1 Apr 2022, 00:51
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Timeframe for RP: First quarter of school year.The courtyard gleamed lazily under the afternoon sun, painted in soft reddish hues as Blaise stepped out of the snaking halls of the school.
His posture unusually hunched over forward and his face blankly staring, the boy looked as if his normal high-spirits had been drained.
Having a short free period between classes, Blaise decided to visit the only quiet place he'd found where he can relax and take-in the overwhelming experiences he's had in the short time since the school year started.
Blaise picked a spot on one of the benches that sprawled along the courtyard's leaf-covered walls and sat, scratching his back a bit against the prickly greenery.
With a deep sigh, Blaise turned sideways and leaned back on the bench, lying down and nesting his head on the cold stone. The chilly sensation felt nice and relaxing, and Blaise allowed himself to stretch widely and close his eyes a bit. Not to fall asleep, but to think and take-in the ambience, as well as internalized the events that happened right before he started the school year.
Although the magic he had seen and used in the short time he spent in the school fascinated and amazed him, he couldn't help but feel a bit torn about the use of it. Having caused a violent and sudden burst of unintentional magic in his hometown of Shamley Green, hospitalizing a muggle boy and traumatizing himself in the process, he couldn't help but wonder what kind of dangerous occurrences could happen 0nce he'd learn of even more powerful magic. How bad would an unintentional use of it be then?
Blaise turned in place uncomfortably at the thought, causing the leaves around his body to rustle a bit.
Last edited by Blaise Linwood Mallory on 18 Jun 2022, 20:45, edited 1 time in total.
STM 8 | EV 4 | STR 7 | WIS 5 | AP 5 | ACC 6
2 Apr 2022, 01:25
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Mina blows a harsh breath between her lips and she walks out of the school and into the courtyard. She had worded hard on her Charms and still only got and A on it. She’d expected at least an E on it, but she’d only gotten and A. she’d have to find a way to explain to her mother why she was a Gryffindor and why her grades were lower than what was expected of her. She crumples the paper in her hand and stuffs it into her robe pocket and keeps walking.
She puts her hand into her bag, hoping to find a book. She grasped something and pulled it out, and saw that blasted Charms book Clair had helped her find the day before. She sighed and then reached back in and pulled out another book, this time it was the book she wanted, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. She had just started reading it last night and had absolutely fallen in love with it.
She keeps walking, flipping to her page and looks up every now and then, making sure she wasn’t going to run into someone and then she saw a bench. It was a nice bench, and she wanted to sit down and read. She didn’t have the energy to climb a tree right now. She walks over and almost missed the boy laying down on the bench, she almost sat on his legs. “Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t notice you there.” She stands and turns looking at him, “You don’t mind if I sit, do you?”
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She puts her hand into her bag, hoping to find a book. She grasped something and pulled it out, and saw that blasted Charms book Clair had helped her find the day before. She sighed and then reached back in and pulled out another book, this time it was the book she wanted, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. She had just started reading it last night and had absolutely fallen in love with it.
She keeps walking, flipping to her page and looks up every now and then, making sure she wasn’t going to run into someone and then she saw a bench. It was a nice bench, and she wanted to sit down and read. She didn’t have the energy to climb a tree right now. She walks over and almost missed the boy laying down on the bench, she almost sat on his legs. “Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t notice you there.” She stands and turns looking at him, “You don’t mind if I sit, do you?”
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—Mina Starr
“I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick.” — Professor Flitwick
4 Apr 2022, 01:55
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Blaise's body twitched in surprise to the sound a girl speaking, his eyes opening wide for a second before his point of view settled.
Their eyes locked as she asked for a sit beside him.
"Uh, sure, go ahead." He groaned a bit as he quickly repositioned himself to a sitting position, his first year robes flailing with the motions before settling back as he sat still.
"Sorry for taking up the space, I guess I dozed off for a bit there. I'm Blaise by the way."
The boy offered his open palm for a spirited shake, a shy half-smile donning the side of his mouth while his body language remained confident..
As he did so, he examined the girl swiftly, taking in her facial features and haircut, as well as her general style.
By her get-up, she seemed to be another first year just like him.
