Wintery Study
Banner by: Novalie Moon
♦ WINTERY STUDY! ♦
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The weather outside seemed to be in tune with his plans today. Snow started to decorate the outside of Hogwarts, and even moving around to get to classes, or back to the common room, made it all seem more ethereal than usual. And that was a lot. While he was not one to particularly enjoy cold weather, the same couldn't be said about his furry companion, who was taking the snow as a personal invitation to jump in it and play like it was an oversized, colder version of sand. The plan was simple: go to the library, get some study done, especially as the break was over now, so they had to get back to the usual schedule, and call it a day once classes were starting. Could he have done more "fun" things? Yes. Would he? No, not really. Books were fun enough. He had only met his friends a bit these days, but aside from that, he was back to his usual self. Reaching the library, Eric spent the next 10 or so minutes looking through the multitude of books, his hand grazing a bit along the spines of them, trying to find something interesting enough and that he didn't check out before that is. The less studious ferret was currently looking at one of the books on the desk as if it were a snack. "Don't..." he warned a bit huffing, amused at the face Emris made when being caught red-handed (red-pawed) again. "These are not ours. You have your chewtoys too." More like chew snacks, one of which he already gave the furball to keep him busy. Regardless...back to the books, yes. After a bit more searching, he decided on a few books of defense against the dark arts. It was on the curriculum anyway, no pain in checking it out at least, and not like he was studying in advance...by a lot... Taking a few pieces of parchment paper and his quill, he started to go through what he thought was mostly important for the class. There was some homework to be done, too, but that could wait since he was at a particularly interesting chapter now. Shortly enough, he got a bit of a rhythm, read a bit, jot down something, one hand on the quill, one hand pampering and petting Emris while the ferret was playing with his mini-scarf that was matching Eric's, a mini-scarf Novalie gave him for the furball. |
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Last edited by Eric Kim on 18 Feb 2026, 12:12, edited 3 times in total.
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Wintery Study
(wc 239/1,302 char.) || 01/19/2026 || int. w/ @Eric Kim
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Daphne walked into the library with her bag slung over one shoulder. She was still trying to get used to how this school worked compared to her previous education.
As she studied the room, she took note of the unusual evenness of temperature, despite the fireplace being all the way across the room from her. As soon as she started to relax, thinking she'd be the only student in there, her eyes landed on another male Gryffindor.
Wonderful.
She suppressed a sigh, going to find a table to set up her things and start studying for her classes. She wanted to impress her new teachers, taking pride in her own intelligence.
She was clearly a first-year, still seeming to be trying to find her place around campus and wearing the standard Gryffindor uniform short of a necklace she'd put on under her shirt that she got from her mother. She'd noticed how some of the older students would personalize their uniforms, but she was still too anxious to do so yet.
As she found a table (far away from the other student on purpose), she settled into her chair and brought her hair up onto her shoulders. She was subtly always aware of her appearance, as much as she didn't realize it. She began to retrieve her list of things that she'd taken note of before break in order to be prepared to go back into her studies.
