but it's only for a moment

                𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒  𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃  𝐎𝐔𝐓  𝐎𝐅  𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐒𝐄,      hand  lingering  in  place  as  he  studied  the  blue  creatures  that  rattled  in  their  cage      .      Leaning  just  a  bit  closer     ,      barely  a  centimeter    ,    they  jumped  at  the  sides     ,     their  prison  now  tipping  wildly  back  and  forth      .      Adie  instinctively  jumped  back    ,    eyes  wide  as  he  snarled      .          ❛     Shifty  lil’  bastards    ,    aren’t  they     ?      ❜

                kitty  cocked  her  head,  looking  into  the  cage  as  well   ---  a  little  too  transfixed  to  jump  back  in  step  when  adie  did ,   though  she  did  look  over  her  shoulder  at  him  a  measure  later.    “  what  do  you  mean  by  shifty? “  she  posed  the  question  with  a  slight  smile ,   a  wrinkled  nose.   “  I mean   ...   like ,   wouldn’t  you  be ,   in  there?   they’re   ...  any  shiftiness  is  totally  valid.  “

  she heard the girl’s voice before she actually saw her. and when she finally glanced up to look at kitty, a blush crept onto her cheeks from embarrassment. she hadn’t meant to hit the girl with the book. really she hadn’t been trying to hit anyone. maybe, she should’ve thought of the potential danger of tossing books around.. even if she was outside with a limited number of people passing by. “ sorry kitty.. “ she said, offering the girl a bit of a sheepish smile, “ i didn’t mean to hit you. i was just.. a little frustrated with this potion’s assignment. that’s all. “ even though it had been a little bit more than just that fact.

                           ❛ pretty much the same conclusion i came up with. slughorn might kill me for it though… ❜ still, it beat having to somehow travel through the mess peeves had made, ted thought to himself.

              kitty felt her features crumple a little, and she shoved a hand over her face.  “ ugh, slughorn. damn it, I had something for him to look over and if I don’t go to class I’ll have to do it some other time. fine, though. I feel, like, committed to skipping now. and, um, I don’t want to touch anything peeves made  ...  “

                         hestia nodded along with the blonde, handing her the bottle of firewhiskey. it wasn’t the most grand of drinks, but its what the young ravenclaw could find. all things considered, it was lucky that she found any sort of drink in the castle, with all the chaos and whatnot. everyone had been keeping their stash well concealed. just in case. ❛ so, what brings you up here on such a fine a night like this ? ❜ the question wasn’t one that required an answer. she must have been feeling the same as everyone else at the moment.

              kitty took the bottle in a loose grasp and held it close to her face, where she could look at it without needing to see anything at all. it gave her something to do before she actually gave in. hestia’s question startled her into a laugh; startled her away from looking lost at the firewhiskey.  “ I love astronomy, didn’t you know? “  kitty’s giggling died down and shit bit her lip, shaking her head at the other girl.  “ uh, but, no. honestly, that’s  ...  that’s way too long a list to bore you with. short answer is I needed somewhere for an herbal remedy, and, um. found you. “

                        ❛ might want to be careful going down that hallway there. peeves has been up to his usual tricks, despite everything going on. it’s like a swamp down there… literally. ❜

                “ oh my god, really? again? “  kitty glanced nervously behind ted before shrugging her shoulders back, mind made.  “ I’m already late, so I guess I’m just  ...  uh, not going to class today? “

                       ever since coming back her mind had been reeling over the recent deaths. they were so soon after her own brother’s demise, she felt as if the same thing was happening all over again. it was all hestia could think about now as she sat on the astronomy tower, drink in hand. she hadn’t expected anyone else to be joining her, yet she didn’t seem all that surprised either. ❛ care to join me ?  it’s pretty dull drinking by myself. ❜

               kitty took a few cautious steps towards hestia; she hadn’t explicitly told herself over this break that she wanted to try again to be better, but with an offer stared at her she wondered if she should have. news of the most recent awfulness wasn’t exactly sitting well with her. she figured she wasn’t special in that regard. nor was she special in her treatments. which pretty much made up her mind  ---  kitty plopped herself next to hestia with a warm smile. a small one, but it was there.   “ I’m always ready to join. being lonely’s no fun. “

  focus just wasn’t coming to the blonde as she sat on the hogwart’s grounds with a potions book in lap. try as she might, her thoughts kept wandering to the news that had been circling around the castle. another muggle family killed. something that only served to intensify the girl’s worries for her own family. with a frustrated sigh, she ran her hands through her hair before she grabbed the edge of the book and tossed it away from her with some dramatic flair. “ this is pointless. “ she groaned.

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[ kitty — narcissa: 2:14pm ]  i might be a little under an influence right now so feel free to ignore this but[ kitty — narcissa: 2:15pm ]  what’s it like having sisters? instead of brothers, you know?? i bet it’s amazing 

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[ kitty — narcissa: 1:47am ]  i want slughorn to like me because potions is like, the only class that i’ve actually got a talent for. but you know how awful he can get right? like i feel like you get it with him [ kitty — narcissa: 1:48am ]  honestly i feel like i’m just glad that all the advanced classes have so many independent projects so i don’t have to spend that much time pretending i’m not creeped out by him  [ kitty — narcissa: 1:49am ]  but then i go back to wondering if it’s even worth being uncomfortable when i’m probably not going to be able to get a job in the field anyway with my scores in everything else. [ kitty — narcissa: 1:50am ]  sorry, you’re probably sleeping. anyway you can ignore this. sorry narcissa 

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[ kitty — peter: 12:15am ]  drinking is like riding a bike, peter [ kitty — peter: 12:17am ]  it’s just so fucking easy,, and nice. i stopped for all those months nd it’s like nothing changed. like, i did. but obviously nnot enough? [ kitty — peter: 12:18am ]  all that to say that my brother sent some very nice gin if u 2 share with me  pleaes

