Trixi Turner
Slytherin
Third Year
Do I look like a people person?!
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Post by Trixi Turner on Jul 30, 2007 12:11:36 GMT -5
Celina was lucky, Trixi didn't mind searching through the suit of armour so helping Celina was something she didn't mind doing. She was interested in why the girl was speaking so quietly but it didn't worry her. However her own voice basically only had two levels. Loud or shouting. It was doubtful she would speak quietly. Probably at the same level as she had the whole time.
Trixi moved back around the front of the suit of armour with Celina. Celina spoke to the armour and it moved again. Trixi wondered if they would attack on command. She giggeled slightly at the thought of Braxton stuck in a corner surrounded by suits of armours with their swords drawn. The armour moved and bent low so they could see inside. Trixi gazed into the suit of armour but she couldn't see anything it was all very dark. "We'd need a torch to see in there" Trixi said, still trying to spot something in the darkness of the suit. Trixi didn't know you could make wands light up so a torch was the best option to her.
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Celina Jedynak
Ravenclaw
Seventh year
Because it just took time, before a bird's wings could heal again.
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Post by Celina Jedynak on Jul 30, 2007 12:58:03 GMT -5
"Your right. But a torch is something we could use...or if I had my wand...." Celina trailed off thinking about what else to do. "We could just reach into it," Celina suggested starting to poke her hand in through the suit of armor's helmet. Quietly, and slowly, Celina's hand crept into the suit of armor. Letting out a shaky sigh, she let her hand go as far as her arm would let it and felt nothing but cold, hard, metal.
"I can't feel anything..." Celina said matter-of-factly.
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Post by spicer on Jul 30, 2007 14:54:38 GMT -5
If the cleaning was slow to begin with it was getting even slower now since the Ravenclaw girl had decided to join Trixi in the ghost hunt, or whatever you wanted to call it. Couldn't they just give it up and go back to cleaning? After all it was highly unlikely that anything was actually hiding in the suit, it was probably just one of those weird enchanted suits of armor. Looking over in the pairs direction, as he took a break from scrubbing he stated, "You two do know that the armor isn't going to clean it's self right? No matter what you find in there I doubt it will be even the slightest bit helpful. Unless of course it decided to sit on Trixi or something then that would be mighty helpful, not to mention great entertainment."
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Jul 30, 2007 15:31:34 GMT -5
Curiousity grabbed at her as she watched the two girls poking about the armour, what could possibly be in it? Except Peeves, but she really did hope he wasn't around. Felicity just didn't understand why they didn't ignore it and just clean, the quicker they cleaned, the quicker they'd all get out of the room. And besides that, the quicker they got out, that much more sleep the Gryffindor knew she'd get. If it came down to it, she'd clean the suits herself if it meant getting them all done.
Dropping her brush with a bit of clatter in the drain, she glared over at the younger boy again, ready to pick up a sponge of her own and lob it at him. But really, her violent tendencies should've been aimed at Drew, after all, he was the one who'd seemed to decide to babysit the boy. And he wasn't doing a very good job at keeping him from being quiet. The boy's entertainment choices really weren't that amusing, not when she was tired.
Picking up the brush again, she decided to just ignore it all. Maybe she'd clean her second suit she'd already started on and then work with the the girls to clean what they had going. At least they weren't annoying her.
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Celina Jedynak
Ravenclaw
Seventh year
Because it just took time, before a bird's wings could heal again.
Posts: 6
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Post by Celina Jedynak on Jul 30, 2007 15:45:22 GMT -5
Celina just stopped. Turned her head slowly as if possessed and glared at the boy. Her eyes were fiery and so was her temper at this point. "We're unstable remember...do you really think you could tame us enough to do what you say?" Again, she snarled and yet it was smooth. It was almost unsettling how much she had sounded like her father just then, but it didn't make her any less upset. She just turned away from them. Her whole body. Turned away from the two Ravens and the Gryffindor. Turned away from them, and the disappointment she felt within herself.
