Early Bird PV Lilia Closed

Lilia missed home, she missed the smoky warmth from the fireplace as she and her mother and father played UNO in their Oxford townhouse. They were a family of pure-bloods but somehow all collectively possessed a love for muggle things or ‘pop culture’ as Lilia believed it was called. It wasn’t like she did like Hogwarts it was more the fact that it wasn’t home. It was funny because Hogwarts was meant to be home from home and Gryffindor her second family and whilst Lilia expected that all came with time it didn’t change the fact that it just wasn’t the same. She wouldn’t wake up to her dog, Bruno licking her rather aggressively on the face or her mother blasting ABBA whilst singing off-key in a heavy Romanian accent. George had always been the better and luckily for Lilia she had inherited the father’s skills. 

The young Gryffindor had always enjoyed waking up early, herself being an early-bird over a night-owl. In her opinion everything was nicer in the morning, the air was fresher, there was more wildlife and life in general seemed to slow down. Everything was more peaceful and if it was one thing that Lilia liked it was peace. Lilia also liked water, it didn’t matter if it was a river, lake or ocean, she had always liked the calming and soothing presence of waves. The Eilertsen family often drove down to Greece to spend the holidays and this was probably where Lilia’s love for water and calmness grew.

Lilia had decided to spend this particular morning with the heart of nature. She had woken up earlier than what seemed humanly acceptable, thrown her hair into a low ponytail, put on some leggings and a jumper and had chosen to go for a nice long walk. She made her way down to the black lake, careful not to slip over the side and fall into the icy depths. Whilst Lilia was a strong swimmer, something about the Black Lake did not appeal to her as the beaches in Greece did. Whether it was the idea of ice-cold water that chilled to the bone or the prospect of being taken under by the Black Squid, Lilia was not intrigued.

Lilia had made her way into a clearing of trees, she liked it better up here. She enjoyed the highs of nature, how thousands of colors bloomed into life on something as small as a flower. She enjoyed the delicateness of nature but also the roughness, the complex character that Mother Nature possessed would always enamor the young Gryffindor. She also enjoyed the change that nature often went through; just a few weeks ago the leaves had been filled with green but now they were beautiful shades of amber, wine and gold, falling effortlessly from their branches. Lilia had always loved the fall and the colors that were brought with the season.

It was after a few moments of enjoying the nature surrounding her did Lilia notice a figure leaning against a tree. Lilia would have normally let the person be but she never saw anyone this early and the more she looked at the figure the more she wanted to talk to her. Lilia could now tell that the figure in question was female and almost definitely a first year like Lilia. Lilia began to make her way quietly over to the girl, in an effort to retain the young girl's peace. However, to Lilia’s dismay she heard a twig snap underneath her foot, so much for the element of surprise.

Lilia cursed under her breath softly as she realized how irritated the girl sounded, it was only now that Lilia was beginning to reconsider her actions. It was completely plausible that the girl wanted to remain undisturbed after all it wasn’t like they were friends, Lilia didn’t know her. However, she had definitely seen her before, finally it clicked, she was a fellow Gryffindor like Lilia, although she wasn't in the same form. Lilia made her way into the clearing so she was facing the girl with a smile on her face. The girl was rather pretty, with ebony black hair she looked like she could play the part of a princess. Focusing her attention on the girl, Lilia made her smile as genuine as she could before speaking softly; “I didn’t mean to disturb, I just saw you out at this time and wanted to introduce myself”. Lilia reached out her small hand for the girl to shake. “Lilia Eilertsen, Gryffindor.” The girl's voice had a calming notion alongside its softness which matched her personality perfectly.

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@Lilia Eilertsen

Relief and disappointment rushed through her simultaneously when none other than simply a girl came into her line of vision, whom she recognized as one of the inhabitants of the dormitory next door but had never spoken to. Lilia... Eilertsen, she said? She also recognized the girl's last name - the Eilertsens were well known in the pureblood-family circle for their love of Muggle things. Ivy's parents disapproved of this greatly, and Ivy herself didn't really care - it didn't affect her in any way, and she had not expected to run into them any time soon. Of course, she had known they had a daughter, but as the Bellamys and Eilertsens had never met, so she had no idea that Lilia was her age and at Hogwarts as well.

Ivy's grip relaxed on her wand and she tried to smooth out the annoyance on her face. It was too early and too beautiful of a morning to pick a fight with someone she hardly knew. She approached Lilia and shook her outstretched hand limply. “Ivy Bellamy. I suppose early morning walks aren’t as uncommon as I thought they were,” she said, with a rueful smile. “The Great Lake is very pretty, don’t you think?”

Ivy tilted her head and observed the other girl. She was very pretty, with blonde hair scraped into a ponytail and large green eyes, in an almost effortless, natural way. She looked right at home, surrounded by tall trees and flowers, her flushed cheeks adding colour to her overall look. ”If I recall correctly, you’re in the dormitory next to mine, aren’t you?” Ivy asked. “It’s funny how little we’ve socialised. You’d think that by now, we’d at least know everyone’s names.” They were just over a month into the school year. Just over a month away from home, if that place could even be called a home.