Prefect Beginnings

[Professor Harrington]

WE ALL CHANGE IN OUR OWN WAYS
I N O U R O W N P R E T T Y W A Y S

Olivia walked down the familiar corridor of the Hogwarts Express. It was an odd feeling, knowing that this would be the last time she boarded the train at the beginning of the school year, but she was all too eager to get to the Prefect's cabin to think much about it. Being so excited, of course, meant that Olivia was early by at least half an hour to the train, and, consequently, the prefect's cabin was empty. Nevertheless, Olivia stepped inside and sat down next to the window.

She looked outside the window onto the platform to see dozens of families dressed in clothing that would seem out of place to the rest of the world, but was perfectly normal at platform 9^3/4. She saw parents hugging their children goodbye, and school friends hugging each other hello after having the summer months away.

With everything going on outside, Olivia still found it difficult to keep her mind off of the coming year. She was a seventh year, and had been promoted from Prefect to Head Girl, a tremendous honor. And now, all she had to do was wait...

( words 187 ) ( tags Karina Lorde )
( lyrics "our own pretty ways" by first aid kit )
( credit Hey you! I worked hard on this template, so don't steal it! )

[REESA !]

Karina never thought that she'd encounter the day when she would become Gryffindor prefect. She didn't think that she, of all the lovely people in Gryffindor house, would be able to wear that red-and-gold badge with the words PREFECT, in big bold letters, written on it. Yes, she was an over-all good girl, but she was a normal detention visitor, especially two years ago. Maybe it was because of winning those matches for Gryffindor. But Karina Lorde, Gryffindor prefect. That sounded nice, of course.

Getting on Platform 9 3/4 wasn't that easy as Karina expected. She had to balance an owl cage, a broom stick, a book which couldn't fit in her bag and a letter which she forgot to put back in her bag. The clock told her that she was around thirty minutes early. Nothing to worry about, really. At last, she was able to get through the barrier. The sound of owls hooting, cats meowing and parents saying last-minute rwminders to their children filled the platform. Finally, Karina got her things on the red train, the Hogwarts Express.

After heading towards one of the compartments on the train, she immediately turbid around, realizing that she had to go to the usual meeting they had for the prefects and head students. Upon reaching the compartment, Karina slowly opened the door, letting her brown hair slide in. Someone, and only one person, was already in there. She wasn't another prefect, though. The Gryffindor read the girl's badge quickly. Head Girl. She didn't know who this girl was, but she remembered reading her name somewhere.

"H-hi. Mind if I sit here? This is the prefects' cabin, right?" she spoke. She didn't quite want to say that, but she looked odd just standing there, staring blankly into space.

TAGGED OLIVIA HARRINGTON
WORDS I can't count. Sorry
MUSE nothing really, just watching the news xD
LYRICS BORN THIS WAY-LADY GAGA
CREDIT to me. I worked hard on this so no stealing, ktnx. If you want to use, just post in the thread I put up on Caution 2.0: click! .

[Professor Harrington]

WE ALL CHANGE IN OUR OWN WAYS
I N O U R O W N P R E T T Y W A Y S

Olivia was pulled out of her thoughts when the door to the compartment opened. She turned to see who it was and saw a slightly familiar-looking Gryffindor. "Go for it," Olivia said. It was clear, even without the minor stuttering, that the girl was nervous and Olivia figured that it was her job to stop that. "This is indeed the Prefect's Cabin, and let me be the probably-not-first one to congratulate you on becoming a Prefect. I'm Olivia," she introduced herself, holding out her hand.

"Are you a fifth year?" she asked. Olivia assumed that she was, but small talk was probably the best way to go for now.

( words not very many. Sorry, bro ) ( tags Karina )
( lyrics "our own pretty ways" by first aid kit )
( credit Hey you! I worked hard on this template, so don't steal it! )

[REESA !]

Karina didn’t think that the woman would respond to her. But well, she was the one who said something in the first place. The Gryffindor sat down, trying to make sure her robes weren’t that wrinkled. She had been through a lot that morning, trying to get her second-year sister, Christine, to let go of Alyna, who was by far the youngest of Karina’s siblings. Taking a deep breath, she opened her mouth to start speaking. ”Um… Thanks. ” she said, trying to hide her nervousness. It was impossible. That had always been her flaw, which was trying to hide her feelings.

”Yes. Fifth year, Gryffindor”. her voice continued. The Gryffindor smiled at the woman. She knew immediately that she was two years older than herself, based on the Head Girl badge that was on her robes. A slight introduction would help, wouldn’t it? ”Oh yeah, the name’s Karina. Karina Lorde”. She knew it was possible that the girl in front of her would mention her name at quite some time. Karina wasn’t a first year who randomly asked random people what their names were. She was a fifth year already, Gryffindor prefect, might I add.

She couldn’t hold the waiting any longer, as she scuffled around in the seat. There were always that types of emotions that she had, some of which she couldn’t hold for long. Possibly, it was the feeling of wanting to get to know someone. Whether it be for a good reason or not. ”And you are…” She started, hinting for the other girl to say her name.

TAGGED Olivia Harrington
WORDS 263
MUSE Let it Be/The Beatles
LYRICS BORN THIS WAY-LADY GAGA
CREDIT to me. I worked hard on this so no stealing, ktnx. If you want to use, just post in the thread I put up on Caution 2.0: click!.

