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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Oct 1, 2006 18:30:32 GMT
Grace stood outside of the Forest, staring into it's darkness. She sighed at her lack of courage and kicked a stone in front of her. It landed with a thud and rolled, sending eary noises into the cool night air. She took a step back and bumped into something. Grace jumped and squeeked, whirling around and staring at the person she had bumped into.
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Post by Bailey Griffiths on Oct 1, 2006 18:46:00 GMT
Bailey had gone for an evening stroll and ended up near the forbiddenforest, she was looking into the depths of darkness beyond the borderline of the forest, when she heard a noise. She headed to where she thought the noise had originated from, when something bumped in to her.
Bailey fell backwards to the ground and when she looked up, found a fellow hufflepuff starring down at her, "oopsie!" She stood up and dusted off her robes.
"hello to you too!" Bailey said smiling.
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Oct 1, 2006 18:50:55 GMT
Grace lifted both her hands to in front of her mouth as she gasped. She had just realised she had knocked a fellow hufflepuff to the floor. "Oh, I'm so sorry!" she said, and stretched out a hand, "Let me help you up!" She took the persons hand and hauled them up. "I'm Grace, by the way," she smiled, "what you doing out this late at night?"
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Post by Bailey Griffiths on Oct 1, 2006 19:17:57 GMT
"thank you for helping me up" Bailey said with a smile.
"heya grace, i'm Bailey! Well i was just taking a leisurely stroll through the grounds, how about yourself?" She asked.
Bailey suddenly wondered whether anyone else would have heard the noise.. being it a dark evening, perhaps they were not permitted to be out and about at the edge of the forest.
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Oct 1, 2006 19:45:18 GMT
Grace smiled at the girls thanks. But her smile quickly faded as she remembered what she was doing there. "Well ..." she began, "I'm ... um ... you see, I'm just ..." she took a deep quick breathe and said, "I'm here to try conquer my fear."
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Post by Bailey Griffiths on Oct 1, 2006 19:53:27 GMT
Bailey smiled at grace "don't worry dear we all have to face our fears at some stage, anything i could help with?" she asked wonderously.
"However if you wish to face your fears alone i shall not be offended."
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Oct 1, 2006 19:58:53 GMT
Grace grabbed Bailey's arm and hooked her arm in it. "Oh no!" she said, smiling, "I'm not doing this alone! You're coming with me now, whether you want to or not!" She faced the forest and sighed. "Now this is the hard part," she said, softly, "actually going in!" She smiled sheepishly at Bailey then looked back to the forest.
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Post by Bailey Griffiths on Oct 1, 2006 20:10:01 GMT
Bailey smiled as they linked arms, happy that that she could be of use.
She stared deep into the forest, and then looked at Grace seeing the fear seep from her.
She smiled warmly at her and said kindly "take your time, there is no rush." Bailey glanced back towards the dark forest, a sudden chill ran down her spin, a whistle through the trees.
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Oct 1, 2006 20:21:52 GMT
Grace smiled at Bailey. She was glad she was so understanding of how difficult this was for her. She nodded and took Bailey's arm again, "let's just do this!" she said confidently. Walking into the forest with someone next to her was a whole lot more supportive then she could have thought possible. She did not feel so afraid anymore. I don't like being afraid, she thought, that's why you're doing this Gracie, remember that!
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Post by Bailey Griffiths on Oct 1, 2006 20:32:14 GMT
"ok then" Bailey said walking forward, she looked at Grace and saw a growing confidence. Although only knowing Grace for a brief period of time she was becoming proud at how quickly she had managed to gain the confidence to begin the slow walk into the forest.
"What have you been upto today, surely something rather interesting must have happened, afterall this is Hogwarts!" she stated hopefully trying to lighten the mood and make the first few steps into the forest easier for Grace.
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Oct 1, 2006 20:49:38 GMT
Grace giggled, "oh you know, the usual: transfiguration mess up, potion all over my partner, turned him into a neon pink newt. There was a mix up at lunch where three first years where arguing over the same plate of cucumber sandwiches. I sorted them out, and ... oh, you know just a normal day at Hogwarts." As she spoke she waved her free arm around and smiled as thought she was walking through a field of flowers with an old friend. "And yourself?" she asked chit-chattily.
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Post by Bailey Griffiths on Oct 20, 2006 20:54:50 GMT
"A neon pink newt eh, thats sounds cool, if I ever feel like turning into one then i'll come and visit you in potions! ..As for the cucumber sandwiches, I wouldn't bother fighting for the plate I would just take them all!!" Bailey laughed at the thought of a first years reaction.
Bailey looked around taking in the direction, they had been walking in.
"That's you usual kind of day is it, very interesting! Meh, my day same old, same old, Transfiguration and divination, the usual hogwash, but in transfiguration one of the class was attempting to turn some peac0ck ore into a real peac0ck.. and ended up with a piece of ore with a purple beak, orange feathers and green feet!"
(OOC- dude it wouldn't let me write peac0ck normally.. stupid thin lol!)
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Post by Prof Grace Marks on Oct 20, 2006 21:05:17 GMT
Grace giggled at the picture in her head of the ore. "Sounds brilliant!" she giggled. She was feeling better. But since Mandrakes death, the forest was no longer a place to escape to but one to escape from. Fernand's face flashed in her minds eye and she suddenly stopped walking.
Her eyes welled with tears. "I can't!" she whispered, "I can't do this! Not again! It still smells like ... him ..." Her storm blue eyes were wide with fear and sadness. "How am I supposed to get over my fear if I can't even put my one foot in front of the other!" She couldn't but she had to, there was no other way.
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