Open A Starry Night

[January Parish]

January knew she shouldn't be out this late and she'd likely get a good scolding if a prefect or a professor caught her. But the night was prefect and clear, and she just couldn't resist. Her dad had given her one of his old telescopes over the break and she had been trusted to bring it to school with her. It was nicer than the ones they used in class and she didn't want to wait till the next time they'd go start gazing in Astronomy. The night was colder than she expected and she shivered in the light jacket she had brought with her as she set up on a level part of the lawn. She peered into the glass and tried to get the focus right before she could identify what she was looking at quite yet.

 

[Aiya Owens-Lee]

Aiya was admittedly getting a little bored of being stuck inside the castle all the time. It was making her miss her family and the adventures that she used to have. She knew there was a curfew, however was unable to sleep, and she figured that the outdoors would be a lot more interesting than staring up at the ceiling for the whole night. She knew it would be cold and so put on a thick jacket and slid on her ugg boots before making her way out of her dormitory and out to the castle grounds. As she walked, she noticed a person in the distance who was using a telescope. They weren't a professor and were instead a student whom Aiya recognised from some of her classes. It made Aiya feel a little better about ignoring the curfew. "What are you doing?" Aiya asked curiously as she came closer. Whatever this was, she wanted to be part of it.