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Post by Cecily Caoimhe on Oct 17, 2006 20:04:31 GMT -5
The water in the showers had suddenly gone cold this morning. But that wasn't the true start of her bad day. No. The true start was when one of her dorm mates, knowing her left ear didn't work, moved her alarm to that side of the bed.
Cecily didnt hear her clock ringing til ten minutes after she should have. After that, she stepped on her cats tail and was bitten about the ankles and shins for it.
THEN the water in the shower went from relaxing to painfully frigid.
Now, Cecily was quarreling with an owl who refused to give her her mail. She had the cuts and scratches on the back of her hand and arms to prove it and her cat wasnt helping. Hissing and still angered about being stepped on, the cat was actually helping the owl! HELPING A RUDDY BIRD!
Finally, after upending several plates of eggs, toast and one of bacon (which the cat was now enjoying) Cecily got her letter.
She sat down, wiping up the mess the owl had made and wincing slightly at the pain in her hands, reading the letter.
It was from her Grandfather and it was the typical rambling.
"Dear Cecily,
Ireland is still rainy and cold. Your parents still insist on pretending to be Muggles and fishing, according to the fishermen, is still a bit bad.
Hope you're well.
Love,
Grand-da"
Cecily rolled her eyes and folded the letter. She'd reply later.
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Post by Bellatrix Black on Oct 17, 2006 20:24:00 GMT -5
Bellatrix made her way into the Great Hall, making sure to push a few students aside as she did so. Ahh.. The fabulous morning! For once a few things had gone right.. Which made her completely forget about her past occurrences for the time being.. Yet, she needed it very much. So far, she had rolled out of bed and actually felt halfway normal, rather than so sleepy that she could fall over with a blink. Afterwards, things had only gotten better as no sign of Lucius, nor Snape came to her as she made her way through the common room, considering Tom didn't count anymore. But, the bad of the day.. Where was Rodolphus again? Surely he hadn't run off too far... Anyway, as she made her way through the corridors, she had tripped at least three Gryffies.. But, that wasn't much to speak of being proud about. Oh well..
She ran her fingers through her ebony hair quickly, once as she continued into the Great Hall, and towards the Slytherin table. However, at the sight she saw on the way there, it made her pause for a moment. Bella watched in amusement as some Ravenclaw girl struggled with her owl, and what looked like a cat.. Of course, this only lead to a large smirk to spread across her lips, as she moved quickly to closer where the girl was. While fighting back large outbursts of laughter, she managed to stop a short distance from the scene. Once, the girl got her letter, the thought of moving any closer was swept off. Instead, she arched an eyebrow and took one small step forward. "Having trouble?" She called out, with an expression upon her face that clearly read 'cocky'. Yea.. She was for once speaking to a Ravenclaw... But, she wasn't guaranteeing any civilized speech for very long.. Especially for the fact that the girl was Ravenclaw.. She a Slytherin.. The girl had been struggling.. And Bella thought it funny.
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Post by Cecily Caoimhe on Oct 17, 2006 20:29:38 GMT -5
Cecily looked around for the source of the voice, certain she had heard something with her good ear. Finally, near the Slytherin table, she saw a girl with a mildly arrogant look on her face.
Cecily raised her slightly bleeding hands and, witha confident smile she stated happily "Only just a wee bit. Me grand-da's owl..he's a mind o'his own. Won't give ye yer mail unless ye give him a wee bit o'brandy. But, since I had none since this is a school..." She indicated to her hands again and then stood, wincing. Yeah, her shins were in pain from her cat and now her hands, too.
"I'll head t' the hospital wing after I've eaten. If I can get through a meal without being attacked again." SHe glared at her cat who growled at her slightly.
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Post by Bellatrix Black on Oct 17, 2006 20:43:24 GMT -5
Bella continued her raised eyebrow, as she listened to the girl's reasons for the owl's actions. She pursed her lips slightly, yet still keeping her smirk visible in a way, as she nodded her head in return. She hadn't asked for the girl's explanation.. But, one time could slide by once. And once only.. After that, if any other meetings come across the two, Bella would be sure to let the girl know that she didn't really care how or why certain things happened.
