𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐞𝐬.

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hey guys! i just messaged the main, so hopefully by the time this queued post comes out myrtle will have seen and not be caught by surprise by this. i just asked them to let go of zach. i definitely want to come back when my life is less hectic, but right now i have just been focused on different things in life. i mentioned that i'm currently overseas, so i've been spending time with family and friends and haven't really had the time or muse to consistently come back to wizards. 

i truly love it here and it has been such an amazing five months ( holy heck!! it doesn't feel like that long but it is, i checked ). i've met some really awesome people ( s/o to angel. you're so so precious ) and i don't want to do anything halfheartedly here. so i'll come back when i can really put in the effort you guys deserve!!

make no mistake, i will be back! maybe in a month, maybe less, maybe more. but i will! until then, happy rping to you guys. love you lots.

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𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀.

all vera could do was follow and try not to laugh because as odd, creepy and bizarre this certain scene has been to the likes of the slytherin and the ravenclaw, someone had to look back at it and laugh at how absurd it looked ! truth be told, it made her wonder if the group of fifth years were going to break into a bubbly romantic song, you know, like a muggle musical film. like the muggle film she watched with her nanny that involved a greaser and a transfer student or something along the lines. she snorted, either because of said thought, because of their need to get out of there to the point of making way too much noise, or because of madam pince’s shush getting a response from zach. everything was waaay too funny now ! “ i am never listening to you again. “ she gasped when they were out of there, the subtle clicks of her clipped ballet flats echoing through the rather empty corridor. vera started to snicker as she pretended to flick her invisible wand at a non existent target. “ it’s like they used a doubling charm on their faces and succeed ! ” she snorted, moving her hand to place it on his arm and look up at him throug thick lashes. “ if i don’t get carried to my classes after that i’m gonna be mad, levasseur. ” 「 ✨ vera has mentioned a canon magical object. x5 」 「 ✨ vera has brought up a canon magical object. 」 「 ✨ vera has mentioned something from hogwarts: a history. x2 」 

as a chaser, zach was rather used to moving rather quickly, but he swears that never on a broom he ran as fast as he did when leaving the library that afternoon. his bag barely clasped shut due to the messy spell he cast, and his free hand still grasped his wand as he looked back to the girls' table with a frightened look on his face. it probably would've been a rather funny sight to anyone unaware of their situation, a senior student afraid of a group of young girls. vera's snort brought him back from his panicky state, when they were already halfway through the door. ″ it's not funny. ″ he lied, a hint of smile curling his lips.

″ how could i have possibly known fifth-year girls were that scary ?! ″ he justified himself, but zachariah levasseur junior, of all people, should've known fifteen-year-old witches were the scariest being on the planet. he waved his wand again, now with a bit more precision, to fix the mess of parchment inside his bag. when everything moved to a tidier arrangement, he clasped it shut. ″ i don't think there's a spell powerful enough to imitate that. they were breathing at the same time. when they all sighed together, i got goosebumps all over. ″ he shook off that memory. ″ lucky you i am so strong. ″ his biceps flexed under his robe, a decent bump of muscle rising under where vera's hand was. 

「 ✨  zach has mentioned a canon object x9 」 「 ✨ zach has cast a spell 」

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[verapamina]

@elcments​ .

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𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀.

vera spent the entire speech staring at him with a blank face, and the more zach dragged out his dramatic nature to her, the heavier her eyelids started to get as if she was getting tired, bored. it was until he assured he was okay when her unemotionless facade was broken by the twitching of the corner of her lips. she snorted and covered her mouth with her free hand. “ goodness, ” she almost laughed, but instead opted on keeping her giggles to herself. the least thing she wanted was madam pince to catch her in middle of a laughing fit because of him. “ you should just go to w.a.d.a instead. merlin. ” the witch shook her head and snickered under her breath. vera was just closing her copy of unfogging the future when he slid out of his seat, doe eyes following his form until she skipped herself out of her seat and followed him once she made sure no vulture-like librarian was near. since her arrival next to zach’s side, the brunette did nothing but blink and wait for a response. she also rolled her eyes when the once giggling group started to look at each other in a panicked fashion. the witch was starting to zone out of hogwarts to go to another universe where she could use her walkman’s earphones inside of the castle when one of them finally looked up to the pair. “ we were looking at you both. ” the one in the middle finally blurted out, causing her fellow friends to either giggle bashfully or whisper shout the brave girl’s name. vera just blinked. “ we’re sorry for staring, but it’s not like anyone can blame us ! ” another one said quickly, her voice just bit louder over the giggly whispers the others were sharing between each other. and that’s when everything started to get odd; the moment one of them placed their chin up the palm of their hand, the others started to do the same. they even shared the same daydreaming like expression on their faces. it was scary. “ not when it’s the new, talented and very handsome quidditch captain of ravenclaw, and the brave, and the really pretty hero of the cauldron’s attack we’re looking at. ” and they sighed out loud at the same time, as if they had just inhaled the scent of a just brewed amortentia. it was so bizarre, vera just had to gasp inaudibly in… surprise ? horror ? maybe both ? 

