brave little knight

This I choose to do. If there is a price, this I choose to pay. If it is my death, then I choose to die. Where this takes me, there I choose to go. I choose. This I choose to do george boggi 34 ravenclaw

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coraxmacclellan‌:

She grinned again as he agreed with her, rather glad that she’d decided to take a chance on a new friend. “I’m Coralynn, by the way. Or just Cora. I don’t think I introduced myself,” she said, offering a hand to shake. “A truly lovely way to end the year. It’s nice to see everyone having fun.” The voice wasn’t meant for her, she was rather certain, but she still heeded it as she glanced upwards. A funny little…plant? “The decorations are nice as well.”

“Where are my manners, it’s a pleasure to meet you Cora.” shaking her hand, he continued, “I’m George.” tilting his head politely, he grinned at her. 

Looking up at the plant, he groaned slightly, his eyes darting between the plant, Cora and the people around them. There would be no escape. “That is mistletoe.” clearing his throat, he ignored the light blush that was now staining his cheeks. “are you familiar with it?” 

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lucyinthewest‌:

“Oh I’m having plenty of fun, after all, there’s hot chocolate and cookies.” She said, smiling, “And yes, most of you do look ridiculous. But I think that’s admirable in a way,” Lucinda sighed, “I always let looking ridiculous stop me from doing what I want to do.”

“You shouldn’t let it stop you, especially in a moment like this. Everyone is having so much fun they don’t care about how they look, and they don’t care about how other people look. You only start caring when you are on the outside, but it’s not so bad because you had a great time.”

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xiodeleon‌:

“I hope so, I suppose, this all started because I wanted to prove I could do it.” Xio cracked her back, she’d been bent over the metal tube for what felt like hours, trying to cut it just right. “I believe so, the way that their metal looked… it was different, I’m not sure how they did it. They couldn’t quite explain it right, different languages. But I think I am very close,” it was frustrating, to see something she didn’t understand, though she could speak several languages it was hard to exchange theories and thoughts through the barrier. But she made do with watching, note taking, and working through it, with an almost obsessive manner. “Not sure, have you ever worked in a forge before? I might take a break from it, let it rest and move onto the next project and then come back when it’s less… hectic up here,” Xio tapped the side of her skull with her knuckle, though she was more at home in any sweltering furnace than any place else in the world, even she needed to step back. 

“I think it’s something in the heating process.” she replied honestly, “India is a very different world than here, I think even what type of metals they use might be different.” she leaned back over to look at the metal tube, it was dark, but not quite the same color as the ones she’d seen. 

“No, I’ve watched and observed, but I’ve never had the chance.” he was an involved land-owner, more involved then most of his friends, but still, his hands weren’t made for this sort of work.  “That’s a good idea. Let your mind rest, look away for a second so you can see what’s right in front of you when you face it again.” 

He considered it for a second, nodding as he speaks, “That’s possible. They use what they have available, same idea, but it might affect the finished product. What do you think is more important, the materials or the process?”

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freddyhax‌:

Freddy blinked before nodding, “I know a few people like that,” her mind drew to Antony, who lost his arm during a battle and instead tended to the sheep, wielding a large staff as if it were a blade. “I don’t know what I’d do if I couldn’t walk…” lie down and die probably. The Slytherin girl laughed, “Oh I don’t know, I don’t like getting drunk, I do idiotic things when I drink. I suppose next time they come calling we can just drop caskets of mead on their heads, it’ll knock them out.” she couldn’t help but grin at the mental image.

“You are at school, you are in a safe place, you should think about that.” fighting is important, it’s so important, they need to defend themselves from the vikings, protect their lands, their crops, their lives. But fighting can’t be your life. “I think that would be a waste of mead, better drop some pots. Maybe a chair.... hmm, it might make them slip though.” his grin matched hers, and his imagination was running along the same lines -- vikings covered in liquid, trying to run but falling in the mud. “Do you live at the shore?”

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lucyinthewest‌:

“It’s not my idea of fun,” Lucinda said, surveying the chaos with critical eyes. “Definitely not worth my dress.” She chuckled, “I’m not sure we have.” She said, “But I do think I’ve seen you around, I’m Lucinda West.” She offered a hand. “I was just a bit bored over there.” She gestured vaguely.

