Henry thought should keep her warm, feeling the cold nip at his arms slightly now remembering the scar. THE SCAR?!
Henry glanced at it then at Juniper, hoping that she wouldn't see it but wasn't that lucky when he heard her question. The teen cared for the girl and did trust her, eventually he would tell her, Nicky, and the other boom members that he's a werewolf but not yet. Henry thought for a momemt then spoke"just a accident," the only words he would say, softly almost like a whisper. It technically wasn't a lie since he did get the scar in accident. A accident over the summer holiday full moon that involved his own claws on that transformation inflicting upon him. Leaving a scar.
The topic changed. Back to finding the lost item. Henry listened to her words. She lost her per frog; Ribbit and is blaming herself. The teen looked over at Loki who sat quietly by Juniper's side, the third year couldn't imagine losing Loki in anyway he. He relied on him so much and was more than thankful for his strange feline. Looking back up at Juniper, Henry walked closer placing a hand on her shoulder as he spoke"Hey, mistakes happen but it will he okay. We'll find him, I promise. " the teen looked around, leaving Juniper's side as he got closer to the lake. Squinting a little when he SAW IT! A frig jumping at out of the lake and to the grassu grounds, Henry was about to tell Juniper when he saw another then another soon loads of frogs could be seen.
So this was more difficult then he thought,
Henry looked over at Juniper and thought for a moment before asking"I have a idea, do you have anything that smells like Ribbit?"
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"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
22 Dec 2021, 15:14
Ribbit, Ribbit, where art thou?
She smiled. She appreciated Henry. Even if she hadn't wanted help, part of her was glad he wasn't taking no for an answer. "Thanks." She said once more. She kept running her hand gently through Loki's fur. Henry must really love his pet so much. She was sure Henry would understand her panic, right? So she should just tell him. But... she was worried. Worried about Henry knowing how irresponsible she is. Worried she wouldn't find Ribbit. She sighed. Please let me find him. I won't eat chocolate for a week if I find him. She thought and promised herself.
She glanced at Henry, knowing what he said was somewhat true. He was stronger and bigger than her, for one. "Doesn't mean you won't leave with a couple of bruises." She joked. Even if what she said was true, she could totally give someone a bruise at least. But it felt like a joking matter despite the situation. Once she found Ribbit, she would laugh over this day with Henry.
Henry, however, still wasn't taking no for an answer. She should of known the moment he refused to leave her alone. She sighed and took the chocolate. "How can I sit here eating chocolate when the thing I lost needs to be found?" She asked with a slight frown. Taking the chance to change the subject, she made a question about the scar. She never saw it before. Now that she thought about it, Henry was always wearing a jacket or something that covers his arms. Was this why? If so, it definitely wasn't 'just an accident'
She gave him a skeptical look but didn't push further. He never questioned when Cody accused her of being part-goblin, nor did he point out her very clear part-goblin features. She owed him that. And he was being kind to her right now, even after she admitted she lost her pet. So whatever it was, she would listen when he finally would talk about it. She shrugged. "But this is- I don't know. I have a feeling of the dread inside of me and I HATE IT SO MUCH!" She didn't like the feeling of fear.
Henry asked if she had anything that smelled like Ribbit. "Uh, I don't really know if he has a scent-" She reached into the pocket of her pants and pulled out the tiny hat she put on him sometimes. "But he wears this on his head a lot, so this, I guess?" She held it out to him, not sure why he needed it. Could Loki sniff out Ribbit? She felt hopeful at the thought.
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24 Dec 2021, 23:08
Ribbit, Ribbit, where art thou?
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Henry nodddd toward her single word, choosing not the comment anymore on the topic. The teen didn't want to he a hero or savior, it was just in his morals. To help his friends and those he cares for. Henry couldn't leave now, not when he could see that one of his friend's are distressed and he haven't tried to help her.
Sending over a small playfully smile, Henry replied"good thing I know healing spells then," truthfully he learned them to help his friends but it made for a good reply to. The teen felt the playfully smile fade into a soft one as his mind wrapped around the situations and possibilities that could now occur from Juniper Kelly knowing about his scar. Or one of them at least.
"You need your strength to look for it," Henry replied eyeing the chocolate as he softly spoke"eat, you'll feel better." nodding towsrd the girl as Loki rubbed his head aginest her ankles. Attempting to comfort the girl, allowing her to pet him and stand near her as the day grew darker and the wind blew harder causing Henry to feel shivers down his spine. Not showing any sign that he is cold though.
When Henry heard her next few words, glad that the topic of his scar faded away, he rushed over to her. Placing his hands on her shoulders and looking into her eyes as he spoke"hey, we're going to find him. Promise and its normal to feel guilt and blame yourself, its also normal to let it out so scream if you want to. No one else is here and I'm not leaving nor judging you," offering the girl a soft smole as he left his hands on her shoulders. Gently squeezing them as he listened tobher words.
Nodding toward her words, he knew how risky it could be for him if he sniffed a item then found Ribbit. The teen knew how many rumours could start from that especially with the recent prejudices and concerns for half breeds and werewolves. A part of the third year hoped Juniper didn't have such a item.
She did however. A small hat. Heney nodded toward her, taking his hands off her shoulders. The teen took the small hat in his left hand, looking over at Juniper as he whispered"don't tell anyone about what I'm going to do or about the scar." His voice lacked of its usual qualities, a serious and focused tone remained.
Taking a breath, Henry held the hat up to his nose. Taking a sniff, breathing in the different scents as the teen thought for a moment. His nose twitching a little as he sniffed the air, looking for the scent.
Feathers....algae... dung.... chocolate... salt... sime... book pages wait sime.... wait, could that be? Am I on to it or did I find the scent...
Still holding the hat, Henry follow his nose behind him and along the lake. Eyes partly closed as he sniffed, walking down rhr lake before abundantly stopping.
The teen passed the hat back to Juniper then kneeled down, placing his hands in a small dirt hole next to the lake. He wrapped his hands around something then stood up, turning toward Juniper as he held Ribbit.
Loki stayed by Juniper's side as Henry passed the girl her frog. Smiling softly as he spoke"here you go and see he's safe and you can relax now." Mind not focusing on now he found her and the girl knowing that he's a werewolf.
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander