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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 7, 2017 15:34:05 GMT -5
{I don;t like kpop that much, just Seventeen xDD Like a lot. And ahhh I have work off today and tomorrow so tomorrow we can rppppppp~} {Me rn with Salem LOL}
Professor Potts gave Riley an even more disappointing look than she gave Salem, tapping her desk slowly with her pen and letting out a sigh. Salem gave her a curious look and followed her gaze to the back of the classroom, eyes landing on the Gryffindor who had just slid into his seat, looking away in enough time so that he wouldn't see her looking at him, running a hand through her hair and leaning back against the table a moment later. Riley was in here just as much as she was, maybe even more. The two had had many opportunities to talk to each other, whether it be snickering at someone getting in trouble for messing around during detention, or something else, but due to the whole Slytherin vs. Gryffindor rivalry, she never actually had a conversation with him. It was sad, but just how life worked. Couldn't be friends with everybody.
The last few, maybe like 4, walked in, some old, some new, but than a familiar face popped through the door. She was shorter than Salem, just by an inch. Her cute, short white blonde hair was tied up in a messy ponytail, warm brown eyes peeping out from under a big bunch of messy bangs. A grumpy expression was written on her cute little face, and an unfamiliar pair of colours was adorned on her clothing- Yellow and black. Wasn't often they got a Hufflepuff in the detention room, and usually, it was for all the wrong reasons. But, for Salem, this was probably the best detention day ever.
At first, Salem just stared at her, twisting her black lips up in a weird expression and wiggling her eyebrows. The girl glanced over, looked away, but than a double take, eyes widening, then quickly making her way over, "Omygosh, Salem! What the hell are you doing here?"
The girls name was Eily. Eily was a Hufflepuff also in her last year, and just about the biggest drama queen you'd ever meet, besides the usual sweetness Hufflepuffs were supposed to have. She and Salem met in their third year on the train, when Salem had walked in on her crying about some boy that had broken up with her, and she had managed to make her laugh by speaking through puns and joking with her. They'd been friends ever since.
"Uhm, didn't you know? I'm always here, seeing as I'm such a big, bad Slytherin." Salem sighed, elongating her words to make her seem more dramatic as Eily giggled, sliding into the seat beside her. This was new, different then all the other days. Maybe today would be better than usual?... Professor P. called out role call, and. Eily announced herself with a cute little giggle, while Salem let out a small 'present' at her turn. Then, it began.
"Alright, delinquents." Professor Potts spoke, standing up on her stubby legs. Everyone went silent, everyone as in the 14 or 15 kids who were in detention. Not a lot, but pretty many for how much were usually part of detention, "Today, seeing as we seem to have a special amount of students, I been asked to set you all to do a special job. The Care of Magical Creatures professor is in need of some assistance, so if you can all file your way down to the front of the Forbidden Forest, that'll be fantastic." she said with a smile, as if almost happy they were all going to do something more drastic then usual.
"Awh, great. On a day I wore my nice cloak, too!" Eily whined, pouting as she looked over at Salem, who was frowning to herself as if in thought, "Whats up Salem?" Usually, when Salem looked troubled, that meant something was up, and it was also a best friends job to make sure she was okay.
Salem snapped out of her trance, then grinned at her friend, "No no, nothing. Just pretty excited~" she laughed, though she was also kind of surprised. They never did anything like this, not in the past 2 months she'd been in here. She rose to her feet with the rest of the students, walking to the door and getting in line, ending up being in the back due to being at the front of the classroom. She studied the rest of the kids in line, some who were worried about their task while others looking pretty excited. All she just wanted to know was, What's going to happen?
{LOL Riley you psychic.} {My rping might be a little off?? I hope it's okay ah}
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 7, 2017 15:34:37 GMT -5
{Also LOL i did this really long but i'm more than happy to shorten things, it allows me to rp my character just how I want to xD}
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2017 22:39:46 GMT -5
lol i wasn't judging the kpop~ I've just never been into it myself. Never listened to it before really, don't know why. xD
your rping is fine!! you can make your posts as long or as short as you need to tbh i don't mind. i'll probably fluctuate a bit myself but my range will probably be around the same, unless i ever get an insane amount of inspiration and go for a giant post. that only happens to me once in a great while tho ;x;
also. FORBIDDEN FOREST YE BOI. how about we pair them off into groups of twos or threes once they get there so we can force interaction~? and maybe. since the forest is dangerous and all something bad can happen later. /wiggles eyebrows/
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 7, 2017 23:05:43 GMT -5
{OMG can i just-- my boys My two like favs are the short guy with the red jacket super short his name is woozi he's 20 and I'm pretty sure the oldest, and the other is the guy at about 1:30 who looks kinda white because he's half american his name is vernon and screams they're so hot ahhhh} {SCREAMS alright, I used to write long but I've been tired and took a big hiatus so my rping kind of lacks idk I'll get some sleep tonight because I'm hella excited but I love your rp style?? Seriously.} {YASSS RIGHT. ohonohonohnhohnohonhnon the question is, a group of 2 or 3? 2 for just Salem and Riley or throw Eily in there because they're a 'package deal' and it helps them warm up to each other and Salem feels more comfortable because she's actually nervous around guys she doesn't seem like it but thats the point???? And YES I am all up for bad stuff LET IT HAPPEN}
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 7, 2017 23:09:31 GMT -5
{Oh also this is just a great video of the same song but just dance and rearview choreo, but its a video showing how they just played around the whole time. The group all has great personalities and are just ahhh I LOVE THEM. And the guy who says right now at the beginning it also half american LOL idk why but some fans like that?? LOL SORRY i love them.}
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2017 23:24:33 GMT -5
omg. they sound adorable i guess?? xD
it's all good, ok~ all good~ i used to do the same and sometimes i still do but then it started stressing me out as i got slower with my writing and i wasn't able to do it as much so,, i understand. c'x wahhh thanks tho but i hate my writing lololol
idk dude i left it vague so you could decide. x'D depends on if you wanna torture Salem or not lmao. bad stuff will happen for sure. i have no ideas atm but hopefully they will come when they're needed. also Eily is so super cute i cry.
