A Long Walk PV Sia Rose

Autumn was not Sia’s favorite season. It wasn’t exactly personal, but she’d always been sensitive to the temperature drop. She reasoned that at least it wasn’t winter yet; there was no snow to force her to stay inside the castle. So she decided to spend some time outside while she still could.

Her bunny, Lotus, seemed to appreciate being able to spend time outside. She busied herself with chewing on the grass. But Sia appreciated the scenery for another reason: the flowers. And not to eat, as Lotus would surely do when she inevitably grew tired of the grass.

Sia wanted the flowers to braid into her hair. The braiding part was being postponed for now, since she found that her curls, already difficult to braid by herself, was even harder to tame when it was dry. So she decided to first spend her time carefully weaving flowers, mainly daisies and cornflowers, between her hair.

A few minutes went by, with the girl and her bunny sitting on the grass and surrounded by a chilly breeze. Chilly at least to Sia. Her activity provided a nice distraction from the temperature. Until Sia noticed another girl approaching.

The girl, in Sia’s opinion, was quite pretty. She seemed to be around her age, too. And alone. Like Sia. Not to ignore the bunny next to her.

Sia gave the girl a small wave, smiling her friendliest smile. “Hi, lovely. I’m Sia. What’s your name?”

Sta : 5 ♡ Eva : 7 ♡ Str : 3 ♡ Wis : 7 ♡ Arc : 6 ♡ Acc : 7

“Chidera.” Sia whispered, testing out the feeling of the name. She grinned playfully, noting the pitch in the other girl’s voice. It was a bit endearing. “Chi.” She declared.

Her grin turned to a softer smile when Chidera mentioned Lotus. With gentle hands, she lifted her bunny and placed her down on her lap. “Thanks. Her name’s Lotus. She’s my baby.” She stroked the tiny head with a single finger. So soft, as always.

She looked back at Chidera as she kept talking. “Oh, not at all! Please.” She chuckled. Her fingers found a daisy on the grass, which she plucked and tucked behind Chidera’s ear. She hoped she wasn’t overstepping any boundaries, but physical affection came naturally to her. Especially after noticing Chidera’s smile.

“If you wouldn’t mind.” Sia whispered, tilting her head so she was facing away from Chidera. “It’s pretty hard to braid my own hair.” She hummed, glancing at Chidera again. From the looks of it, she had no problem braiding. Sia’s fingers stroked Lotus’s fur in thought. If Chidera liked braiding, they’d get along just fine.

“I don’t think I’ve seen you around.” She commented, as a way to get conversation started, her voice easily flowing into the air. “Are you maybe a first year?”

Sta : 5 ♡ Eva : 7 ♡ Str : 3 ♡ Wis : 7 ♡ Arc : 6 ♡ Acc : 7

A calmness filled Sia when she felt Chidera’s fingers in her hair. She was pleased with the gentleness of the touch. Her curls were special to her, and she didn’t let just anyone touch it, lest they got messy or accidentally pulled. But Chidera, Sia could already tell, was cautious, and seemed to know her way around curls. She appreciated that.

“A french braid.” Sia grinned, a sparkle appearing in her eyes. She kept herself from glancing at Chidera again, and forced her head to stay still. She wouldn’t want to make the braiding process harder for her by being a difficult model.“You’ll have to teach me sometime. I can only do a regular braid.”

Her fingers gently pet Lotus, the bunny loafing on the skirt of Sia’s uniform, and she hummed. “I’m a second year. And I’m a half-blood. Grew up in both worlds, you know? I think I got pretty lucky. I can’t imagine how crazy it must’ve been for you though.” She chuckled softly. She did always wonder how muggle borns and their families reacted to the knowledge of magic. “Speaking of, how are you liking Hogwarts so far? I know I was pretty excited when I first came here.”

Sta : 5 ♡ Eva : 7 ♡ Str : 3 ♡ Wis : 7 ♡ Arc : 6 ♡ Acc : 7