Silentium:.

[Zack Benbow]

A bright, sunny day. The exact kind of day Zack liked to avoid. He was, as usual, found inside while most students were out. He liked the solitude of the large, deserted Entrance Hall. Cool, secluded, and out of the way. The way he liked to stay most of the time. Not that Zack is anti-social, he just likes his alone time. He wouldn't mind company at all- a certain kind of company. The kind of company that wasn't so judgemental or conformist.

Zack walked aimlessly around the Entrance Hall for some time before deciding to rest his legs by sitting on the floor against a wall, looking rather out of place and akward: his long, dyed hair and combat boots contrasted intensely with his school robes and his surroundings. Wondering if anyone would join him, Zack stared around the room, content with his alone time.

[Elizabeth Daniels]

Liz was walking down the Grand Staircase when suddenly she stopped midway in step, gazing at the beautiful creature that was just feet away from her. For a moment everything seemed to stop in time, it was like the fairy tales that we've all memorized had come true. The air smelt sweeter and everything felt comforting, however the fairy tales forget to mention that after time stops or slows, it then speeds up quicker than anticipated to make up for the lost time. And so gravity had its way and Liz, who as you might remember was in mid-step, came tumbling down the staircase landing right on her bum just steps away from this extremely gorgeous young man.
If there could be any shade darker than blood red, that would be the color of Liz's face right then. She could feel her face getting hotter at the second as the boy looked up at her. And again, as his gaze came in contact with her's, time stopped but for the worse. Her face couldn't have been blushing any brighter, it was as if her head was going to burst off and little pink hearts would gush out instead of blood. And then, he blinked. This seemed to put time back to its place and coming to her senses Liz made an attempt to get up, obviously a foolish one considering she just fell down a flight of stairs. "Ah!" she mouned as tried to push herself up, not realizing how injured her arm was.

[Zack Benbow]

Zack looked up suddenly as he heard footseps coming from the Grand Staircase, then loud thudding, and then a moan. He saw a rather pretty girl fall and end up flat on her arse at the bottom of the stairs. He got up at once and walked over to where she was. "Are you alright ??" he asked, looking down at her and extending his hand to help her up.

[Elizabeth Daniels]

Smiling gratefully, yet still highly embarresed, she took his offer to help her up. "Thanks. I should be fine." she said as she let him pull her up. "I'm Liz by the way, well actually my full name is Elizabeth Daniels but everyone just calls me Liz." she said nervously as she rocked back and forth on her feet.

[Zack Benbow]

"No problem," Zack said, glad that she'd suffer no lasting damage. "Nice to meet you. I'm Zack."

[Elizabeth Daniels]

"It's nice to meet you as well Zach. And thanks again for helping me up, I swear that NEVER happens." she said with a small laugh. "I love your look by the way! You definately add the touch Hogwarts needs around here." she complemented him.