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Post by dana on Oct 23, 2005 7:23:26 GMT
Dana usually liked McGonagall and Transfiguration. Or perhaps she didn’t like it, but she didn’t mind the subject. Until now that was. What on earth was McGonagall thinking when turning their books into these lousy parakeets! Dana stared with distaste at the mix between his transfiguration book and parrot. The parrot didn’t really have a body anymore – Dana had gotten back the leaves of the book back as well as the cover of the book. Even though the covers were still covered with colourful feathers. But the tails, head and the most annoying character was still there. The book was animated as well. Dana grudgingly had to agree that it had been a good display of magic to turn everyone’s books this way and it most certainly hadn’t been easy. But it was bloody annoying to have to live with this parrot!
“Aadvorto Aversus!” Dana stated as she tapped the parrot with her wand again. Only to have it shed two feathers and silently squak something under the silencio spell Dana had on the parrot. On top of everything else the parrot was motherly!
“Oh, bloody!” grabbing the bird Dana sent it flying towards the wall of the room ignoring the curious glances she received from other members of the room. The parrot-book missed some boy rather closely and Dana arched her eye-brows at the boy. “Oops,” Dana muttered looking at the Gryffindor crest on the boys robe before listening with satisfaction as the parrot crashed with the wall as it wasn’t able to fly with the feather-covered book-covers it had instead of wings.
“Awk, baby, don’t throawk me awkay you ask-might hurt yourawk awkrm.” Hearing the parrot scream out words Dana groaned and slumped downwards in her seat. Thinking a little Dana finally decided that the parrot had just warned her against hurting her arm while throwing things. Groaning Dana closed his eyes pushing her hands over her eyes and slowly massaging her scull. She didn’t want to see that lousy parrot ever again in that form. And she would have to put the silencing charm on the book again as it was continuing it’s never-ceasing speaking. Parrot Dana might have been able to stand. But WHY had McGonagall given the parrots the ability to SPEAK? Dana groaned again and silently thought of different options on how to murder the bird on it’s sleep and buying a new transfiguration book.
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Post by Liam Angelus G5 on Oct 23, 2005 7:37:07 GMT
Liam sat in a soft high-backed chair reading through his homework. Personally, he'd rather be doing something, anything else rather than doing his schoolwork. He knew he was not a great student, and he had been lacking in doing his homework, but he still wanted to be doing something more fun with his time. Liam read through each of his notes with blurry eyes until he began to daydream. He wasn't really all that sure what he was dreaming about, but he was glad that his mind had been taken from his studies.
Liam's thoughts were soon interrupted when a book that looked oddly enough like a parrot went flying by his head. When he heard the book hit the wall behind him, Liam covered his ears as it began to squawk loudly about being thrown in the first place. "Alright, which one of you threw that bloody book at me," Liam yelled with his hands still covering his ears, not caring how he looked. "You bloody well know what I'm talking about."
Liam began to look around the room at all of the other students watching him until he saw a girl covering her eyes with her hands. "Did you throw that bloody thing?" Liam demanded as he looked right at her covered face. "Well, did you throw it? Hey, I'm talking to you."
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Post by dana on Oct 24, 2005 9:48:12 GMT
Someone started yelling again just as the parakeet screamed. Most likely the boywho the parrot had passed on it’s way. Dana’s thought was confirmed as she looked up and scowled at the boy who was screaming. „I hope you do know that your voice isn’t good neough to be singing duets with my Transfiguration book. And stop yelling – I’m not deaf, evne though your voice might make me loose my hearing after some time.“
Dana gave a abse-tnminded half-sneer at the boy as she stood and walked to get the book. „And stop whining. It didn’t even touch you. I thought Gryffs were supposed to be the braver sort? Had I wanted to throw it at your head, then trust me – it would have hit.“
Picking the parakeet-book up by it’s neck Dana cast a silencing charm on the book before returning to her seat and dropping the the parakeet on the table. Adding a Jelly-Legs Jinx as the parakeet hop to it’s two small feet wobblily Dana sighed again pushing her hand with spread fingers thorugh her hair. Was this homework supposed teach them responcebility and how to take care of one’s things? Well, it obviously wasn’t working as Dana threw the parakeet. She never would have thrown her book in it’s... book... form.
