Silence is golden

[Sapphire Bookchild]

Sapphire had her sketch pad out again and was drawing something that had just come to her. It was the Hogwarts halls but they where all decorated in puffy clouds that where in different colors. She wondered what the halls would look like if anyone really did that but then there was no reason for them to do that. She just thought it would be a good idea. This sketch was done so she took a good look at it. Sapphire turned it around and around in her hands before smiling wide. She liked it. Sapphire turned the page and started to work on something else. This time it was a cat woman that was dressed something like a circus performer. The drawing took her mind off of Silence who she hadn't seen in a long time.

 

[Hiria HallButcher]

Hiria was on the fifth floor of Hogwarts., She didn't really know why, as she had no reason to be there, she had no classes there. But she saw the fifth floor corridor was very spacious, but It was very beautiful in it's own way. She had sudden inspiration to write. She got out her parchment, sat down and started to write. she looked up a few minutes later to see a girl she didn't recognise sitting a little way away from her. She had something out which looked like a sketchpad. "Hello!" Hiria called out to her,trying to be friendly.

 

[Sapphire Bookchild]

Sapphire looked up then pushed up her large glasses. The suited her face but still they where pretty big in Sapphire's opinion. Hello there Sapphire signed to the girl. There was one of two reactions that could happen now. The girl that talked to her would stop talking to her because she didn't have a voice to speak with or she would try and talk to her by any means nessery. She had come across both during her short time at Hogwarts. She had only come across one person that when out of their way to be nice to her because she was a mute. Sapphire made it a point to not be around that girl much.

 

[Hiria HallButcher]

Hiria saw here signing Hello. Hiria thought to herself "I don't think she can speak!" Hiria moved closer and spelled out in sign language "Can you not speak? What is your name?" She then did the special series of Signs which she knew meant "My name is Hiria."

 

[Sapphire Bookchild]

Sapphire smiled. This was the second person that she knew that knew how to sign. Nice to meet you Hiria. My name is Sapphire Clow. And yes I have no voice. She signed. It was nice to meet someone that could sign like she could even though she could see that Hiria was a little rusty or she didn't know much of the signs. It didn't matter though. Sign language was not about getting things right. It was about getting your point across.

 

[Hiria HallButcher]

"Would you like to be friends?" Hiria signed. Then smiled.

 

[Sapphire Bookchild]

Sapphire smiled wide and nodded. What are you writing? Sapphire asked with signs. She had seen that Hiria had a piece of parchment out. This must mean that like her she liked to do things like write and draw. Sapphire loved to draw because she truly believed that pictures where worth a thousand words. She wanted to know what thousand words Hiria had on her page.

 

[Hiria HallButcher]

"Poetry." Hiria signed. She'd had an idea. "Would you like to hear a Haiku?" She signed.

 

[Sapphire Bookchild]

Sapphire nodded again. I would love to. She said with the brightest smile on her face. Not being able to talk seemed not to bother Sapphire one bit even though it was quite the opposite. She hated the fact that she couldn't speak.

 

[Hiria HallButcher]

Hiria read out in a soft gentle voice "

Friends
They give great comfort
Always there in times of need
Family you choose
"
Then she smiled

 

[Sapphire Bookchild]

Sapphire giggled then looked down at the drawing she was working on earlier. She thought about the poem then started to draw again. It didn't take her much longer to modify her creation to include two cat girls and a heart. She looked at Hiria as if to ask her what she thought.

 

[Hiria HallButcher]

Hiria looked over and signed "Wow... that's really good. I love it. Can I have a go at drawing something?" She added.

 

[Sapphire Bookchild]

Sapphire turned the page to her pad and offered it to Hiria. Here you go She sighed with a bright smile on her face.

 

[Hiria HallButcher]

Hiria took the page and started to draw. She drew as best she could a Ravenclaw student and a Hufflepuff with Wands, in a Dueling club blasting away at A few Gryffindors and Slytherins. it looked more like a cartoon, mind you, but she meant well. She showed it to Sapphire.

 

[Sapphire Bookchild]

Sapphire put her hand to her lips to show that she was laughing. Sapphire could make a few noises like squeak and groan but for the most part Sapphire didn't have any sort of voice. "Doubt that 'Puffs can really take down 'Doors though. They never back down" Sapphire signed.

 

[Hiria HallButcher]

"True." Hiria spelled. "It's just meant to be a friendly cartoony thing though." she signed, then smiled.