Think happy thoughts

[Dragon Wright]

Tall and intimidating, Dragon wandered from the common room down to the ground hall, and it had taken him quite a while to get all this far, since this place was just weird. All the previous schools he'd been to were just like any other one, buildings, plain walls, concrete walkways and implanted grass there were fundraisers for to purchase. Heck, one of his schools even had a bake sale to buy astro turf, in which situation Dragon felt slightly ashamed to be attending the school. But here it felt ancient, like he was walking around in a historical land mark rather than a school. That and the paintings were watching him. Yes, he'd seen moving photographs and paintings before, but here the walls were lined with them. Whoever thought up that idea, anyway? It allowed absolutely no privacy, of course that was probably the intent in the middle of a school, but still, how horrible would it be if a painting made him mad? He didnt even want to think about that.

Dragon stopped in the middle of the huge entrance hall, looking around it in as much awe as could come from someone like him. Which wasnt much, but hey, at least he respected it. He ran a hand through his chin length, dark hair, rubbing his hand against his head, feeling a head ache coming on from the long day he'd had getting here. Since coming late in the year, it wasnt just riding right up to the school with everyone else, and Dragon had been almost positive two times today that he was going to lose control, and he was going to get kicked out even before he set foot in the school. But luckily nothing happened, and here he was, calmer, relaxed even, except for the light and steadily growing ache behind his forehead. But he would manage. He didnt really know why he was getting set off so easily lately, maybe it was just because there'd been so much turmoil with him leaving. But now it was all over, so it should go back to normal, or so he hoped.

He rubbed at his shirt, dark blue, and only the slightest bit loose, dragging the shirt's collar backwards to hide the horned top of his tattoo's head. He'd almost be thankful when he got his uniform, since was the first time he regretted having his namesake.

[Madelyn Ely]

Maddie walked into the ground hall very loney. She hadn't met anyone in the entire time she had been here at school. Madelyn was the social butterfly at her old school, she was voted homecoming princess every year and everyone knew who she was. She transfered here late in the year because her twin sister and her got into a argument and Maddie didn't want to live with her anymore. Madelyn shook her curly brown hair gently and began to bite on her french manicured nails. She sat down on a column and hoped someone would come by.

She noticed a boy who was tall and very good looking, but he looked like he didn't want to be bothered by anyone. Madelyn watched him for a moment and decided to talk to him. She stood up gracefully and debated going to speak to him. What the hell, might as well she thought to herself. She slowly walked over to him. Madelyn stepped close to him. "Hi" she said sweetly and flashed him one of her smiles that frequently won boys hearts. "I'm Madelyn". She rubbed her hands over her tiny pink miniskirt and smoothed out the back of it as she waited for a response.

[Dragon Wright]

Dragon had hardly taken any notice of the other girl in the hall, since that as just how he worked, his entire life, he'd been focused only on control, and it wasnt rare that the only thing that existed in Dragon's perspective was three feet around him and an endless tunnel down in the few inches that contained his mind. Always searching for relief that he was sure he could bring to himself, answers, explinations, hints, at least a way to calm down besides punching a wall until his hands were too raw for him to do it anymore. He never did find much of anything, but by now, he was too tired of everyone else thinking they knew. They didnt know jack shit. When he'd been tricked into being taken to a shrink when he was thirteen, that was end of it, he was self sufficiant ever since then.

He looked down at Madelyn with his usual icy stare, not that he really ment to, that was just how he looked. She was lucky to catch him at a good time, one of those times that he actually felt normal. At least this was a good way to start off his first day. Calm. This girl looked calm enough. "Hey." He said, roughly, shifting a bit and settling himself so his hands could rest comfortably in his slightly baggy black jeans. "M'name's Derrick, but it just works better to call me Dragon." He said, forcing some semblance of a grin onto his face. It really did work better to call him Dragon, since he'd become accustomed to it, and if a person yelled Derrick to him, he probably wouldnt notice until they kept yelling and no one else answered.