In a fake manner, she managed to show slight sympathy for the girl.. As the girl's hands came in vision. Once more, she fought back against her patient laughter, at the sight blood on her hands. "And.. You're going to eat with bloody hands. Do I have that correct?" She asked, almost in shock that someone would do such an unclean thing! Yes.. Bella had dealt with blood.. and it didn't phase her in one bit.. But, eating while your hands were bleeding? And possibly full of infection from the owl? That was something you didn't see everyday.. Even for Bella.
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Post by Cecily Caoimhe on Oct 18, 2006 16:25:17 GMT -5
Cecily looked at her wounded hands, eyebrow raised slightly. She laughed a bit then shook her head. "I think maybe a visit to the nurses station before I eat might be wise. You're right." She looked down at her cat who was now rubbing against her leg. Cecily frowned and carefully picked the purring kitten up, scratching it behind the ear with what seemed to be her only undamaged finger.
"Bloody traitor," she said as the kitten clambered onto her shoulder, the felines favorite place to be. It meowed again, butting Cecily's chin with its head. She turned her attention back to the girl. "Whats your name?" she asked, pulling a hankerchief out of her pocket and wiping her hands up. They weren't as bad as they looked, thank god.
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Post by Bellatrix Black on Oct 18, 2006 23:39:48 GMT -5
Bella watched the girl once more as her expression changed more to a stern look. The cat.. Ugh cats.. Cats + claws + Bella + impatience = Bad situation. Bella had her rounds with a cat once.. Ever since then, she was never fond of them at all. She gave a sneer as the sight of the kitten came back. Yes... They may seem to be the most lovely type of cat . . . when it wants to be. But, they also have the ability to turn.. Like a 'bloody traitor' that the girl had mentioned.
After she listened to the girl speak for a moment, Bella nodded in agreement that it would be best to get her hands attended to before eating.. Even though she would more enjoy to watch the girl with her hands in pain, rather than seeing them bandaged and in better condition. Yet, once the girl spoke of asking her name.. She tilted her head slightly. Did she really think that Bella cared that she was hurt just from a few cuts? Or did she really think she was nice and caring towards others.. Especially to a Ravenclaw? Hadn't the girl even seen the Slytherin badge that lay upon her robes? True.. Some people clearly didn't care about that.. But Bella did... And she was proud of her discrimination towards other houses. Anyway, she delayed answering the girl for a short time before finally speaking. "Bellatrix. Bellatrix Black.." She said quickly, almost as if she hadn't wanted to. Obviously, she really hadn't planned on extending the conversation this long... Especially to the part of exchanging names and such information.. Ah well.. Maybe she could change that soon enough.
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Post by Sirius Black on Oct 19, 2006 17:21:39 GMT -5
((Hey, Lee, let's say that we already know each other...  )) Sirius yawned and stretched out his arms as he entered the Great Hall. He glanced around the tables, trying to find James or Remus to sit with...but they were nowhere in sight. Shrugging, he walked past the Ravenclaw table towards the Gryffindor one, but a voice stopped him in his tracks. Sirius turned on the spot, and was surprised to see his...cousin talking to Cecily of all people. He narrowed his eyes in suspiscion and walked over to the pair. The closer he walked, the closer Lee's hands came into view. Yep. Lee's bloody hands. Anger flitted through Sirius' body and he slowly withdrew his wand. He casually marched up towards Lee and stood next to her. "Are we having a problem here?" He growled, glaring at Bella. |
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Post by Cecily Caoimhe on Oct 20, 2006 11:43:58 GMT -5
Cecily sensed someone walking up and turned, trying to see who it was. Instead, momentarily, she got a face full of kitten ear and sputtered slightly, surprised. Her cat headbutted her again and hopped off her shoulder, approaching Sirius and purring happily.
Cecily herself was smiling at his presence until he pulled the wand out and began to glare at Bellatrix. Something ws definitely wrong and it made Cecily tense.
