Maito Gai

[[Private; hackable to friends and partially to Ministry folks]]

What could have done that to Jade? The Forest must be far more dangerous than I knew.... there was no sign of such dangerous creatures last week, though we didn't go far in. But if something could harm him that badly, then Shinji and I....

..it was a terrible risk to take. And I didn't even know it.

This is too similar to my seventh year. Even with all my training, there is no way to protect everybody... there would be no way, except to turn this school into an armed camp. And that.... that is no solution either.

[[/private]]


FAKIR! Raimei! Out of the Hospital Wing yet? If so, it's time to show what you've studied while you were temporarily incapacitated! And everyone else: EXCELLENT work on the Auror Training practical! If you have any questions about the work, don't hesitate to ask!


*will be off to visit the Hospital Wing right after class*


[[School eats me for three days and the comm goes wild? XDDD OH YOU PEOPLE. BRB tomorrow night to answer tags. *ded*]]

..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*]]

*walks into his temporary quarters after a heavy workout and a shower, a towel draped over his neck, glancing out at the bright Tahiti sunlight... he wants missions like these more often, especially when Lee and Tenten get to come along as part of his cover story*

*eyedart left and right, opens a secret panel and checks his journal, which is hidden away along with other proof of his identity*


..Hm, the students will be enjoying the beginning of their much-needed break this week, gathering their strength and TAKING PART IN THE FESTIVITIES OF THEIR YOUTH... I hope the presents I sent have all arrived on--

*double-take*


Wait -- casualties at Hogsmeade? Death Eaters!? WHAT'S GOING ON??


[[Gai's gift-list will be coming up soon when I manage to write it. For now, they are delayed in the owl post. And YOSH, I'm back! Will be posting with the rest of my characters within the next few days.]]

[[Filtered to Wolfwood]]

Hey, Professor Wolfwood Nicholas!! I'm going over to tutor young Makenshi for a few days and help her with her summer homework. Is there a form or something I have to use to clear it with her parents guardian?

..And.... *hesitates, frowns, unsure of whether to ask Wolfwood what he knows about Chrona's home situation*

[[/filtered]]


And the summer wears on -- full of blazing LIFE!! There's a London Quidditch team that needs a coach... a club that needs a bouncer -- hm, no, it's bound to fail; that trampoline isn't strong enough for everyone.... a security operation for the Blackheath fireworks.... a delivery run over the weekend, another mission assignment from the Agency, and part-time Auror training, and.... hahaha, it's unbelievable that one man's existence could be so full and rich. I haven't even been back to my flat for a full day since the break began. At least no one else is renting it this time.... How are the rest of you doing? Is this a MAGNIFICENT summer or what? *SHINY GRIN*

AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGHHHH....


*groans, lowering himself onto a handy bench before pulling out his journal; his right hand is still in a sling, so he sets the quill upright on the page and dictates as it writes*

Nineteen patrols in four days... in addition to preparing for summer training, there's barely been time to eat or sleep! But it's all worth it. Once I showed up, all the preparations for the school's summer started going incredibly smoothly! *grin is tired, but still shiny*

I was thinking to take the train tomorrow, but... there was some reason, wasn't there, to Floo from town, or.... hmph, what was it again?


[[Private; partly hackable, especially to friends]]

Another year almost over. My first year out of school, working hard and striding into the bright future. It will... *GAPING YAWN* ..never be forgotten.....

[[/private]]


*the journal slips out of his hands, hitting the floor as he dozes off*

TSUNADE-SENSEIIII!!! I tried that new Transfiguration you taught me on the targets, and it was amazing -- it even impressed Auror Bones. Now that's amazing!!! Everyone have a FANTASTIC time in Hogsmeade!!! And remember, the end of the year is coming up, so play hard and work hard and you'll be able to succeed and enjoy life!

Hirako, Ichigo... are you prepared for another thunderously epic installment in our exploration of the ultimate arcane limits of fifth-year Potions?? Golpalott's 84th Theorem awaits!


And besides all that... I have.... *drumroll* ..an announcement. Starting now, I am no longer a simple security intern. I will still patrol the castle one night a week, as an addition to my Auror training. But that is not all. From now on, I am also your Charms TA -- an assistant to Professor Wolfwood!! So if anybody ever needs help in that class, fear not: you can always call upon Maito Gai!!! *PROUD GREEN POSE*


[[Not!filtered to Paul]]

WHERE ARE YOU??? I've been looking for you everywhere -- I have this great idea, and it's in your field and it's going to be fantastic -- you teach music, right? He'll have to agree, I can't wait to start it..... *peters off in excitable gibberish*

[[/not!filtered]]


[[Not!filtered to Wolfwood]]

The time has come. >DDD Where should we start??

[[/not!filtered]]

*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!]]

It's RAINING.



[[Private?]]
*due to magical bleed-through where Reparo didn't do such a good job on Gai's ripped-up journal, a few words from his private notes are accidentally open to all readers....*

..at the Apparition point knows me by sight!! And for good reason; it's been
                    waiting is the hardes
          mbledore said (but it was as confusing this time as
...
[[/notprivate]]


..I should probably use that charm again. In class. On the targets. The turning of the year shouldn't be dreary and droopy. Even Auror training and especially Professor Marchbanks needs a little perking up up once in a while!! >D


[[Hello, exceedingly vague can-has-no-details post. ^^ Just a placeholder for certain matters. Oh, look, something shiny!]]

*finishes writing his thank-yous just as the train pulls up onto the castle grounds*

( Notes to Mikage, Hirako, Vivi, Emilia, Sophie, Rinali, Misa, Ikki, and Hinata )


AHAHAHA, I finally have time to look at my journal! HELLO, HOGWARTS!!!~ *PROUD GREEN POSE* This month has been so busy that I have barely been able to snatch time to write -- but I PASSED MY STEALTH AND TRACKING PRACTICALS and now there's only Piffle and Circumspection before the midwinter term is over!! HEY, EVERYBODY!!! *SHINY GRIN* What have you all been up to lately?

A brief stop in my quarters, and then there will be just time to touch bases with everyone befo--

..but... but wait....

*JAWDROP*

WHO WROTE ON MY DOOR!????


[[Notes are only visible to the people therein addressed. And feel free to have seen the graffiti before Gai gets rid of it!]]

Ah, 2007. I have never had such a full, active year except for those heady days of '97.... Its changes, its challenges, the terror and beauty of the passing of time... Goodbye, 2007, we knew ye well!! And hello to the brand new year which even now rolls onto our calendars! 2008 -- ah, 2008!! What MYSTIC CHORDS OF FORTITUDE AND GRACE are heralded by this brand new calendar page? By the London parades on these cold, damp nights?

I know one thing and one thing only.

As one year ends, another begins. I've lived every second of 2007 to the limit, but NO MORE. This... is the END. And as I put one year behind me, another begins anew!!! Today marks another blazing milestone in magical history, for the Wizarding World's prideful green Auror trainee has NOW TURNED NINETEEN!!!! *PROUD GREEN POSE*


..and we have a stealth training practical today. So I have to spend my birthday in a state of utter invisibility.

AAAAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHH!!!!!
But if it gets me closer to my goal, IT'S WORTH IT!!!


[[Backdated to New Year's Day. Happy birthday to Gai!]]