Harry Potter and the Scabbard of Excalibur [AU]
Lightwavers
Purple Noodle
- Pronouns
- they/them
[X] Healing Tears
A few reasons for this. First, the obvious. It's a security blanket in case something happens, like say, a troll appears and bites Hermione's legs off. Next, it's got second-order utility. All practice attempts have a chance of obtaining more free healing, which doesn't appear to expire. If it does, then there are ways to preserve it that Harry can learn. Meaning he gets practically unlimited healing potions. Give them to friends, to teachers, sell them below market price for quick gold, use them to experiment with darker magics without having to kill a bunch of innocent woodland critters, put it in his daily tea to keep general health and fitness up (do the tears reinforce or prevent the effects of exercise?). Use some of the gold to hire potioneers/alchemists to attempt novel experiments with phoenix tears that are too trivial to be worth burning the precious supply of liquid life. Maybe try combining it with unicorn blood, see what comes out of that.
It's a tad disappointing that phoenixes were nerfed in this AU—locking reincarnation to old age means we have a few steps more to go before Harry is properly immortal. But even the underpowered phoenix form appears to be more than worth the investment. The tears alone give him so many easy answers that they trivialize a whole class of problems.
A few reasons for this. First, the obvious. It's a security blanket in case something happens, like say, a troll appears and bites Hermione's legs off. Next, it's got second-order utility. All practice attempts have a chance of obtaining more free healing, which doesn't appear to expire. If it does, then there are ways to preserve it that Harry can learn. Meaning he gets practically unlimited healing potions. Give them to friends, to teachers, sell them below market price for quick gold, use them to experiment with darker magics without having to kill a bunch of innocent woodland critters, put it in his daily tea to keep general health and fitness up (do the tears reinforce or prevent the effects of exercise?). Use some of the gold to hire potioneers/alchemists to attempt novel experiments with phoenix tears that are too trivial to be worth burning the precious supply of liquid life. Maybe try combining it with unicorn blood, see what comes out of that.
It's a tad disappointing that phoenixes were nerfed in this AU—locking reincarnation to old age means we have a few steps more to go before Harry is properly immortal. But even the underpowered phoenix form appears to be more than worth the investment. The tears alone give him so many easy answers that they trivialize a whole class of problems.
"He screeched in an ungodly loud ululation as students and teachers below him, in the Astronomy Courtyard, stared and pointed up. The storm had begun to pass moments ago, during his transformation, and now he was a golden star racing through the sky, out of control, but managing to fly straight forward.
He attempted to move his tail. Its errant twitch caused him to spiral down and to the left, and by dint of luck, he managed to steer himself forcefully upwards, flying through an open window in the courtyard's second level, out of another open window and then turning to ascend. He screeched out a cackling, maddened laugh, alongside Geist in his mind who seemed relieved to find they weren't going to die in a fatal crash with the earth. Streams of golden fire passed off of him, contrails left by his wings, as he accelerated to impossible velocities, magically fast, and reached the Astronomy Tower's top again."
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Atop the World
Birdsie
Sharp Talons Cleave The Worthy
- Location
- Poland
Atop the World
"Oh, hey Luna."
"Oh, it's Harry! Hello, how are you?!" The young girl arrested her cheerful, bouncing motion down the hallway to greet him with a bright, gleeful smile. Harry was strangely contented to see the magical blueberry beret resting on top of her small head, slightly crooked. "Did you hear about the wraebae in the Astrology Tower?"
"Wraebae?"
"It's like an evil version of a phoenix that announces bad omens, like a banshee!"
"...Yes, I've heard." He smiled tightly. "Is that what everyone thinks that was?"
"Oh, no. Everyone thinks it was a phoenix, but I'm certain it was a wraebae."
Yes. A wraebae - exactly like the blibbering humdingers or the aquavirius maggots and wrackspurts. There was a perception of the ghost shaking his head in disappointment, or perhaps a mild weariness. She's insane. Still, it's fortunate that she displays the proper deference towards you. It's important for juniors to respect their seniors.
Really? Like you respect McGonagall by wanting to poison her?
