Whoa...scary...

[charlie12]

After finally getting enough courage to go down to Hogwarts' dungeons Charlie walked throughout the dark halls. Some halls were lit by torches that lined the wall...others weren't lit at all. Charlie hadn't been seen much lately because of his 'shyness' around other people. But today he felt unusually happy and felt like he needed to twist the happiness into courage and walk throughout the dungeons - a place where he's never seen before. Now that he was a second year he needed to get more courage and talk to people, whom he'd never met before.

Charlie slowly walked through a hall. One torch lit it - but it was at the very end. Charlie put his hand on the wall, to guide himself, but he quickly removed his hand after feeling something slimey - or he thought he felt something slimey. Slowly Charlie made his way down the hall - after tripping twice.

[Ashley Tapping]

Aslhey walked down the dark hallway of the dugeons, this was her first time down here and she was excited to explore the unkown.
The Gryffindor looked at the walls that were covered in strange markings, all of the portraits did not talk they just followed her with their eyes. It was very spokey.
Ashley was walking by the faint light of the torches placed on shelves. She started to walk backwords for some strange reason, which was a bad mistake because she ran into something and she saw a torch fall. she turned around quickly unable to speak and tryied to say."What?? Who.. who is it??" she asked terrified.

[charlie12]

Charlie had made his way to the end of the hall. Proud of himself. But he hadn't seen anyone else in the dark hall before him. His eyes ajusted to the torch to see a small shadow on opposite wall. He then noticed the shadow fall, bumping into the torch, causing it to fall. A small thud was heard as the figure tried figuring out who was with her.

Charlie shook his head at himself. He quickly bent over and grabbed the torch. The torch was the only source of light. He placed the torch back on the wall before remembering the person who had fallen.
"Oh, excuse me." He said, he had forgot about the person but quickly held out his hand to help the person up.
"Don't worry." Charlie said. The voice before had sounding scared. "Um...Charlie." He responded after pulling the person up from the dungeon's damp floor.

[Ashley Tapping]

A boy picked bakc up the torch and set it back onthe wall, "Don't worry." Ashley heard a boys voice form the sound of it. she saw a figure reach out. Ashley could make out that it was a hand. She took and stood back up. "Um...Charlie." Ashley replied,"I'm really sorry that was my fault, I'm Ashley. What brings yoiu down to the dugeons?" she asked in a whisper which she really didn't get so she spoke louder."I was just wondering around sorry nexted time i should probably walk forward." she said with a little laugh.

[charlie12]

[sorry it took so long to reply. computer issues.]

Charlie watched the girl for a moment, a small smile on his face. He wasn't judging. But it was weird to find another person somewhere so...damp, dark, empty... Charlie know he would have to listen carefully to understand the girl. He focused in on what she was saying and thought he heard her say her name was 'Ashley'. "Hello, Ashley." He said enthusiastically.

“Yeah, I’ve done that before. But I’m a clumsy person—” He stopped, thinking he was saying too much. “Oh—I was just walking around Hogwarts . . . just trying to find new areas to explore.” Charlie waited a minute. He wasn’t the best person at starting conversations. His hands were placed behind his back as he tilted his head down. Charlie was unsure of what to say next so he waited patiently for Ashley to say something.

[Ashley Tapping]

[np its cool*]

"Ya same here i was just exploreing the castle to." Ashley couldn't really tell who old Charlie was so she figured that she would ask. Just to get to know the person better who she was down in the dark dugeons with. "And by the way that wasn't your fault it was mine... So what house are you in? I'm in Gryffindor first year." Ashley didn't like how all of the portraits were watching them. "Hey do you wanta walk or something?" Ashley asked looking back at the figure.

[charlie12]

Charlie smiled as the girl asked him his house. So he didn't seem rude he waited for her to finished before replying to her question. "Ravenclaw. Second year." It was weird for Charlie to say 'second year'. He had spent his first year trying to get out of his shell of being quiet and nice. But being quiet and nice could be considered good things. Charlie wondered why Ashley would explore the castle alone, he knew why he would. He didn't have much common sense, it was normal for him. But when he was a first year he didn't want to be alone, he may not have shown it well, but that was how he was.

Charlie was impressed when Ashley asked him if he wanted to walk throughout the castle. Perhaps a friend? A friend in which he could keep without failure to keep in touch?
"Sure." He answered, trying not to sound too excited. "Um...how about we explore the dungeons more? There has to be more to it then this hallway." He suggested without much thought put into his words.

[Ashley Tapping]

So he was a second year. Ashley had met l few years older than her before so she was used to it. "Ok that sounds cool lets go this way." she suggested heading back the way she came from. She remembered there being a fork in the road and she wanted to see what was down the other direction.

They walked down the darkness. Ashley glancing here and there. "Isn't this place spookey? Its quiet too." she said feeling chills go through out her body. it was weird Ashley really nevr got afraid of things, but just being in "The dugeons" felt really scary.

Ashley held her breath everytime they turned a corner waitng to see what was on the other side. Pretty soon they reached the fork in the road. "Ok this is where i wanted to go... You ready?" she asked turning her gaze back to his figure.

