>>24320932
>Her relationship with her sister has improved whilst her family have cut-off communications with her due to her not being housed in Slytherin.

Um...

>>24320932
hey HPQ whats the plan?

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>>24320957
Oh boy. Here comes the pain.

My body wasn't ready for that OP.

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>>24320980
QUICK its time to panic

>>24320957
you had to do it didn't you.

Welp. Here we go. I'm praying for that silver lining, because Millie's life is just plain suffering right now.

>>24321017
I don't think Buddha has shit on how life is suffering compared to Millie.

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>>24321056

>>24321014

Dumbles is back! Hip hip hooray!

Before we continue with the Quest:
I run this quest out of my free time and I do it because I enjoy it. I like to complain about shitty writing as much as the next anon and at the end of the day I wrote one plot twist too many. It has been planned from about mid-way, however I did not account for some plot inconsistancies.
I fucked up. I know. Lets move forward and continue with the Quest. Unless you would rather quit of course.
Possible actions before continuing:
1) None, keep going with where the Quest is headed and put it behind us.
2) Retcon to an earlier point in the story.
I prefer the first option because I’ve still more plot in store, however if my dedicated (for lack of a better word) followers don’t want that then I’ll go another direction.

>>24321097
Honestly, I have to go with 2, unless you have a damn good explanation for the aforementioned inconsistencies.

>>24321097

Maud makes no sense as a traitor, if you have some way of explaining why she would be acting like a traitor now I say retcon.

>>24321133

unless, not if. Derp.

>>24321121
Like right now, the only explanation is that everything Maud's saying right now is a lie designed to be as hurtful as possible.

Because her telling the truth has become utterly impossible.

>>24321097
Sure, narritively speaking, Maud being a traitor makes no sense, so 2 might be the better choice, if we want to keep that new dimension to her character, which seems the popular opinion from last nights shitstorm.

>>24321159

Best explanation I can think of is that Charles isn't just a useless lump but is actually a serious baddie and Maud aware of that.

>>24321097
Eh, I'd probably stop reading if you go with 1 since Maud is (or was) my favorite character, so favor 2.

>>24321097
I'd prefer the retcon, simply because I can't think of any way to play Millie anymore that isn't just crying and giving up or going down the Dark Lord route. This is just one betrayal too many and the biggest one at that.

I understand why things could have ended up like this and if you were looking for that emotional reaction to her betrayal, well it worked a little too well because I just don't see us really recovering. We're all a little lost on how to play Millie after this and I don't think it's worth it.

>>24321161
Maud as a traitor would somehow work if she was somehow manipulated by somebody else

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>>24321097
1

Since I'm with >>24321121 this anon.

>>24321133
Because I have to know...
> the connection between Maud and Charles...
> why Maud would betray us...
> the whole letter fiasco about Maud receiving our mail and making forgeries...
> how did Charles get into our "instance" (I'm using it in the "instanced-dungeon" context since that's how I'm interpreting it from the HP-Wiki) of the Room of Requirement...
> what's Professor Bergle involvement in all of this...

If there isn't an explanation to any of what I've mentioned above, then I'm going to have to vote to 2 and carry on.

Yay! HPQuest and it hasn't even started that long ago!

>>24321234
Yeah I have to agree with this.

If OP wanted to make us experience the shock, anger, and despair Millicent would feel upon seeing Maud betray us, he succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.

The problem is that the shock comes from OP going through great lengths to show how Maud couldn't possibly be the traitor.

>>24321095
it was an over night ban but still bullshit.

>>24321097
1 i trust you to fix the butt hurt that is out there.

>>24321249
yeah thats what I was thinking after I wrote that, that maybe someone like Trib might be involved

>>24321287
Well, let it be recorded not to proclaim that you're the first, second, etc., in a thread. Otherwise you will get banned.

>>24321256

You forgot
>Why she would betray us like this when she had a much better way of hurting us by tagging along with us and betraying us then.

>>24321097
1, and it had better be a damn good explanation for the bullshit that's happened.

>>24321097
Seems to me like everyone wants 2. I think it's mostly because you made Maud a likable character and the fans don't want to see her go.

I'm abstaining from voting.

>>24321308
yeah pretty much, i emailed moot about better defining Global rule 3. Also what show are those witch gifs from?

>>24321309
Yeah, that's the one thing I don't get. Everything convoluted about her plan seems to be entirely about building us up to knock us down and the perfect moment to do that we stumble upon on accident without her meaning for us to find out at all.

>>24321281
I would be less opposed to it if Millie's character development wasn't like 75% Maud's involvement. Without it we're not only a little lost but looking at that remaing 25% very suspiciously.

>>24321097
2)
I had been clinging to the hope that Maud was performing a ruse to betray Charles and secure the trident for ourselves (how sweet and Slytherin would it be if she crushed Charles to protect her and Millies future?) But if that's not the case then yeah retcon.

