Beth Lilac
Hufflepuff
Fifth Year
"Just because you've got the emotional range of A teaspoon, doesnt mean we all have"
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Post by Beth Lilac on Jun 19, 2008 0:39:46 GMT -5
Beth walked side by side with Ace and Alixas trying her best to keep her feet from sinking into the snow. She smiled at Ace as he handed her his scarf and then wrapped it around her head to keep her face warm. She looked out at the lake and laughed.
" I would give you two Gallons if you skated across the lake , but only cause it would be hysterical to see you get out there and get stuck ." She laughed nudging him with her padded elbow.
" So i bet you anything that when we get to Vertos office my mother will be there too." She stated changing the subject as they continued to trudge through the snow. "Alixas are you ok? You seem slightly out of it today. Is everything ok?" She asked turning to look at her , at that moment she hit a patch of ice and slid landing on her butt. " I really hate the winter time here" She announced as she began to laugh still sitting on the ground.
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Ace Clearwater
Ravenclaw
Ravenclaw quidditch seeker
"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure!"
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Post by Ace Clearwater on Jun 20, 2008 0:35:29 GMT -5
Struggling to get his numb feet pushed through the snow he was very intrigued at the bet, trudging along they were directly next to the lake. He withdrew his wand and tipped the end of his shoes, a layer of ice appeared on the sole of his shoes. Gleaming he stood up and brushed the snow off his pants and told them he'd meet them on the other side.
One foot at a time he jumped on to the frozen lake and began to slide back and forth, moving across the lake inch by inch. He gradually picked up speed and was nearing the edge of the lake. Nearly there he lost his balance, falling face down onto the ice and his body slid the rest of the way until he ceased moving any farther. He landed in a bank of snow, piled up over the past few days. He was too ashamed to stand up so he sat there for awhile, his face burried within the snow.
He wasn't worried about getting frostbite - he could over hear the chuckles from a group of students.
"That stupid Ravenclaw boy is at it again-" followed by laughter, the group walked away and he turned over looking up into the sky Pieces of snow trickled down, falling against his ruby red cheeks.
His body was frozen, numb toes and fingers, he stood up and shook of the snow. "Pe-pe-perhaps we sh-sh-should go to to get warm." Ace's teeth were chattering, they huddled together and walked off up towards the castle.
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Beth Lilac
Hufflepuff
Fifth Year
"Just because you've got the emotional range of A teaspoon, doesnt mean we all have"
Posts: 86
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Post by Beth Lilac on Jun 20, 2008 0:55:22 GMT -5
Beth pushed herself back to her feet as she watched Ace walk toward the lake. When he actually stepped on it and began to skate across it she couldn't help but laugh. " Are you crazy? I didn't think you were serious" She yelled as her and Alixas walked around the lake to meet him there. She was sure he hadn't heard her but she didn't care.
She continued to walk as she kept watching him skate. She stopped dead in her tracks as she saw him fall and slide the rest of the way through to the other side. She took off as fast as she could , which wasn't very fast, through the snow over to him. She heard the group of students talking and she went to pull out her wand to hex them when she thought better of it .
"Shut up , none of you are brave enough to do that so go back to the castle" She yelled in their direction as she got to Ace. He just laid there on the ground staring up at the sky and she some how knew right away he was ok. She helped him up and pulled the scarf off from around her head and wrapped it around him head.
"I'm pretty sure you need that more then i do " she stated as they all began to once again walk up to the castle."Maybe we should get you warmed up for a bit before we go to Vertos. You look like an ice cube. Oh and also Ive got to get you your money " she joked as they continued to walk.
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Ace Clearwater
Ravenclaw
Ravenclaw quidditch seeker
"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure!"
Posts: 131
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Post by Ace Clearwater on Jun 20, 2008 1:06:16 GMT -5
"Don't worry about the money; I was going to do it for free anyway." He said, pulling both of them in closer
He smiled as they headed off to the great hall, it was nearing lunch time anyway and by all the walking they had done he was quite hungry. Pushing the doors open the great hall seemed vacant, only a few students filled the tables. "We will meet up later - then we will go to Verto's office." He gave them each a hug and went off and joined his fellow table.
