oh boggarts! | claudia & simon

[simon sixten svendsen]

February 2025

Simon lazily sauntered his way through the Hogwarts courtyard with his skateboard tucked under his arm. He would have much rather rode the board, but seconds prior he got scolded by an old lady for skating on school grounds...again. The professors argument was that the wheels were destructive and made too much ruckus on concrete, as well as a 'dangerous' activity. Whatever. It was no more dangerous than playing quidditch, or the stupid Triwizard tournament they allowed young adults to participate in. Simon knew better than to fight the old lady to her face, he waited until she turned the corner and disappeared.

Once she was out of his sight, he quickly tossed the board on the ground and he hopped on with a running start. She was like eighty six years old, there was no way she'd catch up with him now. Simon pushed off the ground with one foot as he soared through the courtyard, his hair flew in all directions from the wind. He was going a leisurely pace to scope out the courtyard for someone he knew. Most people he passed got a curt nod, or lips tugging upwards for a smile if they were worth it as he passed by. Simon wasn't on his way anywhere, it was the weekend and he was killing time before lunch.

@claudia

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February wasn’t one of Claudia’s favorite months. She likes being outside and by the water, but the water was frozen and the outside was still covered by snow. It was pretty, but it was certainly annoying. The courtyard was clean, thank the Gods. But because it was, it was crowded. She stepped out into the open air and sat on a bench towards the far end. It was better than just being inside, and today was her day off of ballet, which was even more annoying than the snow. She was only allowed to practice 5 days in a row and her mandatory day off just happened to land on Saturday this week. So instead she sat outside. She had to kill this time somehow. People watching was her best bet. And that became very interesting when she heard wheels enter the courtyard. There he was.

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[simon sixten svendsen]

February 2025

As soon as he saw her, it was comical how fast Simon stopped the wheels from under his feet. The skateboard made a 'skkkrrrt' sound, which most definitely left skid marks on the ancient cobblestones beneath him. Simon winced, but quickly shook it off with a satisfied head nod and over exaggerated eyebrow waggle as he stopped in front of Claudia. Simon was only expressive with those he truly cared about. "Ooo. 'Sup girl?" he asked, blue eyes giving her a look over as he kicked the skateboard up into his hands. "I must say...you are looking rather devine today with the sunlight shining on your...hair?--yeah, I dunno. " the lion laughed with a defeated wave of the hand, giving up mid pickup line because it was too silly, although it was sort of the point. Simon enjoyed flirting and making her laugh, even if it meant he was the butt of the joke.

@claudia

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Claudia kept a straight face as Simon rolled up to her and left skid marks on the stone, which she absolutely noticed. But she didn’t pay any attention to. What did she care? But she couldn’t help but smirk when he kicked his board into his hands and tried to talk to her and seem cool at the same time. Claudia knew him too well to buy into any of that, even if he was successful. “Hi Simon she said softly. “going somewhere?” She asked, nodding to the board.

simon sixten svendsen

[simon sixten svendsen]

February 2025

Simon smiled when she asked if he was going somewhere, eyes falling to the skateboard. The half vamp shrugged, trying to appear passively cool, "Wherever you're going.." he challenged with a flicker of a smile. More to see how she reacted to it. Simon tossed the board onto the concrete and gestured to it. "Hop on, I'll pull you.." Simon suggested stupidly, probably forgetting who he was suggesting this to, but he'd try. He had always suffered from being a bit impulsive.  "I won't let you fall." he assured her, kicking the board with his foot and offering a hand. A part of him knew that she probably wouldn't do it... but as a Gryffindor, he loved a challenge.

