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Harry Potter
7th Year Gryffindor
Gryffindor Seeker
The Boy Who Lived

Edana Marie Reeder
7th Year Hufflepuff
Hufflepuff Prefect
Beautiful Inside

Ioan Caine Scotts
Head of Gryffindor
Transfiguration Teacher
Former 'Unspeakable'


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(10/5/05 11:50 am)
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Aimless Wandering ((open))
((For...anyone who wants to join in, just have to be associated with being in Hogwarts in some way or another. Specifically for Whimsical Soul, RandomPixie and x Blissful Dreams.))

We all have a mission. We all have a goal. We all have destiny. And no matter how hard we try, we can never change our or anyone else's fate. We're sick of having fate control everything. We're sick of having to follow the footsteps that destiny has brought to us. We are tired of being the humans who are controlled by other forces. We are tired of being puppets. But somewhere deep, deep inside each of us, we are happy that we have a road set for us. We are happy that we do not have to pave that road ourselves. We are happy that we have footsteps to follow. We are happy that we don't have to actually think for ourselves. Consciously, we follow those set footsteps, we follow what fate and destiny brings us. We let destiny and fate take us over so that we don't have to do the hard work ourselves. We are happy because we are afraid of what this world will bring us. We are afraid of those dark future corners and we are afraid of what is to come next after all that we have seen. We are afraid of letting go our senses and afraid of thinking for ourselves. We don't know what fate has in store for us, and we are afraid of even that. But we have the courage to keep moving and we have the courage to step forward. We have the courage to take each other's hand and we have the courage to let go our fear. We have the courage to let fate and destiny take us over. Some have more courage then others and they need the extra help, but each and every one of us has that strength that is hidden deep inside. That strength that will only surface during those dangerous situations. That strength that will save us.

Harry Potter sighed deeply, making a mental note to add another tack towards his score of how many times he has sighed. He had noticed about his unusual habit of sighing constantly and he was just not able to actually stop himself from doing so. Therefore, he thought of keep tabs on how much he has sighed each day. So far, he has sighed exactly 6,582 times since the death of Dumbledore (which is where he decided to keep tallies.) Now, that would be 6,583. He sighed again (6,584) truthfully, he really had nothing else better to do since his summer vacation and all he could really think about was Dumbledore and how depressing and unbelievable his sixth year had been. He didn't realize or even see that Voldemort would take such a dramatic step and plan to murder Dumbledore, the only wizard that Voldemort was said to be afraid of. And though Harry refused to see it, he realized that doing something like that, no matter how evil it is, it takes courage to stand up to the enemy. Voldemort had taken such a step that the entire wizarding society was completely thrown off balance and in utter unorganization, no matter how much the Ministry had tried to keep things under control. Throughout the summer, Harry went back to the Dursley's once more out of memorial to Dumbledore and began his search for the remaining four horcruxes. And throughout summer, Harry Potter had found nothing. Nothing at all on the horcruxes. He was more than frustrated and more than angry about this because he swore to Dumbledore that he would defeat Voldemort.

But right now, that seemed as if it were impossible.

Harry Potter was only seventeen years old. How was he supposed to defeat the most powerful wizard (though evil) in the entire world? He hadn't even finished with school yet! He didn't know any of the counter curses, didn't even bother with the unforgivable curses (Harry believed that knowing these curses would be extremely helpful in this mission) and didn't even pass his N.E.W.T's quite yet. He only managed an "outstanding" in Defense Against the Dark Arts during his fifth year O.W.L's, but he knew that having an "outstanding" in Defense Against the Dark Arts was not enough to defeat Voldemort. And yet he, Harry James Potter, was marked as the "Chosen One" the one who was dubbed as the only person who could defeat Voldemort, as the Daily Prophet had the liberty to telling the entire world. As of right now, Harry deeply loathed the press company, he wished that they would just keep to their business and try not to ruin someone's life (he scowled as the thought of Rita Skeeter.) He deeply wished that he had an easier life, one that didn't involve having to defeat any dark powerful wizards, and one where he still had his parents and a godfather. One where he was a carefree and happy teenager and one where he didn't have to worry about the Daily Prophet, but instead worry about how he was going to impress a girl that he fancied. Bloody hell, his life was bad.

