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Mateo had to admit, he was never the most qualified. All he had was his graduation from Castelobruxo. But alongside that, he did have a passion for reading, and anything he could do to help people enjoy books and reading he would happily do.
So he did his research. There had to be something he could. And, lo and behold, he discovered World Book Day.
Celebrated at different times in various countries, World Book Day was designed by muggles, but Mateo saw no reason why this meant magical schools couldn't also partake in the event. After all, everybody, magical or muggle, deserved to be able to share their love for reading.
So he set up an event in the Great Hall and made sure people knew, putting flyers up in each of the common rooms and making sure to advertise it to as many students as he could that passed by the Library. This was the first time he'd had a chance to hold anything like this, and he wanted to make sure students were aware of it. In the Hall itself, as well as a large variety of snacks for people to enjoy, he'd arranged two tables, with both holding hand-painted signs (well, to the best of Mateo's limited artistic abilities).
The first was for a Student Book Exchange, where students could leave books they were ok with donating to others. Mateo had hoped it would allow others to share their recommendations and access them easily-especially more muggle books. The second was for a Mystery Book Draw, where several stacks of books were wrapped in shiny, variously-coloured paper, allowing students to explore genres of books they might not normally try.
And (Mateo's personal favourite), everyone was invited to dress as their favourite book character. Of course, it wasn't obligatory, but he hoped it would help everyone get into the spirit of things. As an example, he was dressed up as Sherlock Holmes, even with the hat. Like the character, Mateo would be observantly watching over the whole event, hoping his hard work would pay off and that the students would enjoy.
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Pandora once again looked at her reflection in the mirror. She was trying hard not to laugh. She was going to "World Book Day", prepared by librarian Mateo Sáez. She was dressed as her favorite book character. Of course, that was optional, but Pandora was wearing it. She was dressed as Emma Bloom in Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, one of her favorite skins. She could not find a wig only because of the book in the book with different characters in the film. In the book, Emma Bloom was Olivia in the film, and Olivia in the book. This seemed so ridiculous to her. That's why she preferred books.
When she was in this state, she felt very strange. She had made a strange make -up. She did her best to be like a character. She was upset that she wasn't wearing a brighter bag. So it was a little sad. Other than that, the glove was bothering her.
Her gaze fell on Tia, her rabbit, who was lying in her own bed. She put some lettuce and Bunbun Pallets next to her bed. She thought she would be hungry when she woke up.
"I wonder if anyone is dealing with this much clothing like me, Tia?"
Tia didn't even move.
She picked up the book Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children. It was her favorite series, but now she had read a lot and wanted to try new books. It would be a different change. She had never attended Celebration World Book Day in her life. I wonder if there will be anyone else who dresses like me. After all, it wasn't necessary to dress like that.
She took a small mirror from her bag. I wonder if her hair had become like a girl with the power to manipulate fire? She put her mirror back in her bag. She took a deep breath.
She wanted to do something while she was on his mind. He walked up to a girl and took off the glove of her free hand. She pretended to have a fireball in her hand and spoke menacingly.
"Show your true face you Shadow. I've got my eye on you"
She left the common room. When she left the common room, she put on her glove again and couldn't help but laugh. Always wanted to do this. She was relieved to see that there was nothing for her book to donate.
As she walked, she felt herself to be in ancient times. The castle already had a different atmosphere. She was confident in her steps as she walked. She was drowned in her thoughts as she left.
When she entered the great hall, she realized that almost no one was coming. Two tables were arranged. Two of them had all kinds of snacks with colorful signs on them. When she saw Mateo Sáez, the librarian, she went up to him.
She removed the glove from her free hand and pretended to have a fireball in her hand. It's been a little difficult. Spoke in a skeptical tone.
"I heard there is Shadow here. Did I come right?"
She put on her glove again. She gripped the book in her hand tighter. She took one of the chocolate desserts on the tables. She smelled the dessert first. Then she carefully ate. She wondered how the others would dress. She wondered if anyone dressed like Jacob Portman. It would be nice if. She went back to the librarian
"Where will we put the books? I've never participated in anything like this. That's why I mix too much."
