⊷ black lake

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ @－ ❛ ɢ ❜：hanami inazuma。⁰³ winifred watched in awe as hanami boldly called out to the creature. so this was the gryffindor courage in action. she awkwardly waved at the creature when her friend pointed to her during the negotiation. “b-blimey! you were so b-brave, hanami! h-how did you know that it’d like chocolate digestives?” she asked the older gryffindor girl, her teeth chattering from the cold lake water. the plan worked for her, though she couldn’t help but worry about her other friend. “t-that’s fine with me but w-we should get jacob out first so he can help me practice.” after taking a deep breath to calm her nerves, she spoke out to the squid. “um, hello there? i-if you don’t mind, may you please let go of our friend jacob? i have an e-extra pack of digestives if you do.” by the twinkling look in the creature’s eye, her little bribe seemed to work. winifred took out her spare digestive packet from her other pants pocket and gingerly handed it to a nearby tentacle. she watched as the tentacles surrounding jacob loosened their grip, maneuvering themselves to simply hold him up above the waters. she made her way over to him. “j-jacob, are you okay? t-thank you for being a distraction. it was very brave of you.”

@－ ❛ s ❜：braeden laclaire。⁰⁴ The weeks leading up to exams were always the most stressful, at least to Kaladin. While he always made sure to study, to hand in assignments on time, to spend enough time reading up on certain topics, nothing made him feels as inadequate and unprepared as the thought of a possibly failed exam. It happened more often than not that he locked himself in his room, in the library or even an abandoned classroom to squeeze in some extra study time and it was little to no surprised to him that he felt as if he was ready to explode out of his own skin when he stepped out of the castle for something else than a class or Quidditch practice in what felt like weeks.The evening was cold and crisp, the grass under his feet slightly damp as he made his way down to his favorite running path, leading along the black lake. He remembered falling into that lake every other day when he had had been younger, when he had been out of the castle in the middle of the night, only to end up in Professor McGonagall's office sometimes mere minutes later. Years later, he only came to the lake to run, enjoying the quiet and calm of the water, the promise of something darker, bigger and more dangerous lurking beneath the surface often serving as a thought to speed up his run, sprinting along the path. Headphones blasting so loudly it was borderline dangerous, he did just that, eyes trained onto a spot so far away it seemed impossible to reach and yet his gaze flickered at the sight of a lone figure jogging along the same path, so close already, Kaladin had ran into the other boy at full speed, if he hadn't noticed him in time. For a moment he didn't know if he should be surprised or not, to see Braeden of all people on his path, at this time of the day. He had never run into the Slytherin seeker on this path before, yet his surprise was short lived as he resumed his pace and passed the other student, clapping him on the shoulder as he did so, lifting a hand as if to look at a watch, as if to silently ask "what are you doing here?" not bothering to pull down his headphones, not expecting Braeden to acknowledge him in any other way than perhaps a nod.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：winifred rhee。⁰¹ @－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ Hanami smirked and she walked closer to the giant creature before she yells, "Hey! Big fella! You hungry?! I got some treats for you!" She called out the bane before it turns towards the two. The Gryffindor pulled her confidence together to face the huge squid, she reached out some handful of chocolates from the package, "A deal then? You can play with us! Our friend here--" She points at Winnifred, "She needs to practice her flying skills in broomsticks! We need you to play with us while our friend practice her flying skills! Deal?!" She shouted as she looked the squid in the eye. The gentle giant seemed to understand what Hanami told her before she gets the chocolates and eats it with a giddiness in her eyes, "Good girl! Now, how about chase me and let my friend to practice? Sounds good?!" She told the giant squid again before looking at Jacob. "Hey! Would you mind switching with me? I'll play with the squid while you look after at Winnie while practicing flying?" Then looked back at the younger hufflepuff, "You good with the big fella to play with us? Don't worry, she'll chase me instead of you so you won't be distracted while practicing." She told her with a smile.

