Nick met other first years at around this time that were also exploring the castle like , Terry Boot , both of the Patil twins Padma and Parvati who had somehow got put in separate houses and even Daphne Greengrass. The last of which tried ignore his existence as she passed him in the hallway , but Nick wouldn't be himself if he didn't try and get her attention. "Your hair looks nice. What soap...
2023-05-14 21:36:05 +0000 UTC View PostSpite is a funny thing to have , as it will eat you alive from the inside out and ruin so many things. It tends to snowball into larger and larger problems that grow more and more out of hand until it drowns you. The worse part however has to be how easy it is for it to appear and fester , one singular incident is all it takes from it to slip in and grow. Alex had been carrying his own spite fo...
2023-05-14 17:55:09 +0000 UTC View PostNick found the charms classroom as well as a few other nifty little things like how there was a spot hidden behind a painting of a puppy in one of the unused classroom that you needed to move the ball in the painting to access. It was a small spot but Nick figured it could be a good place to hide things he couldn't keep on him. The fourth floor was even more boring as all he found was the histo...
2023-05-12 15:36:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe main part of the feast went on for thirty minutes before the final part featuring deserts of all kinds began though most were full by this point. Nick sneakily stored away several tarts and cookies in greed for later and didn't notice how Dumbledore had trouble not laughing when he saw his actions. It was a childish action that earned a bit of good will from the old wizard AND gave him snac...
2023-05-12 15:34:52 +0000 UTC View PostZain was a little creeped out about how eager Alex was to bring the pain to nergigante , but couldn't say that he didn't understand since he had personally witnessed the problems the elder had caused Alex. It had almost gotten him killed at one point while the other time it ran away without finishing the fight leaving Alex with a lot of pent up aggression towards the elder. That said the plan w...
2023-05-12 15:29:42 +0000 UTC View Post"To be honest I am more surprised that so few people have noticed it." Nick said honestly. The twins shared a look "don't take this the wrong way mate but it's hard to look at anything other than your face." Fred said seriously which confused Nick. "Why?" he asked curiously. "It's that wicked scar you got on your forehead and those eyes mate , they're hard to look away from." George said honest...
2023-05-11 23:44:02 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone watched as Dumbledore looked over the new years with his gaze briefly stopping on Harry and Nick before moving on to the rest. "Soon you shall all be sorted into your houses and begin your journey to magical mastery. Those in your house shall be your friends , your family and your classmates for the next seven years. I welcome you all to Hogwarts and wish each of you a happy next seven...
2023-05-11 21:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostIt came as little surprise to anyone that deviljho had very little fat on its entire body and was easily built like a hippo. This also meant that the chef wasn't a very big fan of the meat that consisted of thick bands of muscles that were very chewy. Still he was a professional and knew how to cook the meat in such a way it gets very tender and flavorful. The final result was mixed with a thic...
2023-05-11 18:00:27 +0000 UTC View PostNick came up with a game to pass the time involving the every flavored beans that they had that was loads of fun. He called it "blind mans luck" and the way it worked was that one of the people not playing this round set out four beans. The people playing however had to have their eyes closed and guess a color. The first person to guess a color that was on a bean had to declare themselves a luc...
2023-05-11 00:21:48 +0000 UTC View PostRon quickly got comfortable with Harry and Nick and was chatting about all sorts of topics from quidditch to favorite flavor every flavor bean. It was clear that he didn't seem to understand how anyone couldn't know about these things so nick had to explain how the muggle world was totally different than the wizarding world. Ron seemed to figure it out pretty quickly and was more than happy to ...
2023-05-10 22:08:39 +0000 UTC View PostWhen September 1 came around Nick and Harry were driven up to the train station by miss smith and dropped off , though not before Nick left her his gift. "So where is platform nine and three quarters?" Harry asked in confusion after not seeing any sign listed as such. Nick shrugged "maybe it's magically hidden between platforms nine and ten?" he said calmly and Harry nodded in agreement. "How a...
2023-05-10 19:56:51 +0000 UTC View PostAlex found a deviljho roaming the waste picking on the local herbivores as it's choice of sustenance. The monster was surprisingly alert for constantly being in a state of distracting hunger as it jumped to the side when Alex tried to crash into it from above. "Roar!" The dark green monster roared angrily at Alex who merely smirked. once it was done Alex took a deep breath and roared at the bea...
2023-05-10 18:15:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe ring gave Nick enough points for the enchantment so he began working on his storage ring. The design he had for this was a bit special as he took inspiration from the boggarts found in this world. To bring this design to fruition Nick grabbed a little of every single metal he had and forge welded them all together into a hideous sort of failure Damascus. Then he shaped this hard to work mat...
2023-05-10 03:18:25 +0000 UTC View PostNick was out of it for the rest of the day and it showed as he would just get lost in thought randomly and it took Harry shaking him to snap him back to reality. Nick couldn't help it as he fell into the trap that was known as philosophy. He was unable to definitively say which was truly a better choice as both had their own problems. See he may regret it forever by choosing either option with ...
2023-05-10 01:13:49 +0000 UTC View PostNick had gotten the most points out of any forging so far with the creation of that ring at a total of one hundred and fifty two ring points. He was pretty sure that it was only because of the strict limitations he had placed on the ring during it's creation. While the growth type ability was amazing the fact remained that the only person it would ever work for was Harry alone. Even if it becam...
