Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
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Jan 4, 2008 22:26:51 GMT -5
Post by Guy Styles on Jan 4, 2008 22:26:51 GMT -5
Guy whistled a light tune as he turned around the corner, exiting the library from which he had been looking up some things about Potions. He was okay at the subject, but always felt he could be better. The sixth year supposed that in that respect he could have been a Ravenclaw. But the Hat had said Gryffindor, and he was glad for it. Not that he disliked the other houses or anything, he just always fancied Gryffindor. Maybe it was the colors or the lion mascot, or perhaps even the history of Godric Gryffindor himself, he didn't know but it was all apealling to him.
As he walked he pondered the sorting process, thinking of how everyone really had qualities of all the houses, but it depended really on the one house that you had the most characteristics of. He was just thinking about how the house he had the least about of in him was Slytherin. He didn't have anything against the people in the house, as of yet, but it's history was bit dodgy. Back in the old war, almost all of the Death Eaters had been in Slytherin. Not a reputation he would have wanted for his House. As he thought of that, he noticed a particularly shiny looking suit of armor. He tilted his head slightly, looking to the left and to the right to make sure no one was watching him before setting his books down next to it.
He felt stupid slightly for looking at the armor in the middle of the hall way, but he hadn't ever really looked closely at any of them before even though they were all over the castle. He looked the suit down, poking it lightly in the 'shoulder' where several layers of metal were. Guy heard the faint sound of someone's footsteps far off, so he turned in that direction, wondering who it was on a Saturday afternoon. Due to his distraction, he was caught completely off guard as the suit of armor reered back it's 'leg' and kicked him right in the shin. Hard. " OUCH! " He screamed, jumping back and leaning against the wall opposite of the coat of armor. " Merlin! " He cursed, looking to the left, noticing someone approaching and hoping they hadn't just seen that.
( Aleeza )
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Jan 4, 2008 22:49:51 GMT -5
Post by aleeza on Jan 4, 2008 22:49:51 GMT -5
Though she was a writer herself, Aleeza wasn't a fan of being in a room with too many books at once. Normally her studying was done in the Ravenclaw Commons where there were at least a million things happening at once, which of course meant that she needed to focus harder and it took much less time for her to do her work. But on this slightly dull Saturday afternoon she was on a mission, one that could only be accomplished by going to the library and sitting down to get some serious work done. Homework was not usually a problem for her, but her prior teaching was on a one on one basis. Now she was stuck in a world where there were far more students then teachers and it was a bit more than slightly unnerving for her.
Rounding one of the many turns in the hallway to get to the library Aleeza's mind floated back to what life was like before coming to Hogwarts. The differences were devistating. A girl who never had the chance to even speak to people her own age, let alone live with them, was now in a world where they only way she could get by was getting along with other people. It was almost annoying. She didn't like people as a rule. There were things that her parents had drilled into her, which were only reinforced by her sister's insistance on her learning magic. Going back wasn't an option, but going forward didn't seem like one either.
With a quick shake of her head the redhead tried to push away all these thoughts. They seemed to be the only things on her mind lately and it was really taking a tole on her. The fact that she'd let as much homework pile up as she did was proof of that. Never in her life, even before she was taken out of school, did she let work like what she had stuffed in her messanger bag pile up. Now she needed to get things together. If now who knew what would happen. Surely the school wouldn't send an owl to her sister. That could only end...
OUCH! The sound of a very annoyed male voice caught her off guard and she jumped, nearling losing hold of the bag over her shoulder. Merlin A small giggle left her lips at the not so terrible bad word and she kept on her way.
"Did it attack you?" She joked, looking at the obviously older boy leaning against one wall while he glared at the suit of armor across the hall from him. "Because if it did, there's a firm possibilty that you should walk away. I don't think you could take it in a fight."
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Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
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Ouch.
Jan 4, 2008 23:10:39 GMT -5
Post by Guy Styles on Jan 4, 2008 23:10:39 GMT -5
Merlin was really only the prologue for the stream of profanities running through Guy's mind as he hobbled to the wall. His writer ( and his mother, surely ) however, would prefer that he not use those words. The Gryffindor bit down lightly on his lip to keep from swearing out loud. A few choice words he would've liked to have said to that suit of armor if he could have. But Guy was pretty sure the girl would just think that he was even more of an idiot if he just started talking down to the armor. It was an inanimate object, afterall... Sort of.
Guy sent a " Ha. Ha. " at the girl walking towards him as she asked if it had attacked him. He leaned down and rubbed his shin lightly, trying to get the throbbing of just being kicked extremely hard by a metal foot to go away. ' Because if it did, there's a firm possibilty that you should walk away. I don't think you could take it in a fight.' Guy glanced over to the girl as she got closer and answered, " I'm a bit insulted by that. What makes you think I couldn't take 'im? " He asked, turning to face the girl and jabbing his thumb over his shoulder in the suit of armor's direction. Guy sent a hesitant glance over his shoulder, just in case the suit of armor didn't appreciate being pointed at. Some things didn't, afterall...
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Jan 4, 2008 23:22:23 GMT -5
Post by aleeza on Jan 4, 2008 23:22:23 GMT -5
There was no way that she could stop her laughter now. Nearly doubled over with the force of her laughing Aleeza was sure that the people in the library could hear her and were quite annoyed. Only when she realized that tears were slowly rolling down her cheeks did she finally calm herself down.
"I'm sorry." She struggled to get out, taking deep calming breaths. "But I think that you would just hurt yourself trying to fight a big pile of metal. Being metal and all." Shifting her bag on her shoulder Aleeza took a second to look this boy from top to bottom. He was most definately older than she was, maybe a year or two, and she was almost sure he was a Gryffindor, though she could never tell for sure. If only she could get everyone to wear badges with names and houses so she never had to feel stupid when she met someone from another house.
