7 May 2020, 16:12
The Unattainable Map
Interacting with @Charles Simmons
Her parchment rolled out, down her legs and outward over the stone floor of the corridors as she sat on one of the benches. She had a pencil in hand, opposed to the usual quill, and was fixing one of the mistakes she had made. On the top of the scroll was written in larger letters "SECOND FLOOR."
When she first arrived to Hogwarts, she had inquired about a map to one of the professors, to which their only reply had been a sort of half smile. Was she asking too much? Was she asking for something that hadn't existed? Didn't matter. Alina Rosier had a passion for exploring and creating this map of hers would be her own little treasure that she could use, keep, and modify over the years.
"I swear that classroom was smaller yesterday!" she muttered. EVERYTHING in this place changed! The staircases moved different ways, the portraits would up and leave and go visit another painting for awhile. This was probably exactly the reason there was no map.
Hearing footsteps, she sighed and looked up to see a boy coming down the corridor. Surely he'd probably make some remark about how he was trying to walk and she was blocking the way or would just step on her creation so she began rolling it up so that he could pass.
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Let your confidence shine, pretty girl.
8 May 2020, 15:16
The Unattainable Map
As Charles walked through the corridors he could hear the rolling of parchment. Either someone was rolling it up or down. He really wanted to see, because he was late for class so why was their someone in the corridors. So he started to speed-walk down the corridor as soon as the rolling of parchment stoped. He took a turn and when he got far enough in the hall he saw a girl.
And when the girl saw him she started to roll up her piece of parchment. Charles waved at the girl and smiled. He was close to her now, but he cared about personal space so he stayed where he was. "Hi, I'm Charles Simmons." The boy smiled, for some reason, it was easy for him to talk to this girl. He was not getting tongue-tied like he usually did because he was shy.
"What are you doing here class already started, are you lost like me? There are so many twists and turns in this place. Even if I have been here for a while I still get confused." The boy then realized he was talking too much about himself. "What's your name?" He tried to say it as friendly as possible. Not wanting to scare off someone he could become really good friends with.
Charles looked at his feet, he just realized how awkward it was. And he quickly became tongue-tied again. Because when he tried to talk he made an Eep sound. Just like he did when he met Leonard at the beginning of the year. That gave him so memories as he remembered how worthless Leonard made him feel.
[font=Segoe Print]@Alina Rosier[/font]
"Things can change from the worst to the best. But only if you can change it yourself. Cause nobody is going to change it for you." ~Charles Simmons
Stamina: 6 Evasion: 4 Strength: 4 Wisdom: 7 Arcane Power: 6 Accuracy: 8
8 May 2020, 15:50
The Unattainable Map
Interacting with @Charles Simmons
Alina looked the boy over and saw the Slytherin tie and while she would show no sign of it - she instantly grew jealous. So he was a Slytherin like her identical twin sister Bella. It relieved her that the school was big enough that not EVERYONE got her confused with Bella. Even her good friend Meredith Ready, a fellow Slytherin of them, didn't know Bella.
She gave no indication of her house herself. She had the basic black school robes but without the tie. She placed on her Hufflepuff tie once she got into a classroom and took it off before she exited through the doors.
Was it already time for class to begin? She didn't have a watch on her, nor did she see a clock around. So many staircases and so many paintings but no clocks. "I've been trying to map out the castle. I must have lost track of time," she said as she stood up, not really caring that she was missing some of a professor blabbing on. In fact it was kind of nice.
"Alina Rosier," she said and reached out to take the boy's hand and then did her usual little curtsy she did after meeting someone or saying goodbye to them. "If classes have already started, what brings you here before me?" he wasn't in class either.
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12 May 2020, 14:25
The Unattainable Map
"Oh umm I am really lost, and I'm kinda panicking. I don't want to get in trouble but I'm late. And I am afraid that if I go into class late I will get in trouble. But if I don't go to class I am going to be in trouble still." Charles shook his head as he realized he was rambling. This was why he could never make a friend, he would freak them out with his rambling.
"Well it nice to meet you, Alina Rosier. Are you in Slytherin as well I'm pretty sure I saw you in Slytherin? And you seemed to be proud of that because whenever I saw you I saw you wearing the Slytherin tie. Why are you not now? Or is my mind just playing tricks on me? Sorry, I'm rambling again." Charles looked down at his feet. "The idea of a map is really neat." He said quietly.
As he took out his wand and fiddled with it. He thought to himself, his own thoughts were bullying him. All Charles could see of himself were the negatives. He was a rambler a weirdo and too shy to see if he made friends with anyone. And too scared to try a little adventure. He probably already made the girl uncomfortable. And she would make some excuse and bolt. He was such an idiot that he made an "Eep" sound. An EEP sound in front of the girl. It was for sure now the girl would definitely bolt.[font=Segoe Print]@Alina Rosier[/font]Sorry for being so late to reply.
