From One Place To Another (Lady_Kitryn)

[morgan]

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"Who doesn't like pumpkin juice?" he answered, grinning his answer at her, though part of it was when he saw her smile.

Wizarding drinks, to him, were some of the greatest inventions. Living in the middle of a Muggle city, he'd never experienced pumpkin juice or a butterbeer before arriving at Hogwarts. Despite his guardian being a wizard himself... they had lived partially a muggle life. He had become used to their customs and felt the balance of wizardkind and mugglekind combined was quite useful to have.

"Oh, not just the pumpkin juice." Morgan, took the cup from Kitryn's hand and poured half of it into an empty cup on the side of the table. He then took a butterbeer. "I'd like to introduce you to a little drink I like to call," he said, in a cheesily dramatic voice, adding the butterbeer to the base of pumpkin juice, "... pumpkin beer"

He smiled and took the cup (which now contained an firey orange mixture) in his hand, holding it beside Kitryn's firey orange hair. "Perfect match."

Still in the Ballroom...

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As much as he was loving the atmosphere and energy of the dance, it was difficult to hear her voice over all the noise and the music. And then a thought came over him. Though he wanted to carry on dancing, he knew of a place where they could talk in private, and when the sun was just right... had a fantastic view. Morgan checked the time... a quater past nine. Perfect! The sun would be setting in fifteen minutes time.

"Kitryn, it's fine if you don't want to, but I know a quiet place where we could go and talk if you want to," he said calmly, with a kind smile. "It's just hard to hear you over everything."

[kitryn]

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Apparently pumpkin juice was all the rage in the wizarding realm. However, Kitryn had only discovered it during her first dinner at the school. Having been raised a muggle her entire life, despite that her mother was a witch, she had been thrust into a whole new experience altogether. Kit had come across so many new tastes for her pallete in such a short amount of time, and she looked forward to trying more. In fact, she still had to plan a trip to Honeydukes to purchase some sweets.

Kitryn watched with curious eyes as Morgan disgarded half of the pumpkin juice into another cup. She smiled as he filled the other half with butterbeer. Since she hadn't tried the beverage just yet, so she was unsure just how the mixture would taste. She giggled as Morgan put on one of those cheesy announcer voices and took another sip of her drink. Her eyes followed the path of his hand under it disappeared from her view. It was then she realized that he'd held the cup up to her hair for comparison. That made her smile.

Morgan's voice spoke to her over the music, and Kit listened as he announced his want for them to be alone. She felt her cheek heat up as she blushed once again. She only hoped that she hadn't turned some new shade of scarlet. To keep herself composed, she took another sip of her pumpkin juice before she spoke. "It is a bit difficult to hear, isn't it?" Kitryn nodded before she added, "Okay, let's get out of here." Kit downed the rest of the contents in her cup before she abandoned it on the edge of the table.

[morgan]

"Cool," he said beaming at her. To leave the dance was to leave everyone else and spend private time with one person... he must be doing something right if she

"Follow me," he said, with his destination in mind. Morgan had only been up to the Dallin Tower once, but it was a sight worth seeing again. He thought it to be his favourite place in the castle, as it was the view he had seen during his first night at Hogwarts. He felt that it would always hold some significane for him during his time here.

Struggling once again through the crowds of people, he reached the door and walked through, the music thinning slightly. An urge suddenly ran through his body as he suddenly realised how close his hand was to Kit's. He'd have taken it in his own... but Morgan felt he had been already forward enough for the time being, by dragging her away from the tower. He only hoped that they arrived there at just the right time... just when the view was at its best.

"So, Kit, are you enjoying Hogwarts so far?" he asked her. He didn't see how anyone couldn't love the castle. He'd been in its walls less than a week and already it seemed like a home away from home... a breath of fresh air compared to the muggle style of living he had become used to.

They had reached the stone steps of the base of the Dallin Tower...

[kitryn]

you set my soul alight
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At his words, Kitryn followed close behind him. They made their way through the crowd of people, all of whom were still dancing, enjoying their last moments of the dance that would soon end. She wondered where exactly they were headed, but he seemed well aware of his destination. Kit couldn't help but admire Morgan's ability to take charge for the moment. He managed to find enough confidence to escort her from the dance to a location unknown to her.

