erniemacattack (erniemacattack) wrote in attheclose, @ 2011-03-03 19:36:00 |
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Entry tags: | character: ernie macmillan, character: susan bones, date: 1998 - 03, location: hogwarts - common room |
Who: Ernie Macmillan and Susan Bones
What: Thunderstorms, late nights, and talking, Oh my!
When: Very late 3 March, 1998/ early morning 4 March, 1998
Where: Hufflepuff Common Room
Rating: Quite low, I'd suspect
There was something oddly therapeutic about watching chaos in the sky. Watching the rain spiral around, whipping in every direction, while streaks of light perpetually flashed in an impressive light show. The sight of pounding rain was hypnotizing and, for a moment, Ernie could forget what was going on in the world around him and just focus on the rain.
He wasn't really sure what time it was. It was late, that much he knew because the common room was empty, but he couldn't resist the urge to sit and watch a thunderstorm. He had always found them interesting and now, more than ever, taking a moment to himself to just sit and breathe and stare into nothing was exactly what he wanted.
So he sat near the window (though the location of the common room meant it wasn't a real window, but he liked to pretend that it was) under a blanket. What he really wanted to do was sneak on top of one of the towers, get some air and not only watch the storm but be in the storm. But the way things were, he didn't dare. He'd get caught being out after curfew and that was just asking for more trouble than it was worth.
He was so wrapped up in trying to keep his mind blissfully empty that he didn't notice anyone else enter the room.