Application: Jasper Hale, Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series

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((OOC: Approved by Edward and Bella's players, and Alice is sadly popcorn. Jasper is taken post-Eclipse.

Jasper's a highly skilled empath vampire. He's able to sense/experience the emotions of others and influence their moods for as long as he remains in their company. In canon this ranges from calming a pack of volatile werewolves to putting Bella to sleep; "Jasper’s abilities affect the body physically. He really does calm your system down, or excite it. It’s not an illusion." Players are obviously free to have their characters be affected by this influence or not, of course—and I'll try to be careful about not godmoding, his Hufflepuff answer aside.

Fair warning for any characters who may have open wounds or the like, Jasper's dubious self control tends to slip when he smells spilt blood...))

Carlisle had felt it was high time Edward and Bella were checked on in person again, and surprisingly it was Jasper who volunteered to take a turn playing babysitter. He did have ulterior motives, which were only too easy for his adoptive family to guess and made them even more certain he should be the one to go, in spite of his occasionally poor self control around humans. Edward would be there, Alice had reasoned, and he would be enough to prevent anything... unfortunate from happening, surely.

And so Jasper went.

One of the things about Hogwarts he was looking forward to most, aside from learning what was supposedly real magic, was the possibility of blending in better than he had in the world beyond the wizarding one. Hogwarts was no ordinary school, he knew, with students to match. And he very much preferred being inconspicuous so he could pursue his scholarly interests in peace.

Much like his other two 'siblings' who had been at Hogwarts long before him, Jasper's physical appearance and manner were, under normal circumstances, unusual enough to draw unwanted attention—flawless marble skin, golden eyes, his every movement infused with preternatural grace. He was tall and lean (and at a modest 6'3", not even the tallest of his adoptive family), frozen forever in the body of the young soldier he'd been over a century and a half ago.

Of course, not everything had remained unchanged. A multitude of crescent-shaped scars ravaged his neck and jaw, a few were above his eyes and some disappeared into his hairline, to say nothing of the ones that covered his body. They were completely invisible to the naked human eye, but bright, direct light or extraordinarily accute eyesight, as vampires had, would reveal them.


1. What is your favorite cheese? Why is it your favorite?
"I don't—" Eat, he was going to say. Thinking quickly, he finished, "—really have a favourite. But I know what I don't like."

He had some knowledge of what to expect at Hogwarts, but he couldn't be sure how much information about himself he was free to divulge yet. Would it matter that he was a vampire? The Volturi's reach couldn't extend this far yet, could it?

2. Who would you kill first, Barney or Carrottop?
His eyebrows rose.

"One's a man and the other is a man in a dinosaur suit, is that correct? I'd prefer not killing either, if it can be helped." He'd already done enough killing to last him a lifetime. An immortal lifetime.

His mouth turned up in a private smile, and there was a lilt to his voice when he spoke again, the faintest hint of what might have once been a Southern drawl. "My family certainly wouldn't approve," he said, mostly to himself.

3. What time is it where you are?
"I believe it's just past eleven at night here."

Which was most convenient for him. There wouldn't be any telltale sparkling going on at night to give him away.

4. If you were Albus Dumbledore returned from the dead, which member of the Order of the Phoenix would you sexually harass? How would you harass them? If you are Albus Dumbledore, please answer as if you were Sirius Black.
Faint laugh lines creased the corners of his eyes as he smiled in amusement, making his otherwise unnaturally smooth face appear more human. He tried to imagine what Alice's answer had been. Similar to his own, undoubtedly.

"Mm. There's someone who wouldn't take kindly to any answer I might come up with," he said with a quiet laugh. "Except for a flat refusal. My apologies." He didn't seem at all sorry about not answering it.

5. If you are pushing to be in:

A. Slytherin - please state the clever, witty name of the bar in which you bartend, in the dark.
"Dixie. Not particularly witty, I'm afraid, but it would be... somehow appropriate."

B. Gryffindor – Debate whether Harry should ultimately end up married to Fred or George. Use examples from a variety of world mythologies to bolster your argument.
"The one Harry feels strongest about, I suppose. Assuming it's mutual."

The werewolf imprinting thing? Yeah, still creepy. Probably better not to talk about that not-quite-mythology.

"Depending on the mythology you consult, the answer could be anything from carrying on with the both of them to killing them and sacrificing them to the relevant deity. Harry probably ought not to rely on mythologies for advice on his love life. Nor the advice of perfect strangers."

