.:: Aortas Auror Academy ::. [STARTS!!! LSU Accepted]

[CoolTrainer IcEz]

OOC: Both Gamewizard and ShadowD are accepted but SD, you need to change your Quidditch position since GW posted his sign up first, so he gets the Seeker position. Gee, that's alot of OOC posts. I'll try to get one up soon.

[Gothic Animé]

meeee? *moans* okay...
and no, it's not a sexual moan!

»alex manson: endriago«

> the leaky cauldron, my room <

i got up and yawned, stretching my whole body. i had been asleep for maybe an hour, but even sleeping was so boring i couldn't do it for long. getting up, i felt my hand begin to throb again. quickly, i muttered, 'scourgify,' followed by 'ferula.' as much as i hated bandages, because they drew so much attention, it would have to do, as i didn't know the spell for simply healing it. yami jumped up and licked the bandage curiously. i picked him up and petted him, then let him rest on my shoulders. this time, he could come with me.

> diagon alley <

entering the brick archway for the second time today, i watched it close behind me and stepped into the narrow alleyway once again. i decided to head over to the area near florean fortescue's ice cream parlour. it was packed before, but who know, maybe the crowd had thinned. stepping through the door into the semi-cold parlour, i looked around. it was completely filled. not a seat in sight. shaking my head, which scared yami a bit, i turned around. heading out the door, i felt a tap on my shoulder. turning around, i looked at someone very unfamiliar staring back at me. well, not staring exactly.

'erm, hi?' i said, though it was kind of a question. 'have we met?' though i wasn't a fan of conversation, i figured it would be impolite to be rude, so i talked. "well, no, not exactly. but i was wondering, are you going to aorta's?" half wanting to lie and say no, i decided against it and nodded my head. "oh really? that's cool, i'm going too!" he said. 'cool,' i replied. "so uh...where're you headed?" he asked. 'not sure, i was going to florean's but it's far too crowded...' "yeah, definitely, but tons of aorta's academy students are in there." ah, well...i thought to myself.

"well hey, you can still come in though." he said. 'no, that's okay, i can check somewhere else.' i replied. ugh, the giant crowds. i disliked crowds, but before i knew it, he was yanking me in. 'well umm...okay, i guess i can stay awhile.' i said. we headed back through the door. i sighed. well, maybe it would do me good...

> the parlour <

we went over to the giant crowd of soon-to-be aorta's students. as i walked up, they all kind of went silent and looked up at me. 'hi.' i said sheepishly. 'i'm alex.' murmurs went out around the table, and he introduced me to those whose names he knew. the rest introduced themselves, though some needed no introducing. conjuring myself a chair, i sat down at the far end of the table. "oh and by the way, i'm hunter." he said. soon i found myself in a discussion about upcoming courses and teachers at aorta's. i didn't really talk to much, unless i needed to, but most of these people weren't so bad. hunter seemed cool, at least. really outgoing, but nice...

<ooc> have fun hunter EDIT: i sorta changed a lot, but just to notify those who read it, make sure you reread it, as it's not the same...</ooc>

[Shadow Djinn]

OOC: Both Gamewizard and ShadowD are accepted but SD, you need to change your Quidditch position since GW posted his sign up first, so he gets the Seeker position. Gee, that's alot of OOC posts. I'll try to get one up soon.

Erm, I personally called it in the Signups for this RPG...And GW did not post in that topic....And sorry TML, I was spaced out.


EDIT: Icez, here:

http://www.pokemasters.net/forums/sh...2&page=2&pp=15

[M1ND G4ME]

You cant "reserve your spot" what if you ask to reserve your spot and dont come back? you have to post your sign up to get accepted, technically he accepted me before you because i posted my sign up before you.

You had about a week to post your sign up but you diddn't until after i posted.


Soo...It'd be pretty dandy if I could reserve Chifre's Seeker spot like last time

And plus note your if? you knew there you were asking if you could, and he didnt say yes did he?

Thankyou for your time.

[CoolTrainer IcEz]

OOC: Yeah. I'm sorry SD, I wasn't around to accept you reserve. Besides, even if I did, you'd need to post your sign up within a day or so. So, the Chifre Seeker place still goes to GW. Sorry about the little miscommunication/misunderstanding. If you just change your Quidditch poisition, SD, everything should be fine.

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Zephyr Remus Potter - Endriago
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As I picked away at my rocky road ice cream cone, Seraphic was talking about the Potions.

"Do you think our Potions teacher at Aortas will be as mean as Snape?" she asked.
"Guess it runs in all Potions teachers..." commented Artemis.
"Well, it depends on what house you're in and what house the teacher likes, doesn't it?" I said.
"Yeah that's true. The Slytherins love Potions lessons," said Sean.
"I just hope Advanced Potions isn't too difficult," said Elizabeth.
"Sounds like it will be," added Donnelly.
"Sounds like everything will be difficult" I added.

It seemed like the conversation was getting heated up with Sean describing the time he had made 3 cauldrons melt, while making a Snuffling Potion, just because he forgot to add the Horn of Wrahon before stirring. Then Seraphic was speaking to a boy named Hunter, who was apparently going to Aortas too, and invited him to join us at the table. Of course, it was Artemis who transfigured more trash (this time from Hunter's pockets) into a chair for him. We were having such an animated sharing of our experiences at Hogwart's Potions lessons, that we didn't even notice Hunter leaving the table. When he returned he had invited another boy, who introduced himself as Alex, to the table. From the looks of the conversation, everyone was excited about training to become an Auror and also about going to Aortas.

"So what house do you think you be in?" asked Elizabeth.
I immediately took out 4 Chocolate Frog cards and layed them on the cluttered table.
"Endriago, Chifre, Torignis, Guivre." I said, proud of my collection.
"Figures that Zephyr would have Chocolate Frog cards of almost anyone" commented Artemis.
"Trust Zephyr to bring them around too" said Sean with a friendly punch to my shoulder.
"I'm still waiting for them to make a card of me though," I replied to Artemis with a little wink.

Everyone began examining the cards and some already had an idea which house they wanted to be in. I still wasn't sure which house was for me but Endriago sure looked like a cool house. I just hoped I could get on the house team and continue playing Chaser with Sean but with my old Nimbus 2000, it was going to be difficult. Everyone around seemed to be having Firebolts of Nimbus 2004s.

Before we knew it, we had already whiled the afternoon away talking about almost everything. The sun was already slowly setting in the distance. We finished our ice cream (for me it was my third cone) and headed out different ways.

To my delight a few of us Aortas students would actually be staying at the Leaky Cauldron for the night; including Sean who was in the room just next to mine. After freshening up, Sean and I went downstairs for dinner.

The Leaky Cauldron, though small, was definitely lessed packed than the ice cream parlour. We found ourselves a comfortable table and plopped ourselves down. The Nightly Prophet Owl was flying around, to the dismay of many patrons, and I managed to purchase a copy. Laying it out I began reading while feeding Avis some bread.

[Sakura12]

*^~Seraphic Aeryn Black - Torignis~^*

As Zephyr pulled out his Chocolate Frog cards, my eyes grew wide.

"Wow, you have the cards of all 4 founders of Aortas?" I asked. "Any extras? Interested in trading? I've got, lets see..." I pulled out my Chocolate Frog card album and flipped through it. "Hmm... You want Visandra Heart? The new female lead of the Weird sisters? It's a new card, and I've got two of her... I really need Torignis to complete my collection! Besides, Torignis is the house I want to be in!"

Zephyr frowned... "I'll have to think about it, you know..."

"Okay, never mind then..." I said, somewhat disappointed.

As evening approached, I finished my 4th ice cream and we headed our separate ways, after promises to meet the next day on the train to Aortas. I returned to the Leaky Cauldron, where I intended to check in to spend the night.

"A single room for one night, please," I told Tom, the innkeeper. Right, one room, that'll be 15 sickles, special student rate. It comes with free dinner and breakfast." Tom winked. I grinned and paid him. "Right, so dinner will be served at 7 pm sharp, breakfast at 7am tomorrow. You're in room 12, please follow me -"

"Seraphic!" someone called from behind. I turned. It was Alex, another boy whom I had met in the afternoon. He came up to me, smiling. "You're staying here too? That's cool! I'm in room 11."

"That's just next door from me!" I exclaimed! "Room 12 here."

Tom interrupted. "Well, since you two know each other, I suppose you can show her to her room, young man. Here's your key, miss. Have a good night!"

"Come on, this way!" Alex grabbed my hand and pulled me up the stairs. In that moment of contact, I felt a strong sense of familiarity in my mind. Could it be, Alex was a metamorphmagus too? But it couldn't be, they're supposed to be rare!

Curiousity finally got the better of me, and I asked Alex to his face. "You're a metamorphmagus too, right? So am I. This is cool! I've never met another metamorphmagus!" I blurted out, all in one breath. Alex looked at me, confused. I blushed. Right, that was stupid, I thought.

"Sorry, you're a metamorphmagus too, aren't you?" I said, after taking a few deep breaths.
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Okay, so that was crap... Sorry! Gothic, if you don't want room 11, or don't want Alex to meet Seraphic like this, I can change my post...

[Linc]

Linc
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Gah! I had just fallen out of the tree I had been in, and I was asleep the entire time until I hit the ground. "Dangit!" I shout. Maybe this wasn't a good idea. The Leaky Caldron would have to be better. But, first, as it probably had just turn night, I decided to cast some spells. "Expecto Patronum!" I shouted, thinking of my brother. A white light shot from my wand, and mist shot out. Out rushed a Tiger, what my brother could turn into as he was an Animagus, too. "Flippendo!" A blue blast of light shot out and flipped a stone into the air. "Incendio!" A shot of fire launched forwards and burnt a twig. "Well, that's good enough, Garin let's go." Garin flew down, and I transformed into Animagus form, and flew towards the Leaky Caldron. I jumped in through an open window, transforming back into human form, although landing in front of two kids about my age. They both had Aortas books and robes, so I thought I'd introduce myself as we were going to be at the same school. "Uh, hi. My name's Lincoln. What's up?"

Ah, interaction. It feels so good in my soul.

[Gothic Animé]

do you mean seraphic and i? sorry if i sound picky, but i haven't got my robes on or my books with me...^^;whatever though. ^^ and that's an alright post sakura. </ooc>

»alex manson: endriago«

> the leaky cauldron, corridor <

"sorry, you're a metamorphmagus too, aren't you?" said seraphic, blushing. i stopped for a second. 'err, well...' i mumbled, glancing at the floor. 'would you like to step into my room for a second?' i asked her, not particularly wanting to talk about this openly when there were people in earshot. "sure, but first i should put my stuff down in my room."

we continued walking again, but just as we were turning the corner to our rooms, a kid landed in front of us. i stopped abruptly, and got my wand out, standing in front of seraphic. "uh, hi. my name's lincoln. what's up?" putting my wand back, i helped him up off the ground. 'hi, i'm alex.' i replied. "and i'm seraphic. you're going to aorta's too?" she asked. "yeah." 'well hey, we can meet at dinner and talk, if you'd like?' i asked. "sure. see you then." he replied.

> leaky cauldron, my room <

i went over and sat on my bed, waiting for seraphic to come. how had she figured i was a metamorphmagi? had i accidentaly changed? while i pondered this, i heard a knock at the door. i went over to open it, and let seraphic in. "so, are you really a metamorphmagus?" she asked, once we had sat down. 'yes, i am. i don't really want many people to know, and no one else could tell as far as i knew. how did you know?' i asked...

[Linc]

Linc: Torignis
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After meeting the kids in the corridor, I walked downstairs to get my room, although I tripped on a stair and fell all the way down. I walked to over to a person who I thoguh would give me the room. "Hi, could I have a room for the night?" I asked to the man. "Sure, room 13." He handed me the key and I gave him the correct amount of money and walked back upstairs. "Room 13... room 13... ah! Here we are!" I walked into my room and sat on the bed, and I told Garin he could go fly if he wanted to, and he leaped out the window and spiraled into the night sky. An owl came with the Daily Prophet in its talons, and I ripped the parchment from it and gave it the money. It flew away and I plopped down on my bed to read the wizard newpaper, all this stuff about goblins, a prisoner from Azkaban tried to escape but got caught by the dementors, Minestry of Magic stuff, and a article that caught my eye. It was a section about the people who have been killed by Voldermort in the last few years, and near the top of the list it said my brothers name. I threw the paper out the window, and plopped down on the bed again, when Garin came through the window with a peice of parchment in his talon. I pulled it gently from his claw, and opened it up.
Dear Linc,
Me and Dad are missing you terribly, and we decided to send you a gift. I hope you like it, as you would need it for the quidditch in Aortas. I hope you have a good time at school. Oh, Garin's here, man that bird flies fast. I'll send another bird to bring the gift, we love you.
-Mom
Hm, a gift huh? Another bird came, but this owl tripping on the windowsil and flipped into the wall. It was carrying a large package, and I ripped off the wrapping paper. It was a broom, made of redwood, and at the end it said: Draconum 2004. I had heard of these brooms. They are as fast as a Firebolt, and they have excellent turning and manuever ability. Holy crap... I thought. This is one of the fastest brooms in history!. I set it down on my bed, the shiny wood flashing in the moonlight. I walked out my room, and I went down stairs to meet the kids I met earlier for dinner...

[Green Lanturn]

Sule Surinen~Elf Keeper of Chifre
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It wasnt often that I slept outside of home or school, but The Leaky Cauldron was to me my resting place for the evening. After going to the apothecary to replenish some supplies, and a quick stop to buy some treats for my owl, I walked towards the open end of diagon aley, heading for the cauldron. As I passed Fortescue's Ice Cream, where I had been before with an ice cream, I noticed that several students were there. All of them it seemed, had on Aortas robes. I passed without stopping to chat, continueing my trektowards my bed. I went inside and climbed up the stairs, making sure to say hi to the bartender, Tom. Tom, it seemed, was fascinated with Elves, and not house elves, regular, big, elves.

As i reached my room,room 174, I saw a boy down the hall, he too had on Chifre robes. He glanced at me and said "hi." I kindly responded.

"I see you are in the Chifre house as well," i asked him.

"Yes I am. My name is Matthias McGonnagal."

"Sule Surinen," i replied, and we shook hands. He looked at me kind of odd. He obviousy had not met too many elves in his life. I laughed and said goodnight to him and walked into my roon, my luggage and everything already in my room.

Well, it seemed not even a day of school, and i already made an acquaintance, or even a friend.

~GL

[Perfect Chaos]

Sean-=-M-=-Endriago
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It was a faily evenfuly day. I managed to meet up with Zephyr at the ice cream shop and a few other people that I found out were also going to Aortas. We began conversing on our classes and who the teachers might be and I managed to tell everyone about the time I melted 3 cauldrons in Potions class, which ended up in me getting a detention from that bastard of a teacher Snape. It was nice hearing a laugh from the group though. I was especially intrigued with this one girl in the group, named Seraphic Black. She had really gorgeous pink hair and these pretty bluish gray eyes. I couldn't help to blush a bit whenever she looked over in my direction.

