Treasure Hunt - Maximillian Hollingberry

Posts : 1363 Join date : 2015-12-20

The Great Hall begins to empty as the students trickle out from breakfast. Eventually, the Hall is bare of any students except for you, and as you stand from your seat to leave your attention is pulled away from the treasure hunt by something unusual out of the corner of your eye. At the front, where the Professors usually sit, is a pedestal. It’s not that tall, perhaps only half your height, and is pure white. You can see intricate designs of leaves carved around it.

On top of the pedestal is a chest. You take a few steps closer to investigate. It’s not too large but you know that with magic, it could hold far more than meets the eye. It is a bit shabby and old looking, as if it's gone unopened for many years, a layer of dust and what seems to be cobwebs covering it. There are hints of water damage; the lock is tight and made of a strong metal that has some traces of rust on it, and there is moss growing on the side of the chest.

What do you do?

a) Approach and investigate the chest
b) Open the chest with Alohomora
c) Ignore the chest and leave the Great Hall

(OOC: At the end of your post, please make your choice clear by writing it in another color, or bolded.)

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Signing up for the Treasure Hunt had been a no brainer for Max. He loved adventures, as any Gryffindor does. And, of course, he was not going to miss out on this one. Not when it was available to the whole school. No, this would be his chance to shine - so long as there wasn't any Potion making involved, and, perhaps, a lot of creatures...

However, after signing up, Max hadn't really given it much more thought than that. Simply waiting for some kind of note, or something to tell him to go somewhere to try his hand at such a thing.

Turning up quite late to the Great Hall for breakfast - he'd overslept, and apparently missed everyone, Max had scoffed down his crumpets lathered in butter before noticing that the room hadn't been quite right. Turning, crumpet still in hand, and bitten in to, Max took in the chest upon a pedestal. Turning his head slightly - and thus ripping his crumpet open, and spilling melted butter down on to his lap - Max considered the box for a few, long moments.

That was new... chewing and swallowing his mouthful, Max stood from the table, and moved across to the chest, taking it in with a mildly apprehensive nature. He was curious, of course, but he wasn't afraid. After all, nothing at Hogwarts would kill you... would it?

a) Approach and investigate the chest

Posts : 1363 Join date : 2015-12-20

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You decide to take the safe route and investigate the chest. Approaching it, you become aware the lock isn’t as sturdy as it first appeared and is almost rusted through. Now right in front of it, you realise that the chest has begun to shake a little, as though there’s something inside. Suddenly, the top bursts open and there are squeaks that fill the empty hall. There is a blur of blue as something emerges from the chest and flies over your head.

The door to the great hall slams shut and you turn to find that it’s being guarded by six creatures. They are eight inches high and are electric blue. They have long pointed ears and long arms, three fingers on each hand. You recognise them as Cornish Pixies.

They start chattering to each other, loud, shrill noises that hurts your ears. You notice one of them is holding a piece of paper -- that must be the clue! Gripping your wand tightly, you prepare to fight them.

a) Defeat the pixies in order to receive the clue. End your post with picking up the clue.

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