I'm Doing What I Want
Word Count: 439/200
@Jessamine Lancaster
Lauren: #2e5a25
Others: #84774d
Thoughts: italics
14th March, 2025
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| ❝kill them with success and bury them with a smile.❞ |
I'm Doing What I Want
banner by esme hestridge
14 March 2026
Courtyard, Hogwarts.
At this point, there was not much Jessamine aspired to other than being someone the students could rely on. There were still three months before the summer holidays, and that meant that each of these children were essentially her own. That meant that, when a kind student informed her there'd been a note left for her in the Courtyard, having brought it all the way up the stairs, she immediately read it. It took some effort, given that the handwriting was not exactly the best. She did recognise the name, though: Arianna Vanes, a third-year student. She didn't know the girl very well, but she'd made an effort to memorise names. That the girl had dropped the note outside of Ravenclaw Tower surprised her, though; had she not been able to get inside? Surely a fellow student would have helped her with the entry riddle if it was too difficult.
Usually, she would have offered her own office as a meeting spot. After all, it had the comforts of a predictable climate, music and tea. But the girl had stated she was – would be? – in the courtyard, which was not altogether an awful place to meet. With a small sigh, Jessamine shrugged on her coat and made her way all the way back down the stairs, glad to at least be headed downwards this time. When she shouldered open the large doors heading to the Courtyard, she gave the overcast sky a quick, furtive glance (would it rain?), and, upon ascertaining that she did not yet require an umbrella, headed out.
Jessamine wasn't the best at observation (that, or she was humble, who knew), but she considered herself not to be oblivious. She scanned the Courtyard, expecting even a hint of a student's hair to peek out, or otherwise to hear something. However, there was nothing, at least not at first glance. Jessamine pursed her lips and looked both ways once again, then uttering a small, almost disappointed sigh. Was this like the adult version of knock-a-door, run?
She suppressed the urge to roll her eyes, instead slipping her hands into her warm pockets and listening to the peaceful sound of the fountain. She'd always loved this place when she was younger.
Content, she turned, ready to leave...
@Lauren Vanes
I'm Doing What I Want
Word Count: 341/200 sry fr the shorter reply!
@Jessamine Lancaster
Lauren: #2e5a25
Others: #84774d
Thoughts: italics
14th March, 2025
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| 𝓼𝓽𝓪 2 | 𝓮𝓿𝓪 3 | 𝓼𝓽𝓻 1 | 𝔀𝓲𝓼 8 | 𝓪𝓻𝓬 8 | 𝓪𝓬𝓬 8 | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | lauren vanes | parselmouth |
| ❝kill them with success and bury them with a smile.❞ |
I'm Doing What I Want
banner by esme hestridge
14 March 2026
Courtyard, Hogwarts.
Jessamine was finally ready to leave, not really desiring to court the impending rain, when a head of hair made itself visible to her. The girl in front of her was one Jessamine didn't know, which was half a surprise. Obviously, then, it wasn't one Arianna Vanes, as, however vaguely, Jessamine was able to put a face to a name there. She eyed the girl for a moment, convinced she hadn't been there before. However, sometimes kids were kids – they were in one place one minute and another the next, and, sometimes, there was neither rhyme nor reason to their behaviour.
She made to leave, but a gust of wind – carrying with it the rain that had been begging to fall – smacked her in the face, pushing auburn hair into her eyes. Jessamine groaned to herself, using one hand to shove her hair back, and only then did the give the girl more proper attention. After all, she really did look somewhat like Arianna, and, still, she really was just a kid. 'Why on earth are you out here in this weather? I can only imagine it'll get worse; you might as well head inside. You know, have a cup of tea or something.'
@Lauren Vanes