[charlie12]

Charlie struggled to keep up with Ashley. It seemed she was more 'into' exploring the dungeons than he was. But he kept following, wanting to see more of the castle. He was, afterall, a second year. He needed to become more aware of the building that surrounded him.

Charlie slowed down as Ashley came to a stop. A fork in the road is exactly what it looked like in the hall. One hall seemed darker than the other. Charlie looked down the 'darker' hall, it was the one Ashley wanted to go down. He smiled towards her, "of course I'm ready." What he wanted to say was, 'ready as I'll ever be.' But he got over it and began the wall into the hallway, hoping Ashley was following him.

[Ashley Tapping]

"of course I'm ready."

Ashley was a little bit nervous, bu was hiding it. Anything could happen i mean after all it was hogwarts.
They headed down the dark damp hallway. It seemed that there were less lights in this hallway. "So.. Charlie.. Where do you live?" she asked him trying to start a conversation to get the thought in her head pushed out of it.

[charlie12]

Charlie managed to stick beside Ashley this time as they walked down the hall. A few moments of silence passed before Ashley asked a question. Charlie thought about the question--it was a difficult one for him to answer. "Uh--well--currently--Hogwarts." He said a bit ashamed. "What about you?" Charlie wanted to quickly get past this question, as to not embarrass himself.

[sorry...short]

[Ashley Tapping]

[np most of mine are! lol]
Hogwarts. If Charlie didn't want to tell her than that was okay. She decided not to push the question she just answered."I live in Great Brittian. Well i have lived my whole life in The USA but when i got the owl from Hogwarts me and my whole family moved here." Ashley looked behind them. They had just turned a corner and could bearly see anything at all. Ashley knew that she was going to run into something because that was just what she would do. Thankfully after a while they turned again and came to an opening with light. "Whew," Ashley said relieved she made it through that last hallway. "Well.. That was exciting! I couldn't see anything only figures." she added smiling to him.

[charlie12]

Charlie listened as intently as he could to Ashley's response. He hadn't really planned on meeting anyone in the dungeons of Hogwarts--it was a good thing he did. It got lonely at Hogwarts with no one to talk to. Barely anyone even knew him.

"USA?" He repeated. "And your whole family? Wow." He barely managed to get his grandma and mom to move closer to Hogwarts so he could get off of the train and immediately see them...let alone his entire family. Charlie tried to watch his steps as they walked down a dark hallway. However, it was difficult for him. Almost tripping before getting out of the dark area he laughed at himself.

"Yeah, me neither, almost tripped." Charlie said still laughing at himself.

[Ashley Tapping]

Ashley smiled. She was really glad that she met another person, here at hogwarts. Ashley decided to get to know his life at hogwarts a little bit better. "So Charlie what are classes like?" she asked him curioulsy. She knew that it was very bad of her not to attend classes. she could just never make them on time. Plus she decided to wait alwhile before actually learning something at school!

Ashley looked around the empty room they were in. All tha was in there were a few statues and a door with no light coming fron within the next room. "hey lets go through that door." Ashley suggested looking bakc at him.

[charlie12]

"Uh--classes are--ok? I go to them--hoping to pass--but they're classes--just like regular school I suppose--bit boring. But, for some reason, I actually pay attention and takes notes, but I rarely turn in homework." Charlie stopped realizing he might be going on too much.

Charlie followed Ashley's vision as she looked away to a door. It looked like it would be dark on the opposite side of it too. But Charlie couldn't show that he was scared and quickly said, "sure." Charlie felt like leading this time and friendlily grabbed Ashley's hand before leading to the door. Hoping she wouldn't take the wrong way of course he opened the door and let Ashley's hand fall free.

[Ashley Tapping]

"Sure."
"Great!" Ashley said smiling. He lead her to the door and opened it. they waked through it not knowing what to expect on teh other side of the door. She became excited. The door slosed behind themm all on its own. "Ok spookey." she managed to get out. Again she was blind and couldn't see anything. "Lets just start to walk straight." Ashley started to slowly walk stright with her hands out infront of her. She kept on waking and heard Charlies breath. So she knew she wasn't alone. Ashley felt better. After a while she figured that it kept on going straight. Right before she was about to put her hands down they ran into something. "Wait." she whispered.

[charlie12]

Charlie walked through the door, seeing darkness was the only thing ahead of them, Charlie sighed. He closed the door and began to walk forward. It was scary to walk through the dark, although he would never admit that. He slid his left hand along the wall as he walked to make sure he didn't fall and make an idiot of himself. "Yeah." Charlie said agreeing to Ashley's comment about the dark being spookey. He kept calm and walked forward like Ashley had suggested.

Charlie stopped as Ashley spoke again telling him to wait. "What is it?" He asked trying not to sound worried but failing.

[Ashley Tapping]

Ashley felt the carving of the thing in front of her and replied, "Nothing. Just a statue. All thought i thought i heard something over there." Ashley said gesturing to the right. Which was pretty stupid because it was ppitch black. "There meaning to the right. But it was probably just a rat or something." Ashley said trying to sound confinced. "How abot we head away from the noise? Lets go left." Ashley suggested not wanting to find out if she was right about it just being a mouse. She waited in silence for his agreeing or disagreeing to her idea.