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David had written to his father days ago, but he never remembered to mail it. Not until he got another message from his aunt telling him that he had once again left off on one of his ventures and told him where to find the man. As he entered the owlery he sighed slightly and whistled loudly. His aunts owl hand learned to come to him when he done that.
And soon enough the black and white spotted bird came and landed on his shoulder. He tied the letter to its leg and gave it a treat that he had in his pocket before walking to the window and speaking in a low voice, "Go find dad. He should be in London somewhere." He gave the bird a tiny push off his shoulder and then watched as it soared away from him.
Leslie jogged up the steps to the Owlery, humming to herself. She had a letter in her hand for her mum and dad, and was also awaiting a letter from them, looking around for her beige owl. As she neared the door she felt something land of her shoulder. Leslie gave a little yelp, and turned her head to see. She sighed and held out her arm for Autumn to land on it. "How many times do I have to say, don't scare me like that." but Leslie couldn't help but smile at her owl. She had one other pet a dog, white with black ears. But he was back home with her parents. Leslie untied the letter from her owl’s foot and tied on the new letter.
She stepped in to the Owlery, and another person was there who just set of his owl. Leslie turned to hers and spoke "Alright Autumn you know where to find mum and dad." Leslie held out her arm and her owl flew up and off away to deliver the letter. Leslie then looked at her own letter but decided to wait and read it later.
David jumped slightly when he heard a yelp behind him and he looked over his shoulder to see a young girl being greeted by an owl. He gave a half smile at the sight before turning around again and trying to spot his aunts bird in the distance. She had told him to take the bird to school with him for he and Lillian to keep in touch with her.
Not that Lilly would. She had grown into the habit of calling their aunt 'Crazy Auntie Nina' though he wouldn't tell his aunt that. Giving a sigh he turned to leave the room and saw that the girl had just sent her own owl off and told it to go find her parents. David sighed slightly and then gave the girl a slight smile. "Hey."
David had never really been one for small talk, in fact he didn't really know how to strike up conversation with most people. He just said something random and hoped that they caught on and spoke or simply let him be.
Looking at the letter from her parents one last time she slipped it in to her pocket, and watched her owl fly away, off to her parents. How she missed them, she wasn't one to be away from home for so long. But neither she nor her parents even believed it when the letter came asking Leslie to join Trios Hogwarts. Her family are 'muggles...' But she prefers the term non-magic born. She also dearly missed her dog, but at least she had Autumn to keep her company, and also send letters for her. She really wanted to open the letter right now but it'd be kind of weird with the other boy here as well.
Leslie was lost in thought and her feet were about to take her away but then the boy turned to her and said "Hey." and she was broke out of thought. Thinking of what to say Leslie just replied with a "Hi..." she was usually good with small talk just not today, "Were you waiting for a letter?" she felt stupid for saying that, they were in fact in an Owlery, what else would he be doing? She gave a little scratch to her head, and averted her eyes too look at the owls near by.
When the girl seemed to be half startled half drawn away from her thoughts David raised an eyebrow slightly debating if his speaking was a good thing or not. Yet when she spoke again his eyebrow arched even more at her question. "Uh, no. I was just sending one actually.. My dad was expecting a letter.. Like A week ago." He said with a tiny laugh to accompany his comment. The joke would have been easier to spot if she knew the history between his family but of course it would probably just go over her head.
Looking at the floor for a moment he raised her brow. "I see you received a letter.. Parents I presume?" It wasn't really his business but he didn't really know what else to say to the girl at the moment.
Leslie just looked at the boy as he laughed a little; she guessed it was some sort of inside joke that she didn't understand. "Ya from my parents." She said looking at the letter in her hand. Leslie wasn't sure why she was so lost for words, guessing that she really wasn't good with small talk, but she had thought she was, or maybe she was, but today was a bad day... Trying to think of something else to say she just came out with. "I'm Leslie." The thing that she usually said first, but today. Was today just a odd day or something? She had been late for her HOM class that was a downer. And the TA had said if it happened again he would take away house points.
When the girl just looked as he laughed at his joke he nodded and looked away again feeling slightly awkward now, even more than usual. Hearing her saying yes the letter was from her parents he gave another nod and a half smile. "Must be nice... Dad only writes every now and again if he has something he thinks we might think is fascinating that we just think is stupid and self centered... And I am now babbling.. I'm being quiet now." He looked at the window as he crossed his arms quickly rubbing his arm as he did.