Now, me and Zephyr had headed over to the Leaky Cauldron where I happily found out that we were right next to each other in rooms. After I helped Zephyr put his things away, we both decided to head downstairs to grab something to eat. Much to our, well mainly my dismay, The Nightly Prophet owl decided to start hovering around us, in which Zephyr bought a copy, probably to get rid of the little bugger. It was then that I decided to tell Zephyr about my "little crush" on Seraphic.

"Hey Zephyr, can you keep a secret" I asked him my well-known low tone. He smirked at me and said "Sean, I already know probably the biggest secret about you. Since I haven't blabbed that out yet, I'm sure you can still trust me." I looked at him funny and said "Well, you got me there. Listen...I think I kinda like somebody..." As soon as I said the phrase "like somebody" Zephyr's interest nearly doubled from before. He was in my face asking me all sorts of questions. "Who?" "What does she look like?" "Do I know her?" "Is she going to Aortas?" I was on the brink of putting a Sliencing Charm on him when all of a sudden, I saw Seraphic coming down the stairs.

I went into a complete shock, practically staring at her. Zephyr must've noticed me, since he finally managed to shut up and turned to see her. A sly grin played across his mouth. "Oh, I get it. Sean's got a thing for Seraphic, eh?" I was to stunned to say anything. "How about we get you to know her a bit better?" he said, the sly grin still on his face. Before I knew what hit me, Zephyr turned around completely and started calling "Hey Seraphic!" When it finally dawned on me on what just took placed, I was ready to pounce on Zephyr, when just my luck, Seraphic started walking towards us...

More interaction goodness

-$∑@π

[CoolTrainer IcEz]

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Zephyr Remus Potter - Endriago
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[M1ND G4ME]

^v^Hunter Esonas^v^


As everyone left I was a bit saddened, I was actually making friends then they left. "Oh well..." I sighed and walked out the door, i sneaked between two buildings and transformed into a handsome black hawk, and flew out the tiny alley without notice. I flew into a tree and watched as two kids i had just met were walking out a guy in a tree opposite of me fell out infront of them. I watched them go back inside the leakey cauldron again. I glided after them and saw what room they were in.

I flew back out and landed on their window to watch them more. 'I love spying.' I thought to myself. 'Whats greatest about it, no one in the world nows I can transform, not even the ministrie of magic.' I kind of caw/laughed and glided back Estry telling her to go land on gringotts while I got a place in The leakey cauldron.

I went up to the manager and he said they were packed, 'Man..' I thought and walked away saying thankyou to the man. <ooc: that dont mean you cant stay there people, just say you registered efore me or something> I walked out into Diagon Alley and Din't know what to do. It was getting Dark Already and I needed a place to sleep. "I'll just have to Stay a bird all night" I said and Sat up in a tree and fell asleep after the sun set.



^v^Morning^v^

I woke up that morning to the hustle and bustle that is diagon alley. "Great! Today we go to Aortas!" I thought flying to gringott's roof. I ransformed and told Estry where to go. And she was off. I took my trunk "dislarengardum" I said and it shrunk to the size of a toy car, I put it in my pocket and walked out of diagon alley. "Off To Aorta's" I said walking out of diagon alley. "Wonder if I'll catch up with anyone before I get there."



ooc: Ok I dont know what were taking or where to go so this is where i stop,

thankyou for your time *wonders how long until that phrase gets annoying*

[M1ND G4ME]

^v^Hunter Esonas^v^


As everyone left I was a bit saddened, I was actually making friends then they left. "Oh well..." I sighed and walked out the door, i sneaked between two buildings and transformed into a handsome black hawk, and flew out the tiny alley without notice. I flew into a tree and watched as two kids i had just met were walking out a guy in a tree opposite of me fell out infront of them. I watched them go back inside the leakey cauldron again. I glided after them and saw what room they were in.

I flew back out and landed on their window to watch them more. 'I love spying.' I thought to myself. 'Whats greatest about it, no one in the world nows I can transform, not even the ministrie of magic.' I kind of caw/laughed and glided back Estry telling her to go land on gringotts while I got a place in The leakey cauldron.

I went up to the manager and he said they were packed, 'Man..' I thought and walked away saying thankyou to the man. <ooc: that dont mean you cant stay there people, just say you registered efore me or something> I walked out into Diagon Alley and Din't know what to do. It was getting Dark Already and I needed a place to sleep. "I'll just have to Stay a bird all night" I said and Sat up in a tree and fell asleep after the sun set.



^v^Morning^v^

I woke up that morning to the hustle and bustle that is diagon alley. "Great! Today we go to Aortas!" I thought flying to gringott's roof. I ransformed and told Estry where to go. And she was off. I took my trunk "dislarengardum" I said and it shrunk to the size of a toy car, I put it in my pocket and walked out of diagon alley. "Off To Aorta's" I said walking out of diagon alley. "Wonder if I'll catch up with anyone before I get there."



ooc: Ok I dont know what were taking or where to go so this is where i stop,

thankyou for your time *wonders how long until that phrase gets annoying*

[Sakura12]

Hmm... This is getting interesting...

*^~Seraphic Aeryn Black~^*

As I was asking Alex if he was a Metamorphmagus, someone came up the stairway. It turned out to be another boy our age, with brown hair and blue eyes. We introduced ourselves. It turned out that he ws attending Aortas too. After he had gone, I went to room 12 to drop my stuff, then went to Alex's room. He was waiting for me.

"So, are you really a Metamorphmagus?" I asked, sitting down on his bed.

"Yes, I am. I don't really want many people to know, and no one else could tell as far as I knew. How did you know?"

I frowned. "Hmm... I'm not so sure myself. Sort of like telepathy, I guess," I replied, laughing... Alex looked at me with his thoughtful black eyes, not entirely convinced. "Really!" I added. "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me."

"Okay, then..." Alex checked his watch. "It's almost seven. Better go down for dinner!" He went to the door, and held it open for me. I smiled. We went down the stairs together. He's quite a gentleman, I thought, smiling to myself. And he's a Metamorphmagus too. The second one I've ever met, after Tonks.

For a moment, I found myself dreaming about Alex, then I mentally gave myself a slap. I musn't let my feelings get in my way, first rule of Auror training. I could almost hear Tonks voice: Always put your duty first, Seraphic. Never let your emotions addle you. I didn't know why I suddenly thought of that, but all I knew was that Alex was making me feel weird and nervous. Could this be love?

We emerged from the bottom of the stairs. Linc, the boy we had met earlier, was at the counter, probably checking in. I looked around the dining area and spotted Zephyr and Sean having their dinner together. Zephyr beckoned to me. Turning my head, I saw that Alex had gone to show Linc up to his room.

"Hey, Seraphic!" Zephyr called. I moved towards him.

"Hey! You two staying at the Leaky Cauldron too?" I asked, smiling at the pair of them.

"Yep." Zephyr nodded. "We can get to the train station together tomorrow! Come join us for dinner."

"Okay, I nodded and sat down beside Zephyr. As Alex and Linc came into view, I beckoned them over to join us. Our party was now almost as large as when we were in Florean Fortescue's. Tom the innkeeeper came up to us.

"Well, what will you young lady and gentlemen like?" he asked, smiling.

"Hmm... I'll have whatever the cook's specialty is..." I said, then waited for Alex and Linc to place their orders...

[CoolTrainer IcEz]

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Zephyr Remus Potter - Endriago
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Avis was munching away at her breadcrumbs when Sean suddenly spoke in a hushed tone, "Hey Zephyr, can you keep a secret?"
I gave Sean a little smirk and replied, "Sean, I already know probably the biggest secret about you. Since I haven't blabbed that out yet, I'm sure you can still trust me."
He thought for a while then said, "Well, you got me there. Listen...I think I kinda like somebody..." I nearly fell off my chair when I had sat up so suddenly. I was dying to know what this secret was.

