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The Chaser gets chased (1/4) (Hogwarts!Noorhelm)

Author’s note: Hello everyone. I recently binge-watched SKAM and fell in love with Noorhelm. I’ve been trying to get back into writing for a while and this happened. Before you start reading, you should know that this story is very OOC. I played around with the idea of Noora chasing William and what that would be like and somehow it resulted into a fic that’s currently 6k+ words long and is still missing a chapter...

This story was inspired by a Hogwarts prompt I found floating somewhere around the internet - I don’t take credit for it! If I find the source, I’ll link it.

Prompt that inspired this: I’m a Quidditch player and you’re the announcer, and I’m trying really hard not to notice that your comments about me are becoming less and less about how I’m playing, and more and more about how I look in my Quidditch uniform.

Now: onwards with the first chapter! Do let me know what you think and whether I should bother with continuing!

CHAPTER 1

Noora jumps about a meter high when her Ancient Runes professor suddenly dismisses the class: she had been still terribly concentrated on the doodles she was drawing in the margin of her textbook. She stuffs the large volume in her already overflowing bag and scurries out of the room.

She’s a little bummed that she hasn’t gotten around to animating the tiny figure but imagines she can do that during the next class. She rarely pays attention in there anyway.

Noora’s glad to have finished classes for the day and is already looking forward to the noisiness of the Gryffindor Common Room to unwind. But first: dinner. The blonde is starving! She runs into her best friend just outside of the Great Hall, the Hufflepuff looking freshly showered. Noora raises an eyebrow at the sight.

“A shower in the middle of the afternoon?” She asks.

“Herbology. Bubotubers.” Eva explains. “The guy next to me squeezed his a little too harshly and I ended up collecting the pus… with my face.”

Noora tries to stifle her laughter at her friend’s misfortune but doesn’t exactly succeed. Eva throws her a look of utter betrayal.

“Oh, sod off!” She cries out when she grabs the giggling blonde in a headlock. Noora tries to wrestle herself free from the tight grip and the duo stumbles into other students while roughhousing. When the victims of their antics shoot them annoyed looks, Noora turns on her very likeable Gryffindor-charm and is quickly forgiven.

Ah, the joys of being extremely popular!

“That stuff hurts and blisters like crazy! I was lucky Sprout Vanished it before it could do any real damage! You were almost in need of a new best friend: I could’ve been gravelly hurt!”

The two girls have reached the Ravenclaw table by now and Eva’s boyfriend Chris Schistad, one of Noora’s fellow Gryffindors, looks up from his plate. He points his fork at his girlfriend and squints his eyes.

“Who hurt you?” He mutters darkly. The boys surrounding him smother their synchronized coughs of ‘whipped’ in their food. “Sætre? Are we going to be down one Gryffindor in the morning?”

Noora’s mouth falls open when Chris’s neighbor, the male Sixth Year Ravenclaw Prefect intently reading a scrap of parchment, volunteers to help hide her body.

“Wilhelm,” Noora sounds gleeful when she addresses the brunette. “I should inform you that I’m much more fun to get your hands on when alive.”

She’s a little disappointed when he refuses to acknowledge her pick-up line. She continues trying to get his attention. “All you have to do, is ask, handsome. And I’m all yours.”

Chris and the rest of their friends chuckle at Noora’s flirting and Eva high-fives her best friend. William seems a whole lot less amused by her smug face.

“Don’t call me Wilhelm.” He grumbles and spreads the scroll out a little further, trying to occupy the entire spot beside him so as to keep her from having dinner next to him. He knows she won’t be as easily deterred, however.

“Halla, William,” Her voice sounds positively love-struck when she takes the seat beside him and straddles the bench, fully facing him. Her empty stomach entirely filled with butterflies – all thoughts of dinner completely forgotten. “Mitt livs kjærlighet.”

Noora has never given a single fuck about the obviousness of her heart eyes: her affection for William Magnusson never stowed away. Chris has delighted in the sexual tension surrounding the duo ever since the Norwegian transfer student got sorted into Gryffindor at the start of their Fifth Year and was later introduced to his best friend the Ravenclaw Prefect.

