A Trial of Fire Open Closed

interacting with @Elena Jangleton

It was a cold afternoon outside Hogwarts as Percival walks towards the owly to gather his monthly mail. His parents and grandparents always made sure to keep up with his education, as well as send him some items to help him along the way. Once a month was fine, considering the jobs of most of his family. At least half must of worked for the ministry, so it was understandable as to why it was so spread out. His comfy coat waved in the wind as he reached the steps of the owlery, a low pitched whistle being heard as he slowly made his way up the steps. The only thing he could hear was the low sound of fluttering wings, something of which was normal considering it housed an abnormal amount of owls. However, another sound soon caught his attention.

He must of been halfway up where he heard a faint voice coming from inside the owlery, a voice that sounded distressed. However, from where he was standing the words were muffled and hard to listen too. Curiously, Percy continued his path upwards towards the source of the sound and wondered who this person was babbling about, knowing his luck it was going to be another crazy student who had madness written all over them. He slowly turned a corner and unexpectedly saw a girl fly through the air, her body hitting the floor face first onto the cold concrete below. The flying body and impact of the fall almost made him jump out of his skin, forcing him to stumble backwards into the staircase wall "Jesus Christ!" he shouted out loud as he gazed over to the motionless body. Percy stared at her for a few seconds before hesitantly making his way up, his eyes constantly looking up the stairwell to see if anyone pushed her. Eventually he got to her level and kneeled down, his eyes checking her over for any damage. From the looks of things she was out of it, and had a few cuts and bruises over her face. Percy thought it was best not to move her at all, because you never know if she had any broken bones from the fall. One hand slowly went up to his coat zipper and pulled it down, before taking it off his shoulders and placing it over her back. It was the least he could do for now.

While he took a second to think about the situation something caught his eye, a piece of paper that was laid beside her hand. He extended his arm out and carefully grabbed it, dusting off any dirt or grime that was on it. When he finally looked at it the logo at the top was instantly recognisable, it was the department of magical law enforcement symbol, the exact same one his father worked for. His eyes quickly scanned the parchment until the very end, a small sigh coming from his lips when he finished. It must of been pretty serious for them to send a letter ordering her into the ministry, especially if it wasn't her fault to begin with. However, this whole thing wasn't his business.

Interacting with @Elena Jangleton and @Percival Gray

When Ivy flounced up the stairs to the Owlery, the last thing she had expected to find was a bleeding girl sitting against the wall.

From the colour of her robes, the girl was in Gryffindor, like herself. A boy in green robes looked down at her rather worriedly as she asked how far the Hospital Wing was from here. Ivy froze for a second as she observed the scene. She swallowed and opened her mouth to speak.

"Um, are you alright?" Ivy finally asked the girl, making her way towards her. The next second, she realised that it was a pretty stupid thing to ask a girl who was visibly bleeding. She shut her grey eyes for a second. Social tact, 0. "Ok, stupid question. I have a bandage in my bag." Ivy fished around in her leather satchel to find it. But the other Gryffindor didn't move forwards to get the bandage, instead staying in her place against the wall. Ivy couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. It was just a cut.

Ivy looked at the Slytherin boy, then at the girl again. "What happened to you?" The first-year raised an eyebrow. "Did you get attacked by an owl?" The corners of her mouth quirked up slightly. There was really no way you could injure yourself in the Owlery, unless you encountered a particularly hostile bird.

Once again, social tact, 0.

Oh, well. Ivy did not come to Hogwarts to make friends. She moved closer toward the girl and crouched down, noting her leg seemed to be twisted at a strange angle. Ivy's rosy lips parted in shock and it took a while before she regained her voice. When she spoke, her tone was serious, no longer playing.

"Ok, not kidding now, what did happen to you?" Ivy asked, eyeing the leg. "You really should get to the Hospital Wing. And," she hesitated, briefly wondering if introductions were really important at the moment, "I'm Ivy, by the way. Ivy Bellamy."

"Thanks for stopping..probably not you were expecting on your way up here." said a voice below him as he continued to scan the paper. He slowly lowered it and noticed that the girl who was once knocked out cold had made it to the wall, looking like she had been dragged through a bush backwards. Percy slowly folded the paper in two and held it in his right hand for now, not ready to give the paper back just yet "Of course not..." he grunted back in response, unhappy that her clumsiness made him jump out of his skin. The Slytherin looked back down to her with his usual cold stare, noticing her visible stress that couldn't go unnoticed "Ow,ow,ow,ok bad idea." she said after her pain fired up again, her gaze on the note before it went up to him "Normally, I'd say it's rude to go through snooping through other's mail but frankly right now, that's the least of my worries. The name's Elena, Elena Jangleton of Gryffindor."