vera took a hold on zach’s cloak and tugged on it. “ excuse us. ” the brunette mumbled to the group, freckled cheeks now sporting the silliest blush as she, literally, dragged her friend away from the giggling group. considering vera wasn’t used to that type of attention and probably will never will, she wanted the ground to swallow her up and spit her somewhere else like… literally. anywhere.  “ okay. ” she gasped at the end, reaching their table where she started to put everything in her backpack with a wave of her wand. “ okay. so, we basically won, but we also lost, ” she whispered to him, eventually pressing her palm against the warmth of her cheek. “ so. carry me to my classes but without the hat, and i will go to your practices but i won’t call you that. ” the brunette turned to him, pointy canines clicking against each other once both of her hands were gripping on both straps of her cinnamon colored bag. clink, clink. “ can we go now ? that was so bloody bizarre, i don’t want to study anymore. at least not here with them there. ” 「 ✨  vera has mentioned a canon magical subject. x8 」  「 ✨  vera has used a wizarding idiom. 」  「 ✨ vera has cast a spell. 」 

it would be a lie to say zach was completely foreign to that kind of situation before making quidditch captain. the problems in his love life stemmed from him not being able to keep people around, not to get them interested in the first place. however, being in that situation with vera was new territory. whilst he confidently approached the table and asked questions directly, he could sense her tension besides him, subtle as it was. they knew each other enough that he could almost hear her eyes rolling, so he elbowed her side softly, just to keep her awake. it would be incredibly self-centred of him to say he was expecting their attention to have been focused on him, but it was exactly what he was thinking. vera had her charm, sure, the adorably grumpy part-vampire who's also a badass, but she lacked... what's the word ? smiles. 

he awaited their response with a bright one, a certain smile full of teeth he reserved for when the commentators announced his name before a quidditch match ( or at least the one he had been practicing in the mirror the last few days ! ). it lost a bit of colour when one of them blurted the truth, that the girls had actually been looking at both of them. his mouth relaxed into a soft round shape, eyes widening dramatically. beside him, he could sense vera's body growing rigid. he didn't disagree with them, as zach's visit to vera at st. mungus clearly showed, but he remained shocked. ″ of course ″ he tried to shake it off, to go back to his grinning façade, but whether vera's tension was rubbing off on him or his own brain was reading too much into it, he started seeing the bizarre patterns in them. the same infatuated looks, the nearly choreographed lift of their hands to cuddle their faces, the choir of sighs ? merlin, unless they did rehearse that, it was bloody creepy. it wasn't natural.

he had never been so grateful when a tug on his cloak reminded his body it could move. with an apologetic smile that still had strong hints of fear, he turned back to where their belongings had been waiting, anxious to get away from the staring gazes of the valentine's day special gargoyles. he mimicked her spell in a hurry, books and parchment and quills flying to his book bag. ″ can we sort out details later ? i think they're about to hex us. ″ he closed his hand on vera's, hurrying out of the library so quickly and loudly he heard madam pince's sharp shush behind them. ″ we're leaving !! ″ he whispered urgently to the raging librarian, walking past the now all equally confused ( merlin, they even had the same expression on their faces ) girls, walking him and vera out of there like there was a dragon on their tail. 

「 ✨  zach has mentioned a canon object x10 」

「 ✨ zach has used a wizarding idiom x2 」 

「 ✨ zach has cast a spell 」

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𝐇𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐔𝐅𝐅.

    going out to sit by the waterfall after long, exhausting hours of studying had been tiberius’s hobby since he started his sixth year at hogwarts, a year had past and still he’d not gotten tired of the place. the one spot in which he actually could feel his connection to the nature, and where he could actually focus on important things. tiberius sat down, back against a close tree, and started to clear his mind, spinning his wand around his fingers. as he noticed someone around, he turned his head to see who it was.  “oh, hi… didn’t think i’d have company.”  he chuckled softly.  “where are my manners?! how are you?”

