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Post by G. Novella on Jul 28, 2012 2:56:53 GMT -5
"Headmaster, it's pandemonium out there," began Henry as he walked in, his face filled with concern. "Some of the older students seem to have realized that yesterday's attack was just the beginning, and I'm afraid the rumors are spreading that the school will be a target. The first and second years are frightened and nothing I could say calmed them enough. The older students wanted to know why we haven't barricaded the school, and the younger ones are terrified they'll be attacked in the halls itself. And that's just in my tower. I already passed the Ravenclaw tower, and they're even more terrified. The rumors spread fast, Headmaster, and we won't be able to contain them. I don't think I'll be able to have a class today. What do we do?"
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Post by kumainpink on Jul 28, 2012 3:01:06 GMT -5
Sewlyn frowned. "I'm going to cancel classes for the next week, giving the students time to think about their loyalties and where they best belong. For now, I want you to start trying to keep order, just as I've told the other staff members. This isn't going to be easy, we knew that going in. And it's just the beginning." he signed the third page of documents needed to secede. Oh goody, only twenty more to go! "This is the way it has to be."
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Post by G. Novella on Jul 28, 2012 3:21:30 GMT -5
"And what of the forest creatures? How do we know they won't be after us?" asked Henry worriedly. "Not to mention financing this project. You know I trust you, and your decisions, Headmaster. Nevertheless, I am worried. I may show my support outside of this office, but in here, I need your guidance."
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Post by kumainpink on Jul 28, 2012 3:26:01 GMT -5
Sewlyn couldn't help but smile at Henry's first question. "The creatures won't be a problem. I just had a conversation with a phoenix - the legendary Fawkes, to be exact. And as for the finances, I have several prospects lined up. I've already gotten a few responses, all of them positive."
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Post by G. Novella on Jul 28, 2012 3:30:12 GMT -5
"Fawkes?! But he went years ago! He's back?!" asked Henry, covering up his dread. "I think my own family has quite a few heirlooms I can offer for money. What responses have you gotten? I can coordinate around those."
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Post by kumainpink on Jul 28, 2012 3:36:08 GMT -5
"Fantastic, isn't it?" Sewlyn said, his smile growing larger. "Fawkes came to me out of the blue - it was marvelous!" he pointed to the slightly scorched part of his desk as evidence. "Flashed in and out! And to answer your second question, the Halburgon, Balestorm and Rowanwood families are the ones who have agreed so far. And thank you - every bit helps!"
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Post by G. Novella on Jul 28, 2012 4:12:53 GMT -5
Henry stared at the burn marks in awe.
"Well, aren't we lucky?!" he exclaimed brightly, "I'll see who I can approach. Many old friends of mine would be delighted to help me. And quite a few of my students mothers are always delighted to help me. I suppose they think I'm a good teacher, or their children praise me. Whatever it is, I can't question it."
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Post by kumainpink on Jul 28, 2012 4:18:37 GMT -5
"Thank you very much, Henry." Sewlyn replied gratefully. "And you are an excellent professor - one of the best! Of course they're going to want to help you!"
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 28, 2012 5:30:34 GMT -5
Once that dratted Phoenix had left I immediately sat down to compose a letter.
My Dearest Friend, Selwyn.
I'm afraid that I must once again ask of you another favour. You've no doubt heard about the battle of the forest by now and I ask that you keep an eye on my Lexie for me please, afterall she is your God-Daughter. I must also ask that you keep an eye on the student named Calla Potter for me, you know who my Father is Sely and it wouldn't feel right if I abandoned that poor girl, especially now that we've found out the true reason for the abandonment of my Father.
As a thank you for doing this I shall help you in anyway possible. If the school needs help in anyway I shall do my upmost to help you, however much a Vampire can anyway.
Yours most Brotherly,
Kasper Potter.
I wonder what Sely's reaction will be when he sees the signature? I've finally reverted back to the Potter name after all this time.
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Post by kumainpink on Jul 28, 2012 7:30:46 GMT -5
Their conversation was interrupted by the sudden entrance of a raven. It dropped a letter on Sewlyn's desk and sat there expectantly. Sewlyn was curious. He only knew one person that used a raven to send letters. Intrigued, picked up the letter and read it.
Sewlyn frowned. He hadn't realized that Lexie was in the forest, and would have to ask about her well-being as soon as possible. And then, this other girl, Calla Potter? He hadn't heard of the girl before, and with the last name Potter, as well... nothing involving them was going to be easy.