>>24321315
It's also because Maud would, again, have to be able to out-keikaku Sosuke fucking Aizen to be capable of what she says she did.

And yet apparently considering what OP said at >>24321097, OP did not account for how Maud pulled this deception up.

>>24321400
>>24321309
So you completely disregard the myriad number of ways that Maud could be manipulated or controlled, without it actually being her, when we even know that someone was doing it to Harriet and presumably us, earlier?

>>24321281
The hardest part of this is second guessing twenty or so posters until the end. If I give even the slightest hint to who the bad guy is you run and call the teacher and that's the end of it.

Please understand that I'm writing under pressure.

>>24321416
That was my initial reaction too when I saw her there.
That said, I'm having trouble deciding, but it seems like the majority seems to be leaning towards 2.

>>24321426
In case you haven't noticed, most people seem to want 1 if the situation isn't what it seems, but if it's straight up Maud betraying us 2.

“So you did this whole thing out of jealousy?!” you shout, hands trembling, the sister you thought had changed to comfort you now a monster in your eyes.

But yet, your parents haven’t abandoned you, it’s been Maud all along, the home you thought you had lost isn’t.

“You don’t think I didn’t notice Dad give you his robe before we left for the train? You don’t think I haven’t noticed the years since you were born of them always caring about you over me. It was enough for me to watch you squirm for once in your closed in little life, to see that the world didn’t revolve around you. But then you let slip in the library that you were up to something, didn’t take me long to figure it out.”

She gestures to Charles who stands several inches behind her, wand raised and face no wear near as cool and reasoned as your sister.

“Charles here has been a huge help, though he is a little afraid of you now after your last little outburst”

>I trusted you, Maud! Do you realise what you’ve done to me?
>Use expelliarmus or petrificus totalus
>other

>>24321121
Well, since you're voting 2, you won't ever find out if he does have a damn good explanation, will you?

>>24321426
If that were the case, why would OP say things like
>I wrote one plot twist too many
>I did not account for some plot inconsistancies
>I fucked up. I know.

Is continuing to trick us part of his master plan?

>>24321473
Well meta-gaming aside we are pretty fed up with this bullshit.
>Use expelliarmus or petrificus totalus

>>24321484
he may be the master ruseman yet, anon.

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>>24321362
Little Witch Academia

>>24321473
Time to change the script.

"...Thanks to you, I know what it's like to feel as if your parents view you as a disappointment, or the whole world won't acknowledge your existence.

And if I made you feel the same way, then I am so, so sorry, if I've made you go this far just to hurt me.

Which is why I'm giving you one chance, to do what you should have done from the beginning.

Ditch the pudgy third wheel and join me.
And together we will claim the Trident as sisters.

With my raw power and your precision and technique, I'm certain that we'll be able to make it through the small army of disgruntled house elves and/or the murderous professor that almost certainly stands between us and finding that wooden chump's corpse.

Help me reach the Trident, and I'll make sure that your name comes first on the headlines."

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>>24321473

Petrificus the ball of lard first.

>>24321473
>other
Start crying.

It's either that or start blasting and I'd rather not go dark power

>>24321473
Petrificus totalus Maud. I think Charles is too scared of us to do anything.

>>24321473
>>I trusted you, Maud! Do you realise what you’ve done to me?
and
>other
"n-now I also know how to feel unwanted, are you happy that you devastated a mind of 11 years old girl?"

>>24321510
Fuck it. Going with this.

>>24321473
...Fuck it.
Fuck her, fuck Nathanial, fuck the Trident of Salazar fucking Slytherin.

Lets stick our wand in the air and shoot as bright and intense sparks as we can. Bright enough that anyone looking out a window will see them.

It doesn't matter if the people who show up be allies or enemies.

I'm so done with this.

>>24321473
>>Use expelliarmus or petrificus totalus
KILL THEM ALL.
Non-lethally.

>>24321473
>Use expelliarmus or petrificus totalus
Petrificus Totalus on Maud. Charles will be too scared to fight if we take out Maud. Then we can question her later.

>>24321544
Now this is an idea...

>>24321503

I'm going to have to watch this show, aren't I?

It looks awesome

>>24321473
>I trusted you, Maud! Do you realise what you’ve done to me?
>Use expelliarmus or petrificus totalus

say it and then start shooting binding spells at them.

>>24321544
And Maud and Charlie will be gone with the Trident long before anyone arrives.

Rolled 40

Roll 1d100 for casting.

I'll roll against you.

>>24321544
This is actually an awesome idea. Just a general cry for help.

Rolled 60

>>24321586
Remember our bonuses.

Rolled 51

>>24321586

We still have our wand reroll right?

