Wrong Person! PV Aurélie

ROLEPLAYING AS BEAUXBATONS iNPC AURÉLIE DUVAL

August 18th, 2023
Amber Frost Hart (@Reyna Evergreen)

french | english | thoughts | others

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Aurélie couldn't believe it. She was finally going to be leaving for Beauxbatons. In her family, it had always been a right of passage. Once you'd attended your first year at a magical academy, you were practically grown up. Being the youngest in House Duval and an only child at home, she'd always been treated as a baby and couldn't wait for her chance to escape it.

As she counted down the days till her departure, daydreaming was the only thing she did much of. Aurélie barely noticed the time flying as she visited her friends and talked about what her new school life is going to be like. Absentminded and always with her head in the clouds, her parents complained on multiple occasions of her not paying attention to... anything.

One day, however, she head an owl tap-tapping at her window and got up to receive it. Grateful for the food and water that Aurélie provided it with, the owl left her alone to read the letter that she'd taken from its foot.

The letter almost immediately set red flags in Aurélie's mind. English. It was written not in French, the language that she, her parents, and all of her friends spoke most often. No, it was written in English, meaning it had to be from someone she didn't know.

Carefully, she opened it up before examining it carefully. She could speak, read, and write in English, but as her second language, it took her a little bit longer than her mother tongue. But it didn't even take Aurélie ten minutes to figure out that this message wasn't for her. Dear Bestie, it read. Her best friends wouldn't owl her when they could walk over any time- especially not in English.

With a frown, and a guilty conscience, Aurélie continued reading. She made it to the bottom before knowing with certainty that this letter wasn't for her. It was signed by a mysterious person of whom she'd never heard of. Amber Frost Hart. Not a French name, and definitely not one that she knew.

Still, she felt that it was her duty to let the writer know that she'd accidentally sent to the wrong person. And that I read the other person's mail. She would send her apologies and, maybe, try to get to know this person.

Without a single thought about what Amber might think about Aurélie, she rolled the parchment up and tied it to the leg of the owl with a bright red ribbon. She let the bird take off into the sky and smiled as she watched it disappear into the distance.

She really, really hoped Amber would reply back.

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THE LETTER

Reducio

Dear Amber Frost Hart,

It's funny how a common creature such as an owl is used to deliver important messages in the wizarding world. Especially with all the mistakes that have happened. Still, we keep up the tradition of using owls.

If you haven't understood it yet, your letter has gone to the wrong person. The poor bird flew all the way over here and didn't even get the right person! I'm Aurélie, by the way. Your owl made it to Marseille, France, before collapsing with exhaustion in my bedroom.

Anyway, I'm extremely sorry. I couldn't help myself and read the entire thing, even though I knew it wasn't for me in the beginning. Whoever Kaya is, she must be a great person if you both pull pranks together.

Sincerely,
Aurélie

Outfit: Reducio "English"|Thoughts

21/08/23 OOC Note: Reducio OMG, I'm so sorry for the late reply! I have been so busy! Abilities: Charmer | Fearless

I was waiting anxiously for my letter back from Kaya. It might take a while though as I knew Kaya was busy and with her family. Finally, I felt the familiar tapping that sent vibrations on the window. I smiled. The letter was back! I grabbed the letter patting the owl on the back of its head. But the first thing I noticed was that... the owl looked absolutely exhausted. Not like it normally did when coming back from Kaya or her families house. the second thing I noticed was that the parchment was rolled up really nicely. Kaya always stuffed her not on tiny sheets of paper in an envelope? Did I have a stealer? Did someone steal my letter? What was going on? Curious I snatched up the parchment and unrolled it. And soaked in the words... My letter had gone to the wrong person? WHAT?! Shoot. At least the person who received it was nice, and told me. So I decided to write back on a piece of parchment as well. Maybe, just maybe my boring days would become less boring. Dear Aurélie, I am so sorry for that mistake. I can't believe that I sent the letter to the wrong person. I'm glad it ended up with you and not some other bad person haha. Now I feel bad for my poor owl. Don't worry I gave it plenty of food and water but it will have to make another journey to France sadly. What's France like? I've always wanted to know what its like. And it's okay if you read my letter. Nothing personal really. So you see I'm an adventurer and I love making new friends so Aurélie, if you'd like, would you mind being my acquaintance. More like a pen pal, if you've heard of a term like such. It was nice to meet you Aurélie. Anyway if you choose to respond, tell me something about yourself. Sincerely, Amber Frost Hart Now I had another letter to write to Kaya as well.

