𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐍𝐈𝐀 ᝰ 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤

☽ 𝟎𝟎𝟑 ☾

WAKING UP WAS Alayah Levine's least favourite thing in the entire universe, including History of Magic. After getting about 3 hours of sleep on a good day, you'd hate waking up as well. Unfortunately for the ravenclaw student, today was not a good day and perhaps it was her fault.

After having a surprisingly amazing time with the Gryffindor, she had gone back to her common room at around three in the morning. Though, after completing her nightly routine, she couldn't fall asleep. As much as she'd tried to rest, or even find a comfortable spot and just sleep, she couldn't. It wasn't surprising to her, she had gotten used to it a very long time ago, but that surely doesn't mean it was welcomed with open arms by the brown-eyed girl.

All she could do was toss and turn in her bed for what felt like an eternity. The 5th year didn't want to wake her dorm mates with the insufferable noise she was making so all she could do was climb down the steps towards the common room and stay there till fatigue overcame her horrible predicament.

At some point, she had gotten bored of just staring at the crackling fire that looked to be alive. Alayah had been so desperate that she would have been grateful for work.

'I'm so desperate that I would be thankful if Professor Binns gave me homework... Snap out of these disgusting thoughts, Alayah!'

As she started pacing around the ravenclaw common room, taking very careful steps so as to not wake any of the others she took a closer look at her surroundings. The ravenclaw common room, in her opinion, was breathtaking. "Maybe even worth the insane riddles to get in? Nah." She whispered to herself and started to look at every single detail.

The common room was an enormous circular room which was a very interesting but smart move as it only added to its beauty. Around the large space were huge windows that could only be described as gorgeous arched windows, hung by blue and bronze silks. If looked through, you'd be met with an incredible view of most outdoor buildings and The Great Lake. Around the ravenclaw common room were multiple pieces of furniture a gorgeous shade of blue and a midnight blue carpet with beautiful stars. Lastly was Alayahs favourite part, the doomed ceiling. The carpet reflected on the huge doom creating the most beautiful effect and mesmerizing the sleepless girl. She seemed to have stared at it for several minutes until Levine just decided to go up to her room and try to sleep again.

She had gotten no sleep that night, but on the bright side she didn't have to spend her nights alone..right?

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Alayah was walking down the halls, trying her best to get to potions before the bell rang.

After begrudgingly getting out of bed and getting ready for class all she could think about is the beautiful nap she'd be taking during History of Magic. As much as she knows how bad it is to have that mentality, especially in a class as hard as History of Magic with her O.W.L.s coming up, she couldn't help herself. It was basically a tiny nap time from all the classes considering how boring and useless it was.

'Why do I need to know about stupid goblin rebellions, how is that gonna help me?'

To add to the terrible day, Alayah got to the Great Hall later than most and by the time she came all the pancakes were long gone. Her heart broke for the food she would never get to eat and instead just settled for a glass of orange juice and a scone.

While eating her breakfast, all alone, since she had a pounding headache, halfway through she accidentally 'rested her eyes' for too long and fell face first into her breakfast.

Unknowingly to her, someone from across the room had let out a soft chuckle, a truly rare sight to be seen that left his friends puzzled. He couldn't help but look at her, she confused him a lot and it doesn't help that he kind of found her pretty... Was that so wrong? He quickly shook his head. She was a ravenclaw and a half-blood for goodness sake. His parents would be so disappointed, they'd shun him just like him, and he couldn't do that to them. No matter what they said or put him through.

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Alayah had started her walk towards her first class of the day, Muggle Studies, an easy A for her considering she was raised by her mother who was a muggle. It was a mixed class since there were only about 25 people. No one wanted to be a part of it to then, later on, be bullied by some random slytherins trying to be just like their parents. Honestly, she wanted to see them try to say or lay a hand on her, an A is an A she wasn't about to let some gross incest babies get in her way.

Alayah had already finished all her work for that class a few days earlier and she was very thankful for it. Her headache seemed to have kept the same constant pain so left her eyes drift off.

Not focusing on anything in particular she just started to think about whatever came to mind to distract her from the horrible pain she was experiencing.

Until some random person next to her started talking and she felt too mean telling them to leave her alone.

"Hey, have you heard about this guy who hates muggles and muggleborns and anyone he doesn't think is 'pure' I heard he killed people too isn't that insane? What was his name again? Oh sorry! I'm Ren Zhelan a hufflepuff, you are?" She was a very pretty girl, she seemed about Alayah's age and looked to be of east asian descent, pretty short, the girl was standing at a height of four-feet-ten way shorter than the ravenclaw who stood at about five-feet-five.

Alayah took a deep breath and smiled, Ren, she thought, was really sweet and she didn't want to hurt her feelings. Plus, she'd make a new friend and that would make her mother proud. Putting her own pain aside she continued the conversation.

"I'm uh Alayah Levine a umm ravenclaw and uhh I, yeah I've heard of him. I've been told he's really ugly and bald and has no nose, deserved to be honest. Doesn't his name start with a v or was it a w?"

'CURSE MY STUPID AWKWARDNESS!!! WHY MEEEE??'

Alayah often gets very awkward and nervous around people she deems as gorgeous and Ren just had to be one of them.

"Sorry if I'm making you feel awkward, hehe. Yeah, his name for sure starts with a v."

'WHY DOES SHE HAVE TO BE PRETTY AND NICE AHH?!'

They continue to talk for a bit until Alayah falls asleep and Ren couldn't help but let out a giggle.

woah i am writing a lot. i really do have no life huh?

anyways hope anyone who's reading this (probably no one lol) has a nice day <33

SORRY ABOUT ANY GRAMMAR OR SPELLING ERRORS