@Mateo Sáez
The girl in the Ravenclaw common room: @Sara Arnez
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Kim hadn't slept well in what seemed like ages to him. But makeup could do wonders to cover this up. He wasn't in the best mood and hadn't been for quite some time. However, today was one of those times he really didn't want to talk to anyone. There could be a lot of reasons for this. Maybe he wasn't getting enough sleep, his current mental state wasn't stable, built up stress regarding the upcoming exams, all the homework teachers kept piling up on them, misunderstandings between certain people he'd been close to... Or it could have been all of the above. A sigh escaped Kim's lips. He'd just do this errand and avoid everyone. Unless it had to do with the errand of course. As soon as he'd heard about the errand, Kim made sure to instantly head down to where it was being held, before a certain someone decided to try and drag him there. Puffie rode on his shoulder as usual and looked around from his high vantage point. Kim's satchel dangled from his shoulder as he headed for his destination. Inside were five books and the normal items he always carried around with him. The books were a specific series he'd grown interested in and had actually enjoyed. Quite a lot. Kim had gone to the library countless times since he'd entered Hogwarts and was able to find gems there. If he liked a certain book or series enough, he'd buy the actual set to re-read at his leisure. Even though Kim hadn't intended on giving them up, he could easily buy them again. This errand was meant to entice other readers to experience new things. How could he not donate these books? They were meant to be shared with the world and if people could gain the same happiness he'd felt reading them... Maybe it could take them away from their stressful lives for a few hours. The whole idea of cosplay was an interesting concept to Kim... After all, no errand had done this before, not until now. Kim wore a long sleeve, loose-fitting white shirt and a pair of denim shorts. Silver hoop earrings were seen at his earlobes. As for bracelets, a gold one could be seen around his left wrist while a diamond pride one dangled from his right wrist. A black-and-white necklace graced his collarbone to complete accessories worn. However, none of this could be seen by others when he entered the room. Because Kim was dressed up as Rafal Mistral, from the School for Good and Evil. The outfit wasn't hard to obtain. What took awhile to get was the headdress. Most of the ones he'd seen looked quite fake to him. Kim had been determined to get one that looked realistic and not just a prop or made of crappy material. Eventually, he'd achieved his goal and was now wearing a beautiful representation of the headdress pictured on the book's cover. He walked into the Great Hall during lunchtime and immediately spotted the tables reserved for the errand the new librarian had set up for students. Coming over to the Book Exchange table, Kim reached into his satchel and produced the books. There was a pretty red ribbon binding them together... The last thing someone would want would be to get Book #2, 3, 4 or 5 when they hadn't read Book #1. Since these books were all bound together, the person who got them would get all of them. He wasn't entirely sure whether this would be allowed or not but hopefully it would because why not? If you liked a book that was in a series, you'd want to get all of them to read at your leisure wouldn't you? Kim placed them onto the table for donations and then checked out the other table, the mystery one. The boy selected 1 of the fantasy books. Because he liked fantasy. It was from the mystery draw pile and was wrapped in red and white paper, much like a candy cane. Upon opening it, he saw it was called Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Kim hadn't read it yet and looked forward to checking it out. He tucked the book into his satchel and then made his way over to a relatively empty table, for now, to take a seat on the long bench. Serving himself some of the food offered by the house elves, as this was lunchtime, Kim started to eat as Puffie hopped off his shoulder and began to look around. The dark haired teen removed the book from his satchel and began to read the book... |
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@Bailey Glade, @Damion White
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1) Satchel is filled with basic items, allergy potion, tissues, quills (2), inkwell (1), parchment paper, sketchbook, photography notebook, wizard camera, notebook for writing/composing music, tons of chocolate frog boxes, pygmy treats box, The Princess Bride book, Herbology book, comb of vanity, dazzling barrettes, sugar quill (1), magic toothpick, vanilla bean stick (2), lavender sprig.
