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Post by rileybabe on Jun 5, 2007 22:47:59 GMT
Andie strolled down the darkened corridors. She had been patrolling for about thirty minutes and so far hadn't run into any troublemakers. As she walked she began to think of a certain Professor Daniel Hubbles. Handsome, witty, smart, and yes a bit arrogant. But Andie was sure that underneath that mask of arrogance lay a heart of kindness. And she was determined to bring it out. As she was walking she began to sing softly to herself. It was a song she'd written a few months ago. It was one of her favorites.
"Do You Believe In Magic"
Do you believe in magic?
In a young girls heart
How the music can free her
whenever it starts
And it's magic
if the music is groovy
It makes you feel happy like an old time movie
I'll tell ya about the magic
It'll free your soul
but it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock n roll
If you believe in magic, don't bother to choose
If it's jug band music or rhythm and blues
Just go and listen
It'll start with a smile
It won't wipe off your face no matter how hard you try
Your feet start tapping
And you can't seem to find
How you got there
So just blow your mind
If you believe in magic
Come along with me
We'll dance until morning, just you and me
and maybe, if the music is right
I'll meet ya tomorrow
so late at night
We'll go a dancin' baby then you'll see
all the magic's in the music and the music's in me, yeah
Do you belive in magic? Yeah.
Believe in the magic in a young girl's soul
believe in the magic of rock n roll
Believe in the magic that can set you free
Ohhhh, talkin' bout magic
Do you believe like I believe?
Do you believe in magic?
[repeat]
Andie smiled to herself as she finished the song, it was a song she enjoyed singing immensley and it always cheered her up when she was down.
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Jun 5, 2007 23:04:45 GMT
“Do I believe in magic, sadly not. I personally think this whole castle is a madhouse, I mean just the other day I heard people talking about mermaids.”
Dan gave a small chuckle as he walked around the corner. The sound of Andie singing had floated around the empty corridors and as normal the tedious task of patrol duty fell to Dan so he thought he needed something to pass the time. Andie was one of the very few Ravenclaw’s he got on with, at a push and when he had nothing else to do it seemed the only logical thing to go and talk with her.
“That was very nice singing by the way, it sounded rather eerie on the floor below, but I remembered your voice form the detention we had so I made an educated guess it was you…if not it meant I could take some house points off someone….have you seen anyone?? It seems very quite tonight.”
Dan scratched his head and looked around the dark corridors, all the sane people were a sleep where he wanted to be and no doubt all the rebels were gathering in another part of the castle.
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Post by rileybabe on Jun 5, 2007 23:10:29 GMT
Andie smiled as she came upon the very man she was thinking about. "Hey professor. Thank you. And no, I haven't seen anyone. I've been patrolling for about thirty minutes and I have yet to run into a mouse. Actually... I hope I don't run into a mouse!" she added as an afterthought. Andie sighed. "I guess all the rebels decided to take the night off. Or they're most likely in another part of the castle. So, how was your day?"
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Jun 6, 2007 15:59:35 GMT
Dan gave a small laugh as Andie mentioned the rebels, with a small nod of the head in agreement Dan perched down on the window ledge not taking his gaze off Andie.
“You know what, I was thinking that same thing. Not about the mouse though I adore small creatures like that. I remember in my 3rd year a mouse was in the corner of the common room and it was being chased by one of the older girls cats. I rescued the poor creature and looked after it rather well I have to say, but then my old head of house Professor…Professor…huh well there you go I can not remember her name. She was really tall and skinny, hair always in a tight bun and she had to leave due to a stress related illness after 3 years.”
Dan shook his head trying to think of her name, he kept on whispering Professor to himself hoping that something would fall into place. He could not believe he had forgotten something, and so publicly as well. Dan hated it when he was out smarted or sown to have weakness, his memory was always something he prided himself on.
