Studying and Eating Sweets ((Katrina))

[Ashley Hill]

Ashley flipped a page of her Ancient Runes book and continued to read from the spot she left off the other day. Her blue eyes felt dry and strained from too much studying. Preparing for OWLs was exhausting. Ashley remembered when Elina was in her fifth year and how she rarely saw her sister. But that was still happening this year now that her older sister was in her seventh year. Elina would be leaving Hogwarts this year and most likely move out of the house. This worried Ashley because she never really thought how Elina graduating would affect her. Ashley didn't even know what her sister wanted to do as a career. Pushing the thoughts of the future away, Ashley turned another page of the book and continued to read.

The Hufflepuff common room began to fill up more with more students as the weather was to cold to be outside. What was once a quiet place to study was now loud with commutation. Ashley was just about finished with her reading when something light smashed into her head lightly. Ashley rubbed her eyes at the sudden intrusion. Lifting her head up from the table, she raised and eyebrow while picking the paper plane off the stacks of books. Flicking her wrist Ashley watched as the plane flew over toward a group of younger students. Returning to the Ancient Runes book Ashley tried to concentrate but the noise was too overbearing. Sighing, Ashley stood from the chair and collected her things into a yellow shoulder bag. Maybe the student lounge wasn’t filled with so many students eager to get away from the cold.

Pushing open the oak doors to the Student Lounge Ashley stepped inside. The lounge wasn’t as packed as the common room, but there were still students in groups talking. A thought crossed Ashley’s mind as her blue eyes looked around the room eagerly, maybe Ryan was here. Her heart sunk a little as she didn’t see the fifth year Ravenclaw boy. Sighing Ashley took a seat on the ground by the fire. Her back was leaning up against the front of the couch, as the warmth of the fire welcomed her. Smiling Ashley opened pulled her knees up to her chest and opened up the shoulder bag. Taking out an Ancient Runes textbook again Ashley opened it up on her lap and picked off she we she left. While reading Ashley dug deep into her shoulder bag and took out some candy from Honeyduckes. Sucking lightly on a chocolate sugar quill, Ashley turned the page of her book feeling rather happy with herself.

[joanrabbit]

Katrina wore a large bathrobe and her hair was wet as she had spent the morning in the bathroom, washing. Katrina sat down and looked carefully into the mirror, she stared at her eyes and mouth, feeling the dryness of them. She lifted the wipe she had in her hand and gently pushed it against her skin. After she had covered her face in the cream she then through the wipe into the near by bin. She turned on the tap and washed her hands, scraping the dirt from in between her finger nails with a scrub brush. After that she cupped water in her hands and through it over her face. She dried her face with the towel she had brought in. It was her houses' colors, gold and red.

After feeling her skin, which now felt smooth and soft she walked back up to her dormitory. She searched through her drawers to find necessary clothing for the day. She wore the large, Grey jumper her mother had bought her while in Paris and her favorite pair of jeans. She tightened them up with a large, silver belt and tied her hair up into a pony-tail. She slipped on a pair of flat, black shoes and walked down into the common room. She waved at her friends who were lousing by the fire, reading, writing and discussing Quidditch.

She grabbed her bag which was by the coats and jumped out of the portrait hole. She then trotted down the stairs which were being extra friendly by allowing her to get to her destination. The stairs were one of her least favorite part of Hogwarts, as they had been the cause of many detentions of being late. She finally reached the Student Lounge which was full of many intelligent and equally stupid students. She looked around to see a girl sitting with an Ancient Runes book and chocolate sugar quill. She smiled to herself and went over to her.
"Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?" she asked indicating the chair opposite here.

[Ashley Hill]

The fire flared in front of Ashley as she continued to read. Her eyes felt even drier and itchier than before. Maybe she was pushing herself too much…but the OWLs were everything! She just had to pass. Sighing, Ashley set her book face down on her lap and closed her eyes. The pain before in them seemed to be soothed a little. Leaning her head back Ashley laid her legs out on the ground and smiled under the warmth of the fire. Ashley was drifting off into sleep when someone voice came through. Opening her eyes she rubbed them lightly before looking at the younger girl. “Well I really don’t have a say on who sits where. But I don’t really mind,” Ashley said smiling before yawning. “Names Ashley Hill, Hufflepuff fifth year….I don’t seem to know you?” Ashley said staring up at the girl with a smile.

((Sorry, short, but I'm in an really Hyper Ash mood, and in this post I made her calm. ))