Corridors - Ground Floor

[darkangel76]

CORRIDORS - GROUND FLOOR
(Exit/Entrance To Castle Can Be Reached From Here)
Location: Castle, Ground Floor​

 

[Silverknight]

Name:Samson Alexander
House/Year:unsorted/3rd
Blood Type:Half
Wand:Elm, 10 inches, phoenix feather
Broom:None
Attire:Generic uniform for Hogwarts
Location:Corridor- Ground Floor both inside and outside of it
Travel:N/A
Tagging:anyone, talking to Zoe

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Name:Zoe Alexander (full name and nickname, if your character has one)
House/Year:unsorted/1st
Blood Type:Full
Wand:Rosewood, 8 1/2 inch, uniform hair
Broom:None (if you have one on hand)
Attire:Generic uniform for Hogwarts
Location:Corridor-Ground Floor outside
Travel:N/A
Tagging:Talking to her brother, anyone

---

Samson looked at the castle, it was far larger then he thought it would be, having taken the cart of there things there had been a bit of a work out, but nothing to bad, and it had been a nice walk though the town. He was able to see quiet a bit of the town, and had a much better idea of the layout of where everything was. He could tell his little sister was extremely excited about this all as well, far more then him even. He rubbed his chin as he looked at the stone walls of the corridor, and then back to his little sister.

"Well, I am off to check all this in, I will be back in a moment," he commented outloud to his little sister, before pushing the cart off, leaving her to remain there till he got back. He figured the two could find some other students, or explore the area before they would be needed at the grand hall, for the big events.

Zoe nodded as she found a nice bench that was just outside and sat watching she figured they had got there quickly, she saw a couple of random students walk by her, and waved politely as they did so, she was curious as to what this life would be like. She considered herself to have a good education to that point, but she also knew this place would just in general be a extremely different experience for her, and one she hoped would be a very positive one as well.She sat, relaxing till her brother would return and they could figure out what the best place to explore would be, and also maybe get to know her fellow students as well.

 

[Kadavro]

Name: Jensen "Mongrel" Spencer, of the Leeds-Cohen family
House/Year: Fifth
Blood Type: Full
Wand: Elm wood, 7', Jersey Devil talon
Attire: Semi-conservative suit, somewhat casual but generally keeping with the decade they are in. The Sixties.
Location: Entrance Area
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: None
'...Recipe book for if they have got regular house elfs, if not see which part of the family has their own. Might want to get some at auction. Brownies and hobs would be good for minor chores, though a tomtenisse would be far better security. Might want' Ah, they were there. Mr. Spencer stepped out of the carriage offering his hand out of habit to those inside. They took it mostly to move away from the ball still on a seat. As their bags were removed Mr. Spencer looked over any damaged caused to his case's wheels from the fall. Seemed fine. He went back to thinking and writing what he was going to need, as well as looking over the other arriving, hoping that there's didn't tilt over and break the contents like his had. '-to get more cooking lessons for myself. Would only be a problem if they did have territorial house elfs...'

 

[darkangel76]

Name: Alice Katherine Snow, Alice
House/Year: Ravenclaw/4th year
Blood Type: Muggle-born
Wand: Cherry, 10in, Unicorn Hair, Swishy
Broom: Doesn't have one.
Attire: Ravenclaw uniform and robes.
Location: Ground Floor, Castle Entrance
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: possibly Sam, Nicko, Ashley (NPC); sees Jensen

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Alice used a simple levitation spell to move her cart and luggage up the steps and through the main door of the castle of Hogwarts Secondary. Once everything was inside, she carefully arranged things as she wanted and placed them aside so that they were out of the way yet still neat. She then moved over to Pippen who was in his carrier so that she could check on him one last time before she and her friends meandered around prior to the Sorting Ceremony. They still had another hour or so before they'd need to be situated in The Great Hall.

"Well, Pip, you'll be all right here. As you can see, there are some other pets already lined up and waiting to go to their rooms too. I'm sure Rags is even here somewhere." Alice smiled at her cat and reached into the carrier one last time to give Pippen a final pet before leaving him. She knew he'd be fine, he always was each and every year. But the cat was truly a friend for her, had been with her through the rough times...

