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Post by Fyona Richards on Aug 27, 2007 17:42:28 GMT -5
Her silent wish was granted as Art came up from under the table, and he placed an arm around her. She had not wished for that particular thing, but she was grateful for it nonetheless. His careful touch and calm demeanor actually calmed her down, though she was still scared, and continued to eat silently. "I promise I will get you out of here," she heard him speak to her. She stopped her eating as soon as the last word left his lips and she sighed miserably. I hope you can keep your promise Art. I really do, were the thoughts that came to mind. Now that she was not as frightened as she was a moment before she was able to have a serious look around the room. Mostly she just wanted to have another look at those faceless men, or women.
Now that she had gotten over her shock they didn't look so scary. They looked like normal people...just without faces. As long as they didn't come near her she would be alright. Watching Art put almost everything he could into his mouth and into his pockets, Fyona didn't know what he was doing at first but then it clicked.
"It's all you'll get until morning..."
But she still wasn't hungry. However, it was better to be safe than sorry. She stuffed three bread rolls into her pocket before picking up her fork and trying out the assortment of pies. Hopefully eating, even if she wasn't into it, would take her mind far away from here. She leaned into Art, and took her first bite of the nearest pie.
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Nicolae Torque
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Post by Nicolae Torque on Aug 27, 2007 18:45:29 GMT -5
Nic knew he had hurt and scared Essy. He wouldn't have hurt her he was just so hurt himself. He knew that look in a female's eyes when he had hurt them and it crushed his soul. Nic bumped his shoulder with Essy's and mouthed I'm so sorry.Don't be scared. Mad - no voice Ari? Nic shrugged hoping she knew that he was frightened over his little girlfriend who had sucidal tendacies when she tried to help other people. Hence Hiro's fist in her face.
Essy was like his sister and he could tell she was still scared, but was it him or the Deva. Nic turned and started to hug Essy. If she stiffened he would assume it was him and if she fell gratefully into his arms than the Deva and everything was back to normal between them.
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Post by Brandon Blaze on Aug 27, 2007 22:41:19 GMT -5
Brandon has been sitting in the courtyard. He wanted to be away from everyone right now, especially some of his fellow Slytherins Es and Dean[/i] who would remained nameless. Mad didn't even begin to describe what he was feeling. Betrayal, hurt, crushed...those were only a few. The rest of them were names he'd called Dean in his head that Brandon's writer didn't feel comfortable repeating. And today, this day of all days, was the day he was most pissed off. So alone he sat in the courtyard, waiting for dinner. He knew the feast had already started and had seen a few students walk past and head to the Great Hall. Reluctantly, Brandon knew he needed to join them. Apparently this one was "mandatory."
Then the Slytherin boy heard something that didn't quite sound like it belonged; an explosion. Perhaps it was something a few students had cooked up. Brandon stood up finally, looking back to the entrance back into the castle only to notice two men standing there, as if they were on guard. "What the..." Brandon trailed off as he got closer and saw the people there. They were faceless. "What's goi--" but he didn't finish his thought before he was grabbed by the men and they started to haul him off down the hallway.
A steady stream of profanities trailed from Brandon's mouth as his captors dragged him toward the Great Hall. The doors had been blown off and he could already see inside the Great Hall. There were more of these faceless people around and Brandon knew right away what was going on. Hogwarts was under attack. "Get in there!" one of the faceless men growled at Brandon as they chuckled him into the Hall. Brandon stumbled and tripped backward, only to scramble back to his feet quickly.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS GOING ON?!" Brandon hollered at the one who seemed to be in charge. It was the anger of these past few days getting to him and the Slytherin had no idea what he was getting into.
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Celina Jedynak
Ravenclaw
Seventh year
Because it just took time, before a bird's wings could heal again.
