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Hogwarts: Siege of the Dark Lord.

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This RP is set after the seventh book. =D Yes, I know the seventh book isn't out yet. Keiosu, Jabberwocky_Pocky and I put together a few events that explain all you'll need to know, hehe.

Also, the letter that Snape gives McGonagall [read the plotline <3] is from Dumbledore. We're going with the idea that Dumbledore asked Snape to kill him; the letter is meant for Snape to use if he ever wishes to return to Hogwarts. The other teachers don't believe the letter is truly from Dumbledore; the only reason McGonagall does is because she was close to both of them and trusts them. In this time of suspicion, the other teachers don't believe much nowadays. sad

And now, the plot!:


Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was never quite the same after the murder of Albus Dumbledore. Minerva McGonagall, the new headmistress, nervously tries to keep order. Both students and teachers find themselves questioning if Hogwarts is truly a safe haven anymore, and many students have left the school. The remaining witches and wizards have turned to what seems to be their only hope against the Dark Lord: Harry Potter.
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A few days before the end of term, a series of events led to Harry and the Dark Lord's final battle; the battle took place in the Forbidden Forest, quite near the area Harry spotted Professor Quirrel drinking unicorn blood. With Dumbledore gone, Voldemort was no longer worried about being near the Hogwarts grounds; on the contrary, he enjoyed the fear he knew his close proximity caused the students.

No one knows the details of what happened during the battle. Term ended, and, worried, the students went home. However, a day later, a familiar man entered the Hogwarts grounds, letter clutched in one pale hand.

The man was Severus Snape. And while one hand held a letter, the other nervously held a wand, one which was levitating a body, covered in a white cloth. The body of Harry James Potter, unblemished, though unmistakably, dead. As Minerva McGonagall registered the sight, Snape gave her the letter. She verified its contents and set up arrangements for Harry Potter to be buried on Hogwarts grounds.

Needless to say, the other teachers at Hogwarts were furious. How dare she accept Snape, Dumbledore's killer, back into the school? Much less after he arrived carrying a student's dead body! Her attempts to show them the letter fell on deaf ears; they were convinced the letter was a forgery from the Dark Lord. Due to this, McGonagall and Snape have been ostracized from the rest of the staff. However, the two professors know something no one else does - that Lord Voldemort is alive and somewhere inside the school.

And not just inside the school. Inside a teacher.

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Snape reluctantly agrees to accept Professor Lupin back as a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher; even he knows how valuable Remus is to the school. Aware of the growing evil inside the grounds, Professor Lupin sends an invitation to any students who wish to help unveil the Dark Lord and bring peace back to Hogwarts. These students meet in the Room of Requirement every night with the Professor, much like the old DA.

Unfortunately, the professor the Dark Lord controls does not go unaware of this fact - the teacher sends their own invitation to any students who wish to help purge the school of its impurities.

It won't be long until the two groups clash.


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Hope you enjoy the plot! Only Keiosu, Jabberwocky_Pocky and I know which Professor is the one the Dark Lord has possessed, and the person who plays the teacher, of course. =D We have a sizable number of plots twists, and we hope you enjoy the RP!
I. Storyline.
II. Rules.
III. Profiles.
IV. Blacklist/Whitelist.
V. Updates.


~:~Rules~:~
1. The best rule of all: BE LITERATE. I swear, if you're not literate, I will make you eat my socks. =[ You have to be fully literate; none of this 'semi-literate' stuff. All posts must be in paragraph form, and I expect you to at least try with grammar and spelling. I won't kick you out because of spelling mistakes, but I will mutilate anyone who does this: *walks into Hogwarts*
2. I shouldn't have to say this, but keep it PG-15. Romance is fine; cybering is not. Think of the children.
3. If you join, make it long term. I will send you a warning if you do not post for seven days without giving me an excuse. Once you get three warnings, you're out. Aww, sad.
4. Keiosu is your mercy angel. =D She decides ultimately whether or not you're allowed in here. Be nice to her.
5. You must have read up to the fourth Harry Potter book at the very least. If you haven't read that far, you must be extremely familiar with the series and be able to stay in character.
6. Speaking of staying in character, make sure your OOC is marked as such. [Like this] or ((This)).
7. Don't stray too far from your House. If you're a Gryffindor, you are not going to be working for the Dark Lord, unless your profile is creative and wonderful. =D Like yogurt.
8. Send Keiosu or I your profiles and mark the subject as: "Hungarian Horntail". =D This way I can check if you read the rules or not. If you didn't, you will be beaten. Severely. With a stick.
9. No killing unless you've worked it out with your poor victim beforehand.
10. I can't think of any more right now, but once I do... whee
I. Storyline.
II. Rules.
III. Profiles.
IV. Blacklist/Whitelist.
V. Updates.


