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Post by quidditchgirl on Sept 2, 2005 18:04:34 GMT
Armani flapped her wings slightly as Emma reached for her, and then hooted softly as she was rested in her lap.
"Don't worry- i won't! I have a few animal snacks if Orpheus wants one though..." Emma faded as Armani carefully pecked her finger, and pointed a snowy white wing towards Sonic. Emma chuckled.
"yes Armani, that IS a male owl! Do you think he's good-looking? Do you? Aww! How cute!"
Emma looked up to see that Pandora clearly didn't think this was cute. Instead, her face was in an expression of digust. Emma turned away curtly. If Pandora didn't want to know, she wouldn't.
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Post by pandora on Sept 2, 2005 18:43:08 GMT
Pandora sighed softly and looked back down at her books. Orpheus, hearing the word "treats" looked up expectantly at Pandora. When Pandora didn't look at him in return, he stood up, climbed on top of the books in her lap and sat down facing her. He stared at Pandora, matching her glare for a few moments until Pandora relented. She set him aside and got up to reach her trunk, mumbling something about house elves, and she pulled a small leather pouch out of her belongings. Brass latches snapped shut on thier own when the trunk lid closed and Pandora sank back down into her seat. She picked up the books and quill she had set aside and balenced them back on her lap.
Orpheus looked at her greedily and when Pandora settled her books back into her lap, he once more placed himself on top of them. Pandora glared at him and scolded, "No. Manners, Orpheus. You know we don't eat on the furniture." Orpheus, calmly leapt down and sat at her feet waiting for his meal. Pandora fished 2 small peices of leathery material from the bag and handed them to him one at a time. Orpheus grabbed them greedily and then lay down at Pandora's feet to knaw on them. Pandora turned back to her books.
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Post by quidditchgirl on Sept 2, 2005 18:51:24 GMT
While Pandora fed her un-mannered tabby, Emma had opened Armani's cage the slightest bit and was brushing her silky feathers with a snow white brush which was almost camoulflagued.
Emma had ignored Pandora totally, though she turned now and asked softly- "Are you always this mean?" She said it calmly, and then turned to Mariza, and they started to talk about quidditch.
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Post by marizalibra on Sept 2, 2005 18:58:53 GMT
Mariza ignored the little fight between the other two, though she thought Emma was being rather cool about it. She accepted Emma's conversation about quidditch, and they talked about positions.
Although quidditch wasn't one of Mariza's favourite things, she enjoyed it and was happy to talk about her best position, Chaser. She wasn't suprised at Emma's favourite-seeker. As they talked, Mariza lent over and stroked Armani. The owl chirupped happily and nipped affectionately at her finger.
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Post by pandora on Sept 2, 2005 19:36:49 GMT
Pandora didn't even look up at Emma as she replied softly, "that depends. Are you always that stupid? I havn't said one mean word to you this whole trip till now. I would thank you not to insult me again."
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Post by cokacola1331 on Sept 2, 2005 19:45:42 GMT
Gerek noticed the Pandora and Emma weren't getting along again. . He shouldn't get involved in it. They were girls, he didn't think like them. Gerek deciding this had to end spoke up. "Will everyone just shut up and get along." Gerek was quite mad now. It was on off fights with the girls. Gerek losing the red in his face calmed down. He knew shouting was the wrong idea. It would just encourage them to say something insulting back or make them fight more.
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Post by pandora on Sept 2, 2005 19:51:35 GMT
Panodra threw a withering glare at Gerek. "Shut up?" She asked softly. "Do me the favor of not speaking to me again and I'll make sure to return it." With that, Pandora looked back down at the books in her lap. "My thanks to you Mariza for giving me something worth while on this trip." her tone was not unpleasent as she said this and she gently handed the book back to Mariza. Then, she turned her gaze out of the window and watched the world whip past them.
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Post by quidditchgirl on Sept 2, 2005 19:55:12 GMT
Emma glanced at Gerek, suprised by his sudden behaviour.
"Oh...sorry Gerek. Yes- of...of course we shouldn't shout!" Emma smiled weakly at Gerek, her hand stroking Armani's wing faster and faster. She turned to Pandora. "I'm sorry Pandora. I...didn't mean it. And yes, im not the brightest person, i know. Ouch!"
Emma looked down at her hand, to see bright red blood gashing from it a steady flow. Armani had soon got enough of her rapid petting, and had bitten her! Wincing a little at the pain, Emma shut Armani's cage, set her on the bench and grabbed a handful of Helen's Healing Tissue from her bag, dabbing her wound carefully.
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Post by pandora on Sept 2, 2005 19:59:22 GMT
Pandora looked over at Emma who was cleaning her fresh scratch and said softly, "Apology accepted." She then turned a glare upon Gerek before looking back out the window at the world whipping past them.
