2nd Day

[seasaltkeys]

[A - On the Quidditch Pitch]

[Roxas should be doing his homework. But he's not. Instead he's flying around on his broom. There isn't really a point to it. It's not practice or anything, just a chance to clear his head. It's remarkably freeing from the heavy load of knowledge that's been weighing him down since the start of term.

Flying up high he turns sharply in to a steep dive before pulling up before he hit the ground. If he was a seeker, that would be a pretty good Wronski Feint. He ascends again with a whoop!]

[B - in the Library]

[Not doing his homework had finally caught up with him and now Roxas is scrambling. And there's still so much to do. An essay for charms, practice for transfiguration, reading for Defense against the Dark Arts? It's almost too much. He stares intently at his parchment, before finally letting out a loud sigh and pushing away from the table to head into the stacks.

He thinks he knows what book he's looking for, but of course it's on a shelf he can't reach.]

This is stupid.

[Said with his head against the bookcase]

Comments

[seasaltkeys]

Well, yeah. Just...why were you trapped in a tower? That's like something out of a fairy tale.

[sunshineprincess]

I didn't know until the day my sister was coronated. She has the power over snow and ice, and my parents wanted us to be safe, so they locked the gates.

[Just princess stuff.]

[seasaltkeys]

...That seems really weird to me. So it was just you and your sister?

[sunshineprincess]

No, my parents were there, too. So were our two dearest servants. It wasn't all that bad.

[Except the parts where it could be days between real human contact other than being served food. She was pretty much left to her own devices for over ten years.]

Is Quidditch as hard as it looks?

[seasaltkeys]

Still sounds lonely.

Not really. I mean, once you get the rules it's pretty easy to follow.

[sunshineprincess]

I guess so?

[She kept herself entertained.]

... so I could play it, too?

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah, sure. There's a pitch here and everything. Once you learn the basics, it's pretty easy.

[sunshineprincess]

[She nods and holds the book close, looking for other Quidditch books now.]

I gotta find someone to teach me then.

[seasaltkeys]

Well, I am on the house team...I suppose I could show you the basics?

[sunshineprincess]

Really? That'd be great...... what's your name?

[seasaltkeys]

I'm Roxas. Do you have a broom or anything?

[sunshineprincess]

Anna of Arendelle! And no... was I supposed to have one?

[seasaltkeys]

No, it's optional. And the school has a bunch of old brooms for people to use. They're just a bit...yeah, old.

[sunshineprincess]

... can I still buy a broom? They'd let us go back to Diagon Alley, right?

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah, definitely. There's actually a Quality Quidditch Supplies shop in Hogsmede. It's a lot closer than Diagon Alley.

I don't know when the next Hogsmede weekend is though.

[sunshineprincess]

Really? Wait, Hogsmede weekend?

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah. Hogsmede's the village down the way. If you're third year and older and have a signed permission form, you can go to it. They've got like, shops and stuff. It's nice to get away from school for a bit.

[sunshineprincess]

Oh... signed by who?

[seasaltkeys]

Usually a parent or guardian...but since you're not from here, I guess, maybe they'll do something different.

[sunshineprincess]

I'd hope so.

[Dead parents and all.]

[seasaltkeys]

I'm sure it'll be fine. I can check with my head of house, if you want?

[sunshineprincess]

Head of house? Oh yeah... do you know who the head of house for Huffelpuff is?