Closed Trying

[Evangeline Moss]

Evie wanted to do better this year. She and Aaliyah had drifted so much since coming to school, and Evie was tired of feeling alone. She was afraid of being here, this place. It was so overwhelming. But she couldn't just hide forever, could she? She'd decided to venture out of the safety of her dorm, and found her way down to the gardens. She had been expecting... more. But perhaps that was just in summer. For now, she sat trembling on a bench. She should have brought a coat. Her attempt to be adventurous and brave had just ended up in her being cold and miserable outside instead of warm and miserable inside. She sighed, too stubborn to go back but hating the thought of staying.

 

[Delilah Thorne]

Delilah was feeling a bit restless now that she was back at school. She had expected to feel sad or scared with it being her final year at Hogwarts but she was finding that she was surprisingly ready for what would come after. It could hardly be worse that what she had already gone through. But she was still feeling a bit bittersweet about leaving and found her way to the gardens. She had liked the quiet solitude it provided especially when it was still a bit cold out. She stretched out her shoulders, feeling some of her tension lessen slightly. Delilah was looking for a place to sit for a while when she noticed a younger girl sitting by herself and she looked half frozen. "Are you alright over there?" she asked, willing to give the girl some space if she needed it. There were plenty of reasons someone would come to the gardens and she'd hate to intrude if she had come looking to be alone.