For the purpose of the errand, Kim also has 5 other books inside his satchel.
The School for Good and Evil series.
2) Click the word 'Hogwarts' beneath the banner I used. It will take you to my trunk!
OOC: Kim is open for interactions if you want to interact with him!
For the purpose of the errand, Kim also has 5 other books inside his satchel.
The School for Good and Evil series.
2) Click the word 'Hogwarts' beneath the banner I used. It will take you to my trunk!
OOC: Kim is open for interactions if you want to interact with him!
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Alexander woke up early on a bright –and surprisingly sunny– day in March. He could feel the excitement building up within him as he remembered that it was World Book Day, a day dedicated to celebrating books and reading. Getting ready for the day, he decided to dress up as his favourite character from one of the books he had read – Captain Ahab from Moby Dick. He wore a long, dark coat made of heavy wool, originally designed to protect the captain from the harsh weather conditions he faced while at sea. The coat had a wide collar that, in the novel, Captain Ahab frequently turned up to protect his neck and face from the wind and spray of the ocean. Under his coat, just like Ahab’s original dress, there was a shirt made of linen – a comfortable, and breathable one, able to withstand the wear and tear of life on the ship. The trousers that Alexander wore were loose-fitting to allow for ease of movement and tucked into his tall boots. On his head, there was a wide-brimmed hat with a chinstrap to keep it securely in place.
How lovely the Hufflepuff common room was! The walls were lined with tapestries in the cheerful colours of black and yellow, depicting badgers and other woodland creatures. The ceiling was adorned with a painting of the sky, the stars twinkling above as if they were real. The room was bathed in a warm, golden light that spilt from the lanterns hanging from the ceiling. There was a crackling fire in the hearth, and the smell of fresh-baked cookies wafted through the air. With a skip in his step, Alexander made his way to the Hogwarts library where he knew Mateo Saez, the librarian, was organising a special event for World Book Day. “He is the best!”, Alexander thought. He would love to attend such events. As he entered the library at last, he was greeted by the sight of fellow Hogwarts students dressed as their favourite characters from books they loved. Alexander made his way over to the librarian, "Good morning, Mr Saez," he said with a smile, "looks like it's going to be a great day." Upon hearing Mateo’s response, he concluded that there would be a lot of exciting things today waiting for the participants.
Throughout the event, by the way, Alexander couldn't help but feel proud of being a Hufflepuff. He noticed that a considerable number of the books in the library were donated by his fellow badgers, and he felt a sense of belonging knowing that his fellow Hufflepuffs had contributed to the collection. As the joyful event continued, Alexander remembered that he had brought a special gift for the Hogwarts library. He made his way over to Mateo and handed him a beautiful edition of Moby Dick. "I wanted to donate this to the library," Alexander explained. "It's one of my favourite books, and I thought it would be great to share it with everyone." Putting the book on the Student Exchange Table, he secretly hoped Mateo would certainly realise that this novel was a great addition to the collection.
Alexander beamed with pride as he saw the book being added to the shelves. He knew that it would be read by many students in the future, and he was glad that he could contribute to the Hogwarts library in his own small way. As the day drew to a close, Alexander felt deeply grateful for the opportunity to celebrate World Book Day at Hogwarts. This castle was not just about waving wands and casting spells. He felt a sense of community with his fellow students who shared his love for books and reading, and he knew that he would always cherish this day as a reminder of the importance of literature in his life. As he made his way back to the Hufflepuff common room, Alexander thought about Captain Ahab and the journey he had embarked on to hunt the great white whale. He felt a sense of adventure within him, and he knew that he too had embarked on a journey – a journey to explore the world of books and to discover the wonders that lay within them.
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Becca Cross took one final glance at her outfit in the mirror before she left the room. She was dressed as Matthias from the book/television series Redwall. She wore tan leggings, a green hoodie with a red, button-up shirt on top of it, and a sword sheath which had a belt attached to it. Inside the sheath was a prop sword she loved. Her father had bought it for her when she was nine for her birthday.
