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[kittykatbar]

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James woke up late and looked around. Nobody was was in the boys dorm at the moment. He looked in the mirror, his hair was going everywhere and he looked like a mess. James went back to bed only to wake up a few moments later because he couldn't go back to sleep.

He slowly walked over and picked up some clothes that he had left on the floor. His idea of unpacking was leaving all his cloths on the floor and picking them up when he wanted to wear them. He slowly got ready he was wearing a MCR shirt and some random jeans.

He walked to the common room wondering where everybody was. He yawned and left and continued walking around. James walked around the hallway looking for the kitchen. He got a muffin and continued walking munching on his muffin.

He went outside and looked around. He decided to go to the forbidden forest. He had heard that it was an interesting place to go and apparently very creepy. He walked over and saw a sign. He munched on his muffin while reading it.

'This forest is forbidden to all students!'

Forbidden...wow James thought to himself as he entered. He didn't even bother reading what else was on the sign. He looked around the forest not really sure why it was forbidden. He continued walking in, he noticed that the deeper he walked in the darker it got. He shrugged and continued going in. He took a seat on the ground trying to finish his muffin. He heard some footsteps, thinking it was a professor James didn't want to get caught.

He climbed a near-by tree and looked down. He waited for the person to come closer so he could see who they were.

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[josie]

Josie was bored. Of school, of the day of life in general. She was in a funny moody really she wasn't usually like this. She was just . . . bored. She had finished her homework, written a letter to her family she'd tried to read, she'd even tidied her end of the Dorm all in an effort to pass the time, but she was getting frustrated and needed to do something . . . anything.

She had decided a walk might calm her down a little, she didn't know what was wrong with her she just couldn't seem to settle in to anything. Josie was a fidget my nature but this was just ridiculous. She couldn't find anything to occupy her for long enough.

The walk wasn't helping at all it was making her itchy. Itching to do something out of the ordinary. She was seeing the same things that she saw every day. She was always at the lake and if she wasn't there she was at the pier. She wasn't in the mood for the maze and the park just didn't sound appealing right now. She really needed to snap out of it. She was annoying herself now.

Walking along the outskirts of the forest she wondered if it was worth the trouble. True the monotony was killing her and the day was passing so slowly but did she really want to risk getting caught? The trouble? The detention?

She figured anything was better than the constant drum of nothing to do so throwing a quick glance to the warning sign she entered the forest. It was dark and dank and the air was cool and crisp, sending shivers along Josie's bare arms. She smiled as some of the earlier tension eased from her body.

This was exactly what she needed, it was so quiet in here, she could hear herself breathing quite clearly. Occasionally the odd animal noise could be heard and once or twice a twig breaking had caused her to jump a little. Checking she wasn't being followed by a prefect or worse a Professor, Josie continued to walk deeper in to the forest. Not knowing or really caring what else was out there. Or how she was going to get back.

[kittykatbar]

James patiently waited to see who the person was. Finally he spotted a girl who looked a little older than him. Probably a second year or maybe a third year. She kept looking around, and jumping when a twig snapped. Probably checking for Professors he thought to himself as he continued watching the girl.

He thought about going down and talking to the girl. He wasn't sure if she wanted some company. People don't usually go inside a forbidden forest to make friends.

James shifted around making himself comfortable in the tree. He looked down and watched as the girl walked deeper into the forest. He quickly got out of the tree and followed her.

James felt like a stalker o-o but he had a good reason. He was bored and maybe this girl would entertain him for a while. He continued following her as she continued walking deep into the forest. He looked around at the trees that were blocking the sun. It was getting really dark in the forest now.

James watched the girl wondering how far she was going to go. He looked for his wand and gripped it tightly in case he needed it. He had also heard some dangerous things were around in the forest. He turned and looked to make sure nobody was following HIM.

James continued stalking the older girl. He began humming to himself then immediately stopped and wondered if the girl had heard him. James was getting a little bit tired of following the girl. Nothing really interesting was happening. If this continued he might just go up to her and introduce himself. Or go find more people to stalk.....

