David Howard
16 Sep 2022, 00:36
Breathing Fire
It was September the First and my parents and I were going to London to drop me off at the King’s Cross Station and while we were in London, we decided to stop by the Leaky Cauldron to buy some things while we were there. We mainly bought some of the food that was being sold at Diagon Alley as well as some of the joke items that the Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes sold including chocolate bars, toothflossing stringmints, wizard crackers, pepper imps, a set of gobbstones, and so on. I put the things I had bought for myself into the small suitcase that contained my school clothes which I would change into on the train as I didn’t want to open any of the big suitcases at the moment, and once I was done, my dad drove out the parking space and we went on our way to the King Cross Station where I’d board the train and leave for Hogwarts.Dave - #fff79e
Sixteen days later, I was outside of the Hogwarts castle, chewing on pepper imps before breathing out fire from my mouth. It seven something in the morning and I standing on the shore of the Great Lake and was enjoying the beautiful Saturday morning whilst wearing my white t-shirt as well as my black hoodie, sweatpants, and sneakers. I liked eating the pepper imps, not because they tasted good, because they didn’t in my opinion, but because of the fire breathing effect that came after. Now while the pepper imps didn’t taste very good, they were hot, so hot that eating one of them would burn your tongue as if you had eaten a whole bag of Hot Cheetos, only worse. And then came the fun part. After you’d have swallowed the pepper imp, you’d start to feel your stomach growing hot and whenever you breathed out through your mouth, the source would rush up your throat and out of your mouth. At the same time, your head would grow very hot except instead of sweating, you’d be blowing steam from your nose and ears.
The fire lasted only about six seconds in total although you could stop breathing out and hold it in if you so desired. The fire was harmless and wouldn’t harm anything, nor would it catch anything on fire. I knew that because because the description on the back of the package said so, and I had held a stick in front of my mouth as I breathed the fire out of it. I also held my hand in front of it to see the effects of it which I didn’t like. Why? Because it stung your skin about as much as it stung your mouth, and even though it only lasted for about ten seconds, I still didn’t like it. Anyways, like I said earlier, I was standing on the shore of the Great Lake eating pepper imps and breathing fire after doing so, when someone came up to me and asked me about the fire breathing.
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16 Sep 2022, 04:45
Breathing Fire
It was around 7 in the morning when Myra decided she wanted to walk around the school grounds. She was surprised she was even awake at this hour on a weekend. If she was at home she would’ve been in bed till noon. It was a very beautiful morning though and the cold air burned a little as she breathed in. She wrapped her arms tighter around her body as some wind blew. It wasn’t strong but Myra tended to always be cold. This wore an oversized blue jumper that went an inch or two past her hands. Her pants were a pair of some black sweatpants that you could tell were a size too big. Her hair was in a bun that was messy from being slept in. She walked around the grounds taking in the scenery around her. She wished she had more eyes so she could take in every little detail around her.
As she passed by the Great Lake she saw a student standing by the shore. HIs hair was black and went to his shoulders. He wore a black hoodie, a pair of sweatpants, and sneakers. He caught Myra’s eye right away. Her eyes widened as she saw him breathing fire.
Can some wizards just do that? She thought.
Wanting to know more about the boy that could breathe fire she walked over to him. He was taller than Myra and looked older. She couldn’t be so sure though because some kids in her year were quite a bit taller than her.
“Hey,” she said, walking up to him, "how are you breathing fire? Can some wizards just do that?"
Myra surprised herself by getting straight to the point but she was just really curious.
As she passed by the Great Lake she saw a student standing by the shore. HIs hair was black and went to his shoulders. He wore a black hoodie, a pair of sweatpants, and sneakers. He caught Myra’s eye right away. Her eyes widened as she saw him breathing fire.
Can some wizards just do that? She thought.
Wanting to know more about the boy that could breathe fire she walked over to him. He was taller than Myra and looked older. She couldn’t be so sure though because some kids in her year were quite a bit taller than her.
“Hey,” she said, walking up to him, "how are you breathing fire? Can some wizards just do that?"
Myra surprised herself by getting straight to the point but she was just really curious.
