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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:58 pm
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ℂ𝕌ℝℝ𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕃𝕐 ╔═══════════════════════════════╗ Single
Looking Smart at the Study Area with Arianna
xxxFEELINGxxx
Relieved
xxxTHINKINGxxx
❝ Thank Merlin he didn't follow me... ❞ ╚═══════════════════════════════╝
If you thought I'd leave ❃ ❃ ❃xxx
Then you were wrong ❃ ❃ ❃xxxxxx
'Cause I won't stop holding on ❃ ❃ ❃xxxxxxxxx
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spaceElliott could hardly contain his relief as he entered the library and headed straight for the study area; he'd tried, really tried, to get the damned portrait to leave him alone, but to no avail. The Ravenclaw had been forced to retreat instead, which really was a sound strategy, not that Sir Cadogan would agree. Bloody idiot, he thought with a snort. As Elliott approached the study area, he noticed a familiar head bent over a book and, with a faint smile, approached with a wave. "Ari! Hey!" he called out. As the brunette approached, he noticed the expression on his friend's face and bit his lip, trying not to look amused. She was frustrated about something... presumably whatever homework she was working on. "Uh-oh," he declared, sitting down across from her and dropping his book on the table. "I know that look. What's wrong? Trouble with your assignment?" he asked, resting his chin on his fist. Well, there was a reason they were friends, after all... she got his head out a book every once in a while, and he helped her with her studies. It was a mutually beneficial relationship. Obviously. The teen glanced down, hoping for some hint of what she was working on, but her parchment was blank, and given the book she had before her, it could be anything. He tried to think of what homework assignments they'd been given, but he'd finished all his ages ago, and couldn't remember what they were.
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xxx❃ ❃ ❃ Because I've seen love die
xxxxxx❃ ❃ ❃ Way too many times
xxxxxxxxx❃ ❃ ❃ When it deserved to be alive
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 10:30 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 11:26 pm
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ℂ𝕌ℝℝ𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕃𝕐 ╔═══════════════════════════════╗ Single
Looking Smart at the Study Area with Arianna
xxxFEELINGxxx
Relieved
xxxTHINKINGxxx
❝ Thank Merlin he didn't follow me... ❞ ╚═══════════════════════════════╝
If you thought I'd leave ❃ ❃ ❃xxx
Then you were wrong ❃ ❃ ❃xxxxxx
'Cause I won't stop holding on ❃ ❃ ❃xxxxxxxxx
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spaceElliott blinked a bit when she said she'd been thinking of him. Why had she been... then again, she was working on an assignment, and apparently having trouble with it, so he figured it was because she knew he'd help. He offered a small smile as she started describing her predicament. "Well, we can't all be Ravenclaw," he said with a shrug. The information on which assignment she was working on was met with a faint 'Oh!', and then he frowned, expression growing thoughtful. "I think we go over wandlore because sometimes it becomes relevant to future lessons. Priori Incantatem is a rather important part of the lesson on Harry Potter and the Dark Lord, I believe. Also, it might be a good introductory thing to get people interested in the concept, so that people who would be interested in taking the elective are exposed to it in time to sign up, given that otherwise they'd have no idea they even liked it. I mean, we do sort of need people to go into that field. Wands are rather important," he told her. Elliott sat back, crossing his arms. "Hm... what is your wand? I did a bit of studying on the subject, I might be able to help," he told her, knowing that she'd probably roll her eyes at him for admitting that, yes, he had done the extra-curricular studying necessary to know a bit about wandlore. She shouldn't be all that surprised, really... after all, what didn't he study, at least a little? "Anyway, just because you're not Ravenclaw smart doesn't mean you're not intelligent," he added, thinking it was probably important not to let her think she was stupid or something like that. He was her friend, he was supposed to help boost her self-esteem, right?
spaceHer question about his day was met with a faint shake of his head, and a scowl. "Ugh, don't even get me started... I was up in the West Tower, trying to read up on Mind Magic, when... have you met Sir Cadogan? That barmy old knight portrait? Nutter started pestering me and wouldn't let up. I came down here just to get away... figured he'd follow me, but thank Merlin he didn't." Elliott rolled his eyes dramatically, huffing a bit. He was so glad to be away from that insane old man. The guy was certifiable, he was sure of it. If he'd been born in modern times, he'd have been thrown in the nuthouse for sure. The Ravenclaw had to wonder how the hell Godric Gryffindor had ever taught the guy, and decided that, in spite of it not being a trait notable among his students, the founder must've had infinite patience. It was absolutely the only explanation.