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：emilia seong。⁰¹ winter watched emilia taking her own drink as if the way she described butterbeer at the same time with the imaginary, just how she wondered if the coming end of the year would be much different than the spring summer time now. "June? that will be soon enough since time flies fast than we can even blink, oh wow first bar for your birthday but don't drink too much for your first or else you're not gonna get used after a while. oh, it's on december so practically you can able to see why my name is winter and i love the season as well," the more you know winter the more it will be much obvious towards her to consider how constantly she can be towards her likes until she was able to find something new about it.

the echoing of the beautiful laughter by both of them filled the quiet lake and the sound of the birds chipping around, winter couldn't help but to laugh at how the younger one managed to let out a such voice coming from the younger image. helping herself to take the sandwiches as well and with a small bite which made her nodded at the same time realising why does emilia made that sound, "this is really good," with one more bite and a sip of the water, she changed her position to face the younger one with a nod of agreement. "well then, you just started the first year of the school so pretty much that you can cope for the rest of the year. not to mention, it's okay to make mistake from the start but once it's happened, you will get it much better than doing it on the test to repeat the same thing again and again," she recalled how her father teached her the same words and to pass it down to the younger one made her heart somehow feel relieved at the same time.

// my brain broke down on me

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：genevieve mcallister。⁰¹ "Mhm! My bestestest friend! Look, you get what I mean, you're very dear to me, and I would never ONLY see you as my partner in crime!" Finch chuckled and chewed on his bottom lip, his hands wading through the water until the water came about chest-high to him. He let out a soft laugh at her words and shook his head, looking away just momentarily before his gaze landed back on her again. "And let you eat all the delicious food I made and bought? Hmm..I'm nice, but not that nice. I want some of that food too, so you bet your I'm staying awake until after the food is finished." He laughed out once more and went underwater once, but only to be able to slick back his now wet hair. "Giant squid, huh? We'll just make some sushi out of it. But I don't think we'll be attacked by it, I'll just charm it with my smooth words and amazing looks, hmm? We have nothing and nobody to fear with Finch around!" He puffed up his chest before laughing out once more.

@－ ❛ ʀ ❜：finch goldhorn。⁰² A small laugh leaves her. "Bestest friend, huh?" Of course, it's quite astounding that their friendship has grown so strong in only the year since she's arrived at Hogwarts, but with Finch, it's always been easy. They haven't been able to see each other much in the recent weeks, and now that he's back with her here at the lake, she's glad to have him back. "You can sleep /after/ we swim," she laughs from the water, walking backwards until she's chest deep in the water, surface warmed slightly by the sun as she watches him discard his shirt, tossing it to the side. Sharp incisors gnaw into the plumpness of her bottom lip as she turns away, instead choosing to look out at the seemingly endless lake. She's never seen him shirtless; not that she should shy from it, seeing as she lived in the much more liberal States. Watching as he approaches the water, she calls out to him, "It is nice, but hopefully the giant squid doesn't come get us."

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：winter llewelyn。⁰³ "I think I get what you mean! Butterbeer is great hot or cold, so it's amazing for any season." Butterbeer was certainly an amazing drink. Though, Emilia did prefer when it was hot. It was absolutely perfect for wintertime and made her think of Christmas. Just thinking about it made her insides feel warm as if she drank a big gulp of the beverage. The cold version was just as good, of course, just not as exciting. Pumpkin juice made her think of summer, and thus, it was her favorite drink. Well, her favorite one in the wizarding world. "My birthday is in June. I am very excited about it this year, my mam and tat will let me go to a bar for my birthday this year. They didn't let me last year since they thought that I was still much too young. When is your birthday? What month, I mean."

Her feet swung in the air as she took the sandwich handed to her, nearly forgetting to remove its plastic wrap before she took a large bite. A contented sound radiated from her, one that sounded more animalistic than like a hungry young girl. "Ah, this is so good," was filled, causing her words to be near incoherent. With a swallow and a sigh, Emilia responded to the other's statement. "I sure hope you're right! I mean, I tried my best with my last final, studied until I couldn't anymore, just to nearly fail! So frustrating...but I will do better this time, I think. I did better this semester anyway."

