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You are welcomed by your parents warmly and the house elves quickly carry your bags and stuff to your room. After Hogwarts, your old family home, which is quite impressive by any standard seems kind of smaller to you. Your mom asks you usual questions about how was the first semester and how were your friends while your father seems a bit preoccupied with his work these days.
You spend a couple of quiet days at home which is a welcome after the chaotic life of Hogwarts. You study some potions and read a book on mountain flowers to prepare yourself for the second semeter's Herbology class.
What would you like to do?
>Join mom and dad in the living room
>Start writing some letters to your class mates
>Mostly focus on studying for the next semester's classes
>Practice Quidditch and ask mom to join you as she was a legendary player back in her days
>Other [Suggest]

>>557406
>Mostly focus on studying for the next semester's classes
Man its been awhile

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>>557423
Yeah around 9 months. I just couldn't leave these characters and the story hanging unfinished.

>Things you have noticed during your stay back at home: Your father seems stressed, your mother seems a bit preoccupied, lot of newspapers hang around in the living room mostly involving articles of Rita Skeeter on your aunt and the new DADA professor. The gardens of the manor are completely white under a heavy snow blanket and the house elves are preparing for the upcoming christmas feast.

>>557498
Its a shame that we got taken of /tg/ before you could get reestablished but im sure it will be fine.
/qst/ is dead slow and so it might take time but im sure we will be running at full speed soon

>>557406
>Practice Quidditch and ask mom to join you as she was a legendary player back in her days

>>557559
I never run or participated on /qst before. I will see how it goes. It might be useful that its slow though since the old players might discover the thread.

>>557406
Sup Gringott, how are ya?

>Join mom and dad in the living room
>Start writing some letters to your class mates

>>557395
>Join mom and dad in the living room
Glad to see this quest again.

>>557406
>Join mom and dad in the living room
Yeah one of the two only good Harry Potter quests are back!

>>557406
>>Join mom and dad in the living room
OH shit yer back!!

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>>557645
>>557752
>>557783

You head down to the living room to join your mom and dad. The room is quite big and lavishly decorated. Your mom, Joan is sitting near the fireplace her dark hair tied up behind her head and her lean figure is hunched over a piece of paper. She seems to be in the process of writing a letter.

Your father, Edward, seems a little angry and busy. You see he is calculating some numbers sitting at the big wooden table and you recognize the papers in front of him as "work stuff"

Your father realizes you entered the room and suddenly looks up to you, smiling, he seems to be trying to get his mind away from the work infront of him and look more cheerful to you. "Ah John! Good morning, son." then he continues with an apologetic tone "I know maybe you feel a bit alone these days... This time of the year is supposed to be more...cherful but you know we just have some serious business to attend to these days..."

He seems geniunly sad that he couldn't spend more time with you. Your mother on the other hand still looks concentrated on her letter.

>"No worries, dad. I know it's important to take care of our family business"
>"No problem, dad. Is there any way I can help?"
>"What business?"
>"If I know it was going to be like this I would have stayed at Hogwarts this month..." rolls eyes.
>"What about you mom, what are you doing?"
>Other

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>>557645
Thanks I am fine. How are you?
>>557831
Hi SleepyAnon!

>>557861
>>"No problem, dad. Is there any way I can help?"
>>"What business?"
>>"What about you mom, what are you doing?"

>>557861
>"No problem, dad. Is there any way I can help?"

>>557880
+1

>>557861
>"No problem, dad. Is there any way I can help?"
It's time to keep the kid busy.

>>557861
>"No problem, dad. Is there any way I can help?"
>"What about you mom, what are you doing?"

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>>557880
>>557881
>>557904
>>557998

"No problem, dad. Is there any way I can help?" you ask, trying to be helpful and a good boy. Your father just sighs and says you shouldn't bother yourself with these boring things. Abruptly your mother cuts in. "He must know about these things so he can understand and protect himself, Edward." She says without taking her eyes off the paper in front of her.

"There is no need to bother the boy..." your father replies, tiredly. But your mom doesn't seem to accept this as an answer.

She puts down the feather and the paper and looks at your father. "He will hear things from here and there. He will hear people talk. Do you think students in Hogwarts don't like gossip? It is imperative that John knows what kind of attacks this family faces and how to defend himself."

>"Umm...."
>"What is going on?"
>"I think it's best I just return to my room."
>"Is this about my aunt, mom?"
>"I don't really care about work stuff so..."

well, this looks interesting, time to archive binge,
lets see if I can catch up before this thread finishes~

>>558066
>>"Is this about my aunt, mom?"

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>>558073
Actually I intend to keep this thread up for more than 1 day if it's possible.

What do you guys think? How fast is the board? Say can I run this tonight sleep come back and continue tomorrow and the thread will be on? That's the impression I get.

>>558098
There are still threads from last week still here. You're fine. This is probably the slowest board.

>>558066
>"Is this about my aunt, mom?"
I wonder what the magical media industry looks like.

>>558066
>>"What is going on?"

>>558098
that's a common practice here, you used to be able to do that for 3 days in a row in some cases, but things actually seem to have picked up a bit, that said 1 day should be perfectly solid even 2 would probably be ok since the weekend is ending and things will probably slow down further.

>>557876
Hyped to see some dead QM's rises

>>558066
>"Is this about my aunt, mom?"

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>>558107
>>558135
Okay nice. Let's see how it goes now before this massive headache I have from my hangover kills me.

>>558066
>"Is this about my aunt, mom?"
I'm having legit flashbacks it's been so long

>>558095
>>558111
>>558140

"Is this about my aunt, mom?"

She seems a bit pissed off. "Not only her." You remember your mom and your aunt was on cordial terms and only recently on last year's christmas they kind of made "peace".

"As you know your new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was the judge on your aunt's trial and he found her not guilty..."