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xxx❃ ❃ ❃ Because I've seen love die
xxxxxx❃ ❃ ❃ Way too many times
xxxxxxxxx❃ ❃ ❃ When it deserved to be alive
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:00 am
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:52 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:58 pm
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ℂ𝕌ℝℝ𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕃𝕐 ╔═══════════════════════════════╗ Single
Looking Smart at the Study Area with Arianna
xxxFEELINGxxx
Relieved
xxxTHINKINGxxx
❝ Thank Merlin he didn't follow me... ❞ ╚═══════════════════════════════╝
If you thought I'd leave ❃ ❃ ❃xxx
Then you were wrong ❃ ❃ ❃xxxxxx
'Cause I won't stop holding on ❃ ❃ ❃xxxxxxxxx
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spaceElliott started to explain to Ari, but he snapped his mouth shut after a second. "It's not important, at least not right now. No sense piling more information on you than you need right now. I can tell you about it after you do your essay," he said with a shrug. They wouldn't have that lesson for a good long while, after all, at least as far as he knew, and it'd just distract her from what she actually needed to be focusing on. Not everyone could process information as quickly as he could... which wasn't a bad thing! Though, he did realize that might've come off as a bit insulting... Good thing he was talking to Ari. She knew him well enough to know he hadn't meant it that way. Or, he was pretty sure she did.
spaceHe was exceedingly careful when he took her wand. Ari, being a muggleborn, might not realize how big a deal it was for her to've given this to him. One didn't simply hand their wand over like that. But, she trusted him, which was humbling. He looked it over. "Lemme think... uh, Maple... Maple wands like people who're... adventurous. Outgoing. People who won't back down from a challenge." He offered the Gryffindor a smile. "Sounds a lot like you to me," he told her with a faint shrug. "And dragon heartstring, it's really good for combative magic, I think." Elliott didn't really know what to say about that, exactly. What magic a wand was good for didn't really say much about the wielder. Not as much as the wood. Or, at least to his mind. When she said he was trying to placate her, he shook his head, frowning. "C'mon, Ari, you know me. I don't say anything if it's not true," he told her. Which was a true statement in and of itself. He didn't waste his breath trying to boost someone's confidence with a lie. It didn't do any good in the long run, after all. "Besides, you know I have no patience for stupidity. If you weren't smart, I wouldn't like you." Harsh, but true. Again, he wasn't one to mince words, or try to make something sound nicer than it was.
spaceThe Ravenclaw rolled his eyes at her joking about the knight. "Ugh, he's a boat load of something, alright. I almost want to try and introduce him to William Wynters... maybe the two of them will stand there bragging at each other for a few hours and stay out of my hair." He shuddered faintly at the thought. In truth, introducing William to the knight would probably be a catastrophe. Their voices as they bragged to one another and played a game of one up-manship would carry throughout the castle... and the Ravenclaw dorms weren't all that far from the Gryffindor ones.
spaceElliott was silenced by the arrival of the older student, his mouth snapping shut before he could speak again. He flushed faintly, remaining silent. He didn't know the older girl, after all, though she obviously knew Ari. Hm, perhaps he'd be more help to the other girl, anyway; she'd done the assignment already, after all... Well, he'd done the assignment, but, it hadn't been graded yet. Presumably she would know what she was talking about and what Professor Powell was looking for better than he would.
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xxx❃ ❃ ❃ Because I've seen love die
xxxxxx❃ ❃ ❃ Way too many times
xxxxxxxxx❃ ❃ ❃ When it deserved to be alive
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:33 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 6:59 pm
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Tʜɪʀᴅ Yᴇᴀʀ |❸| Gʀʏғғɪɴᴅᴏʀ |❸| Hᴀʟғ-Bʟᴏᴏᴅ
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Text.
