In the Watchtower [open]

[rathstcroix21212]

Rath sat alone in the corner of the observatory and listened to the loud racket of the rain on the roof as he hugged his knees to his chest. He flipped his black hair and it fell back into the same place. The red tips of his hair were hanging there stationary like stalactites in a black cave. He looked over at the window and watched the drops of rain fall from the pointed roof of the tower. He watched each drop and thought of the distance down each drop would fall.

[Ashley Lovegood]

Recent events flew around in the girls head like a hurricane. Her thoughts blew around, knocking and banging as they went, giving her a headache. The Hufflepuff clenched her teeth together, not in the mood for these thoughts. Her mind seemed to only pick out the memories she wished to least revisit instead of the positive ones. Such as the return of her little Vamp. She smiled at the thought of her friends appearance at hogwarts, but the faint smile did not last.

She sighed and continued ascending the long staircase up to the Observatory. She focused her blue eyes along with her wandering mind upon the stairs. Counting as she proceeded up each in turn. She had finally given up the task as she reached the wooden door.

She reached out, her skin paler than it should have been, and pushed open the door. She stepped over the thresh hold and looked up from her tangled thoughts. She paused, the only sound was the rain pounding down on the roof of the castle as she stared at the towers occupant. She stared at him, wondering if he would notice her or if she should just turn around and find another place to hide.

[rathstcroix21212]

Hearing the door open Rath stood up and watched the door open. He stood there for a few minutes and finally realized that they were staring at each other and his face started to feel hot. "Uh h-hi Im Rath." It was pretty obvious that he didn't talk to girls much. He searched his mind for something to say. "What do I say? What do I say!?" he thought to himself. "That staircase is a real killer, huh?" He smiled some. He stood there waiting for her reply.

[Ashley Lovegood]

"Uh h-hi Im Rath."

She blinked, clearing her head enough to be able to respond. "Hey, I'm Ash Lovegood." She used her nickname, not really wanting to be called by her name at the moment. "It's nice to meet you Rath." She continued, a small smile appearing across her face. Her bad mood seemed to have evaporated somewhat as soon as she had entered the room.

"That staircase is a real killer, huh?"

She took another step into the room and then another. She let go of the door as she made her way across the room, letting the door shut behind her. She stopped a few feet away from him, the smile still on her face. "Yeah, real workout. Mind if I join you?" she asked him in a friendly tone.

[rathstcroix21212]

"I dont mind at all." He smiled some and walked over to the window and looked at the wet grass far down below and the big raindrops still falling from the sky. The Slytherin boy stretched his hand out the window and a raindrop plopped onto his hand.

[Ashley Lovegood]

A smile crossed her lips, "Thanks," She waited for a moment as he walked over to the window and proceeded to sticking his hand out to catch the falling drops of liquid. She crossed the room and stopped a few feet from the window, looking out at the rain. A random thought hit her and she looked back at the boy with a curious expression. Rath....? Where had she heard that name before? She realized out of the blue who had told her than name before. Allison.

"Are you going out with Ally DeVeaux?" She asked curious as to if this was indeed the guy Ally had told her bout or not.

[rathstcroix21212]

He looked back at her. "Oh you know Ally?" His face turned a bit red and he scratched the back of his head nervously. "Y-Yeah Im going out with her I guess."

[Ashley Lovegood]

She smiled, glad that she had guessed right. "Cool. Yeah I know her. We grew up together." She clarified with a smile. "Kinda best friends," She added, looking back at the window to the rain falling down hard upon the castle. "Geez," She mumbled, glancing at the dark sky. "This is one heck of a storm."