Well, Hello There PV Epona

"Do do do do ba dooo...oh, come on, again?" Rosalyn said, unable to believe that she was, yet again, lost. She was trying to go to dinner, for goodness's sakes, it shouldn't have been that difficult to find literally one of the largest and most easy-t0-find places in the whole entire school! But there she was, somehow lost in what appeared to be a classroom, empty because classes were over for the day.

"I really need to stop doing this." she said, about to walk back out of the room and attempt to find the Great Hall, when she heard a bit of sniffling. That's...interesting.

She wasn't alone in the room, she supposed, and went to go see who it was. Hopefully it wasn't anything evil, because she really didn't feel like dealing with that. She was hungry, tired from a long day of classes, and overall just not in the mood to get snatched by a monster or something.

"Well, hello there. My name is Rosalyn, but I usually go by Rosie. Do you mind if I sit by you for a bit? I'm really tired, and could use a break." she said, using the strategy that had worked before. Yes, she had come across a crying girl before, and she found that sitting there and just keeping them company could help better than trying to fix the problem could.

"You know, sometimes, it's just good to cry. Let all the feelings out in a healthy, natural way. I find that a good crying session just makes me feel a lot better if I'm ever upset or stressed." she said, not even waiting for the girl to answer her first question, instead just sitting by her.

"If you want a tissue, just let me know. I have a lot of them in my bag." she said, hoping that the girl, whoever she was, would feel a bit better with Rosalyn there, otherwise she could leave, she wouldn't be offended.

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Well, Hello There PV Epona
Well, Hello There


Epona, after a difficult morning, wasn't feeling her best. All morning, she'd been pretending to smile, but deep down, she was holding back tears for fear of being called a "crybaby" or a "child." As she walked down the hallway, she burst into tears, her heart pounding. She breathed deeply, but in vain; she couldn't stop the torrent of sadness. She decided to rush to the nearest place, which was her classroom. She hoped with all her heart that no one would notice her, but it was no use. Yet, the girl next to her warmed her heart, and she silently thanked her for being there.Epona tried to dry her tears with her hands, glancing sideways at the little girl sitting next to her, who seemed so sweet and kind. Epona gave her partner a small, discreet smile, gently placed her right hand on the girl's left knee, and whispered "Thank you very much" with gratitude and respect. She then removed her hand and turned away from the girl. Epona dabbed the corner of her eye with her index finger, and after drying her tears, she looked at the girl and asked for a tissue.Then she finally explained why she was in such a sorry state. Of course, Epona was afraid of being judged by the girl, but deep down she felt she could tell her everything and she wouldn't be judged. "I'm sorry I found myself in such a terrible state! You see me on one of my worst days, poor thing! I was thinking about the horses at my riding club, I miss them terribly, but especially about..."After glancing up at the sky, closing her eyes, and touching her locket, she continued, looking straight ahead, "To my mother, my mother was so harsh, so demanding, but that's how she was to me. She's such a painful and cruel memory. She was a top-level rider, a very high-level rider, and she competed a lot. Then one day, what would be her last day of competition, she was riding her favorite mare, Stella. Stella was a very tall mare, with such a beautiful Appaloosa coat. Then, during the competition, they had a terrible fall. She and her mare tumbled down a two-meter cliff and rolled over each other. The mare survived with many, many injuries, but she never recovered."Today hurt even more, because it would have been her birthday. Honestly, I'm absolutely not good company... You can choose to stay or leave as you wish... By the way, why aren't you eating with the others? And I'm really sorry I didn't introduce myself. I'm Epona Magenta, Hufflepuff, first year. And you, who are you? You must be a first year like me, I think?

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Well, Hello There PV Epona
Rosalyn listened to the girl, Epona, speak. She was patient, truly caring about what she was saying. The girl sounded like she needed to get all of this off her chest, as it was weighing on her quite a bit.

"That sounds like quite a lot. I'm sorry you're dealing with, and thinking about, all of that." she said, handing her a tissue from her bag as she was asked to.

"You are good company, don't worry! I've met people a lot worse than you, trust me! Some people here are bullies, and it's just a bit sad to me." she said, hoping that Epona wasn't feeling bad or anything, because Rosalyn enjoyed listening to others' problems and helping them.

"And yes, I am a first year. My name is Rosalyn Willows, but everyone just calls me Rosie. And I'm a Slytherin, as you could probably already tell." she said, pointing to her robes, with the green on them, as she said it.

"And, it's a long story, but I get lost a lot, and today is one of those days. I was trying to go to the Great Hall, but ended up here, and I guess for a good reason, because I met you!" she said, fidgeting with one of her curls a bit as she spoke, a habit she'd had for a very long time.

"Tell you what. I have some snacks in my bag. What if we just stay in here for a bit and eat them together instead of going to dinner?" she offered, hoping that it would help. She pulled out a few different things from her bag, including some Chocolate Frogs, Peppermint Toads, and more random sweets.

