Bryony Temples

16- Sixth Year- she/they

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ludcvicas‌:

Somebody else was inside—that much she could tell, but as she approached and recognized who it was, she resisted the urge to roll her eyes. “You know the castle has an actual room where you can do that, right?” she said, though as a thought occurred to her, the corners of her lips curled upwards. “Unless you’re hiding something?”

Out of all of the people to see Bryony right now, why did it have to be her?

“N-no,  I just... wanted to be alone,” she lied, and hoped she was convincing. Still, she tried to start putting her supplies and book away as subtley as possible. “Y-you can have the room if you want.”

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thekatherinejordan‌:

Katherine hadn’t expected to find someone in the room, so she sent the other girl a weak smile. “Oh sorry, I didn’t realize anyone was in here.” She said instantly, not sure what she was walking into. “I can leave if want to be alone.”

Bryony actually knew who Katherine was, just being as big of a quidditch fan as she was. “O-oh, it’s fine,” Bryony said with a small smile. Bryony didn’t think the Gryffidnor would turn her in, even if it was blatantly obvious what she was doing, though to the untrained eye it wasn’t. “Did you need the room for something?”

[bryonytemples]

Bryony had been using the room of requirement as her own personal potion’s lab for the past week. Whenever she had time, she would go into the room to practice every part of the animagus potion that she could given her current resources. She was working on getting the stirring just right when she heard the door open.

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adalheide‌:

        “Oh come on,” Adelaide hummed. “It’s easier when you remember they’re not actually monsters. And plus, this school is technically a haunted house itself. And you brave your way through the halls every day.”

“I mean, I know, but like... I heard it was hospital themed? And those are really fucking scary,” she explained, fixing a strand of white from her wig. “There’s probably going to be a bunch of needles and just... egh,” she shuddered thinking about it.

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shilohsaki‌:

“Yeah, sure, they look good enough,” he nodded at her while observing the workers behind the counter prepare the drinks, “So, what have you been up to so far? I’ve just been wandering this place like a ghost. If I’d have known I would’ve dressed up as Fat Friar.”

Bryony gave a little nod and a giggle at his joke. She then shrugged and explained “Not much, honestly. Kind of the same, though I did go on the zipper like three times. Holy shit is that thing fun!” She got up to the front of the line and bought two frozen lemonades, handing one to Shiloh. “What do you feel like doing?”

[adalheide]

         Adelaide came up beside another and looked up at the Haunted Mansion. “I’ll go, if you do.”

[bryonytemples]

“Oh, I’m not sure,” Bryony said, looking at the ground. She may have been dressed like a hero, but she wasn’t one. “I-I’m kind of a wimp when it comes to scary movies and stuff.”

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shilohsaki‌:

Shiloh ran up beside her as soon as she sheathed the mace, glad to have found her near some sort of sustenance since he’d been growing a bit parched from his circumnavigating of the room. “I’d be no good hero if I couldn’t recognize a friend from far away.” he said pointedly, planting his hands on his hips in a superhero pose.

Bryony laughed out loud, covering her mouth to try and stifle the obnoxious sound. “I guess you’re right, Cap,” she smirked before the line moved a bit and she was forced to back up. “Oh, you want one?” she asked, gesturing to the stand.

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beulahxluna‌:

“I would not want nail polish on my face, but…I suppose you have to do what you have to do.”

“Yeah, the first time, I had to go to class with a faded marker mustache,” she explained, able to think it was kind of funny now, though at the time it was humiliating. “But yeah, thanks. How are you?” she asked.

[shilohsaki]

No, Shiloh was not stalking the carnival for his closest friend’s whereabouts, he was simply conducting a thorough search to evade anymore lonesome roller-coaster rides. He was beginning to believe his luck had run out before he spotted her in the distance wearing perfectly attractive and nerdy armor. “Hey!” he called, awkwardly threading himself through the crowd. “Could you put down your weapons before I come any closer?”

[bryonytemples]

Bryony was in line to grab a frozen lemonade when she thought she heard a familiar voice. She looked around and smiled when she noticed Shiloh. His costume was fitting for the transfer. Plus, he just looked really good in it. She giggled and placed her plastic mace in her homemade sheath before saying “I’m honestly surprised you recognized me with the white hair,” she said, looking down at her foam armor to make sure it was still in place.

[alyxzabini-blog]

   “Sorry, I’m not trying to stare, I’m just trying to figure out what your costume is exactly.” Alyx liked seeing people dress up. It was something they had always enjoyed to do when they were younger and they were defiantly not going to miss this party. “I like it.” They smiled slightly at the other person. 

[bryonytemples]

Bryony looked down at her costume, the smile of pride easy to see on her face. “Oh, thank you so much!” she said, moving a strand of the white wig that had escaped from the bun. “I um... I actually made it myself. It’s a character from a muggle thing I like to watch, but no one’s ever heard of it, so I thought it would just be for me.”

