10+: On a 10+, your cool-headed, decisive action (or mad act of desperation) saves the day for you and whoever's with you. Gain +1 XP.

⚂⚅ +2 = 11

You're glad that neither you or Chen went too far in disrobing, despite the privacy of her conjured curtain. Both of you were canny enough to realize that shrieking, kicking your feet and otherwise making a lot of sudden movements would just aggravate whatever that serpent was. That wasn't to say you weren't terrified out of your mind, however. Fighting a magical duel out of pride was incredibly different from dealing with a magical beast that would really kill you if you gave it a chance. There was very little cross-over in the skills needed to defend yourself against a fellow wizard and the skills to fend off a monster.

Standing up, you wipe your face on your sleeve with a touch of embarrassment, and then stand up to cling closely to Chen, whispering in her ear. "Dear - y-you are in a magical beasts course, are you not?"

Chen gives a high pitched squeak that goes like "MmmMMMM!" You think it was an affirmative.

"So," you whisper to her, "Most of the creatures they keep there... they are, haha, just silly, harmless things with venom that acts as aphrodisiacs or changes the victim's orientation or... or funny sex related things like that right??"

"Franzi." Chen hisses at you in an exasperated deadpan voice. "Do you think all of those students who end up in the infirmary every day are just there because of bumps and bruises from screwing in the wrong position or using the wrong thing as a sex toy? That's assuming it isn't something even nastier that came in from outside! Now, listen to me very carefully..."

You had actually stopped listening by that point. "Sex toy..." you whisper to yourself, getting a sudden grin. "That's it!" you exclaim with a brilliant grin, a little too loud. Chen gives you a mortified gaze as you pull out your wand and hold it up to your hand.

"Delightidio!" You say with a smirk - conjurations were your specialty after all - and a medium sized, studded black rubber sex toy appeared in your hand. Chen's glasses fell askew on her nose as she shook her head in disbelief. "What-?!"

Chen then launches into a rapid fire barrage of criticism as you start probing around under her skirt with the toy in your hand. "Leaving aside the typically chauvinistic Leontes view that sex has always has to involve penetration, I think your taste for danger is going a bit too far here, we really need to-NNGH!" She lets out a grunt through gritted teeth as you rudely cram the textured dildo up her rear entrance. Her mouth was left hanging open, her eyes wide. It seemed that mortal danger was the one thing that flustered this normally reserved beauty.

"Well," you say confidently and imperiously, "What are you waiting for, Chen? Get your wand out and let us make our move. You took the class right? So use the spells that work for dealing with monsters, while I focus on keeping you charged with sexual energies."

Before Chen can protest, the dildo that you'd conjured begins to vibrate, and your busy fingertips slide into her silken thong underwear again. "I'll cast a spell of flame but only as a last resort to ward off a strike. Now go!" You hooked your fingers inside her and cheekily used the leverage to drag her out of the curtain to confront the serpentine monster in the hallway with you.

Gasping with sensation and numbly getting her own wand out, the Minerval girl reluctantly went along, and the two of you stepped out of your private spot, encountering a huge snake that was regrettably animate and almost certainly not stuffed. It was over 12 feet long and very thick, nearly as thick as a giant anaconda. The scales were pale yellow and had black markings running all along its length that bore a striking resemblance to musical notes.

You haven't the faintest idea what this thing is, aside from 'a snake', but Chen seemed to give a little gasp of recognition. "I'm going to turn it into a harmless newt, it should work as long as that flute music doesn't stop," Chen mutters to you, starting to move your wand. Hoping to assist, you shove all four fingers inside of her - but this turns out to be an ill-timed bit of distraction, and Chen's spell goes wild, and a nearby bannister explodes into a mass of tiny wriggling lizards of various kinds.

At the very least, this bungled but powerful spell distracts the giant magical snake, and it flicks its tongue in the direction of the skittering little reptiles curiously. But then, Chen panics, and she flees past you... unfortunately, she stumbles and trips on her own privacy curtain, and falls inelegantly to the floor, unfortunately landing right on the dildo, forcing it even deeper with a mortified cry of surprise. Suddenly the flute playing stopped, and the serpent reared up as if to strike.

Well - that could've been better considered. It looked like your reputation and your lives were going to depend on your skill at conjurations once again. You're too hurried to consider WHICH spell you should cast, but while you're waving your wand, the thought crosses your mind that it has musical notes on it, so it must be affected by such things somehow. So, without consciously planning to, you conjure up your favorite instrument...

A huge brass tuba pops into existence in mid-air, falling at just the right angle that the wide end of the horn lands on top of the giant serpent's head, wedging over it comically. The serpent doesn't like that at all, and it starts hissing and thrashing around madly, tail and coils thumping loudly against the walls as it tried to shake the oversized brass instrument off. However, in striking the wall with the narrow end of the tuba, the stupid snake only succeeds in forcing its head in deeper. Having no limbs has never been more of a hindrance. Seizing your opportunity you grab Chen's hand and lead her off down the hallway, getting to safety. When a couple of senior students respond, you breathlessly direct them towards the rampaging serpent while Chen stands in an awkward position on her tiptoes to try and hide the still-vibrating length of rubber lodged deep in her behind.

You're pretty sure you won the power struggle there. When the both of you are sitting down once again, Chen gives you a dirty look and you can't help but start giggling. "I... snrrrk... I am sorry dear." you plead, putting your hand over your mouth. "But you seem to have the most terrible luck with 'snakes', do you not?"

Chen gives you a hard swat on your little bottom in response, but can't think of anything clever to say this time. "Just..." she eventually manages, "...next time we meet up like this, can we please do it in Minerval house? Whether you were trying to be droll or not you are right - I've really had my fill of them now."

Well, that was... interesting. You didn't get an orgasm out of the meeting but you got a bit of magic practice at least. But ah well. You always had that useful little spell for slow evenings. And besides, despite her annoyance at your methods, Chen had to be plenty grateful to you for possibly saving her life. You imagine you'd be getting some more Minerval guests at your gathering in two weeks.

Next was catching up with those Broom Polo players (and fans) this coming weeks-end. It might be tricky, as they're sensitive to their reputations... but so far, you had been soft-selling the sexual aspect of the party you were planning, and just coyly advertising it as a place where a bunch of sexually pent-up students would be gathered late at night. You look forward to the challenge of that, but at the same time, you wonder if perhaps you ought to investigate this musical snake incident some more. Is someone still trying to get you? Was that flute playing being produced by the snake, or the result of a spell gone awry... or an intentional attempt to harm you. But your excitement for the event grows day by day, and soon your thoughts turn to wondering what kind of magic scroll Kinzie was able to snag for you.

Franziska has 2 XP. Character sheet:

Franziska Weber

House Leontes (House Trait: Bravery; House Sex Move: Charm).

Traits: Ambition +1, Bravery +2, Cunning +2, Diligence -1.

Extra Spells: COMMAND (forbidden)

Friends: Chen Teung (Minerval)

Favors: Owed one by Albert Cordwhistle (Leontes)

Goals: Get popular, attractive students to attend a party.