TheHangedMan

Breakfast University of Magic

@HokumPocus, @OliveYou & @AdmrlStalfos19: Ah, that's a shame to hear. Good luck on your other RP's though!

@Savo: Weba frend. You can move him over to the CHAR tab.

Breakfast University Of Magic

@Aviaire yup! Still lacking enough CS's before we can take off, so you're good.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

A'ight that's my last post with Elspeth until Tom arrives or someone decides to bump into her!

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Elspeth Macbain

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Elspeth made her way around, looking for an available compartment, when a voice called out to her. "Hey, Macbain!"

Turning around, she saw an older Slyhterin prefect approaching her. Nodding respectfully, she paused as he approached her. "You're looking for a compartment? Right, so listen, prefects actually have their own compartments in a carriage near the front. I was supposed to inform you but I figured you would have already known. Sorry 'bout that."

Frowning, Elspeth sighed. "That would have saved me a good deal of trouble, Johann. While I'm flattered that you think so highly of me, I did, in fact, not know that. Still, thank you for informing me."

Looking suitable chastised, the older Slytherin replied, "Right, won't happen again, believe me. I just, ah, had other things on my mind." At his admission, Elspeth began noticing a few things off with her upperclassman. His hair was slightly disheveled, and his robes were oh-so slightly crumpled across his shoulders and hips. Most damningly however, were the soft purple bruise marks sprinkled around his neck.

A small, cold smile, found its' way across her lips. "I believe your mind was the least of which you had other things on. Unless of course, you were thinking with your other head." Her polite tone did nothing to stop the frostiness seeping from her words. The other Slytherin scratched his head sheepishly before changing the topic in a rush.

"A-anyway! The prefects have a meeting, and the Head Boy and Girl will be giving instructions. We'll be required to patrol afterwards, so shall we go?"

"Yes, let's," she replied in her most deadpan tone, before adding, "I hope you realize this does nothing good for my image of you, Johann."

For his part, the Slytherin sighed despondently as they made their way towards the front of the train.

"Oh, I do hope you didn't forget to inform Thomas as well." Remembering her male counterpart, she could only hope he got the message as well. It would not do for two of Slytherins' prefects to be meandering about.

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Elspeth Macbain

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Elspeth made her way towards the platform. With a steady gait and no rush in her steps, people nevertheless stepped out of her way and gave her a wide berth. Perhaps it was her intimidating aura, or the Slytherin colors she wore proudly on display, or even perhaps the prefect badge pinned proudly on her chest?

Most likely however, it was the large tarantula that had perched itself on her shoulder, like a parrot would a pirate.

Her parents weren't available to come with her, which, while disappointing, was not terribly surprising. They had been unable to accompany her during her second and third year as well - she did not resent them for it. She knew full well how time consuming their jobs were, and was content with knowing that they would make time for her during the holidays.

Once inside the train, and much to her annoyance, she found it hard to find available seats. Nearly everywhere was full, and Elspeth cursed her sloppiness; had she arrived earlier this would not have been an issued. Unfortunately, she spent had spent extra time acclimating to the new broom her parents had gifted her with - a reward for her being appointed as prefect. She hadn't asked for it, but nevertheless accepted it gleefully. It was top of the line, naturally - the Firebolt Supreme - a world class broom that was in all honesty too good for her. She was not a bad flier, in fact, she was quite good, but she was no Quidditch player.

It was superb, and she admittedly might have been a tad too absorbed attempting more and more complex maneuvers on the thing, thus, her not quite tardiness when boarding the train.

As she slid open another door, she found that it was nearly full. There was one clearly available seat left, only with the slight caveat that the entire compartment was filled with Gryffindors. The gaggle of girls - who seemed to be in her year, actually - looked up at her with a start, and instantly their faces twisted.

"Is that seat available?" she asked politely.

Licking her lips nervously, one of the girls responded, "Like we told one of you Slytherins' earlier, we don't associate with snakes."

Her response elicited a raised brow. Interhouse politics were irritating at times. "That doesn't answer my question. Is. That. Seat. Available?" she asked, punctuating her sentence to make it clear that Elspeth Macbain does not suffer fools.

Gulping, the girl being questioned's eyes darted across her companions in the compartment, pleading for assistance. Her companions however, were in similar states of speechlessness. They were saved from having to answer when one of the girls peered over Elspeth's shoulder and cried out, "O-oh! Jane, Jane, over here! We saved you a seat!"

Behind Elspeth, a Hufflepuff girl started, and she wheeled around to see who had called her. Her face lit up on sight, and she approached the compartment, before stopping nervously at the sight of a certain Slytherin.

Elspeth looked at the girls in the compartment to the Hufflepuff girl fidgeting nervously in place, before sighing. Pursuing this was useless and a waste of her time. "I see, I apologize for the trouble then," she said, before turning in place to continue her search for another compartment.

On her way off, she could hear the girls talking.

"That was terrifying..."

"Thank Merlin you came by when you did-!"

"Wait did you just use me to snub Macbain-!"

As the babble increased in noise, Elspeth smirked. Well, it was not a complete waste of time, she supposed.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

@Hitman HOL' UP! Lemme get my post up first. Our posts might clash lol.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

@Cio Hope you don't mind if I borrow those Gryiffindor girls in your post@

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Gonna get a post up!

Breakfast University of Magic

@Ryteb Pymeroce Looks good. Send him in.

@ineffable You're welcome to hop aboard any time!

@QueenNugget & @sassy1085 you guys still interested? Also:

@AdmrlStalfos19
@Sightles
@HokumPocus
@Fabricant451
@NorthernKraken
@soph
@JackDLemmy
@OliveYou

We still interested?

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

@Daydreamz

Man, wait until one of us finds the Room of Requirement (if it hasn't turned into molten slag yet)...