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The Key to a Friendship (Ben) Jun 20, 2014 17:28:53 GMT -8

Post by MIKAEL ERIXON on Jun 20, 2014 17:28:53 GMT -8

Mikael crashed through the door of the dormitories and slammed it behind him, no one was in the room luckily. He had just heard the news about Ben, his roommate and once upon a time a close friend. Over the years they had drifted but they were still civil roommates and knew that if either needed anything they would be there in a flash. Or at least Mikael thought so. Why didnt he know what was going on with Ben before tonight? Why didnt he come to him? As he thought about it he realized he knew the answer, he just didnt like it. They werent close. Not anymore. Mikael collapsed to the floor, his face in his hands which leaned against his trunk. Slowly he opened it and found the pouch, a silk jet-black pouch with blood-red drawstrings. He slowly opened the hole and deposited the item within onto his hand. He looked down on the small white object, an object that had meant so much to him for so long. He placed the small white metal in his pocket and headed for the door, as he reached it he took one more glance at Ben's unmade bed and couldnt help but go back to the time when he had received this object, all those years ago.

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September 1st 1971---The Great Hall---Sorting Ceremony

Mikael kept his head and did as he was told. The first years were to follow some tall lady whose name he had already forgotten. They were arranged in alphabetical order and told to stand in line until their name was called. He had grown up in the muggle world but Mikael was still aware of what was going on. His sister Kat had taught him everything he needed to know, they would stay up late and study every aspect of the castle and the wizarding world. They were fascinated and it seemed to bother the rest of the family. Their father and brother, Jan and Tim, were both muggles, no magical ability whatsoever. Their mother was a witch who had long since removed herself from this world but Mikael and Kat loved it, every second of it. Mikael knew what was coming, he just wished he knew where he was going to be sorted. The whole process scared him half to death, a magical hat deciding his future. Where he would sleep, who his friends would be, the type of person he would be; all from a magic talking hat. He shook his head but soon stopped abruptly as the ceremony began.

After about ten minutes it was almost his turn, there didnt seem to be a pattern, the hat seemed to really decide based off the person. This idea excited Mikael, but why? He had no idea what house he wanted. Mikael was rather small so he didnt consider himself strong, but he could be brave when push came to shove. He had enjoyed lots of things rather than study but he was intelligent. He was cunning but not quite as...well evil as the slytherin seemed to be. Bullies galore but still he might fit. As for Hufflepuff, why not? He really wasnt sure but he liked that it was tailored around him. As he had been going through the houses, his name had been called and now everyone was staring at him as he didnt move. Eventually he shuffled his feet, lowering his eyes again before posting up on the chair. The hat was placed on his head and he could hear it's voice, debating between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. In the end it screamed "RAVENCLAW"

Mikael smiled softly as he made his way over, he was rather shy and quiet but everyone high fived him as he made his way across the table, all the way to the closest empty seat. He took a deep breath and felt an ache, his scar hurt again. Tearing at him from the inside out, he took another deep breath and the pain subsided. He watched with interest, waiting for another Ravenclaw to join him in the back. Eventually a young blonde girl walked back, Jones he thought he had heard. Eventually a young boy was called and he sat down next to him, Mikael knew he would have to get used to him. They would be rooming together. He reached out his hand and spoke, stuttering softly. "H...Hey III'm MMikael E...Erixon." This was the beginning for Mikael Erixon and Benjamin Myers.

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The Key to a Friendship (Ben) Jun 22, 2014 12:13:48 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2014 12:13:48 GMT -8

The train ride felt like it had taken forever, but now that he was standing in a large group of children his own age, he almost wished he was back in the small train car with his nose in a book. It was loud here, the kids all seemed to have made friends already and there he was, standing in the middle of it all. To top matters off the Mcgonagall lady that was addressing them was rather scary looking. Her stern voice almost reminded the boy of his caretaker Tobia. The man was cruel and since his father couldn't bare to look at him, Tobia had raised Benji from the time his mother died till now. Sufficed to say, Benjamine was ecstatic to get his letter to Hogwarts.

As the group began to move into the hall Benji did his best to keep his mouth shut. The room was full of people and candles floated from the ceiling. It was magnificent. As he looked around, Benji saw the Slytherin table, it was expected by his father and Tobias that Benji would be sorted into the house of the snake, a pure blood off his status was bound to end up there. It was expected. Benji however would be happy with anywhere but Slytherin. He disliked his fathers way of thinking and as such resented anything his father liked.... all while still vying for approval of course. As the sorting began, he watched as one by one the group got smaller. Being a Myers, his name was smack dab in the middle and he rather liked it that way.

