Do I Know You? ( PV Lindsey Springhall) Finished

“Hello,” a boy called out to her.
Hmm…?
Lindsey was spending her time at the Great Lake, for she decided this was probably the best place in Hogwarts. The water was really attractive to her, for she…well, she just loved it a lot.
It seemed weird. But some of her closest friends were Slytherins. Water snakes, yeah.
Lindsey slowly leaned against a tree. Still weird. She liked leaning against something. Maybe it’s just because it’s comfortable? Anyway, the badger loved comfortable things.
Hearing someone saying “hello”, she raised up her head.
A boy fell into her eyesight.
Familiar…very familiar…but who’s this?
She searched hard in her head. Definitely not someone she had met during the various events or something…maybe in their common room?
She had met plenty of badgers in their warm home. Well, at least, seen.
Never mind, Lindsey always had good memories.
She suddenly remembered.
“Hello, yeah, I remember.” She smiled. “Matrix, isn’t it?”
Yes, Matrix, Matrix Kaila or Kaida. His father was a friend of Lindsey’s dad Fitzwilliam, and the girl remembered seeing him for a couple of times when they were young.
It’s always good to find someone you know around Hogwarts. Friends were easier to be made, and your relationship net could spread pretty wide.
Now, time to meet an old friend.

@Matrix Kaida

“Matrix, isn’t it?” The girl asked him. “Y-yes” Matrix responded thinking about who she was. Her name was on the tip of his tongue! He thought hard, “Hmmm, I have not met that many people in Hogwarts, so she is not one of the newer people I met. The only people I met my age outside this school where the sons and daughters of his dad’s friends and the locals in the areas he visited.”

After an awkward minute, he remembered who she was. “Lindsey, right?” He deducted, confident in his answer with a grin on his face. It had been a while since he last saw her. “ What a coincidence to see you here! How are you doing?” Matrix says joyfully. It is not every day you see your childhood friend. “ How is your dad doing?” Matrix would ask before realizing what a weird question it was to ask. He knew she must be a second year, because she was one year older that him, but was not sure which house. “What house did you get into?” He would ask. He thought about the houses and tried to guess one. ”Maybe a Gryffindor?” Matrix would think.

“What a coincidence to see you here! How are you doing?” Matrix asked.
“I’m doing great! Thanks for asking!” she answered excitedly. Nah, you couldn’t feel bad in the early time of a school year, could you? “My dad’s great too. And yours?” she smirked.
You could not run into acquaintances everyday, could you? She thought. Matrix was a good friend of her when she was young, and maybe much better than Dorson. Her father really didn’t spread their relationship web wide, so she knew few people——really few.
“What house did you get into?” continued Matrix.
“Hufflepuff.” She answered. “And what about you? Ravenclaw?” she smiled apologetically.
She wasn’t really paying attention to the sorting ceremony…she was talking with whom? Ah, some Hufflepuffs…so she probably missed the K part. Probably.
Sorting was exciting if you were a new student. But maybe not that interesting for an elder one, especially when their siblings and good friends weren’t included.
“How do you feel about Hogwarts so far? Adapting well?” she smiled to her old friend.
Lindsey remembered the time she first arrived. Confusion and excitement. You could say that. First years were extremely curious and interested in almost everything, for Hogwarts was really fascinating.
She hoped Matrix could like the time at Hogwarts——but who didn’t?

@Matrix Kaida

“My dad’s great too. And yours?” Lindsey would ask him. "Oh, my dad is doing good as well!" Or at least he hoped. He had not gotten any owls the past few weeks, so they where probably of in an obscure place. "They must be having fun... Matrix thought to himself, a little jealous. Lindsey would then tell him that she is in Hufflepuff, and would guess that Matrix had gotten into Ravenclaw. Matrix would laugh a little. "I got into Hufflepuff too! I dont think I am smart enough to be in Ravenclaw" Matrix would understand why she was not paying attention at the sorting ceremony. There were a lot of kids and it must have gotten repetitive after some time. Even Matrix had lost interest once they had reached N. Lindsey would then ask him how he was adapting into Hogwarts. "I am doing good so far. I even made a few friends!" Matrix would say happily. Or at least he hoped he made some friends. He had met them a few times and talked to them. "Is that enough?". He wondered. "What is your favorite part about Hogwarts so far? Is the second year interesting?" Matrix would ask Lindsey curiously.