“It will come to me eventually, I doubt in a few years time you would have forgotten my name. You will be sitting down I the pub with your mates scratching you head trying to remember old ‘Professor…Professor Bubbles I think….’, Lord imagine having a name like Bubbles, it is almost as bad as POPPY-WINKLE!”
Dan jumped up in the air and thumped the air with joy. Trying to stop himself from laughing to much he sat back down on the window ledge, folded his arms and nodded his head happily. He knew he would remember it.
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Post by rileybabe on Jun 7, 2007 19:19:35 GMT
Andie giggled uncontrollably for a few moments before finally catching her breath. "Poppy-Winkle!?" she exclaimed. "Wow!" she laughed. "I'd hate to have a name like that!" Andie giggled a little more then she had a thought. Her emerald eyes sparkled with mischief and she began to snicker quietly. "Professor? You do realize that I'm going to be calling you Professor Bubbles from now on, don't you?" she asked with a devious smile.
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Post by boofhead on Jun 10, 2007 10:14:03 GMT
Striker walked down the corridor, contantly rubbing his eye to rid himself of the sleep. He didn't know what the time was but he did realise that it was late, or just very early. Either way he rounded the corridor to find a Ravenclaw and his own Head of House conversing. He heard the excited yelp from the professor.
'Uh... Poppy-winkle? You mean old Professor Poppy-Winkle? She's my aunts sisters godmother... I remember the most useless of facts, don't I?' Striker said dully, yawning soon after he spoke. He snuffed the yawn and looked sleepily at the pair, his vision blurring slightly. 'And please don't take any points away... Patrolling and trying to study... I think...' His face contorted into an expression of confusion. He hoped his Head of House would believe him.
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Jun 11, 2007 20:32:17 GMT
Dan was rather shocked when he heard another voice…a familiar one at that. It was the accent that gave it away in the end and as the Hufflepuff came into full view Dan could not help but laugh as Striker rambled off some facts about old Poppy-winkle. Millions of questions flashed through Dan’s mind wondering what had happened to his old head of house, and whether or not she still ahs the scare form when Dan and his friends let off a firework in the common room and it his her on the shoulder. Smiling smuggle at the memory Dan was snapped back to the dark corridor by the sound of Striker asking about points being taken away.
“No, you were sleep walking right? Can not take points away for that. Or has something happened and you needed to find me? Because if that was the cause points will have to be rewarded for your services.”
Dan shot a small smile at Andie but noticed that she was not looking all too impressed. Maybe he was being biased, but he could not help it, there was no evidence to point that Striker was in the wrong or the fact that Dan did ot have any reason not to give him points. Some teachers would give them out for nothing, at least Dan was trying to make up a reason.
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Post by rileybabe on Jun 11, 2007 20:44:40 GMT
Andie raised her eyebrow and laughed lightly as Alluran babbled nonsense. As usual. "Striker? Would it kill ya to make sense for once?" Shaking her head slightly head slightly she turned her attention toward's Professor Hubbles and said, "So, Professor Bubbles," she said 'Bubbles' with a slightly cheeky grin. "Exactly what were you doing here? Patrolling? Or... just out for a stroll?
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Jun 12, 2007 18:03:29 GMT
When Andie questioned what he was doing out at night Dan stopped smiling and looked at her with a slight frown. He could not decided if she was being playful or actually casting suspicion over him. Was that a guilty conscious slipping in Dan did not know but he tried to shake it off. With a small smile he raised his eyebrow and folded his arms once more.
“I was on duty just like you. It is a drawback of being a teacher, you have to give up your free time to make sure people are obeying the rules. I would much rather be breaking them then making people stick by them. However it is what I get paid to do, Lord I would prefer to be back in Brazil.”
Dan peered out the window and wrinkled up his nose, the darkness outside was very depressing and he was convinced it was going to rain later. With a sigh he turned back to the corridor and looked at the students in front of him with a weary smile.