Her right hand now completely wiped off of blood, she reached out subtly and out her hand on Sirius', trying to let him know in some way that everything was okay in a fashion.
Admittedly, Cecily was starting to feel as though she was bothering Bellatrix and that she had served her purpose, whatever that was. Possibly entertainment. Getting mauled by feline and owl at the same time probably would be funny...had it not been happening to her.
She looked from Bellatrix to Sirius, noting some similarities in physical appearance and wondered if they might be related.
(obviously us knowing each other already is perfectly fine. we can say Diagon Alley happened the weekend before or something)
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Post by Sirius Black on Oct 22, 2006 18:54:46 GMT -5
Sirius relaxed when Lee placed her hand on his, but didn't completely put off his suspiscion. "What's she doing here?" He asked Lee, not caring that he was talking about his cousin as if she couldn't hear them. "Did she do that to your hands?" He asked, this time in a softer voice, worried that his cousin might've actually done some damage to Lee's hands...which was...rather odd, for he rarely worried about people other than his sister.
He shrugged this thought off and focused on the present situation, which was to shoo Bella away from LeeLee, and to make sure Lee wasn't harmed in any way.
((Bleck. Short. >_<#))
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Post by Bellatrix Black on Oct 23, 2006 16:26:45 GMT -5
Bella watched as Sirius arrived. Instantly her expression turned cold. Ok.. So that was basically the motivation she needed to finally make that turn. Good.. She hated to be the 'goody goody', nice to you, type.. At any time at all. True, her previous actions to the girl weren't exactly classified as nice or polite.. But, it was more than enough to nearly make Bella's stomach turn upside down, to even think that she spoke in reason to the girl. "What am I doing here?" She repeated, "Why.. I was speaking to this girl.. Until you butted in. However, it's a good thing you did.. For she's rather boring to speak to anyway. I have yet to receive the satisfaction of an argument.. Or fight.. Considering we just met."
For a moment, she paused, and waited for a reaction from Sirius, but quickly got impatient, as she tended to do quite easily. "Also.. No. For once, I didn't cause the damage, although I wish I had," Bella said, with a very large smirk to match er cocky tone, "Some owl.. And I think she mentioned a cat did it... A completely amusing sight it was, if you were to ask me."
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Post by Sirius Black on Nov 12, 2006 14:21:54 GMT -5
Sirius glared at Bella, his hand tensing up and gripping his wand. "Well, now that you've had your fun, why don't you do us both a favor and leave?" He said, not really wanting to pick a fight at the moment...
He turned to Lee and took her hand to inspect the wounds. The blood had cleared up, but the cuts and bruises were still there. "You need to see the nurse." He sadi, letting go of her hand, "Or they might scar."
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Post by Cecily Caoimhe on Nov 26, 2006 19:29:52 GMT -5
Cecily looked at Sirius, smiling slightly at his concern. Lets face it, it made the gentleman (because to her thats what he was) even more adorable. When he held her hand, checking it over, she flushed ever so subtly. It took her a minute to speak.
"D'you mind walking me there? I've no idea where it is." This was honest, for the most part. She had a general idea of the whereabouts of the hospital wing but didn't want to walk it alone and besides, having Sirius close by was the best feeling in the world.
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Post by Sirius Black on Nov 29, 2006 18:58:07 GMT -5
Sirius smiled and nodded. He put his hand on Lee's shoulder and glared at Bella. "Well, you can stay now." He said.
He picked up LeeLee's stuff for her and looked at her. "Shall we?" He said, placing his arm in front on him with a slight bow, as waiters would when inviting a customer in. Somehow...he felt he had to be a gentleman in front of Lee...and only to her. The thought made him grin.
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Post by Cecily Caoimhe on Dec 10, 2006 15:54:55 GMT -5
*no muse currently. can we just say that cecily and sirius went to the nurse and she's all patched up?*
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Post by Sirius Black on Dec 11, 2006 1:18:43 GMT -5
((OOC: I'm fine with that. ^_^))
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