Percy raised an eyebrow to her introduction, especially the rude part. He was only curious because of the logo that rested at the top "Percival Gray, Slytherin" he replied, his thoughts still on what he consumed from the paper. Would his father know about this? who knows, they probably have many other people to do with this mess. He watched as the student got into a sitting position now, thinking deelpy of something he didn't wish to know "You know how far the hospital wing is from here?And maybe a Professor? This entire day has just been so..well, roughh." she questioned, still stressed from the situation as a whole "My guess is that it's pretty far from here, so you'll have to try and not freeze to death for now" Percy said back coldly, not really caring about her situation right now. However, another person would soon come up the stairway, a student who he had'n't seen before. She started asking various questions to the downed student, some of which were ridiculous.

He slowly turned around and faced away from the pair, his eyes looked on the view inf front of him "I really messed myself up bad, huh?" the injured girl asked again, almost pitying herself from the incident "You can say that again, you're lucky that clumsy trip didn't do anything further" grunted Percival, who guessed it was due to her tripping rather than "an owl" or someone pushing her "You should worry about the letter more than anything, it could lead you down something far worse" added the Slytherin while he was still facing away, the letter still being held in his right hand.

@Percival Gray @Elena Jangleton

"Um - are you sure you're alright?" Ivy asked the girl. She hated to sound selfish, but she urgently needed to see if her younger sister had written back to her - the family owl only ever came at this time and it was impatient, waiting only half an hour for Ivy to arrive and get the letter. If she missed it, she would have to wait another week to hear from her sister. If Elena didn't want her there, she may as well leave.

Besides, she looked like she was in the middle of a private conversation with the boy, whose name Ivy was yet to catch. "Do you need my help getting to the Hospital Wing?"

If the answer was no, Ivy would say, "Be more careful, hm?" and move past her to run up the stairs leading to the Owlery to grab the letter off the owl before heading back down, offering Elena a smile as she went past. If the answer was yes, she would stay and talk a little more, and help Elena get to the Hospital Wing as promised. The noble thing would be to stay no matter what the answer was, but Ivy was not a noble person.

If the answer is no, Ivy leaves the thread.

The boy stayed silent as the two girls bickered behind him, his mind almost in a deep thought about something. However, a voice from behind him would soon tear him away "Right..Uh..can I..uh..have it?" she asked him, forcing his head to turn to the right slightly. She was right, maybe it was time to hand back was rightfully hers. He gripped the paper tighter and turned around, slowly walking to the girl that was leaned up against the wall. Percy extended his arm to offer it back, but if she went to take it off him he would suddenly withdraw it slightly "Good luck, I mean it" he said before offering the paper back, allowing her to take it if she chooses to do so "The ministry can be a cruel and unmerciful place at times, not that I know about it myself..." the boy lied, even though who he knew more than what he was supposed to know.

Percy turned back to the other girl who seemed impatient to leave, a small unimpressed crossing his face for a split second "If you are urgent to leave then at least let the nurses know what happened when you get back into the castle, moving her right now wouldn't be feasible." the boy said as he looked back down to the girl, almost with no emotion across his face "But, if she's able to walk we can somewhat get her there ourselves" he wasn't sure on the full extent of her injures, but the fact she was knocked out and not standing at this current moment was a red flag in itself.

Ivy's pale cheeks coloured slightly at the boy's reprimand. "I..." She wasn't quite sure what to say. Alright, it wasn't the best move, leaving Elena on the ground bleeding, and Ivy knew she had to stay, especially after the boy's rebuke. But she didn't quite want to apologize - she was not willing to lower her pride so much - so instead she sat down next to Elena, clarifying that she would stay little longer with a pointed look thrown in the boy's direction. Her sister would just have to wait a little longer for a letter.

"What would you prefer me to do?" she amended quietly. She looked down at Elena. By the looks of her leg, it seemed to be sprained, and would not be easy to move. Even if both of them supported her and helped her hop towards the Hospital Wing, there were so many stairs in the Owlery, and so many hallways, too. She glanced sideways at the boy, wondering if he was thinking the same thing, before continuing, "I do believe that I should have to run for help or something. It really would be difficult to move her."

She nodded at her statement before looking to the other two for confirmation. The last thing Ivy wanted was to offend anyone again by announcing her exit again, although this time, she was doing something for Elena, so perhaps the boy would be more forgiving.