The Forbidden Forest

[JadieLou]

[Frankie Redfield]

Frankie's mood had darkened further over the past few days. Her Father hadn't replied any owls since the start of term and Justin was always sneaking off to see his little Italian friend. Everything sucked. She'd taken to mooching around the grounds whenever she wasn't in class and often skipped meals.
Hogwarts sucked these days. She used to look forward to coming back here with all the magic and wonder and colourful characters. There was always something exciting going on and a whirlwind of rumours and gossip going around. Now it was dead.

This evening she'd wandered into the forest, not really caring if she got caught. At least it would be some kind of excitement, even if it was negative. She wondered what kind of punishments to new headmistress would deal out. She seemed a lot more serious than Headmistress Snape...no, Dracus had ever been. She had always seemed preoccupied with other things somehow. Frankie smirked as she realised that the woman had probably been seeing that Dracus boy for months before they'd finally got married.
Yes Hogwarts was definitely less interesting these days.

She stopped by a large mossy tree and slid her back down it until she was sitting on the bracken strewn ground. Her hair tangle against the bark but she didn't care. She began picking up stones and flinging them at the bushes a few feet away, grimacing when a rabbit scampered away in fright.
Her fingers closed around a smooth, palm-sized stone and she began rubbing it thoughtfully. It felt warm and appealing as she stared blankly through the trees. Without knowing why she slipped it into her pocket and picked up another random stone to throw.