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Post by Celina Jedynak on Aug 27, 2007 22:56:44 GMT -5
Drew had been keeping Hiro up to speed but hadn't forgotten the girl on his other side. When she shifted around, making as if to get up, he quickly turned back to her and put a hand on her arm to stop her. "Where are you going?" he asked, obviously concerned that she was trying to leave. He didn't want her anywhere near the Deva, especially that one man. Stopping her with his hand once more, Celina's body terrifyingly quaked. Nervously, she stuttered as she tried to speak. "I...I...I'm not doing anything....go....going anywhere....I have to.....I mean to say, the bathroom....er...." Celina exhaled another breath she was holding, and she never once dared take a look at Drew. She feared he'd know what she was thinking if she had. She had to get somewhere where she felt safe, and even with Drew nearby, she didn't feel safe. And Eventually, Celina wanted to speak with Alfonz. She had to know what he was thinking. If not for herself, then for his own sake. The man at the staff table was tremendously unnerving as was the whispering Hiro and Drew were doing. She knew it was all well and good, but she felt as though it would eventually draw more attention to them. Celina just had to leave, she had to get out of the spot she was in. It was then that another Raven came up from behind her. Celina's body still quaked from before, but now jumped what seemed like six inches off of the bench almost making her fall right on the floor. Looking around briefly, she didn't much glance at the girl. Emerald meowed at the sudden movement from her owner, and Celina froze. Listening to the girl's whispers from behind her, Celina found herself wondering if she would actually be any help at all or just bring over the rabid....did Brady just say Death Eater...? "Dre....Drew....." Celina started to spurt quietly as she put her other hand on top of Drew's that was resting on her arm, "..tha...that man....who....who hexed Professor Jamboreema......is a death eater?" Celina, shocked, terrified and now in serious need of the bathroom even more, if to do nothing more than hide, really didn't know what to think. Would Alfonz be really in a group with a man such as that? Celina was overwhelmed with all of the knowledge that she was learning. But the one question still was...what happened next?
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on Aug 27, 2007 23:09:38 GMT -5
"I was going to go check on Gryffindor via the firstie route," Drew told Hiro, nodding in the direction of the table even though the other prefect couldn't see it. "I can touch bases with with the Huffles on the way."
Lily popped up out of nowhere and while it was a bit of a surprise, Drew had other things on his mind than trying to fill her in. Celina didn't sound like she was doing well at all and she certainly didn't look good. "I don't know," he answered her honestly. "But I know all of these guys are bad news. I'm going to go check on Felicity. Come with me," Drew offered, thinking another friend might do his Ravensister some good. He gave an apologetic smirk to Lily before ducking down under the table. He was a bit bigger than the firsties hiding out under there, but it wasn't as if he had never been down there before. "Stay here with Hiro, okay?" he told Jeremy and Hannah, smiling at the little picnic they had gathered.
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Celina Jedynak
Ravenclaw
Seventh year
Because it just took time, before a bird's wings could heal again.
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Post by Celina Jedynak on Aug 27, 2007 23:31:30 GMT -5
Celina wasn't sure about moving toward the Gryffindor table. What if the other man saw them and decided that that was not what he wanted them to do? If he wasn't afraid of hexing professors, what was stopping him from hexing students? Celina wished her brother had had some other way of telling her who he was. The ribbon would have worked fine....but did he really have to take her wand also? Celina frowned and looked at Drew not knowing how to respond to his request....it was a request, wasn't it?
"I don't know..." but before she could even say his name, Drew was under the table with the first years, and Emerald. Celina wasn't sure, but at the moment, she would have rather been around Drew and Felicity than anyone else. They were her friends, after all, and as friends they were supposed to watch after each other right? Or something like that. Though, as she noticed where they were...moving from the spot she now sat in would bring her one step closer to leaving the Hall. She had to find Alfonz, that was her priority over all. "Ok..." she whispered sheepishly also getting under the table to follow Drew. "Just don't go too fast....I....I don't want to lose you."
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Aug 27, 2007 23:41:27 GMT -5
"I think we're all pretty good Corey," Felicity called out in response to his question. No, not everyone looked well, but it wasn't as though they'd been blasted, just the doors. And really, no one was hurt, at least not right yet. Just frightened, nervous, perhaps a few ravishing. But overall, they seemed to be in good condition.