Finally his name was called. Moving to the front he smiled lightly at Mcgonagall. Maybe she wasn't so bad after all, her eyes were softer now and she slowly lowered the hat onto his head. The thing seemed to hum and haw a fair bit, mentioning all the houses, Benji could feel it picking though his thoughts and concentrated on everything his father told him not to think about. After a while the hat sighed and announced loudly, "RAVENCLAW". Beaming with joy Benji jumped off the stool and hurried along to his table. Receiving a few highfives and smiles he reached an empty seat beside a boy he had seen sorted earlier.

Once seated he sighed contently. Looking around his table he felt instantly at home. Looking to the boy beside him he smiled lightly as a hand was extended towards him. The boy was obviously shy, much like Benji was. His stutter was small and Benji did his best not to look intimidating, again, the opposite of what Tobias had told him. "I'm Benjamin, Benjamin Myers, call me Benji." He grinned broadly and shook the boy's hand. "Good to meet you Mikael." Benji looked over the boy, memorizing his face. He had a photographic memory and once he knew someone he didn't ever forget them. "I guess we will be rooming together huh?"

As the sorting ended, a tall man with a long white beard got up to speak. Professor Dumbledore, the head of the school. He seemed like a nice enough man, though very deep in nature. Once the formalities were finished a huge feast appeared in front of them and Benji almost jumped in surprise. "Whoa...." Taking some food he watched Mikael a little, Benji could eat like he had a hollow leg, but he didn't want his new friend to think he was a pig. Waiting to see how much the other boy took, Benji tried to match it before he took his first bite.

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The Key to a Friendship (Ben) Jun 25, 2014 18:34:11 GMT -8

Post by MIKAEL ERIXON on Jun 25, 2014 18:34:11 GMT -8

The boy in front of him seemed to be just as shy except he didn’t get an embarrassing stutter every time he spoke to someone new. The boy introduced himself. “Benji” He repeated softly, the stutter almost completely faded from his voice. He hated when he stuttered but he didn’t have much control over it, it came up in spurts and his mother believed it was his anxiety overwhelming him. Whatever the case, the boys smile and strong handshake made him seem friendly and it was relaxing. He returned the handshake and nodded when Benji spoke again. They would be rooming together, for the next seven years. The ideas of how this place was run scared Mikael sometimes, it was so different then what he had been used to growing up. He had just finished the fifth grade in New York city and now he was in England, studying magic. Life couldn’t get much different than that. “Yeah I guess so.” He spoke meekly but he was excited, Benji seemed like someone he would get along with. Quiet, not overbearing like some of the kids had been on the train ride in.

As Dumbledore spoke, Mikael found himself mesmerized. The man was brilliant, quirky but brilliant. His voice so grand and his words flowed with such perfection, he could understand why he had been his mother’s favorite teacher. Unfortunately he didn’t teach anymore but he would be around quite often, his mother had reassured him of that. As he turned to go back to his seat, food appeared. Right through the table as if it were nothing. It was funny to Mikael he had never seen anything like this and his eye lit up, the food looked delicious and he was starved. His mother had been making fun of him in the past few weeks about how much he had been eating, crediting to him being a growing boy. His father a professional athlete, his family had expected he would hit a growth spurt eventually and the more he ate, the more his mother was sure it was coming soon. He eyed up the food and then glanced at Benji who was looking at him. Mikael smiled and then turned back to the food, grabbing anything and everything he could.

Mikael’s plate was nearly overflowing, he wanted to grab one of everything but he was quickly running out of room. He dug in rather quickly, Mikael ate a lot and he ate quite quickly for someone so small, after a few seconds he turned to look at Benji. He swallowed and the spoke, his mouth clear of food. “Arent you hungry Benji” The boy had only grabbed a little bit and was now looking at Mikael like he was a caveman who had never seen food. Mikael wasn’t one to get embarrassed, he loved food and it had been almost ten hours since he last ate. This was exactly what he needed.

