THE BASICS. ↪ Pick one of my characters (make sure to specific which version). ↪ Use RNG and enter 1-11 for a scene; roll again for specifics. ↪ Or cheat and just pick something. ↪ FUCK YEAH WE'RE TOTALLY ROLEPLAYING RIGHT NOW!!!
SENTENCE PROMPTS. • SUDDENLY! MIND READING! • Morning after; somehow they're in bed together. • It's an alternate universe! What type? Improvise! • Zombies have taken over popular culture, and now they're here too. Braaains. • Hostage Negotiations with the responding character. Trouble is inevitable... • It's freaking cold. You need to spend the night in a cabin with exactly one bunk and one blanket. • It's just one unending stream of nineties action movie cliches. Looks like we're gonna have to juuuuump... • One character must attempt to serenade the other. Song linking is mandatory. • A heartfelt confession. • Today is the first day of your married life! • Seven minutes in heaven. You can't get out of the closet until you've made out for seven comments. • You are both in a generic sitcom with a laugh track. • You are locked in a room for some reason. What reason? I 'unno, you figure it out. • Blind date! • Body switch! Tag speaking as the other person. • The world is going to end in 10 minutes. Any last words for each other? • You've been elected the ruler of a world. It was via raffle. • Phantom thief scenario! One character plays the thief and the other, the obsessed cop. • You're both aged down! How aged down is up to you. • High school AU. You a jock, a cheerleader, or a nerd? Neeeerd. • Historical AU. Frankly, my dear, I don't give a dang. • You're now roommates. Try not to drive each other nuts. • You're on the Oregon Trail! Don't die of dysentery, please. • Haunted House! Spoooky. • You are in a fairy tale with the other muse. Pick the tale. • One of the characters is trapped, whether behind bars or an unbreakable glass. Drama and/or epic breakouts ensue. • Romantic Comedy time! Awwww. • C-c-c-cellmates. Man, getting kidnapped stinks. Break out? • Lost in the desert. That probably isn't a lake ahead of you, but how can you resist checking to make sure? • Some mysterious supernatural malady has taken some portion of your memory. • One of you has walked in on the other in the bath. Screaming and hilarity ensues. • Harry Potter AU. Magic wands, man. • You guys are in detention. How much can you get away with? • You guys have shrunk to about one inch tall. Deal with it. • You're infiltrating a location, and you need a disguise. Don't get caught! ...and if you're a guy crossdressing, for goodness sake make sure your boobies are on straight.
Sam wasn't sure where they were, but it was damn cold and snowy - somewhere deep in the forests of Germany. They'd left the rest of the Commandos behind to sneak behind enemy lines, and now they were out of gas, running low on supplies, and they'd barely escaped from a Hydra patrol, though Steve had been wounded in the process.
"Goddamn," she swore under her breath as she tried to light a fire in the small cabin's fireplace. Her fingers felt too numb to handle the matches, and it snapped into splinters as she struck it against the side of the box. "You any better at lighting a fire, Rogers?"
The bitter cold swirled around them but luckily the serum kept them from dealing with too many long term difficulties. It didn't help with shivering, though, or numbness. He wanted to blame the latter for his slower reaction time and the stab wound that followed. His side ached something fierce but it would heal given time.
Fingertips pressed along his side, he pushed himself up to go over to Sam and help with the fire. Now, fires he knew how to handle well. The upside of being sickly in his youth and sometimes needing something extra to stay warm.
Taking the matches, he gently struck the match and the fire flickered to life. "Anything else you need doin'" Steve asked, eyebrows raised. "Ya think they were able to follow us at all? We might not be able to stay here long."
Sam just snorted at the question. "Yeah, yeah, you just wait till you need to get a box off a shelf," she retorted lightly. Now that the fire was lit, she carefully fed it fuel, building it up a little more. They'd learned survival skills in basic training, but it hadn't been so cold then. Sam was from the south, and she didn't much like the cold.
"I don't think we have a choice on that one." Sam glanced out the only window in the cabin. The snow was falling thick and fast, and she could hear the wind whipping through the cracks in the walls. It was cold, and she reckoned it was only going to get colder. Hydra couldn't follow them, but they couldn't leave, either. "How's that cut of yours look?"
Starting to wave off the words, Steve stopped short from the pain it invoked from the wound on his side. The hydra agent managed to cut him too deeply but the serum would eventually heal it. He just needed the time to rest and it appeared the storm would give it to him. At least, the agents hadn't gotten what they were after.
It made the injury worth it despite the aching pain.
"It's fine," Steve responded, pushing himself up to go into the kitchen area. "We need to take inventory of everything we have here. Who knows how long we will be here."
"I bet it'd be a lot more fine if you sat down." Sam just gave him a warning look. Sure, she knew he'd be fine once he healed, but that didn't mean he had to push himself constantly. (Except, of course, in Steve's mind, it absolutely did.) She firmly wrapped fingers around his bicep and tried to tug him back to the bed that was next to the fireplace. She would have been able to physically drag anyone else, but Steve matched her strength - although she could still pick him up if she really wanted to.
"C'mon, we need to at least get warm first," she coaxed him. "The food'll still be waiting when we can feel our fingers again."
Point taken. Deciding to comply for once, he allowed her to direct him towards te bed and sat down on it. The only indication of his discomfort being the quick wince he allowed to escape before he could mask it. At least he hadn't gotten shot because those sounds took longer and were worse to deal with. "You win this time", he huffed out, fingers curling towards the fire to try and bring some sense of warmth to his body.
"Do you think they got far? When the storm let's up, we'll need to try and track the rest of the group. They stole important files." Sometimes he never saw an end to the war or the conflict because just as one thing wrapped up, something else took its place. "Have you regretted the project at all yet?" His hands dropped back down onto his lap, eyes watching the flames dance.
Sam sat down next to him, smiling to herself at the stubborn admission. The two of them were a fine pair, constantly trying to out-stubborn each other. She took the blanket that was folded across the end of the bed and tucked it around both of them. At least they'd be able to generate enough body heat to stay warm like this.
"Wouldn't be over here if I hadn't done this," Sam pointed out by way of an answer. Of course, that was obvious; neither of them would be anywhere near the front without the serum. Sam would have been stuck flying stunts for the Civil Air Patrol, and Steve would have been rejected from the draft entirely. They had both agreed to the project because they'd wanted to make a difference in the war - and, difficulties aside, that's what they were doing. Theoretically, anyway. "Although I will say that this weather makes me miss summer in Alabama." And she hadn't thought that was possible.
If he moved a little closer to Sam, well, it couldn't be helped and if commented on he'd just claim he wanted to make sure she had enough of the blanket to not be cold. Fighting back a yawn, he nodded his head. "We're making a difference even if it's slow going. Would'a been different if they managed more soldiers before-" He trailed off because they both knew what happened and how nothing could be done to change any of it. The serum was lost for good and they were the only two products of it.
