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Originally Posted by AlwaysSnapesGirl  There were many things on Avalon's list of things she wanted to do at Hogwarts, and exploring the Shrieking Shack was DEFINITELY high up on that list.
It had been difficult to find time for all the things she wanted to do between all the lessons and homework and other boring school stuff. Oh, and drama club! That, at least, was a fun way to spend her time. Plus there were some things that she figured might be better left for some time in the future, when she knew more spells and potions and other stuff that might help her accomplish what she wanted.
BUT she still wanted to do SOMETHING cool and awesome for her first year at Hogwarts. So she had settled on the Shrieking Shack.
The Gryffindor scrambled up the pathway to the shack, stopping only once she reached the fence. It sure looked all sad and decrepit and maybe a little creepy, but it didn't look THAT scary or haunted. Aside from the darkness lingering behind the boarded up windows and the whistling of the wind whipping through the boards and the...creaking sound that seemed to be coming from inside...
It was fine. She wasn't even a LITTLE bit scared. Yes, she was.
Avalon brushed her hair out of her face, ignoring any instinct telling her to run in the opposite direction, and then jumped up, attempting to climb over the fence.
Bria had always been curious about the Shrieking Shack, but more in the way she was curious about an abandoned nest - intriguing, but best left undisturbed. Still, when Avalon mentioned wanting to check it out, Bria hadn’t hesitated to tag along. She might not have shared the same reckless sense of adventure, but she wasn’t about to let her dormmate wander into a supposedly haunted building alone. Besides, what if there were bats in there? Or owls? Or, even better, crows? She LOVED crows.
The wind howled as they approached, sending a shiver down Bria’s spine. Not from fear. obviously, but because it really was chilly out here and her scarf had come loose around her neck. The Shrieking Shack loomed ahead, crooked and weather-worn, its boarded-up windows casting deep, hollow shadows that certainly gave off the impression that the place was abandoned, but also… not. Like a place that remembered things.
As Avalon reached the fence and sized up her climb, Bria hung back for a moment, hugging her arms around herself. "I dunno, Avalon," she murmured, eyeing the house with a mixture of caution and intrigue. "It's got a real badger’s den when the mum’s still inside kind of vibe, ya know?" But Avalon was already hauling herself up, brushing her hair back like she wasn't about to enter a possibly cursed, definitely off-limits ruin herself.
Because...like...there were probably loads of nests inside the building...and maybe some crows roosting as well...
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