At least until a Slytherin and a professor were in on the worser parts of the arrangement. Nope, as long as they did as were told, they'd be perfectly fine, or she hoped. However, the new Transfiguration professor wasn't putting any ease to her, she didn't think he was being much help talking the way he was.
Keeping up steady glances at Drew and Celina, she tried not to feel jealous, but it was hard not to when Celina was so close to him. To keep her mind off of them, she too, glanced around the Gryffindor table, keeping a particular eye on little Jethro, but nodding in greeting to Anna. The girl wasn't sitting too far away from her, but still far enough away there wasn't any chance of speaking with her unless one of them moved, and it just didn't seem like much of an option at that moment.
Letting her brown eyes fall back to the food in front of her, she pushed it away. Her appetite was gone, had been pretty much since she saw the interaction between the two Ravenclaws, but now that they were being told to eat, she really didn't think she could stomach it, even if Corey was suggesting they eat something. But he was right, as long as the younger ones ate, that would be a good step in the right direction.
Taking another furtive glance in the direction of Ravenclaw, she easily saw Drew touch Celina's arm. If her stomach had been twisting before then, it was nothing to how it felt when she saw her friend place her hand on his.
Clenching her fists, she quickly glanced back at the bare table in front of her. It really was a horrible time to see something of the sort, especially when break had gone so well for her and Drew, or so she thought it had.
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on Aug 28, 2007 1:01:14 GMT -5
"Here we go then," Drew said, pulling off his school robe, sweater, and tie so that he was just down to the shirt, pants, and shoes. Glancing to make sure the coast was clear, he slid out from under the Ravenclaw table and through an opening of bodies until he was under the Huffle table. He wasn't very surprised to see Krissy under there.
"You guys okay?" he asked the Head Girl nodding an acknowledgement to the older boy who he didn't know.
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Celina Jedynak
Ravenclaw
Seventh year
Because it just took time, before a bird's wings could heal again.
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Post by Celina Jedynak on Aug 28, 2007 1:29:01 GMT -5
Celina nodded and as she watched Drew pull his robes off she did the same. There was no reason for her to be slowed any, especially when Drew was preparing for a dash she wasn't sure if she could make with the boy. Sighing shakily, she placed her robes between Hannah and Jeremy. "Watch these for me?" she asked them both smiling as best as she could and then taking off after Drew. Celina now wished, however, that she didn't prefer the skirt over the pants when it came to the uniform. It wasn't much of an outfit to be crawling or dashing in.
Making there way to the Hufflepuff table, Celina and Drew met up with the Head Girl and another boy. Who they were formally, Celina had no idea. She had never met the head girl in person before, nor the boy she sat with. Looking around them Celina noticed a younger boy as well. Nope, she'd never even talked to any of these huffles before. But she shyly smiled and nodded all the same. Looking toward the staff table nervously, it didn't seem as if the man had seen either her or Drew, but then again, Celina wasn't entirely sure. She pulled her feet more under the table...it was going to be a bit before she made it out the door to her brother. Celina could already tell.
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Post by cronon on Aug 28, 2007 1:46:12 GMT -5
Krissy was using her brains at the moment more then Alex thought, but more to the point she was moving ahead further then most were even considering at the moment. Krissy was like that, she spotted the problem and instead of stewing over it for a while she instead moved onto how big the problem actually was and how to get out of it. Throwing the potato was testing limits to see how far exactely the lines had shifted, yet it seemed they hadn't moved far. Sure it could have turned out much worse then it had and Shaw could have turned and killed her on the spot. However she had ben confident enough that he wouldn't do that, and that if he did shoot something at her she could produce a sheild charm to give her enough time to get away from the others. Anyway, had he shot a spell at her, at that time most of the students still had their wands on the table in front of them. Had a complete war broke out, sure though a couple may have been killed, it was likely the large mass of students, even though they weren't fully trained, would probably have been able to overthrow the deva. Afterall... there were what, like 5 students to each member? However her main thought in her head, now that she had dicovered some lines still in place, was to check on the young Huffles and make sure all Huffepuff's were okay and were going to be okay. Krissy didn't hear Alexander's protest as she had left his side. She really didn't care right now what he did. Had she been there and watching she would have been interested to see the glare shot from Alexander to Mike, however, having gone to see Mark she saw none of this. It wasn't until she had spoke to Mark that Alexander had reached her and was speaking to her again. She didn't know how he couldn't understand what she was talking about. She had been pretty clear about it all. Why had he folowed her? She wasn't his girlfriend. Perhaps he was too scared to try and cross the hall to visit the blonde. Krissy glanced away from Mark momentarily and instead over towards the Gryffindor table, her eyes falling upon the girl she had seen with Alex. "I can see if he's alright on my own you know.." Krissy said rolling her eyes slightly. Krissy glanced back at Mark momemntarily and decided to do what Seanna had done. Krissy glanced around the hall, checking the positioning of the faceless. They hadn't come closer to her yet. Krissy grabbed a plate of chicken so she could take it down to Mark. She glanced back to Alexander. She hadn't meant to sound so mean. She gave him a slightly appologetic look. She was a little stressed, even if she wasn't letting it show, and he had kinda pushed a couple of her buttons. Not to mention she couldn't sake the slight sence of annoyance because of him and that girl, but she still couldn't work out why. "If you want to help.." she said softly, feeling rather bad about how she had treated him "You can grab some food and bring it down here. Just so that Mark has some stuff to eat. I want to talk to him for a bit... your welcome to join us.." Krissy glanced around once more before ducking under the table to join Mark underneath. "..owah..." she accidentely let out quietly as she went under the table. She had forgotten about her broken ribs and so had forgotten moving like she just did hurt. She winced in pain with the noise. Krissy caught her weight with her free hand, which happened to be the one with a bandage on it. She had landed it on Alexander's foot though and her hand clenched tightly as it hit because of the pain from putting her weight on that wrist. It was likely Alex would realise she had just done something to hurt herself. However Mark was likely not to understand but she'd prefer it that way. Not that he would be able to miss the bandage around her left wrist. Krissy placed the chicken and the salad on the ground between her and Mark making sure she left enough room for Alex to fit down there next to her too. "Here." Krissy said, pushing the plate of chicken in Mark's direction "You need to eat something." Krissy tried to keep the note of pain out of her voice and tried to ignor the sudden throbbing that was going through her wrist and ribs at that moment. Krissy hoped Mark would tell her he was okay and that he would take some food. She hoped Alexander would join her under the table. Though she didn't plan on staying there she did want to make sure Mark was okay. Following her to be shot down wasn’t exactly the kind of response Alexander had expected from the Head Girl. He had expected her to graciously accept his help since she was being as stubborn as she was about doing nothing and following the rules laid down. Was she out to get herself injured? Alexander almost wondered. As she rolled her eyes at him and refused his help, Alexander went to turn around. Fine. If that was what she truly believed then he would allow her to do it all herself, even with the pangs of fear for her life that kept showing up every time she did something that risked her life. Unlike some at the table, knowing how strong she was, wasn’t the factor, knowing that she was only one person was. Krissy couldn’t take down every one of the Deva members. It was just realistic thinking that Alexander was doing, and he hated to leave her side even though he was about to. It was then when she called him back. What? Now she needed his help? He sighed knowing that he only usually helped people when asked of him. This was not only asked, but it was asked by Krissy of all people. She was someone who he had become incredibly close with, and he wasn’t about to leave her hanging. Grabbing a plate full of food he brought it back and set it down in front of both Mark and Krissy. “There you go,” Alexander said smiling warmly at the boy. As Krissy then decided that being under the table with the boy was more appropriate for her to be doing, she went ahead only to then wince and let escape a small yelp of pain. She grabbed onto his foot and squeezed tightly. Due to his shoes he only felt slight pressure, but with both hands he comforted her. One on the small of her back, while the other rested on her hand he asked her softly and close to her ear, “You alright?” When she moved again, Alexander joined her in sitting near the younger boy. He smiled at Mark, as if nothing was wrong with anything that was going on and then looked at Krissy, concern still floating in his eyes for his friend. Why was she being so cold to him? Alexander figured it was the Deva and all of the commotion going on. She was Head Girl, after all, she had a job to do. It wasn’t until more people decided to join them where Alexander piped up again. “We’re alright, best as can be expected,” he nodded back at the boy who had now joined them, nodding also at the dark haired girl that followed right behind. Feeling as though he should know them or did from somewhere, Alexander looked back toward Krissy. They were probably friends of hers that he had seen her with before. That must have been it…otherwise where would he know them from? “How are you all doing?” Alexander asked the two, almost looking as concerned for the ebony haired girl as he was for all of their safety. Though, she looked even worse off than all of them. And that was saying a lot, since Krissy had broken ribs still. “She ok?”
