Alone in Thought (Open)

Davina was sitting in front of the fireplace in one of the big, blue comfortable arm chairs. She was reading a book called Hogwarts, A History. She hadn't been set it in a lesson or anything, she was just reading it for pleasure. She loved reading.

There weren't many people in the common room. Davina looked up and was surprised to see a girl lying on the floor between her chair and the fireplace. She hadn't even noticed her come in. She wasn't sure whether to say anything to her. She looked to be in the middle of reading.

Putting a bookmark in her book, Davina lay the book down on her lap. "Uhm, hi. I'm Davina." she introduced herself to the girl. She wasn't sure exactly what to say. She never had the best social skills. Plus, the other girl was so pretty it was intimidating to Davina.

[[OOC: Don't have time to switch accounts, sorry. My post will be short too. Sorry again.]]

Davina reached out and shook Catalina's hand. "Nice to meet you too," she replied politely. She had never been any good at starting conversations.

Catalina had dark wavey hair, although Davina didn't notice this. Davina never paid too much attention to what people looked like. She was paying more attention to the book that she was reading, a Potions book she had read a couple of times before.

"Good book." she commented.

[[OOC: Remember Voldemort's name is Tabooed so people can't say it.]]

Davina looked at Catalina curiously. She wondered if she had just found someone who liked reading and studying as much as her. This would be a first, she thought to herself. Even most of the Ravenclaws didn't study and read as much as her. Most of them 'had a life', as they would call it.

Davina paused to think for a moment before she answered Catalina's question. "That's a hard one. I like all of my subjects, well, except Divination which is a load of rubbish. I think my favourite is either Transfiguration or Potions though. I can't decide between them though, I love them both" she told Catalina. "Snape was amazing. He made some huge break-throughs in Potions. Apparently, one of his old Potions books with his notes in it is still somewhere in the school."[/b] she finished off, her eyes straying towards the book once more.

[[OOC: Sorry I can't remember, what year are you in?]]

BIC:
Davina was astonished to find somebody with the same views as her. Even most Ravenclaws weren't as studious and, well, geeky as herself. "Yes, I do love Astronomy as well. I think it's amazing seeing everything out in the universe. There is so much out there, our planet it like nothing in comparision to it." she replied, completely agreeing with everything that Catalina had just said.

"Yes please," she said, longing for a look at the book. She hoped that she hadn't been too obvious or wasn't being anti-social by asking to look at a book in the middle of a conversation. That was what Davina was like though, and nothing could change that about herself.

Davina gazed at the book, thinking about Snape. "Yes, the Half-Blood Prince..." she said, her voice trailing off towards the end. She looked back up towards Catalina. "Wouldn't it be so cool if we found his old Potions book around Hogwarts somewhere." she thought aloud, her eyes lighting up at the thought of finding the book and notes of one of her idols.

[[OOC: Sorry it took me a while. If I take a while in future, PM me please!! I feel bad about forgetting...]]

Davina seemed to be getting on with Catalina. They were on the same level. "Yes, and how the names came about and how they change over time just like other aspects of languages." she agreed, probably sounding very over-excited about something as simple as constellations.

Davina took the book, grinning. She ran her finger over the name 'Severus Snape' on the cover of the book before opening it and looking over the contents. She didn't want to seem to anti-social by reading all the time though. Besides, she wanted to talk about Severus Snape. "I really need to check this book out sometime." she said, mainly to herself.

Davina then quickly turned back to Catalina. "Yeah, that would be really fun! Imagine if we found it and there were lots of notes and tips from him inside it. That would be so cool, to learn from Snape..." she replied excitedly, her face showing her enthusiasm. She trailed off slightly towards the end though, daydreaming of the day that they found the book. Ohh, the book.