"Who?"
"What does she look like?"
"Do I know her?"
"Is she going to Aortas?" I inundated Sean with a barrage of questions not even pausing for him to answer. He could tell that I was going to punch him if he didn't cut the suspense.

But then, there was something different in Sean's eyes. He seemed to be staring. Staring at something behind me. I turned around to see who but Seraphic coming down the stairs.

"Oh, I get it. Sean's got a thing for Seraphic, eh?" I poked fun at Sean. Before he could react I was already waving at her and inviting her to join us.
"Hi Seraphic!" I said chirpily. "You're putting up at Leaky Cauldron's too?"
"Oh! A phoenix!" she shrieked in excitement.

She patted Avis on the head and rubbed her neck abit. Avis seemed to be liking it and hopped onto Seraphic's outstretched hand.
"Wow, you're good with animals. Avis won't let anyone else touch her but me." I commented.
"Avis? Is that your name?" said Seraphic and soon, Avis perched proudly on her shoulder.

Seraphic signalled for Alex who had just come down to join us at the table and soon the 2 of them were engaged in a animated conversation. Sean was gripping his fork particularly tightly and the veins at his temples were beginning to throb. I had to kick him in the shin to snap him out of it. We didn't need a rampaging demon in the Leaky Cauldron. I knew just what to do. I passed my only Phoebe Torignis chocolate frog card to Sean from under the table.

When he got it, he looked at me surprised and whispered silently to me, "You sure?"
"Go!" I urged him.

He plucked up the courage and finally said, "Umm... Um. Seraphic?" he fumbled. "I noticed you were looking for a Phoebe Torignis card earlier."
Seraphic finally broke away from her conversation and turned her attention to Sean. "Oh. Yeah."
"Well, I happen to have one her and I don't mind letting go of it." Sean replied more confidently.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Yup. Go on, take it." replied Sean.
"Thank you, Sean! Thank you!" squealed Seraphic gratefully. She was so happy that she actually gave Sean a hug. I swore that if Sean's face had blushed any furthur, he would have looked exactly like Avis.

OOC: This is getting good...

[Krystalline Kabutops]

Hey, I need someone to take up Artemis until saturday afternoon, I'm at camp until then. Sakura, I dunno if you got my PM, but I sent you one asking if you vould do it. If you can't, I'd be ever so grateful if Gothic Anime would. Thanks! ^^;

[Linc]

Linc: Torignis
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After Seraphic had made her order, I said, "Uh, do you have anything with cheese?" I said as I twitched. I'm ubsessed with cheese, and really weird, so I do that a lot. "Uh, we have... just normal cheese, many kinds." Tom said.
"Uh, sure I'll have all the kinds you have. Oh, and some milk please?"
I looked at the other kids at the table besides me. "Hey, who are you guys?" I said. I kinda wanted some new friends as I probably wouldn't know anyone at Aortas. One of them piped up, "I'm Zephyr, and I see your going to Aortas also." The other one also spoke, "I'm Sean." And he whipered to Zephyr, who passed something to him under the table, I have good eyes. Sean pulled out a chocolate frogs card, and gave it to Seraphic, who gave him a hug. "Ick!" I shouted, and blushed and looked at my feet. "So, what houses do you guys wanna be in? I'm want to be in Torignis, as I have a Phoenix, his name's Garin." As soon as I said that, Garin came flipping down the stairs, and flew onto my shoulders.
"I want to be in Endriago!" Zephyr said.
"Me too!" Sean said.
"Torignis for me." Answered Seraphic.
"I'm also for Endriago." said Alex. Tom bustled up and dropped a platter of cheese in front of me, its surface completely covered in cheese. "I'm in heaven!" I said and started to chow down, Tom sitting there for the other kids orders...

Man, this is really getting fun!

[I_M_Greg]

Donnelly Farrell~M~Endriago
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After spending most the evening with my new friends at the ice cream parlour, everyone decided that it was time to get to wherever we were going to stay that night. While most of the others headed off toward the Leaky Cauldron, I had to hot-foot it over to Mr. Ollivander’s to pick up my wand. When I got there, he was just closing up shop. “Wait, Mr. Ollivander!” I shouted. He turned and looked at me crossly.

“Mr. Farrell! I was afraid that you had run into trouble,” He said tersely. “Come in and I will get your wand for you.” He turned and shoved open the door, which opened with a bang. Mr. Ollivander walked to the back of the store and returned with my wand. He roughly shoved it into my hands and ushered me out of the store. I stood beside him while he was locking up the shop, preparing to apologize, when I saw him shudder, as if in pain, and grip his right arm. I rushed forth to help him, but he pushed me away with a growl and started running down the deserted street, still holding his arm. This is very odd, I thought, but shrugged it off and walked to the Leaky Cauldron, where my trunk and cat were waiting on me in my room.

As I was walking down Diagon Alley, I felt a chill run up my back. I turned around and found myself alone. The street, which was crowded during the day, looked strangely menacing. I gripped my wand in my hand as I increased my pace to a fast walk until I reached the Leaky Cauldron. When I entered, most of the people who had been at the ice cream parlour today were there. “Must be dinner time,” I said to myself. Knowing that he would get mad at me if I didn’t eat with him, I walked upstairs to my room and found Midnight, my cat, staring at me, obviously very annoyed. “I’m sorry boy,” I started petting his head, “I ran into a bunch of people and spent the evening getting to know them.” Midnight still looked angry, but was purring. “Come on, let’s go downstairs and get something to eat.” I stood up and walked out the door, my black cat following me like a shadow. When I got downstairs, I ordered a large steak, a glass of water, and a saucer of milk.

[Gothic Animé]

»alex manson: endriago«

> leaky cauldron, dining hall <

the waiter waited as i took my order. 'i'm not hungry.' i said to the waiter. the others stared at me in surprise. "what? your not hungry?" and i really wasn't. i was still full from the ice cream. for some reason, i didn't eat much at all. 'nope, i'm good.' the others took their orders.

i sat and talked with seraphic for awhile, and then zephyr and some other kids joined us. after we were talking for awhile, i heard sean say, "here, take this." to seraphic. she squealed with joy about whatever it was and gave sean a hug. sean turned redder than the tail feathers of a phoenix. so, sean has a thing for seraphic...i thought to myself. that was interesting. and yet, i wondered, did seraphic like him too? as i was lost deep in thought, i was suddenly jerked back to reality by the loud clinking of the plates as the waiter set them on the table.

'oh um, could i possibly have a glass of butterbeer?' i asked him, and he nodded his head as he walked away. i talked to the others, and they answered occasionally through mouthfuls of food. "you sure you're not hungry, alex?" asked seraphic. 'positive,' i replied, staring up at the ceiling. i was still thinking about how she knew i was a metamorphmagus. had no one realized before that all metamorphmagi have some mysterious connection? i mean after all, she had known just by touching me. i sat there for a bit, lost in thought...

