Sitting by the fire ((Cedric + Jersey))

[andromeda]

It was late in the evening but everyone in the Slytherin house seemed to be awake. The noise was more than Andromeda could stand. She was in the girl's dormitries. She scowled at the girls who were chatting loudly and stood up, grabbed her bag, and walked out of the room and into the Slytherin Common Room. It was cold there, but quieter than the dormitries for some strenge reson. Andromeda dropped her bag down on the floor and sat down by the fire, but even the fire couldn't warm her black heart.


She pulled the bagtowards her and took out a piece of parchment, her quill, and a bottle of ink, laying all the supplies out on a table near her. She leaned over the table and proceded to dip her quill in ink and scribble words down onto the parchment. After about twent minutes she got bored with this and looked around to see who was there. What she really wanted to do was go out into the corridors and find some helpless Gryffindor to bully. That was her favorite past time. She smirked andthought of that wimpy 4th year Gryffindor girl that had stood up to her in the hall way. It was something about Andromeda tripping the girl's friend. She couldn't remember exactly what happened or what the girl had said. A mud blood's words were never worth her time. How Andromeda so hated that girl! She couldn't wait for her next plan to go into action the next day. She smiled and pictured the girl's face after she would be done harrassing her. This is going to be so much fun! She thought to hersef in a daze and leaned back more in the chair letting her hair dangle down from the high ponytail it was in.


A gust of wind blew in from somewhere around the room, Andromeda didn't care, she let the chill air hit her face and swirl around her. She didn't much mind it, infact she didn't react to it at all. Andromeda went back to the piece of parchment, picked up the quill, and dipped it into the ink bottle once again. She was still in a daze about all her scheming, but it didn't stop her from working on the assignment that was a week late.

[jersey]

Jersey sat wonderingly on her bed. With her legs situated in 'indian style', as her mother would call it, she stroked her kitten, Moo nicely on the back. She listened closely as Moo purred gently, acknowledging her warm hand caressing his back. Jersey glanced closely around the room around the dormintory at everyone's belongings. Everything was a mess, a copious amount of girls were only in there for bed, and to get ready. Everyone was always in a rush, and this left no time to clean up. Jersey on the other hand, had a very messy area, just as well as everyone else, despite the fact that she does not rush. She was usually the only person ever in there for anything other than bed or to pamper themselves.

Placing Moo gently on the ground she untangled her legs and slid carefully off of the bed. Showing no expression, Jersey walked out of the dormintory and into the common room, unsure of what she wanted to do. She listened as her shoes shuffled agaisnt the hard floors. Jersey only shuffles her feet to annoy, for whenever she does, she is repeatingly told to pick up her feet.

Walking around the common room and seeing who she could chat with, she started to feel rather cold, as she lifted up the sleeve of her dark green cloak, and saw that goosebumps had set in. Rubbing her arms up and down, as to keep her warmth, she made her way slowly towards the fire.

Still rubbing her arms, Jersey made it to the fire, and pulled a seat close towards the fire, but not to close, seeing that she always became to hot when sitting too close. Staring dazingly into the fire, she felt the presence of someone else near her. She had not noticed anyone when she had sat down, but that could have been from her determination to get warm. Turning her head around she saw a girl, who was unknown to Jersey. Brushing her hair behind her ears, Jersey noticed the girl seemed to be doing some type of work, feeling rather generous, Jersey spoke up. "I hope you don't mind me sitting here." Jersey said, turning her chair away from the fire and towards the girl. "But even if you did I would still be sitting here." Jersey said smiling slyly and cocking an eyebrow towards the girl. "Oh, and I'm Jersey." Jersey said adding a tone of snobbiness to her voice.

[Cole Waters]

Sitting in the libraray was Cedric Wood. Looking around he noticed that he was the only person there. "That's strange." Cedric said. Then he looked at the clock and said "Oh nevermind it's getting late." Cedric grabbed the books that had been lying on the table infront of him and took them to the librarian. "Im taking these with me." he said signing a peice of parchment. Cedric shoved the books in his bag and walked out of the library into the chillly corridors.

Walking through the silence Cedric's shoes made a tapping sound on the stone floor. The only other sound made was the wind howling past the windows. Then suddenly Cedric heard a pur. Looking back he saw miss Norris. "Im going back to the common room." Cedric said angrily to the cat. Cedric turned around and continued to the dungeons. Once he got to the common room he gave the password and entered the quiet room.