2023-05-09 22:46:35 +0000 UTC View PostNick took the wand makers hand in a daze after hearing the story behind his wand as it was beyond strange and fantastical. 'I'll need to check the wand with the system later to try and figure out more about it.' he decided worriedly. "For the privilege of matching you with your wand today I won't even charge you lads." Olivander said with a happy smile. Harry and Nick left the shop with t...
2023-05-09 20:58:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlex descended into the veil while ignoring the effects it was having on him and directly headed to the place he knew Vaal hazok made it's nest. The inside of a massive elders skull that it had created a pile of rotting flesh in to sleep under. Alex knew of the elders weakness to fire and gathered his energy in his lungs as soon as he saw the pile of flesh shift at his presence. The moment the ...
2023-05-09 18:26:32 +0000 UTC View PostNick was starting to get frustrated with this as it was starting to seem like he simply wasn't going to get a wand today but something strange happened. Olivander sighed for some reason after this last wand and looked at Nick with a conflicted expression. "I won't lie to you lad This is the first time that none of the normal combinations of wood and core have seemed to reject someone. It pains ...
2023-05-09 02:48:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe next vault was number 713 and had much stricter security measures while containing a single small sack alone. Harry was curious about what was in the sack but Nick was debating weather he should just go out of his way to smash it now and save him the trouble of dealing with Quirelmort. Sure that would basically ruin all of Dumbledore's plans for the future year and make the man rather upset...
2023-05-09 01:20:58 +0000 UTC View PostThis strange phenomenon had apparently been noticed by more than just Nick as some people stopped to trying and figure out what was going on with the owls. Nick hid on the other side of Hagrid so that if anyone followed the birds gaze they would only see Harry and the half giant. "Come along lads , we gotta make a stop at Gringotts." Hagrid said after allowing the boys to marvel over diagon all...
2023-05-08 22:46:46 +0000 UTC View Post*Cough* "I maybe noticed magic quite awhile ago." Nick looked away sheepishly and grimaced when he heard Harry groan. "Figures , why didn't you say anything?" Harry asked sounding slightly hurt. Nick sighed "Do you have any idea *cough* how I'd sound if I just*cough* said that I knew about magic?" he answered Harry with another question. "Barmy." Harry said with a sigh. Nick nodded "I did *coug...
2023-05-08 20:17:10 +0000 UTC View PostAlex knew that since the trait was only level one that it wouldn't be anywhere as close to as powerful as the blasting scales that Bazelgeuse had. That didn't mean that the exploding scales couldn't be very valuable in astera. Specifically as a type of slinger ammo that lets hunters tranq monsters from afar. It would need some modification from the scholars to perfect but it would make capturin...
2023-05-08 17:50:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day was an exciting one for both Nick and Harry even if the former was feeling terribly ill from overexerting his spirit during his previous days forging. Until he recovered Nick was going to suffer from what seemed like the worse case of flu ever. It would be far worse if he hadn't only minorly overdid it with an attempt at word infusion. He succeeded but only at the cost of a week of...
2023-05-08 03:49:37 +0000 UTC View PostNick had a sneaking suspicion that the reason he didn't have his inventory space open in the system is that he needed an actual storage area in order for it to work. Once he saved up enough points to buy this enchantment from the system he would find out. 'For now though I need to figure out what I want to put on Harry's ring.' Nick thought seriously. "I don't want to just copy Sanar as that mi...
2023-05-08 02:06:15 +0000 UTC View Post"It's fine I guess , it just hurt a little to be doubted like that is all." he said honestly. The workers all nod in understanding "A mans gotta take his word seriously so the fault here is ours lad , can I ask for forgiveness?" the boss asked sincerely. Nick nodded "alright I'll forgive you all this time but don't let it happen again agreed?" he said seriously and the workers pat their chest i...
2023-05-07 22:16:34 +0000 UTC View Post"What does them working on metal have to do with this?" Harry asked as the rest he understood just fine. "When we were at the refinery how would you describe the men there?" Nick asked patiently and Harry thought about it for a minute before he figured it out. "Dirty!" he said in realization. Nick nodded with a grin "Smoke , metal dust , sweat and dirt is the price those men pay by working in t...
2023-05-07 19:27:15 +0000 UTC View PostAlex was surprised to see the chefs eyes light up in excitement after cooking a very small piece of meat to test it's flavor. The last time this had happened was when Alex had brought the chef meat from a diablos. To date that was easily the most delicious type of meat Alex had eaten in this world as it was even better than wagyu on earth. So seeing how excited the chef was about the bazelgeuse...
2023-05-07 17:30:54 +0000 UTC View PostNick didn't need the metal super hot like he would if he was going to work it merely hot enough that it doesn't get cracked from the chisel. Once hot enough Nick took the metal out of the fire and picked up the chisel before carefully lining it up the cut off a strip of material close to seven millimeters wide. Nick then hit the blunt side of the chisel with his hammer cutting that strip from t...
2023-05-06 02:14:15 +0000 UTC View Post"Like your ring?" Harry asked pointing at Nicks right hand where Sanar sat upon his pointer finger glinting slightly in the fires light. Nick shook his head "I was thinking of making them shaped like smith hammers with the handles forming the band." He said honestly. Harry looked enlightened "Because they work with metal!" he said excitedly as he understood Nicks thought process. "yeah , figure...
2023-05-05 23:48:39 +0000 UTC View Post'Chill mate , you seem more excited about finally using the workshop than me!" Nick joked with Harry who was already starting to recover from his malnourishment after a week at the orphanage. He wasn't at a healthy weight just yet but at least he wasn't nearly as scrawny as he was when Nick first met him. "How are you not excited!?" Harry asked in exasperation. That was the one trait that Harry...
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