Closed The Class Runners PV Raya Hall

date: September 5th, 2024
word count: 376
interacting with: @Amelia Garnett

Raya was scrambling down the hall, stopping only briefly to glace at a clock on the wall. She was already going to be late? This is so not like a Ravenclaw....

She swore that the staircases were out to get her, always leading her to random dead ends and looping corridors, and she couldn't seem to find anyone around who was able to help... they were all busy rushing to their own classes at this point.

Raya thought she had figured the place out by now, she spent most of her free periods roaming the castle, and with the help of some other Ravenclaws creating a crude map of the place. But even with the map, it seemed she was always out of sorts with directions, never knowing where she was since everywhere looked the same. Trying the paintings didn't seem to help, although they spoke, and sometimes listened to her, they had no interest in trying to help her find her way to her class. They all seemed far more interested in talking about their own business, or gossiping about they overheard students talking about. She guessed as a painting there wasn't much else they could do.

She knew from her map the DADA class was on the fifth floor, but she didn't even know what floor she was on currently, so that wasn't much help. Luckily, since she was already late, the hallways were far less crowded now, meaning it was easier to take stock of her surroundings and try and figure out where she was. But, flipping through the pages of maps she had (one for each floor of the castle), she still couldn't figure it out.

Suddenly, she spotted another student out of the corner of her eye, she was leaning against the wall to the side, and looked almost defeated, a contrast against the few remaining rushing students who seemed to know where they were going. Cautiously, she approached the girl, she looked like a First Year too, so maybe she was lost as well? "Hi! I'm Raya. Are you lost as well? I can't seem to find the way to my Defense Against the Dark Arts class..."

Amelia's brain took a second to register the fact that someone had talked to her— her mind was somewhere else entirely, thinking of how to get to class, what to eat later on in the day, and other unrelated thoughts.

Raya? Amelia hadn't seen her around much. But, well, there wasn't much to expect— obviously Amelia hadn't had many chances to see her around, considering they'd been here five days so far. The girl seemed fairly young, though. She asked Amelia if she was lost as well, so she must be a first year too. And the fact that the girl was looking for DADA class too confirmed that, indeed, this was the case.

Amelia looked up at her, trying to come up with a reply. The girl— Riley, was it? Gosh, how had Amelia forgotten already?— had pink highlights and brown eyes that were waiting for an answer.

"Oh, yes, I'm lost too." Amelia nodded. After a second, though, she added, "Wait, you're going to Defence Against the Dark Arts as well? Do you know where that is?"

Amelia scanned the corridor again, trying to find something that might help them— like a guiding sign, maybe. Why weren't there signs at Hogwarts? The corridor was fairly empty compared to a few minutes ago, so no helping students were in sight. Oh, they were definitely going to be late. At least she wasn't alone anymore, though.

𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈: @Raya Hall| 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: corridors| 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆 & 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆: Sep 5th, midday| 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕: 236| 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒇𝒊𝒕: Slytherin school robes