Originally Posted by carpediem

So Ophelia might have been exploring. And that might mean looking for all of those cool spots the second year told her about. Even if they weren't true, it never hurt to look. Especially when it meant places to hide your stash of candy. speaking of which, the small girl pulled some beans out of her pockets and popped the sweets into her mouth. Warm and somewhat stale, but good. Still good. Okay, she was completely just telling herself that. Because 'Ophie got a terrible bean and it was gross and now she wanted to spit it out into the grass and begin cleaning her mouth with other sweets. But sadly, she had only brought the beans. Yeah, the child wasn't much of a planner, not even knowing what she wanted to say half the time before saying it. Actually, her neighbor boy was the same way, and that's what started most of their fights. Especially since her poor other no longer took to watching the children outside the kitchen window.

And she might have been running a little bit, her wavy blonde hair tangling as it whipped behind her and repeatedly hit her back. But it was exciting, being released into the world like this at a boarding school --a MAGICAL one no less, like hello-- and having no restrictions on when to travel and what to do! Well, there were classes, but those HAD to be more interesting than the way mom presented lessons. They just had to be! Or she just might die of extended boredom! And that was a horrible way to go! Stopping quickly and shutting her deep brown eyes while cringing, she continued on quickly, trying to forget about intense boredom and it's effects on the human body. Eww, even when she wasn't by her mom, she was thinking. Gross. Although it was an interesting experiment. How boredom affected people physically. Hey, she could be her own test subject! In between trying to find old websites to watch television on and playing board games with her neighbor in her tree house, the firstie was sure she could find time to do this little project.

And that was also, boys and girls, why Ophelia spent most of her time outside, because that was where her brothers and sister's and parents were not. Which was important to her. That and having an adventurous spirit. That little factor also helped in exploration and discovery. including exploration and discovery of candy hiding spots and interesting clubs and quidditch and things to read..... she was getting ahead of herself and way too excited. Calming down halfway through the corridor, she decided to look outside for a bit before exploring to get herself hyped up again and sat near one of the windows, looking across the courtyard excitedly.