Dani smiled as she sat down with her teammate, and Elliot. She really wished she had more of a chance to get to know more of the younger students, but as Veronica warned her, electives took a toll on her time. It was also no lie that the academic side of magic came far more easily to her than did the practical.
"Well, they don't teach near enough wandlore to us early on," Dani replied, "even though our wands are the most important item we carry with us. I think the wand sees things in us we may not be able to see in ourselves. In tree lore, maple signifies an independent mind, with ambition and an eagerness to learn and experience new things, but also one whom can be reserved and complex. So Elliot's square on with that."
She drew out her own wand so the others could see it. Dani took as much care of it as she did her broomstick, and so the coat of polish she used caused it to gleam in the lights of the library. "When I first started here, I wouldn't even touch this thing unless I had to for class. It stayed in its box until my first Charms class."
Dani regarded it a moment before adding, "Eleven inches long, oak with ...gee, Dragon heartstrings, just like yours, Ari. They used to build tall ships from oak, so there's an easy one there. Oak means strength, period. I figured it made sense because this was the only wand I tried out that didn't explode I tried casting magic, but that isn't it, not really. I've had to be strong, not just for myself, but for others around me too, and I've had to learn new strengths. Professor Powell's paper is kind of a trick question, you know; its not so much the 'weighing of the wands' he's looking for, its the measure of the witch or wizard whom wields it."
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:59 pm
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ℂ𝕌ℝℝ𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕃𝕐 ╔═══════════════════════════════╗ Single
Looking Smart at the Study Area with Arianna
xxxFEELINGxxx
Relieved
xxxTHINKINGxxx
❝ Thank Merlin he didn't follow me... ❞ ╚═══════════════════════════════╝
If you thought I'd leave ❃ ❃ ❃xxx
Then you were wrong ❃ ❃ ❃xxxxxx
'Cause I won't stop holding on ❃ ❃ ❃xxxxxxxxx
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spaceElliott shrugged. "Wandlore is... complicated. I don't think anyone really understands it, not even master wandmakers. But, the general thought is, wands choose users who suit them; if their personalities are in sync, they'll work well together. It's almost like it's sentient... And it's not just the wood and core, those're just the parts I know a bit about. It's also the length, and the flexibility and the... texture, I guess? The way it's carved, I mean. Those all have something to do with a wand's personality. My brother always said he figures that the wand is in tune with itself, so it can tell when it's come in contact with someone whose energy compliments its own." He had to hand it to Kenneth, the guy could be a bit of an idiot sometimes, but he was also weirdly wise in some ways. Elliott had never really heard, or even read, an explanation for wands that seemed quite so accurate. "Basically, magic is energy. Energy resonates. Your wand resonates at a certain frequency, and when it 'met' you, your energy and its... harmonized. Like music." He smiled at her, handing her wand back to her carefully, flipping it over so that she could grab the handle. His father had always taught him that it was proper etiquette to offer someone the handle of a wand, or a blade. If you handed it to them point-first, it was a threat. Or at the very least, rude. He then took his own wand out. "Mine's Hazel and Hippogriff feather, 12 inches. Hazel wands need users who're really in tune with their emotions, because they're empathic. Like, if I lost my temper and someone else touched it, it might discharge the energy it took from my anger and hurt them. Plus, they're very loyal- some wizard families hand wands down rather than buying new ones. But mine would probably never be able to be handed down, because since I'm its master, when I die, it will wilt. They could change the core, but it'd still lack a fair bit of power." He paused, expression growing thoughtful. "My core, on the other hand... works well with emotional users. Anger would make it stronger in a duel, compassion would make a healing spell more effective. So, the two together seem contradictory. But it's really that they work well for someone who feels strongly, but can control it." He grinned widely at this. Never let it be said he didn't have hidden depths, right? He knew that sometimes he came off as really emotionless, like a robot or something, but it was really just that he was in control. Not that he didn't feel, he was just careful with how he expressed it. Which made him pretty good with his wand, really, since he could channel all his energy into his magic.
