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 Jan 19, 2020 5:43:06 GMT 10
Grace hadn't been totally sure of the directions when she had looked at the note. After all, she had thought she had heard them differently, talking about the Vacant Corridor. Still, when she had checked it last this was where it had said to go, so into the dungeons Grace went, wondering briefly what the third corner meant and if Gerald had already went. She would've gone immediately if she hadn't had tryouts, and she expected him to do the same.
She searched the third corner, fully expecting some magic door to appear in front of her. Or maybe a reflection of herself would try to duel her. Either would be fun, but she was curious mostly about how it moved from place to place. Then again, it was magical.
It took a bit of wandering, as if the Room of Mirrors waited for her to step in a very specific spot of the corridor around that corner. And once she did, a door-sized mirror appeared on the wall. There was no door handle or any instructions to give her a clue on how to enter, so Grace would just have to try a few things until something worked. Simply approaching it or making her reflection move wouldn't achieve anything.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Jan 23, 2020 7:00:32 GMT 10
Grace gasped as the Room's door appeared to her. At least, she hoped it was the room's door. She hadn't seen many magically appearing doors around Hogwarts, not yet. She waved at her reflection with a smile, then pulled out her wand. "Lumos!" she said firmly, having recently learned the spell. She looked around the edges of the mirror to see if there was a clue there.
There was nothing to indicate what she should do; no markings, instructions, or any sort of indentation. If it weren't for its magical appearance and suspiciously door-shaped frame, it otherwise seemed to be any ordinary mirror. Though the reflective glass briefly rippled when the light of her spell shone against its surface.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Jan 24, 2020 21:57:40 GMT 10
Grace gasped when the surface of the mirror rippled. She held her wand closer to the surface, so close that it was touching the mirror. What was that? Muggle mirrors didn't ripple, well, not unless they were the funhouse ones. She was almost certain that this wasn't the same type of mirror as there was in a funhouse, though. She looked closer, knocking on the mirror with her hand and waving the light around. Knocking, after all, it was a door.
When she moved her fist to knock on the glass, there was some resistance from the surface then her hand could sink through it - her wrist as well. Once Grace stepped through and into the room, the mirror would fade from the outside wall so no one else could stumble upon it.
The large room was lit by torches and otherwise empty, except for a door at the other side. Not far into the room, the floor stopped being typical Hogwarts stone and instead was made of strange yet big squares. There was a significance to them, though their meaning wasn't clear until she noticed writing at her feet that gave a brief explanation of how to proceed.
Choose your steps carefully to make your way across the room. One wrong step, and it's over. Every safe square is connected to the next, either diagonally or directly in front of it. There is only one safe square per row. The choice is yours.
X = Danger - GAME OVER X = Caution. Is adjacent (not diagonal) to a safe path. X = Safe.
Note:Squares are not numbered in RP - it's just so mods know which one you've picked, so be sure to mention something like "she stepped on the 4th one".
Post by Grace Babineaux on Jan 26, 2020 0:23:07 GMT 10
Grace tumbled in surprise through the mirror, but quickly righted herself and managed to stay up. She quickly read the writing, and decided that she might as well just step forwards onto the 4th square, since she didn't have any other clues about the squares. The door just seemed so close.
When Grace stepped into the square, it changed colour to signify her level of danger or safety. There was some sort of magical field keeping her on that square, making it clear that she'd only get to stand on one per row. Now she had to make her next choice, and hope she didn't get any dangerous ones.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Jan 26, 2020 13:16:07 GMT 10
Grace looked at the square. If it was adjacent to a safe square, she thought, and not diagonal, did that mean she should step forward or to the side? She considered this briefly before deciding that she wanted to get to the other side, and so took a step directly forward onto the 4th square, hoping that whatever danger there was wouldn't affect her, or in the very least that it wouldn't effect her too badly.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Jan 26, 2020 13:29:57 GMT 10
Grace let out a breath of relief as she noticed the square turning color, indicating that it was safe. She wished now that it would let her know more about the ones in front of her, but she couldn't afford to be picky. Three options would have to be good enough, 3, 4, or 5. She thought about it, and then decided that the fifth square looked nice enough, so she stepped on the 5th square.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Jan 26, 2020 14:01:42 GMT 10
The square didn't explode, so that was nice. There must be a safe square, Grace realized as she looked at the one she stepped on, somewhere around here. If this one was adjacent, that meant the safe one was the last one's number four, she thought. Lucky that this one wasn't dangerous. She hoped that she would continue to be safe as she stepped diagonally onto the 4th square. She wasn't the best at puzzles.
Post by Grace Babineaux on Jan 26, 2020 14:27:22 GMT 10
Grace cheered for herself as the square turned grey but quickly stopped, realizing she might accidentally set foot on a dangerous square. She thought about it, but wasn't sure if any of these squares would be the right one. She was beginning to overthink everything, and in the end decided to take the step forwards onto the 4th square.
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