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Heath Bishop. 17. Hufflepuff. Muggleborn.

[cicelymarling-blog]

Cicely waited until after the hippogriffs returned the bow before speaking. “It’s nice out here, isn’t it?” She walked over and started stroking the hippogriff’s neck, enjoying the feeling of the feathers under her fingers. “I come here whenever I’m feeling down and it almost always helps. Hopefully this would cheer you up a little as well and let you think clearly— so we minimize the risk of you walking into the Forbidden Forest unknowingly,” she joked. 

[heathbishopaye-blog]

He straightened his back and walked close enough to one of the hippogriffs to stroke its neck. He smiled at how soft the feathers felt beneath his fingers and continued doing it as he looked up to look at Cicely. "I can understand why you think this is helpful, it's really relaxing." The hufflepuff chuckled at her joke and nodded, "Yeah, we wouldn't want that."

[b-crawley-deactivated20151108]

Well, that's the last of bandages.

[b-crawley-deactivated20151108]

"I’m glad I’m better too," Brandon replied, with a smile on his face. "See, I thought experience would’ve taught you by now that you should not take up challenges that you are bound to lose in, Heath. I am… fantastic on a broom. You should probably spare some of your dignity, hotshot,"

[heathbishopaye-blog]

Heath let out a laugh, his arms folding in front of his chest. "Well, you are a fairly good player, but I'm not half as bad as well, ya know?" He grinned as he spoke, feeling like he just got himself a good challenge to pass the time.

[cicelymarling-blog]

"Ah, I see. Yes, it’s lucky that didn’t happen," she frowned at the possibility of Heath walking into the forest because he was lost in his thoughts, knowing how dangerous it was. He seemed to her as if he could use something to do right now, and a thought occurred to her. "Hmm, since you’re here, why don’t you join me and say hello to the hippogriffs as well? I’m sure they will be happy to see someone else other than the few of us who visit them regularly," she smiled at the boy. Then, as an afterthought, she added, "That is, of course, if you don’t have anything else to do." 

[heathbishopaye-blog]

Heath wondered if he actually wouldn't have noticed if he had wandered into the Forbidden Forest, but then decided not to think about it too much. Her suggestion sounded great to him, so he nodded happily. "I'd love to, yeah", as he spoke he slowly walked over to the hippogriffs, stopping to bow a little as he remembered it from the lessons.

[b-crawley-deactivated20151108]

Well, that's the last of bandages.

No more cuts and bruises either. I feel… refined. 

Now, all I need is a couple of friends to help remind me that I’m a healthy and running seventeen-turning-eighteen year old boy who’s got three stupid foot-long essays to write and a unquenchable thirst for quidditch.

[heathbishopaye-blog]

"I'm glad you're better now", Heath said with a little smile. "Mind if I take you up on that offer, Crawley? Do you think a little race on our brooms would be alright?"

[cicelymarling-blog]

Cicely lowered her wand immediately when she saw that it was Heath, and shook her head when he apologized. “Oh, no - I should be the one apologizing. I didn’t mean to point my wand at you, but it was my first reaction and I’m just more easily scared than usual. So I’m sorry about that.” She observed the boy and she thought he seemed a little dazed. Concerned, she asked, “Were you heading somewhere or just taking a walk? You seem a little lost, somehow.”

[heathbishopaye-blog]

"It's alright, really, don't worry about it", he gave her a little reassuring smile as he spoke. He furrowed his brows at her question and thought for a little while before he answered. He honestly didn't know where he was going. "Just taking a walk. I guess I lost myself in my thoughts and didn't realize where I was heading. I'm lucky I didn't head to the Forbidden Forest."

[keller-murphy]

Two weeks away from the library

[keller-murphy]

I wouldn’t be so surprised-… have you seen some of the people that we share a castle with? The real surprise is that we haven’t had to evacuate because the castle caught on fire - though I may have just jinxed us on that front. Do you come in the library often, Heath?

[heathbishopaye-blog]

"Well, yeah, but this is a library after all, so you'd think that people would at least respect this place a little. A fire in the castle doesn't seem so spectacular, actually. I hope there's a spell cast that prevents a fire from breaking out... It seems that I come to the library more often lately, actually."

[keller-murphy]

Two weeks away from the library

and it’s already in shambles. I love organising as much as the next Ravenclaw, but this is disgusting. Good work, people.