"Joan-" your father tries to cut her but she continues.

"And Professor Hevelius was a good friend of your father's father." You remember Professor met with you and your father in Bordeaux this summer when your father was conducting a business there. Professor Hevelius is an old man but he was a renowed wizard and defeated many dark wizards in his day.

"So now they are implying that we bribed him to acquit my sister."

"Joan...I think this might be too much for John." your father says softly. But your mother continues to speak in a fiery way. "No, Edward. John has grown up. He must understand the world we live in."

You feel a little glad that your mom thinks you have grown up.

"Yes, yes... of course...but everybody knows Professor Hevelius is uncorruptable. He is a paragon of good. This is just all nonsense media hype. Your Aunt was under the Imperus curse when she was caught in the Ministry, she was not a Death Eater. It will disappear soon....And don't you worry about this stuff John" Your father concludes.

>"Umm okay.. I don't quite understand this stuff but as you say father.
>"But why did this allegations start now?"
>"Where do you know the Professor from, dad?"
>"It sickens me to see how some people can attack my aunt in a such way!"
>"I wish my Grandfather was here to defend us now."
>"Well...past is past, who cares?"
>Look at them suspiciously and think about the possibility of bribing a judge
>Other

>>558240
>"But why did this allegations start now?"

>>558240
>>"But why did this allegations start now?"

>>558240
>>"But why did this allegations start now?"

>>558240
>>"Well...past is past, who cares?"

>>558245
>>558250
>>558260

"But why did this allegations start now?" you ask wondering.

"It seems since we have met with the Professor in France, some journalist seen us and wanted to create a story like this. As if we were doing some shady business together." Your father replies.

"I still think he is in this, Edward. I think its a play by him..." your mother says finally returning to the letter in front of her.

Edward chooses not to say anything more on the subject and kind of returns to his work too.

>"Wait...who is he?"
>"Who the hell are you talking about?"
>Decide this is getting too serious for me and return to my room.
>Try to open another subject to my parents.
>Ask mom to practice Quidditch.
>Go out to play snow

>>558372
>"Wait...who is he?"
PLOT
L
O
T

>>558372
>>"Who the hell are you talking about?"

>>558372
>>"Wait...who is he?"

>>558372
>"Wait...who is he?"

>>558401
>>558394
>>558390

"Wait who? Who hell are you talking about?" You ask getting curious and excited.

Within an instant your mother jumps to her feet looking very angry. "What kind of language is that?" She shouts at you. "Is this what you learn at Ravenclaw tower?"

You feel regret, letting your curiousity overcome your better senses. Then she seems to calm down but still she looks like she doesn't want to talk on this nor she will tell you what she meant by "he".

"Anyway son, it's not important. I promise you we will finish this stuff soon and we can enjoy the dinner together this evening." Your father, the ever diplomat takes control of the situation.

>"No. I want to know!"
>"Sorry... I didn't mean to disrespect mother."
>"Fine. I'll see you later then."
>Leave without saying anything more


>

>>558539
>>"Sorry... I didn't mean to disrespect mother."

>>558539
>>"Fine. I'll see you later then."

>>558539
>"Dad, if I am to be attacked again while at Hogwart's, I want to be prepared, not caught off-guard."

gonna feed the cats back in a bit

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>>558539
>"Sorry... I didn't mean to disrespect mother."


Should we tell dad that even that,even that all of this isn't truth or not, not we are saying it is, people will get suspicious of him, of us. So what we need to know now is who will benefit from our downfall.

>>558591
On a side note, glad you are back Gringott

>>558663
thanks! typing now

>>558726
awaiting eagerly!!

>>558550
>>558657

"Sorry... I didn't mean to disrespect mother." you apologize. You have never seen your mother loose her cool like this before. This whole thing must be getting to her. Your father is also stressed but in general he has always been a calm person.

You take your cue as they don't want to speak more on this subject and leave them be until the dinner. You return to your room to study some more potions and take your mind off of this subject.

"Click" You hear something.
"Click"
"Clickkk"

Three clicks from your room's window. You rush to check what is going on but your room is on the third floor and with the snow and branches and vines on the windows it is difficult to see the source of the sounds.

>Open the windows and look down
>Get your wand ready
>Run downstairs to tell your parents
>Call a house elf to go outside and check
>Get outside yourself
>Ignore it and return to reading

>>558796
>> Walk downstairs to tell your parents after getting a house elf to check it out.

>>558796
>Get your wand ready

>>558796

Supporting
>>558804

It's just a owl, from our foreing friend isn't?

>>558804
>>558807
>>558818
You call one of the house elves to check it out and walk downstairs with your wand near your reach to tell your parents about it. Just as you walk two floors down the house elf comes back with a pop sound and reports you that a girl with curly brown hair and dark blue eyes is trying to cast some spells directed at your window but she is covered with snow and seems to got stuck in some bushes.

>Report to your parents
>Investigate it yourself without telling anyone
>Just send the house elf again
>"How can someone enter our compound without setting off alarms?" get angry at the elf
>Other

>>558884
>"How can someone enter our compound without setting off alarms?" without getting angry with the elf

>Report to your parents

We're way too responsible for this.

>>558884
>>Report to your parents

>>558904
>>558884
>High Percentage of Responsibility

>>558937
I'm telling you, we're the best son.

>>558884
>Investigate it yourself without telling anyone

>>558904
>>558921
>>558906
>>558937

You ask the elf how can someone enter the compound without setting off alarms. He shrugs and says he doesn't know and starts apologizing. You tell him it's okay and don't get angry with the elf and proceed to report to your parents. Your mom takes out her wand and just bolts outside with your dad running after her. "Let's see who is this now. I am sure it's one of those "journalists" trying to get a story. I WILL give her a story..."

You also run after her. Your mother easily walks in the snow her black robes and hair generating a stark contrast to the white snow. You walk around the manor and finally arrive at the scene. And you find something quite strange there.