"Sometimes it doesn't feel like this war is ever gonna end. You think 'bout going back home? Might see one if those summers again." On Steve's end, he never really considered going back home, only really thinking of how else he could help out with the serumed abilities. He had to make a difference as much as he could.
"Don't really fit in there anymore." Sam shrugged. She wasn't sure she fit in much of anywhere, truth be told. "It'll always be home, but it's not...it's not a place where I can stay." Not in the South, certainly, when plenty of folk had made it clear how they felt about a black woman doing the things she did.
"All I wanna do is help people," she added. "Whatever someone like me can do. I feel like this happened to us for a reason, you know? So I gotta use this however I can to make things better for people - here or back home." She wasn't sure how she would go about helping people back home; in the war, there was a clear goal, a strategy. You could go around punching Nazis in the face, and that solved a lot of things. Defeating things like segregation was harder, and Sam couldn't punch racists on American soil (unfortunately).
If he moved a little closer to Sam, well, it couldn't be helped and if commented on he'd just claim he wanted to make sure she had enough of the blanket to not be cold. Fighting back a yawn, he nodded his head. "We're making a difference even if it's slow going. Would'a been different if they managed more soldiers before-" He trailed off because they both knew what happened and how nothing could be done to change any of it. The serum was lost for good and they were the only two products of it.
"Sometimes it doesn't feel like this war is ever gonna end. You think 'bout going back home? Might see one if those summers again." On Steve's end, he never really considered going back home, only really thinking of how else he could help out with the serumed abilities. He had to make a difference as much as he could.
ROAD TRIP 1. BREAK DOWN. Oh snap. Your car decided to break down out in the middle of nowhere. WHAT DO? Is that Leatherface? Will this be "Children of the Corn"? 2. HITCHHIKERS? Is this even a good idea? Threads may also have a third participant. Go wild. 3. WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST HIT? Dude, I hear deer mess up cars... Or I think that was a deer... 4. DON'T MAKE ME TURN THIS CAR AROUND. Alas. You're the parent or disgruntled friend who has had it up to here with all the fighting in the back. This thread may also have a third or even fourth participant, if you can wing it. 5. OMG, I WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS LANDMARK! No, no, and no. You tell that person that they're going to be driven around and they're going to like it. 6. THE GREAT ESCAPE. Either dinosaurs or the mothman is chasing you. Don't stop now. 7. MAKE OUT. For whatever reason, the person you're traveling with in the car. You would love to make out with them and then some.
CUDDLES 1. SWEET DREAMS. It's been a long day and all you want to do is sleep or just rest your eyes for a bit. Hopefully whoever is close by doesn't mind if you use them as a blanket. 2. STORMY WEATHER. The heavy rain, thunder, and lightning won't be letting up anytime soon. Luckily, it's the perfect weather to stay indoors and snuggle up close and keep warm. 3. SLOW DANCE. It's the end of a party, or maybe it's only the two of you, but the tempo is slow and the lights are low. Let your dance partner take the weight and just sway. 4. SURPRISE ATTACK. Time to invade someone's personal space. Are they working too much and need a distraction? Maybe you just wanted to brighten their day. Either way, they won't see it coming. 5. MOVIE NIGHT. It can be on the sofa or in a darkened theater, but you've got your popcorn and someone to settle against during your favorite movie. 6. I LOVE YOU, MAN. It's totally platonic, really. You're just very good friends, no matter what people like to think. But you just love your friend so much you want to hug them, whether they like it or not. 7. JEEPERS CREEPERS. Welp. You were just frightened. Was it a spider in the washroom, a ghost in the attic, a bad dream? Either way, you're looking for someone to cling to right now, and who better than that person right there? 8. HURT AND COMFORT. Whether you're sick in bed, just been dumped, or suffered a traumatic event, you need someone to wrap their arms around you and make everything go away. 9. SUNDAY MORNING. Maybe you just had a wild night. Maybe there's just not enough space at your place and you need to share your bed. Or maybe you just got really tired and someone else happened to be there. Doesn't matter because now the person with you looks way more comfortable than any blanket or pillow. Drape to your heart's content. 10. MOMENT AFTER. You just had incredible, vigorous sex and if you weren't a cuddler before, you are now. You're probably too exhausted to do anything else anyway. Just enjoy the moment.
HURT/COMFORT 1. INJURY. You've been injured. Broken bones or bleeding out or maybe just a tiny little papercut. The choice is yours. 2. SICKNESS. You're sick and laid up in bed, at home or in a hospital. The severity is up to you. 3. FEAR/ANXIETY. Something is happening and you're scared beyond belief. 4. LOSS OF SENSES. Sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, etc. You've lost some important sense or ability and now you're left to deal with it. 5. DESPAIR. Nothing is good or right anymore and you can't shake the depression. Maybe that friend of yours can help though. 6. MAKE UP. Fight or break up, it's time to make up. 7. RESCUED. You've just been held captive and/or tortured for however long and finally, someone has come to the rescue. 8. BAD ROMANCE. Fight, cheat on, abuse, whatever the case is, someone else can clearly see you need comfort from someone who isn't your terrible lover tonight. 9. LOSS. You've experienced a loss of some kind and need help getting through it.
HIGH SCHOOL AU 1. CLASS TIME. Pick your class, pick your seat. Whether you're paying attention or goofing off, you're interacting constantly with someone else. 2. BREAK TIME. Those precious minutes that aren't lunch, usually half an hour if you're lucky. Are you hanging out on the grass, rushing to get homework finished, or bunking off school early? 3. LUNCH TIME. Food, glorious food! ... As long as you're not eating the school lunches. What sort of chaos will you get up to in the endless queue that is the lunch line? 4. FOOD FIGHT. The natural reaction to being served school lunches: throwing them as far away from you as possible. You're caught in the middle, or maybe you're instigating it. Who knows? No one can tell. 5. STUDY PERIOD. Yeah. "Studying." They mean catching up on gossip, right? Or watching that crappy TV in the common room? Or maybe you really want to study. I'm not judging. 6. SKIPPING SCHOOL. Did you even get to school before you bunked off somewhere? Or did you just take the bus five stops further and in to town? Hope you don't get caught, either way. 7. EXAM WEEK. You're going into an exam, or just cramming every last bit of knowledge into your head. Either way, good luck! You're going to need it. 8. DETENTION. What did you do? Or were you innocent and wrapped up in your friend's scheme, and now you both have detention? I do not envy you at any rate. 9. SUMMER HOLIDAY. SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER! Burn your books, burn your uniforms. Everything is over for another 6 weeks (or however long you get off).
