And then a Dragon Showed Up

[courageous_wit]

[the grounds of Hogwarts seem fairly quiet today. Maybe everyone decided to spend the night at Hogsmeade, or they're catching up on homework, or even stuck in detention.

Until a roar is heard. A winged creature appears over the horizon, getting closer to the school. Yep, that's definitely a dragon. A big flame-spouting dragon. It may decide to fly over the forest looking for food, or dive into the lake for fish. When it gets tired it will roost on the towers, terrifying the poor Ravenclaws and Gryffindors.

The dragon doesn't seem interested in the students. If you actually bother to fight it you'll find that its hide is tough. It would take quite a few students performing a Stun spell to bring it down. Maybe you read something about its eyes being vulnerable? Hey, if you actually want to fight the thing then good luck to you! The fact that there isn't a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is really starting to sink in right about now]

[there will be no sections here so please indicate in your subject line where you are. I won't be NPCing the dragon so have fun!]

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Ravenclaw Tower

[cyan_maid]

[Well that definitely shouldn't be here.

It's still the weekend, and Jane had already gotten her work done on Friday so she could enjoy it to the fullest, so she had decided to relax in her common room. That's when she heard the roar.

She watched from the window as the dragon swooped about the grounds, and she nearly screams when it comes to roost - no, can't draw attention to yourself, don't draw attention to yourself! Quick as a flash, she darts to the dormitories and begins to pound on the doors.]

Wake up! Wake up, there's a problem out here!!

[princeandwizard]

[Ohjiro happened to be up in the common room already when he and the doll on his shoulder were startled by the roar, followed by Jane's scream. Quickly catching poor Wizard before he hit the floor, Ohjiro will be darting to the window with wide eyes.]

Is-- that a dragon?

[cyan_maid]

[From the dorm doors,] You're darn tootin' it is!

[Jane comes back down into the common room, wand in hand.] We've got to get it away from the castle somehow! But it'd take an awful lot of us to do that!

Re: Ravenclaw Tower

[babyaliendaddy]

[Tucker jerked awake, rolled over out of the bed and reached for a gun ... that wasn't there. Then he went for his sword - that wasn't there.]

[Crap. Right. Magical school. Wand? Wand.]

[But first ... threat assessment. He yelled back into the hallway.] Is it bigger than a bread box?

[cyan_maid]

It's a bloody dragon, of course it's bigger than a bread box!!!

[Honestly!!!]

[nerwen]

[The instant that Galadriel heard that roar, she knew what it was. Her face went pale (paler than usual) and for a split second she froze in her tracks, just shaking.

But that doesn't last long. That brief moment of hesitation is more than made up for by the frantic movement that follow it. Wand in hand, she's making her way through the Ravenclaw tower, waking up any sleeping students and trying to persuade the rest to leave.]

Out! Everyone out! [If this place is attacked, they're pretty much cornered.]

Re: Ravenclaw Tower

[beastisbeauty]

[Bruce woke easily, the Other Guy rumbling in the back of his mind. He hopped out of bed, finding the source of the commotion.]

What? What's wrong?

[cyan_maid]

There's a dragon on the castle!!!

Gryffindor Tower

[mal_addict]

[Maladict will be sipping a cup of coffee and peering out of the window up at the tail of the gigantic beast]

Hey guys? There's a dragon on the roof. Just pointing that out there. In case you missed it.

[gottaknockhard]

[And of course this is the time when the largely absent Spike happens to show up where he's supposed to be. He peers over Mal'a shoulder, weary from days of this kind of BS.

...]

Could you close the curtain then?

[mal_addict]

You don't think we should do something about it?

Near the forest

[radiantwingedone]

[ So remember that Care of Magical Creature's professor?

He's blind.

So something large and foraging about while he's checking on the creatures for the next class only gets a mild reaction. ]

Hello.

[ Yeah. he... doesn't really care. ]

[fanstheflame]

[Gale had volunteered to help come and feed some of the creatures, since they fascinated him - terrifying and mutt-like as some of them were. thankfully he's on his way out to do his turn when ... well. he sees this]

Uh ...

[damn, he'd never met the other man before class the other day. what was his name again?]

Professor?

... Professor!

[radiantwingedone]

Hmn?

[ And so his head turns toward that voice. What was the boy's name?

Walker would probably remember it far quicker than he did, Duke was fairly certain that the assistant had gotten the students to come out here and help him.

