The Quiet Commonroom

[Ginny Weasly]

~Xaver?~ Ginny questioned, very softly to him as she accepted a piece, keeping her amusment at the child's behavoir hidden. She walked to the door and opeaned it.

"Comeon, kiddo. Let's find Xaver."

[Xaver]

~Yeah?~
He still stood where he had been, his figure still as a statue, the only evidence of him alive, being the rising and falling of his chest as he breathed.


The little girl nodded, setting the platter down on a table.
"Ok!"

[Ginny Weasly]

~Just making sure your okay.~ She followed let the girl lead again, since she was compleatly lost

[Xaver]

-Thank you.-

He was still standing, marble-like, as they approached. But the little girl had no qualms about going right up to him, where wiser men, would have stayed away, wary. She tugged on his sleeve.
Xaver slowly turned his head, looking down at the much shorter girl, staring at her for a moment, before ruffling her hair. He was not mean, though it was rumored. The girl knew that.
"Do you want some cheese?" she asked, smiling at him.
"No, that's ok. I'm not very hungry. Thank you, though."
"Yup. Mother sent me, 'cause everyone's so busy."

Xaver nodded.
"I know," he said softly. "Now.. You find Deekan. Your bird isn't going to be too happy with being alone for so long. He's greedy, remember? And, I don't want you working. These may be special circumstances, but I do not, want you working. Silly kid."

The girl nodded, and shrugged.
"I was just helping. And I will. He's silly."

Xaver nodded at her.
She started away, then ran back to him, wrapping her arms around his middle and hugging him. He froze and went stiff for a moment, before relaxing, and hugging her back.

"I'll miss Kylie," she said. "And you. I hope you come back.. You're like my big brother!"

She finally let him go, smiled at Ginny, and scampered away. Xaver shook his head, watching his shoes.

[Ginny Weasly]

Ginny watched the girl run off and went to Xaver. She put her arms around him, giving him a hug.
"Xaver..."She said softly, worried for him. She didn't know exactly how he felt, but she knew he was sad.

"Just get through today."

[Xaver]

Xaver was still for a moment, before he wrapped his arms around her, and held her close, hugging her tightly back.
"I'll try," he said softly.

[Ginny Weasly]

She hugged him for a moment, before stepping back.
"Where do we need to go?"

[Xaver]

"A little ways out into that grassland, there."
He pointed, and far over the rooftops of the enormous castle, rolling hills of gold and green could be seen. He watched her for a moment, then slowly started down the corridor.

[Ginny Weasly]

"Okay." She followed him, stepping softly.

[Xaver]

Xaver slowed and waited for her footfalls to carry her closer to him, keeping his pace calm, instead of haywire. He glanced at her, gave a small, appreciative smile, and led the way around the bend of the corridor, to a Y-shaped fork, beginning down the steps, instead of continuind around the path that circled the enormous tower.

[Ginny Weasly]

She followed, silently seeing Xaver's home with wonder.

[Xaver]

Xaver led the way down the staircase to the courtyard, across it, through a few more doors and wide corridors, and finally out one of the back entrances, of which opened to the wide escapes of the meadows, and so forth.Xaver walked slowly, remembering, as they came to the longer grass, putting his hands out to his sides, leting the grass tickle his palms. He shook his head, moved a ways over to the left, and found the small path, of which led around, toward an enormous, single, ominous tree, of which shadowed more than many buildings in itself.

[Ginny Weasly]

Ginny followed, keeping halfway behind him, and half beside him.

[Xaver]

Xaver finally slowed, and then ultimately stopped, eyeing the gathered group uneasily.

[Ginny Weasly]

Ginny looked around, not looking anyone in the eyes, but rather beyond them.