And yet, the most unusual part was that Kasper had taken his last name. Why was he using it after all this time? It just...it didn't seem right. Sighing at the mental clusterfuck all this caused, he looked up from the letter to Henry. "I hate to send you away so suddenly, but something even more important has come up. Would you mind leaving for a bit?"
Not waiting for an answer, he went back to the letter and tried to think of how he'd respond.
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 28, 2012 12:45:39 GMT -5
"Y, Yew? Are you alright? You haven't spoken since you got back from the forest" Calla asked of her young friend..
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Post by G. Novella on Jul 28, 2012 12:53:39 GMT -5
Yew looked at Calla Flower. She didn't know how to explain. All she could see was her mummy and daddy's bodies, burnt. She wanted to sob again. She bounced off the shelf she was sitting in onto Calla Flower's lap, and snuggled closer. This was how a person was supposed to feel. They were supposed to be warm and alive.
"Yew sad," explained Yew with a tight voice.
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 28, 2012 13:02:30 GMT -5
Calla moved part of her blanket so that it was covering Yew, "what happened in the forest Yew? Did you find your Mummy and Daddy?"
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Post by G. Novella on Jul 28, 2012 13:12:53 GMT -5
Yew bit back a scream. Did she find them alright! She clung closer to Calla Flower.
"Yes, but th-they w-wer-
At this point, Yew broke back down into sobs, clinging to Calla Flower for dear life.
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 28, 2012 13:17:07 GMT -5
Calla was bewilderred, "Yew, a. Are your parents dead?" Calla whispered horrified.
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Post by G. Novella on Jul 28, 2012 13:30:53 GMT -5
"B-Bur-Burnt!" she wailed. She didn't know how to explain any better.
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 28, 2012 13:32:46 GMT -5
Calla carefully adjusted Yew so that she was laying on her shoulder, "you can share my Mummy and Daddy if you want to?"
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Post by G. Novella on Jul 28, 2012 13:46:45 GMT -5
Yew didn't want another mummy and daddy! She wanted her own!
"N-No, Yew o-okay, Y-Yew h-has C-Calla F-Flower," said Yew, hugging Calla tightly.
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 28, 2012 13:50:15 GMT -5
Calla didn't know what to do, how was she supposed to comfort Yew? In the end she decided to once again adjust the blanket. The nurse found them both the next morning, Yew was lying on Calla's forden so that their eyes met. The nurse thought it was so cute and innocent that she had to take photos of the moment, it would be needed due to the War outside.
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Post by rachelhitsujii on Jul 29, 2012 4:34:11 GMT -5
Vivian was stunned by the battle in the forest and unsure what to make about the announcement of the school seceding from the Ministry. She was lost and confused, needing guidance, so she went up to owlery to send a couple of messages to various people, asking their opinion on the matter. After that, she wandered around aimlessly, listless and full of despair. Finally she sat in an empty classroom, and fell back into her habit of analyzing a situation aloud.
"So I can either choose to stay here, or I can go back home, or I could pretend to head home, then go into hiding. I know if I stay, I am likely to be safe. If I go home, I can protect my family as best I can, in case the Ministry decides to attack them just because of me. If I go into hiding, I can probably gaurentee my safety, just so long as I remember not to use magic until I turn 17 in 3 months time."
"I'd stay here," a small, male voice spoke. Vivian looked around, startled and on the alert. She hadn't seen anyone when she entered the room, and she was sure no one had entered it since.
"Who's speaking?" she asked, trying to not let the panic show through here words. "Show yourself!"
A black cat hopped up onto the desk nearby and gave her a quizzical look, before it spoke. "You can hear and understand me," it said. "Now since you can, would you be so kind as to tell me how to get out of this castle?"
Vivian stared at the cat for a second, then toppled off the desk she had been sitting on in a dead faint.
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Post by Miss Wings on Jul 29, 2012 9:21:52 GMT -5
Calla was reading a book when Acidious popped into the room. "Acidious! How's Lexie? Is she alright? She's not hurt is she? See what I'm doing? I'm creating a coffin for Yew's parents. They died in the fire and the headmaster came to visit me earlier. So I asked him if I was allowed to do this and he said yes. I just need to ask Lexie if I'm allowed to bury them in the forest. It was their home and it wouldn't feel right otherwise" Calla said in one big breath, being so excited to hear of any news from the forest.
Acidious let out a laugh at the exhuberance that Calla was showing. "In order of questions, she's fine, not hurt and yes I can see what your doing. If you want I can ask Lucinda if you can do it with the other funerals?"
"Really you'd do that for me? But I wanted to ask Lexie though, afterall she is my relative and I feel that it's only fair to ask her permission, I did tell her that I'd still by her side, remember. Well you told her not me. Oh and that reminds me, I'm going to need an aid to walk with, that's the only reason that I'm still in Hospital Wing, the school don't have the resources needed to get me one. The headmaster promised that he'd help but I don't know how long that will take."
