Privacy Interrupted ((Renee))

[marik]

Camping is what they called it; all those muggles who had no clue how primitive the whole idea was. They gave up their precious electricity for a while and decided to live in the woods with just the bare neccesities. Marik wasn't quite sure how they found entertainment in it, but he had been doing it with his family since he was a boy, so he was used to it by now. Of course, ever since his learning of magic, he wondered why he allowed himself to sink back to such limitless times. It made his family happy, and that was enough to get him out of the house for a week and into the cool mountain air.

The birds were chirping loudly as Marik yawned sleepily. Stretching his arms and legs in his sleeping-bag, he rolled over and checked his watch- 8:37 am! The tent was empty. Where in the world could everyone have went at such an early time? Pulling on a pair of jogging shorts and a hooded sweatshirt, he climbed his way out of the tent and into the morning sun. Squinting, he pulled his bag out from the tent and zipped it up.

The morning fire was almost out, indicating that his family had been gone for a while. Probably hiking or something else that didn't interest Marik. He found a banana, and grabbed it, heading onto the path that led deeper into the woods.

He had the trail memorized. It was the same one he walked everyday he spent camping. Besides himself, he had never seen anybody else use it. He liked this privacy. Climbing over a fallen tree, he could see the cabin. Propped up in a tree, it appeared to be even more decaying than ever. The rain from the past year had done much damage. Walking over to the base of the tree, he began climbing the wooden planks that led to the tree house. Taking extra care, he checked each piece of wood to make sure they wouldn't crumble under his weight, leaving him to fall to the ground.

Finally making it to the top, he heaved his bag onto the landing with a thud. He pulled his weight up, and made it safely onto the landing. Expecting an abandoned room as usual, Marik jumped back in surprise when he saw another person there. "Who are you?" he gasped in shock. "What are you doing here? I mean, usually nobody else is here." He wondered if maybe she was the owner of the cabin, and he was simply trespassing. He hoped that the girl was not easily angered. "Is this your cabin?" he finally questioned.

((OOC: Sorry if ths isn't great... I have to leave for work really soon, so I kind of rushed it ))

[bradshaw]

Renee shook her head at her father. "I'm not interested in going anywhere near the Bradshaw Academy. It doesn't matter if I have a right to it or not. I simply don't want anywhere near those people who don't believe I am equal to them," the words were harsh and cold, but deep within them there sat a level of hurt and sorrow. She was lying through her teeth, but she had gotten good at it. She wanted nothing more than to be united with the Bradshaw family, but they looked down at her and for that she had developed a cold outer shell that made her look like she didn't care to have them in her life or not. Her father shook his head, but didn't press the issue. Instead he just hugged her and told her goodbye. Renee nodded and waved him away. He looked at her and smiled just before he Apparated.

Renee sighed in relief as soon as he left. She needed to get out for a bit. She bit her bottom lip in thought. She knew where she wanted to go, but she had no way of getting to that place, not by foot. The car couldn't even get her there. What she needed was her broom. But that would be pushing it. Even if it was early in the morning in a muggle spotted her she would be in so much trouble with the ministry of magic that they might just take away her wand. The thought swirled in her head for a few minutes before she decided to just use the Floo network to get her close enough to her destination and then walk the rest of the way. Besides she did have a friend that lived in that particular area. They would be more than happy to let her come through there. She smiled to herself at the thought of being in her most comfortable spot. She grabbed a few books and packed them into her bag as well as a few other essential items, like food. Renee pulled the strap around her head and shoulder and threw the powder into the fireplace. Turning green she stepped in and stated her destination clearly.

Renee made her way down the mountain path from the house of her friend. It had been much too early for them and it had taken a great deal of negotiation before Renee was sure she wasn't going to be cursed for waking the entire household up. She laughed lightly at the idea. How could anyone sleep away on such a beautiful morning? She looked around the wooded area and couldn't help touching the plants and trees as she passed. It was so beautiful and so alive. Everything was a part of nature and nature was apart of her. It was an eye opening thought and one that made her smile profusely. She continued to walk carefully down the path trying not to disturb anything as she went until she reached a large tree with a small cabin up in the tree branches. She had found it when she was a small child and her parents had taken her camping. It was where she had learned to read and listen to nature.

Renee smiled up at the tree house reliving the memories that had happened there. Carefully she made her way up the wooden steps until she could pull herself up onto the floor of the cabin. Once inside she smiled and sat down pulling out the pillow she had remembered to bring. She laid it on the floor and then stretched out pulling out her latest spell book for Defense Against the Dark Arts. She had heard this was the next book to read from some friends in older years and she couldn't stop herself from wanting to get a head start on the new year. However, she had hardly gotten a page into it when a loud band was heard near the door. She jumped up and turned quickly to see a bag and then a boy coming into view. She quickly hid the book under her bag before he saw her. "Who am I? I should be asking you the same question, after all you did interrupt me. I'm doing so studying up here as I usually do uninterrupted, but as for this being my place, no it's not," Renee said with annoyance, but something flashed in her mind. This guy was familiar. "You look oddly familiar to me have we met before?"

[marik]

Biting his lip in a guilty manner, Marik could tell the girl was as surprised to see him as he was to see her. She seemed a bit snappy, but he didn't blame her. He probably scared her quite a bit, just showing up all the sudden. Familiar? he thought to himself, and then took a closer look at the girl to see if he recognized her. Sure enough, once he took a better look, he realized he had stumbled onto a girl who he actually knew quite well. She was Renee Bradshaw, a fifth year Ravenclaw just like himself.

"Bloody hell!" he exclaimed. "Renee Bradshaw, what a coincidence." He was sure that she would recognize him, or at least he hoped. They weren't what you would call "close," but they did have classes together where they did speak occasionally. "What are the odds that another Hogwarts student would be in this cabin?" he asked, shocked. "Not to mention a fellow Ravenclaw who is in the exact same year." Shaking his head in disbelief, he felt a lot more comfortable knowing that it wasn't a total stranger whom he had just interrupted so rudely.

"I do apologize for just popping in on you like that," he offered apologetically. "I will leave if you'd like, but it's just that I always come to this cabin when I am camping with my family. They go off and do their muggle things, so I come here to read and stuff. Never can read too many books, you know? So is this your cabin? If it is, I hope you don't mind that I have sort of... um, borrowed it for a week for the past few summers." He smiled warmly and decided that he was being overly talkative. It must have been his nerves wearing off from the sudden shock. Normally he was quiet and reserved around others, especially those he was not overly familiar with. It could have been worse though, had it been a total stranger, or somebody else possibly dangerous like a dark wizard or something. His mind wandered at the thought, but then came back to as he waited to see if Renee would mind his company.