Lost in the Library Open Closed

@Estelle Nyx

The library was a- fourth home to Lea. The second was the Hufflepuff common room and the third the dueling room, but she still found herself often perusing the bookshelves or finding a cozy space to take notes. There had a lapse where the third year hardly stepped foot into the room, but now the girl stood in the middle of the room, staring at nothing in particular. A long deep breath and footsteps meandered over to the walls of textbooks, brown eyes sliding along the spines to read each individual title. Her hands remained tucked behind her back until she pulled out her intended book and made her way over to one of the tables. A quiet area, hopefully- a corner a little further away from the others but with a view of the rest of the library.

Lea took no notes, although a pencil twisted between fingers as she read. Hours passed where the girl remained still at her spot except for the gentle flicking of her writing instrument. Only her eyes would occasionally roam, observing as students wandered past or if they got too close to her seat. The thing- or person- that seemed to break her focus was one who left, then returned. Not an unusual activity perhaps if not for the lack of new books and how close it was to curfew. Students were supposed to be leaving- Lea was supposed to be leaving. She clearly hadn't, but the Hufflepuff should have.

The girl wouldn't leave her seat quite yet, but brown eyes attempted to catch the attention of blue. "Curfew's soon. A couple of books that you can find later aren't worth getting in trouble for." She stated, letting a moment of silence linger before stretching her arms and finally getting up. Her own book soon found itself tucked under her arm, and the girl stepped both towards the other student and the shelves that the book belonged to as she spoke up again. "Wh- what brought you back to this corner of the library?" Lost was the easy assumption, but perhaps there was more of a story Lea could glean.

@Estelle Nyx | @Linda Ramirez

An eyebrow raised at the grin, a small indication of her curiosity. A grin meant an interesting story, right? Or perhaps the other was just happy to see another student. As the conversation continued, Lea still worked to put her books away assuming that her multi-tasking wouldn't dissuade the other from carrying on with their explanation. Her occasional glances back at the younger girl and her nodding along hopefully illustrated her intrigue even as lips pursed when the other disagreed with her statement on trouble. It was a good thing that she rambled on as it gave no time for Lea to think of a comeback, and how unfortunate it'd be to meet someone only to get into an argument over something so small.

First week meant she was dealing with a first year. "Some are more considerate than others on getting lost during your first few weeks." A nod followed, not yet lending an offer to help but seeming inclined to do so. If anything, one could simply follow Lea out of the library and hopefully find their way from there. "Estelle." She repeated, before adding on. "I'm Lea. Is.. it just a matter of getting out of the library or back to your common room?" Both were doable, but the common room required more stairs and potentially being out after curfew herself unless the stairs were nice.

What she hadn't expected was another person to enter the conversation, taking a bit of a step back as the other approached. Our dorm meant they were both in the same house and likely the same year, a hand reaching up to toy with her braid as she listened. "Do- you know your way back then?" The question was directed towards the newly introduced Linda, wondering if Lea could pass Estelle over to her or if she'd need to guide them both.