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"I'm Elle, a Ravenclaw. I think we must have some classes together or maybe even just one but I swear we've met before," she shrugged again.
Annie listened with one ear at Elle. Not that she was bored or anything, but she really wanted to get back to her studies. "Ravenclaw? Nice to meet you, Elle," she told her as her hand passed over a page.Hearing her words, Annie blinked in surprise, "I don't know for sure. I've been up and around the school, with no regards to the other students. O.W.L.S. are completely taking a lot from me."
She smiled apologetically at Elle. Her mind was pretty much scattered and sometimes she forgot to eat and take care of herself. Good thing, her friends were always there to support and remind her at times.
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As much as she wanted to continue studying, as much as she needed to continue studying, she could barely keep her eyes from closing. Talking with Annie woke her up a little. On the other hand, if she wasn't going to study, she might as well go and sleep.
"That's about it. Wake up, eat, study, sleep. Other than that, I don't get enough of 'me time'. Do you ever feel like you're meant to do something more?" Annie asked with a hopeful glint in her eyes.This question had been at the forefront of her mind for months now and relaying it to a stranger, is a relief to her bumbling worries.
"Not to distract you but what we're not at Hogwarts right now?" She added in a small voice.
((Hello Grace! Since I rp'd a Hufflepuff character, Hufflepuff it is! Thanks!))
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((Annie is having some existential crisis at her time in Hogwarts. She's wondering about what-ifs. Her past has something to do with it.Sorry forgot to put the 'if' there))
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Elle nodded in agreement as Annie spoke. That pretty much summed up her daily routine of late, and she shook her head, overwhelmed. She ran a hair through her wavy hair, and took off her glasses, shining them on her sweater, then put them back on.
At Annie's odd question, Elle stopped writing and set down her quill slowly. "What if? Are you proposing we leave? Or just imagining what our lives would be like without this stress?"
Shaking her head, Annie shrugged. "I, myself, don't know the answer to that question... Stop listening to me, I'm speaking rubbish now. Must be because I only slept 3 hours last night," with that she turned back to her book.Hufflepuffs weren't supposed to get depressed but here she was. Elle seems to be holding up just fine with the monotonous life. Annie was still making the sense of it though, that's why she was like this.
Pushing her blonde back and shifting in her seat, she pondered at her situation. Studies momentarily forgotten.
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She had no idea what she should say, or if she should say anything at all.
After 30 minutes of uncomfortable silence, Annie tried talking to Elle once again. "What are you writing? That's like four scrolls already." Annie pointed at the parchments at Elle's side. If a professor wanted her to write an essay, she was determined to not go above the stated restrictions but seeing that Elle was looking a bit haggard, she said, "You're about to fall off of your chair. Would you like to take a breather with me?"
Her previous behavior lightened up back to her bubbly attitude. She hoped Elle would say yes. The can go to the kitchens or something.
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((Aditi I am posting))Jae took his phone out of his pocket and found his Green Day "Revolution Radio" album and hit play. His phone went back into his pocket and he continued to head towards the end of the library, his guitar case slung over his back. There was an uneasy silence in the library at this time of day, and any sane person would stay away from the emptiness of the book filled room, but it never bothered Jae. His favourite chair awaited him in the far left corner on top of an old rug. A deep purple bean bag. Soft from age, but firm with the new foam balls filling. Jae, unaware of how loud he was being, dropped his bag on the floor and placed his case gently against the wall. He was just about to sit down when he tripped. He tripped over air and landed on his butt, headphones now sitting around his neck and out of place. Out of nowhere, a shadow passed over him. He looked up, just slightly, and saw someone. A girl.
Jae was not really shocked when the girl walked away. He was used to the response. Just yesterday a kid in his DATDA class told him that he didn't even know that Jae was in his class. Jae stared after her as she sat down, without an inch of care in the world. He set himself up, guitar in hand, capo on the 3rd fret, and he played. The song was one he was writing, just a mix of chords he was playing around with, along with a few picking patterns. Once in a while he would look up at the girl, he felt like she was possibly staring at him, but her nose was always stuck in the book. He mouthed words incoherently for the full 2 hours he was there, the entire time, the girl sat in her own peaceful zone by the fireplace. Jae didn't understand how it happened or what made him do this, but in the next second the words were out of his mouth.
"My mom used to teach Transfiguration before she met my dad."
