Hogwart’s Grounds

[Nessa Erugenel]

You open the doors to the grounds of Hogwarts and find in front of you the amazing grounds. One way is Hagrid's Hut, by it The Forbidden Forest, a ways another way the Whomping Willow Tree, and in another direction- the lake that is home to the giant squid. Pick and choose where on the grounds you wish to go. Remember, there is a curfew; any one caught out here during the hours of night will have to face the professors. But we’re sure they will understand if you had a good reason for it.

[Lessien Thurgood/Sáralondë]

Quietly Lessien and Nessa made their way past Hagrid's hut towards the Forbidden Forest.

"You've got that charm right Less?" Nessa asked still unsure about this adventure. If her nightmare was accurate in any way.....

"Of course. I never take it off. Well except that one time I had to in order to do a spell so I could sneak to the dungeons to.... Well, it was that day we ran into the creature." She sighed, "That was an ordeal."

[Nessa Erugenel]

Nessa tried to laugh. "Yes indeed. We never found out what had chased all those students into the dungeons though." She said. Lessien shrugged.

"It was a while ago, no one seems to care any more." Nessa nodded her head and sighed.

"This is worst than the dungeons." She said.

[Lessien Thurgood/Sáralondë]

Lessien nodded gravely, "Yes. Yes it is." They were quiet once more as they came upon Hagrid's hut, and they remained that way until they came upon the edge of the Forbidden Forest. "We're here. You ready?"

"No. I don't know if I ever will be either."

Lessien reached out to grasp Nessa's hand for a moment, "We can do this." She took a deep breath, "We have to. There's no telling what these dreams will do to you if you have them for much longer."

[Nessa Erugenel]

"I will never sleep again." She sighed. "And then I will die from lack of it. Not to mention I would probably go insane and drive people mad before I got to the death part." She squeezed Lessien's hand and looked at her. "Thanks for coming." Lessien smiled.

"Gemma knows what to do if we do not come back soon. And I have my charm." She said. And together they looked back into the forest and walked in.

[Míriel Málbrindal]

Gemma came sprinting out from knocking people over, running into walls, and passing teachers and leaving them with wide eyes. Her wand was in her back pocket, the charm held securely in her grasp. When she rounded the corner to be set free from the confines of the castle-

BAM!

She had hit him so hard, she was thrown back on the ground. She moaned in pain, but made sure that the charm was still in her hand before she jumped back up. Liam O'Hara stood in front of her, rubbing his temple. On a normal basis, she would have shoved him out of the way and kept running.

But her eyes widened and her primrose pink lips parted in a gasp.

Liam looked like he'd just gotten into a fight, or close to one. He had a soft trickle stream of blood coming from his right temple, sporting dirty, rumbled clothes, messy, dirty hair, and torn clothes in places where he had scratches that drew blood.

Without thinking, Gemma took his hands and set him down on the steps. "Liam!" She exclaimed, worried. "What's happened-what-"

"Go back inside, Gemma." He said, almost sounding angry.

"Liam, you have to tell me," she said. "Did you just come from the Forbidden Forest?"

Liam's head snapped in her direction like a wolf that had caught a sent. He narrowed his gaze. "How did you know?"

"It's Lessien and Nessa," she said. "They've gone-and I don't-I have to help them," her trembling hand opened to reveal the charm. Liam didn't look at it, watching Gemma with a hard stare.

"What're they doing?" he asked hardly.

She looked up. "I-I don't-"

He took her by the shoulders and demanded in a fierce voice, "Gemma you have to tell me! They could be in trouble!"

"They ARE!" She shouted. "That's what I've been trying to tell you!"

He pulled out his wand. "Go back inside."

"NO!" She shouted at him.

"Gemma," He never used her first name. She knew he was meaning what he said, probably growing angrier by the second, but she didn't care.

"They're my friends, Liam," she said. "If I can't help them, then what can I do? Please, you're the one who's always trusted me." She took his hand. "I just really need your help, now."

Liam held her stare for a moment, then nodded. "All right, come-but follow me, and stay with me. I've just come this way-the Centaurs told me that they believed something strange was happening to the forest...nothing seemed right anymore," He glanced at her as she kept up amazing pace beside him as his long powerful strides covered more ground. "They were quite right in their assumption. What we thought-or hoped, we might never see, we saw. There was a werewolf-"

"No," she moaned, looking toward the edge of the forest.

"They chased the Centaurs out and deeper into the woods. One was chasing me back here-"

"What do you mean by they?" Gemma asked warily.

Liam rolled his head. "There's more than one of them-I saw 3. I don't know how many there are for sure, but there's a good number, and something's making them come to the outer regions of the forest."

He stopped just short of the forest. He turned and connected gazes with her. "Gemma, this is the last time I'm going to tell you. Please, for the love of God, just go back and get help."

Gemma shook her head. "I can't-you know that better than anyone else should." she said softly.

Liam nodded. "So be it."

Gemma shivered, feeling a darkness sweep over the forest.

Liam caught it out of the corner of his eye. "Do you remember what I taught you, little nightingale?" he asked, his voice soft.

Gemma felt her nerves calmed at the name-for once. "Yes," she said. "They cannot hurt me."

"No, they can't." He held her shoulders and stared into her icy eyes. "And I'm here with you."

She smiled slightly, hesitantly. "Liam, I can't thank-"

"Don't," he whispered. "I'd do it for you in a heart beat."

[Lessien Thurgood/Sáralondë]

OOC: Don't you two think you should let someone else know. Garron, Pippa, Draco...someone?? I think Aiden will be written in already, we'll see.

EDIT: Lol, I just realized that I said you TWO and it's just you. Lol. Too funny. Anyways....

[Míriel Málbrindal]

OOC: XD You dork, I love you! Ok, I'll go back and edit my post in the dorms.

[Neisa Málbrindal]

Pippa had been in the courtyard, being tutored by Garron. They were both sitting on the bench underneith the pagoda, where the sun was strongest.

"No, Pip," He said, gently taking the quill out of her hand and crossing out the passage in her History Of Magic essay. "The werewolves weren't in the convention, it was warlocks, remember?"

Their upper legs touched under the books they were using for support, and neither of them made the effort to pull away.

"Yes," Pippa said softly, glancing up at Garron. He was staring intently down at her, and suddenly Pip found she couldn't pull away. He leaned forward. She leaned forward. "I remember," She whispered, lips inches away from each other.

"GARRON!" Gemma screamed. "PIPPA! ANYONE!"

Startled, Pippa wrenched herself away from Garron... and fell backwards from the bench onto the ground.

"Gemma! What is it?" Garron stood up immediantly, holding out a hand for Pippa to use to help stand up.

Gemma sprinted to them. "Come quickly! Lessien and Nessa, they're in the forest, and Liam's HURT!"

Three bodies sprinted back to the forest.

[Neisa Málbrindal]

Pippa ran to the grounds. She would practice this before Garron, Gemma and Liam arrived. She would make it seem like she was a natural at this stuff. That she was a genius just like the rest of her friends.

Finding a remote area close to the Forest Boundaries, Pippa started to think. What had the boys taught her again?

Oh yes... concentrate...

She was doing that already.

What are animals to me?

Animals should be loyal, cute, and... maybe a bit lazy, like herself.

And eventually... a color would come? Pippa put her wand to her temple and tried to make herself change shape. Come on, come on. They would be coming in a few minutes...

Nothing happened. No color, no nothing.

Pippa threw her wand down and let out a growl of anger. SHE HAD TO GET THIS.