Clear Hearn
Ravenclaw Student
Sam Hearn's cousin... Here for some closure.
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Post by Clear Hearn on Mar 19, 2010 18:58:34 GMT 8
Clear bit her lip slightly at Brogan's expression. She'd obviously asked the wrong thing. For the first time in a while, she actually cared if she had stepped over a line she shouldn't have crossed. Just about to apologise for her question, she stopped as he started to explain, vaguely. But she wasn't about to push the issue. She hadn't given details either.
When he changed the subject, she shrugged. "It's a lot different to Durmstrang. While the people there were complete tossers, I quite liked the place. The castle is a lot nicer than this one. Warmer fires and common rooms. The grounds were a lot nicer as well. We had everything, and all that stayed for every season. An Ice Garden in Summer... and a Rose Garden in Winter..." She sighed. "But the people here are a lot nicer... or so I've seen so far. What about you? How does this place compare to your Dollar?"
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Post by Brogan Sullivan on Mar 27, 2010 4:04:52 GMT 8
Brogan listened with interest and surprise. He'd heard that Durmstrang was quite a dump. It was refreshing to hear a differing point of view. Indeed she sounded quite fond of the place. The weather certainly sounded interesting and he chuckled as she talked about it.
He looked around the Great Hall at the stonework and nodded thoughtfully at her question.
"Well...to be honest it's hard to compare Hogwarts with Dollar. They're so different. This is an ancient Scottish castle. The Academy is more like a great Mansion or a Manor. It's much more modern I suppose and it was built for the Aristocracy.It's just...grander I suppose. But I can't deny that Hogwarts has a certain grandeur about it. But I have to say the food was superb. But then I suppose Dollar has a bigger budget." He chuckled again.
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Clear Hearn
Ravenclaw Student
Sam Hearn's cousin... Here for some closure.
Posts: 17
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Post by Clear Hearn on Apr 2, 2010 9:34:54 GMT 8
Clear smiled and laughed with him as he spoke about the differences between Hogwarts and Dollar. "What's Ireland like? Were you born there? I've never been there... been almost everywhere else. Never got there though."
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Post by Brogan Sullivan on Apr 6, 2010 7:23:18 GMT 8
Brogan sighed with a serene smile and closed his eyes.
"Ireland is the most beautiful land in the world." he replied, a sense of calm falling over him as he thought of the green lands of home.
"In the West are mountains lining the most stunning coves you've ever seen. Dolphins play in the harbors, dragons nest in the hills. Beautiful valleys that drop so deep you feel like you're looking down from the heavens. Streams rolls down the mountains right across the roads. Wide , crystal Lakes, surrounded by dark evergreen forests. Waterfalls so tall that the waters are nothing but mists when they reach the ground."
He sighed again and opened his eyes.
"You've never lived until you've experienced Ireland." he told her.
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Clear Hearn
Ravenclaw Student
Sam Hearn's cousin... Here for some closure.
Posts: 17
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Post by Clear Hearn on Apr 15, 2010 16:04:33 GMT 8
"Well... I'll very definitely need to go there one day," Clear decided. He'd given it a very good pitch! "I was born in Transylvania... so I know about mountains... and forests... though ours are probably a little more spooky." She chuckled. "Dad once said he'd run into a Vampire in the forest near our house... I think it was just a story to make me eat my vegetables though."
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Post by Brogan Sullivan on Apr 17, 2010 6:16:09 GMT 8
Brogan couldn't help laughing out loud at the vampire story.
"That sounds like my Nan. She used to tell me to keep my thoughts good, because if I had bad thoughts the Banshee would catch me and use them against me." he told her, shaking his head at the memory.
But then he frowned.
"How does eating vegetables stop vampires?" he asked, sightly confused.
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Clear Hearn
Ravenclaw Student
Sam Hearn's cousin... Here for some closure.
Posts: 17
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Post by Clear Hearn on Apr 21, 2010 12:49:12 GMT 8
Clear chuckled. "Well, it's the same sort of thing that your Nan used to say. I was told that if I didn't eat my vegetables, do my chores, etcetera that the Vampires would come. But if I did everything I was told, and be a good girl I was safe."
She shrugged, an amused smile on her face. "It's a stupid thing really, and we all know it's not true, but to a kid, it's a friggin scary story!"
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Post by Brogan Sullivan on May 6, 2010 2:27:15 GMT 8
Brogan laughed again. It was such a stupid story and made no sense at all but then some kids did believe everything their parents told them.
"I guess so." he conceded.
Suddenly he found he didn't have anything to say and he stared at his untouched food awkwardly.
"Err...so what class have you got after lunch?" he asked, because he couldn't think of anything else.
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Clear Hearn
Ravenclaw Student
Sam Hearn's cousin... Here for some closure.
Posts: 17
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Post by Clear Hearn on May 11, 2010 9:20:12 GMT 8
Silence. Awkward silence. Sigh. Then Brogan spoke again. Thankfully. "Uhmm... I... " She reached down into her pocket and pulled out her timetable. "Charms, What about you?"
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Post by Brogan Sullivan on Jun 1, 2010 2:07:27 GMT 8
Brogan watched Clear pull out the timetable and smiled slightly at how disorganised she was. Brogan had already learnt his timetable off by heart. He wondered for a moment whether that was something to be proud of or not. It probably wasn't.
"History of Magic." he replied with a sigh. "Don't get me wrong, I love History, but the Hogwarts classes are studying stuff I've already studied. It's a bit boring." he explained.
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Clear Hearn
Ravenclaw Student
Sam Hearn's cousin... Here for some closure.
Posts: 17
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Post by Clear Hearn on Jun 6, 2010 20:06:37 GMT 8
"Cool... History isn't my strong point. I'm ahead in Potions... but REALLY behind in Defense Against the Dark Arts... we didn't have it at Durmstrang... we had Dark Arts... but not Defense. Which is probably a REALLY bad thing..." Clear responded with a shrug. "Durmstrang hasn't changed at all apparently, despite them trying to 'clean up the reputation'. Yeah right."
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Post by Brogan Sullivan on Jun 24, 2010 4:37:30 GMT 8
Brogan couldn't help smirking as Clear mentioned the Durmstrang "Dark Arts" classes.
"Sounds about right." he commented with a deep chuckle. "In my opinion there's not that much difference between attack and defense when it really comes down to it. The only difference is exactly how much damage you decide to inflict." he added and then grinned to show he was only kidding. He didn't want her to think he was some kind of masochist.
"So what subjects are your favourites, then?" he asked.
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Clear Hearn
Ravenclaw Student
Sam Hearn's cousin... Here for some closure.
Posts: 17
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Post by Clear Hearn on Jun 25, 2010 11:11:03 GMT 8
Clear laughed. "Yeah, I suppose you're right," she replied. She was glad to see someone could make a joke out of it. The way other people had reacted upon hearing that wasn't funny, it was kind of scary the way they looked at her like she was about to be the next Voldemort or Kildara Snape! "Uhm... I like Potions... and Charms is fun too I suppose... and I like flying... but I think I missed the memo on when the team tryouts were... " She sighed. Thinking about Quidditch made her think about Sam.
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