As she studied the outfit, she ran her fingers along the handle of the prop sword to feel the etched design. Her mind wasn’t focusing on the raised, rope of beads or the C she was feeling. Instead, she was focused on the flyer in the Gryffindor Common Room and what it advertised. When she first saw the flyer, she had been so excited. She had celebrated World Book Day several times in her muggle schools, and had loved it each time. In fact, she had dressed up as Matthias several times over the years and packed her costume in hopes Hogwarts celebrated too.
Now, though, she felt very nervous. She was suddenly afraid she was going to be the only one who dressed up. Or that nobody would know who she was dressed up as. She knew now that there were a lot of students at Hogwarts who grew up in the Muggle world, but Redwall was almost forty years old now. And the television show was close to thirty years old now. Not only was the series old, but it was a little on the dark side for some people and parents.
She gripped the handle of her sword tight and consider changing out of the costume for the fourth time before she inhaled deeply. She grabbed the book off her bed and walked out of the room. As she walked from the Common Room down to the Great Hall, she debated with herself over bringing the book. It was a new copy of Redwall that she was bringing for the book donation. How embarrassing would it be if the librarian didn’t even want a copy for the library?
She still wasn’t done arguing with herself when she walked to the entrance of the Great Hall. It’s now or never, Cross, she thought to herself. Taking another deep breath, she walked into the room. She forced herself to smile as she looked around. Immediately, she relaxed a little as she saw everybody in the room so far was dressed up, and she even saw some costumes from muggle literature.
She stepped further into the room and noticed the two tables set up with signs. She grabbed a snack as she walked to the table set up as the Student Book Exchange. After she placed her title on the table, she scanned the rest of the titles sitting there. Once again, she was glad to see her book wasn’t the only muggle book.
She walked over to the other table and saw it was a mystery book drive. After a moment of deliberation, she grabbed a book from the Mystery stack. Mystery was never really a genre she gravitated towards, but her father enjoyed a cleverly written whodunit. Maybe this would be the story that opened her eyes to the joys of the genre. She started unwrapping the book as she walked away.
She saw it was a book by Dante Medema called Message Not Found. She stood against the wall by herself as she read the summary of the book. Before she turned the book to the first page, she caught herself. She came to this event to socialize, not go off by herself and read. Too much of her life so far had been spent doing that.
Becca glanced around the room again, hoping to see somebody with a costume she recognized to break the ice. Or maybe, somebody would recognize her costume and come up to speak to her. As an afterthought, she placed the book she drew in front of her like a shield in hopes that could draw somebody in too.
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As she studied the outfit, she ran her fingers along the handle of the prop sword to feel the etched design. Her mind wasn’t focusing on the raised, rope of beads or the C she was feeling. Instead, she was focused on the flyer in the Gryffindor Common Room and what it advertised. When she first saw the flyer, she had been so excited. She had celebrated World Book Day several times in her muggle schools, and had loved it each time. In fact, she had dressed up as Matthias several times over the years and packed her costume in hopes Hogwarts celebrated too.
Now, though, she felt very nervous. She was suddenly afraid she was going to be the only one who dressed up. Or that nobody would know who she was dressed up as. She knew now that there were a lot of students at Hogwarts who grew up in the Muggle world, but Redwall was almost forty years old now. And the television show was close to thirty years old now. Not only was the series old, but it was a little on the dark side for some people and parents.
She gripped the handle of her sword tight and consider changing out of the costume for the fourth time before she inhaled deeply. She grabbed the book off her bed and walked out of the room. As she walked from the Common Room down to the Great Hall, she debated with herself over bringing the book. It was a new copy of Redwall that she was bringing for the book donation. How embarrassing would it be if the librarian didn’t even want a copy for the library?
