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Hoshi Icchihara

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Hoshi was in the seventh floor corridor but this time not with paint. She had a magical progecter that cast out a 3D image of a lion. She had tested out already and it looked like the real thing. All they had to do was work the lion. She had realistic sounds to. One of them would have to out there though convincing everyone that there was a real lion on the seventh floor. She smiled to herself. There was just one ingredent missing here. Lissy-chan. She would wait for her though. They had all day. She wondered for a moment what the other houses where going to do for their Day of Mischief.

Hoshi sat at the controls of the holographic lion. She wondered if the head boy wloud come out and see this but try to stop the lion. It would be harder to get the head boy but she was considering it. Yes it would put her on the map as the greatest prankster in HNZ. She looked out from her hiding place. Where was Lissy-chan? She went back into her hiding place. Hoshi hadn't had this much fun since she left Tokyo and her brother.
 
Larissa arrived on the seventh floor corridor, wand in hand and still wearing her mask.
She was out of breath due to the fact she had just dung bombed a classroom and legged it up several flights of stairs.
Larissa spotted Hoshi in her hiding place, looked around to check no-one was nearby and ran to join her.
"Hi," She panted, "We ready?"
 
Hoshi smiled wide and brought her in where she was. "Ready and waiting. Here look." She said turning on the magical progecter and letting the life-like lion loose. All one had to do was touch it to know it was not real but before that could happen it looked solid. "Check it out this will scare the pants off of them." She said pressing a button so the lion would roar. "What do you think Lissy-chan?" She asked with a bright smile.
 
"Awesome!" Larissa said, smiling up at the lion with amusement spread across her face.
"Where are all the Gryffindors? Not brave enough to face the lion." Larissa laughed but stopped abruptly when she heard the footsteps of a first year girl walking round towards them.
 
"Take the controls." Hoshi said then ripped off her mask. The controls to the console where easy enough. Two joysticks made the lion go up, down side and side. They could be manipulated in any way to make the lion's movements look real. "LION LOOSE IN THE SEVENTH FLOOR CORRIDOR!" She yelled pure terror in her voice. She knew that some of the older kids transfigured things like this so it wouldn't be that strange. She waited for Lissy to start moving the lion hologram.
 
Larissa ran to the controls of the lion and watched Hoshi yelling.
The first year stood and stared at Hoshi for a moment.
Larissa worked hard at the controls and made the lion walk towards the first year, roaring it's head off.
Larissa laughter at the fleeing first year went unheard over the noise of the lion and soon more people were heading out to see the lion, some screaming, some trying to hex it.
Larissa made the lion run at several third years who looked thoroughly shocked and began to run fast towards the Gryffindor common room.
 
Hoshi laughed and went back to hiding place when she was sure that no one would see her. There was too much mayhem any way. She placed the mask back on her face and smiled. "Let's see them try to explain this. Let's just hope the head boy doesn't come around." She whispered. She watched everyone run around trying not to get eaten by the solid looking lion.
 
Bruin was studying in the Common Room when he heard a commotion in the seventh floor corridor just outside outside the Gryffindor lair. He saw a few younger students rushing in and slamming the protrait hole closed behind them, looks of fear on their faces and blathering something about a lion. A moment of panic overcame Bruin as he heard what could only be a lion's roar emanating from the corridor beyond. He was about to talk to the youngsters when a thought occurred to him.

How could a lion have made its way all the way up to the seventh floor of the castle?
Lions were not native to New Zealand. Neither Professor Taggart nor Professor Fletcher had ever mentioned anything about there being lions in the Forbidden Forest. In fact, there was no logical explanation for it at all.

Could it be an Animagus?
Perhaps, but if it was then it would certainly be susceptible to a stunning spell.

So, what were the other possible explanations???
Bruin racked his brain and after a few moments he could only come up with one plausible explanation...

This was a prank! It was only natural for Bruin to draw this conclusion given that the first years had been pulling things just about every other day since they arrived.

