meet me in the red sky and dance with me;

[wolfchild]

ota; joint action with robb; forbidden forest;

[ the forbidden forest it may be called, but arya could find little reason for it to be forbidden. she could not see anything that really merited the moniker. she pictured strangling vines, carnivorous flowers, distant screams of animals. what she found was quite tame in comparison.

but even if it had had all what she had imagined, she would go inside regardless. the direwolves were in there.

no one had stopped her today when she tried to walk out in normal clothes so there's no heavy robe to snag on a root or bushes. the clothes are all earth clothes, but they're comfortable and good to move in. she grins up at robb as they walk into the shade. it almost feels like being back north, in the wolfswood, where she was never allowed to join the boys, though bran could even if he was younger and weaker and not as good a rider. having aemon and northern son would make it better, but she doesn't mind walking. less so when she's with her brother. ]

Will you go with me to the pitch tomorrow? You can help me practice. I'm really good at it, did you see?

[ she knows he did. but arya hasn't yet tired of hearing robb tell her he was proud of her. she doesn't think she ever shall. ]

ota; dictated; action for the owlery;

[ the soft sounds of cooing and rustling wings float through the air. seated on the steps to the owlery, arya strokes winter's glossy feathers. though she has her journal open in front of her, arya watches the darkening evening sky. when she speaks, it sounds almost like she's thinking out loud. ]

Where did everyone go today? Why did some have to stay behind?

closed (ｉｎｏ); forward-dated to sunday;

[ early morning and arya is ensconced in a corner of one of the rarely used herbology labs. she ignores the whispering plants and focuses on the papers spread in front of her. she waves her wand over them, muttering furiously under her breath. when nothing happens, she swears. loudly. and very creatively. ]

(( ooc: for the forbidden forest section, both arya and robb will be tagging yours. c: ))

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action for the owlery.

[lupinotuum]

[ Remus is just making his way up the steps to the Owlery when he hears Arya's voice and he smiles a little, picking up his pace. Remus had been spending the past few hours with his fellow marauders, traipsing about the castle as though they had never left. While James and Sirius were probably heading back to Gryffindor tower by now, Remus had taken a different route to the Owlery, in hopes that he might see his own owl here. Paradisa had spared very little details it seemed.

When he finally spots her, his smile is wide and he raises a hand in greeting. ]

Thought I'd heard your voice. Hello, Arya.

[wolfchild]

[ girl and raven both look up. while arya smiles, winter caws, "Corn?" she jostles the large white raven and it squawks indignantly at her. ]

Stop asking for everyone for corn! You already had corn! That's rude. Hello.

[ she gets to her feet, letting winter settle on her shoulder. she's still in normal clothes with only the silver-green scarf wound loosely around her neck marking her house. ]

Were you going to send a message?

[lupinotuum]

[ Remus laughs softly, before shaking his head. He takes a brief note of the scarf around her neck and hopes that Slytherin house is a treating her well. ]

No, I was just hoping to see my owl, actually. And I'm afraid I haven't any corn on me, sorry.

[ He gives an apologetic shrug toward the Raven. He has a treat in his pocket, though he's reserving it for his own bird. ]

[wolfchild]

You have an owl? Which is it? What's it's name?

[ she turns around to try to guess which it is. winter ruffles his feathers and asks for corn again. arya ignores him. ]

[lupinotuum]

He's a barn owl and -- aha, there he is.

[ He grins when he spots his owl on the far side of the owlery and he holds up his arm, watching as the bird takes flight and lands gently on his arm. ]

His name's Hamish. Not the most clever name, though.

[ He strokes the owl's feathers gently, before looking over at Arya. ]

What do you think of Hogwarts, then?

[wolfchild]

I like it.

[ at the question, she shrugs. ]

It's good, I guess. I'm not allowed in any of the good classes. I'm supposed to write six inches on a magical place? Except I don't know any. I couldn't even go out with everyone else! But my brother stayed with me and we got to explore the forest.

Quibbitch is fun.

[ she got to clobber people with bats. yes, she literally took the beater's bat to someone's face because no one told her that's not allowed. reasons slytherin won so neatly. ]

[lupinotuum]

Hnn... [ He smiles and nods as he listens. ] You could go to the library to figure out a topic for your assignment. It's for History of Magic, correct?
And if you're talking about Hogsmeade, only third years and up are allowed to visit the village, unfortunately. I went earlier today and Sirius bought me four packs of extra-dark chocolate from Honeydukes. [ There's a rather pleased smile on his face, as though he's rather glad he now has a significant other that is more than willing to supply his nearly unhealthy addiction to dark chocolate. He is not adverse to sharing if you ask, either, Arya! ]

I saw you at the match. You're quite good at it.

[wolfchild]

[ the compliment has her ducking her head with a smile. but she's soon kicking at the floor. ]

It's not fair. I want to go! I want chocolate.

[lupinotuum]

[ He chuckles and reaches into his pocket in his robes and procures a bar of chocolate, offering it to her. ]

Here. It's a bit bitter, but it's the finest chocolate in all of the UK.

[wolfchild]

[ she reaches it for slowly, as if unsure that he'll just jerk it away. ]

All of it? For true?

[lupinotuum]

[ He nods, smiling as he holds it out for her. ]

Of course. I have three other bars of the stuff. That's more than enough for me.

[wolfchild]

[ a slow smile lights up her face. ]

Thank you.

[ she unwraps it and breaks off a piece. half of it she gives to remus. ]

That one's for you.

[lupinotuum]

[ He chuckles and just shrugs. ]
You're welcome.

[ He's a little surprised when she offers him a piece, having not expected it. He definitely isn't one to refuse, though, so he takes it from her with a grin. ]

You didn't have to, but thanks, Arya.

[wolfchild]

I know. I want to. [ she chews on her piece thoughtfully. ] Is there any other way out, do you know?

[lupinotuum]

[ Oho, good question, Arya! He's the perfect person to ask about this sort of thing, though he knows that he should not be lending such information out to anyone.

Arya is a very good friend, however, so he'll let her in on a few secrets. ]

I know of a fair few. You know that map I've been making at Paradisa?

[wolfchild]

The one that can move. [ yep, she does. ]

[lupinotuum]

[ He shuffles around a bit as he tries reaching for a rather normal looking piece of parchment in his pocket, causing Hamish to let out an indignant hoot and flutter off to another perch. Once he's got the map out, he's holding it out to her to take. ]

This one is a map of Hogwarts. Affectionately known as the Marauder's Map. Go ahead and tap your wand on it and say, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."

[wolfchild]

Really?

[ despite how funny it sounds, she takes out her words and repeats what he says. she starts when the map begins to appear. the sudden motion upsets winter who caws again. ]

--It's the castle!

[lupinotuum]

[ He laughs and nods, a proud smile on his face all the while. ]

Indeed it is. It shows you the entire castle, including certain secret passageways that lead outside of the castle. This one here --

[ He taps at one in particular. ]

-- leads to the Honeydukes' cellar in Hogsmeade.

[wolfchild]

[ she looks down at then up at remus with an ecstatic look on her face. ]

Can we go?! I'll be quiet as a shadow!

[lupinotuum]

[ He raises a brow and laughs quietly. ]

I don't see why not. We'll have to be very, very careful to avoid being caught, however.

[wolfchild]

I can be careful! Let's go! Here, Winter, go back.

[ she lets the raven return to her perch and all but jumps down the stairs. ]

Come on, Remus!

[lupinotuum]

[ He laughs again and follows her with a quick nod, though not without quickly tossing the treat he brought for Hamish. The owl lets out a pleased hoot as he catches it. ]

Alright, alright!

[wolfchild]

How did you find it?

[lupinotuum]

We stumbled upon it one day trying to escape from the caretaker, Filch. A number of the passageways on that map were found in very similar ways.