Explore a Little More

[Lexi Mara Kern]

[open, for HOM]

For her little bit of exploring Lexi decided to be slightly adventerous, okay so if she was really being brave and stuff she would go down and wander round the Forbidden Forest for a bit, but it was January, there was still snow outside and if she was honest she'd gotten enough of that place during the latest DADA class. The thought of all those giant spiders wandering around in there put her off.

So in close realtion to the Forbidden Forest Lexi decided to go and explore the Forbidden corridor. It was dry, indoors, relatively warm and yet still had the word Forbidden in its title she couldn't lose.

Well she thought it may be warm, Lexi was wrong, it was draughty and very cold. It was also pitch black due to it's strange lack of windows, must not have an outer wall on the edge of the castle, she figured. But as she stepped into the stone passageway and the heavy wooden door swung closed behind her Lexi couldn't help but shviver and not entirely from the cold.

Lexi lit her wand to aid her along the corridor and she began to take tentative steps. She couldn't believe that she had never been here before, but perhaps going alone was not such a good idea..."Too late now..." She muttered, taking in a hissed breath as a sudden scuffling noise a little way ahead of her made her jump. "...I don't know if I want to know what that was...."

[Christina Abbot]

Troy had told them they were to explore part of the castle as their homework assignment for History Of Magic. Christina had alway been interested in perhaps exploring the 'Forbidden Corridor'. She figured that would be a fun and neat place to go exploring, so her, Baxter who was in her backpack and her puggle puppy dog Rex headed towards the 'Forbidden Corridor'.

When she got there she opened the door and and entered the 'Forbidden Corridor' nervous but in a mood for adventure. Then she jumped in fright as she heard a big bang, she looked around then realized it had just been the door shutting behind her. She got out her wand as Rex ran off into the darkness barking at something he had seen. She lit her wand and called out to her dog Rex for him to come back.

"Rex, get back here, what you barking at?"

Then she noticed Rex was sniffing some girls shoes, it was Lexi her friend.

"Hey Lexie so you decided to come exploring here too?"

She said as she walked up to her with a nice smile on her face.

"Boy this place sure is dark and cold I've always wanted an excuse to go exploring here and our History of Magic Class gave me one."

"I guess we could explore together safety in numbers, Baxter my pet ferret is still in my backpack probably to scared to come out?"

"And Rex here just doesn't know any better being her is just a puppy."

[Lexi Mara Kern]

The scuffling nosie was definately coming closer and before Lexi knew it something was nudging at her shoes. She jumped and let out a small whimper in fear as she panned her wandlight downwards to see that it was only a little dog sniffing at her shoes. Odd though a dog being in the Forbidden Corridor alone, where was it's owner?

To answer that question Lexi's good friend Christina suddenly came into her wandlight and a wave of relief washed over the Ravenclaw.

"yeah I've never been down here before and thought that, like you said, that History of Magic class was the perfect excuse. It's kinda creepy though don't you think?" She asked shivering again.

"I'm glad you're here actually I don't think coming here alone was such a good idea." Lexi nodded, yes safety in numbers was definately the way to go. "D'you know how big this place is?" She asked wanting to gague how long they may be lost in the dark for.

[Christina Abbot]

Christina watched as Lexi jumped and let out a little whimper in fear as her puggle puppy dog sniffed her shoes.

"Don't worry it's just my puggle Rex he's harmless, though i'm not sure about other things in this corridor?"

She said smiling at her good friend as she looked deeper into the corridor. The light from their wands only let the immediate area in front of them and like a feet or two further after that it got pitch black. She shivered a little thinking about all that might be in the 'Forbidden Corridor' and what could be lurking around any corner or bend. She listened as her friend responded to her statements she had made, smiling and trying her best to remain brave.

"Yeah it is creepy thats for sure, I mean who know what could be around a corner or the next bend." She said as she pointed forward with her wand that was lit to illustrate what she was saying.

"Yeah i'm glad your here as well, this time I plan to be more brave and in control of my emotions." She had really made a vow to herself on New Years Eve to be more brave and try to be in control of her emotions. Her emotions recently tested in the Forbidden Forest when her and other students had to meet a giant spider.

"I am sorry I broke down on you the other day at 'Godrick's Hollow' I am really trying to get control of my emotions and learn to deal with them better." She said in a very apologetic tone of voice.

"I really don't know how big this place is, there could be passages leading to anywhere in the castle." "I've noticed there seems to be lots of Forbidden Areas on the grounds of Hogwarts." "Theres the 'Forbidden Forest' and here the 'Forbidden Corridor." "Well I guess we should get to it and try to be as brave as we can about it."

She said as she started to continue forward using her wand to light the way walking slowly and calling to Rex to stay near her. She was walking along with Lexi following behind her when they reached a dead end with a single door. It was a plain looking wooden door , except there was one of those windows in it that could be slid open from the other side. The door had a sign on it saying:

Knock Here To Preceed

[Lexi Mara Kern]

"Yes definately creepy, makes me quite glad I'm taking DADA though I do kinda hope we won't need to use it." Lexi's bright blue eyes flicked around nervously as she wondered just what may be lurking down that dark corridor in wait for them.

Christina vaguely changed the subject, or well Lexi supposed struck up the opportunity for a conversation which the Ravenclaw appreciated, talking like there was nothing scary going on helped to keep her mind from wandering to what might happen to them.

"Oh that's okay," Lexi said warmly in referrence to Christina's apology to the incident in Godoric's Hollow. "I don't blame you really, must have been a very emotional experience to be there and see all of that. But it's good that you're trying to get a handle on your emotions, are people helping you?" Lexi asked thinking that it must be a mammoth kind of task to try and tackle alone.

"Yeah all the Forbidden places make it rather interesting don't they, I mean, well, that's part of the exciting appeal really isn't it. But I think I prefer the forest to this place."

It was then that her eyes were drawn to the door before which the two had come to stand, its small but rather ominous sign on it's front. "Well what do you think?" As Lexi nodded Christina reached out and knocked, who knew what would happen next...