The Anonymous Love Letter
Author: Sora
Date: 06-23-04 22:25
Sitting on the bottom of the stairs of Gryffindor Tower, Sora couldn't help but notice all the love in the air... it was one thing being Valentines day, but it was quite another seeing almost everyone in sight either holding each other's hands or kissing one another. Eww... thought Sora, and as he gave a big sigh as, the last couple turned the corner and out of view. "I'm sure glad that that nobody likes me in that sort of way..." Just then an owl swooped out of an open window and dropped a letter at Sora's feet. Puzzled, Sora picked up the letter. It was sealed with a kiss... He opened it and read:
Hello there my sweet Sora,
I would love to kiss you so much and am so happy when you say that you think of me! Sometimes I think that we're supposed to be together. Today I finished writing one of my favorite songs ever called "Sora." It's about thinking the right way and seeing sparks on everything.
I want to hold you and hear your voice.
Love,
Your Secret Admirer.
Sora stared at the letter for the longest time, going redder and redder every time he read it. He slammed the letter back in the envelope and ran down the hall screaming, running into the new girl Rikku along the way.
Re: The Anonymous Love Letter
Author: Logan Hendrickson
Date: 06-23-04 23:19
Logan came down the stairs, just as Sora ran screaming away. Then "smack" into the new girl Rikku, sending them both to the floor.
Logan hurried down the stairs to help them both up. Sora's face was bright red, a envelope had fallen out of his hand. Logan picked it up and handed it back to him...but Sora looked at it like it was something totally frightening, grabbed it once again, then looking at Logan for a moment he ran frantically on down another hall, bouncing off walls, into statues, and almost running over two more people.
"Are you all right?" Logan asked Rikku and the stared off in the direction that Sora had gone. "Good Grief! What was that all about?"
Just then Nathanial popped his head out through a nearby wall laughing...
"It must be L-O-V-E!!" he said softly startling both Logan and Rikku. Then disappearing just as suddenly.
"I hate he when he does that..." Logan said, giving Rikku a smile....then headed off after Sora, hoping he had not hurt himself somewhere.
Ice Cold
Author: Draco Malfoy
Date: 06-24-04 08:42
Twin serpents dangled from Santhea's ears as she skated around and around the icy lake, laughing and shrieking playfully as Draco tried to catch her. He'd sealed his intention to make them official with a kiss, which had seemed like a good enough gesture for Santhea. They'd skated until they grew hungry, then attended lunch before returning outside to skate some more. And with other events starting, such as races and contests, the lake because less and less populated, until it almost seemed as if they had the whole place to themselves.
Of course, they didn't really. Others like them had chosen not to try the maze or to watch the races, but Draco ignored them and they, from fearful habit, stayed far away from him... all except Pansy Parkinson, who approached with Millicent in tow.
"Are the lovebirds having a nice skate together?"
"We're having a lovely date, all right, now get lost!" Draco answered, taking Santhea by the mittened hand so that they could skate side-by-side.
When Pansy simply moved to skate alongside the couple, Santhea asked, "Did you see my gift, Pansy?" She slowed to a stop and held her fingers to one of the silver snakes on her ears.
Pansy's eyes widened, then focused on the matching necklace around Santhea's neck. Millicent made an approving noise and got a jab in the side for it.
Smirking, Draco pulled on Santhea's hand so that they were moving again. "She's a poor excuse for a Slytherin, though I used to think differently, back before the whole Granger incident when Parkinson and Bulstrode opened their big mouths and lost us all those points. Never even tried to redeem herself."
Draco felt the old anger from three years earlier rise again, but the gentle patting on his arm by Santhea pushed those memories from his mind. He squeezed her hand and asked, "Will you play Catch the Snitch when I'm working the booth later this evening?"
Wish We Hadn't Seen That
Author: Kody
Date: 06-24-04 09:15
Kody and Drake get off to a good start in the three-legged race but then they both see Fred Weasley rushing off the side of the course and doubling over. With both their stomachs only just now starting to recover from the massive number of pies they'd eaten two hours ago, the duo understood Fred's queasiness all too well. In unison, Kody and Drake slowed. Their stomachs lurching, both fighting it. Walking at a near crawl, neither looks at the other in case that makes it worse. Both make a point of not looking to the side where Fred went. Each gulps air several times and after long seconds, the feelings pass. Greatly relieved, they both chuckle nervously, each wondering if they'll have to fight another wave of nausea and if so, wondering whether the nausea will win. Trying to push that from their minds, Kody and Drake pick up their speed and are soon galloping down the course at top speed.
