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bernie walker || seventeen || sixth year || slytherin

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Okay, but Really... || Scar & Bernie

@scarsandmalum

Bernie had been searching for the Tower for hours. It wasn’t until a fellow student had helped him that he actually managed to find the damn place. He had been stumped by riddle for roughly ten minutes before he was allowed in. Several students turned their heads to face the unfamilar face as he stomped into the room. His frustration with the entire day began to decrease as he got a look around the tower. It had high, arched windows, and open spaces with bookshelves reaching to the ceiling. Saving his marvel for the moment, he set across the room to a familiar face. “Finding this place was a nightmare,” he informed Scarlett. 

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charmsingprofessor:

Myrddin was often asleep, early, unless he was hard at work on one spell or another; kept awake by the various dreams and half-solutions plaguing him. This was exactly that sort of night that had him pacing about outside of his castle rooms in the halls, not content to just circle about his own quarters. He was the professor with the most years of teaching under his belt, but he was just returning from retirement this year, so he had to put up with the smaller rooms for now.

Just as he tossed out another poor solution to his problem, a sudden loud exclamation arise from one of the halls. Myrddin peeked his head about a corner to spot one of the students out and about late, though clearly lost on his way to the dorms. Perhaps that was excusable? He’d certainly excuse it. “Up, more or less.” He chimed in, grinning. “But I can make my instructions more precise, if you’d like, or take the time to escort you? What do you say, m’boy?”

At the voice Bernie felt his shoulders sag. He wasn’t sure if he was about to get a scolding for his language or praised for it. As his professor spoke, Bernie considered his options. Ambrosius wasn’t terrible company, but Bernie hadn’t spent any extra time with his professors to really know. “Um, I guess escort, cause I’m going to forget the directions as quickly as you tell them to me,” he replied, putting his hands in his pockets.

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followthelogan:

Stalking over to Bernie, righting his smile into something more subtle, a tiny quirk at the corner of his lips, he peeked from as high over the cauldron as he was able to manage, peering into the depths of what was left of the sorry attempt at– “What the hell were you tryin’ to do, mate?” he teased, wondering what exactly if could’ve been last time. It didn’t always end prettily when Bernie decided to concoct something new, but this was certainly one of the louder disasters. “This looks rough.”

Logan knew his tricks and kept a fair distance from the cauldron. To combat this, Bernie flicked the spoon up, throwing a small splatter of the failed potion up to the sky--narrowly missing Logan. “Ah, damn it,” he chuckled, watching the droplets fall back down to Earth. “Working on a transformation potion,” he answered honestly, as he began to jot down notes. “Clearly not working.”

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scarsandmalum:

“I’m bored.” Scarlett states, looking at him. “I’m bored and I don’t feel like talking to Logan because he’s a bitch.Lets do something. Fuck with someone. I don’t care.” Stupid shit happened when she was bored and alone, so she thought she could save herself.and drag Bernie along in the process. “Hurry up.”

Bernie let out a laugh at her explanation and heaved his rucksack over his shoulder. “Alright, well, doing something sounds fun, as does fucking with someone’s day. We can set up a trap in the Gryffindor bath and lay potions to turn their skin pink or something.”

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hatmaker-sophie:

The shout in the hallway caught Sophie’s attention.  “You’re actually headed in the right direction.  It’s a little further down this corridor and make a couple more turns before you reach the staircase,” Sophie smiled when she found the source of the shouting.  “It can be a little confusing sometimes because it is tucked away, but I can show you if you’d like.  I’m headed that way myself.”

Originally posted by teetee-ali-xo

Bernie looked the young woman over as she spoke, trying to get a read on her. She was rather soft spoken and Bernie found himself weighing his options. At her suggestion, he nodded and fell into step with her. “Can’t really know which turns to take without a guide, I think,” he admitted grumpily. 

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adorable-dory-crosby:

“Hmm…” Dory hummed. She had hoped by now she would have been better at knowing where things in the castle were. But she wasn’t going let it get her down. She still wanted to help, even if her memory wasn’t being cooperative at the moment. “Well, it’s got to be around somewhere,” she said, “Not like it can just get up and walk off.” Dory couldn’t help a little giggle at her own small joke. “If you looked everywhere here and didn’t find it, then it’s gotta be in a different part of the castle. Come on! I’ll help you look.”

Bernie didn’t want to tell her to leave, and found more that he was rather amused with her conversation. There was a light air to her that was a little magnetic, so he shrugged. “Sure, why not?” he replied, taking a step in the other direction. “It’s gotta be somewhere, right?”

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xx-felicity:

Felicity looked up rather quickly at the yelling. It was the sort of temper that made her mind race to think it was Dash. Though the voice didn’t match, who knew anymore these days. As she quickly moved around a corner she let out a breath when she saw it wasn’t him. Thank Merlin. “Um.. it’s just.. around the corner? I can show you if you’d like?” 

The girl had made her way around the corridor just to check and Bernie felt slightly embarrassed with himself. “I, uh, yeah, thanks,” he said awkwardly, taking a cautious step toward her. 

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notflowernorprize:

“Do you need to shout or do you actually want someone to tell you which direction you’re going in? The rest of us are standing right next to you.”

“Frustration with myself dictates shouting,” he grumbled, admitting it rather openly. “It’s more of that type of shouting then actually shouting.”

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oh-porcupines:

The young Gryffindor was walking down the hallway, arms wrapped tightly around his books when he heard the Slytherin boy call out in frustration. While most of the students seemed to avoid him, Bobby walked right up with a smile. “I know the way!” He chimed, but then remembered what else you had to do to get in the tower. “I’m not sure if I’m any help to get in, though.”

Bernie regarded the kid, trying to place him as he spoke. As he finished, Bernie placed him in the Gryffindor team--that teammate that practiced all the time. At the suggestion of entering, Bernie shrugged. “I can probably find a way to get in, if I can just find the place. How do I get there?” 

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fasterthanyouvidia:

Vidia had just gotten back from her unfortunate trip to Brazil when she heard a about the party. She wasn’t even in the mood to get drunk, that was how down and out she was. Instead, she wandered the halls, inspected how the repairs were going with the common room and anything but go to that party. 

She was weaving through a crowd when she heard someone yell. It was a fellow Slytherin. She should have known. The house as a whole was quite testy lately. “I’m heading up there. Keep up, docinho.”

At the voice of his teammate, Bernie felt himself relax slightly. He nodded as she spoke, and fell in step with her. “Did you get stuck with Ravenclaw, then?” he asked as they walked.

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keepmovingforwards:

Hearing the familiar cry of his newest roommate made Wilbur groan. He was hiding to avoid his room and of course somehow his roommate managed to find him and ask him another question he would rather not help him answer. He’s heard so much about Bernie and his gang. What if he was planning on blowing up their dorm? “Why should I give you that information? I don’t know if that’s a good idea.”

Bernie raised a brow at the voice, and turned his body to face the kid. “Because I’m looking for my friend who I need to talk to. And the tower is fucking ridiculous. Though I’ve no idea why you would know were it is,” he snarled.

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a-frozenheart:

Elsa was on her way back from the library to her dorm when she shout of a boy, obviously aggravated, caught her attention. She’d been passing by him and had gotten most of his anger directed at her left ear. Wincing, she took a second to compose herself before turning to the student, “If you need assistance finding the tower you can follow me, I’m on my way there now.

Bernie looked her over for a moment, placing her as the Head Girl and nodded. “Thank you,” he said quickly, with no real feeling. “You think a giant spire wouldn’t be so hard to find.”

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heretohelp-clyde:

“Well, maybe we should go anyway…” Clyde looked at his ingredients he was packing reaching out to pick it up out of his hand. “What’s this?”

As Clyde reached for him, Bernie recoiled rather violently, knocking the cauldron over in his haste to get away. “Ah, shit,” he hissed, turning his attention to the cauldron as it slowly oozed was was left of the potion. “Damn it. Can you just go, please?” he asked.

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thatch-loose-lipped-linguist:

The sudden shout in the middle of the corridor caught Milo’s attention.  Upon seeing the source, he approached him to provide some assistance.  “It’s just up that way, Mr. Walker.  Th-though perhaps I would not recommend shouting in the middle of such a busy intersection.  Might frighten some folks,” he chuckled.

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Bernie raised an eyebrow as the professor spoke. He was glad someone actually had an answer, but at the ending statement, Bernie grinned. “Good. It’d be fun to watch them jump. Those girls did,” he explained, mention to a small circle of girls that had jumped at his exclamation. At him calling them out, they scurried away in hushed whispers. “Boo,” he chuckled.

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thepumpkinking-jack:

“I see,” Jack thought for a moment. “Blood is a very powerful and at times unstable ingredient, so I suppose it’s only natural for a reaction such as that one to occur. May I ask what you were hoping to achieve through this experiment?”

Bernie shifted uncomfortably where he was perched on the ground. It wasn’t as he was a complete secret from the world, but talking about it never got any easier. “I’m wondering if you can completely change a person’s chemical make-up,” he explained in the best non-direct way he could, staring at the cauldron. It didn’t have the answers, but he was hoping it did.

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adorable-dory-crosby:

By virtue of the fact that she’d been rather near the shouting person, Dory heard the question. And, being herself, Dory was eager to help. “Oh it’s…” She started out strong, but quickly found that she couldn’t actually remember where Ravenclaw Tower was right off the bat. “Hmm,” she hummed, looking around to try and jog her memory. “Well it’s around here somewhere I’m pretty sure..”

Bernie raised a brow at her as she spoke. She has quickly answered the call, but it was evident in her expression that she actually had no clue where it was either. He gave a small huff of laughter and shook his head. “Don’t hurt yourself, now,” he said calmly. “I think I’ve been to every corner of this part of the castle at this rate so it’s not here, that’s for sure.”

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alana-nanaa:

“You’re a child.” She said simply with a shake of her head. “Beyond annoying and everything.”

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“Cool, so then are we done? Or are you going to keep talking to someone you view as a child and I will be forced to speak to a moron for a few more moments?”