C. Ravenclaw – You guys are supposed to be smart. Explain why my desk is inundated with paperwork at all times, even though I’m constantly disposing of it.
Well, not everyone was endowed with supernatural speed. He figured it wasn't their fault if they worked at a very slow, human pace.

"You may need assistance," he guessed, trying to be kind. "Someone you can trust to do things right the first time, so you're not just creating more work for yourself. A good partner or second in command can be an invaluable asset."

Speaking from experience, there.

D. Hufflepuff – Prove you are not useless.
Jasper smiled faintly and seemed to stare into the distance. A pervasive feeling of peace and contentment began to flood the room, and he ramped it up until it would be influencing not only the mood of anyone in the immediate area, but even those passing within a few yards of the Sorting Room.

"Do you feel it?" he murmured after a few moments, effortlessly maintaining the serene atmosphere even as he focused on the next question.

6. Offer a bribe to the members of this community so that they will not squib you. Items used in bribery do not necessarily have to belong to the person offering the bribe. Do not threaten us rather than offering a bribe. A threat indicates you either don't really want to be here, or don't have enough sense to answer the question properly. The hat will automatically squib you, regardless of other votes, if you do.
"I haven't got much with me," he explained with an apologetic smile. "A few thousand in Galleons and British currency, and some changes of clothes. But I'm not afraid to make myself useful, if there's something I could help you with." He paused, considering something carefully for a long moment. Well, why not offer up his talent? He was sorely lacking in good bribes otherwise, and he'd already revealed his ability with the Hufflepuff question. Nothing to lose.

"Maybe," he began hesitantly, "if you'd like to feel any certain way for a while..." He shrugged, assuming it probably wouldn't interest anyone in a place like this. It was sort of like the vampire equivalent of weed, without any of the usual drawbacks associated with it. "You'd just need to stay near me for it to work."

Have fun with that one, pervs. You know you want to embarrass the poor empath.


I have read the hogwarts_hocus faq, and understand it is a crazy, cracktastic sorting community and RPG. JH
I have read the hogwarts_hocus rules and agree to abide by each and every one of them. JH.
I agree to be a good sport and not get my knickers in a bunch. JH.
One day, marmalade will rule the world. JH

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Ahh... Nice to be hearing thoughts again. He'd missed that. It had felt like an entire world had been silent to him, even when he actively tried to read minds. Something was... sending out disturbing frequences. Stupid magic.

Edward sighed, but it was an amused sort of sigh. "I'm happy, thank you," he murmured, low enough to be inaudible to the rest of the Sorting Room. "The Forest is full of very interesting beasts. What?" He frowned at the congratulations. Engagement? What... Surely he would have heard about that? "Bella and I are not engaged."

Yet, he almost added, but that would have been very presumptuous of him. Of course there was nothing in the world he'd rather want than being married to Bella, selfish creature that he was, but he would have preferred her to have a normal life, still. Because the last time he decided what was best for the both of them, things had worked out so well.

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Jasper was plainly shocked to hear Edward and Bella were no longer engaged, and could only stare at Edward for a long moment before offering a sympathetic smile, accompanied by a feeling of calmness. He assumed Edward could probably use it right now. "You called the engagement off, or she did?" he tentatively guessed, speaking in the same low voice humans wouldn't overhear.

Poor Alice. When she heard the news she'd be almost as heartbroken as Edward surely was.

Except... Edward definitely wasn't radiating the sort of agony Jasper would expect if Bella had—left him.

Or you've both decided to postpone getting married? was his unspoken, hopeful question. What happened? The latter thought was followed by a vivid memory of seeing Bella wearing her engagement ring—the same ring that had belonged to Edward's mother. It wasn't something Jasper of all people would just imagine. It was a real memory.

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Edward felt his muscles untense, without any signals from his brain. He knew that emotion and recognized it as something not coming from him. But Edward wasn't suffering anymore; he hadn't in a long time. Not since Bella came here and everything sort of... worked out.

That image of Bella... He knew that image too. It wasn't a memory to Edward, but a nice daydream (or rather a nightdream) composed during his nights in Bella's room, when he was watching her sleep and allowing himself to fantasize about what eternal life would be like with her included. Bella wearing the engagement ring of Elizabeth Masen was a frequent, elusive fantasy. But Jasper couldn't have that image so clearly in his head unless he'd seen it with his own eyes. Edward frowned.

