Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons & Dorms]
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				Title: <strong>Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>30-01-2019, 18:20:48</strong>
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				<div align="center">(https://fontmeme.com/permalink/190130/cac8942b8c91c4e8318c098393609984.png)<br><br><br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hogwarts-life/images/9/93/Gryffindor_common_room.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20161007123123)<br><br>(https://images.pottermore.com/bxd3o8b291gf/5E7Z7gBKk8kecWQi8IAagQ/77ae3118e71dfad06c80a37441574645/GryffindorCommonRoom_PM_B1C10M1_GryffindorDormitory_Moment.jpg?w=320&amp;h=320&amp;fit=thumb&amp;f=center&amp;q=85)<br><div align="center"><strong>Gryffindor</strong></div></td><td>(https://assets1.ignimgs.com/2017/07/03/pottermore-slytherin-1499095372584_1280w.jpg)<br><br>(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hogwarts-life/images/b/b4/Slytherin_dorm_by_originalcopycat1874-d50tx9z.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180421155957)<br><div align="center"><strong>Slytherin</strong></div></td><td>(https://www.superspacechick.com///wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2.png)<br><br>(https://images.8tracks.com/cover/i/009/220/974/ravenclaaw_common_room-4870.jpg?rect=148,0,728,728&amp;q=98&amp;fm=jpg&amp;fit=max)<br><div align="center"><strong>Ravenclaw</strong></div></td><td>(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/pottermore/images/5/5e/Hufflepuff-Common-Room.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130516045518)<br><br>(https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/014/717/891/large/jack-gallagher-hufflepuff-dorm-jpg2.jpg?1545154183)<br><div align="center"><strong>Hufflepuff</strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><br><div align="center">Gryffindor Commons: Room at the top of Gryffindor tower, guarded by the Full Figured Lady's portrait. <br><br>Slytherin Commons: A long, stone room under the Great Lake, with green lighting and elaborate carvings<br><br>Ravenclaw Commons: A wide, airy room with mountain views, bookcases and a domed ceiling painted with stars<br><br>Hufflepuff Commens: A cosy, low-ceilinged room decorated with cheerful colours and plenty of plants and flowers<br><br>Dorms: All dorm rooms have the option of being a private, single, or a double room, or a quadruple room. Each student has the option. <br>So, choose whether you want to be alone, sharing your room with one other person, or sharing it with three others. <br>Every dorm room comes with one bathroom, which has a standard shower stall, an ordinary sink and a simple toilet. <br>At the university level, there are no gender assigned rooms, nor a curfew. Students are expected to be responsible adults.<br></div><br><br><hr><br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Headers</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size">Student Headers:</span></strong><br><br><br><div class="floatleft">(https://res.cloudinary.com/teepublic/image/private/s--IkVfisoU--/t_Preview/b_rgb:ffffff,c_limit,f_auto,h_313,q_90,w_313/v1446235579/production/designs/252341_1)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> CHARACTER NAME (http://LINK TO CS)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> THEIR HOUSE and YEAR<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> MUGGLE BORN, PUREBLOOD, or HALFBLOOD<br><strong>WAND:</strong> LENGTH | WOOD | CORE<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> URL LINK or DESCRIPTION<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> DAY and TIME of day<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> WHERE are they<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> WHAT is happening in the post<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> OPTIONAL - Include a link, please no embedded videos<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> WHO are they talking to</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatleft][img height=200 padding=5]CHARACTER IMG URL[/img][/floatleft]<br>[floatright][img height=150]SCHOOL CREST URL[/img][/floatright]<br>[table][tr][td][b]NAME:[/b] [url=http://LINK TO CS]CHARACTER NAME[/url]<br>[b]HOUSE | YEAR:[/b] THEIR HOUSE and YEAR<br>[b]BLOOD STATUS:[/b] MUGGLE BORN, PUREBLOOD, or HALFBLOOD<br>[b]WAND:[/b] LENGTH | WOOD | CORE<br>[b]WEARING:[/b] URL LINK or DESCRIPTION<br>[b]DATE | TIME:[/b] DAY and TIME of day<br>[b]LOCATION:[/b] WHERE are they<br>[b]CONTENT:[/b] WHAT is happening in the post<br>[b]MOOD MUSIC:[/b] OPTIONAL - Include a link, please no embedded videos<br>[b]TAGGING:[/b] WHO are they talking to[/td][/tr][/table]<br><br>[hr]</code></pre><br><br><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size">Staff Headers:</span></strong><br><br><br><div class="floatleft">(https://res.cloudinary.com/teepublic/image/private/s--q7kJspad--/t_Preview/b_rgb:191919,c_limit,f_auto,h_313,q_90,w_313/v1505543701/production/designs/1904314_1)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> CHARACTER NAME (http://LINK TO CS)<br><strong>OCCUPATION:</strong> THEIR HOUSE and YEAR<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> MUGGLE BORN, PUREBLOOD, or HALFBLOOD<br><strong>WAND:</strong> LENGTH | WOOD | CORE<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> URL LINK or DESCRIPTION<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> DAY and TIME of day<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> WHERE are they<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> WHAT is happening in the post<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> OPTIONAL - Include a link, please no embedded videos<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> WHO are they talking to</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatleft][img height=200 padding=5]https://res.cloudinary.com/teepublic/image/private/s--q7kJspad--/t_Preview/b_rgb:191919,c_limit,f_auto,h_313,q_90,w_313/v1505543701/production/designs/1904314_1[/img][/floatleft]<br>[floatright][img height=150]https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805[/img][/floatright]<br>[table][tr][td][b]NAME:[/b] [url=http://LINK TO CS]CHARACTER NAME[/url]<br>[b]OCCUPATION:[/b] THEIR HOUSE and YEAR<br>[b]BLOOD STATUS:[/b] MUGGLE BORN, PUREBLOOD, or HALFBLOOD<br>[b]WAND:[/b] LENGTH | WOOD | CORE<br>[b]WEARING:[/b] URL LINK or DESCRIPTION<br>[b]DATE | TIME:[/b] DAY and TIME of day<br>[b]LOCATION:[/b] WHERE are they<br>[b]CONTENT:[/b] WHAT is happening in the post<br>[b]MOOD MUSIC:[/b] OPTIONAL - Include a link, please no embedded videos<br>[b]TAGGING:[/b] WHO are they talking to[/td][/tr][/table]<br><br>[hr]</code></pre></div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Current Month</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div align="center">(https://fontmeme.com/permalink/190427/dba9a21b2e85174de3fe02d8742f1841.png)<br><br>(https://d36tnp772eyphs.cloudfront.net/blogs/1/2014/04/buachaille-etive-mor-matador-seo-940x626.jpg)<br><br><strong>Weather in the Highlands of Scotland in October:</strong> <br><br>Here is a link (https://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/inverness/iv3-5/month/532?monyr=11/01/2019) with the weather for the month of November. Here is a link (https://moonphases.co.uk/moon-calendar) with the moon phases for the month of November. Here is a link (https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/inverness?month=11&amp;year=2019) with the sunrises and sunsets for the month of November.<br><br><strong>Important Events this Month:</strong> <br><br><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>5 November - Guy Fawkes Night</strong> - On the night that the Gunpowder Plot was foiled (November 5th, 1605), bonfires were set alight in celebration for the safety of the King. Since then, November 5th has become known as Bonfire Night. The event is commemorated every year with fireworks and burning effigies of Guy Fawkes.</li></ul><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Harvest Festival</strong> - During this month, there will be a carnival held at Hogsmeade village. It lasts most of the month, and includes an array of fun activities such as mazes, hay rides, fair foods, a Ferris wheel, carnival games, a pumpkin patch, and even a few small rides! Specific dates incoming.</li></ul><br><strong>In Game Information about this Month:</strong> <br><br>The entire month is open and available for Rp. We aren't due for another time change until July 1st, 2019 (real time).</div></div></div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>01-02-2019, 04:49:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/QnmR31H.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Curtis "Curt" Roark (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14654145#msg14654145)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Hufflepuff 7th Year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggle Born<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10'', Dogwood, Unicorn Hair, very stiff and straight (https://pm1.narvii.com/6506/c464ab22ecb450fbb6fea0aab93986aa74e2fa00_hq.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Avatar Full Length (https://i.imgur.com/luxQ671.png)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 | Afternoon<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Hufflepuff Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Moody Curt...Lounging...Nothing Much.<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Bad Reputation - Joan Jett (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XTkt5riFqs)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Addison Snow</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Yesterday was the 'first day' back at school, but today was the first full day of classes. Curt wasn't feeling it yet. He remembered how amazing it was the first time he walked into a classroom here. It wasn't like magic had gotten boring, but there was just a lot to think about. First was the fucking hot mess this past summer had been. Second was the fact that this was technically his last year and career expectations would be bearing down on them soon enough. Thirdly, and last, was this tournament business. Curt had a lot to think about and that wasn't something he enjoyed doing. He wasn't stupid and he was perfectly willing to put in work for the things he wanted, but it just felt like a lot all at once.<br><br>Summer messes aside, he'd tried to talk to his parents about his plans for the future and nothing he said seemed to spark that immediate support in them the way it did his siblings. They didn't think he could take care of himself just doing stunts and they weren't keen on the idea of him wanting to open a wizarding bar of some sort. Both were financially risky endeavors and one kept him further away from his family since they weren't magical. As sucky as it was, Curt had an idea in mind of his future and he planned on going for it. Not that being confident in his plans helped make anything better.<br><br>Sneaking back to the Hufflepuff common room during his free period, it was mostly quiet for the time being. People would be out reconnecting with friends and just enjoying the castle grounds, so he was sure he had plenty of time to himself. He was lounged out sideways in one of the chairs with his legs hanging over one of the arms. Curt liked Hufflepuff. He'd been put off by the yellow at first, it just wasn't his color, but he liked how relaxed it felt. He'd been in Ravenclaw and he could only assume the other houses weren't all that different. He liked the smell of the plants and flowers. He also liked how it seemed to feel messy, without actually being messy. Everything was just kind of there. Like someone who liked to travel just sort of put all their mismatched knick-knacks all over the place. It was nice.<br><br>He kicked his booted feet a little as he flicked through images on his Wiztagram account. First of the year brought out all the new pictures everyone had taken over the summer. He had a backlog of images from the summer to go through and decide what to upload.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malrunar</strong> on <strong>03-02-2019, 06:24:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/PEzV53l.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>NAME:</strong> &nbsp;Addison Snow (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14660328#msg14660328)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Hufflepuff, 7th Year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Pureblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 11 ¼ inches / Dogwood / White River Monster Spine / Surprisingly Swishy and Flexible (https://i.imgur.com/ZLtC9NW.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This right hurr (https://i.imgur.com/OeWyKUN.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 3rd September, Afternoon<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Hufflepuff Common Rooms<br><strong>MUSIC:</strong> <a href="#user_httpswwwyoutubecomwatchvXjVNlGcZyQ">Pink - Super Raise Your Glass</a><br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Catching up with an old friend. <br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Curt</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr><br>Her first day back to classes didn’t go as roughly as she expected, but that was probably because Addison hadn’t had much of a ‘break’ over the summer. All of the extra studying and reviewing her parents had forced upon her had a silver lining. Or, maybe she was only <em>looking</em> for a silver lining because it beat the alternative of being overwhelmed and angry all the time. <br><br>It took a lot to make the woman angry, but these days were proving especially taxing. She had her own decision to make about her future and neither one lead to a happy outcome. Being back to Hogwarts only made Addison long for the days of her youth, when she was attending Junior classes with several years ahead of her to gain experience.<br><br><em>Crazy, how quickly the time goes.</em> It was the first day of her last year, and she knew that with a blink it would pass her by. But Addison was determined to make the most of it, to do everything she possibly could in order to keep regret from haunting her. At least she was able to control this one, small thing.<br><br>She entered the Hufflepuff common room with an audible sigh, running her fingers through her hair with one hand and some food pilfered from lunch in the opposite. Fez had important naptime arrangements at this hour of the day, so she thought she’d coax his love with some bribery. When she walked past Curt, she mused his hair in a friendly, familiar sense of routine and moved past the chairs to the center of the room. There were usually signs of Fez if one knew where to look: rumpled fabrics, displaced items on shelves, sometimes he was simply a lump on the couch, or cradled in the hammock Addison had made out of a torn Quidditch jersey from the Slytherin team, ‘acquired’ last year on the first match of the season. No one had asked too many questions about how it was collected, but it seemed fitting to be used for Fez. No doubt he would have been sorted into that house, had Hogwarts accepted ferrets as students.<br><br>“I don’t know what bothers me more,” she said with a lopsided smile, lifting a discarded blanket that was free of ferrets. “The fact that you’re in here, alone, and not chasing some younger Slytherin through the halls with piercings in your face… or the fact that it’s quiet and Fez is nowhere to be seen.” Addison dropped the blanket back where she found it and looked over her shoulder at her friend, fiddling on his phone. Unlike most students here, she hadn't bothered with a social media account... but maybe that would change? "Homework: help me come up with a clever name so I can jump on that bandwagon, aye?" <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>05-02-2019, 17:15:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://ath.unileverservices.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/08/platinum-silver-blonde-inthefrow.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This outfit (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/46/21/d0/4621d0e4a3d7e57ca603090a4c7fd473.jpg) (without sunglasses)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Friday, 6th September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Don't hate the player, hate the game <br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Bruno Mars Parody - That Spidey Life (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKW7NSgiCFo)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Corey | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>No sooner than Grace sat with Corey at the Gryffindor table on the first day back at Hogwarts, than the two best friends immediately started catching up with one another. Not that it would take very long. The pair lived only an hour and forty five minutes away from one another during the times of year they weren’t at Hogwarts, and with both wizarding and muggle technology at their fingertips, they were constantly chatting, tagging and DMing one another. <br><br>Just as they had planned, Corey brought his newest games with him to Hogwarts, and Grace brought her favorite manga and anime. She would get him to watch and read, while he would get her to play. Of course, Grace considered herself a bit of a gamer girl already, even though she was nowhere near as skilled as Corey. At least not in the games he preferred to play. She still maintained though, that if they played Mario Party, she would win every time. <br><br>The two were almost always caught together. They were in the same classes, sat together at the same table for meals and were nearly always hanging out in the commons or in one another’s dorm room. Of course, they had their moments where other friends pulled them away from one another, or clubs or sports kept them apart. But, for the most part, they preferred to be in one another’s company. Grace felt like friendship was just easy with Corey. It came naturally.<br><div class="floatright">(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v0PTkgJhhJA/UIB1RJakmeI/AAAAAAAAF7U/3i_bDwo4SRE/s1600/cookies_spiderman_DSC_6303.JPG)</div><br>After that first week of classes hurried by, they agreed to hang out in Grace’s room. Corey brought the new Spiderman game, knowing that Grace had a pretty massive crush on the masked superhero. It was no shock then, when he revealed the game cover to her, that she squealed in delight. Setting it up only took a few moments, and after that they were ready to start playing. <br><br>Grace’s room was messy - there were clothes strewn all over her bed, papers and books littering her desk, and makeup cluttering her chest of drawers. Thankfully, the floor wasn’t messy - just every other surface. On her nightstand, she shoved a few things aside to make room for the platter of snacks she prepared for them. Of course, there were Spiderman cookies. But, because she knew that Corey had other favorite snacks, she made room for a bowl of popcorn and a dish filled with M&amp;M’s, along with two pumpkin juice boxes she stole from the Great Hall.<br><br>Before long, the image of Spiderman appeared on the TV hung to her wall, and Grace was seated on the edge of her bed with the remote, scrolling through the costume options. “Oooh, wait, I have to change his spidey outfit. There are so many great options!” She hummed her approval of the negative Spiderman costume, then wrinkled her nose at the noir styled costume. She giggled, flipping through each option a second time. “This is so hard! He looks fit in them all!” Grace whined. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>05-02-2019, 20:39:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/QnmR31H.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Curtis "Curt" Roark (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14654145#msg14654145)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Hufflepuff 7th Year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggle Born<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10'', Dogwood, Unicorn Hair, very stiff and straight (https://pm1.narvii.com/6506/c464ab22ecb450fbb6fea0aab93986aa74e2fa00_hq.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Avatar Full Length (https://i.imgur.com/luxQ671.png)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 | Afternoon<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Hufflepuff Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Moody Curt...Lounging...Nothing Much.<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Bad Reputation - Joan Jett (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XTkt5riFqs)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Addison Snow</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>A smile crossed his lips as he looked at his phone as he felt Addison fluff up his hair. Curt actually really liked people playing with his hair and he liked Addison as a person, so he didn't mind the gesture at all. His eyes flicked up and he immediately recognized what she was doing. Fez was hiding somewhere. He liked the little ferret. He'd never thought to take up a familiar. Curt didn't feel responsible enough to care for a familiar or a pet. He liked other people's pets and familiars though. Except cats. Dior had that stupid white cat that always hounded him whenever he went to their place. It wanted to get it's white fur all over his black clothes and he was sure Dior got some sick pleasure out of the fact that it made him breakout and sneeze.<br><br>He perked an eyebrow as she commented that it was possible him sitting in here alone was bothersome. Okay, so maybe it was a little out of the ordinary for him. And what was she playing with the Slytherin comment? He hadn't been that terribly obvious about his feelings for Dior. At least he hadn't thought he had been. Maybe she didn't mean anything by it at all, "You know how they say <em>'no rest for the wicked'</em>? It's bullocks. The wicked need more rest than the average person," he smiled, "Can't spread my deviousness if I'm feeling unrested."<br><br>Climbing up, he slipped his phone into his back pocket and started looking about the room as she was. He lifted pillows and shook out discarded coats and blankets to look for the ferret, "A name for Addison Snow? Cause you don't already have an incredible name?" he chuckled softly, "Pure Snow...no...hmmmm...Danger Noodle," that's what he called Fez sometimes, "Ice Noodle! I'm terrible at this."<br><br>"Have a decent as can be summer?" he lifted a pillow and found a toad slumbering under it, "Someone lost their toad."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malrunar</strong> on <strong>06-02-2019, 00:18:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/PEzV53l.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>NAME:</strong> &nbsp;Addison Snow (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14660328#msg14660328)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Hufflepuff, 7th Year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Pureblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 11 ¼ inches / Dogwood / White River Monster Spine / Surprisingly Swishy and Flexible (https://i.imgur.com/ZLtC9NW.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This right hurr (https://i.imgur.com/OeWyKUN.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 3rd September, Afternoon<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Hufflepuff Common Rooms<br><strong>MUSIC:</strong> <a href="#user_httpswwwyoutubecomwatchvXjVNlGcZyQ">Pink - Raise Your Glass</a><br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Ferrets and friendship! <br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Curt</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr><br>Addison laughed at ‘danger noodle’, finding the expression oddly fitting. After all, Fez often got himself into trouble, and more often than not, it was Addison working on getting him out of it. Sometimes Cai came in to help when he was around, but she had hardly seen him all summer. Hell, she hadn’t seen much of anyone this year and as Curtis brought up that frustrating topic, her shoulders grew a little tense. Her body language said a lot, for those who knew how to read her, because Addison did a good job of masking her emotions on her face.