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Post by Girty Hubbles on Nov 11, 2007 18:27:38 GMT
The corridor was quite, a cold winter breeze blew through the open window and brushed over Girty sending the lose strands of hair flying around as she sat cross legged in the middle of the corridor. She had her eyes closed and was breathing in and out steadily, she had emptied her mind and was lost in her own little world. She was convinced people had walked past her already, stared at her, had a laugh at the weird Hufflepuff and Girty did not mind.
But it was then when she heard a noise behind her, and it disturbed her peacefulness. Slowly opening her left eye Girty let it adjust to the late afternoon light and looked around to try and find who the culprit was. However it was then she realised that she could not look behind he with just her eye so grudgingly she opened her right eye and turned he head around. Girty could feel the muscles twinge in her neck as back as she tried to turn too far to quickly, winching for a moment her eyes finally settled on the person who had caused the disturbance.
((oo that is rather lame haha. Sorry to however is reading this…I am never any good at starting threads.))
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Post by raquel on Nov 11, 2007 19:03:55 GMT
Racquel had walked past the girl trying not to be noticed because she felt a bit out of place and weirded out by her. What a strange girl for just sitting right in the corridor by herself and expecting people just to walk around her and not question her sanity. But when she tried to turn down a corridor her turn was a bit too sharp and her elbow rapped on one of the many suit of armors. When she looked back at the girl, she was staring straight at her. "Uhm, sorry? I didn't mean to disturb you." She said innocently. She knew who the girl was, everyone did except maybe the first years, she was Girty Hubbles from the Quadwizard tournament. Feeling that since she disturbed her, the least she could do would be to keep her company, Racquel walked over to her and sat down by her. "Hello, my names Racquel." She said, with a smile that was only half real.
[ my post sucks too. ]
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Nov 11, 2007 19:21:11 GMT
As the final suit of armour fell to the floor Girty’s face turned to one of pure bemusement. It had always been one of her aims to see a domino effect happen on the suits of armour, and she had to hand it to the Gryffindor it was pretty impressive. And as the other girl stuttered her apology out Girty could not help but laugh. Helmets and limbs of the knights were scattered across the corridor that now looked more like a battlefield.
Slowly the girl walked over, and she extend her hand in greeting which Girty gladly took and gave it a good sturdy shake.
“Afternoon Racquel it is very nice to meet you. I am Girty”
She accompanied her greeting with a small wave and a glance around the corridor to make sure no one else was going to come storming around the corner and trip up over the remains. It was then when a sudden pang of guilt hit her, she had laughed at the poor suits of armour as they crashed to the ground and now they lay there helpless. With a small sigh to herself Girty uncrossed her legs and reached into her sock pulling out her wand and with a few fluid movements to suits of armour began to come together again.
As the last helm clicked onto the breast plat Girty gave a small laugh of satisfaction, twirled her wand around in her figures before sliding it back into her sock.
“Would you care to sit down…or would you rather stand up and get the full effects of the cold wind through that window?”
((I thought your post was fine!!))
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Post by raquel on Nov 11, 2007 19:51:11 GMT
She couldn't help but laugh at herself, she hadn't expected all of the suits to fall. It was just about the loudest thing she ever heard and she picked up a gauntlet that had fallen near to her. "It's amazing no one came to see what that was." Racquel said, more to herself than to the Hufflepuff.
"Nice to meet you too." She said as she sat back down on the floor and watched as Girty sent all of the suits back into their upright positions including the hand she was holding. "Wow." She said, drawing out the word with sheer amazement. It was apparent that she was in the tournament for a reason; she was good.
She laughed a bit at how Girty holstered her wand. She sure was an interesting character but for that reason, she seemed to like her already. "If you don't mind me asking, what were you doing here sitting by yourself in the first place?"
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Nov 11, 2007 20:55:15 GMT
Girty laughed along happily with herself when Racqual sat down next to her, and was extremely pleased to notice that the Gryffindor seemed impressed with her work. Maybe having your brother the charms professor did have its advantages. But this thought was driven out of her mind when Racqual asked why she was sitting on the corridor floor. It seemed a logical question to ask as it was not a normal thing to see. So with a small smile Girty looked over at the Gryffindor and raised her eyebrows.