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ROLEPLAYING AS BEAUXBATONS iNPC AURÉLIE DUVAL

August 20th, 2023
Amber Frost Hart (@Reyna Evergreen)

french | english | thoughts | others

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It wasn't like Aurélie expected her letter to Amber to come back. It was, after all, just a convenience letter, something to notify the reader that their previous letter hadn't gone to the proper reciever. Still, having nothing better to do, she waited by her window at all times, just in case.

One morning, her mother, being the nosy person she was, had come down into Aurélie's bedroom to see her lying on her bed, absentmindedly staring at the open window. She'd been, to say the least, horrified. Her daughter was usually a tireless being, always finding something or another to keep her from her boredom. To see her wasting away on her bed sheets as if there was nothing better to do had scared the poor woman, who'd immediately diagnosed Aurélie as sick and pampered the girl with warm soup.

When the owl did arrive, a day later, Aurélie's absentmindedness left her instantly. She rushed over to the window and gently held the exhausted owl. Setting the creature gently on her own owl's cage and letting it refuel itself, she untied the parchment from its leg and started to read. As she reached the end of the letter, her excitement had doubled.

Not only had Amber forgiven her for reading the letter, she'd also suggested that they become pen pals. Oh, what a wonderful idea! Aurélie pulled out some parchment, an inkwell, and her favorite quill. Writing the letter would've been much easier, had Amber known French, but writing in English would have to do. Rolling it up, she secured it onto the owl's leg. After letting it rest for a while longer, she let it go.

Watching it fly farther and farther away, Aurélie felt a sort of excitement shoot through her. Finally, something worth thinking about was happening this summer!

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THE LETTER

Reducio

Dear Amber Frost Hart,

The letter wasn't an inconvenience at all, actually. I've been bored for quite some time now, and your letter really spiced things up. I have to admit, I didn't believe that you would respond, but I'm extremely glad that you did. And I'll make sure to treat your owl with plenty of food and water for its successful long journey.

France is absolutely breathtaking. I haven't been anywhere but Marseille, since my parents are big travellers, though I have seen a little bit of Paris. The coast is wonderful in Marseille, as well as the cuisine.

Oh, reading your letter made me so happy! Of course I would like to be your pen pal. We call them a "correspondant" in French. I'm not the best at English, being born and raised in France. What I mean to say is, I can speak, and write it, but I'm not very confident. So please correct me if I am wrong in anything. What languages do you speak?

Something about me. Well, I am interested in dance. It is my preferred sport, though I will occasionally play others. I also enjoy photography. Are there any hobbies that you would like to share?

I can't wait to hear back from you!

Sincerely,
Aurélie

Outfit: Reducio "English"|Thoughts

23/08/23 OOC Note: Reducio OMG, I'm so sorry for the late reply! I have been so busy! Abilities: Charmer | Fearless

I waited patiently, nope scratch that absolutely not patiently by the window excited that maybe my summer would become more interesting. I sat down and decided that I should probably do something more productive. So I decided that I would go outside and maybe practice some quidditch on my broom. I raced outside, got into some proper clothes and then began to practice for a few hours. just as I was about to go back inside I heard a recognizable fluttering in the air. I raced up into my room not bothering to put my broom in the right place. The letter! Did Aurélie write back? I watched as my owl flew into the room and dropped a letter. It was exhausted again. I fed it some food quickly and then I read the letter. I smiled. I grabbed my quill and quickly wrote back excited. Dear Aurélie, Oh, I'm so glad that you agreed! thank you for feeding my owl! I think my owl is getting the most amount of exercise it has ever gotten before haha. France sounds amazing. I love to travel and go on adventures to different places but I have never gotten to go to France. Maybe one day I will get that chance. Your English is very good, I don't think I will have to correct many mistakes of yours! I only speak English sadly but want to learn some other languages. I was thinking about Spanish and Latin but maybe I should try French now that I have someone to speak with! Hmmmm... Some hobbies, I love to travel like I said before, explore, go on adventures. I also love pranking people and I play Quidditch. If you know what that is. Basically it's a sport on a broom and it's super fun. Dance and photography are cool, do you have any cool pictures you could send me back with this letter? Sincerely, Amber Frost Hart I waited a day for my owl to rest and then I sent the letter off once again excited for a new response.

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ROLEPLAYING AS BEAUXBATONS iNPC AURÉLIE DUVAL

August 2023
Amber Frost Hart (@Reyna Evergreen)

french | english | thoughts | others

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Now that Aurélie was sure that her letter would be returned, the pain of waiting was much worse. The start of her time at Beauxbatons was steadily coming closer and that was all her parents would talk about, but Aurélie's mind, like always, was somewhere else. Sometimes, it was about the magic that she would learn, sometimes it was the friends she would make, and sometimes, it was the letter that her new hopefully friend Amber might send her back from... wherever it was that she was from.

