*SHE'S SO HARD TO PLEASE.

“you can’t BELIEVE everything you hear – this school is a bloody gossip mill–” 

“ tell me about it, “  alecto said with an arched brow.  “  ---  so much so, I can’t  even tell what particular piece of gossip has inspired such a reaction. “

“Seems that all my parchment is missing again.”

“ what, did you drop your bag or something? how on earth does that even happen? “ 

“Well, I do love it here, a lot.” She nodded. “That’s good. Do you prefer it at home or here?”

alecto shrugged, her tone neutral when she said,  “ I like it here. but here’s not forever, so that hardly matters. “ 

            ❛      If  our  idiocy  is  that  infamous     ,     then  it  might  do  us  some  good  to  have  a  reminder  or  two     .       ❜      For  the  same  reason  Remus  kept  his  mouth  shut     ,     Alecto  would  certainly  do  the  same     .     It  wasn’t  as  if  the  entire  school  was  in  the  dark  about  his  current  eh      ,      predicament      .     Hell  would  come  regardless  of  who  asked  him  why     .      ❛    And  your  break      ?      Was  it  a  nice  momentary  reprieve     ?      ❜

           “  please  ---  your  collective  idiocy  is.   do  you  honestly  expect  me  to  believe  you  need  any  kind  of  reminders?   we’re  both  much  too  smart  for  that.  “   she  sat  back  in  her  seat,  smirking  at  him  as  she  arranged  her  legs  neatly  beneath  her.   “  unless  you  really  want  me  to  call  you  an  idiot  as  a  reminder,  I  suppose.   I could  do  that.  “   her  gaze  skittered  away  from  him  for  a  moment,  as  she  thought  of  a  suitable  answer.   “  it  was  momentary,  alright. “

“all i did was sleep and drink …  and now that i say it out loud, that sounds really sad.  but i had a good time.  i haven’t gotten to sleep in that late in ages.  what about you?”

“ it’s not like I expected your break to be revolutionary, “  alecto said with a small roll of her eyes, a matching smile in place.  “ it doesn’t sound sad. it sounds  ...  relaxing. mine wasn’t exciting, either. “

                The  friendly  response  was  unexpected  and  he  reacted  in  kind    ,    allowing  himself  to  be  lured  into  something  that  felt  somewhat  familiar     .      A  typical  conversation  for  a  typical  teenage  boy                            But  he  never  fully  succumbed  to  the  fantasy     ,     remaining  suspicious  at  almost  every  twist  and  turn     .     A  paranoid  stance  for  a  paranoid  teenage  boy     .      ❛      Well  since  you  said  please     .      ❜     He  thought  momentarily  about  leaving    ,    the  idea  immediately  vetoed  when  he  remembered  his  goal    ;     Remus  would  hold  his  head  high  no  matter  what  the  situation     .     ❛      But  decent  sounds  about  right      .     Reprieve  as  well     .     However    ,    you  were  missing  morally  questionable  and   undeniably  idiotic    .     Rookie  mistake     .     You’re  forgiven    .       ❜    

                     “  I  did  say  please,  “   she  agreed,  pointing  the  end  of  her  quill  in  his  direction.   “  it’s  a  rare  occurrence,  so  you’re  welcome  for  it  too.  “   please  and  you’re  welcome   ------   alecto  almost  found  it  reassuring  that  when  full  to  bursting  with  curiosity  she  could  still  hang  onto  the  societal  mannerisms  she’d  always  lived  by.   hell,  her  parents  might  even  be  proud.   she  closed  her  notes,   set  down  the  quill,  and  set  an  absent  hand  to  undo  her  braid  in  lieu  of  actually  biting  her  tongue.   even  people  swirling  in  nasty  rumors  should  get  to  talk  about  what  they  did  on  break.    “ remus,  remus.  I thought  your  group’s  lack  of  morals  and  general  idiocy  went  without  saying.   I  wanted  to  skip  over  stating  the  obvious  and  get  right  into  details,  obviously.  “

“It was okay. I liked it, but I like it here more. How about you?”

“ being here certainly does give you some semblance of safety, no? “  

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[ alecto — hestia: 8:35am ]  if i lost amycus i’d probably have fucked off to greece forever. who knows, that might even be an optimistic look at things. i think it’s really great that you’re here and trying. [ alecto — hestia: 8:36pm ]  and i know i’m shit at being comforting but if you ever need a brother figure, i’d be willing to share amycus with you. he can be a dumbass but i think he’s really great, too. [ alecto — hestia: 8:37pm ]  it’s not the same but i’m here for you. and he’d probably be too if you asked.  

