[IC] Hogwarts; A new story

[RumikoOhara]

@Always

HANOVER

Stats

NAME :

Megan Emmeline Arcadia Hanover / Sprite

GENDER :

Female

SEXUALITY :

Bisexuality

AGE :

16

YEAR :

6th

HOUSE :

Ravenclaw

BLOODSTATUS :

Muggle/Squib

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When Melanie inquired as to Alyssa's progress Meg glanced in her direction. She loved to observe the techniques of others and pick up little tricks that sped or improved her potions.

She had though learned a good deal about the makers.

" Votre Poison vous dévoile" says Megan softly

Then slightly louder but difficult to hear beyond a short range.
"Not to elbow in Alyssa but some of your trouble stems from seeing potions class as important, something to be conquered and brought under command. Unless you love cooking an see yourself taking that as a career path potions is just a class that needs you to make a better than passing grade.

Who cares if when we graduate some remember we couldn't cook.

Take me for instance; I'm pretty much a veggie serial killer, it's surprising that I haven't been all together banned from the green houses. Who cares that I'll need buy any ingredients I ever use cooking or potion making. I'll hire a gardener"

[Classpet]

Oliver Rivers

@Ceta de Cloyes@TheHangedMan@josephb
Choosing to finish summer work over DADA stuff was an easy choice. Now that he was back at school it all seemed a lot easier, or perhaps just more pressing to do. Shrugging at Mikes comment he turned back to his work. If Bellfree did come back he could do DADA then.

midway through his second paragraph of divinations summer-work he overheard one of the griffondors, his name was Elliot, talking about Bellfree. It was kind of ironic to here it considering Bellfree had been a Griffondor but none the less Oliver couldn't help but clear up his friend's misunderstanding.

"He might not be able to teach but he said once that he got all 'N's on his newts, McKelly probably just wants him to keep the Trolls or whatever's in the Forbidden forest away." Turning back around he returned to his work. It didn't last long though as Elliot preformed the assigned spell, filling the room with a thick dark fog.

Curious about the smoke Oliver peered back. His expression was a mix of astonishment and irritation.
"That was the same spell as on the train," he said to himself more than to anyone else.

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Defense Against the Dark Arts: Professor Quinton Bellfree

Hufflepuff and Griffondor
If you look out the window you can see him jogging toward the forbidden forest, his dark cloak billowing behind him. Something is rustling the trees a short way into the forest while a crowd of first years and the care of magical creatures class looks on.

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Potions: Professor Albert Cunningham

Ravenclaw and Slytherin
@RumikoOhara@Draconequis@Always@The Elvenqueen

Cunningham is pretty impresed with a few of the students and tries to give some of the students who are having a harder time some tips. Mostly he hangs around his own cauldron, ensuring that the prize potion turns out right.

[The Elvenqueen]

@RumikoOhara@Always

Melanie Ariana Stryder

Melanie raised an eyebrow as she glanced across in Megan and Alyssa's direction again. "And why should you take it any less seriously than any other class?" the Slytherin pointed out smoothly as she tipped the final ingredient into her cauldron and stirred it in. "I'm sure you wouldn't be saying that if you ended up in the hospital wing and needed a bone regrowth potion after you crashed off a broomstick or something." it was a very poorly directed quip at the Ravenclaw girl because Melanie herself could hardly do better on a broomstick, in fact she'd crashed more times than she could count and she made a point of avoiding them like the plague. But she could hardly think of a better insult and it had come out before she could stop herself or re-think what she'd said.

Feeling rather flustered, she turned her back to Megan and began to focus intensely on the finishing touches to her brew, glancing down as out of the corner of her eye she caught Kindle's head poking out of the edge of her pocket, the rust red snake eyeing up the sickly rats in the cage on the desk hungrily. Rolling her eyes, Melanie dropped her voice to a whisper in the hopes she could pass it off as muttering inaudibly to herself if any of the nearby students heard, and slipped into the serpentine dialect to mutter at her pet.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you..." she raised an eyebrow in response as the snake huffed something quietly back at her in response. "Do they look safe to eat to you?" she retorted, quickly raising her gaze back to the Professor at the front of the classroom and shooting her hand into the air. "Um, Professor Cunningham I think I'm done."

