A new encroachment (Nigel, open)

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@sean The night was almost upon Eva. The sun sunk lazily below the line of tress. Hagrid, Eva’s niffler, was curled up sound asleep on her bed after a hearty meal. Little snores erupted from the strange little creature. Eva could not help but to smile. She had prepared her meal much earlier, eaten, and now she waited for the full moon. Well, she was almost ready. She crossed the span of her hut quickly and wrapped her hands around the vile of wolf’s bane that Madam Jasano had prepared for her. She really loved the school nurse. She was quiet, soft and had an air of beautiful maturity to her. She gulped down the wile potion as quickly as she could. It was a pity that sugar made ti useless. However, it was just one of those things that needed to be dealt with. She shrugged the taste off and let the potion settle a little in her stomach. She lay down on her bed next to the little niffler, which then stretched out in comfort. Eva closed her eyes, enjoying the silence of the cabin. She was very peaceful before her transformation. The thing that had been bothering her was finally a reality. Eva could not stand waiting around for something to happen. She took a breath and lulled off for a bit. Her mind drifted to playing in a park when she was young. Her father was laughing, while her mother pushed her on the swing. Eva could not have been more than six years old. A smile stretched across her lips. She wondered whether Nigel would be joining her this evening. In all honesty, she regretted saying yes. She was perfectly happy not to have anyone around. The sun had turned the world red outside. Eva was pleased that it was over a weekday. That meant that students were more likely to be hidden in their dorms and common rooms, attempting to finish up their work.

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Nigel Ravenhearst walked slowly towards the hut that he was supposed to be going to this fine evening. His pseudo date with Eva, which she would kill him for if she ever heard him call this a date, was tonight and he was not going to miss it for the world. She would be transforming, and he would be by her side, caressing her, holding her, maybe even comforting her during this time. He still remembered the mournful howls he had heard in his early years at Hogwarts, and knew how painful it was to transform. But now, now he was going to make it better.

Smiling softly, he knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer it. He was not going to intrude upon her, even if he was invited. No, best be on his best behaviour tonight.

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Eva flinched as she heard the knock at the door. She may as well get it over with. She slid off her bed and opened the door. True to his word, Ravenhearst stood outside waiting for her. She smiled grimly. “Come in,” she muttered, pulling her clock tighter around her as a gust of cold air entered her hut. She stepped back and waited for him to step inside and closed and locked the door behind her. Her hut was quite cluttered. Various magical plants hung from the roof drying, along with several copper pans. Countless books were stacked in corners. They covered a wide range of subjects from healing wounds on various magical creatures to a basic encyclopaedia. The wooden floors needed a bit of varnish but Eva did not have the time or inclination to put that much effort in. A hearty fire kept the room warm, and on it was a metal tea pot for making tea. Hagrid, her niffler, lifted his head to inspect the stranger suspiciously. A little grunt left him before he settled back down to sleep. Eva moved to the fireplace, not uttering a word to Nigel and pulled down two mugs. She prepared the tea carefully before handing him a cup. “Milk and sugar,” she pointed to two small containers. She spooned two teaspoons of sugar in her tea and added some milk before sitting on one of the two couches that were squeezed into the hut. She waited for Nigel expectantly, unsure of what to do or say. She had little inkling of what he was expected. Gazing out the window, she saw the sun dip below the horizon. In a few more hours she would be curled up asleep as a large wolf. The only difference between a werewolf and a normal wolf was that werewolves had shorter snouts, human like eyes and a tufted tail. In addition, they were much larger. While the pain did not go away entirely with the potion, Eva could retain her human mind that did desire to rip all humans apart. That was certainly lucky for Nigel. Although, she doubted whether she could control herself biting during the transformation – it seemed perfectly logical that she would bite if someone tried to touch while she was in pain. “Please sit,” she said softly, gesturing to the empty chair in front of her.  She gazed at him expectantly, the palour in her face was evident.

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Nigel smiled slightly before sitting down on her couch. This was nice, such a simple house that seemed to be a little bit welcoming. He heard stories about the old caretaker, which he had really not met. but the cabin was certainly fit for Eva's transformation, since it offered only a few objects that could possibly be destroyed if she ever got too rowdy. The isolation of the cabin itself was enough to be a good spot for any Werewolf's transformation. Of course, he knew that Eva liked the isolation, in fact, she might have craved it. But Nigel knew that even a person has his or her limits. Isolation from people can only go so much, and Nigel was here to ease her loneliness. She might not know it, but Nigel doubted that she was happy to be alone. She might have accepted it, but that did not mean she did not want it when it is given to her. Of course, it might be awkward at first, but he knew that awkward situations only become awkward when either of the party deems it to be. And Nigel was certainly the most unawkward person you would ever meet.

Grinning softly, he looked towards Eva, "Are you ready?" A simple question, but one that needed to be asked. It was an ice breaker of sorts, and most usually the conversation starter that worked wonders. It was open ended, as well as a little bit personal that it was easy to answer. And the answer usually is open to discussion for both parties.

Nigel smiled at Eva before nodding after he asked her his question. She needed reassurance, and he was here to give it to her. Maybe he was wrong, but he was rarely mistaken. And if he was, he would just shrug it off. It would do him no well to wallow in his mistakes.

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“I am always ready,” she remarked lightly. This was not Eva’s first transformation, nor would it be her last. She sighed and finished her tea. Hagrid lifted his and shifted nervously. Although she had shifted a lot around him, the little creature was still not sure about having a large wolf in his proximity. He whined a bit and then fell back to sleep. Stretching her legs, Eva stood up and walked up the window that looked out across the forest. “I have a few ground rules,” she began, quite confidently. “I may still have my human mind but I am still unpredictable even in general terms. When I am transforming, I need space. If things look like they are going south, leave immediately.” She turned to gaze at him earnestly. She was unwilling to let him get hurt in the process. It would be highly irresponsible of her to invite him into this space and then he gets hurt. Werewolf bites and scratches left permanent scars, even if she was in human form. Any bite he got in her wolf form would mean that his voluntary wolf state would become involuntary. The tricky nature of wolf’s bane sometimes meant that the potion was not that effective. Luckily, Eva had experienced no such ill luck with Eshae’s potions. She leant against the window sill, her eyes losing the softness of humanity. She grimaced a bit as her body shifted a little. “It’s probably best for you to change into your wolf form,” she muttered, gritting her teeth.