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SEPTEMBER 2024

The afternoon had fallen upon the castle, and soon students had begun piling out of the Great Hall to head to their afternoon class. Some stragglers continued to eat and take their fill, but not Izzy. She had a plan, but she needed a partner and what better than someone she could steer to the dark side with some fun. Quickly she moved through the crowd, pushing past a few people before she reached the person she needed, quickly grabbing his arm and dragging him into the corner. Tobias Watkins, a Ravenclaw of the same year and someone she had known for quite some time now. He was also someone that easily fell for her influence and got into a bit of trouble with her.

She smirked at him as she held his arm against the wall and glanced towards the last few people that headed up the steps. Quickly her eyes flashed towards him, and her grin grew as she let go of his arm. “Come with me. Skip class. You know you want to.” she said, ending her words in a sing-song voice. “I know the perfect place to hide out and no one will look for us. Please,” she said, her signature puppy dog look appearing in her once dark brown eyes that now suddenly resembled that of a doe. Had he fallen for her trap? She hoped so; it was too late to find someone else that would skip class with her and head towards the forbidden forest. They wouldn't go deep within, but inside enough that they were safe and away from eyes that would drag them away for punishment.

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Toby was having a rather uneventful day. He spent the duration of his lunch huddled over his book on Palmistry, trying to prepare himself for Divination after the meal period was finished. A part of him would soon be wishing his nose wasn't so far up that books ass, because he probably would have noticed Izzy Oliveira beelining for him the moment he was leaving the Ravenclaw table. She was a fierce Gryffindor, who for some reason liked hanging out with him and pushing him to do things he wouldn't normally do, but he was easily influenced by a pretty face. Too easy. He couldn't remember the last time he had ever ditched class. Probably never. But Izzy yanked him out of the sea of students with a single tug of the arm, dragging him to a corner like a defenseless animal, pinning him to the wall dominantly.

Toby's eyes widened to large brown circles, peering though his thick rimmed glasses as he was frozen in her grip. She was small, but strong. "What the fucking f-fuck, Izzy!" he sputtered uncontrollably, more out of surprise than anything, before swallowing sharply. "Uh, I kind of don't want to though." he muttered honestly, his face twisting into a funny expression, shoving his glasses on the bridge of his nose when she finally freed him. But her dooey eyes instantly had him cast under her spell. Well, she did say please this time. Those puppy dog eyes had him like putty in her hands. What the hell. Girls were weird. Toby knew he was weird for not actually being too bothered by being treated like this. Blame it on hormones. "Okay, I'll go, I guess." he took a breath in, before innocently asking, "What are we doing though?"

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[attr="class","next"] Plenty of people called Izzy a ‘dominating female energy’ and to be honest; she liked the ring to it. She knew what she wanted, and she took it, no matter what other people said. She always got what she wanted, and maybe that came from her spoiled demeanor as the youngest Oliveira child and thus, being around different types of personalities as a child that she picked up on over the years. Sometimes she said she wasn’t like her siblings, but other times, it seemed like she was a perfect combination of all the personalities that ran through her household. She thought she was perfect, and she didn’t let other people make her feel otherwise.

Thus, when Tobias sputtered out uncontrollably when she had grabbed onto him, she had merely laughed at it all. She knew his first reaction to skipping class with her would be a no, but it seemed that the look she gave him quickly made him putty in her hands. She had that effect on people and enjoyed having the power to make both certain types of boys and girls fall directly into her trap. Maybe she should consider becoming a spider since people liked to fall into her web of wild tendencies even if they weren’t the type.

The innocence in his voice when he asked where they were going caused a wide grin to appear on her face slowly. The only way to describe it would be that of the Grinch from the movie when his grin appeared when he got a perfect idea. However, she looked better with it. So she didn’t look creepy or weird, but the perfect person she was. Looping her arm through his, she began dragging him towards the front doors that lead out into one of the many courtyards within Hogwarts, luckily, this one had a way to get to that weird little hut, the Whomping Willow, and thus, the forbidden forest. “I thought we could go to the Forbidden Forest to hide,” she said with a shrug of her shoulders as she walked them outside. “Plus, could be fun looking for weird creatures out there. Maybe we’ll find a giant or a centaur or something,”

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Izzie looped her arm through his and started to lead Toby in the direction of the Great Halls front doors. She revealed the Forbidden Forest being her preferred location to 'hide out', and for some reason he knew that he shouldn't have been surprised by that. Toby blinked a few times, looking to be digesting her plan. "The Forbidden Forest..." he mused after her, pursing his lips together, he swallowed sharply, sending his Adams apple to bob up and down. It didn't seem like he had much of a choice here, but Toby always had a thirst for adventure, it was the breaking the rules that gave him a nagging feeling, but when he had a plan it usually gave him confidence and it went away. It seemed like Izzie had some of sort of plan - to not be caught - so she was on the right track. For the most part.