[heathbishopaye-blog]

"I'm surprised people can make such a mess in only two weeks."

[cicelymarling-blog]

"Right… There you go," Cicely said as she smoothed out the feathers on the hippogriff’s neck. She watched as it joined the others and sighed softly to herself. They looked so nonchalant, unlike everyone else back at the castle. She briefly wondered if they actually knew what has been happening, but didn’t ponder much on that because there wasn’t any way to find out. A rustle and snap of a broken twig alerted her to someone else’s presence, and she immediately turned around, wand in hand. "Who’s there?"

[heathbishopaye-blog]

Heath, who had been wandering around without realizing where his feet were taking him, looked up at the sound of a broken twig. He saw the blonde head of hair a bit in front of him, her wand raised and pointed at him. "Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you... I was just out here, wandering around", the boy apologized, a faint smile appearing on his face.

[heathbishopaye-blog]

Between The Leaves || Heath & Daniel

[danielherczeg]

  Daniel almost instantly recognized his mistake. He shouldn’t have cast his spell because obviously the plants were overly sensitive for the sound he used to map his surroundings. How could he miss this? Jesus concentrate, Dan… All these thoughts rushed through his brain in the matter of milliseconds as he tried to step back to avoid being hurt by the plants in front or all around him, but he couldn’t even make a step because the boy next to him grabbed him and pulled him next to himself.

It was weird. Actually it was very weird… or very comforting? He used to touch so many people since he went blind, every time someone helped him to get somewhere they offered their arm, or if he stumbled someone helped him up, but never did he feel something while people touched him or pulled him closer. It felt like a hammer strike on his hearth which started to beat heavier and louder. Dan gasped for air as Heath still holding him close started to cast a calming spell on the plants. Dan recognized the incantation immediately and wished he could stay in the ray of the spell to so he could calm down with the plants.

[heathbishopaye-blog]

Heath waited for a few moments, his arm still raised, casting the spell and waiting for it to reach its full effect. Afterwards, he slowly loosened his grip on the other boys arm and ruffled his hair, letting out a sigh. "Are you alright?" His voice was laced with worry as he let his eyes drift over him, searching for any damage. He was glad he couldn't find anything, although he realized that the boy seemed a little out of place right now. But he just shrugged it off, guessing it was because of the shock after the plants started to go crazy. What other reason could there be, anyways? The boy watched the plants go still, slowly creeping back to their original state, only the soft humming from far back in the green house could be heard. Heath realized that his heart was still beating fast, not fully recovered from the surprise.

[the-littlest-lioness]

[Sitting by the lake]

[the-littlest-lioness]

If normal exists it’ll probably exist more so in our seventh year, I don’t think that with the riot, the werewolves, the bloody aurors in the castle that we’ll see any normality in the coming end of school.

[heathbishopaye-blog]

By now, it probably doesn't exist. I guess we can just hope that our next year will be better.

[cicelymarling-blog]

I— okay. I’m… not really used to this venting thing. I mean, I don’t usually— more often than not it’s the other way around… Either way, it’s nothing that you don’t already know… Everyone else is going through the same thing if not worse, so I feel like… I don’t have the right to do this. There, I’m done. And with my outburst earlier, I’ve probably said most of what I’ve been thinking to myself. I suppose it’s your turn now— I promise I’m a better listener. 

[heathbishopaye-blog]

You have every right to vent, even if it's the same as every one else. Does it feel better to have gotten it off your chest? I? Well, I... I guess I'm frustrated with all of this. We all are, but there's not much I can do to cheer others up, and it seems like it's getting worse and worse. And we're mostly left in the dark instead of us finding out what we could do against it - and I guess most of all, it just makes me feel useless. All of this, I think.

[heathbishopaye-blog]

☼

… to yours trying to turn my muse on

Loud music was buzzing through the room and warm bodies moved to the sound, sweat glistening on their skin as they pressed their bodies against each other. The sweet scent of alcohol lingered in the room, suffocating the boy who had only now entered the room. He knew in an instant that he wasn’t going to reach the level on intoxication the already present crowd had achieved and he cursed himself for being late. In between the drunk students, Heath was not going to find one of his friends who was just tipsy by now and he wondered if him being late could ruin his whole night. It wasn’t that the boy couldn’t spot anybody, because he did. He saw friends, couples who danced as if they were alone, rubbing their bodies against each other as they kissed and somehow still managed to dance at the same time. In another corner, he spotted a drinking game going on and that was where he was added - what was a better way to start the evening than with a drinking game?