anyway i was gonna reply before bed but i'm tired and need sleep so i'll try for it in the morning. ;w; byeee
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 7, 2017 23:30:34 GMT -5
{They are the cutest little butts ever I love them xDD} {cries I feel you bro it sucks and don't omg your writing is top notch okay???} {LOL I wanna say have Eily be in the group but only so she can ship them and be 'helpful' > And once we get rolling the ideas will probably come, tbh. We can probably do something around the lines of 'this creature has gone missing' etc ideas and omg ty Eily is my lil' drama queen character I've rped her and Salem once so I'm hype} {AH dw have a good sleeepppp~ Bye!}
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 16:51:43 GMT -5
{safjsgds sorry this is short and bad?? next will be better. my brain just died on this one. i blame the headache x'D} {and the group of 3 works with me~ the helpful bff is fun to play with/watch xD hmmmmm. we could probably just look up a list of creatures on the hp wiki to decide what the professor would have that could go missing?? or something??}
βNice to see you too, Professor!β Riley couldnβt help but comment upon noticing the way the teacher had looked at him. Sheβd never seemed to like him, though he wasnβt sure if it was a result of his antics and his frequent visits to detention or if she was disappointed because of the fact he was a Gryffindor. Everyone knew Gryffindors were the stars of this school, after all. Orβ¦at least, they all loudly like to claim they were, his sister and naΓ―ve muggleborn parents as well, and maybe he believed in it himself a little. Just a little, not enough to think that warranted a spotless reputation and an all-around goody two shoes demeanor. Please, that was typical.
Riley watched as the rest of the βdelinquentsβ of the day filed into the classroom, all met with the same disgruntled, disapproving looks from Professor Potts. One of the last ones to enter surprised him, however β a Hufflepuff. That was unusual; most Hufflepuffs didnβt have a mean (or funny, in his opinion) bone in their body and as such he rarely, if ever, saw any in detention over the last couple months. Cute. was his first thought upon looking at her, but he didnβt pay attention much longer than that, after he watched her skip over to that Salem girl. A Hufflepuff/Slytherin friendship? That was probably even more unusual than her sheer presence here. He quirked an eyebrow, wanted to say something, but stopped himself because obviously a Gryffindor couldnβt initiate friendly conversation with a Slytherin involved. It just. Didnβt happen.
Besides, Mrs. Potts was calling for attention before he could say anything anyway. His gray-blue eyes widened. What. Theyβ¦they were going to the Forbidden Forest, after all? Damn, he was psychic apparently. Riley swept his legs off the desk and eagerly jumped to his feet, pleased at this sudden turn of events. It wasnβt everyday they did something interesting for detention β this was more of a treat than a punishment.
He accidentally knocked his shoulder into Salem as he hurried out the door with the others, glanced back, and uttered a quick and unfeeling βsorryβ before he was gone. As the ragtag group of students made their way through the castle and out onto the grounds, he wondered what exactly they'd be doing to "assist" the Care of Magical Creatures professor. If they were going to the Forbidden Forest of all places, which was well, generally forbidden to student access then he could only assume it'd be something semi-important. There was no way the Headmaster would approve of this if they thought it would be very dangerous, though, so... He had no idea. But he couldn't complain, as it was better than being locked in the classroom, even though he could find a way to make even that entertaining and had, several times.
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 8, 2017 17:27:03 GMT -5
{Screams one moment I had to deal with a paypal problem}
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 8, 2017 18:04:15 GMT -5
{SCREAMS are you kidding me i love this post} {bruh *pulls out fantastic creatures and where to find them book* I GOTCHU.} {Well I would if I could find the book LOL looked only though, how about a bunch of puffskeins's get lost? They're pygmy puffs but like a custard colour, small and fluffy and... Hard to find ;D}
Salem watched as people began to file out, some even rushing out the door as Mrs. Potts yelled at them to stop, and squeaked in surprise as someone smacked into her shoulder, turning out to be that Riley guy from Gryffindor. Their gazes met for a moment as he muttered an apology that was probably just said because why not, and suddenly he was gone out the door too. She frowned a little at the doorway as she rubbed her shoulder, glancing over at Eily who was just staring at her curiously, "What?"
"When does Salem Laindon ever communicate with a Gryffindor?" Eily asked, crossing her arms as if she was upset that Salem didn't tell her something as the two headed out with the few students that had decided to walk. It was true, Salem hardly ever talked to Gryffindors, but not because she didn't want to. They always gave her looks of disgust or judged her right off the bat. She remembered her first year... She had been so excited to go to Hogwarts, to get into one of the amazing houses. Sitting on the train with a carriage full of other first years, all just as excited as she was. She remembered hopping up onto the stool because she was too short too just sit, and getting the hat put on her head. She remembered the looks the same first years gave her as she headed over to the Slytherin table, Why the hell did we ever talk to her? Salem never wanted to pull pranks. She never wanted to laugh at a Hufflepuff kid when he came across misfortune. The truth was... I am forced to be this way. That's why was glad to have a friend like Eily who didn't judge her for the green and black she wore. Eily always asked her why she acted the way she did, but she just shrugged and said 'It's easier this way~' with a grin. She would never tell her friend how frustrating it was.