<br><br>The optimistic lilt of her voice wavered, but she tried to keep it on for a good show. “Oh… a lot of what I expected… and some disappointment. I had an amazing internship in Romania to work with dragons. I spent the last <em>three</em> years trying to get into the program and- well let's say there was a change of plans.” She masked her frustrations by carefully folding someone’s discarded cloak upon discovering that no ferret was beneath it.<br><br>Even the ferns within Fez’s reach were empty. Panic was a long way from setting in, there were just too many places for the scoundrel to hide and she knew his habits. Sighing, she gave the paper bag a little shake.<br><br>Her parents made her do drills. And write essays… Her father even tried making her duel against him but... <em>Well...</em> She winced, then rubbed the back of her neck as she tried to come up with a careful explanation for those horrible weeks. Something logical. Something that would easily shift the subject away from the real nightmare of her home life to something far more pleasant. She never liked to talk about herself for long.<br><br>Fez had good timing. He waddled into the common room with his fur sticking up in every which-way, heavily lidded eyes, the glazed look of someone half-asleep. “Ah!” She stepped up to him and scooped him up, allowed to fix his ruffled appearance long enough to straighten out his whiskers, before the critter was making a grab for the food. She held it open for him as his torso disappeared inside and immediately started to devour a ham sandwich. “You probably had a more interesting summer. How were your shows? Any new acts?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>07-02-2019, 13:41:09</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c3/a4/60/c3a460f0ca6b900bca7a140fe7fe2208.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Corey Dwyer (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14675375#msg14675375)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor, 5th year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Halfblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10inches, Sycamore, Dragon Heartstring<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Relaxed (http://i.imgur.com/j06MR9y.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Friday, Sept 6th, late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Single Dorm<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Gaming time<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Spidey-Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sflfp-C0MxY)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace - Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr><br>Seated on the floor of Grace’s room, Corey shifted slightly as he reached for another Spidey cookie, careful not to spill the bowl of popcorn from his lap, and watched Grace flip through the costumes he had unlocked for what felt like the seventeenth time.&nbsp; It was good, really good to be back at Hogwarts.&nbsp; By the end of every year since he had started, Corey always felt anxious to return home, to get into some crazy, lazy summer fun, but after no more than a week, he realized how much he missed the school.&nbsp; &nbsp;Oh, not the actual SCHOOL part, he could do without that, but the ability to be always around his closest friends.<br><br>And in that list, there was one friend in particular that he was the most interested in seeing.&nbsp; &nbsp;Not that he was ho-hum about other friends, but, well, Grace had a more special place in his heart.&nbsp; &nbsp;Looking up once more from where his back rested against the side of her bed, Corey could only imagine that Hogwarts suited Grace even better than it did him.&nbsp; Was she glowing, or was that the reflection off of the TV?&nbsp; Looking back to the screen quickly, lest she wonder why he was staring, Corey fought back a sigh.&nbsp; Only a week into their fifth year, and he was afraid to ask what was going in on Grace’s love life, because he was terrified of the answer.&nbsp; <em>There is a way to avoid that, coward….</em> he told himself, but he ignored that voice.&nbsp; Corey was smart enough to know when he had been friendzoned, and blurting out your crush was hardly the way out, right?<br><br>Of course, on the other hand, that was a problem of being at Hogwarts again.&nbsp; In the last week, Corey and Grace had effortlessly slipped back into their old routines of hanging around together, but somehow it didn’t seem to leave enough room for anything more.&nbsp; Something would have to change somehow, right?&nbsp; Well, it better. Grace was single now, but in just a month the castle would be filled with two more schools worth of guys, and a girl like Grace ALWAYS got noticed.&nbsp; Scowling internally, Corey hated working under the clock, he pushed that thought aside for now, instead wanting to enjoy watching Grace trying to master the moves of Spiderman, instead of simply going googly eyed for him.<br><br>“For crying out loud, Grace, just pick the tightest one and get going already.”&nbsp; Corey moaned dramatically, throwing his head back in exasperation.&nbsp; “I know as well as you that you are only playing to catch a glimpse of his bulge from every angle.” He continued, snickering, wishing that was true a little closer to home than on the screen.&nbsp; To bump things along, Corey casually reached overhead, pretending like he was going to snatch the controller from Grace’s hands.&nbsp; “Maybe I should start then, and you can watch me…”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>09-02-2019, 17:14:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://ath.unileverservices.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/08/platinum-silver-blonde-inthefrow.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This outfit (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/46/21/d0/4621d0e4a3d7e57ca603090a4c7fd473.jpg) (without sunglasses)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Friday, 6th September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Don't hate the player, hate the game <br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Bruno Mars Parody - That Spidey Life (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKW7NSgiCFo)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Corey | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>She knew it was coming, and as soon as Corey blurted out his frustration at how long she had been taking, Grace broke out into laughter. Her head fell backward with a carefree, joyous sound. In a melodramatic tone, he practically pleaded with her to pick one and be done with it, already. A faint blush struck her cheeks when he called her out, expressing that he knew she was only searching for the one that made Spidey’s bulge stick out the most. <br><br>Grace finally tore her gaze from the screen of costume options and glanced at Corey’s head, which was exasperatedly flung against the edge of her bed, beside where she sat. A natural, glowing smile eased onto her face when she looked at him, even if he was giving her a hard time at the moment. “I am not!” She denied, feigning shock by parting her cherry red lips with a profound gasp. <br><br>“The costume is very important! It’s the look he’ll be sporting as he flies through New York City!” Her voice grew even higher as she tried - and failed - to convincingly defend her intentions. “You know I’ve a keen eye for fashion,” she finally concluded, which was a truth even he could not deny. Corey carried on, snickering, then reaching up with his arm in an attempt to swipe the controller from her. <br><br>“Alright, alright!” She flinched, the remote cradled in her lap as she tilted to the side and away from Corey’s grabby hand. <br><br>No sooner did Corey mention the words, than Grace’s mind went straight to the overplayed song from 2015. "Ooh! Watch me, watch me! Ooh! Watch me, watch me!" (https://youtu.be/vjW8wmF5VWc?t=42) She mock sang, to the exact tune of the Silento song. With a great deal of effort, she kept from doing the whip or the nae nae. Those dance moves were so four years ago, anyway. <br><br>“I’ll stick with this one.” Grace said as she landed on the classic comic costume. “It feels the most nostalgic. This is how I know Spiderman to look.” With that, she finally hit the button to progress the menu screen onto actual game play. After a cut scene, Spiderman was flown straight into action, catching Grace a bit off guard. “Oh, am I playing? They just toss you straight into it, don’t they?” <br><br>She pressed all of the buttons at random times, to experiment with what they did, but Spiderman quickly wound up on the street, when he was supposed to be web slinging around and in between buildings. With a click of her tongue against the roof of her mouth, Grace pouted and held the remote out for Corey. “Can you fix it?” She whined, somehow charmingly. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>10-02-2019, 02:04:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/QnmR31H.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Curtis "Curt" Roark (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14654145#msg14654145)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Hufflepuff 7th Year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggle Born<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10'', Dogwood, Unicorn Hair, very stiff and straight (https://pm1.narvii.com/6506/c464ab22ecb450fbb6fea0aab93986aa74e2fa00_hq.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Avatar Full Length (https://i.imgur.com/luxQ671.png)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 | Afternoon<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Hufflepuff Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Moody Curt...Lounging...Nothing Much.<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Bad Reputation - Joan Jett (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XTkt5riFqs)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Addison Snow</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Curt was good at reading a crowd. He knew when to amp it up and when to pull back. Even he knew there were certain things he should do and he needed to be able to see that in people. He could tell when people were uncomfortable and whether to push that button or not. Some people wanted that button pushed. It was one thing to see someone freaking out about him sticking a needle in his face and doing it to see them scream in delight; but it was was another to see someone uncomfortable about a sensitive subject that pushing could have undesired consquences. He could see the way her shoulders flexed a little and how she lifted her voice almost unnaturally. He stood straight watching her as she talked and took care to actually fold a cloak. <br><br>Curt couldn't say he knew a whole lot about Addison. They were friends, but it wasn't the way he was friends with someone like Derek or even Joanna. It was a more quiet friendship. They didn't get personal with each other. He couldn't remember ever having a 'deep' conversation with Addison. Not that he didn't feel like he couldn't do that with her. Hell, Curt could probably have a deep conversation with a Niffler. He wasn't shy about anything. There was a quietness about Addison that he could see. It wasn't a verbal quietness. No. She was always willing to stick up for people and voice herself, but there was just something behind it and he chose never to push it. He was seeing that quietness right now.<br><br>"Sorry to hear that," he commented about the internship, "That sucks. A lot," he never had this much trouble segwaying into the whole <em>'you can talk to me about it if you want'</em> with other people. It felt awkward with Addison for some reason. Like he didn't want to bring it up and make her talk about something she felt sad about, even if she wanted to talk about it. Curt didn't like making people sad on purpose. This shouldn't be so hard. He liked Addison as a person. Respected her too.<br><br>He smirked as he watched the little noodle slinking his way out and looking for the bag she had shook. She was good with animals, "There's the little danger noodle himself," he chuckled, "Ah, summer...eh..." he scratched the back of his head a little, "It wasn't <em>bad</em>. I have a feeling some of it's about to come bite me in the ass in a few days," he couldn't avoid Derek and Dior forever. It was going to have to be talked about soon enough, "Shows went well. Joanna helped me a lot," which most people knew Derek was his go-to for assistance, "I got people to staple bank notes to my chest. Funny thing, once you bleed on it, they don't want it back and you get to keep it," he smiled wide, "Gotta think of a way to make it work with the wizarding crowd though. Can't really have them hammering coins to my chest, that might hurt a little more than a few staples with some long term damage. I'm going to call it Money Man though."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malrunar</strong> on <strong>12-02-2019, 17:35:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/PEzV53l.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>NAME:</strong> &nbsp;Addison Snow (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14660328#msg14660328)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Hufflepuff, 7th Year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Pureblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 11 ¼ inches / Dogwood / White River Monster Spine / Surprisingly Swishy and Flexible (https://i.imgur.com/UhEDEhn.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This right hurr (https://i.imgur.com/OeWyKUN.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 3rd September, Afternoon<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Hufflepuff Common Rooms<br><strong>MUSIC:</strong> <a href="#user_httpswwwyoutubecomwatchvXjVNlGcZyQ">Pink - Raise Your Glass</a><br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Ferrets and friendship! <br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Curt</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr><br>She watched a few of Curt’s performances in the past, and while she wasn’t exactly squeamish, Addison had found herself asking about his health frequently as soon as the shows were over. He was a smart man, he knew his limits and didn’t need to be coddled. Still, the idea of getting anything stapled to her person made her shudder. But she grinned at him as she did it. “I’ll admit I’m grateful you’re not going to have people staple coins into your chest,” she adjusted Fex in her arms. As soon as his gluttony was accomplished, snoring began to echo inside the paper bag. “But if you could figure out <em>how</em> to make it work that would be quite fascinating!”<br><br>She pulled the ferret out of the bag, and other than some lip smacking and one eye-opening, he fell right back asleep. Maybe it would be best to take him with her to her next class if only to make sure he doesn’t get into anyone’s things. Again. <br><br>She wadded up the paper bag, then tossed it into the fire. It was gone with little more than a spark. “Well, it sounds like you had a decent break at least. Hopefully whatever tries to ‘bite you in the ass’ misses its mark.” Another lopsided smile was aimed his direction as the ferret was lifted into the air and draped across the back of her neck like a scarf. It was one of Fez’s favorite ways to sleep, and it made carrying him a lot easier. Fewer limbs to strain or fall asleep. “Do I need to help you come up with an alibi? Do we need to hide a body?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>12-02-2019, 17:40:44</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c3/a4/60/c3a460f0ca6b900bca7a140fe7fe2208.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Corey Dwyer (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14675375#msg14675375)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor, 5th year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Halfblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10inches, Sycamore, Dragon Heartstring<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Relaxed (http://i.imgur.com/j06MR9y.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Friday, Sept 6th, late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Single Dorm<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Gaming time<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Spidey-Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sflfp-C0MxY)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace - Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr>Corey laughed out loud as well the second Grace blushed, because he knew in that moment that he had caught her in some naughty thoughts.&nbsp; Not that he minded of course, exactly the opposite in that he wanted to know where one could get a quality Spidey costume, but it was rare that Corey got one over on Grace, especially when it was sexy stuff, so he enjoyed her blush immensely.&nbsp; “I mean, you know you can change it during the game right?&nbsp; It’s kind of the point of unlocking them as you go…” Corey groaned.&nbsp; Had he forgot to tell her that part?&nbsp; “And yeah, I know all about your fashion sense. I mean, look how dressed up you are for gaming in your room.”<br><br>Shaking his head, Corey covered his ears.&nbsp; “Less singing, more swinging!” He begged, turning his best imitation of a glare up Grace’s way, which finally seemed to work as she picked a costume and started out across the digital expanse of Manhattan.&nbsp; Watching for a few seconds, Corey tried desperately not to cringe as Grace quite literally button mashed her way across a few rooftops before ending up standing in the street like some <em>normal</em>.&nbsp; Grinning, a little smugly in fact, Corey drank in Grace’s pout for a few seconds before he pushed off of the floor to sit beside her on the edge of the bed.<br><br>“Ok, ok.&nbsp; Maybe you’ll be better playing the Mary Jane parts.”&nbsp; Corey teased, hopping Spider-man onto a building, and after climbing for a few seconds, he soon enough had him swinging seemingly effortlessly between the skyscrapers.&nbsp; “See, this is what happens when you spend all your time reading weird comic books…” Corey laughed, leaning over to bump his shoulder against Grace’s without missing a beat of his swinging.&nbsp; “You lose all your <em>important</em> skills.”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>13-02-2019, 00:51:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/QnmR31H.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Curtis "Curt" Roark (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14654145#msg14654145)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Hufflepuff 7th Year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggle Born<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10'', Dogwood, Unicorn Hair, very stiff and straight (https://pm1.narvii.com/6506/c464ab22ecb450fbb6fea0aab93986aa74e2fa00_hq.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Avatar Full Length (https://i.imgur.com/luxQ671.png)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 | Afternoon<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Hufflepuff Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Moody Curt...Lounging...Nothing Much.<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Bad Reputation - Joan Jett (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XTkt5riFqs)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Addison Snow</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Curt got a rush from doing his stunts. Not just the physical rush that doing such things did to a body, but from watching the people who were watching him. His favorites were the ones that had to watch him through their fingers. The ones who wanted to be freaked out and disgusted, but couldn't bare to really look away. They had to watch him despite what their minds were telling them to do. His new little money trick was great, because it let those people get super close to him and actually interact with the stunt. They would squeal and whine a little as they pulled the trigger for the staple gun and gasp in delight when he didn't flinch. It was just perfect. The eventual goal was to figure out ways to incorporate and draw in a wizarding crowd, as most of his current audiences were muggles, "If I do figure that one out, I will be sure to let you know," he said with a smile.<br><br>"Probably for the best that it doesn't miss. Can't avoid the things that make us feel unpleasant in life. If we did, then I'd have no future for a career," he always tried to laugh it off and make light of a situation, "As for hiding bodies..." he inhaled as he walked over and picked up the toad someone was missing and decided he should try to find it's owner, "It might be my own that needs hiding by the end of it, unless you got issues with offing Dior," he regretted saying it as soon as it left his mouth. It wasn't Addison's issue, "But it'll probably be mine when she kills me. Just make sure you make it look like I died creatively in case someone does find my body," he tried to end it jokingly.<br><br>"But really, I am sorry to hear about the internship," he tired to turn the conversation back towards her, "Any chance you can get it again this summer?" he knew there was a level of expectation for the graduating students to jump right into the work force, but Curt didn't see that happening for many. He saw nothing wrong with taking time to intern or even just fuck around for a bit before settling into something.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>14-02-2019, 03:47:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://ath.unileverservices.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/08/platinum-silver-blonde-inthefrow.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This outfit (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/46/21/d0/4621d0e4a3d7e57ca603090a4c7fd473.jpg) (without sunglasses)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Friday, 6th September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Don't hate the player, hate the game <br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Bruno Mars Parody - That Spidey Life (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKW7NSgiCFo)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Corey | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Grace never stopped to consider how Corey might fill out a Spiderman suit. Probably because Spiderman was always the one superhero she hoped was actually real. Or maybe it was that from childhood, she convinced herself that he was actually real. Thinking about anyone in a Spidey suit, therefore, would just feel like someone doing a poor impression of her favorite superhero. <br><br>Corey mentioned that the costumes could be changed during gameplay, which made Grace groan at the same that he did, only for different reasons. “Well, then clearly, depending on the situation during story mode, I may have to change his outfit here and there.” Her smile was evident even as she spoke, like it could be felt in the words she chose. Already, she was anticipating that Corey might set a timer for her next time she felt the urge to change Spiderman’s clothes. <br><br>His comment about her outfit made her jaw drop open. She looked down to consider her own attire, then. “What d’you mean?” She questioned, sounding appalled. “This isn’t dressed up at all! I’m wearing <em>jeans,</em> Corey!” And she had a point, considering she normally wore something far flashier and dressier, even if she had plans to do nothing. It was a habit she had gotten into back before she started her fashion blog; always dress up, never dress down.