Technically, you are Lord Voldemort. I am simply the fragment of you that remembers that fact. The reason I even maintain the pretense we're separate beings is to confuse you slightly less and make the acclimatization more palatable.
Right.
"Well, in any case, I don't think the wraebae is a cause for concern, Luna."
"Really?" Her eyes widened. Any wider, and Harry was pretty sure her pupils would transform into star shapes. "Are you gonna defeat it, Harry?"
"Already did," he said. "I'm holding the carcass in my backyard."
"That's amazing!" She put her hands together - as though in prayer, or perhaps overwhelmed by awe.
"Yes, it is. I've gotta go, Luna," he excused himself. "I have to clean up the wraebae detritus and whatnot."
"Okay, Harry! You're an amazing wizard!"
"Hahaha, yes I am!" He waved as he moved away.
If you were attending Mahoutokoro, you'd be her senpai. Is that what you seek? The approval of your lessers? I can give you that, and so much more - the entirety of the Earth as your kingdom, and its peoples as your adoring family. All you have to do is swear to destroy the Ministry of Magic and burn the reigning Minister at the stake.
Why are you so dead-set against the Ministry of Magic all out of nowhere? Not too long ago, you were content to laze around inside my head.
The banishing of yet another of my fragments has reminded me of some things I swore to do a long time ago. I am starting to regain additional fragments and strength, becoming more and more like my old self. I now remember not only why I gave up, but also why I fought.
You're contradicting yourself.
Don't I always? Because I don't really exist. I'm only a part of you, disguising itself as dialogue with another being. I'm not actually convincing you to do anything, or tempting you - there's no conversation here. You're simply recalling memories and feeling emotions, and your brain's perception filter alters that to be a conversation with another being. When are you going to wake up to everything that's happened, Harry Potter? How many times must you repeat this cycle of endless struggle?
Enough of this, Harry barked with a frown. It's starting to tire me out.
Most of the younger students were having a break now, eating food or enjoying some free time, but Harry Potter alone was an exception among their number. He'd be the youngest Hogwarts student to be admitted to write the Astronomy OWLs in many centuries.
He reached the examination classroom in the middle hall, next to the Serpentine Staircase, and settled in along the Fifth Years that he'd been studying alongside for the past couple of months. Almost nobody gave him a second glance, as everyone was too occupied reading the last passages in their textbooks, memorizing the last scraps of data necessary to pass. He didn't do any of that, simply closing his eyes and letting himself relax, immersed into the image of an endless sky, as dark as royal cloth, with glittering stars spread across its empyrean firmament, distant nebulae shining like clouds of fireflies, and pulsars releasing waves of force and invisible light, like a heartbeat.
He breathed in, as someone shook his shoulder.
"We're entering," Jackson said.
Harry nodded and went inside the classroom after them. Several examiners from the Ministry loomed on the dais set in the center of the room, by the teacher's desk, while another - a tall, bearded man with a harsh glare - hovered next to the entrance, wand in hand, arms folded and foot tapping impatiently. He closed the door with a flick of the wand right as Harry entered, and ushered everyone to sit down. Their desks had been set apart, a specific distance from one another, to prevent glancing over anyone's shoulder. The quills were being checked and re-checked one final time by several personnel.
A gaudily-dressed woman, around her mid-thirties, from the Ministry Department of Magical Education, stood in the center of the room and began to speak, using an empty sheet of blank paper to instruct them in the procedures of writing the exam. The introduction to the Ordinary Wizarding Level only took a minute.
The woman asked if anyone had questions. Nobody raised a hand.
She nodded. "In that case, may your Astronomy OWLs begin. As I've already said, you have ninety minutes to complete the test, counting from the exact moment your papers are conjured. Good luck."
A swirl of the wand caused papers to appear on everyone's desk. Quills were immediately picked out of their inkwells. The sound of furious scribbling dominated the room. In several other sections, this scribbling was conspicuously absent instead. Poor fools.
1. As you know from the Second Book of Occult Philosophy by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, in the Scale of Number Seven, it's considered the Celestial World, particularly its planetary ecumene, contains a very specific set of celestial bodies. Can you name these bodies and explain the rationale behind their Scale, as opposed to their alternatives?
That's way too easy, Harry chuckled to himself. He wrote, 'The bodies are, in order: Saturn (Saturnus/Cronus), Jupiter (Jove/Zeus), Mars (Mars/Ares), Venus (Venus/Aphrodite), Mercury (Mercury/Hermes) and The Moon (Luna/Selene). The reason these bodies were chosen for the Scale of Seven (the Scale of things perfect and promised,) is their relevance and connectivity between the principles of the Earth Realm and Celestial Realm. They are the bodies closest to the Earth and affect it significantly more than bodies outside of the Ring of the Seventh Scale, such as Neptune, whose effects on Earthly occurrence are frequently negligible.'
2. Pertaining also to the Second Book of Occult Philosophy, what is considered to be the Second Reward of the Damned, as per the Scale of Number Eight?
'Death. Its (blessed) equivalence is Incorruption, but this applies only on the Eighth Scale.'
There were several more questions in that vein, some of them almost giving Harry a bit of difficulty, mostly concerning Agrippa's writings.
It wasn't really that difficult in the end - any Astronomer worth his salt would've been able to reason out the actual contents of the Scales with simple logic, given some time to ponder. It's simply that Agrippa created a convenient reference that was easier to memorize than most.
After that, however, the questions became slightly more universal.
16. A young, unmarried witch (approximately 16-years-old) is flying a standard-issue civilian broom, ensorcelled by a set of basic Charms approved by current Ministry regulation. Assuming the level of these enchantments is roughly 'baseline' (allowances are going to be made for wrongful estimations) then, according to Newton's Hidden Law, what is equal and opposite to the backward push of the magical force emanated by the broom's motion core, and what is the speed at which the broom is moving?
The easiest, however, was the last question, as Harry could simply close his eyes to receive the answer.
30. Draw a chart, as accurate as possible, displaying the following constellations: Virgo, Gemini, Ursa Major, Eridanus, Pegasus, and Hercules. The objective accuracy of the drawings shall determine the number of points received for this task.
A pleasant exercise for a change, Harry found - all it required was for him to close his eyes and move his wrist in a particular pattern. One of the examiners seemed to notice this, observing him keenly with a contemplative frown.
31. Additional Question - For a maximum of six additional points, you may also elect to draw the constellations requested above as they were approximately 3000-3200 years ago, according to best speculations in the field of Astronomy.
He did.
Several minutes later, after re-checking every question, Harry nodded to himself in conviction. He'd answered every question as best as he could. As far as he could tell, there wasn't a single one where he couldn't offer at least a miniature response. He stood from his chair, and raised his hand.
The witch in charge waved her wand. His test disappeared in a whoosh. She nodded, permitting him to leave.
---
Congratulations, you've written your Astronomy OWL - results are going to come in next summer. Aren't you excited? Of course, Harry's extreme level of talent with Astrology is such that he can already tell he passed easily, and with flying colors...
Summer's approaching. Given that you're unlikely to see Hogwarts for a while, and you'll be occupied preparing for your entry into the Department of Mysteries, it'd be most wise to arrange for anything that has to be done in Hogwarts to be done now.
Choose up to four (4) actions.
[ ] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
[ ] Rest Easy - Knowing that you've achieved so much over the last year - successfully becoming an Animagus, learning the Patronus Charm, and passing your Astronomy OWL.
[ ] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[ ] Plunkball Tournament - You haven't participated in quite a while. As Ron said, there's some easy money to be made here...
[ ] Quidditch Tryouts - Anyone interested in Quidditch is able to sign up in advance for the next year. All you have to do is speak with Madam Hooch.
[ ] Dueling Club Tryouts - Anyone interested in the Dueling Club is able to sign up in advance for the next year. All you have to do is speak with Sirius or Flitwick.
[ ] Consult McGonagall - In reality, you're going to smugly tell her about how excited you are about how easy the Astronomy OWLs were. You'll also have tea and crumpets.
[ ] Consult Dumbledore - About your future prospects. It'd be smart to get closer to his secrets - he might know some things about the Voldemort fragments flying around.
[ ] Write-in
"Oh, hey Luna."
