17 Mar 2020, 18:42
Don't Read And Walk
Interacting with: @Mildred Wilson
It was cool January morning and Sean was headed to the courtyard where he had been accustomed to go when he had time to read. He was walking down the corridor while reading a book titled "A History of Magic", he had taken a lot of interest in the Wizarding World ever since he was introduced to it and couldn't help to keep reading about it, he had already read the "Hogwarts, A History" book entirely. He was reading something about the Gargoyle Strike when he suddenly walked into something. It wasn't the first time he walked into something while reading and walking at the same time but he couldn't really help himself to read every time he had the chance.
But this time it wasn't a wall or a pillar but a person Sean walked into, it was a girl from his house and she was rubbing her forehead that had collided with the book. They were very close, closer than Sean felt comfortable being around anybody even more so a girl. He took a little step back and out his book back into the bag he had on his side. "Sorry for walking into you, I wasn't being careful. Are you alright ?" His face was as emotionless as ever but there was something in his greyish brown eyes that seemed concerned.
Sean felt bad for walking into the girl who seemed a bit familiar now that he had a good look at her but he couldn't quite make out where he had seen her. He shook off the thought thinking he had probably seen her in the common room or in class.
Last edited by Ruthie Greer on 17 Mar 2020, 19:24, edited 1 time in total.
Stamina: 3/ Evasion: 4/ Strength: 5/ Wisdom: 8/ Arcane Power: 10/ Accuracy : 5
20 Mar 2020, 05:20
Don't Read And Walk
@Sean Hearth
Mildred was feeling partially happy today- she had an eventful time in class. As of lately, she started to find certain classes a bore, she struggled to stay awake and would find herself dozing off here and there. She soon found her grades dropping lower than she had ever seen them, she reassured herself that she was just experiencing a burnout of some sort. Although today was different! she was able to stay awake all class and she actually understood the material again. The thrill of actually understanding the material, the need for acceptance, the joy she felt when she was able to actually answer questions again in class- put some prep in her step.
If she was alone she would start dancing in the middle of the Corridors, she was simply in such a great mood, Sadly the corridors were crowded with students trying to get on with their day. It didn't help that Mildred noticed it was January- after growing up in such a cold place she absolutely loved the cold and winter. She was thankful that she didn't live far from where Hogwarts was located she didn't have to adapt to any crazy climate changes. She shuddered just from the thought of moving someplace extremely hot to such a cold place like Scottland.
With classes over for the day, Mildred decided that she would actually go outside instead of reading in the Library. The thought of going outside and seeing snowfall made her walk quicker, she even started humming a Christmas carol. Christmas was long gone now although it was never too late for Christmas songs, plus she loved the holiday too much. Suddenly, something had walked into her- or did she run into something? she had a horrible habit of running into things when she was lost In her head. Perhaps it was due from the shock but she soon yelped, "Ouch" she rubbed her forehead, definitely this time she didn't bump into something.
She continually rubbed her forehead, thank you so much whoever did this! She snapped at whoever the person who ruined her parade, "Dear Merlin! would you watch where you're going!" Finally looking up- she noticed that it was someone who was definitely way too close to her- "whoa there-" she thought to herself. At the same time, they had both stepped back. Mildred took a tad closer look at the boy and recognized him... although she couldn't exactly remember.
Mildred felt a tad bad at snapping at the poor boy, she had also walked into people or things so many times. She felt even worst when he apologized and she thought that he even looked almost concerned for her. "No no" she shook her head, "Don't feel bad- It was an honest mistake alright? happens to the best of us." she thought back to one time where she was so engaged in this book- she thought it was her whole life and she had to finish reading it or the whole world would explode she ended up bumping into a random stranger and spilled hot chocolate over herself, and the book. She nervously laughed, "I can definitely say I've also had my fair share of bumping into things, so don't feel bad although- if you do want to make it up to me you owe me food." She was joking about the last part to be frank, she didn't even know why she said it.
She reached out her hand, "Name's Mildred Wilson! it's nice to meet you..."