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The Key to a Friendship (Ben) Jul 2, 2014 13:10:05 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2014 13:10:05 GMT -8

Mikael seemed like a nice guy. While they sat listening to the headmaster Benji took the time to look around. He was more interested in what was going on around the room then what the man was saying. He knew it was probably interesting and important but the boy was far more interested in looking at all the other teachers. The woman who led them in stat beside a rather peculiar looking woman with funny glasses. Beside her was a rather short man and Benji assumed he must be a part goblin or something. Next sat a rather mean looking individual, and Ben got a bad feeling looking at him. The man made eye contact and Benji immediately looked away and before he could look back the meal had started.

Looking from his plate to the other boys Benji smiled and nodded, reaching forward and adding more food. "Starved actually." He laughed a little, glancing down at his now piled high plate. Benji was happy to see that his new friend liked food just as much as he did. With a wide grin he began to dig in as well, easily matching Mikael's speed. His nanny used to say he had a hollow leg, an odd muggle expression but Benji understood it. Once finished his first plate Benji managed a second helping before the dinner food vanished and desert appeared before them. "Whoa....." Benji's eyes lit up. "Do you think they will feed us like this every night?" He asked, glancing at Mik, "This is amazing." Grabbing a bowl of vanilla pudding and a chocolate brownie Benji began drinking the chocolate square into the pudding and eating it happily.

After a few more desserts and a large amount of pumpkin juice Benji sighed contently, now very full. As the hall started to move, the first years were directed to get up first and follow their prefects to the common rooms. Standing up with a groan and a small stretch Benji waited for Mik to get up before he started to move. "Ravenclaw is in a tower right? I wonder how high up we'll be...." Benji was a rather brave boy, he had been through a lot in his lifetime. But one thing he was terrified of was hights. A slightly worried look crossed his face as he thought about it. "Maybe we will be at the bottom of the tower....."

Following the group he listened to the Prefect talk about answering a riddle to get in. Some students ask what happens if they get it wrong and the tall 7th year boy assured them that the gargoyle takes it easy on first years. "A gargoyle? That is kind of cool." Benji's voice was low and quiet, he didn't like all the stairs they had to climb to get up to where they were. Stairs meant height and it made the boy nervous.

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The Key to a Friendship (Ben) Jul 5, 2014 19:44:21 GMT -8

Post by MIKAEL ERIXON on Jul 5, 2014 19:44:21 GMT -8

Mikael finished his dinner and the plate that had once been jammed full from top to bottom, was now bare except for the small scraps and juices that still slid across the plate. He took a deep breathe and could feel his stomach ready to burst. He looked to the young man next to him, Benji had eaten just as much and looked just as full. “I sure hope so. Not so sure I have room for this” He laughed softly and leaned back. It was like Thanksgiving day, stomach full and now all he needed was some football. Though in this country, in this world he was more likely to see his first Quidditch match. A game that he was most excited to see played, his mother had played in her time here. Though she had played for Slytherin as a Seeker, she told Mikael to try for Keeper. A position she felt would fit him best and she had even bought him a broom so that he could try out. First years making the House team was extremely rare but Mikael wanted to do it, to be the first in twenty plus years. (He didn’t but second year is still pretty impressive) He looked down again at the desserts and then smirked at Benji. “Who am I kidding of course I can” He reached for a chocolate chip cookie, it was warm and began to melt in his hand. He bit into it and it was as delicious as it looked. Mikael could get used to this, with ease.

Mikael followed Benji and the rest of the Ravenclaws, they were headed to their common room. While he had looked up a lot of information about the school, he had no ideas where the common rooms were located, he only knew that it was the place where he would be living for the next seven years. He was hoping it was awesome in person as it seemed on paper. He and Benji walked side by side, following their prefect’s lead. As he saw Benji’s face drop he realized something, that the boy was more than likely petrified of heights. Mikael did not fear much, which included heights. They had never bothered them but his brother, Tim, would go insane with the simplest of hills. He understood the fear and his brother had an old trick that their father had taught him to beat it. As they started up the steps, he doubted that Benji would be so lucky. “I’m sure it’s not too high up” He sounded cheerful, trying to keep Benji laughing and his mind off of his fear.

Gargoyle. That was extremely cool. He was hoping that he’d be able to figure out a riddle, he had never seen himself as clever but the hat seemed to think he was so he was holding onto faith in that old wrinkled up parchment. “I was never one for puzzles, hopefully the gargoyle is lenient” He trudged is way up the steps, higher and higher they went. He leaned towards Benji keeping his voice low so only he could hear. “Roll your finger over your thumb, focus on the lines that make up your fingerprint” The idea was to keep your mind busy, keeping anxiety down and the mind from spinning.