"Oh, it's Harry! Hello, how are you?!" The young girl arrested her cheerful, bouncing motion down the hallway to greet him with a bright, gleeful smile. Harry was strangely contented to see the magical blueberry beret resting on top of her small head, slightly crooked. "Did you hear about the wraebae in the Astrology Tower?"
"Wraebae?"
"It's like an evil version of a phoenix that announces bad omens, like a banshee!"
"...Yes, I've heard." He smiled tightly. "Is that what everyone thinks that was?"
"Oh, no. Everyone thinks it was a phoenix, but I'm certain it was a wraebae."
Yes. A wraebae - exactly like the blibbering humdingers or the aquavirius maggots and wrackspurts. There was a perception of the ghost shaking his head in disappointment, or perhaps a mild weariness. She's insane. Still, it's fortunate that she displays the proper deference towards you. It's important for juniors to respect their seniors.
Really? Like you respect McGonagall by wanting to poison her?
Technically, you are Lord Voldemort. I am simply the fragment of you that remembers that fact. The reason I even maintain the pretense we're separate beings is to confuse you slightly less and make the acclimatization more palatable.
Right.
"Well, in any case, I don't think the wraebae is a cause for concern, Luna."
"Really?" Her eyes widened. Any wider, and Harry was pretty sure her pupils would transform into star shapes. "Are you gonna defeat it, Harry?"
"Already did," he said. "I'm holding the carcass in my backyard."
"That's amazing!" She put her hands together - as though in prayer, or perhaps overwhelmed by awe.
"Yes, it is. I've gotta go, Luna," he excused himself. "I have to clean up the wraebae detritus and whatnot."
"Okay, Harry! You're an amazing wizard!"
"Hahaha, yes I am!" He waved as he moved away.
If you were attending Mahoutokoro, you'd be her senpai. Is that what you seek? The approval of your lessers? I can give you that, and so much more - the entirety of the Earth as your kingdom, and its peoples as your adoring family. All you have to do is swear to destroy the Ministry of Magic and burn the reigning Minister at the stake.
Why are you so dead-set against the Ministry of Magic all out of nowhere? Not too long ago, you were content to laze around inside my head.
The banishing of yet another of my fragments has reminded me of some things I swore to do a long time ago. I am starting to regain additional fragments and strength, becoming more and more like my old self. I now remember not only why I gave up, but also why I fought.
You're contradicting yourself.
Don't I always? Because I don't really exist. I'm only a part of you, disguising itself as dialogue with another being. I'm not actually convincing you to do anything, or tempting you - there's no conversation here. You're simply recalling memories and feeling emotions, and your brain's perception filter alters that to be a conversation with another being. When are you going to wake up to everything that's happened, Harry Potter? How many times must you repeat this cycle of endless struggle?
Enough of this, Harry barked with a frown. It's starting to tire me out.
Most of the younger students were having a break now, eating food or enjoying some free time, but Harry Potter alone was an exception among their number. He'd be the youngest Hogwarts student to be admitted to write the Astronomy OWLs in many centuries.
He reached the examination classroom in the middle hall, next to the Serpentine Staircase, and settled in along the Fifth Years that he'd been studying alongside for the past couple of months. Almost nobody gave him a second glance, as everyone was too occupied reading the last passages in their textbooks, memorizing the last scraps of data necessary to pass. He didn't do any of that, simply closing his eyes and letting himself relax, immersed into the image of an endless sky, as dark as royal cloth, with glittering stars spread across its empyrean firmament, distant nebulae shining like clouds of fireflies, and pulsars releasing waves of force and invisible light, like a heartbeat.
He breathed in, as someone shook his shoulder.
"We're entering," Jackson said.
Harry nodded and went inside the classroom after them. Several examiners from the Ministry loomed on the dais set in the center of the room, by the teacher's desk, while another - a tall, bearded man with a harsh glare - hovered next to the entrance, wand in hand, arms folded and foot tapping impatiently. He closed the door with a flick of the wand right as Harry entered, and ushered everyone to sit down. Their desks had been set apart, a specific distance from one another, to prevent glancing over anyone's shoulder. The quills were being checked and re-checked one final time by several personnel.