「✨ tiberius has mentioned a magical object x2」

zachariah had heard about the waterfall on school grounds for years, but never actually bothered to visit. the weather in scotland was always too grey, too rainy, too miserable for any outdoor activity to seem merely tolerable. every now and then, whenever he got homesick, he would pack his journal and some books to the great lake, just to be around water –– but it was nowhere near the same. he missed the sound of rushing waves in the background as his quill travelled on paper. until one day he thought a waterfall could maybe replicate the scene a bit better than the loch, and with less giant squids. ″ that makes two of us. ″ fallen branches and sticks crushed under the weight of zach's boots as he moved further from the trail and closer to the water. at that time of year, he really didn't expect anyone else to be going on any hikes. ″ i'm good. enjoying the view ? ″

「 ✨  zach has mentioned a canon object x4 」

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𝐕𝐀𝐍 𝐙𝐎𝐍.

𝓜arigold let her fingers fan out from the fist bump, and beamed. Her posture changed as she got into position; the arc of her shoulder, the tilt of her head, how her cleats dug into the dirt preemptively. “Of course not. It’s just a demonstration.”

The wind swallowed her giggles as she ran off, the autumn breeze weaving its fingers through her free baby hairs not tucked into her pigtails. When Zach got too close, she pivoted. Of course, the technique wasn’t as simple as the dance maneuver. Ironic, since she was more likely to injure herself on the dance floor than on the field.

She slid the ball onto the top of her foot, then deftly bumped it onto her knee. It was in her hands by the time she began to explain how the move worked. “It’s all about your acting chops and your skills, of course. As you can see, we start with a fake kick.” Soon, she had everyone spread out practicing it with their own ball. Thank you, Doubling Charm! She wanted everyone to have some time trying it out before they scrimmaged. After her Eucalyptus Bark wand was stuffed away, she walked around the field.

“Good, good, Pemberly!” 

Marigold bounced around to Zach, watching him move. 

Like any other human being, she kept the worst parts of herself hidden. Her mode of invisibility was through a smile. Marigold liked Zach. He’d joined her club which wasn’t super popular at Hogwarts.. but sometimes she felt jealous of him. She knew jealousy was fear disguised. When it reared up inside of her unbeknownst to everyone, she shook her head internally and paid her debts in compliments. He was a talented, friendly wizard she was happy to know. On her worst days when her battle for serenity was on the outs, and she couldn’t scrounge up her favorite quote, “Darkness is the absent of light,” she was all too familiar with thoughts like: 

I’m more talented than he is. I’ve loved this sport for longer. How is it fair he could go out into the world I was raised in, impersonate a muggle, and play the sport professionally before I can? All because the amateur WFA is still haggling with the FA to let them play in the premier league the same way men do.

But then she would let it go. She had no plans to drink her very own brewed, extremely potent emotional poison.

“Give it a clearing kick, Z!” she cheered, a rose flush to her brown skin.

「 ✨ marigold has mentioned a canon object x5. 」 「 ✨ marigold has casted a spell. 」

his body had grown used to the way it had to move, the flexibility it required to dance around the field, the choreographed steps of different moves. it required his body and mind differently from how quidditch did, especially considering how he acted alone as a seeker. had he been a chaser, the objectives at least would have been similar –– to catch, pass, score. whilst on the broom, all he thought about was his own speed, his own visibility, his own strategies to confuse his rival. there was so much more to take into account in football. first of all, other people. his body positioned behind marigold's, waiting for a pass that never came, an opportunity to snatch a ball that never left her possession. the thinking behind it was almost similar to that of a wronski feint, and he made a mental note of it. 

after the demonstration, he got to trying it on his own. attempting to replicate marigold's exact footwork soon proved to be fruitless –– the way she worked around the ball was unmatched, so he tried to add his own flair to it. the few times he had attempted a wronski feint ended most often than not in visits to madam pomfrey, but he knew the way he had to think, how he had to fool the other seeker. the fake kick was the dive towards the ground, and the pivot was the quick pulling out at the last minute. 

zach was so immerse in his own movements he barely noticed marigold watching him until her voice rang across the field. with a smile that matched hers, he shot his ball across towards her in a skilled pass before jogging up to her and watching the others. ″ it feels great to not be a bumbling buffoon at this anymore. i'm still a bumbling buffoon in all other areas in life, of course. ″ his smile was genuine despite the self-deprecating joke. 