<br><br>After a bit of a struggle and some complaints from Corey - who likely just didn’t want to get that song stuck in his head, and really, who could blame him - Grace passed the remote controller along to him. He joined her on the bed, seated at its edge and effortlessly controlling Spidey as he web-glided through the busy streets of Manhattan. When he revealed a tidbit about the game play, Grace gasped, reaching out to clutch Corey’s arm - which was bigger than she remembered it being last year - “Mary Jane parts!? You mean you get to play as MJ?!” <br><br>Suddenly bouncing on the bed in excitement, Grace released his arm, then sagely nodded to herself, and to Corey. “I’m sure I’ll be better at those.” As Corey swung Spiderman between skyscrapers, he leaned over, jabbing her shoulder with his as he playfully made fun of her affinity for weird comics. “They are not comics,” she corrected, glaring at him playfully. They had been over this about a million times. “They are graphic novels. Which reminds me, I found an old series recently that I just started re-reading. It’s adorable.” <br><br>Grace leaned back slightly, resting her hands behind her and folding one leg over the other, reclined as much as she could be on her bed. “It’s about this woman who works far too much. She’s got this boyfriend who is perfect on paper but quite boring. They seem to be missing a spark. She can’t quite be herself with him, like she has to always put on this act and be this perfect version of herself, you know?” She was getting carried away and shook her head to help herself focus. <br><br>“Anyway, one day, on her walk home from work, she spots a young man on the street, sitting in a cardboard box. It’s raining, and he seems to have fainted. So, she feels obligated to take care of him. She brings him to her apartment and gets him cleaned up and fed. She starts snooping about his personal life, his home, his family. But he’s lost everything. So, they decide to make an arrangement where he gets to stay with her, if he can keep quiet and not alert the landlord. Of course, one day, the landlord hears a commotion and goes to check. She says it’s a dog that she’s temporarily sitting. And from there, he decides to be her pet.” Grace grinned over at Corey.<br><br>“That sounds like the perfect situation. Why can’t I find a boy like that - who wants to be my dog, and lets me pet him while we cuddle together?” It might have been a rhetorical question. Then again, it might have been hard to grasp, since the story concept was exactly as Corey described - weird. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malrunar</strong> on <strong>17-02-2019, 02:22:44</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/PEzV53l.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>NAME:</strong> &nbsp;Addison Snow (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14660328#msg14660328)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Hufflepuff, 7th Year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Pureblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 11 ¼ inches / Dogwood / White River Monster Spine / Surprisingly Swishy and Flexible (https://i.imgur.com/UhEDEhn.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This right hurr (https://i.imgur.com/OeWyKUN.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 3rd September, Afternoon<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Hufflepuff Common Rooms<br><strong>MUSIC:</strong> <a href="#user_httpswwwyoutubecomwatchvXjVNlGcZyQ">Pink - Raise Your Glass</a><br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Dun dun duuuunnn<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Curt</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr><br>The name ‘Dior’ got her attention instantly, and a fine white brow arched high in question. The woman was… well, Addison didn’t really have a good word for it. She had nothing against the Slythering, personally, and while they weren’t friends she wouldn’t go so far as to say that they were <em>un</em>friendly to one another. But that didn’t mean she liked the way the woman treated people sometimes. But who was she to judge? Every confrontation Addison had ever witnessed herself there seemed to be justification for Dior's actions. So… what happened between Dior and Curt? If she arched her brow any higher than it was right now, it was going to fall off of her face.<br><br>“Wait a moment,” she said with a slight laugh. Had she heard that correctly? Was she assuming too much? The white-haired witch tilted her head to the side, blinking back at her friend with a momentary pause. She didn’t want to push, she wasn’t one to pry or suck in every bit of gossip. But it was clear he was bothered by --whatever it was he was thinking about. That seemed like a good enough reason to push gently and see if he felt comfortable enough with sharing this with her.<br><br>“I mean… I can take this news in multiple ways. Either you did something to piss Dior off over the summer, or she did something to you.” Both? Dior’s twin was Curt’s best friend… but he hadn’t made any effort to join Derek during the opening feast. That felt rather significant.<br><br>She tried a respectful approach, even if it was entirely selfish. For starters, it took the conversation off of herself, which she preferred. Also… she just couldn’t quite get her head around it and curiosity was getting the best of her. What happened? “Do you want to talk about it… or are we back to planning someone’s funeral? Maybe I’m a bit bias but I’d prefer not to ever have to bury a friend so we may have to off the lass."<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>20-02-2019, 16:53:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://www.inthefrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Photo-02-02-2016-13-45-36.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Girl's Uniform with strawberry red tie<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Monday, 2nd September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Kitchens | Gryffindor Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Spreading some fall cheer<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> 2NE1 - I Am The Best (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7_lSP8Vc3o&amp;list=RDj7_lSP8Vc3o&amp;start_radio=1)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Open | Expecting Joey</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>It had become a tradition for Grace to leave cookies behind at the Gryffindor common room, for various occasions. The first celebratory event, naturally, was the return to school. So, after excusing herself from dinner early, Grace got to work in the kitchens. She cheerily waved at a few of the house elves she had gotten to know from sharing space and cooking with them for so many years, then gathered the ingredients. <br><br>Though she could have used her wand to speed up the process, Grace always found cooking the muggle way rather therapeutic. Okay, so, once in a while she would get some help from her wand, but normally, she preferred to use her hands and muggle tools. Perhaps there were some wizards and witches out there who relied a little too much on their wands and Grace never wanted to forget her origins. <br><br>After making the dough, she heard the halls filling with students who had just finished their dinners. Grace smiled to herself, cutting leaf shapes into the dough, before lining them up on a cookie sheet. Once they were ready, she popped them into the oven and looked over her shoulder. A grin swept over her features as she untucked her wand from her uniform and gently flicked it at the oven door. <br><br><strong>Ding!</strong><br><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c3/f5/02/c3f50263936c917215a6b7e974f01a3a.jpg)</div><br>“My, my, that was fast.” She muttered to herself, smirking all the while. With an oven mitt on one hand, she pulled the cookie sheet out, shut the door with her hip, and took in a deep inhale of the freshly baked cookies. It was one of her favorite scents, in all the world. With just one final flick of her wand, the cookies were cooled in an instant, allowing Grace to set to work with the frosting and decorations.<br><br><hr><br>Grace found a simple serving dish to put her cookies on and spread them out along the common room coffee table, near the fire that was always magically roaring. There was a spell she put in place, which would refill the cookies once the plate was emptied. Knowing this, there should be plenty of cookies for every Gryffindor. There were even enough cookies for every Gryffindor to take a handful, and disperse them among other houses.<br><br>While she bent over the table and set the cookies onto the platters, Grace bobbed her head along to the song that was playing from her phone - the opening theme song to the anime Cardcaptor Sakura (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDezQD57h-g). As the song carried on, Grace stopped her humming along and started to sing the words, even the Japanese. <br><br>“Hora, catch you catch you catch me catch me, zettai! Unmei datte, o-niai datte. Sou, Nice to meet you, good to see you, kitto! Dare ni mo makenai anata ni sekai de, ichiban ichiban ichiban ichiban! KO - I - SHI - TE - ‘RU” <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">*</div><div class="spoiler_body">Lyrics in English: Hey look! <br>Catch You Catch You Catch Me Catch Me&nbsp; &nbsp;Absolutely! <br>It's our destiny. It suits us well. <br>Yeah!&nbsp; &nbsp;Nice to Meet You Good to See You&nbsp; &nbsp;Surely! <br>I won't give in to anyone. I'll be <br>No. 1, No. 1, No. 1, No. 1 in the world to you! <br>I'm - in - love - with - you!</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Totoro</strong> on <strong>20-02-2019, 18:01:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://66.media.tumblr.com/e1ac6f6d1d72585707139544c9b7c7f2/tumblr_neissmQCYv1swwx3co9_250.png)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Joey Kingston (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14706442#msg14706442)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half Blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 13 ½ inch | Red Oak | Rougarou Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> White V neck shirt, Jeans<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Monday, 2nd September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Kitchens | Gryffindor Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Saying hi to a friend<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Wiley Ft. Shakka - Certified (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiS1ZBgRjWM)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace, Open</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Joey's voice was almost hoarse after dinner. He'd been hollering half way down the table to just about everyone he recognised, and then hollering twice as loud to the other tables. Ever enthusiastic he never quite adapted to being calm at dinner. Regardless of his lacking voice he'd been grinning the whole way back up to the dorms, where he continued to catch up with those he'd not seen over the summer. It always felt like it'd been forever since he'd seen any of them. <br><br>A little time in the common room laughing and joking, volume and exuberance making him gather a good deal of attention as always. This continued until various Gryffindors began to peel off to their rooms. It was fair, tonight. For once Joey didn't tease anyone for leaving early. They'd had a fairly long day already and he was fairly tired himself. When there wasn't many others left he retired too, spending a while kicking back on his bed. <br><br>Music blaring in his earphones as always he bobbed his head in time, not really feeling ready for bed but not having anyone to kill time with. Eventually the time spent lazing was simply too long. He'd lost all track of it, but in his idleness he'd got pretty hungry. Setting his earphones down before rising from bed, still in jeans and a pretty noticeably deep V neck, he headed for the common room to see if he could scrounge something. <br><br><hr><br>As soon as he stepped in he saw Grace bent over setting the cookies at the table and grinned. He recognised her before she'd stood up, which probably said a fair bit about where his eyes drifted. "Wagwan Grace!" His voice was as enthusiastic as ever despite the sheer amount of time he'd spent talking today. He got on well with Grace, she was one of the more fun ones around here. And they'd been in a fair few of the same classes for long enough at this point, even if they generally excelled in different areas.<br><br>Heading over he nodded at her in greeting, once she'd faced him. "How's gyal doin' this year?" He asked on approach, as he rarely got told what was going on after his first greeting. When closer he could smell the cookies, lighting up when he remembered Grace's tradition. "Yes!" He exclaimed, glancing over Grace's shoulder to see what she'd cooked up this year. As his standard greeting for just about anyone Joey brought his hand up, gesturing for a 'Proper handshake' (https://previews.123rf.com/images/martialred/martialred1803/martialred180300073/98151161-soul-brother-handshake-thumb-clasp-handshake-or-homie-handshake-line-art-vector-icon-for-apps-and-we.jpg) as he'd call it. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>21-02-2019, 02:29:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://www.inthefrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Photo-02-02-2016-13-45-36.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Girl's Uniform with strawberry red tie<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Monday, 2nd September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Kitchens | Gryffindor Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Spreading some fall cheer<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> 2NE1 - I Am The Best (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7_lSP8Vc3o&amp;list=RDj7_lSP8Vc3o&amp;start_radio=1)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Joey</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Grace realized she wasn’t alone just after hitting the very high notes of the Japanese lyrics blaring from the phone in her jacket pocket. Only slightly startled by the sound of someone approaching, she spun around a little stiffly, then relaxed into a wide grin, which inevitably turned into a string of laughter. Tugging her phone out, she silenced the song, then set it down on the table.<br><br>She smiled at Joey as he approached; old friends reunited in the common room. He may have been quite a looker and many of her friends may have wanted more than a chinwag with him, but Grace and Joey remained platonic after all their time together. While flirting may have existed between them, it was all harmless and in good fun. <br><br>Ultimately, Joey knew Grace wasn’t looking for one night stands and Grace knew Joey wasn’t looking for anything serious. <br><br>Besides, guys and girls could totally be just friends. Take Grace and Corey, for example! <br><br>“Not too much, Joey, what’s up with you?” She cordially responded resting her hands on her hips. “So far, so good. You know me though, nothing to complain about.” Grace shrugged a shoulder, then flashed a smile that was supposed to make her teeth gleam, but there was no post production team around to add in the special effect. Hopefully Joey would pretend it was there. <br><br>It didn’t take him long to realize there were trays filled with leaf shaped cookies, all of which had kawaii faces on them. His exclamation made her giggle. She was always chuffed to bits when someone enjoyed her concoctions. She stepped aside and held an arm out, Vera White style, to show off the goods and to make sure he knew he was welcome to as many as he’d like. “Please, have some.” <br><br>Joey reached out with his hand for what he called a proper handshake, filling Grace with nostalgia. She beamed at him, then reached out with her hand, clasping it the proper way against his, before nodding. “Go on, then. Tell me about your summer. What shall we expect from you this year?” Her brow perked, as if she knew he would be up to something or had some sort of plan. Not that he always followed through with them. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>21-02-2019, 02:31:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c3/a4/60/c3a460f0ca6b900bca7a140fe7fe2208.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Corey Dwyer (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14675375#msg14675375)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor, 5th year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Halfblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10inches, Sycamore, Dragon Heartstring<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Relaxed (http://i.imgur.com/j06MR9y.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Friday, Sept 6th, late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Single Dorm<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Gaming time<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Spidey-Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sflfp-C0MxY)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace - Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr>Corey knew of course that he was getting into trouble when he mentioned that there were quite a few outfits in the game and that you could change them as you went to a girl who lived and died by fashion, but that was really the fun of it.&nbsp; If it had been JUST a Spiderman game, sure Grace would have been into it (she really did crush hard), but add in the chance to play in different outfits AND as the comic world’s most famous redhead?&nbsp; Well, that just set the hook in good and deep.&nbsp; “Yeah, I figured you might.&nbsp; I’ll just leave this copy here then, so on your off time you can look at outfit after outfit without making me crazy in the process…” Corey mumbled around yet another cookie, the only snack that was currently in reach enough to shove in his face and to keep swinging through the streets.<br><br>“There are a bunch of Mary Jane parts, but I haven’t gotten too far into them.&nbsp; Sometimes she just shows up, but sometimes you are full on playing AS her.”&nbsp; Corey nodded, his eyes glued to the screen as he played, carefully working Spider-man through the checkpoints, knowing he had more to show Grace.&nbsp; Playing and with his eyes on the screen, Corey only shook his head about Grace’s protest that she was ONLY wearing jeans.&nbsp; Of course she looked dressed up next to him in his schlubby clothes, but he’d never get her to admit it.&nbsp; Instead, he listened as she moved on, describing one of the weird books she was rereading.<br><br>“So, wait, it’s about some business woman, who has a boyfriend and a good job, and takes in a homeless guy.”&nbsp; Corey remarked, his voice practically dripping with skepticism.&nbsp; “So, LOTS of questions.&nbsp; Why does he agree to be a pet, not just like, a roommate?&nbsp; What does being a pet entail?&nbsp; How does the boyfriend take all this?” He asked, thinking that even for Grace’s choice of reading material, this one was far afield.&nbsp; Who even came UP with this stuff?!&nbsp; “I can at least answer the last one.&nbsp; This probably shouldn’t come as a surprise to you Grace, but most guys don’t want to just be petted and to cuddle.&nbsp; That’s what they buy you stuffed animals for.”<br><br>Grinning, Corey looked over his shoulder at Grace’s shamble of a bed before pausing the game and plopping the controller into her lap.&nbsp; “Here, you need to practice.&nbsp; You aren’t going to get any better by watching.”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Totoro</strong> on <strong>21-02-2019, 03:05:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://66.media.tumblr.com/e1ac6f6d1d72585707139544c9b7c7f2/tumblr_neissmQCYv1swwx3co9_250.png)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Joey Kingston (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14706442#msg14706442)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half Blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 13 ½ inch | Red Oak | Rougarou Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> White V neck shirt, Jeans<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Monday, 2nd September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Kitchens | Gryffindor Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Saying hi to a friend<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Wiley Ft. Shakka - Certified (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiS1ZBgRjWM)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace, Open</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Joey had mostly managed to avoid paying too much attention to the music, but he did slightly shake his head as it turned off. Of all the things they ever discussed he was pretty sure he and Grace had wildly differing music tastes. Hers could've been a lot worse though. It was mostly Grace's own laughter that got Joey laughing, a lot more than her singing. Overall he always liked being around Grace. Good friends. She was one of the few girls he flirted with just as a friendly thing, knowing full well they were both looking for such different things. Even if her cute laugh and pretty hair almost made him consider behaving he knew it wasn't right for either of them.<br><br>"Never not much gyal." He replied. A painful twist on words, and it wasn't quite clear if he was saying he never didn't do much or doubting that she really wasn't doing much. "I do know you. Never a long ting." Although nowhere near as reckless as he was she was pretty outgoing and generally seemed to keep herself busy doing something fun one way or another, which Joey could appreciate. If there was a trait he couldn't stomach being around it was over-cautiousness. <br><br>As soon as he broke the handshake he nodded in response to her offer. "Safe." A quick word of thanks and approval and he'd swiped the nearest of the little leaf shaped cookies. The little faces on them were so damn cute he wondered how she had the patience to put anything like that together. In his case Joey's culinary skills had never graduated past the pot noodle. He'd been about ready to try it right away when she asked about his summer and Joey wasted no time even thinking about his reply before his mouth was moving.<br><br>"You know me fam. Mans smashed the summer back in the ends, down hackney way you know? Me and the mans livin' at tasty and the clubs." It was perhaps fortunate that 'tasty' was nowhere near as questionable a place as it might have sounded. Just a fried chicken shop near the street Joey had grown up on. "Mum still lady of her manors like always." He just kept going, once Joey got on a roll about home it tended to become a difficult to follow tale spinning from event to event. "Got the big plans again this year. You gonna be chasing mans when the wands are out." He grinned a little. "And creasin' up when books do." He was very well aware of his skills, and failings, and didn't mind joking at his own expense. <br><br>After blitzing through a few sentences he paused for a moment, both checking how well Grace had kept up with his stories and whether she was trying to get a word of her own in edgeways. The first few times they'd reunited after summer Joey's tale had lasted about ten minutes and he'd spoken half a dictionary. Albeit one of his own creation. Eventually he'd figured out nobody but mum back home could manage to keep up with that. Taking an interest of his own he returned the question. "Whas' your plans like?" 