sortinghat_logs | Stop and smell the grass

WHO: Kurloz Makara
TONE: somewhat macabre
RATING: PG-13
WHEN: 13 October, early evening
WHERE: Library
WHAT: Kurloz is taking advantage of Hogwarts' massive library and delving into the medical biology section. (btw he's not wearing his makeup, just his eyeliner)
STATUS: ONGOING

Kurloz had decided to spend the majority of his Saturday sketching. Not completely unusual, and some of the sketches had even been lighthearted ones of the outdoor scenery. He'd even bothered to collect one of the autumn leaves and draw it out in exquisite detail, but then he'd gotten lost in the veins of the plant. Veins had led to thoughts of blood, and blood had led to here, the library, in the shadowy section on biology. He hadn't bothered with the general Healing tomes - he'd gone straight for the titles regarding the transformation and distortion of anatomy through spellwork, staring fascinated at the images depicting various gruesome twisted creatures and failed experiments.

He sat at one of the desks, several of the books piled at his arm as he scanned through one in front of him, eyes fixated on the detailed water-coloured painting of two wizards that had been merged to share one spine, both of their faces in agony as the writer noted that the subjects had not lasted long under the pain.

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Kurloz glanced up with surprise and blinked down at his book, wondering if he should really explain what had happened to the people in the picture. After a moment he lifted the book a bit so she could see the small blurb explaining the experiment on the human transfiguration.

Leaning in more Usagi reads the blurb slowly and aloud and stopping half way through. She stands up putting her hands to her mouth.

"They did that to people!?"

Then she looks around suspiciously waiting for someone to give the inevitable 'shh'. When none comes she looks between Kurloz and the book.

"That's mostly a really nice picture. Um. Creepy though. Is everything in that one so scary?"

Kurloz pet her shoulder gently and nodded, an apologetic smile on his face as he closed the book to hide the nightmarish images from her.

She sits down next to him, and crosses her arms onto the table, resting her head on them looking up at him.

"Why do you like looking at spooky things like that? Bunny rabbits in a field are good to look at too. Especially eating clover blossoms.
Or all the mythical creature art! They have googles in some of the books! You know, they're creepy but not scary, with the snakes for hair!"

Kurloz shrugged and got his notebook out, writing his response out for her.

a brother get's nice and proper curious about how some spells go their balls rolling - this shit's how today's fancy-ass magic got up and started.

He wasn't going to tell her of course that he'd actually been more focused on the subjects responses to the spells, it's far more conventional to say he's interested in the history after all.

Usagi leans in and watches him write.

She had forgotten he couldn't talk. They weren't exactly in the same circles after all, she looked up at his face for a moment before looking back at the notepad once he was done.

"Ohhh! That's... Interesting, sounds like it would get really confusing at times, right?"

Kurloz smiled and nodded, adding:

doesn't help that these old as scholarly peeps used all weird grammar and stuff.

Usagi blinks at what she reads.

"But you write things weirdly sometimes. So it would be easier for you wouldn't it?"

She realises how what she just said had sounded.

"Ah, I mean. I'm not calling you weird, but you don't write like how I talk."

Shoulders shaking with silent laughter, Kurloz smiled brightly and shrugged, showing no offense was taken.

true but what a brother means is these people up and wrote in some creative ways, some of this shit doesn't even read like english.

"Wow really? Like what? Maybe it's French?"

She leans in to look at some of the books, to try and see an example.

He skimmed through the passages and pointed out one in particular that made 'Ye Olde English' into preschool stuff in comparison.

Usagi looks at the writings and her face goes blank as she looks beyond overwhelmed by what's written there.

Kurloz smiled at her reaction and gave her shoulder a gentle, understanding pat.

"I think I recognised a 'the' in there... Maybe."

She gives Kurloz a small smile.

"Well at least now I know why you find it so interesting to look at then."

He shrugged and continued to smile, closing the book and hiding its gruesome contents from the young girl.

you up and looking to do some homework or something?

"Oh, yeah... Homework."

Usagi straightens and turns around to look in the direction of her books, where ever she left them.

"I haven't exactly finished ... Or really started it yet."

With a smile, he added:

i'm not all that much of a hot shot with these things but if you want a brother could up and help you get the ball rolling? :o)

"Really? You'll help me?!"

She looks at him with a very excited look.

He chuckled and gave a small nod, gathering up the books and quickly putting them in the sorting rack before turning back to her, giving her an expectant look and waiting to be led to her homework.

She blinks for a second then jumps up.

"Oh! Uh... This way"

Usagi points in a direction then starts to lead him to her books. Almost bouncing as she walks, because Usagi is nothing if not a cheerful girl in most everything she does.

She slips into her bench and she pats the seat next to her.

He followed more sedately, bag slung over one shoulder, notebook and quill in hand. Smiling, he sat in the offered seat and looked expectantly over her books.

Her charms work lay spread out on the table, and she opened one of her books.

"I know I'm doing it wrong, but I don't know how"

He glanced over her books and tilted his head curiously before writing:

what's the homework?

She pokes at a rolls up scroll in front of her.

"Five inches on a charm that has helped improve home life for everyday wizards and witches."

She sighs.

"My family are muggles I don't have a cluuuue."

Scratching his head for a moment, Kurloz asked:

have you tried asking some of your friends and shit about it?

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