The Birthday Blues ((Anyone))

[Caiest Hamilton S5]

Caiest stormed out of the owlery a piece of parchment clutched in her hand. She weaved her way through the crowded halls glaring at anyone that even looked like they wanted to speak with her. She made her way to the huge oak front doors and taking out her wand blasted them open so that she wouldn't have to stop and open them manually.

She walked out onto the grounds in a blind rage. Today was her birthday. She took the piece of parchment in her hand and set fire to it. They Promised! She didn't realize that she still had the paper in her hand until the fire burned her hand. She let the paper go and ignored the pain. "I Hate them I hate them all!" Caiest screamed taking out her wand and blasting a nearby tree to smitherines.

Today was Caiest's birthday. Her parents had promised that they'd visit and spend time with her. The note that had just been turned to ash told her that they decided not to come. It shouldn't have surprised her. Her parents were never home they were always off doing something or other. Caiest had practically raised herself. Even though they were almost always gone they had at least come home for her birthdays. Not this year though this year they were too absorbed in their work in Italy to care about their only child.

Caiest set another tree on fire. She hated them she'd never forgive them. She watched the tree burn eyes blazing. She hated her parents. She hated the people at this school for they didn't even know she exsited. But most of all she hated herself. She wasn't one to get upset. Most of the time she kept her cool and didn't show much emotion at all. Only this time she had gotten her hopes up only to have them crushed. She hated that she had hoped. She hated that she was so angry. But most of all she hated self pity and she had a lot of self pity going on right now.

Caiest screamed in rage and frustration blasting yet another tree so that the flames from the other two combined with the new addition formed a sort of Triangle. She watched the flames not calming down in the least and hoped that no one came around for anyone and everyone was subject to her rage today.

[Chelle]

Kari sat in a tree, staring out at the beuatiful lake but was forced to jump down when a Ravenclaw set fire to the roots. Kari scorched her foot on the way down and yelped in pain. Shesaw the flames licking at the tree as the destroyed her painting she had been working on.

"Hey! What do you think you're doing, you could have killed someone!" Kari stormed over to the girl. "I could have died from the flames," Kari walked over to the three trees and began to put out the fire with water bursting from the end of her wand. The trees were soon no longer burning, but it was clear that they were almost dead. Kari walked over to them and sat down in front of one. She waved her wand and smiled as the leaves began to sprout once again from the branches. She did this with the two other trees, and when they were finally healed she went and stood in front of the girl who seemed vaguely familiar. The girl was in a horrible rage and it looked like flames were dncing in her eyes.

"You're name's Caiest, isn't it? Ravenclaw third year? Yes, I think you are. What's wrong? Please tell me. Oh, and my name's Kari."

[Caiest Hamilton S5]

Caiest glared at the girl who jumped from one of the trees that she had set fire to. The girl was angry and said that she could've killed someone. As far as Caiest was concerned if you were stupid enough to stay in a tree that was burning then you deserved to die. It was a morbid thing to think but Caiest wasn't in the best of moods at the moment. What angered her more was that the girl decided to put out the fires and restore the trees. What gave her the right to destroy Caiest's handywork. She had half a mind to yell at the girl who soon introduced herself as Kari but didn't as it wouldn't do any good but alienate herself more.

"I am Caiest I am in Ravenclaw and there's nothing wrong." She lied turning away from Kari and looking out at the lake.

[Chelle]

Kari looked out at the lake as Caiest did.

"Well, If nothing's wrong with you, then I'll tell you what's wrong with me." Kari picked up the burnt remains of her painting. It was a picture of the Hogwarts lake, Hogsmeade in the distance and trees lining the perimeter of the lake.

"It's nice, isn't it? The only thing is that my parents won't be able to see it. They said they wouldn't be working this month, but then they had to go to Romania on business. My dad works for the Ministry, the Care of Magical Creatures department." Kari brushed off a bit of burnt dust from the painting, and began to tell Ciest the problem.

"My birthday is at the end of the month, and they won't be able to be there. They'll be all the way in Romania at a Dragon Reserve, far from Hogwarts and far from me." Kari kicked a little sand in the air then transfigured the grains of sand into hundreds of little butterflies. She watched as they flew around Caiest in a never-ending circle, and Kari directed them to fly upwards in case Caiest didn't like how they wouldn't leave her alone and stop flying around her. Kari watched as they flew out over the lake.

"I wonder if it's warm enough for a relaxing swim in the lake." she said as she watched the crystalline surface of the lake be broken by the head of the Giant Squid.

[thieflord84]

Bee was staring out at the lake. Today was her birthday and no one seemed to even care. Bee knew that her father wouldnt but she thought maybe her friends back home would remember. Maybe even her brother Perry. But no. No one cared that today was Bee's birthday. No one. But my mom would have cared Bee thought to herself. If she was still- Bee couldnt bare to think of it. Her poor mother's birthday was in three days but she wasnt going to be able to enjoy it. Tears came to Bee's eyes but she wiped them away. Bee stood up angerly and kicked a tree. "I hate my dad," Bee whispered to herself. "I hate him!" Bee almost screamed. Bee sat down against the tree feeling the scars on her back. The scars that her dad had given her by a stick. Just a stick. "I have a messed up life and family," Bee told herself outloud.

Bee fell asleep but woke up when she heard yelling. Trees were on fire and two girls were talking to each other about it. Quietly, Bee stood up and walked over to the girls. When she reached them the trees were healed and the girls were looking at the lake. "Hi," Bee said in a strangled voice. "Is everything ok?" Bee could tell just by looking at the girls that everything was not ok.