Letter of Concern

[Taylor Mercer]

Taylor's head was hung as she sat on a bench amongst the gorgeous flowers Hogwarts Garden had. The letter was clutched in her hands, she had made a trip to the Owlery, but found she couldnt send a reply, she was asked not to anyway. Why was her Mother doing this to her? She obviously didnt understand the depth of Taylor's worry. The letter fell out of her hands as she sit on the bench unmoving, occationally drawing in deep breaths and releasing them slowly, trying to breath out the intense worry that was locked inside her. The letter hit the ground, the side with writing facing the sky.

My dearest daughter,
Im not exactly okay, but did you really expect me to be. Im not going to lie to you, because your too smart to fool. I received a letter from Chad, he said he still loves me, but cannot see me, this has torn me apart in more ways than i could have thought possible. I wasnt even aloud to send one back because his parents would find out, he was risking sending that letter as it was. Never mind me, i dont want you sending me a letter back, i know you would be worried, so i sent you this letter to inform you on how im doing. I shall send another soon enough. Dont worry sweetheart. I love you and I will be ok in time.
Lots of love
Mum
xx

 

[Aeon Summers]

Aeon walked over to the Hogwarts garden to try find something to do, Things seemed so boring up until the play when that boy died. As Aeon moved through the garden he saw Taylor sitting by herself on the bench so decided to go over to her. He came up from behind her and noticed the letter on the ground, so, being curious as he was, he read it. Most of it didn't make much sense, mainly because he had no idea who this 'Chad' person was. "What's that all about?" He finally said so that Taylor would notice him standing there.

 

[Taylor Mercer]

Taylor started then looked around to see Aeon, she gave him a weak smile when she noticed him looking at the letter. "My Mum." She said softly. "She and my..." She trailed off, not sure she should say anything. She sat in silence for a moment, looking at the ground. "Let's just say she's going through a hard time." She nodded, pushing her lips together as she stared straight ahead. Not wanting Aeon to feel awkward she looked at him out of the corner of her eye. "What brings you to the Gardens?" She asked.

 

[Aeon Summers]

Aeon decided not to try ask any more questions and sat down next to Taylor. "Oh, I was just bored so I decided to find something to do, Then I saw you." He said, smiling at her. "So, Do you like any of the classes we have this term? I like Transfiguration due to the fact I want to be an animagus, and the professor is nice. But I don't like Astronomy. I'm not really interested in the stars and that." He said, glancing up at the towers.

 

[Taylor Mercer]

Taylor was suddenly greatful for Aeon's company when he started talking about classes. "You want to be an animagus? What animal?" She asked, that was a fact that she didnt know about Aeon, she had given the subject some thought herself, it would be pretty cool, but it wasnt something she planned on doing when she was older. "Yeah Transfiguration is good, I like charms aswell." She said, Astronomy was yet to be interesting and she was losing interest in History of Magic, which she thought she would find fascinating.

 

[Aeon Summers]

When Taylor asked what animal he wanted to be, Aeon didn't know what to say. He didn't really think about it until now. "Maybe a..dog. Or a ferret, ferrets are so cute." He said, grinning at Taylor. "I haven't really thought about it yet, It seems like something I'd think about if I actually get to chance to be one." He said. What he wanted to be would most likely change when he was older so it didn't matter much now.

 

[Taylor Mercer]

Taylor let out a light laugh, her mood lighting a bit. She reached out to ruffle Aeon's hair. "Aww puppy Aeon." She said jokingly. Withdrawing her hand, she placed it on her lap again. "Yeah I understand." She said, with a small nod. She placed her elbows on her knees and rested her head on her hands. Looking ahead she glanced down to see the disgarded letter. She sighed and reached down to pick it up. She shook it a little to straighten it out, then shrunched it into a ball with her fist, her head still rested on one hand.

 

[Aeon Summers]

Aeon laughed at Taylors comment about himbeing a puppy. "Well, Is there anything you want to be?" He asked, trying to fix up his hair after Taylor had messed it up. "I know my brother wants to be an animagus too I think, But I don't think he should." Aeon added, partly to himself.

 

[Taylor Mercer]

She placed the letter in her robes and looked at Aeon. "Probably a kitten if anything, but then again, I'd love to be able to fly, so maybe some form of bird?" She didnt really know, she knew it would probably never happen, so she never thought too deeply into it. "Your brother wants to be a tiger doesnt he?" She asked, remembering the conversation they had had when she first met Sern in the library.

 

[Aeon Summers]

Aeon nodded thoughtfully when Taylor said she wanted to be some form of bird. "That'd be cool to be, but I can fly on my broom anyway so it's not much difference." He said, his smile growing wider. "Yeah, Sern wants to be a tiger, I don't like the idea of him being one though." He muttered, shaking his head. If Sern was in one of his rages and turned into a tiger, It would be disasterous. Luckily Aeon didn't fear Sern during his rage, He merely laughed at it, mainly because he could easily beat his brother because he was far more weaker than Aeon.

 

[Taylor Mercer]

Aeon mentioned flying, Taylor hadnt thought of that. "Hm, that never crossed my mind." She said with a light laugh. Aeon said he didnt like the idea of his brother being a tiger. Taylor didnt know Sern well enough to assume he would do something bad, but thats what she guess Aeon was getting at. Shrugging it off she sighed and breathed in the cool air. It was clearing her head and being with Aeon was disracting her of thoughts about her Mother, its what she needed right now. She had had a few people to talk to and provide distractions, but once they were gone, her thoughts rushed back. At least she had Aeon for a little while to pull away those thoughts.
"We should go flying some time, we didnt get a chance to properly fly when you stayed over, you kept freaking me out." She joked, remembering back to the holidays.

