Speaking-#029226
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December 23rd 2023

Interacting with @Ophelia Northwell

Quinn smiled as Ophelia agreed to owl Quinn when so that they could meet up. Quinn looked outside the train window and was suprised to see how far they had gone. A comfertable silence fell over the train and Quinn's thoughts drifted to activites over break.

I can't wait to see dad an mum. Oh and Sean said he was planning to do somehting with me. Quinn miissed her family more and more each time she thought about them. Quinn sighed. I sure wish break were longer. Well acually do I? Quinn wondered. She did have a ton of friends at hogwarts and the magical school was great. I can always send letters. Quinn thought. For a moment Quinn got lost in the outside, dreaming about what her family would do to greet her from kings cross.

A voice brought Quinn out of her dreamy silence.
"Hmm? Sorry, oh What am I doing over break?" Quinn thought for a moment.
"Well ussually me mum and dad drive my family over to a christmas party. Sometimes we go to the forest and get a tree for are christmas tree. I was planning to play a game of quidditch, or at least practice some. There is a great field over by my house." Quinn paused for a moment thinking of her broom waiting for her at home.
"Do you play quidditch?" Quinn asked. Quinn wondered if she should show Ophelia the place.
"Erm, would you like me to show it to you at one point?" Quinn asked. I wonder how long it will be until we get to london-kings cross station. Quinn looked toward Ophelia still not totally there.

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As Ophelia listened to her compartment partner speak about her plans for the break, she felt herself slipping farther into her daydream of the upcoming road trip. Trying her best to combat her receding attention span and understand what Quinn was trying to say, the young Ravenclaw straightened significantly and pasted on a smile. It was her way of reminding her body to be polite.

"Well, usually me, Mum, and Dad drive my family over to a Christmas party. Sometimes we go to the forest and get a tree for our Christmas tree. I was planning to play a game of Quidditch, or at least practice some. There is a great field over by my house."

Ophelia's smile widened into a real one as she thought of Quidditch. She'd never actually played the magical sport, and her only experience with brooms was from the flying lessons that she never paid attention to and the unofficial broom race that she'd taken part in. Still, getting on a broom didn't scare her as much as before, and she'd been thinking about maybe signing up for one of the sports teams lately.

"I don't play Quidditch, no, but I would love to learn. I haven't really understood the rules so far, but maybe you could explain?" Ophelia tried to say the words flippantly, as if she didn't feel stupid not knowing such general knowledge.

She'd tried her best to understand the rules, but every time she'd picked up any sort of Quidditch book from the library, she'd gotten confused. Maybe it would help if someone actively explained it to me, instead of reading a book written by someone who doesn't understand me.

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Speaking-#029226
Thoughts-xxxxx
December 23rd 2023

Interacting with @Ophelia Northwell

I christmas party? That sounds fun! Quinn thought. Ophelia looked lost in thought until Ophelia asked Quinn about the rules of quidditch.
"Oh um the rules. Er I guess I could tell you them." Quinn tried to sound like this was easy. Quinn shook herself. Rules of quidditch easy. Quinn rembered her mum telling her the rules like it was yesterday.

"Mum how does this work?" Quinn had asked her mum one fall day in Ireland. Quinn's mum had smiled and nodded.
"Sure sweetheart." She had said. Quinn had squeeled with delight as her mum sat down.
"Well there are 4 positions and seven players."
"Seven players!" Quinn exclaimed.
"Yes seven." Quinn's mum had answered.
"Anyway there are the chasers, the beaters, the keepers, and the seekers." Quinn's mum paused for a moment.
"There are two beaters and they have clubs and they hit them at the bludger-2 balls that zoom around trying to hit players-anyway they hit them towards the other team. The keepers guard the goalpost from the quaffle-a big red ball that the chasers try and score with-and they defend the hoops. There are three chasers and they try and score with the quaffle. The seeker is trying to ketch the golden snitch before the other team. The golden snitch is a tiny ball with wings that flutters very quickly and is worth 150 points if caught. Each goal you make is 10 points. Oh and while everything is happening the bludgers are all swarming around." Quinn had looked up her mouth open.
"Wow."

Quinn sighed happily and looked at Ophelia.
"So the rules of quidditch-er let me start with the players." Quinn went on to talk about the players and there positions and what they do.
"Um-any questions?"

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Ophelia could tell that Quinn had gotten nervous when she'd asked about the rules of Quidditch. Either she didn't know them all to well, or she didn't know how to explain it. From what Ophelia knew, the game seemed overly complicated with many players, a lot of different pieces, and a bunch of rules. She wasn't the most athletic person, so she didn't know little about sports rules, but she was sure that Quidditch had more than necessary.