Suddenly, Alice's mind was flooded with past memories of when her mother had died, how her father had blamed her for not being able to do something, to save her from the illness... she'd only been 12 years old at the time. Blinking back the tears that threatened to spill due to memories, that though from long ago were still just as fresh as yesterday, she petted her cat and kissed him 'good bye'.

"See you later, Pip."

 

[Kadavro]

Name: Jensen "Mongrel" Spencer, of the Leeds-Cohen family
House/Year: Fifth
Blood Type: Full
Wand: Elm wood, 7', Jersey Devil talon
Attire: Semi-conservative suit, somewhat casual but generally keeping with the decade they are in. The Sixties.
Location: Entrance Area
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Ms. Black/Lestrange, Zoe, Samson, Sam, Nicko, Ashley, Alice(speaking to), whoever is around

'Well, this area seems to have worn out fairly quickly.' Jensen thought to himself as looked over the cracking masonry over. He had heard that the castles of Britain used to be built be giants, designed by goblins, kept together by magic, and plumbed by some of their poorer Cornish ancestors. If Hogsdale was only build recently then it seems that they lost even more building knowelgde than first suspected, what with using magic to keep buildings going for centuries, never opening new construction jobs. Maybe there was something to the theory at the last reunion that the lack of visible wear and tear in the inhabited parts of Hogwarts were due to the deliberate and accidental discharge of magic by the students heading there every year for centuries. This place... He had never been to Hogwarts, though he didn't doubt that this was going for the same look, if with less of a budget. You could tell just by looking at the hour glasses. The gems were clearly fake or glass. Though to by fair, they never would have gotten emeralds for the original Slytherin hourglass anyways? And this copy? If they were actual emeralds they would be more cracks from the way they were cut and fell. Heck, they would be round pebbles! Not as if there was enough light to admire a decent facetted gemstone, anyways. He looked down at his rings and their twenty one gems, the nine of the Navaratna cabochon style, the twelve of the ephod emerald cut. He heard the bit about leaving the pets behind and looked over at the blue accessorized girl. He tried to give a suitable politeness to the taller girl, though probably interupting something as he saw her walking by. "Are we to put our pets together?" The cat sized scorpion in his ball continued to eat the original hamster occupant.

 

[AlphaWolfQuin]

Name: Nickolai Dominique, Nicko
House/Year:1st year/unsorted
Blood Type:Pure Blood
Wand: Willow, 10 and a quarter inches, flexible.Veela Hair Core
Broom: Don't have one
Attire:Standard Hogwarts Uniform
Location:Ground Floor Corridors
Travel:N/A
Tagging:Ashley, Jensen, Alice

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When Nicko got inside he looked around as he made his way over to where he was to leave his luggage. He took the spell off of his things and placed them neatly where he wanted them, he looked over at the huge scorpion that was eating a hamster and swallowed hard. "That is something I can honestly say I've never seen before, where did you get it"? Nicko asked curiously but still kindly. He reached into his pocket to get Ryley a treat while he waited for the man's answer, "Seien Sie ein guter Kitty wir gleich wieder vereint werden genug" ,he told Ryley passing a treat through the cage.

(Translation:Be a good kitty we will be reunited soon enough)

 

[Kadavro]

Name: Jensen "Mongrel" Spencer, of the Leeds-Cohen family
House/Year: Fifth
Blood Type: Full
Wand: Elm wood, 7', Jersey Devil talon
Attire: Semi-conservative suit, somewhat casual but generally keeping with the decade they are in. The Sixties.
Location: Entrance Area
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Ashley, Alice, Nicko
He looked over the fellow with the odd accent."No idea." Jensen said somewhat truthfully as the scorpion seemed to be trying to break open some of the bones for the marrow. When Jensen looked away to check out the people the girls and boy's uniforms, giving them somewhat polite nods, the scorpion was scratching at a specific area of the ball with it's pincers, goughing the same lines out near the joints. "I think it just crawled in."

 

[AlphaWolfQuin]

Name: Nickolai Dominique, Nicko
House/Year:1st year/unsorted
Blood Type:Pure Blood
Wand: Willow, 10 and a quarter inches, flexible.Veela Hair Core
Broom: Don't have one
Attire:Standard Hogwarts Uniform
Location:Ground Floor Corridors
Travel:N/A
Tagging:Ashley, Jensen, Alice

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"It is impressive to say the least" ,Nicko said in response. He looked over to his new friend Alice and noticed she seemed a bit troubled, "Is something bothering you my friend"? He asked her quietly so that no one else could hear in case she didn't want to talk about it. Nicko knew what it was like to be pressured into talking about things he didn't want to and wasn't going to put the girl on the spot.