<ooc> btw, sakura, if you don't want to post for opaque onigoori, i would be happy to do so for you. just pm me to let me know. </ooc>

[The_Missing_Link]

Larien Moody - Endriago Seeker
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"Um, Larien?" Mike asked hesistantly.
I looked at him from my chocolate chip cookie dough cone, eyeing him carefully.
"Yeah? What is it?"
"Er...never mind," he replied in a dejected tone.
He's hiding something from me, I thought at once. Ever since I met him at Hogwarts, it always seemed like he wasn't telling me something about himself. And it frustrated me, since I told him everything, even about my animagus trait and how alone I felt afterwards. What was he hiding and why was it such a big deal to me?
"C'mon, let's go," I said aloud and finished my cone before throwing the napkin in the bin.
Already finished, Mike stood up and after a few prods, Celeros gave a glare before moving himself away from a puddle of ice cream that I had dripped. I silently walked ahead of the two, keeping my eyes on the near-empty street and soon enough, the Leaky Cauldron. It was around dinner time and either everyone went home for dinner or went into one of the many restaurants in Diagon Alley. It was nice to be staying in a good place before school started and even after a cone, I was still hungry.

"What will you be having?" a waitress asked at our table in the Leaky Cauldron.
Mike told her his orders and I asked for two steaks, medium well.
"I can't believe you're having that after the ice cream," he said quietly.
He knew I was mad at him and probably knew why but neither of us wanted to bring it up again.
"It's for Celeros," I said. "He's not a normal house cat, you know."
He nodded silently, obviously embarrassed. I started to rub my ear, my sign of nervousness. It was awkward for a while, our conversation all exhausted.
"Here we go," the waitress said suddenly, holding up two plates.
I sighed in relief as she placed them down at the table. I looked eagerly at the steak, mashed potatoes and soda right behind it. Rubbing against my leg, Celeros reminded me of the other steak and putting it on a napkin, set it on the floor for him to dive into.

It didn't take long for us to finish and after paying the bill leaving a tip for the waitress, we headed upstairs for our bedrooms. Starting to climb the sprial staircase, I looked down at the room below me and remembered again how big Tom's inn really was. It looked like a dinky motel from the outside but it easily housed 200 rooms, a bar and full dining room. I shook my head and continued up the stairs, plain amazed at the wonders of magic.

I bade Mike goodnight and we agreed on meeting outside the room at 8 AM, plenty of time before the train left at 12. I entered my room and started to get undressed as I thought aloud.
"I'm mad at him and yet I'm not. I can't stand it because he knows I'm trustworthy but it must be a good secret for him to hide it, maybe even dark. It's just too hard to decipher."
Celeros followed me with his chocolate eyes as I paced around the room.
"I guess I shouldn't dwell on it," I sighed resignedly. "When he's ready to tell me, he'll do it."
With that settled, I laid out outfit for tomorrow, which was essentially the same as today but the tunic was an emerald green. I did have regular shirts, pants and sneakers packed away but I rarely wore them, usually when I felt out of place and had to prove myself to others that I was normal. It was morally disgusting to think and do but being an loner was wearing thin on my emotions. Besides Mike, I had no one. Even Celeros wasn't enough sometimes.

After packing everything away and brushing my teeth, I eased myself against the bed, Celeros laying against my leg. I yawned as I forgot how tired I was and after a moment's more thought of Aorta's and Mike, I fell asleep.

[Shadow Djinn]

James Moody-M-Chifre Chaser

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The streets of Diagon Alley was filled with clusters of witches and wizards heading into shops and exiting them. James particuluarly hated Diagon Alley for it's crowded, packed, streets. Entering Flourish & Blotts, he was met by a cheerful yet frantic salesmen in red robes with short blond hair, hurriedly asking him for the books he wanted. James pulled the list out of his pocket and said them one at a time. A small Hippogriff the size of Jame's hand popped out of his bag, flapping onto Jame's shoulder. His feathers were completely white, with a small black dot on the side of his beak.

" Quiet, Patch." James murmured, following the Salesmen through the aisles of shelves. Given the books he wanted, James handed the salesmen a cluster of galleons, and quickly left the store. Pulling out his wand, he pointed it lazily at his trunk and recited an incantation under his breath. His trunk hovered in the air, following his every move. Pushing his way through a crowd of people, he made his way back to the Leaky Cauldron. The innkeeper, a tall man with wrinkled skin, Tom, showed him to his room, where James flicked his wand, the trunk dropping to the floor. Flopping down on his bed, James flicked his wand again, causing the lid of the trunk to pop open.

" Accio Broom." James murmured. The broom hovered over his bed, dropping to his side. Fondling the polished handle of his Firebolt, James sat up and paced over to the mirror. Gazing at his reflection with disgust, he swore under his breath.

" I'm no Moody..." He muttered, followed by a string of foul words. Patch gazed at him sleepily before closing his beady eyes and lying on the desk to sleep. Looking up at the clock above him, James's stomach rumbled loudly. He decided to eat. Stepping down into the " lobby," James met the innkeeper there, who took his order of a platter of fried chicken, and a small slice of steak for Patch. James saw a group of people eating dinner, two with phoenixes perched on their shoulders.

" I bet they're going to Aortas." James said grumpily.

[VirtualPlay]

Just a general piece of info: don't forget that this is actually the year 1996, not the year 2004. Remember Nick's 500th death-day party in book two...he died in 1492, meaning it was then 1992.

Mike
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"Ah great, I've made her mad again..." I sighed, lying on my bed looking up at the ceiling. The window was open and the soft night breeze was blowing in. 'I should've just kept my fat mouth shut,' I thought to myself.

'Or you should've told her,' my conscience said. 'Then you wouldn't have any of this worrying or tension.' I sighed again. It was true...if I had just told her, I wouldn't be brooding over it now.

'But what if she hates you for what you are?' said the devil's advocate voice in my head. I hated this voice, but it was always there. I continued this inner monologue for at least five minutes before saying out loud, "If she doesn't like me for who I am, why should I care if she's my friend or not?"

"Very wise words," came the wheezy reply from the mirror on the drawers. But it wasn't the only sound that interrupted my thoughts. With a soft hooting and a rustle of feathers, my fiery-red barn owl swooped into my room, something grasped in his talons.

"Hullo, Firaga," I said, sitting up. Then I saw that what she had wasn't, as I thought, a dead mouse. It was a small, lumpy, brown cloth sack. I took it from Firaga's talons and opened it. A piece of parchment was at the top. I opened it.

Dear Mike,

Again, congratulations on getting into Aortas. We're so proud of you, even though I know you'll hate to keep hearing it. Just thought you deserved a little something for getting accepted. We think you'll like this.

Love,
~Mom and Dad

I turned to the sack again and pulled the lumpy thing out. "Wow," I gasped as I stared at the small black device. "A Personal Wizard Wireless." Now I knew why they thought I'd like this. Having taken Muggle Studies as an extra course last year, I knew about this one Muggle device called a "Walkman" that, in some varieties, let you carry a "radio" (which is just like a Wizard Wireless, just more limited) where only you could hear the music from it. The selling feature of the Personal Wizard Wireless was that you could set it so that only you can hear the music.

Putting the PWW on the night table, I gave Firaga an affectionate feather ruffle before flopping onto my bed, my thoughts completely gone from my earlier brooding.

~-~-~-~-~

Those thoughts came back in full when I woke up, however. Especially since I woke up to the sound of Larien knocking on my door telling me I'd be late if I didn't hurry up. Hastily changing my clothes, I did a quick "Scourgify!" on Firaga's cage and a "Locomotor trunk!" before grabbing the cage and my PWW and opening the door, coming face-to-face with Larien.

My mind was made up. "I'll tell you on the train," I said under my breath, looking her straight in the eyes. She muttered a barely audible confirmation, with what I hoped was understanding flitting across her face, and silently I prayed I was doing the right thing.
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[Sakura12]

((OOC: Gothic Anime, you can take over Opaque's chara for her. I've sent you a PM anyway. And her too.))

*^~Sakura Aeryn Black | Torignis~^*
"Hi Seraphic!" Zephyr said brightly. "You're putting up at Leaky Cauldron's too?"