she/they . seer . index . "dialogue" . narration . *thoughts*
`` step out of the sun if you keep getting burned. `` || `` time, I've unlocked it. I see past and future running free. ``
`` step out of the sun if you keep getting burned. `` || `` time, I've unlocked it. I see past and future running free. ``
Wintery Study
Banner by: Novalie Moon
♦ WINTERY STUDY! ♦
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Despite the first year girl being self-conscious of a lot of things, Eric didn't seem to notice it, more so even, he was not really paying attention much around him, whether too focused on his work or really, not minding what was happening around as people arrived and left the library according to what they had to do here. And maybe it would have been left at that; maybe if he didn't need to get up from his spot to look for more books, this interaction wouldn't have happened. But as he moved to one of the shelves to get some other books, the mischievous ferret escaped his comfy lounge spot on the Gryffindor's shoulders and went on an exploration all by himself. Nothing too unusual, really, not the first time Eric let the furball go stretch its legs a bit. Ferrets afterall were animals that, while they were sleeping a lot, when they were not sleeping, they were playing. So by the time Emris didn't return, even a while later, when Eric was already back at the table that he spread all the books and parchments on, the search for the playful furball started. And to his surprise (not really), he found Emris on another table trying to jump on a few books before Eric would gently yoink him away. "Sorry..." he mumbled a bit to the girl. A glance longer than a few moments would confirm she was in Gryffindor too but given that he hasn't seen her around much he was guessing this was a first year. "He is usually way more well-behaved than this." Debatable. That was about as true as a half-truth would be. It was still a ferret that liked chaos, but that was now acting like an angel as he climbed Eric again, curling up on his shoulders. The Gryffindor boy, though, was about to leave, only to notice something on the table. "If you are going to read that, you'll need..." he trailed off before looking for something else around the shelves, finding another book that looked more like about twice as big. "This too, to reference things." Been there, done that, he had spent a considerable amount in this library last year exploring it and trying to get the most out of it. May as well help a first-year starting her journey down this rabbit hole, too, while at it. |
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Last edited by Eric Kim on 20 Jan 2026, 21:51, edited 1 time in total.
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Wintery Study
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Daphne's surprised to say the least when she sees the little animal scurry onto her table. She settles once she recognizes it as a ferret, figuring by the scarf around its neck that it was the other students' pet.
As Daphne is debating reaching out and petting Emrys, a pair of hands go out to grab the ferret, and she flinches at the sudden movement. Daphne looked up to recognize the other male student she'd seen previously, simply nodding to his apology. She didn't really express much facially, but she didn't have any sort of negative resting face, either. Just a kind of pure neutrality.
Daphne didn't really mind the ferret's antics, knowing he was just an animal and the other student couldn't constantly control the little guy. She'd never complain about having an animal's company.
She silently watches as he goes to find a book upon seeing the subject she was studying, admittedly a bit fascinated at how he seemed almost practiced in navigating the many shelves this library had, and there's a flicker of something akin to admiration in her eyes at the action. She definitely wouldn't refuse help.
The first-year gently took the book from him with both hands as he offered it to her, nodding in appreciation before setting it on the table, swiftly reorganizing what she had in her study space and then looking up to meet his gaze.
And, for the first time, she speaks. "Did you take the same class?" Her voice is somewhat hushed but she enunciates her consonants enough to still be understood.
she/they . seer . index . "dialogue" . narration . *thoughts*
`` step out of the sun if you keep getting burned. `` || `` time, I've unlocked it. I see past and future running free. ``
`` step out of the sun if you keep getting burned. `` || `` time, I've unlocked it. I see past and future running free. ``
Wintery Study
Banner by: Novalie Moon
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He hummed a bit as if this was enough of an answer. Yeah, he was not among the most talkative, still, even now, despite having spent quite some time around more "extrovert" people, to say the least. Still, he took a seat before clearing his throat a bit and adding. "We all take the same classes; it's part of a curriculum. So unless you want to study in advance, which I tried and it is quite a pain, this is something all first years go through." If Eric of all people decided to say that it was a "pain" to study in advance, this was something. Then again, Hogwarts was not supposed to be a walk through the park exactly, either, now was it? "There are extra classes...of sorts. I think? But for the basics, this is going to be your best friend." He tapped a bit on the book he showed the first year. Now that this was mostly a topic he was invested in, the Gryffindor seemed not to mind that much interaction after all. All the meanwhile the one very much not so introverted being around there was busy being a sentient noodle and playing on the table. With a glance at the ferret acting like a liquid, he sighed before continuing and opening the book a bit, showing her a few chapters. When did this even turn into a study group lecture? Or even a sort of mentoring thing? Who knew... the point being they were doing some work. "This is great for most things, but for other, more specific subjects, if you want to understand them better, there are quite general 'guides' I guess you could call them." Eric was really showing his "nerdiness" (not even in a bad way) here, wasn't he? Maybe even a bit overwhelmingly so as he continued to go down a rabbit hole of explaining what is best used with what. Still, he was not rushing, despite the information being quite...a lot at once to say the least. It was oddly... well-paced, slow enough to be able to be followed still, while not too slow to be boring. "I am sure most older years are willing to help you find things if you need to, as well, even if busy, it is not like it takes that long of time." Sure, the librarian was an option too, obviously so, since that was...part of the job, he supposed at least. But even so, it was not like he was finding it likely that other students wouldn't help. On the contrary, he had a few surprises last year despite not being the most outspoken about things, so from experience, it was very possible to get help from fellow students. A pause again, a bit of a "petting break" which really translated to, gently "yoinking" the ferret again before he would escape...AGAIN. The library was not the best place for an animal that was a combination of 50-50 laziness and hyperactivity. "Anyways...if you need more help...feel free to ask..I guess?" There it was, that awkwardness again, creeping back into his tone, and even his behavior sort of shifted to show more of that too. |
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Daphne listens intently as the other student speaks, scribbling down some notes on her parchment for things she thought would be necessary for future reference. Her handwriting, although quick, was legible enough that it wouldn't take more than a double take at most to understand everything she wrote.
