Studying (open)

Terry knew that he had left the note for Juliet that he would be in the library every night, but it was not just because he didn't not know of any other place to go, it was just he was going to be in there a lot in order to learn what it could about magic.

Terry I had just learned a year ago what magic even was. Once he got into the school he was expected to do all of these things most of which he had no idea what to do.

The only reason that he even got to the school, or even got his books and supplies is the mysterious note he had recieved one day with instructions that he had to follow.

It was all a mystery to him, maybe someone would have answers.

He he opened the first textbook which was about Charms and started to read.

As the school year drew to a close and exam flurries broke out across all houses, Alys could almost swear she saw the Archives more than her house common room or her dormitory. This was having a serious effect on her sleep and while she had been known to grumble of this now and then, Zara was often found using more colorful adjectives to describe the situation they were in.

But modified vulgar language or not, the fact remained that they had to study and Alys was going to do well in her exams, even if it did mean less sleep and more eye bags. Like all students, she had her subjects which the witch showed an aptitude for. And then there were those she simply couldn't understand meaning she had to spend extra time reading up on them. Psychology was turning out to be one of the letter.

Browsing through some of the volumes, the girl extracted a fairly thick one entitled "The Mind Unbidden" and headed to her favorite table in the corner of the room. It was by the window and sometimes, the snow looked pretty falling outside. However, upon reaching the table, the blonde discovered that it was occupied.

"Hello?" she said uncertainly to the boy seated there. She remembered him vaguely from some of her classes but had no idea what his name was.

"Hello, my dearie. What a pleasant surprise." said Luke as he came from the behind with two thick volumes of books in his hands. Lukas wasn't pleasantly surprised and didn't call her affectionately but then again he sounded really polite and to an extent warm as well.

Terrence was another exception to the rule. While Lukas was allowed to join even though he was two years older Terrence was allowed to join even after half of the school year was over. He did find it strange but not interesting enough and never asked him why it was so.

Realizing that both Terrence and Alys had never met each other he introduced them. Looking towards Alys he said, "This is Terrence, my housemate and our classmate. You will see him around a lot now. Oh and unlike me he isn't deadly.", with a grin on his face.

To Terrence he said, "Terrence his is long legs", he couldn't help but smirk at this point," and she's from Muhe. However you best call her Alys unless you want her cry baby of a boyfriend to come annoy you everywhere."

He turned to back to Alys and said, "Nothing personal long legs. You know I mean no harm. Come want to join us? It would be fun studying together!"

Alys felt her face turning red at the jibes from Lukas but this time, she was going to give as good as she got. Enough of going around being scared and uncertain. Because when all was said and done, he was just an arrogant toerag who thought he was better because of his age. But if he was too stupid to realize that being older didn't make him better, Alys would certainly not point it out. She had better things to do with her time.

Turning to the new boy, she smiled politely, ignoring Lukas' existence. "Nice to meet you, Terrence, I do hope you can improve my view of Geschik boys. I'm afraid I've come to expect rather little from them thanks to certain members of your house."

The blonde isn't even bother acknowledging the comment on Tarragon. Only insecure people made sly remarks, everyone knew that.

Always entertaining, Lukas thought which was pretty evident from big, wide grin on his face. Seeing as she didn't reply to his last question he said ever so lovingly," Sweetheart, if you aren't going to be sitting here with us then may I suggest you move on", the smile still on his face," and if you need any help we'll be right here." Lukas kept on saying 'we' but he and alys both knew by 'we' Lukas meant himself.

And suddenly he remembered looking at Alys's files when he was helping Sweeney with some work after class. "By the way, I hope you had a good birthday. And I wish you all the best and hope you have a good year."

"We?" Alys raised an exaggerated golden eyebrow at his words. "I don 't recall Terrence saying anything. And who invited you over anyway, last time I checked, I was going to say hello to a boy I found sitting at my regular table. So kindly stop interrupting our conversation."

However, when he wished her a happy birthday, she felt a smirk making its way across her lips. "Thank you very much, and its quite alright that you can't seem to stay away from me and my business. But what's a little witch to do in a world full of creepy stalkers?"

Turning to Terrance, she continued "you'll have to excuse Lukas, we're trying to make him fit for human company but as you can probably tell, we're not doing a very good job."

The Muhe witch's face lit up with a brilliant smile as the boy spoke up in her defense. So he was a good sort, maybe Geschik had some redeeming qualities. "Thank you, that's very kind of you to say," she replied, taking a seat opposite the boy. "I'm afraid my friends were all too busy on my birthday, and no wonder what with all the homework we get. How're you coping with that?"

The witch looked pointedly at Lukas, waiting for him to take Terry's suggestion and leave.

"How cute Terry and most interesting as well." He said. He was genuinely pleased. Wait till you are out in the world Terry, my boy, then you shall know how much capable you really are, he thought to himself.

"Thank you for such a wonderful conversation. I have work to do." With that his smile vanished, and dived into the books. He wasn't going to leave, he loved the spot and the view always helped.