 

[wildkat]

Name: Katy swift
House/Year:unsorted /first year
Blood Type:half
Wand:Chestnut, light brown , 6in, unicorn hair
Broom: Doesn't have one.
Attire:the schools robes with a black tshirt with a white tiger on it with blue jeans and black and white sneakers
Location: walking towards hogwarts secondary
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging:no one

When Katy got to the grand floor she stopped and she let out a gasp at the sight she saw. Her cat Midnight sat down by her feet and started to clean itself not caring about the big room it is in. Katy looked down at her cat and said "wow look at this place its so great. " She looked around at all the other students and their paints and had to cover her mouth to keep from screaming as she saw the giant scorpion. She backed up into a wall saying "Lets go that thing is scary". she turned around and head around the group with the boy with the big scorpion.

 

[Ruphhausin]

Name: Samual Christopher Anderson (Sam, Chris, Andy)
House/Year: Gryffindor, Sixth year
Blood Type: Full
Wand: 12 inches, Sycamore, Dragon heartstring, flexible, attached to the hilt of a Royal Navy cutlass.
Broom: Not yet
Attire: Gryffindor travel uniform
Location: Apparation Station.
Travel: From home to the Station, arriving
Tagging: Alice, Ashley (NPC), Nickolai


Samuel took the time that Alice was putting Pippen at ease to introduce his cat to Nickolai and Ashley. He smile as he let them look t her, taking her out to show her off.

"This is Athena. She has been with me a while, and she is very smart. Never gets into much trouble... at least only the kinds she can handle."

He allowed both of them to pet her if they wanted, as she loved attention. Athena was a very warm and loving cat, and she adored Pippen greatly. They were friends, and that was something that really made it easier to be with Alice. He always knew that the girl he was supposed to be with had a pet that would get along with his, and Athena was not easy to please. She never attacked unless provoked, but she had other ways of showing her displeasure. She liked both of the new students, and when and if they pet her she purred in gratitude and friendliness.

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Name: Ashley Shannon Palin (NPC)
House/Year: First, unsorted
Blood Type: Half-blood
Wand: Red Oak, 10 inches, Granian tail hair, supple and flexible
Broom: (if you have one on hand)
Attire: Travel cloak over basic Hogwarts uniform
Location: Hogsdale Carriage Service Station
Travel: N/A
Tagging: Alice, Nicko, Sam.

Ashley was losing her her shyness a bit at a time, and she was quiet for the time being. She did pet Athena, whose purring made it clear to her that she was more than welcome. She always did have a touch with animals, but she did detect that Athena was half-Knealze. This put her at ease, as it was the other part of the animal that made it even more that she was accepted. She wondered if that would be the case in general, and then she wondered about the sorting. She was concerned as she had heard a number of things about the Houses, but she waited till the two older students said something about that.

 

[darkangel76]

Name: Alice Katherine Snow, Alice
House/Year: Ravenclaw/4th year
Blood Type: Muggle-born
Wand: Cherry, 10in, Unicorn Hair, Swishy
Broom: Doesn't have one.
Attire: Ravenclaw uniform and robes.
Location: Ground Floor, Castle Entrance
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Sam, Nicko, Ashley (NPC), Jensen; sees Katy

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Alice looked over at Nicko and smiled, "Yes, I'm all right. I was just thinking. Sorry about that." Quickly, she blinked back the tears she could feel were just barely starting to form in her eyes and managed to keep them at bay before Sam or Ashley could notice.

Suddenly, Alice looked up at the newer man who'd just spoken up, his own pet unlike anything she'd ever seen. Immediately, her eyes went wide and she could feel her heart begin to race, but she refused to give into the fear. The magical world was fraught with oddities, sometime ones laced with danger or misunderstanding... of that she was well aware. Given that, she tried to grasp onto the ideology that Lori tried to hold fast to: There's goodness in everything if you look hard enough. And so, saying that to herself over and over, she took a deep breath and slowly approached this new person with the strange and scary looking pet.