Did they honestly think that the rest of the students at this school wouldn't grow suspicious of just about everything if they didn't have the subtlety to at least let the dust settle from one before trying something else?

Bruin checked to ensure that his wand was safely tucked into his right front pocket and stepped out into the corridor with his fingers locked tightly upon its handle. He looked down the corridor in the direction of the noise and saw what appeared to be a large lion rearing up and roaring down the corridor at him. Bruin allowed a look of fear to spread across his features and silently uttered Aguamenti! with a subtle flick of his wrist as he attempted to conjure water.

A small stream of water emitted from his wand, dampening the crotch of his jeans effectively. To an observer, it would certainly appear that the Head Boy of Hogwarts New Zealand had just wet himself. Bruin waited to see what might happen as he stood, seemingly frozen to the spot in his own "fake urine".
 
Hoshi peaked out from her hiding place with the mask on. It covered her whole head so her telling purple hair was hidden away. "Oh sh1t." She moaned when saw the head boy. "If we get cought we're dead." She whispered to Lissy. "It looked like... Oh man we even got the head boy." She whispered exsitedly. "Work the controls and show him what this lion could really do Lissy-chan. I'll work the roar. Then after a bit we can sink back. This is the beguning to a passage way that leads a wall near the Green Houses." She said pointing behind them.
 
Larissa smiled at Hoshi mentioning the Head Boy.
"Right you are, Hosh." Larissa said, pulling on the controls to steer the lion towards the head boy, making it stalk him likes it's prey.
Larissa pulled another control and the lion leapt towards the head boy.
Larissa laughed, watching the lion walking closer to it's victim, its shoulders squared.
We got the head boy! Larissa thought to herself, her smile hidden by the mask she wore.
 
Bruin retreated slowly down the corridor and ducked down behind a statue of an Antipodean Opaleye, one of the dragons that was indigenous to New Zealand. He turned his back slightly and quickly touched his wand to the black "H" on his special Prefect's keychain and managed to scrawl 7th floor in hurried writing across the back with the tip of his wand while muttering "Oh my gosh...Oh my gosh..." in his very best fearful voice.

He leaned out into the corridor with his wand leveled at the advancing lion and cast Stupefy!. A red bolt surged down down the corridor passing close to the head of the lion. It wasn't immediately clear whether it had missed or simply passed through the target, but Bruin could have swore that it passed through the mane at least with absolutely no effect.

Well, it isn't an Animagus then... Bruin began to consider other possible explanations for the large cat now striding purposefully down the corridor toward him. He indeed felt a little panic when he couldn't come up with one. He hoped the others received his message.
 
Larissa made the lion walk back a little, crouch and jump.
She wondered how much longer they could stay without being caught.
Larissa pulled one of the controls and lion rolled over past the head boy.
Larissa giggled. She had thought her first year would be dull as muggle school but since she'd met Hoshi, it had been nothing but exciting.
"Hosh, how much longer can we stay without being caught?" She turned her concern to Hoshi.
 
Hoshi had been working the sound effect when she hear somthing pop. She pushed another button to make the holo lion growl then the whole thing went up in smoke. "Damn it and it took Haruhi forever to send it to me without it being cheacked. It had powerful dark magic and I had to make Haruhi get it for me from Bleak street. She's going to have a fit when she finds out I broke it already. Anyway let's go." She said tossing the progecter out into the hallway from thier hiding place she shut the door carfuly then lead Lissy down the passage way it went level for a few feet then dropped into a steep slop. "Hope you like to slide." She whispered and went down first.
 
Bruin was just about to fire off another stunning spell when the lion disappeared in front of his eyes. A moment later he heard a clattering sound at the far end of the hallway and then what sounded like a door closing. He knew there was a secret passage with a pretty awesome slide down the hall and realized that it wasn't any big secret, at least not anymore.