And when the letter did come, she got all excited over it. Ignoring the owl which gratefully went over the owl feeder that she'd set up, Aurélie opened up the letter and drank in the words greedily. Amber's responses were always so thoughtful and fun to read, so much so that she would read each letter a few times before responding, and Aurélie hoped that she'd get to improve her English as they wrote back-and-forth.

Picking up a new sheet of parchment, Aurélie penned her response. After she finished, she read it over before tying it to the owl's leg and letting the creature rest. After a day, she watched the owl fly off.

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THE LETTER

Reducio

Dear Amber Frost Hart,

If you ever do visit France, do come visit me as well. I'd love to meet you in person, and maybe you can even bring your bestie!

I've been wanting to try a new language as well. French is my mother tongue, and English was sort of mandatory, so I've never gotten a chance to try something that I've wanted to. I've heard Latin is hard, do you think you can master it?

Pranking people sounds amazing. I would try it, but I need a prank partner, since its not as fun to do alone, I've heard. And, of course I know what Quidditch is! I'm a pureblood almost-witch. I will begin attending Beauxbatons for my first year in September, actually. What about you? Back to the topic at hand, I'm not much of a Quidditch fan since I'm not very athletic. But, I'm thinking about joining the duelling team for my school.

I have attached an image of a Marseille beach for you. I can't wait to read your response!

Sincerely,
Aurélie

THE IMAGE

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Outfit: Reducio "English"|Thoughts

25/08/23 OOC Note: Reducio OMG, I'm so sorry for the late reply! I have been so busy! Abilities: Charmer | Fearless

Ilvermorny. I would have to go there soon. 5 days. I was excited but at the same time I would miss all the free time. For most people, school was the top priority. But what my parents found out was staring out the window was my new hobby. I loved adventures. The kind you do in the forest, but also the kind when you accidentally send a letter to a random person all the way across the ocean. How this came to be, I was quite confused. But all in all I was quite happy about it. In the mean time I practiced a lot of quidditch knowing that tryouts were going to be soon. I busied myself trying to come up with more pranks and I spent some time with Kaya as well. But I was always distracted. But it was only until the letter came. It came after 2 days. I opened it as fast as I could and read it smiling. I grabbed a quill and paper but not before feeding my owl. Dear Aurélie, I'd love to go to France! I wish I could, but alas summer is almost over, school starts in 5 days now. on September 1st, you should start sending your letters to Ilvermorny and I'll send yours to Beauxbatons! Hmmm, you should learn Latin, it sounds cool! As for pranking, I'm sure your find a friend at Beauxbatons that you can prank with. If you ever prank someone please tell me!!!! I love hearing the funny stories! You should definitely join the duelling team. I think you'll be great at duelling! Marsielle looks so amazing. I live in Toronto, Canada and I moved from California. We live near this Lake called Lake Ontario which is beautiful. You should visit sometime! I attached some pictures of Lake Ontario. Reducio Sincerely, Amber Frost Hart I waited a day once again and then I sent the letter off eager for a response.

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ROLEPLAYING AS BEAUXBATONS iNPC AURÉLIE DUVAL

September 2023
Amber Frost Hart (@Reyna Evergreen)

french | english | thoughts | others

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Aurélie couldn't believe it. She was finally, finally, going to the legendary school of her dreams, the place that she'd been told about since she was a little girl, the best school for magic that ever was. Beauxbâtons.

Just the thought of what she was going to experience in the next few hours sent chills up Aurélie's spine. As her parents cried their tears of sadness at having to lose her to the academy for a few months, she checked up on her trunk one last time. She'd double and triple checked to make sure that she had everything, from the school supplies that she'd gone out of her way to get to her favorite clothing. She would leave nothing behind except for the suffocating, unwavering attention of her parents. Hopefully, while she was gone, they would learn to fix their obsessions on something, or someone, else.

Aurélie was about to leave her room, done with the last inspection, when she heard a tapping on the window. Confused, she opened it up and in flew an owl. A familiar owl. Oh. How had she forgotten? The excitement of the last few days had truly gotten to her, it seemed. She'd forgotten that she had a pen pal. Amber!

Hurriedly, Aurélie opened up the letter, reading it quickly, a smile growing on her face. She couldn't leave her pen pal hanging, now could she. Besides, it wasn't as if her parents would complain if she wanted to stay at the house for a few more minutes to finish penning a letter.

Instead of taking care to find the best supplies to write, Aurélie took out some spare parchment from something she'd written in the past week and one of her extra inkwells and quills, since her favoured ones were in her trunk, packed away and ready for her journey to Beauxbatons. Hastily, she wrote her reply. Rereading it once and signing her name, she tied it to Amber's owl's leg. "Désolé, petit ami. Je suis pressé." Sorry, little friend. I'm in a hurry.