Rolled 55

>>24321586
We're nailing her hard.

>>24321534
this then give her your robe as a peace offering. If she wants the damned robe so much, she can have it.

Rolled 19

>>24321586
Wait what?

>>24321510
Sure, why not.

Rolled 54

Roll 2d100

Expelliarmus.

Rolled 89, 23 = 112

>>24321637

Rolled 41, 9 = 50

>>24321637
The hell is this.

Rolled 22, 97 = 119

>>24321637

Rolled 63, 75 = 138

>>24321637

>>24321625
rename that file to:

NotUnderstandingJoke.jpg

>>24321651
First roll was for initiative.
And this is for the actual cast/counter-cast of spells.

>>24321675
Aptly-named, it seems.

>>24321544
That was my original plan soooo......
Yes

>>24321097
1
I don' get the mentality of "You have to explain", you don't have to explain shit, suspicion was always there. The thing that is important; are you okay with putting Maud into the list of unforgivables?
That, you cannot retcon. If too late, please simply ignore

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>>24320932

Rolled 55, 83 = 138

>>24321796
salazar is right its your fucking quest to do what you want with in the end.

>>24321849
He just wanted to know, sure he can do what he wants but if everyone leaves because Maud's an antagonist (like I will) then it might be even less fun.

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Lets move forward guys and get this situation figured out. Millie can take it.

>>24321888
No. No she can't.

Especially since Maud isn't even the final boss.

Rolled 5

No more talking, a familiar rages fills you from the inside, the pressure building until you can’t contain yourself anymore.
“I hate you!” you shout “Expelliarmus!”
Charles and Maud volley their spells as spells are blasted at you to little effect, you brush them out of the way and send them both hurtling onto their backs.
“My wand!” shouts Charles as his wands snaps in two.
Maud manages to keep a grip on her wand and stands again, her hair ruffled and her wand raised ready to attack.
“Stop!” shouts Nathaniel from across the forest, quickly approaching with his arms raised.
“I’ll take you all to the Trident” he says “Please”
Maud, for the time being, lowers her wand.
>Wait
>Continue to attack Maud
>other

Maud is under Imperius right now and this is all a lie right?

...

Right?

>>24321926
>Attack Nathaniel
This all? All this? This guy's fault. Now he's trying to stop us?
We're going full rage ball at this point, let's expelliarmus everything and sort the rest out later.

>>24321888

If Maud is a straight up traitor, between that, the Unforgivable, and the isolation Millie will be unplayable for anything but a Dark sociopath.

It was bad enough ignoring the chorus of "We're broken now, lets jump off the slippery slope instead of trying to recover" when it was BS. If this goes through they will be right.

>>24321926
...Fine.

>>24321926

There is no way we will be able or willing to stop at this point.
>attack

>>24321926
Who gives a shit about the fucking Trident.
>Continue to attack Maud

>>24321926
>“Stop!” shouts Nathaniel from across the forest, quickly approaching with his arms raised.

"I made it! I can take it all from you, Nathaniel."

This sort of rage?

>>24321926
You can keep your shit

>>24321926
Point our wand to the sky.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't put on a fireworks show so big that the whole bloody school will come down to see what the commotion is."

>>24321926
>other
"You. Don't think that I've forgotten about you, Nathaniel. Deliver the Trident, or I will make sure that you will wish that you had never continued on as a ghost."

>>24321952
>>24321986

Our earlier dreams of being 11 year old female Indiana Jones have been crushed.

>>24321978
>>24321954
you either want to play a sociopath or you don't
pick one. Don't say that its pointless not too and just give in.

Rolled 48

>>24321926
Continue going on Maud.
"This isn't about Slytherin's trident Nathaniel, I'm growing tired of your game."

>>24322002
I still like the fireworks display idea.

>>24321926
"I don't care about the trident, I care about them stealing my hard work, I care about my sisters betrayal, I care about finding my damn cat, and I care about denying these two their ill gotten gains,"

>>24321926
>wait and go with him

>>24322011


Except it really is the only option that makes sense now. Before it didn't, but now we have just had our heart crushed by one of the only two or three people we have trusted.

>>24322056
Plus how could we trust anyone ever again, if we fell victim to so complete and total a deception?

This makes what Bergle did look like a childish prank, and we STILL carry the scars from that.

>>24322030
I am starting to like it as well.
>>24322056
literally the only thing that will make me drop this quest is playing a blatantly evil character

>>24322096
Well too fucking late.

Welcome to the dark side.

>>24322051
Going with this now.

>>24322051
That's a good line.

Seriously, why the fuck would they take Tara.

>>24322089
We're pretty invested into Olivia in terms of trust, I think.

>>24322096
I don't think we're going to be evil.

I DO think that we are going to have MAJOR trust issues for life.

