Calvin stared in to space for a little while, humming lightly to himself as he waited for his friends. He was eager to hear about their summers. It was very refreshing, being able to see them - sure, school was dull and Calvin had a year of stress that would end in crucial exams ahead of him, but it was worth it if he was making good memories alongside people he enjoyed spending time with. He rubbed his eyes. Although he had slept okay the previous night, he hadn't been sleeping well over most of the summer, which had led to a pretty distorted sleeping pattern that resulted in him being quite lethargic.
Calvin glanced in to the hallway of the train and caught one of his friends' eyes as they approached - Zef, a Slytherin and a good friend of Calvin's, was the first of them to arrive - and just before entering, he managed to once again walk in to the doorframe. "Good to see you Calvin," Zef said upon entering the compartment, rubbing his head as he did so. Calvin couldn't help but crack a smirk. It had become somewhat of a regular occurrence that Zef hit his head of things, the train doorframe in particular - Calvin knew Zef wouldn't be hurt too badly and he was pretty sure smirking wouldn't offend him at all, so it was all in good humour. It amused Calvin that this was their first meeting of the year, and Zef had already hit his head.
"Hey, Zef," Calvin smiled, genuinely happy to see his friend as Zef took a seat opposite Calvin and began to converse. "Oh, you know. It was okay," Calvin breathed. "I'm sort of glad it's over. It was nice having nothing to do for a while, but it got monotonous. By the end I was really looking forward to getting back. How-" Calvin was about to ask Zef about his summer before Stella arrived. "Hey," Calvin greeted his Hufflepuff friend. Part of him wondered if she'd had any of her visions lately, because he could comprehend that they had the potential to be very dark and painful things to deal with. Nevertheless, he decided not to ask - even though she was very mature about it, it probably wouldn't be a great thing to talk about on the first day back. She asked the same question that Zef had asked him in regards to how his holiday had been, to which he gave a similar answer as he did to Zef. He wasn't going to pretend he had a brilliant summer and he was happy to be honest with his friends.
Before long, Adelie arrived, looking slightly concerned that her best friend Rin was not here. "Hey, Adelie," Calvin greeted brightly, before shaking his head to her question. "Nope, she's not here yet." He wasn't too worried - Rin didn't exactly have the most orthodox methods but he trusted that she could make it here okay - he knew why Adelie was asking, though, as the two Gryffindor students in the group were as close as any of them - Calvin wouldn't say he had a best friend in particular, as he saw all of his friends in a similar value, though Adelie and Rin were truly best friends.
When Rin eventually did enter, Calvin could see she was not her usual self - she seemed off the boil in some sort of way. He would have said something, but the way she acted just seemed like she would rather he not. He frowned slightly, concerned, but in an attempt to prevent any unwanted attention, he decided to bring up another subject. "So, uh, anyone actually do anything worthy of an anecdote over the summer?" He asked sluggishly, peering around. It seemed like quite a dispiriting question to ask, but he said it in a tongue-in-cheek way.
It seemed Rin had arrived just in time, as around the same time that she took her seat, the train began to slowly chug. Calvin peered out the window as the station was slowly pulled out of his vision. Before long, the train was going at a considerable pace - Calvin glanced down at the one bag that he had taken in to the compartment with him - it contained some money and his school uniform, which he would likely change in to later in the trip when he had the chance - at the moment, however, he was quite happy in his casual clothing.
Rain began pelting off of the windows, though Calvin took no notice of it, he was more interesting in catching up for his friends. The journey would last several hours, meaning it would be dark by the time they arrived at Hogwarts. It felt like this trip alone would be better than the vast majority of his holiday. It was a pretty depressing thought that he was quick to remove from his head when he realised that it would be counter-productive if he was trying to enjoy himself. He eagerly awaited anyone's stories from the summer.
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I'm gonna' post next (in a couple hours, I'm out ATM)
For now, we need some kind of a post order, not a very specific one though, (accurately displayed by manifest), but later on we can be more loose - for example, the group may split up and there could be two different scenarios going on, so a post order wouldn't be needed. Also, collabs wouldn't fit in with as much of a post order.
For now, we need some kind of a post order, not a very specific one though, (accurately displayed by manifest), but later on we can be more loose - for example, the group may split up and there could be two different scenarios going on, so a post order wouldn't be needed. Also, collabs wouldn't fit in with as much of a post order.
Nice looking posts guys. Sorry mine sucks in comparison. From now on I'll make sure I post on something I am actually good at using. :D
Also very promising, should be active and actually last rather than die. :D
Also very promising, should be active and actually last rather than die. :D
Made a post. Apologies about its length and possible grammatical errors, I'm on my phone. Just wanted to get it out there.
