Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
|
Post by Guy Styles on Aug 13, 2007 14:54:36 GMT -5
Guy fake- sighed at Vanessa's rating of how exciting it would be, " Only a four? That's not very fun-filled, you know. " He grinned and went on, " Well that's pretty cool. Getting to hang out with family and all. " He sometimes wished his mother lived closer but he knew that having her life in the States seperate from him was what she wanted. He didn't have to understand it, but he did accept it.
" Geez.. " Guy said as the old wizard rushed by Nessa and ran into her. He looked over to the Huffle and asked, " You okay? That was pretty rude of him.. Not even to say sorry. " He shook his head slightly and wandered what was up with some people.
|
|
Vanessa Harrison
Witch
LoA Graduate
Whatever gets you through today...
Posts: 362
|
Post by Vanessa Harrison on Aug 13, 2007 15:04:07 GMT -5
"Yeah, I'm fine," she answered somewhat absent-mindedly, looking at the jerk who pushed her instead of Guy. But then her eyes wandered over and she smiled again. "Thanks," Vanessa added. Shrugging off the little ordeal, the Hufflepuff continued toward the pub, turning to speak to Guy again as she walked.
"So do you visit your mum very often?" she questioned.
|
|
Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
|
Post by Guy Styles on Aug 13, 2007 15:13:30 GMT -5
Guy nodded, noticing that she seemed kind of distracted after the run-in but didn't pay any heed to it because she soon turned her attention back to him so he figured she was okay. Guy shrugged slightly at the question and elaborated, " Well... I do when I feel like it. Usually during summer hols or winter break I'll go over and visit. But I don't really like my step-dad. He's... a bit of an arse. " He confessed to Nessa. There were other reasons for disliking his step dad but he didn't feel like going into too much details right then and there.
" What about you, are your parents still together? " He asked curiously as the approached the door to the pub. He grabbed the cold handle and held it open for Nessa with a slight smile.
|
|
Vanessa Harrison
Witch
LoA Graduate
Whatever gets you through today...
Posts: 362
|
Post by Vanessa Harrison on Aug 13, 2007 15:31:11 GMT -5
"Oh, I hear ya," Nessa agreed on the topic of parents (even if they were step-parts) being arses. Her own dad hadn't been the nicest of men either and Vanessa had been hoping to avoid that subject but Guy had then just asked her about her parents. With a sigh, she flashed him a smile and entered the pub as he held the door for her. "No, my uhh...my father passed away a few years ago," the girl answered. Now that she had just shared that little gem with Guy, Vanessa made her way over to the stools at the bar and sat down, taking her cloak off and resting it next to her. Glancing over her shoulder, Nessa jerked her head in the direction of the other stool, waiting for Guy to join her. If he still wanted to.
|
|
Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
|
Post by Guy Styles on Aug 13, 2007 15:44:49 GMT -5
As he walked into the pub he felt a welcome rush of warm air greet him. He was glad to have gotten out of the cold, but from the way Nessa told him that her father had died several years ago and immediantly moved over to the bar and left him standing at the door it made him think that she didn't care to venture the topic any further then they already had. He glanced at her as she looked back at him and he made his way over to her. He took his jacket off and set it on the stool before sitting down next to Nessa. As the barkeep walked over to them Guy assumed that Nessa had meant getting a butterbeer by coming to the Leaky Cauldron, " Two butterbeers please. " He told the old man with a nod, then turned to Nessa. " Sorry, i hope that's what you wanted. I'm just used to having to order with my family. " He shrugged slightly.
|
|
Vanessa Harrison
Witch
LoA Graduate
Whatever gets you through today...
Posts: 362
|
Post by Vanessa Harrison on Aug 13, 2007 15:51:16 GMT -5
"It's fine. Thanks, Guy," Vanessa assured him, flashing another smile. When the bartender brought over the two drinks, Nessa placed enough change on the counter to pay for both of them and winked in Guy's direction. She took a sip of her drink and the placed the bottle back down on the bar, picking nervously at the label on it for something to do. Nessa glanced sideways at Guy and then sighed, looking away quickly. "Sorry," she apologized quietly, "I don't normally talk about my dad. I don't think I've even told anyone at school about that."
|
|
Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
|
Post by Guy Styles on Aug 13, 2007 20:58:04 GMT -5
Guy smiled but felt a little strange as Nessa paid for the drinks, " Okay, but I owe you then, alrigh'? " He said, meaning he would get something later, whether it be food or drinks or some other kind of repayment. He took a sip of the warm drink and instantly felt a little better from being in the cold for so long. Butterbeer was good for that.
He nodded understandingly, " Yeah.. I hardly talk about my mom and step-dad. Just.. not a topic I like to bring up to most people. " He shrugged because he was used to not really talking about it to anyone but his dad, but it felt okay telling Nessa those things. Like she understood where he was coming from. " So it's just you and your mom then? " He asked suriously, peering at the Huffle seventh year. Guy took the time to notice just how pretty Nessa looked right then but shook his head slightly as he thought this. They were just friends. He thought.
|
|
Vanessa Harrison
Witch
LoA Graduate
Whatever gets you through today...
Posts: 362
|
Post by Vanessa Harrison on Aug 13, 2007 21:30:08 GMT -5
In mid-sip, Nessa tried to wave him off when he offered to pay her back for the drinks. She really didn't mind paying for both of them. "No, you don't have to Guy," she told him, once she's swallowed her drink and could speak again, "Really, it's fine." She flashed him another smile, hoping he'd let up on that. It wasn't a big problem.
