9 May 2022, 03:14
CCP
Attire: Usual weekend kit: kilt, Slytherin pride, neck ring, shoes. Nothing fancy!
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Colin had been chatting with a couple of the portraits when he heard the sound of students chatting excitedly on the level below, near the Great Hall. Breakfast was done long ago, and Colin was pretty sure it was time for neither lunch nor supper. He leaned over the stone balaustrade and looked over to see what the ruckus was.
He recognised Damion, an older Ravenclaw boy who likes to write; AngelFyre and Sophia --- that would mean Kim wouldn't be too far behind! --- and Bailey. Quite a few more; and of course loads of kids he didn't know at all.
"Well, lad! Something's on in the Hall --- shall we go see? Aye! Let's take a keek!" he said to himself. And with no further ado, he turned to wave to the portraits and ran down the stairs, skipping one and then two and then one again before hitting the smooth flagstones that would take him to the Hall.
He slipped between two older boys and found himself in the Hall. He saw Professor Horne of astronomy and a table with treats and drinks being mobbed by the new arrivals. Kids who'd already been in the Hall were sitting at tables chatting. He casually loped up towards the snack table, marking out his victims. He licked his teeth in anticipation.
"Zoink!" Colin said as he slipped in between two tall Ravenclaw girls, snagged a couple meat pies and some water, then slipped away before they could yell at him! He turned and looked for a spot to sit. He smiled as he heard Bailey and Sophia and Kim chatting. He felt like today he wanted to sit with someone he didn't know too well. Of course, Kim and Bailey and Sophia had gravitated towards the same table! Well, this will certainly be a memorable meeting, whatever it is! He remembered seeing AngelFyre outside, and wondered she'd mind any company. He spotted her with Willow, Hufflepuff Prefect.
Colin turned and headed in their direction. As he approached the table where they were sitting, he bowed low towards Willow: "Prefect!" He turned his gaze towards AngelFyre and smiled, then back to Willow: "Do you two mind if I sit with ye?"
@AngelFyre McCubbin | @Willow Anderson
Words: 379/1000
Last edited by Colin McCoire on 9 May 2022, 03:35, edited 1 time in total.
Keep your mind in hell; and don't despair.
Cursa McCoire
Rigel McCoire
9 May 2022, 03:29
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Kim looked up when another girl came over.
She seemed as if she knew the other girl he was sitting next to and said her name.
Willow. Oh, like the tree. Well, that was nice. Ooo, she was Wiccan? He'd actually heard of that particular religion. But wasn't too familiar with it as he'd never researched any before.
Kim wasn't surprised that Bailey either knew, or had heard of, nearly everyone present. She took the time to give her greetings and during that time, a familiar face popped up beside him. Sophia was there! "Sophia! You came." He said with a faint twitch of his lips. The girl looked different to him this time though and Kim tilted his head to the side. Ooo, her hair was down. She usually wore it up in a ponytail but this time it was down and it looked good.
"You look really nice like that, Sophia. Having your hair down suits you, it makes you look prettier." Kim remarked, giving her a compliment. "Bailey dragged me here because she said something about an errand and celebrating certain religious festivals or something along those lines? I came because you know I'm always interested in learning more about cultures and other things." He told her.
Sophia's interest in the books made him smirk.
"Yeah, I was interested in them too. I think they're Willow's?" Kim said, using the name he believed belonged to the girl before them.
It was around this time that Bailey headed over to the table he was at with Willow, Sophia and the new girl who had come earlier. Of course, Bailey knew everyone at the table. She called the girl he didn't know by the name AF. That was a rather interesting name. Also, who was Syl, that was another name he didn't know. Kim glanced around as Bailey asked the question everyone in the room was probably wondering about, when the errand would start.
