Snape glanced between Harry and Hermione, not particularly impressed by Harry's story. "Let me get this straight, you're telling me that Ronald Weasley, one of the laziest students I've had the misfortune to teach found an empowerment ritual in the library, a place he'd never willingly set foot, ...
2023-01-28 08:30:58 +0000 UTC View PostHarry woke up with a jolt when he landed on a mattress. He sighed in frustration when he caught sight of Fawkes flying out of the open door to his room in Grimmauld Place. "So much for having a relaxing morning."
Hermione yawned as she woke up the rest of the way and glanced around the fami...
2023-01-24 08:59:16 +0000 UTC View Post"This would be so much easier with magic," Ginny grumbled as she scrubbed at the stubborn stain on the wall that refused to come out, frustrated with the busy work and annoyed because there wasn't any word about Harry and Hermione.
"Excellent idea!" Fred said cheerfully as he walked into th...
2023-01-21 05:53:13 +0000 UTC View PostHermione pulled her attention away from the crystal ball that was showing Jade and Jessica sprawled out on the large bed by the fire, reading the books they'd borrowed from Merlin's library and focused on the runes that Harry was carving on the bottom of the crystal ball stand with a nail. "What ...
2023-01-17 06:41:55 +0000 UTC View Post'At least the entertainment is better than anything the wizarding world has,' Harry mused as he watched the show, curious how much of their performance was the result of skills and how much was the result of hard work, lighting, or enchantments. He glanced at the middle aged woman sitting off to ...
2023-01-14 04:27:24 +0000 UTC View PostHarry pulled his attention away from the mostly finished demon steel blade that he was working on when Hermione started playing her flute. 'Huh, she must have taken lessons, that's actually good.'
Hermione continued playing for another ten seconds, each note summoning another hand sized rat...
2023-01-10 06:22:54 +0000 UTC View PostGiles paused when he caught his reflection in the mirror he kept on his desk and realized that he wasn't going to be able to explain the changes away with a couple of good night's sleep and a vat of face cream. 'Give me a leather jacket and I'd look like Ripper, at least I hadn't lost my common s...
2023-01-07 09:41:25 +0000 UTC View Post"Yes!" Hermione squealed when her Synthesis skill gave her a token for Time Warped Cooking, rather than yet another token for one of her versions of Magical Cooking, she only needed one of each, because of Harry's skill.
River looked up from the cauldron she was watching. "Something interes...
2023-01-03 09:09:36 +0000 UTC View Post"Thanks for the help," Harmony told Fred as she finished putting her math book in her bag, happy that someone had been willing to explain things in a way that actually made sense for once.
"It's no trouble, I like math," Fred assured her.
"You explained things better than the teachers...
2022-12-31 08:11:57 +0000 UTC View PostEric looked up from his book when the portal activated and deposited Harry and three girls in the exit room. "Welcome back, perfect timing."
Harry laughed when he realized that Eric had obviously placed a bet that he'd return. "How much did you win?"
Eric glanced at his pocket watch t...
2022-12-27 08:55:39 +0000 UTC View Post'Sadistic? Or just practical?' River mused as she walked over to where Harry was stabbing a zombie that two of his ice golems were holding in place. "Please tell me that you're not getting sword experience for that."
"Eye," Harry said as he stabbed the zombie in the eye. "It helps if you ca...
2022-12-24 06:48:37 +0000 UTC View PostRiver scowled when she saw two ghosts with full health bars fly out of the swamp and join the rest of the army of ghosts chasing them. "Fifteen seconds on my death timer!"
Harry focused on the tunnel and apparated with his friends and the carpet. "No worries," he assured her as he worked on...
2022-12-20 08:50:52 +0000 UTC View PostMyst wasn't particularly surprised to find no trace of the darkhounds leaving the city after twenty minutes of looking and flying back and forth over the city, mostly because there was a decent amount of dirt in places and they could have escaped without leaving prints though there were a couple ...
2022-12-17 06:24:30 +0000 UTC View PostZara scowled as she glanced at the angry looking mountain that loomed over everything in the area. 'I've killed worse,' she told herself, doing her best to ignore the rancid stench that was lingering in the air and the mana in the area. She pulled her attention back towards the crowd of people wa...
2022-12-13 09:03:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe brief tour of the castle left Myst feeling oddly disappointed and old, disappointed because none of the students felt excited or inspired and old because the only overt display of magic he'd seen that was part of the castle were the moving staircases that screamed safety violation.
Some...
2022-12-10 09:33:57 +0000 UTC View PostDawn smiled as she stepped through Myst's portal and looked around the Chamber of Secrets, a touch surprised that it didn't look as dirty or creepy as she was expecting. "Did you clean the place up?"
Rose turned to look in the direction of the invisible voice. "Dobby needed something to do,...
2022-12-06 03:03:36 +0000 UTC View PostCersei Lannister stalked into her brother's room, intent on tormenting him or at least ruining whatever project he was working on that caused him to rush to the library. She froze when she saw the mostly naked purple skinned woman sitting on the cripple's desk holding a crystal bottle, the conten...
2022-12-03 09:16:31 +0000 UTC View PostSaroiya Farseen glanced over the rather simple contract for the fourth time then looked up at the teenager with dark hair and sparkling blue eyes that was absently shaking a strange metal box while he watched a group of Aes Sedai try on a collection of silk dresses. "What's the catch?"
Myst...
2022-11-29 08:35:41 +0000 UTC View PostAn: Thanksgiving and hell Friday were unproductive, I blame the turkey or the relatives... so have a chapter of a worm story.
"You're nothing but a stain-" Sophia grabbed the person coming up behind her and tossed him into the wall of the abandoned shop next to their school, causing the t...
Myst yawned when he woke up, going from asleep to annoyingly awake within a couple of seconds when he realized that Selena was already dressed in her silk maid outfit and had breakfast ready. He glanced at the clock on his HUD. "Let me guess, the council is meeting today?" he asked, reasonably su...
2022-11-22 08:42:28 +0000 UTC View PostEgwene glared at the whitecloak captain that was tied to the ground with threads of air. "Any last words?" she asked, curious if he'd implicate his superiors or if this was a personal project.
The captain laughed. "I know your kind, you might be able to bind us but you can't kill with the p...
2022-11-19 07:11:15 +0000 UTC View PostEgwene al'Vere smiled when a group of twelve whitecloaks dashed out of the woods along the path in front of her. "Excellent, test subjects!" she said cheerfully as she raised her glass rod and pointed it at the 'bandits'.
Evon stared in confusion at the young lady that was escorting their t...
2022-11-15 05:24:58 +0000 UTC View PostRadhanan Paendrag glared down at the strange woman with dark green skin and pointed ears that had dared to walk into her throne room with her head held high, looking directly at her with a look of disdain.
"Who dares raise their eyes above their station?!" the woman standing near the empres...
2022-11-12 06:40:42 +0000 UTC View Post"Just let me out for an hour, I promise I'll come back," Vivian begged the witch, hoping Walga slipped up in the wording so she could get help and then come back.
"No," Walga the Wicked replied as she stomped towards the window to scream at the children that were trespassing.
"No thre...
2022-11-08 07:13:10 +0000 UTC View PostEgwene blinked when she slipped the gold ring on her finger and found herself on a dirt path in a forest holding a picnic basket without even feeling her head hit the pillow. She glanced down at herself and stared when she realized that she was wearing a crimson silk cloak that reached her ankles...
2022-11-05 05:08:20 +0000 UTC View PostElia forced herself to keep smiling as she reached the courtyard where her son was standing with a group of unfamiliar people dressed in silk. She relaxed slightly when she noticed that Ser Barristan and her brother were both relaxed. "Welcome back, are you going to introduce your friends?"
Kari al'Thor looked up from the book filled with life-like drawings of impossible cities and focused on the dark haired boy that was floating a statue of a naked girl into an ornate coffin in the middle of the lounge, not quite sure what to think of the magic user from another land. "How hard wou...
2022-10-29 08:24:52 +0000 UTC View PostHarry pulled his attention away from where Mione and Hermione were discussing their time in Hogwarts when Myst walked over wearing a pair of shorts and a t-shirt, glad that Hermione had already warned him about the fact that he had an alternate form. "Feeling better?"
"It's like walking thr...
2022-10-25 07:19:17 +0000 UTC View Post"Risum vocare daemonium, vinculum, risum vocare magum," Viaria chanted as she pushed mana into the summoning circle she'd drawn on the stone with chalk.
'Daemonium should be Latin for demon, vocare for summoning, calling? No clue on Risum or vinculum,' Myst mused as she watched the trench c...
2022-10-22 06:34:09 +0000 UTC View PostHermione glanced between Laurena, Dawn and Myst, not particularly happy with the plan but not seeing a decent alternative. "I reserve the right to say I told you so when my evil counterpart takes over the world."
Laurena snickered. "On that note, I'm going to see if I can track down the acc...
2022-10-18 04:33:46 +0000 UTC View Post