Closed Broken Dreams PV Eun-ji Lee Hunt

Blue in English, Red in Korean

Eun-ji didn’t rush too much. She knew Kim would need to be taken care of first and she didn't want to interfere with the healers' work. Her parents always told her not to get in the way while they worked so she made sure to stay away until the treatment was done. Besides, the young Gryffindor had plenty friends, it was highly likely she wouldn’t be the first one to arrive. The witch didn’t plan on lingering too long if his other friends got his back but she wanted to check on him anyway. Just to see that he was truly all right.

To her utter surprise however, Eun-ji did end up being the first to arrive. Perhaps others decided to be more polite and wait for the duel to end properly before leaving… or maybe they just panicked upon seeing the boy collapse. Personally, she was used to witnessing far worse injuries so the sight didn’t influence her calm and collected demeanour in the slightest. When Eun-ji approached his bed, she saw the boy was all taken care of and he was sleeping. Good. He needs to rest. She nodded to herself before examining his face further. It appeared his nap was somewhat restless. The witch wondered what he might have dreamed of and whether she should wake him. It was never good whenever she was this restless in her sleep. Usually that meant the darkness brought forth another nightmare or a bad memory but she couldn’t be sure if that was the same for Kim. Sighing, the Ravenclaw elected to sit beside his bed and wait for him to wake up on his own.

"Sophie!" Thankfully, the witch was not startled by the sudden reaction but it definitely made her think. That’s right, Kim used to hang out with her fellow Ravenclaw all the time. The one that disappeared so suddenly. She never bothered to inquire about her whereabouts since the two of them hardly ever spoke but this was enough for her to understand that Kim still missed her. The scene instantly reminded her of Elspeth. Her own best friend and roommate, who had also disappeared after her first year at Hogwarts. At least Sophia was here for a few days of her second year…Elspeth didn’t even say goodbye in person. Just a simple letter filled with apologies and excuses. Eun-ji had a little breakdown about it later but besides Callie, nobody was there to witness it and she never mentioned it to anyone else. “I promise, it gets better.” She said calmly and perhaps a bit distant as she tried to recollect Elspeth’s gentle features. It was hard. She realised instantly. So much has happened since then. Her whole second year was spent remembering the young girl and trying to fill the gap she had left in Eun-ji’s heart and yet… “I can’t even remember the colour of her eyes anymore.” As she said this, she finally met the Gryffindor’s eyes. Her gaze was filled with quiet understanding. Not only did she experience the same thing during her second year, she had also hurt Lucia just a couple days prior to this. Effectively making sure she lost another even more important friend.

She would not elaborate any further after that nor did she push him for details. Kim was smart; he would understand or ask for explanation if he did not. Eun-ji was not someone to pry. There were people that liked to coax their friends into talking. Talking about feelings was good apparently but no one taught her how to do so. She was a great listener but she always waited for the other person to take the first step if they wanted to talk. “How are you feeling? Tired?” The Ravenclaw was aware that she didn’t sound overly worried. Her bedside manner was not the best. She had spent most of her childhood in hospitals and grew a bit numb when it came to injuries. At least those that weren’t too serious. “I’m sorry. Talking to patients is far too familiar task for me. I kind of wish someone else got here before me. Their reaction probably would have been far more appropriate.” She explained apologetically. Then again, while most patients appreciated the full force of their friends’ concern, there were those that welcomed her calm attitude. Perhaps she would be lucky and Kim wouldn’t mind too much.

Interacting with: @Kim Sato, Briefly mentioning: @Lucia Fox

Blue in English, Red in Korean

Kim was obviously still disoriented and couldn't keep up with her first words. It was okay though. They could talk about this later. It was a heavy topic and Kim was about to learn that on top of being knocked out, he also lost his first duel of the season. That alone was bound to dampen his mood. “Blue is a good colour.” She said simply without elaborating any further. They could just leave it at that for now and focus on the reason he was here instead.

Asking about his state appeared to have drawn the boy out of his haze. He checked his surroundings before finally replying to her inquiry. Eun-ji nodded, seemingly satisfied with his answer. While she never ended up knocked out, she suffered numerous blows and burns during her duels so she knew approximately how he felt right now. It was not pleasant but the magical healing did wonders when it came to injuries.

“But what about the match? Who won? Did Everly manage to bring back a win for us?” As expected, the next question was about the outcome of his duel. Kim always strived to do his best so it was only natural he wanted to know. This time Eun-ji shook her head. “I left after they carried you out but I heard Bridget ending the duel as I was walking out.” Her tone was calm though she was still a bit frustrated with his teammate. “I’m not sure what happened to Everly today. It’s not like she was duelling for the first time.” A small disapproving frown appeared on her face as she said this but it was gone as soon as it came. “It’s no use sweating over it. You were pretty good out there but there is only so much you can do when your partner lets you down like that.” Thankfully, she herself had never experienced anything similar.

