Closed Lost Book! PV Leaf Shard

@Leaf Shard
Image posted by the member
Elisa was hurrying along a corridor, robes and hair flying behind her as she half walked, half ran. Her face was flushed red, her heart beating madly inside her chest, sweat pouring onto her face.

Come on, come on! Calm down and ask someone if they saw your book! Or ask someone to lend you their book! Elisa thought. She had been searching for her Standard Book of Spells for a full twenty minutes already, and she had ten minutes until her next class.

Oh! I haven't searched in the second floor yet! And that was the place I last used my book! As she thought of that, Elisa hurried down the staircase, blaming herself for not realising that earlier. It would have saved her another ten minutes. As she sighed, she wasn't paying attention to what was under her feet. Elisa tripped on a step, and her bursting, book filled bag toppled down the staircase, spilling out all the items it had carried.

"Merlin's beard, no!", Elisa cried out loud as she stood up and brushed the dust off her robes. She hurried down the stairs to collect her fallen out books, ignoring a stabbing pain in her left knee. Just a bruise... Elisa thought, sweeping her messy hair out of her sweaty face. She knelt down to pick up all her fallen books, stuffing them back into her bag.
Last edited by Elisa Wagner on 26 May 2024, 09:55, edited 1 time in total.

Elisa Wagner | Clément Guillaume Cantegrel
SHOP | GALLERY
sta 6 | eva 10 | str 3 | wis 9 | arc 8 | acc 10
Closed Lost Book! PV Leaf Shard





























Image posted by the member
Leaf traced their finger along the cracks in the stone walls, sauntering down the second floor corridor and clutching a large book to their chest. How old was the castle? Maybe they would know if they had been paying attention in History of Magic - or not. It wasn't their favourite subject, put it that way. That prize would go to Herbology.

They approached the staircase and let their hand trail off the wall when the walls opened out into the stairway, littered with countless portraits crammed beside each other. They tucked a short stand of hair behind their ear. The castle never failed to impress.

Suddenly, Leaf heard a crash, followed by many smaller thuds - and a frustrated cry - sound from the stairs, and immediately looked up to see what had made all the racket. On the way up, they saw an open book hanging off the edge of a step, so picked it up and continued up to find a girl their age kneeling on the floor and packing her bag with a stack of books.

"Hello? Uh... um... are you, okay?" They flinched at the sound of their own voice - it wasn't something they were used to hearing. Awkwardly, they stood there, wondering what to do.





























word count: 212/200
@Elisa Wagner
Closed Lost Book! PV Leaf Shard
@Leaf Shard

Elisa quickly straightened up, looked around, and saw a student her age standing right besides her. Was she already there when my bag fell? Elisa wondered. Her eyes turned to see the person carrying in their arms one of the books that had spilled out onto the ground. She felt herself slightly go red in the face as she grinned sheepishly.

"Thanks." Elisa took the book from the fellow student's hands. Realising they had asked her a question, she quickly added, "Of course, I'm fine! I was just in a bit of a hurry to find my Charms book. I lost it somewhere, I think."

Elisa checked her watch. 5 minutes! I really gotta go if I want to find my book before next class! She glanced up at student. "Thanks for helping, but I really have to go on searching." She added as an after thought, "Class is starting in about five minutes"

Elisa bent down to pick up the remaining books littered on the floor. She didn't want anyone stepping on her newly bought books, did she? Arms full, she tried to stuff all of them at once in her bag, only to find that they didn't fit. She groaned. Elisa put down half of the pack, and put the other half in her bag.

She looked up and saw the other student still watching her. She flushed. Why am I always embarrassing myself in front of others?

Elisa Wagner | Clément Guillaume Cantegrel
SHOP | GALLERY
sta 6 | eva 10 | str 3 | wis 9 | arc 8 | acc 10
Closed Lost Book! PV Leaf Shard





























Image posted by the member
The girl looked at Leaf and they fidgeted with their robes nervously as she realised they were right there, standing closer than was comfortable for liking. Shaking slightly, they held out the book they had found, and the girl took it.

"Of course, I'm fine! I was just in a bit of a hurry to find my Charms book. I lost it somewhere, I think." She had lost her charms book? And yes, she had to be in a hurry, since it was probably less than ten minutes until classes began. Maybe they could help?

Then the girl thanked them before returning to picking up all the books still remaining outside of her bag, the frustration growing evident on her face as she tried to cram all of them into it and groaning when she discovered that they didn't quite fit in the messy arrangement she'd placed them in.

"I could help." They felt so incredibly stupid just standing there doing nothing. And their next class wasn't far away, so they were certain they could stay to help for a few minutes or so before needing to rush off to avoid being late. "Where did you last see the book?" Whenever Leaf lost something, their Dad always told them to check the place where they'd last seen it. The advice had not failed them yet.





























word count: 220/200
@Elisa Wagner
Last edited by Leaf Shard on 24 May 2024, 15:18, edited 1 time in total.
Closed Lost Book! PV Leaf Shard
@Leaf Shard

With a final tug and push, Elisa finally managed to squeeze in all her books into her now very tight bag. She wiped sweat off her forehead.

"Oh, thank you! I'd gladly accept help!" Elisa answered, pretty much relieved she had someone to help her. "Last time I saw it... Let's see. Yesterday night, I packed my bag and I most certainly put my Charms book in there. And then..." Elisa squinted her eyes, "And then I went to all the morning classes. I didn't take the Charms book out, because I don't have Charms in the morning. And after lunch..."

Elisa couldn't remember. Her brain was buzzing, her thoughts were tired. She leaned back onto the cool stone wall. She closed her eyes. She wasn't aware anymore of the student standing there, watching her. She could only feel the coolness of the ancient walls cooling down her body, cooling down her mind. She could think clearly now. But she didn't really want to think .

What? I'll just tell the professor I forgot my book. Big deal.

She reopened her eyes. The student was still standing there.

"Thanks for offering to help, but I think I'll just tell the teacher I forgot it. No big deal. After all, I have searched the whole castle for it already." She grinned, more to herself than to anybody else. She had managed to become calm.

Elisa Wagner | Clément Guillaume Cantegrel
SHOP | GALLERY
sta 6 | eva 10 | str 3 | wis 9 | arc 8 | acc 10