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Post by tbrennan on Dec 25, 2006 2:28:13 GMT
Tempe walked out of the student lounge and waited on Rachel and Anna.
"Ok, let's all meet back her in 10 minutes, so we can go get cloaks and stuff that we need, and then we'll go to Hogsmeade, so we can go get cloaks and stuff that we need, got it?" Tempe asked.
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Post by jess4ever on Dec 25, 2006 4:20:10 GMT
"Super. Sounds great," Rachel said through gritted teeth. Who was this girl? Bossing them around as if they were infants. Or worse, Hufflepuffs. Older was not wiser, and this girl was really getting under Rachel's skin. Not only was she constantly gloomy, but she was grumpy and bossy and condescending. Things Rachel hated most. Pasting a fake smile on, she turned to Anna.
"OK, well I'll just grab my cloak and anything else I need. Got it, Tempe?" She asked, smiling sweetly. She wanted to antagonise Temperance, and get her annoyed. Serves her right for trying to boss Rachel around.
"Won't be a sec. I can't wait!" Rachel declared, before walking smoothly away.
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Post by hpfan1 on Dec 25, 2006 19:05:41 GMT
Oh, great, Rachel so does not like Tempe, well Tempe can be kind of bossy with younger students, even though Tempe was not a prefect, she still acted as though she was one, tellling the students to not do magic in the halls and stuff like that, after all , she was older and to some students she was a role model.
"Ok, let's go, come on, Tempe, Rachel we'll meet you back in a few minutes," Anna said.
Anna walked up the stairs toward Gryffindor Tower, Tempe went up a second set of stairs, she told the Fat Lady the password when she reached the portrait, and ran up to her dorm to grab her coat. After that she rushed back to the lounge to discover that Rachel and Tempe had not yet arrived.
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Post by jess4ever on Dec 25, 2006 23:55:20 GMT
Rachel walked slowly into the lounge, carefully scanning to see who had arrived. She saw Anna sitting by herself, and paused for a minute. She had begun to like Anna. Despite Anna's shyness, which was forgivable given her bringing up, she was loyal and friendly, and those were good qualities. She wasn't bossy or undermining, and seemed like fun. Tempe, however - that was a different story. Rachel walked over to Anna, a genuine smile on her face.
"Hey, Anna. Is Tempe here yet?" She asked, her smile letting Anna know that she liked her, and she wasn't holding Anna responsible for Tempe's terrible and classless behaviour.
"What do you need to buy at Hogsmeade? I'm not quite sure at the moment what I need, maybe something for Mummy and Daddy," she chatted, trying to be friendly. That is, she would be until Tempe arrived. Anna already knew she didn't like Tempe, so as long as Tempe did nothing wrong, she wouldn't react. But if Tempe put one foot wrong, Rachel was going to give it to her. She'd had enough from that girl.
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Post by tbrennan on Dec 26, 2006 0:10:59 GMT
Tempe rushed down the corridor, the lounge was two doors away, she reached it and went inside.
"Hello, Rachel, Anna, sorry it took so long, someone in Ravenclaw Tower had passed out and I had to take her to the Hospital Wing, since I was the only one up there," Tempe explained, " so when are we going to go?" she asked Rachel and Anna.
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Post by jess4ever on Dec 26, 2006 0:40:56 GMT
Rachel looked up at Tempe as she rushed in, apologising. Rachel wrinkled her nose. Someone passing out? Ew.
"so when are we going to go?" Tempe asked, looking at her and Anna. Tempe was being friendly enough, so Rachel decided to smile at her. It might cheer her up; she was Rachel Mason after all.
"I'm not fussed, Tempe. We can leave now if you want," Rachel said, almost cautiously. She hoped Tempe had seen the light and decided to respect her, but was still on her guard for bossy outbursts or just being generally disrepectful. It would make things so much easier if Tempe just acknowledged her higher status.
"Anna, what do you think?" She asked, turning to Anna.
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Post by tbrennan on Dec 26, 2006 0:50:32 GMT
"Ok, let's go, now, if that's ok with Anna, and Rachel sorry for bossing you around it's just that being here longer I just like to be respected and make sure things are done, why don't we just keep each other on the same level, and just be nice to each other?" Tempe suggested, hoping that Rachel wouldn't take it offensively since that was not the way Tempe meant it.
She stared out the window, thinking of who all she had to get presents for, Grandfather, Rus, Anna, Rayne, and Rachel, even though she hasn't been the best, I still like her. That's not that many people and I have quite a bit of money on my hands, maybe I'll get some fudge for some of the teachers, yes that's a good idea, thought Tempe.
((Sorry again, like I said, oh and Anna, my other charrie, as you noticed doesn't talk much so her posts might be shorter than Temperance's.))
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Post by jess4ever on Dec 26, 2006 5:25:32 GMT
((I don't mind :-) I'm just trying to see Tempe as Rachel would. I think she's pretty nice))
Rachel watched as Tempe spoke, and sighed. Maybe this Tempe girl wasn't as bad as she first thought. Making I've been a bit rough on her., she thought. Tempe was obviously having a bad day, which in itself was not enough in Rachel's opinion to disrespect her, but she'd offered peace, and Rachel was willing to accept. Tempe certainly would be interesting, seeing as she was older, and Rachel approved of the way Tempe handled herself in conflict. Just thinking about what she had just said, and before in the Lounge, one of the few times anyone had ever stood up to her, she felt a rush of respect.
