Color Me Different [Open]

[keladry]

The soft sratching of Kel's pencil, on the clear white paper, as lines formed, slowly begining their journey, to become a piece of art. Her eyes totally focused on the paper, watching as her hand moved across it. The slow texture began to form into a master piece, or what Kel thought of a master peice, she was never very good, at this type of drawing.

Removing her hand to get a better look at what she had drawn, The color was worth it, as it made the eye pop out, become more vivid in color. The body of the eye was grey, simple, the only true color was the eye and the hints of color around it. Her lips formed into a smile, as she nodded that it was a job done well.

Finally finished with the work that sat on her lap, she looked out towards the lake, that was beneath her. Watching as the sun, closed its self over the mountains, to call it a day. Yet another beautiful day here at the school, ending with a picture more beautiful that most never had ever seen.

[beck]

Beck tugged on the collar of the school unoform, not exactly enjoying the constricting feel. He longed for his baggy dark blue jumpsuit, it's deep pockets, thin material and that random name tag that read "chuck". Although he had to give up his favorite article of clothing it was a small comfort being able to keep his thick brown gloves, brown work boots, and ancient steepled hat. He wasn't exactly the definition of cool in appearance with them but it was a prefrence he always had. Of course his still unenchanted four foot staff was held loosely in his left hand. He now sat, hunched over and plenty bored. He had shown up late in the day and all he had to do now was wait for curfew.

To his left he could see some other student which appeared to be doing homework or something. Usually he was pretty neutral about the friendship thing but the boredom was becoming unbearable. Sitting up he made his way to the girl, his flimsy hat bobbing as he took large strides to the sitting student.

(good enough)

[keladry]

Kel barely noticed as the boy came opon her. The only give way, was the added weight, as the pier slowly rocked into a more pleasing possition. Looking up she found a boy, standing over her. He was different, would be the words to describe him. Nothing ordianary would be found on this boy's appearance. Her hands went to her drawing she was always self concience, of people seeing her work, before she gave it the okay, that it was pleaseable.

Adding a smile she told the boy." Hello.. Um.. Can I help you with anything?" she asked clutching the pad of paper to her chest. Her dark brown eyes, had fallen on the hat, she was tempted to laugh, but held her face straight. "I'm Keladry Elliot.. Preferably called Kel." Kel told him.

[beck]

Hello.. Um.. Can I help you with anything?" She asked, her homework now hidden from his view. After a moment where she just seemed to keep her face eerily neutral she gave him her name. "I'm Keladry Elliot.. Preferably called Kel." Beck nodded and introduced his own self. "My name is Beck Ekenharde, first day here. I'm also very bored." He finished deciding that standing over her wasn't to polite he sat him self down. Setting his precious hunk of wood down he turned to the girl once more. "So, anything I should know about this school? the people? you? " He asked. His hats large brim drooped down shadowing most of his face due to the sunset. A little annoyed with his favorite head gear he almost entertained the thought of removing it. Almost.

[keladry]

She shook her head. "I only got here, I'd say about half a week ago... Maybe alittle less." she said. "One thing I could probably tell you about the school, well a few things, don't stay out past curfew, avoid walking threw ghosts, some don't like that, and no matter what the older years tell you, the Whomping Willow is not your friend." Kel told him. She had learned early on, that the Whomping Willow lived up to it's name, it really would whomp the living snot out of you, if it chose to do so. Kel remembered when she watched a 4th year, get knocked out, because he wandered to close to the tree.

Returning to reality she spoke once more "It's nice to meet you Beck." she told him eyeing the staff he placed on the ground, "If you don't mind me asking, what house are you in?" Keladry asked him, changing her mind, about asking why he was carring a staff around.

[beck]

He took in the new information, glad he didn't decide to to sleep under that tree after all. The ghost thing was something he found useful as well as the curfew. He neglected to listen when a prefect showed him to the raven claw dormitory. When she asked what house he was in she shrugged and answered "Ravenclaw, not sure why though." Seeing as it was the house for egg heads he didn't get why he would fit in. He always figured himself more ambitious than smart. "If I was so smart I would have figured out how to turn this piece of wood into a magical item."

