Godric Gryffindor

What a Headache!

2006-02-05T19:44:15Z

Well, Sirius has officially moved out. I don't think any of us were expecting him to go that far... and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Simon had played a big role in working in that idea with him >___>

He's moved into a tree-stump in the Haunted Woods. I haven't seen it personally, but apparently it's big enough to live in. We've asked Vyala (who lives out there on a regular basis) to keep an eye on him just to make sure he doesn't get into trouble. Honestly, Brenda and I both don't trust him to live on his own... but maybe this would be good for him - might teach him to act a little more grown up.

Godric

You've got to be kidding me....

2006-02-03T02:11:48Z

Okay... so Sirius just told me he thinks his girlfriend is pregnant.

I was in shock for about a complete hour before I finally responded and I asked him... well, I asked him why. I honestly didn't know Sirius and Sandya were so close that they were ready to raise a family - and I honestly didn't think they were that close at all... if you know what I mean. And you know what he says? He says "I just think she is."

So I asked him if she had told him she was, if she was growing around the tummy and stuff and he said that she hadn't said anything to him yet.

Unfortunately, Simon had overheard all of this and burst out of hiding to both chide and compliment Sirius because he "didn't think he had it in him".

"Had what in me?" Sirius asked with one of those silly, innocent smiles.

"Well, you know!" Simon said, practically in tears from laughing so hard. "You got her pregnant, didn't you!?"

And... oh, this is the worst part. Sirius says, "I'm not sure. How do I get her pregnant?"

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?! So I tried asking him... well... trying to figure out if he had even done anything that may have gotten Sandya pregnant and he is still totally clueless! I wouldn't be surprised if this was just some random figment of his imagination. I'm pretty convinced he still doesn't know where and how babies are made (thank goodness). So yeah... how he got the idea is beyond me. He's still seriously convinced that he's going to be a father, though... he's even talking some crazy ideas like "finding a job to provide for his family" and what not. I'm pretty sure Sirius isn't psychologically ready for the "real world".

*sigh* Well... that's what's going on in my life right now... I'm not even sure what to think or say about the whole thing anymore. I don't think it'd be a bad idea to avoid telling him any more information, though. I wouldn't want his odd fantasy to become a reality... This means I'll have to keep a close eye on Simon. He's most likely off some where plotting on how to spoil it all and give Sirius some "teaching".

Oi. Why Rose gave me brothers, I will never know.

Godric

Heh...

2005-11-10T06:59:51Z

and the winner is...

Winner		Loser

WHAAAAAAAA!!! You BEAT me!

That'll teach you to fire your stupid gun at my sister. Don't ever come back to our account again... I won't go so easy on you next time.

Godric

.... darn Pant Devil

2005-10-10T23:15:33Z

I found this really nice Faerie Lolly that I thought might be a good present for Rora for Eyrie day. Rose said it was really expensive, too - but I thought it would be a good present. Then the other day, we're spinning the Wheel of Excitement and, no joke, the Pant Devil shows up and steals it!! I honestly don't see what Simon sees in that theif...

Well, I thought about running off to the battledome and fighting for it back, but I heard he never gives back items - even if you pummel him in the 'dome. So I had to go out and find something else.

Even though I had to spend more money, I think the next present is a lot better. But don't worry - I'm keeping it in our Safety Deposit Box this time!

Godric

One Step Closer!!

2005-07-30T03:59:10Z

Look what we saw in the Editorial Section of the Neopian Times today!!

Can you make Faerie and/or Maraquan versions of the Eyrie?
Ohh, yes. Our feathered friends have been sadly neglected in the paint brush department.

auroratry, your dream might just come true very soon!!

Godric

Go Maraqua!

2005-05-23T04:31:17Z

Sorry for the lack of updates :/ We've been really busy lately - not to mention with the new war starting. I'm not much of a swimmer, but I chose to fight for Maraqua. I can at least pick off some of the smaller pirates as they surface. I feel really bad for the poor city - it reminds me of when Meridell was invaded!

I'm a little disappointed being picked as a Rank 1 xP I guess I thought I deserved better than that! Oh well, I'll get some training in while I can and maybe I can be a rank two for the next war!

Ad of typing this, I've contributed 104 points! Gooooo Maraqua!!

Godric

For Rora

2005-02-12T00:02:24Z

Brenda said I should draw hearts on it... I hope that doesn't make it too prissy. I'm still not very good at drawing ^^;

Godric

Help?

2005-02-08T05:16:11Z

Just a quick note...

Rora made this for me: Click to see

It's really nice and all - and I swear, she gets better each time she draws something, but... what does it mean to "be" a Valentine? ^^; I'm not really sure... it... doesn't involve commitment or anything, does it? 'Cuz if it's an informal thing then, it's really no big deal, right?

And now I have no idea what to get for her... looks like I'll be turning to brenda913 for help as usual. ^^; Thank God for sisters.

Godric

Bugs 'a Plenty

2005-01-23T20:19:17Z

Well... it all started a while ago...

My cousin, vyala, discovered a petpetpet latched to the next of her Gallion a while ago. She was horrified by the mere idea of such a pest attatched to her dear Adji, so she asked me to get rid of it. She didn't want to touch it and figured that, since I had a bug for a Petpet, I'd be fine removing it for her.

So I went over to have a look. It was kind of hard to find the thing because it was so little... and even Adji's only barely the size of one of my paws. But I managed to pull it out and set it on a kleenex off to the side.

Vyala was relieved, but Adji went into hysterics! Apparently, the little Gallion actually liked that little bug which, after getting a close look, appeared to be a Larnikin. But Vyala wouldn't have it. She thought the Larnikin was the ugliest petpetpet there was and she thought that, if Adji had to have a petpetpet, it should be something cuter.

So, in order to calm her wailing Gallion, she went out and bought a Veespa. This made Adji happy and she quickly fell in love with her new little friend.

Then I asked Vyala what she was going to do with the Larnikin and she just screwed her face up in disgust and suggested I squish it. But... I couldn't really do that - the poor thing never harmed anyone. I asked her if I could take it home until I figured out something to do with it and she said I could.

So for the past month or so, I've been trying to find a home for this Larnikin... No one seemed to want it! Everyone wants a Mootix or a Flankin... so one wants the fat bug.

I was just about to give up when I woke up this morning and couldn't find it anywhere! I panicked, hoping that Simon hadn't done anything to it and started looking all over for it. I eventually went to my Petpet, Scaraby and asked him if he'd seen it.

Sure enough, there was the Larnikin, camped out on Scaraby's back looking as happy as ever. Why didn't I think of it before? The Larnikin and Scaraby would be such a good match! So, I guess if they don't mind being together, I'll just let the Larnikin stay with Scaraby and me.

I've decided to call it Gawain after a real-world hero that Rose told me about... though I'm not sure if Gawain is a name suitable for its personality. It will just have to do for now. It was a pretty nice suprise on my 3rd birthday, though :}

Godric

War Update

2004-12-02T17:02:18Z

Well, we've managed to get 116 points so far... but now the Snow Beast is getting too strong for me to fight ^^; I'll keep trying, though - I haven't done this well in a war yet!

Godric

Selket things!

2004-11-14T20:45:29Z

WOW! These new toys and stuff are really cool! I know Rose doesn't get much into the Neohome (she doesn't understand it x}) but I'd still like to collect these things... they'll be expensive at first, but then maybe they'll be down far enough to ask for for Christmas :D

Scaraby hasn't seen them yet, but I'm sure he'll be excited too! About time Selkets started getting some attention :p

Godric

Wow, thanks!

2004-11-06T08:43:48Z

Thanks to everyone who voted for my cousin Vyala last week! We were all really shocked that she managed to place first like that. I think she and Rose both nearly had a heart attack xD

Almost makes me want to enter the BC again... but I have my gold trophy - and I rather like being "undefeated" >:}

Godric

Eyrie Day!

2004-10-10T01:20:17Z

FREE TRAINING ALL WEEKEND!!!! WAHOOOOO!

*ahem*

Well, pretty much, this was an awesome Eyrie Day! (even though it hasn't really happened yet... heh) Not only to I get a lot of free training (:D), but I got my picture in the Art Gallery!! Two of them, actually (though, the newest one, Rose edited to look like a normal Darigan Eyrie ;} )

I'm a little disappointed about the lack of a Faerie Eyrie, though... I think a lot of us are. We only got one new color, too! What's up with that? >:/ Oh well... I do kind of like his beard... and Rose pointed out that they've drawn the ears to look more like ears rather than just "feather tufts". That's pretty cool too! Maybe once they [finally] do the Eyrie make-over, they'll give us ears? That'd be nice!

Don't worry, buddy... I'd be a little dejected if I had to wear pants that tacky, too :p

Godric
PS - Quick, since it'll only take a second... Vote for Rora!! Er... well... because we'd all like to see her win ^^;;

Happy Eyrie Day!!

2004-10-08T14:46:26Z

Well... a little early because the creators will probably update the news about it today ;)

I'm looking forward to all that free training this weekend! :D

I sent some presents over to clax and auroratry. I hope they like them... some of those newer Eyrie cakes are really cool!