As Alice walked over to him, Nicko had already begun conversation and she heard both Sam and Ashley enter the corridors as well. She could hear Sam introducing his own sweet half Kneazle, Athena.

"Hello," Alice then said softly to the new person. "I'm Alice Snow, 4th year Ravenclaw. And yes, you may keep your pets and other things here." She tilted her head a bit as she watched his pet which looked like a scorpion as she studied it a bit more closely. Suddenly, she heard the muffled sounds of a girl squeak as she ran away, obviously frightened by what she'd seen. For a moment, she turned to look at her, but she turned her her attention back almost straight away. "They'll see that our things are placed in our rooms after the ceremony since some still need to be sorted. They are very fast about it. I've always been amazed about how quickly everything appears where it should." She gave him a smile. "Anyway, we'll be showing people around shortly and since you appear to be a transfer, would you care to join us?" she asked.

 

[Kadavro]

Name: Jensen "Mongrel" Spencer, of the Leeds-Cohen family
House/Year: Fifth
Blood Type: Full
Wand: Elm wood, 7', Jersey Devil talon
Attire: Semi-conservative suit, somewhat casual but generally keeping with the decade they are in. The Sixties.
Location: Entrance Area
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Sam, Ashley(NPC), Alice, Nicko

Jensen suddenly became rather uncomfortable. Very seldom did people look up him unless they were in grade school. Ehh. "Jensen Spencer." He left out the more snooty 'of the Leeds-Cohen family' so as to not cause some lighting strike in the background. Also never know who part Jews and creatures were treated in this lily white village. Definetly either all part with non-magical lineage in them or they would be either dangerously inbred or have tan coloured skin. Still, the judgemental gasps aside, they weren't publicly letting on what they might suspect. "Going to fith year, might test into sixth." Fast internal monolouge aside, he still wanted to make a good enough impression. "Do you know what they use for transporting our cases? I have some things that don't stand up well to apparation." The scorpion continued it's digging out of the ball. "And thank you, I will take you up on the offer. Unless there is something new students need to be taken through?" Thought to offer tha hand early on, but doesn't seem to be the sort of girl to want that sort of contact. Especially with.. Ehh.

 

[darkangel76]

Name: Alice Katherine Snow, Alice
House/Year: Ravenclaw/4th year
Blood Type: Muggle-born
Wand: Cherry, 10in, Unicorn Hair, Swishy
Broom: Doesn't have one.
Attire: Ravenclaw uniform and robes.
Location: Ground Floor, Castle Entrance
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Sam, Nicko, Ashley (NPC), Jensen

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Alice could sense Jensen's hesitance and wondered if she'd actually met someone shier than herself. She'd always had a difficult time meeting people and making friends, especially closer friends. Finding both Sam and Lori had been a fortunate circumstance to say the least and talking to both Nicko and Ashley had only been easier because of her light-heartedness at reading Sam's earlier note. And now, with Jensen, she was in her element, surrounded by all things familiar... she was home, with Sam.

"They tend to use a spell similar to apparation, yes," Alice began as she tilted her head in curiosity, wondering just what he might have packed away that wouldn't stand up to such magic. "Hogwarts has many spells enchanting the area that makes it impossible for various sorts of technology to be used. Couple that with how magic interfere naturally and..." her voice trailed a bit and she smiled. "It was a shock for me when I first went to Primary as a kid," she then added with a blush. "I'm muggle-born, so you can imagine... Anyway, please, it would be wonderful if you joined us. The grounds are beautiful. There's a nearby cove and a forest, but the forest is haunted."

 

[Kadavro]

Name: Jensen "Mongrel" Spencer, of the Leeds-Cohen family
House/Year: Fifth
Blood Type: Full
Wand: Elm wood, 7', Jersey Devil talon
Attire: Semi-conservative suit, somewhat casual but generally keeping with the decade they are in. The Sixties.
Location: Entrance Area
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Sam, Ashley(NPC), Alice, Nicko
"Hmmm, that seems a bit... Conspicuous?" Ahhh, she must not much about magical history. "Planes falling from the sky would bring attention. Do you know how far away the interference lasts?" Might still be able to get up to date coverage. And at least there would be no people trying to strike him with their vehichles. Internal combustion engines would likely get past the spells, but the battery charged cars of the last decades? Unlikely. Huh, she started to blush. "I didn't go to Primary in this area so I don't know how far the spells are effective over." And I already accepted you invi- No, probably shouldn't say that. Quick, think of something... Ahh, the less-than-deceased. Much more familiar grounds. "Do you know what forms the spirits manifest in?" How would she know? Something else... Ask for her Region? Nah. "What County are you from?