[keladry]

She shook her head. "Everyone is placed into the house that best reflects themselves. You we're placed in the house of Ravenclaw for a reason, that you have yet to figure out why." Kel told Beck. "Those reasons, may be un-clear now, but they will slowly brighten, and sharpen as the years go on." Kel persisted. She knew why she was placed into the house of Mihael, because she was different, she had alittle bit of everything, friendship, artistic, she loved to read, yet she couldn't help but get in trouble.

"I'm in the house of Mihael." she added as she realized she never told him what house she lived within. "So where do you live? I mean, past the school year?" Kel asked him. It was only natural that she learn about everyone else, that she met. Kel was in a search of learning more about Britian, so she would fit in better.

[beck]

She had a point, but it didn't mean he had to enjoy it. His knowledge only went so far and his work ethic and ultimate goal is what gave him his that limited know how. In the end though it made no real difference, he would still create his own spells and make this staff a mighty magical item, channeling his magic like to other wand could. Adjusting the floppy brim of his hat once more he began to answer her other question. "I live in the magical piece of Britain, a little on the poor side but it has a really big "home" feel to it. My dad works for the ministry as an interrigator..I have no idea why he is so calm it's scary. There is a slight gnome infestation as well but you get used to it."

[keladry]

"Everyone has that problem. Back home in Asia, we had a bad infestation of water demons. We couldn't go over bridges, unless we had ministry escorts." she pointed out. "I suppose the Magical Creatures Regulation committee will be working on that matter, of Gnomes." Kel said shaking her head. To think, that they had got rid of Adam, and they had problems like this in London. "My adopted parents, one is a muggle inventor, even though he's a wizard, alittle to into the whole muggle facination bit. My mum, is a Artist, good enough for me, since I am one myself."

[beck]

He nodded as she explained the water demon ordeal, but sort of doubted the magical equivlient of mice would ever be regulated by any commitee. It was his first day at this nutty school and he wondered if they got straight into the mechanics of magic. "Do you know any magic yet? Also do teacher go into the mechanics of magic? I want to make my own spell as soon as possible." Eager to learn something that will help achieve his goal he made sure to listen for once and absently adjust the wide brim of his hat. "If you know any would it be possible for you to teach me?"

[keladry]

Kel shook her head. "I don't know about teaching you.. That's more of a teachers job, hence the name." she told him. She wondered why would he want to learn how to make his own spells, then again, it was only once again natural for someone to persist to learn something new. "I wasn't really raised in a heavily wizarding community, so even if I did know some spells. I doubt I would be confident in myself enough to actually tell you about them."

[beck]

"Thats to bad then, I don't get the confidence bit though." Standing up and stretching he looked down at the cool water and the setting sun. Removing his gloves he got down on his stomach and traced shapes into the water. "Magic is to damned uniform...it should be on the fly, instinctive, harsh, barbaric, and damned clever all in one. Not some dry text book, but spells made for you and by you. Get what I mean?"

(bleh sorry.)

[keladry]

Kel remained silent as he spoke, holding her tounge she waited till he was finished before she pointed out "If magic was ment to be that way, don't you suppose it would be that way. Things are ment for a reason, the reason to not having our own spells, made by us. Is because others wouldn't know how to counter them. Dangers would be everywhere, no one would feel safe. Muggles would be harmed, because no one could be able to trace the spell back, because they wouldn't understand who the creator is. Much less know what are the effects or ways to reverse the spell." she told him, her hazel eyes we're locked onto him. "Honestly, yes the books are boring, but they help us, understand what everyone else knows, or would learn. Yin and Yang, balance, without those restrictions, we would have alot new dark lords about. Because everyone else would be in the dark, about what they we're learning, what they have created."

(Occ- It's fine.. I belive that Kel gave him a reasonable argument.)

[beck]

(that you did)

"Good point, but would it all be so evil? If you do not know the cause of a spell then you should use the investigative skills given to all to make your own counter. Magic is supposed to be a living thing, not a rigid rule system. If the dark lords are so smart they would have made their own spells to do exactly what you described. The scariest part is they don't, how can the most unbound sorts of people in society still be chained by the rules? The answer is the silly notion that all the magic that will ever exist has been made. I on the other hand say no, our earliest ancestor's had an ambition that we must follow. To make magic magical again,"

Beck stared intently at the water, his reflection warped from his constant playing with it. His hat still sagged making him look silly.