Her organization, however, was nothing short of a mess. Lines and arrows and words scattered on the page, technically easy to follow but in no way traditional.
She absentmindedly chews on the inside of her lip while multitasking between writing and listening to him. She refused to make eye contact the entire time, silently overthinking about it but deciding if he really had a problem she could reassure she was listening.
The girl's eyes dart over to Emris every so often, a flicker of amusement lighting up in her otherwise neutral green eyes at the ferret's antics.
Daphne nods and finally looks up at his face once he's started to wrap things up, clearly invested in the conversation. She was appreciative of both his knowledge and his willingness to explain everything. She was finding him to not be the worst company after all. Kerberyx notes the awkwardness in his demeanor, finding it almost endearing.
She looks from a wriggling Emris back up to the other student's eyes.
"I don't believe I caught your name?" She finally points out, her thoughts starting to race at the blunt question. Desperately trying to both hide her anxiety from showing and shove down her nerves. It was just interaction, it wasn't like she was proposing, she assures herself.
she/they . seer . index . "dialogue" . narration . *thoughts*
`` step out of the sun if you keep getting burned. `` || `` time, I've unlocked it. I see past and future running free. ``
`` step out of the sun if you keep getting burned. `` || `` time, I've unlocked it. I see past and future running free. ``
Wintery Study
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He glanced a bit in passing at her notes. It was not too difficult to make sense of them, but it was almost cluttered to a point. Or well cluttered may be the wrong way, but very "stand out" surely. His own notes were more organized, though to each their own, he thought. What works for others may not work for him, and vice versa. In all this time, he hasn't raised his gaze too much, mostly focusing on explaining things in a manner where she could still have enough time to jot things down, and not rushing her too much either. As a matter of fact, he has been avoiding her gaze quite a bit as well. Not necessarily intentionally, obviously, since he was a bit too busy with the ranting on what is important, what is less so, et cetera. "Eric" He answered eventually, finally raising his gaze to meet hers. "What about you? I don't think I caught your name either." Odd to think he didn't even ask her name before going on the tangent of studies and whatnot. Then again, the discussion didn't really steer towards that until now, either. Meanwhile, irrelevant to the subject at hand of introductions, Emris was getting bored again and made his way back to the original table, much to Eric's exasperation here. Was this ferret going through a teenage phase or something? Maybe he had to get more toys? Snacks? Oh, right..back to the subject...Right. |
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Wintery Study
(wc 227/1,292 char.) || 01/21/2026 || int. w/ @Eric Kim
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Daphne stared at something on her parchment for a moment before scribbling another note to (in her own mind) make it clearer what was related to what. As disorganized as it looked to anyone besides her, it made sense to her, and in the end she was the one who needed to decipher these notes. She could put more effort into something graded, she figures.
She finally looks up at Eric, making sure to pair his face with his name. He was the first student she was personally meeting at this new school.
