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Post by Mandrake Black on Mar 5, 2006 21:53:22 GMT
Mandrake sta in the staff room waiting for other teachers to arrive.
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Post by Ethelion Eriksson on Mar 5, 2006 22:46:54 GMT
A paper airplane floats in through the door bearing the message from Professor Ethelion: "Will be there soon"
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Post by Prof Octavious Everritt on Mar 5, 2006 23:10:03 GMT
Walking into the room, Leigh sat down, exhausted still but alive.
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Post by Ethelion Eriksson on Mar 6, 2006 3:25:40 GMT
Professor Ethelion enters the room, a bit shaken, but walking with firm footsteps and sense of purpose. He smiled at the professors gathered around the table and he handed out memos he had written with the following content:
"My friends, our meeting here is a vital one to this school.
As we all know, the dangers of Ms. Rivers' possession by the pendant she found in OUR LAKE are monstrous. The possession has for good or bad been resolved successfully. Mr. Boneman and Mr. Chase along with Ms. Ollivander have helped rid Ms. River of the cursed pendant. We can finally take a breather, but only a breather.
Now as some of you may know, I go on a daily morning run as part of my exercises. The last time I went before all these recent events is the cause of my troubling news today. The situation concerning Ms. Rivers is over. BUT, my friends, a NEW SITUATION has now arose to confront and challenge us once more. This time the challenges are more serious than ever before.
As I went on my morning run, I sensed a presence in the Forbidden Forest, a presence that reeked of evil and malice. I have reason to believe that someone is trying to resurrect the Dark Lord! If anyone knows more about this, please speak now. Otherwise, let us go to the forest and scour it for signs ourselves. We owe it to ourselves, to the students, and to the illustrious former Heads and Professors of this school to make Hogwarts a safe place for its members and for gallant living. This is why we must not tire and deal with the issues confronting us at hand."
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Post by Prof. Rainer Freundschaft on Mar 6, 2006 4:11:52 GMT
Rainer had only woken an hour earlier, and finding himself in the staff room with this memo in his lap, found he had to restrain his laughter. This was absurd. Dark artifacts surfacing, a possessed student and now someone attempting the resurrection of a powerful wizard that surely outclassed the entirety of the faculty by sheer power alone- and Ethelion was suggesting a search- without- a plan and more importantly Ewithout- the manpower of the whole staff to seal the deal. He could not help but wonder whether anyone had thought to ask why exactly these events seemed to coincide so perfectly and now this. It was abundantly clear that someone on the edge of their awareness was manipulating these events, but who- and how? Surely no one alive was that powerful and could move unseen like this. Rainer, had, since waking after his encounter with the possessed River, been thoroughly unsettled. Dirty somehow. These events only confirmed fears Rainer could not yet name.
"Anyone else suspicious as to vhy all of this seems to be happening at once?" He had apparated to this meeting, landing with great aplomb beside the plush chair he had been seated in during his last visit to the staff room and feel more or less satisfied with himself despite his fears. He had to feel sure of his powers now, when after all, they could leave him again without even a moment's notice. He thought of Algernon, burned and blind, still lying in the infirmary and wondered how many would be hurt this time. 'Well you know what they say... the bigger they are...'
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Post by Ethelion Eriksson on Mar 6, 2006 4:19:41 GMT
"Well, yes, I've give that some thought. unless we find out who's behind all these attacks on our community, we won't get a moment's rest. And I figured that whatever we notice that is strange or just feels wrong in our community, we should look into the matter. Of course with Algernon put out of action..." *sigh* "what's to be done?"
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Post by Apronia Silvanus on Mar 6, 2006 4:37:09 GMT
Her hair was ruffled, full of bracken and leaves, and fine new cuts were drying on her cheekbone and arms. She looked as though she'd been mauled by a catankerous bit of foliage.