"I didn't, and I don't, we just happen to be in detention together a lot. Actually, he's never said a word to me before," Salem said with a shrug, looking over at her friends and sticking out her tongue, "He's probably scared of me." Or just falls into the assumptions just like I do.
"Pfft, then he's an idiot. He could've snatched himself up a cute girlfriend by now." Eily sighed dramatically, flicking her bangs out of her face with her wand as the two followed the class down the hill towards the forest, the old Care of Magical Creatures hut at the edge. Salem just laughed at what she said, her laughing turning into a snort that made her cover her mouth and Eily giggle. "Shucks, me cute? You flatter me." Salem said with a grin, halting at the outer ring of students. Eily was boy crazy. The number of guys she's had a crush on were huge, but the number of boys she'd dated were small. When she did date, they were semi long relationships that ended in heartbreak for Salem to pick back up, so whenever Salem even looked at a guy, Eily was all over it. Of course, it wasn't like Salem had never liked a guy before, she had, but whenever she did... Bad verbal diarrhea. Messed with her image.
The two turned their attention towards the front, snow having begun to fall from the sky and causing everyone to shiver in their shoes. Mrs. Potts stepped forward, finally having caught up, out of breath from heaving her body outdoors. She took a deep breath and raised her hand, bringing her knuckle down on the door a couple times, "H-Hello? It's Mrs. Potts here with the d-delinquents." she managed, putting her hands on her hips as she waited for the door to open.
{If you could rp the CoMC teacher, that'd be awesome xD}
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 20:54:26 GMT -5
i'm dead for muse today but i'm trying to get something soon squeak. work with me brain x"D omg i've never heard of puffskeins?? but they sound adorable so lET'S DO IT.
omg. what kind of teacher should they be tho? /panics/ idk why i'm feeling loud af and too strong big guy that's a less hairy, less gentle version of Hagrid lmao??
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 8, 2017 20:58:18 GMT -5
{SCREAMS BRAIN WORKKKKK} {it's like in the movie, that little pink thing ginny adopted? That but custard and bigger probably} {YESSS DO IT DO ITTTT}
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 8, 2017 20:58:52 GMT -5
{is it bad this is the rp i'm most exciteed for shhh}
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 21:13:11 GMT -5
pls brain. u-u ohhhh okay i have a vague memory. haven't seen the movies in a while but i think i know what it is now. xD KAY
SQUAWKS no but I feel bad for being slow when you're waiting like this ahhh. x"DD i'ma try to write at sonic speed lolol.
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 8, 2017 21:15:33 GMT -5
{REALLY PINK FLUFFY THING in the brothers joke house?? On her shoulder when she's with dean thomas on the train??} {TAKE YOUR TIME HOMIE TAKE YOUR TIMEEE}
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 22:20:20 GMT -5
{wheeze after an hour i have this. x'D i hope you don't mind i just made up mrs. potts last name. but isn't Daisy Potts the cutest last name for a teacher ever? i think so lol. AND I REMEMBER FOR SURE NOW YA. I HOPE.}
In truth, Salem Laindon and Riley Hawkins were not so different. Obviously, they had to be in different, rival houses for a reason, but when it came to all of the expectations and assumptions that came with being Gryffindors and Slytherins, they were really quite alike. It was clear that both behaved as they were βsupposedβ to β a boisterous, hot-blooded Gryffindor boy and a sneaky, snobby Slytherin girl. They were both people conforming to stereotype and wearing a public βmaskβ if you will. The differences seemed to end there, however. Salem might notβve wanted to be the way she was right now, the way she was expected to be, but Rileyβs persona wasnβt significantly different from his actual self. If he didnβt like himself or the way he was perceived, if he honestly cared that much, heβd have changed it a long time ago. But maybe that was just Gryffindor boldness β maybe he was more of a mold and she wasnβt. They both fell under typicality, but maybe one of them was floundering and one was floating.
Regardless, as they stepped out onto the snowy grounds of Hogwarts, Riley immediately sucked in a breath and drew his cloak closer around himself. Winter was always the worst season β sure, it was nice to see the castle look all festive around the holidays and then all pretty with the snow blanketing the castle but it was just too damn cold. He loved the outdoors too, which made it even worse when he couldnβt even enjoy his usual activities without turning into an icicle. Still, it came back to that classroom vs Forbidden Forest idea and heβd certainly take the latter in this case, even if he did turn into an icicleβ¦
It didnβt take them long to reach the professorβs little hut-thing, and all the chattering certainly made the little trip seem to take even faster. Before he knew it, Riley was coming to a stop amongst the other students, whoβd all formed a little ring outside the front door. And then poor Professor Potts struggled to the front on her short little legs (he couldnβt stop a faint snicker from leaving his mouth upon seeing the clear frustration on her face) and pounded on the door so they could get on with their sentence.
They barely even waited a heartbeat before it flung open, and a red-haired bull of a guy stepped out. He towered over Mrs. Potts and he looked like the kind of man who could kill you as soon as look at you with a hardened, severe face and a scruffy beard. Professor Blackwood was smiling, however, and upon seeing them all he let out a loud, hearty laugh.
βThis many, Daisy?β He crossed his arms over his barrel-chest, sizing them all up for a moment. And then he sighed in mock exasperation. βWell, thanks for delivering them to me, ya better head back inside before ya freeze your bum off. I can handle it from here.β
And he didnβt wait to do as such; Professor Blackwood slammed his door shut and approached the group andβ¦didnβt stop. He pushed past the center of the ring with excuse meβs and sorryβs and promptly waved them over to follow him towards the forest.
