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Post by adelina on Aug 16, 2011 19:29:27 GMT -6
Adie,
Do you know that feeling when you’re really not sure about the way your life is turning out? Like… you’re in a rollercoaster (do you even know what those are? It’s like… a muggle ride. For fun.) and you’re just along for the ride. You have no control over anything that happens or the speed of life as it rushes by, no matter how loud you scream? I definitely know that feeling right now.
But… er, okay. That’s a bit of a dreary beginning here… let’s start with something cheerier before I get to what’s on my mind. How’re you doing? I haven’t seen you around the commons room in the last few days, though that’s probably my fault. I’ve been spending a lot of time around the trees on the grounds. Anything new with you?
Talk to you soon,
Addy
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Post by adie on Aug 16, 2011 22:32:48 GMT -6
Addy,
You were right I had no idea what a rollercoaster was, but I can always look it up in a muggle studies book. But I’m a bit curious about it now, but I think the point was that it’s a metaphor, so therefore let’s ignore the fact I don’t know what a rollercoaster is just yet. But yes I’ve had moments like that, mostly when my parents throw their blood purist ways at me, and expect me to follow like a good little girl. But I’m pretty sure that isn’t your problem my dear, and so I find myself wondering what it is that could be affecting you this way? Know that I am always here to talk to you, or write to you in this case since we’ve both been very busy obviously and therefore have been missing each other these past few weeks. I hope everything is good with your family, and that no one is ill or anything of that sort. Here I am imagining things and I haven’t even let you explain what it is that has you feeling so out of control, because I think that’s what you were referring to, the idea that something else is taking control of your life and you can do nothing about it?
As for how I am, I am doing pretty well. Classes are taking up a lot of my time, and I find myself trying to find new places to study. Like the other day I was trying to study in the courtyard when the wind blew away my notes. I spaced out momentarily and forgot to summon the notes, but luckily someone else had more common sense than I did and summoned them for me. It was a hufflepuff named Mason, he’s a sixth year like myself and he was really nice. He had this cute little smile, and oh look at me I’m fawning now haha. But he was really charming, and he showed me this muggle thing, I’m sure you know what it is, it’s called a guitar. He had it with him, I had no idea what it did. But yeah that’s about the most memorable thing that has happened to me lately.
Talk to you soon
Adie
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Post by adelina on Aug 17, 2011 0:52:53 GMT -6
Adie,
Heh, yeah... I didn't think you'd recognize the term. It's... a mechnical machine. You sit in a sort of a car that runs along a track, going up and down and upside down at very, very high speeds. It's really popular in the muggle world, I've been on a few with some muggle friends in the Summers, but I didn't really expect you to know what I mean. Your example, though, I'm sure would be an example of feeling like you'e on a roller coaster, so yes, perhaps you do understand how I feel right now.
Oooh, Adie has a boy, hm? And a musician, too? He sounds like a sweetheart, I hope you two get to know each other well... that is, if he deserves you. I assume he's probably muggleborn, seeing as he has a guitar and everything, hey? I can't say I object. I'm glad that things are going well for you.
Okay, so, what's going on with me... well, I know I expected this. I mean, every marriage in my family has been arranged for generations. My grandparents, my parents... my family is very traditional, and it would be foolish to think that I could escape this particular tradition despite the obvious 'oddities' that I hold from the rest of my muggle family. My parents say that they have been worried about my since the accident, and they want to make me happy again... apparently getting me a fiance equals making me happy?
They would never make me leave the wizarding world behind for a fiance, despite most of the good suitors being muggles, so they actually tried to immerse themself in the wizarding world to find a family that might be of the same mind as they. And they found one. The parents, from what I've heard, are sweet and kind. My parents like them, and apparently they like me. My madre said something about their being extremely wealthy, too, though I don't know that for sure... the son however... he's horrid. He's a seventh year Slytherin student, and doesn't want a thing to do with me. I've barely seen the guy around, but every time he looks at me he scowls and when we speak to each other he's always snappy and insulting... I'm quite sure he's like your parents in his views of muggleborns. My mother has said that it's probably just nerves making him act out, and that I should give him time and perhaps he'll warm up to me and I to him like she and my father did... and I wish that to be true. My parents love each other. My grandparents love each other... maybe I'll get lucky through an arranged marriage, too. I don't have the courage to go against tradition and say no. But with how terrible this guy has been, I can't see much hope for us to ever like each other, even on a friend level. I know it's only been about a week since we found out the news, but this all already seems so hopeless and there's absolutely nothing I can do about it.
Talk to you soon,
Addy
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Post by adie on Sept 6, 2011 22:10:39 GMT -6
Addy,
Like the Hogwarts express? With the track thing? Or am I way off base? Either way I’m glad I was at least able to comprehend what you were trying to say. I’m so ignorant when it comes to muggle things, that it’s just difficult to comprehend everything that goes on in the muggle world. I wish my parents would have let us become more exposed to muggle things, then maybe I would get what some of the objects are. I would have taken muggle studies if I would have had the time, but it coincides with another class I’m taking so I wasn’t able to take it. Either way you’ll have to tell me more about the rollercoaster things, just because it sounds rather fascinating.
We’ve only talked a few times Addy so don’t get all excited over all of it just yet. He’s really sweet and he definitely made an impression on me, and it did help that he saved my papers when my common sense failed. Yes I think he’s muggleborn though I never thought to ask, just because I didn’t think it would be pertinent. Though it was assumed, and of course he hadn’t gotten why I had no idea what the guitar thing was. A lot of people don’t realize that when your parents are blood purists that they usually don’t teach you things about the muggle world. But yes you could say things are going well for me in a way, I don’t expect anything to come from our meeting but who knows maybe something will. I know that I’d love to talk to him again, and just spend time with him because he seems like a really great guy.
Wow I had no idea that people still did arranged marriages, I thought that died out when the the majority of the monarchies did and all of that. I’m curious though, as to who this guy is I might know him. If his family is full of blood purists, he might have interacted with my family quite a bit. It’s sadly one of the things about families who are all about blood purity, they tend to hang out with each other a lot. It’s why I don’t care about blood status, because really I don’t think it matters. But anyway, I’m sorry to hear that he’s such a jerk. I could knock some nice into him if you’d like? I know a couple of spells that could scare him, not that I’d normally resort to such a thing but I really do not appreciate it when people are jerky to my friends. Well I don’t know what to tell you Addy, part of me is saying that you should fight against this marriage if you don’t want it. The other, nicer, part of me is saying to try and work things out with the guy, but if he’s the jerk you say he is, that might prove difficult. Whatever you decide to do, just know you can come talk to me, heck if you need a mediator I’ll volunteer for it. He can’t be a jerk to you if I’m there, right?
Talk to you soon
Adie
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