Banner By Skylar Astor

Reducio

Interacting with:	@Zephyr Deakin, @Rose Pearce, @Edward Bishop, @Skylar Astor & @Harumi Everdane
Dialogue:	#225700
Date:	15.02.26
Words:	318

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The pile of pillows were so soft, Max found himself struggling to not sink into them and be fully submerged. He managed to sit up just enough to whack Harumi before collapsing into laughter. As she swore her revenge, he could only lift his hands as a shield between fits of laughter. The first pillow he almost managed to dodge, before being bombarded with several others. The hits did not really hurt, they just spurred more laughter from his lips.

The pillow from Zeph he managed to just about catch before he got Edwards pillow straight in the face. Snorting, he struggled to sit up more. Moving a few pillows from on top of him to beneath him, he was just about to encourage Rose to join them too. Then he caught the urge for competition.

«Heck yeah! You’re going down girls!» With a face red from laughing so much and a mischievous grin he raised his hands for Zeph and Edward to high five. Not being able to hit Rose from this angle, he instead flung a pillow at Skylar. After all, she did offer herself as target earlier.

Turning halfway he handed a pillow to Edward. That he would not throw one was fine, but he should at least hold one for protection. Stretching a bit he sent another pillow, this time aiming for Rose. It was doubtful that it would make it past her fierce protector, but he would have to think around that later.

He found it to be a good idea to change position, getting to his knees. Grasping a pillow he looked between all three girls. Ready to fling it or raise it for protection on a moments notice. «How about we split up and target them individually?» The suggestion was murmured to both boys without loosing his focus of the moment. Lapse of concentration in pillow wars was detrimental after all.

Rose was having a lot of fun watching her friends enjoying themselves and having a lot of fun. They were all being having fun in the fluffiness of pillows drowning in the cushion pit, jumping and above all hitting each other with pillows. Seeing them having so much fun reminded her of some good times she could have spent with her cousins and also her brother. Although she didn't have much pillow fights she knew the fun it was. In her dorm where a cushion pit was at the center of the room she and her roommates had some times done pillow fight. It was rather enjoyable. Rose let her mind drifted away to other good times she had known either with her family or her friends. In fact especially her friends. It was only some months she now was at Hogwarts and she had met so many nice people with who she could share a lot of personal things. She was really glad to have such people around her. Plus without having realised before she had always smiled whenever she was spending time with her friends. They were her source of joy and now seeing them having such a good time was remembering her that. Furthermore her mind eased a bit so she felt less tensed and worried about what had happened in Tenūsa and could happen here.

Without realisation someone had just popped up in front of her. Rose snapped back to reality when she heard her best friend's voice as she saw two braids in front of her. It was Skylar. Rose slightly frowned not understanding what was happening when she peeked aside to see Zephyr grinning mischief in his eyes and Skylar holding a pillow that he had probably intended to throw at her. Her eyes turned into a mischief look. If he wanted to play they were going to play. As if Harumi had read her mind she sent her a pillow to fight the boys with while suggesting the girls against the boys.

"Thanks Harumi!" Rose said smiling and totally agreeing with her idea.
"Let's win this!" Rose enthusiastically added to both of the girls while looking at the three boys in front of them pillow in hands scanning the three boys and who could be a better target among them.

Made by Skylar Astor

Skylar vanished under the pile of cushions and then she suddenly resurfaced directly in front of him which startled him he almost dropped the pillow in his hands. "For Pete's sake..." He blurted and ended up laughing anyway. If he was feeling tensed a while go for being in an unfamiliar place, now he was slowly loosening up as the room became alive with laughter and overlapping voices. Skylar throwing herself in the pillow pit without brake broke the ice, was what he assumed.

His plan of messing with Rose was stopped by Skylar when she acted all defensive for her friend, which was seconded by Edward. "Nobody just want to sit and watch during a pillow fight." Was his explanation, trying to defend his action calmly. He looked past Skylar toward where Rose was seated. She's the one he wanted to hear the answer from. "Are you really just going to sit there? We're having fun here, come on Rose." He coaxed the red haired girl.

