26 Jan 2023, 15:57
New Surroundings and New Friends
Azrael had finally gotten on the train. They sat in an empty compartment and looked out the window. "Off to somewhere that is far away from home... I'm terrified..." They admitted to themselves. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad for them. But they sucked at social interaction. At their muggle school they didn't have many friends as it stood. Besides, they had a few friends, that was enough for them at least. They took out their sketch book and pastels. Beginning to sketch a picture of home. Their mom Lucille had given them a new one, but they wanted to wait to use that. Besides, they had one more page in this one, and they wanted to finish that before they started on the new one. Kinda like starting a new chapter in a book. But what would they title that new chapter? They pressed the pastel to the corner of their mouth while they thought it out. However, they had forgotten that it was a pastel and ended up with a little bit of it on their face. They started adding color to their drawing, the colors coming to them with ease. The noises and everything else around them started fading away, leaving Azzy and the beautiful colors they were working with.
"If the men find out we can shapeshift, they are GOING TO TELL THE CHURCH!"
𝕬𝖟𝖗𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝕱𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖊
27 Jan 2023, 05:37
New Surroundings and New Friends
James had hurried onto the train during the last few minutes, having wrenched himself from his mum's grip. He loved his parents, he truly did, but his mum... tended to be a bit too loving. Sighing, he started down the corridors of the immaculate steam engine, taking in the marvel of it all. A steam engine! His dad had talked about how beautiful the Hogwarts Express was, but he didn't realize that it truly was beautiful, instead of his dad drowning in nostalgia, again. Shaking those thoughts away, he began to look at the different compartments, eyes lighting up again. Alright! Let's find some friends, yeah? "Full, Full, empty..." he muttered dejectedly before stopping at a mostly empty compartment, save for one person.
They were drawing something, he could tell that much, but what it was, he had no idea. He couldn't see from the angle he was at, after all. Not wanting to be a creep, he gently tapped on the glass, sliding open the compartment door. "Hey there," he greeted with a warm smile, running his fingers through his black curls. "Saw you were alone, couldn't help but attempt to sit down. Uh, can I?-" He gestured at the seat across from them. "Oh! I'm James, by the way. James Flynn. And uh, you are?"
They were drawing something, he could tell that much, but what it was, he had no idea. He couldn't see from the angle he was at, after all. Not wanting to be a creep, he gently tapped on the glass, sliding open the compartment door. "Hey there," he greeted with a warm smile, running his fingers through his black curls. "Saw you were alone, couldn't help but attempt to sit down. Uh, can I?-" He gestured at the seat across from them. "Oh! I'm James, by the way. James Flynn. And uh, you are?"
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27 Jan 2023, 14:08
New Surroundings and New Friends
Azzy looked up at the boy, his black curls seemed a bit messy. They smiled. "Hi! I'm Azrael! Azrael Faire! My pronouns are They/Them. Go ahead and sit down." They said, gesturing to the seat infront of them. They set their pastels and sketchbook to the side. "Are you a first year?" They asked curiously. They looked at the boy. Tilting their head a bit, noting how his hair was kinda unruly. And how it constantly fell in his eyes. "Here, I may have a hair clip in my bag!" They said, digging through their bag. They pulled out multitudes of art supplies. "I apologize for my ridiculous amount of art supplies. My family always buys me a crap ton every year. Besides, can never have to many in my opinion. What house do you think you'll get?" They shut up for a bit, questioning if they had done it again, freaked soemone out with their multitude of questions about them. And they could tell eventually it'd be their downfall. They pulled out the hair clip and held it out to the boy. "Here you go! Sorry it took so long! But it should help with your hair a bit. Sorry for my many questions about you. I'm just a very curious person."
"If the men find out we can shapeshift, they are GOING TO TELL THE CHURCH!"
