http://ugly-old-hat.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] ugly-old-hat.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] hh_mirror2008-12-14 03:07 pm

Astral plane, activate! (HH anniversary plot, RP open to all)

The Sorting Hat had been dabbling in way too many fringe philosophies. (Neo-Rosicrucianism? Really, Sorting Hat?) It seemed that puppet!Ron Weasley's name for it, Sorting Hat the Wise, had gone to the Hat's lack-of-visible-head.

On the morning of Dec. 13 (or was it the 14th?) the Hat's esoteric interests affected the school for the second time.

The first instance had been more than a year past, when the Hat took a cue from Rev. Sun Myung Moon and united most of the Hogwarts students in mass marriages. That had been a lengthy and concerted effort by the Hat and its house-elf minions, opposed vigorously by the wicked (or noble??) Kojiro. Kojiro's kidnapping of the Hat's bride had been something of a turning point for the headstrong headgear.

This new instance ... even Kojiro might be powerless to counter. And the Hat's agency would be difficult, if not impossible, to discern.

In a mighty magical working, the Hat projected many of the students ... to the astral plane, in their astral forms.

Astral Hogwarts resembled the real material Hogwarts (well, the Sorting Hat's version of material Hogwarts) very closely indeed. There were some dissimilarities: did Hogwarts, on the material plane, really sparkle so much? Were there so many rainbows in the sky, without a hint of rain to prompt their presence? Were there really pastel-colored unicorns frolicking on the grounds? Unicorns with hair made of cotton candy?

Could the students fly without brooms in material Hogwarts?

Other than that, it would be instantly recognizable as Hogwarts. The astral students would find nothing jarringly unfamiliar, being astral themselves. No disorientation, as there had been with the mass weddings; only a pleasant surprise, if they did happen to remember the absence of pastel unicorns and self-propelled flight.

Finally the Hat would have achieved paradise! Too bad not all the students could be brought into this happy realm. The Hat hadn't quite figured out how to bring everyone en masse. But many of them could be.

Including Kojiro, perhaps ...


(( OOC note: People are welcome to RP astral shenanigans here, or to start their own new posts for interactions of a closed variety. Please, if you embark on NSFW action, make a new post so that it can be lj-cut with appropriate warnings. ))

[identity profile] maid-brienne.livejournal.com 2008-12-14 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
The sparkles and the glitter in the castle made Brienne feel like a woman. A beautiful, feminine woman full of so much love for the world that she could barely contain herself.

For some reason, astral Hogwarts had computers that worked, and lots of MP3's, and thus, after some time primping and styling her hair, picking out an outfit that flattered what curves she had, and preparing a mix CD for her one true love, Jaime Lannister, Brienne skipped out to face the morning.

The urge to sing was overwhelming, and so Brienne serenaded everyone around with a deeply meaningful song. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjWn-ueeeLw)

[identity profile] blond-bondshell.livejournal.com 2008-12-14 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"And quite a girl you are," Bond said, giving Brienne a once twice three times a lady once over that went up and down, around the block, then back again.

[identity profile] maid-brienne.livejournal.com 2008-12-14 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"Why, thank you," fluttered Brienne, glancing up at Bond through lowered lashes. "You're quite a handsome fellow yourself." She had only one true love, but a little flirting never did a girl any harm.

[identity profile] blond-bondshell.livejournal.com 2008-12-14 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course I am," he said, which was Bond-speak for "thank you." "I must say, the rainbows and unicorns set off your eyes beautifully. It's quite a stunning effect."

[identity profile] maid-brienne.livejournal.com 2008-12-14 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, James," tittered Brienne. "You're such a flatterer. But you know I'm already going steady with another fellow, so you really shouldn't say such things." But there was a complete lack of any real cenxure in her tone when she said this.

[identity profile] blond-bondshell.livejournal.com 2008-12-15 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Bond made a show of looking disappointed. "You kill me, Brienne," he said. "You're telling me that you're going steady. That sounds so boring! How would you know if you're steady if there wasn't a person like me to throw a few wobbles in your path?"

[identity profile] maid-brienne.livejournal.com 2008-12-16 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, James," laughed Brienne. "I imagine you have a point, but I bet you say that to all the girls, and I'm definitely a one-man, monogamous woman."

[identity profile] blond-bondshell.livejournal.com 2008-12-18 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Fine," he admitted. "But are you sure it's with the right man?"

[identity profile] lion-in-white.livejournal.com 2008-12-15 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Jaime Lannister strode across the sparkling meadow. His exquisite yet masculine features were shadowed by a dark scowl. He appeared to have been dressed for a music video -- black leather pants and a billowing white silk shirt half-open to reveal a well-muscled chest (who said a swordsman ever lost condition?) mysteriously tanned and mysteriously hairless, as though waxed.

The cuffs of his shirt were too long, and reached halfway down his hands unbuttoned, golden hand and hand of flesh alike. He smelled of hair gel.

Sullen, he ignored the frolicking unicorns. They shied away from him anyhow, because he was so dark and morally ambiguous, and that was anathema to unicorns. A wind blew to ripple his shirt and kiss his otherwise gel-stiffened hair.

Music followed him. He'd tried so hard, and come so far, but in the end, it didn't even matter. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZp2jAdBu1o)

[identity profile] maid-brienne.livejournal.com 2008-12-16 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
No one understood the darkness in Jaime's soul quite like Brienne. She was the only one who could comfort him and lessen the terrible pain that he bore.

"Jaime!" she cried, running through the meadow, her mysteriously long, flowing tresses floating behind her in the wind. She stared at his chest, loving the tan, waxed hairlessness of him.

Coming to his side, she offered him the small package she was carrying. "Jaime, I made you a mix CD,. I hope you like it." Her bosom trembled with agitation. If he didn't like it, she would cry, and that would ruin her mascara.

[identity profile] lion-in-white.livejournal.com 2008-12-16 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Jaime felt rather than saw Brienne coming across the meadow. His true love's presence tugged at his heartstrings, and he knew she must be near, even though he wasn't looking anywhere in her direction, preferring to stare moodily at the ground as he walked.

Immediately he broke into a graceful run, like nothing so much as the lion of his house's name, lithe and predatory. He met her halfway.

"My love." He took the mix CD from her hand and gazed at the cover with its beautiful collage of artwork and glitter. Brienne had such girly taste in music. "I don't doubt that you feel the music of Shakira best represents the bond between us."

Wherever, whenever, they were meant to be together.

(His soundtrack changed to reflect the choice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-3brRCRsA8). His eyes crinkled in a momentary show of distaste, but he forced himself to accept it. He would endure girly music for his love. He gave only a moment's thought to the way Ser Loras' Nickelback-heavy soundtrack complemented his own. And to the sweet, sweet buttsex only two Kingsguard could truly know.)

"I made you a mix CD too. It took a while because I first had to reimburse Nero AG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero_AG) for unlawfully acquired software. A Lannister always pays his debts."

From the hip pocket of his tight trousers, he pulled a flash drive he had pre-loaded with songs that expressed his feelings for Brienne. Ripping each song had been a painful process. Then he had needed to get a flash drive because there was no way he could fit a CD in his pants.

[identity profile] rebelvalkyrie.livejournal.com 2008-12-17 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Silmeria perked up when she heard that fabulous catchy song and started singing along with it.

"Aw, I love this song!"

Sure, she never heard it before and didn't know the lyrics; that's why Odin invented the word "doo" for use in any melody! And of course, she would love this song. This song *moved* her, in particularly bouncy ways. When she saw who was doing the singing, she gasped loudly and caught up with her.

"Ohmigods, Brienne! I love your hair! And I love that song!"