[ryanowl]

"Damn, why is it that cant sleep." Ryan thought to himself. To make things worse, his memories ware starting to come back painfully, and he remembered all the hardships in his life. For the night, he was in the forest. It wasnt unusual for him to be here, because of how much it reminded him of his home. He fell asleed in a tree, and let all the hardships come back to him, but he awoke late ino the day, so hear footsteps walking by. He was scilient and let them go by.

As silent as a shadow, Ryan lepted from the tree, and fallowed the boy who walked by. He took a different direction, and kepted an eye on the boy from a tree about 15 feet away. He was hidden on the side of the trunk, and peek when a girl walked by, heading to the boy in the tree. Unless someone dileberatly looked for him, he could not be found, even in his red kimono and pants. He would wait to take action.

[josie]

Josie was beginning to relax a little the further she went in to the forest, she couldn't imagine anyone who might want to tell her off bothering to come in this far. She had made sure to take random turns and not walk along the beaten path. Little things to keep her entertained. She had a feeling she might be lost now though. Oh well. She'd deal with that when she decided it was time to go back.

It was so quiet it was eery. Surely something should be making a noise. She'd heard all sorts of horror stories about the forest and she found them hard to believe now faced with such a silent woodland. Clearly something was out there watching her, weighing her possibly contemplating the idea of having her for lunch. Josie would advise against it as she was slim and bony, not a lot of meat on this girl! Possibly snack material. What time was it anyway?

Josie laughed softly to herself. She was clearly insane. She sighed gently and that was when she heard it. A soft humming, so soft if she hadn't noticed how quiet it was she might not have heard it. So there was something out there with her. Someone! Somethings didn't hum. She didn't think anyway.

She slowed her pace a little and continued to listen. How hadn't she heard them before? She needed to work on her observation skills. They clearly weren't a professor or a prefect, if they had been Josie would be being marched back to the school quicker than she could say her full name.

Turning on her heel she whipped round to face who ever was following her. She thought this was better than continuing in to the ever thickening forest alone. Who knew what was out there?

She looked at the unfamiliar face and threw him a smile she wasn't sure he'd see, they weren't in the lightest of places after all.

"Do you often follow people in creepy forests?" She inquired, a teasing note in her voice, she clearly wasn't serious. She was quite surprised to see someone else in the Forest it was after all Forbidden and although most people didn't listen to that it was such a large place the chances of running in to someone were slim. She was secretly happy he had turned up. Entering alone hadn't been her best idea.

[ryanowl]

Ryan watched as the boy climed from the tree and started to fallow the girl. Ryan wasnt much for letting poeple hurt other people, so just to be safe, he fallowed the boy and the girl, but stayed in the trees. He was ghosly quiet, and no bark fell off as he walked. It seemed almost imposible, but he grew up in a forest, and he picked up some things.

Soon, the girl turned around, and it looked like she was speeking to the othee boy. It looked like she was telling him off. He wanted to get closer, and he did. He heard speek her last work, then his foot sliped, and a branch and bark fell next to the tree, and by the people. He didnt make a movement, but he would be found in just a moment.

[joshua]

"What am I doing? I'm acting like a child again, sneaking into the forest. But wait, I was a teacher now, I can be in here!" Thought Joshua has he was coming back out of the forest. He was in there exploring it, and "looking for students" he really didn't except to find anyone. Everyone at the school seemed to follow the rules. As the night when on it got darker and darker, pulling out his wand and mumbling "Lumos Maxima" a bright beam of light surrounded his wand. "Thats better" He said to himself.

As he was walking to what he thought was the front of the forest he he heard talking, and then, was that a crash? Sounded like someone feel off a tree, thats where the students must be, in the darn trees! Turning toward the sound of the talk he mumbled again to himself "Nox" and the beam of light went dead. Leaving his wand up, he got closer to what he thought was students. When he thought he was close enough he said in a decent voice, "Lumos Maxima!" In a fraction of a second light surrounded two students. "Which one of you feel out of the darn tree?" I asked.