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David Howard
16 Sep 2022, 17:42
Breathing Fire
The person who came up was a young girl who was maybe a first year at Hogwarts. She said “Hey, how are you breathing fire? Can some wizards just do that?" Her question reminded me of how I was a first year once, and a young one too. At that time, I probably would’ve asked guy breathing fire the same question, only I would’ve worded it differently. I turned around to look at the girl standing to my right although now she was standing in front of me. She was short and had hair whose color was a mix of brown and blonde. It went a bit past her shoulder and I knew that she started growing it out before I did. Either that, or my hair grew slowly. Her eyes were a nice shade of hazel and her face looked soft except for the scratch mark on her jaw (how did she get it?).Dave - #fff79e
Having stared at her enough, I said in my usual cheery tone, saying “Yeah, some wizards can just do that and now I’ma burn your face for ruining my morning. Just kidding, the actual reason for how I could breathe fire is this little bag.” I then pulled out a little bag out of the pocket of my sweatshirt. “Well, it’s not so much the bag as it is the contents of it. You see, these are pepper imps and upon eating them, you can breathe fire for about six seconds. There’s also a potion called the Dogsbreath Potion which upon consuming a full dose allows one to exhale flame up to ten times which is quite a lot compared to the six seconds you get by eating one of these imps, especially if you have big lungs and can store a lot of air in there to breathe out later. I actually received a drop of it in Potions last year and you might too. Other then that, if you want some, don’t be afraid to ask, I’ll be happy to share. I must warn you though, if you can’t get through a bag of hot chips like Takis or Hot Cheetos without taking a drink, then you probably shouldn’t try these because they’re pretty hot, or in other words, spicy.” I then took an imp out of the bag and popped it in my mouth before chewing it up and swallowing it. I turned my head away from the girl and a few seconds later, I was breathing fire out of my mouth. “So, care to try some?” I asked as I extended the bag to her, waiting for her to either deny the pepper imps, or to take one.
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18 Sep 2022, 03:03
Breathing Fire
The guy made a joke about burning her face off when she asked, but then pulled a bag out of his pocket sating that the bag was the reason he could breathe fire. Myra caught on that he was a little sarcastic.
“Well, it’s not so much the bag as it is the contents of it. You see, these are pepper imps and upon eating them, you can breathe fire for about three seconds. There’s also a potion called the Dogsbreath Potion which upon consuming a full dose allows one to exhale flame up to ten times which is quite a lot compared to the three seconds you get by eating one of these imps. I actually received a drop of it in Potions last year and you might too. Other then that, if you want some, don’t be afraid to ask, I’ll be happy to share. I must warn you though, if you can’t get through a bag of hot chips like Takis or Hot Cheetos without taking a drink, then you probably shouldn’t try these because they’re pretty hot, or in other words, spicy," he said, almost at the speed of light.
Myra took a few moments to think. She didn't know if she could have one as when she eats Takis she has to have two full water bottles by her. She remembers this one she was eating a bag of Takis with one of her muggle friends and they both went through four water bottles, eight in total. Her friends also ended up getting some of the dust in his eye. Myra laughed hard as he ran around her room running into stuff trying to find the door out. Thinking about this made her a little sad, as she wouldn't experience the same thing her muggle friends would, but at the same time she felt excited she could have a more adventure filled life that would be surrounded by magic. Realizing that she was lost in her thoughts she snapped out of it.
"I probably shouldn't," she declined, letting out a little laugh, "I can barely eat Takis."
She felt a little embarrassed as she declined his offer. She didn't want him to think she was boring or a scaredy-cat. It was also early in the morning and Myra wanted to have an actual breakfast first before trying some kind of pepper that causes you to breathe fire, and she didn't want to down four water bottles again.
“Well, it’s not so much the bag as it is the contents of it. You see, these are pepper imps and upon eating them, you can breathe fire for about three seconds. There’s also a potion called the Dogsbreath Potion which upon consuming a full dose allows one to exhale flame up to ten times which is quite a lot compared to the three seconds you get by eating one of these imps. I actually received a drop of it in Potions last year and you might too. Other then that, if you want some, don’t be afraid to ask, I’ll be happy to share. I must warn you though, if you can’t get through a bag of hot chips like Takis or Hot Cheetos without taking a drink, then you probably shouldn’t try these because they’re pretty hot, or in other words, spicy," he said, almost at the speed of light.
