[C] An Empty Corridor

[Helia Ollivander]

(cont. sitting at the lake)
Helia charged into the castle and began wandering about aimlessly. She went up a flight of stairs, turned left walked down three hallways, turned right went up two more flights of stairs turned right then left then right again, went down another hallway up a flight of stairs, and finally collapsed sobbing. She heard staircases changing and knew it would take her forever to find her way back now, but that didn't matter. Not much did at this point.

[alfred]

The recently appointed caretaker Mr Peabody was patrolling the corridors when he found a girl wandering around aimlessly, he flew through the wall to make her jump in fright...

[Helia Ollivander]

All this really did was make her sob harder. She didn't have the energy, nor the particular urge, to run or scream from this new Hogwarts Haunt. Running into Malfoy had done her in for the day. She pulled her knees into her and let her head rest on them as she continued to cry, though now that she had an audience she tried to quiet them a bit. Why was she acting so irrational lately? And how come every corner she turned there was one more person to make the day worse?

She finally gathered her nerves, took a deep breath and dried her tears before standing, staring at the poltergeist and near screaming. "What the hell do you want?"

[alfred]

Peabody was a little taken aback by her outburst and decided to go away and search for more easier people to scare
shouting as he went "ha ha just because I scared you be warned I'll be back when you least expect it!"

[Henry Boggleworth]

Boggleworth was strolling the deserted corridors as he often did for a breath of fresh air when he came upon a girl who had obviously been crying as he came nearer he recognised as a the girl who he had played a game of quidditch with he walked up to her hoping to make her feel better
"hi there what's the problem... Halo, did Grace call you? is it Halo?"

[Helia Ollivander]

She quickly dabbed at her face again, to try and hide the traces of crying, she knew it was too late but it made her feel a little better. "Yeah, yeah, I'm Halo. It's-It's nothing you need to worry about. Nothing I should worry about really, but such is life." she shrugged, then looked over her hsoulder to make sure the ghoul was gone... "I wonder if there's a way to vanquish the dead..." she thought out loud.

[Henry Boggleworth]

Boggleworth wondered what was worrying her but thought he had best not pry she would tell him if she wanted to.
"not that I know though it would be flippin useful!"

[Helia Ollivander]

"Yeah..." she sat down against the wall again. She had to talk to someone, and even though she didn't know Boggleworth very well he seemed like a trustworthy guy. "Okay, hypothetical situation..." 'As if that ever works...' "...Say there's this couple, and it turns out that one of them is a lot better off then the other, and it turns out that the same one has been hanging out with another person that's also very well to do... what would you do? Did that make any sense?" she knew she was talking in riddles, but being in the distressed state that she was she couldn't currently think of any other way to put it.

[Henry Boggleworth]

"yeah it makes perfect sense and its quite a predicament! I suppose you'd rather not divulge who it is?" enquired Boggleworth as he sat down next to Halo

[Helia Ollivander]

"Some friends of mine." it was the truth. L.C. was her friend, as was Brian. She just wasn't mentioning that she was a part of the equation. "I'm just trying to figure out what to do... to help them.They're from two different worlds and it's tough for either of them to open up to each other... it just makes life lousy... for them."

[Henry Boggleworth]

Boggleworth thought for a moment..."well what I'd do in that situation is totally open up as I always do, there should be no social divisions but sadly there are! How do they not get on?"

[Helia Ollivander]

"Well, I mean we still talk and get along well, but seeing him and her talking and them having so much more in common than he and I do, and it just seems like Brian is willing to open up about his past to everyone except for me and..." mentally she was beating herself. 'Gracious, I go through so much trouble to hide my identity in this and then it all comes out!' "You probably think I'm some sort of over-protective jealous paranoid girl don't you?" she asked with a half-hearted chuckle.

[Henry Boggleworth]

Boggleworth felt sorry for Halo this Brian needs to care for people more he thought "never he just doesn't know how lucky he is! he's the fool not you! and I appreciate you feeling that you can confide in me." Boggleworth said heartily
"Maybe you just need a good one on one conversation with him, would it help if I talked to him do you think? or maybe it's best left between the two of you, whatever you think!"

[Helia Ollivander]

"I think I'm going to try and get some alone time with him, but thanks for the offer, Gully. It means a lot to me." she hugged him. "Brian really is sweet, just... troubled, I guess." she shrugged. "Anyways, let's go do something. Moping around is not helping my attitude any..." she htought for moment, "How's a round of butter beer sound?"

[Henry Boggleworth]

Boggleworth looked around at his new found friend and hoped he'd been able to help "Well whenever you need a friendly face to talk to just find me I'm always around! A butterbeer sounds great let's be off then" Boggleworth bounded to his feet full of energy and offered his hand to help Halo up...