(Forest) Dragons Den

[Prof Octavious Everritt]

He had spent most of the night inside of the cave, sitting in the cold with the one beast he could love as both Addis and Octavious, the one beast who could look into his mind and see the battle he always had. Now, he sat and pondered if changing himself was for the better, his relationships with everyone strained and changed forever until the Ministry was destroyed. He looked up darkly at the thought, would it happen in his lifetime?

Shiela growled at him, his thoughts shattered as she filled his mind with warmth and reassurance, his body now feeling better. He looked over at the large dragon before him, her opal coloured eyes reflecting the moonlight that streamed through the caves entrance. His smile broadened as he leant over and started to scratch her under her chin, a purring sound soon escaping her throat. He laughed a little as he looked into her own mind with his, soon realising he had to spend more time with her, then an idea came to him.

He had heard of a new course at Hogwarts, Dragonology. He sat there and looked at Shiela in the eye and sent his thoughts over to her. Her tail thuded the ground passively, before striking the ground with haste and power, a loud roar soon bursting from her mouth as she stood and flared her wings, rearing onto her hind legs as fire burst from her nostrils.

Leigh stood and smiled, his eyes shining with hope and smiled, knowing she had accepted his idea and would go along with it. He would help a fellow Professor with her studies, instead of looking at parts of a dragon, she would be able to study for a real dragon. His eyes closed as he laughed a little as Shiela suddenly flopped down after her display of power, but soon a stone skipped down behind him, alerting his sense as he spun around and now used his Animagus senses to know someone was there.

'Who's there!?' He demanded, closing his hand as he prepared a spell. He had forgotten his wand in the castle, but he knew could still fight without it. 'Who's there? Come out now before I set the dagon upon you! No mercy if you do not show yourself!'

[Sarie Thimble]

Sarie opened her eyes. How did she get into the forest? She remebered the letter her family had send. Then after that she had fallen asleep. She looked down. Then she realized she was still wearing her Pamjams. Then she heard.

'Who's there? Come out now before I set the dagon upon you! No mercy if you do not show yourself!' She came though bushes to see Professor Everritt. He taught wandless magic. She hadn't taken his class she was to young. She didn't know much about him.

"Did you say a dragon? I didn't think dragons lived in the froest. Well, maybe the little wavuyrs but not the bigger ones." She looked at the cave behind him. Then heard a growl. "I guess you weren't kidding." She knew she was in trouble but she want to know more about dragons and since she had just faced demetors a dragon was that bad right? THe annoying little voice in the back of her mind said. don't make a habbit out of this.

[Prof Octavious Everritt]

His eyes widened at the sight of a Gryffindor 2nd Year appearing from a bush outside of the caves entrance. He frowned at her and lowered his hand, using his mind to settle that of the dragons. The spell he had conjured disspated as he relaxed his hand.

'Why are you here?' He said, avoiding her question. 'Students are not allowed beyond the limit of the forest, why can't you students understand that the Ministry is here in force?' He spoke with a calm, yet authoritive voice.

He looked beyond the cave and scowled, wondering how far the Ministry was behind this girl, undoubtedly they would have followed her. He felt Shiela pressure in on his mind, flooding his with a warmth as images swirled into his mind. She had a task to do, he was not to interfere. He frowned and watched as the giant creature moved past him, beating her wings and throwing herself out of the cave quickly before the student could understand why.

His eyes looked back at the student and narrowed. 'Come here, quickly... The Ministry would have followed you.' He said, walking away from where he was standing to stand into the shadows.

[Sarie Thimble]

"The Ministry what would they want with me. To tell you the truth I woke up here. I don't why I'm. So I'm lost how far am I in the forest?" She looked around trying measure how dense the trees where to figure how deep she might be in. She knew she wasn't aloud in. This was only the second she had been in here with out Dax the keeper of the Keys, but she wasn't going to tell him that. "What is the Ministry doing tracking students?"

[Professor Aurora Turolia]

Aurora had found the forest a comfort ever since she had arrived at this school. It was quieter than the school and usually without the nuisance of students to deal with when she needed a quiet place to think. However as she strolled through the forest listening to the sounds of the creatures that resided within she heard a voice that was rather familiar. Realizing quickly that it was that of one of her students she walked over to it. Seeing the girl Aurora walked over to her and answered her question. "They don't seem to think it is a very safe time for little children to wandering around in a place as dangerous as this forest, Miss Thimble," she said looking severely at the small girl, who had attended the first lesson Aurora had taught.