He took notice of the book the girl was holding, which seemed rather bulky to him, as he wasn't a big reader. Although the cover and title peaked his healthy sense of curiosity.
He noticed the other book she was holding, and went "AUGH." in his head when he saw the familiar first year's Charms book. Blaise just got an A on a recent assignment. He did surprisingly well on most of his charms assignments, so when he got the A, it sort of grounded him back from his already fragile acclimation to magic, and back to his natural frustration with it.
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Their eyes locked as she asked for a sit beside him.
"Uh, sure, go ahead." He groaned a bit as he quickly repositioned himself to a sitting position, his first year robes flailing with the motions before settling back as he sat still.
"Sorry for taking up the space, I guess I dozed off for a bit there. I'm Blaise by the way."
The boy offered his open palm for a spirited shake, a shy half-smile donning the side of his mouth while his body language remained confident..
As he did so, he examined the girl swiftly, taking in her facial features and haircut, as well as her general style.
By her get-up, she seemed to be another first year just like him.
He took notice of the book the girl was holding, which seemed rather bulky to him, as he wasn't a big reader. Although the cover and title peaked his healthy sense of curiosity.
He noticed the other book she was holding, and went "AUGH." in his head when he saw the familiar first year's Charms book. Blaise just got an A on a recent assignment. He did surprisingly well on most of his charms assignments, so when he got the A, it sort of grounded him back from his already fragile acclimation to magic, and back to his natural frustration with it.
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STM 8 | EV 4 | STR 7 | WIS 5 | AP 5 | ACC 6
4 Apr 2022, 15:18
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Mina laughs softly, and sits down next to him, “It is no problem at all! Everyone needs a rest now and then.” She looks over at him, smiling slightly , “Mina. Mina Starr.” She takes his hand and shakes slightly once and then lets go. She wasn’t big on physical contact, and she never knew whether she was shaking someones hand wrong.
She watches him look at her books and she shifts them slightly, so they were resting on her lap instead of the bench beside her. She notes his expression and smiles slightly, “Not to good in Charms yourself? Are you just not good with them, or is it magic in general?” She laughs softly to herself, “Sorry, I talk a lot sometimes.” She leans back on the bench, “It is not too much, is it?” She pushes the books off her lap, onto the bench, deciding against keeping them on her lap.
She looks around an takes a deep breath, enjoying the fresh air. She runs her hand through her hair and when she reaches the ends of her hair, she pulls on it slightly. The one habit she could never get rid of, pulling on her own hair
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She watches him look at her books and she shifts them slightly, so they were resting on her lap instead of the bench beside her. She notes his expression and smiles slightly, “Not to good in Charms yourself? Are you just not good with them, or is it magic in general?” She laughs softly to herself, “Sorry, I talk a lot sometimes.” She leans back on the bench, “It is not too much, is it?” She pushes the books off her lap, onto the bench, deciding against keeping them on her lap.
She looks around an takes a deep breath, enjoying the fresh air. She runs her hand through her hair and when she reaches the ends of her hair, she pulls on it slightly. The one habit she could never get rid of, pulling on her own hair
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—Mina Starr
“I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick.” — Professor Flitwick
5 Apr 2022, 05:32
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"Nice to meet ya!"
Blaise shook Mina's hand confidently, letting go of the girl's hand as he noticed her pulling away. Obviously she wasn't big on hand shakes, maybe she's even shy about touch. Blaise made a mental note of that.
The boy frowned a bit at Mina's question about charms.
"To be honest I felt rather confident about it, and I guess I took it too easily because of that. Professor Fresnel is obviously very good, but she really doesn't let you get your guard down. You need to constantly pay attention." Blaise said, partially complaining and partially admiring the professor.
"Magic was kind of... Not really my thing until Hogwarts, I guess."
Blaise's eyes stared morosely at a random spot in the distance for a few seconds as he thought of something.
He then abruptly changed the subject.
"What's that other book you have there? I'm not too big on reading myself." He said rather confidently, not ashamed of the fact reading was mostly a boring and unfulfilling activity for him, but he didn't think less of Mina for assumedly being a 'bookworm'. Rather, he was interested in learning from her. Maybe she'd have interesting insights, the kind only people who like reading have to give.