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>22-02-2019, 06:27:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://www.inthefrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Photo-02-02-2016-13-45-36.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Girl's Uniform with strawberry red tie<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Monday, 2nd September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Kitchens | Gryffindor Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Spreading some fall cheer<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> 2NE1 - I Am The Best (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7_lSP8Vc3o&amp;list=RDj7_lSP8Vc3o&amp;start_radio=1)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Joey | (Mentioning: Corey)</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Over the years, Grace had gotten accustomed to Joey’s roadman slang terminology, though it took her some time to learn and it was still possible for him to throw her off. In their first years, when the pair discovered that they enjoyed friendly flirting, Grace asked him time and time again to explain his words, so that she could learn them all. By their fifth years, it was evident that her practice had paid off. Though, admittedly, after a long summer break of not hearing Joey’s very unique way of speaking, Grace felt a bit rusty.<br><br>Wrinkling her nose at his first near riddle, Grace perked a precarious brow at him. There was slang verbiage, and the there was confusing wording. Never not much left her wondering if he was referring to himself or to her, but the platinum haired Gryffindor presumed it was in reference to herself. There was never nothing much going on, after all. Especially not for a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts castle. She nodded a slow, unsure nod, almost looking like she was simply bobbing her head along to some music that was no longer playing. <br><br>He followed up by saying ‘never a long ting,’ which she had to work to remember the meaning of, but in context, realized it referred to how there was never a dull moment in life. “Right.” She concurred, her nod solidifying all over again. Their handshake ended and Joey thanked her in his usual way, then stepped up to a tray of cookies, much to Grace’s delight. Her hands pressed together in front of her, fingers twiddling in anticipation over his first bite. But, then he launched into an answer to her question, pulling out all the old words.<br><br>Grace should have known to wait until his first bite before asking him anything that would allow him the chance to talk for any great length of time. She bit her lower lip, fighting back the urge to giggle about it. Most of what he said, she caught. It sounded like his summer was filled with the usual things - hanging out with Hackney friends at the clubs and a place called Tasty, he had told her about before, which was known for its fried chicken. He expressed that his mom was still the lady of the manor, not that either of them had expected that to change any time soon, then mentioned his plans for the year.<br><br>She smirked a bit when he grinned at her, commenting that she’d be chasing him once the wands were out and laughing at him once the books were open. “Tsk,” she clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth. “Joey,” she spoke his name like someone who was about to chastise him. “I do not laugh at you. I’m fairly certain that whenever I’m laughing, so are you.” Grace beamed a bit at that, reached over and gingerly pushed his arm. “You’ve not sussed me out as a villain, yet.” Another gentle chuckle passed from her lips. “There’s loads worse here, than me.” <br><br>Joey inquired about her own plans for the school year and Grace decided to lower herself onto the couch, draping one leg over the other and clutching a pillow against her for comfort. “Oh, we’ll see. I’ve not planned much out to be honest.” Her head tilted to the side and she gazed into the flames that continuously flickered and crackled in the fireplace. “Been thinking about the tournament but I’m not sure Corey’d let me do it.” She confessed, a very subtle coral hue stretching over the apples of her cheeks. Anyone who knew Grace would also know Corey, the two were practically attached at the hip most of the time - best friends - though most people besides Grace figured that at least one of them must have had feelings for the other. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Totoro</strong> on <strong>22-02-2019, 18:02:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://66.media.tumblr.com/e1ac6f6d1d72585707139544c9b7c7f2/tumblr_neissmQCYv1swwx3co9_250.png)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Joey Kingston (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14706442#msg14706442)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half Blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 13 ½ inch | Red Oak | Rougarou Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> White V neck shirt, Jeans<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Monday, 2nd September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Kitchens | Gryffindor Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Saying hi to a friend<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Wiley Ft. Shakka - Certified (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiS1ZBgRjWM)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace, Open</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Joey always grinned a bit when Grace struggled with his words. At least she put the effort in to care, so he didn't feel the need to change up his manner of speaking around her. After five years at Hogwarts around very few others who spoke like he did he'd got used to dropping the slang when he had to. The little nod was sweet, in a way. After the roughness of his own neighbourhood over the summer he quite liked the time he spent relaxing with students like Grace. <br><br>The cookie was so close to his mouth it was almost painful when his eating was interrupted by an opportunity to playfully flirt with Grace. He'd already almost cracked up at the tongue click, and fought to keep it together after the way she said his name. He hadn't quite meant to suggest she'd laugh at him out of cruelty, but rather than noting that he chose to double down, while slightly switching direction. "Got'cha down as a quiet <em>bad</em> girl though." He winked. It was a rare day when Joey missed an easy shot like that, and he knew Grace didn't mind. He'd been surprised any time she shot back, but he liked it. Obviously Joey didn't think Grace was really a bad person at all, but he liked to suggest she couldn't be quite as wholesome as she appeared on the surface. <br><br>Joey kept his eyes on her but finally took the opportunity to bite into the cookie. It was pretty much perfect in his book, as usual. Grace was in close contention with Joey's mum for the best baker he knew, although he was always going to back his mother. Rather than making a comment he paid the ultimate compliment of making sure the cookie barely lasted a few seconds, disappearing behind a grin of approval. Once there was nothing left he gave a nod of approval. "Smashed it again." He was quietly concerned that if she didn't her enough compliments about her baking the cookie well might dry up.<br><br>Approaching Joey settled onto the couch beside her, making sure to give her plenty of space despite his broad shoulders. His eyes drifted closed as he relaxed into the comfortable spot. It was funny to think how many times he'd relaxed in the Gryffindor common room now. Both his hands raised up to enjoy the warmth the fire brought. "Bet you got it more planned out than me." He noted, feeling pretty sure his vague ideas of success was far less quantified than Grace's aims would be.<br><br>It was Joey's turn to raise an eyebrow when she suggested Corey wouldn't let her enter the tournament. "Nah fam." He responded in a heartbeat, eyes opening and head shaking. "He ain't wet like that. My guy ain't ever gonna violate ya' ting." It was evident that the more emotionally invested Joey was in the situation the more his slang increased. He knew Corey well enough, having spent five years in the same house and year. And he knew Corey wouldn't ever ruin something Grace wanted to do. The two were almost glued together. In fact besides flirting casually Joey spent a fair bit of time teasing Grace about why she hadn't admitted things about Corey. <br><br>"Don't make excuses gyal." He pointed out. He didn't like the idea she might stop herself doing something she'd excel at because of the imagined words of another. And he was so sure that Corey would be encouraging. "If you go scrap you know man'll be gassed up fightin' ya corner." He grinned. "An' I'mma be right there too, hyping you both up. Joey often felt like he made a better motivator for others than himself. He was quietly fairly sure someone'd end up turning his encouragement on him and question why he wasn't competing himself. Joey knew he'd have a great deal of struggle putting the effort in to push himself. Maybe he'd find a way to try this year. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>25-02-2019, 04:11:30</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://ath.unileverservices.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/08/platinum-silver-blonde-inthefrow.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This outfit (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/46/21/d0/4621d0e4a3d7e57ca603090a4c7fd473.jpg) (without sunglasses)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Friday, 6th September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Don't hate the player, hate the game <br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Bruno Mars Parody - That Spidey Life (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKW7NSgiCFo)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Corey | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>At the promise of MJ bits in the game, Grace was renewed with vigor and excitement. She was curious to see the model for the infamous redhead. Which style did they go for in this game? Was she more of the girl next door type that she was meant to be, or was she the painfully out of Peter’s league type that she became in the movies? Her head tilted as she thought about it. <br><br>When she was younger, she idolized Mary Jane. Yet, as she grew older, she had started to resent the redhead journalist. There were times when she couldn’t tell whether it was the fault of the directors or producers of the movie adaptations, or if it was the casting person’s fault for choosing the wrong actress to portray her. But, whoever’s fault it was, clearly someone had missed the mark. <br><br>Grace laughed at Corey’s mumblings as he stuffed another cookie into his mouth. “I mean, it’s a bit late now, isn’t it?” She stuck her tongue out at Corey, whether he looked at her or not. Frankly, it was his fault for not thinking to mention the bit about the outfits until after she took her time sorting through them all. “If you leave this here, fair warning, you’re likely to never get it back.” <br><br>Corey explained, as he effortlessly played, that there were plenty of MJ parts, which prompted Grace to clap her hands together again in excitement. “Plenty of chances to redeem myself, then.” Their topic of conversation changed back to the graphic novel series that Grace had started re-reading. Naturally, Corey needed an explanation as to what the series was about. <br><br>Naturally, Corey attempted to tear the entire plot apart, first chance he got. Grace scoffed, rolled her eyes, and shook her head while he went on about it. “She isn’t supposed to have any roommates, but she can have a pet!” She defended, her voice growing higher against her will. She paused to think about one of his questions, then answered sincerely. “I don’t think she tells her boyfriend.” <br><br>He playfully chastised her, then. Grace returned his grin with a wide smirk of her own. “They don’t?” She pretended to be dim. “Then what is it that boys want, Corey?” He dumped the controller into her lap and plopped down beside her, declaring she needed some practice. “But I like watching,” She whined, taking the controller and leaning in, struggling to pay attention to the cut scene happening on screen. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>25-02-2019, 20:03:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c3/a4/60/c3a460f0ca6b900bca7a140fe7fe2208.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Corey Dwyer (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14675375#msg14675375)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor, 5th year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Halfblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10inches, Sycamore, Dragon Heartstring<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Relaxed (http://i.imgur.com/j06MR9y.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Friday, Sept 6th, late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Single Dorm<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Gaming time<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Spidey-Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sflfp-C0MxY)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace - Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr>“Better late than never, that’s my motto…”&nbsp; Corey replied, his voice just this side of a groan.&nbsp; Boy, was THAT ever true.&nbsp; Although, at the rate he was going with Grace, it was looking a lot more like ‘never’ than it ever was with ‘late’.&nbsp; &nbsp;The truth was, they were really good friends, and even though Corey felt like he saw a lot more in Grace than that, he was pretty sure that she did NOT feel anything more for him than a good friend.&nbsp; While that made it hard to watch her date jerks, and anyone she dated was instantly in that category, the fact was their friendship was too good to give up just like it was too good to risk.<br><br>“The MJ parts are still a game you know.&nbsp; They aren’t <em>Mario Party</em>...” Corey scoffed, bringing up once again their old yarn about how if they would just play that game, then Grace was sure to defeat him.&nbsp; She might outdo him in a LOT of ways, even Corey knew to admit that, but video games was never going to be one of them.&nbsp; “So you better get all the practice you can.&nbsp; I mean, seriously, that is the newest feeling controller I have ever felt that wasn’t right out of the box…” Corey laughed, putting aside his earlier thoughts for the tried and true method of teasing Grace.<br><br>Watching Grace take over, Corey shook his head at her rendition of this new/old comic she was reading.&nbsp; It still didn’t make any sense to him.&nbsp; &nbsp;“Wait, so she can have pets but not another person?&nbsp; That seems strange to me.&nbsp; Is it because it’s one bedroom?&nbsp; That’s one reason why she wouldn’t want to tell her boyfrie…..” As he spoke, Corey leaned back in perfect imitation to the way Grace had earlier, his arms going behind him without looking, something that turned out to be very risky on Grace’s mess of a bed.<br><br>No sooner did Corey’s hand land on something too hard to be a fold in Grace’s blankets, than he felt it roll beneath his hand and begin angrily buzzing at him.&nbsp; “WHAT THE HELL?!” Corey exclaimed, loud enough to be heard two doors away, as he leaped off Grace’s bed in a sudden motion that sent popcorn flying across the floor.&nbsp; Terrified of snakes above all other things, Corey’s mind conjured a vision of some poisonous rattler beneath Grace’s sheets, and while he wanted nothing more than to flee down the hall, he was not going to leave Grace along with some angry viper.<br><br>Drawing his wand in a flash, Corey grabbed the blankets and threw them aside as he prepared to blast the damned thing into next year.&nbsp; Grace would just have to get a new bed.&nbsp; Looking down though, what Corey saw was not a snake at all.&nbsp; Well, not exactly.&nbsp; Blinking in what was first befuddlement and then mortification,&nbsp; Corey very quickly turned a shade of red normally reserved for beets.&nbsp; “Oh.”&nbsp; He said, lowering his wand, although in that moment he absolutely could not face Grace.&nbsp; “OH.”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>25-02-2019, 22:16:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://www.inthefrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Photo-02-02-2016-13-45-36.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Girl's Uniform with strawberry red tie<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Monday, 2nd September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Kitchens | Gryffindor Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Spreading some fall cheer<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> 2NE1 - I Am The Best (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7_lSP8Vc3o&amp;list=RDj7_lSP8Vc3o&amp;start_radio=1)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Joey | (Mentioning: Corey)</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>No sooner had Joey winked at her, than Grace knew she walked right into that comment he made. “I set myself up for that one, didn’t I?” She questioned with a knowing smirk. Grace wrinkled her nose at his playful wink, as if that was her comeback. “I’m a goody two shoes and perfectly fine with that,” she declared, avoiding eye contact for ...completely unrelated reasons.<br><br>She melted with relief when she heard him bite into the chewy edge of the cookie she baked, turning to observe as he relished the taste. Except, he didn't. Instead, he shoved the entirety of the sugary goodness into his gob, practically gulping it down whole. Grace broke out into a fit of laughter, his nod marking his approval before he complimented the cookies by saying she smashed it again. <br><br>Grace smirked a bit, thinking about how the term had developed into something quite different, online. “Well, I’d much rather be a smash than a pass,” she winked back. Joey joined her on the couch soon enough, settling in and warming by the fire. She tilted her head and chuckled, thinking about Corey. Where was he, anyway? Surely he would be looking about for her cookies sooner than later. <br><br>Without much hesitation at all, Joey corrected Grace about Corey, reminding her that he wasn’t the sort to be unsupportive. In fact, he went on, Corey’d support her the whole way through, Joey was certain. He told her not to make excuses and Grace feigned shock, her mouth dropping open with an audible noise. “Ugh! Me? Making excuses?” She blinked her wide eyes and pretended to turn away in disgust. “Never!” <br><br>He went on to express that not only would Corey be in her corner, but that he’d be there, too. She elbowed him playfully. “Maybe you should be in your own corner. You’d make a great champion for Hogwarts.” Grace leaned forward, referencing her tray of cookies, as she stood up. “Well, so long as you’re not stuffing your mouth with these too often,” she chuckled, stretching herself out a bit. <br><br>“It’s about that time. I must head to bedfordshire.” Grace gave Joey two finger guns on her way out. “Catch ya ‘round!” <br><br><hr><div align="center"><em>End.</em></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Totoro</strong> on <strong>25-02-2019, 23:21:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://66.media.tumblr.com/e1ac6f6d1d72585707139544c9b7c7f2/tumblr_neissmQCYv1swwx3co9_250.png)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Joey Kingston (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14706442#msg14706442)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half Blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 13 ½ inch | Red Oak | Rougarou Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> White V neck shirt, Jeans<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Monday, 2nd September, 2019 | Late evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Kitchens | Gryffindor Common Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Saying hi to a friend<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Wiley Ft. Shakka - Certified (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiS1ZBgRjWM)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace, Open</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Joey grinned and smirked, shaking his head at Grace. "Nah gyal. Nobody's good all the time. Just means you do bad tings behind closed doors." It was evident he found the suggestion more amusing than anything else, and he almost broke out laughing. He loved to joke about Grace's behaviour, but he didn't really think much of it. Or believe in the things he said in jest. It was fortunate that the speed he ate the cookie at made Grace join him laughing.<br><br>"See!" He exclaimed at her comment. "You know you're a smash. Always been fit." He complimented casually. Joey had never been one to be subtle about commenting on his attraction to Grace, just as he was equally open about being content if it never came to anything. Joey was always easygoing like that. <br><br>Joey mocked placing his hands on his hips, tensing up and putting a very seldom seen serious expression on his face. All an incredibly sarcastic response to Grace's feigned offence. "Now you listen to me young lady!" He replied, feigning a much more upper class accent. It was very evident that he wasn't very good at faking voices, and Joey almost fell about laughing at his own attempts. There wasn't a single moment that he took her own teasing seriously. It didn't take long before he abandoned the pose and chuckled when he was elbowed.<br><br>"Can ya' imagine the posh fucks cheerin' me on though gyal?" He questioned. There was a hint of seriousness to the joke. Joey was pretty sure there were more than a few around Hogwarts that didn't love the fact someone with an attitude like his who didn't even know the wizarding portion of his family had his knack for duelling. He couldn't argue with Grace that, in some ways, he might make a good champion. He had the athleticism. And he was pretty confident that if the entire tournament came down to a single duel he'd place well. But there was a lot of researching and effort that he didn't feel ready to put in.<br><br>One of the few things that was liable to get Joey fired up enough to try was the idea of proving those who'd doubted or mocked him wrong. Joey disliked comments about his father, and the source of his wand. When he was newer he'd let slip, and since then implications it might've come from a dark wizard or be, in some way, 'evil' had haunted him. And that was before certain people had even met him, and judged him for his overly laid back nature and attitude. Still he'd be happy enough if the winner was anyone but those few. When Grace got up he nodded in agreement, staying seated for a little while longer before he'd return to his own room. <br><br><hr><br><div align="center"><em>End.</em></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>01-03-2019, 17:26:55</strong>
