Magical Rooms. They Never End. (Anyone)

[charlie12]

Wandering.

Again.

Why?

Who knew?

Charlie walked out of the Ravenclaw Common Room, not intending on traveling anywhere he hadn't been. In his second year and never having been to the Quality Quarters. Odd. He knew. But hownormal could you get in a magical castle. Never had he thought he would be brave enough to step into a room he had never been in before. But - if he could do it before - he could do it now.

Stepping. Silently across the room. Noticing bookcases and chairs scattered across the room. Apparently this was a common room for all of the students at Hogwarts. A very good touch. Charlie thought to himself. Sitting, quietly on one of the couches in the big room. Looking out the windows lining the walls. Never realizing windows could be that big and show off so much of the outside. Only a small line of glass kept everyone from being outside and feeling the fresh breeze of the cold wind.

[Ashley Lovegood]

Pathetic. This is how the fifth year felt as she entered the castle from the Autumn winds. She loved the cold and yet she was taking refuge inside to get away from it. Sad. She rubbed her hands together was she made her way through the castle. It was a rather chilly day, and even being wrapped in a black sweatshirt and jeans she was cold. As I said, pathetic.

She wandered around the halls for a bit in an attempt to find something to do. She failed. There seemed to be nothing to do and no one to talk to. Where was everyone? She paused in her search with a frown set on her face. Where would everyone go? She sighed when she drew up blank and proceeded on, feeling a bit down due to the lack of ideas she was conjuring up. Guess she was just out of creative juice today.

She sudden found herself in front of the QQ. Huh, maybe she was only low on creativeness. Most would come here, right? With a sudden light smile, she pushed open the door and stepped over the thresh hold. As blue orbs gazed around, she found that not many people were in fact, hanging around the QQ. Phew! She sighed once again and decided that she might as well stay since she was here. Maybe she would run into someone, at least it was warm. She made her way slowly across the room, her mind not at her current location.

When she said run into someone, she had not intended it to be literal. "Whoa!" She felt her foot sudden collide with something hard and herself being propelled forward. She caught herself at the last second and used the edge of the table which she had grabbed to steady herself. Her eyes glanced about to find that she had tripped over the leg of a couch. Smooth. With sudden realization, a smile spread across her face as she realized that someone was occupying the seat she had so gracefully tripped over. "Hi.." She said rather cheerfully for how stupid she felt at the moment.

[charlie12]

Feeling a bit stupid for just sitting in the Quality Quarters with no one to talk to Charlie began staring out the large window across the room from him. Something a bored person might do, right? He glanced back towards the door to see if anyone he knew would come in. No one yet. A few minutes passed as he looked around the almost-empty room.

Charlie then heard a low, sharp noise as someone seemed to trip over something. He quickly looked to this right to see someone had tripped over the leg of the couch. Not having a smile on his face at the moment he realized it was Ashley Lovegood. Someone who he had met the year before. He actually didn't think he'd ever see her again because Hogwarts was a big place.

"Hi." He returned to the smiling Ashley. "Uh...are you okay?"

[Ashley Lovegood]

"Yeah, fine," She replied, standing up straight and brushing herself off. She did feel stupid, but she was not really caring at the moment. Her eyes settled on Charlie once more, a smile playing across her face. "I have not seen you in forever. How have you been?" She asked him, her eyes bright with interest. She really had not seen him in a long time. The last time had been in Honeydukes. That had been an odd visit. "Mind if I join you?" She asked politely, sudden remembering her manners. She hoped they could catch up a bit.

"Did you have a nice break?" She asked at random, wondering if he had enjoyed the Halloween break yet. "Are you going to the dance?" She asked him. She was just full of questions today it seemed. She hoped that he did not mind her asking so many.

[charlie12]

Charlie smiled towards Ashley for a moment before turning his head. "I've been, better." He breathed with a bit of enthusiasm. Charlie turned his head back to Ashley, "uh—sure. Join." His hand, palm up, motioned towards the empty seat beside him. Taking a moment to stare aimlessly out the window again he turned back to Ashley when she asked another question.
"Uh. Yeah Halloween was great." He was getting better at hiding disappointment. The only thing good about Halloween for him was the dance. Which was a coincidence because Ashley then asked about the dance. He allowed a smile to become carved on his face.

