From: walktheline	Date: February 2nd, 2011 12:04 am (UTC)		(Link)

Oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck.

Charlie extinguished his wand, instead raising it ready to shoot whatever spell came into his head at whatever was moving. Professor Fortis's beam only reached so far, and Charlie concentrated on the blackness just beyond, where he imagined the branches hung overhead.

	From: babalon	Date: February 2nd, 2011 05:45 am (UTC)		(Link)

Emilie's somewhat glowing blue eyes flicked over the scene in front of them. Unlike her two companions, she could see just fine in this light, the beam of light from Fortis's wand making the scene in front of her almost as brilliant as it would have been in the day.

The brush ahead of them moved again and aimed her wand at the movement, breath catching in her throat. Was that a giant rat?

Another moment of inspection, and she scowled.

"Professor," irritation edged into her voice as she watched the small creature. "...It's an opossum."

	From: walktheline	Date: February 2nd, 2011 03:22 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Charlie felt a wave of relief wash over him as she identified the animal and ran a hand through his hair. Although he couldn't see it, he took Emilie's word for it and lowered his wand.

"What a jip" he joked, only now realising he was stood in a very boggy patch of ground, and practically stuck. With a heave he managed to free his feet and began walking again.

"You know what I think? I don't think there's any more of those things here. We're lucky to find a fu- fudging opossum!"

	From: crescentcitynpc	Date: February 3rd, 2011 03:42 am (UTC)		(Link)

He was relieved to hear that the creature was only an opposum. "Interesting creature," he said nodding. Ah. There it is. The opossum flipped over to his back once he knew he was spotted, his legs straight in the air.

"Quite lucky indeed," Leonard Fortis smiled and turned to Charlie. "Watch yourself there," he said. "Perhaps we shall make one more round before calling it a night?" he suggested.