Nearly There!
Author: Coco Nutt
Date: 06-24-04 11:11
Coco, feeling a bit stifled in the heavy winter coat, is quite glad she isn't wearing shoes. Several people tried to convince her to put them on but they don't seem to understand that the cold ground feels good on her feet. Plus, there is the added benefit of being able to run better. Fritz and she are doing well, with the finish line very near, and so far they've not tripped even a little much less fallen arse over elbows* like that one team did at the very beginning. Just a few more steps and they'll pass the team in front and be at the finish. Coco and Fritz put more energy into their running. So very close now!
* arse over elbows = head over heals
Valentine's Day
Author: Ellspeth
Date: 06-24-04 11:27
LOVE was in the air...
You could almost feel it here and there. Couples waking past the shoppes were holding hands and smiling into each others eyes as the wandered here and there throughout the village of Hogsmeade.
Ellspeth had sold almost all of her Candy Heart Plants, along with several boxes of "Love of My Life Tea" (which tended to send tiny hearts floating just above you head as you drank it) and then there were boxes of the regular Muggle chocolate candies that every thought were quite unique. Mainly because they did nothing at all except taste good.
Later in the day, Ellspeth planned to go to the school to see the Carnival and visit with some of the people there. It might be a good way to meet some of the students and teachers.
It would be fun to see just what was happening at Hogwarts this very funfilled day.
She knew that alot of the shoppe keepers had donated many things and their time to this wonderful event. The least Ellspeth could do was support them at the school itself......
And the Winners Are...
Author: Aaron Miller
Date: 06-24-04 12:14
As Aaron and Professor Vector undo the Conjointius spell on the contestants and then make the necessary changes for the Sack Race, Professor McGonagall officially announces the results of the Three-Legged Race and the prizes.
She clears her throat and gives a stern look to several boisterous spectators. When things quiet down, Professor McGonagall begins speaking. "All prize donations for the Three-Legged Race are courtesy of Gladrags Wizard Wear and let me just say these are very generous gifts! In addition to the prizes, each team member will recieve an engraved trophy. The team arriving last at the finish line, Fred Weasley and Blossom Wedgewood, the seventh place team of Kody Reese-Emerson and Drake Bennett, the sixth place team of Majandra Fine and George Weasley, and the fifth place team Ron Weasley and Harry Potter each recieve a certificate for two galleons off any purchase."
The professor glances down at the parchment in her hand then up again. "Our fourth place finishers, Luna Lovegood and Ginny Weasley, my we've had quite a few Weasleys here today don't we? each receive certificates for five galleons off any purchase."
"Now, the top three teams. You all gave a splendid showing at the finish. Close finishes are always so thrilling."
"In third place, recieving certificates worth ten galleons off any Gladrags Wizard Wear purchase are Fritz Schnackenpfefferhausen and Coco Nutt. Perhaps Miss Nutt will see fit to purchase some new shoes," Professor McGonagall says with a twinkle in her eyes.
"Isolde Farnon and Pyrrhus Fine, our second place team, each receive certificates worth fifteen galleons."
"Every congratulate the first place team. Well done, girls! Roane Eternal and Tranquillina Aemilius you each receive certificates worth twenty-five galleons!"
After all the applause and cheers have died down, Professor McGonagall calls out, "Now, if the participants of the Sack Race will meet Professor Vector and me at the starting line, we will get that race going in a few minutes."
Sack Race
Author: Majandra
Date: 06-24-04 13:00
Eight people move to congregate around Professor McGonagall and Professor Vector to hear the rules for the sack race and for the sacks to be passed out. Once lined up at the start, Majandra can hear George razzing Fred about Fred's hurling in the middle of the three-legged race. Majandra looks around and see Blossom just on the other side of Fred. The two roll their eyes and grin at the antics of their men. Just then the start signal is given and Majandra's off, holding onto the sack and hopping along her lane as fast as she can. If she bothered looking back she would have seen George take all of two hops before throwing up just as Fred had done in the last face and Fred so busy laughing at George that for several seconds he forgets to keep hopping!