Vanessa nodded back in agreement and decided to just get off the topic of parents altogether. It was easier to talk about something else. "It is now, yeah," the girl answered, "My brother just moved in with his girlfriend so it's just me and mum now. She doesn't really know what to do with the silence."
|
|
Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
|
Post by Guy Styles on Aug 13, 2007 21:44:34 GMT -5
Guy shrugged at Nessa brushed the topic aside. Well, if it didn't matter all that much to her then he didn't want to make a big deal out of it so he let it slide.
He drummed his fingers lightly against the bottle as he tuned into some background music. He nodded as Nessa went on about how her brother had just moved away. " That's cool, though, a quiet house. Mine's usually chaotic all the time with three younger siblings. They're kind of crazy. " He grinned because even though they were alot to handle he loved them. He took a drink of the butterbeer and looked around the somewhat packed pub, seeing who else had made their way over to escape from the cold. Not recognizing anyone in his brief search Guy looked back to Nessa with a smile. " So how was school going for you before break? " He asked.
|
|
Vanessa Harrison
Witch
LoA Graduate
Whatever gets you through today...
Posts: 362
|
Post by Vanessa Harrison on Aug 13, 2007 21:49:16 GMT -5
"Sometimes a little chaos is better than complete silence," Nessa told him with a smirk. Now that her brother was gone, it did get fairly lonely in the house. Mum was usually off at work so there was no one home. Nessa didn't mind it sometimes, she had peace and quiet to just sit on the couch in front of the TV and veg but after a while with no one to talk to, it did get lonely.
Guy's next question caught Vanessa a little off-guard so she took a sip to give herself a moment to think of something. "It's been...hectic," she said finally, deciding that was the best word to use.
[sorry, I didn't mean to hit the post button]
|
|
Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
|
Post by Guy Styles on Aug 13, 2007 22:17:51 GMT -5
Guy chuckled although he did agree with her. He didn't think he would trade his chaotic family life for anything else. As Nessa took a few seconds to take a drink from her butterbeer Guy couldn't help but tap his fingers again on his own bottle. The beat seemed to be pulsing through him to his fingertips. He blamed it on the fact that he was a drummer at heart, always beating on things with a couple of pencils or even his fingers. He couldn't help it.
' It's been.. hectic. ' As Vanessa said this Guy's attention was drawn back to her. He propped his head up with his free hand, his other still tapping lightly on the bottle as he looked at her. " With classes and whatnot? Or just other stuff? " He asked curiously. He was wondering if the work load was stressful as a seventh year seeing as how he was going to be one the next year.
|
|
Vanessa Harrison
Witch
LoA Graduate
Whatever gets you through today...
Posts: 362
|
Post by Vanessa Harrison on Aug 13, 2007 22:27:34 GMT -5
"Uh...yeah, classes," Nessa fibbed, but then added, "And some other stuff...people...boys." She frowned slightly, trying to shrug it off like it wasn't bothering her. The girl picked nervously at the bottle label again before she looked at Guy. With his head propped that way on his hand, he looked really cute and Nessa couldn't help but smile. "What about you?" she questioned back, "How're classes?"
|
|
Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
|
Post by Guy Styles on Aug 13, 2007 22:39:02 GMT -5
Guy nodded at the girl's responce. It made sense, last year of Hogwart's, the schoolwork had to be at least a little trying, plus with all the social stuff going on all the time. He didn't really want to question Nessa about her answer of ' stuff, people and boys ' unless she wanted to talk about it so he shrugged slightly when she asked about his classes. " Well, all fairly easy. Not too much work just because it was right before the hols. I think the professor's wanted to get out of there more then I did. " He grinned slightly.
|
|
Vanessa Harrison
Witch
LoA Graduate
Whatever gets you through today...
Posts: 362
|
Post by Vanessa Harrison on Aug 13, 2007 22:56:55 GMT -5
Vanessa chuckled softly at Guy's comment about the professors. "Yeah, they've got it worse than we do," she joked, sipping slowly on her drink, wanting to make it last. It had warmed her up a considerable amount and she unzipped the front of her hoodie, revealing the aged and faded "The Clash" t-shirt that had once been black but was now more a shade of grey. The only good thing Nessa had ever gotten from her dad was his taste in music and for that, Vanessa was grateful.
"I am not excited about going back after the holidays," Nessa confided in Guy, "The work load until the end of the year is going to be massive. Do you know what you want to do when you're done Hogwarts?"
|
|
Guy Styles
Wizard
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Employee Musician
Just your average Guy.
Posts: 394
|
Post by Guy Styles on Aug 14, 2007 11:28:39 GMT -5
Guy took another drink from his butterbeer and then pointed out, " Kinda. I think I would be stressed if I were them. Everything's got to be crazy when you're Hogwart's professor. " He smiled because he had always wanted to pull off a big prank on one of the teachers. For fun of course.
As Nessa took of her hoodie Guy noticed her The Clash shirt. Good taste in music... He thought with a nod as Nessa went on. Upon being asked if he knew what he wanted to do Guy answered immediantly, " Well, I want to be a drummer, but I don't think that's a very realistic goal, so I'm not too sure what my back up could be. How about you? " He asked, peering at the girl.
|
|