And then, someone else came towards him. Kim looked up as Colin came over and bowed to Willow, addressing her as prefect. So she was a prefect? As Colin was a Slytherin, that probably meant Willow was a Slytherin prefect. He let his eyes flicker over Colin as the boy only asked if he could sit with Willow and AF and raised a brow. "Oh I see how it is. No greeting for me, eh Colin? I'm so hurt!" Kim teased Irish with a little shake of his head.
It was during this time that he caught sight of Mei and gave her a nod before letting his eyes alight on the professor. Kim wasn't in any rush, not when there was food and snacks around.
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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Actions: Kim interacts with Bailey, Sophia and others.
Word Count: 451 || Total Word Count: 951/1000
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@Bailey Glade || @Willow Anderson || @Colin McCoire || @Mei Hagikura || @AngelFyre McCubbinNotes:
They will go here when there is something to relate.
Stats:
Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 2 | Wisdom: 4 | Arcane Power: 4 | Accuracy: 9
Languages Known:
Mandarin || Parseltongue || Korean
They will go here when there is something to relate.
Stats:
Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 2 | Wisdom: 4 | Arcane Power: 4 | Accuracy: 9
Languages Known:
Mandarin || Parseltongue || Korean
| kim sato tone bakugo | sta • 10 | eva • 18 | str • 2 | wis • 10 | arc • 7 | acc • 20 sta • 10 | eva • 16 | str • 15 | wis • 7 | arc • 4 | acc • 18 |
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9 May 2022, 05:37
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Graphic by Liana Kerr
AngelFyre slipped her satchel off of her shoulder and set it at her feet as she moved to sit in front of Willow and next to a boy she had seen eating at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall, but did not know at all. Turning to him with a warm smile, AngelFyre introduced herself.
"Hello. My name is AngelFyre, AngelFyre McCubbin actually, but everyone calls me AF. Please pardon me for just barging in as I did. I just got excited when I saw Willow was here."
As she was just finishing speaking, she heard Colin call out her name and she turned around, laughing. "Hey, Colin! I would recognize that lovely brogue anywhere. You must help me along with mine at some point. My father would be so pleased. And yes, please do join us! Willow you seem to know," and she chuckled softly to herself as she heard the boy next to her chastise Colin for ignoring him.
"Well, the boy does have his priorities in order, it would seem. At least you know where you fall in the pecking order," she teased both of them.
Seeing Bailey over at the table of food, AngelFyre waved at her when she caught her eye, and then she took a sip of her own lemonade. "Does anyone know if this is a structured errand, or do we wing it?"
Interacts with @Kim Sato and @Colin McCoire Mentions: @Bailey Glade
The magic is real.
9 May 2022, 06:35
CCP
Colin glared at Kim, narrowing his eyes --- but it didn't last long! He bent over double with merry laughter: "Kim, you're an old whiner! And you're almost married now yourself! You should know to greet the girls first --- and pay respect to our heads and prefects, right?" Check!
He smiled at AngelFyre. "Thanks Fyre Angel! Aye, I'll help thee. Any time!" He snickered and stuck his tongue out at Kim when AngelFyre said he'd had his priorities straight. "But I don't actually know Willow --- we've never met. But, you know ---" He gave them a little shrug. "--- in Slytherin, you learn to find things out. Fast. I know she's a prefect, a duelling pro, she likes to write, and works in the infirmary." Colin smiled slyly as he leaned slightly forward and shifted his gaze over towards Kim. "Speaking of which, Willow, it is good we meet today! My seanmamó sent me a wee book you might be interested in borrowing sometime! It's an ancient herbal recipe book --- she said the man she bought it from thinks it's just a muggle book. Worthless. But seanmamó thinks otherwise. There's more magic about the muggles than most of us think; and anyway, she thinks the author might have been a wizard."
@AngelFyre McCubbin | @Kim Sato | @Willow Anderson
Cumulative words: 603 / 1000
Keep your mind in hell; and don't despair.
Cursa McCoire
Rigel McCoire
9 May 2022, 09:10
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Even though Marius Brown was excited the moment he found out about this errand, as he was deeply interested in expanding his knowledge on various religions and beliefs existing on Earth, on the other hand he also felt rather nervous. The errand, a brainchild of Hogwarts’ former Astronomy teacher Nigel Read and was now run by the current Farron Horne, aimed to promote tolerance and positive cooperation between people of different beliefs and religions; however, of course there might be a slim chance misunderstandings would occur between the pupils, and then chaos followed. But Marius also trusted Professor Horne to ensure that a peaceful discussion should take place, and this relaxed him a little.
Still, he had another thing to worry about. The Hufflepuff, coming from a religious background, naturally felt responsible to serve as one of the discussion leaders. It would be his responsibility to share knowledge on what he had always believed in with his fellow students, to ensure they received the correct information, and to take care so as not to accidentally flame-bait anyone (something he quite often had a knack of, despite almost always meaning well).
Marius deliberately prepared himself to come early, but when he arrived, a number of teens and preteens were there already, packing the Great Hall. The Chinese-English boy could feel panic rising slightly, grasping his breast and reflected in his soft brown eyes. Interrupting an ongoing group conversation was not his strongest suit; in fact, it was not even his strength at all. Deep breath, his brain gently whispered, just take a deep breath and relax. You can do this. If you prefer, maybe you can just enter and start the discussion? It’s about time, either way.
The Hufflepuff looked down at his attire. On purpose, he had chosen to dress formally; and now the suit and tie seemed to prove useful – certainly, they would support his statement that he would be one of the speakers of the day.
Flashing out a friendly smile, Marius walked in and politely approached the current Astronomy professor. "Excuse me, please, Professor Horne," he greeted the adult. "Is it, by any chance, the time to start? Should the speakers like, taking turns going on the podium? Or how would we actually do this discussion?"
If the teacher turned to look at the student, she would see a preteen who undoubtedly was trying to hide his nervousness. Looking into the lady's eyes, Marius honestly dreaded the answer she was to give him. What if she told him to sit down, and without telling the other pupils that someone was about to join them?
If so, what would he tell them? "Hello, mind if I join you guys? What are you discussing about?" Nah, that did not sound right. What about a straightforward approach, inviting them to start the academic discussion right away? No, that would be too blunt. Or should he just sit quietly? It did not seem right, either!
Still, he had another thing to worry about. The Hufflepuff, coming from a religious background, naturally felt responsible to serve as one of the discussion leaders. It would be his responsibility to share knowledge on what he had always believed in with his fellow students, to ensure they received the correct information, and to take care so as not to accidentally flame-bait anyone (something he quite often had a knack of, despite almost always meaning well).
Marius deliberately prepared himself to come early, but when he arrived, a number of teens and preteens were there already, packing the Great Hall. The Chinese-English boy could feel panic rising slightly, grasping his breast and reflected in his soft brown eyes. Interrupting an ongoing group conversation was not his strongest suit; in fact, it was not even his strength at all. Deep breath, his brain gently whispered, just take a deep breath and relax. You can do this. If you prefer, maybe you can just enter and start the discussion? It’s about time, either way.
The Hufflepuff looked down at his attire. On purpose, he had chosen to dress formally; and now the suit and tie seemed to prove useful – certainly, they would support his statement that he would be one of the speakers of the day.
Flashing out a friendly smile, Marius walked in and politely approached the current Astronomy professor. "Excuse me, please, Professor Horne," he greeted the adult. "Is it, by any chance, the time to start? Should the speakers like, taking turns going on the podium? Or how would we actually do this discussion?"
If the teacher turned to look at the student, she would see a preteen who undoubtedly was trying to hide his nervousness. Looking into the lady's eyes, Marius honestly dreaded the answer she was to give him. What if she told him to sit down, and without telling the other pupils that someone was about to join them?