Now he had returned to Hogwarts in hopes of finding anything on the horcruxes. The great Beginning of Term feast and The Sorting had come and past (for some reason, Gryffindor and Ravenclaw received the most students, whereas only a few students were sorted into Slytherin and Hufflepuff) and now Harry was merely wandering the halls and corridors for Hermione and Ron had prefect duties and left him by himself. He considered researching the library, but Harry had this distinct instinct that told him nothing on the horcruxes was there, not even on the definition of 'horcruxes' since that it was high dark magic. He considered putting on his invisibility cloak and exploring the restricted section, but this was broad daylight and unfortunately, there were people floating around in the library. There was a high possibility that Harry would be caught if he went inside (it was only the first day and he didn't feel much like getting into trouble at the first day.) He then considered asking Professor Slughorn for more information on horcruxes, but then decided against it almost the moment after he had thought of the idea. It took Harry weeks and days to get Professor Slughorn to surrender that memory, and he doubted it would be fair to Slughorn if he returned the subject that Slughorn could be the reason that Voldemort was almost immortal (for it was Slughorn who told Tom Riddle about the powerful dark magic.) So Harry was left wandering the corridors waiting for his free period to end.

Truthfully, Harry didn't want to return to Hogwarts, no matter how much he fell in love with the great castle. This place had brought him too many memories, both good and bad. But right now, all he could focus on was the bad memories that tainted the air in Hogwarts; it gave a foul smell that could be detected by everyone. The most recent addition to the trashy odor was the death of the headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Almost immediately, Harry began to choke. He had been right there when it happened and couldn't do a thing to help Dumbledore. He was ashamed of himself for being a weakling and accepting that he couldn't do anything to help Dumbledore at that time. For a few days, Harry was in denial that this famous and powerful man was dead. Dumbledore was that caring, kind and understanding person that touched someone (in one way or another) he met. He was a mentor to most and envied by some. He helped Harry in and out of so many situations it was remarkable that Dumbledore didn't want anything back from Harry, no matter how selfless Dumbledore was. Harry needed to believe that Dumbledore wasn't actually dead for a couple of days. He simply refused the fact that he was gone for good, but instead he was in a sleeping posture and was to wake and surprise everyone, giving that knowing smile and winking slightly at Harry. But after a few days of the funeral, Harry began to feel it finally sink inside him. He began to finally feel the dread and the sorrow that came from the death of Dumbledore.

Throughout the summer, Harry was more than depressed. He had a negative attitude towards everything and simply refused to participate in anything that required him to be social. He shut himself from the world, even from his best friends, Ron and Hermione. They, if anyone, had gotten the full impact of Harry's mood, as they continued to spend time with him. Even though Harry was annoyed at their persistence to follow him, he was grateful for their willing to actually stay with him, as he was ashamed with how he acted towards them during the summer. But that didn't seem to help his mood any more. Instead, he became even worse. He got angry at the smallest things, simply refused socialize and frankly hated having to talk to someone about the recent deaths (that including Dumbledore and Sires, Harry's godfather.) Remus Lupin, who was also a mentor to Harry, seemed to give up at some point of comforting Harry and decided it was best to let Harry figure it out himself and let Harry go at his own pace. At this, Harry was grateful, it seemed that if anyone knew Harry good enough (besides Ron and Hermione) it was Lupin, who always had the potential to read Harry's mind. Lupin served more like the godfather that was appointed to Harry after Sirius's death. But Harry even had the strength to push away Lupin along with many of his other friends and teachers (including Professor McGonagall and Ginny Weasley.) Harry continued to walk down the strangely deserted hallway and sighed again (6,585) and reared the corner. He glanced down at his broken watch, found that it was still broken and sighed again (6,586.) Even though he hadn't a working watch, he could tell that free period was about halfway over and if he kept going at it like this, he'd get nothing done. He did a u-turn and headed straight for the library.

