☽ 001 [ First Quarter ] -- Accidentally Dictated/Action

[lupinotuum]

 [ One minute Remus is sitting in the Hogwarts library, scanning hastily through his Ancient Runes text, the next he's found himself standing in the main entrance of a very unfamiliar castle, holding a strange little journal that has appeared in place of his text book and some sort of muggle drink given to him by a Polar Bear.

And he is very, very confused. ]

Erm ... Where ... where am I, exactly?

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[theabjectauthor]

[Lemony wanders out from the elevator, swathed in his nutcracker-smooch-proof scarf, just in time to see this, and nods in greeting]

Good afternoon, sir.

[lupinotuum]

[ Remus nearly jumps out of his skin at the sight of another person and he is quick to launch an inquiry, nevermind the the fact that this man is a stranger and he has absolutely no clue where he is or how he got here.

It never hurt to ask, though, right? ]

O-Oh! Erm ... excuse me, sir.
Could you possibly tell me where I am? I couldn't possibly have apparated, could I? I mean -- you can't really apparate without knowing, nor can you apparate inside Hogwarts grounds --

[ I'm very sorry, Lemony, he rambles sometimes. ]

[theabjectauthor]

Hogwarts? ... No, I ... I'm sorry to say you're not there anymore, though I have met someone here who also knows the place. My name is Lemony Snicket, and I'm afraid I have the dubious honor of welcoming you to Cair Paradisa.

[lupinotuum]

Cair ... Paradisa?

[ He scowls momentarily and looks around briefly, before turning back to Lemony at the mention of another possible Hogwarts resident. ]

You know someone from Hogwarts? Could you -- oh, I'm sorry, how rude --
I am Remus Lupin. It's a pleasure to meet you, I suppose.

[ He would offer a hand to shake, but his hands are a bit full. ]

[persequor]

[ From her place on the couch nearby, Arya stops petting Nymeria as she blinks at the new arrival. ]

The lobby of the castle.

[lupinotuum]

Well, I sort of gathered that --

[ He turns on the spot at the sound of the voice and simply stares, eyes locked on the wolf with odd expression on his face. Like a mixture of curiosity and discomfort.

He quickly hides his sudden change in demeanor, however, and looks up at the girl. ]

Isn't that sort of dangerous? To have a wolf as a pet?

[persequor]

She's not a pet. She's my friend.

[ The direwolf herself watches Remus with obvious interest. Her ears swivel forward when he speaks. ]

[lupinotuum]

[ As the direwolf turns her attention on him, Remus is suddenly very wary. She's quite large, after all, and he wonders if she can pick out the scent of a werewolf..

He does crack a little smile, though. ]

A friend? Oh ... well, I apologize for my assumption, then.
Does she have a name?

dictated

[heirofficium]

[ Ohhhhhh he knows that voice. Watch as he pretends to not be excited. ]

Out of your mind.

dictated / action

[lupinotuum]

Padfoot, this is not the time for jok--

[ Wait. ]

Did ...

[ He looks down at the book in his arms, a renewed expression of confusion and surprise and wonder appearing on his face.

Guess he was too preoccupied with figuring out his location to notice the journal he's had in his hands all along. ]

Did the book just speak to me?! In Sirius' voice! How -- What is this thing --

Re: dictated / action

[heirofficium]

Oh, no one explained the magic book to you?

Works kind of like one of those Muggle tellytones! Isn't it brilliant?

dictated / action

[lupinotuum]

[ He pauses in his attempt to fish his wand out of his pocket when Sirius' voice answers back and his brows furrow. It doesn't take him very long for him to figure out that this is a communication device and that he is actually talking to Sirius and not just a book.

He swallows, feeling his heart nearly jump into his throat in pure relief. ]

Padfoot? Is that actually you?

dictated

[waterproofed]

It's called Paradisa. It's not usually this frozen, though.

dictated

[lupinotuum]

Frozen?

[ He hasn't quite looked outside, yet, but he's at least seen the polar bears! ]

What is Paradisa, exactly?

dictated

[waterproofed]

Yeah. All this ice and snow isn't typical.

Oh, Paradisa is the name of the castle. Some people come up with some creative and rude terms for it.

dictated

[lupinotuum]

Ah ... so I suppose it changes with the seasons then.
It's quite remarkable, though Hogwarts is just as grand as this...

So then ... where exactly is Paradise located? I've never heard of such a place.

Dictated

[fredless]

Have people gone and bombarded you yet?

dictated

[lupinotuum]

... Erm, not yet? Should they? I'd prefer it if they didn't...

[fredless]

Well then, welcome to Paradisa. [The smallest of pauses] I'm Fred.

[doublethefun]

[and there's a magical blue pony stepping out of the kitchen with a bag of marshmallows clamped between her teeth. She hesitates at the sight of this newcomer; being caught sneaking sweets out of the kitchen is sort of unbecoming of a princess.

The marshmallows disappears in a flash of magic.]

Can I help thee?

Action

[lupinotuum]

[ Of all the things Remus was expecting to see here upon this strange new world, a talking pony was definitely not one of them.

On first glance, he could have mistaken her for an ordinary Unicorn -- though, really, Unicorns are not all that ordinary -- but she was ... well ... blue.

Unicorns were not traditionally blue.

Nor did they have wings.

Or even talk for that matter.

Nonethless, Remus is completely baffled. ]

E-Erm ... I think ... [ He touches his forehead, blinking owlishly. ]

Sirius was right.

I'm out of my mind. Mmhmm...

[doublethefun]

[there's something of a sigh]

I assure thee, neither I nor this place is a product of thy imagination.

This is so late, I'm sorry :(

[staggeringego]

[ And there's a familiar voice James has been dying to hear for months!! ]

Well now that's a good question, isn't it? I'd be more than happy to tell you in person if you'd give me a little to go on.

(No worries ~) Dictated

[lupinotuum]

[ Remus'll be damned if that isn't a welcome voice to his ears. After finding Sirius here, it had to be a matter of time before James showed up, too. ]

A very good question indeed. I've been told I'm in the lobby and Padfoot's already found me.

Dictated

[staggeringego]

Tell him to stay put for five seconds I'm on my way to you both.