If so, what would he tell them? "Hello, mind if I join you guys? What are you discussing about?" Nah, that did not sound right. What about a straightforward approach, inviting them to start the academic discussion right away? No, that would be too blunt. Or should he just sit quietly? It did not seem right, either!
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Having eyes, but not seeing beauty; having ears, but not hearing music; having minds, but not perceiving truth; having hearts that are never moved and therefore never set on fire - these are the things to fear.
9 May 2022, 09:14
CCP
Jarael was skipping to the Great Hall. For some reason she had a nose for food. She followed the smell of various foods all the way to the Great Hall. She knew this was not the normal time for students to eat but she saw several people including Professor Horne the Astronomy Professor. She looked around and saw the snacks. Her big blue eyes feasted on it and her legs skipped all the way toward it. She was hungry and grabbed a couple of pumpkin pastries and some lemonade. This would fill her up before dinner came. She didn’t know what the occasion was but she was glad she came at least for the food.
As she ate she looked around to people watch. One of her favorite things to do. There were several students she didn’t know but had seen them around. Jarael was not easily social with most. Even when she met people it usually was an awkward moment. As she googles her eyes around. There were some Hufflepuff's and Gryffindor's here. She watched as they interacted with others. She saw some Ravenclaw's and one she actually met. It was Bailey the bird helper. Jarael squeaked before her eyes met a familiar Slytherin, Colin.
She thought he was interesting and wondered about him. He seemed different than most of the students here. Though she couldn’t put her finger on it for some reason she couldn’t help watching him like he was some fascinating creature she had never seen before. She skipped around the room grabbing another pumpkin pastry. She came across a Gryffindor who was eating some cookies. Jarael grinned at her “Good stuff right” she said in an almost normal way for her.
Jarael munched on her pumpkin pastry. There were a few crumbs on her mouth that fell down to her uniform. She didn’t care how it looked with her. She stared at the girl studying her to see what she would be like. “So why are there snacks so early before dinner?” she said not knowing anything about the errand that was assigned. All she knew was there were students here like there was some kind of meeting. She didn’t think this was one of those clubs that people gather in. She had not been in one yet. Of course she usually stays to herself. She stood next to the Gryffindor girl and sniffed the air before letting out a squeak. A grin came on her face then she said “So who are you now? You look like a First year like me. I'm Jarael Morningstar. Fun fun fun isn’t it” her eyes were electrifying as she stared at the girl awkwardly.
As she ate she looked around to people watch. One of her favorite things to do. There were several students she didn’t know but had seen them around. Jarael was not easily social with most. Even when she met people it usually was an awkward moment. As she googles her eyes around. There were some Hufflepuff's and Gryffindor's here. She watched as they interacted with others. She saw some Ravenclaw's and one she actually met. It was Bailey the bird helper. Jarael squeaked before her eyes met a familiar Slytherin, Colin.
She thought he was interesting and wondered about him. He seemed different than most of the students here. Though she couldn’t put her finger on it for some reason she couldn’t help watching him like he was some fascinating creature she had never seen before. She skipped around the room grabbing another pumpkin pastry. She came across a Gryffindor who was eating some cookies. Jarael grinned at her “Good stuff right” she said in an almost normal way for her.
Jarael munched on her pumpkin pastry. There were a few crumbs on her mouth that fell down to her uniform. She didn’t care how it looked with her. She stared at the girl studying her to see what she would be like. “So why are there snacks so early before dinner?” she said not knowing anything about the errand that was assigned. All she knew was there were students here like there was some kind of meeting. She didn’t think this was one of those clubs that people gather in. She had not been in one yet. Of course she usually stays to herself. She stood next to the Gryffindor girl and sniffed the air before letting out a squeak. A grin came on her face then she said “So who are you now? You look like a First year like me. I'm Jarael Morningstar. Fun fun fun isn’t it” her eyes were electrifying as she stared at the girl awkwardly.
