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Post by zee on Aug 29, 2007 19:35:25 GMT
Eloise walked along the lake, her toes sinking the sand. It was more like dirt really, but she didn't mind. The coolness felt good on her toes in comparison to the sunny and humid day. It was a new year, a new school, a new language. Her dark hair feel over her eyes, damp from the heat. It had been to hot to wear her new Hogwarts robes. She still wasn't sure how she felt about the yellow color of her new house, Hufflepuff. She had gotten used to the soft green color of her old Beauxbatons house. She couldn't even pronounce her new house. Every time some one asked her want house she was in she would be forced to say, "I am in 'Ufelaypoof." Usually she got a laugh or a look of confusion. She would blush and then say something like. "You know, zee yellow one." and they would get it.
But now she was happy to just walk with her toes in the sand near the lake. She didn't have to talk to anyone, and no one would start to laugh at her. Not that she minded. It wasn't really their fault she couldn't speak their language. She would laugh if an English person tried to speak French pronouncing everything wrong. She wasn't about to be hypocritical.
Sighing she sat down on the beach, her white sandals in her hard. She pulled her legs up close to her, hugging them for support. She looked out over the semi-green lake. It reminded her of home. Maybe it was the fresh air or the lovely color. She couldn't put her finger on why, but it did none the less.
She sat there, looking out over the lake. Not even a breeze rustled her long dark hair. It was so sticky out. Even her light cotton dress stuck to her. It was a soft yellow color, her effort to get used to her new house. She sighed, the air hot in her mouth. She wondered if it was this muggy at home. But then she remembered it wasn't home anymore. Greenwich, England was home now. She just starred into the lake.
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Post by Sarie Thimble on Aug 29, 2007 19:40:52 GMT
Sarie was walking by the lake. It was a new year. Her 2nd year which showed she could make it. She saw a very pretty girl sitting at the edge of the lake. The weather was hot no breeze to cool it down. She reached the girl. Sarie had never seen her before. "Are you new here? She asked. "What house are you in. I'm Sarie nice to meet you."
Sarie noticed the girl was doing what she did all the time just staring out at the lake. She thought about this time last year she was friendless. Now she had so many. She looked out still praying to see a Phoenix but never would happen again. She sighed.
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Post by zee on Aug 29, 2007 19:52:18 GMT
Eloise heard the foot steps behind her, but figured that they would just walk past. However, it was a younger girl, perhaps about twelve, and she immediatly sat down next to Eloise. Eloise was taken aback. Usually in France it was curtousy to ask to be seated. However she quickly reminded herself that she was not in France. She must remember that. Eloise smiled in spite of herself.
"Qui." Eloise said, but then blushed. "I mean yes, I am." She said her accent thick. She smiled at the girl. "It iszee pleasure." Eloise said to the girl. She guessed that she must not be a first year, unless how would she have known Eloise was a new girl. She noticed that the younger years hardly ever questioned her.
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Post by Sarie Thimble on Aug 29, 2007 19:58:45 GMT
"So how do you like it here so far. I'm guessing you're French. Did you transfer? What house you in?" The girl looked about 16 or 17. Sarie remember the problems she had making friends but she wanted the girl know she was a friend. She learned to block peoples minds over the summer. Now she could do it at will now she talk to any one with worrying as much. "Sorry if I'm being noisy." She muttered as she realized how much she was taking.
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Post by zee on Aug 29, 2007 20:06:12 GMT
"Qui, I come from France." Eloise said with a smile. She really was proud of her French heritage. She wouldn't choose to be anything. However, she didn't really want to get into why she wasn't in France anymore. "My familee moved." she said simply. She doubted that the girl was interested in her sister's death and her family tormenting her by picking up and throwing away all of her memories.
Oh dear. Eloise thought. Of course she had to ask what house. Eloise knew that she would laugh at her. However, it was rude to just leave the question unanswered. Smiling sweetly, Eloise looked at the girl. She opened her mouth and said. "I was poot into zee 'Uffleypoof 'ouse." she said with a smile, silently praying that the girl wouldn't laugh. It was one thing to have a fellow upperclassman snicker, but not a young girl.
"You are not being noisy." Eloise said with a smile, encouraging the younger girl. "I am enjoying our conversayteeon."
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Post by Sarie Thimble on Aug 29, 2007 20:12:01 GMT
"Me too." She said with a smile. " How long ago did you move from France. Your English is really good. So your in Hufflepuff. I'm glad we met." She looked over the water again. She was thinking about Ian. He wasn't there any more. He was the first friend there. He had given her the Silver Arrow which was a really good broom. He wanted her to take his place on house team she doubt she make it.