((Hey Aditi, one thing about Rping, normally if you choose to rp in a room, you have to keep your character in the room, or they should come back to the room towards the end as that is the reason why we have the rooms. It's okay if you want to travel somewhere else, but please do let me know in a comment similar to the one I have written here))As soon as the girl left, he forced himself to go back to the dorms. Once he was back, he set his stuff down, grabbed his bag and his Charms textbook. He planned to skip class again this afternoon, and it made sense to study the material over lunch.
The dining hall was nearly empty when he arrived but it didn't bother him. He chose the end of the Slytherin table, closest to the headmaster's chair and sat down. For the next hour is eyes followed the information across the page, while his hand, scribbled away furiously. By the time the hour was up, it was the regular lunchtime and students were filling the hall extremely fast. Jae started to pack up when he felt a tap on his shoulder.
"JJ she took my wand.." Jae turned around to find his little cousin whispering behind him.
"Sila, what happened?" He asked gently, picking her up and setting her on the bench.
"A girl in my Potions class.." Sila whispered. Sila was the youngest in her year, as Jae had made a special request for her to join this year instead of next year. Sila was the only 10-year-old in her year.
"Who?" Jae started serving his cousin her lunch from the buffet.
"A girl in Gryffindor, I don't know her name." By now, Sila had already dug into the delicious feast.
"Okay Sila, I will go talk to your professor." Sila just nodded and gave him a quick hug before he left.
It didn't take him long to head up to the Potions Classroom with Sila's professor inside.
"Sir?" Jae asked from the doorway.
"Yes, Mr Hiller?"
"My cousin, Sila, just had a class with you, and someone took her wand. Is it possible you could try and keep the students in this class in a safe environment?" Jae sounded most like his mother when he was upset. He wouldn't yell and he wouldn't act out. But he did get sarcastic and a petty.
"Mr Hiller, that is no way to speak to a professor."
"Pardon me," Jae rolled his eyes. "Could you make sure my cousin is not being tormented by the kids in her class. It would be deeply appreciated."
"Yes, Mr Hiller, I will look out for her during my lessons."
"One other thing Professor."
"Yes?"
"Get her wand back, she will need it during her next class."
"Alright, Mr Hiller."
It was 2 in the afternoon when Jae came back to the library, and that girl was there too. She looked really tired as if she hadn't slept. He ignored her until he realised she was in HIS seat. The bean bag. It was his favourite spot, he didn't like any other part of the room, and she saw him sitting there last time. He did the bravest thing he could think of.
"Um.. excuse me, that's my seat.."
She responded. That's a first, Jae thought to himself."Is it.. um.. possible you could.. move seats.." He asked. The girl was so scary, not by how she looked or what she wore, but because her eyes were so cold and her words were sharp. Jae waited.
((Heyy Aditi, I know you're new to the rping, so I'm just gonna point out stuff if there's a problem. You can only control your character, this is done to avoid power-playing amongst writers, we both get an equal amount of control over the story if we can only speak for our characters.))Jae heard her say "What did you say?".
He had said "please". He was not begging or pleading, but he said a short and sharp "please". After requesting for his seat, his mother's voice popped into his head, reminding him that he needed to be polite.
"Please, could I have that seat, I normally sit there." This girl was starting to be a bit irritating. She seemed mad at him, and they hadn't even met!
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Bethany walked into the Library with the same air as a Cheetah scanning for its next meal. From the leanness of her body to the sharp tips of her claw-like nails, to the superior glint in her eyes, Bethany bore the same pride and regality of an apex predator feline.
The clicking of her heels upon the stone floor of the castle was like a beacon of her presence. The flickering light of the torches danced off the silver pendant she wore, along with the green jewel falling from the serpent's mouth. If that were not enough, her emerald green robe seemed made of silk rather than the standard material and flowed out behind her like a liquid shadow.
Bethany didn't even glance at the cowering first years who quickly ducked out of her way. They were hardly worthy of note in her eyes. She instead made her way to the dark arts section of the library and traced her finger along the spines, her eyes scanning for anything of significance. Of course, it was pointless. Anything containing knowledge of value would be locked away in the restricted section. And she'd require a specific book title if she were to forge a note, they wouldn't every well let her peruse some of the most dangerous texts in the world.
So, slightly frustrated, Bethany turned to make her leave. That was when she spied a looming, obviously cramped, figure of someone sitting in a chair much too small for them. How had she not noticed someone so giant before? If Bethany had to guess, she'd even venture the student WAS part giant. Something that could prove very useful. So, a smug and superior smirk upon her lips, Bethany strode over to the boy.