Noora Amalie Sætre became one of the school’s most popular students soon after she started attending Hogwarts: people were drawn in by her intellect, her bubbly personality and her sharp sense of humor. On top of all that, she easily established herself as a notorious party girl when she threw an epically memorable ‘first Quidditch victory of the season’-party which very few Gryffindors remember to this day.

Noora is the girl many girls want to be and plenty of the straight guys want to be with, but she’d give it all up without a second thought if William Magnusson asked her to. Unfortunately, William doesn’t want anything to do with her.

Chris has been (un)fortunate enough to witness several Noorhelm-interactions - Eva takes credit for that now infamous household name – and he still smirks every single time he watches his housemate turn into a puddle of goo whenever his best friend is within her sights.

“Go away, Sætre.” William doesn’t look away from the essay he’s reviewing. He pointedly ignores the Norwegian phrase she added for his ears only.

Sometime during her extensive research – Eva calls it stalking but Noora refuses to see it that way – the Gryffindor had learnt about William’s Norwegian ancestry. Despite the fact that he was born in England, it’s something she likes to use as an argument when she presents her case as to why they should be together. (Something about Norwegians sticking together in a castle full of Britons.)

When Noora later found out that William understood her native language, she became even more annoying. She began whispering all kinds of lovey-dovey stuff in his ears whenever she could get close enough. It drove him up the walls – and gave his friends way too much ammunition to use against him when they spotted his flustered state.

“But, elskling,” Noora pouts. “I need to tell you something extremely important.”

“I’m not interested.” William still won’t look at the pretty blonde. Said blonde sighs impatiently and Chris nervously draws Eva’s body a little closer to his. It wouldn’t be the first time objects started flying through the air with those two around.

Noora whips out her wand and Summons the essay that’s giving William an excuse not to pay attention to her. She spies Borkis’s name at the top and very nearly shoves the homework in the shy Hufflepuff’s plate of mashed potatoes. She smiles apologetically at him. Poor Borkis’s face turns scarlet.

“Will you listen to me now?” The persistenly irksome Gryffindor grins sweetly at William.

“Will it make you leave me alone?” The Ravenclaw sounds somewhat annoyed.

Chris often wonders what’s wrong with his best friend: a gorgeous, kind and funny girl is throwing herself at him and bloody William doesn’t want her. Not for the first time he contemplates physically knocking some sense into the guy.

“Probably not.” Noora shrugs. William sighs deeply.

“Out with it, then. Make it quick, though. I can only put up with you for so long.”

“Okay, okay. So,” Eva thinks her best friend resembles an excited puppy now that she holds William’s undivided attention. She imagines that if Noora had a tail, her whole body would’ve probably been wagging along with it.

“I just had Divination, yeah?” Noora starts. “And Trelawney –”

“Professor Trelawney.” William corrects her. She merely waves his good manners away and blows him a little kiss. He scowls at her in response.

“So, Trelawney gets out her tea cups, starts pouring tea and…” Suddenly Noora gasps. Her wide eyes make her look like she’s just been hit with a mean Stunning Spell.

“What’s your favorite tea, William?” Noora asks out of the blue.

William’s confused. What’s that got to do with her story?

“Why?” He asks warily.

“A good girlfriend should know her boyfriend’s favorite tea, right?” She explains it as if it really should be obvious. “Eva knows Chris’s favorite.”

The couple nods vehemently, showing their support for Noora’s case. William glares at his so-called friends - traitors.

“I’m not your boyfriend, Sætre.” William rolls his eyes at her. When would she get that little piece of reality through her thick skull?

“Yet.” The girl smirks. Her smirk is full of confidence. She’s convinced she’ll wear him down eventually. William bursts her bubble once again.

“Never.�� He deadpans. “Out with the rest of the story. I’ve about reached my Noora Sætre-tolerance level for today.”

“Right, the story.” Noora winks. She clears her throat. “Where was I? Oh, Eva and I get our cup and while we drink we talk about how handsome you looked this morning during breakfast and…”

William’s friends start laughing once again and Noora is obviously pleased with herself. She coos when she spots the blush creeping from William’s neck to his cheeks.

“Aww, kjæreste,” She’s clearly enjoying this. William hates her. “No need to be embarrassed, you were fucking beautiful.”

