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The Library; Watch out for Madam Pince!
Topic Started: Jul 14 2009, 11:27 PM (415 Views)
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Frank dropped a large stack of books onto one of the library's many tables. He winced as they made a loud clatter, but for once Madam Pince wasn't there to scold him. She's probably off terrorizing first years, he thought, and took a seat next to the books.

There were nine in total, all with thrilling titles like 'Herbology: From Abyssinian Shrivelfigs to Zubbapods' and 'The Encyclopedia of Water Plants'. Frank picked up the top book, the title of which couldn't be made out through a thick caking of dirt, and opened it. A small explosion of dried dirt fell into his lap. He sighed, and put the book back in the pile. Perhaps not the best first choice. Frank brushed the dirt off of his lap, and suddenly blanched. If Madam Pince saw him getting dirt onto her carpet, he'd be banned from the library for a month! He quickly tried to brush the dirt under the chair, not even thinking to use his wand, and looked about to make sure no one had seen.
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
Alice was coming out of the herbology section, holding a couple of books under one arm and a small bag of seeds in the other, when she spotted Frank at the table not far from where she was.

Well of course he'd be in the library, no reason for him not to be, it's a library for everyone, and everyone knows he's a good student, and he... She watched him brush dirt nervously under his chair and bit her lip, going pink. Nobody has the right to be that adorable. Not fair!

It occurred to her that she was being rather James-ish, hiding behind a bookcase and squeeing over the object of her affections. Although James at least had the guts to talk to Lily. What would Alice tell one of her friends to do in this situation? It was obvious. Go over, talk to him.

...

Damn, why hadn't she realised before how hard it was? How the hell did girls like Marlene and Flo flirt with random strangers so easily when she couldn't even talk to a boy she'd known for years? Well, new year, new start.

New start.

Right now.

...

...

now!

...

NOW!

In a sudden burst of courage, she strode out (slightly aggressively) from behind her nice safe bookcase and dropped her books on Frank's table. "Um...hi, Frank."
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Frank yelped when he heard Alice say his name. He was very nervous about getting in trouble (he didn't yet have a detention to his name!), and was worried the voice was calling him out on his dust-under-chair behavior.
"Ohhhh..." he said, visibly relaxing, when he realized it was just Alice. "Hello Alice."
He looked at the ground, quite embarrassed for his previous girlish yelp.
"Are you having problems with Herbology too?" he asked suddenly, noticing her books.
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
Alice laughed, snorting and bubbling as she clamped a hand over her mouth. Hi, said a little voice in her head. I'm the sane part of you. And Ali. YOU'RE HYSTERICAL!

She calmed herself, flushing again, and sat down. "Oh. Um. Do you mind if I sit here? I. Um. Yes. Herbology. I'm doing Herbology. I'm going to grow stuff." Oh god shut up.
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Frank looked at Alice, not quite sure what to make of her laugh. It was a laugh wasn't it? He suspected she was laughing at him, but couldn't be quite sure.

"Er no... not at all!" Frank said, making a wide arm gesture to the other chair. It looked quite smooth, until his arm hit the stack of books and sent them toppling over. "Oops." he muttered, trying to restack them as quickly as possible. The sensible part of his brain was screaming GET OUT NOW!
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"Oh. Oh, crap, um, sorry, let me just..." She dived at the fallen stack, picking up book after book and trying to help Frank restack them, but she kept fumbling them. They must be cursed to dodge her. Yeah. That was it.

Or you're just an idiot, Ali, get a grip!
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It took far too long for Frank to finish stacking his share of the books, much to his embarrassment. Pull it together Frank, he told himself. It was strange, he'd been around Alice in a group loads of times, and it never got this awkward. He'd never really spent one on one time with a girl though, so perhaps this was the norm.. Frank made a mental note to ask Uncle Algie in his next letter.

He really had two options in this situation... Talking to her, or sticking his nose in a book and hoping she'd take a hint. Frank considered them for a moment. Though the latter was much easier and less risky, Alice had always been nice to him and didn't deserve to be snubbed. He plucked up his last bit of courage.
"Is that one good...?" he asked, nodding to one of her books. There would be no more wild hand gestures here!
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
Ok, this one's easy. Talk about Herbology. You can do talking about Herbology

"Um, yeah, it's a really useful reference book, um, Dad sent me these seeds and I need to find out more about them, so I...I thought I'd look them up, I mean, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you..." She still hadn't sat down, and just gestured slightly hopelessly at the pack of seeds lying on the table. Help.
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"Oh, cool. Seeds." replied Frank. Way to state the obvious. He knew he'd be helpless before he looked at the pack of seeds, but he did it all the same. Yup, he was right. He hadn't the foggiest notion what they were.
"M'afriad I can't help. Don't know a lick of Herbology; Professor Sprout recommended I read through some of these books to help bring my grade up. 'Cause it's OWL year, yknow..." Of course she knew it was OWL year! Frank forced a smile, feeling like quite the loser.
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
"Oh, right, I mean, um...well, Herbology's kind of fun really, well, for me, so...but you're really smart, Frank, there's no way you'll fail your OWLs, so..." Merlin's beard, she sounded like a babbling idiot. She was a babbling idiot.

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Alright. Calm. Breathe. There wass an opportunity here, if she had the guts to grab it. "But, erm, I mean, if you're struggling with Herbology, maybe I could..."
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