 

[darkangel76]

Name: Alice Katherine Snow, Alice
House/Year: Ravenclaw/4th year
Blood Type: Muggle-born
Wand: Cherry, 10in, Unicorn Hair, Swishy
Broom: Doesn't have one.
Attire: Ravenclaw uniform and robes.
Location: Ground Floor, Castle Entrance
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Sam, Nicko, Ashley (NPC), Jensen

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"Not as conspicuous as you might think," Alice spoke, her voice soft. "From what I know, the spell barriers don't interfere with muggles at all. They are careful to make sure they don't extend into areas where their communication devices or transportation vehicles, such as planes, will go. After all, can you imagine what their papers' headlines would look like if planes were falling out of the sky each and every time one tried to pass over the school?" She giggled nervously at the thought of such a horror for it would be tragic indeed. The panic it would cause would be detrimental. "Anyhow, I figured you didn't go to Primary as I don't recognize you. I'm from England, Derbyshire County to be exact. Yourself? Where did you attend?" She smiled warmly at Jensen who seemed so very inquisitive that she couldn't help but wonder if he'd make a good Ravenclaw or Slytherin. It was hard to say just yet. "As for the forest. We don't usually venture in too far. It's fairly dangerous without a proper guide. But it's littered with ghosts and unfortunately most of which that aren't of the friendly kind." She paused in thought. "There are a few books in the Restricted Section of the library that tell about some of the nastier creatures lurking in there. But a fair number are what have become known as 'The Lost Souls', ghosts who do not realize they are dead and are drawn to anything living. These are greatly feared because, much like Dementors, they will draw out your soul leaving you an empty shell. However, one fundamental difference... when finished, they will replace your soul with their own." She shivered as she said this. "But their soul isn't meant for the body they take over, so it doesn't last. It's really rather sad..."

 

[Kadavro]

Name: Jensen "Mongrel" Spencer, of the Leeds-Cohen family
House/Year: Fifth
Blood Type: Full
Wand: Elm wood, 7', Jersey Devil talon
Attire: Semi-conservative suit, somewhat casual but generally keeping with the decade they are in. The Sixties.
Location: Entrance Area
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Sam, Ashley(NPC), Alice, Nicko
"I'm from Yorkshire, though lived in York for a few years before primary. I went to Eton." More than a small hint of pride there. Though while a non-magical person might care, they likely have been out of the loop in this area. "Needed a paper trail for when I get a regular job, even know pure bloods are still almost garaunteed a Ministry position." Pure? Full? Ehh, the issue of blood could wait."Got tutoring for magic. And the Lost Souls... They just possess people? Anything besides that?" He was rather non-chalant about it. Heck, your soul would be able to just jump back in, like any other ghost... "And what happens to the souls?"

 

[wildkat]

Name: Katy swift
House/Year:unsorted /first year
Blood Type:half
Wand:Chestnut, light brown , 6in, unicorn hair
Broom: Doesn't have one.
Attire:the schools robes with a black tshirt with a white tiger on it with blue jeans and black and white sneakers
Location: walking towards hogwarts secondary
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging:no one

Katy saw the boy did not notice her reaction to his pet and let out a sigh. she turned and picked up her kitty who was trying to get her to pick her up. "what girl what is it girl you letting me know your here to protect me i know I just hate spiders and Scorpions and never seen one that big". She moved down the hall past the group holding her breath. she wanted to see more of the place and decided sense the students was heading this way not the way she was going she better tag along but she wanted to get quickly by the boy and his scary pet . She looked back to see she manged to get by with out touching the boy drawing attation to herself she let out anther sigh.

