Post by Arlo Bletchley on Nov 2, 2021 9:48:47 GMT -7
May 15th 2026
It was a strange night to begin with. He hadn't been all that hungry and all he wanted to do was slink off to the broom shed and hide away. Except there was some refurbishment bullshit going on with the house elves which had driven him out for at least a few days. He would probably swing by the kitchen later on this evening and get something if he was hungry. Or so his original line of thought had gone. He had began to make a move from his dorm to the Great Hall, when BRÍGH ENNIS O'DALAIGH and lily luna potter had intervened. He had never paid much attention to the girls in the year above, he knew they were nice enough. He knew enough to trust them. The others he wasn't so sure about, but he knew to trust them. He should have been move brave, he knew that. But it was difficult. The smoke and the sounds around him paired with the unknown smells; it was all so overwhelming. So unfamiliar and so frightening.
It had been a strike of pure luck that they had come across a group of students from the year below. They had been surely up to no good, but Arlo and the others didn't have time to process that. He didn't care. Georgie was with them and safe. That was all that mattered. He had his baby sister and he knew she was alive. They could get out, or so Brigh and the others seemed to think.
It wasn't difficult to follow the group blindly. He wasn't sure where it would leave them, but he just wanted out. He kept Georgie close as they moved through the fray. Head down, sister closeby and focused on just staying alive.
Eventually the smoke cleared and wherever route they had taken, it had spat them out at the edge of Hogsmeade. They had gotten out without so much as a cut or bruise marring their skin, but as he turned to asses the damage to the castle, he was sure he was one of the lucky ones. Hogwarts was burning. There'd be much worse of than him.
The group he'd been following seemed to converge with another group of Hogwarts students. So there was more survivors. Good. He looked through the crowd, not really processing what was happening or who he was seeing. He didn't know he had subconsciously been searching for a standout shock of lilac hair. He hadn't spoken to her in two, if not three months. Not since LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY had crushed him with her vision. He hadn't been able to look at lulu anne blishwick the same since. Arlo had tried to play it cool, even if his heart had been completely crushed. He had cut himself off somewhat socially, keeping to himself was easier. He had put his head down and concentrated on his schoolwork and his training. Getting scouted was one step closer. Closer to making his dad happy. Closer to getting away and to a change.
Feeling a tug on his arm, he nodded and watched Georgie step away to some friends. Allowing it, now he knew they were safe. He could let his protective guard down a little, and breathe.
For the first time all night he felt himself exhale a breath he had been holding in whilst so on edge. Moving to the edge of the small street, he let himself collapse to sit on the kerb, and bury his head in his hands.
Finally able to breathe for the first time tonight.
It was a strange night to begin with. He hadn't been all that hungry and all he wanted to do was slink off to the broom shed and hide away. Except there was some refurbishment bullshit going on with the house elves which had driven him out for at least a few days. He would probably swing by the kitchen later on this evening and get something if he was hungry. Or so his original line of thought had gone. He had began to make a move from his dorm to the Great Hall, when BRÍGH ENNIS O'DALAIGH and lily luna potter had intervened. He had never paid much attention to the girls in the year above, he knew they were nice enough. He knew enough to trust them. The others he wasn't so sure about, but he knew to trust them. He should have been move brave, he knew that. But it was difficult. The smoke and the sounds around him paired with the unknown smells; it was all so overwhelming. So unfamiliar and so frightening.
It had been a strike of pure luck that they had come across a group of students from the year below. They had been surely up to no good, but Arlo and the others didn't have time to process that. He didn't care. Georgie was with them and safe. That was all that mattered. He had his baby sister and he knew she was alive. They could get out, or so Brigh and the others seemed to think.
It wasn't difficult to follow the group blindly. He wasn't sure where it would leave them, but he just wanted out. He kept Georgie close as they moved through the fray. Head down, sister closeby and focused on just staying alive.
Eventually the smoke cleared and wherever route they had taken, it had spat them out at the edge of Hogsmeade. They had gotten out without so much as a cut or bruise marring their skin, but as he turned to asses the damage to the castle, he was sure he was one of the lucky ones. Hogwarts was burning. There'd be much worse of than him.
The group he'd been following seemed to converge with another group of Hogwarts students. So there was more survivors. Good. He looked through the crowd, not really processing what was happening or who he was seeing. He didn't know he had subconsciously been searching for a standout shock of lilac hair. He hadn't spoken to her in two, if not three months. Not since LUNA LACHESIS TRELAWNEY had crushed him with her vision. He hadn't been able to look at lulu anne blishwick the same since. Arlo had tried to play it cool, even if his heart had been completely crushed. He had cut himself off somewhat socially, keeping to himself was easier. He had put his head down and concentrated on his schoolwork and his training. Getting scouted was one step closer. Closer to making his dad happy. Closer to getting away and to a change.
Feeling a tug on his arm, he nodded and watched Georgie step away to some friends. Allowing it, now he knew they were safe. He could let his protective guard down a little, and breathe.
For the first time all night he felt himself exhale a breath he had been holding in whilst so on edge. Moving to the edge of the small street, he let himself collapse to sit on the kerb, and bury his head in his hands.
Finally able to breathe for the first time tonight.