STAMINA: 4 EVASION: 5 STRENGTH: 4 WISDOM: 8 ARCANE POWER: 7 ACCURACY: 7
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20 Mar 2020, 13:42
Don't Read And Walk
@Mildred Wilson
Sean looked curiously at the girl, first she had gotten angry but the next minute she was reaching out her hand. What's this about owing food ? He thought it was a bit strange but shook her hand and said in a cold manner "Nice to meet you too, I'm Sean Hearth" the words seemed friendly enough but the way he said it seemed so emotionless and stern. Sean noticed the way he had said that but it was bound to happen when talking to a new person, although he wasn't quite sure if Mildred was new or not. He looked at the rather small girl with red hair and satin grey eyes, he couldn't shake that feeling of having seen her before or even interacted with her.
After a few seconds of debating in his head, Sean tried his best to smile at her "So about that food... What do you like ?". The food was partially because he felt bad for walking into her but also because he wanted more time to figure out where he had seen her before. Sean was observant but he observed a lot so sometimes he would forget where he saw something or someone. He wondered if the girl recognized him at all and that's why she went from annoyed to friendly that fast ? But he thought that she probably would have said something if that was the case. What ever it was it had to have been brief because he couldn't remember at all. What food would a girl even like he thought, or a witch for that matter. He had been raised in the Muggle world so most of he tastes were mostly "normal" but he did start to like a few of the different sweets from the wizarding world. Maybe she expected more than just sweets ? Sean always had a lot of questions, he was curious about pretty much everything and couldn't help but want to know more about the things he found interesting.
He found Mildred interesting, most people he had walked into in the past would either shove him or threaten him. Which he thought was maybe a tad of an overreaction, this like pushing or threats didn't really affect Sean that much and so he would often just keep walking. He knew that his behavior towards these provocations would make him seem like a coward but this wasn't the case, he just didn't really care that much about it as long as it was only threats. But the girl in front of him had a totally different reaction well not at first but then she had been understanding and friendly.
Stamina: 3/ Evasion: 4/ Strength: 5/ Wisdom: 8/ Arcane Power: 10/ Accuracy : 5
27 Mar 2020, 07:51
Don't Read And Walk
@Sean Hearth
She should really stop doing this, she had an awful habit of making the whole situation awkward. She thought back to her previous interactions with others and couldn't help but remember the numerous times she has ruined the whole aura of the conversation, she sighed- this one would be different! she would make sure of it. At least, he was shaking her hand though- this goes to show that he didn't completely find her weird or hate her right? "Well nice to meet yo-" she hit her head with her hand, "ah- crap" she didn't realize she already said nice to meet him- "sorry- didn't realize I already said nice to meet you but uh... it's nice to meet you a second time? it's double nice to meet you?" and the award for best socializer of the school goes too... herself! totally, she wished that she could find someplace to run off to and hide.
Due to the whole overall... facial expressions and tone of Sean, she couldn't tell if he was happy to be here or not- she decided that well, who would be happy to meet her anyways? she mentally sighed there goes another down the drain- another potential friend but of course, her actions may have ruined it. Eventually, he smiled and asked about food which meant that he wasn't upset and didn't want to be here right? she found Sean rather confusing but she couldn't help but sheepishly smile, "Ah-" she shook her head, " I was just joking about the whole food part and you owing me but if you must know my favorite food would have to be mashed potatoes! which sounds really basic right? or something but seriously they're just soo good!" She nodded her head, truly potatoes were amazing! the fact that they could be made into so many things, she gasped when the idea came to her head " holy merlin! do you want to start a potato farm with me?" It made perfect sense in her head, potato cake... french fries, there were so many things- although it took her a few seconds to actually realize that was a totally random question to ask. "Uh- I meant, ignore that. Anyways! what's your favorite food?" She hoped to Merlin that he'd just forget what she had about the whole potato stuff.
Well- if Sean wasn't scared off by her, he totally would be by now she thought. she practically was upset at him, then was befriending him and then! asked him to start a potato farm with her, yeah no today just perhaps wasn't her day. Taking a closer look at Sean, she couldn't help but have a feeling she's seen him before- she just wasn't sure where... "Hmm... Have I seen you before?" she shrugged it off, "I've probably just seen you around the school that's it... uh! where do you normally hang out?" she decided to ask that to see if he normally was around where she was, she decided to stop herself before she rambled about random locations in the school this time.
