Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2014 20:37:43 GMT
Even though it was only the first week of the year, Curtis had already resigned himself to the library. No amount of hoping was going to miraculously make it easy to make friends, or magically make people start wanting to talk to him. He'd made too much of a mess of things at the start of his first year and now he was stuck being the weird, oddball kid who people just avoided.At least if he was studying in the library it looked like he was choosing to be along, not like he was just alone because there was no other option for him. He'd picked out a large history book from the bottom shelf of one of the many bookcases and brushed off a thick layer of dust. It didn't look as if this book had been picked up in years, which made it more interesting for Curtis. He flicked through the index to see what sort of things it covered, and it looked as if the book was primarily about goblin history, including all the goblin wars, all the uprisings and revolts, and there was even a huge section about goblin weaponry and how it changed with time.
Pulling out a new notebook from his bag, Curtis turned to the first chapter and started to read, jotting down notes along the way. He really enjoyed History of Magic, and he found all of the goblin stuff really interesting. Before long, Curtis was so completely absorbed in the book and his note taking that he'd stopped thinking about how little company he had, and how badly this year was starting off as.
