proudgreenauror | (no subject)

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Um... sir, do you need any help?

*double-take at someone he hasn't met yet* Wh--!? AH, you must be one of our new professors!!! *grins broadly... and then flails as the statue takes advantage of his distraction to yank the journal away from him*

Um. Yes. I just arrived this past weekend. I'm the new Herbology professor....

Um, sir, are you alright?

*NICE GUY POSE* That explains why I haven't seen you before!! I'm Maito Gai, Hogwarts's proud part-time security intern and former Hufflepuff, and it's fantastic to meet you!!

*wipes brow, rolls eyes at statue* Yes, in fact, I'm BETTER than all right -- I hadn't seen my journal in weeks and now it just suddenly turned up over -- hey!! *another savage yank at the journal as Pegasus tries to swallow it*

Oh. Okay. Nice to meet you too.... I think you do need help sir. That statue doesn't look like it wants to give it up.

*pulls out wand*

*hefts the back cover of his journal, which was torn off back while Vivi was watching ~~in the thread below~~; rueful* It really does... I never knew my words were that tasty! *chuckles*

*giggles*
Oh, good, looks like you've got it! Though, do you need help repairing it?

Part of it, anyway!! *determined stance* If it'll just let go of the rest of it... or open its mouth long enough for a Freezing charm..... *raises brows at her, wondering how much experience she has in wizarding combat*

Right! Leave it to me!

*shoots bludgeoning charm at it*

Excellent shot!! *as the creature rears up, slashing the air with bronze talons, opening its mouth for a silent shriek* All right, take this -- Accio Journal!!

*it shoots into his hand and he nods at Seras -- quick, freeze the beast before it's too late--*

~*is a tad too slow*

*winds up sprawled across the corridor from being swiped at with a stone tail*

*GASP!! -- instinctively throws a shield spell in front of her, but that leaves him open as the enraged statue rears again and he dives out of the way*

*rolls and brings out pistol, shoots chunks off statue*

*egad, you've done it now, statue is NOT HAPPY -- and Gai grins: EXCELLENT SHOT, you've given him just the opening he needs--*

PETRIFICUS TOTALUS!!!

*now frozen, but still NOT HAPPY*

*frozen tableau for a moment as Gai holds his wand at ready in case anything else happens*

*pants and gets to her feet, blinks at Gai as she puts her pistol away*

There you are! ^_^ *polishes wand to get stone dust off of it then trains it at the statue- just in case*

*is staring at the pistol*

Now that's what I call being prepared!! Amazing -- I didn't know Muggle weapons would even work at Hogwarts!

*uncomfortable, shifts and holsters weapon; rubs back of her neck nervously*

Oh, erm, they're not electronics....

Hm? *all lit up with professional fascination*

Hrm... you're not a muggle born are you? *half hopeful*

I am indeed!! But few of the Muggle weapons I know of would work here.

Oh... erm... *sweatdrop; can't actually remember how guns work, just that they don't work on electronics*

It's rather complicated to explain....

..Well, the ones that... *waves hands around* ..I don't know the words. But they make them out of a tube and some powder and a bullet....

[[*talking about zip guns*]]

Oh, erm, I think you mean zip guns.... This is a pistol.

Yes, that! Muggle gangsters use them to get firearms past inspections, but I thought nothing more complicated than a firework would operate here.... Hmm, I'll bet we have a class on Muggle weaponry later on in my Auror training!

Um. Most probably.... *sweatdrop, shifty*

Well, I have to go. I need to re-enforce the wards around greenhouse five.... I think someone has been stealing some of the plants.

You don't say!! Good grief... who would do a thing like that? Need an extra hand?

Erm. No. I've got it covered. Though if they break through my wards I shall have to consider the unfortunate possiblity that it is not a student stealing the plants.

Thank you for offering.

*was wandering by looking for someone, but can now only stand and stare in shock and amazement*

*goes through a number of really interesting faces as he wrenches at the journal; suddenly spots the first-year*

..Eheheheh... nothing to worry about, everything's completely under control!!!

*just stand there staring for a little while till he can find his voice again*

... uh ... are you sure?

*PULLS RLY HARD AND one of the covers rips off*

*the Pegasus shakes its head smugly, holding the rest of the journal*

*facepalm* ..Mostly. NO, WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT, of COURSE I'm sure!! *DYNAMIC POSE* No mere mockup of a magical creature can get the better of KONOHA'S PROUD GREEN BEAST!!!

*still a little shocked but so very amused* Aah ... okay ... good luck!

*waves the torn cover dramatically in the air* I appreciate that sentiment!! And be careful next time you come this way -- this statue has a mind of its own!

G-Gai?! *is too startled to be happy at the moment*

Misa!! *SHINY GRIN* I haven't seen you in HRRMRNMNG *and bulging of mighty thews and whatnot as the statue fights back* AGES and AGES!!

[[BTW, Gai has theoretically been at Hogwarts every few days as before, although I wasn't around to play him -- I'm just going with the time-honored "my journal got lost" option. XD]]

Well, that's true- *blinks, still a little confused* Do you need some help?

Nonono, it's all fine, I've got everything under contrWHOA!!! *hands slip off the journal and he flails backwards*

*This is Sai just looking at Gai*

......

*This is Gai just looking back at Sai*

........!????!?!?!>3!!!\o7@_@?

*Comes from an empy classroom on the same floor and sees this. Hurries over.*

Gai?

*has now got most of the journal away from Pegasus, courtesy of Seras's assistance, and has it spread out on the floor, piecing it together*

*jumps to his feet with a broad smile, scattering papers* Sophie!? Fantastic, it is you!!

[[Yay, reunion! XD]]

Of course it's me, who did you expect, Madam Finch?

[ooc: Yay~]

*strides over with a grin* How's my favorite little sister?

I'm fine. How are you, brother of mine?

*insert proud, enthusiastic rant about Auror training! :D*

[[..because even I'm not sure what's going on otherwise. XD;]]

Is that so? Sound interesting.

Anyway, what are you going to do about that? *she tilts her head towards the journal*

It is ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING. *grins*

Hmm. Fix it, I hope. A few Reparos should do the trick.