"Very sorry Professors," she murmured, leather clothing groaning as she sketched a slight bow. "I was handling a disturbance in the forest." she shot a dark look at Professor Black. "Did I miss the important parts?" she sat next to Professor Freundschaft, scratching slightly at one of her scabs and craning her neck to look at the memo he was holding.
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Post by Prof. Rainer Freundschaft on Mar 6, 2006 4:42:33 GMT
"Funny you should say that. We're discussing how to respond to a distrubance in the forest. It would seem some poor soul has decided to try and ressurect 'the dark lord'. A pity should he suceed, although I'm sure the person will certainly get what they have coming to them when they find themselves posessed and crawling with alien thoughts and impulses." Looking thoughtfully toward the ceiling, Rainer continued impassively, "You voulnd't happen to know of anything, vould you?"
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Post by Ethelion Eriksson on Mar 6, 2006 4:48:31 GMT
"Well, Apronia... what disturbance are you referring to?"
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Post by Apronia Silvanus on Mar 6, 2006 4:51:50 GMT
Apronia flushed slightly, glaring at Professor Black. "Nothing Professor. I believe that disturbance has been...ah, finished. This other sounds more serious." She frowned, remembering something.
"This morning..." she said hesitantly, as if nervous, her Italian accent stronger, "I heard...I heard the trees whispering together. But when sleep left me, I could no longer understand them." she murmured something low and soft to herself in Italian. Her voice was louder, more sure when she spoke again. "They talked of a...cave, perhaps? A danger. Something hurting the forest. I thought they meant...well. The other thing I took care of." she paused. "What do you think to do?"
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Post by Ethelion Eriksson on Mar 6, 2006 5:06:28 GMT
"Why dont we go out there and check out the scene? We should be able to handle whatever comes, right?"
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Post by Prof. Eithne l'Keitha on Mar 6, 2006 5:21:15 GMT
Quietly, Professor l'keitha had slipped into the staff room and settled in a corner. Although she often preferred action over deliberation, this was different.
"What? You mean head into the forest without knowing what's going on or what to face? How positively muggle-like!" she laughed. "However, I do agree that all of these episodes are uncannily coinciding at the same time... I hope someone else senses that all that has transpired is somehow connected? Surely the past is not lost on us - the Dark Lord has an annoying roach-like habit of returning, and nothing is ever a coincidence..."
She stopped, realizing that she was on the verge of a rant. "Sorry, it's just that we ought to stop pondering over how puzzling everything is and doubting that there is something going on and start doing something. Just not something rash..."
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Post by Ethelion Eriksson on Mar 6, 2006 5:35:12 GMT
"But Eithne, I am certain that all of us are capable of handling anything that comes in our way if we are alert and travel in groups of two. In any case, I hardly think it rash, and I mean to go into the Forest to check out the situation." stated Professor Ethelion. "You dont have to come with me," he said to his colleagues and friends. "Just tell the Headmistress of what has transpired."
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Post by Apronia Silvanus on Mar 6, 2006 5:43:09 GMT
Apronia stood up so fast her chair fell with a soft thud.
"Che cazzio di...Are you quite mad? Professor, are you aware of the state of the forest at this moment? The centaurs are furious and they think of attacking Hogwarts. They are convinced of a half-centaur here and they will attack anyone who enters their territories with weapons or wands. The trees themselves..." she pulled a leaf out of her hair, "They too are upset! This situation requires more thought and delicacy than barging in all of us at once! Send a scout, at least let me speak with the centaur herds first!"
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Post by Ethelion Eriksson on Mar 6, 2006 5:51:21 GMT
"Well, I guess I'll go in wandless then. I'll go as a scout or something. We need to know what is going on. And since I'm an animagus with a silver wolf and I have my pet husky with me, we'll be ok. Frankly, I am convinced that if we dont act now to prevent what evil is afoot, then it may just devour us all. So I'm going down to the forest. Who's coming with me? Apronia? I need to know about the centaurs a bit more first. Care to share?" Ethelion spoke with a even voice not allowing the fear and misgivings to show.
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