xx❈ Wʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴍ I?Astronomy Tower xxx❈ Wʜᴏ ɪs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ?Professor Sutton xxxx❈ Wʜᴀᴛ's ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ?Waiting on Prophecy xxxxx❈ Wʜᴀᴛ'ʀᴇ ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs?He should be here momentarily
About a week ago, Phoebe had been alerted by Kathir that a certain young man would be trying to climb the Astronomy tower. Unfortunately, Kat's wonderful seeing didn't come equipped with a date. So Phoebe followed a second plan. She had gone outside and curled a ward charm about halfway up the tower. Far high enough that no one would trip the alarm if they weren't attempting a climb. Now the trap was laid and it was just a waiting game.
Thankfully, it wasn't too terrible of a wait. When she felt her wards being bothered, Phoebe brought Kathir along to the Astronomy Tower. A bit of magic verified the young man was there, so now they had to wait for him to reach the top. "He should be just about up by now, right?" Kathir said, looking a little eager. Most of his predictions had less than happy conclusions, so surely he was glad for this one to only end in detention.
"I'm sure he'll be making his appearance any moment, love."
xx✮Wʜᴇʀᴇ Aᴍ I?Midway up the Astronomy Tower xxx✮Wʜᴏ Is Wɪᴛʜ Mᴇ?No one xxxx✮Wʜᴀᴛ's Gᴏɪɴɢ Oɴ?Climbing the Tower xxxxx✮Wʜᴀᴛ's Iɴsɪᴅᴇ Mʏ Hᴇᴀᴅ?Today is the day
The sun was starting to set now and he was sweaty, but he was nearing the top of the tower and he wasn't about to stop. His muscles were starting to ache but he pushed through the pain, keeping his eyes on the target. Once he reached the platform he could rest for a minute before he finished the climb to the spire. Vikram nodded, reassured by the idea that he could rest when he reached the platform. His fingers were starting to hurt from the small grips of the stones in the wall, but he refused to give up. Heaving a little sigh, he pushed harder and continued climbing. At long last, he felt the bottom of the platform the let observers look out at the stars. Gritting his teeth, he pushed hard, grabbing the platform victoriously. Huffing a deep breath, Vikram climbed up a little further, ready to take a little rest before he reached the spire. He wasn't expecting to see Professors Clarke and Sutton however. "Oh, uh, hello Professors," Vikram said, just his head visible. Damn, how had they known he was doing his climb?! They definitely weren't going to let him finish his climb and there wasn't really any way for him to avoid them. Vikram hoisted himself the rest of the way up onto the platform, then laid there for a moment so he could catch his breath.
xx❈ Wʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴍ I?Astronomy Tower xxx❈ Wʜᴏ ɪs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ?Professor Sutton, Vikram Bhattacharyya xxxx❈ Wʜᴀᴛ's ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ?Waiting on Prophecy xxxxx❈ Wʜᴀᴛ'ʀᴇ ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs?There he is
Phoebe and Kathir continued their soft talking, until they heard soft sounds very nearby outside. There was no way he wouldn't see them, however, if he didn't Phoebe had her wand at the ready to catch him if their presence startled him. Kathir ran a hand through his windswept hair, waiting a moment before the object of their waiting. He noticed them and even offered an awkward greeting before clambering the rest of the way up into the tower. "Oh, Mister Bhattacharyya. Might I ask just what you think you're doing?" She clucked her tongue, quietly casting a cooling charm on the teen, since he was visibly exhausted.
"I saw that you were planning on climbing up. About a week ago. It was just a matter of waiting." Kathir nodded, tapping his temple to explain exactly how he'd known. "And I'm sure you remember that I told you the punishment for climbing more towers involved both detention and losing house points?" Phoebe continued, her tone even. She wasn't mad, more secretly impressed (not that she'd allow him to know that), but his actions were dangerous! Not only for himself, but for other students as well.
xx✮Wʜᴇʀᴇ Aᴍ I?Midway up the Astronomy Tower xxx✮Wʜᴏ Is Wɪᴛʜ Mᴇ?Professors Clarke and Sutton xxxx✮Wʜᴀᴛ's Gᴏɪɴɢ Oɴ?Climbing the Tower xxxxx✮Wʜᴀᴛ's Iɴsɪᴅᴇ Mʏ Hᴇᴀᴅ?Today is the day
Vikram smirked a little when Professor Clarke asked him what he thought he was doing and replied, "Becoming a legend, I think." Brown eyes glanced over at Professor Sutton when he said that he'd had a prediction about Vikram's climbing of the tower. Still lying on the floor, he shrugged. Well, that explained how they'd know about his climb. He'd still managed to scale ninety-five percent of the tower in a day. He would have to come back another day in order to climb that last little bit and mark his initials on the top of the tower. But this time, he'd check for wards, since that was likely what alerted them to his climb. It wasn't likely that they'd been waiting up here all week since Professor Sutton's prophecy and that was the only other logical assumption. He was very good with spellwork and could likely undo any wards, at least for a few moments, in order to slip through and finish his climb. When Professor Clarke reminded him about the punishment for climbing towers, he nodded, then pushed himself up to a sitting position. "Aye, I do recall that. Thankfully, we're almost at the end of the semester and I doubt you'll want to distract me too much from my studies for finals. After all, N.E.W.T. courses are harder." He smirked, jokingly jabbing at the Professor. He knew as well as she did that he wasn't going to really be studying for any exams. It just wasn't him.
xx❈ Wʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴍ I?Astronomy Tower xxx❈ Wʜᴏ ɪs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ?Professor Sutton, Vikram Bhattacharyya xxxx❈ Wʜᴀᴛ's ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ?Drawing out punishment plans xxxxx❈ Wʜᴀᴛ'ʀᴇ ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs?He thinks he can sass me?
When Vikram gave a sassy reply, Phoebe lifted an eyebrow while Kat looked away to hide his grin. He never actually had been very good with traditional punishment. Phoebe sighed, looking between them both. While Kathir explained just how they'd known his plans, Vikram simply shrugged. Apparently he'd either been expecting this, or he otherwise wasn't surprised. But, he was ever sassy, and didn't seem too upset when she mentioned their already discussed punishments.
In fact, Vikram said that she wouldn't be able to give him detention, in order to give him study time. "Well, Mister Bhattacharyya, how about this. You will go to detention Monday through Friday for the next two weeks. If, during that time, you decide to tow the line, climb anything you shouldn't, or... find some other fun way to stress your professors, I will make sure that your behind sits the bench during the final quidditch game of the season." She shot back her own look, hers with a much more steely gaze. Kat gasped softly, looking between Vikram and Phoebe. "You will also be losing twenty house points, which you can make up with some extracurricular tasks. If you continue being a menace to yourself or others, not only will you miss the game, but you'll have detention every day through the end of the year, along with a letter home to your parents. Do I make myself clear, Mister Bhattacharyya?"
