An active, character-driven Hogwarts experience set in the early 2000s. Unique items, plots, and features. Non-canon; this isn't Harry Potter's story, it's ours.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Aug 6, 2019 10:23:24 GMT 10
It was too bad that Ryan hadn't wanted to come to the boathouse, but Grace was fine with that, so long as she and Gerald were able to find some ingredients. She had made sure to hold a careful hand over her bag so the spider-jar didn't break. The boathouse wasn't that scary, and after all, it was the afternoon, still light outside. "Did you know we could find blue spiders here, too?" she said to Gerald, reading her scroll. "Ugh, I don't think I want to cut a fish eye out. But red spider eggs seem like a good idea. Or this 'mercy's lace' plant."
Grace thought there were a few ingredients in the Savannah as well. Two or three, she thought, off the top of her head. If she just found the red spider eggs, that might be enough. But she wanted to make sure Gerald got his five ingredients, too. "I'm gonna look for red spider eggs. Says here they can be found in old cobwebs."
He shook his head. Until now, he had thought all the ingredients would have been found in the one room, instead of this scavenger hunt. "Maybe the Spiders are everywhere?"
Maybe it was best that Ryan wasn't here. Gerald didn't want to keep him up all night. As Grace announced what she was looking for, Gerald pondered. "Uh, I'll look for any of those things too?" He wasn't sure how easy it was to find some of the stuff, so he was going to look for as much as he could.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Aug 6, 2019 15:19:41 GMT 10
Grace shrugged. Maybe they were and the two places listed on the scrolls were where they were easier to find. She liked traveling around the castle and its grounds, since she wasn't too familiar with it and there was a lot of stuff for her to learn. She thought she might as well learn it now when she was a first year, rather than look like an idiot in her later years when someone asked her if she knew where something was. She continued to search, prioritizing spider eggs.
It didn't take Grace long to spot some old cobwebs in a corner of the boathouse. With a bit more searching, there were notably two pink sacs - which she could either take both for herself, or share the find with Gerald. They were a little out of reach, but nothing a bit of jumping or a stool couldn't fix.
The sacs were tough and would take considerable effort for a first year to tear open with their hands to obtain the spider eggs inside.
Meanwhile, if Gerald's search led him a little closer to the water, he'd notice some Mercy's Lace growing on the side of the stone wall. It was submerged under water, and might take some careful effort to reach it without going for a swim, but it was achievable. There was just enough for one ingredient and it was in good condition.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Aug 7, 2019 4:46:28 GMT 10
What a score! Grace was glad to have found the spider-egg sacs, and two of them. "Aha!" she called out. Now to collect some. They looked out of her reach, so she had to find something to stand on. She looked around. This was the boathouse, right? There had to be some boats around. And they would be perfect stepping stools. "Gerald, there's a sac up here for you, too, if you want it." Grace started to attempt to crack open the first of the sacs, thinking she would just put the spider eggs in one of the pockets of her bag.
Gerald had beeen wandering further towards the water. Maybe something was there, and there was. Mercy's Lace, that weird Mushroom thing, was under the water. The question was how to get it. He didn't want to take a swim, though it seemed like the best option.
Hearing Grace, he looked over towards her. "You found a Sac?"
Stepping away, he went to get the other Sac. It would be easier than swimming, and using the stool Grace had made, took the other Sac, and tried to open it. "Um, there's also Mercy's Lace down there" He pointed.
It took some effort, but both Grace and Gerald were able to rip open their sacs to obtain the spider eggs. There didn't appear to be any more around. Though there was a silvery web in a high corner, it seemed unoccupied.
There was only the Mercy's Lace. If either wanted it, they had to reach pretty far under the water to grab it - doable, but not easy. Unless they took the risk of going for a swim, yet as first years they didn't know any useful spells yet to help out or dry them off afterwards.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Aug 8, 2019 4:16:25 GMT 10
"Awesome!" Grace said as she successfully collected the spider eggs, and put them in one of the pockets on her bag. She was satisfied with having them, but she heard about the Mercy's Lace. Grace looked in her scroll, knowing they'd be meeting Ryan in the Savannah. There were at least three things she could get there, if she looked hard enough. But as far as Grace knew, Gerald only had one ingredient.
"Do you wanna grab the Mercy's Lace, or should we go meet Ryan in the Savannah?" she asked him, "I think we should start heading out. The boats would make it a short ride."
Putting his eggs in his bag, he shook his head. He wasn't sure how easy it would be to grab, and if it was dangerous, he'd prefer to be more prepared for it. "The Lace will still be there later. Let's go to Ryan"
He didn't know if they could use the Boats, but maybe it would help. "You lead the way"
There was a boat already on the water nearby, though secured and under shelter. It would be easy enough for the two first years to get in, with plenty of room to sit.
However, there were no oars and a good look around would make it more likely that the boats only moved with magic. They didn't have any further information on what sort of magic would be needed to make them move, and the boats themselves did not budge at all. It could be quite a challenge to figure out.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Aug 8, 2019 22:48:08 GMT 10
"How could this be a boathouse without any oars?" Grace said, frustrated. She tried to remember how they moved when they were going to Hogwarts for the first time. She wasn't sure if they had oars then, or maybe someone cast a spell. "Maybe they're magic? Ugh, but we don't know the spell!" she crossed her arms and began to pace around the boathouse, eventually coming to a decision.
"What if we sit in it and tell it where to go? That might do something. And if that doesn't work, I guess we'll have to walk, unless you're hiding an oar somewhere." Grace frowned, beginning to enact the plan by sitting in the boat, and yelling 'Savannah!"
The boat did not budge in the slightest. Nothing at all happened. While it seemed she was on the right track to thinking there was a magical element to making it move, whatever that was didn't appear to be working so far. She needed more information or instruction than what she was doing. Though it was worth giving it a try, Grace's efforts so far were in vain.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Aug 8, 2019 23:16:49 GMT 10
Grace frowned, looking at Gerald. "It isn't working." She sighed, "Maybe we should just walk over. We can't do this! We're just first years." she crossed her arms and got out of the boat. "I wish it was as easy as saying something like 'boat, take us to the Savannah!" she paced around a little more before she began wondering how long it would take to get there on foot, and if they would have time to get back before it started getting dark.
"Might be better to walk?" He shrugged. "It wouldn't be that far?"
Honestly, he had no issue with walking. sure, he might be a first year, but he still had legs. The boats would have been easier, but what it they had fallen out?
Post by Grace Babineaux on Aug 10, 2019 4:54:05 GMT 10
"Sure." Grace said, shrugging her shoulders. She hoped they would have more luck finding stuff in the Savannah. She started her walk out of the boathouse. She might even get all the ingredients she needed, if she was lucky enough to find them. Maybe Ryan had already found some things.
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