Dragons And Fairies pv Althea Whitecaster Clos

It had been too long since Althea had gotten some time to herself to just sit and draw. Or, atleast, that is what she was telling herself. In fact, it had barely been two days since the girl had sat by the Great Lake for some time, with just her sketchbook and the view. Details, details.

Nevertheless, Althea found herself at the Greak Lake once again, sketchbook clasped in one hand, and her trusted pencil in the other. It was a tad windy out, not enough to be cold, but quite enough to be bothersome to the young girl. The young witch breathed out an annoyed sigh, as she would be forced to go over to the tree, where there was another student, Hufflepuff by the looks of it, sitting by himself. Well, Althea told herself, time to make a friend.

Flipping her ponytail over her shoulder, and turning her nose a bit upwards, Althea began her walk towards the tree. She was about two feet away when she stopped, realizing the boy was talking to himself. Was she intruding? Althea turned to walk away, but before she could even take one step , the words the boy was saying drifted over to her ears. He was repeating what his wand was. Well, that didn´t sound TOO personal. Still, she didn´t want to get too close, in case the boy was having some sort of breakdown, and would lash out at Althea.

¨30.3 cm cherry wood, and unicorn hair.¨ she called, and then, almost as an afterthought, ¨Hmm, pretty similar. I´m Althea.¨

@Aldor Humbleglow

The boy would take a deep breath, as he lowered his wand, putting his hand over his chin, staring at the water, this weather was perfect for Ador, a bit of rain would be also a great, be is not the kind of person who enjoys sunny days. After speaking to himself for a bit, he couldn't help but notice someone else's presence, although they haven't spoken to him, the quiet steps of whoever was aproaching him, were easily caught by Aldor's ridiculous hearing ability.

He did not want to say anything, but then the silence was broken by the stranger, who decided to aproach him, Aldor would slowly brush his hand across his forehead, as he turned to the girl, he wasn't sure of what to say, or if he should even say anything, yet, he believes in manners, and that forced him to greet the person standing nearby.

''Greetings- I'm Aldor- ''

His voice was a little shaky, it was almost impossible to notice, but the shakiness wasn't because of the cold.

''Were you- perhaps saying anything?- ''

The boy then thought that he might be disturbing her, maybe she was here before and did not apreciate the fact that the Irish boy was there.

''Am I- By any chance bothering you?- I may go if that is the case-''

It was strange, how the boy preffered to leave and let her be instead of just staying 'I was here before', clearly, he is not a normal boy.

@Althea Whitecaster

Althea slowly watched as the boy stuttered across his sentance and introduced himself. Aldor, hmm, a pretty unique name, if Althea did say so herself. Deducing that the boy was not, in fact, having a breakdown, she took a few steps closer.

¨Nice to meet you.¨

The young witch bit back a chuckle as she realized the boy hadn´t heard a word that she had said. Her mind whirled, and Althea realized that this boy could make a good friend. If she was being completely honest, Althea didn´t have many friends at Hogwarts, or out of it for that matter. If the witch were to be completely honest, she was a bit lonely. Instead of answering, Althea decided to walk up to the tree, and then plop down on the ground right next to the boy, and give him a smile before answering his question.

¨Yeah, I was just saying our wands were similar, both cherry wood and unicorn hair cores!¨

As if to demostrate, she lifted her wand and gave it a few twirls in the air before putting it away again. She waved away his next question before opening her mouth again.

¨I mean, even if you were-which you are not, by the way- bothering me, you were here first. I was just wondering if I could sit here?¨

@Aldor Humbleglow

Aldor seemed still a little confused, but finally picked up on what was going on, something about the energy that the stranger irradiated made him feel a bit lost, but he managed to keep his composture.

''Oh, yes I- was told this type of wand is attracted to lucky wizards, I am not very sure of that statement, but I mean- he could not be that wrong, right?-''

He brushed his hair away from his eyes, he was not making eye contact yet, it was pretty obvious he was nervous.

''I mean- surely, I do not mind some company, ''

He would curl his legs towards his chest, as he putted his arms around them to keep them in place, reducing his personal space, to leave her some for her own, he did not mean to be rude, or act awkwardly, but he wasn't exactly amused by the idea of physical contact. It would be very unlikely for him to actually get angry at someone, but he was still not looking for it.

He gets startled easily, putting a hand on his shoulder would make him freeze in place out of fear, or simply move away as quickly as he can and turning back to the person who did it, staring at them trying to pretend nothing happened, hugging would probably ressult on him panicking and needing to sit down for a session of 15 minutes of breathing heavily.

Yet, this was probably not the first thing you'd think about when seeing the irish boy walking around with the same gentle smile.

