[b][color=silver][h3]Jaden[/h3][/color][/b]

[indent][color=silver]Jaden was silent as he stood inside the owlery, around him many different colored owls that belonged to students, teachers, the school itself snoozed around him silently on the many premade perches. On the top of the perches in the corner Talim was silently cleaning his wings as Jaden stood with the letter he had received in his hand. Jaden sat down on a ledge that overlooked the window to the owlery as he swallowed a bit hard, this letter had been a rather bad blow a lot worse then he would ever let on. An what was worse was that he could not send a letter back that was just not possible at the current time. Jaden looked up at Talim as he did a small whistle and held his arm out to him, the multicolored own spring off the perch and landed on his arm with a heavy talon filled grip. Jaden set the letter beside him as he raised his other hand and stroked the birds cheek with the backs of his fingers. Talim closed his eye's as Jaden continued to stroke his cheek looking out the window of the owlery to the landscape below. It amazed him still until this day, just how beautiful this place was and could still be. 

When he had first come here what seems like a long time ago, he was so scared like a lot of first years were. Jaden for reasons of his own did not like big places like Hogwarts was, such a big place was just horrific to him, hell he did not even like going to the city because of how big it was. Then again perhaps it wasn't the size but an fear of how many people there was in big places, it was an irrational fear really but one that was warranted. With so many people surrounding you, there was no way to tell if men... evil men were secretly waiting around a corner... waiting... to get you too. To finish the work they started all those years ago. If Jaden's grandfather had taught him one thing it was that as an Auror, there is always gonna be evil men and woman who would hurt you if they could. Sometimes there is no reason for it, sometimes they do it just because its an option available to them. Jaden had heard many stories growing up about evil men like Death Eaters, the infamous Lord Voldemort, both of the wizard wars, one of which came to a head at this very school. 

Back then it was just stories to him, heroic tales of the men and woman who stood up against a dark tyrant that would see the Wizard world fall. To return to nothing more then a time where the so called Pure bloods would sit upon a mountain of what was referred to as mudbloods. Where only those born of magical linage would ever be able to learn to be a witch or wizard, to be plain, wizards like Jaden who was of pureblood. As a child you never really understood the full story, or truly grasped the hardships faced so that all those who chose to become a witch or a wizard could do so freely, without terror or fear of death. But now in this last year at Hogwarts and the many years of living with the truth, a secret known by none, that evil was so much closer to Jaden now, so much more real then it had ever been before. It was a harsh reality to face for those unlucky enough to see it, but for Jaden that reality was the only way of life presented to himself. A reality that began twelve years ago and never changed... at least not for him and definitively not for Jaden's grand father who like him lived with the truth.

[i]*giggles*[/i]

Jaden lifted his head up as his thoughts were broken by a female giggle coming from down the tower, cocking his head Talim open his large golden eye's and peered in the same direction. Jaden heard more giggles as he heard voices from down below, Jaden sighed as he stood up and raised his arm, Talim jumped up and flew back to his perch as Jaden grabbed the piece of paper from the windowsill and silently made his way back down the stairs towards the bottom of the tower.

[b]"Come on were gonna caught!"[/b]

[b]"Nah no one ever comes here this early in the morning they are all at breakfast."[/b]

As Jaden made his way fully down there was a couple of Slytherins at the bottom of the stairwell, fifth years from the looks of it but who knew. They were both making out at the bottom of the stairs not paying much attention to the fact that their make out session had drawn the attention of someone else. Jaden crossed his arms as he watched for a minute but neither one of them seemed to even notice he was standing.

[b]"I hope I am not interrupting.."[/b]

At the sounds of his voice but the Slytherins jumped in fright as they both peered in his direction surprised that he was standing there. As the embrace ended the male of the two stood up fully and crossed the distance to Jaden who stood perched on the stair watching him approach.

[b]"What are you doing here Ravenclaw?"[/b]

The Slytherin male had that rather arrogant tone in his voice as he stopped a couple feet from Jaden who shook his head not appreciating the tone or the attitude.

[b]"I happen to be a school prefect, and I can go wherever I choose to go when I choose to go there. I would ask you the same question but it seems pretty obvious what your both doing here. Now that you have had your make out session I suggest you both return to the school and get ready for class before you both end up in detention."[/b]

[b]"Lets get out of here Donovan, we don't want to get in trouble!"[/b]

The girl who seemed to be the only one who had some common sense spoke harshly towards the Slytherin male whom glared at Jaden before eventually turning around and exiting the tower disappearing down the stairs outside. Jaden heard a snide remark about Prefects ruining all the fun as their voices faded. Jaden shook his head again as he finished his way down the stairs, it was time for him to return as well, classes would be starting soon as he had hallways duty during first period.[/color][/indent]