"I know I can trust you Olivia, but I don't know if someone has you under a spell!"

>>24322051
I like it. My vote's here.

>>24322131
It is a good line! Come to us, guys! Come!

>>24322107
We are not going dark side. We are retaliating out of anger and grief which does carry that risk, but we're a little justified in this.

>>24322051
This.

>>24321926
Just break down.
Cry the unmanliest of tears.

>>24322051
Voting for this too.

>>24322051
>>24322002
Maybe combine these?

>>24322165
We can do that after this is over.

>>24322089
Yeah, pretty much this. We were already pretty paranoid after his shenanigans, and we didn't even give a shit about him. We trusted Maud because that's what felt right (to the point of being confirmed in the divination), so this is not only being betrayed by the person we relied upon the most, but even our own instincts and abilities.

>>24322176
with Olivia, the only one we know isn't out to fuck us over.

>>24322149

We already have been doing that with polyjuice paranoia after Bergle. After this I don't know how we would even begin to handle it in a way that wouldn't make dumblewaiters leave.

>>24322190
If we can still trust her.

Fuck at this rate, even if we do trust her I don't see us opening up to literally anyone else.

We might just go back to Elise and disregard humanity.

Rolled 75

"I don't care about the trident, I care about them stealing my hard work, I care about my sisters betrayal, I care about finding my damn cat, and I care about denying these two their ill gotten gains,"
You keep your wand raised ready for trouble, keeping Maud and Charles in sight.
“Follow me” he says
He walks off into the forest, Maud follows first, Charles second with you in the rear.

“Any trouble and I’ll shoot fireworks into the sky” you say
“I understand” he says, looking over his shoulder, still enamored by his own body.
You continue on through the forest for several minutes before you come up to a small meadow.
“It’s there” he says, pointing to a patch of earth where no flowers have grown.
“Well?” says Maud, eagerly “What now?”
“We dig”
“Fine” Maud says, pointing her wand at the ground.
“Bombarda!”
The meadow explodes underfoot as dirt kicks up in a ploom, your ears ring from the shock. When the dirt settles you see the whole in the earth leads deeper.
A tunnel.
>You first Nathaniel
>You First Charles
>You first Maud
>I’ll go first

>>24322236
"Nathaniel fist, Maud, second, me third, Chalres last.

Any objections?"

>>24322236
>send the ghost man in then maud and then charles.

>>24322262
Wow, that is some impressively bad spelling.
How'd I even manage that?

>>24322236
>You First Charles
I just think it's fun to pick on the guy.

Otherwise
>You first Nathaniel

>>24322236
Wait, how did the two actions we decided on lead to us still letting Nathaniel lead us into the woods?

>>24322236
>You first Nathaniel
And be ready to Petrificus Totalus everyone.

>>24322194
You act as if this isn't a setting where shapechanging potions and mind-altering and controlling spells aren't an easily acquirable reality. There has always been the danger of anyone we meet either having been polyjuiced, imperioused, or had their memories re-arranged so that they believe that they were our hidden enemy all along, instead of actually being a brainwashed ally.

>>24322236
let maud go first since she has a torch, followed by charles then nathaniel. we'll bring up the rear. the fact that this is the order in which I trust them is entirely coincidental

>>24322295
Because plot needs to move forward.

Which I welcome, honestly. Get this over with and try to make some actually happy memories for our first year in Hogwarts.

>>24322322
I 2nd this

>>24322341
Happiness?
Happiness, much like trust, is dead.

>>24322236
Yeah no.
Expelliarmus our sister, since Charles is currently wandless.

>>24322374
oh god please shut the fuck up

Rolled 50

Laptop died. Rewriting what I lost -__-

>>24322295
>"I don't care about the Trident, just stopping them from getting it"
>Let's stop attacking them and go find the Trident together
Well you see, it follows because... er...
Who even cares at this point?

Rolled 65

>>24322236
I don't trust either of these. Nathaniel first, then charles, then maud, then you.
Maud is the most dangerous one, so we have to be able to hit her first. Charles is second dangerous, but he's got a broken wand, thus the more space between us the better. Nathaniel is a non-combatant and guide.

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>>24322483
>Laptop died.

I think Millicent is still cursed.

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>>24322483
And it begins...

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>>24322497

>>24322341
>>24322492

The last time this happened was when Joel stepped up to spur us into action, which OP openly admits was a mistake.

Rolled 100

You send Nathaniel in first followed by Charles, then Maud, and then you hop down into the tunnel with them. Maud uses her wand to illumiate the darkness, the walls feeling tight and closing in on you. You are led deeper and deeper until the walls became damp with moisture, stale air filling your lungs.
Charles whimpers to himself over his broken wand, Maud gives a sigh of exasperation and tells him to pull himself together. For a wizard to lose his wand is like having his arm taken from him.
You are led so deep inside that you can only assume that you are close, or perhaps beneath, the school lake. Something which makes your stomach tense with worry.
After what seems like a very long time you come up to a larver cavern that stretches on into the dark, the size of it unknowable.
Ahead you can see something glowing...The green hue of the Trident of Salazar Slytherin.