You see a girl, with black feathered wings with white tips coming out of her shoulders and her face almost has a beak instead of a nose and rest buried under snow. As much as you can tell she looks like the girl you saved in Bordeaux.

>What the hell?
>Are you okay?
>I don't know who this is!
>She is my friend! Help her!
>Other

>>559008
>>She is my friend! Help her!

>>559008
>>What the hell?
>>Are you okay?

>>559008
>What the hell?

Then after the initial shock say

>She is my friend! Help her!

Dude she is a hfucking harpy?!

>>559008
>Are you okay?
>She is my friend! Help her!
>Other
How did you get here?

>>559045
Anon she has wings, it's obvious she flew to us.

>>559008
>What the hell?
>Are you okay?

Holy shit, Gringott is back!

>>559008
>What the hell?
>Are you okay?
>She is my friend! Help her!

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Gringott you bastard! How can you do this to me and play the monster girl card!!!

I love you your beautifull person

>>559110
Or she's an animagus?

>>559023
>>559028
>>559041
>>559045
>>559083
>>559105

"What the hell?!" Thankfully your mother shares the feelings to rebuke you on your use of language this time. "She is my friend! Help her!"

"Your friend?" Your mother sounds shocked. Your father cathes up to you two and takes out his jacket to wrap around Astrid.

After a few minutes you are on your way back inside together with Astrid. She says she wanted to visit you but something went wrong on the way. She doesn't say why she decided to come though.

She speaks with a heavy accent and with lot of pidgeons in sentences. You can tell your father doesn't understand half of it but you and your mom do as both of you speak good French.

She says she drank a potion that should have turned her into a Magpie and it kind of did but right after she crossed the channel the spell started to get broken and almost crashed down when she arrived near your compound. Now she doesn't know what to do and she is stuck with a bird beak and some half developed wings.

1/2

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>>559110
>Veela have been known to marry wizards
>known to marry wizards
>marry wizards

Well then.To bad anons choose the nerdy girl.

>>559135
You are killing me here Gringott..

>>559120
Let me dream Sleepy!

>>559139
Haha no Astrid is no Veela. She has 1/8 Reunionese islander in her though if it's relevant anyway.

>>559153
No. Monstergirls a shit and overdone.

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>>559154
That feel when no Veela waifu.

>>559159
Yeah you are right.

>>559135
Your father says he will contact the family healer right away and that he would find a way to reverse your friend back to her normal form.

After the initial annoyance your mother seems to quite like Astrid. The two get along well. When she finds an opening, Astrid whispers you why she arrived here,

"After you told me about your friend's divination..." You remember how your Gifted friend Glenn saw something in a cup of Turkish coffee about a foreign friend being in danger and you wrote that to Astrid in your letter. "I did a divination of my own... You know I am an Arithmancer...kind of...anyway... I saw some bad omens...I'll tell you later...I thought best to come he-" Your mom returns and she stops whispering.

>Wait until the family healer comes and reverts Astrid back
>Tell your mom about the Glenn's divination
>Tell Astrid to keep quiet about all of this
>Tell Astrid she can stay as long as she wants at Apise Manor
>Tell Astrid it's too dangerous to host her here.
>Other

>>559221
>>Wait until the family healer comes and reverts Astrid back
But
>>Tell your mom about the Glenn's divination

>>559221
>Tell Astrid she can stay as long as she wants at Apise Manor
Hey, cute girl comes to us because she didn't feel safe. Yeah sure, stay in our room.

>>559221

>Tell Astrid to keep quiet about all of this

Mom and Dad don't seem the kind of wizards to believe in profecies. And there is always the danger of...well...not happening. Then.

>Tell Astrid she can stay as long as she wants at Apise Manor. As long as, it is okay with mom and dad.

>>559253
>>559221
This

>>559221
> You can stay here
Don't tell mother, adults are stupid

>>559253
>>559221
This

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>>559242
>stay in our room

>>559221
>Tell Astrid she can stay as long as she wants at Apise Manor

>>559253
>>559242
>>559258

You tell Astrid that she can stay here as long as she wants as she feels safe. She laughs. "Merci! But I must return to my school after Christmas...Mainly I came to warn you... Because I saw-" Your mother walks by again and the chat is abruptly stopped.

You don't tell anything to your parents and continue to wait until the Healer arrives. The Healer is a very, very old man. He examines Astrid and after half hour of strange questions and examinations he takes out a green berry you have never seen before and squashes it and tells Astrid to drink the juice.

She returns to normal in an hour after that. Cordelia comes out buzzing in the living room after Astrid returns to her normal self. Her bird appearance seemed to scare the bee off before.

At the next opportunity you two find to whisper she tells you, "I saw Death in my numbers. It appeared to me that you will have a connection with the Death...somehow."

>Terrified want her to explain more!
>Getting little afraid, try to change the topic.
>"I dont believe in divinations... don't worry about it."
>I must tell this to my parents.
>"I hope it's someone I hate who dies..."

>>559442
>>I must tell this to my parents.
Yay aunty doing shady shit.

>>559442
>>"I dont believe in divinations... don't worry about it."
Prophecies are big bitches. Acting on them can just as much make things worse as better.

>>559442
>"Worrying about divinations isn't a wise thing... don't worry about it."

I think it's less ofenssive then saying we don't believe in it. Besides, how to say that, the bad thing will happen because we start to worry about the divination? What i saying is trying to avoid it by using divination might be what will cause it.

I am falling asleep sadly right when we were getting some pace. But I'll continue right away when I wake up. So keep around.

>>559535
Wow it just hit me...We warned Astrid about the divination, then she made a divination by herself that made her run and get in trouble. Since the spell ended in her way to our house. This could have actually killed her. So telling her about the divination was the event that made her be in danger.