: razz rofiles::

Important!: Due to the smaller number of students in the school, and for the sake of including everyone, all students have classes together. The schedule is as follows:
-Breakfast.
-Potions.
-Transfiguration.
-Care of Magical Creatures.
-Lunch.
-Defense Against the Dark Arts.
-Divination.
-Charms.
-Dinner.

No, we don't have to RP through every single class. xD Some classes won't be as long as others; depends on what the teacher decides to do that day. Any questions, comments or concerns, please don't hesitate to PM me.

Student Application:

Gaian Name:
Character Name:
House:
Age:
Year: [Try to keep all your students in either sixth or seventh year?]
Wand: [Length, core, wood.]
Appearance:
Personality:
Talents:
Pet: [Optional.]
Bio:
Other:
RP Sample:

Teacher Application:

Gaian Name:
Character:
RP Sample:


Gryffindor: [4 of 6.]
arrow Gaian Name: Nekiri-chan
Character Name: Nicole Walters (Nikki for short)
House: Gryffindor
Age: 17
Year: 7th
Wand: 11", pheonix tail feather, pine
Appearance: Nikki is 5'9" with dark brown hair and eyes to match and an athletic build
Personality: Nikki's a very cheerful person, but tends to be a little shy. She is has gotten over being shy bit by bit over the years because of her dorm mates though. She cares very deeply for her friends and family, although there is some resentment towards her parents. She is quick to anger, so it's not wise to be on her bad side. She also is very insecure about being a witch because of her father and his hatred of magic.
Talents: Her best classes are potions and muggle studies. She also has some talent at being a metamorphmagus.
Pet: Screech owl named Henry
Bio: Nikki is a half blood, her mother being a witch and her dad being a muggle. She has a brother who’s two years older than her and a little sister who’s four years younger than her. She lived as a muggle for most of her life due to the fact that her mother didn’t tell her father what she was. When her older brother got his letter her dad left them after having several big fights with her mother about keeping the information she was a witch a secret and how he couldn’t tolerate something so abnormal around him. Since then, her mom’s raised them by herself, and life has been pretty good. However, there’s still some resentment toward her dad and mother because of what happened back then.
Other: She was all set to play Quidditch for Gryffindor this year, but with the recent turn of events who knows what's going to happen?
RP Sample: Approved.

arrow Gaian Name: Keiosu
Character Name: Naomi Thompson
House: Gryffindor
Age: 16
Year: Seventh
Wand: 13 ½’, chimera fang, redwood
Appearance: Naomi has reddish-brown hair that falls about her shoulders. It is usually kept down with a two small braids on the sides of her hair. Her eyes are a lighter variation of teal. She's average in both height and weight.
Personality: Naomi is a fairly laid back girl and can seem rather lazy at times, but she isn't a pushover nor easily intimidated. She is usually very calm under pressure and tends to get into trouble for being somewhat of a smart alik.
Talents: Naomi excels greatly in Defense Against the Dark Arts, but prefers Potions which by all means isn't her best subject.
Pet: A light brown barn owl she calls Whicker.
Bio: Naomi is a muggleborn witch, though few know this fact No one had bothered to ask her about such nor has she spoken of it. She always wished, but never believed that magic was real and actually threw away her acceptance letter to Hogwarts when she first got it thinking it was either junk mail or a childish prank from a friend. She became convinced when the letters kept coming and it wasn't just a well thought out joke. Her live in the muggle realm has been an overall average one. There were a few mishaps here and there, but nothing worth mention.
Other: She tends to arrive either late or early for most affairs and rarely appears on time.
RP Sample: Approved.