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：winifred rhee。⁰¹ @－ ❛ ɢ ❜：hanami inazuma。⁰³ Jacob was too busy giving his overwhelming amount of attention towards the creature. He failed to notice the younger's grateful gaze but it was alright as long as he did his part for the both of them until his energy would soon finally deplete from his body. The male had no other idea of what to do besides this solution solely. Miraculously, he was patient enough to endure the creature even if their communication was not entirely clear enough for them to understand each other. "Fight me! Actually, don't fight me. I don't wanna get crushed. I'm joking, please!" The waves had crashed loudly. He hoped the creature still had it's attention spot on towards him for the girls to escape. He could whip out something good to make the creature let go of him. He had no idea what the hufflepuff and gryffindor student were planning behind his back.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ @－ ❛ ɢ ❜：hanami inazuma。⁰³ at first, winifred was thoroughly confused by what jacob was doing. she highly doubted the creature could hear them over the loud sounds of crashing waves but then she realized he was using himself as a distraction. she sent him a grateful look. “jacob, be careful! i swear i’ll get you out once hanami is okay.” luckily she was. “thank merlin, you’re alright,” she said in relief as she watched the other girl gather her bearings. her eyebrows shot up in surprise at her solution with their tentacle problem. “oh, i do!” with her free hand, she reached for her back pants pocket and took out a rather crumpled package of chocolate digestives. initially, she was planning on eating it with her afternoon tea but desperate times called for desperate measures. “hopefully it’s not soggy. so, um, what’re you planning to do with it, hanami?” she asked as she handed the packaged biscuits to her.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：winifred rhee。⁰¹ @－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ ( so sorry for the very late reply! ;;)

When the other pulls her out of the water, few moments she is still unconscious until she snaps back to her consciousness. Hanami coughs out and breathes again before she sits back up, "I lived." She muttered before she knew what she must do. She turns her head to the young Hufflepuff before telling her, "I know how take care of this creature." Hanami just remembered what she had read in the book she last read, Hagrid didn't told them about how to feed the giant squid, however the book does. "You have packed foods right? Like bread, biscuits or anything." She asked her.

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：genevieve mcallister。⁰¹ "Whaaaaat? Genny, who do you even take me for? I don't only see you as my partner in crime. You're also my bestest friend, whom I just enjoy spending lots and lots of time with." Finch laughed out softly and watched her as she kicked off her sandals to the side, letting out a soft hum at the sight. "Well, I am a true Ravenclaw. and besides..it gives me more time to do other stuff like gaming, eating, or better yet..sleeping. Catching up on some of those zzz's. Just talking about it makes me want to fall asleep already. Desserts and drinks are more than fine, really. They complete the things I made and brought. Something savory and something sweet." He winked at her and moved to stand up slowly, stretching his arms and letting out a yawn. "Hey hey, don't hurry perfection, hmm?" Finch laughed softly and kicked off his slippers before grabbing onto his shirt, slipping it off in a quick motion, tossing that to the side as well. "Ah, this is such a nice day, don't you agree?" He smiled brightly and looked up at the sky, closing his eyes to shield them from the sun before looking away again, opening his eyes as he made his way into the lake.

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：emilia seong。⁰¹ "when butterbeers goes well with both hot and cold weather with each cold for the hot and hot for the cold, oh what am i trying to say," winter continued to mumble to herself with the unintentionally tongue twister or probably the familiar words that made her go little whirled for a moment, for her own surprised not to know about her junior's birthday and it made herself feel embarrassed to not realised sooner. "oh when is your birthday? maybe yes, maybe it just us loving the way the weather goes, for the warmth or for the coldness."

with all the foods and drinks being placed out on the picnic mat as winter passed the sandwiches that emilia made before taking one for herself as well, "of course, i was saving my stomach just for the food you brought out!" the excitement with the little clap coming from the senior when she continued to stare at the latter. "the less stress, the better you can do! of course, but these days i can't seems to put my head onto the exam so i ended up not actually study well these days."