A gaudily-dressed woman, around her mid-thirties, from the Ministry Department of Magical Education, stood in the center of the room and began to speak, using an empty sheet of blank paper to instruct them in the procedures of writing the exam. The introduction to the Ordinary Wizarding Level only took a minute.
The woman asked if anyone had questions. Nobody raised a hand.
She nodded. "In that case, may your Astronomy OWLs begin. As I've already said, you have ninety minutes to complete the test, counting from the exact moment your papers are conjured. Good luck."
A swirl of the wand caused papers to appear on everyone's desk. Quills were immediately picked out of their inkwells. The sound of furious scribbling dominated the room. In several other sections, this scribbling was conspicuously absent instead. Poor fools.
1. As you know from the Second Book of Occult Philosophy by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, in the Scale of Number Seven, it's considered the Celestial World, particularly its planetary ecumene, contains a very specific set of celestial bodies. Can you name these bodies and explain the rationale behind their Scale, as opposed to their alternatives?
That's way too easy, Harry chuckled to himself. He wrote, 'The bodies are, in order: Saturn (Saturnus/Cronus), Jupiter (Jove/Zeus), Mars (Mars/Ares), Venus (Venus/Aphrodite), Mercury (Mercury/Hermes) and The Moon (Luna/Selene). The reason these bodies were chosen for the Scale of Seven (the Scale of things perfect and promised,) is their relevance and connectivity between the principles of the Earth Realm and Celestial Realm. They are the bodies closest to the Earth and affect it significantly more than bodies outside of the Ring of the Seventh Scale, such as Neptune, whose effects on Earthly occurrence are frequently negligible.'
2. Pertaining also to the Second Book of Occult Philosophy, what is considered to be the Second Reward of the Damned, as per the Scale of Number Eight?
'Death. Its (blessed) equivalence is Incorruption, but this applies only on the Eighth Scale.'
There were several more questions in that vein, some of them almost giving Harry a bit of difficulty, mostly concerning Agrippa's writings.
It wasn't really that difficult in the end - any Astronomer worth his salt would've been able to reason out the actual contents of the Scales with simple logic, given some time to ponder. It's simply that Agrippa created a convenient reference that was easier to memorize than most.
After that, however, the questions became slightly more universal.
16. A young, unmarried witch (approximately 16-years-old) is flying a standard-issue civilian broom, ensorcelled by a set of basic Charms approved by current Ministry regulation. Assuming the level of these enchantments is roughly 'baseline' (allowances are going to be made for wrongful estimations) then, according to Newton's Hidden Law, what is equal and opposite to the backward push of the magical force emanated by the broom's motion core, and what is the speed at which the broom is moving?
The easiest, however, was the last question, as Harry could simply close his eyes to receive the answer.
30. Draw a chart, as accurate as possible, displaying the following constellations: Virgo, Gemini, Ursa Major, Eridanus, Pegasus, and Hercules. The objective accuracy of the drawings shall determine the number of points received for this task.
A pleasant exercise for a change, Harry found - all it required was for him to close his eyes and move his wrist in a particular pattern. One of the examiners seemed to notice this, observing him keenly with a contemplative frown.
31. Additional Question - For a maximum of six additional points, you may also elect to draw the constellations requested above as they were approximately 3000-3200 years ago, according to best speculations in the field of Astronomy.
He did.
Several minutes later, after re-checking every question, Harry nodded to himself in conviction. He'd answered every question as best as he could. As far as he could tell, there wasn't a single one where he couldn't offer at least a miniature response. He stood from his chair, and raised his hand.
The witch in charge waved her wand. His test disappeared in a whoosh. She nodded, permitting him to leave.
---
Congratulations, you've written your Astronomy OWL - results are going to come in next summer. Aren't you excited? Of course, Harry's extreme level of talent with Astrology is such that he can already tell he passed easily, and with flying colors...
Summer's approaching. Given that you're unlikely to see Hogwarts for a while, and you'll be occupied preparing for your entry into the Department of Mysteries, it'd be most wise to arrange for anything that has to be done in Hogwarts to be done now.
Choose up to four (4) actions.
[ ] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
[ ] Rest Easy - Knowing that you've achieved so much over the last year - successfully becoming an Animagus, learning the Patronus Charm, and passing your Astronomy OWL.
[ ] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[ ] Plunkball Tournament - You haven't participated in quite a while. As Ron said, there's some easy money to be made here...
[ ] Quidditch Tryouts - Anyone interested in Quidditch is able to sign up in advance for the next year. All you have to do is speak with Madam Hooch.
[ ] Dueling Club Tryouts - Anyone interested in the Dueling Club is able to sign up in advance for the next year. All you have to do is speak with Sirius or Flitwick.
[ ] Consult McGonagall - In reality, you're going to smugly tell her about how excited you are about how easy the Astronomy OWLs were. You'll also have tea and crumpets.
[ ] Consult Dumbledore - About your future prospects. It'd be smart to get closer to his secrets - he might know some things about the Voldemort fragments flying around.
[ ] Write-in
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Parabola
Divided Loyalties Librarian
- Location
- The Destination of Fate
- Pronouns
- She/Her
I'm not particularly interested in Quidditch, the Dueling Club, or Plunkball. And being smug at McGonagall sounds a bit mean-spirited. So I'm going with the remaining four options.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
[X] Rest Easy - Knowing that you've achieved so much over the last year - successfully becoming an Animagus, learning the Patronus Charm, and passing your Astronomy OWL.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Consult Dumbledore - About your future prospects. It'd be smart to get closer to his secrets - he might know some things about the Voldemort fragments flying around.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
[X] Rest Easy - Knowing that you've achieved so much over the last year - successfully becoming an Animagus, learning the Patronus Charm, and passing your Astronomy OWL.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Consult Dumbledore - About your future prospects. It'd be smart to get closer to his secrets - he might know some things about the Voldemort fragments flying around.
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Slyvena
I don't like pie.
- Location
- Pie Shop
[X] Dueling Club Tryouts - Anyone interested in the Dueling Club is able to sign up in advance for the next year. All you have to do is speak with Sirius or Flitwick.
[X] Consult McGonagall - In reality, you're going to smugly tell her about how excited you are about how easy the Astronomy OWLs were. You'll also have tea and crumpets.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
As a super-hufflepuff, rest is optional. Cho Therpy has some value that can be extracted.
Dueling has tangible benefits to our personal skill and building interpersonal connections. Another hufflepuff strength.
Lakeside Picnic serves to further strengthen and consolidate some core friendships.
McGonagall, I just want to see the look on her face...
[X] Consult McGonagall - In reality, you're going to smugly tell her about how excited you are about how easy the Astronomy OWLs were. You'll also have tea and crumpets.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
As a super-hufflepuff, rest is optional. Cho Therpy has some value that can be extracted.
Dueling has tangible benefits to our personal skill and building interpersonal connections. Another hufflepuff strength.
Lakeside Picnic serves to further strengthen and consolidate some core friendships.
McGonagall, I just want to see the look on her face...
- Location
- Singapore
[X] Dueling Club Tryouts - Anyone interested in the Dueling Club is able to sign up in advance for the next year. All you have to do is speak with Sirius or Flitwick.
[X] Consult McGonagall - In reality, you're going to smugly tell her about how excited you are about how easy the Astronomy OWLs were. You'll also have tea and crumpets.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
[X] Consult McGonagall - In reality, you're going to smugly tell her about how excited you are about how easy the Astronomy OWLs were. You'll also have tea and crumpets.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
Lealope
Not yet invincible
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] An End to Incompetence - Begin plotting against the Ministry. It's not really your passion but you're willing to put in the time if it'll make Geist stop nagging you about it.
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that.
[X] Consult Dumbledore
[X] Lakeside Picnic
This seems like a reasonable mix of plot progression and fluff.
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that.
[X] Consult Dumbledore
[X] Lakeside Picnic
This seems like a reasonable mix of plot progression and fluff.
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- Location
- Poland
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Dueling Club Tryouts - Anyone interested in the Dueling Club is able to sign up in advance for the next year. All you have to do is speak with Sirius or Flitwick.
