Wandering around [Henri]

[Gabrielle Sophie Yearly]

Gabrielle was walking down the corridor, stopping every now and then to take a sip of vanilla latte she was carrying. It was Saturday morning and although there was lots of work waiting for her back in the dorm, she decided to relax first.

The brunette witch didn't know where she was going, she let her feet take her wherever they wanted to. She passed the Room of Imagination, wondering where she'd like to be now most. Home? Marseille, her favourite vacation spot in France? Or somewhere completely different, some place she doesn't know about yet? Gabrielle has always been fond of traveling though she hasn't been to many places. Monsieur and Madame Yearly were usually taking the two girls to the south of France where all their friends were spending summer. Gabrielle has always dreamt of going to Spain without her parents. She would organize a group of friends like she always did and they would all go for a roadtrip. Maybe they would even visit other countries? Going on a proper eurotrip with a bunch of great people would be so much fun. It would be a perfect completion of her best years spend here, in Beauxbatons. She smiled happily, already feeling the excitement about this plan.

She hasn't realized where she was until now. Gabrielle looked around, surprised to see the the darker part of the castle around her. Although the surroundings were glum, the lamps around had made the place look elegant and mysterious. The doors in front of her looked old and stuck closed but Gabrielle knew what to do with the golden handle to open them. She was standing at the entrance to the Secret Room.

[Henri Clottair]

Henri strolled casually down the halls. He had just finished breakfast and didn't have much homework to get done. He didn't know what he felt like doing just relaxing, or hanging out with some guys. He just let his feet take him where they went humming to himself as he went.

Henri went up and down steps and through secret passages and locked doors. He was too old for childish things like exploring the castle he told himself. What he was doing was simply taking a nice walk. Soon he found himself in the hallway that contained the secret room.

It was the perfect place to spend a lazy Saterday morning, the only problem was he hadn't been the first one to think of the idea. Standing at the entrance to the secret room was the drop dread gorgeous Gabrielle Yearly. Henri had been crushing hard on her since his fourth year and although the two had talked he had never really had a chance to ask her out.

His heart pounded and he thought about turning around but decided against it. Trying to act calm cool and collected Henri walked up to the pretty girl. "Bonjour" he said suavely "What brings you here"

[Gabrielle Sophie Yearly]

A familiar voice brought Gabrielle back to the reality. She turned around and smiled at the dark haired boy in front of her.

"Salut, Henri!", she replied merrily. Henri Clottair was one of these people Gabby always wanted to get to know better but never had a chance to. She was surrounded by friends she was spending time with every day from the very beginning but about ninety five percent of them was from Papillonlisse. Henri was in Ombrelune and that was probably the reason she didn't know him so well. She thought for a moment about his question and shrugged.

"To be honest, I don't know. I was taking a walk around the castle and next thing I know, I'm standing in front of this room", she confessed and gestured at the wooden door. "It's a good place to think things over, isn't it?" she added more quietly. She wrinkled her nose slightly, thinking about how heartbreaking it will be to leave this place. The classrooms where she spent all these boring hours, the corridors always filled with laughter and conversations, the dorms which were probably keeping more secrets than any government, and all these people she will miss so much the second she walks out of the castle. Pushing her thoughts aside, she asked:

"What about you? What's in your mind?"

[Henri Clottair]

Henri couldn't believe his luck. He was finally alone with Gabrielle, not surrounded by her group of friends that seemed to be stuck to her with a permanent sticking charm. Not only that but she seemed to want to talk to him as much as he wanted to talk to her.

"Nothing really" he said in response to her question. "I was just bored and figured I would take a walk I kind of just ended up here"

He motioned to the door, "Should we go in?" he asked wondering what the room would look like for two people. He had only ever been in by himself. Mostly when he needed to study and the loud Ombrelune common room was too distracting. It was said that the room was different for each person who went in it. He wondered if the room would be a combination of his and Gabrielle's secret rooms or something else entirely.

He reached for the big brass door knob and opened the big heavy door. "Apres vous" he said and stood back so Gabrielle could enter.