@－ ❛ ʀ ❜：finch goldhorn。⁰² A small sigh he releases is not lost on her, though she's often not so receptive when it comes to the emotions of other people—perhaps, it was just different with him. "Is that all you see me for?" She asks playfully. "Someone to run around and do stupid with?" As she speaks, she kicks off her sandals to the sand, the feeling of the cold sand on her toes enough to make her sigh in content. They didn't have many lakes in New York, only rivers and rocky ponds, most of which were polluted and dirty after all. "Oh, imagine doing your homework. What Ravenclaw thing to do," she chuckles. "Meanwhile, I only brought desserts, like cupcakes and cookies. Oh, and drinks too! No weed cake or alcohol, to be fair. We can eat after though," she says, pulling off her shirt to reveal her swimming piece beneath. Tossing it to the side, she throws him a lopsided grin as she steps into the water, ankles meeting the lake as she gestures for him to hurry. "Hurry up! It's too hot and I'm trying to swim," she teases.

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：genevieve mcallister。⁰¹ Finch laughed out softly as he noticed his friend rolling her eyes at his words before he felt her hand going through his hair, pushing it back as well. "I knew you'd miss me. You'd miss my antics, but now that I'm back, we can get back into doing mischievous things again, hmm?" He sighed out in content at the feeling of his hair being caressed. His mother always used to compare him to a cat, because just like most cats, he really did like being caressed. Whether it was by rubbing his back while cuddling or someone running their fingers through his hair, he liked everything. "Well, I made most of the food myself. I have..a lot of time. I mean, when you finish all your homework and other things you had to do, you're left with a lot of time on your hands. And well, at times it's better to make things yourself than buy them in a store or something." As he was still sitting back with his eyes closed, he didn't notice that his friend has stood up and made her way towards the water until he suddenly felt the cold droplets of the water splashing on him. Letting out a soft yelp as he didn't expect it, his eyes flew open to look at the culprit. "Hmph..you're right though. We should go for a swim. Such a nice day, and we don't want to let that day go to waste by not even swimming. The food can wait for us."

@－ ❛ ʀ ❜：finch goldhorn。⁰² His quick response earns him a prompt roll of her eyes; quite honestly, sometimes it feels as though Genevieve's eyes might just roll out of their sockets one day when she's around him, seeing as he always provides enough banter to make her want to do so. But she's reminded once again as he runs his fingers through her obsidian shaded hair, complimenting her earnestly as he ever was, that he really does provide more for her than laughter and jokes. "Maybe I did miss you," she comments, chuckling as she takes the chance to run her own hands through his newly dyed hair, baring his forehead for the world to see. He looks quite handsome—not that she would tell him, for sake of heightening his already large ego. "Mm, where did you manage to get all of that food?" She asks, but when she turns to look at him he's already leaning back, taking in the warm rays of the sun. Grinning mischievously, Genevieve rises to her feet and rushes toward the water, feet in the cold sand as she gathers just a bit of water on her fingers, flicking it to him. "I think we should swim."

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：genevieve mcallister。⁰¹ "Mhm, I have been gone, but now I'm here. And I know you totally missed me, dummy. Just admit it." Finch pushed her shoulder playfully and laughed at her softly, shaking his head slowly. "Mhm, I did come back with new hair, do you like it?" He ran his fingers through his hair and ruffled it gently. "My mom helped me with it. I'm really happy with it, but I am thinking that I might change it up again. I go through different hair styles and hair colors a lot, but you know that about me already." He hummed out softly and glanced down at the food in front of them. "So..I got a lot of different things. I got sandwiches, fried chicken, fruit, uhh, I believe also some sushi, somewhere? I mean, I bought it so unless I ate it one the way, it should still be in there. But I say we dig in? Or do you want to go for a swim first? I mean..that is, if you planned on taking a quick dip in the lake." Finch mumbled and glanced at her before reaching a hand out to run his fingers through her hair with a smile. "I like it when you have your hair down like this. You should do it way more often. I mean, you're pretty with any hairstyle, but I really like this one." He pulled his hand away again and moved to support himself on his hands as he leaned back, taking in the warmth of the sun as he closed his eyes.