"Nope...not a thing in there...." Celina said to Trixie, her voice cracking a bit as if she was about to cry again. Clearing her throat a bit to try and control herself, a tear released from an eye and she looked away from Trixie passing by her a bit to another suit of armor with her water bucket and sponges. Kneeling down to the feet of another, her head hung low and her hair on her shoulders falling in front of her, she began to scrub.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Jul 30, 2007 16:19:02 GMT -5
The blonde just couldn't help it at this point, she let a well-deserved giggle escape. Celina wasn't in much more of a good mood than she was, and really Felicity couldn't blame her friend. But she was right, he really couldn't make them clean when they were preoccupied looking for the unknown source of the giggling. And while Felicity thought they should clean too, it wasn't up to her to tell them to do so.
Finally deciding her bucket and brush were clean enough, she filled it and put in the cleaning supplies before turning, with the bucket in hand to head back to her second task, only to catch sight of her friend looking so down.
Putting the water-filled bucket down, she hesitently walked over to her friend, knowing she was angry with her, but not wanting to let her look so sad. Dropping down next to her, she wrapped her arms around her friend's neck. Whatever was wrong, hopefully Celina would be all right, and hugs usually helped somehow, even if they didn't do anything. It was kind of like kissing a wound, for some reason, things just felt better.
"You all right, love?"
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Celina Jedynak
Ravenclaw
Seventh year
Because it just took time, before a bird's wings could heal again.
Posts: 6
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Post by Celina Jedynak on Jul 30, 2007 16:32:25 GMT -5
Was she alright? Not really. Celina was stuck in a detention with both of her closest friends, cleaning suits of armor, and was still petrefied that her parents would somehow find out. Celina's father had a unique ability that allowed him to know things. Even more than regular parents would know. He would totally find out, and if he didn't Alfonz was sure to. But as Felicity asked if she was alright, all Celina could do was collapse in her friends arms and she let go.
"N...n...no....what....if they find out? I don't know h..how....I'd explain i...it...." Celina sniffled and cried again and again. Celina's arms found their way around Felicity's and she continued her small sobs. "I...I....just don't....don't get....why...." It made no sense...but out loud, Celina was really asking....Why did one truly need to make friends if trouble was all they brought?
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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 Jul 30, 2007 16:45:01 GMT -5
"Let it go, Brax," Drew told the boy, knowing that talking to the girls at this point would only make them more angry.
He saw Felicity go over and hug Celina and suddenly felt as if it had become guys against girls. Drew just didn't understand why Celina and felicty were so mad at him. As the lines were now drawn, it seemed like there was even less chance of him making it better.
"We'll do our part and let them worry about their part, okay?" he told Brax in a soft voice, afraid it would carry over to the girls and just upset them more.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Jul 30, 2007 17:01:30 GMT -5
They? She knew who the girl was speaking of, the only they she could be talking about. Her parents. But Felicity didn't understand how the girl's parents would react badly, after all, they'd only at that point gone into the Forest to look for a hurt creature. Would her parents really tell her that was something unspeakable? The blonde just didn't understand how that could be possible, then again, her mum and dad would understand, even if they would be upset.
But why what? What didn't she understand? Why they were in a detention? That was a good question, but Felicity was pretty sure it was because they were in the forest when they shouldn't have been. At least it wasn't a bad detention, it was just cleaning.
"Celina, love, it's okay, I'm sure. I mean, it isn't like you've been expelled," she said soothingly as she could, knowing that would've devistated her friend. "It's a detention, and it doesn't really do anything, I'm sure. I mean, it can't mean anything in the world, just here at school, right?"
Hugging her friend tighter, she felt the urge to cry. Not because of the same reason, but because she was tired and angry, and the combination, combined with who she was unreasonably angry with, made her tear ducts well.
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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 Jul 30, 2007 17:11:54 GMT -5
Drew kept looking over at the girls, hearing their murrmurs and wishing he could go over and help even a little. He knew Celina was upset about the whole detention and he had tried to tell her it wasn't that big of a deal, but she didn't seem to hear. Trying to tell her now might only make it worse.
If he had been closer, he might have at least tired to add some comfort, but crossing the room just seemed awkward, especially since Felicty already seemed to be doing a good job fixing it.
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Celina Jedynak
Ravenclaw
Seventh year
Because it just took time, before a bird's wings could heal again.
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Post by Celina Jedynak on Jul 30, 2007 17:28:21 GMT -5
Pushing Felicity off, Celina crawled back to the other side of the suit, wiping her eyes and forcing her sobbing to stop. Slight voices could be heard from the others, nothing of which Celina caught any words of but knew enough to get going back on the suit. "I....I....please.....just don't....." she said softly to Felicity. "He'll.....he'll come back......they'll know...." she nodded, almost out of her mind like.
