3 Feb 2024, 16:27
Dashing Through the Snow…Wait, Where are you Going?!
February 3, 2024
Mid morning
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Matilde woke up on Saturday feeling like she could do anything in the world. It had been a particularly hard school week, but it was finally over. As soon as she opened her eyes she could feel the freedom and possibly of the weekend as if it were seeping into her bones. She got up, and showered, feeling it was as good a way as any to start the day. The young witch put on her warmest sweater and grabbed her school bag, stuffing a few random items inside. The book she was currently reading, an extra layer, her Hufflepuff scarf, a sketchbook, some pencils, and some treats for her bunny. Lastly, she gently lifted Pepper, her little grey bunny from her bed. Holding her close to her body, she hummed happily as she ambled downstairs, through the common room and toward the Great Hall for breakfast. After setting her bunny on her lap, she helped herself to a piece of toast with strawberry jam, and potatoes.
When she had finished, Matilde stood up slowly, contemplating what she should do next. She could try to find one of her friends. Or she could go to the library, she was almost done with the book she was currently working on. It would certainly be a nice way to spend a cold winter day.
On her way out of the Great Hall, Matilde happened to glance out the windows. Her breath was taken away- there was fresh snow on the ground and the morning sun was casting a glow on the world. It rarely snowed in Athenry, where Matilde was from, so winter at Hogwarts had been particularly special for her. Today was a perfect day to enjoy the outdoors, one of her favorite activities.
Matilde’s boots made little sound as they sunk into the soft snow. She crossed the grounds, enchanted by the tiny little icicles hanging from some of the trees. She reached her hand up to the branches of an oak, unable to resist touching the frost-covered limbs with the tip of a finger. She had begun to think of this particular oak as sort of her spot, she often came here while not in class. It reminded her a bit of her tree at home, though hers was a hazel.
Matilde settled against the base of the oak, in the circle around the tree where the snow had melted. She shivered, and put on her fleece. Pepper wiggled slightly in her arms, as if trying to get comfortable. Matilde had only had the bunny for a little over a month. She loved her dearly, and liked to think that the small creature felt the same way about her, though she couldn’t yet be sure. She tried to take her everywhere, so she would get acclimated to the castle and her new owner.
After a few minutes, the girl decided Pepper might like to walk around a bit on her own. She kept close watch on the bunny as she set her down beside her. Pepper peered at her surroundings curiously, and began to move around, taking tiny hop steps, and sniffing at everything she saw. Matilde admired her beautiful grey coat, her cute little ears, and her curious demeanor.
Before she knew what was happening, the bunny had stepped into the white fluff and was starting to hop faster. Suddenly she took off, at a mad dash through the snow. Matilde’s heart leaped into her throat. She scrambled to her feet, frantically calling after her pet. “Pepper!” She yelled. “Pepper stop!”
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4 Feb 2024, 03:29
Dashing Through the Snow…Wait, Where are you Going?!
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7 Feb 2024, 01:31
Dashing Through the Snow…Wait, Where are you Going?!
February 3, 2024
Mid morning
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Where had she gone? Somehow, Matilde had lost sight of Pepper. She continued running, frantically, in the direction she thought she’d seen the little bunny go. Her eyes filled with tears. This was not happening.
When she heard a voice, she stopped running abruptly. A girl had called out to her, she was standing near the Great Lake. At her feet stood a cat, and next to him- there she was. Matilde ran over, and scooped up the bunny. She wasn’t really worried about the tabby, Pepper seemed to get along with the other cats in her dorm. She was so relieved the bunny was okay, she didn’t think she would ever let her out of her arms again. Pepper’s little nose twitched, and Matilde swore there was a purely devilish look in her eyes. She buried her face in Pepper’s fur, murmuring to her incoherently, chastising both herself and the mischievous creature. She wiped her tears, hoping the girl hadn’t seen her crying. “Thank you so, so much! I just got her over break, I was so worried she’d just run away and never come back…” Matilde felt sort of embarrassed. She hoped the other girl didn’t think she was a horrible pet owner. “I’m Matilde, by the way. Or Tilly.”
