Curious Minds ((Nikolai))

Ever since their Transfiguration class where they discussed animagi, Jurian had been worked up about the subject. While it would have been interesting to find out what animal his personality represented, and what kind of adventures he'd be able to have in such a form, there was something the Slytherin girl said that had him freaked out. Thinking about the forced transfigurations he wondered if the girl had seen them done here at the school. Would that be his fate if one of the professors or even the headmaster caught him pilfering from the school? He couldn't stop thinking about it and as a result he found himself wandering around in search of someone who could answer his questions. Professor Hughes was too busy so that meant it had to be a student, preferably the girl from class. With that, Jurian had made his way towards the dungeons.

Unfortunately, he forgot to take in the account that he had a very poor sense of direction. The boy had been turned around a few times and swore that he'd passed the same spot at least twice before he stopped. Huffing, he placed his hands on his hips as he glanced around. "Aw, come on! I really gotta find someone today. Please stop turning me around?" he tried to ask the castle nicely. Hoping that the castle heard him and wouldn't twist the halls around on him, he confidently strode down the corridor before he ended up right back where he was not ten minutes later. Pouting now, the boy looked up towards the ceiling and asked, "Really? It's important you know! I promise I'll let you play with me later, okay?"

Startling as he hadn't expected company, the twelve year old jumped slightly at the unexpected voice. Turning to face the voice, he saw it was one of the Slytehrin's he shared his Transfiguration class with. While he'd been searching for the girl, the boy had answered some of the questions and had caused Jurian to wonder what some of what he'd talked about. An answering smile however lit his face at finding someone familiar. At the question, he gave a sheepish smile as he spread his arms in the universal gesture that he had no idea.

"I was looking for the girl that sits with you in classes?" He was hoping the teenager would know whom he was talking about since Jurian had no idea what the girl's name was. Chewing on his lip as his mind came up again with the gruesome thoughts and images from the information he'd partially learned in class. His voice when it came out showed a bit of his anxiety of such thoughts. "It's was about what she'd said in class?"

Maybe he didn't have to look for her? Maybe Hogwarts had led him around in order for him to run into the teenager? It seemed plausible. Confidence restored he closed the distance between the two of them and gave a hopeful expression. "Maybe you could help me? Teacher's don't really transform students, right?"

(ooc: Sorry it's so short >_<)

"Huh?" Was that supposed to be the girl's name? Shrugging, he guessed there were odder names. At least he'd found the older boy who'd also been in class with him. Eyes wide he listened eagerly, soaking up what he was told. While curious, his fertile mind of imagination couldn't help but come up with what sort of lessons were taught to such students. Jurian hadn't known that his shoulders were so tense as he waited with baited breath until they relaxed upon learning that they weren't supposed to use such a punishment. Just as quickly as he'd been afraid, his curiosity was piqued the other direction he blurted, "Not even for helping with the animagi thingy?"

As long as he wasn't being transfigured with no way back, Jurian would have loved to see it too! His initial curiosity came back as he thought about what one could be if they were turned into an animal. He nodded along with the teenager a smile creeping back onto his face.

Nodding and taking the advice seriously he replied, "Okay. Thank you!"

It really was a relief to know that he wouldn't have to worry about his mother having to keep him in a lined cage if he misbehaved. "Er...Would it be okay if I ask you things if I don't understand them then?"

"Oooohhhh," Jurian replied a bit relieved as well as equal parts disappointed to learn it was something one had to do oneself. Brow furrowing, the Ravenclaw listened still a bit unsure about what the difference was except that one was harder then the other. Puzzling it out he guessed that what the teenager was trying to tell him was that the animagus thing was more like a shifting ability whereas the transformation thing was like when the professor had them turning mice into snuffboxes. Bemused he realized that this would be something he'd be looking into and likely get 'obsessed' over as his twin would say.

A smile quirked the twelve year old's lips as he nodded. "Understood! And thanks," he added a bit softer. He was relieved that the Slytherin had decided to help him. If it hadn't been for him he might have been stuck in the dungeons until the castle got bored and allowed him out without crossing anyone's path. Then he would have been mildly annoyed as well as still full of questions. Since the two were talking and the Slytherin was feeling generous (along with Jurian's not paying attention to his classmates names) Jurian decided to chance another question. "What's your name? Just in case," he put in.

It wouldn't do if he ended up lost again and couldn't tell the other students whom he was looking for. How many older brown haired Sllytherin boys were in the house? Forget trying to go into a more descriptive appearance. If he'd ever had to give an artist a facial description he'd be pants at it and it would likely come out looking nothing at all like the person he was supposed to describe.

The owls were supposed to be pretty smart here too. So if the teenager didn't want anyone to know he was speaking to a lowly second year, he could always ask his questions via owl, right? That wouldn't be so bad either.