“Actually—yeah. I am. What about you?” He returned finally being able to ask a question. Ashley seemed very curious today, which was odd because no one had ever asked him so many questions.

[Ashley Lovegood]

She grinned back at him as he said that she could join him. Yippy! "Thanks," She replied, sitting next to him where he had indicated. "How come? Something happen?" She asked him, her smile slipping from her face at his response to how he was doing. She was being nosy and she knew it. If he did not wish to tell her then she would keep her mouth shut and her nose out. She was just making an attempt to be a good friend since she had promised to be his friend and all. It fell under the buddy roll.

She noticed the edge in his voice as he answered her question about Halloween. Maybe he was still not open about his feeling and opinions and such. Oh well, she shrugged her shoulders at his response as her eyes wondered around the room. There were not many people about today it seemed. Her attention was soon pulled back to Charlie as he spoke.

“Actually—yeah. I am. What about you?”

"Yup!" She replied cheerfully. Truth be told, she could not wait till the dance. She had never really been one to be up for a dance. Even if she had enjoyed herself the last time, she found it more fun when you got to go with someone you really wanted to go with. "Who are you going with, or are you going in a group?" She asked yet another question. Ash was just shooting her mouth off as usual it seemed. She clamped her mouth shut to allow Charlie a chance to speak.

[charlie12]

[short...sorry]
"Huh? Oh--" Charlie smiled, "of course not. Nothing out of the ordinary.." He allowed his voice to trail off while. He waited for Ashley to respond to his question. However, he already knew the answer. And as Ashley said 'Yup!' he quickly turned his head from her. "Uhm--I'm going with--well this was a blind date type thing too--her name is Kailynn."

"Uhm..." Charlie quickly said before Ashley could speak again. Actually he didn't mind someone else asking questions while he willingly told the answers. "So--why aren't you outside...enjoying all of the awesome things Hogwarts has to offer. This is my second year and I still haven't found everything in the castle."

[Ashley Lovegood]

Her frown deepened at his response. She knew he was lying.... or was she making it up? A sigh escaped her lips as she leaned back into the couch. She had promised not to ask if he didn't want to talk about it. She was going to shut up. She placed a smile on her face and sat back up, her attention once again on Charlie.

A thoughtful expression cross her face as she began to shift through her memory in search of a Kailynn she might have run into. No luck. "Kailynn? Don't think I know her...." Her voice trailed off before she focused her mind once again. "Nope, have not met her." She concluded. Ash had never been on a blind date, and probably would never try. It didn't sound too fun to her. "Hope you have fun though," She added with another smile.

"So--why aren't you outside...enjoying all of the awesome things Hogwarts has to offer. This is my second year and I still haven't found everything in the castle."

She shrugged at his question, giving it some thought before she spoke. "Not sure. Not many people were outside I guess and I wanted some company," She gave him a smile before continuing. "So, do you not explore during your free time or something?" She asked, a teasing laugh hidden in her voice. She knew when she was a first and second year all she did was explore. Guess everyone was different. "Exactly how much have you seen?" She then asked, curious as to how much he knew about the vast castle.

[charlie12]

Charlie spaced out for a moment after hearing a sigh come from Ashley. He was never good with silences and always let the other person speak before he did. "That's weird." He commented. "I mean you're a fifth--or--sixth year..and you don't know everyone in the school?" He didn't want to sound mean but it may've come off in that way. Feeling a little guilty at his sarcasim he muttered a 'sorry'.

"Sometimes, I explore. I get lost easily." He stared at the window again. It was become a habit for him. "Well--I've seen the ballroom, the dungeons, my common room, and the great hall. The main places I think." He thought harder not sure if he had seen more or not. He hadn't really paid too much attention to the places he stummbled upon. Wanting it to be his very first day at Hogwarts again, so he could start over with less knowledge that he had, not that he had much knowledge anyway.