@Althea Whitecaster

Althea felt the boy tense next to her, curling his legs towards his chest. Now, Althea could understand social cues as well as the next person, so she very simply and non chalantly moved a few inches away, hoping that it would be enough space for Aldor to feel more comfortable. Scaring away people wasn´t exactly in Althea´s day planner.

Listening to the Hufflepuff talk about his wand, the young witch looked at her own, closer than she had before. The wand that picked her was pretty, if not a bit simple. It had no carvings on the side, no twists or any elaborate designs, but instead, just a small piece of silver near the bottom of the handle. Distracted, Althea didn´t seem to notice her mouth opening, and words beginning to be spoken fairly quietly.

¨ My wand is attracted energetic people. Ollivander warned me it gets easily wooed by others.¨

Secretly, this was something Althea was terrified of. What would happen if her own wand abandoned her, flitting off for an adventure with a wizard or witch that could easily keep it interested? Surely nothing good, and Althea didn´t even want to think about how a wand that was supposedly the perfect fit for her simply preferring another person instead. Suddenly, realizing what she had said, the girl pasted on a bright, albeit a bit fake, smile.

¨But all is well. I personally consider myself a pretty energetic person. And you know, my mom did say that Ollivander always found the best fit, so you must be more lucky than you let on!¨

Tucking a loose piece of hair behind her ear, Althea turned back towards Aldor, waiting for a response.

@Aldor Humbleglow

Aldor would bite his lip, as he thought about what he said, Ollivander never warned him anything about his wand, he was unsure if this was good or bad, maybe his wand would be with him forever and never abandon him, or it could be the other way around, whatever it was, he does not want to know just yet, this made Aldor be a little bit paranoic.

She then mentioned being quite energetic, saying Ollivander always found the best fit, Aldor would smile at this comment, turning to her slightly still avoiding eye contact.

''A wand that believes I am lucky, that is quite curious- apparently it is also attracted to bookworms with absolutley no social skill, weird tastes huh? It is very obvious that wands do not think like we do-''

He would let out a quite chuckle. Aldor would stare at his wand for a bit, he seems a bit more relaxed, he would let go off his legs, and his voice isn't as shaky as before, maybe this could work out, although, the fact she mentioned being energetic made him feel unsure about this, maybe their personalities could clash, anything could happen, but for now, he will try not to think about it.

@Althea Whitecaster

Althea finally felt like the other boy was getting more comfortable around her. Which, to be fair, wasn´t by much, as Aldor couldn´t even look in her general direction when they first met. To be honest, Althea hadn´t exactly spoken to someone this shy before, and the girl prayed that she wasn´t scaring him off. The boy began talking again, and Althea chuckled as the boy made a self-depricating comment. At least he seemed to have a sense of humor, no matter how small.

¨No, the wands definetly think differently than we do. However, if you aren´t failing at every spell you attempt to cast, the wand believes it has chosen the right person.¨ Althea pauses for a moment, before continuing again.

¨And you say you´re a bookworm? Well, I consider that pretty lucky. Everytime I look into a long book, I can´t focus for long.¨

Althea would be the first to say that she usually stretches the truth when beginning a conversation with a new person, but the comment about her reading skills was actually true. Since a young age, Althea preferred to learn listening to an instructor instead of reading a book, as her attention span was very, very short. If a book or a chapter was longer than 10 pages, Althea would have to take a break, and frankly, it was very annoying.

@Aldor Humbleglow

Aldor would smile, as he heard Althea agree with him, but then he also heard her saying being a bookworm was quite lucky, he would think otherwise, but kept listening.

''I mean, it is quite common for people not to focus on long books, I bassically live out of reading so- Yeah, I guess that's it- It is not really that lucky to be a bookworm, I mean, when you are known in your house as 'Aldor Humbleglow, The Bookworm', otherwise, I think it's fine- ''

He would take the book he was holding and show it to Althea. It seemed to be very short, the book had a wonderful blue cover, with a few silver flowers drawn over then, the spine of the book was red. with some golden details drawn around it, there was a name written on it as well, Iphiane Humbleglow.

''This one is just- a very basic encyclopedia on magical creatures, it is not very long and does not really have a story, you can just jump back and forth to check out certain things- It is just for entertainment and learning, you know?-''

Aldor would look at it for a few seconds, smilling softly.

''This is my very first copy of this book and- And i've read it several times, you know, you could- Keep it if you'd like to, maybe you could check it out if you are bored.''

He would finally make eye contact with her, at first he seemed to be struggling to keep doing it, but soon after, he managed to keep the same calm smile he had before.

''I mean- I have four more copies, two of which are signed, this one is signed by the autor, it is just the one I've used more often, so- that, bassically. ''

He seemed really kind, yet, why would the writer have the same last name as him?


Sorry for the wait @Althea Whitecaster