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-No warnings as of yet.
Anthea was right. The next day was extremely busy and also very tiring for Cecilia. Waking up had been the hardest part. She dreamed of her soft pillow, when suddenly her professor's loud clap woke her from her daze.
"Would you like to join us again Ms. Deloncre'?" her snappy transfigurations professor said.
"Sorry." Cecilia said half-heartedly, still half asleep.
"See me after class please." Professor McGonagall said as she carried on with her lecture on how to change a bird into a quill pin.
And Cecilia did just as she was told and went to see her teacher.
"Ms. Cecilia, I want to welcome you. To my class and to Hogwarts." She said firmly.
"Oh. Why thank you." A bit taken aback by the sudden change in conversation.
"Yes. And now that's through I never want to see you dosing in my class again."
Cecilia could tell that she meant it by the fiery expression deep in the depths of her sunken eyes. "Yes ma'am. It sure won't"
"Good. Now do you need a pass to your next class?"
"No. I have a free period. But thank you. Have a good day professor." She said turning to leave and was out the door and swarmed by the crowd of people still trying to get to class.
I need to relax. Cecilia thought inwardly and made her way to the down the maze of halls and finally out the door into a warm spring day. The flowers were just blooming and the green returning to the trees. Cecilia soaked in all of the characteristics of the fine day as made her way gracefully down toward the glistening lake, picked a shady spot under a big tree, and promptly got out the book she was currently reading. Cecilia had been there only 15 minutes when she heard footsteps crushing the grass behind her. I do not want to deal with anyone right now.. And trying to ignore them she continued to be absorbed in her book.
Suddenly she felt the presence of another also under the tree. And slowly looking up, entirely surprised to see Bryant standing, not looking at her but staring out at the lake. When he too turned to look at her. A slight smile coming to his lips. And he turned and took a seat next to her to continue looking out at the Black Lake.
Cecilia, slightly stunned, he had only said that simple sentence to her the night before, when that weasel of a man Draco interpreted her conversation. Should I say something? And opening her mouth to speak, but just to close it again not sure what to say. And simply returned to her book.
A few minutes passed when Bryant asked, "Sense and Sensibility?"
"Oh. Yes." Trying to finish the sentence she was reading.
"C'est un Classique remarquable. It's a remarkable classic." Bryant said with a sly smile daring to cross his lips still looking upon the Black Lake.
"Whoa! You speak French? I..I." Smiling she continued, "Oui il est. Jane Austen est un de mes préférés. Yes it is. Jane Austen is one of my favorites." She said gleefully. She was simply just jumping inside that she could speak French with another human.
Bryant smiled at her excitement and a slight chuckle escaping his throat but hiding any amusement by picking at a piece of grass that he had plucked from its roots.
"What?" she said playfully nudging him to look at her after his show of amusement.
"You were funny that's all, getting all excited like." He said teasingly complete with hand motions.
"Are you mocking me Bryant…Bryant..um. What is your last name?"
"Vasel. Bryant Vasel." looking soul-searchingly deep into her sapphire eyes.
Breaking the awkward tension while they both stared at each other, Cecilia dropped her eyes and flushed pink. Looking back up she smiled sheepishly, and suddenly caught a glimpse of her watch and let out an exasperated breath noticing she was about to be late for Charms class. "Ah! We have to go." A little disappointed that their time has to come to an end. "We're about to be late for class." She said getting up and brushing off her robes and putting her book back into her bag.
She started walking off, when she noticed a lack of a presence. Turning around she noticed Bryant still sitting under the tree. "Aren't you coming?"
"No. I think I'll just stay here. I have to sort through some thoughts." He said in a matter-a-fact tone.
"Alright. I'll see you later." And she silently made her way back up the path to class. She also had some thoughts to sort through.
You know Cecilia Bryant really isn't that bad looking. Actually I'd say he's rather handsome. He's tall and muscular, but not extremely brawny. And has marvelous mahogany hair and just a slight tan breaking through his skin. But I just can't get past those eyes. A blue you dream about. It almost looks as if someone grabbed a piece of the morning sky and is now sitting in those eyes. I..I don't know what I feel. After all I've just only talked to him and now I'm jumping to these conclusions? No I can't do that. It wouldn't be like me. So just drop it. Yea…Drop it.
Taking a long sigh she desperately wanted to get some answers but since she couldn't she'd settle for just getting her mind off the subject. And then focused on her work in front her. For the whole time she had been thinking, she had barely made it to class and let 15 minutes pass by.
The dinner was a boisterous mess. Anthea and Cecilia were conversing back and forth on whom Cecilia was already starting to dislike and in whom she shouldn't. Alex absorbed in his own conversation with a curvaceous strawberry blonde sitting next to him. Bryant thought it must be his flavor of the week. But Bryant was circulating in and out of his own thoughts. He had already gone over the days events in his mind a thousand times, picking though every last detail. And reminiscing over the summers' events. Remembering his mothers' fatal last words and the permanent mask of shame painting on dad's face. He's been through a lot but didn't want to remember it anymore. And today showed a brief glimpse of who Bryant used to be. He'd always been the quiet, calculating one but today he showed compassion he had forgot he had and couldn't get the face of the receiver out of his head. This was wrong. And he blantly knew it. But did he care anymore.
-I know this one was kinda short but the others I'll try and make a bit longer. :)