
| The Library; Watch out for Madam Pince! | |
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| Gem | Jul 15 2009, 02:03 AM Post #11 |
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"Well yeah, I mean I'm good at other classes... but Herbology just doesn't click for me, y'know?" He gave a forced laugh. He stopped laughing when he heard the rest of what she had to say. Was she offering to help him? He thought so, but he'd been wrong about these things before. Perhaps she was saying 'Maybe I could lend you a book' or something like that. He needed to be sure before he said yes. "You could...?" he asked, surprised to find himself slightly hopeful. |
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| Ayu | Jul 15 2009, 02:24 AM Post #12 |
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
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"I could...well, um...I've got all these books, and..." She was plaiting the front of her hair in a nervous braid, over and over "...Well, I mean, if you ever had a free moment, I could...well, I'm in the greenhouses a lot, or the common room, if you need a hand, I've probably got some...some books you could borrow!" Slow handclap. Well done, Alice. Smooth. |
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| Gem | Jul 15 2009, 11:23 PM Post #13 |
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"Oh. Yes. Books. Good. Books would be good." Frank replied. Though he immediately felt relieved (he somehow managed to not totally embarrass himself), he was also feeling something else... Could it be disappointment? It was absurd, of course. Why would he possibly feel disappointed? The one on one time he thought Alice was offering would only lead to more chances to make an idiot of himself. He tried to shrug off the feeling the best he could, and smiled at her. "Thank you, that would be great." |
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| Ayu | Jul 15 2009, 11:50 PM Post #14 |
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
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"Well, I mean, um, it would be a real shame if you screwed up this exam...you're so smart, it sort of wouldn't be fair, somehow...so, you know, um, if there's anything else I can do to help...?" She was scarlet behind her hair, and her fingers were moving faster and faster, plaiting and unplaiting the same strand of hair over and over again. |
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| Gem | Jul 15 2009, 11:59 PM Post #15 |
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"Oh, me? No, no..." Frank never blushed, but if he did, he'd be beet red. "I'm not that smart. I just study a lot... not like you, you're really smart. Especially with Herbology and everything..." He looked at his lap. Way to go, Frank. Now you sound like you're sucking up to her. |
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| Ayu | Jul 16 2009, 12:07 AM Post #16 |
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
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Oh crap, how do I react to that? She didn't want to sound up-herself, but was it ungrateful to say that wasn't true? She settled for a rather forced laugh. "Have you seen my detention record, Frank? It's not the sign of a smart person to have the sixth most detentions in the year." |
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| Gem | Jul 16 2009, 12:23 AM Post #17 |
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Frank relaxed as Alice steered the conversation to a somewhat more comfortable topic. "Oh wow" he laughed, because it seemed like the appropriate thing to do. "How did you manage that? I've never even gotten a single detention." He wasn't entirely sure if that was something to be proud of, or embarrassed of. Girls seemed to fall over Sirius, and he had loads of detentions... |
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| Ayu | Jul 16 2009, 12:44 AM Post #18 |
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
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She laughed slightly more feelingly. "Five years of doing every tenth piece of homework. Or every twentieth. I'm, um, not good at organising myself. I mean, seriously, aren't there more important things? Except it's OWLs year and I'm going to regret it, aren't I?" |
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| Gem | Jul 16 2009, 02:57 AM Post #19 |
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Frank laughed. Of course, he'd already started on his own OWL studying schedule. He briefly considered offering to make her such a plan, but he was worried that would be kind of creepy. "Oh, yeah, right. I mean, no! I'm sure you won't have any problems with your OWLS... I mean, they'll be hard but you're a good student... er, yeah, I mean, we'll be fine. Not we. I mean... you. You're very bright and all, no problem at all" he said, all the while wanting to hit himself. "Im sorry Alice, I should go. Thank for the erm, book offer. I'll be sure to take you up on it." Frank stood up, not looking at her, and bolted for the exit, leaving his large stack of books on the table. Why do I have to ruin everything? he thought sadly, as he escaped the library. Things had been going so well (sort of...) until he started babbling like an imbecile. |
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| Ayu | Jul 16 2009, 03:47 AM Post #20 |
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
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Shit. Alice sat there, staring morosely at Frank's abandoned books. She thought she'd been doing well...she must have come off too strong, freaked him out or something. So, she thought dryly, total incoherence isn't what guys look for in a girl, huh? |
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