((ooc: YAY! My first post at Impervius! *pops champagne* Was that a good enough post?))

Blissful Dreams x

Luna Lovegood
6th Year Ravenclaw
Strange but Sweet

> Maylee Lovegood
5th Year Ravenclaw
Prefect
Ravenclaw Chaser
A Random Dreamer

Blaise Zabini
7th Year Slytherin
Maybe A Little Too Vain


Posts: 7
(10/5/05 10:17 pm)
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Re: Aimless Wandering ((open))
Blaise had been taking a wander around the corridors, he hadn't seen any of his fellow Slytherin's yet though it hadnt bothered him that much. He had spent his time alone to good use, spending time in the library where the other Slytherin's wouldn't see him. He knew if the Slytherin's seen him, he could end up the butt of every joke, the Slytherin who studies. He shook his head, the thought disappeared from his mind, that was the worst possible scenario, to be laughed at by the people who he was friends with.

It wasn't exactly that he didn't study it was the fact, that to fit in with the others he had to be tight about those sorts of things. Blaise though felt alone at home, the summer had gone very slowly and felt as if one day was like double detention with the odd woman who taught Transfiguration. He hadn’t bothered to learn the names of the professors; he found them to be very unimportant in his life at that moment.

More trouble was plaguing him, his mother had met a wizard named Philip Grantham, he was a rich man from what he had heard. Owned some shops in Knockturn Alley, it hadn’t really stuck to Blaise that his mother would marry again. Blaise had naturally not become very fond of the wizards that his mother had caught on to, though Blaise didn't have any type of father figure really. He didn’t remember his father at all really, his father had just remained a shadow in his former life with his parents.

Blaise never thought of his father, as his father. He was never around when Blaise needed him most but Blaise hadn't ever asked to see his father. He believed his mother's words when she said he wasn’t exactly a pleasant man, more manipulative than friendly. Blaise had only had one parent in his eyes, his mother though he had longed to be in the presence of his father when he was truly troubled. He knew it in his best interests, and his parents to stay as far away from his father as possible, no contact was the best possible solution to the strong longing he had felt.

By now Blaise had been used to the whole new wizard kind of thing, it happened many times while he was growing up. It bored him more than worried him, he didn't exactly have much care towards it. It wasn't exactly a different thing, he knew that the wizard would die; sooner or later. Though Blaise had never met Philip, he had slightly stereotyped all of his mothers ex-loves most were: rich, powerful and good looking; on the whole.

Blaise walked quietly down the corridors, he had spent so much time thinking about what was going on in his life that he didn't notice where he was going. He personally didn't care, he knew he would end up getting told off by the old dude Filch. He was the least of his worries, no one had grown to be scared of Filch except for young first years, who had been told terrible tales by their parents; most of which were complete utter nonsense. Blaise was more frightened of the cat than the man who thought he had discipline over most of the student body.

Blaise now was starting to catch up with his feet, he watched as he walked up past the gleaming knights which were on the side of each wall. Blaise looked deep into their metal masks which seemed more like a hollow, heavy stone stuck to the front of their faces. Blaise remembered when he was a a first year, timid but yet had a strong confidence inside. It didn’t show on the outside much, and seemed slightly lonerish in his first year being alone was usually how Blaise liked it, too much company would make him feel isolated in social situations.

He stopped dead in his tracks, there was the tall, slim figure of Harry Potter the boy who lived. Blaise hadn’t exactly hated Harry like Draco and his peers but being one of those friends he had grown to dislike him to some extent.

"Alright Potter, enjoying your time at Hogwarts?" he said with a sneer, Potter was alone ... seemed just as isolated as Blaise, maybe he waiting for someone.