"We never were engaged. Not that I would mind it if..." He paused, and then added, "At the moment we are happy the way things are. Why... do you think we are?" His voice was a little distant, as he tried to analyze Jasper's mental image of Bella. It was a little like reading one of Alice's visions, but... clearer. This had happened. So why hadn't it happened here?

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"You were engaged the last time I saw you and Bella," Jasper insisted in quiet disbelief, wondering what on earth Edward was playing at. No, this really wasn't the sort of thing Edward would jest about. Had something happened to his memories? How could he have simply... forgotten?

Jasper's thoughts were in disarray as he struggled to come up with plausible answers, each more unlikely than the last. Alice hadn't foreseen this. But, then, her ability seemed weakened when it came to seeing Hogwarts, which was what had necessitated another in-person visit in the first place. Just to make sure.

"I don't understand." He narrowed his eyes as he scrutinised Edward. He didn't think Edward was lying, but something was most certainly off here. "What's the last thing you remember before you came here, Edward?"

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Edward's face became just a little bit more stony than usual. "Leaving Forks," was the very concise reply. "All of us. After Bella's birthday party." Pretty much the direct opposite of proposing to Bella, really. Then he'd come here, a good and safe place, to curl up in a fetal position and angst grieve in peace.

But an... engagement? Those were rather good news, he thought. Only one thing concerned him with this statement. "Had she been... turned? The last time you saw her?" That Alice had seen. That Edward was trying to avoid. But an engagement, a marriage, a life with Bella... He would not mind that, actually. It would be short and human, but still a life with her.

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"I'm sorry," he said so quietly he wasn't sure Edward would hear.

Jasper took a moment or ten to wallow in the intense guilt he still felt over that horrifying incident. In his mind, he'd been the catalyst of what had caused Edward and Bella so much misery—what had caused their family to feel it was necessary to leave. He'd done a spectacular job of ruining everything.

And if that was Edward's last memory of him, it was really a wonder his greeting had been so friendly. The Cullen family? Full of angst puppies. Edward is still the King of Angst, though.

"No, Bella was still human. But something's wrong, Edward," he said after he'd forced the guilt away. He'd deal with it later. "You've forgotten a lot... or..." He frowned. "It hasn't happened to you yet? But I saw you and Bella not too long ago, before you returned here." He remembered while he talked, sharing that memory with Edward.

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Human Bella with an engagement ring... Now that was a future Edward was in full support of. He considered looking smug for one brief moment, but then caught up with himself and realized just how peculiar this was. Right. A thought for another day.

Well, it had been a long time since he'd seen his brother. And the events of Bella's birthday party hadn't really been Jasper's fault either; he had always been the one who was having the hardest time resisting human blood. Edward couldn't blame him, though he knew Jasper was blaming himself.

It did not matter. Edward and Bella were both here now, and they were happy. The hard times were behind them. Jasper had nothing to be ashamed of. Edward didn't say anything. 'I forgive you,' sounded idiotic, since there was nothing really to forgive. It was Edward's fault that Bella had even been there that day, all his fault that she'd been hurt, because he should have been strong enough to stay away from her. Why blame Jasper for Edward's own weakness? Woooooe, dammit!

"Still human," he murmured thoughtfully, eyes shining with undiluted happiness for a few brief moments before speaking again. "This is Hogwarts. Perhaps time works differently here. It is a magical place, after all. No, I have not... asked Bella to marry me. Yet." He smiled absentmindedly to himself, and was then pulled back to the present by this peculiar riddle. "Hm. What is the last thing you remember, before coming here?"

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((Prepare for TL;DR time.))

Probably just as well that Edward hadn't said anything, or they'd have likely spent the next few hours—possibly days—arguing about whose fault it really was and why, and, frankly, at the moment there were more important things to worry about.

Like how and why they were apparently from completely different times. What the hell?

The last thing he remembered before leaving for the airport was an intimate moment with Alice, the sort Edward was undoubtedly extremely sick of inadvertently picking up from Jasper's thoughts. Jasper had the decency to at least pretend to be embarrassed (in reality, he figured it kind of served Edward right for eavesdropping on everyone's thoughts), before trying to think of something more relevant to the question. There were several things:

-Alice excitedly showing him the wedding dress she'd ordered for Bella months before she and Edward were even engaged. They'd conspired to keep it a secret from Edward by not thinking about it. (Oh, oops.)

-Wagering with Emmett on how many people Bella will kill once she's a vampire. (Dammit.)

-Alice telling him about her visions of Victoria, followed by the family chasing Victoria only to get into a border dispute with the Quileute wolves, all while Edward and Bella are in Florida visiting Bella's mother. (Okay, this is better.)

