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Post by Nessa Erugenel on May 19, 2006 20:48:00 GMT -5
You walk down a set of stairs, to come to the lowest floors of Hogwarts- the dungeons. It is colder down here for the air does not flow in the same way it does on the upper floors. In this area, you will often find the Slytherins and Snape wandering around, for the Slytherin common room is on this floor, and Snape's classroom and office lie down here. The only sources of light are lanterns that light the cold stonewalls taking away only some of the darkness. What are you doing down here?
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Post by Nessa Erugenel on May 28, 2006 20:31:42 GMT -5
Nessa tipped toed around a corner as quiet as she could make herself be. Technically students were supposed to be in their rooms, but she was down here any way when the anouncement was made. She just wanted to see it. And if it tried to kill her, well- she'd figure something out. It wasn't that hard to think on her toes- she was actually quiet good at it actually. But where was it?
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Post by Mininirime on May 29, 2006 10:06:17 GMT -5
BANNNNGG!!!!!!!!
Telery came hurrying round the corner, running fast, looking over her shoulder, a look of panick on her face and not looking around to see if anyone was there... Someone was. Dazed, Telery looked up from where she had landed, after rebounding of the other person. Nessa? what is she doing here? As she saw the familiar face, she finally dared gasped for air. It seemed several hallways ago since she last did that.
"I... I don't know what you are doing here, but we got to go. Now! something is downhere, and its not pleasant."
Telery got up, with her eyes fixed on the other girl.
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Post by Nessa Erugenel on May 29, 2006 19:34:46 GMT -5
Telery went to grab Nessa's hand to rush her out with her but Nessa stood where she was.
"What are you doing?" Telery asked. "I want to see it." She told her in a hushed tone. "What is it like?" Telery could see there was a light of fear in her eyes but so much more excitment- she wanted to laugh and call her a fool.
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Post by Mininirime on May 30, 2006 8:10:32 GMT -5
"I didn't really see a lot of it actually, I felt a cold draft and a creepy feeling came over me, then I saw the gigantic claw coming round the corner. I'm telling you, one of its toes is as big as a small newbie. We have to get out of here."
Telery spoke really fast and in an agitated manner. She really wanted to leave, normally she wasn't easily scared at all, but this thing freacked her out. However she wasn't gonna leave Nessa alone down with that monster. She realised that Nessa was here with a purpose.
"You came down here to see it, didn't you?"
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Post by Nessa Erugenel on May 30, 2006 23:50:46 GMT -5
"Well..." Nessa shifted on her feet and twirled her wand in her hand. "Yes." She told her. With that being said the ground shook and a unfriendly noise made it's way to their ears. Both covered them at once.
"It's coming!"
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Post by Mininirime on May 31, 2006 8:06:55 GMT -5
"What do we do now? We really ought to get out of here!" But in Nessa's eyes she saw that she wasn't going to let this chance escape. The insane bravery of the other girl was kind of infecting her as well, it stirred the bravura she had before the beast had shocked her so. Telery looked around. Maybe over there... She was looking down the long small unlight hallway, she couldn't see the end, it could either be a way in to adventure, or a way to certain death.
"Lets go that way," she pointed into the hallway, "If I rememeber correctly we might be able to lure it in a trap there."
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Post by Nessa Erugenel on Jun 1, 2006 19:25:43 GMT -5
Nessa let her eyes wonder down the dark hall and nodded her head flashing a daring smile as she gave a nod of her head. "Lets go."
They ran down the hall, hearing the beast follow behind them the sound of it's feet thudding loud and horribly hard against the stone floor. His steps seemed to bounce of the walls and push the sound a head of them and then back. With a quick glance behind Nessa saw a shape close behind. Her excitement only grew.
"How far does it go?" She asked Telery.
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Post by Mininirime on Jun 6, 2006 8:50:51 GMT -5
OOC: Sorry that I've been away for a while, I've just been really busy, I've got exams next week and I got a late start, so I have to do a lot right now. And the football world cup is starting (that means many evenings in front of the TV watching 22 men with nice legs and abs ) "Quite far," panted Telery, her stamina had gone down during the holidays, and even this small exercise was exhausting her. "But there are a few secret passages and rooms down here, the first one is round the corner there." Telery hurried on trying to go a little faster. "The problem, however, is that their not always accessible, and that one is only open on Sunday evenings between 21.00 en 03.30." She saw Nessa throwing a strange glance at her. "I'll tell you later about that. But the next one, is the one we're aiming for, its a sort of cover, it'll keep us hidden from sight, and maybe from smell, though we can see perfectly well. But that still several yards away." Telery kept up her pace and the lasts yards before her hiding place sped by, when they we're almost there she slowed down a bit and quickly darted through a curtain, and stopping dead and quickly turning around, now that she was here, she might a well take a peek at the beast."This hallway ends in a big room, more like a hall, Telery whispered, "Without any windows or other doors, there is now way out, we might be able to corner it there."