She still wasn’t done arguing with herself when she walked to the entrance of the Great Hall. It’s now or never, Cross, she thought to herself. Taking another deep breath, she walked into the room. She forced herself to smile as she looked around. Immediately, she relaxed a little as she saw everybody in the room so far was dressed up, and she even saw some costumes from muggle literature.
She stepped further into the room and noticed the two tables set up with signs. She grabbed a snack as she walked to the table set up as the Student Book Exchange. After she placed her title on the table, she scanned the rest of the titles sitting there. Once again, she was glad to see her book wasn’t the only muggle book.
She walked over to the other table and saw it was a mystery book drive. After a moment of deliberation, she grabbed a book from the Mystery stack. Mystery was never really a genre she gravitated towards, but her father enjoyed a cleverly written whodunit. Maybe this would be the story that opened her eyes to the joys of the genre. She started unwrapping the book as she walked away.
She saw it was a book by Dante Medema called Message Not Found. She stood against the wall by herself as she read the summary of the book. Before she turned the book to the first page, she caught herself. She came to this event to socialize, not go off by herself and read. Too much of her life so far had been spent doing that.
Becca glanced around the room again, hoping to see somebody with a costume she recognized to break the ice. Or maybe, somebody would recognize her costume and come up to speak to her. As an afterthought, she placed the book she drew in front of her like a shield in hopes that could draw somebody in too.
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Becca put the book "Redwall" on the Student Exchange Table.
Becca also grabbed the book "Message Not Found" from the mystery draw.
OOC: Becca is open to interactions if anybody wants to interact
Becca put the book "Redwall" on the Student Exchange Table.
Becca also grabbed the book "Message Not Found" from the mystery draw.
OOC: Becca is open to interactions if anybody wants to interact
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Today was my new favorite day: World Book Day. It sounded awesome; and because I was a bookworm, decided to go. The posters had been put up everywhere around the school; there were kinda hard to miss. We could donate muggle books at the event in question. I pondered which book I should bring...I decided on a classic. While I loved classics, and while there were lots of them, there was one I cherished greatly when I was little; Pippi Longstocking. The story was about a girl named Pippi Longstocking(though her real name was Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's Daughter Longstocking), who lived alone with no parents. All she had was a monkey and her horse. She was also the strongest girl in the world.
While I wasn't even close to being as strong as she was, I did look a whole lot like her. I had even dressed up as her, with the patchwork yellow dress, the mismatched stockings, and the red pigtails that stuck out the sides of my head at awkward angles. Luckily, I didn't need to draw on a bunch
of freckles since I already had some, hehe. But I used a washable marker to make them more visible anyway. I mean, I hope it was washable...I had even dressed up like her for Halloween when I was 9. And now I was gonna dress up like her again. I reached into my satchel and pulled out the Pippi Longstocking book, flipping through its aged pictures.
The book was miraculously old, it had belonged to my dad's mother when she was young. It hurt a little to give it away. But it made me feel better that some other kid out there might enjoy it as much as I had. So I headed for the Great Hall. There were already a few people there, only Kim, who I had seen around a lot. He, I noticed, looked like that schoolmaster from a series I had read a couple of years ago, the School for Good and Evil. "Hi Kim! I like your costume!" I said cheerily, fingering my own patchwork yellow and blue outfit.
I looked around some more and headed to where some several piles of books were wrapped in nice, shiny wrapping paper, each of them a different color. I picked up one wrapped in shiny black wrapping paper(since black is my favorite color)and opened it. It was called Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens, which made me grin. I loved mystery books, particularly murder mysteries. I brushed my hand over the blue cover with the black silhouettes scattered across the big title. I walked over to the librarian, who was dressed as Sherlock Holmes.
"Er, hello, Mister...Sáez?" I asked timidly. I had no idea what to address him as. Professor didn't make much sense, and sir seemed too formal. I hoped I had pronounced his name right. "Where do I donate the books?" I asked, holding up the Pippi Longstocking book I had with me. I looked around at all the people there. There was a girl(that looked a bit familiar)wearing a pink dress and some nice jewelry with black gloves, a boy that looked like a sea captain, and a girl wearing green and red clothing, with a sword sheath. I didn't really recognize the book characters they were dressed up as if I had ever read the books that they had come from.