Acidious truly felt for the girl, she wasn't even involved in the battle and yet she suffered the consequences of it. "Well I'm on my way to visit Lexie's father now, I can ask him to help out?"
Calla's face lit up, "Will you really? Please?"
Acidious gave another laugh before moving onto The LighteningHouse.
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Kasper was still fuming over the actions of his Daughter when Acidious popped back in. "What do you want now featherbrain?
"Is that any way to talk to me Fanghead? Besides I need your help. Remember the other day when I told you about Calla, your distant cousin? Well she needs a walking aid and the school can't provide one due to lack of resources. Can you help?
Kasper felt for the girl, and so he walked the closet at his side and pulled out various crutches, walking sicks and staffs. "Choose one, you know her better than me. Call it a gift if you will, I'll be more than happy to exchange it. Besides she's family and it sounds like Lexie's taken quite the shine to her".
"I knew it, you've gone soft. Now her names Calla which means Lily so how about that red and silver one there, the one with the lillies on it?
"That sounds perfect. I'll even engrave her name and add more Lillies to it."
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"Oh Acidious, it's beautiful! How did you find it?" Calla breathed.
"Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies. I'll be back on the day of the funeral okay?" Calla nodded.
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Post by kumainpink on Aug 2, 2012 7:11:44 GMT -5
(( General Perspective ))
Three weeks had come and went, as the school recovered from the mess that had been made. Hogwarts successfully seceded from the UK, and answering only to it's motherland, Scotland, which held nothing but love and support for the Magical Creature community.
Many students who did not - or could not - have a decent mindset were forced to leave the school. Those left behind were going to either stay for the year, or until the British Ministry saw common sense.
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Post by kumainpink on Aug 2, 2012 22:46:17 GMT -5
Sewlyn sighed, as he fought against his old nemesis - paper work. It seemed that no matter how much he got done, more and more of it appeared every day. There was always something new to read over, weather if it had to do with new renovations, working out solutions to avoid debt, finding new replacements for the teachers who have left, and of course, finding a way to pay the teacher's wages.
He had done right by Kasper and sought out both Lexie and Calla. He did what he could - updated him on what he knew of their location and how they seemed to be doing. Last he checked, the girls had decided to remain in the forest, and due to the barrier, he couldn't go in and drag them out.
Even if Kasper agreed to help, there were still so many offers that had to be sifted through. Ancient families and historical organizations also promised to help, but they had yet to see any donations. Things were going to go downhill all too quickly. Something had to change, and fast.
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Post by G. Novella on Aug 3, 2012 5:14:51 GMT -5
Henry sighed as he reached Selywn's office. The school was far too large for him to combd on his own, and with the new policy and seperaton, he wasn't getting half the information he could. It was frustrating. That's why he'd come up with a plan.
As he knocked on Selwyn's door, he bit back a sly grin.
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Post by kumainpink on Aug 3, 2012 5:19:49 GMT -5
"Come in." Sewlyn said absentmindedly, as he looked over possible people he could hire to replace the teachers they lost. So far, he couldn't find anyone that would be good for the school.
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Post by G. Novella on Aug 3, 2012 5:22:35 GMT -5
"It's me, Headmaster," said Henry, as he entered with a large smile on his face. "I had a brilliant idea last night, and I think it will be a benefit to the both of us."
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Post by kumainpink on Aug 3, 2012 5:24:48 GMT -5
Sewlyn looked up from his paper work, to see Henry smiling at him. "Oh really? Might I ask what it is?"
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Post by G. Novella on Aug 3, 2012 5:37:41 GMT -5
Henry took a seat in front of Selywn's desk, and then put on the face of an embarassed young man who suddenly realized his idea may be disapproved.
"Ah, I know your struggling to find replacement teachers, and see, I have this, er, friend," said Henry, knowing full well how Selwyn would take the friendship, "And she's very smart. Since we cannot find those with teacher credentials, and I'm worried about her living alone, would it not be possible to have her teach here for us?"
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Post by kumainpink on Aug 3, 2012 5:41:06 GMT -5
"Hm...that would be helpful. May I ask who this person is, and if they mind reduced wages?"
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Post by G. Novella on Aug 3, 2012 5:51:00 GMT -5
"Her name is Jamie," said Henry with an eager smile, "And she wouldn't care. She owes me a favor anyways, and she likes to help. She thinks my cause is noble, and I want to show her what I do. I think she'd be impressed by us."
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