βWhat are yβall waiting for? Come on, now! We donβt got all day. Gotta get this done before the sun sets. Wouldnβt want to lose yβall in the forest.β
Riley didnβt hesitate to follow, though his brow quirked up as he studied the Care of Magical Creatures professor from behind. The man wasnβt a bad teacher by any means, but heβd never been Rileyβs favorite. He looked friendly enough, but he was not easy on troublemakers such as himself orβ¦anyone else, really. It was hard to say what heβd have them do; if it were his way, he probably would keep them all out here until dark. Thank God for the Headmaster and his rules; this wasnβt bound to be too difficult.
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 8, 2017 22:45:02 GMT -5
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 9, 2017 0:40:41 GMT -5
{Her last name or first name?? xDD}
Salem waved at Mrs. Potts as she hobbled her way up the hill, sending her a look of 'don't cause any trouble' before leaving, and then she turned her gaze towards the professor, grinning. Unlike Riley, Professor Blackwood had always been her favourite, mostly because he was just so... Full of character. She watched him push by some of the kids, eyes dancing with amusement as Eily rolled her eyes, sighing and crossing her arms, huddling into her small body as she tried to collect heat, "What an oaf... Aren't you cold?" she asked as the two began to follow the students, trailing at the back.
Salem looked over at her and shook her head, smiling, "Nope~ Not even that cold out, actually, I've just never-" Unfortunately, before she could continue, her feet slipped out from under her. It kinda went slow motion as she fell towards the slow, Eily's eyes widening in surprise as she just stared at her friend slowly toppling in the snow. Salem could almost hear 'Mad World' playing in the background as she faced planted gracefully into the white snow below. One thing that she was? Kind of a clutz. She wasn't surprised she had fallen, but she had to do it now? While they walking? In front of a bunch of people? Thankfully, she had pulled her arms into a dab while falling, so she didn't look that dumb... Maybe dumber.
Eily could hardly contain herself as she burst into giggles at her friend, covering her mouth as she tried not to collect any of the other students attention, but she was so busy laughing she didn't even help her friend up. You know one of those moments when your bestfriend does something so funny that you just keep laughing until you're out of breath? Pretty much her. Fortunately, Salem was able to push herself up to her feet, snowflakes dotted in her silver hair and the front of her outfit and face covered in snow. She looked over at Eily, just making her laugh more. Salem just laughed and wiped the snow off her face, leaving her shivering slightly in the cold, "Laugh all you want, but you know what they say, the cold never bothered me anyway."
Suddenly, Eily stopped laughing and gave her friend a monotone gaze, obviously unimpressed, "You've not even funny." "C'mon Eily, you just gotta- Let it go~" Salem giggled, moving her cloak up her arms and onto her shoulders as they continued forward into the forest with the others. Eily just made a gagging sound in reply to her as the two continued to giggle at the back of the group, hardly even listening to what anyone was saying at the front, though Salem glanced up every once in a while to see how deep into the forest they were going. What were they even searching for in the first place? And why so close to dark?
{Bad post but I had no idea what to do scrreams I'm sorry}
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 10:41:35 GMT -5
(omg. first name, first name! i'm dumb xD)
Just before the group reached the edge of the forest, movement out of the corner of his eye caught Rileyβs attention. He glanced over to the side just in time to see Salem trip and topple face-first into the fluffy snowβ¦but not before she made a certain hand/arm motion that made him burst into a laugh himself. Most students would undoubtedly think it was just the girlβs weird way of trying to catch herself orβ¦just the weird part, but he as a muggleborn and lover of all things internet knew that was the dab. It had to be. Though how a Slytherin would know that surprised him β werenβt most of them pureblood? Maybe she wasnβt? Or maybe she, in a shocking turn of events, actually got along with non-purebloods. Whatever it was, she had certainly caught Rileyβs attention now. βYou alright, miss?β Professor Blackwood asked in his gruff voice, glancing back upon hearing the sounds of laughter. He didnβt wait for an answer though, likely assuming that since she was already up (and coated in snow of course) she was probably fine. βWatch your feet next time. Especially in the forest. Lotta roots and things to trip over.β
Riley, meanwhile, was holding back anymore snickers β hard to do when he heard Frozen references of all things. Frozen? She knew what Frozen was too? What kind of Slytherin was she?
βAlright, kids,β The professor drew to a halt once they entered the woods, turning around fully to look down upon them all from his significant stature. βYour punishment today is a lil scavenger hunting. Puffskeins. A group of βem escaped earlier today while I was rearranginβ β took off for some adventurinβ or scavenginβ of their ownβ, Iβll bet.
βThere ainβt that many, 12 or so, and they wonβt have gone far so you shouldnβt be having to go too deep in.β Professor Blackwood glanced up towards the sky, judging the time. βYouβll probably have about an hour before it gets dark β should be plenty a time if we split yβall up.β
Then he started pairing them off into groups of three. Riley was one of the last β Professor Blackwood narrowed his eyes for a moment as he looked at them, then the remaining students, and said, βHawkins, youβre with these two ladies.β Riley looked over and β of course, the Slytherin girl and her supposed friend. Despite himself, he frowned. But he didnβt have time to say anything before the professor was urging them to hurry up and go, telling them to light up their wands if they had to, fire off sparks to the sky if they somehow ran into a danger, yada yada.
Riley didnβt wait for the two girls, only urging them after him with a quick wave of his hand before he set off himself. Puffskeins, huhβ¦ahβ¦what were those again? He stopped before long, whipping around to face the two completely.
βSo, which one of you actually know what a puffskein is?β He only briefly looked at Salem, with a clear, almost instinctive hardness to his eyes, before glancing at Eily. Slytherin girl might've known modern muggleborn culture, but he wasn't about to cozy up to her. Rival houses, remember?