Also... I talked my owner into doing something really special for Rora for Eyrie Day - in account of recent events and stuff. I still really hope they release this color!

http://www.deviantart.com/view/11204967/

Godric

I'm a little disturbed by this...

2004-07-10T20:33:26Z

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First of all, Pu's a guy and (no offence, Pu) but I don't like him like that ^^;;;; As for him and Dragneo as a couple? Well, I wouldn't be opposed if it was what they really wanted x} I can guarentee you I wouldn't retaliate with Ainad... she's my cousin AND she's mated. That's just a little wrong.

I sure hope Misty and Rora aren't trying to kill me, either - that's kind of scary... if I've done anything to anger either of you, please let me know! ^^;;

Godric

F.A.Q.?

2004-07-02T21:35:55Z

Hey! Mind if I ask for your help? :} My owner's working on a sort of F.A.Q. for my new petpage (she says that means "Frequently Asked Questions") So I was wondering if some of you might reply to this with a question about me or my owner you'd like to see answered :D (You can reply as anonymous if you want!)

I'll try to reply via comment and then use them on my petpage! Thanks a bunch!

Godric

Petpage Update!!

2004-06-27T03:52:44Z

Not that there's much there, but Rose totally re-did it for my new design! :D

http://www.freewebs.com/godricgryffind0r/

I've also got a new LJ icon :D Just thought I'd point it out!

Godric

New Look!

2004-06-25T21:54:04Z

Okay! Rose finally finished a new picture of me - and I love it! :D

http://www.deviantart.com/view/8355939/

She's getting better at drawing me looking "cool" rather than "cartoony" x} I asked her to draw me looking scary... so don't be scared - I'm not really a bad guy, I just kind of look that way ^^;;

Godric

What's Been Happening

2004-06-24T00:56:26Z

Remember the strange thing that happened to me a while back when I was looking for that bat creature? Well, that wasn't the only thing that happened to me during the war…

See, I fought loyally once the first wave of spiders came. Boy, were they easy to pick off. I killed a ton of 'em. Left and right, whenever I got the chance. It felt great to be fighting for Meridell again! But something was wrong… walking through Meridell each day gave me a headache. When I asked Rose about it, she said it was probably just because all of the spiders I had been fighting and over-activity was making me tired. I wondered if that wasn't it was, but it seemed like there was something more. I tried to forget it, though, and just work on battling.

One day, however, my head started hurting so bad that my vision went black and I passed out. Next thing I knew, I had awoken in a nearby farm, tied up to some wooden beams like a common mule. As I came to, I heard several people talking.

"Kass says he ought to be on our side." Said a coarse voice off to the side. "Said he spends too much time in Meridell. Said he's probably gonna go crazy if he doesn't join with us soon."

"Why?" asked another voice. "What's wrong with 'im?"

"Nuthin's wrong with 'im!" replied the first. "But he's wavering between the two sides! 'S got part of him wanting to fight for Meridell, but his instincts won't give in. He's painted Darigan!"

"What's that got to do with it!"

"Means he's betrayin' his colors! If he doesn't fully pick a side soon, the paintbrush might do somethin' terrible to 'im! Who knows, maybe it'd kill 'im! So we want to get 'im on our side before any of that happens."

"Does this happen with all the people painted Darigan!?" asked the other voice, a hint of panic easily recognizable in his tone.

"No, no!" assured the first voice. "Just this one. He's not fully loyal, you see. He's been trying to convince himself he is, but deep down, he's longing to fight for us."

I struggled to stand to my feet, my legs were shaking and I felt weak, but I didn't want to hear any more.

"Oh…" said the second voice again. "Well… what'll happen if he doesn't do anything about it."

"Don't know." Said the first. "Bet it'll be something weird, though… I'll bet he'll explode or somethin'."

Explode!?!? I strained to reach one of the ropes that was tying me and cut it loose. But I couldn't reach it; they had me tied down too tightly. "Hey!" I roared, hoping they would hear me.

"SHHH!" shouted the first voice to the other. "He's awake!" There was the sound of a lot of scuffling as they both ran into the room where I was. "Whatcha want?" said the first voice which belonged to a Darigan Mynci.

"Let me go!" I snarled. "Why are you keeping me tied down like this!?"

"It's for your own good!" said the second voice, a Darigan Techo.

"I don't care." I said, straining on the ropes. "Let me go or else you'll regret it once I get free."

"You aren't getting out of…. Uh oh…" he had cut off his speech when he saw that one of the ropes around one of my front legs was starting to unravel due to the weight being pulled on it. "Stop it!!"