She looked around to find who the girl had been speaking with, but decided it would just be easier to ask. "So, how about you inform me who you were speaking with? And you can tell me why you were in the forest to begin with while you're at it." Aurora's eyes narrowed at the small girl. Had it been an older student she wouldn't have been so annoyed that they had entered the student, but a second year was certainly not experienced enough a witch to be roaming around this forest alone.

[Gabriella De Conti]

Gabriella strolled around the forest, her wand at the ready. She knew it wasn't the safest or sneakiest way to roam about the forest but that didn't bother her. Neither did it bother her that she was making an absurd amount of noise for a Rogue. What she didn't like was hiding out in the forest and stalking the ever moving unicorn herd for protection. What she didn't like was waiting for someone to catch her. What she didn't like was doing nothing.

All things considered, Gabriella was angry and she was looking for a fight. She was being reckless and she knew if some Ministry worker showed up she would regret the battle.

But that thought didn't stop her from stomping through the forest. She'd never been one to listen to the rational side of her brain.

She stopped abruptly as she heard voices coming from behind her. She readied her wand and glanced about, shocked to see two Hogwarts professors and a young student arguing over something or another. She smirked.

"I never realized it was custom at Hogwarts for young students to be brought so deep into the forest. Has the ministry really corrupted the school so much?"

[Sarie Thimble]

Sarie was shock to see Professor Turolia. She looked down at the ground. "Well... Professor, I think I sleep walk because I woke up here. This is Professor Everritt. He teaches wandless magic at the school." It was a surprise to Sarie that they had never met. She would admit the school was large but most of the teachers spend their time in the staff room. She truned to see another person coming out of the bushes. "Why do you keep saying the ministry?" She knew she wasn't going to get answer since she had already asked about it and haded been on answered.

The only thing she wanted to do now was go back to bed. She was tried and she had classes in the morning. That was if she made it out of the forest. She wished they would just send her back or if they had to take her to the head master. He might answer some of her questions. She knew she was going to be in major trouble but she doesn't knew how she going to get herself out of it.

[Professor Aurora Turolia]

Aurora pushed the girl gently behind her with one hand as she slowly pulled her wand out with the other, paying no attention to the other professor. This is the precise reason that the students were not supposed to be in the forest. Now she had to make sure that this girl was safe as well as deal with the woman that was obviously not in the friendliest of moods. She looked at the woman and smirked a bit herself.

"I assure you the student was not brought into the forest. She apparently is incapable of staying in areas that are safe for small children," Aurora said with a bit of annoyance in her voice. If the child wasn't there this would be much easier, but since she had the child to think about Aurora had to be careful with every move she made as this woman seemed ready for a fight. After all protecting the students was a much a part of the job as teaching them. "Although, for some reason, I seriously doubt if the welfare of this child means anything to you." Aurora had been here long enough allow the ministry to bother her. to know about all the drama with the ministry and the school, but had not been at Hogwarts long enough to allow the ministry's actions to bother her.

[Gabriella De Conti]

She smirked as the young professor pushed the child carefully out of view. She could just imagine the horrors the young girl was thinking of with the dragon behind her and the wretched rogue in front of her.

"You needn't worry. I am no ministry fool; I shan't hurt the child nor either of you." She glanced up at the man standing at the mouth of the cave vaguely recognizing him. He hadn't treated her with much respect. "Besides I doubt even I could take two fully capable Hogwarts professors; you lot tend to be rather capable magically speaking."

She glanced down at her tattered robes that didn't reflect her history, her blood, or her pride. She almost felt embarrassed to be seen in public as such...but then she was a Rogue...it tended to happen a lot.

"I beg thee not to judge the state of my robes or my harsh tone too rapidly. I have nothing but the child's best interests at heart which was why I was wondering her appearance out here. The children are the most important part of the future. After all who else will rebuild this world once our generation has destroyed it with greed and war." She could've laughed. She was sounding like a Rose...not that she didn't believe what she was saying. She just believed it in a not so sentimental way.

Gabriella sat down against a tree, and began flicking her wand between her fingers. "The ministry," she said speaking to the young girl. "Is our current corrupt form of government. Your teachers are right to worry for your safety for the ministry would like nothing more then to tell you how to feel, act, think, and essentially take away your free will. They especially love young naive girls like yourself." She finished-speaking the last sentence slowly for effect. She laughed aloud...she could've been a politician.

