John H. Watson (
3houseswatson) wrote in
sortinghat_rp2013-03-30 11:12 pm
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06 [evening of March 30th]
Thank God the egg hunt thing is over with. Don't get me wrong. It looked like everyone who was participating was having a lot of fun... when they managed to stay the right shape, size, and species... but I just couldn't get anywhere near those things. After everything that happened with the snakes last month, I think I might still have some latent egg-related trauma. If someone told me I turn beet red or get the thousand-yard stare when big plates of boiled eggs are served at mealtimes, I probably wouldn't be surprised.
It all worked out for the best in the end, though. Avoiding the hunt gave me lots of time to study and practice Apparition. With any luck, I won't be splinching myself when the Trace gets lifted from me tomorrow. Easter just had to fall on my birthday this year, didn't it?
It all worked out for the best in the end, though. Avoiding the hunt gave me lots of time to study and practice Apparition. With any luck, I won't be splinching myself when the Trace gets lifted from me tomorrow. Easter just had to fall on my birthday this year, didn't it?

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And don't you sound urgent. Give me about five minutes. Oh, and just so I'll be aware, how much trouble could whatever you've got planned get us in? On a scale of 1 to expelled with extreme prejudice.
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I'll see you in five minutes.
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He beamed at John's arrival.]
Ready, are we? Good. Follow me and leave all magic using to me as well, understand?
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Yeah, I'm ready. And don't worry about that; I'm not about to risk getting caught by the Trace just a few hours before it gets lifted. It'd be like in the movies, when a cop gets shot the day before retirement.
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[Sherlock checked that the coast was clear and took off into the courtyard towards the Whomping Willow. He enchanted it to freeze and allow himself to leap onto the hole that was the secret passage Tony had shown him. He waited for John to follow, no explanation given or probably needed, waiting with his wand tip lit to light their way down the dirt corridor.]
Still good?
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This is what you mentioned a while back, isn't it? The trick to getting into the Shrieking Shack.
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Well done. The entrance is certainly well hidden, wouldn't you agree? The Whomping Willow is the only defense, though. It's nothing but smooth sailing from here on out. We'll be within the Shrieking Shack in a matter of minutes.
[He tugged John's sleeve to follow and headed down the passage by the light of his wand. This reminded him of his own birthday, John and himself walking down the old passageways linking the house proper to the more improper dwellings. He rather liked the birthday symmetry.]
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This is brilliant. I never would have guessed in a million years that the shack was connected to the castle. I wonder if there's a reason for it.
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[He lead the way to the building, holding the door open for John as they finally reached the shack.]
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I suppose you're right. Hell, maybe they're somehow the ones that make all the noise this place is famous for. I mean, it doesn't really feel haunted. Like when there are ghosts around back at the castle; you can usually feel them in the atmosphere.
I still don't see how they'd get in here, but if I was a dog dead set on getting out of the Scotland damp, I'd probably make figuring that out priority one.
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[Sherlock went to the boarded up windows, peeking out at the town outside.]
It is nearly Easter but I don't think they'll be expecting runaway students and more than normal.
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[John moved over and joined him, peering down at Hogsmeade.]
You really think we can sneak in and get away with it?
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[Sherlock smirks at John. Because he is right and this is going to be fantastic.]
You might not be hungry but a few butterbeers and a plate of pastries to celebrate shouldn't sour your stomach, I should think.
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Finally he licked his lips, which he was having a very hard time keeping from breaking out into a full grin.]
It would be pretty damn rude to completely shut down someone's attempt to provide a very good and memorable almost-birthday experience, wouldn't it?
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[Sherlock dusted off the last of the dirt from his suit then, seeing that the coast was clear, opened the front door and walked upright rather than snuck towards the gate. Always best to act as though one has every right to be where they are no matter the circumstances.]
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True. I would've at least shouted you down in the journal system or - if things got REALLY out of hand - tried to catch you in a headlock and actually drag you back to the castle if I was really opposed.
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[Sherlock rolled his eyes at the very thought, jumping the gate at the bottom rather than opening it.]
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[Unlike certain people with their stupid long legs, John had to climb over the gate instead of just jumping, but at least he managed.]
But I bet I could if I wanted to enough.
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[Sherlock waited for him to climb is with a smirk, his point more or less made in the differences of their heights he suspected. He lead the way again towards the Three Broomsticks Inn.]
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[That came out a bit louder than he liked, so he lowered his voice to a hush for the ensuing reprimand.]
Look, Sherlock, I have less of a problem with what we're doing now because at least it's not potentially fatal. Can't say I can say the same about the forest.
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