Meeting (Emilie)

[victor shamble]

    Victor sat on a bench in the courtyard. Well....things weren't going the way he had exactly planned. After all, he was just as clumsy as ever so how did he expect to not face plant into the ground a few times? That and....tumble down the stairs. A sigh left him as he stuck his hands into his robe pockets. He could feel the pocket watch in one of them and it was still in one place. For being so old, it sure was strong. Unlike him. Victor was young but...pretty darn weak in more than just physical strength.

    His brown gaze landed on the leaves that littered the ground as he sat there in thought. Well...hopefully classes would go better this time. Sure he had a while till any of them started so, he saw no harm in just sitting here. He took his hands out of his pockets, brought the hell of his shoes onto the bench with him, wrapped his arms around his legs, and put his chin against his knees. A little uncomfortable and if he moved too fast, he would most likely fall off the bench face first into the ground.

[emilie bellamy]

Emilie wandered through the campus. The weather wasn’t too bad. Yeah it was freezing but at least it wasn’t raining, she didn’t fancy looking like a drowned rat any time soon. She found herself stood in the courtyard. only a few people were scattered about talking, ready or working. One person was sat alone, she sat down on the ground against the wall opposite the guy. Pulling out her ipod she had charmed the hell out of it to make sure it would work when she was at school and in the wizarding world. Putting the headphones on she presses play her ears now only able to hear the heavy metal music she had playing.

Watching the guy she was intrigued by him, there were several times when Em had thought he was going to fall of the bench he occupied but as if the gods were against entertaining her, he never did. She grabbed her Astronomy book out and began flicking through it catching up on a few lessons she had missed the week before. She didn’t need to since she was a head of the class already but she did anyway.

[victor shamble]

    Victor shuddered as a cold breeze went by. His thin body certainly was no help to him in this weather. Raising his head, he glanced around the courtyard. His brown gaze did see Emilie but he looked away to leave her alone. Hunching his shoulders, it caused him to lean forward a bit more. And when another breeze went by and he shuddered, that was it. He kind of fell face first on the ground, course he blocked with his arms so his face wouldn't hit the ground. Not as if he cared though.

    His pocket watch rolled out of his pocket and seeing the silver flash as it rolled away, caused Victor to get up immediately. Although it hadn't gone near Emilie, the watch seemed to stop at a middle point in between the two students. Kneeling down, Victor went to pick the old pocket watch up.

[emilie bellamy]

“what a weakling” Em mutters to herself, every time there was a breeze the boy was shivering, she was smaller than he was and she was perfectly fine. Shaking her head she watches him shiver a few times, why didn’t he just go inside if he was so cold. Another gust of wind went past him and this time he wasn’t so lucky, she cringed as he fell from the bench, only just protecting his face from the ground.

She stands up and makes her way over to where the pocket watch had ended up, she watched him kneel down to get it as she made the last few steps towards him. Casting a shadow over him she stood in front of him “you know you should really be a bit more careful, maybe then you won’t fall of a bench” she offers her hand to help him up again.

[victor shamble]

    As soon as the watch was in his hand, he noticed the shadow. Looking up at Emilie, he cringed slightly. Although upon hearing her words he relaxed a bit, even though he slightly cringed again when she held her hand out to him.

    "Th....thanks....I....I'm just.....naturally clumsy....even...even though I try not...to be." Victor said as he reached out with a thin hand and lightly grabbed hers.

    As soon as he was on his feet, he released Emilie's hand. Best not to hold onto it right? He put the pocket watch in his robe pocket.

    "I'm.....I'm Victor Shamble." Victor introduced in a nervous but polite voice.

[emilie bellamy]

Emilie smiled at him as she helped him up, well she had been wrong about her being smaller than the boy, he was very light when she helped him up, made her curious as to why he was so small didn’t seem right. “you know you don’t need to stutter around me I’m not going to bite, your not the sort that I would bite anyway” she smirks knowing it would only make the boy more nerves but she was only teasing so hadn’t seen anything wrong with it.

She shoved her hand in her hoodie pocket when he released her hand, turning her music off while she was at it and pushing the headphones down so they rested round her neck “Emilie, friends call me Emmy or Em” she smiles a little “Emilie Bellamy, second year Gryffindor”

[victor shamble]

    "S...sorry. It's natural....for me...." Victor said as he stood there. "I...I wasn't trying to imply that...that you would..."

    Victor went silent, boy did he feel stupid. Going silent for a moment, as he looked at the ground. Though when he heard her talk again he looked up at her. Still just as nervous as ever. He grabbed his left arm right above the elbow with his right hand as he stood there. Trying not to be so nervous.

    "I'm a First year....Ravenclaw." Victor said. "It's...it's nice to meet you...Emilie."

[emilie bellamy]

“it’s fine, but honestly don’t be scared” she raises her eyebrow, feeling sympathy for the boy, it wasn’t something she usually felt for anyone. “I know you weren’t implying it, it was a joke, was meant to put you at ease” she smiles trying not to get frustrated by the younger boy.

“Major? I’m studying Astronomy” she was trying to make general conversation and put the boy at ease so he would relax instead of being so stuck up and nervous. “what was with the dive when the pocket watch rolled off anyway?”

[victor shamble]

    Victor never understood jokes. They didn't make sense to him and usually the ones he heard, were meant to insult the person receiving them. He was trying to not be nervous, but sadly it wasn't completely working.

    "Transfiguration is...is mine." Victor said, upon her question about the pocket watch he brought it out of his pocket. "It's...it's a family heirloom. My father gave it to me...before I came here. Although...my older brothers would've been more suited I think. Considering eldest child is meant to get...the heirlooms."

    He held it in between them to show the watch to Emilie. The old sliver pocket watch showed it's age and yet it was still in working condition. It had a few new dents in it from Victor's other tumbles and falls throughout the school.

    "I...I just don't to lose it. In a way...my father has trusted me with it. So...if I lose it, it'll most likely get him...really really mad." Victor continued. "Although, I doubt he would care."

[emilie bellamy]

She shakes her head knowing it was a failing attempt to get the boy to relax, she would deal with it another time but at that moment she didn’t have the patience to try and get him to relax, and she didn’t want to get stressed and snap at him which she would knowing her so she decided to drop the subject about getting him to relax while he was around her, deciding he would warm to her eventually and relax.

“Transfigurations? Nice” she hadn’t really cared for Transfigurations, she had never been able to grasp it completely, she would end up with some mutant creature every time she tried transfiguring them.

“I understand, must mean a lot to you for him to entrust it with you then?” she didn’t really care but she figured it would help get the boy to relax a little more if she showed an interest in him and what not “obviously felt it was my suited to you or he wouldn’t have gave it to you would he though?” she shrugs a little “don’t lose it then” she teases