He looked at Harry for a few moments, his dark eyes surveying the tall stature of Potter. He hadn’t changed a lot since last year, still tall, dark haired. His eyes stopped at his hair, just as messy as ever, Blaise had always taken pride in his appearance. He wouldn’t walk about like Potter was, with his hair messed up like he had woken up in a trolls cave.

Always as ever Blaise looked his best, his long dark hair (which he had been growing) fell just above his ears. His mother had been pleading with him to get it cut, but what was the point when he could easily look great in a matter of seconds. Time getting ready to Blaise was of course; time well spent.

((Sorry mines not a good post, I have to go to bed see lol. Oh and sorry about the above post, I forgot to switch accounts lol.))

Whimsical Soul
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Draco Malfoy
7th Year Slytherin
Death Eater
Prince. Heir. Son... Boy.

Remus Lupin
Order Member
Loveable Lycanthrope


Posts: 128
(10/7/05 10:42 am)
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Re: Aimless Wandering ((open))
((That's okay, Maylee... I erased your other post so it won't be a bother... ^_^ Dani, are you seriously asking that question?! True, we have a minimum of two to three paragraphs but uh...yours were big ones, which I'm sure you know you don't have to do as much, but for a first post, I think it's alright. ;) ))

If I was them
Then I wanna be
What I see
If I could drag my life in a moment
Wanna know do you want me to go
Gonna keep it all from ending
Never stop myself from pretending
That you always knew that I never could

All I ever really wanted was to be the same
Equal treatment never ever comes
And there they go again
All I ever really wanted was to be like you
So perfect
So worthless
If I could take it all back think again
I would

And now I found it
Found I got it
I didn't want this
Somebody help me see
Now I feel it
Feel that I've been there
I didn't need this
Somebody help me stand
And now I've told them
I didn't want this
I didn't need this
Would somebody help me breathe?

"Deep" by Nickelback


“Watch where you’re going,” Draco growled quietly as a student from a younger year practically plowed through him. Walking the halls with his head held only slightly lower than he did last year, Draco Malfoy still directed his gaze forward. People skirted the curbs whenever he passed by. He knew it wasn’t because of his prestige as a Malfoy; the name was tarnished, all thanks to Bloody Potter. It was because of the fact that he nearly killed Dumbledore at the end of last year. Very nearly…but not quite. He had had it in his hands, Dumbledore’s life. Or so he liked to think. Then the old coot had to start babbling about offering protection. Blast it all!

Draco Malfoy, the youngest of a wealthy and powerful bloodline, the son who was groomed to follow the Dark path of his father and had the honor to serve the most powerful wizard had actually considered Dumbledore’s proposal! Cursing, Draco placed an elegant hand over his eyes. He had been so enthusiastic at the chance of proving himself to the Dark Lord, to prove that he could be as good a servant as his father, maybe even better. And yet, his plans had failed. The headmaster had told Draco he had the knowledge of who had tried to kill him but the young Malfoy reveled in the triumph of fixing the Vanishing Cabinet that Montague had found. He had held his wand at Dumbledore, ready to fire the Killing Curse. All he had to do was say it! Draco flung his hand sideward, disgusted at his own thoughts. Must he torture himself with these memories now? His inner voices quarreled as he resumed his walking. Draco accounted it to the fact that he was back within the halls of Hogwarts to be pining over his failure.

Hogwarts was reopened and his mother had wasted no time in insisting that he finish his last year of education. If she chose to be such, Narcissa Malfoy was a very persuasive woman. Not only had she insisted upon his stay at the Manor after he had been…he had been punished. But she also insisted that it was her wish to see him graduate from her very own school. The teachers had been adamant in their refusal to accept him into the premises as he was (or is) a traitor and he did try to kill Dumbledore. But the point was… He didn’t kill the old bat. Severus Snape did. His mother had interfered with the Dark Lord’s orders indirectly to assure his safety, having Snape make the Unbreakable Vow to watch over him and see to it that his task was done if he failed…

And there it was again.