 

[darkangel76]

Name: Alice Katherine Snow, Alice
House/Year: Ravenclaw/4th year
Blood Type: Muggle-born
Wand: Cherry, 10in, Unicorn Hair, Swishy
Broom: Doesn't have one.
Attire: Ravenclaw uniform and robes.
Location: Ground Floor, Castle Entrance
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Sam, Nicko, Ashley (NPC), Jensen

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Alice just nodded as Jensen told her where he was from. She wondered how different his school was from Hogwarts, but she supposed perhaps he'd mention such things over time. Besides, there was no need to rush. After all, they had the entire year and more than likely a few more as well.

"The 'lost souls' do more than just posses bodies, they devour the souls of the living first. They devour the soul occupying the live body much like a Dementor does. Then, once that live soul is fully extinguished from existence, it occupies the free body. The problem, however, is that it's not meant to occupy that body, so the possession cannot last not without..." Alice's voice trailed and she bit her lip.

Alice figured it best to let Jensen read up on the 'lost souls' himself if necromancy was something that truly interested him. It was a dark art to be sure. Something that frightened her a bit. But, as a soon-to-be healer, it was something she needed to fully understand as it was a useful technique to use in times of emergency or in delicate situations.

"Anyway, the 'lost souls' cannot remain in the bodies, so the possession does not last long. A few days at most. Eventually the 'lost souls' must leave the bodies and when they do the hunger for another live soul only grows stronger, making them that much more dangerous."

 

[Kadavro]

Name: Jensen "Mongrel" Spencer, of the Leeds-Cohen family
House/Year: Fifth
Blood Type: Full
Wand: Elm wood, 7', Jersey Devil talon
Attire: Semi-conservative suit, somewhat casual but generally keeping with the decade they are in. The Sixties.
Location: Entrance Area
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Alice, Katy (Wondering about)

'Either not easily impressed, the standard of education around here is meh, or the Ministry censors all references to any school besides Hogwarts.' Noticing the a blonde who was trying to avoid him, bespite him being in the middle of a large hall and she still walking towards the building, he opted for the second. Probably best not to ask why they set up a school near them or why they didn't suck out each others' souls. "Without the... Nah. Not my speciality." He didn't really think much of whatever was in the forest. He'd probably look into it, but if it was really that dangerous they would have something blocking entrance to the woods. "How do they know they grow hungrier?"

 

[darkangel76]

Name: Alice Katherine Snow, Alice
House/Year: Ravenclaw/4th year
Blood Type: Muggle-born
Wand: Cherry, 10in, Unicorn Hair, Swishy
Broom: Doesn't have one.
Attire: Ravenclaw uniform and robes.
Location: Ground Floor, Castle Entrance
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Sam, Nicko, Ashley (NPC), Jensen

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Alice nodded. "Well, it's why there's a barrier around the tree line and why they don't like us going too far in without a guide or for too long after dark, not to mention within a few feet of the tree line itself. There are herbs needed for potions, but there are rules and guidelines for collections and, if possible, they prefer us to buy certain ones in town instead." She paused a moment. "But yes, it was well before my time here at Secondary and you can read about it in one of the books in the Restricted Section, but there was an accident. It's how we know the souls get hungrier, why we know they've been given the name 'lost souls' at all and how we know what they do to live souls. It's how we know of everything in regards to them. But a few decades ago, a student went missing and eventually his body was found. However, when it was, it was realized that it wasn't actually him."

Alice felt a chill run along her spine and she shivered, she turned her head to glance at Sam who was still chatting with Ashley and Nicko, showing them his cat, Athena. She turned back to Jensen and swallowed.

"They realized it wasn't the boy, but that something else was making him move. They realized he was possessed and that was when the other souls started to draw near. From the logs found recounting the event, only a few survived. The soul that had occupied the one boy's body left it, searching for another, devouring her soul before their very eyes and taking over her body. The other 'lost souls' did the same to whoever they could. The few that made it out saw to it that a charm was cast to keep the souls away from the school and from that point forward, from what I know, they did what they could to understand what had happened. But that's as much as I know."

 

[Unbeknownst]

Name: Daniel Thoreau Gravenstien "Tech"
House/Year:Ravenclaw, 5th
Blood Type:Muggle-born
Wand: 9 1/2", Ebony, Dragon Heartstring, Inflexible.
Broom: Hates these abominations.
Attire: Black Duster, Blue Fringes, Bronze Scrolling. Black Three Piece Suit, Bronze Pinstripes, Blue undershirt, thin bronze tie. Combat boots.
Location: Ground floor, Castle Entrance
Travel: N/A
Tagging: A really big box with shiny things in it.

