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The Greenhouses
Topic Started: Jul 17 2009, 07:18 AM (1,166 Views)
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When his eyes met hers, he felt a tiny squeeze in his stomach.
What the hell is wrong with me? Frank though angrily, pushing away the growing urge to wrap his arms around Alice.

"Okay. I'll... I'll try to remember all that." He leaned towards the plant, and sniffed. It smelled faintly sweet, urging him closer, but he didn't dare put his face within range. "I... I think I saw the ones outside Hogsmeade." He finished stupidly.
Edited by Gem, Jul 19 2009, 03:48 AM.
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
"Erm, yeah...they grow near that bookshop on the edge of town, you know the one?" She leant forwards, reaching past him to the mature geraniums to defuse the tension she felt in the air for a moment. "Oh, damn, yes, most impotant thing, to stop them biting, you pinch here. If you need to weed around them or cut them back or anything." She grasped the nearest flower at the point where the flower met the stem, squeezing with a finger and thumb; the fangs sprang wide apart and stayed there, quivering, even after she tentatively poked a finger into the centre.
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"Okay, press there." Frank repeated, pressing his thumb over Alice's. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! He felt like Sirius had taken over his body for a moment. He quickly pulled his thumb away, it still tingling where it had touched Alice's, and looked back at the ground. "Er... thank you so much for going through this with me. I'm just wretched. If you need help with any of your other subjects, just let me know." He said lamely, running his hand through his hair. Good. School. Safe.
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When Frank removed his hand, Alice's grip loosened, mostly in shock, and she only just saved her probing finger from swift removal as the fangs snapped closed. She hardly noticed.

"Well, um, I'm just glad to help! I mean, I'm not doing too well in my other subjects...Herbology and Charms are what I'm good at, you know?"
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"Yeah, I know exactly what you mean." Frank said quickly, but then realized it could be miscontrued. "I mean, not that I'm following your grades. I'm not a creep or anything like that. I just mean, um, I know what it's like to have your erm, strengths and weaknesses." He sighed. If he were someone a bit braver, a bit less scared of rejection, he'd ask her to Hogsmeade. But this was Frank Longbottom, for goodness sake, and he didn't do things like that!

"So d'you come down here often?" he asked, looking around the greenhouse. Of course she does, you git. You know that.
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
"Yeah, um, you've got a lot more strengths than me, though, I guess, I mean, you get much better grades..." She tugged at her ponytail fractiously. "Well, I like ithere, I guess...it's peceful and natural, and, um, I mean, I love my friends and I love being social but plants don't ever judge you..." TOO NEEDY TOO NEEDY TOO NEEDY, ABORT! "...um, I mean, um..."
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"Oh, no, I'm not as smart as everyone thinks, really... I just get the grades because I study a lot. Though no amount of studying helps me in this arena." He laughed quite loudly at his own joke. Smooth, Frank. Jokes are good. Just next time, make them actually funny.

"I wouldn't judge you." he said candidly, not quite aware of how stupid it would sound until it was out of his mouth. "I mean... you're just really sweet and nice and pretty and awesome, why would they judge you?" Greeaaaaaat. That wasn't any better.
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That was it. She went scarlet.

"U-um...I-I...r-really? I just, I mean, I..."

Great. Incoherence already. And you were doing so well.
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"I-I'm sorry... I shouldn't have.. erm... so what's this?" He mumbled, pointing at the first plant he saw.
Way to screw it up, Frank. Admittedly it hadn't been going swimmingly before, but still. He had single-handedly killed the conversation.
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
"N-no, Frank, it's fine, I mean, thank you, I mean, um, look, Frank, the thing is, I kind of..." Her courage failed her. "I. Um. Yeah. This plant's alihotsy. The leaves cause hysteria and can be fatal if you eat too much, erm..."
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