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Post by Druscilla Grace on Mar 22, 2008 22:54:23 GMT -5
Dru hadn't known what she wanted when she walked in front of the expanse of wall where the door to the Room of Requirement would appear. The ideas in her mind were only somewhere to relax and think, and so when she walked in and the middle of the floor was a pool, she was surprised. She had loved to swim when she was younger, but hadn't had enough time to do it the last year or so. A smile came to her when she walked in and saw a bathing suit laying out that looked to be her size. She changed clothes, lay her glasses and wand on top, and dove in.
The cool water seemed to seep into her bones and she could feel it running through her hair, cleaning out the nastiness that had come from the fight. She had almost forgotten how much she had enjoyed swimming but it came back to her as she let her mind go blank and went a couple of laps. Then she floated on her back in the middle of the pool, looking up at the ceiling, her hands moving over the water, and let the memory of what had happened that day come to her.
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Post by Gabby Brocklehurst on Mar 24, 2008 6:44:52 GMT -5
Gabby was heading up to the Room of Requirement. Ever since Ryan had first brought her there she had been fascinated by and and it was the perfect place to go to relax and think. However, as Gabby reached the corridor she found the door already there. Not knowing what to expect, Gabby gently opened the door and stepped inside. Within, there was a pool and it seemed that someone was swimming. "Hello?" Gabby called to the stranger, she didn't want to startle them.
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Post by Druscilla Grace on Mar 24, 2008 12:29:42 GMT -5
Dru turned her head, keeping her eyes just above the surface of the water, but she couldn't tell who the person was, they were too blurry. She swam over to the side and picked up her glasses, sliding them on and putting her forearms on the side. "Hey," she said, looking at the girl. She wasn't as exhausted as she had been before jumping in the water. The water had relaxed her and that, combined with the heaviness of blood gone from her hair, had helped her immensely. But it was still evident in the way she lay her head on her arms and the lazy way she let her legs drift out behind her that she had had a long, tiring day.
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Post by Gabby Brocklehurst on Mar 24, 2008 15:33:57 GMT -5
"I'm Gabby" she said, walking over to the edge of the pool she sat down a little way away from the other girl, an open smile on her face. "Do you mind if I join you?" Gabby asked, biting her lip a little, she didn't want to disturb the girl but she really liked the idea of a swim. "I came up here to relax and take my mind off things, a swim would be perfect, unless you want to be alone..." Gabby trailed off, she had sensed that the girl had had a tough time recently so she might just want to be alone with her thoughts.
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Post by Druscilla Grace on Mar 24, 2008 18:29:19 GMT -5
"Dru, yeah, you can," she said, turning and putting her elbows on the side, letting her body float out in front of her. "This place is perfect after a hard day." Dru gave a tired smile and watched the girl. "So what do you need relief from, if you don't mind me asking."
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Post by Gabby Brocklehurst on Mar 25, 2008 2:39:09 GMT -5
Gabby managed to smile back but it was an empty smile. Then Gabby got up and turned around, her cloak hiding her Gabby used the handy spell in her grandmothers book to change into her swimsuit. Gabby dropped her cloak and her wand on the side before easing into the water. Only then did Gabby realise that both her scars on her collarbones would now be visible. she sighed but there would be no way to avoid it.
"I need to sort out my thoughts about all that has happened recently. I was finding relief from my boyfriend's ex girlfriend and her friends. They don't like me at all, and they're not afraid to hide it." Gabby said to answer Dru's question. Gabby smiled weakly.
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Post by Druscilla Grace on Mar 25, 2008 10:23:42 GMT -5
"Who's your boyfriend?" Dru asked, she didn't know of anyone dating anyone named Gabby. But then again, she had gotten out of the loop the last little while, the entirety of her existence was dictated by the presence of Chase and/or Emilian and their actions. For the moment, she was able to ignore what had happened and focused on what the other girl was saying, what ever her drama was.
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Post by Gabby Brocklehurst on Mar 25, 2008 14:17:52 GMT -5
"Ryan Magby. He's a hufflepuff, who's several years older than me. He was going out with Vannah when..." Gabby guessed that she didn't have to finish the sentence. "Anyway, due to several events, and several people, I came about with this." Gabby indicated her most recent scar, not the older one.
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Post by Druscilla Grace on Mar 25, 2008 15:17:04 GMT -5
"Seems like everyone's getting into fights lately," Dru said softly, and turned away, the memory coming back. In her mind's eye she saw the spell hit Chase's shoulder. Her eyes closed and she tried to push the image out of her mind, but it seemed like someone had put it on loop and broken the stop button. She remembered the feel of the blood and the sight of him lying broken on the ground. Her eyebrows came together and she tried harder to get it out of her mind, thinking of anything she could, but the memory kept intruding.
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Post by Gabby Brocklehurst on Mar 25, 2008 17:42:01 GMT -5
"Anything you want to talk about?! Gabby asked quietly. "I'm getting good at listening and I can empathise." She added softly. Dru looked as if she needed someone to talk to and Gabby was giving her the opportunity. Letting Dru think for a bit, Gabby swam off, loosening her muscled and relaxing her mind at the same time. After a short time she returned to Dru.
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Post by Druscilla Grace on Mar 25, 2008 18:10:56 GMT -5
Dru watched Gabby swim around and thought, and when the girl came back she gave a sigh and started to speak. "My boyfriend, Chase, got in a duel with Emilian, they both were in really bad shape," she ended very quietly, though the fight was horrible, it wasn't the only thing on her mind. "I just left the hospital wing."
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Post by Gabby Brocklehurst on Mar 26, 2008 2:49:59 GMT -5
Then Gabby remembered. "I met you in the forest didn't I? About a week ago. Chase found me and then you also met us." Gabby remembered Chase's agitation and his questions about Emilian. "He seemed very tense, and eager to get his hands on Emilian to be honest."
Gabby looked at Dru, sarching for any emotions etched on her face. "Are they both ok?" Gabby asked quietly.
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Post by Druscilla Grace on Mar 30, 2008 11:44:38 GMT -5
"You could say that, they're both hurting quite a bit. They'll have scars probably." Dru sighed, she didn't know what to do. The thought had crossed her mind that Chase grabbing her was taking everything too far, that being afraid of your boyfriend wasn't right, but she couldn't consider the possibility of ending the relationship for more than a second or it made her eyes and throat burn. She pulled herself out of the water and went over where there was a towel and wrapped it around herself, turned from the pool and wrung her hair out silently.
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Post by Gabby Brocklehurst on Mar 31, 2008 10:19:06 GMT -5
Gabby sensed that somehow a raw spot for Drew had been touched upon. "I'm supposed to be the agony aunt for the Daily Prophet you know." Gabby said, slightly changing the subject. "Supposed as I've only had one letter." Gabby stayed in the pool. The water was helping her to relax and if she was swimming she didn't have to be doing other things.
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Post by Druscilla Grace on Mar 31, 2008 16:09:39 GMT -5
"I thought that kind of thing was supposed to be anonymous." Dru's voice sounded strange in her ears, like she was hearing herself echoed back off of a distant wall. Of course, she had read the letter, skimmed it was more appropriate, and it would be interesting to know who it was.
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