It had been two months since Bertie had returned to Hogwarts. He had been excited about coming back to the castle, axious to see his friends and catch up with the work. Although the day he'd returned had possibly been his second worst day at Hogwarts, his worst being the day Bertie had fell ill and, well, almost died.
Finally after two months the whispering behinds hands and the edging away from the Ravenclaw had almost come to an end. A boy in his herbology class even asked to work with
him for a change. Perhaps people were finally over the fact they believed Bertie to be dead. Hopefully. Vivianna seemed to be on better terms with him and a little less fragile although there was still something about her that Bertie could only feel guilty for, what that was he couldn't pinpoint.
Not having many friends did have its perks at times. It allowed Bertie to catch up on work, do extra reading and get more absorbed into his creative writing - if that was possible. Nobody bothered him in the common room, nobody bothered him at meal times nor in the library. It was rather perfect. He'd once again fell into his own little bubble that was unable to burst.
Walking into the common room, an ancient runes book under his arm, Bertie found a table to himself. At first he was tempted to sit by a young boy he hadn't seen before, a first year Bertie guessed, but didn't want to disturb him, which was rather ironic because in the next breath the boy looked as though he'd gave up.
Taking it upon himself to help Bertie rose from his eat, tucked the chair underneath the table and came to stand besides the boy.
'Are you alright?' Bertie asked politely, a genuine smile of concern creating dimples in his cheeks. The fourth year was shy when it came to people he didn't know but after isolated from anyone his age for three months Bertie was anxious to talk to people. Besides, he had always been one to help the younger students. He'd once been a first year in need and because of that the Ravenclaw had found his greatest friend, a friend who was more of a sister to him: Vivianna Varnes.
(OOC: Sorry for the long post I've been anxious to use Bertie since Janurary so wanted to kind of sum things up about how the past few months had been for him
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