Morte Angelis

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@TalijaKey@Silent Observer

I'll try to figure something out. I prefer Chatzy, but I need to see what other options I have.

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@Dragoknighte@Silent Observer@TalijaKey@Mivuli@Argetlam350

My mom is still swollen up like crazy but she was able to feed herself yesterday, so there is victory in that. I will tell my ' mum ' ( I've been watching too many british TV shows. Well; only two, but still. ) that all of you are sending well wishes.

In terms of me though, I caught a counterfeiter at work and rewarded myself with a peanut butter milkshake from Sonic.

I do wonder that since we have such a small gathering of people, we could move it to a different platform and possibly chat amongst ourselves to see what we can come up with.

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@TalijaKey

I'll go and read your post!

~

I'm still going to be sort of MIA, but my mom is doing better so I'll be able to squeeze in some replies.

Also, I need to take a role call to see who is still here.

Hogwarts' Next Generation

My posting is going to be a bit spotty because my mom just had surgery and I'm helping to take care of her.

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@Mugin

Don't worry about it. I myself am going to randomly go MIA because my mom just had surgery.

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@Dragoknighte

I contacted him last night but didn't hear back.

@Silent Observer

I can only hope that enough people stay

@Mivuli

I'm waiting for him to post as well.

@TalijaKey

You could have him bump into my reporter character. She's going to be very interesting.

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@AcaciaMalikov

" Victoria. "

He tested the name out on his tongue and found that he really like it. Dyami had met many a person named Victoria in his life ( occupational hazard ), but this one was special; and by all rights, it should be. Taking her hand and shaking it, he introduced himself.

" Dyami Iwatoke, M.D. But I suppose you already knew that. "

He chuckled a little bit and opened his mouth to ask her if she wanted to go get something to eat because he was starving, but he was interrupted by someone ( or rather; someones ), calling his name. Turning to look at Chris and Denise ( one of the nurses ), who looked a little worse for the wear, his hand left the warmth of Victoria's and put that same hand on Chris' shoulder.

" Did something happen? "

" Well; not really, but we just wanted to let you know we called in some back-up. "

" Are we really that understaffed today? I'm sure that having Gibbins, Doyle, Welch, you, Jones, Andrews, Geraldo, and me would be enough. "

" Well, we wanted to let you take the rest of the day off, and we had intended on giving you the whole day off, but with no other Trauma Surgeons who are as close by as you; we had no choice but to call you in. I'm really glad I did though, because that woman is going to be in and out for a little while, but she's definitely going to make it. "

Running a hand through his hair, Dyami sighed and then made a scribbling motion with his free hand. Chris immediately handed over his prescription pad and Dyami wrote down what he wanted Chris to give her, as well as the doses. Tearing off the sheet, he gave it back to Chris and pointed at the top line.

" Make sure you only give her that after she wakes up. If you give it to her before she wakes up, it could some irreversible damage and we need her to be conscious to tell us if anything is wrong. "

" You got it. Anything else? "

" Yeah. In addition to those medications, I need you to check on her neck tracheotomy incision and make sure that no infection starts to build. The worst possible thing for a tracheotomy incision is infection because it will attack the vocal chords and it will make them permanently mute. "

He continued talking for a few more minutes, and after Chris and Denise left, Dyami let out a breath and rubbed at his eyes. They were slightly red from lack of sleep, and he wasn't sure whether or not taking her out to eat would be such a good idea; especially if he ended up falling asleep halfway through.

" I really hate to spring this on you; but since you look like you could do with a nap as well, do you mind coming back with me to my place? I'll give you full access to everything in my house, well except for my medical equipment. I wouldn't want you to injure yourself. "

Pointing off to the west, he made several gestures with his pointer finger as if giving directions.

" My place is within walking distance and you're welcome to bring Kubik; as long as he doesn't mind making friends with Larry. Larry will stay in his enclosure though, because I'm not sure how you feel about snakes. "

Good lord; he was so tired he was rambling. He was in serious need of an extremely caffeinated beverage ( or two ), or a nice nap.

Hogwarts' Next Generation

@Morte Angelis

" Falling is the easy part, because those staircases can be tricky little buggers. I'm not sure if we really ' get ' anything for being Prefect's, but I do know that we get a badge and have the chance to become Head Boy. "

Elijah chuckled when she said that the Ravenclaw deserved what he got.

" He definitely did deserve it. That sod needed a lesson or two taught to him that wasn't by a teacher. "

Her next question he actually had to think about, because he wasn't sure he could really explain it properly. After all, he might be a Prefect; but there were some things that were better explained by someone else.

" Give me a second, I'm going to go and grab someone who could explain this better than I can. "

Leaving the compartment and having Joseph give up playing with Gizmo in order to follow, he found himself in the company of a rather large owl and hissed at it before fluffing himself up into even more of a puffball.

" Olivia, can you come and explain something to a first year? I would do it, but I'm afraid I'm rubbish at explaining anything pertaining to exams. "

Olivia turned her attention to Eli after pausing her conversation with Ben.

" Sure, lead the way. "

Leaving Ben in the compartment with Rolf, she followed Eli to the compartment and after asking who she'd be talking to, Eli gestured to Raven.

