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As spring approaches and the snow begins to melt, Jenny and Emma take to spending their free afternoons outside, practicing flying or doing homework on the lawn or just generally enjoying the sunshine. Their spot of choice is not, as such things go, all that far from the forest, and for Jenny it becomes something of a game: see if you can spot a unicorn. She never does, but she never gives up hope. Someday.
After about a month of this, Emma decides to leave the lawn early- she's finished her letter to her parents, and wants to drop it at the Owlery- so Jenny is left to her own devices. Bored, she examines the forest. It's only supposed to be unsafe at night, right? It won't hurt to go wander around a little in search of unicorns. She won't go very far.
And if she's lucky- unicorns.
Half an hour later, Jenny is deeply regretting her idea. She is completely lost, and the forest has gotten much darker and gloomier. She would go back, if she had any idea where to go. She's taken to making little piles of rocks, to attempt to mark her way; unfortunately, so far all this has told her is that she is definitely going in a circle.
The next time she re-encounters a pile, she branches out to the left instead. She's pretty sure she came from that direction, so maybe-
Cold.
Jenny is friends with Miranda. Miranda has been compulsively researching Dementors all year; she knows what it means, this cold, the screaming terror. But it's so much worse than anything ever, ever said it would be. She's frozen to the spot, unable to move, brain screaming in terror.
And then the Dementor appears. Slowly but visibly, it approaches her. Is it bigger than the books said they should be? She thinks it is. It's already looming and it's not even close.
Frantically, crazy with fear, Jenny does the only thing she can think of- she shifts away her mouth.
The Dementor stops, seeming to hover in place. Jenny stays frozen in place. The Dementor doesn't seem to be planning to Kiss her... but it's not moving, either, and she's still stuck.
Oh, God. Now what?
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metamorphmaga
parental_guidance
"-but it did. She saved us, it wanted to Kiss us. We're not lying! Be nice!"
witch_please
Alli raises an eyebrow. "That's an awful lot of insisting from- y'know. You two," she says reluctantly. Neither of them is normally this... fervent, about anything. "If it happened- if- then that is stupidly stupidly cool and Miranda, thank you for saving them." She looks at them suspiciously. "But I might not believe you until I hear it from a teacher," she warns. "I mean... still. Giant Dementors at Hogwarts. And if you are messing with me and Jenny, I dunno, hurt her ankle flying, man are you going to catch it."
chanuphis
"We aren't lying. Come with us to visit Jenny after dinner and ask her if she's - talkable-to yet. Follow me up to the faculty table between dinner and visiting when I ask Professor Reed when she wants to meet to test my chimaera wand."
witch_please
"Well, yeah. Visiting Jenny, duh." She pauses. "Should we bring something? I dunno, does she need any of her stuff?"
chanuphis
"Well, you have the same classes as she does, so you can bring her assignments, unless you think they'd make her relapse," says Miranda. "I'm sure Madam Pomfrey is drowning her in chocolate. I think there's a spell to conjure flowers but I don't know it."
parental_guidance
"I think it's something about orchids...?" Emma says slowly. "Mother uses it sometimes when she has people over. But- yeah, I can bring homework."
witch_please
"Homework is bad enough when you're not sick," Alli opines. "We should- leave it with Pomfrey. Or something."
Alli's method of kindness: try to delay your homework from reaching you as long (legitimately) as possible.
Alli's method of kindness: try to delay your homework from reaching you as long (legitimately) as possible.
witch_please
"Food!" Alli agrees cheerfully. Lunch looks good today; she is happy to dig in. Potatoes nom nom nom.
chanuphis
And when food has been et, Miranda goes up to Professor Reed and says, "Professor McGonagall wanted me to make an appointment with you."
wyrdsister
"Hello, Miranda. Yes, the Headmistress mentioned," Professor Reed says. "Something about an unusual wand, wasn't it? During the day would be best; do you have time tomorrow before class?"
wyrdsister
"After breakfast will be fine. I'll see you then." She smiles slightly. "And Miranda? I was encouraged to remind you that I was, and I quote, not planning to spontaneously abscond with your wand."
wyrdsister
"That's perfectly reasonable," Professor Reed assures her. "Until tomorrow, then."
chanuphis
Miranda nods, and collects the rest of her friends to go check on Jenny.
metamorphmaga
Madam Pomfrey allows them entrance, though only accompanied by dire warnings of the fates that shall befall them if they upset Jenny in any way. She appears somewhat distracted by Professor Fisher; from what can be heard of their conversation, he seems to be of the opinion that is well past time for him to be released, and Madam Pomfrey seems equally convinced that this is wrong.
Meanwhile, Jenny can be found on a bed in the end of the hall, next to a window with lots of sunlight. She is curled up in her bed nibbling rather despondently on a piece of chocolate, next to a pile of empty chocolate bar wrappers indicating her diet (and primary Madam Pomfrey Approved Activity) since they last saw her.
Meanwhile, Jenny can be found on a bed in the end of the hall, next to a window with lots of sunlight. She is curled up in her bed nibbling rather despondently on a piece of chocolate, next to a pile of empty chocolate bar wrappers indicating her diet (and primary Madam Pomfrey Approved Activity) since they last saw her.
metamorphmaga
She shivers. "Er. Better than before...? I think." She looks rather fragile, but she's at least not quite as deathly pale as she was the day before.
parental_guidance
Emma immediately relocates to the bed and wraps her arms around Jenny. Hugs, lots of hugs.
witch_please
Hugs are not Alli's thing. She shuffles awkwardly. "Sorry I wasn't here sooner," she mumbles. Believing crazy stories about Dementors at Hogwarts being defeated by a first year becomes much easier when faced with a seriously Dementored friend, and she has no idea what to do. Except chocolate, and that has clearly been handled. "Do you- want another hug...? Or something?"
metamorphmaga
"It's okay," Jenny tells her. "It- feels long, but it hasn't been, really." The offer of a hug earns Alli a weak smile, at least. "I'm good for now, thanks," she says, managing about half a nod in Emma's direction, except that her head is rather blocked against Emma's shoulder.