[Ceta de Cloyes]

@Classpet@TheHangedMan@josephb

Fog spells, Mike decided, are annoying things. Before long his pages were obscured everytime someone moved too suddenly, sending fog shooting up just high enough to block out the words. Then, as those practicing got better at the spell, combined with the sheer number of spells being cast, the fog was thick enough to obscure the air in front of him even without being disturbed.

He stood abruptly, getting his head above the fog to look to the window. "Wingardium Leviosa," he said under his breath. Aiming the spell at the latch that held the window shut. It flicked up, unlocking the seal. The spell was followed quickly by a poking jinx, nudging the door open softly.

The breeze quickly carried the fog out, sending it billowing out of the room and down the side of the castle.

Much relieved by the more manageable level of fog in the air, Mike began experimenting with the spell himself. Starting with a small trail of smoke from the tip of his wand and gradually growing the size to that of a large cloud. He ended the spell after that, a satisfied grin on his face. He cast a few more charms to help empty the room of smoke out the window, small breezes transporting gusts of fog.

After a bit more visibility had returned to the window, Mike finally took note of the Forbidden Forest and the CoMC class loitering around outside it. Was something going on?

He didn't hear Oliver's comment about the fog spell being used on the train, so he didn't reply. Instead he said; "What's that?" gesturing to the commotion outside with the end of his wand.

[RumikoOhara]

@The Elvenqueen

HANOVER

Stats

NAME :

Megan Emmeline Arcadia Hanover / Sprite

GENDER :

Female

SEXUALITY :

Bisexuality

AGE :

16

YEAR :

6th

HOUSE :

Ravenclaw

BLOODSTATUS :

Muggle/Squib

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"Of course I'd want a good bone potion so I'd buy Speleman's to use because while mine is adequate to the task Speleman's is milder and less bitter.

I see my ability with potions as I see any of my secondary skills useful when either through location, emergency condition or lack of funds I am forced to depend on them. says Megan softly as she returns her attention to her own cauldron.

All is well within her pot, color good, aroma as expected, proper bubble size.

~It's a passing grade and adequate to the task~ She thinks as she turns back to Melanie

"In my class, House and age I am in the highest ranks of Transfiguration, few match me in speed and precision.

Why? Because I focus most of my magical ability on the skills necessary to achieve those ranks.

You my sweet serpent are without peer over your Cauldron mixing potions as only a gifted person in that art can; I'd love to taste your treats and would trust your's to equal Speleman's if not surpass it.

Mine is adequate.

It contains precision measured ingredients, tightly controlled flame and my stirring pattern is by the book; basically mechanial and lacking true art. Megan laughs softly her gaze unblinking as she looks into the platinum blondes eyes.

"I could cook for you and the food would be edible.

But you could I bet make me beg to taste your cookies and your refusal crush my heart"

Meg's eyes dance with light as she looks a bit longer then returns to tending her potion.

[The Elvenqueen]

@RumikoOhara

Melanie Ariana Stryder

Melanie's cheeks flushed pink as she narrowed her eyes at the Ravenclaw. "Indeed, or I could poison you and you wouldn't even know it." she retorted, and could certainly not fault Meg's transfiguration abilities. Yet another subject where this little smart mouthed raven would always out-do her and it seemed she rather knew it and enjoyed rubbing it in her face. And while it irritated her that Megan seemed to take every opportunity to do so, she wasn't sure whether she was angry at Meg for her teasing or simply embarrassed that she couldn't seem to come up with a better remark in retort.

[RumikoOhara]

@The Elvenqueen

HANOVER

Stats

NAME :

Megan Emmeline Arcadia Hanover / Sprite

GENDER :

Female

SEXUALITY :

Bisexuality

AGE :

16

YEAR :

6th

HOUSE :

Ravenclaw

BLOODSTATUS :

Muggle/Squib

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"Wow I'm obviously horrible at flirting" chuckled Meg as she removed the heat from her cauldron and made it ready for decanting.

