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  • Alastor and Hilda – Astronomy

    Alastor is not good with books and theories. He would rather learn with his body. To learn is to try, as he put it.
    He tried to cultivate strange plants from the forbidden forest. Nearly poisoned his mind with a Moon Flower. He tried to fly on a broom, Nearly fell of in the lake. He tried to cast Elasticus on a wand. Managed to ruin it. And that’s ok. Alastor’s stubborn, he knows that not enough to try, you have to persevere, to insist. Now he knows about the danger of psychoactive plants. He knows how to disarm and humiliate a death eater in one blow. About flying safe. Well.. mostly safe.
    So when he tried asking Hilda to the Halloween Gala, he knew this would not be a one time thing. Not because she said yes or because of his stubbornness, but because he was willing to spend time, to make efforts to build something.
    Maybe it won’t last. Maybe they will tire of each other. But right now, they watch the stars together. And they’re happy.

    /* Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook – Porte-mine sur carnet A6 */

    Alastor n’est pas très doué avec les théories et les livres. Il préfère de loin apprendre avec son corps. Apprendre c’est essayer, dit-il.
    Il a essayé de cultiver des plantes de la forêt interdite. La Fleur de Lune a failli lui vider l’esprit. Il a essayé de voler en balais au dessus du lac, a failli finir dedans. Il a essayé de lancer Elasticus sur une baguette. N’a réussi qu’à la ruiner. C’est pas grave. Alastor est borné, il sait qu’il n’est pas suffisant d’essayer, il faut persévérer. Maintenant il connait les danger des plantes psychoactives. Comment désarmer et humilier un mange-mort en un seul coup. Comment voler sans danger. Enfin… presque sans dangers.
    Aussi, quand il proposa à Hilda d’être sa cavalière au Gala d’Halloween, il savait qu’il s’engageait dans quelque chose de sérieux. Non parce qu’elle dit oui, ou en raison de son entêtement. Mais parce qu’il était prêt à y mettre du temps et des efforts pour construire quelque chose.
    Peut-être que ça ne durera pas, qu’il se fatigueront l’un de l’autre. Mais pour l’instant, ils regardent les étoiles ensemble. Et ils sont heureux.

  • Decoding

    Hogwarts, 3 feb. 2002

    Hidden in the special hideout room they found month ago, the team starts deciphering the secret correspondence they found. Letters and notebooks, some hidden in double bottoms, some masked by some obufcat… osbucat… some masking spell.
    In the sofa, Cecil’s asleep. Too much emotions, they think. They don’t know about the divination he just done, and about the toll on his body. Paris watches the time, they must be quick before the students whom they rummaged the belongings notice the scuffling. They know these are important, Voldemort’s mark on a crumpled paper dissipated any doubt left. Artemisia is holding the mirror, letting Alastor do the translation, she found very surprising that a boy who don’t like books very much is quite proficient in decoding a two layered cipher. Substitution and mirroring, that was clever.

    Soon, patterns starts to emerge. names, connections, even dates. “William had it. He deserved it” Paris shudders, remembering the scars on William’s arm. No wonder William never talk about it.  "The end of the year is near, soon we’ll be free from this prison that is Hogwarts. Free to do as we want.“…  ”I made him say it. Then told the professor about it. Now he’s gone. forever. Good riddance“… ”Keep your mouth sealed, you idiot. They must never know.“

    And finally: ”We works for the glory of the deatheaters.“

    As they look at each others, they know what to do. No time to gather the avengers and discus, they must act now.

    – Mc Gonagall?
    – Mc Gonagall.
    – Yes. Let’s go.

    Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook

    ***

    Poudlard, 3 Fév. 2002

    Caché dans leur QG secret trouvé quelques mois auparavant, l’équipe se colle immédiatement au décodage des correspondances secrètes qu’ils ont déniché. Lettres et carnets, certains dissimulés dans des doubles fonds de malle, d’autre masqué par un sortilège d’obuscat… ofbucat… par un sort de masquage. Cécile dors. Trop d’émotion, ils supposent, ignorant qu’il a encore fait usage de divination, et le coût à payer pour cela. Paris surveille l’heure, ils doivent procéder avec célérité avant que les étudiants dont ils ont fouillé les affaires ne s’en rendent compte. Ce sont les bons papiers, ils en sont sûr. La marque de Voldemort hâtivement griffonnée sur ce papier chiffonné ne laisse pas de place au doute. Artemisia maintien le miroir pour qu’Alastor puisse déchiffrer. Elle trouve vraiment surprenant qu’un gamin avec aussi peu d’intérêt pour les livres que lui soit assez doué pour déchiffrer si vite un code à double couche. Substitution plus miroir, c’était futé.

    Bientôt, des motifs émergent… noms, dates, connexions. ”William l’a bien mérité, c’te pauvre tache.“ Paris frémis en repensant aux cicatrices sur le bras dudit William. Pas étonnant qu’il n’ait pas voulu en parler.”La fin de l’année approche, bientôt nous seront libre de cette prison qu’est Poudlard. Libre de faire comme bon nous semble.“… ”Il m’a tout avoué. Je l’ai dit au professeurs, et il a disparu. Pour toujours. Bon débarras.“… ”Ferme ton clapet, idiot. Ils ne doivent pas savoir. Jamais“

    Et enfin : ”Nous travaillons pour la gloire des Mangemorts“

    Se regardant les uns les autres, ils savent désormais ce qui doit être fait. Pas le temps de rassembler les vengeurs pour prendre une décision. Il faut agit maintenant.

    – Mc Gonagall?
    – Mc Gonagall.
    – Oui. Allons-y.