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Tech walked through the front doors rather loudly, hobnailed boots clacking on the stone. Not that he actually noticed he was wearing his hiking boots instead of his dress shoes. Or the fact that he was still not dressed in school robes. With a frown he noticed that his bird wasn't here yet. Which was kind of annoying, who knew what trouble the damn bird would get him in. Sighing, Tech clacked his way over to an armoire that he had sent to the school days ago. He had very muched missed having it around. With a muttered word it popped open, showing various bits and pieces of metal, armguards, pens, cellphones, a couple of consoles, hand held gaming devices, what looked to be a Holo-TV, even a breastplate made out of... something. All of the Ravenclaws of course knew what it was, most just referred to it as his "Toolbox." With childish glee he picked up a tiny blue box that fit perfectly in the palm of his hand. It didn't have any openings, it was just a small, light blue boxshape. Grinning, he shut the armoire.

 

[Ruphhausin]

Name: Samual Christopher Anderson (Sam, Chris, Andy)
House/Year: Gryffindor, Sixth year
Blood Type: Full
Wand: 12 inches, Sycamore, Dragon heartstring, flexible, attached to the hilt of a Royal Navy cutlass.
Broom: Not yet
Attire: Gryffindor travel uniform
Location: Apparation Station.
Travel: From home to the Station, arriving
Tagging: Alice, Ashley (NPC), Nickolai, Jensen, Katy (if possible)

Samuel returned Athena to her carrier, giving her a treat for being good. It was a game he and she played, as she was very frequently a very good cat. As Athena snuggled down and drifted off, he moved to where Alice was with a very curious seeming male first year. He got a good look at him, and part of him was very... intriguing. The younger male seemed to have a defensive demeanor, something that was very frequent in transfers. However it seemed a bit more that he was on edge in a way, something that he himself only got from being around the very upper crust of society. There were those that were hyper-vigilant about being around "the right kind of people", and that usually involved being to focused on being pure-blood. He was going to reserve his perception on that however, as he nodded to him and rejoined Alcie.

"Hello. I am Samuel Anderson, Sixth Year Gryffindor. It's nice to meet you.. Jensen, isn't it? This is Ashley Palin, and she is also a first year. It really is pleasant to meet you."

He only offered his hand if he knew from how Jensen accepted his introduction he would shake it. He had, from years past, come to expect the questions about what family he was from, and fully expected them even when they didn't happen.

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Name: Ashley Shannon Palin (NPC)
House/Year: First, unsorted
Blood Type: Half-blood
Wand: Red Oak, 10 inches, Granian tail hair, supple and flexible
Broom: (if you have one on hand)
Attire: Travel cloak over basic Hogwarts uniform
Location: Hogsdale Carriage Service Station
Travel: N/A
Tagging: Alice, Nicko, Sam, Jensen, Katy (if she is about...)

Ashley didn't know why, but something about Jensen bothered her a bit. It wasn't just about his clothing, as people did dress that way often. It was something about his manner. She was frequently called empathetic at her school in Salem, and she frequently was able to be there for others who needed a shoulder. She also, from time to time, had help steer other girls away from boys who had "reputations" that they had earned for themselves. The feeling she was getting from Jensen, however, made her very uneasy. There was just something, and she had learned well to hide what she felt from appearing on her face, but she made it a point to tell Alice and Samuel... and something in her told her she should tell Professor Magnus as well. She had heard him talk at her school a few years ago about what had happened to his girlfriend, a touching and honest thing. She just could see that something would need to be said about him to others.

 

[AlphaWolfQuin]

Name: Nickolai Dominique, Nicko
House/Year:1st year/unsorted
Blood Type:Pure Blood
Wand: Willow, 10 and a quarter inches, flexible.Veela Hair Core
Broom: Don't have one
Attire:Standard Hogwarts Uniform
Location:Ground Floor Corridors
Travel:N/A
Tagging:Sam, Ashley, Alice, Riku, Jensen

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Nicko watched as Alice and Jensen talked he remained silent unsure of what to think about Jensen. He was never one to judge another so he would have to wait and get to know Jensen before jumping to any conclusions about the man. A loud meow came from Ryley's cage then a growl and a hiss, the cat wanted out and Nicko knew it. "Nicht jetzt Ryley" ,Nicko said quietly pulling another treat from his pocket and putting it into the cage. "shh verhalten". The treat quieted the cat down for the moment and Nicko looked over to Sam who was giving his own cat a treat, "What is her name? She is a very well mannered cat" ,Nicko said with a smile. The man loved cats his mother had at least ten while he was growing up before she had passed away.

