Melody from Yorkshire ((Rayne))

[Melody Bang-Bala G6]

Melody set down her case on the desk of the disused classroom and flicked her wand, causing the music stand to fly open. She rather liked it actually. It was multicoloured, bright and varied, rather like Melody's own personality. Walking up to it she adjusted its height manually, before flicking open the fasteners on the black case and opening it to withdraw her silver flute, resting in the dark, velvety lining. She always rather envied it there. It looked so comfortable.

"Reight, almost ready," Melody said to herself, bouncing on the tips of her toes. She waved her wand to fasten her hair up into one rather messy, plaited ponytail and moved over to open the casement window. This was one of the older windows in the school, and one of the least used ones - you could tell by the strength you had to use to push it open. Once Melody had succeeded, a strong breeze swept through the room, sweeping her sheet music off the chair she had left it on. That shouldn't be happening, Melody thought worriedly, sticking her hand out of the window. There was hardly any breeze outside, yet when it passed through that window, it seemed to become very strong. She could tell, because of the change of pressure on her hand at different points, the fact her plaited ponytail was still being swept up by the breeze and the sheet music was still fluttering around the room. She dismissed it and put it out of her mind. Such strange anomalies did occur in Hogwarts.

It would be annoying for getting the music to stay though. Melody held it firmly onto the stand and then stuck it there with a simple charm. She picked up her flute and warmed up with a few scales before leafing through her music to find what she wanted. there it was. Melody from Thais. She smiled at the title, and also at the prospect of playing the music. Putting her flute to her lips once again, she started to play the haunting melody she loved so much. Such a peaceful sound, almost like trickling water. Soothing to the soul.

[thenamelessone]

Rayne sighed. It was such a nice day out warm and sunshiny just like she was. Perhaps that was why she enjoyed Spring so much. She lay back on the grass soaking up the sunshine. There wasn't so much as a cloud in the sky and the breeze though hardly any was playing lightly with her hair. There were other people as well outside all doing the same as she was enjoying the nice change of weather. As she lay back she closed her eyes resting. Everything seemed so peaceful and that was just what she needed especially after all the ruckus the castle was in because of the upcoming exams.

As she lay there she began to hear a light melody. It sounded as if someone were playing the flute. Rayne sat up and listened closely. Someone was playing the flute and they were playing it well too. Rayne could see an open window and that was where the music was coming from. She made a mental note of where the classroom was outside and she went inside to find the room. It was very rare to find someone who appreciated playing traditional instruments such as the flute and clarinet as she did. Most students played things such as the drums, the guitar, and the piano. The 'cooler' instruments.

Quickly she entered the castle and set off to find the room. It didn't take her long though she did get lost once or twice along the way. Once she found the room she peeked in. There was a girl playing the flute. She was in Raynes house but not her year so she'd never spoken to the girl. Quietly Rayne entered and when the girl finished the song she clapped. "You play that very nicely."

[Melody Bang-Bala G6]

As Melody finished, she was slightly surprised to find someone applauding her. She turned round quickly, to find it was a girl who looked slightly younger than her. A Gryffindor too, if Melody was correct. She raised her eyebrows and smiled slightly at the girl, noting what she had just said. Melody walked over to the case and laid the flute gently on top of it, not dissembling it first, before sitting on top of the desk next to it, waving her legs, the motion causing her bunches to bob up and down beside her face as well.
"Well," she said, "'tis t'best ye'll find round 'ere, that piece. One of me favourites. D'ye know it, then?" She walked over to the music stand, undid her charm on the piece of music and carried it over, sitting on the desk next to the girl.

"Me name's Melody," she said, making an unusual introduction. Usually she didn't bother to make the introduction, as other people seemed prone to making it first, but the circumstances under which they had met had been unusual anyway. Melody didn't normally get interrupted when she was playing her instruments. "How 'bout yerself? I reckon, if yer goin' ter listen, yer should tell me that. Do yer play t'flute yerself or summat? Or were yer just curious?" Melody hadn't found all that many people around the school who appreciated music as much as she did yet. It wasn't for lack of socialising; she was happy to talk if she saw reason to. It was probably more that there just weren't enough people in the castle for whom music had been present from the very beginning. She looked at the other girl curiously, wondering if this would be one of the rare people who actually appreciated a proper piece of music.