He saw most of his quidditch team huddled towards the end of the Ravenclaw row, he jogged over and sat with them. Pulling off his coat, hat and scarf he started to munch on sandwich which was washed down with some hot butterbeer. "You know Ace, with you just coming back from your injury the team and I were thinking we'd set you out next game so you can heal." The captain’s words made no sense to Ace; he was the best seeker Hogwarts had seen in years, hurt or not
"You can't be serious, come on guys, I'm the best seeker there is and you know it." He slammed down his mug, outraged they would even propose such an idea
"We know Ace - we know but being as it may, we feel you need the time off." The words seemed to sting harder that time, he was in utter shock
“Why – because I nearly lost my hands, because I was kidnapped and tortured when you all bloated about being superior wizards and that’s why you weren’t kidnapped!” He tossed his plate in the air, and pushed away from the bench
“No Ace you don’t understand-.” Ace was enraged at this moment, he nearly lost his life and now he just lost the most important thing in his life, Quidditch “No, It is you that doesn’t understand!” He grabbed his gear and jogged off out of the Great Hall and up the stairs
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Post by Alixas Koritsu on Jun 21, 2008 20:33:29 GMT -5
Alixas had been walking with them outside, off in her own little world as she thought, and shook out of her daze as she watched Ace skid to a stop on the ice. Chuckling softly she followed Beth over to him She fell into step a few feet behind them as they made their way to the Great Hall. After hugging Ace and Beth, Alixas made her way over to her own table and sat at the end, and immediately getting her some butterbeer to warm herself up.
Just about to go into her dazing mode again she happened to look up to see Ace leaving the Great Hall in a bit of a hurry. Confused, she got up and followed to see if he was alright.
As Alixas left the hall she saw him at the top of the stairs and made after him, pacing herself as she went up the stairs, so she wouldn't fall.
When she got close enough she grabbed onto his arm so he wouldn't go anywhere. "Are you okay Ace? Is something wrong?"
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Ace Clearwater
Ravenclaw
Ravenclaw quidditch seeker
"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure!"
Posts: 131
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Post by Ace Clearwater on Jun 21, 2008 20:52:01 GMT -5
He was on the second floor, past all the mumbling portraits and statues, past the lingering students who didn't have a class, past his team. He was regretful for being so ill-tempered towards them but Quidditch was his life, that’s all he ever knew. Walking along he felt a tug on his arm, turning around his eyes met that of Alixas who was curious to why he had an outburst and stormed out of the hall
"Because, because they are leaving me out of the match because supposedly I'm still hurt. Or some load of bullocks like that." He was still angry, he didn't mean to yell at her but he didn't know how else to get his anger out
They stood there in the hall way for awhile glancing at each other, the portraits stood as silent as guard dogs watching the conversation unfold. Trying desperately not to look noticeable but pushing their ears to the best possible direction to hear. He shouldn't be mad - he shouldn't be yelling at his friends, it wasn't their fault.
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Post by Alixas Koritsu on Jun 21, 2008 20:59:44 GMT -5
She flinched slightly when he started to yell but did understand that he was angry. Alixas smiled at him. "I'm not going to pretend that I know what you're going through because, well frankly, I don't. But I want you to know that I think its understandable for you to be angry with people, considering what you've been through."
She gave him a hug before letting out a frustrated sigh and turning to the portraits. "Excuse me but even though you may be here, that doesn't mean you have the right to listen in on peoples conversations. Why don't you all just run off to another piece of cloth on the wall and mind your own freaking business!" Alixas was gritting her teeth by the time she got done saying this.
As some of them glared at her she glared back until they finally gave up and just left for another place probably to talk about them.
She was smiling again as she turned back to him. "Sorry about that..."
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Ace Clearwater
Ravenclaw
Ravenclaw quidditch seeker
"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure!"
Posts: 131
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Post by Ace Clearwater on Jun 21, 2008 21:10:38 GMT -5
Her yelling at the portraits made him forget about quidditch, it was a good bit of comical relief. "Ha, that’s ok lets go for a walk." They linked arms and began to walk up the staircase until the arrived at the fifth floor. They pushed there way through the small pockets of students and finally found a bench that overlooked the grounds, cathedral ceilings lined the circular room. The snow was still falling down, it subsided a little but it continued to pile up itself.
