Awaiting a Girl (Gillian & Mallan)

[mallan]

Today, so far, was a rather normal day with not much out of the ordinary; that is, it was until History of Magic. Mallan had managed to stay in pace with his classes and not fall behind; something that would have been unlikely anyhow. He had always been good at absorbing and remembering information but he was never that good at taking tests and he was most definitely not an ambitious student. He was never the brightest student but he also never fell behind and he always learned quickly. Mallan tended to accept and learn the spirit of the situation over the analytical side of it. He had just left the History of Magic classroom and was on his way to his dorm when he realized it was lunchtime and he was to meet Gillian. He had forgotten because class for some reason made him distraught. The entire time he was antsy and desired to be outside. He couldn’t figure it out though. He couldn’t even remember what the subject matter was on today which annoyed him. He usually didn’t let himself drift off to the point of complete obliviousness.

He was glad that he was going to meet up with Gillian though. It would help relieve some of the tension inside; that and finally giving in to the desire of being outside. Problem was where was Gillian? After a few moments he realized that the best place to find her would probably be at the library where he met her for the first time. He made his way to the library passing students along the way. There seemed to be more students inside than normal and that made him glad because it meant there was a higher chance of him running into Gillian. He was looking forward to hanging with Gillian. He wasn’t sure but he thought most of it was due to the way she smiled at him.

With arriving at the library Mallan nodded at the librarian, as he usually did, and took a quick look around to see if Gillian was already there. He didn’t see her and so decided to take a seat and wait a few moments to see if she showed up.

[gillian]

Gillian actually was there, but she was hidden away in a row of books. She was searching for a good book on dragons - creatures Gillian was fascinated by - and finally found the one she wanted. She sometimes dreamed of working with dragons one day when she graduated Hogwarts. Of course, that would only be if she didn't make it as an auror. She sighed. Life after Hogwarts was something much too complicated to actually think about. Besides, she still had time. She was only a sixth year.

Suddenly, she remembered she was supposed to be meeting Mallan. "Oh, blast!" she muttered, grabbing the book she wanted off the shelf and hurrying from the row of books, intending to check the book out. On her way to the front desk, she passed by a table where, lo and behold, Mallan, of all people, was sitting. She skidded to a stop from her near run and turned around, offering him a hasty grin.

"So you're here after all!" she said brightly, joining him at the table. "I hope you weren't waiting long. Is this a good time or are you busy?" she suddenly realized that maybe he was in the library to do other work. They hadn't planned on meeting in the library, after all.

[mallan]

Mallan had pulled a book out of his bag and was reading it when a girl skidded to a halt right in front of him. He looked up and was happily surprised to see Gillian smiling at him. He had almost given up hope of meeting her in the library but evidently it turns out that he chose the right place. He concluded that she must have been running, hoping to meet with him, when her words confirmed it.

(Mallan smiled as he spoke) I was afraid I was not going to be able to meet with you today. I’m glad that we both chose the library; made finding each other much easier. (Remembering her first statement he remarked) Did you think I was not going to hold to my word? (He gave her a smirk showing that he did not really think that she meant it that way) No, I haven’t been waiting long. (Mallan lied) No, I’m not busy, I reserved the time for you. I was actually regretting reading this book instead of enjoying your company. So, what do you have in mind today? I was hoping that we could go to the garden and practice Accio and Expelliarmus. Don’t let me forget to show you something later as well. (He smiled obviously not wanting to reveal what it was just yet)

Mallan noticed the book she had in her hands but would not interrupt her at the moment to inquire about it. He would hold that for a topic later in case he ran out of things to talk about. Instead he awaited her response.