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“You may be unafraid of toil”, the girl put air quotes around the repeated words, mocking the other. “But that doesn’t mean you’re going to beat us.”

“just wait until our first match and you can talk to me then.” Glenda said sounding bored. “who knew you’d be so judgmental.” 

“So now you want a proper introduction, too late.” She kept her hand steady even after the other lowered her wand. Maddie didn’t care that the girl brought up her brother; eventually someone was going to make the connection. “I’m his sister, and whatever connection you may have to him won’t save you from this rude awakening. You need to learn to be nice to people.” 

Glenda let her shoulders drop and shook her head again. “no, I mean it, you are jolene right? your brother told me about you, that’s how much I know him.” she emphasized. “and I’m nice to people, I just get easily irritated.” 

“Wasn’t so bad? I think you need a bit more.” he gave her another spoon so she could eat with him, “Oh sure, you pull a face and then reluctantly try things?” he teased a bit.

“I think if I eat more of it I’ll never stop.” she took another spoonful either way and enjoyed its creamy flavor. “that’s how I work.” 

“Because I’m trying to end all of this on a good note.” Vale said, getting up abruptly. From the beginning of the school year he had done nothing but think about her, and not because he wanted, but because he knew that deep down he still felt something for her… something he wanted to get rid of. Vale had decided then after the party that the best way to move on from it was to cut her off, and in order to do that he needed to know what he had told her. He needed to be sure that no part of him wanted those feelings to linger any longer. “I don’t remember because I don’t remember half the things I did at that party, Glenda, I was drunk not mental. Please tell me what I said, let us… let me fix whatever it is I said.” 

“ end all of this ? what is all of this ? if you can’t remember we broke up already, I don’t need a reenactment.” she huffed and got up quickly, turning around just to pick up her bag. “and for your information you are always mental.” Glenda didn’t understand his out of the blue need for closure. for all she knew his words were just words and there was no meaning in them. “you just need to fix yourself. ” she said and made her way out of the courtyard. 

The blonde let out an amused sigh. “Oh please. You couldn’t score on us last year even if our keeper was out. What makes you think you could stop us from betting that cup?”

“ that was last year, McKinnon, stop living in the past.” Glenda said, displeased. “we practice more. i thought that by now everyone had memorized how the sorting hat says we are unafraid of toil. ”

“Yeah, well that’s not new, is it?” Vale said, glancing her way. He could tell there was something she was keeping from him and whatever it was he just could not remember. Memories of the party flashed here and there; he could remember leaving with her but that was the extent of it. “It’s not like it would have been the first time you snuck me into your room, Glenda. What did I tell you?” He demanded to know as he felt his patience leaving him. “Why won’t you tell me? What could have been so awful that you don’t want to talk about it?”

“ don’t be rude.” glenda said. she looked down, fidgeting with her fingers while she became unable to tell him the truth. she couldn’t really understand its purpose because they were done now and she couldn’t let him have an emotional hold on her. “and that is all in the past, why can’t you leave it there ? why is me telling you so important ? if you don’t remember that’s your fault, not mine. “ 

“Eggless, no salmonella to get your stomach upset.” he repeated taking another spoon to mouth, “Live a little, worst thing you’ll have to get a potion for a stomach ache, and then you can hunt me down.” he teased.

“ ok, let’s see how it goes.” she scooped some of the batter with her finger and tried it. her face went through different emotions as she tried it but ended up settling on a smile. “it wasn’t so bad.” she shrugged. “and I do live a little, or a lot depending on the situation. i’m just not my best self when I get sick. ”

Maddie smiled, to get into a fight on her second day at Hogwarts was not how she wanted the day to go, but desperate times called for desperate measures. “A trespasser? Don’t be so pathetic, but if you want to scream then I can help you out with that.” She said, wand readily pointed at the capricious nobody standing in front of her. “Go on, scream, and when you wake up from being unconscious tell them it was a Mulciber who did it.” 

Glenda didn’t take in what she had gotten herself into. she wasn’t good at duels and there was so much a protective spell could do. with her wand ready she was about to cast a protective spell, but then she heard the name. Mulciber. Vale had a sister, he had mentioned her once or twice but she couldn’t believe it. “wait, you.. who are you really ?” she lowered her wand and took a better look the brunette wanting to hurt her. “you are related to Vale ?”

Task 01 // ??

“That’s hilarious”, the girl said with a cackle. “We won’t loose to them. We’ve been busting our asses all week. They’re going to wish they were playing the badgers.”

Glenda faked a hysterical laugh, “ oh my you are so funny. ” she rolled her eyes, annoyed at how her team was so easy to make fun of. “ then have it be Ravenclaw that brings you down, either way I’ll make it my personal business to make sure you guys don’t get the cup. ” 

“You mother never baked and let you try the batter?” he asked not sure if that was just something only his mother did, “It’s edible, and it tastes good.” he took a new spoon and handled it to her, “Wanna taste?”

“ my da does, yes, but I never cared for it, that’s something he does with my younger siblings.” glenda shared and accepted the spoon. “ if I get this salmonella the muggles speak of, I will make sure to hunt you down. ” 

Vale hesitated in the spot where he had been standing before sitting next to her. It was normal for him to act that way out of habit more than anything, but seeing that there was no one around made him feel better about letting himself relax. “I know what you mean. Stefan, the prick, took a video of me dancing. I rarely dance.” He slouched on the bench, leaning back on his elbows. Getting him to delete it was something he would have to deal with later. “What did I say to you? I didn’t just wake up in a dungeon for no reason.” 

“ you talked about wanting to be free and making your own decisions. ” she went back to that night and replayed their conversation in her head. it was easy to remember it that way, especially when she had done it so many times that week alone. “ you also mentioned your father and hoping to go against him and whatever engagement he throws your way. ” glenda paused to look his way, wanting to see if he remembered saying that he chose her. “ the dungeon was the only place I could think of leaving you without getting caught, I wasn’t going to take you to my room. ”

“Did my face also tell you how disappointed I am to be here, getting accused of being rude by someone who is clearly way over her head?” Maddie said with a nonchalant tone. “Not nice of you to come to erroneous conclusions, miss nobody, not nice.” 

“ ok no, you can’t walk pretending to be lost and innocent just to turn into a total bitch for no reason. who are you anyways ? you could be a trespasser for all I know. ” glenda said flustered. “ if you don’t tell me I’ll scream. ” 

“Egg-less batter, it’s super tasty.” He offered with a shrug, “Don’t look at me like that, is like you never tried it before.”

“I wouldn’t know I don’t bake. ” she mimicked the shrug, taking a better look at the batter. “are you sure it’s edible ? it looks weird.”

“I love it when you tell me to go away, fills me up with joy.” Vale sarcastically replied with a smug look on his face. His drunk persona had made a fool out of himself, how much had he spilled to Glenda? He didn’t remember, hence why he pestering her at that particular moment. “Forget that promise and tell me what we talked about during the party. We both know how much you like talking about me.” 

glenda rolled her eyes so much with every word he said that it left her eyes hurting, yet she didn’t leave. he was a pain, her pain, and although she knew he was kidding, it was better to come clear about what he had told her at that party. “sit down.” she said, patting the space besides her. no one was around so she knew she could talk freely, without having to rush it all out. “what do you even remember ? you were pretty pissed, if you know what i mean.”

The other student scurried off, causing Mary to shake her head slightly. “Nothing like a bit of trash talk before a game, yeah?”

“of course,” she grinned. “it’s the only way we do it, there’s not messing around when it comes to quidditch.”