He had went off for the moment and it was rather odd for him. He rarely done that when he was talking to his best of friends much less someone that he didn't even know.. Hearing the girl speaking again and telling him her name he looked over quickly and extended his hand too her. "I'm David. David Street. Nice to meet you Leslie."
Leslie couldn't help but smile as the boy talked on then said "I'm being quiet now..." He looked away and crossed his arms, and then back to her as he extended his arm and said his name was David Street. Leslie extended her hand and shook his as she said "Nice to meet you too." Which felt more awkward then it should, She was more use to shaking adults hands when she meet them mostly they were her parents friends who would say, "Leslie!" or "Liz!" Or even Lezzy or the weirder Lizard. Then they would hug her or shuffle her hair saying "The last time I saw you! You were just a baby! You’ve grown so much!" You know that kind of thing. Then Leslie relized she was still shaking David’s hand, she quickly pulled away. "Um sorry about that..."
David gave her a tiny smile when she took his hand and shook it but his smile grew more and more and finally just entered into a full grin as she continued to shake his hand. Of course David didn't say anything he just let his hazel eyes watch as their hands went up and down and he tried to keep from laughing out loud at this. Though finally she realized that she was still shaking his hand and apologized to him.
"Its okay." He took his hand back and let his hands slide into his pockets to accompany the wand and the necklace that he had placed their earlier that morning. "Believe me, I know how weird the whole meeting/greeting thing can be." He smiled and raised his brows at the girl slightly. "So, what house are you in Leslie?"
Leslie was still embarrassed at the fact, and even more embarrassed that David looked like he was ready to laugh out loud, but she was glad he understood how the whole greeting thing went. She usually only get out her name then hears who ever she was talking too and after that happened talking to the friend usually was easy. "Mihael..." She said her pale green eyes looking at her feet, then back up to David "What about you?" As soon as she finished asking a owl swooped right by her head making a loud hoot nose, it's wings ruffling up her short blonde hair as it flew by. Leslie jumped back, and stood stiff as a board. "Okay...unexpected..." The owl just reminded her that she was still in the Owlery.
David was still grinning at the girl for a while after the fact. He stood still for a moment and then began to rock on his heels slightly trying to keep himself busy while standing there. After a moment the girl answered his question and he noticed that she was staring at her feet before glancing up at him. About the time he was going to answer the question she had barely gotten out a owly swooped through and shocked the both of them.
After the bird had landed in the Owlery he chuckled slightly as he looked back at her and nodded. "Yes very unexpected.. Anyway, I'm in Slytherin." He reached out and patted her shoulder slightly and pointed with his other hand toward the center of the owlery. "Want to move away from the window so we don't get attacked by crazy birds every other question?" He asked with a grin present upon his face.
A grin came on to Leslies face as he patted her shoulder, and asked to move. "That sounds like a great idea." She shook her head so her hair could fall back in place, as she walked to the center. When she got there she didn't really know exactly what to say. So she kind of shuffled her foot around on the ground. This wasn't like Leslie she usually always had something to say, but not know words were the last thing she had to spare. An owl made a hoot noise and she looked up to it only to see it spin it's head all the way around. "Stop showing off." She called to the owl which then made another hoot noise and around it head went again.
David smiled back at the girl when she spoke and moved toward the center of the room. He followed her, letting his hands slide into his pockets once more as he did. That was a habit of his, he tried to keep his hands in his pockets or doing something at all times or else he felt odd.. Then again Dave was rather odd anyways. As the reached the center of the room they both stood kind of quietly, and David could tell that the where both having difficulties really starting up a conversation.
Yet when the girl spoke he looked toward her with a quizzical look and then looked upwards as well to see the birds head spinning like it was on a swivel. He had always wondered how that they could do that but instead of asking a rather random question he just looked down at the girl with a slight laugh. "Owls are rather showy birds.. Take after most people I suppose." He looked away again, looking at some of the birds.
He himself could be rather showy when he wanted to be. But most of the time he kept quiet and to himself instead of making a spectacle of himself like a lot of the students and others tended to do so well.