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Well, Hello There PV Epona
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Epona felt much better after talking with Rosalyne. After Rosalyne's words, her heart and soul filled with joy and gratitude towards this Serpentatrd. And on such a difficult morning, making a new friend was a true gift. Those words about some of the bullying students were so true! She remembered all the mean, hot-tempered, bullying, cold, or incredibly pretentious people! And at the same time, she remembered her friends and all the other people at the university, some of whom were real gems, with whom you could instantly burst into laughter, who were welcoming, caring, kind, thoughtful, gentle, intelligent—in short, all the other wonderful people. Epona, after remembering many things, said in a super cool voice, "Thank you so much, you're really adorable, yes, it's so true! Some people in this castle are really rough, or some are incredibly mean, or others are just idiots trying to get attention, but there are also lots of wonderful people like our friends and like you!"
Then, laughing heartily, she continued, "Don't worry, you're not the only one who's disoriented. In October, I wanted to go to the cafeteria for lunch and I ended up in a 7th-grade classroom! I laughed so hard, and so did a 7th-grade girl who had to take me to the cafeteria with her. It was extremely funny!" Epona wasn't keen on going back to the cafeteria, so she accepted the meal in this classroom. "Yes, that's a great idea, we can stay and eat here. I must have some food in my bag too!" Epona opened her dusty rose bag with purple stripes and took out some food. "So what else will we have to eat? Two chocolate balls, 1 bag of peppermint candies, 2 chocolate rocks, 2 licorice sticks, 1 bag of gummy slugs, 2 sour pop lollipops, 10 lemon sorbet candies, 2 mint pastilles, 8 chocolate frogs, 4 surprise candies, and 5 sticky caramels!!!! I think we'll have enough sweets! If you want, tomorrow we can eat and go to the dining halls together, that could be cool. You can say no, don't worry." Epona said in a very small voice, afraid that her answer would be no. After all, they've only known each other for a few minutes and aren't in the same house, so!!!! Then she continued in a very cute voice, "I'm so happy to eat with you and especially to have met you! You're so adorable!" "We can be friends if you want?" She continued, chatting with her a little. "What are your favorite classes? And the classes you like the least? Where are you from? Are you an only child? Do you like your house? Do you have any friends?" Epona was sure of one thing: a friendship was blossoming between her and Rosalyne.

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Well, Hello There PV Epona
"I do agree, a lot of times people just want attention, so they act out or be mean to get that attention. It isn't an excuse, though, because it's still just as bad." Rosalyn said, knowing that in most cases, that was true. In her experience(though limited, she was only eleven), she had discovered that people being rude had less to do with the person being bullied and more with the person saying all of the hurtful things.

"Oh, that's hilarious! You know, I've found many friends from getting lost here. It's actually kind of funny, how things like that begin!" she said, remembering all of the people she had met through her own horrible navigation abilities.

"Oh, thank you, I haven't been called 'adorable' in a long time, but I do appreciate the compliment! And all of the candies sound amazing, I'm sure I have some more in here." she said, beginning to look for some more that she knew were tucked into her bag somewhere.

"Whoa, question overload! Don't worry, I do the same thing. My favorite classes are Potions and Herbology, which is good because they're really connected! I don't like Transfiguration very much, because I'm not a huge formula fan. I'm from York, England, and that's where I still live! When I'm not at Hogwarts, of course. I am an only child, but I have a friend named Zephyr, though I never call him that, who was almost like my brother. I like my house, even though I didn't really expect to be part of it! And I do have some friends, a lot actually! I love meeting new people, and I'm glad we met!" she said, answering all the questions Epona had asked while still searching through her very cluttered bag.

"You know what?" she said, a bit frustrated, finally just dumping her bag out. She had dropped most of her books and stuff off at her dorm earlier, so there was mostly just candy, wrappers, and a couple of random little things that fell out. But yeah, there was a bunch of candy.

"Now, shall we feast?" she said jokingly, nudging Epona's shoulder lightly. She hoped that there was a friendship brewing between them, because the girl seemed pretty fun and nice!

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Here it is! Enjoy, friend!

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Well, Hello There PV Epona
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Epona agreed with Rosalyn; some friendships happen when you least expect them, for example, when you get lost somewhere, when you're crying, when you're hesitating, when you're in the middle of class, and so on. Epona was touched that the compliment was mostly directed at Rosalyn and wondered to herself why more people hadn't said that to her. Without a word, Epona took two clean, white sheets of paper and arranged all the treats on them. Then, as she opened her water bottle, she exclaimed, "I have some of the same favorite classes as you!I love herbalism because I love being in contact with nature and plants; it soothes me and reconnects me with myself. I love potions because it fascinates me to see that with just a few ingredients we can achieve such a result. And spells because I personally find them very useful in the everyday lives of wizards. The class I hate the most is, without a doubt, flying because I have such a phobia of heights and vertigo. It's crazy, I swear! I'm also an only child, but my aunt Rita is like a sister to me; she lives in Dublin, Scotland. She's studying to become a teacher. I only see my father at Christmas, Easter, and in August, since he's extremely busy with his stud farm. Before running a boarding school with riding lessons, he was also a wizard in Ravenclaw, specializing in magical creatures, but he left the wizarding world after my mother's death. Yeah, I swear, my life outside Hogwarts is a real Chinese puzzle!!!I really like Hufflepuff and it suits me just as well as I probably would have preferred Slytherin or Ravenclaw." Epona was delighted to eat and chat with her new friend.

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Well, Hello There PV Epona
"Nature is so beautiful! I don't understand how anyone else could find it not. It's just so good to be grounded and to remind ourselves of the beauty of nature sometimes." Rosalyn said, so happy that Epona agreed with her on that.

"Really? I absolutely love all things heights and thrills! I find both a lot of fun." she said, and it was very much the truth, she loved anything that gave her an adrenaline boost.

"Oh, wow, that's a lot! It sounds like your father is a really busy man. Both of my parents work a lot, so I raised myself for the most part, but I still love them and everything." she said.

"Really? I didn't have much of an opinion on which house I wanted to be in, because both of my parents are Muggles and I didn't know anything about the Magical World before coming to Hogwarts." she said, not sure if she had already mentioned that or not. Eh, it didn't really matter.

"What's your favorite spell you've learned so far? I really like Jaculor, the Shooting Spell, because it's both fun and very useful!" she said, remembering how she learned it in class. She hasn't had an excuse to use it yet, but she was sure she'd find one eventually, if not soon.

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@Epona Magenta you are all good, no need to apologize!

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Well, Hello There PV Epona
"Some people simply don't realize the beauty and resources of this world; this is a real shame, but unfortunately, there's nothing we can do about it." said Epona, cheerfully delighted to know that Rosalyn thought the same thing as her!

'Oh, okay, I understand. What do your parents do for a living?' Epona said sadly, thinking of her father, but comforted by the thought that Rosalyn was going through the same thing.

Epona was amused; many of her friends were Muggles, and despite the blood in her veins, Epona couldn't say she was raised in a magical world since her aunt Rita was human. She replied, 'Okay, I totally understand, and I'm a bit like you to be honest. Apart from a few conversations with my father about Hogwarts, I knew absolutely nothing about it before entering that castle.'

While eating a chocolate frog, Epona said, 'Since I'm clumsy, I love the Oculus Repparo spell because it's so useful, but my really favorite spells would be all the spells to help my horses, like the bandage spell or the calming spell to help them when there's too much noise during competitions, for example.'

'And you, what's your favorite food at Hogwarts? I'd say it's chocolate frogs for collecting cards or Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans because I find it fun to taste candies with different and multiple flavours.'

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Well, Hello There PV Epona
"Yeah, I really wish there was something we could do. Oh well, it's not our job, I suppose." Rosie said, listening to what Epona said.

"My parents? They're pretty boring, just part of the Muggle government. I don't spend a lot of time with them because they're always so busy, but I'm fine with that. I enjoy being alone sometimes, and I'm still close to them, so it's all good!" she said, eating some sweets of her own.

"Really? Even though you're a half-blood?" she asked, assuming that's what she meant by her father talking to her a bit about Hogwarts.

"Oh, I like that! Good reasons too. My favorite food? Hmm, probably the treacle tart they do sometimes for meals? I just love it." she said, before standing up and brushing some crumbs off of herself.

"I'm so sorry to cut this short, but I have to go. I just remembered I have homework due tomorrow I should probably go do! Goodbye, Epona, it was amazing to meet you!" she said, giving the girl a hug before grabbing her bag and leaving, off to frantically do the assignment.

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@Epona Magenta don't you dare be sorry, I am! This got buried in my RPs, and I didn't reply, I'm very sorry! I hope this is okay though!

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Well, Hello There PV Epona
Epona stood motionless for a few seconds, her eyes still turned toward the spot where Rosalyn had vanished. A faint smile played on her lips—the kind one wears when someone has warmed one’s soul and a new friendship has blossomed, a smile that appears without one even realizing it. In a very soft voice, almost as if whispering to herself, she murmured, "I hope I see Rosalyn again soon... I really do." Epona took a slow breath, as if to etch the moment into her memory and hold onto a trace of Rosalyn’s presence before it faded away completely. A tightness gripped her chest—a mix of sadness and understanding. She knew Rosalyn had to leave; she knew that duties and studies were vitally important... yet that didn't stop the pang of wishing she could have talked to her longer. Suddenly, she thought back to her own loneliness in the past. She glanced down at their meal but didn't continue eating. She thought about the time spent with Rosalyn—the way she spoke and offered comfort, and how her loneliness mirrored Epona’s own. She also thought of her family and her horses, and wondered how pleased her mother would be to know her daughter was at Hogwarts. Epona, who had been slumped against the wall, straightened up; she tidied things away and cleared up the remnants of the meal, doing her best to leave the room perfectly clean and orderly. Before leaving, she whispered, "That moment was truly magical... what a wonderful encounter." Then she left the room, her heart feeling a little heavy yet filled with a newfound warmth, and a sincere hope that she would cross paths with Rosalyn again in the days to come.

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Sorry for the delay in replying; the last few months haven't been easy for me at all. I sincerely apologize, but I'm back now. I am truly sorry.


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