Wandering Feet PV Dale Rivala Closed

"Maybe there aren't any classes on this floor," he wondered. "It does seem pretty empty."

"It is very empty . . . but no . . .there is a class on this floor, I'm sure." Fiona thought hard for a moment, she had the answer right on the tip of her tongue 'what was it . . . something about St Ives actually made me interested in this class.' Suddenly her eyes lit up with the answer "OH! Muggle Studies!" Fiona exclaimed just as Dale discovered the locked door.

"Is the door stuck?" She asked, as she reached out to try. The handle did seem to be locked, but just for good measure, Fiona still still tried shaking it and pulling as strong as she could. "nope, definitely locked" She noted.

Fiona crossed her arms and frowned at the door. "you wouldn't happen to know the unlocking spell, would you? My parents were unfortunately rather strict about the whole 'no underage magic outside of school' rule . . . or maybe it's actually a law. . . but I know some parents still teach their kids"

Fiona pondered for a moment, she couldn't remember being told about anything on the second floor being off limits 'maybe this is the Muggle Studies classroom, I guess it would make sense to have it locked up when there's no class going on.'

"No, it is actually a law," Dale said, excited to actually know something like this. Many thing about the magical world had been explained to Dale when his Hogwarts acceptance letter had been delivered to him in person, most of which the young boy had forgotten completely due to the unfamiliar nature of it all. But this one had stuck: It was illegal to perform any sort of magic outside of school. Dale had been very excited by the prospect of showing off what he learned when he returned home for the summer, but those ambitions were quickly squashed.

So there's a Muggle Studies class? Dale understood that the magical world hid itself away from the muggle world, but he had difficulty understanding why wizards and witches knew so little about muggles. After all, they didn't have the excuse of not knowing muggles existed, unlike himself with magic.

"Um- But still, no, I don't the spell," he added sheepishly. "If it is the classroom, I hope they're not all locked like that. It's going to make tracking them down a lot more difficult." He stared at the door for a moment.

"Or maybe it's a forbidden room!" he said excitedly. "I overheard someone talking on the train that Hogwarts has secret and sometimes forbidden rooms."

Fiona frowned. . . 'of course Dale would know it's the law, especially with his parents working in the court, they were probably just as strict about no underage magic . . . oh well, guess we won't be able to get in there today.'

Listening to Dale as he went on about the room, she couldn't help but smile as he soon became excited about the prospect of discovering a secret or forbidden area of Hogwarts. "That would be pretty cool, but any forbidden room would probably be dangerous for us to explore without any spells. . . What if there's a Troll locked in there!" Fiona teased before continuing "well, if it ends up not being a classroom, we'll just have to come investigate again . . . when we're better prepared"

Fiona reluctantly left the mysterious door, as she ventured off down the Corridor. They were almost to the end, where there would be a staircase leading down. "I'm sure most of the classrooms won't be locked . . . The muggle studies room might just have some things they don't want stolen or something. I think the Potions room is usually locked too, for the same reason."

She looked over at her friend, as she asked "So what classes are you most excited for, and which ones are you dreading?"

A troll! Dale's eyes widened with both excitement and fear before he realized Fiona was just kidding. Well, probably just kidding. Still, he lingered by the door for a moment, trying to listen for any loud, heavy noises that might be coming from the room before leaving it behind to follow her down the corridor.

As they walked, he wondered what a class that taught wizards and witches about muggles would have that needed to be secured away. Possibly electronics, though Dale recalled being told that electronics wouldn't work in an area with a high concentration of magic like Hogwarts. Maybe the professors know a way to make them work here.

Dale fussed with a stray lock of hair as he thought about the classes ahead of him. "I'm really excited for, um-" He searched his memory for the name. "Defense Against the Dark Arts!" Dale recalled chatting excitedly with the wizard who had delivered his letter, wanting to know all he could about the classes he would be taking his first year, and this one had excited him the most. "Learning about dangerous creatures and to handle them..." He grinned. "Well, it sounds very exciting, doesn't it?" And as for the one he was dreading...

