Not Far from the Great Hall; Night Time

[will_scarlett]

At lunch today Will received two owls from home, one from his father and one from Robin. They've been worrying him through class since he knows there's not much he can do from here and the halls of Hogwarts are feeling closer than normal.

Since its been raining quite hard for the past few days, he can't even have a good solid fly instead he's pulled his cloak up and is on the edge of the grounds near the Great Hall.

What he'd really like to do is go to the edge of the forest but he's not sure he can handle a detention with the mood he's in. When he gets tired of sitting still, he walks in the rain and then back into just inside the Great Hall. Maybe he can figure something to do to get him out of this funk, because its the kind that always leads to trouble.

(OOC: For general Great Hall area. Will is a bit more outside but can be pulled inside or wherever just tell me where you want him. I hope this works. :-))

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[serinusniger]

Dinah has just come from a meeting with the Headmaster, and her face is furrowed in thought as she hurries past the Great Hall on the way to the library. She almost bumps into Will in her preoccupied state, and draws herself back suddenly.

"Oops. Sorry, Will."

[will_scarlett]

He looks at her with a smile that doesn't make it to his eyes,

"Evening, Dinah. Where are you headed?"

[serinusniger]

"I was headed to the library to make a start on that Charms homework, Dinah says, in a tone that suggests she could change her mind easily.

"...Are you OK?"

[will_scarlett]

"I've been better but there's not much I can do about it right now."

[serinusniger]

"Do you want to talk about it?"

Dinah's already beckoning towards the staircase, as the nearest convenient place to sit.

[will_scarlett]

He sits down and does a drying charm on his cloak as there's been more rain than he expected,

"Its complicated as there's more trouble at home."

[serinusniger]

"Ugh."

Dinah frowns in sympathy, rubbing her temples. "Is there anything we can do from here?"

[aubergine_girl]

The rain is soaking and the skies are dark. Hogwarts in this mood isn't to be trifled with.

Nor, apparently, is the new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher. Who is also, in that coincidental way Hogwarts teachers have, walking outside in the rain, a Shielding spell keeping the worst of it off her head.

She's shorter than he is but she still manages to be maternal and gentle as she comes over to him, in teh damp grass that slopes down to the forest. "Hey. Will. Everything okay?"

[will_scarlett]

"Oh yes, professor just enjoying the weather,"

Its mainly true, he loves weather like this but he's also far too much in his head.

[aubergine_girl]

"Enjoying?" Professor Brown asks, with just a tiny raise of one brow. "It's icy."

[will_scarlett]

"Its not that bad and its bracing,"

He's always liked weather like this and he has remembered a repelling charm so he's not as wet as he could be.

[aubergine_girl]

"Bracing is a good word for it." The professor is quiet for a moment, watching him.

"Something on your mind?"

[will_scarlett]

"Some problems at home that I can't do anything about,"

And out here he can almost imagine he's closer to home.

[ostro_goth]

Some people are less sensible and creep through the darkness and rain even though they are probably not supposed to.

Black Hogwarts robes help with the stealth. Having bright blond hair probably doesn't, in the case of this boy.

[will_scarlett]

That blond hair does make him easy to see and Will walks as quietly as he can towards Theo, which is very quiet, he grew up sneaking around a forest. Then when he's close taps Theo's shoulder.

[ostro_goth]

Theo turns around, and squeaks in quite an undignified manner.

"Expelli -- ah, it's you!"

Under his robes, he's carrying his broomstick.

[will_scarlett]

"Where were you going, Theo? Its a bad night for flying, there's lightning out there,"

Will doesn't comment on the squeak and just waits for an answer.

[ostro_goth]

"But you have to be able to do it, in case it happens during a game!" Theo says, grinning. "No risk, no fun!"

[will_scarlett]

"I agree you do, but sneaking out to go flying doesn't always end well. If you want to fly, I'll fly with you."

[un_fantome]

Silas is walking in the rain as well, though under a clear domed umbrella; it's not a terrible storm, and it gives him an excuse to be outside for a bit. Riding on his shoulder is the cat--still not quite grown out of kitten stage--that he brought with him as a pet, very content to watch the landscape with wide eyes.

"Hello, Will." The albino boy is quick with names and faces; it's been helpful this semester.

[will_scarlett]

Will's also someone who is fairly well known since he tries to be approachable as he can be,

"Hello, Silas. Having troubles with your repelling charms?"

As its rather odd to see an umbrella at least at Hogwarts. Will grew up in the Muggle world so he's used to them but most wizards rely more on their charms.

[un_fantome]

"No," he replies lightly with a small smile, "I just find these interesting." He's very good at repelling charms, in actuality, because he quite likes walks in the rain, but the muggle item is familiar to him, with the added bonus of keeping the cat from deciding to vault off his shoulder.

"I live more like a muggle than as a wizard when I go home, you know," he adds. "I live with my mother." He's made it no secret that he's not pureblood--or more precisely, his housemates did.

[will_scarlett]

"No, I didn't know and so do I,"

Will frowns because he's also not pureblood, doesn't really care and tends to prefer fighting with his fists to wands rather openly.

[un_fantome]

He shrugs. "I'm more used to umbrellas anyway. So what are you doing out here in the rain by yourself?"

Will is a Gryffindor; Silas doesn't tend to think of them as the solitary people of the school, mostly because they aren't. They're friendly and open, and usually around others. Things Silas is not, save for the first in limited doses.

[will_scarlett]

"Enjoying it, it reminds me of home,"

Also he's in a thoughtful mood and its quieter out in the rain.