“Now what you are asking there are two completely different questions. First of all is why am I sitting here…and that is because I fell over my shoelace and after landing on the floor I could not be bothered to stand up again so decide to sit and meditate.
Then your second question was why I am alone. Well that is because my two best mates are else where in the world. I have not the foggiest where one is, most likely fighting dragons or something while the other now plays Quidditch for the Chudley Cannons.”
Girty had be honest, there was no point fluttering around the truth. She was really alone in the castle and she was going to have to live with that. (She had come to terms with the fact she was extremely clumsy before she even came to Hogwarts)
So with a small shrug Girty looked at Racqual, slowly realising that she was in fact having a conversation with someone, something she had not done in a long time…she did not count talking to herself as a conversation as for some reason she always knew what was going to be said next.
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Post by raquel on Nov 11, 2007 22:01:10 GMT
Racquel blinked, she seemed so calm and she plainly said that she had no friends here as if it didn't bother her. She wondered if there were other 7th years like her, their closest friends already graduated and left them behind. "Well, I have to say, your friends sound quite amazing. Fighting dragons and making the Canons isn't work just anyone can do." She said, trying to take a more positive spin on it. She decided that she was going to be Girty's friend so she wouldn't be lonely in her last year here and then when she graduated too she could go off and see her friends.
"and I think it's awesome that you can say you know someone on the Canons, they have plenty of fans here." Racquel never really noticed that someone so accomplished at school and in athletics could be an outcast at the same time. "and everyone's a little quirky, you shouldn't people outcast you because of that..?" She said vaguely, even though she probably didn't know the whole story.
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Nov 11, 2007 22:23:28 GMT
Girty’s mind had wondered off into the distant land, where her Bog and Grace where running through the forest, not knowing where they were going fear spreading through them with every step but the main thing was that they were having fun. Girty never went in the forest anymore, not even on the full moon. She would occasionally met up with Dax and walk around the outskirts but she would never venture in further. The hurt and memories would come back and the fear of seeing his ghost again. Girty knew she could not put herself through such torture.
The smile faded from her lips as she dared think about Thom again, but she was not allowed to linger on this thought for long as Raquel was talking to her again. And what she had to say did bring a smile to her face. Her friends were doing well in the world, well Grace was, but Girty never saw her as a Quidditch player, they never really talked about it, they never really talked anymore full stop.
“Quirky…now that is a word that has not been used to describe me before and you know what, I like it. Girty the Quirky…”
It was then Girty broke off and started trying to think of many words that rhymed with quirky, most she made up on the spot others might have meant something else in a different language. But after a minute or two, a frown knitted across her forehead Girty shrugged her shoulders and gave up.
“Oh but that is not the reason I am an ‘outcast’ to use your word. I never really pushed myself to be close to anyone else. For years there was a large group of us. Me, Grace, Bog, Thom, Dax, Jac, Loren…but they all graduated. It is only me and Jac left now, rival house champions…it is a laugh.”
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on Nov 11, 2007 22:29:50 GMT
Ashton, for lack of something to do, was in his animagus form, white-tiger, prowling around the corridors. It was a rather chilly day, and he was glad he had his thick coat of snow-white fur to keep him warm. His heightened tiger-senses detected two people nearby and he sauntered around a corner to see his friend Girty, and a new Gryffindor girl, he padded over to Girty and rubbed against her legs looking up at her. Hope she recognizes me he thought to himself. Of course she probably would, his animagus had the exact same eyes as he did. A stunning sapphire blue.
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Nov 11, 2007 22:41:00 GMT
With a small sigh Girty tried to stop herself from reminiscing too much about the past, it never did anyone good to live in the past. Let it teach you lessons from your mistakes but you can not change what has been done or said. There was so much Girty wished she could change all the ‘if’ and ‘but’ situations that shaped how things came out.
It was then Girty heard the sound of something moving in the distance, although it was not footsteps. It was a padding sound like a creature walking through the corridors. Tensing slightly Girty reached towards her sock ready to draw her wand but as she did the creature rounded the corner.
It was a white tiger which was not something you normally see around the corridors of a school, but after all this was Hogwarts and strange things happen here daily. And as it started to rub its self against her leg like an over grown cat Girty could not help but laugh and moving her hand away from her sock she scratched the creature behind the ear. The task she now had to face was to work out who this was. But as those sapphire eyes fixed its self upon her she knew who it was and she could not help but laugh.
