Snippet #1271807

*(Gah, one again, apologies for the late response.

I seen Deathly Hallows myself last Saturday. Not as much action as the other movies had, though it was great nevertheless...and I suppose Part II is going to more than make-up for the lack of action that Part I didn't have. Still, regardless, I will admit--for all his ten seconds of screen time and one line, Neville was badass.)*

Harry nodded to Ron, "Alright, be careful and get back as quickly as you can." He said, glancing a distrusting look towards Kreazil.

He knelt beside Hermione and took a good look at her. There didn't seem to be anything physically wrong, but that didn't mean nothing was wrong. "Do you feel sick or anything, Hermione? Did you want me to get you anything?" He asked, looking at her hesitantly.

Ron immediately began rushing off, making his way towards town as quickly as he possibly could, disappearing around the corner. ...A second later, the sound of squealing tires could be heard as Ron once again shanghaied a vehicle for an emergency purpose. Hermione's head snapped around just in time for the Jeep to roar away, causing her to groan...but, then again, lives were hanging in the balance.

Hermione shuddered, as the wind picked up and caused her to shudder.

"I'm f-f-fine, Harry. Just...something doesn't feeeel right." She seemed to be squirming lightly in her own clothes, the sensitivity of her touch amplified to such a degree that everything registered in a way that it shouldn't. "EVERYTHING doesn't feel right. I think something in that potion...warped my sense of touch or something..."

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Ryu had also largely ignored the fact that he was essentially riding a large tiger that had once been a very beautiful young woman. To his credit, it didn't feel much different than riding his Thundercat, except for the fact said purring was coming from an actual cat. And that said cat was running on all fours as opposed to two legs, and didn't have any mechanical parts.

On further reflection, thought Ryu, he realized that he wasn't very good at similes.

She growled lowly in her throat and came to a stop, her muscles aching from the long hard run on the wet earth which was covered in tree roots and rocks that she constantly had to dodge. She felt her control on her animagus form dwindling from her lack of strength and only barely managed to make it under the cover of some thick tree branches before she was unable to stop herself from changing back into her human form.

She immediately collapsed under Ryu's weight, after changing back, and wound up face first in the mud. "Ugh, that's nice." She muttered, using the side of her shirt to wipe off the mud from her face. She turned over, slipping smoothly under Ryu's body due to the rain and mud, and looked up at him, "Sorry if the ride wasn't very smooth. It's hard to run through all this." She managed to say, forcing herself not to blush at the fact that she was pressed under neath him still. She always felt uncomfortable being close to guys, especially in compromising positions such as this.

Ryu blushed as well, having practically been thrown into the mud as well, not having expected that to happen. Immediately hopping to his feet. Wiping the mud out of his face and hair as best he could, he extended his clean hand down to her with a nod...checking them both for any injuries.

"It's alright. You got us here, and that's all that matters." Ryu stated. "I kinda wish I had my motorcycle, but I doubt it would've gotten us this far."

"Uh, so anyways, we should probably find a-- what on earth is that?" Evelynne's eyes had caught a glimmer of white through the trees. She narrowed her rich green eyes and squinted through the misting rain and was surprised to see that it was a huge piano keyboard. What on earth was going on?

The young man squinted, his sharp blue eyes peering through the mist and the branches. Taking a step forward, he noticed--"It's a giant keyboard."

There was a pause.

"Bloody hell." Ryu sighed, crossing his arm. "Talk about your unusual defenses." While Ryu prided himself of being a master thief and being able to break into nearly anywhere, he had never seen this particular defense before. A giant piano keyboard. "Well, if I had to hazard a guess, I'd...suppose we might need to play a certain tune on it to get past. But, the problem is...what do we need to play??"

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Indeed, as Natasha had observed, there were many people having fun as far as the eye could see...however she wasn't COMPLETELY alone. There were actually a number of tourists who were just as...well, not as tanned as the rest of the natives--although, admittedly, none of them were really seen at that particular moment. The Russian muggle wouldn't get very far when a woman DID spot her, coming up to her wearing a grass skirt, a lea, woven sandals, and nothing else. She was holding a bunch of additional leas in her arms, a multitude of colors, and her blue eyes were bright with happiness and a welcoming warmth.

"Nocsemo!" She greeted, a melodic tone in her voice as she suddenly tossed a lea around her neck, and just as immediately grasping her arms to plant her lips against the muggle's face in a greeting. "Welcome to the Dragon Islands. You are a tourist, yes? Welcome! It is always nice to see a new face to our shores. Please, have a wonderful time!"

The lady immediately let her go, gave her a smile, and promptly headed off to go assail another hapless tourist.

Meanwhile, Dimitri yawned a bit as he rest upon the shores. His friends had since headed off for other things, with the young boy having promised them he would join them momentarily, but had wanted to simply bask in the sun for a little bit. His eyes closed, he had no worries of anything, save for how his elder brother was doing--when he had suddenly dropped in to pick up his swords for a special mission he was supposed to be on...and wondering if his pet Paracaw was helping out as well.

He was on the beach, not too far from where Natasha was--about 30 meters, and completely oblivious to other people's presence on the beach.


*(I apologize if that seemed like a bit of god-moding there. I just found the temptation of Natasha getting jumped by a local welcoming native too amusing to resist.

Also, up until this post I had completely forgotten about Dimitri's pet bird that he sent to go help his brother. Of course, I realize that the birdie is still at the dragon reserve with Harry and Hermione, just...I can't believe I had forgotten about her until this point. >XD LOL!)*