>>559574
Prophecies are bitch

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>>559569
Don't worry man.

>>559587
We'll goodnight. Time to read the archive to remember everything.

>>559442
>>Terrified want her to explain more!

>>559501
>>559535

You just shrug. "I don't really believe in divinations. And worrying about them isn't really wise. Just don't worry about it too much."

Astrid nods. "Well maybe you are right. But in any case I just wanted to leave my home for a while. Beauxbatons is just too much to handle sometimes."

You two spend some more time talking about school life and compare classes and crazy teachers with each other. You have a nice dinner with Astrid, your family and the Healer.

At least with the presence of this strange French girl your mom seems to be in a better mood than before.

How would you spend your days until the Christmas feast?

Pick two.

>Study study and study
>Pratice Quidditch
>Mostly chilling with Astrid
>Write to your friends about the recent events.
>Try to learn some Artihmancy from Astrid.
>Read and research the newspapers about the story involving your family
>Practice duelling with Astrid
>Other [Suggest]

>>561254
>Practice duelling with Astrid
>Study study and study

>>561254
>>Mostly chilling with Astrid
>>Write to your friends about the recent events.

I know from experience these hours are usually not so active since the United Statesians are usually sleeping. So the pace might be a bit slow but I'll run it until we are finish with Christmas and back at Hogwarts.

>>561270
And some may have to go to school as well Gringott.

>>561275
Yeah true my school is not started yet though and I have holidays from work too soooo quest like crazy.

>>561254
>Dueling/Chilling w Astrid

>>561256
>>561268
>>561287

You mostly spend your days chilling with Astrid. You already study a lot so spending a couple of off days with a friend shouldn't hurt right?

She tells you lot of stories about the Beauxbatons and how they teach and you two compare your schools and professors. She tells you why does she feel so much interest in Arithmancy. She genuinely seems fascinated by numbers and numerology. You feel somewhat bonded with Astrid. You are also glad that your mother was so accepting of her even though you think her family in France is no where near what your family has.

After a while of comparing schools of course the subject of who is better comes up and you decide to solve it by duelling. You two find an old dusty room with old furnitures inside at the attic and position yourself.

You bow down to each other and turn around, take three steps. 1, 2, 3,

You will try to disarm each other as quickly as possible.

Roll 1d10 I will accept the first roll.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>561303

>>561306
You are slightly faster than Astrid and you shout "Expelliarmus!" half second faster than her. Her wand flies away into one of the old furniture piles just right before she was about to finish her spell. Still you would have prefered to catch her wand in your hand but seems you need more practice for that.

She laughs. "We should face each other in a test of Arithmancy!" she jokes before both of you delve into the pile to find her wand. There are some boxes around that seems to have your mom's old stuff. There are some pictures with girls flying on broomsticks and a picture in the Velvet Room, the secret room in Hogwarts your mother taught you. You catch a glimpse of the wand and delve deeper to get it without checking out the pictures in detail.

>Wand of Astrid Cheraux memorized [A Way With Wands]

You hand Astrid's wand back to her.

1/2

>>561314

>Continue practicing more duelling with Astrid
>Skip to the Christmas Feast
>Explore the old furnitures and stuff
>Teach Astrid a new potion
>Ask her to teach you Arithmancy
>Other

>>561322
>>Continue practicing more duelling with Astrid

>>561322
>Explore the old furnitures and stuff
>Ask her to teach you Arithmancy

>>561322
>Explore the old furnitures and stuff
>Teach Astrid a new potion

We shall create the strongest potion yet!!

>>561322
>>Teach Astrid a new potion
>>Ask her to teach you Arithmancy
Exchange of knowledge a best

>She tells you why does she feel so much interest in Arithmancy. She genuinely seems fascinated by numbers and numerology.

So she is like Jim Carrye in that movie Number 23?

>>561327
>>561328
>>561332
>>561341
Choose one and then the Feast will happen.

>>561347
>>Explore the old furnitures and stuff

>>561347
>Teach Astrid a new potion

This is studying and spending time with her

>>561347
>Potioneering

>>561347
>Teach Astrid a new potion

>>561353
>>561356
>>561361

Astrid tells you that she doesn't get to brew many potions in Beauxbatons. "You see, after our second year it was elective to choose potions class or not and I didn't choose it. It's been actually almost a year since last time I brewed a potion. I am not really good at it either."

With this you decide to teach Astrid a new potion to brew. It will be also good for you to practice more before the classes start. You choose an easy one to brew. "This one is called Cure for Boils Potion."

She laughs and asks if it will be useful to cure her sister's acnes. You nod seriously and say, "Actually it might."

Then she look more interested. You set up the small boiler and your herbs and stuff and get the fire going.

Roll 1d10 for preparing the inredients.
I will accept the second roll.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>561371

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>561371

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>561371

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>561371

>>561378
I fucked up on the zeroes. Fuck.

>>561377
9 + 5 = 14
You prepared the ingredients in such a good way that even the prep time given in the book was two times longer than yours. Astrid seems impressed. "I bet you would cook good food, John! Have you ever tried confit de canard? That's my favorite dish..."

Then you take all the prepared ingredients and start to add them slowly to the potion while casting some charms over it.

Roll 1d10 for brewing. I will accept the second roll.

>Gringott needs to attend to some stupid thing and will be back in a bit, sorry.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>561386

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>561386

>>561390
I bring much shame upon famiry. I go commit sudoku.

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>>561397
>I can't read
>>561393
You do that

>>561393
Don't worry sleppy. At least we didn't fail. On a side note. Gringott, how good is John's cooking?

>>561398
Rude.

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>>561400

P-panic?

So...does that mean the first roll won't count?

>>561472
Yes.

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>>561399
Hmm I don't remember if he ever cooked in his life. But I think it should be good since potion brewing is literally like cooking with magic.

