Nicholas gazed out across the lake, his arm’s folded and his expression void of any emotion. Christabelle was somewhere in the castle, he would go in and see her but he needed some fresh air and the lake seemed like the best place too be. The coldness from the water mingled with the wind around the grounds making for a rather cold atmosphere. There was no-where in Hogwarts he wanted to be anymore, wherever he looked there were scum, vampires and werewolves, in his classes, in his common room, it was despicable. None were more so than that Ne’Os Emof, sharing a dormitory with that boy was like sharing your home with a rather ugly dog. He ran his pale hands through his hair as he sighed to himself, his eyes closed slightly as his breathing became heavier.
Nicholas’s appearance had changed quite considerably over the past week or so. He had lost all his apetite and seemed too have the look of someone just recovering from a bad cold around him. His eyes were sullen and their were bags gathering under him. His complexion seemed paler and he was definitely thinner than he ever had been. His long black school robes seemed to hang around him, no longer fitting his new body. It was around four oclock and although school had finished he still stood in his uniform. The white shirt and Slytherin tie, the black jumper and trousers, the loafers. He did not feel like heading back to the dormitory lest Emof or that werewolf insulted his presence. Hogwarts should have stayed a place for wizards, it seemed that the castle was going to the dogs, no matter, things would be sorted out in time. Sighing again he opened his eyes and spoke sadly “This place holds nothing for me. Why should someone like me have to walk amongst such filth. Heaven seems to have deserted me…” It was a tad dramatic but that was Nicholas.