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Simon said he was going wherever she was going and she smirked. But before she could even answer, saying that she was content here, he dropped the board on the ground and kicked it towards her. She eyed it with conflict in her brain. Her company would have her head if they knew she was riding one. But she really wanted to. Maybe just because she felt like she wanted to impress Simon. Or at least have a little fun with him. But the idea of injuring herself was at the front of her mind. “I’m gonna regret this…” she decided, taking his hands and stepping onto the board.

simon sixten svendsen

[simon sixten svendsen]

February 2025

Simon took Claudia's hands into his, surprised that she had actually agreed to it. He'd be careful not to let her get hurt. "No regrets." he said solemnly, unphased by her negativity. He got her on the board..their mission was in full force. "You're a dancer, so you have great balance." he stated knowingly, offering her support with his hands and standing close so if she had to bail he could catch her. Simon was a tall, strapping young man, he'd use it to his advantage to get closer to cute girls. Simon inspected her stance. "You're a bit goofy footed." he told her, adjusting her stance, "Okay, there- now you're ready to roll, mate." he said coolly, nodding his head up and down in satisfaction. Simon easily pulled her across the courtyard and into the entrance of the castle, toward an empty corridor, easily passing people without a care in the world...

As they made it around a corner, they were suddenly greeted by a dark mass.  "What the f-" Simon halted to a stop, suddenly gripping, and then releasing Claudia's hands, reaching for her waist to stop her from falling completely off of the moving board and injuring herself if he could help it. Though he wasn't thinking about that. Suddenly his entire reality was warped. Something strange was happening. Simon stared at the transforming black mass, stepping back toward the wall to shield Claudia.

The dark, mysterious mist opened up and Simon could see himself pushing Claudia against a wall, much too hard for his liking. It wasn't out of passion, or messing around, he was angry, and actually trying to hurt her. Simon was taken aback by the violent acts, suddenly paralyzed by what his eyes were seeing.

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Claudia rolled her eyes at his ‘no regrets’ in fact there was a lot that she regretted. But this was fun anyway, and even if she didn’t want to admit it, she did trust him. So she let him pull her along, holding his hands as she went, putting her foot down a few times to pick up speed and she changed her footing when he showed her how. It was fun. Though she wouldn’t admit it. She was sure her face was screaming it, however.

But then they turned the corner and came face to face with the dark figure. It wasn’t a human figure. It was oddly shapeless. Claudia, who hadn’t paid much attention in defense against the dark arts, had no idea what she was in front of, but they had entered a dark corner, she figured Simon had a reason for dragging her here, but once the thing started to shift form, she started to put it all together. Simon pushed her towards the wall protectively, obviously not aware of what they were facing either. But she couldn’t take her eyes off of the scene showing itself. It was the two of them. And Simon was angry, he pushed her against a wall and she could almost feel his hands on her like that. It was terrifying. She felt him tighten up while staring at it. “Simon. she whispered. “it’s a boggart. Have you got your wand?” whether or not he even heard her, she wasn’t sure. Her hands were shaking as she checked her pocket to see if she rememberd hers.

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[simon sixten svendsen]

February 2025

For the first time in Simon Svendsens life, he wished he had listened a little more in school. Defense Against the Dark Arts in specific. Boggarts were a topic he had learned about recently, but while suddenly faced with one in real life, he had forgotten everything he had learned in class. Truthfully, he more than likely skipped that lecture.

Simon was frozen with fear, his hands clenching into fists as he tried to regain reality and pull his face away from the scene. When Claudia stated that it was only a boggart, it didn't make him feel any better. His hands fumbled to his coat, fishing around for his wand, it was in the inner lining where he always kept it but suddenly he was panicking. This felt too real. Simon raised the wand with shaky hands, his heart beating against his  chest. Turning to Claudia, his expression suddenly dropped.  "W-What's the spell?" he asked stupidly, slightly frantic, trying to pull himself out of the boggarts hold. 

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Claudia has never seen Simon so vulnerable, but she wasn’t sure that she had ever felt this terrified either. She had suffered a few falls during her career that came close. But watching herself suffer that kind of pain and embarrassment from someone she was so close with was torturous. She supposed that was the point. But she had to wonder why it was getting to Simon so badly. Was that his fear too? That he would hurt her? Or someone? That he would lose control? He fished around in his jacket and was able to find his wand before she was. She didn’t even think she had it on her. He asked what the spell was and his voice was different than she had heard it. It wasn’t his cool voice. Or his husky, passionate voice. She set her hand on his chest while she thought, trying to remember back to when they learned about them. “um…” this was not the time to forget! Come on Claudia! “riddikulus?” she was pretty sure that she was right. She hopped so at least. Hopefully he remembered to think of something funny. Because she hadn’t even thought of that.

