little bird.

Celine had a habit of spending the money her parents gave her each month a little too quickly. Mostly on clothes, but there were a few essentials in the mix. Things like candy. She always did her best to eat 'clean', after all, a runner can't have bad things in their system to weigh them down; however, she could make an exception every now and then. Especially when it came to crystallized pineapples. If Celine had a weakness, those would be it. She stuck a hand into the bag as she adjusted the bag hanging off her shoulders. Savoring the sweet taste, she let out a loud 'mmmmm' before she continued her journey through the village.

One hand sticky from the sweet, the other tucked into her shorts pocket, Celine contemplated just how wonderful life was in this very second. The sun was shining, she had her guilty pleasures, the birds were... on the ground? The Gryffindor stopped dead in her tracks when she spotted something unusual just off to the side of the path. Without thinking, she rushed over and saw a little bird, hopping around and tweeting like crazy. She quickly stuffed her candy back into her bag and bent down to scoop up the bird. Diseases? What were those. Psh. She's a wizard, she figured there was a cure for anything some muggle bird could give her. (Whether she was right or not is a different matter).

This was a muggle bird, right? Celine lifted the tiny bird in her palms and held it at a slight distance. IT wasn't breathing fire... no scales... no unusual colors.. Yep, seemed safe enough. "Oh, you poor thing," she cooed as she examined the injured creature. It looked like it had a hurt wing, but she wasn't completely sure. What could she do though! She wasn't trained for this. Need a different colored shoe? Sure. Need to know how to care for a pgmy puff? No problem. Flying? Celine was your girl, but she was completely at a loss for what to do with this poor bird. Sure, magic could fix it... but a little voice inside her was shouting that she wasn't good enough at magic for that.

Yes, it was definitely time to enlist some help. The blonde girl looked around desperately, nearly knocking her hat off in the process. Finally, she found someone! "You!" She shouted, jogging toward the girl, "you look like you're not doing anything!" Manners weren't he specialty. "I need help," she stuck her arms out to show the tiny sparrow, "this poor chap is hurt. Can you help?" Hopefully she could, or else Celine might just end up having to sneak a little birdie into Hogwarts.

Christine had came to Hogesmeade to spend some of her money. She didn't had much but still she needed to buy some new clothes and had cravings for sweets. So she had came here.

Awhile walking around the Hogesmeade she haf bought already few things, some books herself. She wondered in which shop she could go next. There wasn't so many buy still it was hard to choose for. Well at the end she decided to go buy sweets so she walked towards the sweets shop.

Suddenly someone said 'You' and that girl walked over to her. She looked with puzzled face at her. When she pointed to bird and said she or he could need help then. Well she wasn't sure what to do. She was quite good with spells but she haven't healed someone before for real.

"Well, there is healing spell for it," she said there but sighed then. "But I can't remember name of it. There should be also some kind of hospital for animals where birds also can be treated, I'm sure," Christine told to his girl now there. She wished she could remember that name of that healing spell. Girl haven't yet decided who she will become in future.

Celine frowned and muttered some choice words in French under her breathe. For a moment, she felt frustration pulse through her body... but then came to her senses. It wasn't this poor girl's fault, she was just as lost as Celine was. Unfortunately, this didn't do her little bird friend any good. If only she payed better attention in class and actually practiced for a bit, she might've been able to do some good. What kind of witch was she? The girl momentarily shook off her self-doubt and tried to focus on the crisis at hand.

"That's unfortunate," she muttered, taking a good look at the girl. "Well, there's got to be something we can do right? Right. And I'm sure you'll help." Celine had no shame when it came to enlisting the support of others, in fact, sometimes she realized that really there was no other option than to force them into it. Sorry mystery girl, the Gryffindor smiled inwardly, she was going to be her new partner in action. The French girl sucked in her cheeks and tapped her foot as she stared down on the chirping animal.

