 Reese and professor's question. Fluttery Pegasi
Quinnlin nodded back at Beth between ocassional anxious glances at the door. What was taking Reese so long? Although, she already knew the answer to that. The Ravenclaw common room was much closer to the astronomy tower than the Hufflepuff common room was.
As she waited, she glanced up at the night sky. It was beautiful, of course, as always, but this class never really appealed to Quinn. She'd much rather be engrossed in some fictional story, or writing her own, or studying magical theory next to the fire in her common room.
His voice drew her attention away, and smile spread along the corners of her mouth, which then flared wider when she felt him kiss her cheek, leaving behind a rosy warmth that lingered on both cheeks. Only Reese seemed able to make her blush.
"Hey yourself." Quinn's right hand instantly found his left and claimed it as her own. She'd likely have to let go to take notes, although the option to simply copy the notes Reese took later was slightly more appealing to her in that moment.
She shifted in her seat so she could rest her head on his comfortable shoulder, and glanced back up at the Professor's question. She wasn't sure if this counted as the sky, but it had been above her, but the image that flashed in mind at the question was strong and clear and settled peacefully through her.
She'd been 7, and her parents had gone...somewhere for a few weeks, leaving her in the care of Keesey, the family elf as usual. And it had started snowing in the night, so Quinn had thrown on warm clothes and stepped out, because snow. The world was so quiet and serene and she must have stood under that old-fashioned looking street lamp for an hour, just watching the snow fall past it, lighting up orange in the lamps glow. It had been mesmerizingly gorgeous.
Instead she said, "Thestrals." She had no intention of sharing that small peaceful oasis of a memory with the class. And she did find the thestrals that flew over the forest hauntingly beautiful, and they were in the sky.
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