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Post by rileybabe on Jun 12, 2007 18:13:17 GMT
Andie giggled and rolled her eyes when Dan became suspicious as he was prone to do when she teased him. "Relax Professor Bubbles. I was just teasing you okay? I knew you were patrolling. I was just seeing how long it would take to rile you up." Andie gave a barely perceptible smile and tilted her head very slightly to the side, as she wrapped her arms around around herself in an effort to keep of the chill. She had neglected to bring a cloak, and the corridor was becoming rather drafty. "Not very long apparently." She said softly as she shivered slightly.
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Jun 14, 2007 17:58:56 GMT
As Dan looked from Andie to Striker he could not help but sigh. She had a point, he did have a rather bad habit at getting angry rather quickly and then getting himself into situations that were not always easy to get out of.
A silence soon fell over the corridor and a cold wind began to blow through the windows and gaps in the walls. Dan soon took to rocking backwards and forwards on his heels while running his tongue along his teeth. Something needed to be said to start up the conversation again. He urged himself to think of just the smallest of things, then it came to him, the only British thing to do.
“You would never think the weather would be like this in April. You expect the odd shower of rain hear and their but these cold night can not be good for the plants. Have you been having to take action Herbology to protect the plants from the cold? “
An looked from one student to the other waiting for one to answer, their had to be something that may trigger part of a conversation. If anything to humour him.
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Post by rileybabe on Jun 14, 2007 18:10:21 GMT
Andie chuckled slightly, or at least as well as she could with chattering teeth. "Well, I don't take Herbology so that doesn't concern me." Suddenly an even colder wind swept through the hall causing her to shiver violently. "Dammit!" she cursed angrily. "Why the hell didn't I bring my cloak?" she muttered.
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Jun 15, 2007 20:57:37 GMT
Dan continued to look around the corridor and then hear Andie mention mumble something, well it was more like stutter as her teeth where chattering so much. However as it dawned on him what she was saying he could not help but laugh, for Dan himself was in a nice warm jumper that was knitted for him by a very nice old lady he met in Austria. If he had his clock on him he would have let Andie wrap it around herself to keep warm but as he did not he needed to think of something else.
Scratching his beard in thought Dan was at a lose end, he could not think of anything, and all the other ideas were to wild to even think about. The only way was to physically fetch the cloak, unless sit could fly through walls. With a sigh Dan began to walk down the corridor and when he was a few paces away he looked over his shoulder to see them other standing still.
“Well the bets way to warm up is to get that blood flowing through the body and to keep moving. We shall fetch your cloak and then continue with the duty.”
Dan was rather pleased, for once he had managed to come t a rational conclusions. The only problem was he did not know where the Ravenclaw common room was.
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Post by rileybabe on Jun 16, 2007 14:21:23 GMT
Andie blushed with embarresment as she realized that what Professor Hubbles had suggested should've been common sense. "Why didn't I think of that?" she exclaimed with a small laugh as she began to follow him down the hall. Then she had a feeling that he didn't know where the Ravenclaw Common Room was. "Uh, Professor? Do you even know where the Ravenclaw common is?"
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Jun 19, 2007 16:41:24 GMT
Once Andie had asked the question he was dreading Dan stopped in the corridor and turned to look at her, a frown spread across his face and hands on hips. He hated not knowing everything and when it was something about a castle he had lived in for so many years as a child and adult he hated it even more. However he could not keep his anger up for long, he had nothing to be angry about and there was not point taking it out on Andie.
“Well Miss Riley I know it is in the castle somewhere…and it is not in the dungeon…and the door is a portrait which you need to enter with by using a password. But that is about it.”
With a shrug of the shoulders Dan took a step back so he was right behind Andie and gave her a little shove in the back to get her moving.
“You must lead the way now Miss Riley, for I am a lost sheep and if you go at least 5 paces in front of me I will curl up in a little ball and cry in the corridor.”
Dan gave a small laugh and then thought hard about what he had just said. Girty was really rubbing off on him, not only was his anger not as bad as normal he was joking and sounding just as weird as his sister, which was not really a bad thing.
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