「 ✨  zach has mentioned a canon object x6 」

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𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐘.

「 @elcments gets a semi-plotted starter 」

     after a straight week of far too long shifts at st. mungo’s, collette was more than ready for her day off to catch up on some errands and catch up with some of her favorite people. this included a trip to hogsmeade for a nice frozen butterbeer  –  even with the changing temperatures, it was the only way collette could drink it  –  and some early christmas shopping, concluding with a visit to her cousin. 

     carrying more bags than she had planned on, the blonde witch plopped herself into a booth at the three broomsticks. after a few minutes, collette had her butterbeer in hand and looked up to see her cousin.

     “ah, there you are, zed!” she grinned, standing quickly to give him a hug and then returning to her seat. “he should be right back,” she gestured in the direction the waiter had gone, “i wasn’t sure what you wanted, so he just went to put in my order and said he’d come back when you arrived. anyways, there’s been too much time between our visits as of late  –  what is going on in your life, cher?”

「 ✨  collette has mentioned a canon object.x4 」

collette's letter had arrived with more than enough time for zach to work his plans around lunch with his cousin, and he did. the ravenclaw had told his friends and teammates he'd be unavailable for the day, woken up early ( for his standards on a weekend, of course ), gotten ready and was sitting with his dormmates at the breakfast table when one of the girls in his quidditch team ran up to him, panting about how one of his younger, newer players had gotten into a fight with another student in the slytherin team, and now snape was threatening to have him pulled from the next ravenclaw match. 

snape, who of course was known to be nothing but kind, compassionate, merciful and thoughtful, took none of zach's time and resolved the issue quickly with no house points being taken at all. professor flitwick managed to convince him to only give the third-year a couple of weeks in detention and a handful of house points taken, which was only frustrating instead of threatening to his team's future, but it also meant zach was late to lunch with his cousin. 

″ pardon, collette ″ the younger wizard apologised, landing on the seat opposite the healer's with a thud. ″ there was this whole thing with snape and one of my players, and of course he took none of my time and resolved the issue quickly with no house points being taken at all. ″ icy blue hues rolled, eventually landing on the older witch's frozen butterbeer. ″ still don't take it any other way ? ″ 

「 ✨  zach has mentioned a canon object x7 」

[elcments]

holiday / 2019 / life update !

i am NOT dead and i have NOT quit wizards !! my holidays were super stressful bc i work retail and it is just the worst time of the year for me. i'm gonna be spending january and most of february in south africa with my dad's family, so i'll be in a different timezone but i'll still have access to wifi and get my activity back ! my hiatus ends on the tenth so i'll see you guys in a couple days !

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𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀.

   𝓩achariah’s eyes reminded Jay of when his mother used to send him out to play during rainy days in Bahia de Kino, her la chancla raised in mirth at her puppy spirited son as he bounded out the door and away from her breakable belongings. He would stare at the puddles, and pretend they were rivers, oceans, and streams. A drop from the heavens would disturb the surface, and he’d wonder if that was god’s perspective from up above when he sent the rain falling from the sky. The transparent surfaces were the most fertile for dreams to play out on, like movies on projector screens in the old days. Right now, he was imagining as he nodded his head happily, his incisors digging into his bottom lip as he grabbed his board and dropped a galleon on the table, something less godly and much more mortal. That while he knew Zach, and for however amount of time he might know him, they would think of each other as the same. As equals. In the world he found himself in, and the one he’d been born into, that was something worth dreaming about and praying for.

Jay laughed, a sound that would’ve made a hyena want to choke him, as he dropped his board and skated the short distance to an enclosed alley outside the Leaky Cauldron. “Were you serious about the buildings?” He asked, looking behind him and shaking out his curls, a mischievous look in his warm eyes. “Because I usually try to make the jump, rather than miss it,” he teased, “but to each their own.” 

The Gryffindor graduate swung his board out to a stop. The sun was a brilliant bronze as it tucked itself within the clouds, preparing for its daily slumber. Jay’s lips parted as he stared at the aesthetically pleasing display. 

“So, what do you want to… do? Zach?” 

