16 Jun 2023, 17:26
New Friend Don't Bite
September 2022
Thought | Said
On a bright day in September, all the first-year students, including Zach, walked together toward the Defense Against the Dark Arts class on the first floor. The class seemed like any other class except for some statues that were standing. Zach looked around the classroom and thought about which seat he would take. An empty seat in the middle of the class caught his attention. Zach immediately decided to take that seat. He placed his notebook and quill on the table, arranging them neatly, at least neatly according to himself. One by one, the other students also took their seats. Some sat with their familiar friends.
Zach looked around the classroom. It was almost full, but the seats to his right and left were still empty. The situation made Zach a little nervous because he was a shy kid. He overthought what would happen if another student came and took the empty seat next to him. Zach became more anxious with these thoughts. He sighed deeply, trying to get rid of them. He shifted his gaze towards the desk and saw the black quill in front of him. Zach played with the black quill while waiting for the class to start. Maybe someone would sit next to him.
Interacting with: @Mark Myers
17 Jun 2023, 00:57
New Friend Don't Bite
speaks | thoughts
interacting with @Zach Zaphiere
Mark excitedly followed the rest of the first years which will be in his DADA class, and entered the classroom. He chose a seat in the middle, but close to the front. He took out his quill, ink, books, and wand, and simply placed them neatly in front of him.
DADA (Defense Against the Dark Arts) is Mark's favorite class ever, well, besides flying. Flying is obviously his second favorite. Mark loves DADA a lot, since he can do so much with the knowledge he'll be getting from this class. Obviously, he'll be using it to protect himself from dark objects, spells, curses, creatures, and even wizards, but in Mark's opinion, it's a great class, and has great info a wizard/witch can learn in their school life at whatever magical school they go to.
Mark looked to his left and noticed that a Ravenclaw boy around his age is playing with his black quill. Mark decided to not interrupt him, since he realized that the boy is shy and he didn't want to scare him by just talking to him.
Was Mark going to talk to the boy? Yes, but not at the moment. He'll talk to the boy a little later, since he doesn't want to make the boy feel uncomfortable before class even started. Mark looked up at the front and waited for class to begin.
"You know sometimes in life, things just ain't meant to be."
17 Jun 2023, 03:05
New Friend Don't Bite
September 2022
Thought | Said
Not long after, the classroom was filled with first-year students. The atmosphere in the classroom was a bit lively with the sound of students chatting with each other. Some were seen joking and playing around. The class began, and the students learned about the basics of defense against the dark arts and dark magic. Zach took note of everything he deemed important from the class while being amazed because he never imagined the existence of dark magic that he had only heard from bedtime stories. Zach continued to write and write until the class was over.
At that time, the defense against the dark arts class was right before lunchtime. Almost all the students stood up and decided to leave together, including Zach. He packed his belongings, notebook, and quill, so that it would be easier for him to carry them. Unfortunately, when he stood up, the notebook he was holding slipped from his hand and fell forward, right behind a Hufflepuff student sitting in front of him. Zach could only widen his eyes in surprise when it happened. He made a small unnecessary commotion. Zach cursed his carelessness that drew the attention of other students. Unable to bear the situation, Zach hurriedly got out of his seat and went to pick up his notebook that was lying pitifully under the boy. "Uhm, sorry. My notebook fell," Zach said to the Hufflepuff student in front of him after picking up his belongings.
Interacting with: @Mark Myers
17 Jun 2023, 04:28
New Friend Don't Bite
speaks | thoughts
interacting with @Zach Zaphiere
When class started, Mark happily took notes on everything he thought would help him with his homework which he'll be getting for his very first lesson of his favorite subject. Since Mark already knew a lot of DADA, he still found all the info he was learning fascinating, and he simply wrote down almost everything the professor had told them.
When class was over, Mark frowned. He didn't want class to be over yet. But, he was hungry, so he was also happy that it did come to an end. Mark closed his notebook and placed it in his bag as well as his books, quill, and ink. He put his wand in his pocket and was about to get up, but heard something fall.
