The Mansion sits in silence, everything inside it coated in a heavy layer of dust. It's waiting. It's plotting. It had reluctantly released its captives for a while -- back to their native books lands -- but that was only to lull them into a false sense of security. Now it's back with a renewed sense of mischief ( Read more... )

The Mansion has a library, which, as we know, possibly rivals the Unseen University's for content if not for size. A lot of books, basically; a lot of stories. And some stories, because this sometimes happens, have gathered different versions of themselves over time. Which wouldn't normally pose a problem, except now the room's been tampered with. ( Read more... )

As last year, the Prince's consort, or perhaps just a simple quiet man with tired eyes and a weary smile, is sitting in the main room with a large basin, a pitcher of water, and a towel, and offering to wash the feet of anyone who will come.

And I say to you, do to one another as I have done to you, he says, and he sits and waits for you. His ( Read more... )

Well, she's done it. Cywyllog has moved her things, secured a room in the Mansion and unpacked to her satisfaction. Which, granted isn't much. It's not home, it doesn't feel like home and she's not going to pretend that's what it is. It's simply where she's ended up and she'll get used to it, she supposes.

After finding the kitchen and making ( Read more... )

*She appears here, before the community, dressed as Venus-- a few days late, but that's the typist's fault. Cleopatra wears drapes of nearly-transparent fabric, a shimmering off-white that barely covers anything at all. Her jewellery is elaborate and beaded. It's hard to deny that she's beautiful, just as it's hard not to see why she won the ( Read more... )

James' latest prank has been carefully planned out. By himself. He's done practically all the research, helped by the Weasley twins and Sirius. Reading bad fanfic almost turned him off, but to keep inspired, he just remembered all the terrible fics he found involving Snape ( Read more... )

*because there hasn't been enough chaos in the Mansion lately (even though it did explode earlier) and because the typists would probably threaten him with make-up if he didn't do this, Crowley has decided that really, there's nothing more chaotic than a bunch of little kids running around and wreaking havoc ( Read more... )

The well-stocked cellar of the Mansion is silent except for a faint, steady dripSomewhere a leak has developed. Drop by drop, perfectly good alcohol is trickling onto the floor, forming a slowly growing pool. A problem easily remedied, once it's discovered ( Read more... )

The thing about having a whole wolf pack around is that there tend to be puppies. And the thing with puppies is that they tend to be curious. That's why a few of them have managed to sneak away from the adults and into the mansion to see what mischief they can get into.

Careful, though. They do still bite.

All Saints' Day may belong to the other Side, but nothing's wrong with a little appropriation once in a while. And so it is said that Halloween is the Devil's Holiday--

Well, Hell is empty and all the Devils are here.

In particular, Beelzebub is here, dressed in something that looks a little like this, and he's ready to make sure that no one ( Read more... )