InsaneJournal

WHO: Andromeda Tonks^unwind and OPEN
WHEN: Friday Afternoon, after classes
WHERE: Hogwarts grounds
WHAT: Andy's feeling nostalgic
WARNINGS: none



Andy's journal conversation with Andromeda on Thursday had been hard. Well, not hard, but thought provoking. She had been trying not to think of her husband while she was at the harvesting camp, but being at the Compound... there was this tiny bit of hope pulling at the back of her mind telling her it was a possibility he would come. That one day the Scientists would feel pity on her and bring him. She didn't care how it happened, she just prayed that some day it would. Andy wanted her Teddy Bear. They had been through so much, and the Compound was a chance for them to just relax and be happy together, not moving from place to place and worrying that they would be caught at any moment.

After Potion's class, Andy headed out to the grounds, looking for her special tree. She had felt strange talking to Andromeda about the tree, feeling like she was revealing a part of her secret life, but being that Andromeda was just another version of herself, that tree meant something tremendous to both of them, so while it wasn't necessarily her secret anymore, it was no less special.

She found it exactly where it should have been, out by the lake. A huge oak tree, with large lower branches, perfect for sitting and watching the water through the leaves.... or not watching the water through the leaves, whatever the case may be. Andy leaned against the large trunk of the tree and closed her eyes, twisting the ends of her hair with her fingers as she listened to the sounds of the wind blowing the through the tree limbs, rustling the leaves, blowing the surface of the lake water around. She could smell the bark of the tree, and the clean scent of the water, and suddenly she found that she was crying. Small tears were rolling down her cheeks. She laughed at herself and wiped her cheeks clean, shaking her head. "Hold it together, woman," she said to herself. "No need for any of that."

Looking up into the tree, she knew where she wanted to be, so she reached a hand up to grab a handhold to help her climb.