APOCALYPSE HOW 1. LAST ACTION HERO. You tried your best to save the world, but despite the superpowers, the teamwork, and the sacrifice of many good friends, you couldn't quite pull it off. Now you're left with your guilt and a universe where half the people left are depending on you to help them, while the rest are trying to hunt you down for your failures. Good luck with that, hero. 2. SCIENCE SAVIOR. They said it was impossible, they said it was futile, but you know that if you just got a little bit of support you could fix all of the world's troubles. Maybe your experiments are a bit on the unethical side, but the survival of humanity is depending on you! You can't let the world down. Time to grab those test-tubes and get yourself a lab assistant that doesn't mind getting their hands dirty. 3. THE LAST PERSON ON EARTH. Well, it's finally happened. A virus or disease or genetic mutation has all but wiped out members of the opposite sex and humanity is doomed. But what's this? A lone survivor? As the saviour of the species, they'll be glad to lend a hand (or reproductive organ) to help restore the population, right? Maybe a little bit of persuasion is in order. 4. SO LONELY. You haven't talked to another person in days and you're starved for conversation. So when you finally meet another lone traveler it makes total sense to stick together, right? Maybe share some food, some companionship, some ammo. . . . Better hope you both get along. 5. MUTATION STATION. The bomb dropped and some people weren't fortunate enough to go in the blast. Now those left behind have to deal with nuclear winter, a dwindling food supply, and some strange additions to the human gene code. Maybe these superhumans are friendly and misunderstood. Then again, maybe they just want to eat your brains. 6. LAST DANCE. The world is ending. You know it, everyone knows it, so the only thing left to do is party like it's 1999. Complete your bucket list, do the things you never got the chance to do before, and maybe screw up the courage to do the things you were too scared to even think about doing. Oh, and watch out for looters.
RANDOM LOCATION 1. LOST. Oh shit, how did you even get here. 2. ON THE RUN. Getting away from someone or something that's after you. 3. TREASURE HUNTING. Something you desire is here. Maybe it's being guarded or you're competing for it. 4. TRAVELLING. You turned up here on purpose. Why is up to you. 5. ESCAPE. Things have gone wrong and you need to get out of this place. 6. DISASTER. Something awful has happened whether you're the cause, a witness or there to help. 7. INVASION. It's a siege! Are you defending or attacking? 8. HOME. It's actually where you live. 9. DUEL. The predetermined location to end a feud.
INTIMACY 1. PHYSICAL INTIMACY. It might just be innocent touches or it might be during sex. 2. LONG CONVERSATIONS. Honest words can be more intimate than touch. 3. DRUNK. You're oversharing or simply maudlin. 4. FORCED INTIMACY. Magic. A truth serum, whatever - you didn't mean to bare your soul, but that is precisely what you're doing right now. 5. SLOW-DANCING. There is something inherently intimate about trusting someone else to lead you, and someone trust you to lead them.
OTHER 1. BOUNTY HUNTERS. You're wanted. And someone is chasing you. Maybe it isn't your fault? But maybe you did rob that bank. Either way, there's someone after that price on your head. Confront them, or run? Specify hunter or hunted. 2. TRUTH. You can't tell a lie. Maybe both of you can't, or only one of you, but now is the time to ask those embarrassing questions. 3. OBEDIENCE. The person posting is compelled to obey, no matter what. (Un)Fortunately the person commenting is compelled to give orders. All orders given must be obeyed. 4. LOTUS EATERS. The person posting is trapped in their own dream of personal paradise. The person commenting is trapped with them. Help free them, or fall into paradise? 5. PLANTS OF DEATH. Plants are trying to kill you. (Something's . . . happening.) 6. INSOMNIA. One or both of you can't sleep, and that sucks. Be awake together. 7. DREAMWALKING. One of you is trapped in the other's dream - or nightmare. 8. SOULMATES. You are meant to be, whether the relationship is functional or . . . less so. 9. PICTURE/QUOTE PROMPT. Throw a bunch of pictures and/or quotes around and see what happens, freeform style! Try RP Visualocities (http://rpvisualosities.tumblr.com/) or A Sea Of Quotes (http://www.aseaofquotes.com/). 10. OTHER-WORLDLY. Go to the Other-Wordly blog (http://other-wordly.tumblr.com/) and hit 'Random' until you get a word. Use the word as a prompt to write up an RP scenario. Do this several times if you like. Mix & match.
Survivors: Zombie AU, your muse and mine are some of the few survivors of the zombie apocalypse Is This Real Life?: Fantasy AU, your muse meets mine in the fantasy universe of your choosing Once Upon a Time: Fairytale AU, our muses meet in the fairytale of your choosing Press Start: Video Game AU, our muses are part of the video game world of your choosing Flying Cars and Robots: Futuristic AU, our muses meet in the future year of your choosing Don't Be Late: Modern AU, your muse introduces themselves to mine in a modern setting Vampires, Werewolves, and Ghosts Oh My!: Supernatural AU, your muse meets mine in a world full of supernatural creatures Scene One, Take One: Movie Set AU, our muses' universe is now a movie, and they're meeting on set Opening Night: Movie AU, your muse meets mine in the movie universe of your choosing The Prologue: Book AU, our muses are characters in the book of your choosing Rewrite the Past: Historical AU, your muse introduces themselves to mine in the historical period of your choosing Rebellion: Dystopian AU, our muses are part of a dystopian world It's a Bird! It's a Plane!: Superhero AU, your muse meets mine and explains their powers, for good or for evil Absence: Our muses wake up in town to find it completely deserted. The produce is still fresh in the stores, the cars remain in the garage. Everything is as it was, but there is no one but themselves.
The Crystal Chamber - my character discovers an ancient historical site with yours. A Whole New World - my character goes on a romantic journey/honeymoon with yours. (I won’t say) I’m in Love - my character falls in love with yours, but is too afraid to admit it. Aloha Oe - my character has to say goodbye to your character. Fathoms Below - AU universe where our characters are mermaids I’ll Make a Man out of You - my character decides to try and shape up yours. This is Gonna Be Good - my character learns your character is in fact alive after believing they were long dead. He Lives In You - my character starts hearing your character’s voice in their head. Strangers Like Me - my character teaches yours about something new The Stroke of Midnight - our characters fall in love, but mine is forced to leave suddenly on the day of their meeting. then they have to find each other. One Jump Ahead - our characters are escaping the law together
1. The one with the clock that counts down the time until you meet your soulmate. 2. The one where everyone is color blind until they meet their soulmate and then they can see color. 3. The one where your soulmate's first phrase to you is written on your skin. 4. The one where you don't know your soulmate until you touch them. 5. The one where whatever you draw on your skin appears on your soulmate's skin. 6. The one where you get matching symbols, tattoos etc. 7. The one where you can communicate in dreams at night. 8. The one where you DREAM about each other's lives to help you find them. 9. The one where your soulmates last words are written on your skin so you don't know them until you lose them. 10. The one where you can talk to one another telepathically. 11. The one where you feel what your soulmate feels. 12. The one where the name of your soulmate is tattooed on your skin in their handwriting. 13. The one where whatever your soulmate draws on their skin ends up on yours.
