Closed Preoccupied

[Caro Taylor]

Even when they hadn't begun working on the new issue yet, Caro liked hanging out in the Hogwarts Monthly room. There was space to develop her photos, peace and quiet away from other students, and a chance of running into Sophie or Nixon. After their kiss at the Yule Ball, Caro was even more enthusiastic to run into Nixon than ever. He might have gone to the ball with someone else, but Caro was the one he had kissed under the mistletoe, and that was what really mattered. She yearned to catch up with the boy, to talk about what had happened, and hopefully, hopefully, Nixon would want it to happen again. Unfortunately though, today Caro had had no luck at all. She had been entirely alone in the room the whole time, and eventually run out of things to keep busy doing. With no excuse to hang around in the room any longer, Caro reluctantly packed up her things and headed out, looking down at the photos in her hand as she stepped out into the corridor, paying no attention to her surroundings.

 

[Amber Chou Wilson]

Amber always enjoyed the start of a new semester. It felt like a fresh, new beginning full of possibilities. The fact that this was her last semester ever dampened that somewhat, but she was still optimistic. Amber had vowed to do her best to connect with as many people as possible in these last few months. She wanted to have many good memories of Hogwarts, and didn't want her final semester to be only about studying. So when she noticed Sophie's friend Caro walk in the corridor, Amber fell into step with her with a smile. She had grown closer to Sophie over the past years, but still didn't know much about this friend of hers. "Hi Caro, did you just come from the paper?" She asked her as she noticed the photos. "Can I see? I always love your photos in Hogwarts Monthly."