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Post by iwilshire on Dec 15, 2006 2:45:55 GMT
Isaac slouched into the common after coming up from the great hall. The common room was almost vacated. It was condensed with a sleepy atmosphere after all the people who were well fed from dinner have made there way back. He slung his book bag on the floor and sat down in one of the many comfortable armchairs. After looking around, he realized that people were starting to begin the long process of beginning there homework. So he thought he might as well do the same. Using the armrest on the chair, he unrolled a long scroll of parchment. Once he was done sucking on the end of his quill, he dipped it into his ink and started writing. "The magical essence of Dittany... and its many properties." He paused to think. Dittany was only used in antidotes and remedies. He re dipped his unnecessarily full quill and wrote... "The plant Dittany is a remedial plant... It shares similar qualities with Monkshood." He flipped through 1000 Magical Herbs and Fungi. He came to page seventy-two and he paused again. It was much too tiring to finish a potions essay on an evening such as tonight. He blew on the parchment, and rerolled it. Once everything was safely back in his bag he surveyed the common room.
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Post by hpfan1 on Dec 15, 2006 21:28:26 GMT
Anna was on her way up from dinner. Hardly anyone was in the halls, but of course they were all at dinner. Most of her fellow Gryffindors were at dinner as well. She had planned to come back with her friend, Vance, but he was still eating and she had a Transfiguration paper due in two days, so she decided to head up to the Common Room. When she reached the 7th floor, she discovered that the Fat Lady's friend, Violet, was laughing along with the Fat Lady in her portrait, and Anna had to yell to have them let her in as she gave them the password.
When Anna climbed through the portrait hole she discovered not all her fellow Gryffindors were at dinner, there was a boy, Anna remembered that he was in her year and she had a few classes with him, sitting alone in one of the many comfy armchairs. Anna was pretty sure his name was Isaac Wilshire, but she wasn't quite sure. He was doing homework, Snape's essay on Dittany, it looked like, but did look up when she walked in the doorway.
"Oh, hi. My name is Anna Chancy, I'm a 3rd year too," she said shyly. She was hoping what she just said didn't sound too weird.
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Post by iwilshire on Dec 15, 2006 23:51:59 GMT
Isaac continued watching the other few people in the nearly empty common room, when a girl about his age came through the portrait looking slightly flustered. He knew this person. She was in nearly all his classes. He smiled as she walked up to him.
"Hi, Im Isaac."
He said as he was rummaging through his bag for empty wrappers, broken quills, and balled up parchment.
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Post by hpfan1 on Dec 16, 2006 0:10:02 GMT
"Is that your essay on Dittany, because if it is maybe we can help each other. I'm wouldn't dream of being done tonight if I didn't have help and I have to do a Transfiguration paper. Did you even go to dinner?" Anna could never quit talking. " That was just random, oh well, as you can see I babble alot."
Anna waited for his answer, and as she did she was wondering if Vance would come up to the common room pretty soon.
"Oh, hey do you know someone in our year named Vance, Vance Rider?" Anna asked.
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Post by iwilshire on Dec 16, 2006 0:21:25 GMT
Isaac nodded as he stopped fiddling through his school bag once he heard the name. "We share a dorm." He said as he pulled out his potions essay for what felt like the tenth time tonight. He unrolled it and lay it flat on the table next to his armchair. He sat up a little stariter in his chair and said, "and no I didn't go to dinner to answer your second question."
He rumpled his hair and dropped his ink and quill next to his parchment.
"Did you understand any of the notes on Dittany? All the texts are vague and useless."
He said frowning."
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Post by hpfan1 on Dec 16, 2006 0:45:49 GMT
"Oh, right, that is pretty obvious. Of course you share a dorm. And to answer you last question, sorry but you're not the only one who has no idea what they mean. But if you are willing we could go to the library and see if we can find a book on Dittany." Anna said frowning but slightly smiling.
Anna wondered why he didn't go to dinner. She would be starved if she had skipped dinner. Oh well, to each his own.
((sorry it is so short, I couldn't think of anything else to put))
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Post by iwilshire on Dec 16, 2006 0:54:55 GMT
"See thats the thing, if none of the third years books are any good where else are we going to find references?"
He said snapping his book shut after snapping 1000 Magical Herbs and Fungi shut after glossing through the index again, and wondering how much satisfaction he would get from throwing it in the fire. He then remembered the six galleons it cost to buy the book and how dumb it would be to waste a perfectly good one.
"Okay, I guess the library's our best bet."
He scratched his nose with the end of his quill leaving slight ink stains. He jumped up and leaned against the table smiling. After putting everything away again, glancing over the common room once more. He really felt like a walk.
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Post by hpfan1 on Dec 16, 2006 1:07:49 GMT
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"Why are you asking me, I'm not a genius?" Anna teased.
Anna felt like a walk, maybe it would help her concentrate more. He was right, the Library was their best bet.
"Ready to go?" she asked.
(( since there is no Library forum, just go to Student Lounge and I'll continue this tomorrow, and we'll just pretend there is a library there, okay?))
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Post by iwilshire on Dec 16, 2006 1:18:59 GMT
He slung his schoolbag over his shoulder and stood away from the table, rubbing his neck.
"Yeah, I'm ready."
He said as several Gryffindors came through portrait drunkenly from dinner. Smiling at the sight of this, he waited for them to pass and watched a burly looking seventh year take his empty seat and shove all his garbage out of the way. Once everyone has gone, Him and Anna walked out of the portrait and towards the library.
((Okay..))
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