“There is is!” exclaims Maud “At last!”
Roll 1d100

Rolled 48

>>24322600

Rolled 46

>>24322600
And no action?

Rolled 85

>>24322600

Rolled 8

>>24322600

Rolled 80

>>24322600
"Wait, I thought your motive was to make me suffer?"

>>24322626
the roll determies something that we see or something that happens we have to roll before we react

Rolled 92

>>24322638
Anon, leave and get fucked. Don't like it? Get lost. I'm only replying to trips from now on. Sue me.

>>24322658
...You'd be better of stopping responding to anyone. Take a hiatus.

>>24322658
Um I think he meant that as what Millie says aloud...

>>24322706
Go eat a dick.

Rolled 58

You feel a strong sense of unease within the cavern as you and the others move with careful trepidation towards the Trident.
Maud turns to Charles.
“Go get it” she says
Charles looks to you with puppy dog eyes which glint like diamond rings in the darkness.
>No, You get it.
>No, I’ll get it.
>Say nothing and let him go ahead
>other

>>24322719
Apparently, OP is no longer accepting criticism.
Or having our actions matter.

>>24322732
"Nathaniel, if there are any traps or wards around that Trident that you haven't told us about, I'm going to let you experience the joy of being lit on fire."

>>24322732
Nathaniel get it. It might be trapped, and though we are mad, I don't think we want to send a wandless Charles to his death. And I don't trust Maud to get it when we don't know what power it has.

Rolled 65

>>24322732
I think chubby has suffered enough for right now. Make Maud get it.

>>24322732
use levitation spell? after all this stuff could be cursed or something

>>24322732
Get it ourselves

>>24322732
Having him go first -might- be a good idea because he'll set traps off first, on the other hand if he gets through he'll have the trident

I feel like we should get nate to grab it for us

Captcha: Eldest liars. heh

>>24322766
Oh wait, I forgot something.

>>24322768
This.

>>24322732
>other
"Nathaniel. You're the one already dead; you go and trigger whatever traps are here. You have a body that can take the damage. Do it, or you'll wish you'd never taken a body that can feel pain again."

>>24322732
>Say nothing and let him go ahead
Even if he's a pawn of someone, I still hate him. Be ready to jinx him if the trident gives him great and terrible powers.

>>24322732
>Say nothing and let him go ahead

>>24322743
You guys have been bashing on him for a while now.

>>24322768
Nathaniel can't get it. He's a ghost.

>>24322804
>Nathaniel can't get it. He's a ghost.
He has a body now though.

>>24322804
>Nathaniel can't get it. He's a ghost.
Which was true until he entered the mannequin.
He's now in a physical body that gives him tactile feedback and is physically corporeal.

>>24322813
RIGHT. Carry on then.

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>>24322732
nathan should get it

>>24322658
OP needs a break

Rolled 91

>>24322856
;__;

Alright, OP ignores near-unanimous preference for retcon, ignores the fact that no one cared about the Trident and forced us to follow along after a couple of throwaway lines. and now this?

I'm out.

>>24322871
my thoughts exactly

Rolled 92

>>24322886
See ya.

>>24322886
Good riddance.

Rolled 84

1) Nathaniel
2) Charles

>>24322914
1 all the way

>>24322914
1.
He's already dead, he can't die again. And the mannequin body should be able to take more punishment than that of a 1st year.

>>24322914
Nathaniel

>>24322914
1

Rolled 43

>>24322914
1 for me.

>>24322914
>1) Nathaniel

We already tortured charles and he's unarmed, we're at least making an attempt not to be a monster

>>24322914
nate

>>24322914
1)

>>24322914
2)

A little late to the party and just wanted to say keep up the good work HP, love your writing.

>>24322886
one less evil millie supporter i have to deal with.

Rolled 35

>>24322914
1
charles right now is about the wimpiest wreck around. Making him grab it is sure to land us in azkaban.

Rolled 89

You keep quiet and say nothing as Nathaniel gives a mechanical gulp and heads off in the direction of the Trident. Maud flicks her wand and has a ball of light follows him overhead as he walks deeper and deeper inside.
As Nathaniel makes it mid-way towards the Trident, reaching a steep incline, a torrent of what sounds like squeaky chuckles come from the darkness.
“What was that?!” says Charles, backing away towards the exit.
>Who’s there?!
>Maud, use your wand to illuminate what’s over there
>We should go back
>Charles hurry up and grab it
>other

>>24323027
>Who’s there?!
>Maud, use your wand to illuminate what’s over there
wand at the ready for some stun dealing

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>everything in this thread right now

>>24323027
>>other
House elves, darn. we need to move to cover, the others can panic and get zapped. Can you protego other people? if so, we should keep nathaniel safe if we can

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Hey Op, just a little constructive and non-hateful criticism. I think you should number our options the first time so we can save you and us some hassle. And to those saying "Hope is lost", remember that it's ultimately up to us to make good or bad of the situation.

