Adora was sitting by a window in the common room, staring out at the cold winter night. She pressed a hand to the glass, letting the coolness soak into her fingers tips. She'd been copped up for a while, so she decided to step outside and walk around for a little while. She went up to her dorm to get a jacket when she noticed a bit of string hanging out of her trunk. Adora lifted the lid and traced the end of the string to a small skate hiding in the corner of her trunk. Huh. How did that get in there? the first year thought. She dug around for a few minutes searching for the other one, and found it. Can't hurt to take them with me. She set them on the ground next to her bed and slipped into her jacket. She grabbed the skates by the laces and walked out to the grounds. The cold air bit her nose and sent shivers down her spine, but Adora didn't care all that much. She walked about, the grass crunching beneath her shoes. The night was quiet aside from the wind whistling through the nearby trees, and animals chittering along the Forbidden Forest's edge. She turned her head towards the great lake and noticed a figure gliding across it. She walked toward it, and as the figure came into view, Adora realized it was a girl, most likely a student. She was moving across the frozen-over lake with so much grace Adora couldn't help but watch in awe. She thought back to when she was younger, and would go back to Ireland every winter or so and skate at her grandparent's house. She was never very good at it, but those were some of her fondest memories. She smiled to herself, and continued walking in the girl's direction. "Hey there," Adora called out. "You're really good at skating, maybe you could teach me something? My skates are a bit small though." She laughed softly as she held up her skates, smiling.