-Debating with the family on who was in Bella's room. (Now we're on the right track.)

Dozens of memories flitted by in quick succession, hopefully not too fast for Edward to follow, ending with Jacob Black showing up with the other Quileute wolves to make an alliance with the Cullens, for Bella's sake, and Jasper later showing both his family and the wolves how best to eliminate newborn vampires. (Edward may now feel smug about being the only one to fight Jasper to a draw (http://j-whitlock.livejournal.com/1345.html).)

There he stopped, giving Edward a strange look. "What if showing you these things will change them, once they happen for you? If you do something even slightly different..."

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((TL;DR is ftw.))

Edward took his time, going through all the broadcast mental images and with the quick elegance of one well-versed in this particular endeavour, he chose what was important and what wasn't. If he was annoyed over the first memory that popped into Jasper's head,he didn't show it. Yes, you're a happy couple, well done... It was nothing compared to what he could occasionally pick up from Emmett. Now there were mental images he would have liked to wash from his inner eye with soap. Brr.

Wedding dress. He was not supposed to see that. He'd act surprised, somehow, if he ever got the chance to see that for real. Edward was quite good at acting surprised. And the wager with Emmett... Right, that would definitely annoy him; the mere thought of Bella being turned was unpleasant. Best to not ponder that too much. There were more important things going on.

Victoria. So she was back, doubtlessly a danger to Bella. It was a good thing she wasn't still in Forks, no, there the redheaded vampire must search in vain. Although it did seem like someone named Bella, who looked and sounded and, presumably, smelled like her was in fact in Forks right now, being threatened, being in danger... This was so strange. The Quileute wolves. He could smell the memory of the werewolf stench in his nostrils and could barely hold back a grimace. Someone in Bella's room. Danger, there. And Jacob Black, who Edward both envied and pitied. And... an alliance? Hm. A smile spread across Edward's face at the demonstration, and the sparring between himself and Jasper. He'd glimpsed Bella's face in the memory of the audience watching, and she'd looked even paler than usual.

She was there, in the future, somehow. And so was he. It was impossible, and it was true. Of course time passed in Forks while they were gone. He had come here before Bella, and spent a wretched time before she arrived as well, and she had told him, in their bittersweet reunion, how life had gone on without the Cullens. Not so well for her, he'd gathered, and known he'd never be able to leave her again. So Forks did not freeze without Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, this was clear. But how was it possible that... He couldn't even properly formulate the thought. Just... how?

Naturally, him reading the memories and musing over them only took a few seconds. Edward's got mad skillz.

"It... seems possible," he said slowly. "But no. These are not premonitions. They will definitely happen. Have already happened." Edward paused again. "Alice's visions are never this clear. I'm afraid my knowledge in this area is limited only to what she knows of her own abilities." Would have been good to still have Alice here. He didn't voice that thought, knowing his brother already must miss her terribly. Edward shook his head instead, sighing. "So... Bella and I are over there as well, living a life as if we never left?"

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"Oh, no. There's still more. It gets stranger."

Jasper shook his head too, unconsciously mirroring Edward. Those memories had only been about half the story. He recalled earlier memories to help fill in some gaps: Rosalie telling him she'd told Bella about her history, Alice planning the big graduation party (mainly for Bella, naturally), Jasper telling Bella about his own history and explaining his scars, Bella figuring out everything was connected to Victoria, and something the Edward of the future had told Jasper about Jacob Black kissraping Bella and Bella breaking her hand punching him...

The graduation party, the Cullens making their plans during it, then Jacob Black and two friends crashing the party, Jacob giving Bella some charm...

Figuring out a way to hide Bella's scent during the fight with the newborns, Bella asking Edward to sit it out with her...

Then there was the fight itself, with Victoria and a male newborn attacking Edward, Bella, and Seth at the camp site in the woods (something Jasper only remembered hearing about, but hadn't seen himself), and the fight from Jasper's perspective, which of course involved a lot of killing, fighting right alongside the giant wolves and even cooperating directly with them. Of the Cullens only Jasper had really been harmed, trying as he had to cover everyone, especially Alice. Jacob had made the (in Jasper's estimation) amateur mistake of letting a newborn get its arms around him, crushing half the werewolf's body, which Bella took quite badly upon finding out...

Burning the remains of the newborns, Carlisle agreeing to spare the one who had surrendered, then the Volturi (very conveniently) showing up right then and eliminating her anyway, though not before the newborn told them everything about why the attack was planned in the first place...