"Things can change from the worst to the best. But only if you can change it yourself. Cause nobody is going to change it for you." ~Charles Simmons
Stamina: 6 Evasion: 4 Strength: 4 Wisdom: 7 Arcane Power: 6 Accuracy: 8
12 May 2020, 17:35
The Unattainable Map
Interacting with @Charles Simmons
This boy WAS nervous. Alina tucked the map into her bag and stood up before him, looking him up and down. For someone herself that needed more confidence (at least in herself) she felt this boy certainly needed a good dash and maybe, just maybe, today was the day.
"Well," she looked to his Slytherin attire again, "you've probably seen Bella, she's my sister, we're twins. Identical. I got MISsorted into Hufflepuff because I talked back to the stupid sorting hat," she rolled her eyes a little. "Anyway...Alina. Alina Rosier," she said and did her proper little curtsy.
"And Charles....Charles. We didn't get turned around," she corrected him with a cover story she was making up as she spoke, "we didn't get lost and we didn't lose track of time. You're feeling ill...I can see it." Alina stepped closer to the boy and placed her hand on his forehead. "Oh Charlie...yes. You feel as though you've caught a fever! You're lucky, you know. We Hufflepuffs are supposed to be darn right helpful and I'm going to be that darn right helpful person RIGHT now. Well actually, from a bit ago. BECAUSE you see, I saw you walking to class looking pale and troubled and when acquiring as to what was wrong I discovered that you need a trip to the Hospital Wing. Only...we got to the second floor and you needed to sit and take a bit of a break due to that stomach ailment of yours. So here we are, patiently waiting until we can continue our journey to the Hospital Wing where you will get some ginger ale and we'll both get a pass for missing our class."
Easy. Easy and cunning.
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13 May 2020, 14:33
The Unattainable Map
Okay this girl was smart and the plan seemed simple enough. Charles smiled on the inside wanting to go with the girls plan. But on the outside he started to sweat at the thought of lying. His skin became paler then it was. And his hands fiddled with his wand faster then before. He kept making Eep sounds frequently like hiccups.
What was wrong with him. He has never been this nervous before were he made Eep sounds in replacement of hiccups. He wanted to faceplant but his hands just fiddled with his wand. Then it all just stopped. "Sounds like a plan." He was finally able to say it. Hopefully he did not make the girl uncomfortable. Because he felt uncomfortable with himself at the moment.
He was such a nervous wreck but he finally was able to calm down. "Are you sure it would work?" He again fiddled with his wand. Thinking of all the possible ways this could go wrong. Now he was ramballing to himself. Which was a major improvement for the boy. The boy looked around the corridor as he thought it through. The more the boy thought I through. The more he realized how much of a genius the girl was.
@[font=Segoe Print]Alina Rosier[/font]
"Things can change from the worst to the best. But only if you can change it yourself. Cause nobody is going to change it for you." ~Charles Simmons
Stamina: 6 Evasion: 4 Strength: 4 Wisdom: 7 Arcane Power: 6 Accuracy: 8
13 May 2020, 18:37
The Unattainable Map
Interacting with @Charles Simmons
"Well, no...frankly, I'm not sure it'll work," she said as she watched him be uneasy with that. But hey! She was at least telling him the truth. "But that's all part of the adventure, isn't it?"
Now that she had all her belongings back inside her bag, she placed it over her shoulder and grabbed the boy's hand. "It's all in the details, Charlie. All in the details. Plus you see, I've already been to the Hospital Wing once so I know where to take us. Kids fall ill now and again, it happens. They've got to understand."
And the plan worked! Between Alina taking control doing the talking and Charlie's nerves, they were able to get two Absent Slips from the nurse to give their professors at the beginning of their next class. And now they had freedom before the next class because it was a short break time before lunch.
"You did good in there, Charlie," she complimented the boy. "So what did you think of the Hospital Wing? It's rather simple really, but just something about that place seems comforting to me. I love it. It's a whole entire area of the castle just dedicated to helping people feel better."
Let your confidence shine, pretty girl.
18 May 2020, 14:17
The Unattainable Map
Charles tightened his grip over his absent slip. He could not believe that it actually worked. He felt more confident now. The plan did not blow up in their faces, which made Charles understand. That its ok to have an adventure from time to time.
But it was still going to take a long time before he wants to go on adventures without being dragged along.
As the girl spoke he wondered why she called him Charlie. He had never had a nickname before so it was strange to him. Not being called his real name, as he thought he forget that the girl was talking to him. His eyes widened as he realized he needed to reply. "I... Uhh... Umm... Eep" Charles looked at the ground.
What was wrong with him. He needs to get out of the habit of making an Eep noise when he was nervous.
"It was nice... I did not get in trouble... And it was nice to see people so... Whats the word... Dedicated... Yeah thats the word... Its nice to see people so dedicated to helping people." Charles smiled shyly and thought again. Did he say the wrong words, did he make the girl uncomfortable.
"Well I should get going, my next class is far from here." Charles smiled, and waved goodbye to her before he left.
@[font=Segoe Print]Alina Rosier[/font]
"Things can change from the worst to the best. But only if you can change it yourself. Cause nobody is going to change it for you." ~Charles Simmons
Stamina: 6 Evasion: 4 Strength: 4 Wisdom: 7 Arcane Power: 6 Accuracy: 8