Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
Auror-in-Training
I didn't do it and you can't prove otherwise...
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 26, 2009 23:57:21 GMT -5
"Yeah, that's how they do it back home," he told her with a crooked smile, thinking it was kind of cute how she was explaining prom to him. He had obviously never been to one, seeing as he had been in the UK for the last seven years, but he had seen it in the movies and of course, all of his friends back in the states were talking about it. It would be kind of neat if he actually got to take Felicity to one. Assuming she asked him to, of course...
"Hey, Felicity?" he started tentatively, pretty sure about the answer he was going to get, but still unsure enough to need to ask the question anyway. "You aren't... you aren't leaving just because I'm not here, are you? I mean, even your mom being sick. I know you want to be with her, but she wants you to stay, right?"
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Post by Felicity Hjort on May 27, 2009 0:21:42 GMT -5
"No," she answered, shaking her head. He wasn't the only reason she didn't want to be there anymore, nor was her mum. They had been the reasons she hadn't wanted to return all summer, but they weren't the sole reasons at the moment why she wanted to leave. And her mum hadn't explicitly told her she had to return to Hogwarts, though she didn't exactly act like any other plan was a possibility either. And it didn't really matter anyway, she was seventeen, a full grown witch in the wizarding world, so her mum couldn't really make her stay even if she preferred Felicity being at Hogwarts.
But she was just leaving because of him. Most of the reasons she could think of involved him, his lack of presence, but not only because of him. Her mum being ill was a big reason, but not her only reason. People like Delilah and Henry were the more pressing reasons, because they were the most bothersome. She had to deal with them during lessons, in own house, nearly everywhere she looked. Even the Giant Squid couldn't bring a light to her thoughts like he used to be able to, she'd lost most desire to even help as much as she once had wanted to.
"You aren't the only reason."
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
Auror-in-Training
I didn't do it and you can't prove otherwise...
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 27, 2009 23:59:27 GMT -5
Drew scrunched his nose a little at her answer. "I don't want you leaving because of me," he told her. He knew she said he wasn't the only reason, and while he felt a little pleased that he was at least part of it, he really didn't want to be the main reason she was leaving. That just wasn't right and he knew it.
"So besides me and your mom, what else?" he asked, wondering if he was pushing too much. He knew she'd tell him to back off if he was, and he'd try to remember that he actually had to. "You said you don't like it here, that you don't want to be here, that you don't feel like you belong here anymore, but I still don't get why."
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Aug 15, 2009 19:19:20 GMT -5
Really, it wasn't Drew she wanted to leave because of. It was because things just didn't feel right being there. For whatever reason, the appeal, the fun, the excitement of Hogwarts had faded and now she was left to face dread. There was no right explanation, just a feeling in her belly that being there was no longer meant to be for her.
"I don't get why either," she admitted quietly. Sure, Celina hadn't spoken to her in months, Drew was gone, but she still would've enjoyed classes, except, she didn't. Whatever it was, she didn't like being there. Maybe it was just the guilt over her mum's illness ebbing away at her. Her sisters were left to take care of her while she was off learning magic at a school that was so far from home. In fact, Felicity was sure she'd never been so far from home, and especially not when she was really needed there.
It was just a feeling, one she didn't know how to explain.
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
Auror-in-Training
I didn't do it and you can't prove otherwise...
Posts: 14,114
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Post by Drew Thornton on Aug 24, 2009 12:14:12 GMT -5
"All right..." he said, feeling a little discouraged by the lack of an answer, but knowing that there was no point in pushing it if she didn't even know why. H was a little frustrated though, thinking that if she didn't have a reason, shouldn't that be a reason to stick around?
He wasn't entirely pleased with the idea of her leaving school, but at the same time felt that he needed to support her decision if that's what she really wanted to do. "So Christmas? I'll come pick you up the day after classes end."
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Aug 28, 2009 0:22:00 GMT -5
"Promise?" the blonde asked, lifting her eyes to his. She could tell he wasn't pleased, but it wasn't his matter really to step in about her education, not really anyway. Felicity knew her dad would love to have her home, and was sure deep down so would her mum. Yes, her education was important, but sometimes her feelings were too, and at the moment she knew she should be home and not stuck alone in a huge castle.
There was no reason to ask Drew to make that promise, if he said he'd be there, then she could expect to see him. And there should've been a Hogsmeade Trip creeping up soon enough, which, if possible, she'd meet him at, and then the holidays would be there soon enough. It looked like a long stretch, but in reality was only a few weeks, enough time to pack and ready herself for leaving the castle likely for good.
Reaching a hand through the gates, Felicity squeezed Drew's lightly, wanting to let him know that's what she wanted. It was her decision, even if she'd held education as a high standard, it wasn't like she couldn't continue.
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