arrow Gaian Username: Seiiran.
Character Name: Thomas Rowen.
House: Gryffindor.
Age: Seventeen.
Year: Seventh.
Wand: Fourteen inches, hippogriff feather core, birch.
Appearance: Thomas has messy, light brown hair and a smile always on his face. His complexion is almost perfect, and his skin a vague tan. Thomas's eyes are hazel and he is extremely tall and slender, though not awkardly so. All in all, he is very attractive, a trait he uses to his advantage.
Personality: Thomas is almost never spotted without a cocky smile on his face. He has dated an obscene amount of girls, though is actually quite gentlemanly in his ways. An old-fashioned guy, Thomas goes out of his way to do little things, like open doors and hold coats for women. His looks have gotten him out of quite a few predicaments; perhaps he relies on them too much. Though not a depressed guy by nature, Thomas has a deep-set paranoia about not finding the right girl. This might be why he ends relationships so soon after he ignites them. Aside from that aspect of him, Thomas is easygoing, intelligent, and a charmer. He also wants to one day teach at Hogwarts, or some other wizarding school.
Talents: Charms and getting women. =D
Pet: A gray owl named Isis.
Bio: Thomas comes from a laidback household; his mother was a muggle and his father a wizard, though his halfbreed status had never been a problem for him. He has a younger sister, named Elina, who idolizes her big brother. Thomas also has an older brother, Aidan, who was set to be married. Unfortunately, the girl ran out on him, leaving his brother quite distressed. It's been four years since then, and Aidan still hasn't completely recovered. Because of this, Thomas is wary of the girls he dates, dumping them due to the worry they might possibly run out on him, too.
Other: Thomas writes Elina a letter every week; she's only nine, and always misses her older brother when he goes off to school.

arrow Gaian Name: Jabberwocky_Pocky
Character Name: Connor Edmund Reeve
House: Gryffindor
Age: 17
Year: 7th
Wand: 11 inches, black alder, dragon heartstring
Appearance: Connor is your typical tall, skinny type. Pale as paper, his deep brown hair can often be found in a horrid mess. His sky blue eyes are his most striking feature; more attention is brought to them by the glasses Connor wears.
Personality: Connor prefers to blend into the shadows and go unnoticed by most people. Thus, he hardly ever ends up in the typical House fights between Gryffindor and Slytherin. He prefers his own small circle of friends, and is painfully shy. Mess with his circle of friends, however, and you're in for a scare. Fiercely loyal, his anger is something to behold, though hard to extract. He pretty much coasts through school, smart, but too lazy to make anything of it. Despite his terrible past, he tries to keep a cheerful outlook and is always joking around with his friends. He feels guilty each time his friends pay for anything for him, because he knows he will never be able to pay them back.
Talents: Divination and Charms
Pet: A white rat, Caspian.
Bio: Connor lived with his mom, dad, and sister for ten happy years in the midst of Manchester. Then, when his father lost his job, the family was uprooted and forced to move to London in search of money. Unable to find a decent job, Connor's father was forced into a low-paying factory job. He quickly took to drinking, while Connor's mother lives each day in a daze. His oldest sister became a streetwalker, the only real source of income for the family, and his other sister ran away at the age of 14. When Connor received his letter, his father beat him in a drunken rage, disgusted with his son. Connor ran away with only his letter, and worked out an arrangement with Dumbledore that enables him to live in Hogsmeade. He's never returned home, or so much as spoken to any of them since he came to Hogwarts, but he plans to go back one day and try to get his sister out of there.
RP Sample: Approved.


Ravenclaw: [2 of 6.]
arrow Gaian Name: InsaneZeroG
Character Name: Marius Roberts
House: Ravenclaw
Age: 16
Year: 6th
Wand: 10 1/2 inch, Basilisk fang, Ebony A gift from his old master
Appearance: Marius stands at a fair 6'1'' with a regular build. He has Black hair in a perpetual mess with emerald eyes.
Personality: Marius is a nice guy, but whenever he becomes stressed, he becomes severely antagonistic. Always friendly to those he considers nice, he has a sever distaste for uppity purebloods which dominate Slytherin. He an okay student, laid bac for the most, though his study habits leave much to be desired. Whenever left to his own thoughts, he becomes paranoid though it might be for his weird actions
Talents: Has an exceptional ability with Dark magic.
Pet: Crags, a carrion bird that resembles a cross between a lizard and a crow. It was his old master's bird. It's smarter than most owls and many times, follow Marius.
Bio: Marius was muggle-born, the last wizard in his family being his grandfater on his father's side. At the age of 8, he lived in the US with his parents as he was taught how to use magic by an old teacher. When he was 12, his old master died leaving him his wand, a bird and a chance to go to a real wizarding school. He never got a chance until the age of 14 when he accidentally used a forbidden spell on another student with his master's wand. At this point, he accepted the offer to go to Hogwarts his master had left for him and started there on his fifth year.
Other: His only relative in the UK is his sister and he hasn't much idea of the events surrounding Harry Potter or the Dark Lord out of choice.
RP Sample: Approved.