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 9, 2017 11:44:13 GMT -5
{LOLLLL no worries xDD} {are you feeling better today? }
Salem could've sworn she heard laughing other than Eily's rather girlish giggle when she fell, but a lot of the students had seen her little slip up and snickered at her in delight, So much for being discreet. She wiped the snow off her face and dusted herself off, glancing up at Professor Blackwood and smiling slightly, not replying to him as they continued to walk. She didn't need to say anything. She didn't need to think him. She was a Slytherin, no one expected her to do anything nice. That, was Eily's job.
"Ouuuu, scavenger hunt~ I'm great at those." Eily cheered, fist pumping happily in delight and looking over at Salem, who returned her excited expression with an equally excited one, but more or less for the fact they got to roam around the forest without the chances of getting caught. She could even morph into her cat form and jump around, seeing as only Eily would be around when the two paired up. This was gonna be so much- Oh no.
Professor Blackwood had decided to pair the two girls up with the last person she wanted to be paired up with, seeing as the two weren't really supposed to talk nor get along. It was also embarrassing how they had literally been talking about him a couple of minutes ago. Eily managed to hide a small giggle of delight, and she could imagine what her little Hufflepuff best friend was conjuring up in her mind, But, of course, before the three could even discuss their plan, Riley had just motioned, yes, motioned like an arrogant butt, for them to follow. The two exchanged glances, though Eily was still smiling while Salem looked kind of... Uneasy.
Now, she couldn't be herself. She had to act different around him so that he wouldn't wonder what was going on. The two began to walk, heading towards the forest, before both their eyes widened in surprise as he turned around and actually decided to talk to them. Wow, what a surprise. And the look he gave Salem too- Wow, that kind stung. Was she really that bad of a person?
"Uhm, actually, I don't quite know. I've heard of pygmy puffs... But those might not even be related at all. Salem?" Eily said, frowning slightly and looking over at her friend. Salem paused for a moment, It's now time to either act like you don't know anything and are too prideful to know anything, or just... Speak. You know what this is, Salem. You shouldn't have to have your guard up.
"They're kinda like pygmy puffs, just a bit bigger and more of a... Custard colour?" she said, her voice going off into a questioning kind of squeak from her nerves. She didn't know how to act right now. Like herself, or like how they wanted her to be? And it wasn't helping that she was just nervous in general... She shouldn't be nervous. She wasn't really a shy person, was she?
She relaxed a bit when Eily gave her a look that said 'breathe', and turned her gaze back to Riley, smiling, "Well, custard coloured small fluff ball it is. Onward, brave leader!" Eily announced dramatically, pointing forward and wrapping her arm around Salem, who was looking at something in the forest with a blank expression, lips pulled int a thin line, just breathing uncomfortableness though she might have just looked prideful. Eily knew otherwise... But did Riley?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 15:49:25 GMT -5
{i'm good ^^ a little bored and antsy today but nothing to do about that when i'm snowed in haha. i tried shiny hunting pokemon earlier lol but took a break because no luck. ;c; how are you?} {the bad thing should happen in a few posts...hmm. i was thinking maybe it should happen, whatever it is, to both riley and salem so that way they're stuck bored in the infirmary later and therefore have no choice but to be bored and silent or talk to each other. they're not moving v forward atm x'D maaaybe one of the creatures is closer to the edge of the forest than prof. blackwood thought and they get hurt by that?? idk what tho. or if smth else would be better haha}
Geez, they didnβt have to look so surprised. Despite himself, Rileyβs temper suddenly flared a bit β eyebrows furrowing β about the girlsβ wide-eyed looks, as if they were stunned speechless that he decided to talk to them. He had to resist the urge to roll his eyes. What, why wouldnβt he? Because of the Slytherin thing that kept coming back in his head over and over? Even with that in mind, heβd still talk if he had to, or wanted to. Obviously not very friendly and just for the sake of the hunt, but. Still. The Hufflepuff girl didnβt have to look like that, at leastβ¦
Pygmy puffs..? Not like he knew what those were either. The one time his lack of attention in Care of Magical Creatures came back to bite him had to be today, huh? Nice, well, looks like Hufflepuff girl wasnβt going to be of any help here anyway. Riley shouldβve figured as much and promptly let out a snort at her answer β not out of any malicious intent, though it probably came out that way. He reluctantly looked over at Salem again when Eily did β if the girl didnβt know what a puffskein was either, heβd eat his sock and theyβd be stuck up shh creek without a paddle looking around for a creature no one knew about.
Fortunately (maybe), Salem did know. Or at leastβ¦she said she knew but she didnβt sound all that confident about her answer. Did she know or not? What β was she shy now? She never came across as shy beforeβ¦ Riley quirked an eyebrow, studying the girl for a moment, sizing her up almost. Weird how he was learning more about her now than he had in the two months theyβd been locked up in detention together. Memes, pop culture, and now apparent βshynessβ.
βYou donβt sound so sure about that,β he bluntly remarked, but Eily was urging them onward before he could say much else about it. βLeader, huh? Youβre right β I do make a pretty good leader. Well then, letβs head out, team.β Eily looked pretty confident β always a good thing β but Salem lookedβ¦Riley wasnβt sure how to describe it. Blank? Still shy, maybe? His eyes narrowed but he marched off again before long.
Puffskeins wereβ¦custardy, sheβd said? Should be easy enough to spot a yellow puff ball in all the white snow. He looked at the roots of trees as he walked, slowly, and behind bushes scattered around. Nothing yet.