This year the lanky Ravenclaw was working on taking more chances, and trying to push himself to put himself out there more. He was sick and tired of feeling like such a damn pansy all of the damn time and missing out on opportunities from his crippling shyness. Toby scoffed slightly when she mentioned giant. Giants certainly weren't his first choice of creatures to encounter, but he'd take his chances because he had never seen a giant in the wild before. "Giants, huh?" he smirked, nibbling on his bottom lip, obviously entertained by the idea. For someone who claimed to not be as 'brave' as his fellow Gryffindors, he was surprisingly not phased by the idea of meeting a giant face to face. Magical creatures were the surefire way to lure Tobias Watkins into the Forbidden Forest. He was dangerously curious about all animals and magical creatures. Just last week, he and Kinsey entered the forest and had an encounter with a unicorn. The forest was both scary and intriguing for the Ravenclaw, but he found himself itching for any reason to go back, it was as if the forest was calling his name; the newfound thrill of doing things he really wasn't supposed to do was exhilarating.

Toby turned to Izzie, twitching slightly and gripping her looped arm with excitement. "My best mate Kinsey and I tracked down and fed a unicorn in the forest about a week ago...it was an uplifting experience..." he shared, unable to hide the apparent nerdgasm because he was still glowing from that amazing encounter. Maybe they would see that same unicorn again.. "I don't feel like a run in with a giant or centaur would be as pleasant...but I'm down to go looking for something..." Toby said in the most nonchalant tone that he could muster. The pair were just reaching the Great Hall doors when Toby turned and yanked a fruit bowl off the end of the table and tucked it under his free arm, "Most animals - and people - are treat motivated. So we should probably bring some sort of bait.."

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[attr="class","next"] Izzy enjoyed getting into trouble, and getting others into trouble as well – but in her mind, it wasn’t exactly trouble but a thrill of life. Sneaking into the Forbidden Forest would likely result in punishment if caught but to her…heading into the dangerous forest that people tell you to stay out of, that was fun to her. Of course, this wouldn’t be the first time that Isabel Oliveira was hiding out within the depths of the forest, but it would most likely be Toby’s. By the way, he mused the words she spoke; he didn’t object or put his foot down, instead of letting her be his guide. Perfect.

When she revealed the idea of searching for mysterious creatures within the depth of the Forest, the idea of meeting a giant seemed to entertain the Ravenclaw. She smirked, glad that she was able to sink her claws into him and obtain his approval of heading somewhere they could surely die. She smiled, letting out a soft laugh, “Yes—giants. Won’t that be lovely?” she questioned with amusement clear on her face. “I’d love to meet a giant face to face or rather…face to legs, do you think they are tall? I mean—half giants don’t seem that bad, I doubt a real giant could be the size of a tree,” she said.

When he turned to her, gripping her arm in his grasp, his eyes lit up with excitement as he revealed to have seen and fed a unicorn. She pouted, “You went into the forest without me…and met a unicorn no doubt?! So unfair!” she whined lightly, annoyance filling her feature. When he revealed that some bait would be needed, he grabbed a bowl of fruit, and she frowned, “You think a fruit bowl would lure out a giant or a centaur?” she questioned with a raise of her eyebrow.

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Note: hi ho hi ho it's off to the forbidden forest i go

When she confirmed giants, Toby kind of just nodded his head. He wasn't sure if Isabel was serious or not, but Toby still was very intrigued by the idea. He had never seen a giant before, but he did hear they could have very unpredictable tempers. That didn't really scare him though. "I can think of many words for encountering a giant in the forest, and I gotta admit - 'lovely' - isn't one of the first words to come to mind, but I'm still in." A soft chuckle slipped past his lips as he pushed his glasses to the bridge of his nose.

Isabel led the way, still clutching Tobys arm, there was definitely no escaping now. Not that he really wanted to. The Lion shared her displeasure with him going into the forest without her, assuming it was a joke, since she really couldn't have cared that much. Especially since the adventure was with his best friend, Kinsey, they were already planning their next mission into the forest, he wondered how she would feel about him spontaneously going in with Isabel. This year was different. The Ravenclaw was taking chances more for the thrill of it and is very satisfied with the outcome.

