Post by Randy Holly on Jun 3, 2012 20:09:07 GMT -5
Randy was sitting in the Gryffindor common room, bored out of his mind. It was late, just past midnight, and the fire in the fireplace was beginning to burn out. He was suffering from a little bit of insomnia since he'd first arrived at Hogwarts--he'd never slept in such a foreign place before, alone, without the comfort of his friends or family nearby. He knew that it would be a few hours yet before he would get tired, and he realized he had absolutely nothing to do. As he was sitting on the couch, he thought to himself, It's a Monday. I've got nothing going on. I'm chock free..I have nothing, I'm free..I'm scotch..!..tape, I'm so dang clear of anything. I can't even think, of.. At that moment, he decided to go explore.
He wasn't entirely sure of the policy of students being out after hours. Actually..he certainly knew it. He wasn't allowed to be out after hours. At all. So..if he was going to break one rule tonight, he might as well break another. Randy set off in search of the Restricted Section.
He quietly made his way down to the library, entering it silently. He pulled his robes close to him so as to not make swooshing sounds when he walked. To see, he had his wand lit dimly with a Lumos spell. It gave him about five feet of visibility, plus the moonlight entering the castle from the windows, which combined was plenty. He tiptoed over to the restricted section and ducked under the rope that protected it. Randy walked down one aisle and began to peruse the books. They had some weird titles. He picked out one non-threatening looking book and sat down right in the aisle. On the cover of the book was inscribed words written in a language he had never seen before, and the contents of the book were written in the same style. Although he didn't understand it, the book did contain fascinating, cryptic-looking pictures, which were mostly different symbols and animals and such. He engrossed himself in these pictures.
He wasn't entirely sure of the policy of students being out after hours. Actually..he certainly knew it. He wasn't allowed to be out after hours. At all. So..if he was going to break one rule tonight, he might as well break another. Randy set off in search of the Restricted Section.
He quietly made his way down to the library, entering it silently. He pulled his robes close to him so as to not make swooshing sounds when he walked. To see, he had his wand lit dimly with a Lumos spell. It gave him about five feet of visibility, plus the moonlight entering the castle from the windows, which combined was plenty. He tiptoed over to the restricted section and ducked under the rope that protected it. Randy walked down one aisle and began to peruse the books. They had some weird titles. He picked out one non-threatening looking book and sat down right in the aisle. On the cover of the book was inscribed words written in a language he had never seen before, and the contents of the book were written in the same style. Although he didn't understand it, the book did contain fascinating, cryptic-looking pictures, which were mostly different symbols and animals and such. He engrossed himself in these pictures.