She didn’t really care for the library, with the underlying promise of bettering oneself, Madam Pince’ overpowering eau de toilette, and of course, the buzz kills that spent their time there. But Dorcas had spent the last few hours staring at the ceiling in her dorms until the edges of her vision were pulsating from lack of stimulation. When she couldn’t stand her own company for another minute, she pulled herself to her feet and stumbled through the first unlocked doors she could find. Much to both occupant’s apparent disappointment, Narcissa Black had been the first soul she’d come across. But for her many flaws of accomplishment and terrifying perfection, the beautiful blonde was better company than the harsh woman prowling through the shelves in search of misdeeds. Narcissa did not exaggerate Dorcas’ loud entrance, the chair leg’s scrapes or the great heave of a sigh that fell from her lungs as she joined the pristine blonde in the library’s golden lit corner. She noted the light reflecting off the girl’s hard cheeks. The sun was doing her wonders, making her annoyance all the more lovely. “I noticed that. Scare everyone off, have you? So— What’s your plan, Black? All nighter? I’ll help you set up the tent. Your discomfort is my pleasure, after all.”
Narcissa made no effort to hide the burdened sigh that escaped her lips in a quick rush. Druella sure wouldn’t have been impressed by the unladylike display, but then again the other ‘witch’ wasn’t exactly one she needed to impress. She finally allowed her eyes to meet those of the brunette, her expression honest in its dissatisfaction. Of course it was one of those Gryffindors. She didn’t know why she had been so disillusioned to believe that she’d actually get any work done this afternoon. Still, holding on to some semblance of hope that the newcomer might scurry back to whatever hole she had climbed out of, Narcissa kept her quill poised above her parchment. She could only hope. “Do all Gryffindors have attention deficits? What will it take for me to scare you off too?”