@－ ❛ ʀ ❜：finch goldhorn。⁰² A small sigh leaves her lips as she gazes out at the lake; being such an energetic person, Genevieve rarely has enough time to just... sit and relax. And getting to spend the day hanging out with her friend would be the perfect way to do so. She turns her head, sunlight splashing her face as she hears him call her name, a smile spreading across her tiers like butter as she scoots over on the blanket to make room for him. He's been gone, and honestly it had been a bit lonely but she had entertained herself with quidditch and hanging out with her roommate, Emilia. "Hey yourself," she responds. "You're the one who's been gone," says Genevieve with a small 'hmph' leaving her lips as she spreads her own desserts across the blanket. Thankfully today, no chocolate weed cake. "Welcome back," she grins, running a hand through her hair as she takes in the sunshine. She normally didn't wear her hair so loose, often putting it into a braid or high ponytail, but today she's let her hair down. "And you came back with new hair," she comments.

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：genevieve mcallister。⁰¹ Finch let out a soft sigh in content as he looked up at the sky, a small smile lingering on his face. It was a really nice day today. Which is why he was headed towards the black lake to have a nice picnic with his friend. Perhaps they would even take a dip in the lake? Knowing Finch, he wouldn't hesitate to jump in. It was a nice enough day. The warm days in Hogwarts didn't and would probably never compare to the sunny and warm days from his hometown. But it was still very nice. He really could use a break. Technically he just came back from a break, but now that he was back at Hogwarts, he was being bombarded with questions about his whereabouts and why he left and he was just tired of answering all of them. Finch approached the black lake with two bags of food in each hand. He smiled brightly as he saw his friend sitting right in front of the lake. "Gen!" He called out to her as he hurried over to her, quickly sitting down next to her. "Hey, you. I missed seeing you around." Finch carefully put the bags down and started taking the food items out, placing everything in front of them.

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：winter llewelyn。⁰³ "Oh, you are right! And butterbeer is best when it is hot too. Cold butterbeer isn't as satisfying but also hot butterbeer isn't refreshing in the summer. Ah, I guess I like winter just for that and Christmas time." She had a lot of reasons as to why she wouldn't like winter, the season, but she also didn't like missing out on some of her favorite things. "Ah, yes summer will arrive soon. My birthday is also in the summertime. Maybe we end up just preferring the seasons that we were born in?"

"Oh, I see! I guess that makes sense. I also decided to try and not stress out over my classes this year. Honestly, I noticed the less I stress the better I do! Is it the same for you?" The younger girl sprawled herself across the blanket, allowing herself to be as comfortable as possible before she started pulling out the items of their picnic. "I am famished, aren't you?"

@－ ❛ ʀ ❜：finch goldhorn。⁰² The breeze smells faintly of sand and the sun's warmth on her skin is one not felt for many months. It's one of the first few days where the sky isn't clouded by ominous streaks of grey, and the sun has begun to shine through the clouds, reflecting across the lake. It's a perfect day for a picnic with her best friend. She arrives first, basket in hand; they had agreed that she'd bring the desserts, and him the food. Gingerly does she spread the blanket across the sandy floor, taking a seat on it and burrowing in closer to her hoodie while looking out at the water. It'd been such a busy few weeks, with exams (that she dreaded), Quidditch, and the Ministry happenings, that she hadn't been able to spend some much needed time with her best friend (though she'd never admit it to him because he'd probably gloat or make fun of her, she did indeed like having him around).

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：emilia seong。⁰¹ "yes, maybe because it was familiar to my name and also the month of my born- probably because i love sweaters and jackets a lot, not to mention a lot of hot chocolates," the thought just make winter smiled widely with a soft giggling in front of the latter. "ah yes christmas! oh summer sound good, you don't have to suffer of the coldness but enjoy the breeze of the sun! soon, the summer is coming so don't you worry!"

with winter casually sitting on the picnic mat and seeing emilia taking off her shoes and socks which make winter took them to put near her before they will get lost by anything that can make those shoes walk. the smile that still planted on her face until the younger sat on the couch and she give her the glass of water first, "i am, but i told myself this time. no matter what's the result will be, at least we tried our best to do it," she give a comfort for the young's nervousness which remind how much pressure she had on the first year.