arrow Username: Nekiri-chan
Character Name: Trenton Alec Farelli
House: Ravenclaw
Age: 17
Year: 7th
Wand: 10.5 in., unicorn hair, cherry.
Appearance: Trenton has strawberry-blond hair and hazel eyes that have more green than brown in them. His hair is chin length, kind of shaggy, and tends to fall in his eyes. He is about 5'6", making him shorter than quite a few of the boys in his year, but he doesn't let that bother him. He has a smattering of freckles along his nose that makes him look, combined with his below average height, a few years younger than he actually is. When out of uniform, you can see Trenton in jeans and a button-down shirt.
Personality: Trenton is a quiet boy, preferring to stay in the background rather than get involved most times. This applies primarily to confrontations like those that occur between the members of Slytherin House and Gryffindor House. Like most in his House (though there are a few exceptions in his opinion) his love for learning is insatiable and he prefers approaching things analytically instead of trusting his initial gut reaction. Despite being a bit standoff-ish at first, he's fast to warm up to someone once they get talking. He loves debating over various subjects and will get passionate about his beliefs. He's also slow to anger, which is another reason why he tends to avoid confrontation.
Talents: Trenton is quite skilled at Charms like his Head of House. He's also got a bit of a photographic memory, able to remember most things if he hears/sees it once or twice.
Pet: Cat named Socks because of the black paws the feline has on an otherwise white body.
Other: Although, like most in his House in that he is adept at most all subjects, his downfall is Divination because he finds the subject sketchy and fake (most likely due to his horrible opinion of Professor Trelawney). He's dreading this coming school year because he's forced to take the class unlike before, where he took Arithmancy instead.
Bio: Trenton comes from a completely muggle family. Needless to say, his parents were quite shocked, not to mention Trenton himself, when he got his letter inviting him to Hogwarts. On later inspection, however, it wasn't so shocking considering some of the weird things that happened in the past when the boy was around. Deciding that it would be a good thing for him to try, his parents reasoned that it would be best for him to go to the school and get control of his abilities at the very least. Of course, this caused his parents to wonder if their other children had the same abilities as their oldest. Now in his seventh year, Trenton has one sibling, a sister by the name of Cara, at Hogwarts entering her fourth year as a Ravenclaw student. His other two siblings, twelve-year old Steven and eleven-year-old Derek, have shown no aptitude for magic.
Trenton's family lives in the same neighborhood as Nicole Walters' family, so the two knew each other from school. Trenton was very surprised to see Nikki at the Sorting, but they maintained their friendship, and the Gryffindor girl helped him adjust to his new world along with friends of his from Ravenclaw who were half bloods or higher.
RP Sample: Approved.


Hufflepuff: [0 of 6.]

Slytherin: [3 of 6.]
arrow Gaian Name: Seiiran.
Character Name: Violet Arilynn Yule.
House: Slytherin.
Age: Seventeen.
Year: Seventh.
Wand: Twelve inches, dragon's blood, ivory.
Appearance: Violet's hair is a deep brown, long, straight, and always tied in a low ponytail at the nape of her neck. She has a dark green ribbon tied to the ponytail, signifying her love for her house. Her bangs are artfully jagged, and her eyes a dull gray. Violet wears a pair of glasses, though tends to forget them everywhere. She is of medium height and slender.
Personality: Though she seems rather nice and friendly, Violet is always out for only one person: herself. She apparently has no conscience, and will turn on people at the drop of a hat. There are a few exceptions to this; a small group of her fellow Slytherins have gained her utmost loyalty. She lives for her house, and would die for it, too. This isn't to say she is rude to the other houses; on the contrary, any person is a potential friend until they do or say the wrong thing. And to Violet, there is an extremely long list of wrong things. Her eccentricities make her a bit hard to approach, though there is no denying she is quite an interesting person.
Talents: Mixing deadly potions and singing. [xD]
Pet: A fat tabby cat named Jazz.
Bio: Violet's father is always out working, though when he comes home, he spoils his daughter and his wife immensely. Her mother is a lazy woman, having never worked a day in her life and always relying on house-elves to do the chores. Nevertheless, both her parents are very loving, though quite high-matinence and snobby.
Other: She is fairly fluent in French.
RP Sample: Approved.