 

[Aeon Summers]

Aeon laughed as he remembered the holidays. "I was only having a bit of fun, I wasn't going to fall or anything." He said, shaking his head slightly and smiling to himself. "But yeah, I agree. We should go flying sometime, I haven't flown at all this term so it'd be good to get back on my broom." He continued, then noticing a rather pretty flower that was growing next to the seat they were on. Aeon reached down and took it, Then held it out to Taylor. "For you." He said, smiling at her.

 

[Taylor Mercer]

She shook her head with a fond smile as Aeon said he wasnt going to fall. He didnt know that, but Taylor decided to let it go. Staring off into the garden everything seemed quiet and peaceful, for a winter's day everything seemed pleasant. She heard Aeon say something and she turned with a 'huh' on her lips because she wasnt listening, but it didnt fall when she noticed the flower. She blushed a little and accepted it with a bright smile. "Aw thanks." She said shyly, admiring its beauty before tucking it behind her ear.

 

[Aeon Summers]

"Your blushing a little." Aeon teased, giggling slightly. "You look nice with the flower in your hair..Not that you didn't look nice before, because you did..and still do, don't get the wrong impression or anything." Aeon said, speaking at a fast pace. He sighed and tried again. "You look nice." He said, nodding to slowly and grinning at Taylor.

 

[Taylor Mercer]

Taylor looked away, blushing more after Aeon pointed out she was blushing. Before the yule ball, Taylor had always thought of Aeon as a good friend, but after the ball and when he came to stay, she got to know him a little better and realised he was a different person than she thought he was, in a good way. Her thoughts were only amplified when he began saying she looked nice. She looked back at him and laughed a little at his ramblings. "And your cute when you ramble." She said, still laughing, knowing the blush on her face hadnt gone away.

 

[Aeon Summers]

Aeon felt himself blushing as well when Taylor told him he was cute when he rambled. "Thanks." He said with a cheerful laugh. "So how's Sam and Knight and that" He asked, drumming his fingers on the bench. He hadn't seen any of them since Taylor's birthday and was thinking about talking to them more, Since the only friends he had were girls like Vivienne and Arisa.

 

[Taylor Mercer]

"Sam's been a bit down. Did you know Jenn just got up and left without a goodbye. I cant believe it." Taylor said, feeling sorry for Sam. She was then struck with a thought, did Aeon know who Jenna was? If he didnt he could ask, but Taylor didnt press the subject. "Knights good I guess, he is kind of a little let down about Jenn too, they were best friends." She said with a nod and a small smile. "You spoke to Viv much. I walked downstairs when I couldnt sleep the other night and she had slept walked to the great hall, I walked in to her crying and stuff." She said quietly, knowing Aeon was good friends with her, Taylor was concerned and wanted to know how she was doing.

 

[Aeon Summers]

Aeon had no idea who this Jenn girl was, But she was mentioned twice by Taylor. "Uhh, Who's Jenn?" He asked. By the sound of it she was really goodf riends with Knight and that group. "And yes, I speak to Viv alot, Every day really. And do you know what she was crying about?" He continued, He'd have to ask Viv about it and see if she was okay.

 

[Taylor Mercer]

Taylor's suspition was proved correct as Aeon asked about Jenn. "Jenn is Sam's ex-girlfriend. Well she was his girlfriend and then she left, so obviously he isnt with her anymore. I wasnt really friends with her, she always seemed kind of rude, especially for a Hufflepuff." Taylor went on, but stopped when she noted that she was the one that began rambling. She then thought about Viv and whether she should tell Aeon, but when he said he spoke to her daily, she thought that was a good enough reason to tell him. "She was a bit worked up over the death of that guy. She saw it happen and she must have reacted badly." Taylor said once again quietly.

 

[Aeon Summers]

Aeon listened to Taylor explain about Jenn, Then realized she was beginning to ramble and smiled to himself. When Taylor told him about Vivienne, Aeon nodded slowly, understanding what she said. Viv had been crying at the play, It was mainly the shock, Like. Someone just died. Who wouldn't act like that? Or similar to that anyway. "Yeah, I know how she feels." He said, He knew what Arisa had done, And Viv had been shown something by Arisa just before the death so she might have known about it too.

 

[Taylor Mercer]

Taylor nodded her head then looked up at Aeon. "Did you, you know, actually see it happen?" She asked softly, she hadnt seen the boy die, she had only known he had and seen it afterwards. Luckily she had been distracted at the time it had happened. She knew it would be horrible for her if she had witnessed it. She couldnt imagine how Viv felt, did Aeon feel the same?

 

[Aeon Summers]

"Yes, I wasn't paying much attention to the play, But I saw him get hit and go down, But there was too much confusion afterwards for me to realize what had happened until later." Aeon said, It was a horrible thing to happen, but he didn't really know the guy so wasn't really upset about it. more just shock, Though it made him sad to see his friends in the state they were.

 

[Taylor Mercer]

"Woah." She said quietly, looking at the floor. "Its all so weird." She said equally as soft. She couldnt believe it had happened really. She hoped her Mum didnt find out, but no doubt everyone would. Her Mum would probably pull her out of Hogwarts, knowing how much of a worry wart she was.