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[simon sixten svendsen]

February 2025

Simon shook his head to rid the violent visions from his eyelids. The monster above had triggered something inside of him, he couldn't believe what he was seeing, he couldn't pull himself out of it. Claudia's hand on his chest had somehow brought him to reality. She was handling this well, it made him feel weak. Simon hated feeling weak or vulnerable, those weren't emotions he openly expressed on a daily basis, and he'd surely be embarrassed by it later. Claudia miraculously remembered the incantation, which caused his eyes to widen, admittedly out of surprise, since she actually knew it. "Oh, yeah. That one." he nodded his head up and down like a nervous bobble head. Simon took a breath in through his nostrils to steady his nerves, flicking and swishing the wand with sweaty hands, "Riddikulus!" he bellowed, a bit desperate. Hoping to Merlin he wouldn't have to say it again. 

The only happy thought he could think of in that moment was the both of dancing and messing around. Suddenly, the vision above them transformed from a violent physical exchange, to them shimmying and dancing like goof balls, complete with a dirty dancing air lift. 

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Simon seemed to remember the spell after she suggested it and it was right, at least he seemed to think so. But he also seemed to enjoy her hand on his chest, at least it seemed to help him a little. He was able to mutter the charm and the images of them twisted and started dancing. Claudia laughed but mostly because she couldn’t help but criticize her own form, even though it wasn’t her. After a few seconds of laughter, the boggart took its Smokey form again and hurled itself down the hall and away from the two students who just had been looking for a place to make out in the hallway. Once it was gone she rested her head on his chest, taking a deep breath and breathing him in. That was comforting at least. She couldn’t say anything. She didn’t know what to say.

simon sixten svendsen

[simon sixten svendsen]

February 2025

Simon watched as the demon barreled through the corridor in search of its next victims. His foot somehow found the skateboard in the process, which he was grateful for because he didn't want to have to chase it down the hallway. As Claudia buried her face into his chest, he wrapped his arms around her, enveloping her into a warm embrace in silence. Embarrassment was welling up inside him but he didn't want to show it. For some reason he felt so guilty, it was eating him up. "I'm so sorry." he told her in a strained voice, squeezing her, incredibly grateful it wasn't real. He couldn't believe he just encountered a boggart with Claudia Watkins.

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Claudia shook her head when he said that he was sorry. He had wrapped his arms around her and was holding her tightly, which wasn’t weird for them since they were usually fairly passionate & touchy with one another, but this was different. This felt different. She knew that Simon cared about her, she cared about him too. But that wasn’t something they said. That wasn’t something Claudia was capable of feeling. Though she definitely felt that right now. “It’s not your fault.” she said. “You saved us…” not that they were really in danger. Boggarts didn’t hurt people, but it could have driven them mad. “Are you okay?” she asked, remembering the reaction that he had to it.

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[simon sixten svendsen]

February 2025
The embrace they shared was prolonged, but it wasn't romantic, or lustful, like  it usually was. The half vamp was desperately grasping for reality and grateful that the visions weren't true in that moment. Simon wasn't aware of how much he cared about Claudia Watkins until he saw himself purposely inflicting pain on the girl. It was very unsettling for him and left a bad taste in his mouth. When she said that he had saved them, he shook his head back and forth in disagreement. "I couldn't have done it without you." he told her, sure of it. His memory was so bad sometimes, it would have probably helped if he paid more attention in school to these kind of things just in case he had to use the skills out in the real world to defend himself. 

His hands finally dropped from her sides and he stepped away when she asked if he was okay. Simon swallowed hard, nodding his head up and down as he brought a hand up to ruffle his head of curls, "Uh, yeah. I'm fine." he lied, feigning nonchalance and failing. For someone who was typically very brave, this really had him shook to his core. Simons eyes finally found Claudia's, he was trying to hide how much the encounter had affected him. "Woah. Boggarts f-cking suck, man." he sighed, turning to Claudia with a concerned expression. "Are you okay?" Simon asked her, trying to move on from the encounter but not wanting to dismiss it like it was nothing.

Claudia Eloise Watkins

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