OPHELIA WAS SHOWN walking through the halls of Hogwarts by herself, her emerald eyes half lidded with a dazed look.
"Looks like Lily, after pulling an all nighter studying." Marlene looked over to Lily who was glaring at her playfully.
Not to mention now that its December, it began to snow, and Ophelia for as long as she could remember, the cold always make her drowsy, and wanting to sleep.
"Inherited that from me." Lily said, as she had the exact same problem.
Considering her forget to get her scarf, she is more cold and therefore more tired at the moment.
Lily looked away, as this happened to her before in her first year as well.
Hermione was off at the library doing homework that isn't even due till next week, and Ron is in the hospital wing after being caught in the crossfire of Fred's and George's newest prank.
"Girl, should have been in Ravenclaw." Barty said, while everyone rolled their eyes, getting tired of his Ravenclaw obsession.
While the Marauders wee curious after hearing about a prank.
Due to her current state, she didn't realize she was about to bump into someone whom was carrying a stack of books that was stacked so high to their face it was blocking their eyes, before it was too late.
"10 galleons its Ophiuchus's love rival." Regulus said, Barty and Evan agreed.
Regulus, can't always be right. Can he?
She and the other person both collided with each other, both falling onto the ground and the books they were carrying flew all around them.
"Ouch!" They both exclaimed.
Ophelia snapping out of her dazed state.
She looked up and saw the person she bumped into was a boy her age, getting up and dusting himself off.
She blinked a few times, as she took in all of his features. Ophelia blushed looking at him.
'Regulus, is a seer!' Both Evan and Barty, shared the exact same thought. They them looked at Regulus whom, was smirking.
He was fairly tall, with fluffy dark mahogany brown hair that was messy, but not too much so it would look unflattering instead it looked quite charming on him, and dark charcoal grey eyes, that shone brightly in contrast with intelligence, has he had a philosophical air around him despite his age.
"Ophiuchus, has some competition. Lets wait a few more movies till I can simp. He is cute, can't wait to see him older." Marlene gushed.
"Are you okay?" He asked as they extended a hand towards her. His voice was sincere and modulated.
"I-I'm fine!" She said quickly, the pitch of her voice sounding higher than normal, as she took his hand.
When she did she noticed a few bandaids on his fingers, she looked to his other hands and saw bandaids on them too.
"What?"
"I think I should be asking you that." He followed her gaze to his hands, and he let out a lighthearted laugh.
"Don't worry, just a few paper cuts." He responded before bending down to collect his books, and Ophelia did as well.
"Paper cuts sting like a bitch." Ravenclaws and books lovers all agreed to that.
"I'm sorry about bumping into you." She said as she help him.
"Oh its fine, if anything its my fault as well. After all I was carrying more books than I should have." He restassured her.
"But I had nothing blocking my sight, so anything its my fault." Ophelia insisted.
"How about this, its both are faults."
Ophelia paused, this was the first time someone didn't blame her something.
As before back with her relatives she was blamed for everything, including things that truly weren't her fault.
"If only we were in Ancient Greek, where murder was technically legal." Lily said with sickly sweet voice and even sweeter smile, while her eyes were that of a predator ready to kill.
It was truly frightening.
"Fine." She said after a few moments.
They soon gathered all the books.
"Just place them ontop of my stack." He told her, and she raised a brow at him.
"No, how about instead you tell me where you are taking these books and I'll help you carry them there. It is the least I could do. Plus we don't want another incident of you bumping into someone because you can't watch were you are going." She said.
"Definitely a mini Lily." Alice smiled fondly.
He sighed reluctantly. "Fine, I'm taking these to Ravenclaw tower. I just checked all these out from the library."
That is when she noticed the sapphire blue and bronze scarf, robes, and tie, he wore.
"YES!" Bart exclaimed happily.
"I'm Louis." He introduced himself with a bright grin plastered on his face, his hand extended for her to shake, for which she accepted.
"Louis? Such a cute name."
"No surname?" She asked as they finished shaking their hands together. Ophelia watched as Louis's grin faltered a bit.
"Diggory." He sighed. "Louis Diggory."
Many turned to Amos Diggory, the current 7th year Hufflepuff Prefect. Whom looked as if he was trying to process everything.
"I have a kid..?"
A flash of recognition sparked through her eyes hearing his surname.
"Like Cedric Diggory? The 3rd seeker for Hufflepuff?" She questioned, as Ophelia only knows him through her other roommates whom are constantly talking about his good looks.
"I HAVE ANOTHER KID?!"
"Yeah, he is my older brother." He answered her question.
"I'm Ophelia Potter." This time she introduced herself to him.
"I know, practically every and their owl does." Louis told her as they began to walk to Ravenclaw tower.
"Why were you carrying to many books?"
"Yeah why is he?" Someone asked.
"He is a Ravenclaw, duh." Barty said as if it explained everything. It did actually.
"You ask alot of questions."
"Sorry." She said.
"Don't be, you remind me of an eager puppy. I find it quite adorable." Ophelia blushed at his comment.
"First a bunny, now a puppy. Is it a requirement for all her love interest to give her an animal based nickname?" Marlene asked.