At last, the young Gryffindor reassured Eun-ji that her bedside manner suited him just fine. That was good to hear. It was not like she could adjust her approach freely based on the other person’s preference. “Yes…I know what you mean.” The Ravenclaw confirmed without hesitation. It was not a healthy attitude…or so people kept telling her… but what could they do? Such nature was extremely hard to change. “Charles asked me to let him know how your duel went…” She shifted the topic elsewhere. “Should I tell him or not?” It was only polite to ask although she didn’t doubt Charles would get suspicious if she tried to gloss over the matter. They were best friends after all. He would find out eventually but it was not her place to decide if or who told him.

Interacting with: @Kim Sato

Blue in English, Red in Korean

The previous topic was dropped rather quickly as neither of the two involved could communicate their feelings clearly enough. For Kim it was probably still too fresh and his mind seemed to be a bit hazy from sleeping and Eun-ji simply never knew how to voice out her feelings. It was something she needed to work on for sure but now was not the time.

“A lovely start to the new school year...” The patient complained after learning the result of today’s duel. He did smile but it didn’t quite reach out his eyes. An expression, the Ravenclaw was very familiar with. He did quite a good job though. Most people probably wouldn’t notice how strained it was. The witch chuckled quietly despite her best efforts. It was almost like looking into the mirror. I’m okay. It’s fine. Nothing to worry about. How many times had she thrown those words at her own friends and family? It usually worked too. Oh well, she wasn’t going to blow his cover. “True, there is always next time. If our times don’t clash, I’ll go see your next match in January and hope for a fair fight.” This was a promise. If Eun-ji said she’d be there, she’d be there. “In any case, winning your first official league duel doesn’t guarantee happiness either. I won mine but was on fire for most of it. It was a rather haunting experience. Coincidentally it was the work of Julian Pritchard. He was an opponent for my first duel too.” She revealed with a smile. Thankfully Kim’s memories of his very first duel didn’t seem to have the same effect on him. If he wanted to face his opponent again, it was most likely quite interesting experience rather than a painful one.

When the young Gryffindor voiced out his decision to stick around for a bit longer, Eun-ji nodded approvingly. “That is a good idea. You need to rest well and let the body heal.” She still remembered herself running around the infirmary with a curse mark on her leg after the disastrous attack on the Ravenclaw tower during her second year. It was not a pleasant experience. She was up on her feet until everybody else had been taken care of and then only stayed to help Sam fall asleep before leaving the hospital wing altogether. She could probably learn a thing or two from Kim.

“All right, I’ll tell him the basics but you should write him about it too. I’m sure he’d rather hear the details from you. It was your duel after all. He’ll want to know how you feel about it otherwise he’ll be worried and probably nag me to haunt you down for him.” The witch shook her head. Charles obviously cared for Kim a great deal. He may have lost his own brother and still persistently looked for him but he cared for the Gryffindor in the very same way. If he was given a choice, he would have no doubt chosen to attend Hogwarts rather than Ilvermorny. It made her wonder what House would he be sorted into. Pretty sure he’d be Gryffindor too. She decided quickly.

“It's good that we've never been matched up with each other as of yet. We'd both end up in the hospital and then who would come see us?” Eun-ji shrugged at that. Genuinely not seeing a problem with that one. “Don't worry. I'd still come to see you. I'm good at roaming around hospitals but I'm absolutely terrible at staying in one.” Thinking about it for a moment Eun-ji wasn't sure if Kim knew what she meant by said statement. “My dad always says I'm the worst kind of patient a doctor can have. The minute he turns around, I'm already gone.” She huffed, seemingly amused. This is because she could visualize her father’s exact expression as he said so. Wasn't it kind of his fault though? Afterall, he was the same when it came to resting. He simply could not do it. “Besides...you have plenty people at Hogwarts that care for you deeply. If I'm not here, someone else will come.” She added as an afterthought. Of this she was quite certain though the same couldn’t be said for her. If Kim couldn’t visit her, who would? She had already pushed almost everybody that cared about her away. The only two other people close to her were Flash and Lucia but she had a big fall out with the Hufflepuff few days prior to this and Flash had so much on his plate already he might not even realise she’d end up here.“Not that I’d want to duel with you in the first place. It sounds exciting in theory but I’m sure I would hate it. Hurting others is not something I enjoy but I’d absolutely loathe it if it was my friend on the receiving side.” Thankfully so far, she was never put against anybody she knew too well but she dreaded the day it would happen all the same.

Interacting with: @Kim Sato Briefly mentioning: @Lucia Fox and @Flash Holmwood