The young Ravenclaw listened patiently as Quinn spoke. She imagined the players in her mind and the giant field that she'd seen at Hogwarts. At the end, she nodded to herself. Just like she'd thought, Quinn had explained it much better than any sports textbook could have. Without using complicated terms, she'd made it simple and easy to understand for a not-very-sportive kid like Ophelia.

"Any questions?" Quinn asked, pulling Ophelia out of her thoughts. She shook her head. Everything had been crystal clear to her.

"No, but thank you for explaining. Do you play often?" Ophelia could imagine her own childhood if her parents had told her about magic sooner. Would they have played a version of Quidditch together as a family? Or gone away from the city to broom race? Was that what Quinn's childhood had been like? Suddenly, she felt a pang of guilt for the past that would never be.

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Speaking-#029226
Thoughts-xxxxx
December 23rd 2023

Interacting with @Ophelia Northwell

Quinn looked up at Ophelia. She shook her head. She looks like she wished she played often. Quinn thought.
"oh um, not really, I mean, there is a nice field for quiditch but there were usually a lot of older boys there. So it was mostly only me playing, not the rest of my family" Quinn replied to Ophelia. Ophelia looked a little sad still.
"Hey uh-maybe we can hang out and try flying at a field?" Quinn said, though it came out as a question. Geez-I hope that I can figure out what to do over break. Quinn thought. Thoughts of her family once again consumed her brain. Quinn smiled, thinking of how glad her obnoxious brother would be to see her. Quinn, with difficulty, came back to the train. Quinn wondered how long it would be until they got to kings cross. Then a long plane ride back to ireland. Quinn smiled lost in thought as there comparetment fell into a comfortable silence. Quinn looked out the window and was suprised to see how dark out it was, much darker then when they had first stepped on the train.
"Hey Ophelia, how long do you think it will be until we reach kings cross?" Quinn asked.

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Ophelia listened to Quinn talking about the older boys and switched from thinking about her own fantasy childhood to imagining her compartment companion's. As a child, had she looked up to those boys? Had they accepted her into their games or had she always observed them and wondered what it would've been like to be like them? Were they insignificant parts of her life, or were they her role models?

Ophelia shook her head. She couldn't keep doing this, or she would go crazy, having everyone's pretend worlds stuck in her head. She already had enough, as she fantasized about princes and wrote stories of warriors. Any more and it would all spill over, causing her to forget things that were actually important.

"Oh, of course! I'd love to, though I must warn you, my flying isn't the best." Ophelia grinned as she pictured herself flying for the first time in class. She was pretty sure that she had broke into a sweat, her nerves kicking in as soon as she'd been in the air.

"Hey Ophelia, how long do you think it will be until we reach King's Cross?" Quinn's words jerked the Ravenclaw back into the present train ride.

Ophelia looked out the window and was surprised again by the time shift. Hadn't she just looked out the window a few minutes ago? Or had it been hours already? It couldn't possibly have been days, could it? Now she was pretty sure she was actually going crazy with all this thinking. Imagine how crazy I would've been if I'd been in a compartment all by myself. I'm so glad I found Quinn.

Thinking back to the question that she'd been asked, Ophelia looked out the window once more. It was mostly dark outside, and she remembered that it had been about the same darkness back when she'd first reached Hogwarts. "I don't think there's much left to our journey together. Maybe half an hour at most."

The thought saddened the Ravenclaw. Without her knowing it, she'd grown oddly comfortable with Quinn and the thought of leaving her, and the thought of the boat ride back to Ireland, sorrowed her deeply.

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Speaking-#029226
Thoughts-xxxxx
December 23rd 2023

Interacting with @Ophelia Northwell

Quinn grinned at Ophelia as she talked about her flying skills.
"Don't worry about it!" Quinn said. Quinn felt oddly sad when Ophelia noted that there could only be at least a half hour left to the journey.
"I'll certainly miss you." Quinn heard herself say.
"Erm... You know but we will see each other again. I will make sure to owl you!" Quinn said. Then she relized she had missed a important part of the conversation.
"Do you know if owls can just find the person or if they need an address?" Quinn asked. She resisted the urge to tug on her hair and just bit her lip instead. What if I can't owl her. Maybe we won't be able to communicate! Quinn thought. Quickly shutting down that thought Quinn smiled at Ophelia.
"So-er-do you want my address?" Quinn asked hoping she didn't sound weird. Quinn looked out the window again a feeling that she couldn't quite place in her chest. I wonder if Ophelia is feeling sad too? Quinn wondered before mentaly kicking herself. Don't think that! She scoulded herself.
"This ride has felt super quick hasn't it." Quinn said to Ophelia. It felt like it had only been at most half an hour when it must have been at least and hour or two.

