 for felix Granddaddy Ravenclaw | | Jermione Granger
Nicky wasn't sleeping again. The frustrations of being at Hogwarts, coupled with the absolute crazy-making happening with Tali via owl, were wearing down Nicky's resolve. It was the night where she got to let some of the facade fall away and just.. not be ok with everything. When the rest of the castle stilled, it was quiet enough that everything she wanted to ignore was the loudest thing. Sometimes she slept. And sometimes, she went down to the common room and burned things in the fireplace. And still some other times, she would slip away and search for something, anything, to occupy her mind instead.
And tonight, Nicky needed a distraction. Waking Sloan up wasn't an option tonight and, frankly, she was starting to think her roommate made things a little muddier anyway. So she'd pushed her covers to the side, cast a featherlight charm on herself to keep from making any noise, and began her creeping down the stairs and out of the common room.
She walked down the seventh floor corridor, fingers lightly dragging along the stone wall. Yesterday's makeup smudged around her eyes and her blonde hair tied up in a sloppy bun, she sighed, casting glances at whatever portrait she passed, checking to see if they were awake and, if so, almost daring them to tattle.
Nicky had spent months wanting to go home. And with each letter that crossed the Atlantic, she wondered how much of 'home' was still left to go home to.
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Has anyone ever sung you a lullaby?
You can fly above the rain clouds
Close your eyes
Let the melody carry you
Leave all your fears behind You can float across a rainbow sky
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