“I don’t think it’s possible to have a lot of fun here if you don’t participate in the fight.” tilting his head to the side, he shook her hand, smiling gently at her. “Did we look ridiculous? It was a lot of fun, but I think we all looked a bit silly running around, trying to pelt each other with snow.”

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coraxmacclellan‌:

“Definitely, I feel like I learn something new every day here,” she said with a little giggle. “But I guess that’s kinda the point, isn’t it? I mean— we are at a school,” Cora laughed. “Oh, definitely!” Her smile was bright with the words. “The feast is wonderful with all the food, and dancing, and music. And everyone looks so happy.” 

“You are absolutely right!” he can’t understand people who complain about classes or learning, isn’t that why they are all here? To enjoy the school? To experience this wonderful opportunity?  “It’s a perfect way to end the year,” a hand clapped him on the shoulder suddenly, one of the guys from his house, who seemed to be really enjoying the party. 

“Mate, look up!”

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tomasofalltrades‌:

Tomas didn’t like to scare people who couldn’t defend themselves. It’s why he always looked after children and animals. But it was fun to scare fully grown men, Tomas smirking at George. He leaned up, since he was the shorter of the two, and kissed the knight. 

He responded to the kiss briefly, enough for people to cheer and move on, not wanting people to ask for a reprise in case Tomas suddenly started hating him again. 

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[ george is prettier ]

In some parts of society, Tomas knew it wasn’t considered acceptable for men to kiss other men. In the slums he grew up in, no one could afford to judge. The few people who tried to judge him and Charon for their behaviour had always regretted it quickly. “You are pretty enough to kiss. Not as pretty as me.” He said it with a completely straight face, curious to see how George would react now.

Opening and closing his mouth in rapid succession, George’s eyes widened, shocked by the brazen answer.  Apparently Tomas doesn’t hate him as much as he thought he did. “Okay then.” swallowing dry, he stared at the Gryffindor, waiting for the other man to initiate the kiss, still slightly afraid of the possibility of Tomas punching him.

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[ NERDS UNITE ]

The young woman grinned and pushed up her sleeves, more than happy to explain, “I had traveled to Constantinople a few years ago, and while there made contact with metallurgists and alchemists from Indie, they have this way of tempering the steel and heating it in order to minimally change the properties. They forge welded wrought iron, they also don’t use lime in their forging process. I am trying to figure out how to do it on a small scale, and quickly, as their forging process took a long period of time.” Xio took a breath, having quickly run through her explanation, and then out of breath.

“George, well it’s nice to meet an equally quizzical mind.”

“That could change the lives of so many people,” George wasn’t just impressed, he was in awe of what the possibilities this change could bring, his mind already running through the numbers, through the stories he heard of broken wells and lack of water. “Do you think you are making progress?” his eyes darted to the cloak he loaned her, she was obviously having some trouble right now, but... “Anything you would need an extra send of hands to help you with?” he wanted to stick close to this project, to see it done. 

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[ a good drink ]

“Why?” Freddy blinked up at him, why would anyone who wasn’t grey and ancient just stop fighting. “You’re not that old? I’m not as good with a bow, but I prefer getting in close.” she struggled with the patience of being an archer, it was a failing she needed to fix. “’Defuse the situation?’ Like when someone comes to raid your home you go ‘Hey maybe could you not rape and pillage, we have a spot of mead and talk it out’ while they start swinging axes. That’s just silly.”

“I was hurt. I was fighting, as I had done for ten years and I was injured, I couldn’t fight anymore and for a long while I couldn’t even walk.” he stops, giving her time to digest the story before continuing.  “Not so exciting, right?”  he grinned, shaking his head,  “What sort of mead are you talking about? Even the most gruesome vikings will stop for good mead.”

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[ most beautiful smiles in the school tbh ]

Her own smile was instant to return his, glad that he seemed rather willing to speak with her. “Oh, good! And I know, it was quite a lot to become accustomed to, wasn’t it?” She said with a little laugh. Though at least her family had known about magic in some form. And she’d come into Hogwarts with much wonder.

“Still a lot, can’t say I am used to it yet.” maybe in a few years he would actually be able to wake up and go to bed without being surprised by something he found. “And you? Are you enjoying yourself today?”