Thinking back to her other friends, Rachel couldn't help comparing them to Anna and Tempe. Rachel's group were a tight, but Rachel couldn't stand any of them. They were too quiet, too submissive. They were great when she needed someone to boost her ego, or do something for her, but when she was in a fight she couldn't count on those idiots. But Anna and Tempe - they were completely different. They didn't seem awed by her wealth, or her power or attitude. They were loyal, but knew their limit. They were friendly, but they could stand their ground. They were peace-keepers but could fight. And Rachel liked that. If she got into a fight with these two around, she knew they'd be right behind her. Most of all, they respected people, but they expected respect in return, a foreign conecept to Rachel. But she was willing to make that sacrifice. She wanted these two as close friends.
Rachel looked up at Tempe and gave her a smile.
"OK, Tempe. I understand. I like to be respected too. Let's make a deal: you don't look down on me, I won't look down on you," she said, looking Tempe dead in the eye. Rachel wasn't used to making compromises, but she had respect for Tempe, and Anna too.
"Well, why don't we get going?" Flashing a big smile at the other two, she began to walk towards the door before stopping. Glancing back sheepishly, she turned around. Whoops, strike one.
"Um...after you two."
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Post by tbrennan on Dec 27, 2006 0:42:36 GMT
"Alright let's go, Anna you coming?" she asked, for some reason Anna was staring into space, "Anna you okay," Temperance waved her hand in front of Anna's face, nothing. "Are you mental, or just doing this on purpose?" again no reply.
What in the heck is wrong with her? I hope she isn't possesed or anything, thought Tempe.
"Help me out here," she asked Rachel desperately, oh, man I just bossed her around, oh well this is important!
((Sorry I did this, I wanted to make it interesting.))
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Post by jess4ever on Dec 27, 2006 0:57:13 GMT
((haha I don't mind!))
Rachel looked at Tempe in exasperation.
"I'm sorry, but didn't we just talk about this? You don't look down on me, I don't look down on you. And if bossing me around isn't looking down on me, I don't know what is! If you're not careful I will..." Rachel trailed off as she actually looked at Anna. The girl was still staring into space, even after Tempe waved her hand in front of her face.
"What's wrong with her?" Rachel asked nervously. Oh, great. The first two people I meet that I actually like and one of them gets possessed, she thought, trying to be nonchalent. But then she started getting nervous. She'd only encountered someone getting possessed once, and the outcome of that had changed her life forever.
"What are we meant to do?" She asked Tempe desperately.
"You're older - you must have faced something like this!" She cried, beginning to lose control. She had to calm down. What had happened before wouldn't necessarily happen again, she told herself. Anna was harmless. But she was still nervous, and was beginning to get scared.
"Please, Tempe. You have to know what to do!" She said, her heart beating faster.
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Post by tbrennan on Dec 27, 2006 21:55:08 GMT
Allright, right now Tempe did not care if she was being bossy, and anyway, she didn't consider " ok, let's go," being bossy.
"No, I've never seen this before, maybe someone got her from behind, why don't we look for someone around in this area who can help us, or who did it, because I really want to help Anna and be able to get to Hogsmeade safely, " Tempe said quickly, she wanted to help Anna as fast as she could.
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Post by jess4ever on Dec 27, 2006 22:11:04 GMT
"Yes, that's a good idea," Rachel said, staring at Tempe thankfully. At least one of them was in control and could think properly.
"We should go together. You know, try and stop anything from happening to one of us. And keep Anna with us, we don't want anything to hurt her while she's like this," Rachel said quickly, hoping Tempe would agree. The last thing she wanted was to be alone right now. And she wanted Anna to be OK. More than anythig she wanted Anna to be OK.
"Where should we go first?" Rachel asked after a moment, looking at Tempe. For one moment, she didn't care if Tempe made all the decisions.
Her heart was still beating too fast, and she felt like she was going to vomit. Pressing her back to the wall, she looked at Tempe desperately.
"Please, we have to do something fast."
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Post by tbrennan on Dec 28, 2006 16:17:26 GMT
"Ok, we'll go together, ok, since the attacker was most likely left handed, that means whoever it was would want to hide there entire body and just stick out there hand, now the only way to do that is if the attacker was to our left, so let's go that way," Tempe said.
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Post by jess4ever on Dec 28, 2006 21:09:27 GMT
"OK, that's a good plan," Rachel rambled, as she began to walk forward. Talking was the only way to settle her stomach and heartbeat.
"You know, Anna's really strong. She can handle this. It's probably a walk in the park. That's what I think. But I guess it doesn't really matter what I think right now...I'm sorry, I'll stop talking," she said, biting her lip. She kept her eyes open for anybody who could've done this. There were a few students who looked at them weirdly, but Rachel just stared at them indignantly. Anna was her sole focus, and anytime she felt her thoughts wandering back, she just started talking to Anna quietly. Please, Tempe, find this guy soon!, she hoped, closing her eyes.
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