Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 06:13, February 28, 2017 (UTC)
She'd fallen asleep in one of the armchairs in the Common Room, reading her old copy of Alice in Wonderland. Her sleep wasn't good-- and it would be clear to anyone in the room that she was probably having a nightmare.
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo had gone down for a nap far too late in the day, so now he was wide awake as everybody else filed into the Ravenclaw Dormitories to sleep. After getting kicked out by the other boys, he was walking through Ravenclaw Tower in hopes of sitting by the fire and either writing letters to home or working on homework. Maybe he would get around to doing both.
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 06:21, February 28, 2017 (UTC)~
She started from her sleep, and looked around the room wildly, her breath panicked.
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo hadn't noticed Eilis until he was leaning back and halfway through sitting down, so he wasn't sure how to react when she was suddenly waking up either. An obviously concerned look on his face, he was almost frozen as if that would keep himself from spooking her. "Eilis? You alright?"
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 06:29, February 28, 2017 (UTC)
Her eyes found Leo's. "What?" she asked, looking around the room-- the dream had felt very real... But she wasn't in that office anymore. She was in... the Common Room. When had she come here? She looked around the room again before looking back at Leo, the reality of the dream sinking in as tears filled her eyes.
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo's small bag of things slipped off his shoulder and down his arm as he moved over to the armchair she was sitting in. "Whoa. It's okay. I'm sorry..." he said, his expression filling with more worry as she started to tear up. It was heartbreaking and all too confusing to him.
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 06:34, February 28, 2017 (UTC)
"Sorry?" she looked at him confused. "Did I... did I do something wrong?" She bit her lip as tears slipped down her cheeks. "It's my fault. It's all m-my fault."
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
"Whoa...Whoa...No, you're fine, Eilis," he said, hesitantly reaching out for her slightly before withdrawing slowly in case it was a bad decision to start out with. "What happened?" he asked as calmly as he could with her freaking out like she was.
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 06:43, February 28, 2017 (UTC)
She took as deep of a breath as she could. The panic she felt from waking up as fast as she did started to melt away into the realization of the content of her dream. The tears poured down her cheeks as she wrapped her arms around herself, as though that would protect her. "Bad... bad dream," she whispered.
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo frowned, but nodded. At least, she was starting to calm down some. "I'm sorry...I bet sleeping in an armchair probably didn't help," he said, before biting his lip and shaking his head. That had been inappropriate of him. "Is there anything I can do?"
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 06:51, February 28, 2017 (UTC)
She tried to stem the flow of the tears with her sleeve, but it didn't help much. She shook her head. "What's d-done is done."
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo nodded, feeling terrible that he couldn't help. "I'm sorry...I really do wish that I- Well, I have a bottle of water? It could help sooth you a little bit?" he offered, since that's what his mother normally suggested to him when he had problems like this which was often to say the least.
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 02:42, March 1, 2017 (UTC)~
"S-sure," she said looking up just a bit.
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo nodded and looked through his bag, before passing her a bottle of water that was perfectly unopened. "I...get night terrors. It was more common years ago, but I still get them often now...and my mother always thought that water and cherries, but I don't have any of the second," he said, smiling slightly. "Don't ask me why she thought cherries, because I wouldn't know."
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 06:07, March 1, 2017 (UTC)
She bit her lip slightly before taking a drink of water, smiling at his last comments just a bit. "C-Can I ask... what your n-night terrors... what they were about?"
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
"I can't remember. I never or...rarely do," he said, shaking his head. "I just remember what people tell me that they happen. My boggart is me dying over and over again, so I'm going to imagine a lot of it is related to that. I do remember getting stuck in some sort of Limbo a few times, but it was a painful version of it versus just being part of my mind...It's kind of complicated, but I don't really remember any of a lot of it." He paused, "That's the only proper example that I can think of."
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 03:07, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She nodded, biting her lip. "That... sounds really scary."
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
"I don't even know it's happening most of the time. It's scary when I do remember, but there are things a lot worse than some sleep terrors..." he said, shaking his head.
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 03:16, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She nodded. "Yeah... I suppose," she said, taking another drink of water.
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
"May I ask...what your dream, or nightmare rather, was about?" he asked as he looked over at her, "If you don't want to answer, then don't. That would be fine. I'm just curious."
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 03:23, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She bit her lip and looked up at him before looking down... and then back up at him. "Ya have to promise... thatchya won't tell anyone else."
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
"I promise. I'll even pinky promise if you'd like," he said, his voice serious because he could tell that she was too.
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 03:29, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She gave him a little nervous smile. "I trust ya," she said, but she extended her pinky anyway-- it sort of gave her a moment to stall... and it was cute.
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo curled his pinky finger around hers, giving her a small smile before he pulled his hand away.
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 03:39, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She smiled slowly putting her hands back in her lap. "Uhm..." she shifted, trying to figure out how to word it... and maybe even without crying. (So much for that.) Tears welled in her eyes. "I... uhm, well... not this last summer... but the summer before? I... uhm..." She let out a slow breath. "I... was... uhm." She had nearly said it and then chickened out. She shook her head, letting out another breath. "I was... raped." She said the word quickly, like it was a swear word almost. "And... well... uhm... yeah. I.... I had a dream about it."
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo stared at Eilis for a moment, replaying the words over and over again to help him process (which made him feel guilty, because he hadn't been through anything but he felt terrible for her). "I'm sorry, Eilis...I'm so sorry. I wish...I could do something. I can't imagine what that's like..." He paused, "There's, um, potions to help with that though?"
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 03:46, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She looked at him warily. "Potions?"
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
"It's like...Dreamless Sleep Potion or something rather. My mother doesn't let me use them because she's the magical version of all of those organic people, to put it simply," he said, grimacing slightly before shaking his head. "If it's really bugging you though then...I bet the Potions professor would be willing to help if you said something to him...I mean, he's the Head of Ravenclaw."
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 03:51, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She bit her lip and shook her head. "This... this is the first time it's really happened in... awhile," she said. "If it was a recurrin' thing maybe."
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo nodded, "Makes sense," he said, before falling silent. He wanted to ask more questions. It was obvious he did, but he wanted to keep quiet.
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 04:23, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She looked at him carefully. She could tell he probably had questions... but she wasn't sure she wanted to answer any right now but... "Uhm... is everythin' okay? You... uhm... you've got a funny look."
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo knew that Eilis could tell he wanted to ask something...but he doubted she wanted to answer, so he played it off in a kind of humorous way. "Pft. What? My face kind of just..." He put on another funny face, "Yeah, it just does this..." He did it again, "Sometimes."
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 04:40, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She clapped a hand over her mouth as she giggled a bit, which promptly turned into a bit of a yawn. "Wh-what time is it?" she asked, stifling another yawn.
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo smiled when Eilis giggled. "Heck if I know...but I do know that I won't be sleeping anytime soon," he said, shaking his head, "It does seem like you need it though, so I'll let you go ahead while I stay out here."
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 04:50, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She shook her head. "I should go upstairs. I won't sleep well in the chair."
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
"Yeah...I kind of assumed. I hope you sleep better up there," he said, giving her a small smile before he moved to rest down on the couch.
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 16:58, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She crossed over to the stairs, but stopped and turned back to him. "Leo?"
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo looked up, raising his eyebrows slightly. "Yeah?" he asked.
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 20:06, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She gave him a little smile. "Thanks... for bein' there for me. You... you were really helpful."
Leo Argyris- Uagadou Alumnus + Sumbawanga Sunrays Chaser
Leo smiled. "Of course. Um, you're welcome. Anytime," he said before resting back down again. "Goodnight, Eilis."
Eilis O'ReillyRavenclaw Alumna -"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outside of a person. But the Lord looks at what is in the heart." – 21:37, March 3, 2017 (UTC)
She felt a few butterflies in her stomach, and she gave him a little wave before ascending the stairs to go to bed.