"Uhuh." I nodded, before noticing Zephyr's pet phoenix eating breadcrumbs. "Oh! A phoenix!" I exclaimed excitedly. "I've got one as a pet too, you know. Menelya's up in my room, resting. She was just, uh, reborn
yesterday."

I patted the phoenix on the head, stroking her lovingly. The phoenix seemed pleased and hopped onto my outstretched hand.

"Wow, you're good with animals. Avis won't let anyone else touch her but me." Zephyr noted.

"Avis? Is that your name?" I asked the phoenix, now rubbing it below the beak. Avis gave a soft cry and perched on my shoulder.

Alex and Linc came over to join us. Linc ordered something with cheese that looked and smelled very yummy, but Alex wasn't hungry. Soon, Alex and I were deep in conversation about phoenixes and their lovely plumages. Sean interrupted me.

"Umm... Um. Seraphic?" he stammered, not looking at me in the eye. "I noticed you were looking for a Phoebe Torignis card earlier."
I turned towards him with interest. "Oh, yeah!"

"Well, I happen to have one her and I don't mind letting go of it." Sean said, holding out a card to me.

"Are you sure?" I asked, hoping against hope.

"Yup. Go on, take it," he replied, with a small smile.

"Thank you, Sean! Thank you!" I squealed loudly. The family eating at the next table turned to look at me. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the mother shake her head and, judging by the movement of her lips, say something like, "Kids these days.", but I didn't care. Finally, the last chocolate frog card to complete my set of the four founders of Torignis. I threw my arms around Sean and hugged him tight. Sean's face turned as red as Avis's feathers faster than you could say "phoenix". Avis gave a loud shriek at this sudden movement and returned to Zephyr's shoulder.

As I pulled away from him to inspect the chocolate frog card, I noticed Zephyr dropping a wink at Sean. So Zephyr had a hand in this, I thought. But I couldn't see how. I pulled out my Chocolate Frog Card album and slotted it into an empty slot, with the other Aortas founders.

"What time are you guys waking up tomorrow, anyway," I asked, once I had kept my card album once more. "I was thinking, we could have breakfast and perhaps do some last minute shopping before we leave for the train station. The train leaves at 12, right?"

"Hmm, yeah," Zephyr said. "What do you all say, we meet here at 8 tomorrow morning? Then we can hang around in Diagon Alley for the rest of the morning before leaving for the station at 11? Unless anyone wants to go for a spot of muggle shopping in London?"

"Muggle shopping sounds good to me," I replied, pushing aside my plate, draining my butterbeer glass and waiting for the others to reply...

[Linc]

Linc: Torignis
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"Muggle shopping sounds good," I said, "I'm gonna need some new clothes for under my robes. It wouldn't look right walking around in a castle with shorts on..." I has finished my dinner, and was full. Really full. "Well, I think I'm gonna turn in, see you all at eleven." I said as I got up and started to climb the stairs. I jumped onto my bed in my room, and Garin perches on the windowsil again. I was almost asleep when there was a loud bashing sound in the dresser on the side of the room. I opened the wardrobe and I jumped out, except I was about seventy years older, and my face was old and wrinkled. "Ridiculus!" I shouted as I pointed my wand at it and it transformed into a monkey with makeup on. "Wingardium Leviosa!" I said and the monkey lifted into the air and I dropped it out the window. "Stupid Boggart." I said and went to bed, Garin flying over and standing next to me and I fell asleep.

[Gothic Animé]

»alex manson: endriago«

> the leaky cauldron, dining hall <

offered an invitation to go muggle shopping in london, i decided i might as well go. i wasn't in dire need of muggle clothes, as i had plenty of them. i was fond of most muggle clothes, though i always wore a cloak as well. seraphic had agreed to go, as well as sean and zephyr, who had made the offer. sean still looked lovestruck after being hugged by seraphic. "you'll go too, right alex?" asked seraphic. the others looked up at me, waiting. 'eh, sure, why not.' i said, since it might even be fun. artemis, who had joined us a little later, agreed to go as well.

we had begun conversation again, this time about where we might go in london tomorrow for shopping. most had thought it to be a good plan to go shopping for clothes first. as i didn't want to be alone, i decided to go with the rest. i also wanted to make sure that we stopped at the muggle bookstore, because i really needed some books for the train and maybe any spare time i had. "i'll go with you," said seraphic, and at this, sean agreed to go as well. after sean agreed, zephyr agreed to go as well, followed by artemis. 'cool, thanks.' i said, expecting no one to want to go with me. it seemed i might already have friends, and maybe a crush on someone as well...<*blush* >

<ooc> i'll post artemis later, i got your pm sakura... </ooc>

[CoolTrainer IcEz]

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Zephyr Remus Potter - Endriago
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Our conversation about muggle shopping stretched late into the night and soon the Leaky Cauldron was emptying. I had my final mug of Butterbeer before we all retired to our rooms. "See you guys tomorrow! 8am bright and early!" I yelled down the corridor as everyone entered their rooms.

As I slumped down in bed and stared at the whirling ceiling fan, I started thinking about my first day at Aortas again. What it would be like... But at least Sean would be going there too. And I had met so many cool people who were also going to Aortas. I felt much more relaxed and fell into deep slumber.

The next morning, I was awoken by a loud pounding sound at my door. The pounding grew louder and louder. I drew my wand and cautiously stepped to the door. As I flung it open and aimed my wand, Sean greeted me with a hearty beam, "Good Morning!" Glancing at my muggle wristwatch that Dad had bought for me on his first muggle shopping trip, I noticed that it was already 8. I twirled my wand around and soon, my clothes started to dress me and my toothbrush was brushing my teeth. In no time I was ready to go down for breakfast. "Handy charm," said Sean. "I'll teach you one of these days," I replied with a wink.

Seraphic and Alex were already downstairs having a friendly chat. I nudged Sean forward who boldly took a seat next to Seraphic. Artemis joined us soon after Linc had came. We quickly ordered our breakfast and discussed about what we were going to get during our muggle shopping trip. When the innkeeper had set down our plates of food, I promptly wolfed down my slices of toast and bacon and scrambled eggs.

"I'll need to go down to Gringotts first. I don't have any muggle money with me now." I said reminding the group that muggle money was different from our knuts and sickles.

[Gothic Animé]

now, posting for opaque...

»artemis aphronine: chifre«

> the leaky cauldron, dining hall <

by the time i had reached the dining hall in the leaky cauldron, zephyr had asked everyone to go muggle shopping in the morning. he needed clothes and other things, and since the train didn't leave until 12:00, it was a good opportunity. seraphic had a greeded to go, and soon after sean had too. seraphic had asked alex to go, and he agreed. 'i'll go too,' i said, and after a bit more talking and planning for tomorrow, everyone headed back to their rooms.

> the leaky cauldron, corridor <

i soon learned that i had a room in the same corridor as most everyone elses. alex, seraphic, sean, and zephyr were having a little chat about seating arrangements on the train. 'hey guys, i can sit in the same compartment as well, right?' i asked. "sure, there's room for more," said zephyr. i was happy to be accepted. it seemed i had made new friends, which was good. finally reaching the door to my room, i bade them goodnight and went in.

> the leaky cauldron, my bedroom <

i changed for bed and went over to my suitcase. pulling out a thin vial of liquid, i gulped some of it down. heading for the bed, i threw myself onto it and closed my eyes. i hoped i would be up in time tomorrow...

<ooc> i hope this is good. XD i tried to post in his personality. and just so everyone knows, all posts for artemis will be in red.

[Gothic Animé]

now, posting for opaque...