I was excited to see if more people would come, and exactly what characters from books they would dress up as. And would I recognize them? I wondered what everybody's costumes looked like because the ones right now looked pretty great. And I was probably the most recognizable book character right now, but that might change soon if more people kept coming.
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Ecstatic was a word not enough to describe how Anna was feeling right now. She loved books since the moment her mother started reading to her every night before bed. She adored all the worlds they painted, every character they brought to life and it all made Anna incredibly happy. So it was no wonder the young Ravenclaw was impatiently waiting for this day since she saw the poster. It was placed on the information board in the Ravenclaw common room, and what drew her to it were the books decorating the background of the poster. It was another errand, celebrating something called World Book Day. For the first time ever, Anna felt jealous of Muggles, they had this incredible day and she had never heard of it." speaking "
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For this celebration, which the librarian organized, were a few things you could do. Donate books or pick up a mystery book, also food and refreshments. And you could come dressed up as your favourite character. Anna knew her favourite book would be the copy of ‘Tales of Beedle the Bard’, but she also knew she couldn’t donate that book as it held too many memories of her parents. So she owled them asking for a new copy to donate. Luckily the copy arrived this morning, so she put it in her robe pocket. She did decide to dress up, kind of. Her favourite story was that of Asha, Altheda, Amata and Sir Luckless. She loved the three witches equally but she decided to dress like Amata, since she was depicted dressed in a simple black robe and her black hair tied up. She didn't know if anyone else was going to dress up, so this was the perfect middle ground. She would look like herself, just a bit more dressed up than usual.
Anna glanced at herself in the mirror and made a sad expression, which didn’t last very long, trying to imitate the witch. She put on her dressing robe, with deep pockets. It was the one she wore on the first day of Hogwarts and it brought back many wonderful memories. Her own black hair was in a tight bun. She already looked like the witch from the tale. Putting the wand in her inner pocket, Anna descended down to the common room, and then some more all the way down to the Great Hall.
Entering, happiness engulfed her, seeing two tables already full of books, along with the tables of snacks. She spotted the librarian in the corner. He was dressed in formalish Muggle clothes and had a hat on. Anna would have to walk over to him to express her gratitude for organizing this event. But first she walked over to the donation table. Pulling out the new copy of her favourite book she placed it down. Walking a few steps to the right she surveilled the books wrapped in shiny paper. She contemplated on taking a book with purple paper, but a book placed in the fantasy group, with golden and green wrapping paper caught her eye. Thinking for a little bit more, she opted for that book.
She carefully unraveled the beautiful paper and read the title. ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ by C. S. Lewis. On the cover was a golden lion looking high and mighty engulfed in flames. Anna knew if she opened the book then and there she wouldn’t stop reading it until it was finished so she quickly put it in her robe pocket and looked around.
She spotted Kim by the snacks table, she only recognized him because of his Pygmy Puff. He had on a complicated headpiece and a cloak sort of outfit. Then her eyes fell on a girl in a pale pink dress, looking closer she realized it was Pandora. Happily she walked over to her. “Hello Pandora, lovely costume. How are you enjoying the celebration so far?”, she asked happy to chat with her friend.
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Action: Put up for donation a new copy of Tales of Beadle the Bard. Took from the mystery books table The Chronicles of Narnia.
Interacting: @Pandora Smith
Mentioning: @Kim Sato,@Mateo Sáez
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This upcoming errand - bailey was SO excited for. It was scheduled for World Book Day, a day she had marked on her schedule. The librarian was hosting the event, and Bailey was going to go ALL out. Her love of books and of literature was well known - she was barely seen without two things - a book, and Kim. Kim was a person though, her best friend. It was true that they were usually seen together, they just had clicked when they first met, and now spent as much time together as they could.
i wonder...... what if one of us gets into a relationship..... is the partner gonna be annoyed by the other hanging about.... i really cannot see myself with anyone ... anyone but.. NOPE not thinking that.... he is JUST your best friend, NOTHING more. NOTHING MORE bailey thought. her stream of consciousness was a mess per usual, and she was grateful only she would know what was going on internally.
