(Open) Curiosity Killed the Cat... Sorta

[Hope Windfell]

Hope wrinkled her nose. There was something about this Willow that fascinated her. No, not just because it had tried to decapitate her, or just plain out kill her. No no. The Whomping Willow had a secret, or more like, someone knew about a secret that contained about this Willow.

Curiosity, was a dangerous thing, especially to her. She looked back at Soran, who was smart to keep his distance, but kept his eyes on Hope, ready to leap should she take a step to close and the willow try to take her out. Hope turned her attention to the tree again.

She had heard rumors, that people were using it as a secret tunnel. Could she believe that? Well, maybe if she saw it. But it was fascinating, a secret tunnel? Where did it lead to? Why would anyone need a secret tunnel?

Without knowing, she took a step forward, much too close and the willow raised it's branch and crashed down. Hope barely had enough time to scream and jump back, covering her face as the branch crashed on the ground, kicking up grass and dirt. She coughed a bit, watching the Willow straighten itself back out.

She crossed her arms, if the rumors were true, she wanted to know.

[Aracelis Summerlin]

Aracelis sat not four meters away when the tree basically tried to eat Hope for breakfast. She had been in that place before. What where the staff thinking to put a killing machine in the middle of the school grounds. Where they sitting around making joke, "Oh I hope this student gets to close so I don't have to worry about teaching them anymore." Whoever made the final call on the teer was either daft, or trying to keep students away from something.

"Are you quite alright?" Aracelis asked and got up from laying under the sky, watching the clouds.While standing her heels sank into the gras and she took them off and set them to the side, her cloak under them. She was adorned in the rest of her school uniform with the skirt pulled slightly higher than it was meant to be. She did, however have a vrather large red and black satin bow, the same color red as her hair, tied to the back of her head along with bracelets her sister made her out of random things (though they didn't look homemade) and a charm bracelet her mom had given to her before she died. Though she still had no clue where it was from.

[Hope Windfell]

Hope whorled on her heels when she heard a voice. She blinked a bit, seeing another girl, who she presumed to be Hope's age. "Uh.. yeah, just a bit taken back. I guess i should watch how close i get right?" She said, dusting herself off.

Hope looked at the girl, she had seen her before hadn't she? Gryffindor right? Well, with the school clothes being red and gold, it was presumed that she was Gryffindor. She did like the fact that unlike most, such as Hope, this girl added her own taste to her outfit, such as the bow and the bracelets that the girl wore. Hope merely wore the school uniform, she didn't really try and pretty herself up, she didn't add jewelry or mess with her hair, all she really did was put the uniform on, pull her hair up and walk out her dorm.

"My name's Hope, Hope Windfell, i'm terribly sorry, but i don't know your name." She said meekly.