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				<div align="center">(https://fontmeme.com/permalink/190228/5a89f298b3bbcb8711638d3d341ca174.png)<br><br>(https://www.wildernessscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/autumn-blog-6384.jpg)<br><br><strong>Weather in the Highlands of Scotland in October:</strong> <br><br>The average highs reach 11°C (51°F), while the average lows get down to 5°C (41°F). In terms of rainfall, on average, there are 20 days out of the month where rain is expected, and accumulation averages at 7.5 inches (190 millimeters). For the most part, a typical day in October is rather gloomy and cloudy, with ominous clouds that appear as if they might start to pour rain at any moment. It is now chilly enough that fall jackets are barely doing it anymore, unless paired with a hat and a scarf. Most will trade in their autumn jackets for heavier, bulkier coats. Layers are still important and a fireplace is suddenly much more cozy than last month. <br><br><strong>Important Dates this Month:</strong> <br><br><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>25th October</strong> - Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students arrive at Hogwarts. A welcoming feast is thrown at the great hall.</li><li><strong>31st October</strong> - The Halloween dance takes place tonight, following a feast. The dance lasts from 7 pm until midnight. Also, the goblet of fire is lit and accepting names. Champions are chosen at midnight.</li></ul><br><strong>In Game Information about this Month:</strong> <br><br>The entire month is open and available for Rp. The next time change can be delayed, if a majority would prefer that.<br><br>(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/535877970401820675/549978680588369950/HANB_October.png?width=673&amp;height=500)<br></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>06-03-2019, 21:46:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rhGXH3lae-U/VCnT-In7KMI/AAAAAAAAKIc/WIbQnbxxupE/s1600/IMG_3681.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Unicorn Onesie (https://www.lolaliza.com/dw/image/v2/AAUM_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-lolaliza-catalog/default/dw1f183b9a/images/15000386_1001_01.jpg?sw=556&amp;sh=680&amp;sm=fit)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Saturday, 5th October, 2019 | Night<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Avril Lavigne - Hello Kitty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiaYDPRedWQ)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mack | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br><div class="floatright">(https://d2pu2bk1b66iw6.cloudfront.net/photos/2017/07/10/143-170532-img_2761-1499701006.jpg)</div>Grace had been planning a girl’s night with Mack for some time. It was nothing against Corey - she loved hanging out with him, he was her best friend - but, sometimes a girl just needed some girl time. Besides, she may have had a sort of ulterior motive for getting Mack into her dorm room. <br><br>And it had to do with Corey. Which meant, Corey couldn’t be there. Although the three of them hung out together before and always managed to have fun in each other’s company, this session was labeled as girl’s time, so that Corey knew he wouldn’t be allowed. At least, she hoped that was the hint he took from it. <br><br>Probably he would be in his bedroom fantasizing about the two braiding each other’s hair and dancing in their underwear, like in the so called movies... but if anyone believed that actually happened, they were daft. <br><br>When Mack joined Grace, she was immediately greeted by a very colorful and delicious looking snack, in individualized cupcake paper cups. “I call this unicorn munch. But according to Wiztrest recipes, it’s actually called unicorn muddy buddies.” She set the tray down on the coffee table, then sat on the edge of the bed facing the TV. <br><br>Her laptop was hooked up to the TV so that the internet quiz from Cosmo was on the screen. “We’ve got loads of things to do. Face masks, Cosmo quizzes, gabbing and gossip.” Grace giggled, digging into the overflowing drawer of her vanity. “We’ve got several different types of masks. There’s the ones you have to lather on, then there’s the ones you just sort of stick on.”<br><br>She showed Mack a few options; one was gold, one was striped like a tiger, one was a neon shade of green. “Then we’ve got this quiz to take. Does He Like You? (https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a55127/quiz-does-he-like-you/)” She read the quiz title aloud, then looked to Mack with a knowing expression. “We can both take it together, I think. So, we’ll just keep track of our answers then see what it says at the end.” <br><br>Grace picked one of the gold masks for herself, then sat on the edge of her bed and clicked through the first prompt. Question one was easy; Mack and Corey hung out all the time. Yes, Grace was planning on taking the quiz with Mack’s answers in mind, instead of her own. But, she wouldn’t tell her friend that until the very end.<br><br>Her heart fluttered, though. Just thinking about Mack and Corey together… for some reason, it was making her insides knot in an uncomfortable way. She shook her head, taking a portion of unicorn mix for herself and digging into it. “Mmm, so good!” She exclaimed. “You have to limit me on these, or I’ll become a heckin’ chonker by morning.” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malrunar</strong> on <strong>08-03-2019, 19:51:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/K5HcwFT.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/yuExVFv.png)</div><br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Mackenzie “Mack” O’Hare (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674148#msg14674148)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Fifth, Gryffindor<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half-Blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> Beech / 12” / Horned Serpent Horn (https://i.imgur.com/xVVNflt.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit in the photo<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 5th October, Evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace’s room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Pillow fights in their underwear, only fully clothed, no fighting, and no pillows... Talking. They’re just talking. <br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Grace was probably the most vibrant person she had ever met, and at the beginning of their friendship, Mackenzie found it a little overwhelming. There was a lot of pastels, a lot of giggling, a lot of ‘girly’ things that she had no experience with and for a while Mack wasn’t sure what to do with any of it. Over time, though, as Mack analyzed and collected her data and arranged her thoughts, she came to the simple and very crazy conclusion that Grace was actually a good person.<br><br>Mack wasn’t. <br><br>So why did Grace want to be her friend? It boggles the mind.<br><br>Her efforts were genuine, even if she often failed miserably at showing Grace her appreciation for the gestures and efforts that were made. For example, when the tray of colorful treats was offered, Mack’s rebuttal was “It looks like a unicorn just vomited all over these,” And as soon as the words were out of her mouth she immediately helped herself to one of the cups to eat the snack. She didn’t doubt that they were delicious -and they were- but Mack discovered that she had a hard time getting a good read on Grace. Most people were predictable. They wanted something; sex or help or leverage of some kind. Grace… didn’t. They had one of the healthiest relationships Mackenzie ever had and so she often fumbled with maintaining it. Worried she would say something wrong to tarnish it. Worried that Grace would discover for herself just how wretched Mackenzie really could be. Maybe that was why she immediately agreed to the sleepover. Maybe that was also why this relationship was one of the only things Mackenzie bothered to put any effort in at all.<br><br>Even if Mack didn’t sleep. By this time it was likely that they both knew she would sneak another wideye potion or slip out as soon as Grace herself went to sleep. It was a routine in its own way and a topic Mackenzie wasn’t willing to discuss. Even with her friend.<br><br>Mack picked out the tiger face-mask.<br><br>“So… this quiz is supposed to tell me if someone has a crush on me?” A crimson brown arched as she opened her face mask and began to apply it to her face. When her stripes were in order, and the sweet-smelling oils were doing… whatever the hell they were supposed to be doing, {other than feeling cold), Mack lifted both hands to make claws. “Rawr!”&nbsp; The corner of the beauty mask flopped, so she had to smear it back into place.<br><br>“What if I don’t care?” Wait, that probably sounded like she thought this quiz was a stupid idea. And she did, but that wasn’t the point. Stupid could be fun. “Wait, who am I supposed to pick? Wait! Does it have to be a guy?” <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>10-03-2019, 04:07:36</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rhGXH3lae-U/VCnT-In7KMI/AAAAAAAAKIc/WIbQnbxxupE/s1600/IMG_3681.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Unicorn Onesie (https://www.lolaliza.com/dw/image/v2/AAUM_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-lolaliza-catalog/default/dw1f183b9a/images/15000386_1001_01.jpg?sw=556&amp;sh=680&amp;sm=fit)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Saturday, 5th October, 2019 | Night<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Avril Lavigne - Hello Kitty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiaYDPRedWQ)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mack | (Mentioning: Corey) | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>“Better than a unicorn pooping all over them,” Grace surmised with a knowing look and a cheeky giggle. Not that either of them could realistically speak to the differences between unicorn poop and unicorn barf. Who would want to?! “Ew, I can’t believe I made a poop joke. They’re not even my favorite type of joke.” She paused, looking to Mack with a troll like face, almost as if to silently apologize for what was to come. “But … They are a solid number two!” <br><br>Grace broke out into a fit of laughter then, her head craning back and her hand pressed to her chest. “Sorry, sorry.” She had to apologize, her hands waving about slightly as her head shook side to side. After a long sigh, she sported a smile that refused to fade, while wiping carefully at her lashes to collect the excess moisture that formed there. By then, Mack had already helped herself to one of the treats. <br><br>“Even with it looking like rubbish, you’d still stick it in your gob,” Grace grinned at her own words, taking one of the cupcake tins, herself. It may have only been a remark on how Mack would eat whatever Grace was offering because she knew it would be delicious. Or, it may have been a salacious comment about how frequently Mack was known to be a bit of a slapper when she wanted to be one. <br><br>Whichever meaning Grace intended, she didn’t specify. Instead, she munched on her treat.<br><br>Besides, by then, it was time to apply face masks and pay attention to the quiz on the screen. When Mack peeled open her tiger mask, Grace took the liberty of peeling open her gold mask, which was a thin layer of cold, wet material, that she had to lay over the top half of her face. “What’s this - so the rest of my face can just bugger off, is that what they’re saying?” She tossed the wrapping aside and smirked at Mack’s tiger rawr. <br><br>“Fierce!” She played along. <br><br>Mack questioned the quiz a bit, making it seem as if she wasn’t quite as interested in it as Grace might have been. She opened her mouth to reply, but Mack quickly carried on, asking if it mattered who she picked. “No, it doesn’t have to be a guy.” Grace perked a brow, wondering if that meant she had someone in mind - someone who wasn’t a guy. “But what if I told you that I had someone in mind for you?” She questioned, then busied herself with answering the quiz.<br><br>Before Mack could really question her too much, Grace went through all of the questions and answers:<br><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Does he know who you are? - Yeah, we hang out all the time.</li><li>When you think "does he like me?" what's your gut reaction before you start over analyzing it? - I keep thinking he does but I have no facts to go off of.</li><li>Who usually texts the other person first? - It’s pretty even split.</li><li>What do you guys usually talk about? - Anything, honestly.</li><li>Is he single? - Of course he is!</li><li>Is he looking to date someone right now? - Definitely.</li><li>When your friends see you two together (or just see your texts), do they think he likes you? - Yeah, everyone asks when we’re gonna make out already.</li><li>Have you guys ever had a moment when you felt like he wanted to kiss you? - Sometimes I think he might want to, but we’re basically platonic.</li><li>If this was your friend telling you about a guy she liked and they were in the same situation you're in right now, what advice would you give her? - Go for it already!</li></ul>When she was finished answering the quiz with the answers she had in mind for Mack, Grace looked to the redhead with a knowing smirk. The results popped up, declaring that most of the answers were B’s, which meant ‘Duh, he's like totally in love with you.’<br><br>“See?” Grace asked, as if this proved something. Only, she didn’t say this aloud. Instead, all she could bring herself to say was… “Corey.” Like that was all she needed to say. Like it was the answer to a riddle they were both trying to solve.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>10-03-2019, 16:27:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/96d157d0d1afd4e4da112b69870bb752/5D2256C2/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/52152214_378926632933612_7851172582649927419_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Corey Dwyer (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14675375#msg14675375)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor, 5th year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Halfblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10inches, Sycamore, Dragon Heartstring<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Pictured with dark jeans and sneakers<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Sturday, October 26th, early evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Outside of Grace's Single Dorm<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Leaving for the party<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr><br>Corey was nervous.&nbsp; Why was he nervous?&nbsp; He had seen Grace plenty of times since the “Incident” in her room, and they had very successfully managed to never bring it up again.&nbsp; Of course, immediately after they had through unspoken agreement not seen each other for a few days, it definitely took that long to wipe quite a few images from his head, but after that Corey (and he assumed Grace) had just found it easier to pretend it had never happened.&nbsp; On his side, after all, it was hard enough to have a crush on your best friend and not let it show without the added stress of discussing exactly how they masturbated.<br><br>Starting to flush all over again, Corey for the one millionth time pushed that thought out of his head as he stood outside of Grace’s dorm.&nbsp; For all that the Incident was behind them, Corey had not been inside this room since, so that must be where the nerves were coming from.&nbsp; Of course, it could be the fact that they were attending a party filled with not just one, but three schools of people, which included a lot more guys to find Grace hot and girls to ignore Corey.&nbsp; Or maybe the fact that said party was being thrown by Dior Damn Darley, who was not exactly in Corey’s social circle, to say the least.<br><br>Sighing deeply, Corey realized there was no help for it.&nbsp; It wasn’t like he could never go into his best friends room ever again, and it wasn’t like they could miss the party.&nbsp; Squaring his shoulders, Corey knocked twice on the door.&nbsp; “Grace, it’s….uh….me.”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malrunar</strong> on <strong>10-03-2019, 22:12:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/K5HcwFT.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/yuExVFv.png)</div><br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Mackenzie “Mack” O’Hare (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674148#msg14674148)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Fifth, Gryffindor<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half-Blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> Beech / 12” / Horned Serpent Horn (https://i.imgur.com/xVVNflt.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit in the photo<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 5th October, Evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace’s room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Flickering lightbulb moment<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>She found the quiz… frustratingly vague and quite immature. <em>Who talks like this?</em> Who takes it seriously? She wanted to have a good laugh at it, to point at the screen and say something like “Grace! This was made by sexist robots!” while also making robotic dance moves, which she fancied that she was rather good at. But the moment she looked at Grace as she put down her answers that prickling sensation began to creep up along the back of her neck in warning. <em>Don’t do it,</em> it said. Once again, Mackenzie found herself in an alien landscape. The last thing she wanted to do was hurt Grace’s feelings or come across as… the asshole she knew she really was.<br><br>But it clicked. Finally. The reason for the introduction to Cosmo and the ulterior motive that had eluded Mackenzie until now. All thanks to that last question. <em>If this was your friend telling you about a guy she liked…</em><br><br>Like a halogen bulb, it flickered a few times but the lights finally came on.<br><br>“<em>Corey</em>,” her friend said.<br><br>She wasn’t entirely certain how to respond. Was Grace under the impression that Corey liked <em>her</em>? Before she could stop herself, Mack snorted before breaking out into a fit of laughter, mortified at herself but unable to help it. The redhead shook her head, waving her hands in a desperate attempt to ease distress her reaction may have caused. But she couldn’t breathe, and soon her own eyes were tearing up. She liked Corey, loved him even, as one would love one of their best mates. But there was no romance between them, no spark, no desire to throw him down on the bed or even basorexia.<br><br>But how did you explain that to someone who thought it in the first place? She wiped her eyes with the backs of her hands, her cheeks cramping from how wide her smile was. “No no no,” she shook her head again, putting her heart into it. She was trying. She was wretched at this.<br><br>“Grace… you’re precious and I love you.” The giggling wouldn’t stop, so she pressed her palms against each cheek, smooshing her lips together like a fish. “I love you like I love Corey, savvy? I love you two like I love haggis and rollercoasters and the sharp smell of petrichor. Oh, and socks. Warm socks straight from the dryer after a bath on a cold winter’s day.” Her hands dropped in her lap, finally able to get her giggles in order. “And I know it’s mutual; you love me despite the fact that I’m a wretched thing. Corey loves me because he knows I’ll always have his back. See?” She had a good way of <em>not</em> saying what she was meaning to say. But she was trying.<br><br>“Help me out, Grace,” she finally settled. “I can keep rambling if you really want me to but what I have with Corey is not what <em>you could have with him.</em>”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>11-03-2019, 13:47:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/78/Grace_Close_Up_Party.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This outfit (https://fayebelinexo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/photo-27-10-2014-14-24-40.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Saturday, 26th October, 2019 | Early evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> P A R T. Y? Cuz I gotta.<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Ke$ha - Take it Off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpFMuBHxGWs)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Corey | (Mentioning: Mack, Hayley, Joey) | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>The party hosted by Dior Darley was all anyone could talk about for the entire week. Grace knew she would be in attendance, if for no other reason than to be included in what was sure to be an epic get together. It was always better to be a part of the party, than to hear about it secondhand, from some unreliable source, after the fact. <br><br>Even though Grace and Dior weren’t the best of buds, and Corey was sure to wrinkle his nose at more than a few of the sights he was bound to see tonight, she still managed to convince her best friend to go with her. Thankfully, things had mostly smoothed over since the purple vibrator incident. And in this case, that meant neither Corey nor Grace said another word about it.<br><br>After avoiding each other for a couple of days, Grace texted Corey a string of hilarious music videos and meme’s as a sign that she was ready to return to normal. Except, things weren’t really as normal as they used to be, anymore. If Grace allowed herself to stop and think about it for too long, she’d hear the words of Mack… and Hayley… and even Joey… echoing in her mind, suggesting that Corey was more than just her best friend. <br><br>She shook her head and finished applying lip gloss, leaning into the mirror of the bathroom thoughtfully, with her lips pursed. Just as she finished, a knock came from her door. It was Corey on the other side, announcing himself. Grace felt her cheeks go hot. Why did he sound nervous? “Alright, alright, I’m coming!” She called back. <br><br>Grace often didn’t think about the innuendo her words sometimes captured. This instance was just another prime example of that. <br><br>After closing her lip gloss container, she tossed it back into her makeup bag and grabbed hold of her black, imitation leather jacket. Scurrying over to the door, she tugged it open just a crack. “Get the door for me, will you? I’ve made cupcakes (https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/halloween-cupcakes-cauldron-1530113509.jpg).” She didn’t wait for Corey, assuming he’d do as she asked. <br><br>Turning on her animal print heel, she bent over the table where her cupcake tin was resting, and picked it up, hearing the door creak behind her. She spun a little too fast to hand the cupcakes to Corey, and before she knew it, had tripped over her shoe, launching the entire container at Corey’s chest. “Oh, bugger!” Grace screeched, stamping her heel on the ground.<br><br>She somehow still managed to catch the container awkwardly before it had a chance to land on the ground. Yet, the mess had already happened. Little cauldron shaped cupcakes and their green, frothy contents, were sprayed all over the floor and smudged all over Corey’s shirt. Grace whined as she set the container down and clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth.<br><br>“Sorry,” she murmured, fetching her wand and stirring it in the air a bit. All of the cupcakes returned to their tins and in perfect placement, cleaned of all dirt and debris that they may have collected in the spill. It was like magic had reversed the clock, yet Corey’s shirt still had some stains on it. Grace sighed in relief. “They’re salvageable, thank goodness.” The cupcakes, that was.<br><br>She then turned to examine Corey, using her wand to clean off the mess on his… “Wait, that’s what you’re wearing? To Dior’s party?” Grace didn’t even let him answer before she shook her head. “No, absolutely not. You need to go and change. I’ll help you pick something out. This is me doing you a favor, really.” Clearly, the cupcakes were sentient and knew that they had to attack Corey’s shirt to get him to change it. <br><br>Grace placed her wand down again, then picked up her cupcake container - carefully - and walked into the hall, expecting Corey to close the door behind them. “C’mon, then.” She waited for him to lead the way to his dorm room so that they could get him looking at least halfway presentable. “You must have a better shirt than that one. I swear, if I must run to Hogsmeade to find you an acceptable shirt, I will.” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>11-03-2019, 15:56:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rhGXH3lae-U/VCnT-In7KMI/AAAAAAAAKIc/WIbQnbxxupE/s1600/IMG_3681.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Unicorn Onesie (https://www.lolaliza.com/dw/image/v2/AAUM_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-lolaliza-catalog/default/dw1f183b9a/images/15000386_1001_01.jpg?sw=556&amp;sh=680&amp;sm=fit)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Saturday, 5th October, 2019 | Night<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Avril Lavigne - Hello Kitty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiaYDPRedWQ)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mack | (Mentioning: Corey) | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Grace wasn’t sure what she had been expecting after laying it all out on the table like she had and revealing the name of the person she had in mind when answering the questions of the Cosmo quiz. She didn’t mean for it to sound like she had been thinking of Corey in the sense that she wanted to know if he fancied her. But, that was probably how it sounded, on its own. <br><br>Whatever she had been expecting, Grace had not been anticipating the reaction she received. When Mack doubled over in laughter, she felt her brow furrow in sheer confusion. Grace looked dumbfounded as she blinked at her friend, who was laughing so hard, she was struggling to breathe. “Alright,” she lamented, pouting just a bit. “Don’t tear your face mask.” <br><br>Finally Mack managed to deny any claim that was made involving Corey and legitimate, more than friendly, feelings. Grace joined Mack in the fishy face she was making, for full effect, as the redhead explained that she loved them both - as friends - purely platonic friends. Finally, her giggles seemed to die out and she could speak normally, so Grace released her cheeks, as well.<br><br>Her head tilted a bit as Mack explained that Corey loved Mack as a friend, just as Grace loved Mack as a friend. It was just so odd to her, using the word love in association with friendship. Wasn’t love supposed to be in a whole different category, at a whole different tier? Otherwise, what was the distinction, really? <br><br>Grace pursed her lips and lowered her head, shrugging a bit. “I just thought… you know.” Her voice was quiet. <br><br>When Mack expressed that there was something Grace could have with Corey that she couldn’t have, her head perked up immediately, cheeks flushed slightly. “What does that mean?” She sounded a little defensive. “I’m not the one he wanted to see naked on Wiztagram,” she reminded Mack, though Grace didn’t mean for it to come out sounding as accusatory as it did. <br><br>“I mean… Sorry.” She shook her head, releasing an exasperated sigh. “What do you mean?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>12-03-2019, 04:16:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/96d157d0d1afd4e4da112b69870bb752/5D2256C2/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/52152214_378926632933612_7851172582649927419_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Corey Dwyer (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14675375#msg14675375)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor, 5th year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Halfblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10inches, Sycamore, Dragon Heartstring<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Pictured with dark jeans and sneakers<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Sturday, October 26th, early evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Single Dorm -&gt; Corey's Dorm<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Leaving for the party<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr><br>Nervous as he was, Corey perhaps jumped a little too readily at hearing Grace’s offer for him to come in and help with the cupcakes.&nbsp; Or at least, that was what Corey ASSUMED Grace was asking.&nbsp; After all, far better than him, Grace knew how many people would probably be at this party, so she probably made a ton of treats.&nbsp; Not that he exactly thought this was going to be a cupcake occasion knowing the Darley’s, but Grace was always Grace, which was his favorite thing about her.<br><br><em>Or at least one of my favorite things</em>, Corey thought as he stepped through the open door and his widening eyes took in Grace’s ensemble.&nbsp; Now it was safe to say that Grace always looked good to him, in fact she dressed better than anyone he had ever met, but this dress was….next level.&nbsp; Blinking rapidly, Corey took in the entire vision, from her leopard print shoes all the way to her lavender hair only stopping once he met her eyes at last.&nbsp; “Wow Grace...you look amazing…” He said sincerely, only then noticing that he had frosting all over his chest when the last remaining cupcake fell to his feet with a plop.<br><br>“Oy! Er...what…?” Corey semi-asked, finally taking in the rest of the situation.&nbsp; “Oh yeah, good thing about the cupcakes.&nbsp; Not my shirt or…” Corey began, but just like things had never changed between them, Grace made her feelings on Corey’s attire QUITE clear and was off down the hall before he had his bearings straight.<br><br>“Hey now!” He replied, stepping quickly to keep up (and keep his eyes in appropriate places).&nbsp; “It isn’t that bad!&nbsp; You’ve liked this shirt before…” He went on, his feelings a little hurt, but not enough to consider not changing.&nbsp; After all, if Grace said you weren’t properly dressed for an occasion, you weren’t.&nbsp; Opening his dorm door for her, Corey let her head for his wardrobe while he went for his clothes hamper.&nbsp; &nbsp; “I mean, you could have helped me before….before you cupcaked me…”&nbsp; Corey went on, stripping off his shirt (https://66.media.tumblr.com/53cfd023d1c4033a33a30d79ddcdc7a4/tumblr_ossj15uprx1wu3svzo1_400.gif) as he turned to complain further while he waited for Grace to find something she deemed worthy.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malrunar</strong> on <strong>12-03-2019, 08:13:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/K5HcwFT.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/yuExVFv.png)</div><br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Mackenzie “Mack” O’Hare (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674148#msg14674148)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Fifth, Gryffindor<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half-Blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> Beech / 12” / Horned Serpent Horn (https://i.imgur.com/xVVNflt.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit in the photo<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 5th October, Evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace’s room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Lightbulb<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>As much as Mackenzie struggled to say the right thing around Grace so she wouldn’t cause insult, she was able to take the worst of it without batting an eyelash. Grace bristled, but her apology was unnecessary and waved off with a casual flick of her hand. She took no insult. Quite frankly, she was grateful that Grace has put it out in the air like that. Mack could be pretty dense at times.<br><br>“I’m doing so good, please forgive me if I fuck it up at this point, Grace, I know this isn’t something to make light of. And we both know I really suck with this heart to heart stuff.” If it involved emotions or talk about family, Mackenzie would always opt out. For Grace… well, she really was trying. She wanted to help.<br><br>“But look at that message again.” Mackenzie pulled up her phone, a few quick flicks with her finger and the image she had posted (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299743.msg14717588#msg14717588) of herself after an exploit with a polyjuice potion came onto the screen. She had a damn good memory, there was no need to refresh herself on what was said on the message, she recited it almost exactly. “You were teasing me about my geezer attire --which by the way was quite comfortable! I told you that you only wanted to get me naked,” She waggled her eyebrows suggestively next if Groucho Marx could be a minx. “And then read what Corey wrote after that.”<br><br>She hoped she sounded sincere, that she didn’t sound belittling or lacking any of the empathy Grace needed. Heartbreak was a wretched thing, something that never truly healed and if Mackenzie could save the girl from feeling it she wouldn’t hesitate.<br><br>“Let me try this again,” she pulled the face mask off now, rubbing the excess oils into her skin. “He didn’t say he wanted to see me naked; the boy saw two girls talking online, and one mentioned nudity and his brain went south between his legs. There isn’t enough blood in the body to power both the brain and an erection at the same time. Probably why men tend to think with their pricks.”<br><br>She grabbed another helping of the unicorn whats-it and crunched on a few pieces as she finished. “I promise you, Grace. If you and I were both naked in the same room, standing at opposite ends, Corey wouldn’t even remember my name. And he shouldn’t. You have legs for <em>daaaays</em>!”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>12-03-2019, 16:21:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rhGXH3lae-U/VCnT-In7KMI/AAAAAAAAKIc/WIbQnbxxupE/s1600/IMG_3681.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Unicorn Onesie (https://www.lolaliza.com/dw/image/v2/AAUM_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-lolaliza-catalog/default/dw1f183b9a/images/15000386_1001_01.jpg?sw=556&amp;sh=680&amp;sm=fit)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Saturday, 5th October, 2019 | Night<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Avril Lavigne - Hello Kitty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiaYDPRedWQ)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mack | (Mentioning: Corey) | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Despite Mack acting like Grace’s apology had fallen on deaf ears, or was at the very least entirely set on waving it off, the lavender haired Gryffindor still deemed it necessary to apologize. She came across as a little jealous, despite herself, though she didn’t mean to sound that way against her friend… about her <em>best</em> friend! <br><br>The fact that she was flustered was clear on her face, as Grace sighed at the screen in front of them, with the results from the Cosmo quiz in a big, pink square. When Mack voiced her concern about screwing things up, she blinked in confusion. “What? No, it’s alright.” She shook her head at her friend, wrinkling her nose. Was Mack worried about saying the wrong thing? <br><br>Surely Grace wasn’t all that fragile. <br><br>Then again, when it came to matters of the heart, as Mack specified, perhaps things tended to change. That was something Grace understood. Friendships could remain as friendships through thick and thin, but once the topic of romance entered the fold, things tended to get complicated. At the very least, it made things feel different. <br><br>Like with the three of them - Corey, Grace and Mack. If they started dating, then they would want to spend more time together, which meant Grace would get to see Corey much less. The notion left a sour pit in her stomach. And with Corey’s comment being what it was at the idea of seeing Mack naked, Grace had been convinced of his feelings.<br><br>But, she wasn’t sure how those feelings made <em>her</em> feel… <br><br>Mack pulled out her phone and showed the message to Grace again, reminding her of the interaction. Grace leaned in and tucked a bit of hair behind her ear as her head tilted toward the phone. She felt herself smile at Corey’s avatar picture. It was just a natural reaction to seeing his handle. She chuckled at the comment of geezer clothes being comfortable. “Of course they were.” <br><br>Her eyebrow waggle made Grace giggle a little harder, just before Mack pointed out Corey’s comment. Grace re-read it but still got the prickling feeling inside of her that it meant Corey was excited about the idea of seeing Mack naked. She tried to keep her pout from being too noticeable, but she couldn’t quite help it. “Eh…” she groaned softly. <br><br>Mack tugged her face mask off and made Grace flinch at how painful it looked. She even hissed through clenched teeth and raised a hand to fan Mack’s skin, which looked like it smarted. “Oh, bugger. Your skin looks wicked red.” Thankfully there were excess oils to rub into her flesh and as Mack did that, her skin started to calm. <br><br>She then explained Corey’s comment like a play by play, which frankly, Grace needed. Corey wasn’t saying he wanted to see Mack naked, but rather, he remarked about their conversation as a whole. Maybe she was right, though Grace hadn’t thought of it that way, initially. Mack reminded Grace that guys thought with their pricks and she felt her cheeks burn. <br><br>She blinked rapidly, suddenly thinking about Corey… and HIS prick. <br><br>“Thankfully, Mack leaned away to grab some more unicorn munch, giving her a chance to hide her face in her hands as she slowly and gently peeled the gold mask off of her face. Once the gold was off, she rubbed her fingertips along her face and spread the moisture into her skin with small circular motions. Then Mack mentioned that if they were both naked in the same room, Corey would likely only notice her. <br><br>Grace froze in place for a moment. Her eyes opened to flash a glance at Mack. “I… I mean… I don’t think…” She tried to start a few sentences, but none of them worked out. Grace sighed a bit, knowing her blush was crossing over the bridge of her nose by that point. “I’m his best friend… so, maybe he’d be staring at me because he’s never thought of me naked before.” She tried out the words, though they sounded uncertain even as she spoke them. <br><br>“We’re best friends, Mack. That’s it. And I’d hate for anything to change that.” She confessed, finishing with the product on her face and standing to discard her golden mask. She reached for Mack’s tiger mask and tossed it into the wastebasket, along with her own. Looking down at her legs - hidden by her furry onesie - she posed with one hand on her waist and a hip curved outward. “I dunno about daaaaays,” she giggled, talking about her legs.<br><br>Hm. Maybe she should show off her legs a little more often around Corey. Just... as an experiment. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>13-03-2019, 12:33:11</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/78/Grace_Close_Up_Party.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This outfit (https://fayebelinexo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/photo-27-10-2014-14-24-40.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Saturday, 26th October, 2019 | Early evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> P A R T. Y? Cuz I gotta.<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Ke$ha - Take it Off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpFMuBHxGWs)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Corey | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Normally, Grace was able to pre-plan her outfits for special occasions and rarely did she ever doubt her instinct when it came to fashion. However, after deciding to look for opportunities to show a little more leg - courtesy of Mack’s mention that she had gams for days - Grace had tried on a handful of dresses for the evening, before finally landing on the posh number she had on. <br><br>She considered a stylish romper, a tutu style dress with pleather skirt, a sweater dress with hounds tooth detailing and very tall boots to match, and a sweater paired with a long, flowy skirt. But, in the end, she decided to wear a dress that hugged her well, while still leaving a bit to the imagination. Not to mention, those leopard print shoes looked fierce with the black number.<br><br>It may have been a sign - a sign that Grace either missed or couldn’t decipher on her own - that something was amiss. When it came to fashion, she was in her comfort zone most of the time. She hardly ever had to try on multiple outfits in order to land on the one that suited her the best. But, knowing Corey was going to be seeing her in this dress played a certain role.<br><br>After the cupcake debacle, Grace took a moment to collect herself, realizing a tad late that Corey had been staring just before she doused him in green frosting and bits of candy. He had even said ‘wow’ and ‘you look amazing.’ Her heart was fluttering when she fixed the botched cupcakes, making sure the cauldrons and their contents were all back in proper placement. <br><br>She chuckled at his reaction to her being more concerned about the cupcakes than his shirt. But, with another wave of her wand, the mess was completely gone and Grace gave Corey an incredulous look. <br><br>Once she settled on Corey having to change his shirt, she stepped out and followed him to his dorm. When she stepped in, setting the cupcakes down on his desk, Grace went straight to his closet, even before he said she could. <br><br>“I’ve liked that shirt for casual affairs, Corey. Not for a Darley party.” Grace mumbled to herself as she shook her head and rifled through his closet. “Honestly.” After a flustered sigh left her, she pulled two shirts for him to choose from and hurried out of the closet to lay both options on the bed, still attached to their hangers. “Either of these options would be perfect, you can pick.” <br><br>Grace turned round to face him and… her jaw quite literally dropped open. Corey had just stripped off his shirt and was standing there, murmuring about how she could have helped him before mashing cupcakes all over his shirt, whilst not wearing one. Grace gaped for a bit, her lips parting and then closing again several times, like a fish out of water. <br><br>Dazed by his defined muscles, Grace finally shook her head in disbelief. “I’m sorry,” she had to apologize for unabashedly staring. “Are those… abs?” She asked in utter bewilderment, even pointing to the area she was speaking about, just above his belly button and happy trail. “Or did you use contouring to give yourself the effect of abs?” The latter seemed more believable to her, clearly. <br><br>“Because… if those are abs… when did you get abs?!” She asked, flabbergasted, cheeks turning a very slight shade of pink. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malrunar</strong> on <strong>13-03-2019, 18:41:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/K5HcwFT.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/yuExVFv.png)</div><br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Mackenzie “Mack” O’Hare (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674148#msg14674148)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Fifth, Gryffindor<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half-Blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> Beech / 12” / Horned Serpent Horn (https://i.imgur.com/xVVNflt.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit in the photo<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 5th October, Evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace’s room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Perspective.<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>A lot could be said about an outfit. Mackenzie was quite frumpy -she knew this. She liked to wear men’s suit jackets over loudly printed t-shirts and shorts with ripped tights beneath. She clashed, more often than not, with her red hair or pale complexion. But fashion was comfort, and while there were days she seemed to look far more normal and ‘with it’, those were usually days when ulterior motives of her own. Grace, she would say, was quite posh. She would be able to walk through the swamp in the middle of the Mississippi on the hottest, most humid day of the year and come out looking as if she were in a photo shoot. Corey may have been a bit naive, but there was no way he’s missed <em>that</em>.<br><br>But Grace didn’t see it, even when Mackenzie was trying to spell it out for her. Maybe her approach was all wrong?<br><br>“I’ll be honest,” Her tone had changed. She was being a little cautious, toeing the line. “I always assumed you and Corey would be a couple. It may be a bit hypocritical of me since we all know I sleep around and ‘what is commitment’?” She used quotations in the air to mock herself as she said it. “But,” a little hiccup of space separated her words, just a twinge of hesitation. She didn’t like talking about her family. Not the dead ones, at least. Her friends here at Hogwarts -her current family- were different. “Mum and pops were mates for years. They met here at school. Way I heard it from my aunties was that pops got ditched on a date, so mum took him out because she didn’t want his suit to go to waste. Apparently, he tamed his hair and looked quite dapper!” She flashed a cheesy grin, but that was mostly to keep control of her own face. Keep it placid and blank of any emotions not orchestrated by the facade she kept up for so long. “It went well since a few years later they had me.”<br><br>She shrugged a shoulder, then adjusted the hemline of her sweater which had exposed that same knobby shoulder. “I think the healthiest relationships start out with friendship. You couldn’t ask for a better foundation. Obviously, you have to have some feelings for him yourself -why else would you have been so bothered by the misunderstanding?” A second shrug. This time, she hoped it would show Grace that there wasn’t anything wrong with this line of thinking. “Just think about it. You two are close and that’s keen! But what music gets stuck in your head when you hang out?” She tapped her skull, then winked. “Love ballads, or something like the ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’?” <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>15-03-2019, 03:14:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/96d157d0d1afd4e4da112b69870bb752/5D2256C2/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/52152214_378926632933612_7851172582649927419_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.cdninstagram.com)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Corey Dwyer (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14675375#msg14675375)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor, 5th year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Halfblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10inches, Sycamore, Dragon Heartstring<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This instead (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/434033016172707842/555916412598747155/tumblr_pan8p5Y6xs1x7tz9zo9_250.png?width=221&amp;height=300)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Sturday, October 26th, early evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Single Dorm -&gt; Corey's Dorm<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Leaving for the party<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr><br>“Well, it's not like I have ever BEEN to a Dior party, Grace…” Corey grumped as only best&nbsp; &nbsp;friends could to one another.&nbsp; He should have known she was going to be really picky about what he wore, and if he had known how really great she was going to look, he would have at least tried a little harder.&nbsp; Just thinking about Grace in her sexy fitted dress had Corey starting to flush, so as he got his shirt fully up and over his head he too ended up with his mouth hanging open as he faced her, although his was because he stopped himself from speaking too suddenly.