13 Aug 2020, 16:18
Astronomy and Friendships
Backdated: Oct 11, 2019
@Henry KnightIt was a rather cool dreary day in October. The weather was bad enough that no one was outside unless they absolutely had to be and even then they weren't going out. Even when inside, most of the students were wearing long sleeves and sweaters from how drafty the school was from the weather outside. It was after classes and the library was flooded with students all doing something different from each other.
Logan had entered the library expecting a quiet afternoon of reading over some books but was surprised on how many people were in there. Strange since nothing important seemed to be happening recently that so many students would be there. Every table was filled with students from first years to seventh, all chatting about one thing or another making the library a bit louder than normal. Instead of attempting to find a spot that was empty to sit at, she decided that she would find a quiet spot in the shelves instead.
That is how Logan found herself farther back between the long shelves of books, looking at some Astronomy books. It was quieter back in this section, many of the books clearly not having been touched in years. Although Astronomy wasn't always one of the most popular subjects, someone would think that they would take better care of the books to make sure they stayed in perfect condition. Carefully Logan pulled out a book and blew the dust off of it, coughing a bit as she looked over the title. Bits of the title could no longer be read, but what she could see was that it was an older book that seemed Muggle written.
"I wonder how different this is to ours," Logan muttered to herself as she slowly slid down the shelf to sit on the floor, starting to look through the book.
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2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
13 Aug 2020, 20:12
Astronomy and Friendships
Henry stepped into the library after class one day to find it filled to the brim with other students of all different years and the first year didn't have enough confidence yet to ask to join anyone at their table so he held his messager type bag a bit tight as he made his way through the crowd of students. While it was a bit of a dull and chilly day, that still didn't explain why there were so many students in the library a place where Henry normally went and rarely saw anyone there as he walked down the library and finally found a row of shelves where only one another girl sat, reading a book.
Henry walked down it and scanned the books as most of them were astronomy books, not that Henry minded since he loved astronomy. Henry pulled one of the books out from the shelf, and approached the girl who seemed to have brown hair and wearing a sweater that didn't have any house markings on it not that Henry care about houses, he only hoped that she felt the same way since he had on a Slytherin sweater.
Henry cleared his throat a bit to release nerves and hoped that she didn't have any prejudiced against Slytherin's as he spoke " um, excuse me. Would you mind if I j..join you? Everywhere else s..seems to be f..full?" Henry waited for her to answer as he remained standing, holding his book when he spoke again " what is the b..book that you are r..reading? I only ask b..because it looks interesting."
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
13 Aug 2020, 20:30
Astronomy and Friendships
@Henry KnightLogan hadn't been sitting in the library long whenever she heard steady footsteps coming towards her. Assuming they would just walk passed her, she was surprised whenever whomever it was started to talk to her. The young Hufflepuff quickly looked up to see a boy around her age wearing a Slytherin sweater.
"Oh, umm y-yeah, you can join me." When it came to new people, Logan was not the most confident person and for once someone else had initiated the talking. When the boy asked about her book, she looked down with a small smile on her face. "I-I am not quite sure. It seems to be an old Muggle book about astronomy and the different planets. It is rather strange how different but also similar Muggles interpret things." She blushed and looked back down at the book she was reading.
She hadn't really thought about meeting that many people in school, she had planned to focus more on her studies than anything else. "My...my name is Logan by the way." she quietly greeted as she looked the younger boy over. For being a Slytherin, he seemed rather nice although she didn't really care about what house he was in as long as he wasn't mean to her. "What book do you have?"
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iNPC: Zoya Chernova
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13 Aug 2020, 20:39
Astronomy and Friendships
Henry heard the girl say that she could join him when after he heard her say that he book was a muggle book on astronomy, once she finished Henry spoke " thank you and your b...book sounds interesting. It is f...funny his similar yet d..different muggles and wizards interpret t...things." Henry smiled at her then sat down placing his bag next to his body and keeping his book on his knees as he didn't want to coward her or take up too much room as he heard her say that her name is Logan and then asked what book he was currently reading or had in his hand.
" Nice t..to meet you Logan. I'm Henry," Henry told Logan before looking back at his book and saying again " it's a b...book on astronomy, I r..rather enjoy that c..class." Henry hated that he stuttered but he was getting better and was definitely better then he was two years ago as he looked back at Logan and said " I think I s...saw you in the library b...before. Are you a f..first year, like m..me?" Henry awaited her answer and after a while he decided to say " I'm s..sorry if your brothered by m..my stuttering. I c..can't help it but I'm definitely getting b...better at it," Henry then paused and decided to add even with having no confidence he was able to say " I'm not like m..most Slytherin's, by t..the way."
@Logan Baird
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
13 Aug 2020, 21:01
Astronomy and Friendships
@Henry KnightLogan smiled gently at Henry as he introduced himself and said that astronomy was one of his favorite classes. "Astronomy is at the top of my list as one of my favorite classes as well. I think potions might be a little higher on the list though." When it came to using her wand, Logan was not the greatest. She could almost never get the wand movements correct. No matter how much time she spent out by the great lake or in the library studying, she could just not get it right most of the time.
"Yeah, I am a first year. I spend a lot of time in here studying and I think I have seen you in here before as well." She thought about all the time she spent in the library and how it was almost always the same people coming in and out. Sometimes she would noticed someone that wasn't normally there, but most of the time it was just the same old people every day.
"You are fine. I am not the greatest with meeting new people either," Logan stated, assuming that he was just nervous about talking to her. Now that she had been talking to him for a little bit she wasn't as nervous when it came to talking to him, but she was rather hesitant. "I feel like most Slytherin are rather nice people. I think that they just try to hard to act like the stereotypical Slytherin when really they just need to be themselves." She simply stated her opinion when she glanced over at him from her book. "I guess I should also tell you that I am in Hufflepuff, the first in my family actually."
PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
13 Aug 2020, 21:19
Astronomy and Friendships
Henry listened as Logan talked about she also like astronomy but potions was more of a favorite for her to which Henry replied " potions is m..my favorite to. But I'm just a n..nutter because I like almost every c..class," Henry then paused and listened as Logan said she also was a first year and did frequently visit the library to which Henry nodded and smiled at her. As Henry heard her continued as he said that she didn't mind his stuttering and was actually nervous herself when it came to new people, she knows what it's like to be nervous? She definitely seems nice maybe this could be my chance to make a friend.
Henry got pulled back to reality when he heard Logan say that she didn't have prejudiced against Slytherin's and was actually the first in her family to be a hufflepuff in which Henry replied " that's good that you don't m..mind me being a slytherin. I also don't r..really care about houses t..to much, uh but you did say the first in your family. So
does t..that mean you have siblings?" Henry didn't want to be rude or ask anything personal he only wished to become her friend because he rarely met someone who was like him in both meeting others and their study's.
@Logan Baird
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
13 Aug 2020, 21:47
Astronomy and Friendships
@Henry Knight"Two younger brothers, identical twins actually. Almost all of my family has come here though. Most of my father's side of the family was either Slytherin or Ravenclaw while my mother's was mainly Ravenclaw. My little brothers really want to be in Gryffindor to defy the whole family." Logan explained as she looked over at him, a smile on her face. Just the thought of her little brothers brought a smile to her face and raised her mood quite a bit.
"Most of my family is very traditional when it comes to house preference and whatnot." She informed him, exasperated with the thought of how grumpy her grandfather was when he found out that she wasn't a Slytherin or Ravenclaw.
"Do you have any siblings?" The young Hufflepuff questioned as she tilted her head to the side in question. At this point she had marked her page with a small piece of paper and had lay the book beside her, allowing her to turn more towards Henry. He seemed like the kind of person that would have multiple siblings whom he was extremely close to. She was close with her brothers, but not as close as she would have actually liked.
PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
13 Aug 2020, 22:16
Astronomy and Friendships
Henry listened to her talk of her family and young identical twin brothers, Henry couldn't help but smiled as he kept his book close and slightly turn so he could face Logan a bit more. Henry the listened as she spoke that most of her family actually did care about houses which made Henry a bit sad but didn't think of it to long since she ask if he had any siblings to which he said " younger twin brother's are cool, but sorry to hear about your f...family and their house preferences," Henry paused and took a breather before speaking again " I have a older brother who graduated from here last year and a twin sister. My brother was a slytherin, and also a prefect and head boy besides getting straight O's. Even through he g...graduated the professor's still like to r..remind me of him." Henry rolled his eyes a bit and sort of laughed as he continued " it sometimes gets annoying, anyway my father was also a slytherin and from what I heard everyone in his family was either a slytherin or went t..to Dumstrang."
Henry then remembered that he never mentioned that he never met his family so he spoke again " I actually never met my father's family nor my mum's family. But I do know that my mum was a ravenclaw, I sort of wished to be sorted there to because of her." Henry stopped talking as he hated to talk about his mum because memories and guilt rose in him after she had died, Henry felt the pendant under his shirt touch his skin and he spoke again " beside from r..read do you like t...to do anything else?"
@Logan Baird
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
13 Aug 2020, 22:30
Astronomy and Friendships
@Henry Knight"I had really hoped to be in Ravenclaw because of my mother as well. I am sorry to hear that you haven't really met your family, I have very little contact with my mother's side of the family due to conflict when I was a baby." Her smiled fell at the thought of her family whom had chosen to ignore her most of the time. She had no idea why they ignored her family because she wanted to meet those people and learn about them.
"My grandfather was a private tutor for a while, potions actually. I don't think being compared to an older sibling sounds the best, but I think it would be great to have a twin. My brothers have the strangest but strongest bond I have ever seen between two people and it kind of makes me jealous sometimes." Logan thought about all of the time she had been left out of their activities because she didn't understand what they were doing. It happened a lot and because she was home schooled she ended up spending most of her time by herself.
At the mention of her favorite activities Logan grinned. Dancing and her horses were the first two things that came to her mind when it was mentioned. Those two things along with studying took up most of her time so she wasn't surprised that she loved it so much. Just the thought of the dancing and movements along with the bonds that she had with her horses. "I take dance lessons as well as compete in equestrian competitions. How about you, you don't spend all of your time in here? Right?"
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2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
13 Aug 2020, 22:41
Astronomy and Friendships
Henry listened as she talked about wanting to be in ravenclaw as well and having a conflict with her mum's family as well as her own family and how her identical twin brother's had a special bond between then to which Henry couldn't help but laugh a little as he spoke " I'm sorry to hear about your family but I understand since both of my parents families basically want nothing to do with us," Henry gave her a understanding smile before continuing " your brothers definitely sound fun. I'm sure you are to, beside from being k..kind. uh, my and my twin aren't really that close beside from sharing a r..room back home."
Henry thought about his sister for a bit before speaking again " she's definitely more social and r..rambunctious then I am. But I still love her, it's too bad t...that she couldn't come to Hogwarts since s..she's a squib." Henry got a bit sad when he mentioned that fact but continued to listen as Logan spoke about her hobbies and couldn't help but smile once she was finished Henry then spoke " your hobbies sound amazing, especially the horse riding one," Henry smiled at the girl then spoke again " besides from studying and reading, I also enjoy being around animals or creatures, uh and playing the violin I guess. I also sometimes do photography among other stuff," Henry smiled at Logan and really enjoyed talking with her.
@Logan Baird
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander