Anticipation

[Katariina Vanhanen]

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Anticipation
Of what's to come

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It had been as though a huge wave, cold as ice, had washed over Katy & left her numb, unsure & full of doubt. The Ex-Durmstrang student stood on the edge of the ocean, overlooking the mountains of Norway, worried & contemplating her fate. She had recently applied for a new position; A continuation of her magical healing however at St Mungo's in New Zealand. She'd never traveled further than Sweden, & the prospect of moving far did not do well for her mental state. Katariina was willing to relocate her life once more, as she had during her Durmstrang stay. While difficult, she knew it would the best action to take regarding her career. She wanted to help. She enjoyed helping. And recalling the events of her own education, she couldn't underestimate the need for someone that cared.

The Capybara was stood at the foot of the 21 year old graduate, eager for attention. Leaning down to pet the animal, Katy wondered whether it was a possibilty to bring along such a creature, or whether she'd have to leave Deedee with her family. Finland to Sweden had been no challenge, but Sweden to New Zealand was a whole new ball game. She stroked the soft fur, her heart tugging at the thought of leaving such a companion behind. They had been together for eight years, yet she believed Maritta would take good care of Deedee should the need be called for.

Katariina Vanhanen tucked her hair back behind her ears, standing once more to observe across the sea. It was a difficult time of contemplation; If she was offered the position she would even have to learn a new language. She would be expected to pick things up quickly, & assist at a moments notice. She had always known the adult life was tough, but was she really ready to face such an obstacle?

 

[Melody Wilde]

Mellody was heading north. she wasnt sure why or where just one morning she had decided to go north and north she went following the wind. or maybe creating the wind it was sometimes hard to tell. When she had finished in the acadamy she had gonr from swtzland through Germany, austria, the Czech republic then accross poland belarus, latvia and lithuwania before crossing the sea to denmark and heading up the scandinavian peninsular. she was now in norway and was heading up the coast.
The entire time she had been traveling she had been doing odd jobs. a couple of weeks waitressing in one place, a time busking someplace else was the way she was going. right now she was walking alng the beach violin under her chin playing a tune that like usual came into her head down her fingers and out. something that would never be able to be repeated. as she played she feltthe wind come in gusts then ease the clouds move overhead. not much different to normal weather, but this was normal weather that this young lady felt a part of.
after a little wandering she saw that she was not along on this deserted beach. there ahead was a girl she quickly stopped playing. she wasn't meant to play with her magic bow when there were muggles around. "Hei" she called waving slightly she had picked up a few phrases of most of the languages she had passed on her travels even if it was just hello. as she hadn't been in norway long hello, thank you were her main phrases. but she would add more, besides most of the Scandinavian languages sounded somewhat similar.

 

[Katariina Vanhanen]

Her mind was interrupted, as though awoken from a long winters slumber. Katy stopped short of her thoughts, aware of the additional presence along the beach. It was rare to come across another person in these parts as the population was scarce. At first she had thought she had been imagining the sound of music, however as it stopped Katariina heard a girls voice, somewhat caught in the wind, but loud enough to hear against the crashing waves nonetheless. Her body position shifted a little to the left, her right arm slowly outstretching towards the Capybara in motherly protection. While in reality she had not much to fear here in Sweden, her experiences of magical witches & wizards couldn't be said the of same.

As she turned to take a glance at the girl, she saw what she had imagined. A brown haired woman, probably in her early twenties, dressed in brightly coloured fabrics & holding a string instrument became apparent to her. It took Kata a second or two to process whether the woman had spoken to her, as she has been so lost in her own trail of consciousness. Her vision was not the best at long distances, however she could make out the wave & the smile of the new stranger. Katariina returned the facial gesture & struck up the courage for conversation; something she would need to do more often that not soon. "Hei" she replied, "Oletko kunnossa?" She questioned, not wanting to appear rude. It may be that the two acquaintances had just never crossed paths until now, but she couldn't be sure & didn't want to leave the girl hanging.

 

[Melody Wilde]

Melody saw the other girl turn to face her. meeting people was the best thing about traveling, and people met in unusual places were usually the most interesting. she didn't mean to be intruding on her personal contemplation however "sorry"" she said slipping back to english. despite her time traveling it was still her native language. she listened to the lady and recognised that it must be in finish but unfortunately she knew hardly any finish. out of all the nordic languages "I am sorry i don't understand do you know english? or german? or french?" she said in Swedish. seeing as that was where they were but saying each of the countries in its own language. she had had enough practice getting to talk to people in different places over the few months she was hoping it would make some sense to the lady. she did find people knew languages of their neighbours i the boarder areas so hopefully she would be able to share at least a bit of conversation with the lady even if it was non verbal.