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Post by zee on Aug 29, 2007 20:25:15 GMT
"Oh, juzt a munth ago." Eloise said. She had barley gotten used to sleeping in her new bed at home. Now she had to get used to sleeping in another new bed her at school. She to admit that the new dorm rooms were very nice. However, they were decorated in the Hufflepuff yellow and with the ugly badger. It was a scary animal to say the least. Eloise used to be in a house with the mascot as a butterfly. It was much calmer waking up to a butterfly than to a badger.
"What 'ouse are you in, if you do not mind me asking?" Eloise asked. She could see the girl had on her robes, and they they had redish piping. However Eloise had no idea what house that meant. She did know that the house colors were red, blue, green, and of course, yellow. She had no idea what the other houses stood from except for her own.
She knew that Hufflepuff's were a mixture of all the houses. They were sometimes thought of to be the weakest house. Eloise knew she wasn't weak however, maybe the ugly old hat she had to have placed on her shiny hair was wrong. It was a hat after all, how smart can it be.
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Post by Sarie Thimble on Aug 29, 2007 21:54:45 GMT
"I'm in Gryffindor." Sarie said. "I don't mind at all." She smiled this year was going to be a lot easier.
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Post by zee on Aug 29, 2007 22:40:56 GMT
(it's really hard to respond to these posts. If you don't have time to write a good post then I suggest you don't post at all.)
Gryffindor. Ok, so that was red. Eloise wondered what the traits of a Gryffindor were. She didn't want to sound naive or stupid, but she ventured to ask Sarie. "What iz zat house mascot, do you say?" she asked. Like Hufflepuff was a badger, but Hufflepuff didn't sound like it would be a badger. For all she knew Gryffindor could have a tree frog as a mascot. "And what doez it mean, you being sorted into, Gr.." she had never attempted to say this new house. She smiled and paused. "Greefindoor." satisfied she continued. "I meen, like 'Uffleypoof is kind and caring." she smiled, suddenly proud to be in the badger house. "What doez eet meen to be in Greefindor?"
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Post by Sarie Thimble on Aug 29, 2007 23:09:59 GMT
"Gryffindor is like Courage and Bravery. We have a Loin for our mascot. Do you want to know the other houses. Is it your first day here." She sighed thinking. "What do you think about the school." She was having trouble talking to her. She would walk away but she wanted to be rude.
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Post by zee on Sept 7, 2007 0:05:42 GMT
"Pardon?" Eloise said. "I zink I understood you, but did you say that your mascot was a loin? Did I heard you wrong?" Eloise wrinkled her nose. "ugh. 'Ow...'Ow do you say, gross." In Eloise's experience with the word loin, it came from her grocer back home. Her mother was trying to order some meat at the counter, but the man kept asking her if she wanted a loin cut. After explaining what it was, her mother said no. However, a cut of meat was hardly a suitable mascot for a school house. Eloise had though the badger was a bad representation. How in the world was a loin brave and courageous. Perhaps she misunderstood the girl.
"Oh, I zink I like it 'ere." Eloise said with a smile. "Of course my school back in France was much more loverly." She looked around at the trees and the lake. "We 'ave more flowers and animals of a friendly nature roaming around." Looking at the dark forest around her she lowered her eyebrows. "and we did not 'ave a ugly, black forest surrounding us full of dark magic." It was just a guess, but Eloise thought that a place so dim could never be good. "I also zink that they have silly mascots and silly 'ouse colours." She said, folding her arms.
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Post by Sarie Thimble on Sept 7, 2007 0:14:14 GMT
"Why do you think a lions is bad? They're brave and thats our house trait. The forest isn't all dark magic. There are unicorns and thestrals are nice. True there some dark magic bit that doesn't mean its all bad." Sarie knew she was new but she was rather insulted at she that call the loin bad. Sarie was proud of her loin.
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Post by zee on Sept 7, 2007 19:22:17 GMT
(I was kinda of taking advantage of your typo. read the last two posts again....)
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Post by Sarie Thimble on Sept 7, 2007 19:33:27 GMT
(sry what typo)
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Post by zee on Sept 8, 2007 16:19:26 GMT
"Gryffindor is like Courage and Bravery. We have a Loin for our mascot.
1. The part of the body of a human or quadruped on either side of the backbone and between the ribs and hips.
2. One of several cuts of meat, such as tenderloin, taken from this part of an animal's body, typically including the vertebrae of the segment from which it is taken."
I mean Eloise can hardly understand English. I had to take advantage of it, Forgive me! Proof read your replys before you post them.  Sorry for all the OOC stuff Admins. I know your not liking me right now.) |
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