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Post by Lessien Thurgood/Sáralondë on Jun 7, 2006 0:05:03 GMT -5
"Umm, what are you guys doing?" asked Lessien from behind the two girls.
Quickly a hand slapped over her mouth, "Quiet or else it will hear us." Telery looked at Nessa, "What is she doing here?"
Less pulled Telery's hand off of her mouth, "You could try asking me you know. I am standing right here."
Nessa gave a little smile, "Why are you down here? Visiting Draco again?"
"Maybe," Lessien shrugged. "The question is why are you two down here?"
OT: I do realize you two are hiding behind a curtain of some sort, however I really wanted to join something here (didn't know how to get one going by myself) and found this and it was perfect. It would make perfect sense for my character to hide behind a curtain if she heard someone coming. Hope it's okay I'm here.
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Post by Mininirime on Jun 7, 2006 7:48:54 GMT -5
OOC: No problemo, the more the merrier Lessiens unexpected appearance spooked Telery for a second, but silence was required. Quickly she whispered: "You know the legend of the beast in the dudgeons, don't you? It's here coming after us. Nessa wants to see it, and maybe more..." The heavy thuds of the footsteps came by and everyone was silent. "That was the thing. Did you see it?" Telery asked. Her mind was working top speed: This corridor was at least 2 miles long, several secret doors lead to other corridors. It ended in a huge hall with no other exists. A plan was already being formed in her mind, a way to trap it, capture is, and only if necessary kill it. But catching and capturing it was more to her liking. But first she wanted to know what it looked like.
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Post by Lessien Thurgood/Sáralondë on Jun 7, 2006 15:32:38 GMT -5
"Really? I've never seen it down here before. Maybe we can get it at the end of the corridor and make a spell to capture it there?" She smiled slightly, "This is going to be interesting. Umm, out of curiousity, how do we get it to actually go past us? I mean if it is following your scent then won't one of us have to go to the end of the corridor as bait or something?"
The other girl cocked her head considering Lessien's proposal while Nessa watched excitedly for the beast's appearance.
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Post by Nessa Erugenel on Jun 7, 2006 18:01:03 GMT -5
Nessa peeked out the curtain and stared at the ugly thing slowly moving towards them. “It’s perfectly disgusting.” She whispered after poking her head back. She obviously had not heard them, but the looks on their faces told her she had missed something. “What’s wrong.” She asked?
“Lessien just brought something to my attention.” Telery informed her.
“And what is that?” Nessa asked peeking out of the curtain again.
“How is it going to go to the end of the corridor when it no longer has anything to chase?”
“Oh that.” Nessa frowned. “Well… I suppose I could lure it down there- as long as you two followed behind. Not too close though, otherwise he might smell you and turn around. And then what would happen?”
“Your actually volunteering?” Telery asked. Nessa shrugged.
“Aren’t you scared?” Lessien asked crossing her arms in disbelief.
“Of course I am.” Nessa laughed. “But you only have one chance to live, why not make it exciting? And if anything happens to me—you should probably run for it, who knows what it’d do to you two if it caught me. He could get overly confident and make a bigger mess. Then you could get a teacher or something who can take care of it probably better than we could. But we’re here now, so…” She trailed off. “All right, so what is the plan exactly?”
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Post by Lessien Thurgood/Sáralondë on Jun 7, 2006 20:37:23 GMT -5
"I have no idea. This is all you guys." Lessien calmly watched for a moment as Telery and Nessa brainstormed before looking out of the curtain as the beast crept closer. "You'd better figure it out quick before it gets any closer." She fanned a hand in front of her face, "Whew that thing sure smells."
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Post by Mininirime on Jun 8, 2006 6:17:34 GMT -5
"OK, if you're really sure you want to volunteer than you've got the job," Telery actually smiled a little, the excitement worked on her nerves. "While you go first we'll follow behind, on a safe distance of course. Once we've got it cornered we can try some spells to bind it or knock it out or whatever. Among the three of us we ought to be able to conjure something powerful enough."
"Hurry" Lessien whispered, "He's almost here."
"OK I'll get going." Nessa grabbed the curtain to slip past it.
"Wait" Telery grabbed the back of Nessa's robe. "Take this." She took a thin, silvery cloak from her bag, "I don't think it's all that smart, so this way he won't be able to see you, and you'll be safe in the hall until we come. And maybe it'll confuse it. "
Nessa put on the invisibility cloak, and silently slipped through the curtain, leaving Telery and Lessien hoping, that the beast would fall for their trap.
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