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[ alecto — hestia: 2:11am ]  i kno ww what yoru thinking and Yes i am [ alecto — hestia: 2:11am ]  drrunk. [ alecto — hestia: 2:12am ]  but yroure  my frien dddd and i wanted  to tll you that i lovve you!![ alecto — hestia: 2:13am ]  also gryffindors  re so fckin g liud my god. Annoying 

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[ alecto — ted: 4:35pm ]  is it nice not having a common room set atop a million evil stairs? [ alecto — ted: 4:36pm ]  does it feel good? calming? 

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[ alecto — ted: 9:22am ]  hey narcissa!! i ordered two of my favorite after shower hair potion in case you felt like trying it out. if not i just won’t have to order again for a while so no worries [ alecto — ted: 9:23am ] whoops, sorry ted, i got excited and didn’t check who that sent to 

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                  A  sliver  of  a  smirk  formed     ,    giving  the  appearance  of  casual  hilarity     ;     a  hilarity  rendered  calm  given  the  speaker  and  her  reputation     .    Without  seeing  his  face     ,     she  made  the  mistake  of  likening  him  to  everyone  else       -                     he  liked  it     .     Finally  some  damn  normalcy     .     He  hesitated  to  speak     ,     the  boy  not  too  keen  on  breaking  the  illusion     .        ❛     Such  fancy  words     .     Keep  throwing  those  around  and  I  might  have  to  try  harder      .       Effort  isn’t  exactly  my  nicest  color    ,     Alecto     .     ❜                       

              she  glanced  up,  hand  stilled  in  her  writing  for  a  sparse  moment  as  she  took  in  his  face.   she  wasn’t  sure  who  she’d  thought  she  was  speaking  to,  but  he  was  a  surprise;   still,  surprise  never  did  any  good  when  it  was  shown.   she  looked  down,  finished  up  a  line,  allowed  her  lips  to  curve  towards  the  paper.   her  tone  was  innocently  polite  when  she  said,   “  I  think  effort’d  suit  you  fine,  remus.  “   alecto  cocked  her  head  back  at  him  and  relaxed  her  posture.   “  but  trying’s  no  fun  when  it’s  an  obligation.  so,  please  don’t  try.  “  

                   if only, hestia thought to herself. she knew her friend meant no harm by asking the question. she was sure it wouldn’t be the last time she’d hear it either. still, so much had been so wrong about her break she didn’t even know where to start if she were to divulge in any details. instead, she simply shrugged her shoulders and muttered something along the lines of “ it was fine.”

                     “  --- yeah? “  once alecto placed the voice, she took the time to finish the line she was writing before looking up at hestia with a small smile on her face. she cocked her head at the other ravenclaw and took in her friend; winter break had, of course, lasted the normal amount of time, but it felt like she hadn’t seen her friend in longer. she nodded, set her quill down.  “ fine isn’t bad. but it’s good to see you again. “

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[ alecto — narcissa: 7:15am ]  do you want to grab breakfast together?   [ alecto — narcissa: 7:15am ]  the great hall is absolutely deserted so i doubt anyone’ll mind us ignoring the usual house seating.  

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[ alecto — narcissa: 5:38pm ]  are things alright with you and your sisters? i’m not around any of you often enough to know but it seems like there’s tension.  [ alecto — narcissa: 5:39pm ]  if not, of course, feel free to tell me to fuck off. [ alecto — narcissa: 5:40pm ]  i know family’s a personal thing. 

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[ alecto — jasper: 10:05pm ]  you’re not that bad, flint [ alecto — jasper: 10:06pm ]  i mean, you could definitely be better [ alecto — jasper: 10:07pm ]  but in my experience ‘not that bad’ gets the job done just fine 

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[ alecto — remus: 11:47pm ]  whyyyyyyy  [ alecto — remus: 11:47pm ]  no wait that’s not what i wsnna ask  [ alecto — remus: 11:48pm ]  do you gryffindors have dorm parties as often as the stories would lead oone to believe???? or do you end up always having do dri nk alone too 

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[ alecto — remus: 2:13pm ]  Melissa, if you’re not in the library in two minutes I will flay you alive for wasting my time. I mean it this time. I’m letting you fail. 

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