Isabel raised an eyebrow, questioning the fruit bowl method, which caused Toby to shrug. "It would hopefully lure a unicorn." he said, still clutching the bowl in his arm. As they walked out into the courtyard and in the direction of the forest, he turned to Isabel, "You do bring up a good point though... A centaur may think think it's kind of weird, but who are we to say they wouldn't be grateful for a snack." Toby joked, before continuing, "Giants...or Trolls on the other hand...they may try to kill us with the fruit bowl...but that would be equally as cool..." he said, actually kind of serious. Toby really was looking for a thrill apparently.

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[attr="class","next"] Running into a giant within the Forbidden Forest seemed like a good idea, though she was sure if it does happen it wouldn’t be the best thing to happen. Would they survive if they met one? Would it eat them in a stew if they tried to run away? To be honest, she didn’t care. She chuckled at his statement, saying that the term ‘lovely’ probably wasn’t the best thing to say about meeting a giant. She didn’t mind though; maybe they wouldn’t even meet one – maybe they’d meet a unicorn or a centaur or something friendly. She doubted it though, if there were friendly things in the forest it wouldn’t be Forbidden, would it?

Isabel mused over the idea of meeting a unicorn because of a fruit bowl, and maybe it was a good idea. She began to laugh at his idea of joking about centaurs being grateful for a snack or a giant and troll trying to kill them with it. “Don’t exactly have the best running shoes for the latter idea, but it would be cool to have to run away from something. Glad I jog for fun,” she said with a soft laugh and a smirk on their face. She was a thrill seeker, that much could be seen in the youngest Oliveira.

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Toby couldn't help but shrug his shoulders at her statement involving being intrigued by possibly having to run away from something. Well, when it was put like that...it didn't sound as exciting to the Ravenclaw. Much more dangerous. But he was up for a spontaneous adventure. Recently he had been finding himself trying a lot of things for the thrill of it. Toby never thought of himself as much of a thrill seeker, but as he got older, the thirst for adventure was getting stronger. He loved to sneak around without getting caught, but he was always very careful about it, and honestly a bit stressed. As the approaching the clearing to the forest, he stopped in his tracks before walking right inside, "Alright....should we just..." he looked around cautiously for any suspecting eyes. There was no one else around that he could see, so he shrugged his shoulders and tugged on Izzies elbow to scurry along into the forest, where they would be swallowed by the darkness.

Toby looked upwards into the tall trees canopy, admiring the vines draping from branches and the cacophony of sounds in the forest. Cocking his head to the side with interest, he turned to the Gryffindor gal, "Okay, now what? Lead the way Miss 'I have the perfect place to hide and no one will look for us.'" he mocked playfully in her voice, obviously joking. His eyes scanned the forest floor and all around them, trying to adjust his eyes to the darkness as well as look out for anything interesting that would be worth investigating.

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[attr="class","next"] Isabel had started leading the way towards the forest, but it was Toby that practically dragged her within the darkness of it. It felt different in here, almost like the sun was scared to break through the trees. She let out a soft chuckle, “Didn’t think you were that eager…or were you scare someone was watching?” she questioned, a perfect brunette eyebrow-raising. She presumed it was the latter, something she didn’t care too much about. She looked around, taking in the area that they had entered, there was a little bit of light, but she knew as they got deeper it was likely to disappear and grow scarier – or so she believed.

She let out a laugh, “The perfect place was the forest itself…didn’t exactly have a plan for when we got inside,” she said truthfully, shrugging her shoulders as she trekked further into the forest. “So. let’s go—you bring any bread crumbs in case we have to Hansel and Gretel out way out of here?” she questioned, glancing back at him with an amused smirk on her face.

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“I don’t want to get caught.” He admitted with a snort, no shame in the game. Toby was good at sneaking around, and he was also a “good kid” with an innocent face. The Ravenclaw actually got away with a lot when he really thought about it, even though most of the time he was obsessing about getting caught to actually enjoy the thrill in the moment.

When Izzie admitted that she didn’t really have a plan to drag him out here, his mouth gaped open, “You bloody little liar!” Toby exclaimed, pointing at the girl animatedly while shaking his head with surprise. She asked about breadcrumbs like the Muggle fairy tales, which caused him to scoff. “Do you know the story of Hansel and Gretel?” He asked with a quirked eyebrow, allowing air to pass through his nostrils. “The bread crumb method is very unreliable. Too many animals that can pass by for a snack and sabotage the entire operation.” He stated as matter of factly, his typical dorky know-it-all demeanor practically oozing out of his pores. “Although I have a feeling like a cannibalistic witch in a house made entirely of sweets is the least of our worries out here..” he said, looking up into the trees by peering his head backwards. It was much darker in the forest, accompanied by sounds of bugs chirping and other creatures scurrying across the forest floor every so often.