Although there was parts of education that Calvin really enjoyed, the real reason why he was so eager to return to Hogwarts was to see his friends, as, although he had seen them over the holiday, it had been quite a rare occurance that he had been able to spend more than a few hours with one of them as his mother didn't like visitors and she was always paranoid about him travelling long distances alone - she wasn't about to stop him, but he felt bad making his mother worry, so he tended to stay home and help look after the farm.
After preparing his mind for the coming day, he cleaned and dressed himself in a plain black hoodie and some jeans and headed out on to the porch, where he stood and looked out across the farmlands, the crops all very healthy and prosperous, partly thanks to his own magic. Today was the day he would return to Hogwarts.
Calvin nodded to himself after ensuring that he had everything he needed. He had made the mistake, in the past, of being underprepared for the first day of school - but not this time. His treasured wand, the very same that he had been given several years ago in his first visit to Ollivander's in Diagon Alley, was already tucked away with his luggage. Hark, Calvin's owl, had already left for Hogwarts several hours ago - Calvin had purchased Hark around two years ago, and despite his stubbornness and lazy nature, Calvin appreciated the companionship of Hark, and he was useful when it came to communication. Not only that but Calvin had made sure to get all the correct books for the year ahead, meaning he wouldn't have to burden any of his friends by leeching off them for another year.
After giving one last farewell to his dear mother, Calvin smiled and pulled his luggage back in to the farmhouse's old fireplace. He dove his hand in to a small pot of floo powder and took a breath. "King's Cross Station," Calvin spoke out as clearly and calmly as possible, ensuring he would not end up in some obscure location. Seconds later, he found himself in the bustling London station. He slowly made his way towards platform 9 3/4, where Hogwarts Express had arrived minutes previous. After storing away his luggage, Calvin made his way into the carriages, finding one of the many empty compartments.
He then sat and waited for the arrival of his friends.
After preparing his mind for the coming day, he cleaned and dressed himself in a plain black hoodie and some jeans and headed out on to the porch, where he stood and looked out across the farmlands, the crops all very healthy and prosperous, partly thanks to his own magic. Today was the day he would return to Hogwarts.
Calvin nodded to himself after ensuring that he had everything he needed. He had made the mistake, in the past, of being underprepared for the first day of school - but not this time. His treasured wand, the very same that he had been given several years ago in his first visit to Ollivander's in Diagon Alley, was already tucked away with his luggage. Hark, Calvin's owl, had already left for Hogwarts several hours ago - Calvin had purchased Hark around two years ago, and despite his stubbornness and lazy nature, Calvin appreciated the companionship of Hark, and he was useful when it came to communication. Not only that but Calvin had made sure to get all the correct books for the year ahead, meaning he wouldn't have to burden any of his friends by leeching off them for another year.
After giving one last farewell to his dear mother, Calvin smiled and pulled his luggage back in to the farmhouse's old fireplace. He dove his hand in to a small pot of floo powder and took a breath. "King's Cross Station," Calvin spoke out as clearly and calmly as possible, ensuring he would not end up in some obscure location. Seconds later, he found himself in the bustling London station. He slowly made his way towards platform 9 3/4, where Hogwarts Express had arrived minutes previous. After storing away his luggage, Calvin made his way into the carriages, finding one of the many empty compartments.
He then sat and waited for the arrival of his friends.
That's cool. Lots of people here come from all sorts of RP backgrounds - personally, I started on games too, but forum RP is so much more detailed and open to imagination (kinda like with books & movies.) Anyway, enjoy yourself. :)
To be honest I've never used it, just it's commonly used I believe and I considered that there may be people here who preferred it. I'm pretty happy with docs though.
I'll get to work on some sort of an opening post in the next couple hours.
I'll get to work on some sort of an opening post in the next couple hours.
How is everyone? :D If you guys want, we can start IC tonight and you can get the opinion thing done before any interaction between characters (first post would be leaving home and getting on the train and other stuff, no real conversation required other than with NPCs.)
Also, you guys down for collaborating some posts? (not now, but later on). If so, google docs or piratepad, or what?
Also, you guys down for collaborating some posts? (not now, but later on). If so, google docs or piratepad, or what?
Shadowcatcher said
oh sorry! ill get on that the moment i have free time later today! ill post it here ^^
Np at all just clarification
TW and Shad document your thoughts and we're set for the IC. :) (Not to rush you or anything, just keeping everyone on the same level here.)
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