One song glory (Nat)

[lolisfun]

Turning over in bed so she was not facing the window Melissa rolled her eyes as she heard the soft pitter patter against the window. It was raining for the third time that week. She couldn't stand when it rained because that left her with little to do, she thought of herself as a nature bug because she loved being outdoors and when she is stuck inside for a long period at a time she becomes kind of cranky. Sighing slightly she sat up and got out of bed slowly not really in a rush. Walking over to her trunk she pulled out a pink hoodie and a pair of light blue faded jeans, slipping out of her over sized t-shirt and into her outfit she had just picked out she let her thoughts stray from one thing to the next.

I wonder if my aunt had a safe trip, Mel thought to her-self as she finished getting ready. Deciding on writing her a letter mal pulled out a piece of parchment, a quill and ink from her trunk and sat on the floor thinking about what to write and then dipped the end of her quill in the ink and wrote

Dear aunt,

How was your move? I heard that you're Fiancé had a huge blow up with his family about moving to Australia, I hope everything is ok! How is the weather down there? Have you seen any interesting animals? I can't wait to come and visit you this summer were going to have a blast, when I get there you are going to have to give me the grand tour! Anyway I have to go

Love you lots
Mel

Rolling up her parchment that she had just finished and putting it on her bed Mel walked over to her trunk and put away her quill and ink. As she walked out of the dorm room Mel grabbed her letter and waked threw the common room waving to a few people she new and out to one of the many great halls of Hogworts. Glancing outside she saw that there were storm clouds that covered the sky and gave up any hope of being able to go outside that day.

Shaking her head slightly at this depressing thought Mel continued down the much used path to the owlery, as she walked she noticed how packed the hallways were and figured it was because of the rain. Weaving around people until she finally reached the owlery she steeped up and picked a pretty snowy owl to deliver her mail. Tying it to its ankle She walked over to the window and watched it fly out the rainy window. She wished she could just fly like that, fly away from everything and everyone sometimes. It would be refreshing and seemed like it would be a little adrenalin rush.

Finally after a few minutes of these thoughts Mel turned around with a sigh and walked down the stairs of the Owlery and headed towards the lounge. As she finally entered the lounge she sat in a big comfy chair near the fire and looked around, there were a couple Gryffindor, a few Ravenclaws and a small few Hufflepuff but there was no Slytherin. Mel thought this was kind of odd but she didn't pounder to long on it. Watching the flames lick the top of the fire place Mel didn't notice someone approach.

((So sorry about the lameness))

[nathaniel]

((No worries. I often have times when I will not be able to write decent posts for weeks on end. Besides, your post is just fine, dearie. ))

It was mid-day... around one or two o'clock in the afternoon. The boy placed his hand on the glass as the eyes of Nathaniel Benson peered through the wide window. Raindrops pounded against the glass. Nathaniel watched the water droplets squirm their way down the window, following them with his fingertip. Rain. Rain was something that people usually associated with unhappiness. Nathaniel didn't, however. A lot of things could be associated with either happiness or unhappiness, now couldn't they? It all really depended on the situation. Besides, Nathaniel rather enjoyed watching the rain. He liked the feeling of the rain pouring against his body, if he ever ventured out on a rainy day.

Nathaniel shrugged off his thoughts as he moved on. No need to stay and waste the day away watching the weather. However, Nathaniel didn't mind that very much, either - wasting days by doing something that most people would find ridiculous, or unworthy of spending a long period of time doing. Picking up a steady pace, the teen-aged boy strolled through the halls of the great castle, stopping only every now and then to decide where to go next. Once Nathaniel's feet had stopped moving, he saw that they had brought him directly in front of the door to the student lounge. Nathaniel quirked an eyebrow and let a soft grin grace his features as he pushed open the oak door.