STAMINA: 4 EVASION: 5 STRENGTH: 4 WISDOM: 8 ARCANE POWER: 7 ACCURACY: 7
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27 Mar 2020, 12:13
Don't Read And Walk
@Mildred Wilson
Sean found the girl a bit odd at first but soon noticed that she was trying to be friendly with him and knowing by experience this wasn't always the easiest of tasks. He tried his best to smile in a comforting manner, he hadn't really met anybody else here that had socializing issues like he did so he felt instantly more comfortable with her. "It's double nice to meet you too" she seemed to have a lot going on behind those grey eyes, was she overthinking like he often ? Or maybe she was just being polite and actually just doesn't want to speak to him ? Well now who is overthinking.
So mashed potatoes was her favorite food, Sean had eaten mashed potatoes countless of times and didn't dislike it but it wasn't his favorite or at least not his favorite form of potatoes. "Well we both pretty basic because my favorite food is sushi" and then she asked a very odd question, a potato farm ? Together ? Was she serious or was it another joke ? He was so bad on picking up on some of these things. But she ended up dismissing it and Sean just assumed it was a joke and she noticed that he wasn't getting it.
He looked at her still a bit confused and then she mentioned what he suspected, she also thinks they met somewhere before ! "Well ehm.. I often go to the courtyard to read and the library does are pretty much the only place i go regularly apart from the common room and classes" He looked at the girl trying to remember where they had met, it was at the tip of his tongue. Where was it ? Or had they even met before at all ? It mustn't have been a long interaction if he couldn't remember it. He scratched the back of his head "I really can't remember if we have met before or not.. Maybe someone put some forgetfulness potion in my pumpkin juice one morning" he said jokingly.
Stamina: 3/ Evasion: 4/ Strength: 5/ Wisdom: 8/ Arcane Power: 10/ Accuracy : 5
1 Apr 2020, 06:14
Don't Read And Walk
@Sean Hearth
It was a relief to the young Hufflepuff girl when Sean went along with her mistake and had said it was double nice to meet her too, she had to mentally stop herself from saying it was nice to meet him for a third time- if anything, they both would end up there all night saying it was nice to meet each other which kind of made her smile at the thought of that. Just the mere thought of both of them standing there saying how it was nice to meet each other over and over... it was a good job that she didn't actually do it.
Basic? she was half-tempted to glare at Sean, mashed potatoes were not basic! well, alright they were kind of but still! they were a delicious meal and even could be a snack, plus she was thinking about all sorts of toppings you could put on mashed potatoes... her stomach let out a low growl and she flushed red, she hoped he didn't hear her- the corridors were full and noisy. "Sushi?" she tilted her head in confusion, what... is that? growing up in such a small town like hers truly hindered her experiences with food, coming to Hogwarts and seeing the variety of food they had always left her mouth gaping at the food. "Is that uhm... some sort of... meat?"
She listened to him and nodded, interesting places. She rarely went out to the courtyard- it seemed that they both normally visited the library and the common room of course, maybe she's just seen him in classes? or the common room?. She smiled at his attempt to joke, it was a nice change of pace- "Maybe It was me? Who knows, I could have been the one who put the potion in your drink. I wasn't exactly the nicest during my first few months here..." that's when it hit her- where she's seen him before. At the library during the first month of school, she ended up scaring a small Ravenclaw girl who she forgot the name of... banana? was it? she forgot- it began with a B that's all she remembered. She often tried to not think of her first months at Hogwarts, she was beyond a mess and didn't like to think of the things she's done. "Maybe we just never met before! that's what it is. A lot of people look similar to me here" she nervously laughed, she didn't really want him to know who she was.