Once I saw what was happening, I pulled harder. The rope made a tearing noise and completely split, setting one of my paws free. Within seconds, I had swiped the other ropes with my claws and had completely freed myself from their ties.

They had both tried to make a run for it, but weren't fast enough. I had tackled them both from behind and held them under my front paws. They were both cowering as if they thought I was going to kill them. But I wouldn't kill them, they needed to deliver a message for me…

"Tell your leader I won't fight for him. Ever. Meridell I won't deny I've had doubts about my loyalties in the past, but I know for sure now. Meridell is where I belong and I won't fight for anyone else."

The Techo nodded wildly and the Mynci smirked, "Suit yourself… but we'll see if you're so sure once you blow up."

With a final glare, I raised my paws and let them go. I wasn't going to blow up. Just because my paintbrush wasn't reacting well to my fighting didn't mean I anything would happen to me.

They were right about one thing though, and that bothered me… The truth was, even though I had always fought loyally for Meridell and always bragged about how faithful I was, something deep down inside of me was wanting to change sides. A small part of me was aching to fight for Darigan. Once I was painted, my longing to join the Darigan side increased immensely. I could never tell anyone about it, though – they'd be so ashamed if they knew…

So I kept it to myself. I'd never tell anyone about my secret longings to fight for Darigan. After that episode happened in the barn, though, my fire for Meridell was rekindled. Those two were idiots and they helped me remember just why I had chosen to right for Meridell in the first place: the honor, the legacy, high standards!

The war went on and I managed to forget all that I had heard from those two. My headaches got worse every day, but my faith in Meridell had improved and I continued to kill spiders and ignore my headaches to the best of my ability. The strangest thing that happened, though, was the thing that ended my headaches and my involvement in the war.

One day, I was going about my usual business, strolling around the fields, looking for spiders to squish when I was suddenly hit by another headache. This one came so suddenly and so painfully that it felt like I had just been hit head-on by a rampaging Elephante. I cried out in pain and fell to the ground, simply wishing for it to stop.

But this time, it was different from my other headaches: it didn't stop. Instead, it got worse. It felt like the searing pain was flowing all the way down my body from the tip of my beak to the ends of my wings. It felt like my skin was splitting all over my body. The pain was so intense that I screamed one last time and blacked out again.

This time when I woke up, my sister was bending over me removing a wet rag from my forehead. I asked her what happened and she said they had heard me screaming and found me passed out.

I started to tell her what had happened and how much it had hurt, but she stopped me. "You need rest." She said with a hint of pity in her voice.

"I still hurt a little…" I told her. "All over my skin."

"Just get some rest, Godric." She told me. "We'll figure it out in the morning."

Sure enough, when I woke up the next morning, my entire family was around my bed. "What's going on?" I asked them.

"You're not to be fighting in the war anymore." Said Rose as she showed me an official letter from the castle. "They've decided it has too much of a bad effect on you and they don't want to risk losing you."

"What!?" I asked. "It doesn't have a bad effect on me! I love fighting for Meridell."

"I know you do." She said sadly. "But we just can't risk what might happen next."

"It's only a headache!" I protested. "I can get along just fine once it goes away!"

"It wasn't just a headache, Godric." She said. "You haven't seen what it did to you yet, have you?"

"What it… did to me??"

I looked down at my paws for the first time and saw that they were now not only red, but covered in black stripes. That must have been the effect from the sensation that my skin was splitting. Instead, my fur was left with black fur where my skin had split. I looked desperately up at my sister who was holding a mirror. Sure enough, they were all over.

"But…?" I asked.

"The marks are permanent." Said Rose. "We've already asked the doctor. When your paintbrush couldn't control your loyalty, it tried to attack you. But you got the best of it in the end and it was only able to 'disturb' your colors a bit. He said the black marks were probably the best you could have come off with. They're just a mark of stress – you're lucky it didn't turn you completely black."

Brenda smiled, "I think they look kind of cool… and I'm glad you're still alive."

So that's it. Since that day, I was never able to participate in the war again, but rather took the chance to heal. My hide was still sore from its change and I had to spend a lot of time on my own, just allowing what had happened to settle in.

I'm much better now and I don't have headaches anymore, but I still have the black marks. I guess I'll have them forever. I'll miss my pure red coat, but the marks are beginning to grow on me.

Ack! Hang on, Rose is shoving me off so she can say something really quick…

Note from Rose: Same 'ol Red Darigan… but with tiger stripes :3 Sorry for the "random" change, but I've had trouble with design theft and something had to be done ^^;; This was the best solution I could come up with… and I've actually wanted to change him like this for a while now ;) I hope you approve x33 I swear I'll never change him again!! (unless I have more problems with design theft… but hopefully, that's done and over with :3)

Hmmm… owners are weird.

