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Post by bellatrixlestrange on Feb 1, 2005 17:21:40 GMT
Faith touched down lightly on the frosty grass.
The flying conditons were perfect. It was a still day, icy cold but softened somewhat by the pale sun that hung in the sky.
Faith had come out just before the start of afternoon lessons, with her faithful ( but slightly battered) broom to wake her up slightly before her session of double Ancient Runes.
She dismounted her broomstick and breathed in deep. Faith loved flying. Beat two legs any day!
She smiled to herself as she placed her broom down on the grass and pulled her long hair out of it's ponytail. Tucking a few strands behind her she crouched down and was about to wipe some dew of the polished wood when she saw a shadow appear next to her and looked up.
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Post by Aila on Feb 1, 2005 19:16:12 GMT
Faith looked up to see a girl about her age standing there, clutching a book in her arms. Her mouth hanging open and she was staring at Faith and her broom.
"That was great," she managed at last. "My name is Aila. I wanted to breathe some fresh air after that awful potions classroom in the dungeons, and I saw you flying there. You were so beatiful on that broom - like you have been flying all your life! I love flying, but I don't have a broom, I have to make to with the ones they have here during the flying lessons."
"Oh, did Madam Hooch have trouble with me at first! I couldn't get off the ground, and when I managed that I fell right off!" she remembers with a bittersweet expression.
After a moment, Aila looked at Faith holding the broom with a strange smile. "Can I have a go?"
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Post by bellatrixlestrange on Feb 2, 2005 16:39:08 GMT
Faith listened to Aila, grinning at the unexpected compliment and laughing at her run-in with Madame Hooch.
"Nice to meet you Aila," Faith greeted, wiping her hands on her sleeve and standing up again, broom in hand, "Ofcourse you can have a go! I can't believe you haven't got a broom of your own! I can't live without mine! And I don't know about looking beautiful but I have been flying all my my life, so I guess that would explain why I look like I have."
She smiled.
"It can be a bit dodgy on take off but apart from that it's okay," She expalined, stroking the wood fondly as she held it out to Aila, "I think I might have seen you in the Student Lounge before. Are you a Hupplepuff?"
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Post by Aila on Feb 5, 2005 20:52:03 GMT
"Yeah, I'm Hufflepuff," said Aila as she took the broom from Faith. She then soared into the air rather better than she led Faith to believe. After flying a couple of times around over the lake and back, she returned and landed smoothly near Faith.
"Thank you very much," she said sweetly handing the broom back. "I really wish I had my own. I hope I'll be able to get one during the summer holidays. I just love to fly..."
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Post by bellatrixlestrange on Feb 5, 2005 21:26:27 GMT
"Makes two of us," Faih grinned, "I got my first broom when I was three. Mind you it only went a few centimetres off the ground but I've been hooked since then."
She swept her blonde hair out of her face. It was windy day and it had flown across her eyes.
"So - what're you doing out here?" She asked curiously, "Out for a walk or something?"
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