Maito Gai

..This has gone on for long enough. It was a tempting job when I took it, but what's happened has made everything clear.

( Filtered to Noin )

( Filtered to Hufflepuff House, except Minato )

*may be seen, after hours, patrolling the grounds as he did last year, and heaven help the wrongdoer who falls into his hands*


[[Strike not hackable. This should have been up, and is thus backdated to, Wednesday, but Stuff Came Up. *bricks RL*]]

*at the sparsely seated staff table in the Great Hall, writing a journal entry before his evening patrol of the castle*


HAH, my memory is coming back!! Good grief, I even remember those thestrels that interrupted my last duel with... with.... ANYWAY -- Hufflepuff won -- or was it Ravenclaw? And I was -- WELL DONE, HUFFLEPUFF, ALL THAT HARD WORK PAID OFF -- I was running toward the--

*briefly interrupted by the mediwitch*

..Yes. Loss of memory is a common side-effect of concussion; they said that in the first-responder course. How ironic that with all I have been through in life, I receive such an injury on a day when everyone is having fun!

And I can't remember how it ended.....

..gaah. If I can't have those memories back, I will just have to make new ones. Tomorrow's London exam comes first, but after that, if I fail to make a series of splendid new memories by the weekend, I shall scale every tower of the London Bridge without magic!!


..They tell me Uchiha graduated early. *snort* But where did he go? What is he doing? Does anybody know!? Not likely. It must be some nefarious--


*gasp*

That's what happened. Slime, why did it have to be slime!!!


[[Strikes illegible. Mwahahaha. For those who don't know yet, Gai patrols Hogwarts for three random nights a week as a public service requirement for his Auror course, so if your character is out after curfew, feel free to encounter (or avoid) him!]]

[[Private, 40% hackable to friends who know his job]]

..W-what? Another assignment, even though I'm busy in the Auror program?? I thought...

*scratches head* ..well, I don't know what I thought! Just because the Agency is supporting my education -- it's no excuse to rest on my laurels and not get the job done!!! Hogwarts and Auror program or no Hogwarts and Auror program, nothing will stop this magnificent Green Beast from fulfilling every assignment that comes his way!!!! *PROUD GREEN POSE*

[[/private]]


Everybody watch out for those slime trails -- especially you, Hirako!!! *winks* NO RUNNING IN THE HALLS!!! Poor Mr. Filch is having a hard time of it.... Gad, that sky is a strange color... almost purplish... could we be in for a storm??

And now.... Phase 1. *uncharacteristically devious grin*

...

Ow, ow, ow ow ow ow.....

*hikes up the stairs with a magically levitated packing case floating before him, trying to manage his wand with heavily bandaged hands*

OI, CLEAR THE WAY!!! COMING THROUGH!!!!!


[[Filtered to Hufflepuff House]]

HEY!! If somebody lost a broom-care kit with flashing yellow and black stripes, they should pick it up from me in the Great Hall after dinner!!

*brows rise* Hmm, speaking of which... when is Hufflepuff's first Quidditch match? There's no way I'm going to miss cheering for my former House!!!

[[/filtered]]


[[Bandages are the result of this. Do feel free to gawk. XD]]

Appended hereunto is a message for Professor Sprout, informing her that Himawari's journal has been found and that her fellow Hufflepuffs are trying to locate her to return it.


*meanwhile, Hufflepuff House is seconds away from launching a MASSIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION, and Gai is on his way to the vicinity of the Slytherin area, in case Himawari is down there somewhere*


[[Filtered to Grimmjow]]

Jaggerjack -- someone found Himawari's journal, and we're trying to find her to give it back. Do you have any idea where she is?

[[/filtered]]

*grumbles* Didn't realize I was running out of crayons... I'd better Transfigure a few more. It's all good practice, anyway. *rubs hands gleefully* At least Dr. Kurosaki's Pepper-Up Potion took care of my hay-fever.... so I can face the day with CLEAR-HEADED ZEAL!!!


Ordinary black robes are far too pedestrian for the BRIGHT PROMISE OF THIS GLORIOUS SEASON.

Sakura, you really should reconsider. Pink DOES go well with green.


[[In honor of springtime, Gai will be casting Orchideous at random points around the school, as well as surreptitiously Transfiguring suits of armor into youthfully cute pastel versions of their former selves. Due to lack of time between activities, he will attend class wearing his usual training outfit (green jumpsuit and orange legwarmers), along with a yellow and black Hufflepuff tie, under a newly Transfigured set of bright pink robes. There's also pink paint in his hair. JARETH, THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT. XDDDD

Edit: Thanks to Kurosaki, now there's smoke pouring out of his ears as well. If anyone wants to rib Gai's fashion sense, this is definitely the time.]]

Lee's recovering so quickly... I could SHOUT FOR JOY!!! Thank you, everyone, for coming by to visit. Your friendship fills our hearts with gratitude.

..I've been down here for three days. But with Lee awake and Honey here too, the time has just flown. And IT SNOWED AGAIN! The air outside is sparkling with beautiful, tiny flakes of snow. No good for packing, though -- it's just as well for Sakura-san that this kind of snowfall happened while I wasn't going outside anyway. *reminiscent grin*

Dr. Kurosaki has approved some physical therapy for Lee, specifically a semi-intense breathing kata redesigned for someone who isn't standing up yet. That will keep his stamina up and his muscles in condition without wearing him out. He's promised not to over-exert himself, and I'll see that he sticks to that. But his natural resilience is making the healing process incredibly rapid. Not that I expected any less from his gallant, unbreakable spirit!!!


Could someone send my Arithmancy book down here? I think I left it in the common room.


[[With Lee on the mend, Gai's back to his old exuberant self. In fact, he's BUBBLING OVER WITH YOUTHFUL HAPPINESS. He's now doing pushups in the Hospital Wing while Lee works on the breathing form. Feel free to whack him on the head or something. ;D]]

It feels wonderful to be back in my old common room. The place is even yellower than I remembered! And what a busy day I've had -- talked to most of my teachers and gotten a massive list of assignments to make up. (Relashio, Evanesco, Incarcerous.... what was that fourth spell I had to practice for Sir Integra?) And there's a new sixth-year in my House -- Oruha, a wonderfully gentle free spirit and an excellent singer! She and her friends have apparently taken my Lee-kun under their wing. Such joyful news!

I wonder where Eiji and the others are? Everyone must be out of class by now. The third day of school is so relaxing. I've found all my classrooms, even the ones that MOVED while I was away, and the aches and pains of my assignment are starting to fade, and there are busy, industrious students all over the place.

But....

I MISSED THE KITTENS! *bawls*


[[Gai's collapsed in an armchair in his common room, soaking in the Hufflepuff ambience before going upstairs to unpack. I figure if he's been at Hogwarts for four years he should know most of his House by now, at least by sight, unless they've been away like black_songbird. Who else is in his House?

If you still want to run into Gai on his first day back, try the previous post!]]