[keladry]

"No not all magic can be bad, but to prevent the bad, we prevent it." she stated simply. "And I prefer rules. keeps everything the way things are.. Sure I don't have to agree with every rule there is. but honestly, without them, for example, I could take out my wand and kill you, and they couldn't do anything about it, because there is no rule saying I can't do it. Yet that doesn't make it not wrong. It's simply in-moral." taking a breath she went on to the other subject. "Even if I we're to make myself a counter, to counter Spell A. What would help me to stop Spell B. Before it was to late? And what if I added a Jinx C To the system? Even if I we're to create a spell to counter A and B. There is still another that I would have to learn, making it a never ending process, just to protect myself. We have the spells we are given, because it's sortta a fair way, that everyone has a chance to learn, the same thing. No matter what, they have the choice to learn it, or not. With the idea you are placing, your making it so that I'd have to be constantly learning a new spell, just because someone else learned a new wicked way to put pimples on my face. When in the way we have it now. Alot of people know how to fix the problem. Instead of having to go to the source and creator of the spell."

[beck]

"You expect bad guys to play by your set laws? Why would you keep the same spells for so long and be led into the false security that if it doesn't exist in the book then your safe? If you don't want to be part of a world that is supposed to be ever changing, always inventive then why even choose to harness magic? Nothing will stop those who let the rules of magic take the back seat. Why be left behind with every body else when you can actually do what you are supposed to do with that wand. You might not learn how to counter jinx C but you will learn how to doge, you will learn how to make a counter for jinx D before jinx D was even made!"

This conversation was getting good he had to admit, but he would never give her any ground on this. It would be a failure his ambition would not allow.

[keladry]

Shaking her head she spoke again. "I understand that not everyone can play nicely and by the rules. And what if Spell D. Isn't properly done. And it causes a large killin spree, when all it was an accident." she said. "Spell creating is made for those who have a act for it.. They figure, what can I do and not do with it. They are like muggle scientist. Devoted to what they do, to improve upon spells, living their lives to do just that. It's not like, we're stuck with only what we have, and that's that. No wizards and witches create spells, but they build opon it. Seeing what spells can help defend, and repel it. Finding it's boundary's what it can and can't do. What it will help to benifit the people who may possibly use this spell." she paused once more. "I'm not saying, that what you have to say isn't a good way to see things, but the way spell weaving is delt with is, a magic onto it's self. you have to understand the building and complexness to the spell, and how to create one of your own. It's not like you wave your wand saying bibbity bobbity boo and out pops a rabbit out of a hat. This is an interesting subject matter, and if your so interested in it. Become a spell weaver, learn the structure to building spells, and help make magic the way you see fit. It won't be easy, and it's not going to happen over night." Kel said smiling as she looked at him. "And you say your not ment to be in Ravenclaw." smirking.

[beck]

"Thats exactly what I will do with my life, I decided I will enchant this staff and become a wizard with over 100 spells created. I can't allow our ancestors to see people mindlessly cast pre-made enchantments. I will one day teach at this school, or any school and when I do my subject will be "magical mechanics". If this makes the wizarding world chaotic or not is entirely up to the people learning."

Adjusting his hat with his still dry right hand he stood up and stretched. Staring at the girl he tilted his head inquisitively. "What are you going to do with your life? Play by magic's rules?"

[keladry]

She stiffined at the retortment. "So what if I do? I see that it's right, and I follow the rules, that doesn't make me bad in the desisions I make." she told him. "Quite honestly I want to be an artist. But since that doesn't get you far in life. I suppose I want to work for the Ministry in some fashion. I don't talk to much so a Unspeakable would be fine with me. Detective work, sounds smashing to me." Kel told him.

"I hope that you do well with the facination that you have chosen. It seems like a life dedication, and it will help you understand more, or magic than what you ever dreamed. Although I have a feeling I doubt you'll get all the simple pleasures that you hope to accompish. Not everything can be done." Kel pointed out.

[beck]

[[really late, sorry]]

"Not everything huh? I won't make excuses if I fail on this. All I need is patience and this hunk of wood. For all I know I can be horrid at magic but in the end I will still learn, It's all a matter of time." His ambition felt far away but he didn't care. He estimimated the creation of 7 spells this year if he could help it.