Finally, an idea came to her. "Oh! Well, lets try this, maybe if I name some spells, something might come to mind? And if not then help me find the hospital?" She smiled as sweetly as possible, hoping to convince the other girl to come with her. With one person it was a rescue mission, with two people it was an adventure. "I'm sure you're right, it's got to be around her somewhere!"

Christine looked at that girl and just rollerd her eyes there. That girl didn't seem to have any manners right now and she always told what to do. She really didn't like it so much but she ended up sayinh nothing about it right now. Well bird was more important, she cared about animals very much.

"Well, I'll help you," she said there now with a weak smile on her face. Basically she was forced to help at the moment. She couldn'y say no to that tone what other girl was using. She hoped it won't take very long time of her day today, helping someone out. She doesn't have anything helping someone out but she didn't like to he bossed around all day long.

"Sure you can say spells name maybe we figure it out then, spell name," she said there now with weak smile. "Fine let's go and find that hospital, well I guess yeah it should be. I know it's some where around here. Never really been there," she told there now and sighed. Let's see how this adventure then will end. Christine looked at the bird and then road, they needed to hurry or this bird might die.

"You will?" Celine beamed at the other girl. It's not like she gave her much of a choice, but it was still sweet of her to just go along with it. At least Celine knew when she was being bossy. "You're a life saver," she glanced down at the bird, "quite literally, actually." The French girl could have hugged her had her hands not been occupied. "Honestly, thank you so much.. er..." She trailed off, realizing she had yet to get the name of the person she had roped into this dilemma. "Well, I'm Celine, lovely to meet you. I'd offer my hand, but.. they're a bit full." She laughed and raised her dark eyebrows.

"This way then," she nodded her head, hoping that the girl would follow. "Can't say I really know what I'm doing, I'm not much of healer..." She trailed off as she looked around the village. Where were the signs when she needed them.  "Erm, but yes, spells..." She had to had learned something, right? Or at least picked up on something after falling off her broom countless times. "There's... Episkey.. and uh, Anapneo.." Well this was embarrassing. She was in her sixth year and this was the knowledge she could offer. Celine bit the inside of her cheeks and mentally chastised herself.

"Oh!" She quickly changed her mental thought process, no use of beating herself up over it. This just meant that she had a bit of studying to do. "Why don't we name the little fella? He's a cutie, isn't it?" She held him up to the other girl, all animals were cute, of course, but especially the ones that needed her care. "Any ideas? Maybe Charles or Jay or Roger..." Yep, there was Celine's nasty habit of running her mouth. At least this time it wasn't handing out orders.

Christine rolled her eyes again. "Yes, I will," she said awhile nodding her head. She looked at that bird. "If you say so," she said there now. She didn't call herseld really a life saver here, she just wants to help out, nothing else. "I'm Christine," she said her name then too there now. "It's okay. It's lovely to meet you too, Celine," she added therw now with a weak smile.

She nodded on her head again and then followed the other girl now. "I'm not really a healer too, I haven't yet choosen what I wanna do in future," she said there now with a weak smile. She looked at her awhile she said spells names, she just rolled her eyes again. She wasn't sure if these were right spells. "These are healing spells but not what we need. These heal something but not that what we need, i'm not sure what is spell for to heal injuries," she told there now quietly and sighed. She was in fifth year too and didn't know spells well too. It was also embarrasing for her a bit.

"Well we can," she said there quietly again. "Yeah he is cutie," he added there with a small smile, well he was for sure cutie one. "Let's name him a Jay then. I like that name," Chris said with a small smile one her face again. She has to do some studying about spells later on too probably. She didn't usally talk so much but she couldn't not reply to that girl. She would think she is rude or doesn't wanna talk.

"Christine!" She repeated cheerily, "Pretty name!" Celine turned her attention back to the bird who was attempting to hop around in her hands. She didn't want to crush her new friend, but she couldn't risk the chance that he would hop out of her hands and fall to his untimely death. That would be just her luck. In a stroke of brilliance, she yanked off her backwards cap and gently settled the bird into his new home. She supposed some would be less than likely to offer their personal clothing to a stray bird, due to hygiene and all, but there were plenty more hats where this one came from.