[Madelyn Ely]

Madelyn was slightly taken aback when he looked at her with an icy smile. She thought to herself how cute this boy was but she didn't think he'd ever be interested in her. She sighed and forced herself to smile. "Very nice to meet you Dragon. Have you been here long?" she asked figuring he hadn't since he was dressed in normal clothes. She looked him up and down and took in his style. There seemed to be something different about him, something he was trying hard to keep hidden.

[Dragon Wright]

Calm. He was calm. This was good. This was going to work, wasnt it? Yes. It was. This girl was nice. People were nice. Everything was going to be fine. Although after the incident that he lead to his transfer to Hogwarts in the first place, a person couldnt really blame Dragon for worrying. The last time had been a little too close, and it hit Dragon's hyper sensitive nerves like a wrecking ball. "Just got here, actually." He said, in his usual rough voice, looking around the halls. "Is everyone here as weird as the school is?" He asked, a bit jokingly. Dragon made a joke. Someone please record the moment for future referance. But there was some truth behind it. This place was weird compared to what he was used to.

[Madelyn Ely]

Madelyn laughed when he cracked a joke. "Well I don't know about everyone but I'm not wierd" she said smiling. She laughed. "I haven't been here that long either, and this is a huge culture shock for me though" she added thinking about her old life. "You see, my twin sister and I were tutored in magic by a governess at home but attended a private school during the days. So I'm not used to attending a magical school. How about you, where are you from?" she asked looking straight into his eyes.

[Dragon Wright]

Dragon tilted his chin up slightly when Madelyn looked at his eyes, jerking them out of her view. His eyes always seemed to tell too much. Since slightly insane was a hard trait to hide, especially when you're still trying to figure out how to deal with it. "I'm..." Dragon hesitated. He'd attended quite a few schools this year, in different states. How do you explain that? He quickly decided to go with the last one. "I'm from Illinois. I went to a public school kind of place. It wasnt really a public school, it was portrayed as a private school to muggles, but among wizards it was a public school. I guess I'm just not used to British people." He said, shrugging.

[Madelyn Ely]

((sorry I won't be able to post for a week. I'm going on a church trip for a week... so if I make it back alive with out killing one of the seventh graders that have crushes on me, I'll post then. Peace))
Madelyn gasped when he jerked his eyes away. Sensing he was uncomfortable around her she decided to call him out on it. "Why are you so nervous around me?" she asked. "You shouldn't be.. I promise, I know what trying to hide things from others is like" she said beginning to think about all of her problems. Madelyn was the picture perfect image of the perfect teenage girl but she had so many problems that no one knew about. She was surprised when she was allowed to attend a school away from home, her parents must think she was eating and not cutting again.

This post has been edited by Madelyn Ely on Jun 11 2005, 03:52 AM

[Dragon Wright]

( Nyah, that's alright, I'm kind of banned, but somehow my computer sometimes lets me in so... it's weird. )

Dragon looked completely away from her, at the wall beside them. Breathe in, breathe out. It was alright. She wasnt making him mad. She was nice. She was a cute girl. Breathe. Dragon ran a hand up through his hair, mussing it up just the teeniest bit. "Nervous is alot better then what I could be." He grumbled, a bit lowly. This girl would probably not be talking to him if she knew that his incredibly short temper lead to explosive outbursts that could make people wonder if he was actually bi polar, since he could easily be bumped up to the more violitale schizophrenic. He looked back over at her, forcing a kind of grin. He was trying. And changing the subject. "It's not like I have anything to hide. Nothing but a tattoo so big it'd frighten small children. But I guess I just told you, didnt I?"

[Madelyn Ely]

Maddie smiled at him. "It wouldn't frighten me, I'm not easily scared" she said looking into his eyes. They were so big and pretty. "And sweetie, don't be nervous. I promise you shouldn't be anything but happy around me" she said going up quickly and hugging him. It just seemed like the thing to do at the moment. She pulled away after a moment and worried about what he was going to say. "Sorry" she mumbled blushing.