His mood was elated, today's studying session was going to be very very productive. Now no matter what happened around him nothing could disturb him. They could play drums and he wouldn't be able to notice them.

Lukas's trunk spotted a sticker which said, 'I don't always study but when I do, I make sure it's the night before the exam.'

Annoyed that Lukas was going to sit right there and not leave as any person with a smidgen of self respect would, Alys looked at Terry apologetically. "Is it okay if we move to another table, this one seems to have dirt on it."

"And as you can see, I'm not much better at the fun stuff than anyone else," she gestured to the book in front of her. "But I've learned studying with friends helps a lot. In fact, one of my closest friends who shares a somewhat similar name with you is my usual study partner. Reading alone is awfully boring."

Alys could tell Terry was nervous about magic which surprised her. She wondered if someone had said something to him to make him feel that way. Trying to reassure him, the witch said "Well, technically, none of us ever had a wand before we turned eleven and got our letter either. So even if someone grew up in a magical household, they're still not completely guaranteed to know spells." The witch pointed to herself in explanation. "My parents are both magical but the first time I held a wand was also when I got it, and we're not even allowed magic outside school so we can't even practice if we want ti."

"As for all the background stuff, you'll learn faster living it than reading about it." she joked, trying to put him at ease.

Juliet could not help it she need to get to The Archives she had to see if the boy who had left that birth certificate. When she got there she saw that he was with another one of her students Alys.

Well the talk would have to wait she was thinking about just heading back to her office but decided to watch them study it was better than sitting by herself in the stuffy little office what else could she do finally she decided to take a book and go sit some where and read she was not about to interrupt the study session just because she needed to talk with him.

"Oh, don't worry about it," the girl said cheerily. If talking about it was helping the boy, then by all means. "As for not knowing what a spell is, you must have a Muggler perception. We wave our wands around, things happen." The witch laughed.

"Okay, I was over simplifying. Exact spell definitions are something we will learn in class. I have some notes if you want to borrow them. Just hang in there, you'll learn quick enough." Taking out her own wand, the girl pointed at the book on the table they were currently occupying. "Wingardium Leviosa!" she said clearly with a swish and flick of her wand. As expected, the book rose a foot in the air and hovered there.

"This is the levitation charm, very easy to learn, you want to try?"

Just then the blonde noticed their Charms teacher entering the library. But before the witch could decide if she should wave or say good evening, the Lehrer had taken down a book and immersed herself in it.

Alys gave the boy a thumbs up as he executed a perfect levitation charm on his very first try. It had taken her quite some practice and concentration but perhaps the boy was naturally gifted in charms? "Well done," she praised as she brought her own book back down to the table.

"And if you think this German is bad, wait till you've seen Old German texts, I swear, they don't make sense at all, not even to native speakers. I have to sit with a dictionary when reading up on my own house history." The witch smiled, showing that she didn't mind very much. Besides, slowly but surely, her old German had been getting better thanks to those old tomes.

"Let's see, the rule of thumb I follow is..." the witch looked all around before dropping her voice to a whisper. "To avoid The Sweeney at all costs. I've heard she's maimed and even murdered students before though she isn't allowed to kill them anymore. My advice would be to not go near her with a fifty foot long pole. I wanted to learn potions but I was too scared to sign up..."

"Well..." Alys cast around for something to console the boy with. "Like I said, she isn't allowed to kill anyone anymore, or she will be in trouble with the Doctor. So she might only just give you a few cuts. Just remember, whenever speaking to her, keep your voice down, your eyes down, your head bowed and generally don't challenge her in any way. And then make an excuse to leave as soon as you can."

Trying to change the topic of discussion to a better one, she said "but not all teachers are like that. Lehrer Vikki, for example, is very nice. She conjures you food when you're hungry, and gives you chocolate dragons at the end of lessons. She teaches flying and is generally one of us." The blonde smiled at the thought of the young flying instructor.

Alys glanced surreptitiously at the Charms teacher across the room who seemed to be buried in her book. "I don't really know much about her," she confessed. "I think she just started teaching here and I've only ever seen her in class once." The witch shrugged unsure of what else to add. She really didn't know the Lehrer at all.

"Sorry I can't be more help."

The blonde considered his potions related questions for a minute. She had only the most basic of knowledge of potions from what her parents had taught her and that was just to always follow the recipe. "Well, why don't you try getting ingredients from the student's store cupboards? I wouldn't go near Sweeney's stash if I were you, some people say there are severed human heads there..."

"Cauldrons should already be in class, just go in when you have some spare time, get the ingredients and start making it. Be sure to follow the recipe as closely as you can, that's the best advice I can give."

At the mention of the other subjects, the girl brightened up. Not only did she take those but had very extensive notes for the classes as well. Whoever said studying didn't pay off was an idiot.

"Yes, I take those too, and have very detailed notes as well. They're in my dorm right now - or maybe with Zara, my housemate, she tends to borrow my things and forgets to tell me - but I can get them for you later."