Looking around there were a couple of people sitting around reading. Cedric didn't linger long but instead walked up the stairs to the boys dormatories. Walking in Cedric dropped his bag on this bed and wlaked to his nightstand. Sitting on a pearch was a baby phoenix. "Hey Fuego." Cedric said sticking his finger out and petting the chicks beak. "Have you been good while I was gone?" Cedric asked putting more herbs in the food bowl. The chick had grown to be about 7 inches tall now. Cedric grabbed the book "Magical Birds" and his Quidditch International magazine. Walking out the door he turned back and said "I'll be back soon."

Cedric walked down the steps into the common room. He looked around for a place to sit and noticed two girls that he knew sitting by the fire. Cedric walked over and sat down in a black leather chiar close to Jersey. "Hello Jersey." Cedric said sitting his boks next to him. He had met Jersey a couple days ago. The other girl Cedric had known his whole shcool carrer since they were the same year. "Hello Andromeda." Cedric said looking at her. "So what are you two up to?"

[jersey]

Jersey let out a sigh as she felt herself quickly perspiring from sitting too close to the fire. Pulling her hair tie off of her wrist she wrapped it around her fingers, and put her beautiful hair, into a messy updo. Taking a quick breath, Jersey pulled her chair away from the fire and began adjusting herself again. As she looked up, she noticed that Cedric had joined them. Jersey's face turned from no expression to a delighted smile, as he greeted the 2 girls and took a seat close to Jersey. "Oh just enjoying the warmth, which I seem to be getting too much of." Jersey said as she still insisted on moving her chair farther from the fire.

Posistioning herself in an upright posistion, Jersey turned around and began to notice the uproar of the common room. Turning towards Cedric, Jersey crossed her legs and placed her hands neatly on her knees. "Honestly, why do they insist on being so loud." Jersey said projecting her voice as she ended the sentence, in hopes that someone would hear her, and the common room would be a quiet and relaxing place again.

[andromeda]

Andromeda looked up from her paper when she heard a voice from beside her. She turned her head and saw Jersey looking at her. She knew who Jersey was because she was on the quidditch team. "No, I don't mind if you sit here." she said with a hint of kindness in her tone. She knew her place and that she should always speak politley to an older Slytherin. She kept the forced smile on her face. Jersey spoke again and told her what her name was. "I know who you are. I'm Andromeda by the way." Andromeda pulled the rubberband out of her hair and let all her golden hair fall over her face. She brushed it back with the back of her hand and sat up a little straighter.

They sat there quietly for a few minutes until a boy who's name she knew to be Cedric. Cedric said hello to her and Andromeda looked at him with a smile on her face. the only time she ever smiled was when she was with Slytherins and of course while she was harassing others. "hi Cedric." she said, while looking around. People had started talking louder and she was getting rather annoyed with it. She shot the meanest look she could at one 1st year girl who was being way to obnoxious for Andromeda to stand. After Jersey hinted everyone to be quiet Andromeda just decided to tell everyone straight forward to be quiet. "SHUT UP!!!!!" She screamed, her voice ringing off the walls. she turned back towards the twopeople who were more than likley staring at her. She smiled kindly and said, "Sorry for that little outburst." She was not at all embarressed and was actually was very proud of herself.

She sat back in her chair, looking into the fire. "so what have all of you been up to?" she didn't look at the two people that she adressed, but kept staring into the fire, letting the hatred flow through her vains.


((sorry it took so long to reply))

[Cole Waters]

Cedric smiled as Jersey talked. "Yes it is a bit warm over here." Then when she made the comment about the people being loud Cedric looked over his shoulder and said "Yes it's quite obnocious." Ironicly Cedric said it in an obnocious voice. Smiling he looked back at Jersey. Then Cedric heard Andromeda talk. "Hey." Cedric said cooly. Then Andromeda yelled at the people who were talking loud. Cedric couldn't help but let out a burst of laughter. "It's quite alright. That was brilliant." Cedric said laughing.

"I've been doing good Andromeda. How have you been doing?" Cedric said still smiling. He coudln't get over the way she said it.

((OOC: it's fine.))