Congratulations! You've made it halfway through the winter term, and someone is determined that you will enjoy this evening. The smells of the feast started permeating the classrooms about mid afternoon, and by the time classes are let out for the day, the corridor are resplendant in pumpkins and candles ( Read more... )

After arriving on the Quidditch Pitch, Dinah doesn't waste any time heading to the seventh floor, still carrying the bundle she brought back with her ( Read more... )

Dinah hasn't been at school the last few days. She cleared it with her teachers, of course, and the Head Boy and Headmaster seperately, then she vanished ( Read more... )

It's after dinner and studying that Aloysius Crumrin (7th year, Slytherin) takes himself outside to the Covered Bridge for a smoke and perhaps a bit of woolgathering, though he'd never admit it. There is drizzle in the air that promises a wet evening but he is enjoying it as it reminds him of his home in California.

Company wouldn't be a bad thing ( Read more... )

The Three Broomsticks has closed every Thursday night since before the end of the last war. Each of the new owners has followed suit when they picked up the place. The second one said it had to do with luck and honors. And Jo Harvelle, who snuck into the place more times than any could count a decade ago, seems to be following in all their stead ( Read more... )

This is how is goes: The common room is always, without fail, too crowded and busy to get homework done.
The library is too oppressive and filled with people going ssssssssshAnd the thing about the seventh year, with NEWTs on the horizon, is even someone who generally hasn't had the hardest struggle with schoolwork, might suddenly find herself ( Read more... )

In the Great Hall, Kale's gotten the tables moved out of the way and mats put down on the floor. With a few absent flicks of his wand he repositions a few of them to his liking. The last thing he needs is for someone to hurt themselves. To one side Trever is sitting, holding Veena. He's here to help. You can't have a good duel with only one person ( Read more... )

It's autumn, and that means one thing every year, aside from the growing excitement for the Halloween feast. There's lots of first-years from all houses exploring the grounds and getting to know their housemates, fellow students and the grounds in general ( Read more... )