[ 02 ] dictated/action + filter to James

[heirofficium]

[ Sirius is staring at the bottle of Coke thrust into his hands by a passing polar bear, which is now missing a few sips. ]

It's no butterbeer, but... Damn. Muggles sure have it good, don't they...

[ Don't mind Sirius, he's just going to be wandering all over the castle to get his bearings and learn the lay of the place! ]

Anyone know if there're blueprints of this place laying around anywhere?

[[ open to everybody! anyone who wants to bump into him can. :> ]]

[ James ]

Oi, I'm getting a feel of the place right now. Anything interesting I should know about?

Oh, and... have any ideas stored away? We should have a-- oh what did Pete call it, stormbraining...? One of those things. A pow wow.

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[songsandstories]

[She is petting one of the polar bears now. It reminds her of Lady, something you would not expect of a wild beast.]

Muggles? You know James then.

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[heirofficium]

[ He glances over at the girl, smirking a little. ]

Know him? He's my best mate. And who might you be, lass...?

[ He makes his lazy way over, giving her a subtle once-over. She's quite a looker, isn't she ~ ? ]

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[songsandstories]

Alayne. [She curtsies.]

He is-- a friend. [He is one of two outside of her family that know her true name.]

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[heirofficium]

Sirius Black. [ He bows; he's seen even more old-fashioned ways of greeting people in his own family. ]

A friend, you say...? [ An interesting pause there, girlie. ]

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[songsandstories]

It is well met, my Lord. [With a bow like that...]

Indeed, he is. [It's not like that. Although the castle did make them kiss. She simply has a hard time trusting anyone to call them a friend.]

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[heirofficium]

'My Lord'? Aw, you don't have to be so formal.

Well then, do you happen to know where he is? I needed to talk to him about something.

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[songsandstories]

Are you no lord?

In his room. Or perhaps outside. He is trying to start-- that game. On the brooms?

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[delincuente]

[Alex is sitting in a windowsill with her own bottle when Sirius passes, and she slips something quickly into her boot - something that may or may not be a wand.]

... Isn't a muggle a kind of dog?

[She's thinking of a puggle.]

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[heirofficium]

[ Close, but no cigar.

Sirius stops, not noticing the subtle wand-hiding and raises an eyebrow. ]

They're a kind of person. You're either a wizard, or a Muggle.

What kind of dog do you think you're on about?

[delincuente]

Ohhh. So you'd be a wizard, then?

[Listening comprehension - she has it. She looks something close to excited at the implications. James is the only other wizard she's met here who wasn't both old and gay.]

I don't know, some kind of pug, maybe.

[heirofficium]

[ He chuckles and nods, pulling his wand out of his pocket and waggling it between his thumb and forefinger. Showoff. ]

Wand and everything. And you?

[ He snorts a little. ]

Never heard of it.

[delincuente]

[Smiling, she pulls her own wand back out of her boot.]

Wand and everything.

[heirofficium]

Brilliant. [ He decides to take a break from wandering and comes to sit near her, grinning. ]

The name's Sirius Black.

[courageous_wit]

You know, I was thinking of getting you and James together for a bit of map-making. If you're interested.

[heirofficium]

Ohhhhh, I am, I really am.

Wait, you know about the map? Did James tell you about it?

[courageous_wit]

Not exactly. But I do know about it, and have used it.

[heirofficium]

What's that supposed to mean...? How'd you get it?

[courageous_wit]

Some friends found it in Filch's office and gave it to my friend.

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[heirofficium]

Don't suppose you know how Filch got it, either.

[ He's not pleased by the idea that Filch somehow got the map, but there's no whinging about it now... ]

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[heirofficium]

Did your friend make good use of it, at least...?

[ He can't help but smirk at the thought that someone 20 years ahead of the Marauders is using something they made. He almost hopes that this friend is one of the twins she was talking about. ]

Sirius

[staggeringego]

Loads, but where would the fun be in telling you all of it? And really it depends what sort of ideas you're asking about. Not that I'm ever out of them no matter what they're of.

As a side note you might want to alter that filter with a "Potter", mate. These journals aren't exactly picky about who catches a glimpse at your private conversations if you're not particular about your names.

James

[heirofficium]

You wanker... come on, at least tell me a few. And I meant ideas as in, as downright adorable all the little animals are, this place could use a little livening up.

Fine then, I'll keep that in mind.

Sirius

[staggeringego]

Kitchen's on the first floor.

Liven up? Why Padfoot! If I didn't know better I'd say you were bored.

James

[heirofficium]

Are you referring to the mystifying lack of house elves, or the magic refrigerator? [ Been there, seen that, mate ~ ]

Ah, Prongs, you wound me so ~ I'm just saying we should get to it soon. A castle this big has a lot of potential. ~

Sirius

[staggeringego]

They use ghosts here instead. God knows why.

I suppose it's only fair of me to seriously consider this proposal, isn't it? Review it, maybe even give it a second thought? Or I could save us both some time and agree to it already.