RP - Ravenclaw Common room - Rube and Marcone

[sofergetit.livejournal.com]

He'd quickly set himself up in the Ravenclaw common room with a book and a drink. This wasn't a bad place, not really, and the people did seem to be a good sort. It'd be nice if George or Roxie were around, and he'd settle for Mason or Daisy or a half-dozen other folks, but that artist girl did remind him of George so that was comforting.

He frowned down at the book, licking a finger and turning the page. The good news -- he had an entire new lot of books to read, all nicely bound hardcovers and antiquated script, just how he liked it. The bad news -- he felt like a ten-year-old in a college course. He squinted down at the book with one eye, thoughtful. You could do that? To people? Really?

Comments

[gentlemanjohn.livejournal.com]

Judging from the books, there was apparently a thick cloud of whimsy to get through before you learned anything substantial - it made a bizarre amount of sense that the 'basics' of at least this kind of magic were ridiculous. The more ridiculous or useless a trick was, the less likely someone would be to perform it on accident.

It was still minimally annoying. He took a seat not far away from Rube, reasoning that as they were both newcomers, they were unlikely to have a great difference in skill or understanding levels. A sounding board could be useful on either side. "Turn the page," he advised at the Look. "It gets worse."