William can’t deal with her anymore – he looks away. When he notices how his friends are still laughing and are thus encouraging the infuriating Gryffindor beside him, he weighs the pros and cons of throwing his cup of pumpkin juice at them. Unwilling to risk detention for the rest of the week, he opts for downing the entire cup in one go. He vehemently wishes it were Ogden Firewhiskey instead – and he doesn’t even drink, so that’s saying something.

Having had enough of this whole thing, William start gathering his stuff and whacks a still sniggering Erik over the head with his untouched copy of the Evening Prophet. Noora grabs his arm to stop him.

“Wait!” She cries out. “I haven’t yet told you what my tea leaves said.”

“I’m sure I’ll survive without knowing!”

“That’s not very Ravenclaw of you.” Noora sing-songs. “You’re a Prefect. Shouldn’t you be setting an example for the younger students?”

She’s got him – she knows how much pride he takes in the position he was awarded last year. William grunts to let her know he’s listening but he refuses to look at her again.

“They predicted a date with a handsome, dark-haired foreigner!” He hears her standing up from the table. The silverware rattles when she slams her knee into the tabletop. He almost scolds her for swearing in front of younger students but doesn’t want to attract any more attention to their quarreling. Though he’s pretty sure the entire Great Hall is paying attention to them by now.

“That’s you!” Noora sounds positively elated when she continues. He can hear her gloating. He despises her even more than he did five minutes ago. “So, how about it, William Magnusson? You, me, Hogsmeade?”

William hates how she keeps doing this. Asking him out in public, trying to gain sympathy from their audience. He likes to think he’s a nice person and nice people don’t reject others where the entire student body can witness it. Still, it’s Noora herself who keeps creating these situations.

“Once again, I was born in England which, by definition, means that I’m not a foreigner.” All he ever seems to do around her is roll his eyes. Part of him fears that one day he’ll roll them so hard they’ll fall out of his head.

“Also, you want to know a funny coincidence, Noora Amalie Sætre?” Despite the couple meters distance between them, William doesn’t need to raise his voice. The entire hall is dead quiet.

Noora shivers when William uses her full name. He’s the only one who ever does so. The only one she allows to do so.

She tilts her head a little. William definitely does not notice how her expressive blue eyes reflect the flickering candlelight. He doesn’t.

“The Boggart hiding in Slughorn’s closet showed me the exact same thing you saw in your tea leaves. Weird, right?” He shrugs. “Pity you don’t vanish with a simple ‘Riddikulus’…”

Noora blinks and for all her seemingly endless bravado, she can’t ignore the sting of his remark somewhere close to her heart. She tries to shake it off however, and attempts to keep an unaffected smile on her red-painted lips.

“You can try if you want.” She grins, but the amusement doesn’t reach her eyes. She hopes none of her peers notice something off about her voice. “But if it doesn’t work, you owe me that date.”

William can no longer stand to be in the same room as the aggravating blonde – even if said room is one as massive as Hogwarts’s majestic Great Hall. He stomps to the doors, trying to ignore the looks thrown at him.

Most of Noora’s romantic admirers wear an expression of either relief or anger on their faces: relief that he hadn’t taken her up on her offer, angered by the fact that he doesn’t want her. Noora’s many friends glare at him, no doubt pissed because of his harsh rejection. William feels even smaller when he sees the disappointed looks on some of his Professors’ faces.

Noora’s hand gets pulled – Eva offering her a consoling squeeze. She drags Noora down in the seat between her and Chris. The Hufflepuff wraps her best friend up in a comforting embrace and Chris squeezes his fellow Gryffindor’s hand, apologizing for his best friend’s actions.

Author’s note (2): That was it: the first chapter! Re-reading it here makes me wonder whether this story would sooner qualify as a crack!fic rather than a very OOC-story? *shrugs* Do let me know what you think! I already have two more chapters written and ready to be published if there’s an interest to this story! And I’m planning on starting the last chapter tonight...

Author’s note (3): I apologize profusely for possibly butchering the Norwegian language: I should know better than to trust Google Translate...

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Disney Magic: Miami to Bahamas and Castaway Cay

Sharing our experience on the Disney Magic from Miami to the Bahamas and Castaway Cay.