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Ophelia felt her lips turn into a smile automatically as Quinn told her that she'd be missed. The feeling is mutual, she thought, not wanting to say it out loud and interrupt the other girl's words.

As Quinn began speaking about owls and how they work, and if Ophelia would need her address, another important part of this conversation that had been forgotten came to the Ravenclaw. How are we even going to contact each other? "Do you have an owl? I've been using the school's owls to send letters to my parents since my only Hogwarts-approved pet is Dove here." She pointed to the crate in which her grey kitty had curled up for a nap.

Ophelia looked out the window once more and felt her feeling of excitement drain a bit more. Though she knew that they would probably go through with their plans and meet up over the break, she still didn't want to leave Quinn after their great discussion.

"This ride has felt super quick, hasn't it?"

The words jerked Ophelia out of her thoughts. She looked up and smiled wistfully. This ride had definitely felt quick. She wouldn't have minded having to stay on the Hogwarts Express a while longer, though she really did miss her family. It was like a constant war in her head. Each thing battling for attention in her brain. She grinned at Quinn and offered her a simple answer to her question.

"Oh, yes. It was a very fun ride, especially with all the book talk."

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Speaking-#029226
Thoughts-xxxxx
December 23rd 2023

Interacting with @Ophelia Northwell

Quinn smiled a little sadly at Ophelia.
"No, but me mum has an owl that I can use so I guess yes. If you don't have an owl you can just send your answers back with mine." Quinn said. The kitten in the crate was adorable and had somehow gone unnoticed by Quinn.
"Aww, he's so cute though." Quinn said pointing to the fluff ball.

"You really think so?" Quinn asked them corrected herself.
"The book disscussions where certainly fun." Quinn giggled then glanced out the window. The train seemed to be slowing down. We must be almost to the platform. Quinn realized.
"I think-I think were almost there." Quinn mumbled. It felt weird to be leaving Ophelia. Quinn felt like even though they had only spent a little bit of time together it felt as if they had known each other forever. The train rounded a corner and the platform came into view. Quinn bit her lip.
"Well I guess this is goodbye for now." Quinn said to Ophelia. Quinn picked up her luggage as the train slowed to a stop. Quinn lingered at the door before dropped her stuff and hugging Ophelia.
"I'll owl you!" She said before grabbing her stuff again and walking towards her family. Maeve! Mum! Dad! Sean! There all here! Quinn thought happily. Quinn raced over and hugged them.
"Hey mum, I met this really nice girl on the train..."

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Ophelia heaved a sigh of relief as Quinn reassured her that her mother had an owl that they could use. When Quinn looked over at Dove's crate, she seemed surprised not to have noticed the little kitty before and Ophelia giggled. Her Doveling had a way with disappearing when she didn't want to be seen and becoming the main attention when she did.

Ophelia smiled as Quinn agreed with her about their book discussions. She nodded fervently. For a long time, she hadn't talked to anyone about her favorite series and all the other ones that she has read, and being able to do that with the girl in front of her had truly been fun.

"I'd never thought I'd been sad to leave this train." Ophelia smiled sadly. But it was more than leaving the train. It was leaving Quinn that bothered her. Quinn, who'd talked with her about Keeper of the Lost Cities and Wings of Fire. Quinn, who'd started out their journey by yelling something out about a book that she'd been reading. Quinn, who'd somehow become her friend over this day-long journey.

When it was finally time to say goodbye, Ophelia stood stiffly. She wasn't one to show emotion in front of others, especially in the form of tears, but that didn't mean that she wasn't feeling sad. As Quinn hugged her, Ophelia's first instinct was to push her away. She wasn't used to touch. Stop. She's your friend. Slowly, the dark-haired Ravenclaw wrapped her own arms around the other girl and smiled.

"Don't you dare forget to send the owl!" Ophelia said, adding a small laugh to make sure her friend didn't think she was being serious.

Finally, Ophelia picked up her luggage. Together, she and Quinn walked out of their compartment, into the corridor, and finally, outside onto King's Cross station. "It was wonderful meeting you!" With that, they went their separate ways.

Ophelia searched the crowds of anxious parents for her own mother's face, her own expression brightening when she spotted her. "Mum! You wouldn't believe the adventure I had at Hogwarts so far."

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