31 Jul 2018, 18:34
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"Not much," Ford assured the girl. "We were just talking about music." So Piper enjoyed musicals, eh? He hoped that didn't mean their new companion was a theatre-type. Ford didn't know much about them to be honest, but in every Muggle book he'd read the theatre kids were always either full of themselves, super friendly and outgoing, or "charmingly quirky" in such a way that the reader was supposed to feel for them but Ford simply found annoying. He hadn't seen many musicals, so he was really in no place to judge. Some of them probably had wonderful music. Yet for could not help but think of the stereotypical argument of how silly it was for people to randomly burst into song and dance. Why, that wasn't an accurate depiction of the world at all. The best fiction, in his opinion, was grounded in reality.
Still he did not wish to offend these people. After all, he was stuck with them at the very least until the end of class. It would be dumb to pick a fight over something so trivial, so he simply nodded and smiled as Piper expressed his love of the strange art form. He then turned back to Mary. "We've got the first part done, just waiting for it to boil."
Still he did not wish to offend these people. After all, he was stuck with them at the very least until the end of class. It would be dumb to pick a fight over something so trivial, so he simply nodded and smiled as Piper expressed his love of the strange art form. He then turned back to Mary. "We've got the first part done, just waiting for it to boil."
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31 Jul 2018, 20:39
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Eri looked at Mary as she returned. She didn't miss much. They just started and finished the first step of the potion. But waiting for it to boil would take a long time. Now they were talking about musicals and music. Maybe they could just talk about something else. She didn't care for musicals, but she would let them talk and just go back to her drawings. At least then nobody would ask her any questions about her family. She didn't like explaining her family life to people. It was just something that she would rather avoid than tell people.
The brunette picked up her sketch book and pencil and propped her feet back on the desk and began to sketch again. She was wanting the potion to go ahead and boil but it wasn't going to any time soon and she wasn't one who was to screw up something just because she didn't like the situation. So she sat still and sketched. Maybe they could all talk and become friends later, but she wasn't good at that part. She would rather let the other people do the friend making, but that is not how things work though she wished it was.
The brunette picked up her sketch book and pencil and propped her feet back on the desk and began to sketch again. She was wanting the potion to go ahead and boil but it wasn't going to any time soon and she wasn't one who was to screw up something just because she didn't like the situation. So she sat still and sketched. Maybe they could all talk and become friends later, but she wasn't good at that part. She would rather let the other people do the friend making, but that is not how things work though she wished it was.
{"Mistakes are forgivable if one has the courage to admit them." Bruce lee} Eri Windstone.
31 Jul 2018, 21:05
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Piper beamed at Mary as she approached, pleased to have the group complete again. She looked a little flustered, but then the storage closet was probably full of animals in jars and powders giving off weird smells and slimy things of indeterminate species on shelves. He would have hurried away from it too.
From the looks of it, she'd had pretty good timing. Piper wasn't about to leap to the conclusion that either of his classmates hated musicals, but he knew from experience that there was a kind of unspoken conversational law that if one party announced their love of them, all other like-minded parties would announce a consensus. He could safely assume, then, that a discussion about musicals would be very short and very one-sided.
Still, now wasn't the time to give up on conversation! These people were witches and wizards, after all. They were bound to have some unusual interests.
That said, Piper wasn't sure if he should be disheartened that Eri immediately turned back to her sketchbook. He shrugged it off. She must be super invested in that drawing.
Piper gave it a moment, but no one seemed to be starting a conversation, so he jumped right in.
"Hey, Mary, what was the supply closet like? I've always kind of imagined a vending machine type of situation, but made of wood and stuff because, y'know, wizards."
From the looks of it, she'd had pretty good timing. Piper wasn't about to leap to the conclusion that either of his classmates hated musicals, but he knew from experience that there was a kind of unspoken conversational law that if one party announced their love of them, all other like-minded parties would announce a consensus. He could safely assume, then, that a discussion about musicals would be very short and very one-sided.
Still, now wasn't the time to give up on conversation! These people were witches and wizards, after all. They were bound to have some unusual interests.
That said, Piper wasn't sure if he should be disheartened that Eri immediately turned back to her sketchbook. He shrugged it off. She must be super invested in that drawing.
Piper gave it a moment, but no one seemed to be starting a conversation, so he jumped right in.
"Hey, Mary, what was the supply closet like? I've always kind of imagined a vending machine type of situation, but made of wood and stuff because, y'know, wizards."
