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 Dec 21, 2005 20:21:58 GMT -5
The nightmares had started up again, slowly at first, but as the first day of classes approached, they quickly became a nightly occurance.
Thus, it wasn't surprising to find Drew sitting in the common room in the wee hours of the morning.
He was sitting in the comfy chair, his blanket wrapped aroound his shoulders and poking at the fire for entertainment. In an hour or so, he'd try to sleep again, but for now, it was better to stay up.
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Post by hermione7lunaroc on Dec 21, 2005 20:24:54 GMT -5
Lily came creeping down the steps. She was going to risk it again. She couldn't get blue hair if they were all in there asleep right? She just had to tell Drew. She spotted him in the common room. That was odd. "Drew?" She questioned, stopping at the foot of the steps. She looked over at him a bit uncertain.
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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I didn't do it and you can't prove otherwise...
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 21, 2005 20:26:37 GMT -5
"Huh?" he answered, jumping slightly at the interuption. The flames ahad been hypnotising and he hadn't even heard Lily come down the stairs. "Hey, what are you doing up?" he asked, smiling at her.
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Post by hermione7lunaroc on Dec 21, 2005 20:31:40 GMT -5
"I came to find you," Lily said. "But that's not important." She snuggled herself into a corner of one of the chairs. "You alright? I was ready to battle the sleep monster that is Drew at night."
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 21, 2005 20:44:53 GMT -5
"Why'd you come to find me?" Drew asked, frowning. Wondering what was keeping her up was better than thinking about what was keeping him up, so he ignored her question and asked his own. "You okay?"
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Post by hermione7lunaroc on Dec 21, 2005 20:47:46 GMT -5
"I'm fine," Lily said. "Mister Won't-give-me-a-straight-answer. Honestly I am. I just, I had the dream again, only this time I was able to make them go away. It was hard and I almost didn't make it, but I did. Now you answer my question. Are you ok?" She looked him straight in the face as best she could.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 21, 2005 20:53:13 GMT -5
"I'm fine..." he answered, shaking his head at the question. He wanted to hear what had gotten her up. It sounded big. " Tell me about the dream. You said you got rid of them? that's great! What did you do?"
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Post by hermione7lunaroc on Dec 21, 2005 20:57:04 GMT -5
"Right," Lily said. "Right I'm sure you're fine." But she dismissed it for now, she wasn't going to bug him about it again until later. She knew he wasn't fine. I mean come on, the only things better than sleep to Drew in her opinion were food and Alhana. "I just they were pulling on both sides. And I yelled at them, 'You can't win!' and they laughed and I just fought harder and then I broke free. I broke free and I grabbed Cleo's hand. And then I grabbed onto my mum's and then I looked at you and suddenly in the blink of an eye, you were there right behind me, your arms wrapped around my waist. And this light, this purely white light shown from the four of us and they scattered. And then I woke up."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 21, 2005 21:04:23 GMT -5
"That is so cool!" Drew cheered best he could while still keeping his voice down. "I'm so proud of you! I knew you could do it! I told you that you were strong. Seriously, I expected it to take longer than that to get the hang of it, but already, you did it. You watch... next time, it'll be easier."
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Post by hermione7lunaroc on Dec 21, 2005 21:14:57 GMT -5
"I know," Lily said. "You said all I had to do was pretend and I'm a good pretender." She smiled. "Now it's your turn Drew, why are you up? Normally I would have had to shake our for half an hour and then push you out of bed and then pour water on you." She gave a sweet smile over at him. She really wasn't buying the fine thing.
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 21, 2005 21:17:30 GMT -5
Drew shook his head again, not ready to switch gears as quickly as she was. "I thought this would be a really big deal for you! I figured you'd be more excited about it," Drew told her, frowning.
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Post by hermione7lunaroc on Dec 21, 2005 21:20:35 GMT -5
Fine. Lily thought. Fine. But he is not and I will figure it out eventually. "I am," Lily answered him. I'm only worried about my best friend in the whole world. She added silently in her head. "It's just late and I'm tired and I'm trying to contain my emotions lest I wake the whole house."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Dec 21, 2005 21:25:26 GMT -5
"So at least tell me about it!" Drew told her. The girl was usually full of details (sometimes more than Drew actually needed) and now she kept trying to change the subject, brushing off what was a huge accomplishment for her.
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Post by hermione7lunaroc on Dec 21, 2005 21:28:11 GMT -5
"I did tell you about it!" Lily said. "There's nothing really more to tell. I don't remember that much. Normally my dreams are vivider but the longer and harder I fought the more faded they became until they left completely. They flashed in and out sometimes. Like they would disappear for a second and then they'd blink back in, more faded than before."
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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 Dec 21, 2005 21:31:27 GMT -5
"I'm proud of you," Drew answered sincerely, offering her a wide smile. "Really, really proud of you. So how do you feel now? Think you can do it again?"
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