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[niamh_gannon]

Week Name/Date/Time: 'Promises and Plans'/ Monday, 10 October / 2:45 PM
Location: corridor near the Great Hall
Open To: Avery
Currently Involving: Niamh

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[averykellaway]

Avery was on her way out of the castle. It would be such a waste if the day had been spent inside, when it was clearly so beautiful out. For once, she had left all her books in her dorm, and her worries locked in her trunk, all ready to take in the beauty of nature.

As she was strolling along the corridors, she let her gaze wander, looking out the window at the beam of sunlight creeping in. She must've not been looking at where she was going, because the next thing she knew, something hard collided with her abdomen and she let out a strained yelp.

Stumbling for a moment, and then regaining her footing, she looked at the small figure in front of her. "Why, if it isn't Niamh Gannon," she said, smiling at the first year. "Are you alright?"

She bent down, picked up some of Niamh's books and handed them to her. "I don't seem to recall ever seeing you around these days. Does this mean I've lost all contact with the outside world, or have you been in hiding?" Avery, of course, meant that to be a joke, since she had really enjoyed their

[niamh_gannon]

Niamh smiled weakly up at Avery, "I'm okay, yeah." She began collecting her things and cramming them back into her bag.

She took the books from Avery gratefully and crammed them into the bag, too. She flinched at Avery's comment, but of course the Gryffindor didn't know anything about what Niamh had been doing or why. Only a few Ravenclaws knew about it, and that was only because she'd dropped her journal in the dormitory.

"Er, I've been... um, busy. S-studying in the common r-room a lot." It was only partly a lie, really, but her cheeks went a little pink and she looked down on the floor, not wanting to make eye contact.

[averykellaway]

Avery eyed the girl curiously. She seemed rather shaken, as if the collision had caused her to lose her composure. But that couldn't be it, could it? She used to be so outgoing and cheerful, but this Niamh seemed almost.. scared?

Watching as she stuffed her things haphazardly into her bag, Avery placed a hand lightly on her shoulder. "Are you really okay? I hope I didn't scare you or anything." She wrinkled her eyebrows, feeling rather confused. Niamh couldn't be terrified of her, could she?

She got even more worried when Niamh stammered in her reply and looked down. Studying the girl's posture, she realised that Niamh seemed to have lost some weight. And she was already so tiny to begin with. This was getting worrisome. "Hey, is there something you.. um, want to talk about?"

[niamh_gannon]

Niamh glanced around, feeling nervous. She didn't want anyone to notice her or worry about her, but it seemed she couldn't avoid it forever. No matter how invisible she wanted to be, it seemed people still wanted to be nice to her.

Swallowing hard, she looked up, attempting a smile again, "I-I'm okay. You didn't scare me, honest. I guess I'm just... distracted," her face flushed again. She really was a terrible liar. Bradan would be ashamed of her.

Realizing that the older girl was studying her, Niamh began shifting from one foot to the other, "Er. I..." she almost wanted to say yes, but she could't bring herself to. She shook her head and looked down again, "I-I'm fine. I mean, it's not like any Slytherins have done anything to me or anything. I just..." she trailed off, too embarrassed.