arrow Gaian Name: Alex-chan
Character Name: Cyrus (the savior) Black
House: Slytherin
Age:18
Year: 7
Wand: 11', phoenix feather, Ash
Appearance: Cyrus is tall and thin this a short nose and neck length black hair. His eyes are grey with speckles of blue and appear very piercing to everyone around him. His face is a bit long just like the rest of his body and he has a small crescent scar at the base of his neck. He also has a tattoo on his back which he recently got this summer and refuses to show anyone. When not in school dress he wears blacks and dark greens usually preferring jeans for their comfort and T-shirts.
Personality: Cyrus is a very motivated person who often picks a goal and is driven by it. This allows him to focus on all aspects and possible hindrances on the way to said goal. He will often stop at nothing to reach his objective and people seem to rally behind that making him a bit of a leader and he has no problem with that. It's often better in his eyes if he has a group of people behind him and under his direct control.
Talents: Skilled at nonverbal magic and has a photographic memory.
Bio: Cyrus grew up in northern Britain with his grandparents. Shortly after he was born both of his parents disappeared. To this day he says he still doesn't know what happened to them, though he has his suspicions, they seemed to be supporters of the dark lord. However his grandparents were stalwartly against the tyrant and made sure Cyrus knew it however when he did finally learn of his parents true nature he was draw to the darker side of things, studying forbidden magic and the dark lord himself. He seemed the perfect candidate to recruit this year, and when he got the letter there were no arguments with family, he knew what he had to to.
Recently he has moved out of his grandparent's house to an apartment near the Leaky Cauldron he has yet to invite any of his friends over though many have asked if they could stay for the summer...he often entertains guests however...cloaked figures have been seen entering and leaving his apartment at night.
RP Sample: Approved.

arrow Gaian Name: Jabberwocky_Pocky
Character Name: Alameda Taisia Devereux
House: Slytherin
Age: 17
Year: 7th
Wand: 13 inches, Bolivian Rosewood, Centaur Hair
Appearance: Alameda wears her shoulder-length, layered auburn hair bleached white at the tips and through her bangs, which are always in her face. Her brown eyes are so dark they're almost black, and seem bottomless. She is on the taller side and extremely slender.
Personality: Alameda is extremely creative and passionate... about the things she likes. She detests school, yet excels at most subjects without trying. She is perfectly aware of this and flaunts it in front of most everyone else. Alameda is openly vain and prideful in her accomplishments. She is painfully honest and practical, causing many of the people outside of her small circle of friends to perceive her as bitchy and self-centered.
Talents: Potions, Transfiguration, and painting.
Pet: A sleek black cat named Laurel.
Bio: Alameda was born to a poor yet beautiful single mother in Britain. They lived in the countryside for two years before moving to London, where her mother married an affluent old bachelor who just happened to die and leave Alameda and her mother all of his money. Alameda has lived in luxury as long as she can remember. While she is used to the glamorous lifestyle, she makes all of her clothes herself, and spices up her Hogwarts uniform as much as she can get away with. She has never met her real father, and doesn't care to. Alameda sees no point in dwelling on the unchangeable past. She is extremely skilled in Potions, but doesn't exactly use her talents for good, preferring to make "special" potions for people willing to pay a high price.
RP Sample: Approved.


Staff:
Professor McGonagall - [Headmistress]:
Professor Lupin - Seiiran.
Professor Snape - Jabberwocky_Pocky.
Professor Trelawney - Keiosu.

Canons:
Ginny Weasley:
Luna Lovegood:
I. Storyline.
II. Rules.
III. Profiles.
IV. Blacklist/Whitelist.
V. Updates.


You will be blacklisted if you continually disobey the rules. =[

[EDIT:] Okay, this goes into effect today, August fifth. I hope you're all familar with the lovely 'Three Strikes' rule. If you disobey the rules twice, you will be blacklisted. This includes insulting the others in the RP, godmoding, y'know, all that stuff. On the third strike, you're banned for a week. =[ I don't want to do that to anyone, so be good, all right? =D

You will be whitelisted if you're a cool person who posts regularly. =D

_-Whitelist-_
Nekiri-chan
Keiosu
InsaneZeroG
Alex-chan
Jabberwocky_Pocky

::Blacklist::
None!

