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.
Catherine Lloyd (Mum, witch; Magical Rancher) Angus Lloyd (Dad, muggle; Shepherd) Finn Lloyd (older brother (5 years apart), wizard; works on the family farm, known for girlfriend issues) Michael Lloyd (Grandpa, muggle; learned chess from him and detective stories)
Friends:
Joshua Twiggs (best friend since 1st year, reliable and fun to have around, knows how to light the mood with jokes) Caine Hawke (other best aka HurriCaine friend, together with Joshua a rather wild, but fun duo; is also loyal) Sophia Rhynhart (fresh friendship, met during Gobstones, humorous, similar to J&C, enjoyed talking with her, weird hair which can change colours)
Friendly:
Slytherin (Sinead) (friendly classmate, rather quiet, seems shy but cute, friends of Caine, could be friend material as well) William Doren (classmate, friendly, kind & helpful, though his style of conversation is a bit weird, wants to find out about more about him) MJ Birdwhistle (Quidditch teammate, easy to talk to, cute) Jonathan King (Quidditch teammate, funny and energetic) Kody Ashworth (Quidditch rival, fun and energetic boy, no sore loser)
Acquaintances:
Samuel Twiggs (Josh's twin, though Amber can easily distinguish them, fellow Ravenclaw) Arthur Hocking (friendly classmate, same House as Josh and Caine) Oscar Tinkle (friendly classmate, same House as Josh and Caine, kind, teasable) Reena Ashworth (classmate, neutral feelings) Gryffindor (male classmate, introduced as Caine's friend during Founder's Ball, stole Caine's scarf) Ravenclaw (male classmate, chess partner)
Kamari Sagemore (daughter of famous toymakers, kind, successfully introduced Josh to her regarding his jewellery)
Martha Twiggs (Josh's older sister, met her during Gobstones, kind, enjoyed talking with her) Jaxen Ashworth (met him shortly on the train) Jody Primrose (talked with her about Quidditch during dinner, has fear of heights but loves Quiddy)
Lindsey Bryce (friendly classmate, friends with Sinead and Benji?)
Disliked:
Slytherin (classmate, blond boy, was crush of Caine and dumped him, Amber dislikes him now, still has Caine's scarf)
Goals - later having a career with magical creatures/animals (find something specific!) - get into the NEWT classes needed for this career - getting a pet at Hogwarts (too bad no sheep are allowed) - have a deeper bond with Cosmo, show him Hogwarts - deep down getting on the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team - learning more about plants - having fun at Hogwarts despite OWLs - petting a dragon - train to get over the fear of fire (or at least be able to handle it without freezing up or needing help)
Outfits
- hair: mostly braided pigtails, for Quidditch pigtails are done up in two buns - Usual: pants, comfortable clothes (often made out of wool from sheep of her family farm) - accessories often seen on her: carnelian ear studs, Hufflepuff scarf from Josh, Ravenclaw beanie, gloves - Uniform
Her floor-length dress draped gracefully, with the lower layer of the skirt in a rich royal blue. Above, the fabric featured delicate embroidered ornaments in a lighter shade of blue for an elegant contrast. A waist belt emphasized her figure, adorned with a type of white water lily. The flared sleeves were in such a pale shade of blue that they almost appeared white.
She had paired it with dark blie ballet flats and her Carnelian ear studs. Her mid-back length hair is done in open waves with a waterfall braid and a white water lily to adorn it.
Last Edit: Apr 12, 2024 2:36:49 GMT 10 by Amber Lloyd
- On the Platform (Pre-Boarding): said goodbye to parents, got the promise they would keep Brownie, the sheep, save - Middle Compartment - B: train ride with Joshua, Kwame, Lindsey, Sinead, Arthur; Joshua telling about key chains - Station to castle: horse-less carriage ride with Joshua - Welcome Feast: internally planning to get flying lessons and maybe join frog choir next year
- Breakfast: getting excited about COMC, talking to Joshua about dragon sightings, hoping to one day pet one (without burning oneself)
- COMC Class: had her soul read by a Snarlpog, elaborately petted him
- Pot Please: started Herbology Kit together with Joshua, met Kody at Hagrids
- A Desire to Garden: finished Herbology Kit with Joshua and Kody through learning the Water-Making-Charm from Professor Sprout; Joshua mentioned his new work (earrings and bracelets)
- Morning Gardening: planted her newly aquired blue seed together with Joshua
- Into the Snake‘s Den: started the Potions Kit together with Joshua through visiting Snape (which is always an unpleasant thing to do), now needs to find 5 ingredients
- Lovely Smell of Food: visited with Joshua the Kitchen for Tarrow, met there Kwame and Caine