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[attr="class","next"] “Please—you won’t get caught nor will you get in trouble…I’ll take the fall, I’m used to detention by now. All you gotta do is lie and say I tricked you or put you under my spell,” she said with a soft laugh and a wink in his direction. He was a good kid, and she enjoyed tainting him with rebellious ideas – he was impressionable, and she liked molding him to her liking.

She let out a loud laugh as he called her a liar, and smirked at him, “I’m not a liar—I didn’t tell the whole truth. Totally different,” she said with a swat of her hand as if she was brushing off the matter. She hadn’t lied – the forest was their hiding place, she didn’t have a place from within the forest to go.

Izzie stopped for a moment, she knew the story and enjoyed it, but what he said next brought her to a standstill as she looked at him. “Really? Hm—learn something new every day,” she breathed before she continued walking deeper into the forest. She laughed a little, “If we find a house made of sweets, I’m grabbing and running. Though if I remember the story correctly, she went after the boy first…so I’ll be safe while she fattens you up.”

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"That's awfully selfless of you, Izzie. I would never expect you to take the fall like that." he said truthfully, but ended with a snort. "But if we get caught...lets agree to just run." Toby said seriously, shrugging his shoulders lazily to come off as passive. A couple of weeks ago he and Kinsey fled the scene when they heard someone was following them in the forest. It was a total and complete rush, and it was better than getting caught. This year Toby was starting to learn that he was very good at sneaking around, his innocent face and awkward demeanor helped a lot with that. Adults never expected the worst from him so he could get away with a lot when he really tried.

As Izzie started joking about bending the truth, he shook his head and rolled his head to the back of his skull. "Whatever, if the cannibalistic witch comes after us I'm pushing you and running." Toby jested with a playful tone, stepping over  a fallen over log. He offered any assistance if she needed it, but she was a self sufficient young lady, that was one thing he for sure knew about Isabel. 

He was walking a couple of steps behind Isabel, taking in his surroundings with curious wide eyes. Something fell from the tree, dangling right in front of the Gryffindors face. It happened so fast, Toby could barely react. "Izzie, watch out!" he bellowed, taking a reactive step in front of her, and yanking a snake from the tree and throwing it into a bush with one fluid lasso motion. His eyes widened, surprised by his own reactions - and his unintentional abuse towards a wild animal. "Don't say I've never done anything nice for you." he deadpanned, unable to hold back a funny face.

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[attr="class","next"] Isabel quietly laughed at being called selfless but nodded her head with amusement at his finishing comment. “Got it—we just run like hell,” she said with a smile on her face, to be honest, she liked that plan a whole lot more. Not getting in trouble was always the better option in her mind anyway. But her intention of taking the fall would be plan B if running didn’t work, but she wasn’t about to tell him that.

Isabel let out a cackle of laughter as Toby said that if they were to run into a cannibal witch, he was going to be the one to run, after pushing her of course. She almost snorted, but luckily caught herself—right before he screamed for her to watch out, yanking a snake that was dangling from a tree and about to bite the back of her head and tossed it into the woods. She let out a soft breath, both in awe and shock. “Holy shit—thanks,” she breathed out, almost breathless from everything that was happening. She grabbed his hand and walked started walking in the opposite direction of where the snake went flying, dragging him along. “Come on, let’s go find a unicorn or a giant!”

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Toby let out a very amused laugh by her reaction to the snake. Izzie wasn't one who was easily squeamish, that was for sure. Izzy grabbed his hand, guiding him in another direction, in hopes of finding giants or unicorns. Toby was really crossing his fingers for unicorns...

After a couple of minutes of walking deeper into the the Forbidden Forest, Toby stopped dead in his tracks when something caught his eye. He practically threw himself to the ground to check it out, but he settled on crouching down to inspect a tree trunk curiously. "OoOoh, Izzie, look!!" he exclaimed with a geek fueled excitement, his warm brown eyes going wide and mouth gaping open dramatically. The Ravenclaw was having a proper nerdgasm over a rhinoceros  beetle. By his expression you'd think he'd found something more cool, but to him, beetles were pretty freaking cool. The look on his face looked like he was a second away from picking him up with his bare hands like a complete weirdo.

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[attr="class","next"] The two walked deeper and deeper into the forest, her eyes wandering around for any being that they could spy on, while of course, looking for snakes that might try to bite them once more. However, it was only a few minutes later that Toby stopped dead in his tracks and threw himself against the ground, or rather it looked like it from her position. She spun around as he spoke, looking around for a unicorn that she prayed he saw, but instead she noticed he was looking at something on a tree trunk. She frowned, crouching down next to him and wrinkled her nose, “It’s a bug—a beetle…God, I was hoping you saw a unicorn,” she huffed.

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