He had just recovered from that when Harumi switched sides so he stared at her in disbelief as she armed Rose with a pillow. He turned toward the boys, shrugging, "Well they ask for it. Are you okay with this?" He wanted to know first just in case one of them switch sides too.

Edward and Max agreed though he noticed Edward's hesitation. Max on the other hand offered a high five which he returned while grinning. "That's the spirit mate." He leaned closer when Max suggested something. He replied with a nod and ready his pillow, already knowing who would be his target who by now finally joined the group.

As soon as Rose approached everyone, Zephyr cried out, "Attack!!! This is waaaar!!!" he threw one pillow after another at her, unsure if one even hit her but who cares? This was supposed to be fun and a fight between girls and boys. He may have threw some at Skylar and Harumi at some point too.

☆Made by Skylar Astor☆

Reducio Word count: ≈340

Reducio Mention: @Zephyr Deakin @Rose Pearce @Edward Bishop @Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler @Skylar Astor

Reducio Thoughts Speech

Seeing that everyone seemed to take on her challenge, the girl laughed at their naivety. The girls were going to win this no doubt, Harumi wasn't going to let them lose anyway, because she needs them to win for part two of her plan to be successful. If the girls win, while they're celebrating, Harumi will take the two girls by surprise, attack them with a few pillows and then become the sole winner. "They won't expect this!" The girl laughed at her evil plan, but it's easily mistaken for laughing at the amount of pillows exchanged between everyone.

----Harumi went to the other two girls' aid, throwing pillows at anyone with short hair or a daring enough personality to throw a pillow at her. "Actually even if we lose, I can pretend to have given up and then suddenly attack whoever remains." The girl thought as threw a pillow at Zephyr for no particular reason except that he exists.

----After initially targeting Zephyr, who was giving Rose trouble, the girl changed tactics and decided to aim for Edward first, he is the most reluctant between them, after all. She'll just spare him the fight and take him out first.

----Harumi picked two pillows and whacked Edward between them, like a sandwich. "Run from me if you wish to live!" She warned between giggles. At this point she didn't know who threw which pillow at her, she just survived through them.

----Without looking to see if Edward is still fighting or not, Harumi threw the two pillows she had at Max, trying to be as random as possible in hopes of nobody guessing what she's doing next. She is trying not to even think what she's doing, who knows, maybe someone here can read minds, maybe it's Max? She eyes Max suspiciously. "Is it you?!" She thought as she glared the poor boy, who probably doesn't take secret occlumency lessons during weekends.

----Oh well, it's probably not him. She throws a pillow at him for good measure anyway, better safe than sorry.

Banner By Skylar Astor

Interacting with:	@Zephyr Deakin, @Rose Pearce, @Edward Bishop, @Skylar Astor & @Harumi Everdane
Dialogue:	#225700
Date:	15th of February, 2026
Words:	253

He looked between his partners in crime and the girls with glee. This was how to spend an afternoon! He dove to avoid a pillow flying in from somewhere before shifting position slightly to get a better vantage point on his knees. He threw a couple of pillows in the direction of Harumi as she targeted each of them in turn. «Not on my watch!»

At some point he was grabbed by Skylar in an attempt to drag him down among the pillows. He shrieked in the midst of laughing and reached for his comrades in arms. «Heeelp! I don’t wanna get lost in the sea of pillows!» He waved his arms dramatically pretending to try to grab onto something that wouldn’t give. No such luck, as the only thing surrounding any of them was a pile of fluff. Still, grabbing a pillow, he flung it the best he could at Skylars face. Hoping to catch her off guard, he started squiggling and kicking his feet to get her to loosen her grip. «If you want to be burin the mountain of pillows you’re on your own!»

Harumi paused to stare at him for some reason far beyond his comprehension. It did give him an opening though. So yet another pillow was flung in her direction. Now he needed to pause. Laughing so hard his stomach hurt meant he was already out of breath. He grabbed a new pillow, just to be prepared, before he leaned back to observe his group of friends.