Post by IVY WALSH on Jan 30, 2024 2:24:11 GMT -5
A silvery moon hung in the sky above Ravenclaw tower. It was late at night, yet far from silent. All the castle’s night life was just outside the window, and even the castle itself seemed to whisper, as though talking to itself. Ivy lay awake, staring at the ceiling of her dorm room, tired but not really sleepy. There were too many things to think about, and she still hadn’t quite gotten used to the idea that she was in a dorm with people younger than her. Really only by a few months, she knew it didn’t really matter…but still.
I could have been a fifth year, Ivy thought. That one thought had been bothering her for months now. She could have been a fifth year, if only she had studied more, if only she had been less stressed, if only she was better. She got up and walked over to the window. Opening it, she sat on the ledge and stared at the stars. She began to wonder if she was really cut out for this whole magic thing. What if she never had a wizard father? What if she could go home, leave the magical world behind, go back to the muggle world where maybe she could be good at something?
Then she remembered the pure excitement she felt as an 11 year old, going to Hogwarts for the first time, and knew she couldn’t go back. She had to do that little girl proud. Suddenly she heard a noise; it sounded as thought someone else was awake too.
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I could have been a fifth year, Ivy thought. That one thought had been bothering her for months now. She could have been a fifth year, if only she had studied more, if only she had been less stressed, if only she was better. She got up and walked over to the window. Opening it, she sat on the ledge and stared at the stars. She began to wonder if she was really cut out for this whole magic thing. What if she never had a wizard father? What if she could go home, leave the magical world behind, go back to the muggle world where maybe she could be good at something?
Then she remembered the pure excitement she felt as an 11 year old, going to Hogwarts for the first time, and knew she couldn’t go back. She had to do that little girl proud. Suddenly she heard a noise; it sounded as thought someone else was awake too.
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