9 Jun 2022, 02:10
Deep Dive into Friendship
Date: June 4, 2022 | @Willow Grey | Dialogue:X Thoughts: X
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The weekend, a day to relax, let go of the hustle and bustle of the weekday schedule. To take some time to just be with friends, have fun, go on adventures. Monica was super excited for today, the sun was shining, bringing warmth and life to the day, the wind was soft, just a whisper brushing by. It truly seemed like the perfect day. What better way to spend such a day as this, then by going for a much needed dip in the Great lake. Luckily Monica didn't have to go alone, she thought about her new friend Willow, "This would be a great way to get to know each other a bit more." So she sent an owl with an invite to spend the day at the Great lake together.
It took a bit of time, perhaps more than Monica was prepared to wait for, but eventually she received an owl, with an astounding, "YES"
Excitedly she prepared a small snack, some pasties her mom sent from back home.
"This is just excellent, I can't wait for Willow to try one of mom's Famous Cinnamon buns."
After check, double checking, and triple checking to make sure she had all she needed for the day, Monica headed out to meet willow outside of the Ravenclaw common room.
It was a terribly long walk to make it all the way to the West tower. Monica had never walked to this side of the school before, never had to, "Why are there so many stairs? And why are Slytherins in the basement anyways?" It often was a hassle to do anything outside of her dorm, because it was always daunting thinking about the climb up the stairs to get anywhere. Only good thing about leaving, was that returning was a pleasant walk down stairs for a change. "Oh well, might as well get used to it at one point or another."
At last, with her legs so numb she worried they might fall off, she made it to the door of the RavenClaw Common room.
Monica adjusted her robe, and knocked at the door, within no time, Willow greeted her.
"Hey Willow, good to see you again, are you ready to go?"
Last edited by Monica Evans on 16 Jun 2022, 03:39, edited 2 times in total.
9 Jun 2022, 16:01
Deep Dive into Friendship
Willow looked out the window at the owl that she just sent off. She couldn’t believe that she was going to meet up with Monica, the girl she met on the train. Willow had never thought that she would be able to make a new friend so easily. At home she would always fumble her words and would usually result in people leaving. Willow just hoped she didn’t mess this one up.
Turning away from the window, Willow glanced around her dorm room. Her bed was cluttered with books and spare scraps of parchment paper. Shaking her head Willow got to work on cleaning it.
Time slowly trickled by as Willow finished cleaning up her area of the dorm. Finally finished, Willow smiled and headed towards the common room.
Willow slowly climbed down the stairs, counting them as she went to try and pass the time until Monica was supposed to arrive. One, two, three, four— was all Willow made it to before she tipped over, having caught her foot and the stair. She tumbled down the rest of the steps, earning her some odd looks from anyone who was inside. Shaking herself off, Willow settled herself into the chair closest to the door, so she could hear whenever Monica arrived.
As Willow was starting to count books in the bookshelf when she finally heard a knock at the door. She leaped out of her chair and sped towards the door. Pausing to fix her robes and hair that were askew, she opened the door.
“Hey Monica.” Willow greeted, smiling. Monica greeted her as well, with a kind, “Hey Willow, good to see you again, are you ready to go?” Nodding her head in compliance the girls turned to head down the stairs.
Monica was walking more in front of Willow. Willow was secretly glad that they were both rather short, or shorter than average, so that way Willow could comfortably talk to her and see her face. Most of Willow’s cousins and her few friends were taller than her and it was always hard to crane her neck just to look them in the eye. Willow absently noticed that Monica’s eyes were blue as she walked down the curved stairs of the West Tower where the Ravenclaw dormitories preside.
“Well, I hope the stairs weren’t so bad. Actually, I wondered why Hogwarts didn’t have P.E once I saw the curriculum but now that I’ve seen all the stairs it makes sense. If I had to run a mile then walk up a mile of stairs just to go to bed, I’d quit school.” Willow grinned turning towards Monica. Then she thought, paused and said, “Wait! Do you know what P.E is?”