Name:Riku Taven
House/Year:1st year/unsorted
Blood Type:Muggle Born
Wand:Maple, 9.5 inches, slightly springy and pleasant.Hair from Centaur's tail Core
Broom:Don't have one
Attire:Standard Hogwarts Uniform
Location:Ground Floor Corridors
Travel:N/A
Tagging:Anyone

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Riku walked into the school and looked around she smiled in relief when she seen the other students there. She walked over to the crowd, "Hi everyone I'm Riku and I'm probably a little late I had to wait an hour for a carriage" ,she said with a small laugh to show she wasn't mad about it.

 

[darkangel76]

Name: Alice Katherine Snow, Alice
House/Year: Ravenclaw/4th year
Blood Type: Muggle-born
Wand: Cherry, 10in, Unicorn Hair, Swishy
Broom: Doesn't have one.
Attire: Ravenclaw uniform and robes.
Location: Ground Floor, Castle Entrance
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Sam, Nicko, Ashley (NPC), Jensen, Riku; possibly Katy, Tech

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Alice turned her head a bit and saw Tech suddenly enter the castle. Per his usual, he was oblivious to everyone there. Most of the time he was in his own little world, the only times he seemed to come out of it was to address her by the nickname she abhorred - Frosty. She often wondered why he called her that. Did he think her a cold person? She tried to be as friendly as she could be, but she was shy. For someone who'd known her for as long as he had, she'd thought he'd have known that about her by now. But, she supposed perhaps he didn't. Or, he just didn't care. Or maybe it was his way to make up such hurtful names for people...

Looking back at Jensen, Alice suddenly heard another scuffle. Another student had arrived. She introduced herself as Riku. She gave her a smile. "Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Alice Snow, 4th year, Ravenclaw." Her voice was soft and shy as she spoke. But her smile remained warm and friendly. "I hope your travel here wasn't too stressful. I know it can be when you aren't used to it. We're about to go on a tour of the grounds. So, we'll be heading to the cove that's nearby. If you'd care to join us."

Alice walked over next to Sam and stood close to him. She wasn't use to having so many people look to her, usually he led the way. But for some reason, everyone was turning to her. Sam seemed to have confidence in her and that boosted her up. So, she bit down on her lip for a moment before setting her jaw.

"To get to the cove, we'll have to take the path down to it. It's a very pretty walk, beautiful view of the North Sea. So, if anyone would care to join, we can head down that and to the cove for a bit before returning to the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony."

(Exits to the Cliffside Path)

 

[Kadavro]

Name: Jensen "Mongrel" Spencer, of the Leeds-Cohen family
House/Year: Fifth
Blood Type: Full
Wand: Elm wood, 7', Jersey Devil talon
Attire: Semi-conservative suit, somewhat casual but generally keeping with the decade they are in. The Sixties.
Location: Entrance Area
Travel: Not Applicable
Tagging: Those around

'They wrote a book about someone who got his soul sucked out at this very school within the last few decades then made it forbidden knowlegde?' Probably best to leave it a- He noticed some guy entering, by the sound of it scratching up worse than a porcupine wearing leopard on concentrated mandrake oils. 'Crowd gathering, make a first good impression...' "Truely terribly. I can only imagine how my would have reacted if my great-aunt twice removed's was too spicy for Yog Sothoth." The indecisiveness of Mr. Anderson suggested a faux pas. "Too soon?" He checked over his watch, a movement rewinding one inherited from an uncle who warned about electric batteries. Either it was running fast or time was flying. He took the hand, looking at his watch again. "Good to meat you." Certainly a nice firm grip and nice firm ass. He made to offer his hand to Ms. Palin, but she seemed a bit advers to him. "Do any of you know when Sorting time is?" He then heard Alice and decided to follow

(Cliffisde)