[[Expelled From Hogwarts]]
One-75-R-I-K-K-U : For willful misconduct.
I. Storyline.
II. Rules.
III. Profiles.
IV. Blacklist/Whitelist.
V. Updates.


..Updates..

07/29/06: We're open! =D
07/30/06: Nakachi has graciously made us a banner! PM me for the link, since I somehow messed up the URL for it. xD
08/05/06: An update in the Blacklist/Whitelist section and a new OOC thread! Here it is!

10/01/06: Hi, again. xD I apologize for not keeping up with the profiles and stuff, but they should all be updated, and if you aren't up there, please PM and yell at me. You'll be up ASAP.

Anyways, I've seen a few flaws with this RP, so, Kei, feel free to tell everyone who the possessed teacher is, as it'll be hard for you to post without doing so. However, just 'cause everyone knows who she is doesn't mean your characters do.

Also, since just beating down on Ginny Weasley without allowing her a reaction seems terribly mean [xD] I'm opening up a section for canon characters. Beware, however, only the best will be able to pull them off. I don't want pages on pages of how you miss Harry Potter and how you can talk to him through a toliet, Ginny. =]

So far, the two canons I've thought of [aside from teachers] are Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood. If anyone thinks of any more, please tell me! Yay!

10/16/06: Hi again. =] Okay, just a quick explanation - I know there's some RP newbies in the crowd [Not n00bs, just people new to RPing, haha!] And I'd like to let you know - We don't have to RP the whole day at Hogwarts, the whole period of a class. If the next period is with Professor Binns, we could skip to lunch and have the characters talk about how boring History of Magic was. Right?

Also, there will be a ball - As of now, a Halloween one and a Christmas one. Trips to Hogsmeade are still here, though marginally more supervised.

Last, but not least, you have to have the consent of everyone in the RP to skip a period or a day. If the ball is a week away and everyone wants to skip to day of, that's fine as long as it's cool with everyone. Mmkay?

And since the OOC thread seems like a hassle, OOC is just gonna be allowed here, so long as it isn't overboard. If you want to continue your conversation, THEN go to the OOC thread. But if you're just gonna say stuff like, "So, would everyone be all right with skipping Potions class today?" Then that's okay for just here. Much love! <3
[We will be starting at the orientation dinner. =D]
Lillie sat at the Ravenclaw table picking out some food from the line up of delicious food the house elves made. It was the oreintation feast, and everything was really nice. Lillie had listened for the new Ravenclaws that would be attending Hogwarts for the nest seven years. And as she thought about she couldn't believe she was in her last year. The past six years jujst flew by. But this year was different with the whole dumbledor being gone. She couldn't believe he was dead! And she highly doubted Snape killed him.

She picked up a fine peice of chicken that she had choosen and bit of a splended bite enjoying it with every chew as the thought passed her head over and over. It would have been funner if she could sit with her Hufflepuff friend. And an unlikely friend he was, they were quite the pair, not in the couple way just the best friends way. But she had to sit with all the other Ravenclaws and their smartass attitude. [YA! the first post!]
Arigon scratched his head, some blond hair shaking in the process, he just couldn't decide wether to eat the chiken or the turkey. Maybe both, or makbe chiken...?

"Damn wish I knew what I wanted to eat." he mumbled and reached for the chicken but then moved his hand and grabbed a turkey leg.

Arigon was 17, in his seventh year and every year he always had trouble at the orientation feast on wether yo eat the delicious chickin or the hot and moist turkey with scrumpcious gravey suace. Though this time he choose turkey. He had also piled on his plate, mashed potatos, some carets and some creamed corn. Which the name of it, creamed corn, he too always pondered about. If it was creamed corn, does that mean they beat the stalk or was it just creamy, like it was creamy from the suace?
Professor Remus Lupin sat at his place at the staff table, ignoring the hundreds of eyes that were fixed upon him. No one had to tell him that he wasn't welcome back. He, a werewolf, back at this school during such a time of conflict. He hadn't dared believe Minerva McGonagall's letter, telling him that he was wanted - no, he remembered the word was needed, back at Hogwarts, that even Snape agreed that his skills would be invaluable here.