[Sarie Thimble]

Sarie was push out of view. She felt so stupid she didn't even know where she was. She listened to other woman. She had no idea. She knew the ministry where a bunch of fools but she didn't think they where corrupt. She sighed and looked up to the tree tops. It was far to think to see any stars she was in really deep. Why was she here? Why her? All she wanted to do was go back to sleep.

[Professor Aurora Turolia]

As the woman spoke Aurora relaxed slightly, her wand still ready, just in case. This woman seemed sincere as she spoke, but the best liars always did. However, Aurora was inclined to believe her, because despite the woman's tattered appearance there was something about her that Aurora liked.

Ignoring the other professor completely, Aurora spoke again with a faint smile about what the woman had just said. "I would have to say that at least that I can agree with that." She looked at the woman appraisingly. She didn't seem weak and certainly wasn't afraid of the two professors, yet she was smart enough to know better than to try and take on the two professors.

Hearing the woman laughed after her explanation of the ministry, Aurora smiled a bit more. Turning herself slightly toward the girl who sighed and seemed rather bored with the whole situation, she kept watch on the woman out of the corner of her eye. "I do believe that it is time for certain children, who were not supposed to be here in the first place, to return to the school," she said in a strict authoritative tone.

[Sarie Thimble]

Sarie nodded at her. Then headed out. She was lucky not even detention no points either. She was slightly said didn't see the dragon. She knew it was time to leave. Some times she wondered why she was the one always getting into trouble. "A regular Harry Potter as my dad would say." She said rather too loudly as she heard a russle in the bushes. Then she took off running.

[Prof Octavious Everritt]

He stopped moving the instant another appeared, his eyes widening with fright. He didn't know who she was but recognised her as another professor of the school. He kept his mouth shut and stood still for a moment, leaning against the mouth of the cave carefully, listening in on the conversation. It seemed that all involved had forgotten him. He crossed his arms and smiled, finding it uniquely interesting that he, of all the people, was being ignored especially since he was the one with the dragon.

He recognised the rogue from a night not too long ago, but remained silent. He kept an eye on things, carefully keeping his hand open in case, though he wouldn't be able to do much without his wand.

Leigh suddenly piped up, just when the other professor spoke to the girl with an authoritive tone. 'She is just like every other student, curious about what goes bump in the forest at night.' Leigh said, holding up his hand to indicate he didn't want to be interrupted. 'Especially when the thing that goes bump is a dragon, and yes a dragon does live in this forest. She did live in this cave but now shes gone... I'll have to find another place for her now.' He laughed a little hesitantly, lowering his hand as he realised he had said too much.

[Sarie Thimble]

Sarie stop dead. She had head most of what Professor Everritt had said. This made her rather nervous and she was fighting rather to go back with the teachers or keep going she didn't want to meet a dragon on her own she couldn't handle one even if she tried. She looked back. She sighed and headed back. "Dose any one know which way the castle is?"

She looked for the trail but hadn't seen it. Not that it would help much. She didn't even know which way she had come. She would have to warn some one she sleep walked she never remembered doing it before but, that meant nothing at Hogwarts right. "I'm sorry... I did want to come into the forest tonight I don't even know how i got here how am I going to get back." She shivered the night air was cold and she was in her PJs.

[Gabriella De Conti]

"A Dragon? How...fascinating," she said with a slight smirk. At least the ministry would be nowhere around here; spineless fools the lot of them. She raised her wand slightly out of instinct as she checked behind her. Still, Locksley and her hound dog Greenwich would follow her anywhere.

She looked at the young witch curiously. The way she described it, it sounded as if she was being possessed. She glanced over to the girls professors to attempt o discern any reaction. "No memory whatsoever? Any dreams? Has it happened before?" she questioned. If the girl was being possessed she was quite curious as to was possessing her and why they would bother with such a young girl. "And your name?"

She prayed her worrisome thoughts didn't reflect in her vocal tone. If it was ministry; it was disgusting and low even for them. If it was Rogue it worried her even further. Her, Gobien, and Helia were working hard to try and prove that Rogues weren't a bunch of murdering vagabonds. If another lone Rogue did something stupid it would hinder them forever and their vision for the wizarding world would never become a reality. She frowned slightly. It was bothersome indeed.