She started to furiously scrub at the knight. "We're almost done...." she muttered to herself. "....almost done...."
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Trixi Turner
Slytherin
Third Year
Do I look like a people person?!
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Post by Trixi Turner on Jul 30, 2007 19:49:24 GMT -5
Trixi nodded as the girl said there was nothing in the suit of armour. She was right. Trixi couldn't see anything either. As Braxton spoke Trixi scolwed, why couldn't the boy shut him up. She would have launched a sponge at him right there and then but her aquaintance seemed to be taking his words to heart and moved onto another suit of armour. Trixi followed awkwardly. Then Felicity came over and hugged Celina and Celina started crying. Trixi watched the situation, not quite sure what to do. She wasn't any good at making people feel better, afterall, she hadn't really done it before. She decided to let Felicity do it. However Celina pulled away from Felicity and Trixi pouted. Stupid Braxton.
Well Trix only knew one way to try and fix it. trixi bent down into the bucket and pulled out three sponges. The boy only had two hands, one of the three would have to hit. "Put a sock in it Braxton!" she yelled as she launched all three sponges "Or a sponge. Either way just keep your big ugly mouth shut!" The young girl didn't know any other way to defend her new aquantance, so launching sponges at Braxton's head seemed like a good way. Perhaps if he tried to speak one would land in his mouth.
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Post by spicer on Jul 30, 2007 21:12:09 GMT -5
OMG was she being serious or just faking it for attention? No one actually cried at a detention did they? Apparently so. He would never understand girls and their emotional rollarcoasters. “You have to be kidding me,” he said in a astonished tone, “Your going to cry again? It’s just a detention. It’s not like your cat just died.” He wasn’t trying to be mean, but trying to get her to see the light. There was nothing wrong with detentions, he had already had quite a few in his short stay here and look he survived. Without even shedding a tear at that. So he just couldn’t comprehend why they were on the verge of crying, or in ones case out right crying about it.
Then hearing Drew he turned his attention back to him, it had been on the pitty party before that, “Yeah but if we do our part and they don’t do their’s because they are crying then we will have to do it for them. That’s not fair we get twice the work and they get off because they can’t handle their emotions.” Braxton said trying to keep his voice down so that the girls wouldn’t hear, and only Drew could.
Too bad Braxton had been to preoccupied to see Trixi’s new onslaught of sponges. Not only did one hit him but two made contact as he was trying to make out what she was saying. Git. That’s what she was a git. Royally annoyed by her he jumped to his feet fully intending on telling her what he thought of her, not to mention didn’t their bucket need a nice draining? Maybe he could handle that why he was at it.
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Celina Jedynak
Ravenclaw
Seventh year
Because it just took time, before a bird's wings could heal again.
Posts: 6
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Post by Celina Jedynak on Jul 30, 2007 21:57:42 GMT -5
Celina didn't listen to the young child's banter. No, she wasn't kidding anyone. If anything she was kidding herself. Life had been grand before she had to make "connections" and "friends" as her mother had told her to. Life had been hard enough trying to live up to the already high standards that her parents forced upon her without trying to make or associate with others. That boy had no idea what she was going through, and so she ignored him and kept scrubbing. As Trixie launched sponges, Celina looked up just as two of them were hitting Braxton. A little ping of joy came from the deepest realm of Celina's raging emotions.
She went back to what she was doing, thinking to herself....one more word out of either of you.... she shook her head, almost realizing yet again why she avoided contact with any of the Ravens for five years.
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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 Jul 31, 2007 0:11:56 GMT -5
"Braxton, you aren't helping any by shooting your mouth off. Leave the girls alone," Drew told the younger boy, realizing it was a loosing battle, especially since Trixie insisted on instigating a fight. To make matters worse, the other two girls seemed to be taking the Slytherin's side.
"Where are you going?" Drew asked the kid again as the firstie jumped up. "Because I swear, Brax, you do anything to any one of those girls and it won't end up pretty. This is neither the time nor place for smart mouthing or retaliation. Let it go and we'll deal with it later, okay?" If Brax would only show a little restraint, Drew would be more than happy to show him better ways to get back at Trixie than simple sponge throwing or water dumping.
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