An air of anticipation filled Kitryn as followed alongside him. Their exit from the ballroom only confirmed that they would soon be alone. She wondered where the journey would take them and what might happen once they arrived. A thought crossed her mind that made her blush, and she quickly pried it from her thoughts. Kit realized at that moment just how close they remained, despite that they were no longer in the middle of a crowd. She could've easily taken his hand, but she resisted the urge to do so, unsure as to what she was to do next.

Morgan asked her a question, no doubt trying to break the silence between them and learn more about her. Kitryn looked to him and smiled. "It's wonderful. I never thought in a thousand years I'd ever see a place like this." There were so many hidden treasures within the castle walls. Kitryn only hoped that she'd be able to find them all during her time in here. "How do you like it so far?" Things seemed to be going smoothly. They were making good conversation.

They approached the stone steps of Dallin Tower, and Kitryn realized that they would be climbing up. She had yet to climb up this tower, and she wondered what the view would be like. She was certain that it would look gorgeous at this time of night. Kit let Morgan lead the way once they got to the steps. "I haven't been to this part of the castle before."

[morgan]

(You legend!) I'm a fool for no one, but oh baby I'm a fool for you
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"I've lived a partly muggle life, and although I've known about being a wizard for years, I've hardly ever seen another one up close or anything, and I've lived in a muggle house in a muggle town... this castle is just...," he blew through his lips, "a pretty huge introduction to it all, you know?"

Though he was nervous - guessing that she could probably tell as well - he wasn't really nervous about talking with her, which Morgan thought was important. It was perfectly natural to be nervous in front of a girl, but if they were making good conversation, then things were going okay. Better than okay!

He paused a moment when she told him that she hadn't been here before. He smiled (almost to himself), "This is the first place I found myself walking into when I came here, it's pretty special to me."

He signalled to her silently to follow him as he made his way up the ancient-looking staircase. All the narrow steps up to the top were definitely worth the view if he timed it right. They passed doors to different floors, one after another after another after another, until they came to the place he'd had in mind; the observatory. "Just up here," he said to her quietly.

The view hit them instantly. Beyond the many tools for astrology purposes and such, lay a skyline that was actually very similar to the one Morgan had seen on his first evening. The sun was about three quaters of the way hidden under the horizon, turning the surrounding sky a brilliant red. The whisps of cloud that lay further from the golden ball were covered in a pink, against the orange background. The rest of the sky was still blue, and brilliantly clear, though slightly darker than normal.

Perfect, he said to himself.

[kitryn]

glaciers melting in the dead of night
i'm sorry i took so long...school came and kicked my butt
forgive me? -bats eyelashes-
i hope you haven't given up on me...
i posted anyway
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Kitryn listened with great interest as Morgan spoke. He referenced his life back home, and she nodded in agreeance. She could relate with every word he'd spoken, for she also had lived her life as a muggle until this point. It was nice to see that she wasn't the only one in this situation. Most of the pupils here were very much informed about the Wizarding World, even if they hadn't lived in it. Kit hadn't been so lucky in that department. Still, she rather enjoyed all the surprises she'd encountered thus far; she looked forward to many more. "I know just what you mean," she managed to get in when he paused.

Kitryn remained at his side as they began to ascend the staircase. Morgan spoke of this place as though he'd claimed it as his own. Kit only hoped to find a place in the castle that could be dear to her. There were so many places that could be named; she hoped to discover them all at some point. Noticing that the corridor had narrowed upon their ascent, Kit moved only a pace behind him, allowing him to lead the way. She wondered just was surprise would be revealed once they reached the top.

Finally, they arrived, and Kitryn crossed the threshold toward one of the many openings in the observatory. Her lips curved up into a broad smile as she gazed upon the most magnificent view. Never before had she witnessed the skies in such colors. She'd never been able to get the timing correct for such a sight. She was glad that Morgan had shared this sight with her. Smiling, she turned to look at him. "It's all so beautiful." Her eyes averted back to the painted heavens, watching in sheer wonderment.