    Porte-mine sur carnet A6

  • Player Character – Paris Greengrass

    Hogwarts School for Talented Wizards, September 2001

    Paris is quite talented with music. His extraordinary voice makes him able to captivate a crowd like no one else, gently stroking his lyre to produce the most wonderful melodies. He’s just a first year student, and yet his golden hair and angelic face are known to many. In addition to the music club, he’s also in the duel club, which is quite strange considering how strongly he abhors dirt and filth. Only his closest friends knows why he would do such a thing.

    At the request of his uncle, he’s now studying to be a full fledged wizard. He was even gifted with an auto-sorting briefcase. He really wishes to study in peace and having a uneventful scholarship, but it seems his destiny is tightly tied to unraveling the secrets lurking behind the doors and hearts here in Hogwarts. The dark years has left some deep scars, ones that will take a strong will to heal…  

    Pencil Doodle on A6 sketchbook / Criterium sur carnet A6

    ***

    École Poudlard pour Sorciers Talentueux, Septembre 2001

    Paris a un don pour la musique. Quand il caresse sa fidèle lyre et chante de sa voix extraordinaire, il est capable de captiver les foules. Bien qu’il ne soit qu’un première année, sa chevelure d’or et son visage angélique sont déjà connus de beaucoup. En sus du club de musique, il s’est également inscrit au club de Duel, ce qui est étrange vu son aversion pour la saleté et la sueur. Seuls ses amis proches connaissent la raison d’un tel choix.

    A la requête de son oncle, il poursuis ses études de sorcier. Il a même reçu en ce sens une serviette à documents auto-classante. Il espère de tout coeur pouvoir effectuer ses études en paix, libre ensuite de pouvoir poursuivre sa musique, mais il semble que sa destinée soit intimement liées à la découverte des secrets les plus sombres de Poudlard. Les Années Noires ont laissées des cicatrices que seuls les coeurs les plus vaillants pourront guérir…

    Player Character for Harry Potter RPG / Personnage joueur pour un JdR custom Harry Potter

  • Cecil Tarrow

    Hogwarts School for Talented Wizards, September 2001

    Cecil is quite the shy one, he doesn’t like to stand out much and only his closest friend knows why. Alastor remembers him as a jovial and enthusiastic boy, back when they were playing in Diagon Alley. He hadn’t seen Cecil since his fathers and him went abroad. So when Alastor’s father told him that Cecil’s got into Hogwarts too, he was delighted to see his old friend again. And then was devastated to learn about Cecil’s father painful death.
    Since then, Alastor vowed to act as a big brother and stay forever close to Cecil, even if Cecil is older than him and quite capable to take care of himself.

    Cecil is terrified of flying to the point he actively search to be dispensed, but so far with little results. He likes drawing and joined the Arts & Crafts Club. Recently he discovered a strange burnt journal under his bed. With his closest friends Alastor, Pâris and Artemisa, they started to investigate what led to strange turn of events during the year 1977…

    Pencil Doodle on A6 sketchbook
    Player Character for Harry Potter RPG

  • Cecil Tarrow

    Hogwarts School for Talented Wizards, September 2001

    Cecil is quite the shy one, he doesn’t like to stand out much and only his closest friend knows why. Alastor remembers him as a jovial and enthusiastic boy, back when they were playing in Diagon Alley. He hadn’t seen Cecil since his fathers and him went abroad. So when Alastor’s father told him that Cecil’s got into Hogwarts too, he was delighted to see his old friend again. And then was devastated to learn about Cecil’s father painful death.
    Since then, Alastor vowed to act as a big brother and stay forever close to Cecil, even if Cecil is older than him and quite capable to take care of himself.

    Cecil is terrified of flying to the point he actively search to be dispensed, but so far with little results. He likes drawing and joined the Arts & Crafts Club. Recently he discovered a strange burnt journal under his bed. With his closest friends Alastor, Pâris and Artemisa, they started to investigate what led to strange turn of events during the year 1977…

    Pencil Doodle on A6 sketchbook
    Player Character for Harry Potter RPG

  • RPG Character – Alastor Nephentes

    “Thebes’s fines herbs” is an herbalist shop in Diagon alley.
    Astragal and Agatha Nephentes, the owners, have recently the joy to have
    their only son Alastor accepted in Hogwarts School for Wizard. As they
    often boasted of their ancient Egyptian origins of their family, it came
    as no surprise when Alastor’s magical talent manifested some years ago
    when he was attacked by a nasty seeding of tentaculatris excruciatis visciosis.
    He instinctively repelled the dendrites with a sudden burst of
    lightning. Since then, he has vainly tried to reproduce this feat to the
    great amusement of Rhark, his raven.

    Much
    of the family activities theses last summer were focused on the
    preparation for the upcoming start of school. The Nephentes are not the
    richest merchants in the street, but they certainly can afford a
    scholarship for their son. Furthermore, his old pal Cecil came back from
    the continent to shop with him. Soon after, he was equipped with a
    brand new robe, books and a fine magic wand made from a twisted branch
    of sycamore tree. The vendor assured him to his delight (and Agatha’s
    woe) that this kind of  wand had a tendency to catch fire if used
    routinely to perform the same boring tricks again and again. It was made
    with a special ingredient that was quite rare for it contained the
    feather of a Sphinx!

    Alastor like to learn
    with his body more than his mind, leading him to many troubles for him
    and Cecil. He likes gardening, cooking and making potions. His parents
    gave to him a pair of dragon-skin gloves that can resist to almost
    anything! He likes to eat spicy food so much that his tasting buds
    became quite dull, especially when compared to his keen sense of smell.
    He really want to study the best he can to make his parents proud of
    him. He hope one day to take their succession at the boutique, but after
    visiting the world.

    With such a passion
    for exploration and experimentation,it came as no surprise when the
    Sorting Hat sent him to the Ravenclaw House.

    Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook