8 Aug 2020, 04:37
Homeward Bound
Date:1 July 2020
Time:On the train to London after school is over
Private Roleplay between Anastasia Beckett, @Cassandra Ironwoods and @Henry Knight (We have room for one more, please owl me if you are interested in joining us.
Anastasia was ready for a relaxing summer. She had had a stressful spring term of trying to catch up on schoolwork, making friends, staying on time for Headliner deadlines, and dodging new enemies. That was all before she had managed to get herself set on fire. She didn't want to think about what her parents had written to her about either. So, she wouldn't.
Unfortunately, she had gotten separated from her friends and the train was filling up, so she scanned for an empty compartment. There was space in one, so she ducked in before it was taken. She was glad she had already managed to say her goodbyes before she'd boarded the train. After what had happened last year, she had made certain to say goodbye just in case she didn't get the chance. She would just have to write all of them at the first opportunity. Biting her lip slightly, she shoved her trunk into the luggage rack. Once her trunk was secure, she glanced around and selected her seat. At that moment, she was joined by someone else looking for a seat. She sighed slightly at the prospect of being bothered by overly enthusiastic first years but knew she couldn't exactly expect to have a private compartment.
OOC: So sorry for the short starter! I usually write longer than this, but my inspiration bank is just about empty atm.
Last edited by Anastasia Beckett on 11 Aug 2020, 16:33, edited 2 times in total.
Long story short, I survived
Stats - Strength: 5, Agility: 6, Control: 12, Stamina:7
8 Aug 2020, 15:30
Homeward Bound
Henry had quite the year for his first year at Hogwarts, he had made friends and found his place while also gaining some confidence and courage. As he pulled his trunk down the aisle of the Hogwarts express that was taking a few student's home while most others were going to the camp like Henry, but sadly he got separated from his friends as he stretch his neck upward to search for them. Luckily he already said his goodbyes to the ones he won't be seeing at the camp and the ones he will, he made a point to meet up with them at the camp as Henry started to search for a empty compartment.
Henry peered in one and thought it was empty as he slid opened the door and stepped inside, with his back turned the other way he didn't noticed the other, reasonably tall and older girl who was already in the compartment. Henry lifted and placed his trunk in the above luggage rack before turning out and finally spotting the other student. While Henry did gain in confidence over his first year, he still had horrible anxiety as he opened his mouth but quickly closed it to take a breath before saying " I'm sorry, I didn't see you there. Uh, would you mind if I joined you?" Henry waited standing as he awaited her answer before taking a seat across from the girl and placing his messager type bag on his lap, so much for saving the compartment for my friends, Henry smiled at the girl as he spoke "I'm Henry by the way, uh-" He thought about saying his last name but decided against it as he say there with the girl whom Henry hadn't seen before so he assumed she must be a second or third year as he waited for her answer and didn't suspect another one to join them.
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
10 Aug 2020, 10:14
Homeward Bound
"Por el amor de lo que sea santo (for the love of whatever is holy),"Cash tried to avoid being tackled by students that too eager on board the train either for going back home or attend the summer camp. They end up open one of the door by accident. "Uh.. Hi there?"Cash more sound like questioned it rather than greet the other two people inside the random compartment.
They saw the girl around and if they did not mistaken, the girl once joined a game that Alan hosted. The other one though, Cash did not recognize him a bit. "If it is not bothering both of you, would you mind if I sit with you?"The green eyes girl said to both of the train compartment occupants.
"I can look for other empty one though but I am not so sure at this rate"They continued. Cash tried to find Selene among the throng of students that occupied the train but their searched was futile. Cash scratched the back of their head. Cash remembered now that the girl smack Rafa up at the back of his head quite hard.
Cash tried not to winced at the snippet of those short memory. The girl in front of them is not someone that you want to messed around with.@Anastasia Beckett | @Henry Knight
| sta • 10 | eva • 10 | str • 10 FROM ASHES WE RISE wis • 8 | arc • 8 | acc • 10 | PA | OS | PM Y3 THROUGH⠀THE⠀YEARS ability | PM Y5 | ability |
10 Aug 2020, 19:47
Homeward Bound
@Henry Knight | @Cassandra Ironwoods
Anastasia had just sat down when a boy appeared in the doorway. He looked like he was probably around her age or maybe a little younger. Ana would have vastly preferred to be a compartment with her friends, but seeing as that was apparently not an option, she supposed company wasn't the worst thing in the world, provided that they were people she could even remotely tolerate. The Gryffindor was very extroverted and this was one of her last opportunities to spend time around people who weren't insufferable Pureblood snobs for the summer, so she decided she wouldn't kick him out, at least not yet.
"No, I don't mind," Ana said breezily in response to his request to join her. She was about to return his introduction with one of her own when a third student joined them. This one had rather unusal purple hair and appeared to be several inches taller than Anastasia. The boy, Henry he'd said his name was, also seemed to be an inch or so taller than Ana. He also had rather nice blue eyes that reminded Ana of her cousin's eyes.
"I suppose you can," she said to the newcomer. Better these two who both seemed incredibly nervous and possibly a little scared of Ana than some talkative first years who would make the ride seem like a really bad opera."I'm Anastasia Beckett, and you are?" She adjusted her Gryffindor scarf for a moment before looking back at the purple-haired occupant of the compartment for an answer. She wasn't in her school robes, since she was going home, so her scarf was the only indication of her house. She hadn't worn it in months, but since she knew she was going to be seeing her parents who were still rather sore about her sorting, she thought a little house pride was fitting.
Long story short, I survived
Stats - Strength: 5, Agility: 6, Control: 12, Stamina:7
10 Aug 2020, 20:00
Homeward Bound
Henry heard the girl say that he could say and he nodded to her as he wasn't wearing anything that would say what house he was in and decided on telling her since she seemed to be in gryffindor from her scaf and some still had prejudiced against Slytherin's. Just then another joined the compartment, they seemed to have purple hair and seem to be around Henry's age and height, he was about to introduced himself with the girl mention her name was Anastasia, Anastasia Beckett.
Henry stared at Anastasia for a bit longer than suspected, Henry had heard a few about the Beckett's such as how rich and manipulated the family is. Henry heard from his father, mostly bad things though, how the Beckett's threw parties for pureblood friends and how much control they have at the ministry. How in the compartment with one made Henry a but nervous and he could feel his ever looming anxiety about to come down from over his head like a rain cloud. He looked at the third person in the compartment with purple hair and wonder if they knee who she was. Henry wasn't sure what to do but he was sure that he shouldn't get on the Beckett's bad side or even stare at her for too long so he quickly looked at the third person in the compartment as he spoke " I'm Henry, uh Henry Knight," he didn't mind saying his last name now because who knows maybe Beckett might know the Knights since her family is one of the arrogant and rich pureblood families.
Henry continue to hold his messager type bag a bit tightly as he continued to look at the person with purple hair, he didn't want to look at Beckett as he didn't want to anger or annoy her because he knew what type of power her family held in the wizarding world and Henry was definitely not one who wanted to see it first hand as he ask the third person in the compartment " what's your name,
I like your hair by the way."
@Anastasia Beckett and @Cassandra Ironwoods
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
13 Aug 2020, 17:43
Homeward Bound
"Thanks"Cash stated after the girl in Gryffindor scarf said that they could join in the compartment. The way the Gryffindor girl stated with each and every sentences that came out from her mouth, oozing with pureblood manner. It takes one to know one. Cash sit near the glass door. The girl then introduced herself as Anastasia Beckett.
The Ironwoods know the Beckett reputation among the wizarding world. Someone that they did not messing around with. Seeing the girl face reminded them of something. A unpleasant story back from the Blossom Ball. Many had went down in the Ball. The mosps invasion and someone being burned alive (Cash heard the story that circling around school).
Cash flew from the ball before all the bad things went down. The ball suffice to say went from one pleasant event to one chaotic hell. The boy, introduced himself as Henry Knights. Ana presence was unsettling but the green eyes girl pushed it aside. "Were you the one in that game? The tug 'o war one?"Cash questioned Ana.
"The one that Alan hosted"Cash added. The purple haired girl just want to make sure. Up until this point Cash always mistaken Ivy with the girl that now seated in front of them. Somehow after Henry introduced himself, his demeanour changed. The boy hold his messenger bag tighter. He get angsty and nervous.
Maybe Cash was not the only one that felt the chilling air. Cash turn their attention to the boy. "Cassandra Ironwoods. Cash"Cash introduced their name. Both to Ana and Henry. They about to tell the other occupants their first name but opted not to do that. Cash did not know whether Henry nor Ana ever heard about the Ironwoods.
Cash was not the type of person that get nervous by someone else's presence but right now what their feeling are no different than Henry's. "Thank you"Cash unconsciously touch their dyed hair. "Are both of you going to camp?"Cash inquires Ana and Henry at the same time.
They try to ease the odd feeling in the compartment. Cash about to tell the others that they will attend the camp just to get away from their current home situation but it looks like they will tell the reason if one of the occupants in the compartment ask them about it.@Anastasia Beckett | @Henry Knight
| sta • 10 | eva • 10 | str • 10 FROM ASHES WE RISE wis • 8 | arc • 8 | acc • 10 | PA | OS | PM Y3 THROUGH⠀THE⠀YEARS ability | PM Y5 | ability |
13 Aug 2020, 18:10
Homeward Bound
Henry heard the third person in the compartment question the Beckett girl about some things that Henry probably didn't attend because of his anxiety, when the third person introduced themselves as Cassandra ironwoods or Cash Henry then knew that they also knew who the Beckett family was as all three of them were pureblood's. Henry looked out the window to see that the train was pulling out of the station and Henry started to regret sitting there as he didn't have too many pureblood friends and rarely did he spend time around other pureblood's since he was different from the rest especially since both if his parents were disowned from their pureblood families before Henry was born and so what do you suspect the young Slytherin to hear about other pureblood's such as the Beckett's definitely not good things.
Henry tried to push his feelings aside as be loosen his grip on his bag but still felt a but unsure since he was sitting in the compartment with a Beckett and another from a pureblood family. However he heard Cash mention the camp, so Henry thought he rather interact then ignore them as he didn't want to get on the wrong side of the Beckett girl. Henry looked a bit at Cash and sort of looked at Beckett when he spoke " I will, yes. Are you Cash?" Henry decided not to tell his reason for going since it was probably childish because mainly he was going to avoid his father, as Henry look back at Beckett and suspected that she will answer soon.
Henry looked back at the slowly passing scenery as he thought about the confidence that he gained from his first year now here he was feeling like he lost it all. Henry took a breath that he hoped the other two didn't notice as he silently wondered if the two of them knew each other not like Henry would be surprised since Cash already mentioned seeing Beckett somewhere which really rattled Henry since he hated being somewhere where he didn't know anyone and the others knew at least someone. Henry thought of leaving for another compartment maybe one with some of his friends but decided against it as he might be a but too embarrassed to leave or might get it taken the wrong way by Beckett.
As Henry waited for Anastasia Beckett to speak, he thought if things that he could say as to not get on the wrong side of her. That was a first, well not a first just been a long time since he did thought about what to say now he could seriously feel his bloody anxiety raising inside of him. As Henry looked out the window he thought that this was really the first time he was in a situation with only pureblood's, especially a pureblood as well known as the Beckett family, shit, just breath and don't say the bloody wrong thing.
@Anastasia Beckett
and @Cassandra Ironwoods
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
18 Aug 2020, 04:33
Homeward Bound
@Henry Knight | @Cassandra Ironwoods
Ana noted the boy's reaction and subsequent stare when he heard her last name. It indicated to her that he was likely from a Pureblood or at least a family that was up to date in Wizarding Gossip. He looked away a little too quickly, which amused Ana slightly. Was he scared of her? It wasn't outside the realm of possibility, considering the rumors about the things that the Becketts orchestrated at the Ministery or even Ana's own habits at school. Still, she didn't think of herself as scary exactly. Intimidating and someone to be respected, maybe, but not someone who was scary. Then again, she hadn't heard of any other students running around setting people on fire and getting away with it, so maybe fear wasn't the most irrational reaction.