>>561390
After you prepared the ingredients in a such perfect and fast way you get cocky and you start to pay less attention to the book infront of you and get caught up in chatting with Astrid more. Thankfully you realize you overcooked them a bit and take necessary precautions before its too late. You barely brew the potion. "Good thing I choose an easy one" you tell yourself feeling glad that you didnt emberass yourself.

You vial the potion and left it to cool. "And this is how you brew a boils cure potion, Astrid. What do you think?"

She geniunly seems impressed with your skills. She asks you how did you learn potions so good. You tell her it was just an interest you had even before you went to Hogwarts and you tell her your potions professor is really good too...although not many people like him.

[Potions study time added to your sheet]

Your chat is interrupted by one of your house elves. "Master Apise, a letter has come for you." He announces. You take the letter to check who is it from and you see the familiar beautiful handwriting of Anya. The letter is white with a stamp on it. The stamp reads as "from Ajara, Georgia"

Astrid asks you who is it from.

>"Just a classmate no big deal I will read later."
>"It's from one of my best friends! Let's read it!"
>"It's from someone special to me...I'll read later"
>"I don't know just a girl I suppose [Lie]"

>Sorry my thing gets delayed a bit I'll be back a bit later... I hate when stupid things come up while running.

Edit: Damn I returned now but I thought I posted this...

>>561602
>>"It's from one of my best friends! Let's read it!"

>>561602
>"It's from one of my best friends! Let's read it!"

>>561626
>>561653
You grab the letter from the elf and say "It's from one of my best friends! Let's read it! Come on!" and start opening the envelope.

"Dear John,

I hope you are doing well. I wish you and your family a merry Christmas! My father returned from Korea last week as I told you he went there to check some plane crush. Really sad business! But now we are on a holiday for this Christmas! I am writing you from a small town called Batumi. It's next to the sea and with nice mountain scenery! I am yet to meet any wizards here but I am looking for them! My parents are quite enjoying themselves! How about you? I read about the news about your aunt and I want to tell you not to worry about this things. I know how you were upset before at Hogwarts. No matter what you will always have your friends with you! Take care John!"

1/2

Who is Anya again? Is she the one which her parents are russian spies?

>>561691
Astrid also reads with you the letter but she seems a bit puzzled as she doesn't understand what does Anya refer to with the stuff about your aunt and she doesn't know where the hell is Georgia either.

Yet she doesn't say much to you. Astrid is a kind of person who keeps to herself and doesn't get involved with other people's personal lives. As long as there are no life threatening prophecies involved obviously.

>Answer Anya right away with a letter
>Don't reply now but leave it for later
>Don't reply and head to the dinning hall with Astrid
>Other

>>561711
>>Don't reply now but leave it for later
Wanna try another potion?

>>561692
She is the Muggle-born girl in Ravenclaw who is your best friend along with Glenn.

>>561711
>Other

>Don't reply now but leave it for later then head to the dinning hall with Astrid

>>561711
>Don't reply now but leave it for later
>Don't reply and head to the dinning hall with Astrid

>>561717
Oh okay.

>>561715
>>561722
>>561729

You leave replying to Anya for a later time and head downstairs with Astrid for the Christmas dinner. Your mom and dad are wearing their formal robes and house elves are running around to prepare the room and do the last adjustments. There is only one guest who has already arrived. It's your uncle and your cousin. You greet your cousin Alfred friendly and introduce him to Astrid. Alfred is a 5th grader and around same age as Astrid. They seem to hit on quite well and chat together while you leave them for a bit to welcome the guests with your mom.

After some people you don't know, finally a guest you know arrives. It's Andromeda Tonks with her daughter Nymphadora. You remember your mom was assuring Andromeda to come saying that it was really nice last year when she came and assuring her that she did not invite Narcissa and that they didn't even talk for years.

"Oh my! You are getting bigger each time I see you John!" Andromeda kisses you on the cheeks. "Of course you remember my daughter." You do. You remember the special gift Nymphadora had about being a Metamorphmagus. Nymphadora will start Hogwarts next year.

>Spend time with Astrid and Alfred
>Spend time with Nymphadora
>Stay with your mom and keep greeting people
>Sit on the table to start eating
>Stay with your dad and get to know his colleagues.
>Other

>>561764
I can neither confirm nor deny her parents occupation.

>>561771
>Spend time with Nymphadora
Play wingman for our cousin.

>>561771
>Stay with your dad and get to know his colleagues

As much as i want to spend time with cous and Astrid. We need to know the damage that news caused to our family and dad business.

>>561783
Oh you.

>>561771
>>Spend time with Nymphadora

Gringott got his beer supply ready for the night!

>>561827
Nice.

>>561788
>>561807
You spend more time with Nymphadora. She asks you some questions about Hogwarts. She seems very excited about her future. "Who is your favorite professor?" she asks.

>Professor Flitwick
>Professor Sprout
>Professor Snape
>Professor McGonagall
>Madame Hooch
>I don't really have any favorites
>Other

>>561878
>>Professor Flitwick
>>Professor Sprout
>>Professor Snape
I mean I like all three.

>>561878
> Professor Flitwick
With
> Professor Snape
Coming in a close second. Brilliant, but cold and harsh.

>>561878
>Professor Snape

>>561890
>>561901
>>561902

You get the feeling that your mom is eavesdropping to your conversation but you carry on.

"Well Professor Flitwick of course, he is the head of my house...Profesor Sprout maybe...ah and Professor Snape, he teaches my favorite class."

Tonks says her favorite class will be the Defense Against the Dark Arts. She says her dream is to become an Auror one day. You tell her you prefer potioneering and magical beasts.

Cordelia buzzes in the room happily, taking a piece of the sweets as she passes and scaring some people. One house elf is assigned to the bee to keep her away from the dinning table it seems but he fails to control the animal most of the time.