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[ former sir knight ]

Xio blinked before grinning, bright and wide, she strode back over the bucket and the pump. “Okay see here, this is the handle, the handle moves up and down and causes pressure to build, so that water will be drawn through here,” she pointed to the pipe, “and will come through the spout, the pipe can be made as long as the blacksmith can provide. It’ll be mostly made of metal, the pipe itself however comes from iron from India and a way they created metal. I won’t go into the specifics, but they figured out how to prevent long term corrosion during the creation of the iron. I learned how to do it a few years ago, and been experimenting with it. Once I figure it out I’m going to detail it and teach it to others.” finally she took a breath. Her eyes were wide and excited, “Oh, I’m Xio, good to meet you Mr. Former Sir Knight.”

The explanation was fascinating, he hanged on to her every word, wishing he had a quill and a paper to take notes of what she is saying. “Oh, no! don’t skip the details. I would love to know how they can prevent that. Muggles have been trying to do that for years, my blacksmith constantly complains about it.”

“Mister Former Knight is good, but if you would like, you can call me George.”

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coraxmacclellan‌:

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The feast was absolutely enchanting with all the dancing and decorations, and Cora loved seeing everyone in good spirits and having fun. There was a man nearby her, and she decided her hand at possibly making a new friend tonight as she stepped closer to him— paying the little green and decorative plant above them no mind. “Hello,” she started a little sheepishly with a smile, not wanting to entirely intrude. “Are you enjoying the festivities tonight?”

“Hello.” grinning, he turned to Cora, glad to be talking someone. “I am! I thought the welcome feast had been wonderful, but this is even better! Maybe it’s because I understand everything a little better now, I was so lost back then.” still is, but charmingly so.

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 [ this is what happens when you get a reputation ]

Tomas didn’t see the big deal about the mistletoe, he’d kissed a few people, both on the lips and on the cheek, and that was the end of that. So when he’d gone to congratulate George on the military strategy - who said Tomas couldn’t be nice? - he’d been ready to just drop a quick kiss on the man’s cheek and continue the conversation. Instead, George seemed bothered by it, and he’d decided to see how uncomfortable he could make the man by staring at him. Exactly why people say he can’t be nice. 

“Is there something wrong with kissing me?” He finally asked. 

Afraid of the other man’s stare, George raised his hands in front of him. “There is nothing wrong with kissing you. I just thought you wouldn’t want to kiss me.” because you seem to hate me, went unspoken. 

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[ get dirty, fight, have fun ]

Lucinda brought a warm cookie over to George, who she knew only from seeing him around the castle. Oh, right, and the fact that Leila was in love with him. She didn’t have any alternate motives. It would be rude to assume that. “Done with the fight?” She chuckled, offering the cookie and sitting down next to him. “I personally find this whole thing to be far too cold and a good way to ruin a pretty dress.” She said with a smile. “I’m Lucinda, you’re…George, right?”

“Done for the day, who knew snowball fights could get so vicious? Oh, thank you.” smiling, he put the cookie on the table next to him, saving it for later. “It’s a lot of fun, worth ruining a dress for, even a pretty one.”

“Yes. Have we met before?”  the name isn’t familiar, but names aren’t his strong suit, but even her face doesn’t ring a bell.

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[ basically yeah, flirt with him, he is chill ]

Milo noticed him get comfortable with a smile. This man may not be flirting with him, but he didn’t seem to mind being flirted with. “I’ve got nothing against boredom, it’s got quite a bit on fear.” Real fear, not just a buzz of anxiety like what he always had in the back of his mind. “I’m not really the hating kind of guy.” He chuckled. Definitely more of a lover. 

"Neither am I. It’s a waste of time and emotion. It’s useful to make you get up in the morning, but not for much else.” real drive and passion came from positive emotions, “Living on a boat, being out on the sea, fear must be an old friend of yours.”

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[ in her orbit ]

Leila hoped the next visit to the small village would be soon. The way George said it, it was like he actually wanted to spend time with her. Maybe she wasn’t alone in her feelings - no, that was ridiculous. He was just kind, just a friend. She was happy with that. “I’d like that.” Mostly because it meant spending time with him. She couldn’t help but sigh a little as he pulled away, although it did help to clear her mind a little. “Oh… I hope they didn’t, but I can always share some of my chocolates with you, if you’d like.”

“How can I say no to chocolates?” their places were just as they left them. Walking around the table, he pushed the seat for Leila, happy to continue in her orbit. “But, first we should finish this. But, maybe leave the beer tasting for another day. It will taste weird now.”