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 9, 2017 17:30:23 GMT -5
{shiny hunting ahhhh keep going bro you'll find something, maybe go out in the snow? xD And okay, worked for 8 hours this morning} {Hmmm what I was thinking is that theres a creature that pretends to be a puffskein and lures them deeper into the forest and attacks and Salem goes to protect Riley and he's like ???? why ???? And of course, vise versa while Eily's like 'I'll call for help!!!' and then like imagine them both in the infirmary and Riley's throwing scrap paper at Salem to get her attention like 'why did u do dis' or something IDK} {quick thing, please tell me you know what mystic messenger is because Salem is based off of 707 xDDD So she should probably be more outgoing I just NEVER RP HER. The only reason why she's being quiet is because I get anxious she's gonna be too much like my character Ivory xP AHHHH i need to rethink everything sorry if her personality shifts, I gotta figure her out. I FEEL SO BAD AHH my characters have been iffy in most rps lol plus I think this salem is a lot more interesting for the rp and a lot more as I intended her to be as opposites attract etc.}
The real question wasn't 'Why was Salem acting so shy' but 'why is Riley being so rude'? Snorting at Eily, being rude to herself. He was just... Such a Gryffindor. What nerves she had had in that moment were wiped away, replacing themselves with irritation and anger. Yes, Salem was goofy. She loved memes, and she loved to joke around with her friends. Have good laughs, maybe pull a few pranks. But the thing about Salem was that she could also seem prideful, she was loud, she was almost... Annoying to anyone who didn't get who she was. Why had she been so nervous before, almost pulling... An Eily? She had no clue, but all that was gone as a fire shone in her eyes, watching Riley's back with a narrowed look. She was supposed to not get along with him, as him, her. And if he was going to act that way? So be it.
As she arched one of her black eyebrows in his direction, pursing her lips together to try to and stop herself from blurting out words, though what popped was, "... Arrogant." She had almost muttered it, really. They were not a team. They would never be a team. She would never, ever listen to him. Actually, right now she wanted to skip away while flipping him off multiple times. She and Eily could find the puffskeins on their own without him, they didn't need some hot head who thought he was boss because he was a 'big powerful Gryffindor' and they were 'weak females' that needed help. No. She was not okay with that.
Although Eily was glad her friend had gained her fire she usually had back, her eyes widened at the word that slipped out of her painted black lips, and she gave Riley an alarmed look. Yah, he had been kinda rude to her, and Eily wasn't a huge fan of it either and she kinda wanted to give him a piece of her mind, but in this moment it just wasn't worth it. However, Salem seemed to have a different idea in mind. She inched over her face a bit closer to her Slytherin friend and whispered, "Salem, how about you don't-"
"Don't what? Point out how rude he's been?" Salem asked, her eyes still locked on Riley's back. Her blood was almost boiling, but she also kind of wanted to get a ruse out of him. Was it bad she wanted a fight just for her amusement as well? That must be the Slytherin in her... She must be more than she thought she was, "C'mon, I know you got a problem with me, Hawkins. So why don't you just tell me instead of being so passive-aggressive? Or at least look at me without backing off like a coward." she challenged him, her voice ringing throughout the forest. Eily watched her friend with wide eyes, glancing back and forth between the two but she stayed silent, wanting to see how this played out, but f the two got too rambunctious she would step in.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 19:10:13 GMT -5
{i'ma try >3< my other hunts were successful so i guess it's only a matter of time and patience! boo work tho. hopefully it was a good day at work?} {ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh that's a good idea!! so maybe Eily can see it first and point it out to these two before they kill each other lol? and then the rest proceeds like that yaaaas. way to confuse riley. throwing paper in the infirmary is totally something he would do and it's oddly cute abgksg} {...SCREAMS. I DO KNOW WHAT MYSME IS. I LOVE MYSME. AND MY HUSBANDO 707. <33 I actually bought his jacket two months ago,, avfjasdga you reminded me i need to go back and play the bad ends/secret ends lol. and bruh don't even worry about it haha characters change all the time depending on the rp lol i kinda feel the same with riley tbh... but a lot of this could easily be chalked up to the subtle tension with them and their house pride stuff, so obviously not their true colors yet. ;p so basically. just do you i guess haha it's fine to me and i totally understand character shifts.} {shots fired at riley omg lmao}
Riley was, thankfully, unaware of the budding anger he was causing to rise in Salem. Though, really, this was nothing new; heβd think someone was feeling one way when they were really another all the time, or in most cases he simply didnβt pay enough attention. He didnβt see anything wrong with his behavior right now, not even the basically hostile looks heβd been giving Salem. Of course he would do that β he couldnβt be nice to Slytherins. The thought had never even crossed his mind, not when heβd been raised up in Gryffindor since day one to be the opposite. It was either ignore them or treat them like they were lower than you and in his eyes, he was acting just fine, all things considered. Itβs not like he was kicking her shins or snarling at her at every turn when he couldβve been. He wasnβt aware of rude he was definitely being, a fact that would bite him in the butt pretty soon.
He didnβt hear the initial part of the girlsβ exchange (a good thing, because no way would he react kindly to being called arrogant), preoccupied brushing off and looking under snowy bushes for any puffskeins. Still no signs of any β maybe in the trees..? He was not ready to start hauling himself up trees, though. They were probably in the forest a little deeper than this. After all, they hadnβt walked too far from their initial spot with the rest of the class (whoβd already gone off on their own searches, Professor Blackwood included).
Riley turned his head, about to motion his group forward, but hearing Salem clearly call him out for something (something he didnβt know) made him turn to face them completely, just in time to meet her glare boring into him. βWhat-?β
Whoa, whoa, hold up. What the hell was this girl saying all of a sudden? Rude? Passive-aggressive? Coward? Him? Whatβd he do to piss her off? If he wasnβt bothered with Salem before, he certainly was now. Whatever amusement heβd had over her meme references had long since disappeared, and, unsurprisingly, he was quick to lash right back at her.