"Daphne. Daphne Kerberyx." She finally responds. Through this entire thing her facial expression didn't change besides the occasional furrow of her brow when she was trying to figure something out.
Unsure of how to go from here, the girl hesitantly offers her hand to shake his, for some reason diverting back to formalities. Her grip was surprisingly strong to say the least, firmly holding onto the other's hand as she shook it, then letting go as she absentmindedly fixed her hair.
Her gaze flickers to the ferret who'd been scurrying off before looking back at Eric with the same flat expression she practically always wore.
"..And the ferret's name?" She finally adds, clearly forcing herself to try and be socially acceptable. It didn't really work, but you had to give the girl some credit.
she/they . seer . index . "dialogue" . narration . *thoughts*
`` step out of the sun if you keep getting burned. `` || `` time, I've unlocked it. I see past and future running free. ``
`` step out of the sun if you keep getting burned. `` || `` time, I've unlocked it. I see past and future running free. ``
Wintery Study
Banner by: Novalie Moon
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Credit was given plenty to her, trying to make a bit more conversation since he himself was considering that this interaction was coming to an end by now. Thinking about it, he really did choose a not-so-fitting name for the furball. Then again, not that the name was supposed to mean anything too much, given that at the time, he wouldn't know what he would sign up for in taking this one for a pet. Chaos...he should have just named him Chaos, or Mr Troublemaker, or whatever name really that would have suited the ferret better. "Emris...that chaotic furball is Emris." Speaking of said chaotic fella, he was busy using the books Eric gathered on the original table as a sort of make-shift fort, trying to sneak under those, and definitely not having the same patience the students had. This was a good reason for which the ferret was not allowed during class time, not that Eric thought there was a veryyy specific rule about it (not that he would go against the rule anyway), but mostly because it would end up in more chaos than normal anyway, it would be like bringing an ADHD time bomb in class. "Speaking of...I should...head back before he thinks to go on any other tables and cause a ruckus." Was this bad? Using the ferret as an excuse for leaving a potentially awkward situation that was...really only now starting to get a bit more so? Maybe...Was he going to admit that? Nope. "If you need any help, you can come by and ask, though I guess this should get you through most of the study for now." he glanced a bit at the books before raising his gaze again. "See you around...I suppose?" He was not going to consider the probability of another interaction happening to be just outright impossible. After all, they were just a year apart, likely they'll meet at the library again at some point, who knows? But for now, it felt safe not to push an interaction further that might get more awkward as time went on. |
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Wintery Study
(wc 235/1,344 char.) || 01/29/2026 || int. w/ @Eric Kim
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Emris. Welsh name for 'immortal', if she remembered correctly. The little furball sure acted like he was immortal, she thinks to herself.
Daphne can tell his use of an excuse to end the interaction, and she finds herself both relieved and a bit disappointed. She was surprisingly enjoying his company, despite her better judgement.
Daphne nods. "I'll see you around campus." She knew it was likely they would see each other again despite the large number of students. Especially if he frequented the library, which she was planning to do herself anyways.
She shoots another look at the ferret, eyes flickering with affection at the little animal's antics. She always adored animals, something she was regularly told she got from her mother.
When she was smaller it even got her into danger, wanting to go up and pet any wild animal she saw. It was a miracle she hadn't gotten a disease or worse by now. She knew better at this point, even though her fingers always itched to go up and try to pet a raccoon in the backyard.
She sometimes even secretly named them.
As Eric gets ready to leave she quickly scans over the notes she'd gotten from him, then set off to open her books and continue the work she was doing before the ferret had interrupted her.
Not the worst interaction. She found herself subconsciously wanting another with the Gryffindor.
she/they . seer . index . "dialogue" . narration . *thoughts*
`` step out of the sun if you keep getting burned. `` || `` time, I've unlocked it. I see past and future running free. ``
`` step out of the sun if you keep getting burned. `` || `` time, I've unlocked it. I see past and future running free. ``