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Post by cokacola1331 on Sept 2, 2005 20:07:32 GMT
Gerek did not like this. Now he was the target. Gerek whipped out his wand pointing it threateningly at Pandora. He wouldn't take this mess. Gerek wasn't going to use it but maybe it would scare her. "Don't talk to me like that!" He said through gritted teeth.
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Post by quidditchgirl on Sept 2, 2005 20:18:47 GMT
Emma gasped at Gerek's wand as he drew it. "Gerek don't! You'll get taken off the train! No duelling allowed remember! Pandora is just naturally moody, youhave to ignore her! Gerek..."
Emma stepped slowly up to Gerek, reached out for his wand hand, about to move down his wand hand before he struck.
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Post by cokacola1331 on Sept 2, 2005 20:23:11 GMT
Gerek didn't know what had come over him. He knew he was usually mean but this was just stupid. He calmly let Emma guide his wand hand down. He didn't apologize though. Maybe the message had gotten through to Pandora that he was not easily intimidated. "Thank you." he said to Emma. He then Shot a mean look at Pandora and sat back down.
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Post by pandora on Sept 2, 2005 20:33:05 GMT
Pandora didn't even flinch when Gerek got up and pointed a wand at her. She turned her head and watched Emma calm him. She'd been threatened enough in her life not to be intimidated by some wand waving. "I should have thought you more intelligent than that, Gerek. What were you going to do? Curse me? You'd be lucky not to be expelled." Her voice was calm as if she was rationally explainging the simplest of facts to him. "So what have I done to so upset you now? I didn't say so much as a word. You asked me to 'shut up' and I did. What now?" Pandora chose to take Emma's own advice and ignored Emma's comments entirely.
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Post by marizalibra on Sept 2, 2005 20:33:21 GMT
Mariza felt so un-welcomed and uncomfortable that she didn't even want to be in the same compartment as them. She shifted in her seat nearest to the door. Should she just leave or should she lie and say she needed to go to the lavatory?
Her breathing became heavier and the blood running from Emma's hand did not make anything any better. She wanted to get out of this cramped, stuffy compartment.
Mariza stared at Gerek, who she was having second ideas about.
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Post by cokacola1331 on Sept 2, 2005 20:39:11 GMT
Gerek frowned seeing Mariza and Emma's frightened expression. He faked a smile to them then quickly looked at Pandora with a very angry expression. Seeing the smug expression on her face made him boil up inside. "You know what!" He said. "I think knocking that cocky little smile off your face is worth getting expelled!" He didn't really mean it.
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Post by pandora on Sept 2, 2005 20:48:37 GMT
Pandora raised one slender eyebrow. "My earlier assumptions were wrong then. You're NOT as intelligent as I thought you were." Without so much as looking down, Pandora pulled a long ebony wand from her purse and, ensuring it was never actually pointed at Gerek, she laid it calmly across her lap. "Emma and Mariza can attest to the fact that I have not even pointed my wand at you. Rest assured though, that I will defend myself if I feel threatened. I know two upstanding students like Emma and Mariza wouldn't dare lie to a teacher if they come to investigate a duel," Pandora said with an utter deadly calm, "so they can be my witnesses for self-defense." Her dead grey eyes locked onto Gerek's.
Orpheus, noting the tension in the room, moved away from Pandora's feet and headed to the compartment door. He sat down there and waited for someone to either open the door, or for things to simmer down some.
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Post by quidditchgirl on Sept 2, 2005 20:49:24 GMT
Emma sighed as Gerek spoke about being expelled and Pandora came back with a sharp answer, glancing at Mariza as she did. She was clearly uncomfortable in this situation, and Emma couldn't blame her. She didn't really want to be there herself.
"Gerek, you don't want to be expelled, and Pandora, you don't want him to be expelled. Ok? Now Pandora go back to your book and Gerek lets introduce Armani to Sonic!" Emma tried to bring back the happy (ish) mood that was in the room before.
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Post by cokacola1331 on Sept 2, 2005 20:59:39 GMT
Gerek felling embarrassed looked out the window. Gerek couldn't help feel embarrassed. Pandora had better come backs and she was a lot smarter. Gerek turned and listened to Emma. Gerek took Sonic off the rack and set it next to Armani. "His name is Sonic." he said to the owl.
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Post by quidditchgirl on Sept 2, 2005 21:05:09 GMT
Emma grinned as Gerek calmed down and reached for Sonic. She opened Armani's cage, ignoring the hissing sounds coming from Pandora's tabby.
"Hey Armani-this is Sonic! Sonic, Armani!" Emma spoke softly to Armani, who was already perched on her shoulder, hooting to Sonic.
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Post by pandora on Sept 2, 2005 21:05:39 GMT
Pandora calmly tucked her wand back into her bag and sat back to look out the window. She completely ignored Emma's earlier comments about reading her book. "Orpheus." she called softly. The tabby stopped his pacing at the door and turned back to Pandora. He raced back to her lap and curled up for more welcome petting. Time seemed to be moving far too slow and she couldn't wait to get to Hogwarts.
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