After chatting for a while Tonks tells you that she wants to go to Hufflepuff and asks you some questions on Professor Sprout. Then finally it is time for the dinner. Just when everyone is getting ready to sit down your aunt arrives. You can feel the atmosphere changed a bit in the room but everyone continues to act as they were. She hugs your mom and they sit down. Andromeda sits near the end of the table and you sit next to Astrid and your cousin.

Your cousin asks you who do you think will win the Quidditch cup this year. You say it will be Ravenclaw as they are already ahead after the crushing victory against your cousin's house, Hufflepuff. He agrees and wishes you good luck. He doesn't seem to care much about it but then asks Astrid if they have also Quidditch cups in Beauxbatons.

Across the table sits the family Healer.

>Join the conversation of Astrid and your cousin while eating
>Join the conversation of Andromeda while eating
>Join the conversation with the family Healer and ask him about how to become a Healer.
>Other

>>561961
>>Join the conversation of Andromeda while eating

>>561961
>Join the conversation with the family Healer and ask him about how to become a Healer.
Anything to become Snape's apt pupil.

>>561961
>Join the conversation of Astrid and your cousin while eating

>>561961
>Join the conversation of Astrid and your cousin while eating

>>561986
>>562010

You join the conversation of your cousin and Astrid right when they are talking about sharks. Astrid says she goes to an island in Indian Ocean to visit some distant relatives and one of her relatives can turn himself into a shark as an animagus and that he kind of become crazy and turned his back to humans and started to live full time as a shark, going as far as attacking surfers.

Your cousin asks how you guys met and Astrid tells the heroic story of you saving her from a mugger. She leaves the parts about prophecy from the story and says she came to visit for Christmas.

Suddenly your cousin laughs and tells you something as if he just remembered. "Oh by the way John, you know Mary? Mary Arthur? I heard from a girl in Hufflepuff that she likes you!" Then laughs as if it is something really entertaining to him.

Mary Arthur was a girl at your age who you met in the Book Club.

>Enthusiastically "Really? Tell me more!"
>Annoyed "I think people in Hufflepuff should gossip less."
>Sarcastic "Yeah yeah sure don't you know how many girls are in love with me?"
>Shy "I don't know who that is..." [Lie]

>>562052
>>Annoyed "I think people in Hufflepuff should gossip less."

>>562052
>Sarcastic "Yeah yeah sure don't you know how many girls are in love with me?"

>>562052
>Confused: "Really? Huh, never noticed. Truthfully, I don't know her that well; we only know each other from the Book Club."

>>562084
Yeah a nice one, should have put myself.

>>562084
Yeah supporting this one Gringot.

>>562084
Yeah, supporting this

>>562084

This one right here

>>562084
You get confused. "Really? Huh, never noticed. Truthfully, I don't know her that well; we only know each other from the Book Club."

Alfred just shurgs and says thats what he heard. "Better watch out John!" and then he laughs. You don't really get what is so funny about it but anyways.

Astrid says this kind of things don't happen Beauxbatons as usually the girls would come up to a boy and tell their feelings without the need for gossip. Alfred says he should visit France sometime and both laugh.

Meanwhile on the table your father proposes a toast for the Christmas and everyone drinks while shouting "Merry Christmas!" Cordelia seems a bit scared of the crowd and stays mostly out of sight.

1/2

>>562143
After the dinner most of the people are resting on sofas and armchairs while discussing various topics.

Your father is talking with some people about work stuff, Astrid is talking with Tonks about transfiguration spells and your cousin and your uncle seems to be getting ready to leave. Your mom is chatting with Andromeda and she seems a bit nervous.

>Try to eavesdrop your mom
>Join your father's conversation
>Say goodbyes to your uncle and cousin
>Stay with Astrid and Tonks
>Find your aunt
>Talk to the family Healer
>Get away from people and pet Cordelia

>>562155
>>Try to eavesdrop your mom

>>562155
>Find your aunt

>>562155
>Talk to the family Healer

>>562155
>>Stay with Astrid and Tonks

You lot can't make up your mind today!

>>562204
Go find our aunt.

>>562169
>>562213

You navigate around the crowd to look for your aunt. You find her next to a window watching the snowfall outside. Luisa has always resembled your mom. She has the same lean figure and dark long hair. From behind it is easy to confuse the too. But they have different eyes. "Hi aunt!" you say to her in a friendly manner. It takes a few second for her to hear you as she was in deep thinking. "Oh...hi John. How are you? How is school going?"

After the initial chit chat she says, "Thank you for your letter earlier this year. As I told you it is always best to talk face to face rather than letters. You never know who might be reading them before they reach to us. I don't trust the Ministry."

>"Umm...."
>"I am quite sure our letters are safe, aunt Luisa..."
>"I think you might be right... I don't really like them either."
>"I wanted to ask you about the recent news"
>"Why are you putting my family in danger?"
>"Why were you not talking with mom until recently?"
>"I just wanted to ask you some stuff about Hogwarts and classes..."
>Other

Wish we had a drawfag like before!

>>562261
>>"Why were you not talking with mom until recently?"
>>"I just wanted to ask you some stuff about Hogwarts and classes..."

>>562261
>>"I wanted to ask you about the recent news"
>>"Why were you not talking with mom until recently?"

>>562261
>"I wanted to ask you about the recent news"
>"Why were you not talking with mom until recently?"

>>562266
>>562299
>>562350

"Why were you not talking with mom until recently, aunt Luisa?"

You ask, hoping for a satisfying answer.

She just smiles and says it is normal between siblings to argue sometimes and then make peace. "Nothing to worry about, John. It was just some stupid things I don't even remember."

You are not very convinced but she doesn't seem to gonna give more detailed answer. "I wanted to ask you about the recent news..." you change the subject.

"This is all slander, John. I never did anything that is wrong." She says with a full confidence. "Also never forget this, your mother never did anything other than protect her family."