𝕬𝖟𝖗𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝕱𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖊
27 Jan 2023, 23:02
New Surroundings and New Friends
“Nice to meet you, Azrael! That’s a super cool name, did you pick it yourself?” He plopped down, pushing up his glasses. “Yep! I’m a first year, but I’m super excited for the year! My dad told me all about his time at Hogwarts, and I wanna have all the adventures I can!” He laughed a bit as they pulled out bunches upon bunches of art supplies. “No, it’s cool! I haven’t done a lot of art before! I don’t really recognize a lot of the stuff you have, I wouldn’t mind hearing about it!” He shifted in his seat, getting comfortable. “As for my house, I’m hoping for Gryffindor! It sounds like the coolest!! Lions and bravery… seems like my cup of tea! What about you? You seem a bit quiet… looking for Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, I’d assume?” He kicked his legs, smiling as Azrael handed him the hair clip. “Thank you! I don’t mind the messy hair, but it’d be nice to get it out of my eyes for a bit. And don’t apologize! I get it, honestly. I like knowing a lot about my friends, and we are now! At least, if you’d like to be.” He put in the clip, pinning his curls to the right side of his head. “So, where are you from? I’m from Ireland, and I haven’t really been out much.”
28 Jan 2023, 14:51
New Surroundings and New Friends
Azzy smiled. "I'm also from Ireland. As for my name I did pick it myself! It's from the Bible meaning 'Angel of Death'. Funny though considering I'm a Norse Pagan. And I'd like to be your friend!" They took a breath and exhaled. That was a lot of air-... But that was fine. They smiled. "What part of Ireland are you from? I'm from Dublin. My mom works for the Ministry in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts. My Dad stays home with me. And I'd love to tell you about some of my art supplies. I mostly use Muggle ones because I find that doing art by hand is actually a lot more fun and time consuming." They rambled a bit. He seemed like he would listen to them. So they continued. "I was hoping to get either Gryffindor or Ravenclaw honestly. Bravery and smarts are right up my alley. And if you're into the whole bravery thing, maybe we could stroll the Forbidden Forest. Kidding. That place from the way my parents described it gives me the creeps." They shuddered at the thought of traversing the Forbidden Forest. Maybe this boy would actually stick it out with being their friend. It seems he also had jokes. Though, their mom was a Hufflepuff and their dad a Ravenclaw. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad.
"If the men find out we can shapeshift, they are GOING TO TELL THE CHURCH!"
𝕬𝖟𝖗𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝕱𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖊
8 Feb 2023, 04:36
New Surroundings and New Friends
"Oh! Another one from the Green!!" He leaned forward, eyes glistening. "Dublin, huh? One of ya dirty townies?" He grinned, wrinkling his nose in a teasing manner. "I'm from Cobh! It's a wee small but it's home, yknow! Also, 'Angel of Death' is such a cool meaning! I dunno what my name means! I should ask my mum sometimes why she picked it!" He bounced excitedly, feeling the plush seats. "This train's real cool, yknow?" He wiggled, getting comfortable as he listened to Azrael talk. "My dad's a potioneer for St. Mungo's!! My mum stays with me, 'long with the elves! They mostly do the work, but they get a salary! Mum likes to cook, anyway. And I've never seen muggle art supplies! That's really cool, I've only really seen different pots of ink and a few pencils, I'm sure that it's similar but different! How much time does it usually take to draw?" He smiled patiently, then giggled a bit. "Sorry, I like t'ask a lotta questions. Gotta be informed, yknow?" He swung his legs, nodding. "I knew I stuck it with Ravenclaw!! Didn't pin you for wanting Gryffindor, though, that's really neat! As for the Forest, I'd have t' see it up close! My dad got detention in there once, and he said it was creepy, but that was at night! Maybe in daylight, it's not so bad!!!"
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Word Count: 230
21 Feb 2023, 17:25
New Surroundings and New Friends
Azzy giggled a bit at James' jokes. "Yeah maybe.. And about my art supplies!" They took set their art bag on their lap and took the bundles out, most of them secured by rubber bands and hair ties. "I mostly use crayons, colored pencils, pastels, and sketching pencils." They took out each bundle as they listed them off, rambling on about them and the fun uses for all of them. They finished the little presentation and smiled. "And there are so many more that even I don't have or know about yet! Isn't that exciting?!" They realized that they were overly excited, no-one had ever asked about their art before, besides their parents of course. Besides, it was nice to have their first friend since Muggle School. "I also crochet, bake, cook, sew, work with clay, and other things. I like to keep busy. As much as I can anyways. What about you? Any interests or hobbies you would like to share before I continue rambling about my nonsense?" They asked kindly. They wanted to make sure James could get a few words in. They had been talking quite a bit about themselves and realized that they hadn't allowed James any room to speak.
"If the men find out we can shapeshift, they are GOING TO TELL THE CHURCH!"
𝕬𝖟𝖗𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝕱𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖊