Sadness, go away?

[charlie12]

Charlie walked out of the Ravenclaw Common Room. He couldn't stand to sit in there and be depressed. For some reason he had been feeling more sad than usual. And he didn't really know why. But he couldn't stand to be trapped in a small area. He put his hands in his pockets and lowered his head. Maybe if he just randomly walked around he'd be okay.

Charlie walked down a dark hallway. Weird that a hallway in Hogwarts would be dark. But then again, it was Hogwarts. Now that Charlie was in his second year things were supposed to get better. But they didn't. He always fakes smiles, just to be nice to the person he is talking to. It's not polite to show your true self to a person whom you've never met before. But maybe it would change as he neared the breaking point of when he got his self-confidence back.

Charlie walked through down the hall. The stone making small noises, as he stepped forward. Hopefully Charlie would be okay with just thinking, and walking the problems, he thought he had, away.

[giraffe]

Nessa was walking down a hallway. She quickly looked up and saw a boy there. She could see that he was sad. She was weird like that, she could tell how people were feeling, most of the time. She got a closer look at him and saw that he was not much older than she. Without thinking she opened her mouth "You okay?" She asked just standing there.

Nessa had been sad to recently, so she knew the feeling well. She also was not in that great of a mood because she was missing someone dearly. She slowly started walking a little closer to the boy, but not to close. Then she waited.

[charlie12]

Charlie tiled his head down and tried to get a clear vision of the floor. He wasn’t paying much attention to anything going on around him - but then again nothing was going on around him. He would go to classes, go to his dorm, and stay locked up for the rest of the day. And after Hogwarts...he got to look forward to going back home, getting a muggle job, and supporting his mum.

Charlie quickly looked up when he thought he heard another human voice. It surprised him because he thought he was the only one around. At first he had no idea what to say to the person who had asked him if he was okay. But he could fake an answer.

“O--of course I’m okay. Never better.” Charlie lied. He saw the person walking closer to him. He didn’t mind having company - but since he had been to Hogwarts he had only truly met one other person, whom he could call a friend. It felt like a silence had fallen after his answer, but then again a minute to him was like a year to a normal person.

[giraffe]

"Are you sure?" Nessa asked looking at the boy with a crooked face on. She looked concerned for the boy and felt sorry for him. She knew something was bothering him and he looked lonely. "Hey its not good to get things bottled up inside of you. And you can tell me if you'd like." She said smiling. "We could go sit down and you could just tell me and get it off your chest." She said leaning back against the wall.

[charlie12]

Charlie looked up at the person. He then realized it was a girl, surprising, yet not surprising too. Charlie sighed as he knew the girl only wanted to help. He did like how in Hogwarts people only wanted to help. The only problem with Charlie is that he didn't really know what was wrong. He just felt like moaping around all day, with no reason. It seemed weird, but in Hogwarts anything and everything was considered weird to the "public"

"Um...yeah. I said I was fine...er...to tell the truth I just feel...sad. But I don't know why I feel sad. Maybe I miss my family." Charlie lied. He barely knew his family, how could he miss them? "But then again - its probably just me. You don't have to help someone like me." Charlie said almost downing himself. He faked a small smile and turned around. He waited a moment but didn't leave. His mind was telling him to stop bothering the girl, but his feet didn't want to move.

[giraffe]

"Hey its ok. I have those days sometimes too. But do you want to talk or something or do you just want some alone time. Because im fine with both. We can just have a friend to friend talk if you want." Nessa said smiling. She could tell that he was pretty lonely. and she felt like she didnt need to help, but to actually talk to him unlike what most people do. "But if you don't want to tonight, then just ask me any time!" She said standing back up and walking tword him. " Oh, and Nessa Hansen, first year Hufflepuff. And you?" She asked.

[charlie12]

Charlie tilted his head down again. He thought he could see a small shadow surrounding him, almost trapping him. His head went back up as the girl began to talk again. Since he couldn't just leave earlier he had to talk, which he didn't really mind too much.
"Um..." is all Charlie could say. The girl wasn't trying to help anymore, which made very little sense to him. A lot of people would bug him, over and over again until he got so tired of it that he faked a happy attitude to get them to stop.

Charlie then realized the girl had called him a 'friend'. Weird. But at Hogwarts a lot of people were more friendly. "Friend?" He whispered, questionably, unsure if the girl heard him.
"Wait--you mean you'd be happy with just 'talking'? Instead of trying to help me fake--I mean until I got happy?" Charlie said still unsure if he was making sense.

Charlie turned around as he heard footsteps from behind him. He felt a bit weird - introducing himself. No one at his home cared too much about him, and they didn't care if they knew his name or not. "Uh, Charlie Stroud. Ravenclaw...second year." Charlie said looking around at the walls. It seemed dark but light seemed to be at the end of the hall too.

[giraffe]

Nessa heard the remark about friend, but she let it slip. "Yes i would love to!" Nessa said "You could chose the spot. It could be anywhere!" She said smiling. She could see that he was a bit happier. "Cool so when did you get here?" She asked raising her eyebrows. She started walking down the hallway slowly hoping that he would follow.

Nessa remembered when she did not know too many people and she was sad, but then she met some people and they were nice to her. She wanted to make the boy feel the same way. She hadn't seen him around and thought that he was most likely always in his dorm, but she didn't know.

[charlie12]

Charlie smiled a bit but let it fade quickly. He didn't want to be one of those people who can change their emotions just like that. He was still feeling sad but maybe having another friend would help him. He really did need to stop coming out of the dorm. But he had no idea he would meet someone he hadn't met before, but he really should've seen it coming. He knew one person, now two, and their had to of been hundreds of kids in the school.

"Anywhere I want?" He repeated still a little confused. He didn't really know where anything in the school was. He knew where the library and Honeydukes was. Besides that...nothing.

"Oh, I got here a month, two months, not completely sure. I never could keep track of things. One of my many flaws of course." He said tilting his head down.

Charlie saw Nessa start to walk away. Unsure if she wanted Charlie to follow her or not he slowly walked forward. His feet seemed to be taking over the body. Earlier they wouldn't let him leave and now, they were taking him down the hall, not that he minded.

[giraffe]

"Come on!" Nessa told him, motioning for him to follow her. "Yes, we could go to hogsmeade, or anywhere in the castle or on the castle grounds. Your pick!" She said slowing down her pace for him. "Thats nice, so have you met anyone else here?" she asked wondering.

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[charlie12]

Charlie couldn't help but smile as Nessa said, 'Come on!' It, somehow, reminded him of his home. Even though he didn't like his home, his mom would yell that at him everytime she wanted him to clean up the house or something.
"Uh...I really don't know too many places around here." Charlie said, embarrassed at his lack of knowledge, of Hogwarts. But he couldn't the only one, right? "Uh...you could chose the place. I'm still trying to figure out my own way around before I get lost."

"Um, yeah I've met one other girl. She's nice. But, really, I can deal with just going to classes, going to the dorm, same thing over and over again." Charlie said his head falling again.

[giraffe]

Nessa smiled she knew it was hard to get to know your way around. "How about the three broomsticks?" She asked as an option. "Yeh i know what you mean, its easy to get lost around here. Trust me i learned that the hard way!" Nessa said laughing a bit.

"Well of course you can deal with it, anyone can, but why would you. Thats like saying i can deal with only eating one thing, but when your starving, why would you.?" She smiled, which she seemed to be doing a lot of.

[charlie12]

"Three Broomsticks? Um...yeah I've heard of that...or at least I think I have." Charlie said. He was afriad that he voice would show he didn't really want to go there. He didn't want to leave Hogwarts that day. That why he was walking in a dark hallway - it seemed to fit how he felt. "Um...yeah I guess we could go there." Charlie said.

Charlie smiled as Nessa said she had learned the hard way of getting around Hogwarts. He could actually imagine that too. Hogwarts seemed huge from the outside, and on the inside, even bigger. Surprising really.

"Why would I?" Charlie asked, not sure if Nessa really wanted him to answer it or not. "Dealing with things--its pretty easy. I mean staying up in my dorm all day is what I deserve. Or at least I think I do."

[giraffe]

"hmmmmmm maybe we could go somewhere else....like if you want to stay here, we can to to the quality quarters. Or since it is getting kind of late, we could just talk another time if you want. I'm up for anything, so its really up to you!" Nessa said pointing to him.


"Why would you put yourself down in such a way?" Nessa asked surprised that someone would say that they deserved a life by themselves.

[charlie12]

"Um...Quality Quarters?" Charlie repeated. He could have sworn that he's heard of that place before. But his memory isn't the best and he's not sure if he had ever been there before. "Yeah, could go there, if you want." He said. He never liked making decisions. If he did, he might screw it up, no. He would screw it up.

Charlie sighed as Nessa asked how he could down himself. It was very easy for him. He could usually do it without any trouble from anyone else. But people usually wouldn't notice he was downing himself. "Uh...i--it's very easy. Not too m--much trouble for me." Charlie said looking down. He put his hands in his pockets. When he was walking, or talking, he felt very self-conscience when he put his hands at his side. So if he put them away he wouldn't have to be nervous about it.

[[Sorry gotta go. I'll reply back tomorrow]]