"Have any of us really? It still seems so far away" The Gryffindor responded wistfully. Growing up was still one of Celine's greatest struggles. It was hard for her to realize that she would have to move on from her easy (somewhat) Hogwarts life and into the real world. This meant dealing with the cruel people of the world, finding her own finances, and attempting to discover her true 'passion' or whatever her mum had said before. "I'm honestly quite ready to just run away and travel the world instead," she giggled, only half serious. Ignoring Christine's constant eye rolling, Celine sighed and continued to search her brain. "Ferula!" She shouted suddenly, causing little Jay to chirp in surprise. "Sorry," she immediately apologized to her feathered friend.

"It's Ferula, isn't it? Or something like that? Yes?" She hoped the Hufflepuff girl could reassure her.. and then maybe cast it. Celine would absolutely die if she caused the spell to misfire. "Do you think that would work, I'm not quite sure if it would be any different for animals..." She trailed off and felt her face turn a light pink. Merlin, this was absolutely mortifying, wasn't this girl at least a year younger than her and she was relying on her to save Jay.. This had to end soon.

"Thanks," she said back to Celine with a small smile. "You have pretty name too, Celine," she had to say it too since for her Celije wad pretty name. She doesn't know else whose name is it. She looked at that little bird friend, who seemed to be hurt for sure. She wanted to take his pain away but it wasn't easy wgen you don't know spell name.

"Well, yeah that's true. One day eventually we have to choose our path," she said and sighed. For her that happened in less than three years and half. "Well I would do it too but I'm sure my parents won't allow me to run away and go explore world," she told there and sighed. She looked at Celine when she remembered one of healing spells what could help.

"Well. I'm not sure about how it works ob bird. Never needdd to use even on human," she said there now and smiled weakly. She looked at bird and wondered if she should try it on her. "Well, I can cast spell and see what happens," she said there and took her wand from her jackets pocket. She was ready to cast spell now when she was.

"Thank you," she beamed. Compliments were definitely one way to get Celine to on one's good side. She clutched the hat tightly in her hands as she briefly motioned for Christine to move off to the side of the path. If they were going to get anywhere, they had to stop walking for a moment and really focus. "Oh, poor Jay," she cooed, "wonder what happened.. Poor little guy looks like he's been hurt for ages. How could anyone just leave him there!" She felt a flash of indignation for the human race.

"Who says your parents have to know?" She giggled and wiggled her eyebrows suggestively. "Tell them it's a gap year, a year to truly find yourself and your profession, and then take off to Greece." Celine laughed once more, once again only half kidding. "Or get into a profession that travels!" But then there was the entire work aspect and no personal time... Eesh, she had some growing up to do. "We've got some time," she sighed, glancing at the Hufflepuff, "we've just got to solve one crisis at a time, starting with Jay."

She held up the cap to Christine, "Well, I don't think it can hurt much. I believe in you! Give it a go, it could be our best shot at saving him!" She had seen a few healing spells go completely askew.. but Christine seemed like a smart, collected girl and Celine was always willing to try just about anything. Plus, they could think of it as a little lesson outside of courses.

"You're welcome," she back with a small smile on her face. Then she looked at that poor little bird, called Jay now. He seemed to be hurt for real. "No idea. I couldn't have left him there like some people. I would have rescued him like you did," she told now to her there now. She had no idea what had happened with this bird. "I'm not sure what happened with Jay," she added there now.

"Hehehe, that you might be right. Let's see what I do after so many years," she told back to her now. She haven't yet decided what she wants to do in future. But job what involves traveling sounds like good idea actually. "Let's see what future brings. My plans always changes," she had to say it now with a weak smile. "Yeah, let's solve this first," she afreed with it.

She took then her wand out and pointed it on the bird. She took a deep breath and then said the word 'Ferula'. She looked at the bird now and for now nothing much didn't seem to happen. Her magic wasn't that strong yet. "Well, no idea if it worked or not. I can't tell," she said there now and just in the case tried it one more time.