Lakeside Schoolwork Closed

Winifrey walked through the corridors of Hogwarts that led to the great lake. She had her books tucked neatly in her arms' embrace as she made her way outside. Her bag was slung across her shoulders, but she didn't have time to put her things away as she made her way out of the great hall.

The small brunette was being tutored by an older student, as she was having a hard time focusing. But her tutor had praised her for her work, so she was in a happy mood. She had finished her Potions and Charms homework with her tutor and she had felt a huge weight lifted off of her shoulders as she no longer had to worry about the tedious homework.

As the sunlight hit her face, Winifrey squinted slightly as she looked for the group she would be studying with. She spotted the Hufflepuff girl sitting under a tree, shaded by the branches filled with leaves. The days were getting warmer as the summer got closer. She made her way over, the lake next to her as it glistened under the sunlight. Every time she saw it, she was amazed by how massive it was. Her thoughts wandered to what magical creatures lay beneath the crystal blue waters.

She had only been here a couple of times to study and it was always pleasant. There was always a wonderful breeze and just being near a body of water was peaceful to Winifrey. She would sometimes lay in the grass, maybe even fall asleep, or she would climb a tree. But she had never gone for a swim, although she had seen some students jump into the great lake.

The green grass tickled her ankles as she made her way to Coriander, if she remembered correctly when the professor called out the names for the groups. Winifrey stayed standing when she finally came close enough to speak.

"Hi," She greeted cheerfully, adjusting the books in her arms. "I'm Winifrey, I don't think we've properly met," She smiled, slowly lowering herself to the ground as she set her books down to the side. The damp grass immediately began seeping into her robes, but she did not mind. It was somewhat refreshing. The breeze came as it pushed the hair out of her face, Winifrey immediately pulling some of the grass out of habit. She broke it in pieces between her fingers.

Coriander smiled at the girl who had approached. She liked to think of herself as good at first impressions. It was usually further pursuing friendships that she had trouble with. "I'm Coriander - Coriander Bloom, not that it matters." The girl - Winifrey, as she said - seemed friendly enough at first glance. Certainly she wasn't hostile in any way, and had come prepared to do her share of the work.

As much as Coriander would have liked to stir up a bit of trouble, there was no way to tell if Winifrey would be supportive of that idea. And besides, they had come out here to do work, and it would be a waste if they were to not get anything done. With this in mind, Coriander opened up her bag and pulled out a few books, as well as some parchment and a quill and ink.

"What books did you bring?" Coriander asked, getting right down to business. Maybe if they were done early, Coriander could go on a walk around the lake, or dip her toes into the glassy water. "I've got The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self Protection and Magical Theory, plus a couple of others. I wasn't sure what we would need." To be honest, Coriander had no idea what she was doing with 80% of her schoolwork. She made it up on the fly, hoping it would resemble what they had told her to do. Perhaps Winifrey was the sort of person to actually pay attention when the teacher was calling out schoolwork.

Winifrey smiled at the girl's kindly introduction. Her eyes glanced to the colors that she wore, curiosity growing at the sign of the Hufflepuff colors. She tried to remember if she had yet to meet a Hufflepuff, but her memory came up blank.

The small brunette laid her books out in front of her, gathering her papers that were slightly crumpled as she had either stuffed them hastily into her bag or left them inside the books themselves. She was not the tidiest person on the planet. In fact, some considered her quite messy. Especially her mother.

Winifrey pressed her lips together as the girl asked about what books she had with her. She had her charms and potions books since she had been working on those classes with her tutor just before this meeting. As for Defense Against the Dark Arts, she only had the Dark Forces book.

"Just the Dark Forces one, I am afraid," She responded, shrugging slightly as she shifted in her spot on the grass. She turned her head slightly as she scanned the area for the other girls that were suppose to join them. She supposed they might as well just get started. The others could catch up later.

"Okay," Winifrey started, tucking strands of light brown hair behind her ears as she planted a smile on her face. It was the one she always wore when starting homework. It encouraged her in a way. "I think I wrote down the assignment on one of these pages..." She trailed off as she shuffled through the pages that were crumpled about. Slightly embarrassed at the mess, Winifrey sheepishly stuffed some papers back in her bag along with the potions and charms books.

"Umm..." The small brunette trailed off once again as she squinted at the papers in front of her, reading what they said. Her brow pulled slightly together as she bit her lip. Where was that paper? It had to be here somewhere. She distinctly remembered writing the assignment down when it was given during class. Perhaps she had forgotten it during her tutoring session in the library? Winifrey frowned at the thought. She did have a tendency to pull out all of her things from her bag before doing her homework.

"Did you write the assignment down somewhere, Coriander?" Winifrey asked, grabbing her bag to search the papers inside once again. "I can not seem to find the paper where I wrote it down..."