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The Key to a Friendship (Ben) Jul 13, 2014 16:48:14 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2014 16:48:14 GMT -8

Mikael reassuring him that it wasn't that high made him a little more comfortable, even though he knew full well that they were high up and still climbing. "Yeah... not that high.... right...." Benji swallowed lightly and continued up the stairs slowly. Benji tried to distract himself with things he saw in the halls. Moving pictures, talking ghosts and other students all made good things to focus on. He hated when his fear got the better of him. His hands got all sweaty and weird things happened. They happened whenever his emotions came up, but fear and anger were the worst.

"I'm sure he is nice to first years... and I bet older students would let you in if you were stuck. At least, I hope they would.... sleeping in the hallway doesn't sound too pleasant." Benji smiled softly at his new friend. As Mikael leaned over and spoke Banji nodded. It was nice that the other boy was being quiet about his advice, protecting Ben from the other student's judgments. "Finger over my thumb?" He wondered out loud, "Will that really help?" Looking around a little more he began to roll his fingers, focusing on the feeling and instantly started to feel better.

Finally reaching the common room Benji joined the other students in oos and ahs. The room was decorated in silver and blue and Benji was sure it was the coolest place he had ever seen. (This would eventually be topped by the potions classroom)

The prefect gave a few more instructions before telling all the kids it was time to go to their rooms. Looking at Mikael and nodding to be followed Benji headed up towards the 1st year boys dorms. "This isn't as bad as I thought it would be." He said over his shoulder to his mate.

Sorry it took so long and is so short!!!

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The Key to a Friendship (Ben) Jul 29, 2014 19:32:28 GMT -8

Post by MIKAEL ERIXON on Jul 29, 2014 19:32:28 GMT -8

He looked at his new roommate’s face and realized that his comforting words were falling on deaf ears. Especially since he could feel the height of the stairs getting higher and higher and higher. The entire situation seemed surreal, as if the castle was neverending or if he happened to glance out a window he would see the clouds. They were so high at this point it was making Mikael woozy and heights didn’t bother him for the most part. He instinctively stepped on the outside of Benji, separating the taller boy from the windows that lined the next row of stairwells.

He laughed softly as Benji spoke about the unfortunate possibility of sleeping the corridor. He bent as head as they looked down the corridor, it didn’t seem too bad but it could definitely be quite embarrassing and something he had no intentions of experiencing personally. As he turned back to his new friend, he saw his expression and it wasn’t good, he looked sick. Quickly he thought to his father’s trick for heights and he whispered it softly to him. No one else need know what he was going through, Mikael had his own demons, he understood the necessity for secrets. When Benji questioned the method he smiled and nodded. “Trust me, its magic” He waved his fingers in front of his face with a small laugh, the irony of the calling it magic hit him after it came out of his mouth.

As they entered the common room, Mikael caught his breath. He found himself spinning in a circle, watching as the moonlight bounced across the room. Shining from corner to corner, it was the most amazing room he had ever seen. This was supposed to be a place for them to relax and get work done, that sounded pretty amazing to Mikael. He felt the prefect nudge him and point him towards the dormitories. He nodded and then caught up with Benji, one of the other boys pushed open the door. A door that led to a room where so much would happen in the following six years. There would be many unexpected guests to the room, girls included and good times had by all. He found his stuff was already set up in front of one of the beds, next to Benji’s by chance. He smiled as he opened his trunk and checked that all of his things were where he had packed them. They were. He turned and sat on his trunk, it was getting pretty late and he felt a yawn come over him. He nodded at Benji. “This is epic, little weird with so many people in one room but epic all the same” He smiled, it was nice not to be alone, even if it was just the first day.

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The Key to a Friendship (Ben) Aug 1, 2014 10:32:16 GMT -8

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His new friend was right, this was epic. Benji was rather pleased that his bed was right beside the other boys. there were others in the dorm but Mikael was the only one Benji had spoken to so far. Ginning back at the boy he sighed and flopped onto his bed. "This is great!" He laughed, letting his outgoing side show for the first time. "So, where are you from Mikeal? I grew up in Glasgow." As he became more comfortable Benji accent started to show more. He had been taught to hide it from people by his father.'It is not right to speak like that, you must be perfect and speak properly' he would say. Benji couldn't care less how he spoke, especially now that his father and Tobias were not around to correct him. Sitting up and crossing his legs he waited for Mikeal to answer. If Benji was one thing, it was patient.