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7 Feb 2024, 02:23
Dashing Through the Snow…Wait, Where are you Going?!
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12 Feb 2024, 20:09
Dashing Through the Snow…Wait, Where are you Going?!
February 3, 2024
Mid morning
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Matilde smiled at the girl. “My bunny’s a girl,” she said, when her new acquaintance asked. “Her name is Pepper. She has these little speckles on her belly, see?” Matilde lifted the young rabbit’s front legs so the girl could see the small black spots that had been the inspiration for her name. Matilde looked at the girl’s cat. His name was Tiger, she had said. What a cute name! It fit him well, with his orange fur. Matilde wondered if he was playful like a tiger too.
The girl asked when she had gotten her pet. “Yeah, I got her over winter break,” Matilde affirmed. “From the Magical Menagerie in Diagon Alley. I love that place, it just makes me happy! I really like animals. I wish we didn’t have to wait until third year to take care of magical creatures. Do you have any other pets at home?”
If the girl had noticed her tears, she hadn’t said anything, which Matilde was grateful for. She forgot about her initial fear that the girl would judge her, she seemed nice.
The girl said her name was Tracey, Tracey Bailey. Matilde was pretty sure she was a first year, she thought she had seen her in some of her classes, but she had never known her name. She was a… Ravenclaw, maybe?
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13 Feb 2024, 04:26
Dashing Through the Snow…Wait, Where are you Going?!
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26 Feb 2024, 01:19
Dashing Through the Snow…Wait, Where are you Going?!
February 3, 2024
Mid morning
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Matilde smiled at Tracey’s description of her cat. “I was wondering,” she admitted. Tiger seemed like a fun cat. She reached down, and pet him in between the ears. She wanted to let Pepper say hi too, she was wiggling again, but wasn’t quite ready to let her out of her grasp.
“I’m sorry to hear that!” She said, about Tracey’s bunny. “Losing pets it hard, even if you didn’t know them well, I’m sure.”
Matilde thought again about whether or not she might have a class with Tracey. “I think I’ve seen you before, but we’ve never talked, right? What house are you in, Tracey? You are a first year?” She asked, in an attempt to get to know her potential friend better. “I’m in Hufflepuff.”
She continued on, talking fast now. Matilde was always a bit of a chatterbox. “Your outfit is class by the way! Er, I mean, I like it,” she corrected herself. From the several funny looks she had gotten over the past few months, she had gathered that “class” was not a word English people used, at least not in the same way as the Irish. “Purple is one of my favorite colors,” she continued. One of them. She also liked green, yellow, and pink, Matilde never understood how some people could pick just one. There are just so many great colors out there!
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So so sorry this reply took so long
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2 Mar 2024, 01:56
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OOC notes: It's ok! My replies will have a delay to them, so sorry for taking forever to reply!
10 Mar 2024, 16:05
Dashing Through the Snow…Wait, Where are you Going?!
@Tracey Bailey
Matilde nodded at Tracey’s confirmation that she was a first year. She was also a Ravenclaw, interestingly. Matilde nodded understandingly about Tracey having to walk a long way to the West Tower. “Hufflepuff is nice!” She said in response to Tracey’s question “It’s on the first floor, which is nice. I love my dorm. It’s called plant palace. There are, well, plants everywhere. There’s a giant willow tree in the center, and the ceiling reflects the sky outside- like the great hall!” Matilde had often wondered what the other dorms were like inside. She loved hers of course, but was a very curious person. “What is yours like?” She decided to ask. She was sure the Ravenclaw common room and dorms were blue, since hers were yellow, but she didn’t know anything else about them.
Tracey began to list her own favorite colors. Because she had been thinking the same thing, Matilde’s eyes lit up when Tracey said it was so hard to pick one. “I know right?” She contemplated a moment. “I think my second favorite would have to be green, but it’s close.”
Matilde listened when Tracey said she didn’t like the color yellow. “I get that. I do like it, but mostly softer yellow colors.”
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22 Mar 2024, 23:52
Dashing Through the Snow…Wait, Where are you Going?!
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OOC notes: Sorry 'bout the delay! I was busy with work, and had also gotten sick, but I'm better now!