"Oh, I'm Aleeza by the way." She said suddenly, holding her hand out. "Did the suit of armor really attack you? Because I was just kidding about that. I mean, I've heard rumors that the suits will attack, but I just thought it was the older kids trying to scare us newbies and firsties. Never thought it was actually real." Aleeza babbled, more to herself then to the boy standing in front of her, green eyes moving to the suit of armor.
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Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
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Ouch.
Jan 4, 2008 23:47:31 GMT -5
Post by Guy Styles on Jan 4, 2008 23:47:31 GMT -5
Guy stood watching the girl, he was balancing most of his weight onto his left foot, the right shin being the one that had been brutally kicked. He rubbed his chin slightly in an amused sort of distracted way as she was almost falling over with laughter. At him.
While Guy had to admit, it was rather comical.. He didn't think it was that funny, the thought of him taking on a suit of armor. He was a wizard after all, his wand always with him just in case. You never knew when you would be attacked by someone.. or thing. He looked back at the girl, his eyebrows riased slightly in a curious sort of way as she explained that he would probably hurt himself fighting a big pile of metal. " Tuche'. " He said, bowing as much as he could given his shin was still hurting. He straightened, still thinking that he could give the metal a run for it's money, but he didn't voice those opinions.
Guy took her hand, shook it and then returned his own hand to his side. " I'm Guy. And.. I might have... provoked it. A little bit. " He held up his pointer finger and thumb, about a centimeter apart from one another just to show her how much ' a little bit ' was. " I didn't think it would react so violently.. " He said, absently stratching his head as he talked. He dropped his hands back down to his sides as he shrugged slightly.
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Jan 5, 2008 20:58:46 GMT -5
Post by aleeza on Jan 5, 2008 20:58:46 GMT -5
"You provoked a suit of armor to physically attack you?" She asked slowly, leaning forward a bit to show that she didn't truly understand what he was saying. Boy, suits of armor were getting crazy these days. Maybe it was something in their Union. Perhaps the Union managers decided that it was time the suits of armor did a little something more then just stand there solemnly.
A small giggle worked it's way passed her lips before she could stop herself and Aleeza was sure she must have seemed like a complete loon laughing at aboslutely nothing. "I'm sorry. My brain. It just started thinking up a story as to why the suit of armor attacked you before I could stop it and...It's been a long week." She finished finally, relaxing a bit.
"What did you do that was so horrible the suit of armor felt the need to retaliate? Because from where I stand it seems that the score is suit of armor one, Guy zero."
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Guy Styles
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Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
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Jan 5, 2008 21:32:31 GMT -5
Post by Guy Styles on Jan 5, 2008 21:32:31 GMT -5
Guy shook his head at the girl. What she was saying and her over all tone led him to believe that she was either 1) mocking him or 2) not quite understanding. Although, of course, there was always the third option where both numbers 1 and 2 were true. That seemed more likely to be true from the way she rephrased what he had said and how she was keeping track of the score.
'I'm Sorry. My brain. Guy had absolutely no idea why, but that statement just made him laugh a lot. It seemed so random and hilarious. He was laughing before he knew it, after a couple of seconds, though he quieted himself and said, " I see. It's... been a long week for me too. Hence taking on a stupid suit of armor. " He said, glanced over his shoulder again at the contraption, cursing it once again in his mind. He looked down at the floor in front of him as Aleeza asked what he had done that was so horrible to the suit of armor for it to kick him. " Uhm.. Well I just poked it. And it kind of kicked me back, you see. " He told her, looking back to her with a slight nod of his head.
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Jan 5, 2008 21:40:31 GMT -5
Post by aleeza on Jan 5, 2008 21:40:31 GMT -5
"Well I can see why it kicked you. If I saw you on a regular basis but never spoke to you and then you decided one day to poke me I would kick you too. Though it wouldn't hurt as much if I kicked you because well, not a suit of armor." Her mouth moved too fast for her to conciously stop it until her thoughts were completely out and that was, of course, a sign that she was desperately tired and needed to take a nap. If only there was time for one of those.
"I'm sorry I keep rambling on. I'm not usually like this. I think it's a desperate lack of sleep and knowledge that there is so much work to do by the end of the weekend and I really want to take some time for myself tomorrow." Again, her mouth overpowered her mind and she spoke without being able to stop. Idly she thought of simple slapping her hand over her mouth and simply nodding whenever Guy spoke. But she was sure that already she'd given off the impression that she was out of her mind and she didn't think doing that would help.
"Are you on your way out of the library?" She asked finally, running her fingers through her long red hair.
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Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
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Ouch.
Jan 5, 2008 23:11:20 GMT -5
Post by Guy Styles on Jan 5, 2008 23:11:20 GMT -5
" What? You would really kick me if I just randomly walked up to you and poked you one day, seriously? I think if someone just walked up and poked me I would just ask what was wrong with them... A swift kick in the shin, though, that's not even fair. " Guy said, shaking his head a bit as he talked to show the Ravenclaw just how uncalled for the whole kicking thing had been. At least in his mind.
Guy didn't really notice how Aleeza had been rambling on until she said something about it, and even now as he noticed it, he didn't really mind it. " What work do you have to have to do by the end of the weekend? " He asked her, wondering if he could help. The girl seemed nice, plus he was two years older than her, so he was bound to know some thing.. if it was in the right subject of course. Are you on your way out of the library? Guy nodded his head motioning back over to the books that still lay next to the suit of armor. " No way am I going near that thing again. " He told her, then said, " Accio books, " and concentrated. A quick ' zoom ' later, and he was holding his books in his hand. " But yeah. I was just at the library. Potions. Were you heading there? " He asked her.
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