thinking by the lakeside

[Professor Cyndi Kingsley]

Cyndi walked down to the lake and sat down. It was one of her favorite places to go when she needed to think and boy did she have some thinking to do. The past few weeks had been really strange for Cyndi. She had not been chosen as the champion for Hogwarts New Zealand and she had finally come to terms with that a couple of days ago. It no longer bothered her and she looked forward to cheering Hilary on when the competition began.

Cyndi's arithmancy and ancient runes had left her with a lot to think about, particularly when it came to what she was going to do when she left hogwarts. Cyndi had no idea what she wanted to do when she left, other than that she wanted to travel. A lot of things interested her. She knew she still had time before she needed to worry about what she would do when she left, but some of her classmates already knew and it bothered her that she didn't.

Cyndi crossed her arms in front of her knees and looked out onto the lake. The sun was reflecting off the water. This always had a calming feeling on her and Cyndi passed the next few moments just looking at the water.

 

[Nina Patrokov]

Nina walked to the waterfront, bored out of her mind, things didn't end as well as she hoped with Alex the other day. When Nina saw a girl sitting down and Nina walked slowly over and said, "Penny for them?" Nina smiled.

 

[Professor Cyndi Kingsley]

Cyndi looked up, startled out of her thinking, to see one of the Hogwarts Scotland people approaching. Cyndi smiled at the girl, "oh, I'm ok. Just trying to calm my mind by watching the lake." Cyndi realized that she didn't know this girl, so she decided to introduce herself. "I'm Cyndi Weasley, by the way," Cyndi said as she held out her hand.

 

[Nina Patrokov]

Nina smiled warmly. "Nina Patrokov, are you a native?" Nina asked curius to see if the girl went to school at HNZ.

 

[Professor Cyndi Kingsley]

Cyndi laughed as the girl asked whether she was a native. "Yea, and you...I think you're one of the other champions, right?" Cyndi asked. "That means you aren't a native."

 

[Nina Patrokov]

Nina blushed when the girl recognized that she was a champion and Nina nodded and said, "Yeah, from Scotland. What year are you?"

 

[Professor Cyndi Kingsley]

Cyndi nodded, happy that she had gotten it right. " Congratulations." She then listened to the girl's question. "I'm a 5th year."

 

[Nina Patrokov]

"Thanks, Gryffindor right?" Nina asked, hoping to get away from the Triwizard Tournament as a conversation topic.

 

[Professor Cyndi Kingsley]

"Yup. What gave it away?" Cyndi asked with a laugh. "So, are you enjoying yourself here so far? Cyndi asked, curious to know what the girl thought of the Hogwarts New Zealand grounds and the people.