As he waited for an answer, Benji glanced around the room, making sure all of his things were there. A brighter smile came to his face when he spotted his acoustic bass case in the corner of the room. He had to beg his father for months to get the thing. It was the only muggle thing he owned. His father was a purist, but did believe in music being helpful so Benji was permitted to get it. "Do you play any instruments?" He asked, looking back at the other boy.

If the truth be told, Benji had never talked to another kid his age before. He had never been permitted to leave his property as a child and when he was older, Tobias went everywhere with him. Playing and hanging out were two words that Benji didn't understand very well. Most of the time he sat in his room and read or worked on studies with Tobias. The whole situation of living with other boys at Hogwarts was almost overwhelming to him, in a good way of course. "You wanna play a game of Wizard's Chess?"

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The Key to a Friendship (Ben) Aug 11, 2014 18:22:31 GMT -8

Post by MIKAEL ERIXON on Aug 11, 2014 18:22:31 GMT -8

Mikael was already feeling better about the whole living situation, at first it seemed awkward but he realized that it was awesome. His new friend’s bed was right next to his and then made him feel better about the whole thing. Across the room he could see two other boys conversing, the one speaking without an accent, or at least an American accent as he realized he was the outsider here. (The boy he would later learn was OC from Pennsylvania, a nice enough guy who clearly didn’t belong in the Ravenclaw house, most of his friends coming from outside the house. But he participated alongside them in Quidditch and he was rather funny. The boy he was speaking with would later become one of Benji’s best friends, Sheep. ) He turned his full attention back to Benji as he spoke.

As Benji spoke of where he was from he could hear, an accent or tone to his voice that he hadn’t noticed before, and it made him smile. It was the true voice of the boy, not forced or fake, truly his way of speaking. It was unique to him for Mikael. He laughed as he named where he was from, he had been to Glassgow many times with his father. “Glassgow huh? Beautiful part of the country. I was born and raised in the states, my dads Sweedish but he plays hockey and we live in New York City.” He didn’t know how much the boy knew about the city or even the country for that matter, so he was realtively vague.

He watched as the boy grabbed a case for what looked like a guitar and his question was simple, and received just as simple an answer. He laughed softly and shook his head, “Nah, when it comes to anything musically inclined…I’m…well lets just say its not my thing.” He loved music but he didn’t have the ear to play and his singing may have been even worse. Though that didn’t stop him from belting out some songs in the shower, a trait that stopped while he was at Hogwarts. His next question was mightily confusing for the half-blood who had grown up almost completely without the wizarding world. “Wizard’s chess? Is it any different than regular old chess?” He asked with a smile. “Sure let’s do it.” He grinned, though he secretly wished he was even slightly good at chess. Benji was about to crush him, and it wasn’t going to be pretty.

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The Key to a Friendship (Ben) Nov 24, 2014 18:48:34 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2014 18:48:34 GMT -8

Ben didn't have any complaints about the living situation. He liked his roommates and he was already having a better time then he had ever had at home. This was a welcomed changed for the pureblood who had spent most of his time alone in a large house with no one his age to talk to.

Benji smiled, "It really is a nice place.... at least, I hear it is. I didn't get to see much of it. My father was.... protective." That really wasn't the right word for it but it was the one that would spawn the least amount of questions. Benji listened to Mikael and nodded along. "The States.... what is it like there?" Benji had heard his father speak of America a few times but wasn't permitted to ask about it. "Is New York City a big place?" His question was an honest one.

Benji enjoyed showing off his guitar. It was his prized possession and nothing could ever replace home important it was to him. Well, at the time it couldn't, things changed as he got older and eventually the music fell into the shadows and was forgotten. "It isn't hard to play, I could teach you sometime if you ever wanted to learn."

He laughed at the boy's question. "Well.... I guess it is. The pieces just move on their own." Setting up the board he smiled, "Instead of using your hand to move the pieces, you just say where you want the pieces to go and they move on their own." He grinned and motioned to Mik, "You can go first if you want to."

It was true, Benji did win the game, and the second game too. But that didn't really matter, it wasn't about winning to the boy, it was about actually bonding with someone that he could relate to. After chess he changed into his night cloths and sighed, flopping on the bed. "I'm so excited about class tomorrow, we have the same classes right?"

I'm SOOOO SORRY! I totally forgor about this amazing thread!!!!!! D:
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