You cannot see me (anyone)

[taylormendez]

Taylor walked between the trees, hardly spending any time outside of the castle the year before she hardly had friends and was not all the social sort. Like a owl she swiftly moved through the trees to the lake where she gazed at her own rippled reflection. Today she was wearing black eyeliner, with her black hair band, pink flip flops, denim skirt, her aqua top. She also sported a long bit of wood which was poking out one of her pockets, her wand. And finally she had a bag of school books and homework. Forward she wandered, looking around, then slowly backed away to sit in the comfort of the trees and darkness away from civilization to do her homework.

[Ashley Tapping]

Ashley one eveing was sitting in her dorm room reading a book, the book was a great book, but Ashley did not at all feel like reading right now so she placed her book mark in her book and set it by her bedside, she then walked down the stairs to the common room and out of the portrait. Ashley really missed her friends, but she did not know where they all were so she decided to try to find people she had never talked to before to make new friends, she decided to head out to the lake to maybe find somepeople by themselves. She made her way out to the grounds and then to the lake.

The lake was basicly deserted, which Ashley found weird considering that there were always people down there. She looked around for anybody, she finally found a girl maybe a few years older then her by herself, Ashley walked up and said,"Hi, I'm Ashley Tapping who are you? Mind if i have a seat or would i bother you?" she asked politely.

[taylormendez]

The feeling she was being watched was upon her. Taylor glanced around and saw a girl, "Hi, I'm Ashley Tapping who are you? Mind if i have a seat or would i bother you?" she heard her say as she drew nearer."Err.. yeah sure." her voice was rather croaky. Shame, she had such a nice voice, probably from the lack of talking she did it had kind of forgotten how to work. "Err" 'err' was one of her favorite words to yet be put in the English dictionary. "I'm Taylor Mendez." Taylor says, she coughed to get her voice to clear. "Second Year Slytherin." she told her in a now clear voice.

[clair]

"Huh, not many people out here." Clair told herself quietly, scanning her surroundings with bright green eyes. Her outfit consisted of a pair of torn jeans and a red tank top. Her hair was allowed to flow freely around her shoulders as she began to walk around the school grounds once again. It had been a slow afternoon and with no one to converse with it seemed ten times slower.

The fifth year sighed as she made her way in the general direction of the lake. It was a nice warm afternoon, not too hot or chilly. Just right. Too bad there was no one to share this pleasant evening with. Maybe there was after all. Two younger students caught her eye as she proceeded on the sandy bank. A smile leaped to life across her lips as she decided to introduce herself to the two.

As she neared the two, she slowed her pace and came to a stop a few yards away. "Hello, mind if I join you." Even with their faces closer, she still could not tell who they were. That might have simply been because she had never met them but all the same. "I'm Clair Crystal by the way." She stated with another smile.

[taylormendez]

Taylor heard the pitter patter of feet and a shadow grew larger and distorted and then a girls voice spoke. She looked up at the girl as she introduced herself. "Err.. yeah hi. And no I don't mind." she replies smiling. " It's nice to meet you Clair. I'm Taylor, Taylor Mendez.Second Year Slytherin."she told her.Taylor placed her school bag down on the floor and began to retrieve books from within it."So I'm guessing you've been here longer than a year, right?" She asks her smiling warmly.

[clair]

She smiled in return, "It's nice to meet you too Taylor." Clair watched as she placed her bag down beside her and began to sort through it's contents. "I'm a fifth year Mihael, so yes I have been here for more than one year." She answered her question in a light tone of voice. Clair took a seat beside of them after her presents was said to be alright. "So, are you two enjoying Hogwarts so far?" Clair asked them with interest, in an attempt to get a conversation going.

A sudden breeze distracted the girl for a moment as her bright green eyes scanned around. They were in the shade of the trees, not likely to be disturbed here. Maybe that was the seconds years objective, one that Clair had ruined. Her eyes fell back upon Taylor to see her retrieving books from within her bag. "I'm sorry, am I disturbing your studies?" She asked politely.

[taylormendez]

She looked up at the girl again."Personally I think it's a little overrated."she says with a laugh, placing a strand of dark brown hair behind her ear."But one reason I like being here is meeting all new people. As cliche as that sounds," Taylor said."I'm sorry, am I disturbing your studies?"Clair asks Taylor. "No not at all.."

"So, where are you from?" she asked the girl, posing another one, a grin on her face. As she waited, Taylor uncrossed her legs and stretched them out in front of her, having been sitting down for a long time. "Do you live in London?"

[gah, sorry I know it's short. :/]

[clair]

"That's a good reason." She replied, nodding her head. Clair just enjoyed the fact that she now had a home. Meeting new people was a large part of why she loved the castle as well. Her smile reflected the relief she felt at Taylor's reply. "That's good."

"I'm actually from the U.S." Clair stated with a smile at the thought. She missed the warm days at the beach where she grew up. Not that she liked the place for the people there. It was just the last place she had felt secure, so many years ago. It seemed like forever ago since she had visited the beach she grew up on, staying out all day and night, trying to find peace. She had found what she had been searching for.

"I usually travel up to the mountains during break, so I guess you could say I do live in London."

[taylormendez]

Taylor turned her whole body round to face her. "Really? wow.. " she said putting the original book back in her bag realizing it was the wrong one, achievements in charming was not the right book for her potions homework. Plucking out the right book she wrote the date on a piece of parchment and looked up again. "I live in London, but I also lived in Scotland for seven years. I've never been to America though, what's it like?" she asked her, another simple question.

[clair]

What was America like? Hmm, well there was no real way to put the great place into words. "Well..." She began, her bright green eyes finding there way over to the lake. The waters clashed against the rocks that resided on it's vast edge. She thought for another moment, trying to conjure up the words to accurately describe the beach that Clair had spent her childhood upon. "The beach is always filled with tourist. I try to avoid the bit surf spots and such just because it's not my thing to be around large groups of people." Clair shrugged as she spoke on. She was doing a terrible job. With a sigh, her eyes focused back on Taylor.

"I used to love to go to my secret cove. No people, just me, the ocean and my thoughts. I used to spend hours there, just listening to the tide as it washed in and then receded." A smile tugged at the corners of her lips as she continued to speak. "I used to watch the little sea creatures that came in with the tide and began stranded once it left. They were so fun to examine. The rest of the U.S.," She said, pulling away from her dream-like state, "Is another story. Busy streets, too many people in the cities. I love the city, but at times the noise and intoxicating fumes are too much."

She smiled at her as she finished. That had to be the worst description of America ever! Clair never had been good at the whole describing thing, seeing that she was a visual learner herself. "What do you do in your spare time?" She asked suddenly, trying to arouse another topic that did not focus on her lame explanations.

[taylormendez]

Taylor nodded, looking around also with her dark eyes. It was a nice day. She sat up a little straighter, subtly stretching her muscles, back tense. It had been a long week.

What do you do in your spare time? Clair asked Taylor. "I read and draw. Boring I know....but some peace and quiet is nice once awhile." She replied, a warm smile on her face. " And you?" She finished with the same question, smiling.

[clair]

Clair smiled at the reply she received. "No.. not boring." She disagreed, the friendly smile still visible. "I love to read.... when I get the chance anyway." She added with a light laugh. She could not recall the last time she had taken some time for herself and had sat down with a good book. Drawing huh? Clair could also draw, not well, but it would do. She used to enjoy sketching out the sun rises on the beach. It was her favorite quiet time.

"Quiet time is very good. I might have lost it years ago without it." Clair agreed, nodding her head. Even if she loved to be around others, it was good to get away once and a while. Very good.

The Mihael paused in thought as she pondered the question. "Read and drawing, like you. I also love to sing and once in a blue moon, I snowboard while my friend practices figure skating." She enjoyed many more things during her spare time, but those few would have to do for the moment. Classes were over, therefore, her brain had quit functioning for the day.