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：winter llewelyn。⁰³ The younger girl couldn't help but issue a giggle in response to just what her favorite season was. "So you like the winter season? Winter time is pretty because of the snow and I like the decorations during Christmas! But my favorite time of the year would have to be summer. I really like to be able to wear a dress without shivering because it is too cold. And also, I hate how sweaters and coats make me look like a nana, like a little blob."

As if to get herself even more into the springy mood, Emilia kicked off her shoes and took off her socks, allowing herself to stand barefoot on the grass for a few seconds before finally crouching down to settle herself on their picnic blanket. "Are you nervous about finals at all? I am a little nervous because I didn't do so well last semester."

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：winifred rhee。⁰¹ @－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ When the other pulls her out of the water, few moments she is still unconscious until she snaps back to her consciousness. Hanami coughs out and breathes again before she sits back up, "I lived." She muttered before she knew what she must do. She turns her head to the young Hufflepuff before telling her, "I know how take care of this creature." Hanami just remembered what she had read in the book she last read, Hagrid didn't told them about how to feed the giant squid, however the book does. "You have packed foods right? Like bread, biscuits or anything." She asked her.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：winifred rhee。⁰¹ @－ ❛ ɢ ❜：hanami inazuma。⁰³ Thrilled to win the game between the hufflepuff student, the creature shook Jacob lightly around its grasps. Careful to prevent him from falling to its death. A mistake opting to avoid at all costs before it was too late. It simply wants to play with its new companion. Never have the creature felt do much joy ringing through its whole being. Jacob felt like a doll being played from a child ten times his height and size would compare. The giant bane may win from their little game however, the hufflepuff knew the wiser to not give up. Where was his wand? In the possession, except for the fact he is unable to cast any spell at the moment.

"What? I can't– woah!" Jacob shouted in an attempt for Winifred to answer back. The large squid yanked him away from his friends and into the creature's line of vision in hopes to see what it just caught. The hufflepuff student was there face to face with the creature not knowing what to do. "We didn't mean to trespass, sir. Just helping out a friend here. We'll go away once you let go of us?" Can the creature speak english? He had no idea until now. Jacob was talking to the creature for a long while ever since he was told to form a distraction in hopes of saving his friends.

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：emilia seong。⁰¹ the spring, ah the beginning of the warmth with a little bit ease of the cold faded away slowly as the girls walking down to the lake side where they can see the view but not completely the whole view. the appreciation of the upcoming warmth and sun hitting them, winter gladly helped to hold the heavy basket that the younger one prepared, holding the handle at one side each with a flawless smiles planted on their faces. winter never knew the day she get to be close with someone younger, alone to adore as much as emilia does.

with a slight nods until they find a shady spot near to the tree and let them settle down with the picnic mat on the ground before they get to sit down with a breezy feeling. "it's indeed beautiful warmth of the season, I'm gonna miss the day to wear sweater instead," she chuckled to the younger one as she noticed how much she love the warm than the cold weather. it was quite understandable, even despite of them out for the picnic, winter still wearing one of her light beige sweater with the long sleeves out. "i think it could be obvious for mine, i like winter like how i like my name is. how about you?" she asked, out of the curious if emilia prefer spring or summer.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ @－ ❛ ɢ ❜：hanami inazuma。⁰³ winifred felt her heart drop as jacob get wrapped up in the squid’s tentacles. she wanted to help him but she was stuck in the same predicament. the one in the worst position was hanami. she tried to reach for the other girl but the tentacles kept blocking her, now moving around in a way that made her ticklish. it was bloody weird. “k-knock it off!” she huffed out, trying to suppress the urge to laugh. somehow she managed to raise her wand and point it to a tentacle reaching closer. “ventus!” she chanted. unfortunately, all that came out from the end of her wand was a measly puff of air. she felt the tentacles tighten their grip on her robes.

wait, her robes… an idea popped in her mind. she quickly recited the bubble-head charm, a protective bubble forming about her head. after wiggling out of her robes, she managed to escape the tentacles’ grasp and started swimming underneath the surface towards hanami. it was difficult but she managed to reach the gryffindor girl without getting snatched up. using all her strength, she pulled her up to the waters’ surface just in time. “hanami, y-you’re okay. breathe,” she reassured the other. of course, she hadn’t forgotten her other friend. “jacob!” she called out to him. “try wiggling out of your robes. i managed to get out of its grip that way.”