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           ❛   course it was !   ❜    sturgis spoke brightly, sitting up in his seat as he turned to give the girl the full brilliance of his smile.  his confidence was not a front, but he was clearly bolstered by even the barest of praise or others enjoying themselves, especially if he could take some of the credit for it. and perhaps even more importantly, in her case       ❛   that was the whole point, of course. there have been a disturbing lack of   ‘nice times’   around here for my taste. and i have great taste.   ❜

           “  yeah, “  she agreed, feeling freer with her words after seeing his enthusiasm. she grinned, shook her head at him.  “ I guess that did kinda go without saying, yeah? they’re usually good. but hearing it can’t hurt. “  she tilted her head so it was almost resting on her shoulder and squinted, still smiling.  “ my mom always told me to tell people when I’ve got nice things to say.  um  ---  but you’re right, about the nice times. and your taste, too, I guess. it was  ...  it was good. “  she straightened up and nodded at him, going mock - serious to avoid any real seriousness.  “ we should, um  ---  to, like, be a cliche, I guess, do it again sometime. “

    “ huh.. i don’t know. i kind of liked the whole danced with thing. sounded kind of nice, “ he responded with a small shrug of his shoulders.  electric blue eyes study the blonde as he patiently waits for her to think back to the experience. at her explanation, his shoulders shrug simply in response, “ hmm.. i guess that makes sense. “ the boy leans forward then putting his chin in his hand. “ what is the worst experience that you’ve had then? “ he questioned, raising his brows. it was definitely an ODD subject to have in a casual conversation. but, what could he say? he was bored.

      “ maybe it sounded nice coming from you, “  kitty acquiesced. she bit the inside of her cheek and gave a shrug of her own, though one notably more unsure than the one she’d seen from rabastan. it took conscious thought to relax her mouth, and she shrugged again before saying,  “ but I’d  ---  I mean.  I’d, uh, sound like an idiot if I tried that whole dancing thing. I sound like an idiot just talking about talking about it. “  she cocked her head at his question, and loosed a laugh; more at the thought of being disarmed by rabastan than from any actual shock.  “ that’s quite the question, isn’t it? goodness. well, all the times I’ve tried giving the hufflepuffs actually in my year a chance, they let me down. which is a right shame. you’d think I’d be an easy way to learn. “  she laughed again, maybe a little meanly ( but if it was only at herself, it was fine ) and asked,  “  what about yours, then? “

      mundungus was, in all truth, kind of used to people not paying attention to his ramblings. he didn’t really mind — his words were often nonsensical, and if you combined that with his irish accent … well, he’d struggle to listen, too. “kitty abbott,” he said, sitting up a little, sounding shocked. “did you just ask me if i want to smoke? i’d never do such a thing — d’you know how bad that is for your lungs? your brain? your life?”

               kitty rolled her eyes and slouched into the table until she had her face cupped both hands and her elbows propped on the notebook she’d just closed. she pouted at him through her fingers.  “ I did just ask you to smoke. um, and I can do it again, too  ...  I hear peer pressure’s alive and well these days. “  she nodded, still holding her face, as if agreeing with her own point, and tried not to sound defensive  ---  certain she failed, a little, but tried not to care.  “ ... wanna smoke? “

                 plopping into a seat beside the other blonde, rita was too busy shredding the leaves of a fist full of what looked suspiciously like weeds to greet her immediately. potion arrangements were carefully hidden within the arrangement she’d only just collected from the Greenhouses but sprinkled in were flowers dangling from broken stems. after a moment of thought, she plucked the prettiest red one from the bunch before setting it above the peak of kitty’s ear.  clearly, rita had something to tell her. or ask.   ❛   long time no see, sweets   ❜      // @kttyabbott

              kitty didn’t immediately notice who it was who sat beside her  ---  though she’d gotten out of the hospital wing weeks ago, she still found herself drowning in a backlog of notes that needed transcribing whenever she had the free - time. as much as she’d given herself back over to old habits, she hadn’t dropped all her changes; but a soft tickle of something at the edge of her cheekbone and the top of her ear caught her attention, and she startled a grin, pulled away from her work.  “ rita! hi  ---  um, yeah, it has, hasn’t it? been a time, I mean? “  she paused, tilted her head at the ravenclaw.  “ it’s good to see you again. “

  “ would you rather me say that i fucked her? alright.. i fucked her. just don’t go around telling the parents that i’m out here using such vulgar language, “ he responded with a light smirk. rabastan continued to look at the girl that they were talking about for a moment before he glanced back at the blonde. “ was she shit in bed when you slept with her or.. were you lucky enough for an improved version? “ 

“ well, uh, there you go, blowin’ my plans to owl your parents immediately, “  kitty said with a small eye roll.  “ but thank you very much, that sounds  ...  so much better. “  she cocked her head at him, considering the question and thinking back to what she recalled of both her time with the girl and the notes she’d taken afterwards.  “ um, she wasn’t awful? maybe she’s just better with girls, y’know  ---  more relaxed with equipment she’s already got goin’ on. “

         kitty cocked head head at mundungus and tried her best not to let her dazed confusion sit too plainly on her features.  “ I’m sorry, uh  ---  sorry, again. I've been trying to retrofit this one potion for this thing for, like, hours, my brain is kinda  ...  um, fried, right now. I’m not exactly --- “  she trailed off and then shut her notebook, clearing her throat.  “ actually, I forgot what you said. were saying. d’you want a smoke or something? “

          “ uh, yeah, the thing with that is that someone’d have to see me as more than a nice lay for it to happen. I’m  …  fine, you know, not being relationship material. they seem like a lot of work anyway. “