Interactions: @Estressia Garren
Word Count: 447 / 1000
Embracing the weird and strange is to not be bored again
9 May 2022, 10:06
CCP
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OOC Note: it Extressia Garren Leo, you need my full name to appropriately @me, just a correction though
@Jarael Morningstar
@Jarael Morningstar
Right now, Extressia cringed at the fact that she didn't know anyone here, being in a crowd full of strangers. And to be honest, she felt weird having just worn a simple floral pattern shirt and casual jeans to the event when there were some who wore more formal outfits. Though meaning no harm she couldn't help but feel they were there, all talking and being buddy-buddy, making the feeling of cowering upon her, despite some of them being her height, she felt more nervous but wanted to greet them, and besides she reasoned the fact she didn't know anyone of them well that wasn't fully true. Some she saw in hallways, and some is in her classes, she knew they were students at Hogwart like her.
But before she felt ready to talk, she wanted to finish her cookies first. But turn out the talking came to her first then she expected. As a face full of positive and maybe air-headedness, a girl came across her. The stranger mentioned the quality of the cookies which she had to agree: "Uh yeah it's good stuff..." she said nervously, now biting her cookies having smaller pieces in between and also slower as well. She really should have expected someone would talk to her, there was bound someone to talk to There was a girl who came with her, and Extressia didn't know how to talk to someone, especially with this event about the religious backgrounds. So she ate more until the stranger ask about the snack: "I don't know, maybe to keep us busy with other food until dinner rolls in. Not that I'm complaining."
"The stranger is pretty," Extressia thought carelessly but felt weird immediately after. She always thought a lot of people as pretty with that same feeling but didn't know how to process it, a lot of them was a girl though, and that felt the weirdest to Extressia. But before more thoughts about prettiness began, the stranger introduced herself as Jarael Morningstar. "Oh, I'm am! I'm Extressia, and yeah it's fun fun fun." She said a bit more enthusiastic than she thought. A smile came out of her: "I only staying because of cookies and food. How about you, want to hear about religion or something?" she asked, a little lightheartedly, and maybe a bit teasingly.
Total word count: 689/1,000
9 May 2022, 17:50
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Harper walked into the Great Hall for this event she didn't know much about religions and beliefs of the world. So, she had chosen to come here, in order to expand her beliefs a little bit. She was more than interested in learning about specific ones like: Eid Mubarak, Vesak, and Ascension Day. She herself wasn't much of a religious person, but she tried to be open and accepting of all religions regardless of what it was. She knew that these were things that her fellow students celebrated which, she was more than happy to learn about. She wanted to learn new things, and learning about religion, which was a subject she was mostly unfamiliar with was the perfect way to do that.
She had just walked into the room, and felt a bit overwhelmed by the other people there. The room was indeed a bit crowded. However, that did make Harper happy to see. Although she may not be religious herself, seeing everyone be supportive of each other was magnificent. She knew that Hogwarts was the right school for her upon seeing this. The fact that all of her school mates were so accepting of everyone made Harper feel overjoyed.
Harper heard small chat amongst others, mostly, she didn't recognize any faces that filled the room. She thought about introducing herself, but instead she looked around nervously instead. She wasn't one to initiate a conversation. Normally, she just allowed for other to go up to her instead.
So, to try and alleviate her awkward feeling she decided to wander up to a table where some students seemed to be eating some cookies. she headed over to them and slowly picked up a cookie and then took a few steps back to eat it.
'Maybe... these students will strike up a conversation with me if I stand near them?' She thought to herself with a small, and quiet sigh. She slowly took bites of her cookie.
'I really need to work on my shyness.' She thought as she stood in a corner and people watched instead of going to talk with anyone. Wondering, to herself... Would she ever get over her shy personality?
Word Count: 363
She had just walked into the room, and felt a bit overwhelmed by the other people there. The room was indeed a bit crowded. However, that did make Harper happy to see. Although she may not be religious herself, seeing everyone be supportive of each other was magnificent. She knew that Hogwarts was the right school for her upon seeing this. The fact that all of her school mates were so accepting of everyone made Harper feel overjoyed.