"I fancy you and would love to have you to tea and chat someday on the grounds by the lake.

My grandfather made me a gift of Tieguanyin tea" says Megan looking into her own cauldron before looking up and adding

"If not for me then for the tea; such rarity should be handled in expert hands"

Her lot cast Meg turns back to her work setting out three cut lead glass decanters that should be adequate to containing yet another potion to be donated.

Certainly she could have kept the potions she made but it would be a waste because some of the elders of the Sprite clan were renowned chefs and potion Artificer. No it was better they be used by a poor wizarding family who could then keep the quality bottles for their own use or get 1-2 galleon at a second hand shop.

[Always]

@RumikoOhara@The Elvenqueen

Alyssa Samara Chase

Alyssa sighed hearing Megan's reply she huffed slightly. "Easy for you to say!" She responded shaking her head. She wasn't surprised that those words came from a ravenclaw. "Its not so easy for everyone else. Just because you can pass a class without trying, doesn't mean everyone else can. I don't ever aim for higher than a C. Not everyone is a complete smarty pants."

Aly half laughed at Melony's reply about the broomstick. "But that rarely happens. Its so easy to ride a broomstick." She stated as she stirred the potion around, and looked at the directions once more. She hoped she didn't do it wrong, but continued onto the next step realizing she didn't.

She half laughed at there conversation, though she didn't add anything on. She wasn't completely sure what she should of responded. She could of said a lot of things, but chose not to at the moment. Instead she focussed on her potion, till she finished it. She wiped her hands off as she stated, "Done."

[The Elvenqueen]

@RumikoOhara@Always

Melanie Ariana Stryder

If it hadn't been immediately obvious to Melanie before it certainly was now. She considered the offer as she decanted her own work into the flasks the Professor had provided, shrugging and managing a smile despite her frustrations. "Or maybe I'm just not used to your sense of humor yet. Alright, I'll go with you." she decided, glancing back at Alyssa as the other Slytherin made a comment about it being 'easy to ride a broomstick'. "That's easy for you to say, Aly, you've never fallen off one." her face flushed with colour again as she mumbled. "And trust me, you don't want to. It hurts. A lot."

[Classpet]

Defense Against the Dark Arts: Professor Quinton Bellfree

Hufflepuff and Griffondor
Professor Bellfree hurries past the CoMC class pointing back toward the castle as he passed. The class heads back toward the castle in a ragged line. Just as Bellfree gets to the edge of the forest several mountain trolls lumber out. They've noticed Bellfree and as trolls are habit to do they attack. Bellfree seems to be a complete duntz. Not only would a wizard be incredibly out matched but he isn't even using proper attack spells. All he's managing to do is dodge their enormous punches and irritate them. Things do not look good for him.

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Oliver Rivers

@Ceta de Cloyes@TheHangedMan@josephb
Waving the smoke out of his face Oliver gave up on the work, he'd do it that evening. Standing up he peered around. Everyone was was doing the spell so, not wanting to be left out, he copied one of the other students who'd seemed to already have gotten the hang of the spell. it wasn't really his type of spell, easy, but not really useful.

Mikes said something from over by the window, his words garbled by the class's commotion. Whatever it was seemed pretty important.

As he approached the window he could see what Mike was talking about. "Shouldn't we go help him?" Oliver questioned, torn between the rules to stay in class and the teachers well being.

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Potions: Professor Albert Cunningham

Ravenclaw and Slytherin
@RumikoOhara@Draconequis@Always@The Elvenqueen
Cunningham looked up from his brew at the mention of his name. To have a student finish so quickly was a rarity but seeing as it was his star pupil Melanie, he wasn't off put. He'd been hoping that she'd be the one to receive the invigoration Draught,though of course if another student made a better potion he'd be fair.