「 ✨  jay has mentioned a canon object x4. 」

it was not often that zachariah levasseur junior felt shy. hours could go by without a trace of another living being, only him at a beach in montagmer with the sand between his toes and his quill caressing the pages of his journal, and he would feel fine. simultaneously, he could just as easily go from sunset to sunrise with a never-empty glass of spiked butterbeer, the laughter of friends ringing in his ears, a smile so wide his cheeks hurt. it was hardly uncommon for the wizard to feel uncomfortable, awkward or inappropriate–– however, there were few situations in which he felt shy. it was a particular state he found himself in when his words weren't being fully truthful to his feelings. he wasn't good at hiding such things. he suspected he hadn't done a good job so far anyway, so maybe there was no reason for such distress. his hands sat awkwardly inside the pockets of his jeans while his shorter legs followed the smooth gliding of jay's skateboard outside of the pub, and then into the street, to come to a halt in an alley not far from their starting point. 

″ if you wouldn't have a problem with seeing my knee bend out, then i was totally serious. ″ his r's drag lazily in his raspy french accent, shoulders shrugging as if the possibility didn't bother him a bit. he had seen enough unnaturally bended limbs in quidditch to not be scared by any visuals, at least. ″ wow, i would try to make the jump. i just keep my expectations low. ″ he stepped up an old wooden crate that cluttered the space, the added height just enough to make him finally face jay eye to eye without any neck pain. 

″ i... don't know. i didn't think this far ahead, to be honest. ″ he admitted in a lower tone, his features illuminated by the warm light of the end of the afternoon. 

「 ✨  zach has mentioned a canon object x4 」

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𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐁𝐘.

       “ leave it to you to be the first person decapitated by a graphorn. “  davos remarked dryly.  “ they’ll come over to me and be like davos, hey, you were with zach weren’t you ?  and i’ll have to say yes, yes i was.  he was being a dumbass and the graphorn took offence to it.  is being right worth the HUMILIATION ? “  somehow he knew without waiting for an answer that zach would probably respond with a yes.  his eyes rolled skyward.  “ god help us all. “  he snickered at zach’s joke.  “ is it only the 74th ?  i could have sworn we were in triple digits by now.  i think i know everything there is to know about flobberworms. “  he pulled a face, doing his best impersonation of professor kettleburn.  “ the flobberworm is a truly fascinating creature.  watch, as it eats lettuce … and cabbage.  mm, how fascinating !!  “  he sniggered again, back to his native new england accent.   “ god, i knew i should have dropped care of magical creatures before n.e.w.t.s.  do you figure they’ll fail me if i doze off halfway through the exam ? “

「 ✨  davos has mentioned a canon object x5 」

″ YES. ″ his reply was swift and adamant, head nodding vigorously in agreement. the scene description davos had given him fitted all the criteria of how zach imagined he would die, in case he was not immortal ( which he hoped he was ) : being stupid, trying to prove a point, and dying in a manner so ridiculous people would never forget his name. he would forever be known as the guy who annoyed a graphorn to the point it had no option but to decapitate him. hey, his father always wanted him to do something people would remember. ″ and you would have the pleasure of spreading my tale across this great land. ″ he gestured ahead of them, even though all they could see was the path to the castle, the greenhouses and the whomping willow in the distance. ″ well, if the exam is on the best kettleburn impression, you got that in the bag. ″

「 ✨  zach has mentioned a canon object x5 」

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𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐋.

“ oh, nooooooo, ” the wizard said with a slow shake of his head, planting both of his hands on top of the table. “ there’s nothing more important that your relationship drama, zachy. the wizarding criminals ? they are nothin’ compared to what is happening in your romantic life. ” reagan continues shaking his head, eyes fluttered close as his tongue dripped with amusement. “ actually, once i become a full badged auror, list me everyone who did wrong to your pure heart and i swear in the name of merlin’s first pet i will do somethin’ ‘bout it. ” he said this with a stern voice, as if he wanted zach to actually consider his every word. wow, imagine using said badge to avenge your faux younger sibling’s heart ? he had to snicker at least. “ yeah. i think so. ” he shrugged, snickering just the slightest.  “ sorry it got awkward, mate. ” reagan uttered with a lazy simper across his features. “ at least nothing catastrophic happened between you two for you to lament your life like other times because, ye’ know, it’s no good crying over spilt potion. ” he sighed before taking a quick gulp of the drink, the firewhiskey leaving a burn in its wake inside of his throat. he scrunched his nose while lowering it back to the table. “ well, yeah. ” the former slytherin slowly shook his head from side to side, as if saying so-so. “ at least you take pride on it. that makes me want to take pride of my dorky badge the way i used to sport the prefect badge. ” 「 ✨  reagan brought up a canon magical object. x3 」  「 ✨  reagan mentioned a canon magical object. x3 」  「 ✨  reagan used a wizarding idiom. x2 」 