3 Aug 2018, 17:12
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"Not much," Ford assured the Mary. Thank goodness Mary thought relieved. Even though potions wasn't necessarily her strong suit, Mary was still eager to consume knowledge.
"We were just talking about music" Ford said. Music? Mary thought confused. She didn't have anything against it, she just didn't hold much interest in it. Humming in response to Ford, Mary turned to the others of the group and offered a small smile of greeting.
Eri seemed to loose interest in the conversation and Ford seemed to lack any enthusiasm about it so piper cut the talk short. There seemed to be a bit of an awkaward pause in the group, with no one talking. Mary was never good with words-she left the conversation starting to other people. Mary tapped her fingers agaisnt the table the were seating at when piper spoke up.
"Hey, Mary, what was the supply closet like? I've always kind of imagined a vending machine type of situation, but made of wood and stuff because, y'know, wizards."
Oh no Mary thought exaspertdly. Her mind would have to return to the manny horrors of the supply closet.
"It was treacherous. Mary said,to make it dramatic she wiped away fake sweat from her forehead. "Everything was pilled a mile high,or at least thats what it seemed like." "You'd expect it to be the least be organized but no." Mary said with fake fear in her eyes to give an effect. "I hope to never return to that closet."
"We were just talking about music" Ford said. Music? Mary thought confused. She didn't have anything against it, she just didn't hold much interest in it. Humming in response to Ford, Mary turned to the others of the group and offered a small smile of greeting.
Eri seemed to loose interest in the conversation and Ford seemed to lack any enthusiasm about it so piper cut the talk short. There seemed to be a bit of an awkaward pause in the group, with no one talking. Mary was never good with words-she left the conversation starting to other people. Mary tapped her fingers agaisnt the table the were seating at when piper spoke up.
"Hey, Mary, what was the supply closet like? I've always kind of imagined a vending machine type of situation, but made of wood and stuff because, y'know, wizards."
Oh no Mary thought exaspertdly. Her mind would have to return to the manny horrors of the supply closet.
"It was treacherous. Mary said,to make it dramatic she wiped away fake sweat from her forehead. "Everything was pilled a mile high,or at least thats what it seemed like." "You'd expect it to be the least be organized but no." Mary said with fake fear in her eyes to give an effect. "I hope to never return to that closet."
Hey guys im sorry for the late response,my ooc life got in the way. Sorry for the iffy writing once again.
Mary Brown~
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10 Aug 2018, 07:04
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Ford looked at Mary curiously as he described the interior of the supply room. He knew where it was, having studied the map of Hogwarts extensively, but its contents were a complete mystery to him. The serious boy had never liked mysteries. He much preferred to know things...In fact, it was this desire that kept him from ditching his classes altogether. A more optimistic person may have called it "curiosity" or a "love of learning", but to young Master Farquad it was nothing so positive. His lack of knowledge was less an opportunity than it was a deficiency he needed to rectify as soon as possible. If there was one thing he knew, it was the fact that he really did not know much at all. He made a mental note to find out the contents of the mystery room before turning back to the group.
Piper's analysis was rather amusing. A vending machine, eh? That would certainly be more efficient than the stacks of random materials Mary had described. Of course, most wizards seemed quite unconcerned with efficiency. Perhaps that was due to the fact that adults in this world seemed to rely on magic for just about everything. They used it to cook, to travel, to clean... they were all so dependent on it that if magic were to suddenly disappear he was certain the adult world would fall into chaos. But his fellow students... the thought suddenly struck him that the eleven-year-olds surrounding him had not yet been indoctrinated into such fierce dependency. Some of them may have even come from a world without magic altogether. Piper, annoying as he was, had been clever enough to think up the idea of a vending machine for ingredients. And Eri was drawing, not magical paintings that moved about dramatically, but just normal sketches of life. It wasn't a huge hope, but perhaps they would have insight he had yet to think of.
Ford put on another award -winning smile and posed a sudden question. "What would you guys do if magic suddenly just... disappeared?" He spoke innocent enough, as though it were another get-to-know-you question: an icebreaker, like those questions people asked about what you would do if you were stranded on an island. Yet he was far more interested to hear their responses.