Holding a finger up he signaled to the girl that he'd be a moment. His own potion was nearly at its peak intensity and would need to be attended to for a few more minuets. In the time it took the professor to finish the drought and bottle it more of the class had finished.
"Alright class, we've only got ten minuets left. If i hand you a rat that means that you are to give it a dose of you're blood replenishing potion. If not you need to take a vial of your potion and leave it on my desk with you name."

After his short speech he flicked his wand toward the cage of rats, levitating them behind him. He gives a rat to Melanie, Megan, Alyssa, and several other students, all with potions brewed more or less to the directions.

[Ceta de Cloyes]

@Classpet

Mike glanced at the classroom, and then gave Ollie a flat look. "We're with Gryffindor." He stated blandly, as if that answered everything. In a way it did; the Gryffs would never miss out the chance to bolt from the classroom and flounce about the Forbidden Forest battling Trolls. Hufflepuff couldn't very well let them go without backup, and regardless of whether the teacher needed them they had done the spell, solving the hardworking part of their duties, all that was left was loyalty, which would be satisfied by offering their assistance to the Professor.

Mostly Mike just wanted to get some fresh air and see what happened next. "Come on."

[RumikoOhara]

HANOVER

Stats

NAME :

Megan Emmeline Arcadia Hanover / Sprite

GENDER :

Female

SEXUALITY :

Bisexuality

AGE :

16

YEAR :

6th

HOUSE :

Ravenclaw

BLOODSTATUS :

Muggle/Squib

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Megan then sat back waiting for rat and when it came she took the pitiful creature gently and coaxed it to sip her potion so as to restore it. It was as she did so that she considered the strange events so far this year and did a little muggle style probability mathematics to calculate the statistical rate of weirdness.

She knew that her fellow students would have thought her mad had they known that she'd already passed her muggle boards and achieved a score high enough to gain her access into any collegiate studies of her choosing. Unlike other Muggle born she hadn't completely given up on the appearance of still belonging to the society her mom had been born into.

She had never told any of them her secret desire to one day be a representative of both worlds in magical and muggle law.

She was snapped out of her thoughts by a tiny sneeze as her rat signaled it had, had enough. So she settled the little creature into a kerchief she pulled from her pocket so it could rest warmly and snugly as it healed

[The Elvenqueen]

@Classpet@RumikoOhara@Always

Melanie Ariana Stryder

Turning her attention away from the mischevious Ravenclaw for a moment to attend to her own sickly rodent, Melanie managed to coax the rat into sipping small quantities of the draught at regular enough intervals. Each time it spluttered and began to cough she would wait a while for it to settle again before attempting to get it to drink more.
"Now I know it probably tastes terrible but it's gotta be better than feeling like crap for even longer, right?" Or dying from blood loss. she added as a silent thought to herself, sure the animal probably couldn't understand her the way snakes could but she still felt the need to attempt to reassure it as if it would help the animal's well being any further.

Setting down what remained of the decanter on the desk, she let the rat nestle into the crook of her arm while the potion took effect, silently praying that today wouldn't be the day Kindle decided to ignore her advice and try her luck at eating the poor thing anyway.

[Always]

@RumikoOhara@The Elvenqueen@Classpet

Alyssa Samara Chase

Aly half laughed at Melonie's comment, and jokingly answered, "That's because its impossible to manage unless your you. Seriously, how do you fall off a broomstick?" She brushed her figures through her hair as she turned to Melonie with the slight curiosity, and interest of it though it didn't last very long.

Her short attention span came into hand and she turned away and looked back at the large black rough of fur, that was knowing on the edge of the cage. She half rolled her eyes at the rodent as she mumbled, "Hold on."

With that she turned to her potion and gave it one more stir just to be sure. 'Please work!' She thought to herself as she shook her head. With one hand she unlocked the cage and opened it, with the other she grabbed the rodent from under its stomache. She had learned from previous expierences not to just open the cage, as the rat would run around everywhere.

She looked at the little critter she held in her hand, guessing that it would need about a tablespoon of the liquid. It seemed reasonable and correct, it was so small and humans never needed a huge dose. With her open hand she grabbed the 'eye dropper', at least thats what she called it in her mind, though there was a wizarding name for it that she didn't know off the top of her head.

