Leomhann, Door Guardian of Leomaris Head
Instead of passing through the secret entrance like her Housemates would to their House common room instead she went to the door of her aunt’s chambers. Not the office which everyone knew how to find but where she lived during school months which hardly any of the students knew about.
When she got to the door, and hovered her hand over the trigger, the fishtailed lion emblazoned on the shield covering the entrance sprang to life and the marelion looked her over, no longer paint on steel and leather. It reared, rampant, and seemed as if it might leap right off the shield to devour her. Taking a deep breath, she reached out a hand and placed it firmly on the muzzle, even though she risked having her hand bitten off.
“Easy Leomhann, it’s just me. Kirsty.“
The lion calmed, and nuzzled gently on hearing her whisper its name. After a polite request, again in Gaelic, though this time Scots Gaelic, it returned to being a golden ornament painted on an ancient shield. The shield swung open, a door appeared, and she opened that too. Kirsty went in and sat beside the fireplace, on the cushion beside the green velveteen wingbacked armchair.
Bio:
Leomhann was created specifically as a guardian for the living quarters of Leomaris House's Head. The original house head and his wife once lived in these quarters and so required privacy. Having a door guardian made it easy for students of the time to leave messages, and Leomhann would then get Leomaris if it were important or relay it later. Each house head has kept Leomhann, though some got on with him better than others. Professor MacLeomhann is very close with Leomhann, and so he is freer to move from the door than with a house head that does not invest enough care into him. He also has a mental link to the Lintel Guardians that sort each first year (or re-sort/reevaluate current students) as they enter the castle.
When she got to the door, and hovered her hand over the trigger, the fishtailed lion emblazoned on the shield covering the entrance sprang to life and the marelion looked her over, no longer paint on steel and leather. It reared, rampant, and seemed as if it might leap right off the shield to devour her. Taking a deep breath, she reached out a hand and placed it firmly on the muzzle, even though she risked having her hand bitten off.
“Easy Leomhann, it’s just me. Kirsty.“
The lion calmed, and nuzzled gently on hearing her whisper its name. After a polite request, again in Gaelic, though this time Scots Gaelic, it returned to being a golden ornament painted on an ancient shield. The shield swung open, a door appeared, and she opened that too. Kirsty went in and sat beside the fireplace, on the cushion beside the green velveteen wingbacked armchair.
Bio:
Leomhann was created specifically as a guardian for the living quarters of Leomaris House's Head. The original house head and his wife once lived in these quarters and so required privacy. Having a door guardian made it easy for students of the time to leave messages, and Leomhann would then get Leomaris if it were important or relay it later. Each house head has kept Leomhann, though some got on with him better than others. Professor MacLeomhann is very close with Leomhann, and so he is freer to move from the door than with a house head that does not invest enough care into him. He also has a mental link to the Lintel Guardians that sort each first year (or re-sort/reevaluate current students) as they enter the castle.
updated: November 24, 2013