Deep Thinking

[Phoebe Holland]

The cliffs weren't a spot Phoebe frequented. She knew they were technically off-limits, but they lacked the allure of the Forbidden Forest so it wasn't usually worth it in her eyes. But when you wanted some quiet time for contemplation they weren't a half bad place. Phoebe sighed, sitting down near the edge. She was starting to feel like she was running out of ideas, good ideas. At least, she was slowly starting to run out of ideas she could do without breaking the rules and getting into more trouble. After getting caught brewing a potion without supervision in her second year, and now being caught in the forest, her parents were not pleased with her. Rose wasn't the most rule-following girl in the world, but she hadn't been in trouble nearly as frequently or as seriously. And she was just... harder to be mad at. Phoebe knew this from experience. When the holidays arrived Phoebe knew she would get an earful. She scowled and levitated a pebble with her wand. She used the charm to move it over the edge and repeated the gesture a few times. At least detention hadn't been half bad. Getting to meet Vex was pretty cool in her opinion. Maybe she could find some way to meet him again so she could ask him more questions. Though that would be hard to combine with staying out of trouble. She made another pebble levitate over the edge, trying to see how long she could keep it in the air until it fell. Phoebe was pleased with how well she was doing at charms, though potions was still her absolute favorite class.