Back to School Diagon Alley Festival! – Log 1

[shnpc]

WHO: Anyone visiting Diagon Alley!
TONE: Festive and busy!
RATING: PG-13 for possible language
WHEN: August 20 through 22
WHERE: Any and all of Diagon Alley
WHAT: There is a huge festival the whole week to let students get school supplies. People from all over are flocking to Diagon Alley for the best deals. That means you might meet new people or see old friends!
STATUS: Ongoing!
NOTE: Remember that this event is semi-open! Any HP AU character can have fun here, whether you're in the game or not, so have fun!

Comments

[its_cor_aline]

It's all so awesome though. I doubt I'd be allowed to use some of it in a House game though.
[She smiles at him.]
I'm Coraline. I'm the Seeker for Ravenclaw.

[luxextenebris]

Roxas. I'm was a Chaser for my House team last year.

[status_is_not_quo]

[..........]

Of course I realize they're books. The fact that you say that they're 'just' books simply means that you can't really comprehend the full depth of knowledge that they offer.

[This 13-year-old boy is holding a bunch of books for 5th years.]

[status_is_not_quo]

It's, uh. Nice to meet you too.

You're a 5th year, right?

[cheldorado]

Wow. You are... Something else.

[Blink, blink.]

And preparing way too far ahead.

[hairflyingheartpounding]

Yes, I am! A Hufflepuff.

[status_is_not_quo]

...What?

No, I'm going into 5th year when school starts.

[cheldorado]

Nothing.

If you're going into fifth year, why do I have no idea who you are?

[flowerpowered]

H-Huh? [One second she's alone talking to herself and the next there is suddenly a girl beside her, looking very gleeful. Shiemi takes a moment to recover the small surprise before smiling at her.]

O-Oh, thank you! I know it isn't very common to wear such things out here, but I feel more comfortable in it than I do my uniform...

[status_is_not_quo]

[Dramatic sigh.]

Because at the end of last year, I sat the exams for both third and fourth years, meaning that I get to skip fourth year and go into fifth.

[status_is_not_quo]

I'm going into 5th year too! We have stuff in common!

[Yep, the ittle baby 13-year-old. Gonna be a 5th year.]

[cheldorado]

So you'll be playing with the big kids now? Cute.

[hairflyingheartpounding]

You're... Going into fifth year?

[YEAH HE DOESN'T LOOK IT.]

[status_is_not_quo]

You say that like I'm probably not smart enough to skip fifth year too, if it weren't for having to sit OWLs at the end of the year.

I'm going to get all Os, obviously.

[arrogantalloy]

[Smiles more]

Well I wouldn't use that as a yard stuck of clumsy. I've flown on safer fireworks.

But really, have you even sat on a proper broom?

[cheldorado]

...Suddenly a lot less cute.

Kid, you're going to get eaten alive.

[status_is_not_quo]

[His smile fades a little as his heart drops into the pit of his stomach.]

...Um. Yeah.

I sat the fourth year exams at the end of last year in addition to the third year ones, so I got to skip ahead.

[status_is_not_quo]

And that's why I'm not in Care of Magical Creatures. Avoid all sorts of nasty mishaps that way.

[hairflyingheartpounding]

Oh! So you're still, what, thirteen? Fourteen? That's so cute!

[cheldorado]

I mean by the real fifth years.

[status_is_not_quo]

I just turned thirteen in June.

[Watch him do his best impression of a tomato! She thinks he's cute.]

I skipped second year too.

[status_is_not_quo]

I don't care about them. I'm at Hogwarts to get an education, not to make friends.

[hairflyingheartpounding]

Wow, you must be really great at school stuff!

[cheldorado]

Mmmmmhmm. Good luck getting an education from the bottom of the Great Lake.

[marshall_lee]

[He hesitates a minute before moving around the banister and sitting beside her. Sure, they just met but she definitely needed someone to lean on. Figuritvely and literally.]

Ahh, so you haven't told him yet huh? That's always one of the harder parts.
If you need back up I'll help explain stuff to people if you want.