- CHARMS Class: talking about Quidditch, learning the spell finite incantatem via traps (rain, dancing and cold (used dragon & phoenix as image)), Caine was accomodating - In the Common Room: getting Blessed Sage together with Kwame, planned to get the remaining ingredients together - Gathering in the Courtyard: started the search for Silkmoss, learned that Kwame needs a push to go outside, got scared by Joshua and Caine (tickle revenge was sadly not fruitful), got one Silkmoss, rest was made useless (reminder: no accio!) - A new Hunting Ground: starting the search for more ingredients with being lazy in the grass, getting a pair of carnelian earrings from Joshua as an (advertising?) present, snitched some Jippie Seeds from egoistic crows - Dinner: short meltdown prior to Tryouts, had a short talk with Kwame - Quidditch Tryouts: wrote down Seeker as priority, was tested for it and actually caught the Snitch! was happy that Caine & Joshua also made it into their team
- Breakfast: tired after not getting enough sleep over Quidditch, gave MJ apple juice, read article about Ashworths and Dementors - DADA Class: learned shield charm protego, got hit by a crystal ball and was thrown onto the floor, talked to Oscar - Fun with Gobstones: played Gobstones against Sophia, befriended her, Amber won barely the game (while the first rolles were all 1s) - HERBOLOGY Class: tried to cheer up Caine, teasing with Oscar, learned about Sporlim (has important potion ingredient + dangerous spores), accident with Caine, both full of ooze afterwards - Afternoon Gardening: short gardening session - harvesting Moonurk berries, planting yellow seeds - Survival trip into the Dungeons: survived cleaning session with Snape, got cauldron + permission for student laboratory - Stone Run: helped cleaning the lake via mineral stones, revealed the Giant Squid (so beautiful!) - Get Ready to Roll!: played Gobstons against Martha, Josh's sister, talked about him and pranks, getting advice, Amber lost the "reverse" game - Daily Creature Intake: visited the Sandpit, made the acquaintance of a gold-patched Niffler, got a silver key - A Silver Challenge: solved the puzzle of a silver chest ("Even monkeys fall from trees")
- Breakfast: Caine (wearing Slytherin scarf) confessed having a crush on Benji, cancels Hogsmeade plans with Amber and Josh, Amber ist just happy for him - POTIONS Class: Joshua reacted badly to the change of Hogsmeade plans, brewing Sinemente Draught in class, dared to ask Snape a question, they got an assignment, Josh challenges Snape at the end - Warming up with Butterbeer: plans to follow Caine & Benji in secret failed (while wearing scarf and beanie from the other as a disguise), Josh & Amber sat down in the Three Broomsticks, trying out the new Butterbeer, talking about Gobstones with Martha, Billie the slingshot, Josh's dad getting hurt, Benji & Caine join them, former leaves suddenly, Caine explains the predicament with the Shrieking Shack and Auror, Amber gives relationship advice (she got through her brother) - Wandering Badger: promised baking Speculoos some day, meeting Sophia on their way, talked about Quidditch - EVENT Treasure Dig: Amber dug up a muggle chess set, dragon key chain, puzzle book, split up with Joshua during it - The Second Sandpit: visiting the Nifflers, was part of a Niffler initiation, getting a bronze key - Gathering Thoughts: collecting Fluxygrass, thoughts about Josh's situation throughout the ordeal, tried to remember a landmark of a knobby tree and a big stone for a god patch of grass - Find the Beetle: catches a Beetle, gets a bit roughed up through falling on her hands - Between Shadow and Light: collecting Honey after ther last dig, climbing up a tree, using Aguamenti to repell bees, but therefore the tree gets wet and Amber falls down, bruising up her arm - Treatment required: appearing quite unusually alone at the Hospital Wing, let her arm be treated with a weird, acrid substance - Afternoon Gardening: harvesting one pot, planting five new ones - Facing the Consequences: went to the Owlery to gather feathers, met Benji, got apology from him, 'warns' him to treat Caine nice, talk about Quidditch - Dinner: fancy Halloween dinner, with bats and ghosts, talking to Kwame about the dig and promising him to teach chess - Evening Chess Lesson: with Kwame in the common room, talking about Caine, Quidditch & Potions, their friendship grew
- Breakfast: short convo with J&C about the upcoming Match and Josh's dad - Match 1 - Svs.G: watched the match with her friends on a rainy day, Amber tripped and got wet mostly because of Josh, a lot of teasing and some other weird interactions between them (Amber can't really place them), Slytherin wins the close match - Dinner: preparing notes for Qudditch, Quidditch convo with MJ and then Jody
- Breakfast: convo with J&C, Caine had bruises from last night(?!), got letter from her parents to stay at Hogwarts over Christmas, got a box full speculoos as well, promises Joshua to duel in the afternoon - TRANSFIGURATION Class: Josh walks into door and gets a cookie, learnt the mending charm via a puzzle, friend group is torn apart during class, Amber has to stand near William, they help each other with the task at hand - Quidditch Practise - Morning Gardening: Harvesting 2x berries, 1x Eglower - Frog Hunting: collects Frogspawn, meets up with Joshua there by accident while face-planting into mud, is 'officially' allowed to wear his scarf, they went on to Charms extra-C - Confronting Fire: confronted with Josh 8 burning Fire-Belly Geckos, though J had to help her to get out of her shock, challenge was succesfull and Amber made a new Fire-Belly Gecko friend via