<br><br>Grace was <em>staring</em> at him, her perfectly pink lips opening and closing and Corey could not remember once in all the years he had known her that Grace looked so completely thunderstruck.&nbsp; Turning to glance over his shoulder briefly, Corey would not have been at all surprised to find a boggart or a dementor standing there, but no, it really was HIM she was staring at like that.<br><br>“What…” He began, only to be cut off from speaking by Grace’s questions, which went from flattering to nearly insulting in no time flat.&nbsp; “Uh….what?&nbsp; Yeah…” He answered, straightening up and maybe only flexing his abs <em>a little</em> as he looked down at them.&nbsp; “I mean, yes, those are abs?&nbsp; My abs.&nbsp; They aren’t….contoured, whatever that means.” Reaching down, Corey gave his firm stomach a poke.&nbsp; Did she mean MAKE UP?&nbsp; Like Corey was going to put make up on!&nbsp; And on his stomach on the off chance someone got his shirt off?<br><br>“I...recently?&nbsp; Like, in the last year I guess?” What a weird question.&nbsp; Sure, Corey had not ALWAYS had the body he had now, and to be fair probably not the last time Grace had seen it, but she didn’t have to be so surprised about it did she?&nbsp; “I mean, people do change Grace.&nbsp; I guess...I got more fit over the summer.&nbsp; You know, running around and all.”&nbsp; For some reason, Corey found himself replaying that surprised look in Grace’s eyes, and he suddenly was not quite so anxious to put a shirt on.&nbsp; Of course, that made him flush a deep red, which showed clearly on his face, neck AND chest, so he quickly grabbed the closest shirt Grace had picked, a slightly fitted black tee.<br><br>Pulling the shirt overhead, Corey quickly settled it over the rest of him, glad to finally cut down on the about of blush he was showing.&nbsp; Grabbing a camel colored coat from his closet. Corey threw it around his shoulders, suddenly unable to ignore the fact that his dorm seemed really small and warm with just the two of them in it.&nbsp; “So….um...how is this?”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>17-03-2019, 14:02:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rhGXH3lae-U/VCnT-In7KMI/AAAAAAAAKIc/WIbQnbxxupE/s1600/IMG_3681.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Unicorn Onesie (https://www.lolaliza.com/dw/image/v2/AAUM_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-lolaliza-catalog/default/dw1f183b9a/images/15000386_1001_01.jpg?sw=556&amp;sh=680&amp;sm=fit)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Saturday, 5th October, 2019 | Night<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Avril Lavigne - Hello Kitty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiaYDPRedWQ)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mack | (Mentioning: Corey) | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Grace reached over for another portion of unicorn munch, feeling as if she could use the pick-me-up. It was decent timing, too, considering Mack’s following words. She mentioned that she thought the best friends would eventually become a couple. Grace was about to take a bite when this was said, so her mouth was suspended open already, but instead of gazing at the sugary goodness she held in front of her, she was gaping at the redhead. <br><br>She went on to say that while she might not be the best judge of romance, considering she didn’t believe in commitment, that didn’t mean it wasn’t for everyone. Two such people, she pointed out, were her parents. By this point, Grace had to lower her arm and shut her gob. Mack didn’t often speak about her family, but the story of how her parents met at school and were mates for years first was quite fitting. <br><br>Smiling at the story about how he had been stood up and his future wife took him out so that his suit wouldn’t go to waste, Grace found her way to the edge of the bed again, bringing her knees up and partially sitting on her ankles and heels. “That’s so cute,” she murmured, picking off a bit of munch and popping it into her mouth. Grace noticed that Mack’s resulting smile appeared forced or that something was off about it, but she didn’t press. <br><br>Popping a few more pieces of munch into her mouth, Grace pondered over whether something like that would happen between Corey and herself. The idea of him getting all fit for a date with some girl was not one that sat well with her, though. Mack mentioned that the best relationships begin as friendships because it sets the proper foundation. “That makes sense,” she agreed, truly unable to deny the logic behind the words. “Problem is ruining that friendship.”<br><br>When she pointed out that Grace must have had some sort of feelings for Corey, considering how bothered she was about the Wiztacast comment, the lavender haired girl stopped mid-chew. “Is that right?” She asked, much more quietly, her gaze fading to focus on something off in the distance. Mack encouraged her to think on it. She mentioned music when they hung out and Grace chuckled.<br><br>“I’m not sure. I think about music and have songs in my head so often, but when I’m hanging out with Corey… I don’t have anything in my head.” She confessed. “I suppose I’m too busy keeping up with him or concentrating on our conversation.” The apples of her cheeks went slightly pink. “Cor, that sounds so lame.” She laughed at herself, finishing up the portion of munch in her hand. <br><br>“Anyway, enough about me. Tell me more about your penpal from Durmstrang. I’m quite surprised they allow him to write to someone from a competing school, at all!” <br>It was high time they got off the topic of her and Corey, and onto some sort of topic pertaining to Mack, instead. Hopefully, those waters were a bit less muddy. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>17-03-2019, 15:25:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/78/Grace_Close_Up_Party.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This outfit (https://fayebelinexo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/photo-27-10-2014-14-24-40.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Saturday, 26th October, 2019 | Early evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> P A R T. Y? Cuz I gotta.<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Ke$ha - Take it Off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpFMuBHxGWs)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Corey | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>“What, like I have?” Grace questioned back, snipping in a way that only best friends could with one another. It was no secret that Dior ran in different circles than the one Corey and Grace were in. She was keen on making her connections with people who could benefit her later in life. Perhaps only seeking out friendships with people if it would promise some sort of a return, for her to cash in on at a later point in time. Everything about Dior was rather scary and surface level. She may have been the queen of Hogwarts, at least in her own eyes, and everyone around her was either a henchman or a chambermaid, but the taller a person’s tower, the greater their fall would be. <br><br>Not that Grace truly minded about popularity and status symbols and things like that. It was never about finding a specific clique to gain clout, for Grace. She was a social butterfly who enjoyed spreading her wings, so more often than not, she was the type who floated between groups, rather than the one who was firmly planted in one particular grouping of friends. Even still, all throughout her time spent at Hogwarts, there was one constant friend, her best friend, Corey. No matter what, they would stick together, like velcro. Of that, Grace was certain. <br><br>When she took in the sight of his definition and Grace was completely awestruck by the sight, she completely missed the fact that Corey had actually turned over his shoulder to make sure that she hadn’t been stricken by someone - or something - else. To her question, which she realized after the fact must have been a rather curious question for him to be asked, Corey stumbled through his words, then questioned her in turn. He answered honestly, as far as she could tell, his muscles rippling slightly as he did. Grace took a breath, quite literally having to tear her staring eyes away from Corey’s abdomen and chest. <br><br>Her face had reached a level of heat that there was no returning from. In fact, she searched around his room briefly for some sort of an ice pack, but to no avail. Still, she managed a giggle at his complete lack of understanding about anything relating to makeup. “Contouring is an art form, involving makeup and using it to define and highlight different parts of your skin. Loads of women do it to define their cheeks.” This topic was the perfect one to use as a distraction, so naturally, Grace ran with it. “Honestly, Corey. It’s only the most trendy thing to do with makeup right now.” She reminded him as if she had expected him to know it in the first place. <br><br>He actually answered her question, proving he had taken her quite too literally when she inquired about when he managed to get the abs in question, which made her laugh softly. He reminded her that people change and explained he got more fit over the summer. She felt her cheeks flush again. “You’ve got more fit, have you?” Corey saying that was similar to him saying he thought himself hot. Grace enjoyed toying with his words and teasing him a bit. What were best friends for, right? She felt her lips quirk to the side when he revealed he’d been running around. “I run, Corey. And I don’t have abs like that.” Her eyebrows perked, a smirk stretching at her lips. <br><br>Maybe there was a girl he was trying to get fit for. Grace wanted to ask but suddenly became too afraid of his answer. So, she turned her attention back to the shirts laying on his bed, the two she had picked out. Corey seemed to follow suit, grabbing the fitted, black tee, and pulling it over his head and over himself. “I was thinking, for that one, you could pair it with the tan jacket you’ve got in there,” she pointed to his closet as Corey headed inside. He grabbed the very one she had been thinking about and shrugged it on. With his new outfit in place, he asked her how it was. Grace smiled at him, remaining quiet as she stepped closer. <br><br>Her hands reached out for his collar, which she fixed, before smoothing her hands over his shoulders. Her fingers slid down his jacket, without really touching him at all, until those digits collected at his zipper, at the hem. She looked down, watching as her fingers deftly worked the zipper into place and slowly zipped it up a quarter of the way. She then stepped back to examine, shook her head and returned to unzip it quickly. “Perfect.” Grace smiled at Corey, her hands falling away. “Shall we go, then?” She questioned, turning on her heel to make her way over to where she had left her cupcakes. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malrunar</strong> on <strong>18-03-2019, 06:50:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/K5HcwFT.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/yuExVFv.png)</div><br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Mackenzie “Mack” O’Hare (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674148#msg14674148)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Fifth, Gryffindor<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half-Blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> Beech / 12” / Horned Serpent Horn (https://i.imgur.com/xVVNflt.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit in the photo<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 5th October, Evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace’s room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Perspective.<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>It seemed that a change of subject was desired. Mack could accommodate, and shrugged a single shoulder as if to say <em>what is there to tell</em>? It was a weird story. Or, maybe it wasn’t so weird in context, but certainly not a normal circumstance for this particular witch.<br><br>“I was talking in Mulford’s class a few years ago and he threatened me with detention if the subject matter was ‘off topic’,” she used air quotations as she said this. “Hell, I don’t even remember what we were talking about, so maybe it really wasn’t important? Well, Rhys and I just finished serving detention with professor Nix and neither of us felt like doing lines anymore so I had to think on the spot, right?”<br><br>She popped a piece of unicorn munch into her mouth and chewed. “So I made up some fluff. Told Mulford that I was only just curious as to why we didn’t have any communication programs set up with other schools --our lessons that day were pertaining to the creation of wizarding schools as a whole, you see? I ran my gums about ostracizing generations and I think I said something about ‘breaking stereotypes’ and apparently I excited the man.”<br><br>Her infamous smirk sprouted then. The one that usually meant trouble for someone else or that Mackenzie herself was about to cause some shenanigans. Mischievous, wiley, there was a reason her patronus was a fox. It was the smirk that made teachers sigh and her enemies gulp. “We didn’t cover much in class that day. I kept him distracted while the rest of class jerked off. By the end of it though I thought I really was going to get detention but he asked me to start this pen pal exchange instead.” Another casual shrug, before she flopped back and lifted both feet in the air, simply to look at her slippers. They were bunnies, but they looked like road kill, instead of something bouncing around in a Disney flick.<br><br>“Well, after about a week, I figured ‘what the hell?’. I wrote a short letter, all it had on there was the beginning of a joke.” She lowered one leg to the ground, grabbing one of Grace’s pillows to balance it on her foot, before juggling it over to the next. “Didn’t expect anything back. Got an owl back about a week letter. Turns out Mulford really did like the idea and contacted Durmstrang.”<br><br><em>Kick.</em> The pillow was flopped to the other foot, while her brilliant hair was fanned out around her shoulders like a blood stain on the floor. “The letter went,’well?’, waiting for the answer to my joke. So I replied with the answer and we’ve sorta continued it since.”<br><br>The pillow flopped off of her foot and landed on her face. She spoke like that for a short while, her voice muffled. “We’ve sorta just chatted all this time. Banter. He’s <em>almost</em> capable of dishing it out as well as he gets but I think we both know,” she pulled the pillow off of her face, “that I am the Beyoncé of quip remarks.”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>22-03-2019, 22:33:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://www.teenidols4you.com/blink/Actors/tom-holland/tom-holland-1506038045.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Corey Dwyer (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14675375#msg14675375)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor, 5th year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Halfblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10inches, Sycamore, Dragon Heartstring<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This instead (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/434033016172707842/555916412598747155/tumblr_pan8p5Y6xs1x7tz9zo9_250.png?width=221&amp;height=300)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Sturday, October 26th, early evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Corey's Dorm<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Leaving for the party<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr><br>Corey was extremely glad that things seemed to remain pretty much normal for them in that moment, even though Grace was still kind of staring at him like she could not believe what she was seeing.&nbsp; Part of Corey liked that of course, while another part wished it was a little more ‘impressed’ than ‘disbelief’, although he would have one hundred percent been the first to admit that he would likely not know the difference, which was in fact the case.&nbsp; What Corey did NOT need or want, was another return to awkwardness after the incident with Grace’s…...purple friend.&nbsp; He considered it practically a miracle that they moved past that one relatively easily, and he had no desire to press his luck.<br><br>Pulling the shirt fully over his head, Corey felt covered at last, and only a little regretful, but at least he was able to meet Grace’s gaze again.&nbsp; Wait, was she <em>blushing</em>?&nbsp; Leaning in a little, it was Corey’s turn to stare a bit at Grace actually seeming embarrassed by him, instead of the other way around.&nbsp; That was definitely a new development.&nbsp; “Oh, yeah, of course.&nbsp; You know how I like to keep up with all the latest makeup trends.&nbsp; Especially what all the girls out there are doing.&nbsp; I mean, cheekbones, am I right?” Corey nodded, his tone slowly ramping into undeniable sarcasm.&nbsp; Honestly, she didn’t think this helped him at all did it?<br><br>“And yeah, well, it was maybe time to get in a little better shape and all.&nbsp; This school is filled with dudes all buffed up, and maybe now with the Tournament it will pay off for me.” Corey went on, for the first time mentioning to Grace anything about him considering putting his name in.&nbsp; “And yeah, but I said ‘running around’.&nbsp; You know, doing all kinds of exercise.” Reaching into his wardrobe for the jacket that Grace mentioned, a chuckle rolled from his lips.&nbsp; “You know, more than just going for a few runs to make sure that you look good in tight pants or little black dresses?” Corey teased, although his mind realized what that sounded like a second later.&nbsp; Where had <em>that</em> come from?<br><br>As he shrugged into the jacket, his mind on those last words, Corey turned to find a smiling Grace stepping a lot closer to him than he expected. And this time it was his turn to start blushing.&nbsp; Why was it suddenly weird to have them so close together, he thought, as her hands smoothed his sleeves and dropped slowly to his zipper.&nbsp; He should be used to hiding these things from her by now, but as Grace looked up at him, Corey could feel his insides quaking.<br><br>“Oh, yeah, lets go.”&nbsp; He half croaked as Grace turned around, offering him another view of her ensemble in all its glory.&nbsp; Clearing his throat, Corey managed to speak a little more clearly.&nbsp; “Let’s see how these other schools manage to hold up against your cupcakes…”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>24-03-2019, 14:38:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rhGXH3lae-U/VCnT-In7KMI/AAAAAAAAKIc/WIbQnbxxupE/s1600/IMG_3681.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Unicorn Onesie (https://www.lolaliza.com/dw/image/v2/AAUM_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-lolaliza-catalog/default/dw1f183b9a/images/15000386_1001_01.jpg?sw=556&amp;sh=680&amp;sm=fit)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Saturday, 5th October, 2019 | Night<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Avril Lavigne - Hello Kitty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiaYDPRedWQ)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mack | (Mentioning: Corey) | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Grace flipped over onto the bed, grabbing a pillow and fluffing it up a bit, before resting her head against it, while laying on her stomach. Her arms were folded beneath the pillow, ready to listen to a story, of sorts. Mack adjusted herself as well, getting more comfortable against the ground as she talked about the fluff she made up, which launched into a pen pal program. <br><br>“Too bad you couldn’t suggest a foreign exchange student program, on top of that. Can you imagine, getting to visit Durmstrang? Then immediately having your memory wiped straight after?” She chuckled, though that chuckle was a rather skittish one. The idea of it was bloody scary, and overall, she couldn’t help feeling like the school was rather dodgy. <br><br>Not that she’d ever been there or ever planned to go. It was just a vibe she got whenever they learned about Durmstrang. Then again, Mack was much braver than she was. Maybe she genuinely wanted to go and see it for herself. Grace wouldn’t have been too surprised to find that out.<br><br>Mack precariously balanced a pillow on her foot, dexterously juggling it back and forth as she spoke about some of the letters they’d sent to each other in the beginning. Grace chuckled. “Well, you can’t expect a bloke to not ask for the punchline, right?” Her laughter returned as she went on, “even if they don’t have much of a sense of humor over there.” <br><br>Again, not that Grace knew one way or another, but it was something that she had suspected, at the very least. It was, one could say, a bit of a rumor that floated around. “How sweet,” Grace added after Mack tried acting all nonchalant about it. “And get the pillow off your face,” she demanded through giggles. <br><br>She did so, only to call herself the Beyonce of quips. “Perhaps you are.” Grace played into her hand. Did they even get to listen to pop music over at Durmstrang? Rolling over, Grace sat up on the bed, tucking her legs beneath her slightly and hugging the pillow against her chest. “Well, boys, am I right?” Grace commented as if her words were revolutionary. <br><br>“Would you fancy watching a movie?” She sounded hopeful, already thinking up several romantic comedies to force Mack through. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>24-03-2019, 14:54:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/78/Grace_Close_Up_Party.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This outfit (https://fayebelinexo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/photo-27-10-2014-14-24-40.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Saturday, 26th October, 2019 | Early evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> P A R T. Y? Cuz I gotta.<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Ke$ha - Take it Off (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpFMuBHxGWs)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Corey | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Once Corey finally pulled the shirt on overhead, it became a bit easier for Grace to stop openly gaping and staring at him. Her shoulders lowered in alleviation, joined by a sigh of relief, which she hoped was too quiet for his ears to actually hear. Keeping her head down all the while, as if to grant Corey a fraction of the privacy that he clearly needed at that moment. At least, more than the ogle she hadn’t meant to force him to face. <br><br>Grace laughed whimsically at his remarks about the latest trends in makeup, as if he had any clue whatsoever, then pointed out cheekbones like they were the answer to some enigmatic riddle. “Exactly,” she concurred with a nod, tapping the tip of her nose with her finger, to silently remark that he was ‘on the nose’ with that comment.<br><br>Corey mentioned that he wanted to get into better shape. At first he tried to make it sound like it was just because, but then he revealed that it might have had something to do with the foreign students who had just arrived from the competing wizarding schools. Grace couldn’t help her face screwing up some. She wasn’t sure what he meant, but before she could ask, Corey dropped the bomb of the tournament on her, confirming he had thought about entering his name into the goblet of fire. <br><br>Grace was stunned into silence. Too stunned to say a thing. She was almost grateful for the subject change straight afterward, as Corey shrugged on his jacket, but her throat had gone dry already. She managed a small, nearly pained smile, when he commented about her workout routine as if she only ran to ensure her ass looked nice. There was something about it that stung, but she couldn’t exactly place it. Deep down, she knew he hadn’t meant it that way. More than likely, it was meant to be a compliment that had gone awry somewhere along the way. <br><br>Still, she had to think about what the hidden compliment was supposed to be. Her gaze fell away and her brows creased as she contemplated. Maybe he meant that she didn’t need much upkeep because she’d look good regardless. Or maybe it was a generic comment about how he thought it was easier for girls to maintain their weight than it was for guys to do the same thing. By this point, she had completely zoned out and to someone like Corey, it would have been obvious.