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[skepticalbynature-blog]

The library at Hogwarts was certainly different from what he was used to at Mahoutokoro, and it definitely took some getting used to. He wandered the aisles, ducking under books that flew past him and giving respectful nods to those he passed, though barely anyone returned the gesture. Thus far, he hadn’t been able to make any “friends” outside of his fellow villagers, and that was just the bare minimum of what quote unquote “friends” required. It was already turning out to be a pretty lonely experience.

Lost in his thoughts, he didn’t notice the elaborate book display before him, crafted by the librarian to show off the new copies of textbooks the school had just gotten. With a loud crash, his tiny body toppled all of it to the floor, drawing the eyes and attention of anyone around him. A bright red flushed in his cheeks as he dropped to his knees and frantically gathered what he could in his arms.

“Sorry, sorry, sorry!”

[gottagogofast-blog1]

Gogo was used to weaving in and out of people while she skated the hallways of Hogwarts. After all, she’d practically made a career out of it. But every once in awhile, there came a situation that she couldn’t predict ahead of time, or came right out of nowhere.

This was one of those times. As the person appeared before her, she gasped, nearly swallowing the wad of pink gum ruminating in her mouth. Her reflexes kicked in, and she just barely managed to dodge them with a spin. Her balance was thrown off however, and she was knocked forward, having to catch herself with her hand. Panting slightly, she looked up at the perpetrator with a glare.

“Hey, watch where you’re going!”

[almosttheretia-blog]

Tiana looked at the sight before her in bewilderment. She’d only been on this Earth for sixteen years but already she felt like she was getting too old for this. Still, she couldn’t just leave the situation as it was. Taking a deep breath and drawing upon her prefect persona, she approached the individual.

“Excuse me...you aren’t allowed to be doing that.”

[lionheartedherc-blog]

Seventh year for Hercules Katsaros had started pretty much as he’d expected it to. Work was already piling up for the year ahead, and Herc could see himself starting to struggle just a little. He’d never been the most academically minded - he’d done enough to pass, and he was pretty confident he’d do the same this year. But with a faint, somewhat-far-away dream of being an auror rattling around, he knew he’d need to step up the studies a little in his final year.

All these thought culminated and brought Herc to a place he’d seldom spent much time in over his years at the school - the library. He seemed to be poring over both a Defence Against the Dark Arts textbook and a Muggle Studies reading with his hand scratching absent-mindedly and somewhat confusedly at his chin.

[we-row-back-to-spain-blog]

“No, no, not like that!” He reaches out quickly to cover the outstretched wand with his hand. “If you flick your wand like that, the spell is just as likely to bounce back and hit you in your teeth. Try again, keep your wand-motion tight!” Tulio wasn’t sure what he’d expected for this dueling meeting, but it seemed like every novice had come out to this special workshop on offensive spells. 

Tulio blows a stray hair away from his face. 

[courageousbrisby-blog]

It had only been a few weeks into the new year and already, Brisby was feeling a bit overwhelmed. As if things at home weren’t stressful enough, the classes this year were proving themselves to be a bit more of a handful than usual. There must be something in the air, she thought to herself.

She was mulling about her office, lost in her thoughts about her students, her children, all the people that she held herself accountable to--was she doing enough? Could she be doing more? She was so distracted, that she didn’t even notice the person who had let themselves in until she caught a glimpse of them out of the corner of her eye.

“Oh my goodness!” She gasped, dropping the stack of papers she’d been absentmindedly straightening out. With a flick of her wand, they were easily and neatly piled up again on her desk, but her other hand came to her chest, covering her lucrative red necklace. “I’m sorry, I didn’t see you there...is there anything I can do to help you?” 

[sweeter-than-honeylemon-blog]

She wondered if womping willow bark had any unique properties as she studied it from afar from where it stood towering over the grounds in the distance before returning to her note taking on another magical herb growing wildly near the castle walls. Scribbling a quick note to do some research on the subject later, Mel returned to her current preoccupation by sketching the plant’s leaves and stalk. 

[roaduncharted-blog]

Lying with his back on the floor and his legs propped up against the wall of the hallway, essentially sitting the opposite of how most people would choose to position themselves, Miguel squinted at the words in his textbook, finding it difficult to hold up such a heavy object for extended periods of time in order to properly take in information. It didn’t occur to him that there were an infinite number of more comfortable and concentration-inducing positions to study in.