23 Jun 2019, 06:07
A Little Adventure
It was late at night and all the other students were in their beds fast asleep. Genny knew that's what she should be doing too, but she just couldn't bring herself to sleep. She tried to busy herself with studying which got quickly boring. Next she tried reading some fashion magazines, but her fellow roommates demanded that she shut off the light so that they could all sleep. "Alright, alright! I'll shut it off," Genny replied before letting the room grow dark.
For a while she just lied their in silence, her eyes locked on the ceiling. Since arriving at Hogwarts she had only been able to get in minimal exploration. Most of Genny's free time she had put towards trying to catch up to some of her wizard born peers who came into Hogwarts with at least a basic understanding of magic. Even so she didn't wallow in self pity. Genny knew that she wasn't the only muggle born here so there were probably many others like her trying to do their best. She knew that if she just kept pushing she'd be able to catch up in no time, but there was only so much studying she could take before getting bored. She had reached the point where all of her pent up energy felt like it was bubbling over and she just had to find some kind of actual fun.
I wonder... Genny began to think as a devious little smile crossed her face. Quietly, she got out of her bed and threw on a robe. She opened the door to her room as gently as possible to mute any possible noise before slipping through the door. Stair by stair she walked down to the common room which was just as dark and quiet as her dorm. Guess everyone truly is asleep. Guess that will just make this easier.
Exiting the Gryffindor common room the painting on the door awoke and seemed shocked to see Genny up and out of bed. "And just where do you think you're going? You know there is a curfew for a reason." Genny turned back and looked at the door with pleading puppy dog eyes as she replied, "Please don't say anything. I'm just feeling a bit restless. I promise I won't be long. All I need is a simple stroll to tire me out." The woman in the painting clearly was still suspicious but decided to let Genny go. "Ah, you wouldn't be the first Gryffindor to wander off in the middle of the night. Just don't get into too much trouble dear."
At that Genny smiled at the lady and thanked her before taking off down the hall. She decided to walk down a few floors, taking in the different sleeping pictures as she went along. I have to admit, this castle is a little creepy at night... Awesome! Genny thought as she giggled a bit. Just then Genny found herself tripping over the foot of one of the suits of armor in the hallway and landing flat on her face. As she hit the floor her wand flew out of her hand and she heard it clang against the hard floor in the distance. "Bloody hell!" she shouted, waking a few paintings up in the process. Immediately they all started to shush her and tell her to go back to bed, but Genny couldn't just leave without her wand. "Sorry... I'll leave you all be once I find my wand."
The darkness of the halls made it near impossible to see anything at all though, so Genny took to crawling on the floor and feeling around for any kind of stick-like object. She feared that if she were to just start walking around she'd step on and break her wand, so she decided to play it safe and stay on her hands and knees. Did she look ridiculous? Most definitely so. Luckily, it seemed like no one was around to see her though.
For a while she just lied their in silence, her eyes locked on the ceiling. Since arriving at Hogwarts she had only been able to get in minimal exploration. Most of Genny's free time she had put towards trying to catch up to some of her wizard born peers who came into Hogwarts with at least a basic understanding of magic. Even so she didn't wallow in self pity. Genny knew that she wasn't the only muggle born here so there were probably many others like her trying to do their best. She knew that if she just kept pushing she'd be able to catch up in no time, but there was only so much studying she could take before getting bored. She had reached the point where all of her pent up energy felt like it was bubbling over and she just had to find some kind of actual fun.
I wonder... Genny began to think as a devious little smile crossed her face. Quietly, she got out of her bed and threw on a robe. She opened the door to her room as gently as possible to mute any possible noise before slipping through the door. Stair by stair she walked down to the common room which was just as dark and quiet as her dorm. Guess everyone truly is asleep. Guess that will just make this easier.
Exiting the Gryffindor common room the painting on the door awoke and seemed shocked to see Genny up and out of bed. "And just where do you think you're going? You know there is a curfew for a reason." Genny turned back and looked at the door with pleading puppy dog eyes as she replied, "Please don't say anything. I'm just feeling a bit restless. I promise I won't be long. All I need is a simple stroll to tire me out." The woman in the painting clearly was still suspicious but decided to let Genny go. "Ah, you wouldn't be the first Gryffindor to wander off in the middle of the night. Just don't get into too much trouble dear."
At that Genny smiled at the lady and thanked her before taking off down the hall. She decided to walk down a few floors, taking in the different sleeping pictures as she went along. I have to admit, this castle is a little creepy at night... Awesome! Genny thought as she giggled a bit. Just then Genny found herself tripping over the foot of one of the suits of armor in the hallway and landing flat on her face. As she hit the floor her wand flew out of her hand and she heard it clang against the hard floor in the distance. "Bloody hell!" she shouted, waking a few paintings up in the process. Immediately they all started to shush her and tell her to go back to bed, but Genny couldn't just leave without her wand. "Sorry... I'll leave you all be once I find my wand."
The darkness of the halls made it near impossible to see anything at all though, so Genny took to crawling on the floor and feeling around for any kind of stick-like object. She feared that if she were to just start walking around she'd step on and break her wand, so she decided to play it safe and stay on her hands and knees. Did she look ridiculous? Most definitely so. Luckily, it seemed like no one was around to see her though.