So, a ton of odd coincidences, a lot of accidental magic on a lei line, and a large amount of belief from one young Harry Potter, and the laws of the universe are rewritten the day after he first got his Hogwarts letter. Now 'Real Life' is just like a very realistic MMORPG. Everyone, magical or not, is effectively trapped in a game that wasn't one originally. Races, abilities, and heaven knows what else has changed. This little story piece is obviously in second year. Let the Fun Begin.
It was the oddest thing. There was a giant, oversized snake running rampant in the school pipes, killing people left and right. People were practically dropping like flies! The only saving grace, much to the snake's audible frustration, was that it couldn't seem to make it's prey stay dead.
Ever since that odd little apocalypse less than two years ago, very little did stay dead. The being in question would go out with a bang- rather, a flash of light, and occasionally a rain of items- and reappear elsewhere with only the clothes/fur on their backs. One could almost pity the snake-It wasn't very productive in the food gathering industry when your food just flashed out of your stomach. Unfortunately, very little pity was to be had for the snake, as the students were quite tired of being late to class because they were just re-spawned at the infirmary.
Except for little Collin, it seems. Ever since the little elf first laid eyes on the basilisk (and died), he knew one thing for certain: He just had to photograph that snake. Properly. And in order to do that….
Three days later, people were taking bets on how many times young Collin would die that day. Three times the first day, twelve the next- today the ongoing count was at 20. No one was quite sure how he got so good at finding the snake, though there was another bet going around as to whether his subclass was photography, beast taming, or tracking. Either way, the numbers were only going up. Collin seemed to take insult that his (admittedly advanced for an amateur) skills could not seem to catch the snake on film when it was staring him in the face (which was the probable reason right there).
Eventually Ron, somewhat curious to see if the nutty elf finally got his photo, dragged Harry along with him to the hospital wing. They arrived at the door just in time to see a flash of re-spawn light. Ron's comment, "Bet that's Collin." And Harry's, "Sucker's bet, mate. Not a chance I'm taking it." was drowned out by the ecstatic shouting of one very hyper elf, who apparently after much death and suffering, finally got his photo.
"I got it I got it I got it…!" Was being chanted as he bounced around the room.
"Well then, let's see it." Ron seemed to be somewhere between annoyed and amused.
"Okay~" Collin bounce over and pried the back of the camera off, took an excited look at the film, blinked a bit, and abruptly dropped to the floor with a groan. Harry poked him with a toe, and Ron, of course, asked the question.
"What's wrong?"
"It blinked." He moaned.