Hi friends! Happy Monday! How was the weekend? I hope you had a great one. We’ve been enjoying Tucson’s spring-like weather and spending lots of time outside. We spent Saturday afternoon at the petting zoo and headed to Trail Dust Town to ride the rides before tacos and margaritas at Calle Tepa. Sunday, the girls had a birthday party and I also finally made our way through the epic mountain of unpacking + laundry from last week. I feel like I can *kinda* start the week caught up a bit on life.

For today’s post, I wanted to share a recap of our cruise!! It was our second Disney cruise and it didn’t disappoint. Disney just does so many things right: the experiences, dining, staff, cleanliness, everything is just top notch. I didn’t think we’d ever be “cruise people” – as a person with anxiety the very thought of being stuck in a boat in the middle of the ocean scares the sh*t out of me – and we’re officially obsessed. It’s our favorite way to travel right now. We get to see new places as a family, all while enjoying shows, characters, incredible dining and amenities, and even get some couple time since the kids LOVE kids club.

Here’s a recap of our trip!

Disney Magic: Miami to Bahamas and Castaway Cay

The Disney Cruise experience

We flew to Miami for this cruise and the entire boarding process was seamless. Since it was our second cruise, we were able to board the boat early, so we went straight to the pool. This was the quietest time at the pool during the entire cruise. (Pro tip: keep your swimsuits and a change of clothes in your backpack since you check your luggage at the port and don’t get it until a few hours later, when it’s waiting at your room.)

We previously cruised on the Disney Wonder and the Magic is the sister ship. The layout is almost exactly the same – the names of some of the lounges and restaurants are different – and it was nice to get on board and already know where everything was. After our swim, we grabbed lunch from Cabana’s and the girls at ice cream on the top deck until we checked into our rooms.

The rooms are pretty small, but I feel like they really maximize the space you do have. (We opted for a Deluxe Oceanview room which has a large porthole and split bathrooms.) The couch in the room transforms to a bunk bed for the kids – the stateroom host sets it up each night and puts everything back in the morning – and you can slide your suitcases under the bed. While the rooms are smaller, the beds are extremely comfortable and you have everything you need.

Our stateroom host surprised us with chocolates and towel animals each night, in addition to pirate bandanas and some extra little treats.

Dining options on the Disney Magic

The dining on the ship is out of control. It’s literally everything you could ever wish for, 24/7. Room service is included – you just need to tip – so if you want a Mickey bar delivered at midnight, you can live your best life and go for it. The dinner is on a rotation basis, so you dine at Animator’s Palate, Rapunzel’s, and Lumiere’s, and alternate each night. There are two seating options (5:45 and 8:30) and if you want to get Cabana’s, a quick bite, or room service, you’re not obligated to attend your seating time.

Here’s a rundown of the different restaurants and what they offer:

Cabana’s: Buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. They have everything you could ever wish for, plus different international dishes: chicken congee, Indian curries, Mexican food, so many different options. This is a great choice for breakfast because you don’t have to sit down at a restaurant and wait. You wake up, head to deck 9, and breakfast is waiting for you. Mickey waffles, omelettes, fruit, oatmeal, corned beef hash, breakfast potatoes, eggs, sausage, smoked salmon, pancakes, pastries, yogurt, and smoothies were available daily for breakfast, in addition to so many other things.

Daisy’s: Daisy’s De-lights includes more quick bite options like wraps, sandwiches, salads, soups, fresh chopped fruit, and you can also build a bowl from different healthy ingredients (lettuce, veggies, lentils, sun-dried tomatoes, etc.). We liked this for quick and easy lunches by the pool. Each day, the girls ate a fruit plate from Daisy’s with pineapple, cantaloupe, honeydew, and grapes.

Pinocchio’s: Pizza, veggie burgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders, and fries. The girls had pizza daily while we were there and everything is cooking out by the pool. I don’t remember seeing this but the Pilot said that next to Pinocchio’s they had gyros and falafel!

Formal dinner options: (the menus give you a choice for appetizer, salad/soup, entree, and dessert. You can mix and match as you like! For example, you can order two appetizers for your meal, skip the salad course, or order different entrees for the table to share.)

Rapunzel’s: Rapunzel’s was one of the more formal dining options. When we ate at Rapunzel’s, it was also Pirate Night, so the meal options were more creole style. I’m not sure what the regular menu looks like, but the food was excellent.

