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Post by keeley on Feb 10, 2005 3:06:16 GMT
Cira leisurly strode around the grounds for a while she actually didn't have her nose buried in a book. But this was only on account of the fact that she was looking for a nice place to sit and read where she wouldn't get too cold but she was aiming for a spot near the lake so she could occasionally watch the giant squid if she so desired. The creature fascinated her and she had no idea as to why as normally she would be quite afraid of something such as that.
Finally Cira found just the right spot. It was a small grove of trees right on the shore of the lake. They were large trees so they blocked the biting wind but she still was able to get a view of the lake. Cira smiled and set her stuff down on the ground next to a tree and slid to the ground beside her bag. She sighed inwardly glad to have relief from the cold wind but yet still able to enjoy being outside.
Cira breathed deeply the scent of wintertime and smiled again. Even though winter was her least favorite of the seasons, she still reveled in being in the open air. Cira felt like she would probably die if she had to stay inside the castle all winter just because it was cold. She was sitting there and just letting her mind wander when she saw a great tentacle reach out of the water for a second or two before sliding back under the surface where it would be considerably warmer- at least to the giant squid's standards. Lazily, Cira watched as the water rippled from the place the tentical had dissappeared to.
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Post by Cassandra Blackfire G7 on Feb 10, 2005 3:15:14 GMT
Cass knew it was cold, but she really didn't care. Her bruises from the Quidditch match were still healing. She was sore from riding the broom and manuevering between the players. She watched as the giant squid peeped out of the lake. That thing was wierd.
She came across a grove and saw a girl there reading a book.
" You know, you shouldn't be out here alone. There are wierd people about," she sat beside the girl.
" By the way, I'm Cass. Trying to find some quiet time?"
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Post by keeley on Feb 10, 2005 3:23:15 GMT
Cira looked up "Oh, hi." when she took a second look at the girl she realized she'd seen her somewhere before but couldn't pinpoint exactly when and where nor could she put a name to the face. She shrugged it off... maybe it was just her imagination.
"Weird people? Hmm... I wander the grounds often and haven't yet come across anyone dangerous... though maybe any possible dangerous people might not have noticed me if i was reading nor would i have noticed them. What kind of weird people are you referring to?" Cira asked this girl who'd introduced herself as Cass, now curious. "Oh, and I'm Cira." she says.
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Post by Cassandra Blackfire G7 on Feb 10, 2005 3:29:18 GMT
Cass plopped down beside the girl, and looked at the book she was reading.
" Good title. I read it back at home. You know, wierd people. Death Eaters, He Whom Must Not be Named, Death Eaters, Slytherins. You know, wierd people?"
She smiled really big.
" I was just joking. Sorry, sometimes I come off as strong. I was riding my broom, and saw you. Decided you'd be good company."
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Post by keeley on Feb 10, 2005 3:33:58 GMT
Cira laughed "Ahh yes.... sorry i'm still caught up in my book... but at any rate... i'm sure there's death eaters among us here at hogwarts so i don't see much of a difference." when Cass mentioned something about a broom Cira looked up "Broom? You play Quidditch here then??" Cira asked her, now sure of what the answer would be.
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Post by Cassandra Blackfire G7 on Feb 10, 2005 3:38:01 GMT
Cass smiled at the celebrity playing Quidditch had given her.
" Yeah, I'm the Gryffindor Beater. It's quiet fun. I was the one who sent that last shot at Jordan in the last game. I so wish i hadn't done that. It really bugged me that she got hurt over that. Anyway, do you play?"
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Post by keeley on Feb 10, 2005 4:29:56 GMT
Cira grins triumphantly "I thought i knew you from somewhere! Quidditch." Cira laughs really hard when she is asked if she played "Are you kidding me?! My mum would probably have a heart attack if i even went near a broom. Though my Da... he'd be proud."
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Post by Cassandra Blackfire G7 on Feb 11, 2005 1:13:08 GMT
" So, theres you incentive. Dad loving it," she looked to her left and saw the giant squid raise out of the water once again.
The thing gave her the creeps sometimes.
" So, what brings you out here?"
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Post by keeley on Feb 11, 2005 3:55:45 GMT
Cira laughs once again "My mother has the upperhand in the house though... she refuses to allow anyone near a broom, except for Da, whom she has no control over. But if she found out she'd snatch me right up and take me back home. That prospect isn't sounding too pretty to me right now."
Cira thinks for a moment before replying "Well, i dunno i feel like i'll explode if i'm indoors for too long... it's sorta like being outside is what keeps me going during these freezing long winter months. So am i right in guessing that you're out here because of Quidditch?"
