Post by Niobe Wattson on Aug 30, 2009 12:30:45 GMT -5
Bump. Bump. Bump.
A rhythmic thumping noise was coming from a corner in the library where a Hufflepuff was repeatedly bumping her head against the desk in front of her. There was a quill still wet with ink and an open well next to her as well as a stack of books. A letter had just left with an owl through an open window to try and find someone she had sorely wronged.
Phugsius,
I am so so so sorry! You know I didn’t mean it! I was just trying to help, both of my parents are doctors, it comes from that. I will make it up to you anyway I can, I am so sorry though! Please forgive me if you can, I’ll understand if you can’t.
Love, Niobe
Well, this would be a story to tell her children. About the time she had made roses sprout forth from her first and very short lived boyfriend. What a way to hurt someone! The Hufflepuff felt like a total moron, her face was red as a cherry and had yet to leave that state. She knew her wand work was subpar, why would she try that even if she felt bad? Niobe didn’t know and felt terrible, and was hiding out in the library for now. Not even potion textbooks could cheer her up though.
If only teenage romance was simple. It was complicated enough, didn’t need bodily injury added to it to complicate it more.
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Aug 30, 2009 12:59:33 GMT -5
The owl who flew out the window moments before now flew back into he library and dropped the letter, yards away from where Niobe sat bashing her head upon the table, where Phugsius stood eyeing Niobe with a completely emotionless face. He opened the letter and slowly began to read it.
His mind flooded with emotions and questions. He didn't know what to do or say. He'd thought she'd betrayed him in a plot by Konrad to get revenge. The letter said otherwise. Now Phugsius was torn between his trust in Niobe which exceeded his trust in anyone else and what he knew in his mind to be a very palpable reality. He stood in silence for a moment.
He heaved a sigh of frustration at his own feelings and slowly strode over to the seat across from the red-headed girl, calmly folding his hands on the desk. His eyes passed over her form before speaking. "Alright, Niobe, what is it you want to say?" He had come here to listen and that's what he would do.
Post by Niobe Wattson on Aug 30, 2009 13:24:49 GMT -5
It was Phugsius’ voice that broke her from her stupor and made her stop the self-inflicted harm upon her head. Blue eyes snapped up towards where the Slytherin sat across from her, almost in disbelief. Well, he wasn’t completely ignoring her at least. That was good. But he obviously wasn’t happy with her. He had every reason to be, no man wanted that coming out of him! “I didn’t mean it!” The girl blurted out, her crystal clear blue eyes watering slightly.
She didn’t like the thought of losing Phugsius. He was her only friend she had made at Firefox and she trusted him so deeply it would be a cruel blow to the heart to have him hate her so much.
“Even if I had meant it, do you think I honestly would have been able to do it?!” The Hufflepuff said, motioning towards herself and her wand which lay abandoned on the table. Even if she had meant harm she wouldn’t have been able to, the girl was that abysmal with her wand work. “I am so sorry, I didn’t mean to, I didn’t want to hurt you.”
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Aug 30, 2009 21:47:08 GMT -5
She was too cute. Phugsius eyes locked onto hers for a brief moment as she blurted out her apology. He felt a pang of what he'd previosuly felt for her and felt a little twang of guilt as tears almost came to her eyes. Maybe he had been wrong in not trusting her. She was Niobe, she was as innocent as a flower or chocolate milk. He wanted her to know he cared, but he couldn't show it. He didn't want to corrupt her, he didn't want to make her hated for dating the Slytherin prefect. A guy nobody would accept. He didn't want to corrupt her more than he already had.
NO! The real reason this was all happening was becsause of Konrad. The angry little german had sworn revenge against Phugsius for his comments after the quidditch match. Obviously turning Niobe was it. That's what his revenge was. He could forgive her, but not Konrad, not after he had done this. It was purposeful no one would be so stupid to do that. Not the Niobe he knew, not the one he had gorwn to love.
There was clear room for doubt though. Maybe she had done it on accident..... He wanted to believe her, he wanted to trust her, maybe he would have to see.
"Alright Niobe, here's your next wand lesson. I want you to learn the spell incendio, by yourself in two days. If you do, I'll believe you" He gave her a wink and a smile, "anything else you would like to talk about?" His eyes lit up with curiosity.
Post by Niobe Wattson on Aug 30, 2009 22:08:02 GMT -5
Why couldn’t he just trust her? The Slytherin knew that the girl was terrible with wand work and wouldn’t be able to conjure a single rose if she wanted it much less a whole bouquet in a specific place! The Hufflepuff felt a tear prickle her blue eyes and leak, and she quickly dashed it away, thinking over what he said. He wanted her to learn a spell in two days on her own.
Her heart dropped into her stomach. Despite the wink and the smile he was totally serious, and all the bright color that had been camping out in her face since the incident drained and left her pale as a sheet. In order to keep Phugsius she had to do what she hadn’t been able to do her whole life! And not only that but he had chosen a volatile and dangerous spell that would probably end up seriously harming herself or others in the process of learning it.
Even if she could learn it in two days, at what cost would it be? Would burning herself be a proper repayment in his eyes to what she had done to him?
Niobe nodded weakly, going over in her head the things she had to do in order to learn this. Homework would probably have to be ignored. “If that’s what it’s going to take to prove I didn’t mean you harm then I’ll do it.” Her lips were pursed and she wondered what the hell was going through Phugsius’ head because she was beginning to suspect him to be angrier with her for more than just some spell going badly. But she didn’t dare ask, not with things how they were.
She ran a hand through her red hair, shaking her head. “No, I don’t have anymore questions. I’m going to need to get on this if I am to learn in two days.”
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Aug 30, 2009 22:15:10 GMT -5
"If you're sure" He took one of her hands in his own confidently "I know you can do it Niobe" he stood up slowly letting go of her hand. He was rooting for her, but this would show him exactly how devoted to him she was, if at all. He gave her eyes one last longing glance and made his way for the library door.
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