( Subtropes/Headcanons to consider for the “everything is in black and white until you meet your soulmate” trope:
One (or both) of the soulmates is colorblind.
One (or both) of the soulmates is monochrome (black and white) colorblind, so might not even realize they’ve met their soulmate when it happens (warning: this can be very angsty and painful if you think too much about it).
The colors of the world change depending on your soulmate’s mood (bright and happy colors for joyous emotions, drab and desaturated for bad moods, etc.).
Books that just have colored pages in them with the names of the colors so newfound soulmates can learn the colors together (this is a common bonding/marriage gift).
Visual Artists not realizing how much their art clashes until they meet their soulmate and can finally see their art in full color.
One (or both) of the soulmates is blind, but the brain compensates for this with some sort of auditory or texture synaesthesia ).
1. extreme love — Your desire for them comes from your love or affection for them. Your actions are just emotions turned to actions. 2. limited time — You have to be intense and short, because you're in a jam for time. 3. life-affirming — We almost died! Let's reconnect to what's real and get over the shock. 4. finally found that person — You've never been gung-ho about sleeping with anyone until you met them. 5. finally found your match — Nobody could match your strength or passion before. You've found someone who can. 6. waited so long — For some reason, you couldn't be with this person for quite a while, though you were waiting for them. Now is your chance. 7. let it go — Conceal, don't feel. That's been your motto. But at this moment, you're losing yourself with someone else, your personality or your powers be damned. 8. saw you with someone else (or) territorial — You're jealous and you have to get that interloper off your mind. What better way than to make sure what's yours is yours? 9. public — You can't wait until you make it to somewhere private. 10. emotional — Sex can be raw. Sex can lay bare things you never thought you'd show. 11. aphrodisiac — The sex pollen/chemicals created by the shadow government/spanish fly made you do it! Or at least your body felt like you had to. 12. feelings revealed — You've just learned what you mean to each other, and that makes you want to be with them even more. 13. heat — You're experiencing some drive to mate, and only they will do. 14. first time in a long time — You thought they'd never be back! You better make up for lost time. 15. last time in a long time — They're going, and who knows when they'll be back? You better have one last hurrah and hope it lasts you. 16. sex to survive — Being told to fuck or die can light a fire under you. 17. hate sex — You want to rip them apart in every sense of the word. 18. WILDCARD
I love Harry Potter and how fun is it to figure out houses and everything else in between? Can be set during all types of eras. Just let me know what character of mine you want, along with the scenario!
MAGIC: There are so many fun classes at Hogwarts and a lot of chances for mishaps. Can be practicing spells/potions/charms/hexes etc. Be set during an actual class. Duels!! Clubs are an option as well.
QUIDDITCH: Rough game, Quidditch. Can range from try outs, practices all the way to games. Pre - during or post.
ROOM OF REQUIREMENT: It can take on so many different forms and the sky is the limit.
HOGSMEADE: Nothing like a Hogsmeade trip! There are so many shops to explore and might be a thing or two overheard.
DIAGON ALLEY: Can be there for shopping, school supplies or a multitude of other reasons.
PROFESSORS: Maybe instead of students, they are professors at one of the schools instead! All kinds of possibilities for mayhem and mishaps.
ORDER/DEATH EATERS: Something set during the course of the books. Two Order members, two Death Eaters or maybe an Order member/Death Eater. Doing patrols, training, battles and so on on.
EVENTS: Yule Ball, Triwizard Tournament, Quidditch World Cup.
OTHER SCHOOLS: The various schools over the world! Can be a lot of world building.
CAREER TIME: Things set at the Ministry, St. Mungo's, the Newspapers, the Shops, Pro Quidditch, Cursebreakers, Dragon Tamers and so on. Can be employees and just something set in the locations.
SOMETHING ELSE: The sky is literally the limit. Maybe something with flying, the trains, floo powder, knockturn alley. Something with the Deathly Hollows or a multitude of other things!
Moving quickly through the rubble, T'challa paused at the designated drop location, awaiting the auror assigned to the case with him. Lately, there were odd bursts of magic happening all over the place and because of it, people were causing buildings to explode. It could be a curse or could be from a person. Only investigating and time would tell.
The cursebreaker tilted his head up, wand held tightly in his hand just in case. They needed to get a move on and soon.
A familiar cracking noise echoed through the air as Sam Apparated to the given location. He was wearing Muggle clothes - mostly because he preferred them, but also because it was too cold for robes. With a quiet word, the tip of his wand brightened into light, illuminating the rubble.
"So, you're the cursebreaker they sent?" Sam raised an eyebrow. "I'm Sam." He shifted his wand to his left hand, offering his right to shake.
No, he just so happened to be taking a stroll in the precise area needed to explore. But he didn't say as much. "Indeed," he said instead, lighting his own wand with a quick lumos before he started to pick through the area and make notes to go over later. "Have they briefed you already?" he asked, not bothering to look at the guy until he introduced himself. Turning, he held out a hand to shake Sam's firmly. "T'challa." He didn't offer much else but he never did.
"This is likely a curse and it does not appear to have a pattern over who is influenced by it."
He usually worked with Steve, but this was a case that only called for one Auror, and Steve had been assigned to work with Stark on something involving magical tech that had been traced back to his company. Given the option, Sam definitely preferred an apparently unfriendly cursebreaker.
"Do you think it's attached to an object?" Sam asked. "One passed from person to person? I mean, curses don't just float around. Either someone has to be casting the same curse over and over, or there's an enchanted object that passes the curse on to whoever possesses it."
While he did not see the necessity for an auror to accompany him, at least he had actual thoughts and theories to offer. The curse being so nasty put more pressure on them to figure it out and fast as possible. With a nod of his head, he whispered a spell to test and see if other curses were cast recently. "Using objects is a tricky business because you never know what may happen to the item. I believe it might be a curse or a potion of some sort." The latter being what he believed to be the true cause because it would be all too easy to taint a lot of liquids for others to consume. With the proper spell, it could be more reliable as well.
"We need to figure out the true targets because at the moment it appear randomly done. No one with this sort of planning and precision would leave anything up to chance." He looked over at the auror. "How long have you been an auror?"
"We're really going through with this, huh?" Sam looked nervously at the vial that contained the Animagus potion as thunder boomed through the night, audible even inside Hogwarts. He didn't expect Steve to say no - after all, they'd gone to all the trouble of learning about the process of becoming Animagi to transform with Bucky on the full moon. It had taken them months, and there was no way Steve would back out now.
And Sam? Despite being a prefect, he was prepared to follow his best friend into some serious law-breaking by becoming an unregistered Animagus. He wasn't concerned so much about the law as he was the danger in the process - the book they'd studied had warned them of the necessity to perform each finicky step precisely, or horrible results could ensue. He wondered what it would be like to have the transformation go wrong, to have his body twisted and warped as it was trapped between one state and another. Yeah, it was enough to make him think twice.