Godric

Updated Lookup/Page Stuff

2004-02-22T21:01:59Z

Okay, after what seems like AGES of having my page down and stuff Rose is finally putting them back up! And now they have "Neopets-safe" buttons meaning people can put my buttons, plushie, adoptables on their lookups or petpages without getting the error! :D

My New Lookup mentions my 4 best friends on it and provides a link to my new page!

My New Page has some new link-back buttons, my old F.A.Q.s, and all that stuff. As well as the links to my new Adoptable Pages! We'll add links to friends and family later and maybe even put my story on there... ;) We'll see!

But yeah, I'm just excited that I finally got that stuff sorted out! You should check them out!

Godric

Valentine for Rora

2004-02-15T03:19:34Z

Okay, now this is the first time I've tried to do something like this, but I thought I'd draw a picture and try to write a poem like Alan does... please don't laugh at me ^^;; This was hard to do.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I think it's cool
That you're an Eyrie too

I hope you like it auroratry :}

Godric

My Valentine??

2004-02-13T15:14:39Z

Your Perfect Neopet Valentine by hollyann
Your Neopet Name
Your Neopet Colour
Your Neopet Species
Your Neopet Valentine will be...	a Cybunny
Their colour will be...	Cloud
They will send you this many Valentines...	239
They will say...	Let's be friends!

Created with quill18's MemeGen 2.0!

I get Neomails like this all the time xP

Honestly, though... if a little Cybunny tried to be my friend, I'd be afraid I might accidentally step on it o___O;

Godric

Secret Admirer?

2004-02-10T23:12:56Z

I just read on clax's Journal that auroratry has a secret admirer!! And he's sending her lots of stuff! I guess... I don't really know what to think about that ^^; I was making her a Valentine, but I don't think it'll even compare to something nice like lots of presents...

It's not like I'm jealous or anything, I'm glad that she's happy and normal again! I don't know... I guess I'll just keep making my Valentine anyways. Rose said it would be nicer if I made it myself. I'm not very good at drawing, but I thought I'd try my paw at it.

I'm not jealous. I'm not jealous. I'm not jealous. Just.... surprised...

Godric

V-Day vs. the Bat-Thing??

2004-02-07T08:57:37Z

Okay... I'm not sure how Valentine's Day is really supposed to work... my family has never been big into celebrating it. After all, Sirius is the only one of us who's mated, but he and Sandya are kind of... different so they don't count. How is it supposed to work? Does anyone know?? I'll bet alan10 would know if I asked him... but I don't know - he has a tendancy to tease me.

Anyway, I just wanted to tell you about something really weird that happened today... I was strolling through Meridell (like usual) - I've been doing that a lot lately, just to make sure that people are keeping the peace. And I heard some farmers making a lot of noise and waving pitchforks.

I decided to go see what they were yelling about and they mentioned a weird winged creature who was destroying their crops. Well, I decided to check it out and join the hunt. We all split up and roamed out into the many acres of crop in search of their creature. After walking quite a ways and getting tired of hearing the farmers' repetitive calls, I made the decision to turn in for the night.

Just as I was ready to take flight into the night sky, I saw the moolight catch in a pair of spooky yellow eyes... "Who's there?" I asked as the eyes sunk back behind some corn. "WHO'S THERE??" I demanded as they stared at me harder and without even a chance to turn and take flight, I heard a breathless voice in my head:

Betrayal is amongst the worst of crimes, dear friend. Take caution as you tread these lands for they are forsaken and he does not easilly forgive those who have wronged him.

My jaw dropped, but before I had a chance to say anything, the creature unfolded its great grey wings and lifted himself into the sky with a great swoop of them against the ground.

I don't know if that's the creature the farmers were talking about, but I want to know what it means... what does it mean 'betrayal'? I haven't done anything to betray anyone! And I can't think of anyone who would have anything against me... I'm really at a loss here.

Godric

War in Meridell

2004-02-03T07:10:43Z

I'm afraid War is upon us again... I can sense it.

I was strolling through Meridell today and I couldn't help but get a chill sent down my spine when I walked through the shadow cast by the Darigan Citadel. I know they are at peace with us now, but I can't help but not trust them.

I know my hide reads Darigan, but my heart is in Meridell and I will proudly defend them again if something happens!

Though... I'm afraid something weird is happening to me... I've been acting really snappy lately and I get a stange tinge of pain around my neck every so often. It's really strange and I don't know what it means... it could just be anticipation for the war... I guess we'll have to wait and find out!

Godric