"Most people eh?" She asked turning around again to face him, as he was looking at some birds. "Like who perhaps?" She asked a bit sly to see if he new anyone in particular. She wasn't sure why she asked, maybe so she could laugh back at him for wanting to laugh at her? Or maybe she really did wonder, her mind didn't even know it was all filled with too many thoughts. Leslie looked down and fidgeted with her hands, like she always did when she was nerves. She swayed back and forth on her feet, but stopped, as she probably looked weird, guessing he didn't see because his eyes were still on the owls. Why was it so hard to start up a steady conversation, 'Reasons...' She thought to her self some she may know or may not. She had an urge to talk she wanted to, so why didn't she...she let out a silent sigh.
When the girl spoke and asked who he looked back at her rather surprised. Why he was so surprised by the question he wasn't exactly sure. "Well, uh." He made a slight face and then shrugged. "Well, my sister is one. She is really smart and she doesn't care to show it off.. Especially around me because I have never really been the book smart type.." He chuckled slightly trying to figure out where the sudden bursts of talking kept coming from and he looked away for a moment.. "But really I guess I'm just talking about most people in general. I mean there is always a couple of showy people in a crowd." He said with a half smile as he looked back at her.
Leslie smiled at his sudden burst of talking, "True true..." She agreed as he said there were always the few in the crowd that were showy. Thinking of something to say she remember how he said about his sister so she had a good question to ask. "So does you sister go to Hogwarts as well?" she wasn't going to say anything more but then the sudden burst of 'let's talk' came into her mind. "I don't have any siblings so none of them come to Hogwarts. But the closest thing I have to a brother would be my dog, sounds silly but it's true and I stand by what I say." She took another breath and was going to talk again when she mentally stopped her self. 'Rightt...' She thought to herself about her questionable talking.
David smiled rather nervously now as he tried to keep himself from going off into random talk mode again. Instead he stood with his hands in his pockets swaying back and forth again until the girl asked about his sister and he gave a nod to her before speaking up finally. "Yeah, she came a month before I did actually even though I am the older of us." He chuckled slightly and then raised his eyebrows when the girl had a random talking fit as well.
He listened to her attentively though, nodding here and there as she spoke and then grinned when she was finally done. "Yeah, I know how that feels. We had all kinds of animals at home and they do seem to feel like siblings after a while. Though none of them can replace my Lilly." He smiled slightly thinking of his sister and then let it turn into a grin as he leaned over to her and whispered. "By the way, I'm really glad I'm not the only one who is having random bursts of talking." He chuckled slightly as he stood straight again, continuing to smile over at her.
"Hm, well, ya." Leslie spoke as he whispered to her. His sisters sounded like someone to meet. She looked at David who was just smiling at her. "You like to smile eh?" When she asked this her lips curled into a grin as well. "Now you got me doing it!" She laughed looking away. She shuffled around her fingers a bad habit of her; well she always put it this way, better then biting them. The conversation seemed to be getting less awkward well for Leslie, but then it just went awkward again when she thought everything was fine.
Some owls made low hoot sounds while some made loud one, it was always weird for Leslie to come here for her letters, she was never use to seeing owls and was all the more surprised when her parents bought her, Autumn her beige owl. She turned pale green gaze back to David’s.
David's face looked quizzical when she asked of his liking to smile, but then he nodded slightly. "Yeah I guess I do... I just don't really do it all that often." He shrugged a little and then chuckled when she too started grinning. "Ah see. Now if both of us are smiling something has to be right. Right?" He raised his eyebrows at her and then let his head nod slightly as he looked around at the birds that where surrounding them.
After a moment though he turned to look back at Leslie and saw that she had done the same. Smiling slightly he crossed his arms in front of his chest before speaking. "So miss Leslie.. Tell me a little more about you? Other than your name is Leslie and your a mihael who easily gets spooked by owls." His tone was teasing slightly yet still friendly, just the way he always was when trying to befriend someone. He had never really been that great at it that.
"Well it seems you pretty much covered it." She replied in a joking tone. "Nah...I like I guess flying, but I've never even tryed. Our first class of flying was just learning to say 'up' for your broom to come." She stopped and thought for a moment "I like...mazes? Well enough about me, theirs not much to say." She said looking at her thumbs. "What about you? All I know if that your name is David your a Slytherin, plus you like to smile. Care to share more?" Leslie was feeling more confident with her talking now; she guessed it was because she was felt more secure.
Last Edit: Aug 28, 2007 17:12:42 GMT -5 by liz
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