When it came to his friends, Steve would do anything to help them and be with them. Case and point - the lengths they were going through to be with Bucky on full moons. He found it worth it, of course, and had confidence in their abilities. They had carefully brewed the potion and now just needed to complete the steps necessary for the transformation. He wondered what form his animagus would take since it dealt with a person's inner self. What would his animal say about him?
Looking over at Sam, he offered a smile, fingers reaching out to take a hold of the vial. "We have gone over this so many times. Nothing is going to go wrong, okay." He moved around to get into position. "I'll go first and if something does go wrong get yourself out of here, okay?"
"Oh, yeah, like that's gonna happen," Sam scoffed. If something went wrong, he'd be right there with Steve, trying to help him as best he could. It was what Steve would do for him in the same situation, and Sam wouldn't do anything less.
So he took a couple steps back and held his wand at the ready, waiting for Steve to drink the potion and hoping nothing went wrong. It wasn't that he didn't believe in their abilities (although Potions wasn't his strongest subject), just that there was a lot of room to go wrong here. Far more experienced wizards had tried to do this and failed. But he wasn't going to abandon his friends when they needed him.
The process for becoming an animagus took a long time and even if they completed all the steps so far there were still so many things that could go wrong. Steve read plenty of horror stories about others becoming lost between the two states of human and animal, something no one could change. The possibility if something going wrong didn't make him want to stop, though, they were doing it for Bucky so he wouldn't have to be alone during his monthly problems. It would be okay; they would make it out into the other side just fine. Gripping for the potion, he let out a slow breath, trying to clear everything from his mind except for the incantation and the distant sound of the thunderstorm.
Now or never.
Pulsing it down, he quickly said the words over and over, the shift slowly taking over him. Nearly in a slow motion kind of ordeal but when everything settled, an animal form sat where Steve once stood. He had taken the form of a: dog sitting there looking up at Sam with bright blue eyes and golden fur.
"You're a dog." Sam stared at Steve incredulously for a moment before he started laughing. "Of course you're a dog." He crouched down and rubbed behind Steve's ears for a moment, enjoying the soft feeling of his fur. (Was it weird to pet his best friend? Probably.) The motion helped calm him a little, and after another couple of minutes, he stood up again and looked at his own vial of potion.
He murmured the incantation for the last time, drinking the potion down in one long gulp. For a moment, everything was still, and then the entire world grew larger and larger around him. Before long, he was looking up at Steve, his head cocked slightly to one side. His vision magnified everything, and he could see every hair on the dog's muzzle clearly. When he opened his mouth to speak, nothing came out but a shrill squawk.
Cocking his head to the side, Steve looked slightly offended, at least as much as a dog could look put out. The look didn't last long, the getting feeling too good and he leaned into it happily, tail wagging to show how okay he found it. It might be a little weird but he didn't linger long on questioning any of it. His eyes focused again as Sam shifted into - a bird.
Of course. It made perfect sense.
Gripping onto his humanity anchor, Steve shifted back with a groan, fingers clumsily reaching out for his robe to slip on. "I knew you'd be something like a bird," Steve commented as he sat down. "You don't look very cuddly, just so you know."
He fought back a yawn, the shifting taken more out of him than he expected but it had been a long couple of months.
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↪ Pick one of my characters (make sure to specific which version).
↪ Use RNG and enter 1-11 for a scene; roll again for specifics.
↪ Or cheat and just pick something.
↪ FUCK YEAH WE'RE TOTALLY ROLEPLAYING RIGHT NOW!!!
SENTENCE PROMPTS.
• SUDDENLY! MIND READING!
• Morning after; somehow they're in bed together.
• It's an alternate universe! What type? Improvise!
• Zombies have taken over popular culture, and now they're here too. Braaains.
• Hostage Negotiations with the responding character. Trouble is inevitable...
• It's freaking cold. You need to spend the night in a cabin with exactly one bunk and one blanket.
• It's just one unending stream of nineties action movie cliches. Looks like we're gonna have to juuuuump...
• One character must attempt to serenade the other. Song linking is mandatory.
• A heartfelt confession.
• Today is the first day of your married life!
• Seven minutes in heaven. You can't get out of the closet until you've made out for seven comments.
• You are both in a generic sitcom with a laugh track.
• You are locked in a room for some reason. What reason? I 'unno, you figure it out.
• Blind date!
• Body switch! Tag speaking as the other person.
• The world is going to end in 10 minutes. Any last words for each other?
• You've been elected the ruler of a world. It was via raffle.
• Phantom thief scenario! One character plays the thief and the other, the obsessed cop.
• You're both aged down! How aged down is up to you.
• High school AU. You a jock, a cheerleader, or a nerd? Neeeerd.
• Historical AU. Frankly, my dear, I don't give a dang.
• You're now roommates. Try not to drive each other nuts.
• You're on the Oregon Trail! Don't die of dysentery, please.
• Haunted House! Spoooky.
• You are in a fairy tale with the other muse. Pick the tale.
• One of the characters is trapped, whether behind bars or an unbreakable glass. Drama and/or epic breakouts ensue.
• Romantic Comedy time! Awwww.
• C-c-c-cellmates. Man, getting kidnapped stinks. Break out?
• Lost in the desert. That probably isn't a lake ahead of you, but how can you resist checking to make sure?
• Some mysterious supernatural malady has taken some portion of your memory.
• One of you has walked in on the other in the bath. Screaming and hilarity ensues.
• Harry Potter AU. Magic wands, man.
• You guys are in detention. How much can you get away with?
• You guys have shrunk to about one inch tall. Deal with it.
• You're infiltrating a location, and you need a disguise. Don't get caught! ...and if you're a guy crossdressing, for goodness sake make sure your boobies are on straight.
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"Goddamn," she swore under her breath as she tried to light a fire in the small cabin's fireplace. Her fingers felt too numb to handle the matches, and it snapped into splinters as she struck it against the side of the box. "You any better at lighting a fire, Rogers?"
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Fingertips pressed along his side, he pushed himself up to go over to Sam and help with the fire. Now, fires he knew how to handle well. The upside of being sickly in his youth and sometimes needing something extra to stay warm.
Taking the matches, he gently struck the match and the fire flickered to life. "Anything else you need doin'" Steve asked, eyebrows raised. "Ya think they were able to follow us at all? We might not be able to stay here long."
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"I don't think we have a choice on that one." Sam glanced out the only window in the cabin. The snow was falling thick and fast, and she could hear the wind whipping through the cracks in the walls. It was cold, and she reckoned it was only going to get colder. Hydra couldn't follow them, but they couldn't leave, either. "How's that cut of yours look?"
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It made the injury worth it despite the aching pain.
"It's fine," Steve responded, pushing himself up to go into the kitchen area. "We need to take inventory of everything we have here. Who knows how long we will be here."