Recently Bailey had been attempting to give Kim some space, as it seemed like he needed some. He was spiraling, and not in a good way, and she had no idea how to help. Kim wouldn't tell her how to help, or even confirm that something was wrong. Something was defiantly wrong, but she could not figure out what.
Bailey had decided to cosplay, or dress up as a character from one of her favorite books. The only book that she could count on to make her cry, and a classic. It was Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, and Bailey was going to cosplay as Jo March. Bailey and Jo were similar in many ways, and Bailey related to her more than she related to most other book characters or people in general.
Bailey pulled on a brown sweater dress that fit the time zone. She pulled a long black trench coat over the sweater, and pulled on some boots that had been her grandmothers. Pulling her hair back in a low bun, she allowed her hair to friz out a bit, like Jo's often was described. Bailey then packed her older book bag, that seemed like it was something Jo March would have owned and used, and loved.
She slipped a copy of Little Women that she had orders so she could share it. She was not going to give her original copy away, it had been in her family since publication, but she would share a copy of it.
Walking down to the great hall, Bailey debated going back to find Kim. She ultimately decided against that, and was grateful she had due to the fact that after entering the Great Hall she spotted his head, and Puffie as well.
Before going over to Kim bailey had a few things to do. Walking over to the Donation Book table. Bailey placed her extra copy of Little Women down on the table before glancing at the other books to see if they would be of any interest to her.
She saw several books she had read before, and decided to come back later to see if there were any books that sparked her interest then.
Next she went to Mystery book draw. Picking a book from the Fansty pile, she unwrapped it to read the cover. It said it was Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas, the first book in a book series that Bailey had never read. Deciding to go over to say hello to Kim and to join him in reading, Bailey grabbed a snack from the snacks that had been assembled before making her way over to Kim, who also appeared to be cosplaying. She smiled and sat down next to him, saying "Rafal, SGE?"
Opening her book, bailey began to devour her book, happy to be in Kim's presence.
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I have my wand and Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Last Olympian and To Kill a Mocking Bird. I am wearing a bright orange t-shirt that says, " Camp Half Blood" on it. Paired with it I am wearing light skinny jeans with a few holes in them. I am wearing black vans with no show socks. I have a beaded necklace with a few beads. My hair is in a messy bun making me look like Annabeth Chase.
I feel a little weird with my bright orange Camp Half Blood shirt. With my shirt I wear the most comportable jeans in existence. Wow I hope I look like Annabeth Chase. I know my hair is in a bun when hers is always in a pony but I don't look good in ponytails. Maybe I will meet my people at this thing. I have not met any fellow book nerds. Although I am slightly reluctant to trade my book. We will see if I end up trading. I love the Percy Jackson and the Olympians serise so much! Annabeth is queen! She is literally the best and she is so skilled! I have always wanted to learn archery although Annabeth never uses a bow. She has a signiture dagger but people may freak out if I bring a knife to this event.
I leave the Slytherin common room and start down the long empty corridors. Why is it so early in the morning? I continue walking hoping my footsteps are not to loud. I know if I was sleeping and heard sombody walking I would be very annoyed. I turn left and sigh. Longggg walk and I dont even know if my friend @Pandora Smith is going. I bet she is, she likes books just like I do. Alough I have no idea what exactlly she likes to read. She seems like a classics kind of girl. Or maybe horror or murder mysterys. Jeez this just shows how little I know about her.
I walk into the Great Hall feeling slightly nervous. Okay really nervous. I never been around a ton of people before. And while I may seem like a devil may care kind of girl I seceretly care about what other people think about me. For some reason I always think about how they a silently judging me. Deciding if I am good enough. I know I'm not but I wish I was good enough. I never told anybody how I really feel and that kinda scares me. I should tell every body I trust how I think. That there is somthing wrong with me.