[Professor Harrington]

WE ALL CHANGE IN OUR OWN WAYS
I N O U R O W N P R E T T Y W A Y S

It was kind of cute, how nervous the girl was. Olivia knew before the girl told her that she was a fifth year. For two reasons, mainly; Olivia would have known her if she was a sixth year, as they would have at least met in the prefect's cabin before, and the fact that she was so nervous. Brave Lions, Olivia scoffed in her mind.
It's nice to meet you, Karina," Olivia said. "I'm Olivia Harrington, Seventh year Ravenclaw," she introduced herself. The girl must not have heard her the first time she said her name."It's okay to be nervous. I was the first time I came in here, too," Olivia lied. She had always gone into things face-forward, head-on. She understood why the girl was nervous, but it just wasn't something that Olivia would be like.
Olivia figured that they still had quite a bit of time left before anyone else came. As she recalled upon the previous two years, she remembered that most of the students didn't even come into the compartment until after the train pulled away from the station.

( inspiration Ewan McGreggor. That man. Oh my god... )
( words 184 -slowly getting back into the swing of things ) ( tags Karina )
( lyrics "our own pretty ways" by first aid kit )
( credit Hey you! I worked hard on this template, so don't steal it! )

[REESA !]

Karina's parents always kept a secret from her. Well, two, in fact. The first one was the one that she found out about years ago. She was an Animagus. And she didn't have to go through all that study just to become one. It was cool, from her point of view. Her entire family, exempting her mom, was an Animagus. Oddly enough, they were all birds in their forms. That was something Karina kept secret. Even to her friends, not one word about that slipped out. The second secret? Karina only found out about that precisely three days ago. Her mother had been a telepath, which strangely was only passed down to Karina, so far. It was amazing being both, of course.

Shaking her head a slight bit, trying to loose those thoughts in her head. Her ears perked up at someone speaking. It couldn't be the girl who was with her. Her mouth wasn't moving. But Karina knew what it was. It was the voice in the other girl's head. It was a short one, so Karina heard it well. "Brave lions..." she heard. Karina bit her lip, unsure of what to feel. Was it madness? Being offended? Or nervousness?

Karina thought of nothing, said nothing while the girl introduced herself. So her name was Olivia Harrington, a Ravenclaw seventh year. She was starting to think that Olivia might be exactly what she thought of normal Ravenclaws, and it wasn't that positive. But who could blame the Ravenclaw on her comment? Not Karina. She was acting nervous. Too nervous, for a Gryffindor.

"Well then, hi Olivia." she said, smiling at Olivia. Maybe she should just let that one comment go... Or not.      

TAGGED Olivia Harrington
WORDS no idea
MUSE Let it Be/The Beatles && Despicable Me
LYRICS BORN THIS WAY-LADY GAGA
CREDIT to me. I worked hard on this so no stealing, ktnx. If you want to use, just post in the thread I put up on Caution 2.0: click!.

[Professor Harrington]

WE ALL CHANGE IN OUR OWN WAYS
I N O U R O W N P R E T T Y W A Y S

Olivia hated these awkward moments. Hated them. She often wondered if they happened to everyone or if she was cursed for some reason to always be in a situation that became awkward. It was no fault of hers, she was sure- there was no way that bubbly, energetic, head-on and face-forward Olivia was the one making these sorts of situations awkward, right?

The Ravenclaw sat in her seat for a moment, observing the young Gryffindor sitting before her. "How're you feeling?" she asked her, "Are you excited, nervous....?" Are you going to stop being such a party-pooper? she thought. Olivia wondered, when will this girl warm up? Will she ever warm up? I guess its possible that she's like this all the time- I'm supposed to be here this early. She's probably here because she has no friends, Olivia smiled to herself, hoping that the girl wouldn't think that she was thinking the thoughts that she was, just that she was trying to be nice.

Olivia nonchalantly looked outside the window, acting as if she was just curious as to what was going on outside, though she really just wanted to check the time. There's still at least twenty-five minutes until anyone else shows up. *REPRIMAND ME, I SAID A BAD WORD* me. I could 'go to the bathroom'. She doesn't seem like the type to follow you around- just the kind to sit here and be a little black hole. Urgh.

( notes Apparently Olivia was a *REPRIMAND ME, I SAID A BAD WORD* when she was 17, haha. I'll try to put in a lot of her thoughts for you. )
( words 236 ) ( tags Karina Lorde )
( lyrics "our own pretty ways" by first aid kit )
( credit Hey you! I worked hard on this template, so don't steal it! )

[REESA !]

Karina wanted to leave already. Though, she had to stay in the compartment. The girl, Olivia Harrington, was starting to get on Karina's nerves. That was one of the reasons why she disliked being a telepath. You could hear what everyone else was thinking, that was good right? Not exactly. You could hear even the negative comments that others were thinking. Especially if they were about yourself. Karina bit her lip, trying to stay as calm as possible.

"Not that nervous. I don't really know what I'm feeling at the moment," she said, lightly glaring at Olivia. She had an urge to scream. Also an urge to storm out of the compartment. Yet something made her stay in, which she didn't know about.

"Shut up, will you!" Karina was about to say that out loud. Luckily she had a warning sign up in front of her which told her to keep her cool. she looked around slightly, though it wasn't obvious that her eyes were moving around the hall and compartment. Her hair kept falling on her face, hiding the hope that someone else would come to start a new topic.

((ooc: sorry it's so late and short. ,reesa))