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"C'mon, we need to at least get warm first," she coaxed him. "The food'll still be waiting when we can feel our fingers again."
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"Do you think they got far? When the storm let's up, we'll need to try and track the rest of the group. They stole important files." Sometimes he never saw an end to the war or the conflict because just as one thing wrapped up, something else took its place. "Have you regretted the project at all yet?" His hands dropped back down onto his lap, eyes watching the flames dance.
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"Wouldn't be over here if I hadn't done this," Sam pointed out by way of an answer. Of course, that was obvious; neither of them would be anywhere near the front without the serum. Sam would have been stuck flying stunts for the Civil Air Patrol, and Steve would have been rejected from the draft entirely. They had both agreed to the project because they'd wanted to make a difference in the war - and, difficulties aside, that's what they were doing. Theoretically, anyway. "Although I will say that this weather makes me miss summer in Alabama." And she hadn't thought that was possible.
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"Sometimes it doesn't feel like this war is ever gonna end. You think 'bout going back home? Might see one if those summers again." On Steve's end, he never really considered going back home, only really thinking of how else he could help out with the serumed abilities. He had to make a difference as much as he could.
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"All I wanna do is help people," she added. "Whatever someone like me can do. I feel like this happened to us for a reason, you know? So I gotta use this however I can to make things better for people - here or back home." She wasn't sure how she would go about helping people back home; in the war, there was a clear goal, a strategy. You could go around punching Nazis in the face, and that solved a lot of things. Defeating things like segregation was harder, and Sam couldn't punch racists on American soil (unfortunately).
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"Sometimes it doesn't feel like this war is ever gonna end. You think 'bout going back home? Might see one if those summers again." On Steve's end, he never really considered going back home, only really thinking of how else he could help out with the serumed abilities. He had to make a difference as much as he could.
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1. BREAK DOWN. Oh snap. Your car decided to break down out in the middle of nowhere. WHAT DO? Is that Leatherface? Will this be "Children of the Corn"?
2. HITCHHIKERS? Is this even a good idea? Threads may also have a third participant. Go wild.
3. WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST HIT? Dude, I hear deer mess up cars... Or I think that was a deer...
4. DON'T MAKE ME TURN THIS CAR AROUND. Alas. You're the parent or disgruntled friend who has had it up to here with all the fighting in the back. This thread may also have a third or even fourth participant, if you can wing it.
5. OMG, I WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS LANDMARK! No, no, and no. You tell that person that they're going to be driven around and they're going to like it.
6. THE GREAT ESCAPE. Either dinosaurs or the mothman is chasing you. Don't stop now.
7. MAKE OUT. For whatever reason, the person you're traveling with in the car. You would love to make out with them and then some.
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1. SWEET DREAMS. It's been a long day and all you want to do is sleep or just rest your eyes for a bit. Hopefully whoever is close by doesn't mind if you use them as a blanket.
2. STORMY WEATHER. The heavy rain, thunder, and lightning won't be letting up anytime soon. Luckily, it's the perfect weather to stay indoors and snuggle up close and keep warm.
3. SLOW DANCE. It's the end of a party, or maybe it's only the two of you, but the tempo is slow and the lights are low. Let your dance partner take the weight and just sway.
4. SURPRISE ATTACK. Time to invade someone's personal space. Are they working too much and need a distraction? Maybe you just wanted to brighten their day. Either way, they won't see it coming.
5. MOVIE NIGHT. It can be on the sofa or in a darkened theater, but you've got your popcorn and someone to settle against during your favorite movie.
6. I LOVE YOU, MAN. It's totally platonic, really. You're just very good friends, no matter what people like to think. But you just love your friend so much you want to hug them, whether they like it or not.
7. JEEPERS CREEPERS. Welp. You were just frightened. Was it a spider in the washroom, a ghost in the attic, a bad dream? Either way, you're looking for someone to cling to right now, and who better than that person right there?
8. HURT AND COMFORT. Whether you're sick in bed, just been dumped, or suffered a traumatic event, you need someone to wrap their arms around you and make everything go away.
9. SUNDAY MORNING. Maybe you just had a wild night. Maybe there's just not enough space at your place and you need to share your bed. Or maybe you just got really tired and someone else happened to be there. Doesn't matter because now the person with you looks way more comfortable than any blanket or pillow. Drape to your heart's content.
10. MOMENT AFTER. You just had incredible, vigorous sex and if you weren't a cuddler before, you are now. You're probably too exhausted to do anything else anyway. Just enjoy the moment.
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1. INJURY. You've been injured. Broken bones or bleeding out or maybe just a tiny little papercut. The choice is yours.
2. SICKNESS. You're sick and laid up in bed, at home or in a hospital. The severity is up to you.
3. FEAR/ANXIETY. Something is happening and you're scared beyond belief.
4. LOSS OF SENSES. Sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, etc. You've lost some important sense or ability and now you're left to deal with it.
5. DESPAIR. Nothing is good or right anymore and you can't shake the depression. Maybe that friend of yours can help though.
6. MAKE UP. Fight or break up, it's time to make up.
7. RESCUED. You've just been held captive and/or tortured for however long and finally, someone has come to the rescue.
8. BAD ROMANCE. Fight, cheat on, abuse, whatever the case is, someone else can clearly see you need comfort from someone who isn't your terrible lover tonight.
9. LOSS. You've experienced a loss of some kind and need help getting through it.
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1. CLASS TIME. Pick your class, pick your seat. Whether you're paying attention or goofing off, you're interacting constantly with someone else.
2. BREAK TIME. Those precious minutes that aren't lunch, usually half an hour if you're lucky. Are you hanging out on the grass, rushing to get homework finished, or bunking off school early?
3. LUNCH TIME. Food, glorious food! ... As long as you're not eating the school lunches. What sort of chaos will you get up to in the endless queue that is the lunch line?
4. FOOD FIGHT. The natural reaction to being served school lunches: throwing them as far away from you as possible. You're caught in the middle, or maybe you're instigating it. Who knows? No one can tell.
5. STUDY PERIOD. Yeah. "Studying." They mean catching up on gossip, right? Or watching that crappy TV in the common room? Or maybe you really want to study. I'm not judging.
6. SKIPPING SCHOOL. Did you even get to school before you bunked off somewhere? Or did you just take the bus five stops further and in to town? Hope you don't get caught, either way.
7. EXAM WEEK. You're going into an exam, or just cramming every last bit of knowledge into your head. Either way, good luck! You're going to need it.
8. DETENTION. What did you do? Or were you innocent and wrapped up in your friend's scheme, and now you both have detention? I do not envy you at any rate.
9. SUMMER HOLIDAY. SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER! Burn your books, burn your uniforms. Everything is over for another 6 weeks (or however long you get off).
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1. LAST ACTION HERO. You tried your best to save the world, but despite the superpowers, the teamwork, and the sacrifice of many good friends, you couldn't quite pull it off. Now you're left with your guilt and a universe where half the people left are depending on you to help them, while the rest are trying to hunt you down for your failures. Good luck with that, hero.
