Sweet Rains from Above -open-

[Vane Avebury]

Looking out over the edge of the Astronomy Tower wall, Vane peered at the grounds growing dim with the sunset down below. It was far quieter up there than down there where small groups of students milled about, chattering about nonsensical topics that could hardly hold the attention of a Troll much less himself. Of course, the Slytherin felt he was above such conversation, though he did enjoy hearing the nasty rumours the student body had an uncanny ability to create. He, himself, had been the cause of a story or two floating about whichever witch, or wizard had earned his disdain for the day. And, on numerous occasions, Vane has been known to add more fuel to the already over-boiling cauldron of whispers that can be heard in the corridors on any given day.

He smirked down to the grounds thinking of nothing but sheer malice for those he couldn't easily recognise from his perch up in the tower so high above the rest of the school. What if I were to drop a few Licorice Snaps from here?, he couldn't help but wonder. He had more than enough of those tasty treats to spare tucked away in the right side pocket of his school robes.

Dipping his hand into said pocket, Vane withdrew an entire handful of the black candies, and placed them in a straight line across the waist high tower wall. I wonder... His eyes passed over each snap in turn, thinking about placing an Engorgement Charm on them to add a bit of weight. Adding weight would only add to the speed that they would gain on the way down from such heavenly heights. More velocity equals more force. More force behind that snap to hit someone, hopefully, right on the noggin.

A tickled laugh escaped from the Slytherin's lips as he retrieved his wand from within his robes before he carefully placed an engorging charm on each piece of the laid out candies. "Engorgio!", he whispered, wand aimed at the small black masses. There wasn't a reason for him to be quiet up here where no one could hear, but as he was about to do something that was probably not on the up-and-up, he went into "stealth mode".

The charm worked...well, like a charm, and the candies began to swell in size immediately, yet he kept their size within the range of a stone. Vane's eyes grew bigger as did his smile. He couldn't wait to see what happened after he began to drop his missiles.

[Isabelle Sinclair]

-having climbed up to the astronomy tower to find a quiet place to read, she takes a moment to catch her breath, looking out over the grounds-

-clutching a book in her right hand, she sees another student who seems to have had a similar idea-

-sees large black stone looking objects in his hands and wonders what they might be. She also sees that he has his wand out and begins to think that maybe he is practicing some advanced bit of magic-

-her curiosity peaked, she walks toward the boy-

Hello, there. What are you doing?

[Vane Avebury]

Snickering to himself, Vane picked up each of his swollen Licorice Snaps from the tower's wall, holding them in his upturned palm. He was amazed with his brilliance, and anxious to get started as he paced along the wall, looking for a good target.

He squinted over the edge, taking one snap in between pinched fingers. It was really hard to make out anyone from up here, but hell, who cares who it hits really. He wasn't too fond of many in the castle, and not terribly worried about the after math of his little game.

Without further ado, the Slytherin's fingers began to loosen, and suddenly, "Hello, there. What are you doing?" The voice caused Vane to jump and the candy slipped from his fingers to plummet to the grounds, or intended victim below. Immediately, his face was wiped of any expression, he hadn't the faintest idea who had just come up upon him and caught him in the act. However, he did know that it was a good plan to appear innocent at all costs.

Vane turned up his lips into a hallow smile as he turned away from the wall, wrapping his fist around the rest of his ammo. "A bit of resear-", he began to reply before his smile vanished at the sight of the witch that had accosted him. His words were cut off, and his lip curled. "I'm not quite sure that I need to give you an answer for that." The Slytherin's eyes raked over the witch and her Ravenclaw robes. Relief pulsed through his veins as he was grateful she wasn't a professor.

[Isabelle Sinclair]

-shrugs lightly at the boy's slightly mysterious attitude-

-sees that he's a Slytherin and becomes wary but isn't quite put off. She has found most Slytherins to be a bit more intellectually challenging than the other houses, if only more mysterious-

Right. Well, do you mind a bit of light company? I came up here to read and am not really looking forward to finding another spot.

-looks down once more, sensing a commotion-

I'll do my best not to bother you.

-raises her eyebrow questioningly-

[Genevieve Stark]

*On her way to the greenhouses to turn in a late assingment, Genevieve looks down and notices that the lace on her left shoe is slightly longer than the other and dangling in a way she finds very annoying. So she puts her school bag down on the cold grass and bends down to fix it. Just seconds after doing so, something that looks very much like a rock lands a mere steps away from her with full force, bouncing off the ground and hitting the stone side of the building before coming to a stop next to her again.*

What the....

*Furious, she straightens up and squints up at the tower, but can't see a thing from where she stands. So she walks away from the building until two dark figures come into view. She pulls out her wand and presses its tip to her throat, using the Sonorus charm to make sure she's heard.*

Oi! You up there! What in Salazar's name do you think you're doing? You could have split my head open just now! Watch it!