Actually, that had been pretty interesting to hear. Remus leaned back in his chair, chancing a glance at Snape, who looked livid. Well, that wasn't anything out of the ordinary. He chuckled lightly and reached for his goblet, taking a small sip of wine. There had been so much change in the past year, what with the unfortunate deaths of Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore. As Remus took a bite of his salad, he couldn't help looking out onto the tables filled with students. Not as filled as they had been in years past, but quite filled nonetheless. Nostalgically, he recalled his time at Hogwarts; the feasts were never boring, not with James and Sirius. James had a habit of insulting the various ghosts that haunted the school, Remus remembered, a habit which definitely did not work to his advantage. A small smile graced his lips, and he continued to eat slowly, the nervousness in his stomach still as evident as ever. After the feast was over, Minerva McGonagall would have to address the school; explaining why he, Remus Lupin, was back in position as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, explaining why Snape was back as Potions teacher, and explaining the precautions the whole school would have to take to defend against the Dark Lord.

Not a speech he looked forward to, that was for sure.


Violet Arilynn Yule sat at the Slytherin table, eyes fixed on a piece of chicken. A first-year next to her gave her a strange look, obviously wondering what this older girl was doing. She raised an eyebrow, shaking her head slightly. Not now. She couldn't afford to lose her concentration now. The two things Violet hated the most was wasting time and not excelling in magic. Right now, she was practicing nonverbal spells, trying to make the stupid chicken wing levitate.

"Come on..." She muttered; dark hair fell into her face, but she hardly noticed. The chicken swelled to twice its normal size, then exploded loudly in the middle of the table. She shrieked and nearly fell off the bench; meanwhile, the poor first-year next to her did fall off the bench. He picked himself up quickly and rushed off, obviously not wishing to spend another second next to this person. Laughing dryly, Violet pulled her wand from her pocket and artfully cleared up the mess, giving her other housemates next to her a shrug and a smile. They were quite used to her ways.

"Alameda, where the hell are you?" She wondered aloud, stowing her wand back into her pocket. This was what tended to happen when Violet was bored and left alone for long enough; things exploded.
[Hey Callie do you think I'm good enough to play Professor McGonagall? ]
Alameda hurried to the Slytherin table and a familiar spot by one of the few people she deemed worthy to befriend, Violet Yule. They had sat at the same place at the Slytherin table since they were first years, and nobody had ever dared to try and take it. "How time flies...", Alameda mused in one of her few nostalgic moments.

She came into view of Violet just in time to see a piece of chicken burst open in a fantastic example of a nonverbal spell gone horribly wrong. "Oh, Violet, what have you done this time?", Alameda cried as a poor first year went flying off the bench.

Alameda joined her friend at the table, looking at a more fortunate piece of chicken in disgust. She reached for the mashed potatoes, feeling that after the wonderful display she had just witnessed, she had had enough of chicken for at least a year.
Picking at her chicken Lillie noticed Voilet had made one of the chickins at the Slytherin table explode, sending some chicken and a first year onto the floor.
After seeing this sight the Ravenclaw set her chicken down onto her shimmery plate and helped herself to more creamed corn and potatos. That is until the dessert showed up. Lillie's eyes were caught on the sweets, her sweet tooth calling.

"Hmmmm Cake." she said and reached out taking a slice and filling her cup to the brim with milk. Though Lillie loved sweets she hardly ever at them, and hardly ever gained wieght. She was a steady 99 pounds with no gain nor loss.
She took her fork and tasted the sweet cake, chewing slowly wanting to make the flavor last for she wont have sweets again until halloween, or worse Chirstmas.

The thought struck her like a sword in the splien, catching her off gaurd almost sending her cake back up her throat and onto the person across from her, which happened to be a very talkative second year name Lenne. Who by which she and many others wanted to smack upside the head and say "Shut up!". The second year looked up and over at Lillie. Lillie shoke her head remembering how last year Lenne had lost alot of house points for her stupidity and lack of not listening to the rules.
Cyrus smirked as he watched the chicken explode a few feet from his face, he had unfortunately chosen the seat across from Violet the night she decided to practice her nonverbal spellwork...pity...he was now picking stray bits of chicken from his hair.

"Didn't know you had it in for the poultry Violet." he said jokingly, "There are better ways of disposing of foul foul you know."

He glanced around the room for the ninth time that night before settling his gaze back on Violet and the newly arrived Alameda. He couldn't help but glance at Lupin and Snape every few minutes, to make sure neither was doing anything too peculiar and to shoot a glare at Lupin. A tinge of hatred stirring behind his grey eyes.

"So how were your respective summers?" he asked the two, he had been indisposed on the train, partly due to circumstances beyond his control.

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