Arcturus Black (arcturusfirst) wrote in onewaythreads, @ 2017-09-22 22:24:00 |
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Entry tags: | arcturus black, richard summerby |
Who: Arcturus Black and Richard Summerby
What: Arcturus has tried to enchant a broomstick
When: Thursday lunchtime
Where: Richard's home
Flying on one broomstick while carrying another necessitated a certain amount of balance, but it was no trouble for Arcturus Black, who had decided that this was the best way to reach Mr Summerby's house. He had, as promised, done his very best to enchant the new broom, but that didn't mean that he fully trusted it. Arcturus' best very often wasn't quite enough at Hogwarts, and when one had professors who seemed to take difficulties as a personal affront, what else was there to do but to find a way around the problem? He didn't see anything wrong with copying his best friend, Monty Carrow, or even one of the swottier Ravenclaws when he could talk them into it.
That hadn't been an option here, and if not for the fact that Mr Summerby was likely to show him spells which would help the Slytherin Quidditch team immensely, he would almost certainly have given up. However, here he was on the man's doorstep, with an experimental broom and a sheaf of neatly-written Arithmancy papers which he'd put far more effort into than he ever had with his prep at school. Arcturus rapped sharply on the door, and then waited. As usual, he was dressed as if he'd stepped out of a magical town in his own time, far more formally than most boys his age would choose to. His suit was old-fashioned, and the dark over-robe he wore atop it might have been equally smart, but served the more important purpose of distinguishing him from the muggles.
His encounters with wizards of the future had, thus far, been very varied, and so he was cautiously optimistic about this one. If nothing else, there was always Quidditch to be discussed!