>>24323027
>other
Use our own wand to generate light to illuminate whoever's laughing. It'll put us in a better position to cast offensively of we have to.

>>24323027
"Charles, just... go home. Your wand's broken and neither my sister nor I have much interest in protecting you."

>>24323027
>Maud, use your wand to illuminate what’s over there
>Who’s there?!

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>>24323099
I'll give it a try. Thanks.

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>>24323115
Good idea.

>>24323115
not a good plan, he'll tell people we're here out of spite

also, there's bad stuff and it's dark. he is in danger of being eaten by a grue

>>24323144
true he is a no good rotten slytherin

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Oh boy this is getting interesting!

>>24323027
>>24323027
I don't get it.
What are we exactly doing?
Will we get Trident and simply walk away, disregarding the thing in the dark?
Why and what?
I only get that we are suffering the existence of Maud because Nathaniel

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>>24323144
What do we care if he tells people we're here? We half planned on doing that ourselves with sending the sparks?

>>24323188
You really captured the despair.

The expression is just screaming "Fuck everything, I'm done."

>>24323144
>>24323177
Wait, why would we not want anyone to know we're here?
Unless we plan on making this cavern our new home, we're going to have to leave with the Trident eventually.

>>24323188
Haha, that Charles is great.

>>24323027
Charles wanted the thing right, let him go get it.

Not like he can stop us from PTing him and taking it back.

>>24323177
So's Robert and he's a cool guy, not EVERY slytherin is a dick, just ones with no aspirations besides 'I want to be the best' tend to end up there

I think that's the problem with slytherin, their the dump house, not hufflepuff. Want to do something and have a clear plan of how to get there and willingness to work toward it? hufflepuff. Thirst for knowledge? Ravenclaw. Generic good guy? Gryffindor. Everyone else with any dreams whatsoever but no real talents? Slytherin

>>24323215
Because about 5 teachers will apparate down here, take the trident in for study and yell at us. again

>>24323188
dude you gotta give us that picture but of just millies face. its so perfect.

>>24323188
The expressions are great, but Maud's left arm is a little off.

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>>24323188
I needed this. Thank you.

>>24323247
Again, unless we plan on never leaving this cavern, and never allowing anyone else to leave, how is that not exactly what's going to happen when we're done with this nonsense?

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>>24322732
Nathaniel gets it.

Also did anyone else cringe at
>“My wand!” shouts Charles as his wands snaps in two.
He might be a jerk and a villian but man, thats like booting another man in the nuts... you just dont do it.

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>>24323281
Preeeeetty much this.

>>24323188
Oh man, Millicent's face. Her heat's been crushed and she knows she can't do anything to fix it.

>>24323292
>broken nuts

>>24323198
Somebody respond please
I'm lost

>>24323281
Your right, I didn't think that through enough, my apologies

>>24323292
S'not like we did it on purpose.

>>24323322
Nobody knows.
Just go along with it or you're a troll.

>>24323322
We just want to get the Trident and get away. If we can grab it without fighting mysterious creatures in the dark, so much the better for us.

>>24323027

WELL IT LOOKS LIKE I'M IN TIME.

I believe that you have something stored. I believe in yout abilities as a writer. Go ono, beautiful motherfucker

2) "Maud, illuminate what's over there. now, If you please"

>>24323027
"Who's there? Show yourself!"
Wand at the ready.

>>24323281
I still think we should try to transfigure it into some jewelry or something we can hide in plain sight. As long as that is within our ability.

>>24323322
Nathaniel is being told to get the Trident for us.
We are getting light shined on the thing in the dark because its halfway between us and the Trident.
If we can get thwYrident without a fight is best but unlikely.

>>24323366
What we'd really like is to get the trident and get away have charles get eaten by mysterious monsters in the darkness, our parents love us, and Maud be like Maud used to be.

Trident and Maud would be fine. Still gotta figure out whats going on there, but one thing at a time. Get Charles to grab the Trident, if he can get it and come back safely, Bombarda his mechanical ass to bits then GTFO

>>24323322

I think right now our only certainty is the Trident. The only promise not yet broken is that with the trident we will succeed.

When we have the trident, we'll be wise enough to sort this out. It's our only fixed point. That goddamn trident. Let's get it, even if to use it only as a skewer for nat+maud.

