FINISHED - Horned Serpent Sanctuary - Term 13
The Serpents stopped at the second floor on a landing lined with stunning wall-to-ceiling tapestries. One, on the right side of the landing, was monstrous in size. It showed a scene from the legend of Merlin and King Arthur, the two main characters of the story barely visible on the far side of a lake. The main focus of the tapestry was the Lady of the Lake, having just emerged from the depths of the water brandishing Excalibur. Your head of house stepped up to the tapestry and said in a firm voice. “Flibbertijibbet.”
The threads of the hanging shimmered and twisted until they transformed from a tapestry into a small rounded door. She looked back at them and winked. “Remember, even in nonsense, there is knowledge to be found. All knowledge is worth having.”
Upon entering the common room, the smell of sage and citrus - scents that are said to be mood-boosters and to stimulate the mind - mixed with the pleasing scent of new books and floated out to envelope the students. Where there weren’t large windows sporting gauzy white window dressings, there were pale seafoam-colored walls that seemed to make the room brighter, even though the sunlight outside was dimming. The students looked up and discovered why. Spaced evenly across the ceiling were three large crystal orbs, seemingly made of the same opalescent gemstone embedded into their Horned Serpent statue’s head. Each sphere gave off its own glow that was reflected off the walls, creating a tranquil light that diffused throughout the common room. The Horned Serpents would have light no matter what time they chose to study.
Cheerful magical blue fires burned in two floor braziers completely enclosed in glass that were strategically placed on opposite sides of the room to generate a cozy warmth throughout. The light from the braziers gleamed off the well-oiled leather spines of the hundreds of books that were housed... everywhere. Plush armchairs and chaises were gathered in groups around the room with small, portable side-tables that could be easily maneuvered in front of the chairs or extend over the chaises to create a comfortable workspace. Huge, soft pillows even occupied the floor in some corners, providing yet another place to flop down with a mug of tea, ready for a good read or talk.
The threads of the hanging shimmered and twisted until they transformed from a tapestry into a small rounded door. She looked back at them and winked. “Remember, even in nonsense, there is knowledge to be found. All knowledge is worth having.”
Upon entering the common room, the smell of sage and citrus - scents that are said to be mood-boosters and to stimulate the mind - mixed with the pleasing scent of new books and floated out to envelope the students. Where there weren’t large windows sporting gauzy white window dressings, there were pale seafoam-colored walls that seemed to make the room brighter, even though the sunlight outside was dimming. The students looked up and discovered why. Spaced evenly across the ceiling were three large crystal orbs, seemingly made of the same opalescent gemstone embedded into their Horned Serpent statue’s head. Each sphere gave off its own glow that was reflected off the walls, creating a tranquil light that diffused throughout the common room. The Horned Serpents would have light no matter what time they chose to study.
Cheerful magical blue fires burned in two floor braziers completely enclosed in glass that were strategically placed on opposite sides of the room to generate a cozy warmth throughout. The light from the braziers gleamed off the well-oiled leather spines of the hundreds of books that were housed... everywhere. Plush armchairs and chaises were gathered in groups around the room with small, portable side-tables that could be easily maneuvered in front of the chairs or extend over the chaises to create a comfortable workspace. Huge, soft pillows even occupied the floor in some corners, providing yet another place to flop down with a mug of tea, ready for a good read or talk.
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