Harper heard small chat amongst others, mostly, she didn't recognize any faces that filled the room. She thought about introducing herself, but instead she looked around nervously instead. She wasn't one to initiate a conversation. Normally, she just allowed for other to go up to her instead.
So, to try and alleviate her awkward feeling she decided to wander up to a table where some students seemed to be eating some cookies. she headed over to them and slowly picked up a cookie and then took a few steps back to eat it.
'Maybe... these students will strike up a conversation with me if I stand near them?' She thought to herself with a small, and quiet sigh. She slowly took bites of her cookie.
'I really need to work on my shyness.' She thought as she stood in a corner and people watched instead of going to talk with anyone. Wondering, to herself... Would she ever get over her shy personality?
Word Count: 363
9 May 2022, 18:04
CCP
Sophia felt herself begin to overheat when Kim called her pretty. Unless she was mistake, and she was almost entirely certain she wasn't, this was the first time the boy had actively called her pretty. Yeah, even at the Ball he'd only made a point of saying that the jewelry would look good on her. This time he wasn't calling the jewelry pretty. He was calling her pretty. It was the most flattering thing she'd ever heard, followed only second by Sage telling her she'd scrubbed up nice at the Ball. Really, Sophia was just not used to compliments in general.
Her face was horribly flushed, and she was sure she was beginning to sweat, but she couldn't do anything about it without calling attention to it, and the last thing she wanted was to embarrass herself in front of Kim. Still, she decided to at least attempt to stealthily run a hand through her hair, wiping a bit of sweat from her brow at the same time. She had to look good if she was going to impress Kim.
She didn't know what she wanted to impress Kim, to be honest, but she did, and she was certainly going to.
She hardly even noticed the interaction between Colin and Kim. Heck, she'd hardly noticed Colin even arriving between her interest in all those supplies and her interest in Kim. She did manage to catch the tail end of Colin's jab at Kim, though. What was this about Kim being almost married himself?
"Kim's getting married?" she asked Colin with a tilt of the head, pretending her world wasn't balanced precariously on the answer she received from Colin. She didn't understand why she cared so much.
Then Colin went on about his - well, she didn't know the word still. Seanmamo? - and her book she'd sent him. An herbology book. That was cool! She smiled widely at Colin. Herbology and Potions were her best classes, so she was heavily interested.
"Lots of muggle remedies work to some degree cause their ingredients have the same effects on the body as ours! They just aren't enhanced by magic. I'd bet that book has tons of useful remedies, whether it was written by a muggle or a wizard!"
WC: 370
Interacting:
@Kim Sato || @Colin McCoire || @Willow Anderson
9 May 2022, 19:56
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Mei finished the last of her pumpkin pastie and the rest of her lemonade. She continued to watch everyone interact. She was genuinely interested in learning about the different religions she just...wasn't the best at starting conversations. She wish she had her cat with her but she left him in her dorm. She didn't want him running away during this.
Mei looked around. More people were starting to come in. She grabbed herself another pumpkin pastie and munched on it. She thought about going over to talk to Bailey and the others but just couldn't bring herself to do it. She hadn't had the most pleasant run ins with Bailey, the only one being when she decidedly ignored her during the brunch held in the common room of Ravenclaw. She just stuck back and watched. That's all she really did now. She would just sit back and watch things happen.
She tried not to cause trouble too much now but still did it every now and then. She couldn't help it. She loved the rush she got whenever she got caught casting spells outside of practicing. She looked back over to the group and decided to get up and go over.
She started walking over but stopped. What was she going to say? Hi guys! No she wasn't friends with them like that. What's good yo? No she wasn't a boy. She walked back over to where she was sitting and plopped back down smoothing out her skirt. She didn't know what to do now. She surely didn't know how to talk to people in a nice way. Everything she said always had something negative to it.