„Lousy parakeet,“ Dana muttered with a scowl directed at the book as she raised her wand again to try ’Aadvorto aversus’ once again.
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Post by Liam Angelus G5 on Oct 25, 2005 10:09:10 GMT
When the girl who'd thrown the book at him stood and confronted him, Liam glared a hole through her. He was rather upset that somebody would be throwing things around without much care, and even more upset that it had gone in his direction. With a laugh, Liam replied, "Well maybe you should get your, whatever it is, some singing lessons, then maybe it would be in my league. If anybody is going to lose their hearing it will be me having to lesson to that thing."
"You think I'm whining, I think you have me mistaken for a Slytherin," Liam shot back. "Talk about me being the braver sort, I thought those of you in Ravenclaw were supposed to be smart, and you can't even get your book back to normal." Liam stopped talking for a moment as he sat back down. By now he had started laughing at the book flopping around on the table. "If it had hit me I probably would have been pecked to do death by those short legs it has."
Liam watched as the girl tried to turn the book back to normal. Sarcastically, he said, "You know I think it looks better that way, don't you agree? Correct me if I'm wrong, which I'm sure you will, but that looks like something McGonogall would do."
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Post by dana on Oct 25, 2005 19:11:44 GMT
The boy glared at her making Dana feel rather amused. What did he think he was doing? Dana was 2 years older than him meaning she would most certainly have an upper hand in a duel. Dana had learned a bit of martial arts from his cousin as well so she really wasn’t really intimidated. One should only try to threaten if he had the means to make his treath true.
„When has a Slytherin whined, if I may wonder? And I am smart, but not because I’m a Ravenclaw. I’m smart because I actually read, work in class and study; not because I was born as a genius. Surely there are people smarter than me. That’s why I keep learning and practicing in orer to finally turn back my book.“
Staring at the book with distaste Dana arched an eye-brow as the boy started laughing. At the very least the boy had some sense of humour Dana decided dryly. Not really a complete idiot either. Even if he was laughing at the expense of a innocent book. „Not really sure that would have been a too great loss. Especially since I don’t even know who you are and I usually prefer to classify people by something else than the badge of their house.“
Continuing with the same dryly ironic tone, with half of the irony turned agianst herself Dana continued: „Now, let’s think about that for a moment shall we? I have a perfectly good, new transfiguration book and after one class I have a lousy parakeet in stead of owning a book. A parakeet that I have to turn back into a book before next lesson because in next class we have a test on the material inside my bok that is currently still half-parrot. Wonder which other teachers but McGonagall would leave me some transfiguration for homework?“
Sighing Dana couldn’t help but let a chuckle escape her lips as the book made a back-flop and tumled over apearantly screaming some more advice. Luckily the silencing spell Dana had put on it worked relatively well and no sound was heard from the book. You could only saw the bird-books beaks moving very quickly.
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Post by Liam Angelus G5 on Oct 26, 2005 4:16:12 GMT
"When has a Slytherin whined? The last one I saw was whining about all the muggleborn being allowed in Hogwarts, and all of us who treat them with respect like they are our equals. Which in my mind they are," Liam replied swiftly. He had no use for anybody who thought as a a Slytherin, and even more so for anybody who was a Slytherin. "Well how's that studying coming anyway? From where I'm sitting not very good."
"Well then, allow me to introduce myself," Liam started. "I am Liam David Angelus. Under different circumstances, I'd say its a pleasure to meet you, but you did throw a book at my head." Liam listened to the girl speak about the book and how she had a test on the subject the book covered.
"Well, what have you tried to reverse the spell?" Liam asked politely. He would help the girl if he could, but he doubted if he would be of much use to her since she was older than he.
