(Corridors) Naivity

[Jerred Boneman]

Times had changed and the students were far stupider than they were five years ago. Jerred stood and looked out a grand window overlooking the large field that eventually led to the lake. He saw the sun shimmering down brightly upon it, casting the glowing effect to wherever the suns rays could reach. He watched as hundreds of students lazily went about their day and each one of them thought they were special, each one trying to be a hero like Harry Potter or a prankster like the fabled Weasly Twins. All of them failed flatly.

He was a prankster, an upright citizen who stood up for himself, a person that could change from a childish prankster to a mature adult within the blink of an eye. Lately, he had been the latter. His circumstances had changed and with it, a begrudging effort not to kick the hell out of all the students who thought they were special.

He rolled his eyes, knowing that several students off fled into the forest just because they could. He would go, kick them back to the school just because he didn't want them, or their parents getting killed secretly. Though they kept going.

The students were naive of the war that was going on, well, the better part of them. He knew that the students knew of thw war between the RRL, the Rogues and the Ministry. He had seen the casualties of the war in the entrance hall to the school, where bodies had lay, some merely wounded and some dead. He knew that the Rogues were attracting attention on, big attention and that's why Hogsmeades citizenry had risen to epic proportions in recent months. Whatever the Ministry was doing inside of the forest now, it wasn't good.

So, now Jerred found himself watching the school, arms crossed with a dull look on his face. He now realised he had grown up into the man he was meant to become, though he could still drop himself down into the depths of pranksterhood, but he couldn't be bothered half the time now.

[Maria Turolia]

Maria walked down the corridor, on her way to the library. It had become a more common place for her to be lately. Somehow all the knowledge that was stored within had become more important, and Maria found herself wanting to learn anything and everything that she could. However, she stopped when she saw Jerred standing before a window and looking out over the grounds.

Maria had known who Jerred was since they started school. They were in the same year, and Jerred had always been the school prankster so everyone knew who he was. Although, as he stood in front of the window, Maria didn't even see the slightest bit of the old prankster in his features. He had grown and changed so much. It was horrible to see that the times had caused such a change in him, but he had learned much from it. She could see that on his face as he stared out the window with a serious face.

"Hello, Jerred," Maria said walking up and standing next to him. She looked out the window to see what it was that he was looking at. The students were of course scattered across the grounds going about their days as though there wasn't the least bit of problem in the world. "What are you thinking?" she asked in a soft voice, her gaze still out at the students far below.

[Jerred Boneman]

Jerred was oblivious to anyone, so when someone said his name he jumped slightly, his hear pounding. He calmed himself and smiled at the sight of Maria. She may be a Hufflepuff, but was never the butt of any of his pranks or jokes as she had always been kind to him, for some reason.

'Hey, Maria. You frightened me.' He replied softly. 'Just thinking of the ways of the world and why it has changed so much.' There was more to his thoughts than just that, but he wouldn't reveal them too soon.

'I just want to know why we change so suddenly, why we become a person we never thought we would become.' He continued, staring at a Gryffindor 1st year playing with her kitten in the grass. Normally, he would smile devillishly at the thought of pulling a prank on the girl, but now he watched with a dull fascination. 'I've changed and it's probably pretty obvious to everyone. I sulk around the corridors, where once I would laugh and hex students if they did anything to me. Now, I just let them be and I don't think twice of it.'

Jerred sighed. 'I think I've become the person I'm meant to be.' He said, shrugging his shoulders as an indication he wasn't completely sure is he was right.

[Maria Turolia]

"I'm sorry," Maria said in a gentle voice. "I certainly did not mean to frighten you." As she listened, Maria kept her gaze out the window at the students playing below. She couldn't help the very small smile that played across her lips as Jerred spoke. When he had finished she placed her hand gently on his arm to reassure him.

"Jerred, I personally believe that you have changed into what you need to be at the moment. Right now your serious, on task personality is what serves you best. You are still the same old prankster deep down inside somewhere, but for now that is where he will stay." Maria had thought about things like this since all the drama had started. It was sad to see him so unsure of himself, when he was doing everything that was needed of him.

"For now, Jerred, this is who you are meant to be." She gave him a slight nod, quite certain in her answer. "Who knows? Maybe someday that same old fun-loving Jerred will return. When all this is done and everyone needs a good laugh. You have grown and matured, and that is what was necessary for you. Most of them out there," Maria said gesturing out at the students below. "are still just living their lives, unconcerned about what is going on around them."

[Jerred Boneman]

Jerred looked at Maria with a new found respect. 'I guess you're right. When the situation arises, I'll be back to my old self but for now, those down there that are unconcerned about their world will need someone to look over them and not just the Professor's and Rogues. They'll need us.'

Jerred turned away from the window and now leant with his back on the wall, arms folded over his chest.

'So many things to do, so little time to do it in. We'll need a lot more help to pull everything off without a hitch.' Jerred commented, a smile appearing on his face.