He’d had a fair amount of drinks when the world was starting to spin around his head and Heath knew he needed a moment to catch his breath. With wobbly steps, he left the room and sat down beside a window opening it only wide enough to let some fresh air in when he heard another person going down the hall. Their steps were just as unsteady as his own were and he wondered who had had the same idea as him. His curiosity got the best of him as he turned around to see his ravenclaw friend, Lee, stumbling up to him. 

"I see you’ve had fun at the party?" Heath asked as the other boy was close enough to hear him. In response, he nodded with a slight smirk. Leaning forward, Lee came close enough to whisper into his ear. "You know, the party doesn’t have to end just now…" A low chuckle followed the words, sending a shiver down Heath’s spine. His breath was hot against his skin, a tickling sensation that stayed there for a while. Heath, who was about to answer, stopped in his tracks when he felt the others teeth nibbling on his earlobe. It felt strange, although not bad - definitely not bad. What surprised him the most was the suddeness of Lees action.

Honestly, the boy was a little overwhelmed by the situation and wasn’t exactly sure how to answer. It was a tricky situation, there was alcohol involved on both parties. But before he could think even one clear thought, he found himself tugging at the Ravenclaws sleeve, getting a positive reaction in form of another chuckle. He felt lips pressed against his neck, sucking lightly on his skin and then moving up to his chin. The time passed agonizingly slow until Lee met Heath's lips, pulling him closer. The boy felt hands sliding down beneath his shirt when a door was slammed, causing them to jump apart and look around in confusion. In the doorframe stood a tipsy fourth grader, staring at them with a bottle in her hand that then fell to the floor. Her mouth was wide open before she rolled her eyes back and stumbled, falling onto the ground. That caught Heath's attention enough to catch her before her head hit the floor, seeing if she was alright. He didn't really want to leave now, but he couldn't let her lay there and so he picked her up to carry her to the hospital wing. As he walked away, he looked back to see Lee turn around and leave.

[theslytheringinger]

"That’s what I think, but you know the wizarding world. They like things done the way they’re done and that’s that." Emma nodded. "As far as I know, they’ll be over at the end of the year. I haven’t heard differently." Then she looked up at him, meeting his eyes. "I know. I’m just saying. I shouldn’t complain about stupid things like being late for class."

[heathbishopaye-blog]

I think the muggle world isn't even that different about that. History seems to be repeating itself all the time, no matter if it's the wizard world or the muggle world. I guess it's a good thing that the school year is going to end soon. Yeah, that's right, it's just... After I heard what happened at London, I thought we were lucky because nobody died - and now we've found out that's not true and I can't imagine what losing somebody else would be like.

[cicelymarling-blog]

I’m— I’ll be… alright. I- I know. Thank you, Heath, really. 

No, I should… I don’t know what came over me, and I shouldn’t have— you didn’t need any of that. By venting? I’m not sure how effective a distraction that would be, but I suppose we could try.

[heathbishopaye-blog]

Okay, I'm glad to know that.

Don't apologize, Cicely. It's okay to vent, if you want me to I'll listen. I guess it's not a distraction but if it helps you clear your mind a little it's good, right? But if you want a distraction, I'm sure we can think of something.

[the-littlest-lioness]

[Sitting by the lake]

[the-littlest-lioness]

I don’t think anyone knows how to help anyone right now, don’t worry about it Heath. We’re all fucked together right now.

[heathbishopaye-blog]

I wonder if it's going to get back to normal again. Doesn't feel like it right now.

[the-littlest-lioness]

[Sitting by the lake]

I’m a mess.

[heathbishopaye-blog]

I would try to help, but I don't know how.

[theslytheringinger]

Emma laughed lightly. “I don’t know how well the professors and the Headmistress would take to me telling them their school design sucked. And considering I’m already in a shit ton of trouble, I probably better just let it slide.” She nodded when he said that it could be worst. “Oh yeah. I could be dead. And that’d be worse.” 

[heathbishopaye-blog]

They should be more open to change, that's what everybody's always preaching so why shouldn't they do that as well? The detentions are going to end after this school year, or? ...Let's not talk about that, okay? I-I didn't mean it like that.