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Post by dana on Oct 26, 2005 7:56:20 GMT
Dana arched a curious eye-brow towards Liam. „As far as I know Slytherins state their opinions. They sneer, scowl, pick on muggle-borns, but they state their opinions, not whine. Suppose that’s a matter of opinion, so I’m not continuing to discuss that topic on you. Gryffindors are just as prejudiced about Slytherins as Slytherins are prejudiced about Gryffindors.“ Dana herslef had friends in all the 4 houses of Hogwarts. She was a pureblood herself as well, but she wasn’t obsessed about it. Yes, she was proud of her family, but that didn’t mean she didn’t have friends among muggle-borns and even muggles.
„Dana Gayle Cynthia Coran. I might say pleasure back, but we’ve already made it sure that since you’re still living, the book didn’t hit you. You were just in the general direction where I threw the book. Didn’t exactly aim very accurately,“ Dana stated before sighing and continuing to stare at the book. Raising her wand Dana tried ’Aadvorto aversus’ again. This time it actually worked. AT least the book looked like a proper book now with all the writing back. Dana would still ahve to get rid of the parrot head and legs however. But at least it was some improvement.
„And maybe it’s just me, who dodnes’t get it. But I have been trying to use the spell
McGonagall gave us to retransfigure my book into it’s original shape,“ Dana replied with a bit of irony in her voice.
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Post by Liam Angelus G5 on Oct 26, 2005 12:08:09 GMT
Liam decided that it was best if he did not argue anymore about the subject after Dana ended it. She was right, even though he hated to admit it, and never would out loud, but the Slytherins and Gryffindors treated each other exactly the same, even if the Gryffindors were only doing it to defend the other students. Still though, it did not change, nor would it ever, how Liam felt toward the Slytherin house. He had plenty of reasons to hate people that came out of that house.
"Lucky me," Liam replied under his breath. Truthfully, if the book had hit him he wouldn't have done anything, he couldn't, he was taught not to fight a woman or girl, no matter the circumstance. Really he was just upset that somebody would throw a book in his direction without much thought.
"I doubt you are the only one who's having trouble," Liam said truthfully. "If McGonogall did it, then almost everybody will have difficulty. She is good at causing students a lot of stress, don't get me wrong, I like her as a teacher, but she causes way to much stress."
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Post by dana on Oct 26, 2005 13:22:04 GMT
Dana glanced at Liam upon hearing him say something but not catching what it was. Deciding that it mos likely wasn’t evne meant for her ears Dana let it slip away. „Well, I’m sorry you happened to be in general direction in the distance that separates me from the nearest wall. But you chose your place to sit at. I’m not sorry for throwing the parakeet, but I’m sorry if it really bothered you that much. My orginal intention wasn’t to... inflict such severe emotional distress on you.“ Poking her tongue out towards Liam rather childishly Dana actualyl felt a bit better after it.
Dana sighed and left the book as it was, placing has wand on the table next to it and pushing the chair acorss from her further away from the table. „And if you are going to stick around stop hovering over my head and have a seat. And McGonagall is fair and a good teacher. But at homework and tests she’s bloody annoying. I sometimes think if she fails to understand that I have other subjects to study for as well besides Transfiguration. Or that I have a life outside classes.“
Glancinga t the parakeet Dana poked it not too tenderly with a finger before grimacing: „Obviously and unfortunately I’m not naturally talented in the subject either. Don’t ask me how I managed an ’E’ in my Transfiguration OWLs.“
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Post by Liam Angelus G5 on Oct 29, 2005 6:11:32 GMT
When Dana apologized to Liam, he quickly shook his head before he replied, "Don't worry about it. No harm done, except maybe on my part. So I should be the one to apologize." Liam hadn't really meant to lose his temper, but he did not like having a parakeet thrown at him. When Dana stuck her tongue out at him, Liam made a face back before he replied, "Real mature, Dana."