Rolled 22

“Who’s there?!” you shout, more squeaks and scuttling like distant thunder echoes back. You turn to Maud who’s sweating, her clinging to her face, her cool allouf facade cracking.
“Maud, use your wand to illuminate the darkness”
She takes your cue and sends another ball of light drifting across the cavern, revealing it’s spherical shape. Maud stops the ball just as dozens of little cat-like eyes reflect the light.
“Screw this” says Charles, backing away towards the exit.
Nathaniel continues his climb, his mechanical body clinking and clanking, orb inside his chest glowing a blue hue.

>Stop or let Charles leave
>Stop or let Maud continue shining the light towarards the creatures
>Stop or let Nathaniel take the Trident
>other

>>24323394
Will something that powerful accept being transfigured? I don't think so, but if we crit it might.
Otherwise I suggest increasing the internal space of our school bag permanently and storing it in there.

>>24323322
We did all that work, and now we're making sure that we get the credit for finding the Trident, even if we don't get to keep it. At the very least we don't want Maud and Charles to get credit. As for the thing in the dark, go ahead and make a suggestion.

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Just posting some inspiration for our awesome drawfags.

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>>24323349
>>24323349
But, but should not we have a plan or something?

>>24323366
Okay.
But how do we silence two Slytherin student who witnesses this?
It is ours by right no teacher or student or any creature will take it from us.
We should guarantee this, right

>>24323411
>The thing
Right, what do you think is it?
We should discuss the possibilities than execute an action in this situation I think.
>Salazar's Guardian
Worst case, even the wandless dipshit has more chance than us.
What if the artifact is usable by only it's first toucher?

>>24323188
>Dem expressions

>>24323445
>Let Charles leave
>Let Maud continue shining the light towarards the creatures
>Let Nathaniel take the Trident

Could we duplicate the spell to make light?

>>24323445
Stop Charles, keep wand ready.

>>24323445
Can we roll a knowledge check to identify the eyes? Are they house elves or something we've seen before in the past?

>>24323451
lol
>>24323445
>let
>stop
>let
fucking kobolts

>>24323445

I'm conflicted between letting the kid go and stunning him there. If he's stunned and we need to escape we'll have to pick him up because "not evil yet". So Id' say let's go.

A beast with dozens eyes? or dozen beasts with one eye?

1) Let charles leave
2) "Can't you please (stress the please!) shine that light so we can see what's there?"
3) let nataniel go on

We need to have our wand at the ready. I expect treacher from anyone at this point, especially maud.

4) WAND LOADED, HEX IN THE CHAMBER

>>24323445
Ask Maud if she brought Charles for any particular reason, if not, let him leave.

Ask Maud if she knows what those creatures are, and if not keep illuminating them when we point our wand in their direction.

Have Nathaniel just stand in front of the Trident and don't touch it yet.

I still want to solve his murder, and for all I know that artifact is cursed bad enough to double kill him.

>>24323517
Or, you know, they're bats.

>>24323473
>But how do we silence two Slytherin student who witnesses this?

We could probably just threaten Charles, since he's so afraid of us. After we get out with the Trident we can have a big confrontation with Maud.

>>24323445
do not let Charles leave, splitting up would be bad. He's a jerk but we're not going to just let someone die

Let maud keep shining a light at them. most stuff that lives in pitch black shies away from light if it can see it, we might keep them at bay.

We probably want to get to the trident first because I've thought of something worrying. The cup of helga hufflepuff sustained you, exemplifying her virtue of perseverance. the sword of godric gryffindor allowed the brave to defend others. the diadem of rowena ravenclaw made the wearer incredibly wise. the trident of salazar slytherin the magical racist probably makes terrible, awful things happen

Whatever else happens, we probably shouldn't let anyone but a pure blood touch it and even then, treat it like we're suddenly playing dark heresy

>>24323445
>Wingardium the trident
>GTFO
Who cares what these things are? Grab the loot and leave. Let Charles hang for a moment, or leave, whatever, we run faster than him.
Why do we give fucks about these, y'know, fucks? We can take care of ourselves, and if we have the trident then finder's keepers.

>>24323552
Maud's the slytherin, not us. We can be better than that

Even now, there is hope for man

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>>24323482
>>Let Charles leave
No.Just no.

>Let Maud continue shining the light towards the creatures
Yes. But what are they?What if light
>Let Nathaniel take the Trident
see
>>24323473

>Petrify Charles
It is about time, isn't it?

>>24323529

but thats'... quite reasonable.

I bet on beholder.

>>24323536
That seems plausible.
>>24323572
>What if light
What if light attracts/enrages them?

>>24323591
Just putting it out there to say 'I told you so' if I'm right.

>>24323541
You're making me paranoid bro. We know that the Trident boosts intelligence, but now I worried what will happen if anyone else gets it.


