[There is something a little off about Conan today.  It might be because he is moving and speaking more slowly than usual.  Perhaps it is the faint blush of fever on his face or the hoarseness of his voice.  Whatever it is, he seems determined to ignore it as he stares determinedly at the skateboard on the table in front of him.]

I wonder- [He ( Read more... )

[ The feed flickers on and suddenly there's the Black Lake and a high-pitched squeal and a girl with flailing limbs. The girl, as it turns out, is scrambling out of the ice cold lake as though it were boiling oil, soaking wet and crawl-stumbling her way up the green before -- "Oh--!" -- she stops and grabs the commuter from its resting place ( Read more... )

This probably isn't the first time it's happened in Hogwarts, and probably won't be the last--but Ran Mouri, for all the courage and posturing she does, is cripplingly frightened of ghosts ( Read more... )

[The following appears in shaking hurried writing.]

Has anyone discovered any methods that work apart from that so-called spell?  I am running out of ideas.

[The video starts and there's a girl in Slytherin robes, leaning against the wall beside one of the windows in the Entrance Hall, seeming to be watching the snow before turning to face the recording, and offering the camera an almost gracious smile. When she speaks, her tone is kept polite.]My, my, it's certainly coming down outside, isn't it? A ( Read more... )

[If anyone happened to be in the Ravenclaw common room today, they would see Conan looking seriously at the commuter.  After a few seconds a confident smirk appears on the boy's face.  It was a smirk that practically screamed that he'd figured something out.  And that someone else was about to be in for a very bad day.

He picks up the commuter and ( Read more... )

[Hello, Hogwarts and fellow Magicdrafted, please enjoy some complimentary scratchy, static-y noises as someone tries to figure out how the commuter works ( Read more... )

[Layton's handwriting scrawls across the page in that quick, slightly messy way of one that's used to jotting down notes often.] Good afternoon everyone. My name is Professor Layton to any new arrivals I have yet to speak with.

I wanted to inform everyone that I am planning on offering extracurricular, non-magical fencing lessons and demonstrations ( Read more... )

[It was a few days into Conan's unwilling residency at magic school.  His assessment of the school and grounds had resulted in very little success, beyond the confirmation that that person was here as well.  And so, today, he had decided to follow up on a few tips from other residents.  Which explains why there is a small child in the library ( Read more... )

[ Good news and Bad news Hogwarts ( Read more... )