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Jessi McKimmon (upon_my_return) wrote in around_again,
@ 2009-04-04 13:38:00

Entry tags:

1996 09, @hogwarts, lily potter, susan bones

Sept. 4, 1996 - On the Grounds
Who: Lily, Susan
Where: around Hogwarts' grounds
When: Later afternoon
Rating: None

Status: Closed, completed
Summary: Wanting to enjoy the weather before it fades, Lily goes for a walk on the grounds. She and Susan have a slightly uncomfortable conversation in which Lily has to edge around certain topics, leaving the other witch with more questions than answers.

Lily had taken time exploring the castle, but nothing much had really changed. The grounds were more or less the same as well. The trees were bigger, the forest thicker, the lake was sporting a few more plants, but essentially the grounds were unchanged from her time at school.

Emerald eyes drifted to the pitch, but that brought thoughts of James strongly to mind ... and she wasn't completely done mourning the loss of him. She doubted she ever would be done with that ... and she still harbored a hope that he would come back too. Like she had. Like Merope had. Like Ariana had. This was clearly an ongoing phenomenon and not an isolated incident ... so didn't it stand to reason that someday James was bound to come back? And they could be a proper family again?

Lily paused her steps, looking around slowly. She caught sight of Merope walking toward the greenhouses beside Hagrid. She still wasn't completely sure what to make of the younger woman. Nor was she sure what Merope thought of her - their sons were destined to kill one another. It was a highly disturbing thought, and when it was at the forefront of her mind, it made conversation with the other witch remarkably difficult.

Shaking it off for now, Lily continued to roam around, wondering who she'd run into today.

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suziebones
2009-04-05 12:23 am UTC (link)

Susan had just finished her last class for the day and had decided to head outside for awhile. The castle had been getting incredibly constrictive lately and she was craving fresh air. She sometimes regretted giving up Care of Magial Creatures just because it meant she would be able to spend some time outside away from the confines of the castle more than she currently was... and it term had barely started as it was.

Then there were the new people around Hogwarts. She wasn't sure who they were but some of them looked familiar... others will, she definetly didn't know them.

Making her way outside she made her way slowly down to the lake where she slipped off her shoes and socks and dipped her fit in. Laying back wards she reached for her bag and removed the novel she had in there and was just about to start to read when she saw one of the new people at Hogwarts walking around. Instead of starting to read, Susan decided to watch her, to try and figure out exactly who it was because Susan swore she had seen a picture of her somewhere before but she couldn't place where it had been.

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upon_my_return
2009-04-05 02:10 am UTC (link)

Lily was growing increasingly accustomed to the looks from the students. It made sense, even for those who didn't recognize her - when had Hogwarts ever had assistant teachers, or assistant groundskeepers, after all?

So when she felt the weight of a gaze on her, she shifted her attention around until emerald eyes lit on the girl. She offered her a soft smile and a slight wave, wondering if the girl was watching her for any particular reason, or if she thought she might know who she was.

	suziebones 2009-04-05 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Hi," Susan said in reply. "Have a seat?" she asked her. She did want to talk to her, there was the fact that she looked so familiar and the fact she was an assistant teacher to Professor Snape of all people- and seemed to be able to get on with him alright which was something in its self. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	suziebones 2009-04-07 04:15 am UTC (link)
	"Pleasure to meet you Lily," Susan said her suspicions growing but she didn't want to say antying until she was positive about what was going on. "I'm Susan Bones," she said. "How are you finding Hogwarts? I haven't seen you around here before," she asked truly curious about how she was liking the school. People seemed to either love it or hate it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	suziebones 2009-04-08 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	That sounded interesting. "Indeed, it must be good getting some hand on experience in the field you want to go into," Susan said truthfully and it did. If you could get a lot of hands on experience in the field you wanted to work in it would help a lot when you eventually got to working in it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	suziebones 2009-04-11 05:29 am UTC (link)
	"That's still teaching," Susan said smiling at Lily. "You're helping them learn Potions therefore it is teaching," well that was Susan's theory anyway. She quite liked it even if she wasn't sure others agreed with it but then that was their problem, not hers. "Must be interesting none the less," she added. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)