"Well I'm doing some research for a project I have, and I may have forgotten my wand on my desk and realizes too late as it happened moment I had already reached the library." He explained.
"Though I am curious. How did you bump into me? We were the only ones in the hallway. It makes sense for me since I couldn't see, but you?" He asked.
"She has Potter's eyesight." Severus looked at said male in disgust.
"Feeling a bit drowsy, the cold does that to me. Since I forgot my scarf, and its December, I feel as if I'm half asleep."
"Yup, definitely remind me of a puppy." She looked at him confusedly before he explained it to her.
"You see when dogs produce more melatonin due to cold conditions especially in winter, and they going to sleep more. Another factor as to why do dogs sleep more in winter is the production of serotonin. A deficit of serotonin can cause your dog to feel tired, cranky, and lethargic." He explained.
"Ravenclaw-" Barty was cut off.
"Shut up." Regulus slapped his hand over Barty's mouth in annoyance.
"Wow, your pretty smart." Ophelia complimented him.
They spent the whole time talking on their walk to the tower. Their time together was relaxing, they truly did enjoy each other's company.
They soon got to the entrance.
The entrance to the common room was located on the west side of Hogwarts at the top of a spiral staircase, located on the 5th floor, and was a door without a doorknob or keyhole, but a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle.
"I have a name that's not mine and no one cares about me in their prime. People cry at my sight and lie by me all day and night. What am I?"
"Uh, the fuck?"
Ophelia had a confused look, before Louis explained. "In order to enter the room, a person must answer a riddle asked by the eagle knocker, if they answered incorrectly, they must either try again till they get it or wait for someone else to get it right."
Those who didn't know nodded in understanding.
He then turned to the eagle knocker and answered the riddle. "A tombstone."
"Thats depressing." Lily commented.
"Thats depressing." She commented.
Lily blushed.
"You sure I can go in?"
"Yes, its not a big deal. Alot of Slytherins are in here quite often, along with Hufflepuffs, barely any Gryffindors." He told her.
"Gryffindors are only there when they need help, or want to copy off our work." A Ravenclaw said.
When they entered she took in every detail of the beautiful common room.
The Ravenclaw common room is one of the airiest rooms at Hogwarts, making her drowsy due to the cold weather.
It is a wide, circular room with arched windows hung with blue and bronze silks and a midnight blue carpet covered in stars, which is reflected onto the domed ceiling.
With an excellent view of the school grounds, including the Black Lake, Forbidden Forest, Quidditch pitch, Herbology gardens and the surrounding mountains.
"Damn! That must be great!"
The room is furnished with tables, chairs, where students were all seen at, and with small, and grand bookcases alike, and by the door leading up to the dormitories stands a tall statue of Rowena Ravenclaw made of white marble.
Those who haven't been in the Ravenclaw Tower, marveled at its beauty, as the Ravenclaws themselves had a slightly smug look.
Ophelia followed Louis to the marble statue of Rowena Ravenclaw, opening the door wand walking towards the dorms.
"Again you sure its okay for me to be in your dorm?" She asked.
"Its not." Muttered James.
"Again its fine. Not many would know this but, Ravenclaw is pretty relaxed when it comes to rules. Plus my roommates don't normally get back until later."
"Thats, surprising."
Soon they stopped by a door with a golden plaque that had his and a few others names engraved onto it.
He pushed open the door, and led her in. It was just as beautiful as the common room.
In the dormitory, four-poster beds were covered in sky blue silk eiderdowns on platforms and the sound of the wind whistling around the windows was very relaxing.
"Imagine listening to that at night." A Hufflepuff commented. "It must be nice."
"Oh it definitely is." The Ravenclaws smiled.
The dorm had a centrally located heater in the centre of the dormitory in the center.
Louis led Ophelia to his bed, where his wand was located on his desk, they proceeded to put the books on.
"Thanks for the help. Let me walk you out."
They were now at the front of the common right at the entrance's door.
"Oh and before you go." Louis spoke up, before Ophelia watched as he took off his scarf, and proceeded to wrapped it around her, and untuck her long hair from it.
"Aw, he is so sweet." Said Marlene.
"He is so nice, unlike a certain, Hellspawn." Next thing Sirius knew another book was thrown at him. Only this time was heavier, and thrown with much more force and at the front of his face, his nose specifically, as a loud crack got everyone's attention.
"MERLIN! My perfect nose!" Sirius, clutched his nose in pain.
While Bellatrix cackled loudly, proud of herself.
"Here, it will keep you warm." Ophelia didn't need the scarf to feel her face heating up.
"I'm sorry, Eveningmoon. But I can't Louis and Ophelia, are just so adorable."
"B-But its yours. Won't you get cold?"
"Its fine, plus I have another with me. You need it more than I do at the moment. We are friends now." He told her.
"We are...?" She asked.
Louis just gave her a smile. "We are."
"He is so fucking precious."
He then opened the door.
"Lets hangout sometimes."
"I'd like that." She smiled back.
"See you later?"
"Definitely, see you later." She walked out.
When she looked down at the scarf around her before she inhaled's Louis scent of violets, grapefruit, and cinnamon.
"I wonder how it would smell. Must be nice." Many agreed, just imagine Louis's scent.
"The scent, fits him." She smiled to herself.