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THE LETTER

Reducio

Dear Amber Frost Hart,

School begins soon for me as well. I'm actually headed there soon, so my letter will be really short. If I do learn Latin, I'll need a friend to speak it with, and that might be hard to find. Maybe I'll stick to something easier. I've heard Spanish is very similar to French, so I might try that. I will find a pranking partner eventually, I know I will. And when I do, I will tell you all about my adventures. Until then, you should tell me about yours so that I can get some ideas. Lake Ontario is so pretty, it's like a rocky beach. Do you go there with your friends? Alright, I must wrap up this letter now, but I can't wait to hear from you when I'm at Beauxbatons.

Sincerely,
Aurélie

Outfit: Reducio "English"|Thoughts

03/09/23 OOC Note: Reducio OMG, I'm so sorry for the late reply! I have been so busy! Abilities: Charmer | Fearless

Amber was going back to Ilvermorny. And she was excited. She had gotten back to New York from Toronto where she lived and she had boarded the train to her favorite place in the world. She was quite busy with school work now but she had missed her dorm, her friends and everything else about Ilvermorny that she loved. She missed many things about summer as well. And one of those things happened to be her pen pal. Aurélie. She hoped that she could continue this whole pen pal thing even during school days. For that to work Aurélie had to send the letter here. And she had to send it to Beauxbâtons. Amber had not forgotten about this mini adventure she had had over the summer. It had been tons of fun. So when a letter arrived at Ilvermorny two days after she arrived, she was not surprised. She hurriedly opened the letter excited to take in some new knowledge all the way from France. Dear Aurélie, Hmmm. Yes, I guess you should learn Spanish, there are plenty of people who know how to speak Spanish everywhere. Good luck finding a pranking partner and have fun at Beauxbâtons! I am currently writing this letter from Ilvermorny. I guess I am kind of sad summer is over but not at the same time. By the time this reaches you you probably would have spent some time at school already so tell me how it is! I do go to Lake Ontario with my friends occasionally but not too often. Only my best friend lives in Canada the rest live in other places so it is much harder. I hope you have a great time at Beauxbâtons and do tell me about your time as will I! Sincerely, Amber Frost Hart The owl looked tired so I let it rest for two days before sending it off.

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ROLEPLAYING AS BEAUXBATONS iNPC AURÉLIE NATHALIE DUVAL

October 1st, 2023
Amber Frost Hart (@Reyna Evergreen)

french | english | thoughts | others

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Beauxbatons was beautiful and amazing, Aurélie wouldn't let anyone disagree. For a girl who'd learned through tutors for her entire life, such a vast academy, filled with so many students, it was so odd to think of. The work, hours of homework, club meetings, and student events, kept her busy throughout most days so that once she was finally done and returned to her space at the end of each day, she collapsed in exhaustion.

Because of the sudden increase of things to do, Aurélie felt herself slipping up. She'd always been a little rebellious back home, but she'd never skipped out on lessons or homework. Education was important, a value instilled in her from a young age. But now, at Beauxbatons, that value made it hard on her. She found herself having almost no leisure time to do the things she loved, dance and photography.

When she got Amber's letter from Ilvermorny, she read it quickly, but having no time to respond, kept putting it off. Now, a month later, when things had finally calmed down enough for the Beauxbatons student, she opened the letter once more.

Time to finally answer this. She hoped Amber wouldn't be angry at her for taking so long to respond. Picking up her favorite quill and a piece of good parchment to make up for last time, Aurélie wrote.

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THE LETTER

Reducio

Dear Amber Frost Hart,

I'm so very sorry for taking so long on my response. I promise I didn't forget. My time at Beauxbatons just takes up so much more time than my tutors ever did. I don't think I was ready for this much, but I've adjusted now. Again, I'm really sorry.

Beauxbatons is a beautiful school and the way they teach is very helpful. I understand my lessons very well. As I told you I would, I have joined the duelling team, and I'm so excited. Spells are hard to learn and even harder to master, but whenever I do, it makes the victory so much more pleasing. I'm sure you understand what I mean.

Ah, I understand. I've never really been out of Marseille before, so most of my friends are from there. Except you, of course. Now that I'm making friends from all over France because of Beauxbatons, I suppose I'll have similar problems. Especially since my parents would never let me go out of Marseille during the breaks.

I've heard from people in Beauxbatons that Ilvermorny has houses that students are sorted into. I didn't really understand what this means, so could you explain?

Sincerely,
Aurélie