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Post by hermione7lunaroc on Aug 28, 2007 5:57:08 GMT -5
Oh yes of course Drew wouldn't fill her in. Of course, them being hold hostage, you'd think that maybe they could get along. Maybe there was still some hope for them, when it came to friendship and working together, but maybe there wasn't. Maybe the tie to this school was too separated and she wasn't going to be able to help win it back. Maybe they would give her a dangerous task to accomplish, hoping something happened to her. Maybe this was her chance to prove that this is where she belonged and that she would die for her family. She wasn't going to do anything rash though. It would take perhaps every last person in the hall cooperating to pull off a coup. But of course Drew would check on his girlfriend, which was the only reason he would go over to Gryffindor. (Of course, Lily didn't know that Felicity was his girlfriend, but Alhana had been of the same house). She was convinced that he hadn't planned going over to the Gryffindor table before she showed up. She didn't know the other girl who went with him, but she didn't look very well.
Still, she stayed here for the moment, hoping maybe Hiro would tell her something, let her back in on plans maybe. She didn't think Hiro had any reason to hate her, like Drew did. She was beginning to wonder if she had any friends left in this school; after all, she had heard Nic's cries for Ari. They were over, but she couldn't help wondering about that. Well then again, it seemed time to wonder for everything. She shook her head lightly to clear it. It wasn't the time for those kinds of thoughts. It took more concentration than she ever thought to use the very small portion of her brain that was calm and logical. If she wasn't going to learn anything over here then she'd simply have to go over to Kyle and think of things on her own. It was so frustrating, coming back now, when things would be already more strained then they would be normally. She almost wished it was that fire she had first come in; she had been able to deal with that better than this, and they were only humans, not a magical fire raging out of control!
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Post by Krissy Fleming on Aug 28, 2007 6:26:15 GMT -5
Krisst felt rotten, she shouldnt be acting towards Alexander as she was and for a moment had thought he would just keep on walking away rather then stay with her where she was. However he sent down a plate of food with her and Mark. She was glad he hadn't left. She was also glad of the comforting hands that he placed upon her as the pain seered through her ribs and wrist. His voice was soft and gentle in her ear, a strak contrast to the whole situation. Krissy nodded slightly to Alex, she wasn't about to admit on front of Mark, or anyone really, that she wasn't alright. She was in quite a bit of pain. She flipped her hand over and gripped his in hers. Sure he had a girlfriend but right now what she needed was some support and a friend. He was both. She had found she could let him know if she was hurt or if something was wrong, which she didn't usually wouldn't let anyone in on. She squeezed his hand with her own, her grip wasn't able to be very tight due to the pain in her wrist. But she tried to ignor the pain as well as she could. She suddenly wished she had packed her painkillers into her backpack. But she had left them in the common room.
It was now that Drew arrived, questioning their well being. Alexander answered, his answer being probably the best Krissy could imagine being given. However she figured it was best to speak up for herself. Drew was her friend afterall. "I've got as many of the younger Huffle's under the table as I can" Krissy told Drew, keeping her eyes on him. Drew, like herself, had been in so many troubled times at the school and been kept locked in rooms. However this time was alot different. Where as usually they would work together to keep people inside and safe, now was a matter of trying to get them out. "How are the rest of the Ravens?" Krissy asked Drew, the worry in her voice would be obvious only to him and Alex as they both knew her rather well.
Krissy glanced to the dark haired girl "I'm Krissy. You alright?" she asked her curiously. She recognised the girl was the one who had been being hasseled by one of the deva earlier, that on its own was a good reason for the girl to look as stressed out as she did. The whole situation was alot like being in a war zone. Krissy glaced back to Drew, she needed a way to tell him she still had her wand on her. But with the deva still lurking around she wasnt going to just out and say it. "Scotty is very good at fetching" Krissy said, speaking of her dog who would currently be whining at the door of the common room waiting for his dinner "Its a good thing I don't need him" Krissy hoped Drew would understand her meaning. Most of the people around them wouldn't know scotty as a dog. Not that she would mind telling anyone, but at least Drew would probably understand. Krissy glanced back to Alex, she didn't know why he wasn't doing what Drew was doing and going to visit his girlfriend. She didn't understand his statement of not knowing what she was talking about. Surely it was clear she had seen him and her together.
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Post by kyleh on Aug 28, 2007 7:28:02 GMT -5
(My punishment for giving up my wand is to hide under the table?? : Kyle did not want to hide. Sure he was wandless, but that did not mean he had to hide. He was not in Gryffindor, but he also was not a coward. However, Lily did not give him a chance to say no. Before he could say anything, she's already passing him food and stuff. Kyle had to wonder how could people not see a person, he's not that little suddenly disappeared. Oh well, he's under the table, no point arguing that. Once there, he saw there were a number of students, mostly first years, there as well. Probably under Drew's order from the look of it. It made him even more ashamed that he, a second year, had to hide with them. He looked towards the other table, and saw Sarsha, under the Huffle table as well. "Pssst!" he tried to get her attention. It's not that loud, hopefully nobody else heard him. Please, nobody else but Sarsha.
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Claire Desrosiers
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Post by Claire Desrosiers on Aug 28, 2007 21:07:13 GMT -5
Claire was scared, even if she didn't want to admit it to herself that was the plain truth. And no because of the she was wandless. But what could an eleven year old possibly do with it? These people had much more experience then herself and had an instinct to kill. And even with her being eleven, that would make no difference. Claire was not ready to take that chance and listened to Charile when she said to go under the table, which she was half reluctant to do. As for the boy next to her, Claire wasn't ungreatful or anything for standing up for her but what could he have done? He was the same age after all.
"I'm fine." Claire replied slowly. For once, she wished she was older so she could to something to those faceless people. So far, things seemed to have quieted down a bit, but the younger students crouching under all the house tables appeared scared too. Then again who wouldn't? "What about you?" she said turning to the boy again. "Did they get your wand too?"
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Celina Jedynak
Ravenclaw
Seventh year
Because it just took time, before a bird's wings could heal again.
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Post by Celina Jedynak on Aug 28, 2007 22:56:43 GMT -5
Celina only knew the Head Girl because of her status among the student body, and the fact that she was huffle's quidditch coach. When Krissy introduced herself, Celina shakily smiled at both her and the boy beside her as they both asked if she was alright. What was she supposed to say?
No, I'm not really alright. You see, I just found out my brother is actually here...apart of the faceless mob and I don't exactly know how to deal with that at the moment. Not to mention, the guy up front with the professors is really scary and above all of this I have to go to the bathroom really bad. Did I mention my cat was under the Ravenclaw table? Yea, she's probably the next thing to get hexed, which would be horrible just by itself but Jeremy is holding her, which means he'd get hexed to, and that's horrible too!
"Yea, I'm ok..." Celina said sheepishly, trying not to let her thoughts of horror and confusion run away with her. "....oh, and I'm Celina...." she whispered as she introduced herself, thinking that this was hardly a time to be exchanging names.
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