″ i know !! ″ zach continued the bit, putting on his best impression of an injured pup, pouting ever so slightly, eyes droopy with sadness. ″ people keep going on and on about the glitzy cauldron attack, but the real crime happening here is me still being single ! ″ brows furrowed in mock indignation, he emphasised every word with wild hand gestures, enough to spill over half of his drink were the mugs not enchanted with no-spill spells. ″ i'm glad at least one officer of the law cares about the real issues. i'll personally write minister bagnold to compliment you, brave young man. ″ he patted reagan on the shoulder, a glint of genuine pride in his eyes. 

″ eh. 'twas a better ending than most of my relationships, as you know well. ″ and boy, did he know. zach still remembered vividly the day after his breakup with mafe velasco, when he met with reagan in paris and recalled the previous night like his world had shattered to pieces. to a teenage heart, the end of a relationship and the apocalypse might as well be the same thing. ″ merlin, i forget you were a prefect. you got to admit, that is dorky. i guess it's no surprise you became an auror, given how much you liked prefecting around. ″

「 ✨  zach has mentioned a canon object x5 」

「 ✨  zach used a wizarding idiom 」 

[foster-the-morning-deactivated2]

i love people who get excited about stars

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𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀.

what ?, vera mouthed back, lazy hues now as bambi and as concerned as her nonna’s observant eye. “ i didn’t kick you that hard. ” vera whispered softly for his ears only, a timbre sounding urgent to defend her very innocent action. great, this takes her back to a certain scenario from last year, when a battered vera sat in dumbledore’s office with bagnold, velasco and marigold after their so-famous fist fight, every mumbled ‘ i didn’t push her that hard ’ from the tinier witch casually dismissed by the raise of the wizard’s hand. merlin, vera really had to stop touching people. even when she was just joking around and meaning no harm, she always did something ! hell, even when she pushed mafe off the duelling platform for grabbing on her hair and being nothing but a nuisance, she did it in the most lazy, half-assed way. now this. the part vampire grimaces while giving zach an awkward smile, mumbling an “ i’m sorry. ” as there was nothing she could do. “ lightnin’ bolt ? ” she sounds incredulous at first, eyebrows knitting and a nose scrunching. “ that’s soooo corny, zach. ye’ are incredible. ” vera whispered back with an amused timbre, placing her chin on top of her hands as if she was pondering about the bed. “ hmm… ” the witch hums, doe eyes looking up at the ceiling above them. “ okay. ” she said, but quickly raised her index finger. “ but, i want to be carried more. say… until ye’ birthday. that way stoppin’ to carry me will be me’ gift to you. ”  「 ✨  vera has mentioned a canon magical object. x5 」  「 ✨  vera has mentioned a wizarding idiom. 」 

his eyes rolled at her faux innocence, yet they had an affectionate shine, rather than annoyed. ″ you have super strength or something. it's not that hard. ″ in truth, it hadn't been anything worth fussing over–– zach was more than used to his share of injuries, his body covered in multiple scars from quidditch accidents or simple dumb shenanigans. it also was hardly the first or last time vera had smacked him, and he knew she never had malicious intent. but she knew zach had a flair for the dramatic and very active tear ducts. so they were somewhat even. ″ i'll get over it. sure, my bone is now dented and i may never be able to walk, let alone fly a broom, again, which kills my dream of becoming a professional quidditch player. but don't worry about it. i am sure i will not suffer my entire life with the loss of my one and only dream. ″ he delivered dramatically, eyes gazing a distant grey future, before his features return to his usual playful self. ″ nah, i'm good, vee. ″

″ all you're giving me for my birthday is a pain-free back ? you're the worst. deal. ″ were his last words before sliding quietly out of his chair and approaching the nearby table, careful to not attract the attention of the librarian. ″ excuse me, girls. ″ he flashed a wide, pearl-white smile. the group stood absolutely silent before them, eyes darting curiously between the two upperclassmen and each other, as if they were communicating telepathically. ″ i'm zach and this is vera. we couldn't help but notice that you seemed to be looking at our table rather, hmmm, excitedly. and we were considering which of us caught your eyes. ″ he concluded with a confident wink.