Myra took a few moments to think. She didn't know if she could have one as when she eats Takis she has to have two full water bottles by her. She remembers this one she was eating a bag of Takis with one of her muggle friends and they both went through four water bottles, eight in total. Her friends also ended up getting some of the dust in his eye. Myra laughed hard as he ran around her room running into stuff trying to find the door out. Thinking about this made her a little sad, as she wouldn't experience the same thing her muggle friends would, but at the same time she felt excited she could have a more adventure filled life that would be surrounded by magic. Realizing that she was lost in her thoughts she snapped out of it.
"I probably shouldn't," she declined, letting out a little laugh, "I can barely eat Takis."
She felt a little embarrassed as she declined his offer. She didn't want him to think she was boring or a scaredy-cat. It was also early in the morning and Myra wanted to have an actual breakfast first before trying some kind of pepper that causes you to breathe fire, and she didn't want to down four water bottles again.
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David Howard
18 Sep 2022, 20:58
Breathing Fire
“I probably shouldn't, I can barely eat Takis.” The girl said in response to my offer, and if she was that sensitive to spicy foods, I didn’t blame her. As I thought about my response, I took a breathed in through my nose until my lungs were so stuffed with air that I couldn’t breathe in any more, even if I had tried which I did, and once that was done, I started saying the little speech had prepared in the past few seconds: “Well the Dogsbreath Potion isn’t spicy at all, and it gives you the same effects so you could always drink a dose of that if you ever want to breathe fire like me. Anyways, I’m pretty sure that we haven’t introduced ourselves yet so I’ll start by saying that I’m David Logan Howard although almost everyone who doesn’t call me Mr. Howard which is mostly just the professors calls me Dave. Now I’m also very talkative which is probably the only part of me that my mother hates and I can see why because I can be annoying at times although I try not to be.” For the first time in that little speech, I paused to allow myself a new dose of air since the dose of air that I had used during my talk had almost fully expired so even if I had continued, I wouldn’t have lasted much longer before being required to breathe again. Once the new dose of air was injected, or breathed in if we’re talking realistically, I continued by saying, “Anyways…” I said the anyways at the speed any normal person would before continuing just as fast as I had been talking before: “…you still haven’t introduced yourself and I wasn’t paying much attention to your name at the Sorting Ceremony so if you could, please enlighten me.”Dave - #fff79e
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19 Sep 2022, 00:41
Breathing Fire
“Well the Dogsbreath Potion isn’t spicy at all, and it gives you the same effects so you could always drink a dose of that if you ever want to breathe fire like me. Anyways, I’m pretty sure that we haven’t introduced ourselves yet so I’ll start by saying that I’m David Logan Howard although almost everyone who doesn’t call me Mr. Howard which is mostly just the professors calls me Dave. Now I’m also very talkative which is probably the only part of me that my mother hates and I can see why because I can be annoying at times although I try not to be,"
and then he finally took a breath. Myra was surprised that he could say all that without taking a breath, but he seemed to be a pretty chatty person so Myra shrugged it off. "Anyways..." he said at a normal speed. Myra thought that he maybe was just really excited about the pepper imps and that's why he was talking fast, but she thought wrong. After he said anyways he went back to talking fast and said, Myra giggled a little by how fast he talked before responding with, "My name's Myra. I'm a first year Ravenclaw and.." she began to trail off not knowing what else to say. David, or Dave, seemed like a nice person. He was a little chatty but Myra didn’t mind. “Uh, my whole name is Myra LaRue Elises,” she says, deciding to talk about her history as a conversation topic, “My mom and dad are muggles, and my dad lives in America. Yeah, I don’t really know what else to talk about.” She lets out a little laugh after that. The wind picked up a bit making Myra’s hair fall in front of her face. When she looked in front of her she was shocked. She was so busy talking to Dave that she didn’t notice how pretty the lake looked. It was still early in the morning and the sun was still rising. The sky was filled with oranges, pinks, and purple that all faded into one. The sky reflected across the water making the dark blue lake seem magical. She couldn’t get over how pretty the clouds looked too. Myra had always had a weird obsession with clouds. Almost every night or morning she would go outside and look at how the clouds looked. It was oddly calming for her. The way the clouds looked and the wind blowing she felt like she was free.