Magic left the widows unfrosted, it was if the windows were built with heaters inside them. "I can remember my first quidditch match, that’s how we met if you remember." He paused for a moment, gazing out the window "I was knocked off my broom during practice and I landed in a pile of your books The team thought it was funny, but I didn't, I felt bad. If I remember correctly I mistook you for a slytherin girl but luckily so you were a gryffindore." He turned his attention to her and smiled, as she smiled back
"That first year was quite eventful, I didn't really know any of you and now we are the best of friends. I am really glad I fell of my broom and got to meet you." Still smiling he looked away from her and down the hall, they were alone and the castle felt like a distant memory but it wasn't, he was still there
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Post by Alixas Koritsu on Jun 21, 2008 21:18:03 GMT -5
She laughed softly as she saw the snow fall. She loved watching it fall, it was peaceful to her.
Alixas remembered the day he talked about as well. She had had to get one of her books replaced. "It was quite eventful, and if I had to relive it, I wouldn't do anything different." She turned her attention from the window and the world outside, to him adn smiled.
"Although back then I thought you sucked at Quidditch." She laughed and poked him in the nose before turning back to the window.
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Ace Clearwater
Ravenclaw
Ravenclaw quidditch seeker
"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure!"
Posts: 131
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Post by Ace Clearwater on Jun 21, 2008 23:39:13 GMT -5
"My dear - It is not that I was a bad quidditch player it was that you are blind as a bat." He tapped his finger against her glasses, they both chuckled for awhile together
Memories were quite interesting around the castle, Ace had established some really great connections with all sorts of people the five years he was at Hogwarts, he couldn't have been happier. "I really wonder where Beth went off to, perhaps she's still eating at the Hufflepuff table." For a moment his eyes turned glassy as he stared off into space, shaking back into reality he suggested they wait for her outside the great hall.
The five years there at Hogwarts didn't make the walking any less of a burden, the five stories still felt like five stories to his feet. "You know, I'd really like it if we could fly our brooms around in here, it'd make getting around so much easier." Yeah he might as well use his broom for something, he though, most certainly wouldn't be the next quidditch game. He had calmed down by this point, stepping on the last step before the great hall's entrance.
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Post by Alixas Koritsu on Jun 21, 2008 23:51:06 GMT -5
She nodded. "That would be way better than walking around this place. I would hit the walls...I really am blind as a bat." She laughed and strode over to the entrance of the great hall, peaking in and looking for Beth.
"Lets see, shes in here somewhere..." By now everyone was crowding the Great Hall, chatting and eating, and just plain standing around.
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Beth Lilac
Hufflepuff
Fifth Year
"Just because you've got the emotional range of A teaspoon, doesnt mean we all have"
Posts: 86
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Post by Beth Lilac on Jun 22, 2008 22:51:28 GMT -5
Beth saw Ace start yelling and rush out of the Great Hall but as she got up to leave she was stopped by a few Hufflepuffs asking her tremendous amounts of questions about what all went on with Ace and how he almost died. She tried her best to be polite and excuse herself from the table to go after Ace but no matter what she did she couldn't get them to stop talking.
She saw Alixas Walk out of the Great Hall after Ace and at this she really tried to get away from her fellow students. Once she was finally away from them she was stopped again by her mother walking into the Great Hall. She stood and talked with her for a few minutes before she left and ran toward the door.
She spotted Alixas poke her head into the Great hall and she had a feeling it was to look for her. She rushed over and hugged her before she walked out of the Great Hall and into the corridor where she instantly spotted Ace.
" What happened ? Whats wrong? Those stupid people chose the wrong time to ask ignorant question" She asked hugging him. All the while trying to catch her breath from all her running around.
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Ace Clearwater
Ravenclaw
Ravenclaw quidditch seeker
"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure!"
Posts: 131
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Post by Ace Clearwater on Jun 22, 2008 23:01:09 GMT -5
"Yeah stick your head in there and see if she is in there." He suggested to Alixas who was already preying the door open, he laughed as the other side of the door opened and Beth walked out
At this point Ace was extremely calm, he happily embraced her hug and couldn't help but give her another one. "Well my team has decided to drop me from the next Quidditch match - I've been kicked off indefinitely." He told her the whole story before asking her to join them as they all began to walk
"I guess it is ok, I mean I'll have more time to well be with you. We have potions in a few moments we ought make our way down here." They headed off towards the dungeons, nearing the potions classroom as they were pushed against the wall as a group of seventh year Slytherins hurried past them "Ugh how rude ..." He brushed off his shoulder, "Have they not cleaned these walls." acknowledging the thick film of dirt on the walls
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