just a day (open)

[Natalie Gibson]

Nat walked out to the lake it had just snowed the night before and it left a clear untouched surface on the lake. Nat liked day's like this, she pulled her collar up around her neck wondering who was around, it was the weekend and many kids had gone off someplace. Nat stuck around but finished her studies early and wanted to get outside. It looked like the path to the lake hadn't been used in a while, she went to the bench and sat down. The lake was still, she thought about what her life would be like in a few more months, being a seventh year. She was nervous as well as excited.

[Kait Brooks]

((Ehh, just pretend I'm in Ravenclaw.))

Kaity was bored. It was a stupid Sunday, and nothing ever happened on Sunday. Sundays were boring. So she decided to go for a walk along the lake, skates in hand. The colder-than-usual winter would've made the lake perfect for ice-skating. As she left the castle, though, she started to doubt whether it was a good idea - in thick tights, a thermal singlet, a long-sleeved top and jumper, she was still freezing.

"Still," She murmured, "It's not like I won't warm up."

So she trudged down the snow-covered path towards the large icy mass. When she got there, she saw a large rock near the edge, perfect for sitting on. So she sat down, taking off her boots and replacing them with her white figure skates. Just as she stood up, though, she saw a person.

Said person looked like a fellow Ravenclaw from a distance.

I wonder if I know her... She thought.

"Hey! You over there! Watcha doing?" She yelled? She tried to walk over, but she just kept getting stuck. So instead, she skated over, gliding smoothly and stopping right in front of the girl.

"I'm Katy!" She said, happy that she was no longer alone.

[Natalie Gibson]

(( I'm sure the admins will sort you they get pretty busy ))

In the distance there was another, it looked like the girl was trying to ice skate. The day was perfect for it, not bitter cold. The other girl skated over and called out her name Katy, hmm Katy wonder if that's the same Katy Nat thought to herself. She moved her right hand and waved hello to the girl down below "Hello there! I'm Natalie." from where she was sitting she couldn't tell what house the other girl was from, her guess was it's not Slytherin, for everyone around knew that they didn't make to many friends. Nat's best guess was either Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, for that matter even a Gryffindor had the tendency to say hello. She had met Jacob earlier this month. It was nice to finally be meeting some others. " I was just sitting trying to figure out what I should do today." Nat's eyes crinkled as a smile broke out over her face.

[Kait Brooks]

((LOL yeah, because they have lives outside the internet, unlike me))

"Hey, Natalie! Ravenclaw, nice!" Katy greeted, happy that the girl was returning her acknowledgement. She trudged a bit closer so they could see each other properly, and then sat down on the bench next to her.

"Why would anyone sit in the cold by themselves figuring out what to do? Especially on a...Sunday." Katy asked, slightly puzzled. The only reason she'd left the comfort of the fireplace was to brush up on her rusty figure skating skills.

"Well, if you want, you could skate with me!" Katy said after a few seconds, biting her lip.

[Natalie Gibson]

Katy came up to sit and asked a few questions to Nat. She grinned it didn't sound like it should have. "No, no, I'm thinking about my future, I'm always thinking about what I'll be doing. Not sure really that's why I took today to think." She noticed that Katy was wearing skates, and now it made sense to Nat why she had hobbled up the slope. "Ice skating, well its been a while." it would be a good thing for Nat to do. She hadn't had skates on since about her second year at school. "OK Katy, lets do it!" Nat turned an quickly muttered "Accio ice skates" and laced them up. Standing she laughed hobbled down to the lake and pushed off. Only to fall flat on her butt. "Owe, this will take a while, but we'll have fun!" she called over her shoulder at Katy.