Turning away from the window, Willow glanced around her dorm room. Her bed was cluttered with books and spare scraps of parchment paper. Shaking her head Willow got to work on cleaning it.
Time slowly trickled by as Willow finished cleaning up her area of the dorm. Finally finished, Willow smiled and headed towards the common room.
Willow slowly climbed down the stairs, counting them as she went to try and pass the time until Monica was supposed to arrive. One, two, three, four— was all Willow made it to before she tipped over, having caught her foot and the stair. She tumbled down the rest of the steps, earning her some odd looks from anyone who was inside. Shaking herself off, Willow settled herself into the chair closest to the door, so she could hear whenever Monica arrived.
As Willow was starting to count books in the bookshelf when she finally heard a knock at the door. She leaped out of her chair and sped towards the door. Pausing to fix her robes and hair that were askew, she opened the door.
“Hey Monica.” Willow greeted, smiling. Monica greeted her as well, with a kind, “Hey Willow, good to see you again, are you ready to go?” Nodding her head in compliance the girls turned to head down the stairs.
Monica was walking more in front of Willow. Willow was secretly glad that they were both rather short, or shorter than average, so that way Willow could comfortably talk to her and see her face. Most of Willow’s cousins and her few friends were taller than her and it was always hard to crane her neck just to look them in the eye. Willow absently noticed that Monica’s eyes were blue as she walked down the curved stairs of the West Tower where the Ravenclaw dormitories preside.
“Well, I hope the stairs weren’t so bad. Actually, I wondered why Hogwarts didn’t have P.E once I saw the curriculum but now that I’ve seen all the stairs it makes sense. If I had to run a mile then walk up a mile of stairs just to go to bed, I’d quit school.” Willow grinned turning towards Monica. Then she thought, paused and said, “Wait! Do you know what P.E is?”
Willow Ada Grey
9 Jun 2022, 23:01
Deep Dive into Friendship
Date: June 1, 2022 | @Willow Grey | Dialogue:X Thoughts: X Quotes: X
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Leading the way down the stairs, relieved that it was a descend at last, Monica was over joyed at her new friend! It was nice to connect so quickly to a person, though they hadn't spent any time together, outside of their first meeting, Monica could already feel the bond they had. Made Hogwarts feel a little bit more like home.
The two dabbled in conversation, when the point came up about the dreaded stairs!
“Well, I hope the stairs weren’t so bad. Actually, I wondered why Hogwarts didn’t have P.E once I saw the curriculum but now that I’ve seen all the stairs it makes sense. If I had to run a mile then walk up a mile of stairs just to go to bed, I’d quit school.”
"Same here!" Monica groaned in her own head. That must be why there wasn't any PE, that would kill the student body, no one would ever come to Hogwarts, and who knows how that would affect the wizarding world? Perhaps it would all crumble with no system to train kids how to wield their magic... Hold on - PE? Why would she ask if I knew what PE is? Is that not something they have in the wizarding world?
Pondering the thought, and coming to the conclusion that, if it wasn't part of the curriculum at Hogwarts, perhaps it wasn't ever a class in the magical realm. Then it dawned on her... Was Willow also a Muggle born? If she was asking the question, then surely she comes from the common world, maybe the UK!?
Oh what a joy that would be, even more to connect over!
Realizing, she hadn't yet spoken for quite a while, after being asked about PE, Monica nearly spat out her response, "Of course I know what PE is, I went to Morley Memorial in Cambridge, Have you ever gone to school? I mean not a wizard school, but a real one? - or a common one?"
The two had made it to the Entrance Hall at this point, the main doors letting out into a cool summer day, the sun greeted your skin as you stepped into it. The air filled with the light scent of lilies, just littering the Courtyard. Kids laughing in the distance, the buzzing of a bee, as it zipped by, in pursuit of a flower to rest on. It truly was the perfect summer day.
Monica lead in the direction of the Great lake, continuing in conversation all the way.