[kittykatbar]

Oh darn he was caught James thought to himself with a little pout. He was hopping his little stalking game would last a bit longer. He looked at the girl glad that she wasn't mad about him following her.

"Not usually" he said with a grin as he leaned on the tree. "But in my spare time..." he began saying before he heard a loud crash.

James looked around for what made the sound. It sounded like something, or somebody fell. He looked around but he really couldn't see anything.

All of a sudden there was light everywhere. Somebody had cast a spell from their wand. James looked around for the person who cast the spell. Darn it was a T.A James thought to himself. He was probably going to get in trouble.

James looked at the T.A confused a bit. "None of us fell out of a tree" he said. "It was somebody else" he explained.

So much for his little adventure James thought to himself with a sigh. He looked back to the T.A waiting to get in trouble.

[josie]

Josie laughed at the boys response to her stalking comment. They didn't get very far in their conversation before someone else was there, well she assumed someone else was there, she couldn't actually see anyone. The crash had been loud enough to alert them to their presence though.

And then there was light, everywhere, bright blinding light. Josie had to put her hand up to shield her eyes just so she could make anything out. She blinked a couple of times trying to clear the dancing multi coloured spots that now flashed in front of her eyes.

As her eyes adjusted to the light Josie groaned, she could make out who was behind it and it wasn't a student. It was one of her T.A's. Just her luck, the one day she decides to go to the forest she gets caught. Well that sucked a little.

She frowned when he mentioned someone in a tree, that must have been what the crash was about, Josie shrugged, "Wasn't either of us." She said hoping they weren't in to much trouble.

[ryanowl]

Ryan, one hand on the branch above him, hung in place as a light apeared below him. It was, from what he could see a T.A. He remained quiet, but is nature wouldnt let him for long, and he climed down until he was about 12 feet above the ground, and he spoke.

It was me that made the noise. I was. He thought for a moment, thinking for the right word. Resting when thees two came. I stood up, and the branch collapes under me. I am sorry if you thought these two made the crashing noise.

Re didnt avert his eyes as he talked to the T.A, and his voice was strong, but there was a warning note in it that almost said that they should not get in much trouble. But he knew they would because they were out here, and at dark. Ryan was known to be, but he didnt know how the T.A would handle that.

[joshua]

Once the light surrounded the two students he was surprised to find out none of them fell out of a tree. There seemed to be another student above them or somewhere. "Who did then" He asked in a strong voice and started moving the wand around looking up at the trees. Bats and other birds flew away when the light was shown on them. All of a sudden there was a "strong" voice from above. Once he heard the voice he pointed the wand up there, he seemed to be an older student. Up in a tree? As he listened to what he said, he pointed down to the ground, "Down here now." He commanded.

"Now," he started as the other boy came down from the tree, "Ms. Felling, if I'm correct from class, and," he paused, "don't know your name and you are a first year, odd. Anyways, all three of you, I can easily see two major rule violations here, one, past the curfew, and another. Your our here!" He explained, looking around. "Can you give me some sort of valid reason other than I was bored?" He asked.

[kittykatbar]

James looked up in shock. Somebody was up in the tree talking. James really couldn't see who it was. The T.A asked the person to come out of the tree. James waiting curious to see who was up there.

James was glad the T.A didn't know his name. He didn't intend on giving it to him unless he asked. Hmm.. he wanted a reason why he was in the forest. Truth was that he WAS bored, but the T.A obviously didn't want to hear that.

"I was um.." James began thinking of an excuse. "curious?" he finished. What a lame excuse James thought to himself with a sigh. But it was better than saying he came in because he was bored. He looked to the T.A waiting for him to say something.

[josie]

Josie shrugged at the T.A's question, she had no idea who had fallen out the tree, to be fair she hadn't even known there was anyone else out in the forest until a few minutes earlier and now people were popping up left right and center.

