Skipping Stones Pv Henry K. Closed

Henry was mostly found by the great lake or in the library on day's off, as he got their early in the morning just to get to his favorite spot under the large oak tree before anyone else did. Henry placed his messager type bag at the trunk and his violin case next to it as he popped the case opened and took the instrument out, Henry held stood up and looked at it as he may have started playing from not so happy times. Now he loved the violin and would play whenever be had a problem, wearing no fragment that said what house he was in Henry stood at in front of the black lake and placed his violin under his chin as he begun to play.

Each note that he played filled him up and released a bit of worry or stress making his anxiety leave him for a moment. For a few moments he was at peace as he played with eyes closed and precise moments Henry felt at peace and like himself. Like the world and everything around him was brighter and his troubles disappeared as he played not thinking about others approaching or watching Henry let the sun shine on him as he played the music that he loved.

Eyes closed, music filling his ears, anxiety resting, worries and stress seemed a thousand miles away, as a gentle breeze blew against the boy playing the violin. Like he done it a thousand times before, not a single note was missed or out of place,
his stance was straight up and standing toward the lake as he was lost in the music, was engulfed in the music that he didn't even noticed the boy fast approaching him from behind.

Henry felt his worries and stress melt away as he no longer felt his anxiety look over his head, everything was perfect as he played. He wished that he could have played forever, that the good times could last forever, that his anxiety would leave but all good things come to a end and soon Henry played the last note, holding onto it for as long possible until the note died and the song ended, the peace end and everything came rushing back to him all at once.

Henry looked down as his volin with a small smile upon his face before looking back at the black lake, ripples against the water's surface probably from the giant squid that resides in it. Henry ready to escape the world for a few more minutes held is volin back up to his chin but before he could play something stopped him.

Henry turned around at the sound of the voice and saw a reasonable tall boy, but Henry was a bit taller then, with coffee brown hair and tan like skin much like Henry's, along with brown type of eyes approach him. Henry assumed he was a first year given he didn't recognized the boy but needless the twelve year old spoke " thank you, do you play?"

Henry suspected the answer to be no, probably because not many kid's played the violin it was almost rare to find one that did. Henry smiled at the boy as he spoke again " I'm Henry by the way," he left his last name out not on purpose just he didn't see it as important as he placed his violin back in the case and shut it before getting from the ground and looking at the boy.

" Your a first year right? I'm a second year, uh Henry Knight," noticing he said his name twice Henry spoke quickly " sorry just my anxiety coming through to me," with that he went back to controlling and hiding his emotions before speaking again " so you saw why I was here, could I ask why your here mate?"

Henry heard his response and almost suspected it as he nodded before listening to his introduction and finding out that the boy is Blaise and that he was indeed a first year. Henry then smiled a bit as he spoke " well it's nice to meet you Blaise," Henry then nodded again with a smile when he didn't mind his awkward second introduction or anxiety creeping up on him actually it was more like it was looming over his head and waiting, never leaving just waring ever so patiently to strike at the perfect time well horrible time to be more accurate.

Henry listened to his thoughts and for some reason he understood as Henry then spoke with a smile " well your here so you had to do something right," Henry laughed a bit but then continued a bit more seriously, " But I know how you feel, to like you don't belong here or anywhere to be exact. Sometimes I feel like my twin should be here instead of me but yet here I am, somehow," Henry smiled at him and noticed something for the first time. That was the first time he actually admitted or at least said that him and Annabeth should have switch places or been in each other's place.

@Blaise Linwood Mallory sorry for the wait, I got busy with school but expect speedy responses from now on

Henry heard his reply and looked at the boy, a part of him felt bad for him while another part wanted to help him. But he felt something else... what was it? Guilt? Regret? Sympathy? Or maybe he knew how he felt or knew someone who felt that way. His twin sister, Henry and Annabeth never been close but it was odd there was something in this boy that felt familiar, recognizable.... like he seen it in his sister a long time ago but now was gone.

" Wrong reasons? I know we don't know each other well Blaise but I'm assuming you don't have many friends since you just started yesterday and if you want to talk than you can, Henry spoke with a smile before continuing " I'm always willing to help my friends so what's someone who can be become one." Henry noticed his question and looked down a bit before looking up with a small smile " my twin; Annabeth is a squib, although growing up she always expressed more of a longing and likening about magic than me. For a while I thought she should be here but my older brother helped see that I could belong here to I guess," Henry paused before asking, " why do you ask? Do you have a twin to?"

Henry wasn't expecting him to just open up like that but he did and the more he talked, the more Henry wanted to help. He saw that the memory was uncomfortable for him and the reason why he felt this way so he listened only keeping a small smile on his face to let him know that he was listening and that he wanted to help.

When he finished, he finished by thanking Henry and also stumbling over his sentence that Henry couldn't hear what he was about to say, no matter through Henry smiled as he spoke " thanks for telling me Blaise and your mom's right about repress magic. If you didn't come here and learn chianti control it than a lot more damage could come from it so you made the right choice," Henry smiled at the boy as he placed his violin back in his case and snapped it shut before taking a few steps closer to Blasie and saying " and that didn't sound like your fault, as kids we all experienced acts that we call magic. We don't purposely do them or anything, they just come out when we feel strong emotions such as anger or sadness."

Henry smiled at Blasie as he continued " you said you like the violin right? Maybe I could teach you unless we share another hobby, what are your hobbies?" Henry than heard him mention his own twin; Marina so perhaps they did have more in common as Henry spoke "is she at Hogwarts? I'm assuming you two aren't close either, well that's something we have in common we both have twins."