Friendship is defined as an amiable relationship that consists of talking the spending time together by two or more people, but not on a romantic level. Poetically, it has been described as the melting together of two souls. Other than that, I don't really know much about it...none of us in Ravenclaw do.
In the dictionary sense of the word, we definitely have friendships. I have a whole group that I talk to and spend time with constantly. We are definitely dictionary definition friends. But poetically defined friends...I don't think so. We really don't try to go past the surface; we aren't good in situations like that.
You, see, if it doesn't come from a book, we tend to not know it. We aren't as naturally smart as everyone tries to make us out to be. Or even as we try to make ourselves out to be. And feelings just aren't things that books can tell you a lot about. Sure, they can try, but feelings aren't things that have definite patterns. You can think they are going in one direction, and then they do a total 360. And then you are just lost with what to do. So we stay away from them; we don't scratch at the surface. Every so often though, I feel a connection with one of my dictionary definition friends.
The first day after Cedric died I spent alone. No one came to talk to me, no one barely looked at me. They were all afraid and had no idea how to act. I couldn't blame them though; I would have acted the same way. It would get them into a situation where they wouldn't know the right answer, and we can't deal with something like that.The second morning, my friend came into my room. I won't say her name, she might not want this spread. But she came in and said, "I am so sorry. He was such a good person." Then she hugged me, and left. That was it. Two sentences and a friendly gesture, but it made all the difference to me. That was absolutely the right thing to say. And the more I thought about it, I think that almost anything would have been the right thing to say. Maybe there isn't a right or wrong when it comes to emotions and feelings. Maybe if you speak from your heart, it will always guide you in the right direction.
But, well, that's not how Ravenclaws work. We aren't guided by our heart, but by our mind.
Maybe one day though, I'll try it out.
And I will feel that connection again.
AN: That was remarkably short and it kinda stinks. It only took my like 5 minutes- and I was a bit uninspired. Hopefully I can remdeem myself with Gryffindor.