Energy to Spare
Author: Coco Nutt
Date: 06-24-04 13:57
Though they really thought they had at least second placed locked up, Coco and Fritz are excited about winning third in the three-legged race. Coco feels extremely energized as she lines up for the sack race. The signal is given and off she goes, hopping with all her petite might. Everything seems a blur, almost like when flying on her broom, and voices of those cheering on the participants all blend together. Hopping steadly, and quickly, along, Coco never once falters as she races towards the finish line.
Waddling Along
Author: Jared
Date: 06-24-04 14:03
Have just spent most of the slightly more than two hours since the pie eating contest lolling in bloated agony, Jared is sure he'll lose it just as Fred Weasley did in the Three-Legged Race and just as George Weasley did a heartbeat into this one. Feeling almost as if he's waddling rather than hopping, Jared's heartened by the fact that two are behind him and he's gaining on both Kody and Drake. Taking a deep breath, Jared calls on his reserve energy and trusts his stomach to hold out and puts on a burst of speed.
Nearly There
Author: Blossom
Date: 06-24-04 15:22
Blossom takes off like a shot, oblivious to George's predicament and Fred's being so amused over it that he momentarily forgets the race. Soon she's passed up the other three males in the race and is going neck and neck with Majandra and the little blue haired girl who came in third in the three-legged race. The finish line just a few yards away, all three lean towards their goal, large grins on their faces along with intense looks of concentration and all the while tightly clutching their sacks.
Just Don't Mention Pie
Author: Kody
Date: 06-24-04 15:40
Kody pointedly doesn't look at Drake as they line up for the sack race and Drake makes sure not to turn his head even a fraction to bring Kody into his periphery. Both do not glance at the Weasley twins and they try not to think about them either. All this effort is lost though when the race starts as George gets sick right out of the starting gate and Fred finds it so hysterical he just stands there laughing. Neither of the Ravenclaw boys know whether to fall over in laughter or in pain from their still distended from eating too much pie stomachs. Each tries to concentrate solely on the race but it doesn't go well. When he realizes all the girls and a second year boy are in the lead, Kody considers just lying down on the spot and giving in to the overindulgence of pie from that earlier contest. He does the true British thing though of stiff upper lip and keeps hopping along. Trailing slightly behind, Drake perserveres as well. When they each cross the finish line they collapse, with Drake muttering, "Remind me to not eat so many pies next time I enter a pie eating contest."
"Okay," Kody pants, "because that means I could also eat less and still win! Oh, and Drake, please don't mention pie again for a really long time."
We Won!
Author: Roane Eternal
Date: 06-24-04 19:07
I couldn't stop bouncing up and down in excitement, as I watched the sack race from the sidelines. We had won! We had won the three legged race! And twenty five galleons to spend on clothes, what could be better? Mind you, beating those two Slytherin girls was a close second. Yes, that had felt good (us Gryffindors do enjoy beating Slytherin). Today was turning out to be a wonderful day.
Grinning at Tranquillina, who was standing beside me equally happy, I pulled her back from the crowd and whispered quietly to her.
"Are we all set? Is the plan ready?"
Tranquillina giggled, and nodded her head. "Kairi's getting the boys now, and luring them over there", she whispered inbetween giggles.
I covered my mouth as a fit of giggles took over. Today was going to be a fun day - a very fun day.
Sack Race Final Standings
Author: Aaron Miller
Date: 06-24-04 19:27
Once again Professor McGonagall announces the official final standings as Professor Vector and Aaron double check that all is in place for the Catch A Water Balloon contest. "I'm pleased to announce that Dervish and Bangs in Hogsmeade has provided all the prizes for the Sack Race. George Weasley in eighth place, Fred Weasley in seventh place, Drake Bennett in sixth place, Kody Reese-Emerson in fifth place, and Jared Wynbourne in fourth place all receive certificates worth two galleons of merchandise from Dervish and Bangs. You all will get one of these lovely trophies, engraved, as will our top three finishers."
"In third place is Blossom Wedgewood who receives a five galleon gift certificate from Dervish and Bangs. In second place is Majandra Fine, receiving a ten galleon gift certificate and in first place, receiving a twenty galleon gift certificate is Coco Nutt!"
As with the Three-Legged Race results, Professor McGonagall allows the clapping and cheering to die down before saying, "The Catch A Water Balloon teams should begin checking in with Professor Vector and myself."
