Twilit Odyssey

[Diagoras]

As dusk fell over the castle, a dark pair of hooded eyes watched the lights begin to wink on as the students filtered inside, one by one or in groups. Diagoras waited patiently, as he always did, until the grounds were deserted and the Professors had shut the doors for the evening to emerge from the forest and take the shadowed paths to the Hogwarts Garden. It was uncommon for him to be there, but it was not his first journey. The centaur had been hunting, stargazing and keeping the darker creatures away from the castle for well over a hundred years in the Forbidden Forest. He asked for little in exchange, and indeed, he didn't ask, as he felt it was his due to harvest some of the rarer plants that grew at Hogwarts in exchange for his watch. Not everything grew wild, and occasionally one centaur or another required more than basic herbal remedies for their ills.

The most potent magical herbs and fungi grew close to the magic of the castle, unfortunately, so he was forced to venture deeper into the garden where the Wild Patch tended their most precious perennials. Diagoras knelt amongst the bouncing bulbs and stroked the juvenile plants so that they wouldn't attack. He was searching for what grew underneath, in the shelter of the aggressive bulbs. The staghorn mushroom would be an excellent additive to his herb pouch. The centaur felt he was well hidden behind the bulbs- the largest was as tall as he was kneeling, despite him being nearly twenty hands high. He was, perhaps, not hidden enough.​

 

[Beaubelle Waldgrave]

Beaubelle had enjoyed her break together with her parents and siblings. She had missed her parents a lot, but it was easier to go back to Hogwarts knowing you had some friends. The white blonde didn't imagined that she would make one, but she had Odette that she saw as her rock. Odette was friendly for her and helped her with the stuff she found difficult. And Jerara was also there to welcome her back, she really liked the boy from Ravenclaw. She had been inside all day at her favorite place on Hogwarts, the Library to read some of the books for her next semester. The blonde wasn't somebody that would go on adventure or do things against the rules, but she wanted to have some fresh air before going to the Ravenclaw Tower. She had heard something of a club Wild Patch that grew some things in the garden. Beaubelle enjoyed flowers or at least look or smell at them, so she decided to take a walk through there. The white blonde girl didn't felt very comfertable to be outside on this time, because it was already quite late. But she felt more comfertable every day at Hogwarts. But she hoped she would not cross anybody at the Wild Patch.

Beaubelle entered the Wild Patch and looked before her. She didn't saw anybody that she knew or didn't wanted to get to know. She was a bit scared of Gryffindors after what she heard from her friend Odette. They were mean to her and send her a rose with a unfriendly note at it. She was scared that when the Gryffindors would know her that, that would happen to her too. When she walked a bit further and looked in front of her she saw something that scared her a bit. It looked like a animal or horse something, she couldn't see it very clear but it was definitely alive. The Ravenclaw decided to stay away from it, because perhaps it was his area.

 

[Rama Mowry]

Rama Mowry was looking for a nice place to relax. The beginning of the semester was going to be rough, and she did not want to check out her old haunts just yet. She had been put into Ravenclaw because of her curiosity. It was natural that she wanted to seek out new places that would enable her to study better. Rama already knew that she was going to fail Potions because of how she treated Professor Pendleton, despite him saving her father's life. Of course she was gratefully for preventing her from becoming an orphan. Rama simply did not want to be bothered with the man. He was weak, and she was not going to let him live an easy life.

Rama made it to the Wild Patch. A girl caught her attention because she was acting strange. Why did the girl look so scared? The Wild Patch was by far one of the safest places on the grounds, socially speaking. Rama walked up behind the girl while giving her a strange look. "Why do you look like a wimpy dog?" she asked bluntly, insult intended.

 

[Diagoras]

Diagoras' sensitive ears picked up the approach of students immediately, but it was too late to run. He would crush the Wild Patch's hard work under his hooves, and that he would never do if he could help it. It wouldn't be the first time he'd been revealed to the young witches and wizards from the castle, though they'd never caught him in their territory before. The centaur raised himself onto his forelegs and stood. The bouncing bulbs shrunk away from him and parted to avoid the creature's bulk. Diagoras stepped carefully through the garden towards the two young girls and stopped about five meters away, keeping a respectful distance so as to not frighten them unduly.

The older girl seemed brash and impetuous, and he knew he wouldn't get much of a greeting from her, but that was no reason to forget his manners. Diagoras bowed his head to them, the braids and small silver trinkets woven into his mane clinking as he moved. He then waited for a greeting in return, and whatever they did would decide how he dealt with them, if at all.​

 

[Beaubelle Waldgrave]

Beaubelle was still keeping her distance and when a girl from Ravenclaw she had saw before asked something Beaubelle felt uncomfertable. Why was the girl saying this mean to her? Didn't se saw that in the distance? When the living thing came out of the shadows or plants in this case Beaubelle
let out a yelp before she could think about it. '' I..I..'' she murmed to the girl and pointed at the creature that came out of the garden. When Beaubelle got the time to see what it was she knew. She had read about it in books and was still a bit scared of what the creature would do. Perhaps this was his home? The white blonde had never been here before so decided to pay her respects. It was rather scary to see a centaur so close, but at the other hand very interesting. She saw it bowed his head to them and Beaubelle looked at the other Ravenclaw girl and decided to bow to him to pay her respects. But she was a bit shaking from her nerves.

 

[Rama Mowry]

Rama did not know how to react when a centaur came into view. Was this why the girl looked so spooked? The situation that they were in right now was very dangerous. Even though her father was a werewolf, she had never had to deal with him during a full moon. The girl gave a small bow and took a step back from the creature. "What are you doing on campus grounds? This puts us all in a bad situation." she said calmly. Rama knew when attitude was needed and when it wasn't. She was trying to make sure sh got out of here alive.