@－ ❛ ɢ ❜：winter llewelyn。⁰³ It was a perfect day for a picnic. With spring being at its peak and the breeze by the lake being pleasantly warm, the Gryffindor girls made their way there. A basket was in Emilia's hands, containing danishes and sandwiches that she had put aside during lunch and breakfast, thinking that they'd be a perfect for their day together. Also within the basket were chilled bottles of pumpkin juice and Butterbeer, drinks that she had purchased from Hogsmeade just days before.

A smile was spread across her face, her cheeks rounding so pleasantly. "Oh, I love the warm weather. Don't you? This is the perfect time of the year, I love being able to be out and about without needing a jacket." It was pure bliss for her, especially due to the fact she hated anything that made her look frumpy. Winter clothing typically made her look so, as she was one that would get cold easily. "What's your favorite season, Winter?"

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：winifred rhee。⁰¹ @－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ Hanami doesn't know how long will she be underwater, the tentacles around her seemed to be loosened a bit before looking up to see the ripples of the water and the young Hufflepuff shouting for help. She had been always failed to save people around her, nor even herself. She remembered the time she even got herself saved by a Slytherin when she is a Gryffindor. And Gryffindor always have courage to do anything for the better way. Hanami doesn't have courage at all, rather she has a big mouth with a small courage.

She tries to wiggles her way out of the tentacles, she thrashes her body more until it loses its grip on her, she is lacking of air in her lungs already but she is still far from the surface. She tried her best to dive up to the surface but her last ounce of air was already gone, Hanami tries to reach Winifred before she loses her consciousness.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：winifred rhee。⁰¹ @－ ❛ ɢ ❜：hanami inazuma。⁰³ Trying to distract an enormous squid was something the Hufflepuff did not know of, but did his best on the very least to save his friends. He isn’t as close with the other quidditch team member from the Gryffindor house, but it’s nice to have a brief chat with the female, even if it includes mentoring a first year in terms of broom flight related skills. “You haven’t caught onto me yet? Keep up your pace with me, I’m not that hard to catch.” He continued to speak with the creature, hoping to give the two students enough time to free themselves from the grasp of the squid. Making a quick turn using his broom, he found both of them stuck by the squid’s tentacles. “No, no, no, no.”

He won’t allow his friends getting hurt nor harming the squid all together. Jacob never had the intuition to hurt anyone in particular, but he had one spell that might work to free both Hanami and Winifred. "Sorry, but playtime is over buddy.” Taking his wand from his pocket, Jacob whizzed fast enough to avoid the tentacles being thrown at him in efforts to catch him. He moved down and recited one charm spell he learned in class. “Rictusem- WOAH!” He looked righteous for a few seconds, but the squid didn’t allow him to do so. The squid had its tentacles wrapped around Jacob, it almost felt like the creature was humming in delight to have the Hufflepuff around its grasps. He squirmed to take his wand out and cast a spell.

@－ ❛ ʜ ❜：jacob caxton。⁰³ @－ ❛ ɢ ❜：hanami inazuma。⁰³ despite her warning them to stay away, winifred was eternally grateful that the two refused to give up on her. once this was all over, she planned on treating them to tea or drinks for the remainder of the year. “t-thank you,” she said to her after landing safely on the ground. she was about to say more when the tentacles suddenly grabbed the older girl.

“hanami!” she cried out, watching in horror as the tentacles started dragging her into the lake. she ran after them, her mind working overtime to come up with a spell that would stop the tentacle but not hurt her friend in the process. “carpe retractum!” she shouted, a rope of orange light emitting from her wand and connecting with hanami’s robes. the younger hufflepuff thought the seize and pull charm had worked, ready to pull the older girl out of the tentacles’ grasp; however, her casting had failed her once again. the younger hufflepuff found herself being dragged into the waters as well, thanks to her being connected. the tentacles begin to swarm and wrap around her. she found it odd that they were holding her up rather than dragging her to the murky depths. still, she was scared witless... “jacob!” she screamed in desperation, “it got the both of us! hurry!”