He looked around and noticed that the ravenclaw boy who was sitting behind him had dropped his notebook. Mark was about to pick up the notebook and hand it to the boy, but the boy already picked it up. He than heard him apologize. Mark nodded than said,
"It's ok. That sometimes happens to me, too."
Mark had no idea why he added the next part, but he just felt like it. Mark didn't want to overwhelm the boy or anything, so he decided to stick with not saying a lot yet.
"You know sometimes in life, things just ain't meant to be."
17 Jun 2023, 13:01
New Friend Don't Bite
Time
Thought | Said
Zach felt very embarrassed about the commotion he had caused, so he tightly gripped his notebook to prevent it from slipping from his hand for the second time. Fortunately, the Hufflepuff boy in front of him now seemed chill and friendly. His face was shining brightly and full of positive energy. He also said that he often experienced similar incidents. His words made Zach feel a little relieved and less embarrassed, regardless of whether they were true or just words he said to calm Zach down. What was certain was that he did a good job of making Zach more relaxed.
Zach looked around and found that only a third of the students had not left the classroom, including himself and the Hufflepuff boy in front of him. Zach paused for a moment. He weighed whether he should introduce himself or not. If he followed his personality, Zach was a shy person and making friends was very difficult for him. He tried his best not to look weird, even though he failed several times in the end. However, on the other hand, he felt the need for friends from different houses because his uncle said that relationships were important in human life because humans could not live alone. He thought for a few seconds until he finally decided to reach out his hand. "I'm Zach. Uh, what's yuor naam?" his tongue slipped. "Why this happened to me," thought Zach still giving his hand hoping the Hufflepuff boy shook hand with him
Interacting with: @Mark Myers
18 Jun 2023, 01:21
New Friend Don't Bite
speaks | thoughts
interacting with @Zach Zaphiere
Mark noticed that what he had said had calmed the Ravenclaw boy a little bit, which made him happy. He wondered if he had a new ability, besides his Metamorphmagus talent, which he was born with. But, Mark wasn't sure.
He looked around the classroom and noticed that some students were still inside of the classroom, but some were also leaving as well. He wasn't sure if he should leave the classroom or not, so he decided to stay in the classroom with the Ravenclaw boy.
Mark has a feeling that if he stays in the classroom with the boy, maybe he could become his friend. Mark hopes that he can, but doesn't mind if the boy wants to or doesn't want to be his friend. He wouldn't force the boy to become his friend, since it isn't a good way to make friends at all.
Mark looked back at the boy and wondered if he had seen him anywhere before. But Mark just thought,
"I think I've seen him before. Probably in some of my other classes which I share with Ravenclaw. But, it is our first class, so maybe not."
Mark broke out of his thoughts when the boy spoke again. He introduced himself as Zach and asked for Mark's name. Mark smiled at him before taking Zach's hand, shacking it, than saying,
"Nice to meet you, Zach. I'm Mark."
"You know sometimes in life, things just ain't meant to be."
29 Jun 2023, 05:22
New Friend Don't Bite
September 2022
Thought | Said
Zach was glad when the Hufflepuff boy taking his shake hand. He introduced himself as Mark. "Nice to meet you too, Mark," said Zach with shy smile on his face. The slipping tongue was so embarrassing. He just hope that he would not become a joke or anything worse. Zach took his hand again. It was a kinda awkward situation. Zach just want to disappear but he could not. It would be not appropriate for him to do so, especially in front of the potential new friend. He looked at the Mark's desk. There were a book, a quill and its ink. He wondered where his wand was. Maybe it was in his pocket.
The rest of the students seemed to have gone out and there were very few students that were still in the class. He heard them talking about today's lunch. It made his stomach growl. Another reason for him to be embarrassed. In this case, he just did many embarrassing things. "Uhm, the class is empty. Maybe we should go out too," said Zach. "Maybe I will go out first because I have something to do. See you again, Mark." Zach took all of his things and ran out. Once again, he felt so embarrassed. "I wish there will be vanilla ice cream in the Great Hall," he thought. Ice cream is a great weapon to calm yourself.
Interacting with: @Mark Myers
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Zach out from this thread.