<div class="floatright">   (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42499880/Elliquiy/Vidya_f.png)</div><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Vidya Ayers (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=171859.msg8098556#msg8098556)</span>, 4th year Slytherin<br/>Astronomy tower, outside the classroom<br/>Tagged: Katrina, Exploration crew</strong><br/><br/>"Ooooooor there could be some sort of minor disaster and class could be canceled!" Vidya shot Katrina a crooked grin as she unceremoniously swept her school supplies back into her shoulder bag and hefted it as she stood.<br/><br/>"Don't be so confident Donovan," she said with a rueful grin, "McGonagal and company changed stuff<em>yet again</em>over the summer. Tried my usual shortcut from the dungeons to the tower 'n ended up way over by the hospital wing somehow...Um, not that I was late because of something as pedestrian as that." she added with an embarrassed little cough.<br/><br/>Once they'd reached the bottom of the stairs the oddly sociable slytherin turned and began to walk backwards down the hall, giving the group a wink and a little salute as she left. "Naturally I'd love a chance to drag folks around with me, but I'm afraid I have a bet to win. Best of luck, I'll see you lot at lunch if neither of us gets eaten by some giant horrific monster!"<br/><br/>With a little wave she turned and hurried off deeper into the castle, her dark robe trailing behind her and well-worn shoes somehow not making a sound.<br/><br/><br/><br class="clear_right"/><div class="floatright">   (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42499880/Elliquiy/petra_f.jpg)</div><strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Petra Vinter (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=171859.msg8098558#msg8098558)</span>, 4th year Hufflepuff<br/>Astronomy Tower, outside the classroom<br/>Tagged: Charlize, Cameron, Darci, Alex</strong><br/><br/>"Ah...she was kidding, right? I mean I'd heard about the giant basilisk...and the three headed dog...and the dragons...but, um, I thought those were sort of...special circumstances...?" Petra said, eying Darci's phoenix with a mix of surprise and mild awe. The peacocks and wolves and giant grumpy cats had been one thing, but she'd never even seen a phoenix before and here was one sitting casually on a student's shoulder.<br/><br/>She blushed a little, unused to having so much attention focused on her, but when Alex hooked an arm around her shoulders her cheeks went nearly as red as her hair. "U-um...um....um...I'll go..." she stammered, letting out an awkward little laugh. "I don't...really have a guess...as to where the room might be though..."