βWhat the hell are you talking about? I barely even know you β why would I have a problem?β Riley snapped back, marching back toward the two despite himself. He didnβt get too close to Salem β not enough to be considered βin her faceβ but he was definitely using his higher stature to his advantage. His βglare down at you like the little snake you areβ advantage, if you could even call it that.
βSeems to me like youβre the one with the problem. Get over yourself so we can actually do this, alright?β He wouldβve finished it at that, but the petty side him of wouldnβt let him end it without a parting shot. ββ¦Itβs just like a snake to start a fight over nothing.β
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 9, 2017 20:35:45 GMT -5
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 9, 2017 21:54:39 GMT -5
{It just takes a lot of turns honestly, I have like 10 shinies from ORAS and they were a hell of a pain to get. Exxcept Espurr. Second egg xDD And Yah actually it was a decent day at work just so early LOL} {THAT'S TOTALLY WHAT I WAS THINKING LOL and lol I'm glad you think that xD The infirmary is gonna be the best} {OMFG xDD YOU HAVE HIS JACKET i'm screaming i'm a saeran girl though LOL And true just Salem was so uneasy and she's really just like 'lolololol' all the time so I got so cheesed at myself LOL I didn't like her character it wasn't her rip sigh} {She done with his crap xDDD}
Salem almost screamed in frustration at his idiocy. Was he saying he had absolutely no idea that they way he was treating the two was terrible? And his last comment... His last comment. She would morph to her cat form and mess him up right here and now if she didn't want to risk getting exposed, but instead, her lips pulled upwards into a sly grin that was less like a snake and more like a cat, "At least I'm not an ignorant brute like you Gryffindors." she said smoothly, taking one more step towards him so that they were closer than before, staring up into his face as if telling him that she wasn't going to back down from his challenge. No way would she let him trash Eily, her, or her house.
But, suddenly, breaking the tension in the air like a knife was Eily, as the small Hufflepuff stood forward inbetween each other, putting a hand between her lips and making a loud whistling sound, causing Salem to jump backwards and cover her ears with her hands, frowning at her little friend, "Are you kidding me, guys? What were we, five!? Let it go! We have more important things to do here than- Wait a second." Eily paused, held her pointer fingers up towards each of them as to silence them, narrowing her brown eyes at something in the distance. A couple seconds later, her eyes widened, and then she took off as fast as her little legs could carry her, which... Wasn't very far, as she wasn't athletic nor was it easy to run in the snow.
Salem was confused for a moment until she looked towards where Eily was heading, her eyes widening as well. For there, hiding among the snow, was what was presumably the butt of a little custard fluff ball. She took one good look at Riley, stuck her tongue out, and then nimbly began to run through the snow, finding it easy not to drag her feet and get caught up like most people due to the fact her animagus was a cat. She passed Eily easily, grabbing her friends wrist to spurr her forward, the two picking up speed as the custard creature disappeared behind some boulders, presumably to hide.
The two made quick work of getting over as it would have been easy for a tall person, but short people didn't have the same luck. But, with teamwork, the two succeeded on getting to the other side, Eily landing first and looking up, then completely freezing. Salem jumped down second, leaning over to clean herself up, "We only have a bit of time before Riley catches up to grab the Puffskein. Maybe we can hand it in and say he ditched us, and then..." she trailed off when she came up beside Eily, looking up as her gaze landed on the same thing that had froze her best friend.
There, in front of them, stood a big ugly creature that Salem had never seen, nor heard of, before. It was creepy looking, with big wide eyes and a skinny body with multiple limbs. In one of its limbs it was holding a custard yellow fluff ball which was letting out screeches of terror, before then being eaten by the creature in front of the two girls, getting a gag from Salem, though Eily didn't move. She was frozen, staring up in fear at the big creature in front of them as it swallowed the puff, then turned it's gaze towards the two of them. In one quick movement, Salem yanked her wand from her pocket, screaming out 'Stupefy!' and sending the creature flying backwards but, to her disappointment, not unconcious. She then turned to Eily, snapping her little friend out of her trance, "I need you to run and get help, I'll distract it for long enough. Okay?" Eily gulped and nodded, before running off. The creature got to its feet quickly, almost going after Eily after letting out an angry cry, but Salem whistled, grabbing its attention.
She grinned at the creature and stuck out her tongue, raising her hands to her heads and shaking them in a taunt. The creature let out another angry scream before charging at Salem, though she just waved sweetly at the creature, morphing down into a cat before taking off in the opposite direction of Eily, and in turn, Riley, causing the creature to follow along, swinging it's arms at her. She easily made her way up a tree and onto the lowest branch, morphing back into herself and laughing down at the creature as it swung it's legs at her, "That's what you get for eating that cute little fluff-able, yah big ugly beast!" she taunted. As long as it kept it's attention on her, everything would be okay. Unfortunately, Salem had forgotten about Riley.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 22:31:38 GMT -5
i need to not freak myself out with conspiracy videos at night bUT I CAN'T STOP WATCHING THEM. will i sleep tonight, idk. ;-; maybe replying will distract me so i'll hopefully get on that asap
omg really that's so many!! i'm jealous. ;3; basgksdg shiny espurr tho. espurr's one of my faves and future goals </3 ah, well that's good tho. working early is a pain,, infirmary fluff is my fav. it was expensive but also so worth it. i don't think i know that much about saeran i mean outside of 707's good end so i need to get on that. i'm still salty about what he did in yoosung's route tho. >:I shh it's ok, you can show the true lolol side later~ /pap/
riley gonna be a dumb and try to fite it like a hero. dumb boi. u-u
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 9, 2017 22:42:20 GMT -5
{BRUH stop watching conspiracy videos i'll slap u *paps instead*} {espurr is best pokemon <3 and yah I have the shiny charm and using the little program in ORAS gives you 1/200 chance or so xP} {is was I slept for 5 hours like an hour ago LOL} {YESSSS it will be super cute??? They should spend the night there and then end up sneaking out and messing with the grnd hall or something xD} {SAERAN IS A LITTLE BBY OKAY HE'S JUST MISUNDERSTOOD SMH you probably have seen Myearts art right screams. And ydhbfewifdjen *buzzes with excite*} {RILEY NO SCREAMS LOUDLY}
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2017 21:28:40 GMT -5
{saleeeem! save your idiot future boy toy! also sorry this is late my day was pretty busy ;3; }
Ignorant brute?