Ana furrowed her brow slightly when the newcomer asked about the game. Upon being reminded that Alan had hosted it, Ana let out a small chuckle as memories of smacking Rafa and hexing some random person dawned upon her. "I suppose I was," she said, arching an eyebrow at the purple-haired figure. She didn't particularly remember this person from that game, but then again, she'd been a bit more focused on trying to play Cupid for Rafa and Alan than the actual game, so there was a strong likelihood that Cash had been there and Ana just hadn't noticed.
Knight and Ironwoods both struck Ana as vaguely familiar, but she didn't care enough to try to dreg up details about her companions' families at the moment. She shook her head slightly when Cash asked if they were going to camp, her thoughts drifting elsewhere for a moment. She picked at an errant strand of hair as Henry revealed that he was in fact going to camp. She would have rather liked to go, if for no other reason than to watch the big Quidditch game. Sure, spending more time around her friends was great, but Quidditch came above all.
"So, where are you two from?" Ana asked, turning her attention back to her compartment companions. If she was stuck with them for the foreseeable future, she might as well get to know them. If they were dreadful, she could always leave and hunt down Rafa or Ruby.
Long story short, I survived
Stats - Strength: 5, Agility: 6, Control: 12, Stamina:7
18 Aug 2020, 16:18
Homeward Bound
Henry heard Beckett ask where they were from, he also noticed that she showed no knowledge when she heard his surname. Henry figure as much but wasn't sure if he should speak, he was still debating if he should just leave the compartment as he felt his anxiety rising in him and if he spoke again then he would most likely stutter, something that Henry never enjoyed doing as he looked out the window at the passing secrecy and hoped that Cash would answer. As Henry waited he didn't hear anyone else speak and started to get anxious as he remembered everything that his father spoke about the Beckett family plus a few rumours about Anastasia at Hogwarts, not that Henry believed the rumours, he was definitely mire focus on the fact that she was a Beckett then anything else.
Henry sat there in silence as he held his bag but after a few minutes Henry decided to speak because who knows maybe she might not be like her surname or family, he did tell Ileen not to judge others based on their families so maybe it's time that he took the advice to heart as he took a quick breath before saying " I'm from a small village; uh godric hollow. But I moved last year to Liverpool, " Something that Henry didn't like to mention as he spoke again " where are you from Anastasia?" Henry felt weird saying it, just like he felt weird being in a compartment with two other purbloods.
@Anastasia Beckett
and @Cassandra Ironwoods
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
19 Aug 2020, 17:04
Homeward Bound
At the respond that the green eyes girl got from Henry that he is going to the camp, Cash give a little smile. "That is great, maybe I will see you around?"The purple dyed haired girl stated. On the other hand Anastasia shook her head. Telling to both of her train companions that she will not attend the camp. With that info, Cash nodded their head.
Cash is not the type of person that pry to other people business. If the said person want to tell them, Cash will listen to them but if not, Cash will let it be. Cash knitted their eyebrows when they looked at Henry. The boy getting more anxious. "Estás bien, amigo?"Cash asked the boy with thick Cuban accent.
"Are you okay, mate?"The green eyes girl translate for the boy. The Gryffindor girl gave Cash her short replied regarding whether the wix attended the game or not. The air of nonchalant seeped out from the girl. Ana also rose one of her eyebrow to the green eyes girl. Cash themselves want to do the same as Ana did but opted not to do that instead.
Ana then asking to both of them where Cash and Henry are from. Henry provided his answer to Ana's question. Henry inform to both of the girls that he originally from Godric Hollow but he moved to Liverpool. Cash once or twice heard about the village name. "Why did you move?"Cash questions the boy without thinking first.
"I mean if you do not mind telling me that, if not that is fine too"Cash added. "I am sorry if I am seems impolite with my question, I know you and your family had your own reasons for it"The green eyes girl assurex the boy. Her mother once told them it is a impolite thing to do to prying at other people business.
"My family and I live in Oxford"Cash told both Ana and Henry. Cash look at Ana while waiting the girl to provide her answer to Henry's question.
@Anastasia Beckett | @Henry Knight
| sta • 10 | eva • 10 | str • 10 FROM ASHES WE RISE wis • 8 | arc • 8 | acc • 10 | PA | OS | PM Y3 THROUGH⠀THE⠀YEARS ability | PM Y5 | ability |