spaceHe was glad that he'd apparently said the right thing to improve her mood, and hopefully help her not doubt herself so much. Though, again, he couldn't shake the feeling that his words would've had the opposite affect on anyone but her. He smirked faintly. "Well, thanks for putting up with me... I know I'm not easy to be friends with," he told her. He did snicker at her comment on William and Sir Cadogan, nodding in agreement.
spaceHis blush deepened ever so slightly when she introduced him to Dani. He was smart, yes, and certainly smarter than a fair few of their classmates, but he didn't know about being the brightest per say. Besides that, from her it wasn't a statement of fact, it was a compliment, which he really wasn't used to getting. Still, it was appreciated. He knew Ari at least believed it to be true. "Nice to meet you," he said. He nodded in agreement with the older girl's assessment that they didn't teach much about wandlore early on. He thought it was somewhat surprising that people didn't know more about their wands, given how important they were, but he supposed it was just a matter of people taking them for granted. Muggles didn't really appreciate the marvel that was a computer, why should wizards be any different? He did appreciate her comment on what the essay was about. "Well, it's probably supposed to be... I dunno, insightful. He can't really expect us to know enough about wands to make a truly accurate determination on why our wand chose us. More like, we can look up the information on the wand, and say "Yeah, that sounds like me, I guess that's why we fit." Or something like that," he said with a shrug. "Like people reading up on their astrological sign. They read the page, and enough of it hits the right notes that they can see themselves in it. Makes you think about what you're like as a person. Introspective."
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xxx❃ ❃ ❃ Because I've seen love die
xxxxxx❃ ❃ ❃ Way too many times
xxxxxxxxx❃ ❃ ❃ When it deserved to be alive
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:04 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:19 pm
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Tʜɪʀᴅ Yᴇᴀʀ |❸| Gʀʏғғɪɴᴅᴏʀ |❸| Hᴀʟғ-Bʟᴏᴏᴅ
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Text.
Dani listened along to Elliot's explanation, finding it made sense to her. It also made her think again of the girl whom shared the boat with her on the first night they were here, Bianca Tristaine, whom expressed her desire even then to be a wandmaker. Dani really never saw her again much past the first couple months of her First Year, and she wondered from time to time what happened to her.
"Magic resonates, like music, I like that. Makes sense too. If stereo equipment isn't set properly you get feedback which can damage the speakers and your hearing. Explains why the first wands I tried exploded too. Obviously those wands couldn't be attuned to my magic, and the resulting feedback destroyed them."
Dani chuckled along with Elliot at Ari's comment on William and Sir Cadogan, easily picturing the epic bragging competition there would be between the two of them.
As Elliot agreed with her thought on what the paper's true purpose was, Dani thought, 'Wait till they get to the class on the Philosopher's Stone in Third Year. I'd be curious to know his answer to Professor Grayson's question there.' Dani smiled when Ari playfully teased her friend, and then asked, "So, you have any other questions there?"
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 9:39 pm
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ℂ𝕌ℝℝ𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕃𝕐 ╔═══════════════════════════════╗ Single
Looking Smart at the Study Area with Arianna
xxxFEELINGxxx
Relieved
xxxTHINKINGxxx
❝ Thank Merlin he didn't follow me... ❞ ╚═══════════════════════════════╝
If you thought I'd leave ❃ ❃ ❃xxx
Then you were wrong ❃ ❃ ❃xxxxxx
'Cause I won't stop holding on ❃ ❃ ❃xxxxxxxxx
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spaceElliott blinked oddly when she asked if she could use the line in her paper, but then shrugged. "Sure, I don't mind. If you can find a way to work it in, it's fine with me," he told her, glad that he'd managed to help. He sent a silent thank you to his brother for being the one to make the observation, and thought that maybe he should give his brother more credit sometimes. Kenneth wasn't always the brightest bulb in the lamp, but... well, he certainly wasn't an idiot, like some people thought. The compliment from Dani made him grin, mostly because she seemed like a fairly smart person, so if he'd put it a way she hadn't thought of, that was a pretty good thing, right? He winced sympathetically when she said a lot of the wands she'd tried had exploded, nodding. "I had a similar problem... I think the attendant at the shop had a hard time reading me. If the wand wasn't making something fall over or catch fire, it didn't do a thing. Took forever to find one that suited me," he said with a nod.