Piper's analysis was rather amusing. A vending machine, eh? That would certainly be more efficient than the stacks of random materials Mary had described. Of course, most wizards seemed quite unconcerned with efficiency. Perhaps that was due to the fact that adults in this world seemed to rely on magic for just about everything. They used it to cook, to travel, to clean... they were all so dependent on it that if magic were to suddenly disappear he was certain the adult world would fall into chaos. But his fellow students... the thought suddenly struck him that the eleven-year-olds surrounding him had not yet been indoctrinated into such fierce dependency. Some of them may have even come from a world without magic altogether. Piper, annoying as he was, had been clever enough to think up the idea of a vending machine for ingredients. And Eri was drawing, not magical paintings that moved about dramatically, but just normal sketches of life. It wasn't a huge hope, but perhaps they would have insight he had yet to think of.
Ford put on another award -winning smile and posed a sudden question. "What would you guys do if magic suddenly just... disappeared?" He spoke innocent enough, as though it were another get-to-know-you question: an icebreaker, like those questions people asked about what you would do if you were stranded on an island. Yet he was far more interested to hear their responses.
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11 Aug 2018, 01:55
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Eri listened to Ford's question and thought about it for no longer than a second and without looking up from her drawing she replied, "Nothing really. Why freak out? We are at the age where we don't depend on magic for everything, but adults do. If they lose their magic then we have the upper hand, don't we? Though why would we need an upper hand? That I haven't quite thought through. But if all the adults are busy trying to fix the lack of magic, then aren't we free to do what we want?" Realizing she said so much she shrugged and added, "Not that that really matters."
The brunette stopped talking and continued her detailed drawing of her landscape. One thing she didn't really care about was that adults relied so much on magic, but that's how they were raised, well especially those who were born in magic families. It would be sad to see them struggle if magic suddenly disappeared. But there was a plus side to this. Eri didn't exactly like the rules that much, but she would never show people that reckless side of her, because it's not a very pretty site to see.
The brunette stopped talking and continued her detailed drawing of her landscape. One thing she didn't really care about was that adults relied so much on magic, but that's how they were raised, well especially those who were born in magic families. It would be sad to see them struggle if magic suddenly disappeared. But there was a plus side to this. Eri didn't exactly like the rules that much, but she would never show people that reckless side of her, because it's not a very pretty site to see.
{"Mistakes are forgivable if one has the courage to admit them." Bruce lee} Eri Windstone.
11 Aug 2018, 10:31
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Piper's eyes went wide when Mary spoke of the formidable supply closet. He knew a good story when he heard one, and this one was certainly well told.
"Woah," he said, eyes growing wide as saucers.
Ford seemed to be deep in thought for a moment. He suddenly beamed at them, effectively piquing Piper's curiosity at what had amused him so much. His question didn't seem very amusing, but then maybe Ford was a fan of hypothetical discussion. Piper made a mental note of that just in case.
Eri's answer was interesting, for sure. Piper considered it for a moment before answering.
"I mean," he said, slower than normal, "for me, it depends on the exact nature of the disappearance. Like, you know, is it just ka-blow, gone forever, no more magic, or just a temporary thing? 'Cause in the long run, my folks are both out of a job without magic and we don't exactly have muggle qualifications to help us get new ones. Gotta be the same kind of situation for most wizard families. So I guess the old wizarding government would have to start setting up benefits systems and adult schools so that the muggle population wouldn't start to wonder why there was suddenly some mass unemployment crisis going on. Would probably fix that tired old perspective of muggle-borns being useless, cause they'd be the best at interacting in this new world."
He paused for a moment, then his face lit up in a grin. "Oh, and I'd totally start up my own ice cream parlour/ bookshop hybrid. It's an ice dream, don't you think?"
"Woah," he said, eyes growing wide as saucers.
Ford seemed to be deep in thought for a moment. He suddenly beamed at them, effectively piquing Piper's curiosity at what had amused him so much. His question didn't seem very amusing, but then maybe Ford was a fan of hypothetical discussion. Piper made a mental note of that just in case.
Eri's answer was interesting, for sure. Piper considered it for a moment before answering.
"I mean," he said, slower than normal, "for me, it depends on the exact nature of the disappearance. Like, you know, is it just ka-blow, gone forever, no more magic, or just a temporary thing? 'Cause in the long run, my folks are both out of a job without magic and we don't exactly have muggle qualifications to help us get new ones. Gotta be the same kind of situation for most wizard families. So I guess the old wizarding government would have to start setting up benefits systems and adult schools so that the muggle population wouldn't start to wonder why there was suddenly some mass unemployment crisis going on. Would probably fix that tired old perspective of muggle-borns being useless, cause they'd be the best at interacting in this new world."
He paused for a moment, then his face lit up in a grin. "Oh, and I'd totally start up my own ice cream parlour/ bookshop hybrid. It's an ice dream, don't you think?"