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shilohsaki‌:

“None of them have ever tried to tell me something clever or enlightening. I guess they just assume I assume I know it all.” he snorted, “But I’d really like to be treated like I’m in Good Will Hunting. I mean, Matt Damon’s a genius in that movie and he still learns life lessons.” Shiloh panicked momentarily. “I don’t think I’m a genius either, by the way. I think I have a lot to learn, just no one else thinks so. Maybe it’s the broken orphan vibes I give off. Or the crazy ex-girlfriend vibes. People just assume since I’ve been through the ringer, it’s weird to try and challenge me.”

Bryony smirked at the comparison. “I love that movie,” she said before her smile faded a bit when he continued. “I don’t think you give off either of those vibes.” She wanted to say more to reassure him, but they weren’t in any classes together, so it wasn’t like she had perspective on what he was like in an academic setting. She knew better than anyone how different people could be inside and outside of classes. 

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shilohsaki‌:

Shiloh listened closely to her. “Nonetheless she sounds better than most professors,” he said. “I’ve always done well in every subject - not to uh, brag, but just to make the point that I guess… Every teacher kinda blends in for me.” He furrowed his eyebrows in thought before another smile broke across his face for her. “Okay, okay! Forgive me for assuming. You’re not lucky enough.”

Bryony couldn’t help but feel  a bit more attracted to him than she was already at the mention of his marks, which was... really hard to do. Maybe she was a sucker for smart guys. Or, more likely, she just liked him a lot. “I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone say that before. ‘Every teacher blends in for me.’ How does that even work?” She then flipped her hair, jokingly smug. “Thank you,” she said before giggling and shaking her head.

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nicholasxabbott‌:

   “No, you’re right. However, I think the only reason I continue to do so is because I continue to excel in my classes despite it. I’m not fond of the stress though.” Nick wasn’t someone who took other people’s words to heart even if they were being rude which he knew she wasn’t.

“I’ve heard that a lot, too,” she nodded with a smile. She then shrugged “I don’t have that problem, but it’s mostly because I don’t have anything interesting to do outside of homework, so I usually get it done out of boredom.”

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shilohsaki‌:

“Hm. I never thought much of her before- well, I didn’t think anything negative of course, I guess I just passed her off as any other professor. Clearly she’s a merciful one.” He smiled at her, truly glad she was able to both boost her grade in potions while simultaneously doing something she was actually interested in, “I wouldn’t be able to either. You’re too lucky.”

He dropped the subject of the veritaserum, and Bryony couldn’t have been more relieved. “I don’t think she’s merciful, per say,” Bryony mused, looking up as if searching for the right word. “I think... I don’t know, I think she just knows I’m not just doing it to look cool, or to fuck around. She’s been my professor for a while now, so I think she just knows how determined I can get when I set my mind to it.” She nodded, satisfied with her explanation. She then scoffed, jokingly incredulous. “Too lucky? I never get a lucky break, let me have this!”

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shilohsaki‌:

He chuckled at her persistence, “Well, luckily I didn’t drink any of that veritaserum that was going around, so nothing came from that.” Shiloh’s entire body perked up when she mentioned this professor, partially because it shed the spotlight on her rather than him, and partially because he was genuinely interested. “Really? That sounds awesome. Which professor is it?”

Bryony tensed a bit before trying to laugh it off. “Yeah, that was lucky,” she agreed before going back to a topic she was much more comfortable with. “Professor Ellesmere. I asked her about possibly making up my last exam grade, since it... yeah, it was not my best, and we got onto the topic, and she said she’d help me and even boost my marks if I did it right. I still can’t believe it, honestly.”

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shilohsaki‌:

He opened his mouth to counter this; but he restrained himself in this surreal moment of fresh air and green hills rolling out into the horizon, and of course Bryony’s company that always spun him into a frenzy of swooning. “Same as always, I guess? Bored and studious,” shrugged Shiloh, “And you?”

“Oh come on, you can’t tell me that nothing eventful has happened with you lately,” she scoffed lightly. “At this school, I feel like there’s always something going on.” She then smiled, her own recent events giving her a bit of excitement. “Remember how I said I wanted to try and become an animagus? Well, now I have a professor watching out for me and possibly giving me extra credit if I do it.” She still couldn’t believe what she said was the truth, and her disbelieving smile was evidence of it.

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shilohsaki‌:

Shiloh rounded the corner onto the balcony, blinking underneath the spotless sunlight and feeling a smile quirk up on his lips as he approached her. “Definitely meets my expectations. You have excellent taste.” he chuckled and allowed his arms to dangle from the railing.

“Yup, I know,” she teased before shaking her head and smiling. She turned to him and leaned her elbow against the railing, resting her head on her hand. “So, how have you been?” She wanted to say “I feel like we haven’t talked in a while,” but she felt like that might be too much. Especially since his response could very well be “then why did you run away from me that day with the serum?”