And that brought him back to the memories of Edward and Bella's engagement, and Alice's enthusiasm about planning the wedding. Somewhere in the same time frame Edward and Bella had decided to return to Hogwarts for a while, presumably to get away from everything and take a breather, and sometime afterward Jasper had decided to check on them for Carlisle. Details can be refined later.

"And then I arrived here and found you and Bella," he summed up, faltering slightly at the end. This was difficult to wrap his head around. "Not the ones I expected, but I'm relieved I found you both at all. I wonder where the Edward and Bella from my time ended up." It was bizarre to talk about them that way. "Maybe when you both leave here..."

Why hello there, time paradox.

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((That took me ages. So sorry!))

There was more, and it was stranger. It took him a few extra seconds to sort through all this new information. Fighting together with werewolves... Bella would be happy to hear that they were... getting along. Apparently not killing each other, at least. Should he tell her about all this? It sounded just like the kind of thing he would annoy her half to death by keeping to himself. It might upset her, to hear that everybody in Forks had gone on without her, as if they'd never noticed her absence, her father, her friends... Edward was taking it more in his stride, although a frown was creasing his brow. He didn't like this.

The Volturi? Bella knew about the Volturi now? And they knew about her... That could not be good. It would have to be a fear for a later date, however; he was certain they were quite safe at Hogwarts. They had been so far.

"Perhaps we should leave for a little while and then return, for the sake of experimenting," he mused. "Things might settle themselves." At least Bella and him were in the same time line. One of them remembering an engagement and the other having no idea, that would definitely have been problematic. Oh yes, remind him to never ever go anywhere without her. Edward sighed. "This must have been the strangest thing I've experienced since I came here... And I have spent most of my time hunting giant spiders." Oh yes. No mountain lions or grizzly bears here, by the way.

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((No worries! Mine take forever too.))

"Things might get settled," he agreed. That was what he'd been thinking. "Or they might become even more convoluted." Who could really know, with something like this? It was possibly even more complicated than what Alice dealt with on a daily basis, and Jasper was sadly lacking her experience when it came to calculating the countless probabilities.

"It could be dangerous. Of course, we'll all three leave Hogwarts one day, regardless..."

If it were just him, alone, he might not be opposed to experimenting. But Edward was proposing himself and Bella play the guinea pigs, and Jasper would be the voice of parental consternation and disapproval in Carlisle and Esme's stead, as he knew they'd want him to be.

"Giant spiders?" he asked with obvious interest, no longer channeling their parents for the moment. "I would have thought spiders of any kind would have vile tasting blood."

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Yeah, Edward was not going to risk anything as far as Bella was concerned. Weighing the pros and cons, he had to admit that it was probably best to just... stay here.

He nodded thoughtfully. "Hogwarts is a very strange place. There are so many energies surrounding it, it almost feels like the castle is alive. There might be a reason for the two time lines to meet like this." Oooor there might not be. Hogwarts was also known to do stuff just for the sake of crack being strange.

"It's an acquired taste," Edward admitted. "There is not much else to hunt in the forest. They're not so bad, once you get used to them, and they do put up a bit of a fight." He paused, and then added, "There are unicorns as well."

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"Those energies may explain why it almost feels like there's an electrical charge in the air," Jasper noted. He'd previously assumed it was just a coming storm.

At the mention of unicorns he paused, then raised an eyebrow and fought against a grin. "Are there really?" he asked innocently. "I doubt I'll be able to see them, so I hope you'll point them out for me."

Yeah, Edward had to have known that was coming.

Vote: Slytherin.

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Oh, ha ha. Very hilarious. At least it wasn't Emmett who'd shown up. Yes, you were both married to women who were not running the risk of having their bones broken, well done with the house-breaking sex and all that... Edward was not amused. But his mun was.

"My sides are splitting," he said dryly, and decided not to comment further. Edward's artillery was embarrassingly light when it came to this area of brotherly teasing. "I have seen centaurs as well. They're not particularly friendly, though, so it's best to stay out of their way."

He promptly voted his brother into his own house. Not that Edward spent much time there at all. He kept to Bella in Hufflepuff, making sure she wasn't falling down the stairs or out the window or into a snarling, blood-thirsty Hellbeast with an appetite for fresia-scented young women. No disaster was too unlikely for Bella Swan.

Re: Vote: Slytherin.

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That's all right, Jasper was amused enough for the both of them. He shook his head, laughing.