STAMINA: 4 EVASION: 5 STRENGTH: 4 WISDOM: 8 ARCANE POWER: 7 ACCURACY: 7
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1 Apr 2020, 11:56
Don't Read And Walk
@Mildred Wilson
The girl did not know what sushi was, Sean wasn't too surprised since smaller towns usually don't make any "Sushi is vinegared rice topped with other ingredients like fish for example". It was really odd explaining to someone he had just met what sushi was but he couldn't help smiling at the interested expression Mildred was giving. She seemed so familiar but he just couldn't figure out where he had seen her before, he tried thinking of all the places he would usually go to but still couldn't remember. "Well if it was you, I can only say good job and give you an O in potions" he wasn't used to joking around like this but it felt nice.
Maybe she was right, maybe they hadn't met and she just reminded him of someone but Sean doubted that was the case, there wasn't too many people with her satin grey eyes he thought. He was sure that he had seen those eyes before, he was certain but for some reason he just couldn't put his finger on it. "Where were you headed anyways ?" he tried to change the subject since not remembering was a bit frustrating and maybe talking a bit more would jog his memory.
Stamina: 3/ Evasion: 4/ Strength: 5/ Wisdom: 8/ Arcane Power: 10/ Accuracy : 5
6 Apr 2020, 07:36
Don't Read And Walk
@Sean Hearth
Mildred nodded her head as she listened to Sean explain what sushi was, "Hmm" she pondered over this whole sushi thing, it did sound tasty though- coming to a conclusion, "Sounds pretty interesting and tasty! I don't think I've ever tried anything like that..." she looked at him, "Say... Where did you grow up? are you from around here?
She found her self laughing at his comment about receiving an O in potions, "Thank you! Although... you might find yourself getting some serious side effects later- I'm not the best at potions so uh... if you find yourself in the hospital wing... it wasn't my fault." She raised her hands, "Just joking! although- I hope you don't actually find yourself getting sick later... it wasn't me-" oh dear- that was all a joke, she hoped he didn't think she was some psychopath or something...
Where was she heading? she struggled to remember where she was even heading... having long forgotten getting hit in the head with his book, "Where was I even heading?" the common rooms? no- "OH- I was heading to the library! I might be getting O's in potions but my other classes are a different story, anyways what about you? "
She did feel a little... guilty for lying to him although was it even lying? It kind of was, in her mind, she weighed the pros and cons of telling him. If he were to find out himself wouldn't he be mad at her? and she didn't really want that... she sighed, "Actually... You do-"
she couldn't do it- she was going to mention that they do know each other... however- she couldn't just bring herself to do it, "Do... Do look very nice today?" great- that wasn't what she was exactly trying to say, "I mean- you dooo...." she drawled the do out... she wasn't exactly sure how she was going to get herself out of this one, "... have an interesting name! Sean? it's a lovely name." that was... just great.
STAMINA: 4 EVASION: 5 STRENGTH: 4 WISDOM: 8 ARCANE POWER: 7 ACCURACY: 7
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6 Apr 2020, 20:45
Don't Read And Walk
@Mildred Wilson
Sean smiled at her "You should try it some time. And I am from Dublin what about you ?". He was pleased that his joke made her laugh and laughed at her joke too even though she seemed very nervous about it.
Mildred's answer to his question seemed a bit odd, as if she had forgotten where she was going for a split second. Maybe the book hit her harder than he thought ? Or maybe she wasn't comfortable telling him where she was going ? Was it a weird question to ask ? Sean looked at her and tried his best to hide his overthinking "I am not a big fan of snow myself, although I do find it beautiful and I was actually headed to the courtyard. If you need a hand with your studies I don't mind helping you out, I do owe you one for walking into you" he hoped this didn't seem presumptuous or would offend her, studying and being good in classes was pretty much the only talent Sean had so if he could make a friend using it he wasn't going to pass on it.
She seemed to want to say something else and ended up complementing his look and then his name. He thought it was odd and probably not what she initially wanted to say since nobody had ever complemented him before. "Really ? Sean is a pretty common name where I am from, not very original" he smiled though even if he thought she didn't mean to say that it was still nice "Mildred is a very nice name too".
Stamina: 3/ Evasion: 4/ Strength: 5/ Wisdom: 8/ Arcane Power: 10/ Accuracy : 5