βIs that the best you can do?β Riley bit back, refusing to move away or avert his gaze even as Salem came even closer. Their glares bored into each other, a silent challenge between them: whoβd give up first? As far as he was concerned, if the Slytherin wouldnβt back down, no way would the Gryffindor. A lion would always triumph over a snake. Always. He wanted to wipe the stupid smirk off her face, as if she was enjoying this or thought she was winning. She started this stupid argument β over what, he honestly didnβt know β so maybe he outta end it. Without warning, he reached for his wand. But before he could even hope to hex her into oblivion, Eily was suddenly between them, letting out a sharp whistle that had him reeling away from the both of them.
βHey!β A hand flew up to his ear, and the glare he gave her was no less fierce than the one heβd given Salem. Riley was, at this point, prepared to chew her out too, but before he could she was drawing her and their attention on something else. Something in the distance. Still frowning, he followed her gaze. He didnβt see anything. Possibly the result of near-sightedness. So, what..?
Before he could ask, the Hufflepuff took off, her figure disappearing into the forest depths in seconds. His eyes widened, the fight with Salem forgotten as he debated chasing after her or not. His first thought was that she mustβve spotted one of the missing puffskein β but then he wondered why the hell she wouldnβt have just said so if that was the case. She mustβve had a few screws loose to think blindly running further into the Forbidden Forest was a good idea. He was the master of bad ideas, but even this was too much for him.
By the time he looked back over at Salem, she was sticking out her tongue (ugh, brat!) and dashing after her friend. Annoyance surged through him anew and after a few seconds of wondering if heβd be better off looking on his own, he followed. The two of them had a considerable head start over him β from a distance, snow dragging his steps, he saw them disappear behind boulders and then, nothing.
It was quiet for a moment and then βstupefy!β
Stupefyβ¦would they need to stupefy a puffskein, of all things?
Sudden unease had knots forming in his stomach, but Riley didnβt stop even as he pulled himself up and over the boulders. He didnβt see either Eily or Salem at first, baffled, but then he saw the Hufflepuff girl charging back the way theyβd come β too fast and too focused on whatever the hell she was doing for him to stop her as she passed. She hadnβt looked happy at least. No, she was running like sheβd seen a ghost or something. And that could only mean something wentβ¦bad.
Salem. Where was Salem? Riley could hear some thing crashing through the brittle bushes and branches and, without stopping to think anymore, went running straight for it. His heart was pounding in his chest, but the adrenaline fueled his courage and his feet. Gryffindors never say die. The thought looped in his head like a mantra.
What he saw when he finally caught up to it had him freezing in place, his blood, fittingly, turning to ice. The creature hadnβt noticed him yet, preoccupied with something in the trees, but that only gave him time to stare at it and quickly realize he had never heard of or seen anything like that. Taking in a shaky breath, he glanced up into the trees where its attention was focused and there was β a cat? Probably someoneβs pet β probably about to be that thingβs next meal.
But still no Salem. Maybe sheβd already disappeared after Eily. He hadnβt seen her, but it wasnβt impossible for her to have gone the long way around after seeing thisβ¦thing. He didnβt want to think that she might still be in here; she mightβve even been silenced by this thing already.
Professor Blackwoodβ¦he had to get Professor Blackwood. But just leaving β now? No, no way could he do that. Even if it didnβt chase after him, the cat was still in trouble, and this thing would still be a problem. No.
Gryffindors never say die.
βStupefy!β he shouted, aiming straight for the creature. It took the blast easily, clumsily barreling away from the tree. Dazed, but only for a moment. At least enough time for him to fire off sparks into the sky β if Professor Blackwood was nearby, heβd see it. And if he didnβtβ¦Riley only hoped he could buy time. Hoped that Eily hadnβt just been running for her life β though, he wouldnβt have blamed her.
βYou like that?β he shouted after the beast, taking steps backward while keeping his eyes trained on it. The creature had certainly noticed him by now, and was obviously pissed. No longer disoriented, it charged straight for him. Riley refused to turn tail and run, but his steps did move faster, faster and then, just as he was about to fire off another spell, he fell. Instead of snow, he stepped on a tree root at an angle and promptly toppled over on his back β exposed.
Oh.
This was the part where Mad World would most definitely be playing.
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Post by πππππ πππππππππ on Jan 10, 2017 21:40:59 GMT -5
{riley you dumbo YO SALEM GONNA DO IT SCREAMS} {It's okay girlie, I got sent home early from being sick today CRIES. i hope your day was awesome though} {also replying right now, might take me a while}
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2017 21:56:53 GMT -5
{he very dumb. he deserves to be in the infirmary.} {aww i hope you feel at least a little better than whenever you left. ;^; } {okie, take your time! if my internet was better, i'd be tempted to try making weheartit pages for my own charries. never thought of it before but it looks fun xD }
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