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Niles "Vulture" Lexington (just_a_vulture) wrote in beyondthepages,
@ 2010-03-28 11:11:00

Entry tags:

!complete, 2023 08, callum quoft, niles lexington

RP: Patrolling
Characters: Vulture, Quoft
Time/Date: late morning/early afternoon, August 28
Location: Hogwarts, various locations
Warnings/Rating: PG maybe for language
Summary: Vulture is patrolling the castle
Status: Complete

Vulture was kind of bored, honestly. He didn't even have a partner to chat up since they'd opted to split up and patrol the various halls on their own. They reasoned it was just as safe that way; they were trained and were counting on any returned people to be disoriented.

"I am patrolling the halls of Hogwarts," Vulture said to himself as he strolled along. "It is the most exciting thing I have done since I have come back," he added as he lifted aside a tapestry to peer into the alcove behind it.

It was empty, like every other hidden alcove he'd peeked at. The ones he knew about, anyway. He'd made ample use of them when he'd been a student, all those years ago, and he grinned slightly at the memories.

"This is so enthralling," he added as he strolled back toward the entrance hall. He thought he might hang around the Great Hall for a bit; that was where they were most likely to come back, right? Hadn't most people died there?

His luck though, if anyone came back today, it'd be someone who had died somewhere else and was going to slip right out past him.

Which meant he'd hang by the door of the Great Hall, so he could see the entrance hall, too. Might not be a big help if they found another exit, but... well. The castle was huge, and there were only two of them prowling today.

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just_a_vulture
2010-03-30 04:53 am UTC (link)

"Hell, idiots with supervision will get in some sort of trouble," he quipped in response. "Just that with supervision there's someone around to roll their eyes and set everything to rights again."

He watched the cleaning for a moment and wondered if he should put that in his report. He thought maybe if he was bored enough, he'd do just that. Give Harry something interesting to read. First I patrolled the entrance hall. Then the Great Hall. Then the upper halls. Then I watched the caretaker clean. He used rags and a mop but didn't sweep first ...

Amused at his thoughts, he chuckled before he glanced again to the clock.

Sigh. Maybe he'd go patrol the grounds. "Well, it was nice chattin', but I should probably give a look around the rest of the grounds," he explained.

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grim_sentinel
2010-03-30 05:19 am UTC (link)

"Sounds absolutely thrilling."

Honestly, he wasn't paying much attention at this point. He never really liked anyone new in the castle. Quoft even sort of detested the first years, but they were necessary with their predecessors finally graduating and going off to bother their future employers with their antics.

"If anyone dead shows up, tell them to wipe their feet before wandering in off the grounds."

That said, Quoft aimed his wand at the mops, sending them scuttling away to their closet. His attention was needed in the Great Hall now, then an hour off for breakfast in his office was called for.

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just_a_vulture
2010-03-30 05:27 am UTC (link)

"Will do," he agreed with something of a salute before he pushed away from the door to stroll along toward the door. He'd do a sweep of the grounds, check the gate, then head back inside. By then it should be about time for a shift change, and he could head home and crash for a bit.

Humming to himself as he sauntered along, he grinned. That had been fun; he'd have to hit up the bloke again the next time he was on patrol.

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