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Blaise shook Mina's hand confidently, letting go of the girl's hand as he noticed her pulling away. Obviously she wasn't big on hand shakes, maybe she's even shy about touch. Blaise made a mental note of that.
The boy frowned a bit at Mina's question about charms.
"To be honest I felt rather confident about it, and I guess I took it too easily because of that. Professor Fresnel is obviously very good, but she really doesn't let you get your guard down. You need to constantly pay attention." Blaise said, partially complaining and partially admiring the professor.
"Magic was kind of... Not really my thing until Hogwarts, I guess."
Blaise's eyes stared morosely at a random spot in the distance for a few seconds as he thought of something.
He then abruptly changed the subject.
"What's that other book you have there? I'm not too big on reading myself." He said rather confidently, not ashamed of the fact reading was mostly a boring and unfulfilling activity for him, but he didn't think less of Mina for assumedly being a 'bookworm'. Rather, he was interested in learning from her. Maybe she'd have interesting insights, the kind only people who like reading have to give.
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STM 8 | EV 4 | STR 7 | WIS 5 | AP 5 | ACC 6
5 Apr 2022, 21:44
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Mina smiles softly, “Nice to meet you too.”
She laughs softly, “So did I, but sometimes. . .” She shrugs slightly, “Charms is an okay class, but I just study more than I should, I enjoy having something to do. A book in my hands and a pen or pencil to take notes with.”
Mina huffs a soft laugh, “That makes sense I guess. I’m going to guess you were muggle born?” She looks at him, most wizardborns are used to magic in there lives and use it often. “It’s an educated guess, I mean, it’s possible for someone to be wizardborn and not use magic, like Harry Potter, he was put into a muggle family. He wasn’t used to magic.” She bites her lower lip to stop her tirade of words, “Sorry, I talk a lot.”
She looks down at her book, “Oh, the Hobbit. I was in a conversation with someone about it and I wanted to reread it. It really is a great book.” She looks over at Blaise, “You don’t have to be a book person to read books. You just have to like what you’re reading.” She smiles slightly and shifts on the bench, leaning back slightly.
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She laughs softly, “So did I, but sometimes. . .” She shrugs slightly, “Charms is an okay class, but I just study more than I should, I enjoy having something to do. A book in my hands and a pen or pencil to take notes with.”
Mina huffs a soft laugh, “That makes sense I guess. I’m going to guess you were muggle born?” She looks at him, most wizardborns are used to magic in there lives and use it often. “It’s an educated guess, I mean, it’s possible for someone to be wizardborn and not use magic, like Harry Potter, he was put into a muggle family. He wasn’t used to magic.” She bites her lower lip to stop her tirade of words, “Sorry, I talk a lot.”
She looks down at her book, “Oh, the Hobbit. I was in a conversation with someone about it and I wanted to reread it. It really is a great book.” She looks over at Blaise, “You don’t have to be a book person to read books. You just have to like what you’re reading.” She smiles slightly and shifts on the bench, leaning back slightly.
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—Mina Starr
“I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick.” — Professor Flitwick
7 Apr 2022, 15:25
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Blaise stirs uncomfortably in his seat.
"Actually, I grew up with my mom and sister, who are both witches. My dad was a muggle soldier, he died before I was born."
He gives Mina the kind of look he'd given people many times before when talking about his father.
"It's no big deal, I never knew him so It's not like I get mopey about it."
He pauses for a second before taking a quick breather and continuing.
"Anyway, so yeah, my sister and my mom were into all of the magic stuff. I just never really saw the point of it. My sis and her magical friends were always inside being boring. My friends were all muggles from the neighborhood and we had tons of fun. Magic only seemed to get in the way. Always needing to hide it from my friends and their families."
His next pause was longer, and a somber eeriness covered his face.
"My mom had to convince me to go to school. I didn't really want to, but she said living a non-magical life is dangerous for magical people, that she's afraid something will happen to me because of it."
He stopped abruptly, looked at Mina and shrugged, a half-smirk on the side of his mouth.
"Actually, I grew up with my mom and sister, who are both witches. My dad was a muggle soldier, he died before I was born."
He gives Mina the kind of look he'd given people many times before when talking about his father.
"It's no big deal, I never knew him so It's not like I get mopey about it."
He pauses for a second before taking a quick breather and continuing.
"Anyway, so yeah, my sister and my mom were into all of the magic stuff. I just never really saw the point of it. My sis and her magical friends were always inside being boring. My friends were all muggles from the neighborhood and we had tons of fun. Magic only seemed to get in the way. Always needing to hide it from my friends and their families."
His next pause was longer, and a somber eeriness covered his face.
"My mom had to convince me to go to school. I didn't really want to, but she said living a non-magical life is dangerous for magical people, that she's afraid something will happen to me because of it."
He stopped abruptly, looked at Mina and shrugged, a half-smirk on the side of his mouth.
STM 8 | EV 4 | STR 7 | WIS 5 | AP 5 | ACC 6
17 Apr 2022, 18:53
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((So sorry about the late response, I’ve been super busy.))
Mina listened quietly, her face clouded and she ducks her head, murmuring softly, “I’m sorry. You know, everyone should get to know their parents. My father died right when I was born, I never knew how. Mum never liked to talk about it. Nate, my little brother, he never saw our father, he”s always asking questions about him, questions I can’t answer and questions Mum won’t answer.” She bite her lower lip, telling herself to shut up and stop talking about dead people, even of it wasn’t a sore subject for Blaise, it was a sore subject for herself. She had alway been upset when her mother refused to talk about her father and she’d spend hours trying to pull the answers from her mother.@Blaise Linwood Mallory
She sighs softly, “Magic does get in the way sometimes, doesn’t it? Do we really need it? She asks softly, “I mean, the muggles have lasted so long without magic in their lives. Look at things they’ve done with themselves. They’ve created so many things! Like cars and television.”
She laughs softly, “Well, I’m pretty sure some people here at Hogwarts are glad you came, it really is a wonderful school, what I’ve seen of it so far anyways.” She looks around the courtyard and smiles softly. “It’s a lot to take on sometimes, and it gets a little crazy, from what I’ve seen, but it’s enjoyable.”
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—Mina Starr
“I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick.” — Professor Flitwick
2 May 2022, 18:15
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@Mina Starr
Blaise shrugs idly.
"I guess it's okay in SOME ways. Gets some things done easier, and it's awefuly whimsical. I'd love to pull a prank on some of the stuck up types I've seen."
He shuffles a bit in place hyperactively and flops to a more comfortable position, reclined on some vines on the walls.
"I know how to do Tarantallegra pretty decent, and I'm looking into something called 'the knockback jinx'. Maybe you can help me practice it sometime. I kinda like DADA, so far the proffesor is teaching really cool stuff. Would really like to try it on some people, those annoying stuck ups, you know?"
Blaise's eyes seem to light up a bit.
"Also, how did I not know what Quidditch is?! It's SO much better than soccer. I was pretty good at soccer at home, so I guess I'll try figuring out the broom and if everything goes well, try out into the Hufflepuff quidditch team."
Blaise looks at Mina.
"What do you think? D'you think I can make it? Could really use some encouragement, even though you'll probably be cheering for the gryffindor team." Blaise rolls his eyes somewhat, and glares at Mina in anticipation.
Blaise shrugs idly.
"I guess it's okay in SOME ways. Gets some things done easier, and it's awefuly whimsical. I'd love to pull a prank on some of the stuck up types I've seen."
He shuffles a bit in place hyperactively and flops to a more comfortable position, reclined on some vines on the walls.
"I know how to do Tarantallegra pretty decent, and I'm looking into something called 'the knockback jinx'. Maybe you can help me practice it sometime. I kinda like DADA, so far the proffesor is teaching really cool stuff. Would really like to try it on some people, those annoying stuck ups, you know?"
Blaise's eyes seem to light up a bit.
"Also, how did I not know what Quidditch is?! It's SO much better than soccer. I was pretty good at soccer at home, so I guess I'll try figuring out the broom and if everything goes well, try out into the Hufflepuff quidditch team."
Blaise looks at Mina.
"What do you think? D'you think I can make it? Could really use some encouragement, even though you'll probably be cheering for the gryffindor team." Blaise rolls his eyes somewhat, and glares at Mina in anticipation.
STM 8 | EV 4 | STR 7 | WIS 5 | AP 5 | ACC 6