She dipped it in the potion, squeezing the end causing the liquid to flow to the top. Once full she 'force fed' the potion to the rat. It coughed it up, only making the girl angryier. "Come on! Drink the darn potion!" She scolded, giving it more to drink.

[Classpet]

Defense Against the Dark Arts: Professor Quinton Bellfree

Hufflepuff and Griffondor
Quinton is doing okay at defending himself but the trolls are pushing him back toward the woods. Nearly half the class (griffondors and hufflepuffs alike) and trying to crowd through the door.

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Oliver Rivers

@Ceta de Cloyes

Mike was right, a few quicker griffondor's had noticed and had already ran out of the class before the crowd formed, they were probably on their way down to the professor with no plan besides to help. "Yeah, i suppose your right." Oliver sighed, stealing a glance at the now crowded door before turning back to mike and the window. An idea flicked in his mind and a devious smile spread across his face. It was the kind that made people worry. "I have a better idea." he said, resting his hand on Mike's shoulder and taking one last glance back to the door where everyone else was preoccupied.

"Welp," he said turning back. Without giving Mike a chance to ask any questions Olive shoved him over the window ledge, falling out with him. The words "arresto momentum" were already leaving his mouth as he pushed the two out, slowing their fall just before the hit the soft grass below. The stunt wasn't a particularly difficult one to do, Oliver had had to use it on more than one occasion, the real trick was knowing that people fell faster than you'd think.

Oliver gave Mike's cheek a gentle pat, before leaping to his feet. "Sorry bout that," he remarked, extending his arm to help the other boy up.

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Potions: Professor Albert Cunningham

Ravenclaw and Slytherin
@RumikoOhara@Always@The Elvenqueen

Each of the rats esponded rather quickly to the brew, their noses beginning to twitch quicker. Megan's rat began sniffing around the handkerchief before cleaning its face. Alyssa's squirmed, trying to get free. Melani's began trying to climb up her arm, seemingly unfazed by it's near death experience. Professor Cunningham beamed. "I think we know who made proper blood restorative potions everyone. Miss Stryder, miss Sprice, and yes, you to Miss Chase, don't underestimate yourself. As well as everyone else i gave a rat to, come on over here, the rest of you may leave." With that all but the few who had been given a rat left, heading to their next class, dorms or the quiditch field. "I am pleased to present Miss Malanie here with one vial of invigoration drought." He held up what would be five, maybe six if stretched, doses of the blue liquid. As he handed it to her he spoke once more "Use it wisely,"

"As for the rest of you, one dose each. I have vials up front go ahead and take one, then you all best be off. I'll be having a class of first years here in a few minuets." He gave everyone a plesant smile before heading to the front of the room and preparing the next lesson.

[The Elvenqueen]

@Always@RumikoOhara@Classpet

Melanie Ariana Stryder

The Slytherin stifled a laugh as she gently grabbed hold of the rat before it could skitter too far out of her reach, she balanced it carefully on one palm as she re-arranged some of the bedding in the cage to make it more comfortable before replacing the rodent there and scratching it lightly between the ears. "There you go, little guy." she grinned across at Alyssa encouragingly, glad to see that Professor Cunningham agreed with her that Alyssa was better at Potions than she gave herself credit for.

Melanie nodded politely to the Professor and thanked him, collecting her vial from the front desk before she hovered awkwardly as she waited for Megan, since she had every intention of taking the perplexing Ravenclaw up on her invitation to tea. If for nothing else but to just get to know her a bit better.

[RumikoOhara]

@The Elvenqueen

HANOVER

Stats

NAME :

Megan Emmeline Arcadia Hanover / Sprite

GENDER :

Female

SEXUALITY :

Bisexuality

AGE :

16

YEAR :

6th

HOUSE :

Ravenclaw

BLOODSTATUS :

Muggle/Squib

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Megan finishes packing up her tools and then notices the tall Slytherin girl waiting near the door and prays to the goddess that she's waiting for her.