>"Yeah of course I already know that..
>"They say you were a Death Eater!"
>"Wait what about my mom?"
>"What should I say to Professor Hevelius?"
>"Actually I don't really think this is very important anyway..."
>Other

>>562386
>>"They say you were a Death Eater!"
>>"Wait what about my mom?"

>>562386
> Yeah, of course I already know that
And also>>562392

>>562386
>"Yeah of course I already know that..
>"What should I say to Professor Hevelius?"

>>562392
>>562412
>>562413
"Yeah of course I already know that...wait what about my mom?" you ask curiously.

"Nothing" your aunt replies. "I just meant we are all only doing what is right for our family. You must know that and that I have never did anything wrong."

Your aunt seems quite proud and she seems geniune to you. "What should I say to Professor Hevelius?" you ask. She just shrugs, "Nothing. Why do you ask this? You don't need to do anything. It is just some stupid slander... it's an attack on our family that's all. Professor wouldn't say anything either I reckon."

Then you muster your courage and ask your aunt about people calling her a Death Eater.

She gets more serious now and tells you that this is a very dangerous accusation. "You should never repeat that anywhere, John. People talk and people attack us. People are stupid. Do you think your aunt should be in prison? This is not true and you should never listen to people who say this and never repeat this."

>"Sorry... I didn't know what I was saying."
>"Okay, I will. I hope these people who attack us will shut up soon!"
>"You are right... I just want to hurt those people who try to hurt us."
>"Umm... okay... I guess..."
>Change Subject
>End conversation
>Other

>>562490
>>Change Subject
How do I tell if a girl likes me?

>>562490
>"Okay, I will. I hope these people who attack us will shut up soon!"
We will trust our aunt, for now.

>>562490
>>"Okay, I will. I hope these people who attack us will shut up soon!"
>> Mention mom and dad saying "him" might be behind the slander.

>>562550
>> Mention mom and dad saying "him" might be behind the slander.

others agree with this?

>>562583
Ehhh sure but ask who "he" is.

>>562583
I don't think we should.

>>562509
>>562550
>>562585
"Also my mom and dad said someone can be behind these attacks. They said "he" but I don't know who...do you know?" you ask to your aunt. She seems a bit surprised but then just smiled. "I think you shouldn't worry about these kind of stuff, John. I am sure they meant some newspaper man."

Reluctantly you agree and say "Okay... I hope these people who attack us will shut up soon..."

>>562496
"Oh and aunt Luisa...how do I tell if a girl likes me?"

Luisa genuienly laughs this time. "Well...well... there are many signs. But...why do you ask? Is there someone you think that likes you?"

>Yeah I think one of the girls from Ravenclaw likes me. So tell me what should I do?
>Alfred told me a girl from Hufflepuff likes me but I don't understand why...
>I think I like a girl and I want to see if they like me too...
>No reason... I was just wondering...

>>562637
>Alfred told me a girl from Hufflepuff likes me but I don't understand why...

>>562637
>Alfred told me a girl from Hufflepuff likes me but I don't understand why...

You had to check if we wanted to ask about this mystery guy but you went ahead with the girl question ?

>>562637
> Other
"I have two girls that I think like me. What I do?"

>>562637
>Alfred told me a girl from Hufflepuff likes me but I don't understand why...

And there might be another one, I just don't know how to tell

>>562685
Girl question doesn't have the same amount of seriousness as the other one.

>>562637
>>Yeah I think one of the girls from Ravenclaw likes me. So tell me what should I do?
>>Alfred told me a girl from Hufflepuff likes me but I don't understand why...
And I think there's a Slytherin girl as well.

>>562692
>>562706
>>562727
OOC: Which girls you are thinking of?

>>562797
Anya, Mary and Rachel? I think the Slytherin is called.

>>562837

Those are the ones I was thinking too

>>562692
>>562706
>>562727

"I think there are two girls that I think like me. One from Ravenclaw and one Alfred told me about from Hufflepuff... What do I do?"

Your Aunt smiles and pulls you closer to her and starts talking in a mischeavious way. "Look John, first thing you should do is being respectful. You should always be a gentleman. Girls like polite and respectful boys. Second you should never bore them with too much attention. You must always be there for them but also away at the same time. You understand it right?"

"Ummm...."

"Good! Also you can give her a gift. Something she likes. So you show her that you are a thoughtful boy! But you will never let any girl make you lose your focus on your classes right? Good boy!"

1/2

>>562900
I think i like our aunt.

>>562900

After your talk with your aunt she says she is getting tired and going to leave early.

Meanwhile some of the guests have left, a few of them got drunk and your father seems tired too.

After your cousin and uncle leaves Astrid tells you Alfred was a nice guy but kind of talks too much.

Andromeda and Tonks stay a bit more and chat with your mom before leaving. Your mom gives Andromeda something wrapped looks like a gift or something and they hug.

Cordelia happily devours left overs from the desserts around the room and you also feel like you are tired. Astrid tells you she will leave tomorrow evening as she needs to be back in France before the classes starts. After that you will still have a little bit time before Hogwarts.

You say your good nights and return to your room. You take the letter from your table and think about writing a reply before going to sleep.

What would you like to include in your letter to Anya?

>Include the recent stuff you learned about your aunt's story
>Include Astrid and the divinations
>Include Mary's supposed interest of you
>Ask her about what did she study during the holidays
>Ask her about her travels
>Other

>>562982
>>Ask her about what did she study during the holidays
>>Ask her about her travels

>>562982
>Ask her about what did she study during the holidays
>Ask her about her travels

We can cover everything else once we're back at school

>>562982
>Ask her about what did she study during the holidays
>Ask her about her travels

>>562993
>>563005
>>563021

You write Anya, preparing your parchment and quill and thinking of white to write for sometime and then asking her about her travels and what did she study during the holidays.