「 ✨  zach has brought up a special ability 」

「 ✨  zach has mentioned a canon object x4 」

[elcments]

𝐕𝐀𝐍 𝐙𝐎𝐍.

𝓣here was a good, healthy sweat trickling down the base of Marigold’s neck post warm up drills. She playfully shoved at one of the members of the Hogwarts Football Club as after they ran past, tugging on one of her pigtails.

“Alright guys. I want you to try this. It’s called the Diagonal Cruyff, made famous by a muggle named Johan Cruyff. Brill player. It’s a very versatile move.” 

Her reddish mahogany hues scanned the line up. “Zach. Come up here,” She said, pulling on her sweats by the knees, her windbreaker catching the sunshine. “Try to take the ball from me so I can show everyone, yeah?” The Hufflepuff witch’s voice had a palpable Brighton, England inflection as she made her request, a silly exuberant smile on her face.

To this curly haired girl, nothing could compare to this sport. It held a magic that was just as  the castle behind them, and the world it represented. [ @elcments. ]

「 ✨ marigold has mentioned a canon object x5. 」

if anyone had asked zachariah levasseur three years ago that he would actually be paying attention to a sport that isn't quidditch, and is also of muggle origin, the ravenclaw student would have laughed at them. not because the pureblood discriminated against muggle culture, but simply because he knew nothing about it. football was first introduced to him as one of the many terms thrown around by his muggleborn mates that he didn't have a clue in regards to what is was, and later, when marigold van zon founded the football club, as a wildly popular muggle sport with some similarities to his beloved game of quidditch.

his interest almost fled when he found out that there was no flying objects for him to catch in a game of football, yet the challenge beat the sense of unfamiliarity he had with the sport. over the past months, zach had improved from a complete noob to a somewhat decent player. not as good as he was on the quidditch pitch, certainly not on the same level as his hufflepuff pal, but good enough to create a certain friendly competition between the two. in the rare moments the french wizard managed to sneak the ball past marigold's defence and score a goal, he felt like he had won the house cup on his own. little victories like that kept him hooked until that day. 

he stepped out on her request, raising his hand for a fist bump before getting in position. ″ well, then don't go too hard on me, yeah ? ″ a mischievous grin plastered across his features as his feet worked quickly to match goldie's pace. 

「 ✨  zach has mentioned a canon object x9 」

[elcments]

𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐁𝐘.

             “ the graphorn was never going to decapitate you. “  davos replied with a snort.  while he hadn’t done much of the reading, he knew that those tentacles it called a mouth were what it used to show affection, not kill people.  he shuddered.  fucking tentacles.  no thanks.  “ it was nasty looking but didn’t seem that violent. it was probably more scared of you than you were of it.” he commented.  from their text, fantastic beasts and where to find them, he knew that they were near endangered – their horns a key ingredient to a lot of magical potions. “ so it wouldn’t like – decapitate you.  it might trample you though if you got too close. “  he had to laugh as he pursed his lips, narrating his mock epitaph.  “ here lies davos whitby.  he was never boring, until the end. “  he crossed himself over his chest.  “ may he rest in peace … or pieces, depending on what magical creature did him in. “  his eyes shone mischievously;  he was known for his dark comedy, after all. 

「 ✨  davos has mentioned a canon object x6 」

″ if i taunt it badly enough, i'm sure it would. i've been told i have a very decapitable head. ″ a hint of a corny smile dared to show in his features, despite him still being majorly overcome with fear. ah, using humour as a coping mechanism. a classic levasseur move. zach was sure that graphorn creature wasn't as menacing as it looked–– however, its appearance alone was menacing enough to make the ravenclaw want to crawl into bed and never leave. he wasn't selected to the gryffindor house for a very clear reason. ″ unless it was peeing itself, i hardly think so. ″ he scoffed dramatically, kicking a pebble out of the way. the pureblood let out a hearty laugh at davos' joke, enough to melt his nerves so he was ready to keep the banter going. ″ before his last moments, classmate zachariah levasseur tried to save whitby, before unfortunately passing from deep boredom after a 74th class on flobberworm care. ″

「 ✨  zach has mentioned a canon object x5 」