<br><br>Wanting to spare the evening from spiraling into something it wasn’t meant to become, Grace stepped over to him to fix his collar and tried to convince them both to leave for the party. Turning to grab her cupcakes, she headed for the door and paused, waiting for Corey to open it. He made mention of the dessert she had decided to bring and as they left, she started to second guess the choice. “Do you think it’s a bit much? I’ve enchanted them to refill whenever one slot empties. So we should never run out.” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Quick Ben</strong> on <strong>30-03-2019, 17:01:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/xNEhQ6X.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/f/f3/DurmstrangCrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20160112161151)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Raynor Nordskov (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14677798#msg14677798)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Seventh<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half-blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 12 ¼ | Hornbeam | Horned Serpent Horn<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As Pictured<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 26 October, 2019 | Evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Ray's Dorm Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Ladies First<br><strong>MUSIC:</strong> Only You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7OVZ-CgMwM)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Bambi – Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><br><hr><br>The long corridors of Hogwarts greeted Raynor and his woman warmly at every turn. Torches burned a flickering path for him to follow, and he lead the way through those halls ever aware of the treasure he held. He would have appreciated the old castle's ancient and beautiful architecture if he were not so focused on his destination. Its smells reminded him of an aging library and the scent of fading pages, and his echoing footsteps felt like a mere ink drop in a vast well of history. But, tonight was his own history, and Bambi's history, becoming intertwined like his arms around her body. He had years and years to learn what he wanted to know about Hogwarts, magic, and all else that this world had to offer, but tonight the irresistible draw of life demanded him to study and memorize every aspect of Bam's very being.<br><br>Even the dark veil of the night and its brilliant stars could not outshine her. He smiled as she talked, preparing to quip back but had the words seized away by her sudden kiss. In response, and seeing that she was in a vulnerable position to his touch within his hold, Raynor gave a squeezing pinch to her backside. "If I let you walk I'd get distracted and have you walk in front of me. Very slowly." He could already envision the soft, womanly sway of her hips, and her long and smooth legs outstretched with every step. Such was the depth of his imagination he could even hear the click of her heels.<br><br>"For the sake of saving time and the pleasant view," Raynor stole a badly hidden look at her cleavage, "this is how it will be done."<br><br>Without much further delay, and luckily not getting lost in the labyrinthine halls and enchanted changing stairs of Hogwarts, Raynor successfully brought Bam to the door of his room. Here, he placed her down and opened the way. Inside was a cozy room, with a large bed situated in the far side to the right, clothed in silk sheets and a faux-fur burgundy blanket. In front of the bed was a space on the floor covered by a white sheep fur spread that sat at the fore of an old fashioned stone hearth.<br><br>"Ladies first," Raynor uttered, inviting Bambi in. "Walk slowly," he added with a smirk.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malrunar</strong> on <strong>30-03-2019, 23:51:34</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/QLB4q0X.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/MbTutcl.png)</div><br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Bambi “Bam” Trémaux &nbsp;(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14665939#msg14665939)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Third Year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Pureblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ¾ inches / Rosewood / Unicorn Hair (https://i.imgur.com/ZLtC9NW.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This dress, (https://i.imgur.com/mjbiyxR.jpg) with these heels (https://i.imgur.com/3b0VDty.jpg) and these braids (https://i.imgur.com/14LB8OF.jpg)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> October 26th, Evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Raynor’s Dorm Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Building anticipation, some nerves and nostalgia. <br><strong>MUSIC:</strong> Stand Still -- Sabrina Claudio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw0sjXiU4IE)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Raynor | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr><br>The walk had done little in the way of clearing her head, which was a whirlwind of activity on its own. Bambi was so used to second-guessing herself, of being indecisive about everything. And then Raynor walked back into her life and suddenly she found herself moving forward on impulse and certainty. No hesitation. No question. It was completely unlike her and yet it was the most natural thing in the world. His flirtatious teasing was going to take some getting used to, but there was an exciting thrill to that knowledge.<br><br>Somewhere in the back of her mind, she began to question her motives, even as she walked into the private dorm. <em>Aren’t you taking things just a little too fast?</em> Bambi moved gracefully across the room, drawn to the collection of books and photos scattered within. They were pieces of a puzzle that helped fill in the missing gaps, all Raynor, all familiar, but still different and new.<br><br>An old record player. More books filling up the available space on one window and from where she stood, presumably a photo of his siblings over there by dresser drawers. Like him, they had grown and wore faces changed through the years.<br><br>It was a cozy and simplistic space, smelling of his cologne and the hints of woodsmoke from the fire. She walked towards the record player, tracing her finger across the familiar curves and smiled before drifting over towards the window to catch the view framed therein. Hogwarts was so different than Beauxbaton, but in many ways, far more beautiful than her school could ever hope to be. For more than one reason she was pleased she managed such an opportunity. All of the guilt and worry associated with the choices had melted away and she found herself content. “You ever get that flutter in your stomach like... butterflies? And then the little skip in the chest?” Bambi curled one of her hands by her diaphragm as if to illustrate where she meant. “It’s a little like riding on a roller coaster just when you’re about to reach the top.” Bambi picked up one of the novels resting on the window, turning it over in her hand to read the title. “<em>Skrifter af Knos,</em>”. The book was worn, so much so the author’s name was nearly illegible but her Norwegian was quite rusty, anyway. Bambi set the book back down where she found it. “It’s like that now. I’m a little anxious, a little frightened. I can feel that anticipation building up and rising but that edge keeps inching closer and closer.”<br><br>She leaned against the window frame, arms curled in a relaxed way around her middle as the young woman looked at him with a heavy gaze. Her smile was a little shy, but inviting, just like the finger that wiggled at him to come closer. “It’s quite exhilarating.”<br><br><em>Slow down.</em> But she didn’t. The North of Scotland was quite chilly this time of year, more than she was used to. But from her brief experience, she knew that Raynor was quite warm and her mind was twisting with the possibilities. Even if inexperience kept her from stepping forward to meet him halfway. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Quick Ben</strong> on <strong>31-03-2019, 21:59:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/xNEhQ6X.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/f/f3/DurmstrangCrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20160112161151)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Raynor Nordskov (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14677798#msg14677798)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Seventh<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half-blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 12 ¼ | Hornbeam | Horned Serpent Horn<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> As Pictured<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 26 October, 2019 | Evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Ray's Dorm Room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Sudden Fire<br><strong>MUSIC:</strong> LVNDVN - Dragon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpHRj2f4RAU)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Bambi – Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><br><hr><br>Raynor laid back, allowing her to traverse his room freely. Her position in front permitted him an arousing view of her backside, and that view was one he shamelessly devoured. Just like it had done to her hips, Bambi's dress hugged her ass in a sensational fashion serving to alight the Nord's passionate imagination further. He wanted to touch it, to hold it, just like he had done earlier, but now what he wanted most was to tear the fabric apart until nothing remained but Bambi's naked and defenseless body. She should be bare and vulnerable to his every touch, his every whim, and his every animalistic craving right down to their finest details.<br><br>His heart settled down, not beating heavily as when he first kissed her on the balcony. Experience had sharpened his senses and his mind, granting an ability to overcome the intensity of nerves. It had been a long time since he felt like this, but he did not fear the feeling. This electric sensation of uncontrollable delight was as Bambi described. Exhilarating. He embraced the excitement like an old flame, remembering its contours and curves, the way it enveloped him entirely. But, Raynor recognized there were newer and foreign characteristics to this reemergence of his powerful desire. There was lust, yes. There was passion, also true. There was also something new. Something more.<br><br>A burning of nostalgia ached at his very bones when she touched the record player, and he could already hear the music from his memories. They shared moments then, and they were sharing a new one now under entirely different circumstances. <br><br>When she turned to face him, beckoning him to come to her, he at first went. But, Raynor stopped, only closing their gap halfway. "That's a good book." Raynor said. "The Writings of Knos. He was a traveling wizard who wrote about everything he observed and experienced." Raynor declined to mention that a section of the book was dedicated to erotic bedroom positioning. Something like a magical Kama Sutra.<br><br>"He talks about this feeling, the one you're feeling right now. He called it the 'sudden fire'." At the phrase, Raynor drew his wand. It was a long wand made of Hornbeam, thick and unbending. Comparatively speaking, it was considerably larger than most contemporary wands. And, adding to its unusual appearance was the Elder Futhark inscribed into the wood. Raynor did the carvings himself, feeling that the runes protected him, and also reminded him of home and who he was.<br><br>Raynor swished his hand, casting a wordless spell, and the fireplace came to life with a hearty, crackling fire.<br><br>"I know the feeling well." Raynor said, agreeing with Bambi's descriptive sentiments. "Like there was quiet in a lonely room, and then there was noise; warm and whole." He regarded her wolfishly then, gesturing the point of his wand in her direction. "But this sudden fire is different for me. Different from everything I've ever felt. I feel like I'm being pulled, and I cannot stop the force. And, I don't want to."<br><br>With another voiceless charm, Raynor cast magic, this time on Bambi. The target was not her, but her dress. One strap glided softly over her skin, dropping down past her shoulder. The other strap soon followed in the same vain. "I need to see what I'm being pulled toward." He was hungry. "All of it." Ravenous, and that starving fire within would not be satisfied until he claimed what he craved: her. "All of you." He continued, and peeled Bambi's dress further down, his desire rising as the fabric was falling, cooing sensuously across the expanse of her flesh with a whispered promise that he could seize her and have her in whatever way he wanted.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swashbuckler</strong> on <strong>07-04-2019, 03:48:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://www.teenidols4you.com/blink/Actors/tom-holland/tom-holland-1506038045.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Corey Dwyer (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14675375#msg14675375)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor, 5th year<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Halfblood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 10inches, Sycamore, Dragon Heartstring<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> This instead (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/434033016172707842/555916412598747155/tumblr_pan8p5Y6xs1x7tz9zo9_250.png?width=221&amp;height=300)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Sturday, October 26th, early evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Corey's Dorm<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Leaving for the party<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><hr><br>Of Grace’s internal struggle in trying to decipher what his workout comment had meant, Corey had not the faintest idea.&nbsp; Indeed, as Grace was twitching the last pieces of his new ensemble into it's perfect placement, his mind was simply running over and over again that dumbfounded look on her face at seeing him without his shirt.&nbsp; Corey had wanted, for YEARS, Grace to look at him differently, but not that she had, he felt he was having trouble deciphering it.<br><br>Had he really changed that much?&nbsp; Or was it just another symptom of Grace not at all seeing him “that way”?&nbsp; If only Mack had been there.&nbsp; She would have been, unlike Corey, brave enough to call out Grace, and then at least Corey would no more, instead of spiraling worst case scenarios in his mind.&nbsp; Snapping out of his daze, Corey looked up just as Grace was waiting for him to open the door, and he slid past her easily to pop the portal open.<br><br>“Oh, Grace’s Endless Cupcakes.&nbsp; That is for sure going to be a hit.” He replied, leaving off sounding like he was teasing or accidentally making an innuendo for once.&nbsp; “Hell, if you put a little jello shot at the center of each one, you’d probably get voted Belle of the Ball, and Dior would make you her BFF…” He laughed, following her out.<br><br><div align="center">Continued Here... (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=301494.msg14799571#msg14799571)</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Malrunar</strong> on <strong>09-04-2019, 21:29:12</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/K5HcwFT.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/yuExVFv.png)</div><br><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Mackenzie “Mack” O’Hare (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674148#msg14674148)<br><strong>YEAR:</strong> Fifth, Gryffindor<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half-Blood<br><strong>WAND:</strong> Beech / 12” / Horned Serpent Horn (https://i.imgur.com/xVVNflt.jpg)<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Outfit in the photo<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 5th October, Evening<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace’s room<br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Perspective.<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Getting your mind wiped was no joke to Mackenzie, but Grace didn’t know any better. There were only two people at the school who knew what had happened to her, and both swore an oath never to tell another soul. That was good enough for her, even if it caused one of those friendships to be severely strained.<br><br>All anticipated outcomes. When people learned you touched dark magic they had the habit of treating you like a bomb that was about to go off. It didn’t matter that she had been a kid or an innocent bystander in the process. If news got out Mack was certain people would think she had some contagious plague or even worse, treat her with the same empty, sympathetic faces the Ministry had while trying to sweep it all under the carpet. And maybe they should? She wasn’t any closer to finding out what happened, as she got older no one has stepped forward to meet her demands of filling her in. She was ignored. Discarded.<br><br>It made her want the information more than ever.<br><br>But that was for any other night to brood over. Grace was none the wiser and her comment had come from a harmless angle. The smile on her face didn’t so much as falter.<br><br>“He’s probably some neanderthal lookin’ chap,” She said while sitting up. “Unibrow,” she pressed the pad of her finger in between her fine brows, “An underbite,” She jutted out her chin and then crossed her eyes. Then, her impression melted off her face. “But he’s a good guy. I’ll introduce you to him when they get here.”<br><br>As for the movie... She gave Grace a wary eye. “You’re not going to force me to watch the Notebook, are you? If so your pillow might accidentally catch on fire.” She was joking, of course… But only mostly.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>10-04-2019, 13:29:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rhGXH3lae-U/VCnT-In7KMI/AAAAAAAAKIc/WIbQnbxxupE/s1600/IMG_3681.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/a/ae/Hogwartscrest.png/revision/latest?cb=20110806202805)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Grace Carter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14674643#msg14674643)<br><strong>HOUSE | YEAR:</strong> Gryffindor | Fifth<br><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggleborn (?)<br><strong>WAND:</strong> 9 ½ inch | Pear | Unicorn Hair<br><strong>WEARING:</strong> Unicorn Onesie (https://www.lolaliza.com/dw/image/v2/AAUM_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-lolaliza-catalog/default/dw1f183b9a/images/15000386_1001_01.jpg?sw=556&amp;sh=680&amp;sm=fit)<br><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Saturday, 5th October, 2019 | Night<br><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grace's Private Single Dorm Room <br><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Girls Just Wanna Have Fun<br><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Avril Lavigne - Hello Kitty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiaYDPRedWQ)<br><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Mack | (Mentioning: Corey) | Closed</td></tr></tbody></table><br><hr><br>Grace was offended for Mack’s Durmstrang penpal. Jokingly, of course. Her eyes went large and her jaw slackened as she gasped in a horrified breath. She even went so far as to press a hand to her chest, clutching at her unicorn onesie. “Why, the thought! Perish it! Perish the thought!” <br><br>She laughed at herself, then continued to laugh when Mack carried on, making impressions of some uggo from the mysterious Durmstrang land. Even if she was acting nonchalant about the whole ordeal - and maybe it truly wasn’t a big deal to Mack, meeting this bloke - Grace couldn’t help envying her for it. <br><br>Grace clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth, swatting at her redheaded friend. “Tsk. I bet he’s handsome in an exotic sort of way.” She offered to introduce Grace to him when the other students arrived and she nodded but immediately thought about Corey. For some odd reason. To her movie suggestion, Mack was already growing weepy. <br><br>“No, not the Notebook. I don’t want to sit here and cry my eyes out. I want to laugh, don’t you?” With that, Grace was already scanning through her DVD collection. “Ah, here we are. This one’s perfect. Don’t you think?” Grace held up the DVD cover of a movie titled Just Friends (http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/v22vodart/90672/p90672_v_v8_ab.jpg). Before Mack had a chance to truly protest, Grace popped the movie in and sat back, conjured up some popcorn and sank against her bed. <br><br>For now, what Grace needed was another romantic scenario to take her mind off of the strange dynamic beginning to bud between herself and Corey. Or was it a complete lack thereof?<br><br><hr><br><div align="center"><em>End.</em></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hogwarts: A New Beginning [Commons &amp; Dorms]</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellific</strong> on <strong>01-05-2019, 06:46:39</strong>
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				<div align="center">(https://fontmeme.com/permalink/190427/dba9a21b2e85174de3fe02d8742f1841.png)<br><br>(https://d36tnp772eyphs.cloudfront.net/blogs/1/2014/04/buachaille-etive-mor-matador-seo-940x626.jpg)<br><br><strong>Weather in the Highlands of Scotland in October:</strong> <br><br>Here is a link (https://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/inverness/iv3-5/month/532?monyr=11/01/2019) with the weather for the month of November. Here is a link (https://moonphases.co.uk/moon-calendar) with the moon phases for the month of November. Here is a link (https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/inverness?month=11&amp;year=2019) with the sunrises and sunsets for the month of November.<br><br><strong>Important Events this Month:</strong> <br><br><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>5 November - Guy Fawkes Night</strong> - On the night that the Gunpowder Plot was foiled (November 5th, 1605), bonfires were set alight in celebration for the safety of the King. Since then, November 5th has become known as Bonfire Night. The event is commemorated every year with fireworks and burning effigies of Guy Fawkes.</li></ul><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Harvest Festival</strong> - During this month, there will be a carnival held at Hogsmeade village. It lasts most of the month, and includes an array of fun activities such as mazes, hay rides, fair foods, a Ferris wheel, carnival games, a pumpkin patch, and even a few small rides! Specific dates incoming.</li></ul><br><strong>In Game Information about this Month:</strong> <br><br>The entire month is open and available for Rp. We aren't due for another time change until July 1st, 2019 (real time).</div>
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