spaceAri's comment that his combination must be rare was met with another shrug, mostly because he didn't really know if that were the case or not. He didn't make wands, after all. "I'm not really sure if it's rare or not... I guess it seems like it would be, given that the combination takes such a... specific sort of personality to match it." He scowled faintly at her statement that he rarely showed emotion, but he knew she was joking and tried to take it in stride. "I think that depends... is annoyance an emotion? Pretty sure I show that on a fairly regular basis," he said dryly, thinking that wasn't the best impression to leave on the upperclassmen, but not really caring. It wasn't that he was some cold, emotionless person... he just didn't wear his heart on his sleeve. Her statement that someone had to put up with him was met with a faux-hurt expression, and he very dramatically laid his hand over his heart. "You wound me," he declared emphatically. But, the expression dropped after a second, and he laughed. He was pretty sure Ari was about the only person who ever brought out his playful side... outside of his brother, of course. And even with Kenneth, it was rare. But, then, he was stuck with his brother. Ari was his friend. It was different. Not much, but enough.
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xxx❃ ❃ ❃ Because I've seen love die
xxxxxx❃ ❃ ❃ Way too many times
xxxxxxxxx❃ ❃ ❃ When it deserved to be alive
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:24 pm
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~Iñigo Albion-Alexandré
~~~~~~~~~~~15|Fifth Year|Ravenclaw|Seer
"The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of time..."
Iñigo walked into the library, meeting up with his buddy ax to do a little bit of out of class studying...mainly because since Ax was a fourth year, he could possibly give him some insight on what exactly he's learning at that point, for Iñigo had the slightest trouble remembering fourth and below. He remembered some, but not all...and he figured Ax would help him with that a bit. Maybe they would go out to the lake again and practice some application...which is of course how the two met in the first place. A spell went awry and Ax just happened to get caught in the crossfires. It really called for an interesting story that both of them will laugh about for awhile. Well...even at that moment they were still laughing about it.
He walked up to a table and sat down, wondering where the kid was. Of course, he wasn't even late, but Iñigo had gotten so used to Lexine quite frankly, that he almost half-expected everyone to be early. But, not everyone was like his very punctual girlfriend. In fact, there wasn't many people like her at all, which was one of the many reasons why he really liked her.
Waiting at the table, he got all of his stuff ready...not really knowing what to do in the meantime.
"and you can't see it if you refuse to face the possibility."
(OOC: Sorry about the lateness. Had a lot to do today. -_-)
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Essy ze Ninja Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:19 pm
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иσтнιиɢ vєтυяєם, иσтнιиɢ ɢαιиєם.
”Heya mate,” Axel rounded about a bookcase and shuffled down the aisle, his shoes and robes dragging across the floor with every step. Under his arm, he carried a few textbooks and notebooks, and a ruck sack swung around his opposite shoulder. ”Great game by the way, I saw you play, bloody impressive hits.... Too bad we won though.” He grinned cockily, positively brimming with smugness as he settled into the seat across from his Ravenclaw friend and dropped his belongings on the desk around him. He was ready to study, he definitely needed it after years of goofing off and not paying attention, and he knew Inigo needed it, with his OWL's looming right around the corner. As much as studying sucked, at least he wouldn't get sucker punched with a spell again. ”So, I brought a bunch of different textbooks from different years, mostly the core classes, 'cos I'm not sure what electives you're taking, but before we do any of that rubbish, I've got a few chocolate frogs, want a few?” He offered briefly, his arm outstretched and digging through his rucksack only to toss a few cards on the table, swiping one for himself and ripping into its packaging to snatch the enchanted amphibian inside. It wasn't like he actively tries to procrastinate, it just...sort of happens. ”So how're you and Lexine?” He questioned, shortly before ripping his teeth into the chocolate frog and turning it over to find Dymphna Furmage, the witch who'd been abducted by pixies.
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