Then before she heads over to join her she thinks strongly to herself. ~Auntie Liv please restrain yourself an try not to muck this up~

She's a bit nervous inside but wears as controlled an expression as she's able to muster as she walks over to Melanie in measured steps. Once she beside the platinum blonde her resolve melts an she sighs as a slightly silly smile graces her lips and her cheeks flush with a hint more pink than normal.

~Mum would be disappointed with your lack of self control~ she thinks to herself remembering how calmly her muggle mom handles even the some emotionally charged situation.

"Hello Melanie please tell me that you were waiting for me and if not then crush my hopes quickly so I suffer only briefly"

Says Meg her cheeks reddening and exposing she's not as confident as her words

[The Elvenqueen]

@RumikoOhara

Melanie Ariana Stryder

Melanie noted with a hint of irony how quickly all the blood rushed to Megan's cheeks as she tried to speak and she couldn't help but run away with it a little, if only to get her back for getting so under her skin earlier when the lesson had started. She couldn't deny that she found it amusing that the Ravenclaw had appeared so confident earlier but now that she was faced with having to speak with her directly Megan seemed to be balking and unsure of herself.

"No, actually, I'm just standing here for my health." she retorted, remaining silent just long enough to make the Ravenclaw panic before the Slytherin girl flashed a mischevious grin and rolled her eyes. "Of course I'm waiting for you."

[RumikoOhara]

@The Elvenqueen

HANOVER

Stats

NAME :

Megan Emmeline Arcadia Hanover / Sprite

GENDER :

Female

SEXUALITY :

Bisexuality

AGE :

16

YEAR :

6th

HOUSE :

Ravenclaw

BLOODSTATUS :

Muggle/Squib

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Megan had to suppress the urge to giggle when her platinum beauty tried to scare her with her words; it wasn't Melanie's words that disturbed her but her own. Besides she knew a little about the interesting Slytherin girl and her biting sarcasm was one of tthem when she saw her last statement followed by a mischievously lovely smile Meg's heart soared.

"You don't know how much hearing that I was deemed worthy of your valuable time has made me happy.

So would you like to go and watch the hopefuls fall on their bottoms at the Quidditch fields? says Megan feeling more confident not that she knows she doesn't repulse Melanie

[Always]

Alyssa Samara Chase

She squirted the eyedropper in the critters mouth one more time, making sure that she had a firm grip, as it had began swirling around completely. Once she finished giving the potion to it, she placed the eyedropper on to the table. She eyed the rat before she half threw, and half pushed it into the cage. Before the rat could run out she quickly closed the door, and locked it before it turned around. The rat bit at the cage edges, trying to get out.

She tapped her fingures a few times as she listened to Mr.Cunningham speech about the potion. She looked down at her rat and at the other rats just to make sure she did it right, and from looks of the others, she had. Hearing her name she looked up at him. She half smiled as he said that she did it correctly. She was slightly surprised as he had said the same thing about her confidence that Melanie had said.

As the speech was over she went up to the desk and placed the potion in her cloak pocket. She then headed back to her seat. After cleaning up her station, she closed the book and swept it into her arm to carry it.

Exiting the class she quickly decided to go drop her stuff off at her dorm, and then going to the quiditch tryouts. She wouldn't be trying out of course though. She probly wouldn't get in, and she didn't even have a broom. She also didn't want to have to be the one and only person using one of the school's extra brooms. Even though this she still enjoyed watching all of the games and a lot of the practices they had.

She made it to her dorm after a few minutes. She placed her stuff onto her bed, not bothering to make it neat at all. She could just do it later, so she didn't bother with it then. She eyed the time real quick, the tryouts would start in about ten minutes. She eyed around for a moment before she headed to the arena.

She entered the arena and sat down in the third row of bleachers. She sat there waiting a few more moments bored as nothing happened. Then, the brooms began to take air, and fly around, with those of them who were ready, and was basicly just passing the balls and messing around.