Bruin looked down at his wet pants and realized that the other Prefects would be arriving soon after being summoned by the key chain. Bruin was pissed off, but didn't want the other to think that he had actually wet himself. The grim realization that they probably didn't have much of a chance at catching whoever had been responsible for the lion was starting to sink in. Bruin pulled out his key chain and scrawled a second message... Forget it!

Bruin wandered down the hall and examined what appeared to be some type of projector unit with smoke still rising from it. Bruin kicked it viciously against the near wall to ensure that it was good and broken and then made his way to the end of the hall, looking out a window and down towards the grounds. He hoped to catch a glimpse of whoever had fled the scene like the coward that they were.
 
Larissa had followed Hoshi and gasped as the slide became steeper.
When they stopped, Larissa coughed and wiped dust from her eyes.
"Where are we?" She said, suddenly looking round to check that the head boy had not followed.
 
A frown marring her features, Cecily went through her mental lists of things she had to do that day. Something was missing, something vital she felt quite sure of it. Yet for the life of her she couldn't seem to dredge up the elusive thought. She silently came around the corner and walked in preoccupation before noticing someone shared the corridor with her.

"Oh! Bruin, how are you-"the question left her lips, which curved automatically at seeing one of the best students she'd ever taught, only to stop the words quite abruptly at seeing the young man's embarrassing state.
 
Bruin was standing at the window thinking about the complexity of the prank that had just played out before him. He had to admire the originality of it, but it galled him to think that someone or worse yet, a small group had got the better of him. He continued to peer down at the grounds below when he heard footsteps approaching.

Bruin turned around and was surprised to see his former herbology professor turn the corner and address him. It wasn't until she stopped her question mid-sentence that he remembered the current state of his pants. Bruin's cheeks went beet red and he rolled his eyes heavenward, embarrassed beyond words.

"Not so good actually,..." Bruin said sincerely. "Looks like I just helped prank myself. Oh, and this is water by the way..." He added, trying to maintain some of his dignity.

"Uh, you didn't happen to see anyone on your way up here, did you?" Bruin asked hopefully.
 
Cecily nodded, her lips trembling from holding in the laughter at the scene before her. It wasn't malicious of her, just her nature to find most things amusing. "Perhaps a drying spell?" she murmured, coming closer and seeing something smashed upon the floor.

"I didn't pass anyone," she said absently, turning part of the object over in her hands. "Interesting,"she returned it to the floor, then straightened. "Prank, did you say? Fill me in?" she prompted, grinning. She heard the word prank and she was like a kid again.
 
Bruin considered Professor Rambolt's offer and shook his head. "Uh, it's okay...I'll just go and change in a sec." He said as he gestured towards the Gryffindor Dorm just steps down the hall. In retrospect, he had been rather foolish to cast a spell while pointing a wand at his groin and the thought of consenting to allow someone else to do so, even such a skilled individual, seemed just plain wrong.

Bruin was a little disheartened to hear that Professor Rambolt hadn't passed anyone in the corridor, but not surprised. This basically confirmed his suspicion that the prankster (or pranksters) had used the secret passageway. He began his recount, attempting to provide as much detail as he could.

"Well, I was sitting in the common room when I heard some roaring sounds in the corridor and then a bunch of first and second years came bursting in and said there was a lion loose down the corridor." Bruin began slowly, but he could feel his speech speeding up as he continued. "So, I figured that there was no way a lion could really be up here what with all the stairs and narrow passages and stuff. With all the pranks that have been happening, I guessed that it was some kind of prank and went out to take a look."

Bruin wondered if it sounded like he had a death wish or something, but the decision to step out into the corridor with a lion had seemed so logical to him before. Perhaps it was his Care of Magical Creatures experiences, but he just didn't fear animals or magical creatures...respect them yes, but not fear them. "Anyways, I wanted to buy some time for other Prefects to arrive...uh...so I pretended to wet myself with Aguamenti! figuring that no true prankster would be able to resist seeing someone that scared."

Bruin paused for a breath. "Anyways, then I fired off a stunning spell at the lion, but it went right through it so then I knew it wasn't real and I was just about to charge down the corridor when the lion disappeared and somebody threw that out into the corridor and took off." Bruin stated motioning to the hunk of magical junk that she was inspecting. "I think they used that not-so-secret passage to get away..." He added with finality, pointing to the room behind her.

"To be honest...I'm getting a little sick of these little jerks running around the school and making a mess of everything" Bruin said out of frustration, knowing that a few years ago he probably would have thought their antics were funny.
 
Mike had been in the Great Hall, when he felt his new Prefect keychain burn. Mike took it out of his pocket. It stated a message. Mike got up quicky, wondering what Bruin needed. Mike ran up the stairs quickly checking each corridor. Mike got to the 7th Corridor, his keychain in his hand. Mike could see Bruin, and power walked to him, but felt a burn on his hand it then said which said "Forget it". Mike went anyway seeing he was nearly there. Mike approached Bruin, and Professor Rambolt. "Hey Bru, Professor Rambolt" Mike said ackknowledging them both. "I got the first message, and came as quick as I could, but then got the second message just then, when I could see you. Whats happened?" Mike asked catching his breath. "Oh" Mike said seeing that Bruin had apparently wet himself.[color]
 
"Uh...thanks Mike." Bruin stammered. "And this!" He added quickly as he pointed to his crotch with both hands and waved them comically in circles. "Is not what it looks like! So don't even start... I'll fill you in after I change."

Bruin then turned his attention back to Professor Rambolt, hoping for some reaction to his story and perhaps a suggestion on how to deal with the pranksters responsible.
 
"Look like what.. don't worry, I was going to say anything. After all Bruin anything is possible with you, especially last term" Mike said grinning. "So whats happened?" Mike said. "Someone causing a disturbance?" Mike said. "I saw, I think its the new CoMC Professor stalking around the 3rd Floor, and I swear I heard him shouting at someone, but I didn't linger as Bruin had contacted me with this" Mike said earnestly showing the Keychain.
 
Cecily blinked owlishly at Bruin, imagining the planning and devious thought process to go behind such a prank. She covered her mouth and turned a bit to cover the laughter she couldn't quite help not to let out. She cleared her throat, clasped her hands behind her back and started thinking.

She paced a bit, nodding a greeting at Mr. Goulding, her face intent on the situation. "Gentlemen, the situation is indeed dire and these pranksters need to be stopped," she nodded precisely.

Whirling to face them, her cloak flying about her legs, she plunked her hands on her slim hips. "There's a perfect solution to all this. To catch a prankster, you must think like one...and set a trap." She grinned, a bit of her devilish side leaking into it.

(ooc: Cecily meant for Bruin to use a drying charm. =)) I love his reaction!
 
"Excellent idea Professor" Mike said when Prof. Rambolt told them to think like a prankster. "Well how would you suggest we do it, do we know who they were or were they headed to or from?" Mike asked, not aiming the question(s) at anyone specifically.
 
Bruin liked Professor Rambolt's idea, in fact, he loved it and the wheels were now set in motion of planning a trap to catch those responsible for this latest prank. "Well, they used the slide that leads out towards the greenhouses as a getaway and seeing as they were trying to scare Gryffindors, I think it might be safe to say it wasn't one of us." Bruin replied, hoping his reasoning was logical.

"So, if they like pranking Gryffindors then maybe that is where we should start...think about something that would be too irressistible for them to pass up..." Bruin stated, thinking aloud as he often did. Bruin wriggled uncomfortably in his still wet pants. "Could you refresh my memory about a drying spell?" He asked Professor Rambolt. "I have this habit of forgetting how to counter a lot of the things I do..."

(I couldn't recall if we knew the drying spell or not and hate it when I look like a hypocrite complaining about other people acting beyond their abilties and then doing it myself. :o Glad you liked my reply though ;) )
 
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