In Grant Park this afternoon, there is a horrible, six-legged beast with bright blue fur, the talons of a hawk, and the face of a wolf. Said monster has spent most of the morning and afternoon terrorizing anyone who ventures into this part of the park, chasing them down and trying to munch them up like chew toys ( Read more... )

Dean Winchester has just spent the last three hours digging his car out of the snow. It’s been an absolute bitch to do, and he’s looking forward to getting in the Impala and just driving her for a while, but this is not something Chicago feels like allowing today. Just as Dean’s starting to dig his keys out of his pocket, a rift opens a few feet ( Read more... )

Harry is still trying to adjust to the fact that Sirius is in Chicago with him. On top of that, he is trying to adjust to the fact that Sirius is younger than he ever knew him and alive and-- He asked if Sirius had time if they could meet later in one of the smaller, lesser used common rooms. The fire reminds him of being in the Gryffindor common ( Read more... )

Early in the afternoon, Remus Lupin is in the cafeteria of the Kashtta. There's a cup of tea going cold in front of him, and a book next to it, but his attention is on the paper in front of him. Several sheets are taped together to make one large paper, and Remus is sketching a map of the Kashtta. It's entirely from memory, without much attention ( Read more... )

[OOC: Locked to the Harry Potter cast. Remus, Sirius, Hermione, and Harry. Two separate threads and then Harry and Hermione will run in to interrupt the menz! :D jrkela; Excited!]Harry does not exactly want to leave his godfather alone. However, he has to tell Hermione what has happened. He has no idea that she has similar news to give to him so ( Read more... )

Truth be told, Sirius Black never expected to see anything outside of Azkaban again. For nearly three years, he's seen nothing but himself, the Dementors, and the occasional prisoner passing in and out. He's heard nothing but the screams and cries of other prisoners ( Read more... )

Sirius Black is in a very good mood ( Read more... )

If you had asked James Potter a week ago where Chicago was, he would have given you a very odd look, shrugged, and gone on with his life. Though he doesn't know it, he is about to become intimately acquainted with Chicago -- specifically, with Grant Park. He's in a wooded area which, at first glance, doesn't seem too different from the wooded ( Read more... )

Faith with a book in her hands is a rare sight, but today she's sitting, with a small pile of them, on a bench in Grant Park. She's sort of thinking about trying to get official paperwork and stuff, in this world, so that she can maybe make a little money doing what she's best at - beating on people. Or teaching other people to do so, failing ( Read more... )

Sirius Black hasn't been seen much, but today, if you live at the Gauche, he's hard to miss, especially if you tend notice cute guys in wifebeaters who work with their hands.

Yes, Sirius has acquired a motorcycle, and tinkering has ensued.

It doesn't fly yet, but it's just a matter of time at this point.

(OOC: Placeholder post! Am out of the ( Read more... )