He had failed. Draco detested failure as much as he detested Potter. And that was saying something. Too, the Dark Lord was not at all pleased with him and Draco paid dearly for it. He couldn’t do it. He just couldn’t kill the headmaster, even though he was given a direct order. He was sixteen and full of ambition, never once giving the fact that he was to be bound into service for life a second thought. Draco’s hand hovered above the Mark on his left arm, which seemingly weighed upon his body heavily.

That fact that he hadn’t so much as tried to say the Killing Curse had gotten him back into Hogwarts but hadn’t gotten him into good graces with the teachers… Not that he could care about it any which way. He was perfectly fine with the arrangement of having to travel back and forth between school and the Manor. School was far too dull without anything to do but sneer at younger students and exercise his power as Prefect over them. The Manor was just as dull, with the exception of his mother doting on him as if he were still a child. He didn’t mind it as much as he did last year. Circumstances do change things and even Draco’s view of Narcissa mothering him when he was already sixteen didn’t bother him as much.

He rounded a corner and halted mid-step when he found Blaise Zabini just exiting the library. He hadn’t seen much of his Housemates during the term but then, he hadn’t been around so much, had he? Blaise’s back was toward him but it wasn’t that he had seen…not really. Harry Potter, too, had traipsed toward the library. His housemate had apparently taken notice and was quick to impart a sneer upon the Boy Who Lived. The mere sight of Potter made Draco see red and it wasn’t the boy’s robes that caused it. His eyes narrowed to silver daggers as his face adapted a scowl. Saint Potter who could do no wrong and who is supposed to save the world. Ha! He couldn’t even save his precious Dumbledore. In that area, at least, Draco could feel better…slightly.

It would not be long for Potter to see him behind Blaise. Draco actually didn't know what to anticipate from Potter this time. The memory of that spell he'd cast on him the the boys' bathroom was not a good one... Come to think of it, had there been good memories where Potter was concerned...? No.

((I'll bring Lupin in if things get problematic... ^_^))

Blissful Dreams x

Luna Lovegood
6th Year Ravenclaw
Strange but Sweet

> Maylee Lovegood
5th Year Ravenclaw
Prefect
Ravenclaw Chaser
A Random Dreamer

Blaise Zabini
7th Year Slytherin
Maybe A Little Too Vain


Posts: 8
(10/7/05 10:18 pm)
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Re: Aimless Wandering ((open))
Blaise turned his head slightly; it was Draco Malfoy a fellow Slytherin. Now things would get heated, Harry Potter and two Slytherin's who just dying to... do something. Though Blaise never really felt much hatred towards Harry, he was a Slytherin so he had to pretty much hate him.

"Well hullo Draco" he grinned, being without other Slytherin's made him felt alone and personally that bothered him to some extent. His eyes quickly narrowed on Potter as he pressed for an answer, being patient wasn’t the type of characteristic he had.

"Well, Potter?" he put a lot of emphasis into the word Potter, as if every syllable was twice as long. His hand pressed deep into his cloak, hiding something deeper into the depths of his pocket; a book. He didn’t want Draco to see what was in there; it would dampen his spirits even more than they already were.

Blaise stopped staring out Harry and turned back to Draco. “So Draco, how was your summer?” she asked. Blaise was not expecting him to say much, after what happened in their sixth year. Though everyone knew that Harry Potter was Dumbledore’s lapdog, he was probably his favourite student. Thoughts like this were running through his mind, the fact that Dumbledore had died; it hadn’t dawned on him totally yet.

He didn’t really know Dumbledore; he was just the Wizard who owned the school to him. Though he had to thank him for the fact that he was the reason, that Blaise had an education. Blaise was happy that he had that education, it didn’t feel as if this would be his last year at Hogwarts. He hadn’t even made many plans for the future, this was what had dawned on him that he had to get a job.

((Sorry it's once again not a good post, but I can't think damn chest infection lol))



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