" Hello! I'm Olivia Collins, 6th year Slytherin and apparent expert on explaining things according to Eli. "

Olivia and Eli weren't exactly what one would call ' friends ' but they tolerated each other and had studied together at one point to prepare for their O.W.L.S.

" The exams at Hogwarts are fairly straightforward and depend on the professor, but if you study and ask the professor what to focus on, it's usually a total breeze. Ben is total rubbish at exam taking though, and it was quite amusing when he told me he forgot what he'd written his History of Magic assignment on; when he'd written in less than two weeks prior. "

Giggling to herself a little and then clearing her throat, she began.

" Anyway, in your 5th year you'll take your O.W.L. exams. Those are your Ordinary Wizarding Level exams and you'll be asked by your head of house before the exams what you plan on being after you graduate. Your choice will help them assist you in figuring out what you need to get on your tests in order to take the N.E.W.T level classes and be able to get the job you want after graduation. Each O.W.L is class specific, and I remember struggling a little in my Theory of Charms O.W.L because I'd put most of my effort into my Potions O.W.L the previous day. If you fail an O.W.L; you will not be able to continue taking that class in your 6th and 7th year. So; if you fail an O.W.L in an elective, you'll have to pick something else for the next year.

Each O.W.L is graded based on how well you did, and professors of the N.E.W.T level classes will only let you take their class if you achieve a specific score. There are 6 possible scores that you can get; three passing and three failing. The passing ones are Outstanding, Exceeds Expectations, and Acceptable, in order from highest to lowest. Failing grades are Poor, Dreadful, and Troll. Any one of the passing grades could get you into a N.E.W.T level class, but you are almost guaranteed a spot in one of those classes if you receive an Outstanding. I'm going to be taking N.E.W.T level potions this year after getting an Outstanding on my O.W.L last year. "

Pausing to take a breath, she continued.

" The N.E.W.T.S, or Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test, are incredibly difficult and you either pass them, or you don't. If I had failed my Charms O.W.L and hadn't barely received an Exceeds Expectations, I wouldn't be able to become a Healer. I'm taking 5 N.E.W.T level classes this year and I am going to spending most of my free time studying this year, as will my friend Ben. He wants to become an Auror and he also is taking 5 N.E.W.T classes. "

Bending down to pet Joseph who was staring up at her, she listened to him purr for a moment before straightening up and moving some of her red/brown hair behind her ear.

" Is that all you needed me for Elijah? "

" Uh, yeah, thanks. "

The poor guy looked like she'd just put him through the wringer and she didn't blame him. Exams were difficult and she knew that he was in the same boat as she was. He had also just barely received an Exceeds Expectations on his Charms O.W.L, but he needed the class for an entirely different reason.

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@Mivuli@Mugin@Musoka

Annaliza practically melted into Taylor's hug and felt like she'd turned into mush.

' If you stayed to listen, I don't know if you'd be affected by my voice. I know that some species aren't affected by it, but I'd rather not risk you getting hurt. '

She had loosened her grip on him just a little bit in order to type that message out on her phone and show it to him. If she was going to sing at all to Taylor, she was going to have to be in a state of happiness; because her mother had told her never to sing when she was sad. When she'd asked her mother why she couldn't, her mother explained that if a siren sings when she's happy, there is a chance nothing bad will happen; but if she sang while sad or upset, it was almost certain she'd cause pain to someone. She'd then leapt into a story about how Annaliza's grandmother had sang while she'd been upset and when her soul mate went over to comfort her; he'd ended up slipping into the pool, nearly drown, and lost most of the feeling in his fingers.

Shaking thoughts of seeing Taylor looking at her through a veil of water, she turned her attention to Mia. While the promise of dessert sounds yummy, she didn't want to risk the safety of those in the cafe. It would pretty much make her shrink into herself if she cost another person their soul mate because of what she was. Before tears could gather in her eyes, she quickly scribbled onto her sketchpad.

' You and your soul mate are very sweet, and the offer of a free dessert is very kind, but I'll have to decline. I will take a piece of cheesecake though. You can add it to our bill. '

Offering Mia a kind smile that made her blue eyes seem a little brighter, she was about to ask if Taylor wanted something when Solenne pulled him up onto the stage. Her hands felt cold now that they weren't touching her soul mate, so she distracted herself by borrowing Solenne's acoustic guitar and testing out the strings. She'd dabbled in the guitar and piano for a few years, but her true passion was the violin. She'd played one since she was 5 years old and owned 3 of the beautiful instruments. Two of them were regular, while the third was an electric one her father had gotten her as a surprise gift. He said that he wanted her to ' come into the age of electric instruments '.

To be honest, she'd originally not wanted the electric violin; but she grew to love it over time, because it created a unique sound and she'd tested out different ways to play it. Turning her gaze to Solenne and Taylor, she offered silent encouragement to her soul mate in the form of a smile before following the movement of Solenne's hands. She mirrored the movement of his fingers with her own and it only took a riff or two before their movements matched up.

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Hello all! I'll be catching up on posts later on today. I got my phone back yesterday; so I can now sleep with peace of mind because my alarm will wake me up. Me without that alarm causes me to wake up every hour or two because I don't want to oversleep, and it's a real pain.