belly scratches, Amber is determined to get over her fear of fire (with help from Joshua ) - Where Art and Magic Converge: painting with Joshua, interrupted through a DRAGON! visit at Hogwarts, they end up both with paintings of sheep (Joshua's with a seeker sheep, Amber's with sheep hopping over a fence) - Double Delivery: J&A deliver the paintings to Rivera, little talk about dragon - HISTORY OF MAGIC Class: learnt about Werewolf Code of Conduct - Friendly Fire: duel between Amber and Joshua, gives him a lot of speculoo, then duels William (close matches) and Kody (crushed him) - Dinner: quiet dinner due to exhaustion from the day, ponders over Founder's Frivolity and Quiddy - Founder's Frivolity: gets roped in to go there because of dormmates, surprised by arriving Joshua, dances with him
- Match 2 - Rvs.H: first match for Amber, developes a cheer for her team, manages to make a cool team assist by raising towards Sophia, ending up in a goal for Ravenclaw, catches later the Snitch after a fierce battle against Caine
- Breakfast: talk with J&C, learning about J's family winning a prize, C gotten dumped by his boyfriend, getting her dress robes from her parents, getting a letter from the Headmaster - A Summoned bird: follows the summon to Headmaster Rickard, gets the role Quidditch Captain proposed, happily accepts - Morning Gardening: plants 5 things: 3x purple seeds, 1x red seeds, 1x mystery seeds - Flying Refresher: goes there to meet up with friends and wants to show them her new badge, gets ignored, advertises Joshua's ear studs to a Sagemore, Joe recognises her badge, Kody and (finally!) her friends as well, tries the Academy Course on a Thunderstrike, flys the best time (2:01:00) though only 10s difference to Joe, talks to MJ about Captaincy - A Business Discussion: introduces Joshua to Kamari Sagemore regarding his Jewelleries, is super excited for him, discussion went well, gives him a hug - Remedial Potions: practised Potions brewing after celebrating with her friends - Founder's Ball: wears a blue dress (which she hates and loves simultaneously), is baffled by the stunning and dashing appearances of Caine and Joshua, eats stuff with Josh, later dances with her friends with glowing wand toy, gets voted as Heir of the Ball for Ravenclaw and gets a crown with blue gems
- Breakfast: nice talk with MJ and Caine, gets a letter from her parents promising her a broom upgrade, searches for a Head Hog - Like Searching in a Haystack: starts her search for Zack Mercer at the Grand Staircase, meets a horrible 'singing' minstrel in a painting, guiding her to the Corridor of Maps, where Amber meets Zack (apparently got caught in a trap); Zack shows her the fancy Prefect Room and answers all her questions - Christmas Shopping: gets her broom upgrade, meets Sinead, together they go into Honeydukes to buy sweets, talk about sweets and potions - Dinner: talk with MJ about the Forbidden Forest, brooms and upcoming Quidditch match - The Night before Christmas: talk with MJ in the Ravenclaw Common Room, while MJ read a book and Amber tried crocheting presents for her friends
- Breakfast: Quick breakfast because tired from last night, scimming the Daily Prophet before heading out - Secret Forest Venture: Met up with Caine, he told her about his scarf and smooch incident; entered together the Forbidden Forest and harvested Higgus Spores (sea of slime!); cause Amber was all slimy and cold afterwards, Caine gave her his coat - Morning Gardening: harvested Furpods (great Snitch training!),a Fyire (perhaps good for fire training?) and a mystery plant (bubbles and sound sensitivity) - Oh, Pumpkins!: taking care of the pumpkin patch with Caine, talk about ban from Hogsmeade from Caine and him taking things more seriously, brooms and Quidditch; Amber trained her water charm and fought slimy snails/slugs; Ambet gets the 'Slime Queen' title - Collecting the Goods: ingredient gathering at the Savannah, collecting Algae in the lake (while a frog jumped right into her face) and Mud Toadstool, ending up all mucky - Nature's Bounty: ingredient gathering at the Forest Path, Sap from a tree and two times climbing trees for honey (ending up with sticky fingers...) - Gathering like Clockwork: ingredient gathering at the Clock Tower Courtyard, catching three beetles in the snow - Unlocking an Adventure!: the first skill room is about throwing elemental orbs (Amber wins and was lucky not to get hit by a fire orb), second skill room was about diving deep into a pond and get a stone (yes, she was getting wet again and won), the third one was about picking cards and getting a curse (the fire one was really bad for her in the beginning, but the punishment in the end was the worst of it all) - A Riddle for Recuperation: to wind down, Amber tries to solve a silver chest riddle, succeeds ("Bitter potions may have blessed effects") - Searching in the Waters: ingredient gathering at the Boathouse, collects three Mercy's Lace in the lake (while taking another swim and getting bitten by a fish), she then has enough of the whole day - Toss it!: meets Caine by accident and gets invited to a snowball fight, tries to recruit other Ravenclaws for joining her friend at the Training Grounds,