Lumiere’s: This is a French-style restaurant. I had some insanely delicious horseradish crusted salmon, lobster, and a salad. Liv was able to order escargots, which is one of her favorite foods.

Animator’s Palate: Animator’s was our first night on the ship and didn’t disappoint. For the longer cruises, they give you special placemats to draw a person. At the end of the night, they project all of the drawings onto the walls and make them dance to music. It’s SO fun! While they didn’t do that this time, they still had a special light show and sorcerer Mickey made an appearance.

They had this gluten-free chocolate walnut cake that was FROM MY DREAMS.

Dinner at Palo

While we were on the ship, we also had the opportunity to dine at the adult’s only restaurant, Palo. (You can make reservations for brunch or dinner.) It’s an upcharge of $40 per person plus any alcohol or specialty drinks, which felt extremely low considering everything they offered. They even wheeled a charcuterie cart around the restaurant and you could pick what you wanted!

Everything was wonderful, but the star of the show is the chocolate soufflé. The Pilot and I agreed that it was in the top three of best desserts we’ve ever had.

Entertainment and activities on board

There are SO many activities on the ship, from character greetings, to BINGO, to dance parties, silent discos, karaoke, and live Broadway-style shows. We were at the pool for a few hours each day, watching movies on the top deck, swimming, and snacking, before heading back inside to grab dinner.

We saw two shows on the ship – Tangled and Twice Charmed – and while they weren’t our favorites (the live shows at the parks are better quality), the girls LOVED them. We also did almost every round of BINGO and won once, which was exciting.

Castaway Cay

Everyone told us that Castaway Cay was incredible but I didn’t fully understand until we were there. The island is surrounded by clear, turquoise water, and there are lounge chairs and umbrellas as far as you can see. The sand is insanely soft, and the kiddos can borrow inner tubes, snorkel equipment and life jackets. You can also rent jet skis, paddle boats, kayaks, and paddle boards. They have full restaurants on the island (all included), the famous ice cream stands (you can make yourself an ice cream cone on the ship any time of day. They always have chocolate and vanilla and will rotate in a special flavor, like mango or strawberry), an entire stand of fresh chopped fruit (the mango was SOOOO fresh and good), kids club, a spa, luaus, and activities.

They have a 5k that morning that I registered to do, but it was raining and windy so I skipped it. The weather calmed down just enough for the girls to spend a couple of hours playing the water and building sand castles. It started to pour, so we hit under an umbrella until it blew over. Then, we had lunch at the restaurant (BBQ food with burgers, chicken, veggie burgers, sausages, potato salad, chips, coleslaw, and cookies, along with fresh fruit) and had the best time. I can’t wait to make it back one of these days!!

What to pack for a Disney Cruise

For this cruise, it was much warmer (in the 80s!!) so I only brought a jacket or hoodie for each of us. We wore an outfit for breakfast, our swimsuits and coverups all afternoon while we were at the pool, and then another outfit for dinner.

If you book a Disney cruise, I would absolutely check out what themed nights they’re doing. (Sometimes they do a Marvel night or Pirate Night, or there might by princess greetings or character breakfasts.) Our themed night was Pirate Party, so naturally, we all dressed up like pirates. The last night of the cruise is usually formal night, which can range from full sparkly dresses to just a cute dress and sandals. Really anything goes.

Some of my favorite things to pack for a cruise:

– Pop-up hamper (this is a game changer, especially for longer cruises. It makes it so easy to put your dirty clothes in one spot and just haul the entire basket to the laundry room)

– Laundry pods. I love bringing home a suitcase full of clean clothes! It’s less depressing to unpack when the clothes are clean.

– Door magnets. There are so many cute ones on Etsy!

– Your own sand bucket and beach toys. They have them on the island but so much easier and less expensive to bring your own.

– Placard Originals princess dresses. The girls have amassed quite the collection over the years. I love that they’re play fabrics instead of the itchy shiny fabrics that are usually used for princess costumes

– You can check out my full packing list for Disney Wonder to Alaska here!

Have you been on a cruise? Where did you go?

What’s the #1 place on your travel bucket list?

Gina

Disney Wonder Alaska Cruise Recap

Girls’ Disney trip

Liv’s first trip to Disneyland

Note: This post isn’t sponsored and we paid for all travel and accommodations. We use Costco Travel for cruises and highly recommend it!

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