[X] Consult McGonagall - In reality, you're going to smugly tell her about how excited you are about how easy the Astronomy OWLs were. You'll also have tea and crumpets.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
I like the fluff. Good for mental health, too.
[X] Consult McGonagall - In reality, you're going to smugly tell her about how excited you are about how easy the Astronomy OWLs were. You'll also have tea and crumpets.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
I like the fluff. Good for mental health, too.
- Location
- California
[] Cho Therapy
[] Geist Conversation/Introspection
[] Consult Dumbledore
[] Lakeside Picnic
Oh wait.
[X] Lealope
[] Geist Conversation/Introspection
[] Consult Dumbledore
[] Lakeside Picnic
Oh wait.
[X] Lealope
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Dueling Club Tryouts - Anyone interested in the Dueling Club is able to sign up in advance for the next year. All you have to do is speak with Sirius or Flitwick.
[X] Consult Dumbledore - About your future prospects. It'd be smart to get closer to his secrets - he might know some things about the Voldemort fragments flying around.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Dueling Club Tryouts - Anyone interested in the Dueling Club is able to sign up in advance for the next year. All you have to do is speak with Sirius or Flitwick.
[X] Consult Dumbledore - About your future prospects. It'd be smart to get closer to his secrets - he might know some things about the Voldemort fragments flying around.
KidFromPallet
Pokemon Fan
- Location
- Pallet Town
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
[X] Rest Easy - Knowing that you've achieved so much over the last year - successfully becoming an Animagus, learning the Patronus Charm, and passing your Astronomy OWL.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Consult Dumbledore - About your future prospects. It'd be smart to get closer to his secrets - he might know some things about the Voldemort fragments flying around.
Seems like a good spread.
You know, just to speculate on what's up with Geist, I wonder if he needs some rest? After all, just because Harry has effectively infinite willpower for the purpose of ignoring burnout doesn't mean Geist does, so Geist's current "Ahaha, I'm not real, everything's a lie!" might just be because he's become super overworked. I don't think this is particularly likely, but it might be an explanation?
[X] Rest Easy - Knowing that you've achieved so much over the last year - successfully becoming an Animagus, learning the Patronus Charm, and passing your Astronomy OWL.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Consult Dumbledore - About your future prospects. It'd be smart to get closer to his secrets - he might know some things about the Voldemort fragments flying around.
Seems like a good spread.
You know, just to speculate on what's up with Geist, I wonder if he needs some rest? After all, just because Harry has effectively infinite willpower for the purpose of ignoring burnout doesn't mean Geist does, so Geist's current "Ahaha, I'm not real, everything's a lie!" might just be because he's become super overworked. I don't think this is particularly likely, but it might be an explanation?
[X] Picnic in the Chamber of Secrets - take your friends to Slytherin's chamber for a field trip instead of the Lake picnic. Pick up Secrets of Earth, so you can start researching ways to preserve Gesit's soul fragment.
[X] Ask Dumbledore for Alchemy lessons - Prepare by first studying Slytherin's Alchemy Primer. Next time you visit Dumbledore's office to drop off horoscopes, if he is in a receptive mood tell him about your interest in Alchemy and gauge his reaction. Show him an alchemical project you have successfully completed, transform into a phoenix if you need to prove your transfiguration prowess.
[X] An End to Incompetence - Begin plotting against the Ministry. It's not really your passion but you're willing to put in the time if it'll make Geist stop nagging you about it.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Ask Dumbledore for Alchemy lessons - Prepare by first studying Slytherin's Alchemy Primer. Next time you visit Dumbledore's office to drop off horoscopes, if he is in a receptive mood tell him about your interest in Alchemy and gauge his reaction. Show him an alchemical project you have successfully completed, transform into a phoenix if you need to prove your transfiguration prowess.
[X] An End to Incompetence - Begin plotting against the Ministry. It's not really your passion but you're willing to put in the time if it'll make Geist stop nagging you about it.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
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[X] An End to Incompetence - Begin plotting against the Ministry. It's not really your passion but you're willing to put in the time if it'll make Geist stop nagging you about it.
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that.
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that.
- Location
- Louisiana
[X] Lealope
Fluff is all well and good, but we did literally challenge death. We took the endgame boss, we should do a little prep for that.
