My Guide

Moaning Myrtle

Maria ran from Divinations as fast as she could, the mixture of pain and fear carrying her faster than she knew she possibly could. As the blood rushed to her head she could feel the built-up tears flowing like water from a faucet that can't stop. She could barely see in front of her as the blurring stream of tears blinded her sight. Luckily as she ran through the halls to the girls' bathroom where moaning Myrtle resided she had been there so many times she knew exactly how to get there, knowing most people won't go into the bathroom she had slowly been turning it into her safe space regardless of having to put up with an uppity teenage spirit. As of right now tho all she cared about was getting there as quickly as possible.

Maria burst into the girls' bathroom and shut herself inside a stall, she curled up into a ball right next to the toilet and let out her frustration and depression inside of her as  she quietly sobbed. "My My look who's back again" a false sultry child-like voice called out to Maria from the toilet. "I'm sorry" Maria called out between her sobs. She knew this bathroom was occupied by Myrtle, the spirit of a student who had passed away here years ago. "You hadn't been coming to my toilet in quite a LONG time" she Bemoaned "And you promised to bring your Cute friend Harry with you next time" she finished off as the specter of a young girl pulled her way out of the toilet with a giggle. "I told you last time we were not friends yet we used to be but not in a long time," Maria said as she began whipping at her face using her robe to dry her tears, she used to come here all the time last year but told herself she'd get better this year and wouldn't need to isolate herself like this "so much for that promise," she thought to herself.

   "So what happened this time?" Myrtle asked with her perpetual false child form it was hard to tell if she really cared or not "Did they put a toad in your clothes, Throw rocks at you? or put some kind of hex on you" she said while looking over Maria's face as if looking for some kind of blemishes. "I Screwed up," Maria choked out "I finally worked up the nerve like I said I would but it all came out so wrong, I couldn't stop myself from making his issues into my problems, and then I just dumped all my trauma on him without taking his feelings or point of view into account whatsoever" Myrtle giggled and moved away from Maria's face "Have you considered taking revenge on those who have been cruel to you? I think it would make you forget about the embarrassment of what happened with Harry" she Goated Maria with her words. "No Myrtle, no matter how many times you tell me to take revenge on everyone I won't do that!" Maria retaliated. She has been dealing with this constant goading for years now but has never once agreed "You never listen to me!" Myrtle says Aggressively "I thought we were friends," she said before floating away while Moaning in sadness.

Maria couldn't help but think about the first time she and Harry met, she was the one who approached him to play a game of Tag while he sat in the driveway of his Aunt and Uncle's home. 'I can't believe how much he has grown out of that shyness' Suddenly Maria's brought out of her thoughts thanks to the sound of the bathroom door opening and the sound of Myrtle's voice "Oh what do we have here? your back after growing ears and a tail!" Moaning Mertle laughs

"Is Maria Montgomery in here?" the Young woman asked aloud "I'm looking for Maria Montgomery?" She repeated. Maria sat there in silence. She didn't want anyone to know she was here but as she sat there in silence she heard "She's right in there" Coming from Myrtle. The Girl approached the stall and stood not far away from the door leaving room for it to open just in case "Hey, um you might not know me but I'm a friend of Harry's..." at the sound of Harry's name, Maria sank down even deeper beside the toilet she recognized the voice, Hermoine thought she wouldn't know her but Maria knew a bit about Harry's friends Hermoine Granger included. "...I didn't want to leave you alone after what happened, My name is Hermione Granger What's Yo-" She began to ask before getting cut off "I know who you are!" Maria responded curtly through the door regretting it as she said it, which surprised Hermione "Well I'd like to know who you are, Harry hasn't told us anything about you yet" Hermione responded. Maria thought for a minute in silence, unable to think of what to say next, no one in years had cared to hear about her or how she felt.

After a moment of Silence Hermione looked around the vacant girls' bathroom with a small smile "Did you know that in my first year, I was crying in the bathroom one day after charms class, and I encountered a troll, it nearly killed me if not for Ron and Harry showing up. Also in this very bathroom, I accidentally took a polyjuice potion with cat Hair in it! I was coughing up hairballs for at least a day" she laughed to herself slightly. Maria laughed dryly back she had remembered the troll incident and heard how Harry rescued a girl from it back during their first year it made her remember "Back when we were kids," she opened up dryly "Back when we were kids Harry used to get picked on by kids lead by his cousin Dudley. He never could fight back because his Uncle would punish him severely for doing so. He fought back just one time when they changed their target from him to me. They made fun of my hair, my dresses, the way I played, and other stupid stuff Honestly. Harry got so Upset." She said with a chuckle "I always hoped for him to show up again like that day" she choked out between growing tears. Hermione let out a gentle sigh "Look, Maria, I'm bullied for being muggle-born as well, but not to the same extent as you. Me, Ron, and Harry want to help, all of us went searching for you when you ran away. If anyone comes around and tries to hurt you again we'll be there for you from now on" She said with confidence "So will you please come out? I think you deserve a hug" Maria's almost endless tears stopped in their tracks, she slowly picked herself up off of the ground and slowly opened up the stall door "Do you really want to be my friend?" Hermione nodded silently in response, a gentle but friendly smile on her face which caused Maria to slowly embrace her