There is a table that has several books on its top catergorized by color. Oooh sounds fun. But I head to the book exchange table instead. I have "To Kill a Mockingbird" to donate. My Mum has a copy that I can read. I really just want to help others discover their love for reading. I remember when I was just a little girl learning how to read fairy tales. Now I am a teenage girl who loves to read fantasy, dystopian, and murder mysterys. One of my favorite books is 'Famous Last Words' but it is hard to dress up as the characters because they are normal. Except for the ghost, but I would look ridiculous as a ghost. I walk over I sit down to wait for others. Ugh why are you so early Opal? I place the book on the table top and walk away. I sit on a wooden bench and run my fingers along the grain in it.
I walk over to the Mystery draw table and take a Sci-Fi book. I unwrap it and Divergent by Veronica Roth is reveiled. I love this book! I have read it but I am okay with having my own copy. Yay! Maybe this isn't a bust.
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Pandora sighed with relief when she noticed that a few more people were dressed as characters from the books. She even realized she knew some. When she saw the place where the books were left, she looked at the book in his hand. It was one of his favorite series, but she wanted to make new beginnings. She moved towards the table.
Putting her book down on the table, her eyes fell on the mystery lottery books. All the books there were wrapped. Curiously, he headed there. She took a red package from among them. Curiously, she opened it. The book A Series of Unfortunate Events written by Lemony Snicket came out. She had heard of this series but had not read it. And she thought it was a great choice for a fresh start. She knew she had a series on Netflix.
While looking for a quiet place to study the book, he heard someone calling out to him. As the girl approached, he realized that the girl was Anna. She wore a black robe and tied her black hair. She had always seen Anna with her hair down. She spoke a little normally to be a little bit like a character:
[cohttps://hogwarts.io/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=42400lor=#0062ff]"Thanks Anna. You're so beautiful too. I had a bit of a hard time making it like old times though. Anyway. Which book did you donate? Did you do the mystery book lottery? how have you been?"[/color]
She talked too much. Pandora looked at Anna. The girl he met on the Hogwarts Express was different now. She liked it though. But she couldn't understand what character she was trying to be like. She asked curisly.
"I don't understand but what character did you dress like? I never understood. A character in books in the wizarding world?"
Meanwhile, Pandora saw one of her close friends, Opal, who had come to the Great Hall. she was so beautiful. She wanted to talk. She turned to Anna. With a friendly voice
"I will come soon."
She left Anna. She wondered if Opal would recognize him by his dress. As she was leaving, an idea came to his mind. It would scare Opal. She was grinning slyly and approaching silently. Jumped on.
She couldn't help laughing. Fell down. It didn't even hurt. But she was still laughing. When she came to herself, she got up from the ground smiling
"Hi Opal. Isn't it a beautiful encounter? I thought I'd make a little joke. You look so beautiful. It didn't hurt anywhere, did it?"
She was kidding, but she didn't want to get hurt or hurt. She looked around in shock when she realized that her book was not in her hands. Looking down, she realized that the book had fallen to the floor. She picked up her book.
"What character did you dress up as? I couldn't quite get it. Which book did you donate? Is this the book you got from the draw?"
She gripped the book tighter. It's like I know the character she's wearing from somewhere. Then it suddenly occurred to her. She spoke excitedly
"You dressed like Annabeth Chase. Right? Omg."
Adrenaline was flowing through her body. She was excited. Gloves were making her very uncomfortable. It was something she wasn't used to. Her hands were sweaty. She took off a glove.
"Gloves sweated badly."
Okay, that shouldn't have been said, but she couldn't stand it. That's why she immediately said that I came to her mouth. Okay so she was a little embarrassed. It was such a weird feeling. She took a deep breath.
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Donate a book
Talking @Anna Blackrosee
@Opal Brinkman Jump over