“Afternoon Ashton, why are you not in lesson? I best not heat from Dan you have been skipping Charms again.”
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on Nov 11, 2007 22:47:09 GMT
Ashton looked up at Girty and tilted his head to the side. His expression seemed to say, 'Class? What class?' purring with contentment as she scratched behind his ears, he lay down and yawning, stretched out his paws, revealing the deadly claws that up until then had been hidden from sight.
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Post by raquel on Nov 11, 2007 22:48:55 GMT
Racquel watched as she seemed to space out during her little ranting, but she seemed to hear everything still. She laughed a bit. "I didn't realize it rhymed, but apparently it does." She always liked meeting people that didn't care about their self-image and just did what they wanted to do.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to phrase it, well, meanly. I just meant that maybe you should put yourself out there, don't be pushy but don't just sit here all alone, either." Racquel leaned back a bit and stretched her legs out to try and get comfortable on the floor. So far her day was starting to get a lot better; she never really thought about things like this, but talking it out really made her reflect on her own life as well as advising Girty.
Racquel saw something move in the corner of her eye and looked over at it. "Sweet jesus!" She swore, a little startled at first until she realized it was probably someone's animagus form and whoever it was was obviously friends with Girty and she obviously recognized him as Ashton. I think she has more friends that she gives herself credit for..
[ shoot, missed you guys' posts ]
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Post by Girty Hubbles on Nov 11, 2007 23:12:06 GMT
“Oh do not worry I took no offence, it is only a set of words after all. A bunch of letters grouped together to form a sound that can be recognised by others and thus given meaning too.”
Girty stopped and gave the white tiger another rub on the top of its head knowing that Ashton would be enjoying the fact he was being fussed over, although Girty imagined he would have preferred it to have been a certain Gryffindor. With another soft laugh Girty reached into her pockets and pulled out all sorts of rubbish. Scrap bits of parchment, broken ends of quills, wrappers off sweets, biscuit crumbs and finally after the third handful of rubbish she found what she was looking for.
It was a very crumbled photo, and on it was a group of laughing students, all wearing Hufflepuff robes. Sitting cross legged on the floor was a much younger Girty laughing as two of the older boys behind her were ruffling up each others hair while Bog and Grace were in each others arms smiling away.
“That was taken two years ago. Before they all left, it was Thom’s last day in the castle before he went to work for the ministry. I keep this one with me as it reminds me of them all, the Hufflepuff gang. We were the original Hufflepuff trio.” Girty said pointing out herself, Bog and Grace. “Dax and Thom just tagged along whenever suited them really but they did make us laugh….I am so sorry I should not be boring you with all this. Your right I need to move on and met new people.”
With a small smile Girty looked over at Ashton who was stretching out and taking up more room then both her and Raquel put together. Laughing she picked up a random jelly bean that was in the pile of rubbish and threw it at the tiger as a playful gesture.
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on Nov 11, 2007 23:38:21 GMT
Ashton shook his head when the jelly bean was pelted at him, looking down at the offending object, he batted it around with his paws, acting like some overgrown kitten. Looking at Girty he silently asked her for more jellybeans to play with.
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Post by raquel on Nov 11, 2007 23:49:15 GMT
Racquel looked at the picture, it was a rather nice picture and everyone of course looked happy. "Well, you can't completely forget your past and move on. Some people don't even have their past anymore." She said, referring to people with amnesia and such. "Plus, I think it's interesting." She scooted over to the other side of Girty, the one farthest away from Ashton because he was pretty intimidating in that form even if he was purring like a kitten.
She laughed when Girty threw a jellybean at him and Ash played with it. "Wow, you're just so vicious." She said sarcastically. Is he just going to stay in that form? Well, it's definitely cuter than his human form.
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Post by Professor Ashton Laurent on Nov 11, 2007 23:57:06 GMT
Ashton, bored with his tiger form, switched back to human. One second, he was a tiger, the next he was a human again. Laughing he sat up, his normally pale cheeks were flushed and his sapphire eyes sparkled. "So my tiger form is cuter huh? Well, isn't this the first time you've seen my human form? After all, we just met didn't we?" he asked Raqcuel, brushing his raven-black hair away from his face.
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