New School Year Resolution {Zara}

[bert fyodor ivanova]

Bert heaved a sigh as he places his forehead on the stack of parchment paper that was in front of him. Homework. It was something that was starting to haunt him in his nightmares. Only a week into school and he was already making paper aeroplanes out of drafts of essays. 

"Whhhhyyyy?" He groaned to himself. 

Bert head a chorus of "shhh" before being quiet again. He hadn't the slightest clue why he decided that the library would be a good place for him to get the work done. Bert was far from a quiet person. He struggled to keep his trap shut and even whispering for him was a huge struggle.. He loved speaking to people and making new friends and quiet environments was like being in Azkaban for him. 

The rustle of paper was enough to make him was to tear his hair out which wasn't really helping his plight in trying to get his homework done. Speckles jumped on top of his head and Bert grabbed him and put him on the desk before lifting his own head back up. The library wasn't that busy. Most people had headed straight back to their dorms to get changed and relax after classes and a lot of them didn't seem to have a lot of work to do or decided that they were going to leave it until the weekend.

Bert on the other hand had made a promise to himself at the beginning of the year that he was going to try and get his work done as soon as he could. Last year was a mess with Bert just about making deadlines and way too many late nights. He was a person that valued his sleep and so, putting the work in straight away was going to be a lot more beneficial for him

His toad hopped onto the parchment paper, that just had Bert's head on it, and looked up at him. Bert just shook his head trying his best to be quiet before opening a random textbook and hoping for the best but he had a feeling he was soon going to have to leave this library for the sake of his sanity. 

[zara celeste o'riley]

Zara had had an eventful week. Rather than sharing it she had stuffed it up to herself and right now she like keeping it like that. She quietly walked into the library so that she could try and get a bit of peace. Maybe get some work done, but if not there was no need to worry. She like to keep on top of her assignments and so anything done now was simply a bonus. 

The library was littered with people working and Zara made her way through the people before she saw a familiar figure. Weaving her way towards him Zara ruffled Bert's hair from behind and joined him at the desk. "Hey stranger." She had missed him since the feast. Things had just been so hectic. "And how's my favourite little toad today?" She cooed over Speckles. When Bert had originally picked a toad she had been sceptical but now he was part of the family and she loved him as much as she did her own owl. 

"Surprised to see you actually working?" Zara said nodding at the work. She began to pull her books out of her bag along with parchment and ink. "Anything I can help you with?" Zara asked him. She shifted the papers to have a look what he was working on. "How have classes been?" Zara was always a stream of questions. A constantly voiced thought process.

[bert fyodor ivanova]

Bert was seriously considering just giving up with the homework for the night. His brain felt like it was in meltdown mode at the moment and he wasn't sure how much longer he was going to last without falling asleep on the desk. He jumped a little when he felt his hair being messed up. "Sleeeeeep!" Bert was trying to come up with some different nicknames for Z and he thought that 'Sleep' was the most suitable one at the moment. 

Speckles croaked happily as he cuddled up to his favourite Ravenclaw. Bert was glad that Speckles and Z got on so well. It was a struggle in the beginning but they were making such good progress now. There were points that he got a little worried that Specks would become too attached though. Bert couldn't imagine a life without his dashing toad. 

Bert clenched his chest as he looked at Z with horror. "I'll have you know that I've been working very hard this year. Very organised and such an such. The library is the new cool place to be!" Well, at least that was what he was trying to make himself believe. "I don't even know what work I'm doing to have help with it..." It was all just a huge pile of textbooks and parchment paper to him right now. "Classier with me in them." He gave Z a cheeky grin. He couldn't help but joke around. 

"What about you then? How have the been going?" Bert was so thankful to see her there. Not only had he been missing Z but he'd also been bored out of his mind and wanting some human company.