.... Something to do with wind. ]

Yes?

[ Why is he shouting. ]

Astronomy Tower

[putuporshutup]

[Meg ran full speed up to her favorite part - and best vantage point - of the castle. She had to see this for herself. Sure enough, when she arrived at the top of the astronomy tower and walked out onto the viewing platform, she could see a large dragon traversing the roof of the castle. She gasped in wonder. Not many things phased her, but this was something to behold. Her hair whipped around in the wind and she stared dreamily down at the massive creature, simply taking in it's considerable mass and harsh beauty.]

Well hello there, you beautiful beast.

[hasmommyissues]

[Silva had the same idea. He was getting bored of his studies and this dragon was just what the doctor had ordered to liven up his day.

He approaches the viewing platform and looks suitably impressed.]

Well aren't you a pretty picture?

[putuporshutup]

[Meg turned around the sound of another voice and smirked at her new companion.] Did you mean me or the dragon?

Gryffindor Tower

[unexpected_adventures]

[Bilbo was enjoying a nice game of wizard chess, when he heard the roar. He is now leaning out of the tower window and gasping. Oh no. A dragon?! How did that get into the school grounds?]

Uh...there is a dragon outside. Should we um, do something?

Castle Entrance

[fanstheflame]

[Gale's on his way to do the volunteer work he signed up to do at Professor Pantarei's creature pens, when a large shadow blots out the sun. he glances up, not having expected clouds in the weather today ...

...and his eyes widen]

Oh, great. The dinosaurs are back, and they fly.

Castle Entrance

[honeytoes]

[Gale was nearby Gary whilst he was on a break...he'd stopped outside for a nice smoke of his pipe and a quick coffee before this invader had settled in.]

That is not a dinosaur Mr Hawthorne...that is a dragon.

[He takes a sip of his coffee before speaking again.]

And I've seen bigger...

[fanstheflame]

A dragon? .... So .... What do we do? I have a feeling they aren't usually covered in class....

The Lake

[hatesgoodbyes]

SPLOOOOOOSH!

Alli leaped back and books tumbled from her lap as the dragon folded it's wings and plunged into the cold deep blue waters of the lake. Water displaced and flooded up the shore in rippling eddies, white froth stirred form where the creature broke the surface. This guy was not winning a 10 for that entry from any judge.

Her wand was in her hand when the giant head slowly bobbed up and two big gold eyes popped up over the surface. It looked like an immense crocodile floating there like that, with the majority of it's body submerged until it flipped it's head back to swallow down a mouthful of fish.

"Merlin's beard! You're a real, live, wild dragon!" Her excitement and curiosity overwhelmed her good sense...this was a sadly common thing, and she moved for the shore. Her magic was no where near good enough to take on something like this, but it seemed far more interested in gulping down fish..she hoped they were fish and not the merepeople anyway, then at her studying it.

Maybe she could get close enough to get a scale or something, oh man that would ace her Care of Magical Creatures class for sure! So where were those row boats? Ohh right, she found one and tested it before stepping in and reaching back to untie the mooring line.

[waterproofed]

What was that girl doing? The dragon was pretty cool, and Percy had the luck of seeing one before so he wasn't completely shocked with its apperance. But he also knew enough about them to keep his distance. Which again made him wonder what the heck this girl was doing trying to get closer to the thing.

"Hey!" Percy shouted after her. "Hey, what are you doing? You're not seriously going on the lake, are you?"

North tower - Divination classroom

[lord_wizard]

[The sound of claws scraping against the stone makes Professor Harrowgate turn sharply and knock a crystal ball off the desk in sheer surprise.]

That...is not good.

The Grounds

[aphoenixsong]

Well this wouldn't do. Albus Apparated to the Grounds the moment the dragon appeared, watching its habits closely. There were spells on the Castle that ensured nothing would catch fire permanently. However damage could be dealt and if anyone chose to face the dragon rather than leave it alone - that was where the real problems started.

Raising his wand, he set about getting the creature's attention. If it was going to fight anyone, it should be him. He had the knowledge, the power and the courage to face any sort of dragon, though he had no delusions about this being an easy task.

As the dragon answered his call, he created a dome around himself and it. No one would be able to interfere.

"You are far from home." he spoke calmly, levelly, "This is a Castle of learning and Magic. You will not find a safe place to roost."

Actually, the dragon could roost in the Castle, but Albus wasn't going to let him.