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Tweak says, "carlson is my 80's teen dream"

sam winchester (neversurrender) wrote in thedoorway,
@ 2013-09-08 22:23:00

Entry tags:

!network post, angel, ben reilly / spider-man (616), castiel, christine chapel, connor reilly, hestia jones, mara jade, paige matthews, sam winchester

First week of classes is over, and my schedule's all sorted out. I'm on track to take the LSAT in December, and finish my thesis and therefore my Classics degree by June. And that's not counting the classes I'm taking for fun or the competition I'll be entering next semester-- or, you know, work, or a social life.

In other words, I'm basically not going to sleep for like... a year. Or ever again. But if it works, it'll be worth it.

[VERONICA]

We'll have to figure out how to fit time for just us in between school and work and everything else. But I think we can manage that, don't you?

[FRIENDS*]

Also, if you haven't already heard from Dean, we're planning to get a place outside of the tower. Whenever that happens, I'll let you know.

*OOC: Off the top of my head, this includes everyone from his home world, Veronica Mars, Paige Matthews, Annie Sawyer, Mara Jade, Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, Illyana Rasputina, Moya, Ben Stone, Molly Carpenter, Christine Chapel, and anyone else I'm forgetting who knows Sam well and/or has had ~deep-ish~ conversations with him at some point. If you're not sure, ask :)

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neversurrender
2013-09-13 02:58 am UTC (link)

Ha. It's not really me either. Except sometimes it is.

Tuesday works for me. I'd be fine with studying in the tea shop, if they're okay with that, or in the cafe downstairs. Or we could go to the library, since we both like those. All of those work for me for studying.

[HESTIA]

I figured, I was mostly joking. I doubt I'll ask you to poke your wand at my head, but I guess you never know, right?

Yeah. The problem is when I want something badly enough that I do some questionable things to get it. Usually my intentions are good, but I've learned the hard way that the good intentions (or the ends) don't always justify the means. Sometimes they do, though.

Truthfully I think I could go anywhere but Hufflepuff. Which is not because I don't like Hufflepuff-- I'm pretty convinced my brother is one, and I've come to really admire him for it-- but I don't think I'm really good enough for that house. Too selfish, maybe.

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hcjones
2013-09-14 11:48 pm UTC (link)

Fools rush in where angels dare to tread?

I'm not sure of what their policy is. I don't see it being a problem, but just in case. And if it is, we head to the library. Oh! Did I tell you I got a kitten?

[SAM]

You just never know...

I think I know what you mean. I had a few Order missions that ended up with me questioning what we were doing.

At my Sorting, the Hat did debate for a while between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor, before deciding on Gryffindor. It is a shame that we can't recreate the Hat here, because now I'm curious as to where you would be placed.

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neversurrender
2013-09-15 02:02 am UTC (link)

Nah. People rush in where angels fear to tread. It's just what people do. Some people, anyway.

I have a friend that works there, I think it'd probably be okay. But I wouldn't want to get her into trouble either. And you didn't tell me that. What's it look like? What's its name?

[HESTIA]

I think that's just what war is like. You end up doing a lot of things you thought you'd never do, because when you're up against real evil, it's just not always possible to find a solid moral way to bring them down. Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire, so to speak.

Well, if you want to ask me questions to try and figure it out yourself, I can answer them. Or I can take one of those online quizzes. Or both, maybe. I just think, from what Dumbledore said about what we aspire to be and what qualities we'll use to get there-- I tend to set my mind on a goal and find any way, any at all if it's important enough, to get it done. And if I remember my sorting hat songs correctly, that plus a desire to prove myself and be something great, or important, would probably put me in Slytherin.

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hcjones
2013-09-16 10:44 pm UTC (link)

People like you and me?

I wouldn't want to get your friend in trouble either! His name is Pim. Do you remember a while ago when Azari had all those kittens up for adoption? I missed having a familiar around me and ended up having Pim adopt me.

[SAM]

Sometimes, you have to march into that gray area of morality and your conscious because there's no other way to succeed.

Oh Merlin, Sam; way to put me on the spot! Now I can't think of what to ask you that would help me figure it out! If you were in Slytherin, you'd prove the exception to the saying that only Dark wizards come out of Slytherin.

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neversurrender
2013-09-17 08:02 pm UTC (link)

Exactly.

Oh, he's adorable. I do remember that, I'm glad you gave one of them a home.

[HESTIA]

Yeah, that's definitely true. But sometimes you do that and it turns out to be the wrong thing after all. Or at least, that's happened to me. You probably have better judgment there.

You don't have to ask me questions now. But I think that saying's already been proved wrong, hasn't it? Merlin himself was a Slytherin. And Slughorn, I liked him. Although I guess you might not have met him. I haven't either, I only read about him in the books. Snape, too, although he's more a shade of gray than the other two. I liked talking to him when I met him here, though.

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hcjones
2013-09-17 10:55 pm UTC (link)

Indeed.

He is. He's currently curled up on my bed pillow, nose twitching. It's really cute.

[SAM]

I don't know, Sam. I was only in the Order a few years. You've been doing this most of your life.

Meeting Merlin would be so fantastic. I didn't interact with Slughorn much. He never really officially entered the Order. More like an ally. Talking to him would be fantastic as well. It's been proven wrong yes. But most people will just remember that Voldemort came from that house along with a majority of his followers and the founder of the house himself. Ugh. That man. Even though I know he ended up being on the Order's side in the end, I still want to hex Snape in the face.

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neversurrender
2013-09-18 02:04 am UTC (link)

Sometime I'll have to meet him. I'm better with dogs, but I like cats, too.

[HESTIA]

I guess you don't really know til it happens to you. But I suspect you'd do just fine, all the same.

I think that's sad. And I think it might actually be a self-fulfilling problem. If people think Slytherins are all evil, then Slytherins will be branded that way, and they'll turn it to their advantage because that's what they do. Then it's not the house itself that turns them evil, but everyone else. Obviously I didn't get sorted at Hogwarts, but a lot of the cards have been stacked against me in a similar way. Though that's not something I entirely understood at the time I read the books.

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hcjones
2013-09-18 09:17 pm UTC (link)

You should! I have to admit to being a cat person, but that's because cats and witches go together like pumpkins and pastries. Dogs weren't allowed at Hogwarts either.

[SAM]

Thank you for having that faith in me.

That makes an unfortunate amount of sense. Then again, I will admit to having that bias and blinders on. Maybe we should re-Sort or Sort at an older age. Since we don't have a Honeyduke's here, I'll buy you some ice cream (or the sweet of your choice) instead for the depressing turn this conversation took.

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neversurrender
2013-09-18 11:28 pm UTC (link)

Dogs aren't very witchy, it's true. And probably would be pretty problematic at the castle.

[HESTIA]

No problem.

I'm totally up for ice cream, although you don't have to buy. It's my fault the conversation went depressing, anyway. I go off on depressing tangents more than I probably should.

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	hcjones 2013-09-18 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	They're very friendly though! I wonder why cats were decided on as an animal... [SAM] Let me return it and say I know you'll be able to handle anything that is thrown at you. When would you like to meet up? I'm going with this as a different occasion then studying together. We can finagle who's paying for who then? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

neversurrender
2013-09-19 12:08 am UTC (link)

They are, which is why I'm really fond of them. Do you mean decided on as a possibility to bring to the castle, or to go with witches in general? Because the former is probably because they can be kept indoors without going completely crazy.

[HESTIA]

I have so far, so you're probably right about that. And thanks.

A weekend, sometime? Easier to fit in ice cream time then. We could always just pay for each others', that'd even out, wouldn't it?

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	hcjones 2013-09-19 12:25 am UTC (link)
	Both actually. Good answer though. It makes sense about the cats being chosen. [SAM] You are welcome. And of course I'm right! (Imagine me standing with my hands on my hips.) A weekend sounds great! True, this. Since you've been in the city longer, I'll defer to your knowledge of ice cream parlours. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

neversurrender
2013-09-19 07:16 pm UTC (link)

I don't know why they're popular with witches. I met a witch's familiar that was a dog once, and another that was a cat. But familiars in my world have human forms too. Or at least the ones I've met did.

[HESTIA]

Ha. I can imagine it.

I might actually defer that to either my brother or my girlfriend, since they're both way more into sweets than me. And at one point my brother was going to be a traveling food critic, but he hadn't gotten much farther than the places nearby. I think his notes are still around here somewhere.

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