She peered round as the T.A moved his wand to try and find who ever else was out there. She silently wondered if who ever it was hadn't fallen out the tree, would they be in this situation now? He remembered who she was as well, from class. Just her luck!

She shifted her weight from foot to foot tired of standing still when the other student finally made an appearance, Josie had seen him around school and knew he was a few years older than herself. They were definitely in trouble now. Should have known better and all that. She hadn't realised the other boy was a first year though, explained why she had never seen him before.

Josie chewed her lip thoughtfully as James gave his reasons for being out in the forest. Josie answered when he was done, "I couldn't breathe in the castle." She said simply, "I wanted to do something different." It was the truth after all, Josie had been so wound up and frustrated she'd had to come here. She wasn't sure the T.A would see it that way though so she kept those thoughts to herself.

[joshua]

Joshua gave a big frown when the students didn't give a valid answer. They were going to get in trouble either way though. Still waiting for the other student to come down from the tree Joshua started to get inpatient. "Person in the tree, down here now!" He ordered. Looking back at the two other students he started to explain, "I take it you can read, well if you noticed the sign. It says DO NOT ENTER. Hense that sign next time. All of your are going to loose say...10 points from your houses and a one hour visit with your Head of House after classes." He wished he could use them in his office, he needed things to get done. After explaining that he once again waited for the other student to come down.

[kittykatbar]

James watched as the girl gave her excuse. What did the T.A say her name was? Ms. Felling? He realized he never really got to talk to her. They had like a 5 second conversation before they were caught. "I'm James by the way" he said introducing himself to the girl with a small smile.

Ooh harsh much? James thought to himself while the T.A was talking. He was in the forest for what like 10 minute and already he was in trouble. Oh wow James thought to himself with a sigh.

James looked around the forest. He would defiantly be here again. But more carefully next time. He didn't want to get in trouble again. He looked to the T.A then up in the tree. He waited to see if the student would come down or not.

[josie]

Josie smiled to James as he introduced himself. They were still waiting for this student to appear, they'd be here all night at this rate. They were clearly in no Hurry to come down.

"Nice to meet you," She said with a grin, she was trying not to smile, they were after all in trouble, she couldn't help it though, at least while the T.A's attention wasn't on her. "Maybe next time we meet we should make it somewhere we wont get in to trouble for being there." But where was the fun in that? She tried not to giggle at her own thoughts and coughed slightly to cover the sound.

"I'm Josie." She added realising he didn't know her name.

[kittykatbar]

"Nice too meet you too Josie" James said with a grin. He looked back to the T.A who was still waiting for the student to come down.

"Maybe" he said shrugging with a small grin on his face. But doing forbidden stuff was always fun. He looked around the forest, he needed more time to explore. Even though it meant getting in trouble.

Well he might as well start up a conversation with Josie while the T.A was busy.
"So what really brings you into the big bad forest?"he whispered. He kept looking back to the T.A making sure he wasn't paying attention.

[josie]

Josie grinned, "Well I was a bit bored and rules were made to be broken and all that." She made sure ONLY James heard the last part she didn't need more trouble for her blatant disregard to school rules.

"The rest was true though," She added she really had felt suffocated up in the castle. "How about you, just curious or was there more to it than that?" She asked shooting random looks in the T.As direction to make sure he was still busy with the other student.

Even though they were in trouble, Josie was glad she had come out here, she still wanted to explore but figured it probably wasn't the best idea in the world to go wandering off now.

[kittykatbar]

"So true" James said while she talked about rules. Of course they were made to be broken. What fun would it be if they were never broken?

Why was James here. "Well i was bored for one" he said with a shrug. "and people said this place was creepy so i wanted to check it out" he said with another shrug.

James looked up into the tree once more. It seemed like the other student was never going to come down. Maybe he left? James thought to himself. That would be a smart thing to do, then he wouldn't get in trouble.

James looked back to Josie not really sure what to say next. It was awkward talking to her with the T.A so close.Luckily he was too busy to care about their conversation.