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October had known this plan was silly from the get-go, but at the time she had been too happy to really care. She and Sia were getting married, and a winter wedding was perfect for their younger family members to attend in the school break. The logistics of a beach wedding in July were...

The sights, sounds, even smells of a familiar cafe felt near-overwhelming, in a way October hadn't expected. She had chosen the meeting place so carefully - not her favourite cafe, so as not to taint her memories of the place if this meeting went sideways - but a familiar cafe, nonetheless. A...

There had been very few people in the magical world October actually wanted to keep contact with after Hogwarts, and it was beyond a relief that her favourite of those people was also now her sister. Ever since her fight with Sia October had felt as though she was slowly coming apart, all of...

O c t o b e r A v e r y A l c o t t Say what you wanna say and let the words fall out • Honestly, I wanna see you be brave F A M I L Y Kyle Alcott-Ward - Biological father, relationship tense but improving Professor Matt Alcott-Ward - Stepfather, on good terms April Ward - Stepsister, on...

October wondered if she'd ever stop feeling out of place at parties. She had expected this to stop when she had left Hogwarts, but nothing had changed the way she hoped it would. Well... that wasn't true. She was happier, certainly. But feeling uncomfortable and out of place, like a nerd who...

She didn't want to be, but part of October was sad not to have a date to her final Yule Ball. It shouldn't matter, it was a silly thing to be upset about, but it only reinforced the part of October that was certain that nobody actually liked her. Amber had been her only close friend for a long...

October didn't feel entirely ready to be standing where she stood, but it was too late for that now. She was one of the captains, and their team was painfully fresh. October desperately wanted them to get at least some practice in before their first match of the year, so their newer players...

October could scarcely believe where she was standing. She had stepped into Quidditch years ago as a complete outsider, with no experience at all and no idea what she was doing, a completely unfamiliar experience. October was so used to only ever doing things she knew she was good at, things...

Finally this year, with no OWLs to worry about, and a much reduced class load, October had time to focus on what she really wanted to do with her life. With a whole afternoon free she had taken her pointe shoes down to the arts room, and intended to spend the entire rest of the day practicing...

Looking back at her behaviour over the last few years, October owed... a lot of apologies. It had been so much easier to see Matt and April as the villains rather than seeing her father for who he was, and now that she realised the truth of her actions, there was a lot she wanted to make up...

Moments between exams felt strained, and though October had initially not felt as pressured by this semester's exams as last, they were beginning to weigh heavily on her. It felt like she had barely slept in weeks, holing herself up in the library and sitting up in bed until she fell asleep on...

((Set after this DADA lesson.)) October had never thought herself the kind of person to just hide out in a bathroom, but nothing she did would stop her hands shaking. Although the spell was long since lifted, October's mind didn't feel quite like her own. She had known beforehand that the...

October may not be a primary member of the Quidditch team, but if anything that meant she should be practicing more, she felt. Isabelle only had one year of school left, and if October continued on with the team she would likely be taking the older girl's place. It was an enormous amount of...

One of the things October was the most excited for upon returning to school was getting to reconnect with her friends. She felt like things had been slightly awkward with Jessica at the Valentines ball, and was keen to see the girl again and get back to a comfortable normal. The first few days...

October didn't spend a lot of time in the student lounge, it was too loud for studying, and too busy for dancing or violin. She didn't have a big group of friends to hang around in there with, so it seemed a pointless place to really spend any of her time. She had chosen to make an exception...

Finally getting to take electives meant a big stack of new schoolbooks, and there was nothing October liked better. A day so sunny was rare for September, and October had no intention of wasting it, despite the nippy winter chill still hanging in the air. She bundled up in a few thick layers...

It wasn't going to stay warm forever, and October was eager to soak up as much of the lingering summer sunlight as she possibly could before winter swept over the country and froze it all. Even though the breeze was a little nippy October grabbed the opportunity to sit out in the courtyard in...

October had been avoiding... Professor Ward since they had all arrived at Hogwarts at the start of the year. It was still a shock, seeing him and April around Hogwarts, after listening to them both lie about magic for two whole years. Sure, their reasons made sense, and she and dad had been...

October felt like she was still a bit too young to be interested in going to something like the Yule Ball with a date, but she couldn't help but feel a little bitter that April already had a friend to go with, and she was by herself. October had felt lonely since she arrived at Hogwarts, but...