Where Earth Meets Sky PV Closed

^{roleplaying as maila. a. l.}

^{•Date• 17 July 2023
•Location• Hogwarts, Quidditch Pitch}

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• • • •Finnish •Swedish •Russian •English • • •

•Word Count• 477 •| Valentin Schnell @Aida Mòrsgor-Ama Ellwood |•

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His words rang in her ears, her gaze still stuck on his. The curly haired girl felt her heart speeding up and then he stopped resisting. Maila felt a jolt, moving forward at once. It felt like her heart was dropping into her stomach as she flipped around her head with wide eyes. A panicked sensation had made its way through her body and her eyes searched for the white haired boy in the sky. It did not take long until she finally saw him, that was when she brought the broom to a stop. She hadn't even realized it was her who had been flying the broomstick. It had felt like Valentin was taking the lead the entire time, steering his fast silver arrow.

The words he had said were stumbling over one another in her mind, her restless eyes almost watery as she looked at him. The heritage she carried was not well liked at Durmstrang, some believed Maila was no real witch, that she did not have their magic within them. Yet the pureblooded, talented and wealthy seeker had just offered her a place with the Horntails. The moment felt Infinitive, as if Valentin had clicked the pause button to time and now they were just floating, meters away from each other. Maila's very being felt like it was on fire, her heart felt like it was burning with emotions.

Steering the broom back towards her friend, Maila still could not entirely trust her own ears and as soon as she was by his side, she grasped his arm and tried to catch his eyes with a questioning gaze. Are you for sure and certain you want me with your team? With the Horntails? The question was laying on her lips, screaming throughout her, eyes on fire. She pulled him back onto the broom with his permission and made sure he was sitting safe and sound before bringing the pair to the ground.

Stepping foot onto the green, Maila let out a deep breath as she dismounted the broom and waited for Valentin to do the same thing. She wasn't entirely sure what to say. The sun was heating up her skin and reflecting in her brown eyes as she looked up to her friend. „I'm not strong like the other Horntails. I am not as skilled as you all because I am just about to go into my third year and people will disagree with me being on your team. I am not wealthy and my blood status is not what many at Durmstrang would like it to be. They will think I do not deserve that place and.. I am not sure they are wrong. Why choose me when there are so many students wanting to join you?” Her eyes searched for answers, trying so desperately to not tear up with confusion.

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„I'm not strong like the other Horntails. I am not as skilled as you all because I am just about to go into my third year and people will disagree with me being on your team. I am not wealthy and my blood status is not what many at Durmstrang would like it to be. They will think I do not deserve that place and.. I am not sure they are wrong. Why choose me when there are so many students wanting to join you?”

Climbing back onto the broom with a satisfied sigh, Valentin smiled.

“It is true that you are not the strongest, nor wealthy, nor a pureblood. Yet, none of these are what matters to me. People say that I see straight into others’ hearts, and indeed, that is where I am looking. It is the spirit that ultimately creates strength, wealth, or victory. The one who strives with faith and honest yearning is the one who will go farther, regardless of what blessings you started out with. Consider Romeo, who serves as second-in-command. He is surely the strongest person in all of Durmstrang, physically, but what would happen if that strength were used for malignant ends? What would happen if he did not have the courage to use it when someone is in need? What would happen if he just didn’t care about anything, really? All of that power would be meaningless, if not come back to haunt us. Maila, you are indeed young, but I see in you a great potential to flourish. Show the world that a Horntail is more than blood status or coin. Use this opportunity to grow more capable than you ever imagined, and the fiercer you try, the more I will raise you up in return. You don’t have to worry about the rest of the team wanting you because they will also see your dragonheart every time you train, every time you stop to help another, and every time you get back up after a failure.”

Valentin’s eyes shone with peace and emanated an uncanny warmth. This was pure, unadulterated trust.

“Take us back down, please, and return again tomorrow at dawn. This is the moment when everything begins again.”

Abilities: Keen Eye / Charmer / Evasive Maneuvers / Fearless / Comprehend Parseltongue
Stats: STA 8 (11) - EVA 20 (23) - STR 3 (6) - WIS 15 [17] (20) - ARC 1 (4) - ACC 15 (18) (parentheticals use broom stats)

@Beatrice Dupont
Valentin is exiting the thread.