2. SCIENCE SAVIOR. They said it was impossible, they said it was futile, but you know that if you just got a little bit of support you could fix all of the world's troubles. Maybe your experiments are a bit on the unethical side, but the survival of humanity is depending on you! You can't let the world down. Time to grab those test-tubes and get yourself a lab assistant that doesn't mind getting their hands dirty.
3. THE LAST PERSON ON EARTH. Well, it's finally happened. A virus or disease or genetic mutation has all but wiped out members of the opposite sex and humanity is doomed. But what's this? A lone survivor? As the saviour of the species, they'll be glad to lend a hand (or reproductive organ) to help restore the population, right? Maybe a little bit of persuasion is in order.
4. SO LONELY. You haven't talked to another person in days and you're starved for conversation. So when you finally meet another lone traveler it makes total sense to stick together, right? Maybe share some food, some companionship, some ammo. . . . Better hope you both get along.
5. MUTATION STATION. The bomb dropped and some people weren't fortunate enough to go in the blast. Now those left behind have to deal with nuclear winter, a dwindling food supply, and some strange additions to the human gene code. Maybe these superhumans are friendly and misunderstood. Then again, maybe they just want to eat your brains.
6. LAST DANCE. The world is ending. You know it, everyone knows it, so the only thing left to do is party like it's 1999. Complete your bucket list, do the things you never got the chance to do before, and maybe screw up the courage to do the things you were too scared to even think about doing. Oh, and watch out for looters.
RANDOM LOCATION
1. LOST. Oh shit, how did you even get here.
2. ON THE RUN. Getting away from someone or something that's after you.
3. TREASURE HUNTING. Something you desire is here. Maybe it's being guarded or you're competing for it.
4. TRAVELLING. You turned up here on purpose. Why is up to you.
5. ESCAPE. Things have gone wrong and you need to get out of this place.
6. DISASTER. Something awful has happened whether you're the cause, a witness or there to help.
7. INVASION. It's a siege! Are you defending or attacking?
8. HOME. It's actually where you live.
9. DUEL. The predetermined location to end a feud.
INTIMACY
1. PHYSICAL INTIMACY. It might just be innocent touches or it might be during sex.
2. LONG CONVERSATIONS. Honest words can be more intimate than touch.
3. DRUNK. You're oversharing or simply maudlin.
4. FORCED INTIMACY. Magic. A truth serum, whatever - you didn't mean to bare your soul, but that is precisely what you're doing right now.
5. SLOW-DANCING. There is something inherently intimate about trusting someone else to lead you, and someone trust you to lead them.
OTHER
1. BOUNTY HUNTERS. You're wanted. And someone is chasing you. Maybe it isn't your fault? But maybe you did rob that bank. Either way, there's someone after that price on your head. Confront them, or run? Specify hunter or hunted.
2. TRUTH. You can't tell a lie. Maybe both of you can't, or only one of you, but now is the time to ask those embarrassing questions.
3. OBEDIENCE. The person posting is compelled to obey, no matter what. (Un)Fortunately the person commenting is compelled to give orders. All orders given must be obeyed.
4. LOTUS EATERS. The person posting is trapped in their own dream of personal paradise. The person commenting is trapped with them. Help free them, or fall into paradise?
5. PLANTS OF DEATH. Plants are trying to kill you. (Something's . . . happening.)
6. INSOMNIA. One or both of you can't sleep, and that sucks. Be awake together.
7. DREAMWALKING. One of you is trapped in the other's dream - or nightmare.
8. SOULMATES. You are meant to be, whether the relationship is functional or . . . less so.
9. PICTURE/QUOTE PROMPT. Throw a bunch of pictures and/or quotes around and see what happens, freeform style! Try RP Visualocities (http://rpvisualosities.tumblr.com/) or A Sea Of Quotes (http://www.aseaofquotes.com/).
10. OTHER-WORLDLY. Go to the Other-Wordly blog (http://other-wordly.tumblr.com/) and hit 'Random' until you get a word. Use the word as a prompt to write up an RP scenario. Do this several times if you like. Mix & match.
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Is This Real Life?: Fantasy AU, your muse meets mine in the fantasy universe of your choosing
Once Upon a Time: Fairytale AU, our muses meet in the fairytale of your choosing
Press Start: Video Game AU, our muses are part of the video game world of your choosing
Flying Cars and Robots: Futuristic AU, our muses meet in the future year of your choosing
Don't Be Late: Modern AU, your muse introduces themselves to mine in a modern setting
Vampires, Werewolves, and Ghosts Oh My!: Supernatural AU, your muse meets mine in a world full of supernatural creatures
Scene One, Take One: Movie Set AU, our muses' universe is now a movie, and they're meeting on set
Opening Night: Movie AU, your muse meets mine in the movie universe of your choosing
The Prologue: Book AU, our muses are characters in the book of your choosing
Rewrite the Past: Historical AU, your muse introduces themselves to mine in the historical period of your choosing
Rebellion: Dystopian AU, our muses are part of a dystopian world
It's a Bird! It's a Plane!: Superhero AU, your muse meets mine and explains their powers, for good or for evil
Absence: Our muses wake up in town to find it completely deserted. The produce is still fresh in the stores, the cars remain in the garage. Everything is as it was, but there is no one but themselves.
The Crystal Chamber - my character discovers an ancient historical site with yours.
A Whole New World - my character goes on a romantic journey/honeymoon with yours.
(I won’t say) I’m in Love - my character falls in love with yours, but is too afraid to admit it.
Aloha Oe - my character has to say goodbye to your character.
Fathoms Below - AU universe where our characters are mermaids
I’ll Make a Man out of You - my character decides to try and shape up yours.
This is Gonna Be Good - my character learns your character is in fact alive after believing they were long dead.
He Lives In You - my character starts hearing your character’s voice in their head.
Strangers Like Me - my character teaches yours about something new
The Stroke of Midnight - our characters fall in love, but mine is forced to leave suddenly on the day of their meeting. then they have to find each other.
One Jump Ahead - our characters are escaping the law together
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2. The one where everyone is color blind until they meet their soulmate and then they can see color.
3. The one where your soulmate's first phrase to you is written on your skin.
4. The one where you don't know your soulmate until you touch them.
5. The one where whatever you draw on your skin appears on your soulmate's skin.
6. The one where you get matching symbols, tattoos etc.
7. The one where you can communicate in dreams at night.
8. The one where you DREAM about each other's lives to help you find them.
9. The one where your soulmates last words are written on your skin so you don't know them until you lose them.
10. The one where you can talk to one another telepathically.
11. The one where you feel what your soulmate feels.
12. The one where the name of your soulmate is tattooed on your skin in their handwriting.
13. The one where whatever your soulmate draws on their skin ends up on yours.
( Subtropes/Headcanons to consider for the “everything is in black and white until you meet your soulmate” trope:
One (or both) of the soulmates is colorblind.
One (or both) of the soulmates is monochrome (black and white) colorblind, so might not even realize they’ve met their soulmate when it happens (warning: this can be very angsty and painful if you think too much about it).
The colors of the world change depending on your soulmate’s mood (bright and happy colors for joyous emotions, drab and desaturated for bad moods, etc.).
Books that just have colored pages in them with the names of the colors so newfound soulmates can learn the colors together (this is a common bonding/marriage gift).
Visual Artists not realizing how much their art clashes until they meet their soulmate and can finally see their art in full color.
One (or both) of the soulmates is blind, but the brain compensates for this with some sort of auditory or texture synaesthesia ).
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2. limited time — You have to be intense and short, because you're in a jam for time.
3. life-affirming — We almost died! Let's reconnect to what's real and get over the shock.
4. finally found that person — You've never been gung-ho about sleeping with anyone until you met them.
5. finally found your match — Nobody could match your strength or passion before. You've found someone who can.
6. waited so long — For some reason, you couldn't be with this person for quite a while, though you were waiting for them. Now is your chance.
7. let it go — Conceal, don't feel. That's been your motto. But at this moment, you're losing yourself with someone else, your personality or your powers be damned.
8. saw you with someone else (or) territorial — You're jealous and you have to get that interloper off your mind. What better way than to make sure what's yours is yours?
9. public — You can't wait until you make it to somewhere private.
10. emotional — Sex can be raw. Sex can lay bare things you never thought you'd show.
11. aphrodisiac — The sex pollen/chemicals created by the shadow government/spanish fly made you do it! Or at least your body felt like you had to.
12. feelings revealed — You've just learned what you mean to each other, and that makes you want to be with them even more.
13. heat — You're experiencing some drive to mate, and only they will do.
14. first time in a long time — You thought they'd never be back! You better make up for lost time.
15. last time in a long time — They're going, and who knows when they'll be back? You better have one last hurrah and hope it lasts you.
16. sex to survive — Being told to fuck or die can light a fire under you.
17. hate sex — You want to rip them apart in every sense of the word.
18. WILDCARD
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Fake engagement
Fake married for a mission or op of some sort
Fake marriage where only one knows it is fake and the other thinks it is real and they are in love.
Witness protection fake family-esque situation.
Arranged marriages.
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MAGIC: There are so many fun classes at Hogwarts and a lot of chances for mishaps. Can be practicing spells/potions/charms/hexes etc. Be set during an actual class. Duels!! Clubs are an option as well.
QUIDDITCH: Rough game, Quidditch. Can range from try outs, practices all the way to games. Pre - during or post.
ROOM OF REQUIREMENT: It can take on so many different forms and the sky is the limit.
HOGSMEADE: Nothing like a Hogsmeade trip! There are so many shops to explore and might be a thing or two overheard.
DIAGON ALLEY: Can be there for shopping, school supplies or a multitude of other reasons.
PROFESSORS: Maybe instead of students, they are professors at one of the schools instead! All kinds of possibilities for mayhem and mishaps.
ORDER/DEATH EATERS: Something set during the course of the books. Two Order members, two Death Eaters or maybe an Order member/Death Eater. Doing patrols, training, battles and so on on.
EVENTS: Yule Ball, Triwizard Tournament, Quidditch World Cup.
OTHER SCHOOLS: The various schools over the world! Can be a lot of world building.
CAREER TIME: Things set at the Ministry, St. Mungo's, the Newspapers, the Shops, Pro Quidditch, Cursebreakers, Dragon Tamers and so on. Can be employees and just something set in the locations.
SOMETHING ELSE: The sky is literally the limit. Maybe something with flying, the trains, floo powder, knockturn alley. Something with the Deathly Hollows or a multitude of other things!
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The cursebreaker tilted his head up, wand held tightly in his hand just in case. They needed to get a move on and soon.
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"So, you're the cursebreaker they sent?" Sam raised an eyebrow. "I'm Sam." He shifted his wand to his left hand, offering his right to shake.
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"This is likely a curse and it does not appear to have a pattern over who is influenced by it."
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"Do you think it's attached to an object?" Sam asked. "One passed from person to person? I mean, curses don't just float around. Either someone has to be casting the same curse over and over, or there's an enchanted object that passes the curse on to whoever possesses it."
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and theories to offer. The curse being so nasty put more pressure on them to figure it out and fast as possible. With a nod of his head, he whispered a spell to test and see if other curses were cast recently. "Using objects is a tricky business because you never know what may happen to the item. I believe it might be a curse or a potion of some sort." The latter being what he believed to be the true cause because it would be all too easy to taint a lot of liquids for others to consume. With the proper spell, it could be more reliable as well.
"We need to figure out the true targets because at the moment it appear randomly done. No one with this sort of planning and precision would leave anything up to chance." He looked over at the auror. "How long have you been an auror?"
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And Sam? Despite being a prefect, he was prepared to follow his best friend into some serious law-breaking by becoming an unregistered Animagus. He wasn't concerned so much about the law as he was the danger in the process - the book they'd studied had warned them of the necessity to perform each finicky step precisely, or horrible results could ensue. He wondered what it would be like to have the transformation go wrong, to have his body twisted and warped as it was trapped between one state and another. Yeah, it was enough to make him think twice.
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Looking over at Sam, he offered a smile, fingers reaching out to take a hold of the vial. "We have gone over this so many times. Nothing is going to go wrong, okay." He moved around to get into position. "I'll go first and if something does go wrong get yourself out of here, okay?"
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So he took a couple steps back and held his wand at the ready, waiting for Steve to drink the potion and hoping nothing went wrong. It wasn't that he didn't believe in their abilities (although Potions wasn't his strongest subject), just that there was a lot of room to go wrong here. Far more experienced wizards had tried to do this and failed. But he wasn't going to abandon his friends when they needed him.
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Now or never.
Pulsing it down, he quickly said the words over and over, the shift slowly taking over him. Nearly in a slow motion kind of ordeal but when everything settled, an animal form sat where Steve once stood. He had taken the form of a: dog sitting there looking up at Sam with bright blue eyes and golden fur.
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He murmured the incantation for the last time, drinking the potion down in one long gulp. For a moment, everything was still, and then the entire world grew larger and larger around him. Before long, he was looking up at Steve, his head cocked slightly to one side. His vision magnified everything, and he could see every hair on the dog's muzzle clearly. When he opened his mouth to speak, nothing came out but a shrill squawk.
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Of course. It made perfect sense.
Gripping onto his humanity anchor, Steve shifted back with a groan, fingers clumsily reaching out for his robe to slip on. "I knew you'd be something like a bird," Steve commented as he sat down. "You don't look very cuddly, just so you know."
He fought back a yawn, the shifting taken more out of him than he expected but it had been a long couple of months.