"I do believe that using a simple engorgio charm would fix the problem you appear to be having with that chair," Bethany spoke cooly, stopping in front of him and crossing her arms against her chest.
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"So you're an exchange student I take it?" Bethany posed, her eyes taking in every clue as to where he might be from.
The language was definitely either Russian or Hungarian. And the military-like posture would definitely be common at Durmstrang from what she'd read about the far off school. But there was still the matter of his giant stature. It was slightly off-human. Not like Hagrid who just was a giant man. This stranger's skin was paler than a human and his ears stuck out like cauliflower stocks growing out of his head. It was certainly not a stature one was used to seeing.
"There's no need to apologize for poor English. I imagine knowing a foreign language is more of a strength than anything else." Bethany said cooly, pulling out her wand and casting an enlarging charm on the chair the boy had formerly been seated in. "I am Bethany Roth. Sixth year, Slytherin." She introduced, a slightly bored tone to her voice while her eyes still seemed fascinated with the stranger. Her mind worked out all the potential ways he could be of use to her.
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Bethany smirked a bit and nodded at Ford's introduction, holding out her hand palm down to him. It was obvious her upbringing of privilege had also instilled certain old and formal mannerisms into the young lady.
"A pleasure, Ford." She replied cooly. "Do not worry about the furniture. So long as it is put back in its original form when you are finished."
Bethany gracefully sat down in a chair, her movements smooth and slow, almost as if she were falling into it with the weight of a feather. Her ankles crossed in the same movement that she sat and she smirked, her chin resting on the top of her knit hands as she examined Ford.
"So, Herr Griffinstone" She began, knowing a few words in german from one nanny she had had many years ago. "What brought you to Hogwarts all the way from the cold, icy landscapes of Durmstrang? Not many transfer students find themselves to this castle. Though more have arrived this year than I ever expected."
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Glancing at the clock, Bethany sighed softly before rising once more to her feet. She had potions soon and she doubted Slughorn would be that forgiving, even for her.
"I must be off. If you ever need anything, simply come to me. I'm not hard to find once you look for me," She told him with a smirk.
And with a turn of her heel and a swish of her hair, Bethany was walking away, the only sound made by her was the faint clicking of her heels on the stone floors.
((I'm so sorry to cut it short. Classes are beginning and I didn't want to leave you hanging again so I thought best to bring it to an end.))
Jacob came in looking for a book to read. Both he and his sister loved to read. He took out ' Quidditch through the Ages ' and sat on a seat a bit away from Via and started reading silently. He didn't disturb her as he knew how it felt to be disturbed when you are reading
(( okay bye ! )) He too looked up from his book. He noticed that it was getting late. He got up with his book in hand when he heard the sound of someone tripping over one of the chairs. He looked towards where the sound was coming from and saw the Via. He chuckled. " Might wanna keep it down a bit " he whispered
He too saw the librarian. He had his book in his hand. He went behind one of the sections and pretended to keep back a few books. He knew that it was against the rules to roam around after lights out. He didn't want to be the reason his house lost points
He had come to the library this time for help with an assignment. He was supposed to write an essay on History. There were three to four books open in front of him and he was copying some stuff and simplifying others. He hadn't noticed Via come in. He was too into his work
" I usually use my Kindle and stuff or my sister gets a book or two from the library and I borrow them. I haven't really come to the library this year or usually you could find me in the library early morning " he replied not looking up from the text.
" But if you want then I could leave. I'd prefer to come to the library because I can grab any book and return any book quickly whereas if I'm in the common room then I would have to go up and down the stairs repeatedly. Plus, it's quieter here. " He replied. He didn't want to annoy her or anything but it was true. The common room was occupied most of the time with people playing games and making noise. Sometimes he needed a little peace and quiet to concentrate on his work.
(( I am not that good at writing alot but I'll try ))
He took the books he needed then headed out of the library. There were three books in his hands then the scrolls he was writting on and his ink bottle and quill. He issued all three and gave her a smile before heading out. He had forgotten his watch there.
" Oh, thanks ! I was looking for it all over the place ! Dad would have killed me if I had lost it ! " He smiled. He went and returned his books from last time and went into the history section to look for a few more. He looked through many shelves. He thought that she probably wanted him to leave anyways so quickly found the books he needed and got ready to leave.
She find the girl's answer oddly refreshing. It has been days that anyone was willing to hold his or her own against herself.
The girl was somehow familiar but she couldn't place where she had seen her.
"I'm Annie by the way. Hufflepuff."