After glancing around for a few moments, the brunette fully entered the room and heaved a great sigh of relief as he let his body sink into one of the quite comfortable sofas scattered among the room. By the looks of it, a lot of students figured that they could come here for a nice time on a rainy day. Nathaniel placed his elbows on his lap and silently clapped his hands together as his eyes wandered around the room, searching for something to amuse himself. Just a few feet away, sat a girl whom Nathaniel recognized to be a Hufflepuff, but didn't recall the girl's name. She looked only a bit younger than himself. Might as well try and strike up a friendly conversation, huh? he mused to himself. After all, what could it hurt? Besides, maybe this will be able to keep my interest for a while. Nathaniel turned his head to face the younger girl and cleared his throat softly, acknowledging his presence. "Erm... hello there," he tried with a semi-smile. "Nathaniel Benson." he spoke up again, extending a hand to the girl. "I do believe that we're in the same house... yes? However, I don't believe that we've ever had a proper introduction."

[lolisfun]

Mel thought about all the different types of owls there were. There were so many, kind of like humans because everyone id different. She new that this was a random thought but hey she thought of stuff like this when she was bored. Turning her attention to her lap she looked up a little startled when she heard a voice. It was a Hufflepuff and he only looked a year or two older. "Hi" Mel responded "I am Melissa Gunner and yes I do believe we are in the same house" she said shaking his hand smiling kindly at him relived she didn't have to sit there and entertain herself anymore. It wasn't that she hated being by herself she just preferred to be with people a lot.

Tucking a piece of long brown hair that had fallen in her face she thought to herself I should have put it up today all it is going to do is get in the way. Letting her eyes wander slightly as a few giggling Ravenclaws left she turned her attention back to the boy named Nathaniel and asked "So, what made you decided to come to the lounge today?" She looked over by the window and frowned slightly seeing as it was still raining mumbling slightly she said "I hate rain!" She wished that it would stop raining so she could go outside but she new it wouldn't but what was wrong with hoping?

Letting her honey eyes wander around the room for a bit she say that there were now a few Slytherin and only a couple Gryffindor. There seemed to always either be more Gryffindor or more Slytherin. Shaking these thoughts out of her head she turned to the boy named Nat and said "So…do you enjoy rain or hate it?" Mel liked to ask this question for some odd reason, actually there were a lot of odd questions she liked to ask that really didn't have any point except to learn that persons opinion but the good thing was Mel always respected there opinion and didn't effect the way she thought about that person. Looking at the boy she once again pushed a piece of her hair out of her face and waited for a reply.

[nathaniel]

((Terribly sorry for the wait.))

Melissa Gunner, the girl had introduced herself as. Nathaniel made a mental note of that, in case they were ever to meet again. And the casual 'Hello [insert name here].' is always a nice thing to say as one passes another in the hall. So, Nathaniel figured that he could use his memory one time or another in the near future. Melissa then asked him just what had brought him to the lounge that day. Nathaniel shrugged in response. "I dunno," he said. "I was merely wondering the halls and my feet seemed to 've wanted me here. So, they led me here, and well... here I am."

Some girls had just walked out of the room in giggling fits, causing Nathaniel to turn in their direction. The brunette quirked an eyebrow in disapproval and turned back to the younger girl just in time to hear her mutter, "I hate rain!". Nathaniel quirked his eyebrow again. That statement was then followed by the question of whether or not Nathaniel enjoyed the rain. Nathaniel gave the girl another shrug and replied, "I have nothing against the rain, really. I mean to say - I've yet to have anything unfortunate happen to me, that was caused by the rain... so I suppose that that would come to the conclusion that I should not have anything to hold against the rain, in the first place." he said with a short grin and a nod of the head.

"However," he decided to start again. "That, back there," Nathaniel tilted his head back in the direction of the door in which the bunch of laughing girls had just departed out of. "...is something that I rather dislike - a big bunch of people giggling and going on, almost trying to make a big scene. Sure, it may be fun if you happen to get caught up in the moment or such... but I prefer to be the person looking, not being looked at." he raised his eyebrows and curled one side of his mouth up a bit, as he quickly tilted his head to the right, in a shrugging sort of motion. "After all, who would like to have the reputation of being an attention starved person, hmm?"