»artemis aphronine: chifre«

> the leaky cauldron, dining hall <

by the time i had reached the dining hall in the leaky cauldron, zephyr had asked everyone to go muggle shopping in the morning. he needed clothes and other things, and since the train didn't leave until 12:00, it was a good opportunity. seraphic had a greeded to go, and soon after sean had too. seraphic had asked alex to go, and he agreed. 'i'll go too,' i said, and after a bit more talking and planning for tomorrow, everyone headed back to their rooms.

> the leaky cauldron, corridor <

i soon learned that i had a room in the same corridor as most everyone elses. alex, seraphic, sean, and zephyr were having a little chat about seating arrangements on the train. 'hey guys, i can sit in the same compartment as well, right?' i asked. "sure, there's room for more," said zephyr. i was happy to be accepted. it seemed i had made new friends, which was good. finally reaching the door to my room, i bade them goodnight and went in.

> the leaky cauldron, my bedroom <

i changed for bed and went over to my suitcase. pulling out a thin vial of liquid, i gulped some of it down. heading for the bed, i threw myself onto it and closed my eyes. i hoped i would be up in time tomorrow...

<ooc> i hope this is good. XD i tried to post in his personality. and just so everyone knows, all posts for artemis will be in red. </ooc>

[Sakura12]

*^~Seraphic Aeryn Black | Torignis~^*

I woke up at seven the next morning, an hour earlier than the time I had agreed to meet Zephyr and the others. It was still early, so I sat by the window for a moment. Menelya flew over to my shoulder from her perch. She was back to normal, having recovered from her 'reborning'. I stroked her gently and fed her with some crushed basil leaves.

"You know, Menelya," I told her as she ate up the herbs greedily, "I think I'm in love. Alex may not be the cutest boy alive, but I can sense that he's a really nice boy. He's got a sweet personality, you must admit." Menelya looked up at me inquisitively as I smiled. "Yeah, it sounds weird, I know. I just don't really know what to do, how to react. I've been doing a good job so far, I think, managing not to blush when he's around, but I don't know how long I can keep this up."

Menelya looked at me more intensively, as though trying to tell me something. "Tell him I like him?" I asked, taking a stab at what her message might be. Menelya nodded and gave a playful chirp. "Are you kidding? No way! Well... not yet anyway..." I turned to face the open window, letting the gentle breeze play with my hair. "Looks to me like this is going to be an interesting year!" I stood up, and Menelya returned to her perch. Looking at my wristwatch, I saw that it was only 7:15. "Well, one song before I go," I said, smiling to myself.

I lifted the lid of my cello case, which stood to one side with the rest of my luggage, tightened the bow and rubbed some rosin onto it. Then I began to play. As I played, I thought of Alex, and how I might tell him my feelings. And I thought of my new friends, who would be my schoolmates at Aortas: Zephyr, Sean, Artemis, Linc, ... I imagined us, graduating from Aortas, wizards and witches who have come of age and have completed our education, ready to take on the challenges the world threw at us. And me and Alex... No, I was taking things too far... I finished the song, and cut off my daydreaming. I should not be dreaming about Alex. I didn't even know how he felt about me!

I replaced the cello in its case and opened my trunk to get some clothes. Fifteen minutes later, I stepped out of the bathroom, wearing a baby blue tank top with a mini skirt. I brushed my hair and clipped the fringe up so that it would not fall over my face. Checking my reflection in the full length mirror, I grabbed my sling bag and left my room, almost knocking over Alex, who had also just gotten out of his room.

"Oh, sorry!" I exclaimed, embarrased.
"No problem," he said good-naturedly. "Guess you're an early bird too! Ws that you on the cello I heard just now?"
"Yeah. I didn't think anyone would hear. Seems like the walls aren't soundproof, then?"
"Maybe not." Alex laughed. "Shall we?" He gestured to me to move on. I went down the stairs and took a seat at the same table we occupied last night. Sean sat opposite me. The others weren't there yet. I ordered sausages and eggs and a glass of orange juice.

At eight sharp, Zephyr and Sean came down to join us, followed by Linc and Artemis. Sean sat down beside me. The boys ate greedily, and they were done even before I was halfway through.

"I'll need to go down to Gringotts first. I don't have any muggle money with me now." Zephyr mentioned, pushing his plate aside.
"I've got some reserve, but it won't be enough if we want to buy clothes and books. And I think I need a new hairband. Do you think black will go with my hair? Or will white be better? Or red and orange? Torignis colours."
"Oh anything will be fine," Sean said. "You'll look good in anything."
"Alex, what do you think?" I asked.
"Hmm?" Alex looked at me, snapping out of his daydream. "Oh, I don't know. Black, maybe."
"Okay then!" I finished my orange juice and looked at my watch. "8:30. We'd better set off soon, or we won't have enough time for shopping!"

[Linc]

Linc: Torignis
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I jumped out of bed and looked out the window. "Today's the day!" I shouted out the window. Some people walking on the street looked up at me, soe whispering "Crazy kid." Garin cam shooting through the window, a piece of parchment in his mouth. I started to open it when I heard a beautiful sound. A cello... I thought. I opened the parchment, to find a song written on it. It was from my dad to play with my flute. I took it out of its case and started to play, the rich sound echoing through my room. I became so used to the song, I began to play with my eyes closed. It seemed forever until I stopped and checked my watch. 7:45. I got my clothes on and ran into the halllway, Seraphic and Alex had already approached the end of the hallway. I ran pat them and slid down the railing on the wall, and landed at a table where Zephyr and Sean were sitting. I sat down, and Tom brang us our breakfast. I ate it all very quickly, and checked my watch. "8:30." Me and Seraphic said at the same time. "We better get going." I said to the others, and thay all nodded and we left the Leaky Cauldron and headed for Gringotts. I went inside and got some muggle money, and waited for the others to get theirs...

[Gothic Animé]

»alex manson: endriago«

> leaky cauldron, my room <

i woke up with the sun shining in my eyes. opening them slowly, i turned to the clock on my nightstand. it read 7:10. yawning, i sat up in my bed. i lay there for a second, petting yami, and thinking about the day i had ahead of me. soon, though, i heard what sounded like music coming from next door. i slapped myself, thinking it was me still caught in a dream. but no, as i listened longer, i could hear it was coming from next door. seraphic? if it was her, she played beautifully.

when the music stopped, i got up and went to get ready. i took a shower, got dressed, and packed up what wasn't already packed with a quick spell.

> leaky cauldron, corridor <

seeing that everything was in order, i dragged it out into the corridor. when i arrived at seraphic's door, it opened, and she walked out, right into me. i lost balance for a second, but quickly regained it. "oh, sorry!" she exclaimed, blushing a little. 'no problem.' i said. 'guess you're an early bird too! was that your cello i heard?' i asked. "yeah. i didn't think anyone would hear. guess the walls aren't soundproof, then?" 'maybe not,' i said, laughing. 'shall we?' i asked seraphic, allowing her to move past, and i followed behind her a bit.

> leaky cauldron, dining hall <

when we arrived at the dining hall, seraphic and i sat down. it appeared no one else was up yet. tom came over and took our breakfast orders. 'i guess i'l have...eggs with bacon and water, please?' seraphic ordered sausage, eggs, and orange juice. as we were giving our orders, the others started arriving. first was zephyr and sean, followed by artemis and linc.

i was starved, and inhaled my breakfast at record speed. i usually didn't eat all that much, but this morning i felt like i hadn't eaten in days. zephyr first mentioned going to the bank for muggle money, since our wizard money would get us only wierd looks at the stores in london. seraphic said she would need money as well, since what she had now probably wouldn't be enough. she also said she needed a hairband, and was wondering which colors. "black would match my hair, but maybe i should take red and orange, torignis' colors. or maybe white..." she wondered. i began thinking about how i could talk to seraphic about anything. i always seemed completely open with her. which was unusual, considering i usually didn't talk to anyone. then she asked me. 'hm?' i had been lost in thought, not really paying attention. 'oh uh, i don't know.' black was a good color, i thought to myself. 'black, maybe.' i replied. "okay then," said seraphic, gulping down the rest of her orange juice. "8:30!" said linc and seraphic in unison. "we'd better head out," said linc. "yeah, if we don't leave soon, we won't have much time for shopping," said seraphic. we all agreed, and reaching for our things, we left the dining hall.