and then he finally took a breath. Myra was surprised that he could say all that without taking a breath, but he seemed to be a pretty chatty person so Myra shrugged it off. "Anyways..." he said at a normal speed. Myra thought that he maybe was just really excited about the pepper imps and that's why he was talking fast, but she thought wrong. After he said anyways he went back to talking fast and said, Myra giggled a little by how fast he talked before responding with, "My name's Myra. I'm a first year Ravenclaw and.." she began to trail off not knowing what else to say. David, or Dave, seemed like a nice person. He was a little chatty but Myra didn’t mind. “Uh, my whole name is Myra LaRue Elises,” she says, deciding to talk about her history as a conversation topic, “My mom and dad are muggles, and my dad lives in America. Yeah, I don’t really know what else to talk about.” She lets out a little laugh after that. The wind picked up a bit making Myra’s hair fall in front of her face. When she looked in front of her she was shocked. She was so busy talking to Dave that she didn’t notice how pretty the lake looked. It was still early in the morning and the sun was still rising. The sky was filled with oranges, pinks, and purple that all faded into one. The sky reflected across the water making the dark blue lake seem magical. She couldn’t get over how pretty the clouds looked too. Myra had always had a weird obsession with clouds. Almost every night or morning she would go outside and look at how the clouds looked. It was oddly calming for her. The way the clouds looked and the wind blowing she felt like she was free.
M.Elises
David Howard
20 Sep 2022, 19:21
Breathing Fire
Well after giggling for a little bit, the girl did enlighten me by saying "My name's Myra. I'm a first year Ravenclaw and.." she trailed off, perhaps thinking of what else to say and in the meantime, I popped another imp in my mouth. Myra then continued by saying “Uh, my whole name is Myra LaRue Elises, my mom and dad are muggles, and my dad lives in America. Yeah, I don’t really know what else to talk about.” She let out a little laugh after that, probably at the fact that she didn’t know what to say rather then the fact that I just breathed out fire for a full six seconds just so that I could reply. At the same time, the wind would start to blow making Myra’s hair blow over her head and sending mine billowing behind me. It also sent the fire I was breathing back onto my face although luckily for me, the fire went out pretty fast from the moment I blew it out of my mouth so I didn’t get injured except for a small burn on the skin just bellow my nose and the skin on tip of my nose from the fire that just so happened to be streaming right out of my mouth at the time the wind decided to blow on me. “Ouch!” I yelled as I quickly brought my hands up to my nose, dropping the bag of pepper imps I was holding down on the ground so that a few of them spilled on the ground. I then knelt down and picked up the bag, as fell as the few stray imps before putting them into my hoodies pocket to throw them away later. “Anyways, it was nice meeting you Myra, but I really think that I should head up to the hospital wing to get some Burn Healing paste applied on this.” I said, pointing at the burned skin on and around my nose. “You can come if you want.” I offered before turning around and going to the stairs leading to the ground floor, up another set of stairs which took me to the entrance of a tower on the second floor from which I went up the stairs in the tower to the third floor. I then went forward through the hall way, took a right turn, then a left, another left turn, and then the final right turn which led me straight to the doors of the hospital wing.Dave - #fff79e
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27 Sep 2022, 02:21
Breathing Fire
Myra laughed a bit after telling him her full name and where her dad lived. It was more of an awkward not knowing what to say than a funny one. Myra breathed in the cold wind that burned her nose as she inhaled. Dave popped another pepper imp in his mouth and breathed out fire. Just as he began to blow the fire the wind picked up. The fire went out fast but not before blowing onto his nose. “Ouch!,” he yelled and he flew his hands to grab his nose. Myra’s eyes widened. The bag of peppers fell onto the grass causing some peppers to fall out. Dave scooped up the peppers and shoved them in his hoodie pocket. “Anyways, it was nice meeting you Myra, but I really think that I should head up to the hospital wing to get some Burn Healing paste applied on this,” he said and started to stand up. “Yeah It was nice to meet you too, I hope your nose feels better,” she responded back. Before he walked off he turned back around and offered her to come to the hospital wing. Myra furrowed her eyebrows debating if she wanted to. Don’t get her wrong, she loved that she made a new ‘friend’, if she could even call him that yet, but she also came out here for a little peace and calmness before school. After thinking about it for a couple more seconds she declined. Dave was already halfway to the stairs that led back to the ground floor, but she’s sure he heard her. With that she grabbed out a book from her bag. There was already a bookmark marking the place she left off that last. She turned the book over to the front cover and it read “Pride & Prejudice”. She smiled before rest down by a tree and opened up the book to the chapter she left on.
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