Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 23:44:25 GMT -6
Candescent didn't know if it was her diminutive size or what but she was hopelessly lost. This castle was huge! Well, she assumed it was huge because she'd never been to another castle. Even though she was lost she wasn't upset, not in the least. She'd already forgotten why she was out in this maze (the Headmistress' Letter) but she was so enthralled with what she was seeing around every corner that it no longer mattered. The shadows lengthened as evening fell so candles now lit her way. That's when she notices the walls are lined with paintings. Most if not all of them moving. Candescent pulls out her wand, "Lumos." She leans closer to a painting to examine the brush strokes as the figures within the painting scatter. She smiles at the small voices crying out fire. "Harsh strokes, short and scattered... This was done in haste.. No wonder the fear, the reason they scattered... How very curious. I wonder if I were to restore the color of that painting with long and slow strokes if it would alter their behavior..." Her attention wavers to another painting one of what looks like a ghost. "How curious... Why would one waste such talent on a gh-"
A GHOST?! YEAH WHY WOULD THEY? I ONLY LIVED AND DIED HERE!! Falling back, Candescent landed on her backside as the rest of the ethereal body of the ghost emerges from the painting's frame. Her heart racing she smiles trying to follow every movement the ghost was making. "He-hello! I'm sorry for assuming you were a painting! I'm very excited to mee-"
I ONLY LIVED AND DIED HERE!! LIVED... DIED... HERE, HERE... The pale head of what was unmistakeningly a man roves back and forth, seemingly to look down the halls. One way then another way. Back and forth, back and forth. LIVED HERE? DIED HERE? HERE, HERE... WHERE IS HERE? The volume of the voice keeps raising and Candescent wonders if anyone else can hear it. She covers her ears, the light at the end of her wand going out when she does. The gray body of the ghost glows faintly, more details that she can now see. He looks like he's wearing a school robe. All color leached out in his ghost-like form so she couldn't tell which house the ghost was from. "Please, please how can I help?" But he was gone. Vanished. Her heart racing in the excitement. This was going to be a very fun year!
