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Post by Silver on Jun 15, 2015 18:35:41 GMT
Xander ran his fingers along the worn spines of the tomes that lined the library walls, his head tilted to the side in an attempt to read the faded titles.
"Ah, not this either..." He muttered to himself, shifting ever so slightly to readjust the broom that had been leaning against his shoulder. Despite having been repaired to almost perfect condition earlier that month, the runes he had etched into the handle had faded, thus becoming useless. Of course, it would have been a simple matter to just recarve them but he was looking for something more... Reliable? Xander had had enough life or death situations to last him and falling off his broom wasn't exactly the way he wanted to go.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 15, 2015 18:41:56 GMT
Rita hurried through the library, swearing repeatedly under her breath. A roll of parchment was clasped between her fingers, unwritten on. And that was her problem. She checked her watch and swore again, louder this time, and just to feel the satisfaction of the word rolling off her tongue. Her grandfather would turn in his grave if he heard her, she mused as she pushed past a boy on her way to the shelf she was looking for.
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Post by Silver on Jun 15, 2015 18:50:23 GMT
"H-hey!" Xander spun around in irritation, having almost dropped his broom as a result of the other student rushing past. It may not have been a big deal to the girl who had cursed loud enough for his mother grab her wand and wash her mouth out with soap had she heard, but it was precious to him. "Watch where you're going, you're going to knock down the entire library the way you're heading."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 15, 2015 18:59:50 GMT
"I might just do that; it would give me an excuse to not hand this in at least," Rita said in retaliation, waving her blank parchment at him. Her accent was southern, and definitely leaning more towards Cockney than Received Pronunciation. It broadened somewhat as she continued to speak. "What're you doing with that thing in here, anyway?" She gestured towards his broomstick, pulling her face. "Don't let the librarian spot you with it."
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Post by Silver on Jun 15, 2015 19:10:30 GMT
"Last minute homework, huh?" Xander looked rather amused, he didn't know what he was expecting but it certainly wasn't a blank roll of parchment. "Six years at Hogwarts have honed my excuse making abilities, professors don't actually care that much as long as you hand it in before they get a chance to start marking the set." That, or they just tended to be more lenient with him. "But either way, I'm just making some... Improvements. I've never been caught so it's chill."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 15, 2015 19:18:48 GMT
"But this is Potions," she said, a little miserable as the acceptance of the fact that she was unlikely to get it finished settled in. "I have to do well in Potions. And I've already had three late homeworks this year. And the professor hates me." At the end of her statement she huffed, folding her arms across her chest. "I'm never going to do well in my NEWTS at this rate."
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Post by Silver on Jun 15, 2015 19:26:11 GMT
Xander raised a hand up in defeat. "I've never been too great at Potions... Or any other subject for that matter other than Charms and AR so I can't exactly help you even if I wanted to. Just serve out the detention, it's not like it'll kill you." He shrugged, of course, his previous statement really depended on the mood of Hogwarts' resident Potions Master. "Anyway, Flourish and Blotts have great revision guides if you look hard enough, that's how I managed to pass my classes."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 15, 2015 19:52:37 GMT
"My mum bought me some last year for my OWLS," she said, frowning as she tried to remember their name. It was a few moments until the letters came to her. "WCGP. I didn't actually open any of them until the night before the exams, but I managed to do fairly well, I suppose. I didn't even know they did them for NEWT students." She scrunched up the parchment in her hand decisively, tossing it to one side and leaning against the shelf. Sod the essay. Like he said, I'll just have to face the detention when it comes. It's not like I haven't struggled through them before.
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Post by Silver on Jun 15, 2015 20:02:57 GMT
He tutted. "Of course they do them for NEWT students, it's just that they're not as popular as the OWL books because sixth and seventh years are too done to care for their puns and the occasional joke thrown in at the bottom of the page. They're all missing out though, sometimes they're so great that it makes me want to toss the entire thing into the fireplace." Xander grinned, turning back to the shelf and sliding out a thick book on runes. "WCGP is worth the galleons though."
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Post by Dawnfrost on Jun 15, 2015 20:39:02 GMT
"Well then maye you should try filling up on stuff that isn't junk," Jane suggested, peering through the glass at the view of the grounds below. "Yeah, maybe. But it's harder than it looks, ya know?" |
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Post by Silaluk on Jun 15, 2015 21:05:38 GMT
Jane rolled her eyes, amused. A minute passed before she spoke. "You know, as much as I hate to admit it, I'm glad you got me out of the library."
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Post by Dawnfrost on Jun 15, 2015 21:21:51 GMT
Riley smiled. "Seeeeee? I knew it'd be good for you." He paused. "I should be like, a professional advice giver. Or something."
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Post by Silaluk on Jun 15, 2015 21:51:28 GMT
She gave him a funny look, but shrugged. "You'd probably recommend a dip in the lake," she joked, turning back to the window.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 15, 2015 21:52:07 GMT
She nodded, frowning as her gaze slid to the books he was looking through. Quidditch. Well, the broomstick could have told her that. Rita had a love/hate relationship with the sport; her former boyfriend had been a keen Quidditch enthusiast, and had dragged her along to numerous matches over the two years they had been together. Most of her memories of them had been tainted by their mess of a break up. Having said that, she still held some affection for it.
"What are you looking for?" She asked at last, pushing a few strands of bleached hair away from her eyes.
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Post by Dawnfrost on Jun 15, 2015 21:58:55 GMT
"Pfft. Me? Reccomend a dip in the lake? What makes you say that?"
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Post by Silaluk on Jun 15, 2015 22:04:00 GMT
Jane punched him in the arm lightly. "You're never gonna live that down, y'know."
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Post by Silver on Jun 15, 2015 22:58:31 GMT
"Runes," He answered simply, gesturing to the front cover of the book. "More specifically, runes that can be imbued with power since most of them are used for ancient scriptures and the like, ergo they're useless." Xander flipped through several pages, his eyes darting back and forth as he skimmed through the contents before moving on. "Professor Harrison is a fan of magic circles and the stuff she teaches in the NEWT class is great but I have to look for myself if I want to find what I want." The book shut with a dull 'thud' which was accompanied by a quiet sigh before being put back into place.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 15, 2015 23:15:17 GMT
"Wow," she murmured, reluctantly impressed. "So you've got a project going, I guess?" She couldn't remember the last time she'd had something to keep her occupied in her spare time; mostly she just tried to keep up with her homeworks and read ahead in the textbooks in order to assume some sort of advantage over her classmates. The last time she had contributed to anything that wasn't school related was probably the incident when she had smuggled in Muggle alcohol to hide under the floorboards in her dormitory... But she was rambling mentally again. Rita tilted her head, assessing Xander with an air of curiosity. "Is that sort of stuff not dangerous? What if you do it wrong?"
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Post by Silver on Jun 15, 2015 23:27:21 GMT
"Hm, yeah... I guess you could call it a project." He paused for a moment, as if trying to phrase his next words as eloquently as possible before giving up. There really wasn't any other way he could put it. "About that, last time I messed up I nearly died and almost dragged a friend down with me so it is pretty dangerous, huh? But hey, I've learnt my lesson... Just-" Xander glanced around the library before speaking again. "Just don't tell anyone. The professor would string me up and leave me hanging if she knew."
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Post by Dawnfrost on Jun 16, 2015 5:43:22 GMT
Jane punched him in the arm lightly. "You're never gonna live that down, y'know." "Of course I'm not. Not with you around, at least," he grinned. "And unfortunately for my reputation, I don't plan on leaving you any time soon." |
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