After Dana pushed the chair across from her away from the table, Liam sat and watched the book. When Dana had finished speaking, Liam replied, "I never said she wasn't fair, just that she can cause headaches for her students." Liam liked McGonogall, she'd always been a kind teacher in his eyes and she was without a doubt the best teacher at Hogwarts. "I'd rather do the work for her class than Snape's. I can't even stand to be in the same room with him."
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Post by dana on Nov 4, 2005 15:35:52 GMT
Dana smirked back at Liam at the comment about her maturity. “Life is way to serious to act like a grown up. And just because I’m nearing the ripe age of adult-hood doesn’t mean I can’t do silly things anymore! What fun would life be without them? I’ll grow up only when I don’t have a choice but to.”
Dana giggeled at Liam’s comment her laughter turning into a full-fledged laughter a few moments later.
„I don’t really mind Snape. Not the easiest character, but he’s smart and knows his subject every way around,“ Dana finally replied after she had gotten her laughter under control and could handle only grinning broadly, „He doens’t really pick on me, becuase I’m afriad he might be thinking I have a crush on him. I like Snape, but I don’t love him. Just got dared to recite love poetry to him once. When I play Truth and Dare with my frends, stakes can go pretty high.“
Dana observed Liam with some amusement still shining form her eyes as her fingers idly traced a pattern on the table: „But why exactly can’t you stand Snape?“
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Post by Liam Angelus G5 on Nov 5, 2005 13:28:56 GMT
"Yeah, I completely agree. What fun would it be to act all grown up all the time? None. It would be a complete waste of time to be all mature every moment of the day," Liam replied with a chuckle. "Why would anybody want to grow up? Its deffinently more fun being a kid."
Liam shuddered at the thought of Snape. He could never stand the greasy head of Slytherin house. There were many reasons for the way Liam felt. "I can't stand him for a lot of reasons," Liam started his reply. "There is the simple fact he is a Slytherin, and I can't stand the lot of them, they are the reason I live with my grandfather. Second, there is the fact that he treats anybody who isn't a Slytherin like they are the worse kind of wizards."
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Post by dana on Nov 11, 2005 11:51:42 GMT
Dana gave Liam a small companion smile. “True. Much more fun to be a kid. Who else would go dancing in the rain. Well, I would. Did it last year before the OWLs. But it’s also much cheaper to be a kid. As I grew the prices of plane-tickets to France only rose. A bit annoying really, but I suppose that there is nothing to be done about it. It’s not I could very well say that I go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy so I need a cheaper ticket.”
Dana eyed Liam thoughtfully. She had made the connection a while ago. Angelus wasn’t a very widely spread name and Dana knew purebloods. She knew her own history rather and her history was among purebloods. Had always been and most likely always would be as well. „You can’t stand anyone from Slytherin,“ Dana mused out slowly, leaning back in her chair and balancing it slowly on it’s two legs. Thoughts were practically whirling around in Dana’s head as she thoughtfully touched her lipcorner with the index finger on her left hand while wording the question in her head.
„May I ask exactly how bad your opinion of me is then? Because I have never made a secret of the fact that I had a brother and an almost sister in Slytherin. Slytherin was the 2nd opinion – and the only other opinion – the Sorting Hat offered me besides Ravenclaw in my first year. Do I even dare to ask how you are categorizing me for example?“ Dana asked drawling some words out slowly like his cousin sometimes used to. She was genuinely curious. Most likely not bothered what ever the answer would be but just curious.
„My grandfather was a Ravenclaw. My grandmother was a Slytherin to the bone. Yet they are the most loving couple I have ever known and not only I think of that, as they both work at rather high places back at France. I can honestly say that all my family tree as far as I know has been to either Beauxbatons or been a Ravenclaw or Slytherin here in Hogwarts. How do I fit into the categories you make of people? And so there woulnd't be any mistaking of it - I am proud of who I am and for how long my family has been strong and lasted.“
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