A rose in the dungeons

[Lizzie Parker-Taylor]

The last stop on Lizzie's rose delivering tour of the castle was another Slytherin, and Lizzie was pretty sure their common area was in the dungeons somewhere. Thinking it a reasonable enough start, Lizzie began to wander the halls once more, calling out for the recipient of her final rose and hoping the girl was somewhere nearby. "Lilyanna Hope? Delivery for Lilyanna Hope!"

 

[Lilyanna Hope]

Lilyanna was on her way back to her common room after a full study session at the library. Despite it only being the start of the semester, the second year was eager to get prepared for her exams early. Unfortunately, as she began to make her way to the dungeons, almost to her destination, she heard her name being called out. Startled, Lilyanna froze, wondering if perhaps she was just imagining things. Why would anybody be calling her? Turning around, she noticed that it was in fact her that was being called and she wanted to quickly run away in hopes that maybe they'd forget and leave her be. Instead, to get the girl to shut up, Lilyanna walked over to her. "What!?" she exasperated, hoping that it was all worth it.

 

[Lizzie Parker-Taylor]

Lizzie smiled in relief as a girl approached her, excited to complete her final delivery and finish a job well done. "Hi!" She said happily, bouncing a little on her toes. "Are you Lilyanna Hope? I've got a special delivery from a friend for you!" Lizzie was clasping the final rose behind her back, not wanting to spoil the surprise for its lucky recipient.

 

[Lilyanna Hope]

The girl was all too cheerful which slightly annoyed Lilyanna who just wanted to get this over and done with. She raised an eyebrow at her as she talked about how she has a special delivery from a friend. "But I don't have friends..." she mumbled, wondering why this so called friend wasn't able to give whatever it was to her themselves. "What do they want to give me?"

 

[Lizzie Parker-Taylor]

Lizzie's face fell a little as the Slytherin girl spoke. The idea of someone feeling like they had no friends broke her heart, as Lizzie always saw the world as being full of friends just waiting to be made. "No, you definitely have friends!" She smiled sincerely, trying to cheer the girl up. "Look! Someone sent this just for you, happy Valentines day!" She produced the yellow rose and its attached message with an earnest smile, holding them out for Lilyanna.

Spoiler: Message

Dear Friend,
A rose for you to draw

 

[Lilyanna Hope]

Lilyanna didn't think it unusual at all to not have any friends and was quite offended by the way the girl reacted to her saying so, but thankful for her positiveness and smiled all the same. The fact that somebody actually liked her at the school was very unbelieving, but she took the yellow rose that was given to her anyway and slowly opened up the note. The Slytherin could feel her heart warm as she read the message and was quite disappointed that the person who sent it hadn't added their name. Lilyanna felt very flattered by the message and stood there for a moment, with the letter pressed against her chest and her eyes fixated on the rose in her hand. Her voice fumbled as she spoke, not really sure what to say. "I- Um, thanks." she said to the girl before turning around and continuing her journey to her common room. By nightfall, she was determined to finish drawing the rose.