You hear some kind of grinding sound coming from outside of your door. Followed by a loud knock on a wall in the corridor. Then you hear a kind of snarling sound.

>What would you like to do?

>>563131
>draw wand

>>563131
Draw wand. Call a house Elf to wake parents.

>>563131

Draw wand, call house elf, check it out

>>563131
>check it out

>>563138
>>563165
>>563189
>>563199

You draw your wand and call for an House Elf. Yet nothing happens. You try again. No answer no summoning, nothing. Strange.

You decide to check it out. You open your door. The manor is dark with only moonlight reflecting on the snow illuminating inside. You hear the snarling sound again. Not like an animal but more uncanny. It comes from the stairs. You can't decide up or down.

>Walk towards the stairs
>Go back to your room
>Cast Lumos
>Other

>>563239
>Cast Lumos

Always good to see first

>>563239
>>Walk towards the stairs

>>563239
Great aunty is a werewolf.

>>563239
>Cast Lumos

>>563275
>Cast Lumos
Damn it phone don't delete vote!

>>563239
>Cast Lumos

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>>563262
>>563278
>>563281

Just as you cast Lumos a small luminous halo appears at the tip of your wand. You see a dark figure on the wall, you direct your wand and see that it's flying. You think it's Cordelia. The snarling continues to grow.

The dark figure flies closer. You see it now. It is not Cordelia. It's a big bloody bat.

>Run back to your room
>Cast an attacking spell from your spellbook (which one?)
>Throw something to it
>Try to grab it
>Shout for help
>Other

>>563344
> Other
Punch it in the face
Surely you are not scared of a small animal

>>563344
>>Try to grab it

>>563344
Verdimilous it's face

>>563391
Seconding, verdimillous. Grabbing it is going to get us bit.

>>563391
THis.

>>563391
>>563410
>>563460
Roll 1d10 First Roll

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>563478

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>563478

>>563506

Well that makes me feel a little better, the 4 was meant to be

>>563506
You raise your wand and cast Verdimillious. Green sparks shoot from your wand but the creature is too fast and agile. It starts to lower very fast and flies directly to your face. Some sparks hit it but it doesn't look like effected at all. The bat hits you on your chest and you fall on your back. It is on on your chest and you can feel its breath almost on your face. "Have you missed me Master Apise?" It asks, you instantly recognize the voice of your old DADA professor.

>Try to crawl away
>Try to talk with her, delaying her
>Try to cast another spell
>Shout for help
>Other

>>563606
>>Shout for help

>>563606
>Shout for help
>Try to crawl away

>>563606
>Try to crawl away
>Try to talk with her, delaying her

>>563606
>>Other
Grab the thing, it's just a bat for now.

>>563606
>Try to talk with her, delaying her
"You can't be here! You're in Azkaban!"
>Try to cast another spell
Expelliarmus

>>563617
>>563647
>>563650
>>563682

You shout for help but thanks to your fall you feel like you don't have much it in you to make a loud sound. The bat keeps crawling to your face and you can feel the tips of its claws biting in you. You try to crawl away but it is surprisingly strong and doesn't let you. You try to grab it to keep it off.

Roll 1d10 Second Roll

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>563723

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>563723
Hoy. Well, nobody cares if we accidentally killed a bat..

>>563758
>>563704
You managed to grab it right before it was about to bite you in the face. You can smell it's breath and see it's sharp teeth.

"You can't be here! You're in Azkaban!" you shout trying to keep it away.

"You can't imprison Death, Master Apise!"

The bat comes closer and closer, you feel pain as it's claws dig into your skin.

1/2

>>563834
The bat's face starts to change. Resembling half human half bat with very sharp teeth now.

"You will die now, Master Apise!"

Everything goes black.

"Master Apise!"

"You will be late now Master Apise!"

"Wake up!"

You jump on your bed with the letter you wrote to Anya on your chest. A house elf is looking at you next to your bed. "Master Apise! Good morning sir! Your mother ordered me to wake you up and..."

Your heart is still racing. You feel an extreme amount of relief.

...but this dream will haunt you for days to come. You are certain of it.

>>563861
Haha, where's our DADA book?

>I think this was a nice run to reestablish the main plot of the second year and experiment with the new board. I think I might run again this week so check the twitter account @JVApiseQuest Thank you all for joining the resurrected quest and making it fun. I need to end this here now.

>Next thread: we will return to Hogwarts, Ravenclaw-Slytherin Quidditch match, probably Duelling or Book club and more!

>Lurking a little bit more before falling to sleep to answer questions.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html

Thread archived!

>>563884
Same thread or ya gonna make a new one? I mean this one will probably still be here.

>>563966
I don't know when I will run exactly but if the thread is still here I guess I will continue from here. We'll see.

>>563985
Thanks, Gringott!

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Of course the one time I venture to check out quest threads I find a HP RPG going on.

Welp, time to read up on previous threads to get to the feel of this one and join the fray.

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>>570297
It's just too bad there's no Blue Ribbon of Ravenclaw.
Though I think John's mom was the Green Lightning of Slytherin.

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huh since the thread is still here I guess I can continue running from here. not sure if I can today though. need to open some wine first!

>>570297
I hope you will like the stuff you read. the first thread is kind of character creation so you may skip it. it introduces Anya I think though...

>>570378
>asking to jump the character creation.

Most of the fun was in creating the MC. But that is just me.

>>570297
You won't regret anon. Apise is the best and most responsible kid ever.

>>571232
yeah it was quite fun actually true.

I cant imagine how this quest would have gone if they have chosen one of the other two families.

so this thread is auto sage now? I guess I will start a new one for the next thread then. not today though.

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>>571263
>>570378

About halfway through now, no regrets.

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>>571332
Oh Millie, if only we could have seen you become the beater I know you could have become.