>>24323572
>>Let Charles leave
I figured if he wants to go there's no reason to stop him. He can't jump us because he doesn't have a wand, and then we don't have to worry about him.

>>24323593

Worse, what if light arouses them?

Rolled 73

>>24323496
Sure

Roll 1d100 - 40 or less wins.

>>24323607
>>24323529
which is why i said no to light >>24323511

Rolled 85

>>24323630

Rolled 49

>>24323630

Rolled 23

>>24323630

Rolled 36

>>24323630

Rolled 95

>>24323616
WE DON'T KNOW THE TRIDENT BOOSTS INTELLIGENCE, THEY THINK IT'S RAVENCLAW'S

I REALLY, REALLY DON'T WANT TO TOUCH IT

>>24323630

Rolled 96

>>24323630
Rowling.

Rolled 4

>>24323630

>>24323643
I am so, so sorry.

Rolled 97

>>24323630

ralling

Rolled 27

>>24323630

Oh gods of the dice. Allow me to shine in the darkness of failure.

Rolled 23

>>24323661
it's cool mang, I do that all the time

>>24323669

thank you, benevolent gods. forever your humble servant,

Paranoid Bro

>>24323661
don't worry about it all the name fags do it and everyone laugh/rages at you. Its nothing new.

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>>24323616
>>24323616
He can call people.
We don't want any more trouble.
Petrify him until Maud is taken care of and we own the Trident, then >>24323593

>>24323620
Charles is more attractive than us, let the monsters have a blast[/spoiler

>mfw
>>24323661
>>24323661
>>24323661

>>24323661
It's no big deal. I did it once and we ended up burning down the Forbidden Forest

>>24323685
I swear, it's going to be a basilisk.
"Hey, those eyes look just like-"
STONE

Rolled 11

I'll use number system in future. Also concerning Millie although this will give her serious trust issues I believe she has a good soul (thanks to all of you) and will persevere through this.

1) Let Nathaniel touch the trident
1b) don't let him
2) let maud shine the light further
2b) stop maud from shining the light
3a) let charles leave
3b) Don't let him leave

Also roll 1d100 - 75 or less to cast your own ball of light if you want.

>>24323699

sorry to interfere, but glad to see you here again, dumble. Did you discover who and why had you banned?

Rolled 100

>>24323738
Light it up!

>>24323724
i don't think it will be a monster the danger has been laid on thick we are going to cruise ever so slowly back to noodle arm tactical genius territories

>>24323724
Nah it was a knowledge check. Just because we rolled bad doesnt mean its not waht it was before... we just continue knowing what we're dealing

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>>24323753
Aha. Welp.

>>24323738
1b
2b
3b

Charles, take one more step and you're a dead man. Like nate, only deader.

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>>24323753

>>24323738
>1b) don't let him
>2) let maud shine the light further
>3a) let charles leave

>>24323753
For fuck's sake STOP ROLLING.

Rolled 75

>>24323753

We cast a ball of shadow and make everything darker.

>>24323745
i "posted a get" and someone reported me for saying "First" in the thread.

>>24323738
1
2
3
no magic.

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>>24323768
fucking capital letters....

>>24323753
>Millicent develops a new spell that blinds everyone permanently within 10 kilometers.

>>24323753
WELCOME TO THE CLUB, BROTHER!

>>24323445
>Stop Charles
"With no wand, you won't make it a hundred meters before you're dead."
>stop Maud's light where it is
Any closer might cause whatever it is to lash out.
>stop Nathaniel
If we keep Nathaniel between us and the things in the dark like a shield, that may afford us some protection.
"What are you afraid of, Nathaniel? You're a ghost, and your body is made of solid crystal, metal, and oak. It's not like you can die."
We shall be the ones to claim the Trident.

>>24323738
1)
2b)
3)

no ball of light please

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>>24323753
>mfw
>>24323738

I don't know about 1, no one gives a feedback about the possibility of "first one to touch, takes the belonging"
2b
3b

>>24323753
Maybe I'd be a better wizard if I wasn't a mudblood.

Rolled 54

>>24323738
>1b) don't let him
>2) let maud shine the light further
>3b) Don't let him leave

Can we use our casting re-roll on that? >>24323753

because damn

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>>24323826
Yes, I do believe your wand allows for it. Try again.

>>24323738

1)
2)
3b) "Charles, you think you can run faster than my hexes? because you will have to if you keeop going", let's intimidate him into behaving, we're good at intimidating and we are pissed off royally.

also, KEEP WAND READY

>>24323824
It's probably just an effect of Slytherin's Trident. It causes mudblood magic to turn out badly.

>>24323826
Don't waste a reroll, just don't cast it. this is a vote, not a casting call.

Rolled 68

>>24323841