Fluff is all well and good, but we did literally challenge death. We took the endgame boss, we should do a little prep for that.
OctarineShrike
Avatar of Mandos
[X] Lealope
[X] Dueling Club Tryouts - Anyone interested in the Dueling Club is able to sign up in advance for the next year. All you have to do is speak with Sirius or Flitwick.
[X] Consult McGonagall - In reality, you're going to smugly tell her about how excited you are about how easy the Astronomy OWLs were. You'll also have tea and crumpets.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
Looks at the clock…
[X] Consult McGonagall - In reality, you're going to smugly tell her about how excited you are about how easy the Astronomy OWLs were. You'll also have tea and crumpets.
[X] Lakeside Picnic - Gather your friends and have a picnic together by the Black Lake.
[X] Cho Therapy - Have one last session of pseudo-therapy with Cho. Maybe go into the forest in your Animagus forms together.
Looks at the clock…
[X] Cho Therapy
[X] Rest Easy
[X] Consult McGonagall
[X] Consult Dumbledore
[X] Rest Easy
[X] Consult McGonagall
[X] Consult Dumbledore
We decided to untrace our wand as prep for breaking into the ministry remember? Geist who has done this multiple times reckons we are ready. The whole point of going there is so we can access the Veil and get started on Death shenanigans instead of waiting for that part of the plot to come to us. In character, that place has so much points of interests that Geist couldn't finish going through them all even after multiple attempts. Did you have something else in mind to do over summer though?
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Kufufu
Adequate at best
- Location
- What's it to ya?
[X] Dueling Club Tryouts - Anyone interested in the Dueling Club is able to sign up in advance for the next year. All you have to do is speak with Sirius or Flitwick.
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that.
[X] Ask Dumbledore for Alchemy lessons - Prepare by first studying Slytherin's Alchemy Primer. Next time you visit Dumbledore's office to drop off horoscopes, if he is in a receptive mood tell him about your interest in Alchemy and gauge his reaction. Show him an alchemical project you have successfully completed, transform into a phoenix if you need to prove your transfiguration prowess.
[X] Lakeside Picnic
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that.
[X] Ask Dumbledore for Alchemy lessons - Prepare by first studying Slytherin's Alchemy Primer. Next time you visit Dumbledore's office to drop off horoscopes, if he is in a receptive mood tell him about your interest in Alchemy and gauge his reaction. Show him an alchemical project you have successfully completed, transform into a phoenix if you need to prove your transfiguration prowess.
[X] Lakeside Picnic
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- Location
- US
[X] An End to Incompetence - Begin plotting against the Ministry. It's not really your passion but you're willing to put in the time if it'll make Geist stop nagging you about it.
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that.
[X] Consult Dumbledore
[X] Lakeside Picnic
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that.
[X] Consult Dumbledore
[X] Lakeside Picnic
Have any of you considered what electives we should choose next year? We will probably (unfortunately) have to choose ancient runes as one of our electives, and for the other I'm leaning towards either one of magical theory, arithmancy and divination.
Divination seems to work very well with our astrology abilities, while Arithmancy works well for rituals and astrological work as well.
Magical theory seems like the biggest wildcard and can either be a waste of time or a massive bonus towards all of our disciplines - I'd even argue that if we gain another greatness slot then we should focus it on magical theory.
Divination seems to work very well with our astrology abilities, while Arithmancy works well for rituals and astrological work as well.
Magical theory seems like the biggest wildcard and can either be a waste of time or a massive bonus towards all of our disciplines - I'd even argue that if we gain another greatness slot then we should focus it on magical theory.
- Location
- Pluto
- Pronouns
- He/Him/Fweee
[X] An End to Incompetence - Begin plotting against the Ministry. It's not really your passion but you're willing to put in the time if it'll make Geist stop nagging you about it.
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that.
[X] Consult Dumbledore
[X] Lakeside Picnic
[X] Mors Delenda Est - You swore to destroy Death but some stuff came up. Maybe you should get to work on that? The journey of a thousand miles and all that.
[X] Consult Dumbledore
[X] Lakeside Picnic