"History of Magic," Dale said with little hesitation. "I'm sure it's important, but it just seems kind of... boring compared to everything else." He shrugged. "What about you?"

"ugh, History of Magic is going to be soooooo boring" Fiona groaned "It's just going to be a bunch of useless dates and memorizing names of witches and wizards that didn't even discover anything too amazing. . . it would be better just to teach us about the exciting tales. "

She grinned over at Dale as she replied "Well I'm really looking forwards to Care of Magical Creatures, as I mentioned earlier . . . but not just because of the unicorns" Fiona chuckled before quietly adding "I really do like creatures . . . and having grown up with my parents working with them, I feel like I'd be really good at that class." She felt her face grow warm as she suddenly felt very self-conscious 'NO, why did I say that! He's going to think I'm full of myself . . . and what if I actually do really bad at the class, he'll think I'm such an idiot . . . '

She quickly looked away to hide her blush, taking a deep a breath to try and calm her nerves, she then mentioned "I also think Charms will be fun".

Fiona pondered for a moment while still hiding her face from Dale, he was really excited for Defense Against the Dark Arts 'I would never have guessed . . . '. She cautiously brought her hands up to feel her cheeks, the blood rush had subsided. Breathing a sigh of relief, she played off the hand motion as just wanting to fix her hair.

She looked over at her friend quizzically as she asked "So, Defense Against the Dark Arts . . . are you wanting to join the Dueling Club?"

Fiona's description of History of Magic matched what the older wizard had told him about the class and what he had heard during the excited chatter on the train. Still, his face fell as he realized he'd been secretly hoping to be wrong about the class. I guess there has to be something boring, or it wouldn't be a school. Even if it is a magic one.

Dale couldn't help but grin as Fiona went on about Care of Magical Creatures. She did make it sound like an amazing class to take, and he found himself getting excited over it as well. But I don't remember seeing it on the class list... Is it one we have this year? He wanted to ask, but was afraid to let on more than he already had on how unaware he was about Hogwarts. Instead, he assured her, "I'm sure you'll be great at it!" oblivious to her sudden embarrassment. "I, um- I haven't been around creatures as much as you have, if it isn't obvious. You'll have to help me out in that class," he said, still smiling but more sheepishly now.

His eyes lit up when Fiona mentioned the Dueling Club. "Yes, I am! Are you?" The Dueling Club was one of the only clubs he had heard about that he fully understood, and it sounded amazing to him. Quidditch was still alien in his mind, and who knew what Gobstones were. But dueling was easy to understand.

"I mean, it seems like a lot of fun, right? To learn how different spells interact with each other and how to counteract them?" This was something Dale had thought a lot about since learning of the club, and he was unknowingly balanced on the balls of his feet in his excitement.

Fiona glowed with pride at her friends encouragement, oh course she would gladly help him with Care of Magical Creatures . . . or any class really. She was always learning from her parents and cousins, and was so happy when her brother was born. She loved being able to teach him as he grew, and now that she might have a chance to teach some things to someone her own age . . . it made her feel very special.

Dale's excitement was infectious, a huge smile spread across her face as she watched her friend. Fiona chuckled "I don't know, I wasn't too interested in it until now." She rubbed the back of her neck as she admitted "Dueling always seemed a bit scary to me. . . but maybe if it was with you, it might not be so bad."

Even though she had never dueled before, Fiona was confident that she would be miserable at it. Her mind had a tendency to go blank when under pressure, and she feared that people would take advantage and bully her once finding out she was bad at dueling.

They were soon at the end of the Corridor, where they were met by an archway framing a staircase leading down. 'Speaking of Defense Against the Dark Arts and History of magic, I'm pretty sure they're down here on the first floor' Fiona mused to herself, as she took to the first step.