@Lindsey Springhall

“I got into Hufflepuff too! I dont think I am smart enough to be in Ravenclaw.”
How could she miss it…thought the girl. She should have been applauding for new badgers. Maybe she just missed the new housemate’s face and name.
She smiled apologetically again. “Hey that’s cool! You would love our house, I promise.”
At least she loved it. The Huffles were great, except that they didn’t get the house cup very often. Come on, my comrades…she thought carelessly.
“I am doing good so far. I even made a few friends!” the boy told her merrily.
Lindsey grinned. It’s always great to see others, especially a friend of yours, make friends. She expected Matrix to spend a good time at Hogwarts.
“What is your favorite part about Hogwarts so far? Is the second year interesting?” Matrix continued.
“Well, maybe…Charms and Potions class? I really like them.” She answered. “And Quidditch is not bad either!”
Yeah, definitely great. Actually the badger loved every places and everything at Hogwarts, well, maybe except History of Magic and Astronomy. They were…kind of boring.
“Second year is indeed great, for you could enter the forbidden forest now! Though I’m really looking forward to third year. I want to get access to Hogsmeade and those elective classes. I find them——I mean the classes——really interesting.”
Third year seemed still had a long time to come. Lindsey sometimes admired the elder students, saw them entering the village and running in the corridors to get to Muggle Studies class. Oh, if second years could do this…
“What’s your favorite class so far?” She asked curiously.

@Matrix Kaida
Sorry for the delay

Lindsey would give her own welcome to Matrix for joining Hufflepuff. “Thanks! I am loving it so far” Matrix would say

She would then tell him her favorite classes right now. “Quidditch? Are you in the team?” Matrix would say in awe. Maybe she wasn’t and it was just in the second year syllabus. If so, he could not wait. She would then tell him the benefits of being a second year. “So the forbidden forest is only forbidden for one year?” Matrix would say confused. “Not really forbidden, is it..?” She would then talk about how she was excited about the third year, because she could go to Hogsmeade. He did not really know what it was, but had heard a couple kids in the hall mention it. The way Lindsey was describing it made it sound so cool. “I guess I have a lot to look forward to in my years” Matrix says excitedly thinking about what the future may hold.

Lindsey would then ask him about his favorite subjects. Matrix would think for a moment. This was a hard one. Everything about the school was fun and exciting. Except maybe detentions, he had heard they are pretty bad. Luckily, Matrix has not been to it yet, and would hope he would never go. “Hmm...probably Transfiguration and Defense Against the Dark Arts.... but all of them are really fun!” Matrix would reply satisfied with the answer. “So why are you here in Hogwarts? Do you have a specific career in mind that you would like to pursue?” Matrix would ask curiously, hoping that Lindsey did not think Matrix was being rude or brutally direct.

@Lindsey Springhall

September 2nd, 2020
@Matrix Kaida

“Quidditch? Are you in the team?” Matrix asked her.
“No, I’m not.” Lindsey answered. She was into sports, and decided to apply for it——but not on the team yet. Their Hufflepuff players were all really fantastic, and Lindsey decided that she should train herself more before eventually getting on the team.
“So the forbidden forest is only forbidden for one year? Not really forbidden, is it..?” The first year asked her confusingly.
“Exactly.” Lindsey smirked. “Guess it’s because being a first year you don’t have many spells and ways to guard yourself, but as a higher year you may go on more adventures.”
She then remembered some random weird and scary things happened last year. Like the Secret Blossom Ball. Sadly, she wasn’t presented, and all her information was gathered from others. Being a first year could hardly survive…in Hogwarts if you did not pay much attention.
She didn’t want to scare Matrix off however. As a result, the second year wisely talked nothing more about forbidden forest, nor talked about the scary things happened during last term.
“Hmm...probably Transfiguration and Defense Against the Dark Arts.... but all of them are really fun!” The boy answered to her question about classes. Lindsey smiled encouragingly to him. At least she wasn’t the only one who liked these subjects.
“So why are you here in Hogwarts? Do you have a specific career in mind that you would like to pursue?”
“Well…for me actually I’d like to work in the Ministry. A job in the International Cooperation Department sounds really nice to me. An auror is attractive too.” she answered. “Also I’d like to work for a newspaper! That seems great as well.
Lindsey paused, and smiled. She turned to Matrix. “And you? Any ideas for the future?”

Lindsey would tell him that she had not made the quidditch team. “ If you ever want to join, I am sure you would do phenomenal.” Matrix would say encouragingly. “I might try out, If I get good broom control. Right now, I am average at best.”

Lindsey would then tell him that she was thinking about the international cooperation department. “I think you will do amazing in both!” Matrix would give her a confident smile. She would then ask him about what he wanted to be. “I want to work in the Department of Magical Creatures. Just like my father.” Matrix would say without any hesitation at all. He had wanted to do this for a while, and was sure that his mind would not change.

He would then look at his muggle watch and then look at Lindsey apologetically. “I’m sorry, but I got to get back to the common room. I have a class soon, and I need to prepare. Sorry about that. It was nice catching up with you.” Matrix would say with a bow. He would then began walking towards the school before turning around and looking at Lindsey. “ See you later” Matrix would say, returning to his normal grin. He had been so lucky to have met a childhood friend again. He hoped he would see her again soon.

@Lindsey Springhall