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Post by Cassandra Blackfire G7 on Feb 11, 2005 5:20:04 GMT
" Not really Quidditch. I just needed to escape the common room. You know how that is. It gets really stuffy with big headed gryffs around sometimes,"
Cass pointed to her broom that sat over in the clearing, a Nimbus 2000.
" I just bought her a few weeks ago. Not the top of the line, but I still like her. I'm just wanting to see how she flies."
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Post by keeley on Feb 12, 2005 17:51:29 GMT
Cira laughs at this "Well not all Gryffindors seem to be bigheaded." Cira says thinking back to when she'd met the first year Gryffindor named Rayne. "I've met plently modest Gryffindors" Cira smiles then looks in the direction that Cass was pointing to see her broom. "Nice" Cira says approvingly. "Though i've never ridden a broom, my father has taken me with him to check out the new models when they are released."  |
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Post by Cassandra Blackfire G7 on Feb 13, 2005 1:17:45 GMT
" You've never ridden a broom!?" she was a little puzzled over that. Even her, a muggleborn, had ridden a broom in her first year.
" Do you want to take a ride?"
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Post by keeley on Feb 14, 2005 21:34:37 GMT
Cira laughs "Believe it or not, i've never ridden a broom... Mum somehow persuaded them to have me sit out on those lessons that first years have." Cira laughs again but when asked if she wanted a ride she bit her bottom lip weighing the pros and cons of the matter.
Really i shouldn't.... but... "But if Mum finds out i'm dead meat... Oh what am i saying?" Cira says incredulously "Of course! I've always wondered what i'd be like to ride a broom." I shouldn't let Mum's fears hold me back from doing this! Cira thought firmly.
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Post by Cassandra Blackfire G7 on Feb 15, 2005 5:33:53 GMT
Cass smiled as Cira took the broom from her. She showed her all the basics, up, down, and how to mount it.
" Now, if you try to fly, just pull up a little on it, and then to come down, just lean forward. Don't go very far with it, I won't be able to help you if you fly off. You've got my only mode of transportation."
Cass waited apprehensively to see what would happen.
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Post by keeley on Feb 21, 2005 3:20:17 GMT
Cira nervously takes ahold of the broom handle. It was smooth and shiny. Apparently she'd just given it a polish recently and took very good care of her broom. Cira hoped desperately that she wouldn't do anything to mess this up. She didn't want to come across as a total klutz. Apprehensively, Cira mounted the broom. Suddenly fear rushed over her before she could do anything to stop it. She frantically beat it back hoping the girl hadn't seen it in her face. Cira let her hair drape around her face till she knew that it had left her face. She took a deep breath in and then slowly blew it out.
Cira delicately pulled up on the broom a slightly and she was suddenly she was lifted from the ground about 5 feet and then the broom lurched forward a bit. She yelped and leaned forward. "Oh my god!" she said as she touched the ground. Her face was a bit red with embarrasment and exhileration.
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Post by Cassandra Blackfire G7 on Feb 23, 2005 0:17:22 GMT
Cass watched the girl take off unsteadily. Worried that she would fall, she stood behind the back end of her broom hoping if she fell she would fall backwards.
She was relieved to see the broom come back to the ground. She very nearly had to catch the girl when she landed. " Not bad at all for your first time. My first lesson ended up with me on the ground and going to the hospital wing."
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Post by keeley on Feb 23, 2005 3:48:39 GMT
Cira laughs uncertainly "Really?! You've got to be kidding me! You're on the quidditch team though! And i've seen you play and you're awesome! You seem to be a natural... so what happened to you?" Cira asked once her heart had removed itself from her throat and gone back to its rightful spot inbetween her lungs which now seemed to be working again.
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Post by Cassandra Blackfire G7 on Feb 24, 2005 1:28:23 GMT
Cass laughed to herself remembering her first lesson. " Well, it was with the Slytherin's. I swear, I was the only one who had never ridden a broom. The broom wouldn't do a thing I told it to. It just sat on the ground laughing at me. When I finally got it to come up, I mounted it. Then it started bucking and I fell off the back end. School brooms never seem to work right."
Cass shook her head. " It was horrible. I was taunted by Slytherin's for weeks."
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Post by keeley on Mar 15, 2005 3:16:42 GMT
Cira smiled slightly "Well, that's Slytherins for you.... never really all that courteous except for a select few who are pretty nice. Well yeah as i said, I've never ridden a broom before now... so i don't have any fun stories like that to share with you" she says chuckling
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