> gringott's bank <

yami had climbed onto my neck for the walk to gringott's, but it began to get uncomfortable. 'hop onto my suitcase, you lazy cat,' i said, pushing her off of me. she gave a woeful meow, but she moved nonetheless. walking up to one of the goblins, i showed them my key, and got onto a trolley with seraphic and sean. zephyr, linc, and artemis had taken a different one.

my vault was the first one that we came to. it was pretty big, as my family was kind of rich. i just usually didn't tell anyone, because i didn't want people to try to be my friends just for my money. in fact, i usually didn't carry that much with me at a time. "here you are," said the goblin, and i hopped out, though my legs were still a little shaky. he opened the door for me, and i stepped in. getting the necessary muggle and wizard money, he closed the door behind me, and we whisked off to sean's or seraphic's vault. i felt a little naucious...

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»artemis aphronine: chifre«

> leaky cauldron, my bedroom <

i woke up suddenly, hearing a loud noise. it turned out to be linc, next door, shouting, followed by some awesome music on the flute. i wasn't a big fan of the flute, but this was really good. i rolled over and silently cursed linc, then started laughing. i think his happiness was infectious. i hopped out of bed and decided to get ready for the day. i went to my trunk, and got clothes out for today. luckily, we would be doing some shopping today for muggle clothes, i sort of needed some. then, packing everything into my trunk, i bewitched it hover behind me, and headed out the door.

> leaky cauldron, corridor <

in the corridor, i saw linc, and ran to catch up with him. 'hey, how's it...going?' i asked. partly through the sentence i had stopped, as he had rushed on ahead, pushing alex and seraphic out of the way, and sliding down the banister. i laughed aloud, and decided to hang back. seraphic and alex like each other...i thought to myself, thinking up a devilish scheme to somehow get them together...

> leaky cauldron, dining hall <

by the time i had arrived, almost everyone had placed their orders, and alex and seraphic's food was already arriving. i ran over and sat next to them, giving tom my order. we all began to discuss the day, which all had agreed would start with going to gringott's, as none of us was carrying too much muggle money. then seraphic was asking about a hairband, taking opinions on what color it should be. i sort of tuned out then. but when my food arrived, i shoveled it down. when we had all finished, seraphic last, we got our belongings and filed out of the dining hall, headed for gringott's.

> gringott's bank <

we went through the huge double doors of gringott's, and walking up to one of the goblins, i handed my key to him. he showed me to one of the trolleys that was waiting. i hopped in, and was joined by zephyr and linc. alex, sean, and seraphic had gone in the other. we shot down, past tons of vaults, and eventually reached mine. i went in, took the money i needed, and got back in the trolley. the goblin closed the door behind me, and handed me my key. he got back in, and, starting the cart, we shot down the tracks once again...

<ooc> phew! *wipes forehead* sorry they're so long. </ooc>

[M1ND G4ME]

Ok i had this big three page post but tpm sucks, and now im just going to say im waiting at the whatever we use to get to school a bnch of hours early and im waiting for everyone and i still dont know what it is we use to go to school, im taking a nap on a bench, thankyou for your time -_- *smites tpm*

[Sakura12]

Haha, poor you, Gamewizard007! Well, I think tpm's okay now...

*^~Seraphic Aeryn Black~^*

We took the bumpy, roller-coaster ride through the Gringotts underground labryrinth. It was a good thing I hadn't eaten much for breakfast, so I managed not to puke, but Alex looked a little nauseous. I dug around in my pockets and pulled out some sherbet lemons, a kind of muggle sweet, and offered one to Alex. He took it, and muttered a weak 'Thanks', and poped it into his mouth.

"Vault 402," the goblin driving the cart announced, hopping off the cart, a lamp swinging in his hand. I climbed out after him and handed him the key to my vault. Once he had opened the door, I entered and stuffed some wizard and muggle money into my purse. The goblin locked the door again and we were off, this time to Sean's vault...

[Amethyst Flygon]

Well, since I haven't been able to interact because Lance went home early, I'll have him go wait at the train station early as well and talk with Gamewizard007's character. This post is also so that you all know that I haven't forgotten this RPG or something. I hadn't expected all of you to spend so much time in Diagon Alley.

Lance Atlanta (Half-merman, Guivre):

Finally, the night was over and it was time to get ready to go. I wanted to go to the station early so that there would be no way I could miss it. I wonder what the train will look like?

Shoving stuff like crazy into my bags, I stopped to make sure I had everything. "Wand...check. Robes....check. Text books..check. Food for Skewer...oops, forgot that!" I located the box of food and shoved it in the bottom of a bag. Looks like I have everything ready, now it's time to go.

When I arrived at the station, there was a person already waiting. Guess I'll talk to him while I'm waiting.
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Finally, time for me to interact!

[M1ND G4ME]

˚°◦•٭*Hunter The Hawk*٭•◦°˚

I looked up and saw that Lance guy. "Hey, Sup?" "Nothin, just waitin.. Maybe that Hermione girl could think up a speed up train spell." I said and took out my wand and waved it "speeduptrainio! ...Nope didnt work" I said and re just raised his eyebrow. "Right.." I sat down on a bench and waited for the train.

"I got a fun idea.." I said and walked over to the train tracks. I put down some imexplosives and walked back to lance. "You never saw that." I aid and he looked at me oddly. "What was that?" "Just something I got from that weasley store, imexplosives. When something hits it, it makes it look like it exploaded and itll make the train look like it crashed, it only lasts for 15 minutes then everything looks like normal again, fun." "...cool"

I was bored, ill make it look like the train blew up thankyou for your time

[Linc]

Linc: Torignis
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After I has gotten my money from gringotts, I sat back down on the trolley with $200 in my pocket. I pulled my backpack from my back and opened it to make sure everything was there. Wand...robes...invisibility cloak...books...prank stuff from Fred and George... yep everything was there. I pulled out my CD Player, I like muggle contraptions, popped in some music, and sat there listening to the sound. I began thinking about all the kids I've met, and then gasped. Alex and Seraphic like each other! I thought. I glanced at Sean. He likes her, too... Whoah. Lots of people like her. I pulled out some paper and started to draw. I drew Alex and Seraphic kissing, and Sean sitting in the backgorund gasping. I passed the note to Zephyr, who looked down and giggled. This is gonna be a great year.

[Amethyst Flygon]

This Hunter guy seemed a little odd. Not many people would be willing to pull a gag on a school train. Oh well, it won't hurt anybody or anything. I hope he doesn't get caught and expelled or something.

It was getting closer and closer to the time the train would come. I wonder when everyone else will come?

"Hey Hunter, why do you think you got accepted and what house do you want to go in?" I asked. It would be interesting to see the motives of others and their talents.
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I hope whatever we get on does happen to be a train and not some flying machine or something.

[Krystalline Kabutops]

Just posting to say that I'm back, and should reply today or tomorrow.... I just need to read all these posts x_X;

[M1ND G4ME]

If this dies I'm going to be sad, where are all the posted? and whens the train going to get here?