"You walked right into it, I'm afraid." And Edward really was lucky it wasn't Emmett who'd chosen to visit. Jasper was far less likely to dwell on such sensitive topics, possibly due to the fact he could feel the resulting discomfort the other person experienced. It tended to take the bite out of his casual, familial cruelty.

"Thank you for the warning. They're half human, aren't they? So off limits, anyway." After what he'd seen just in the sorting room, he didn't have a hard time accepting the existence of mythical creatures frolicking about in the woods. "If you don't mind the company, let me know the next time you go hunting. If I'm going to be around all these humans..."

One of said humans even wanted to be his roommate, apparently.

Re: Vote: Slytherin.

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Edward had walked into it, yes. And he was getting himself out of the awkward situation by not replying to it. There.

"They are not half human," he said quite decisively. "They're a race of their own, and from what I've gathered, they are not friendly towards humans. Calling them half human might qualify as an insult. Definitely off limits, though, yes." Edward doubted that the centaurs of the Forbidden Forest were strong enough to injure a sparklepire vampire, but still, it was best to stay on somewhat friendly terms with them. He'd rather be left alone to hunt, thank you. He nodded, in full support of Jasper not going on a crazy killing spree amongst the people at Hogwarts. "Of course. Send me a message once you get out of here." With a House-elf or telepathically, that was completely optional.

Re: Vote: Slytherin.

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((Lulz, your icon.))

The assurance that centaurs aren't partially human only made Jasper wonder what their blood might taste like. Probably much better than giant spiders' blood. Sigh.

Maybe he could pick off a unicorn. He did owe Wishbone a bone, which giant arachnids presumably lacked...

"Will do." Alice had thankfully already explained the bizarre messaging system, anticipating Jasper might have trouble with the moody owls. And speaking of (potential) crazy killing sprees. "Satou wants me to share his room," he murmured in an amused undertone, nodding to the blissed-out looking human who we can assume was still hovering near Jasper. Any screaming issuing from Ravenclaw in the near future may mark the end of Jasper's diet. "But I think I'll also use Alice's old room as mine if it's free. She was in Hufflepuff too, wasn't she?"

Re: Vote: Slytherin.

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Good luck catching one, Jazz. Centaurs and unicorns were not really easy prey, not that Edward would ever consider hunting them. There was the whole "it's a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn" deal, and Edward, already firmly convinced that he was going to Hell, didn't really wish to add more sins to his already too long list. Aaanyway. He'd let Jasper draw his own conclusions.

Edward frowned, but shared his brother's amusement. "Dangerous territory," he murmured. "Yes, she was a Hufflepuff. So I'm assuming you'll be sniffing around her belongings like a masterless puppy?" Said Edward Cullen, infamous sparkly stalker.

Re: Vote: Slytherin.

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Hey, Alice might appreciate a unicorn horn as a souvenir. Or be completely horrified over Jasper killing one. All right, maybe he'd stick to the vile spiders and just acquire dog treats and souvenirs the slightly more convenient way.

He shrugged in response to Edward's assessment and laughed softly. "Naturally. I'll be more comfortable there than anywhere else in the castle."

He had a hard time feeling shame over it, as accustomed as he was to Edward knowing his most private thoughts. And it wasn't any secret Edward was just as unhealthily obsessed when it came to Bella, but Jasper kindly didn't point out the hypocrisy. Edward could consider it payback for the virgin comment.

He smiled. "I don't think I said so before, but I'm glad you and Bella are both... well, all things considered. Let me know if there's ever anything I can do for either of you. Since that's primarily why I'm here."

Re: Vote: Slytherin.

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He could always buy her a unicorn horn at Diagon Alley? All nice and safe, and she would presumably love it.

It was a very bad tease, and Edward knew it. He felt a bit out of practice, though; it had after all been a while since he'd last spoken with anyone of his family. Hopefully he'd be able to keep up after a little while. Even more hopefully, before Emmett showed up.

Edward smiled back, though. It was nice to see Jasper again, and to talk to him. Alice had been gone a while, and Edward liked having someone in his family around.

He nodded. "I will. And likewise, of course." By that he obviously meant, 'I'll be reading your mind, making sure you're not plotting mass-murder', and he trusted Jasper to understand that. "You will do fine by yourself now, I should think. But if you feel like you are about to lose control, I will be the first to know." More of a statement than a question. Now Edward had two jobs at Hogwarts, one being keeping Bella safe, and the other keeping Hogwarts safe from Jasper. Good thing he never had to sleep.