Hoping to make friends.(Mariza Libra +anyone

[marizalibra]

Mariza was now scared again. The fight was building up again and if they one more fight she was planning on of walking into a bunch of death eaters.
She and Gerek watched between Pandora and Emma.

[pandora]

Pandora snapped her head back around and looked at Emma as if the other girl had lost her mind. “Scared?” she asked with some measure of genuine confusion. “I don’t particularly CARE if people like me.” She said calmly. “I’m here for an education, not a popularity contest. All I ask is for the proper respect I’m due. Nothing more.” Then Pandora looked away again, not bothering to argue the point. Pandora doubted Emma would understand why she wasn’t to make friends. She couldn’t begin to explain to someone who wasn’t raised that way. It was as natural as breathing to her. To Pandora, it was infinitely odd that Emma and Mariza rushed so quickly to friendship. Her life was a long lesson in mistrust and political games. Didn’t they understand? She shook her head quietly and resumed her watch from the window.

[quidditchgirl]

Emma was shocked at Pandora's reply. Not want to make friends? Then what would she do in her spare time? She said just as much- "Then what do you do in your spare time? You must have no-one to learn with, to research with, to practise spells with! Why don't you want friends anyway? They're fun!" Armani hooted at this, as if to finalise it.

[cokacola1331]

Gerek watched the two. He looked over at Mariza and shrugged his shoulders as if to say when will this ever end. He didn't want to interrupt the conversation so he kept his mouth shut trying not to draw attention to himself.

[pandora]

Pandora sighed heavily. She was leaving them all alone, it seemed to be what they wanted from her, and yet they also wanted her to talk. Frustrated, Pandora looked over at Emma and said, “I have plenty of things to do in my spare time. I mostly practice my potions brewing. I have a perfectly lovely potion set at home, fully stocked. If I want someone to practice spells on, that’s what house elves are for.” She managed to keep the snippiness in her voice to a minimum. “As for friends being fun, well, once again, I’m here for an education, not to have fun.” She said a little nicer, though her voice was still not overly friendly. “I am interested in gaining colleagues and continuing my family’s proud name. You might want to be careful about who you trust in this world. Too much trust will get you killed.” That much should be obvious as far as Pandora was concerned. People were simply not to be trusted any farther than you really had to.

[cokacola1331]

Pandora made a really good point he thought. Although he believed friends were good and nice to have around and have fun with. Putting to much trust could really get you killed. At any moment that friend could turn on you and expose personal stuff or could give information that had your life on the line to others. "Pandora." " We could be your friends if you wanted some." Gerek said nicely.

[marizalibra]

Mariza smiled, she had never met someone as open as Gerek.
"I agree with Gerek, we'll be your friends," she said, grinning nicely at Pandora. Mariza was waiting for Emma's reply, hoping only that it would bring them closer not further apart.

[pandora]

Pandora looked over at Gerek and Mariza and her eyebrow rose even higher than before. She watched the open warmth on Gerek’s face. Wow. These people were so strange. Pandora seemed to be considering the offer for a while, then she managed a half-hearted smile. “Sure.” She said softly. The smile slipped a bit from her face, “but understand I don’t tolerate disrespect…even from ‘friends’.” With that, she looked back out the window. “We’ll be arriving soon,” she muttered, “We’ll need to get into our robes.”

[marizalibra]

Mariza had thought of putting on her robes for a long time now and finally decided it was time.
"I'm going to put on my robes, I won't be long," she said and left the compartment.

[cokacola1331]

Gerek noticing he himself also had to change into his robes walked out the room heading for the mens bathroom. He entered and changed quickly not wanting to miss anything that went on in his compartment. He walked back to the compartment. Everything looked the same. He slide back onto his seat next to the window.

[pandora]

Pandora watched Mariza get up and move to door, followed by Gerek. When Gerek came back she stood calmly and pulled her robes and uniform from her trunk. “Gerek,” she said over one shoulder as she walked to the door, “escort me. There may be death Eaters still on the train.” She waited at the door to see if he would get up. Now she would re-test his own bravery and find if he was a gentleman.

[cokacola1331]

Gerek quickly got up remembering what he had to do. He walked over to Pandora. "Sure!" he said trying to smile. If there were death eaters on they train they would be walking right into them. Still he had to act brave. He walked out the door beside her waiting to see which way she would go. He himself had never gone to the girls bathroom.

[marizalibra]

Mariza left the Gerek waiting outside, he looked like he didn't even know what a girl's bathroom looked like.
"Are you ok?" she asked, she hadn't talked him much.

[pandora]

Pandora waited till Gerek had gone out in the hall. She peered around the door, and pointed to the end of the corridor. “That way,” she stated, waiting for him to take the lead before she followed. Pandora tried not to look scared as she followed Gerek down the hall. When they got to the bathroom door, she slipped in side and turned back to him. “Don’t leave till I come out,” she stated, then she disappeared into the darkness of the restroom. After a few moments of shuffling from within the bathroom, Pandora re-emerged in her new school robes. She straightened her little grey pullover sweater and flashed Gerek, for the first time, a rather charming smile. “Now,” she said, “let’s go.” With that, she gestured back towards the cabin and lead the way with her head held high.

[cokacola1331]

Ya im alright gerek answered Mariza. Then Pandora came out of the bathroom and lead the way back to the compartment. Gerek gestured fro Mariza to come along. He didn't want to leave her.

[pandora]

Pandora slipped back into the cabin, glancing at Emma as she went. “You might want to get dressed soon,” she noted. Then she slipped back down into her seat and pulled her book back into her lap. Orpheus walked over and sat back down beside her. She smoothed her fingers over her soft black robes as if imagining the Slytherin patch that would go there. Soon she would be tested. She looked around the cabin at the others there and wondered which house they would soon be in. “I can’t wait for the sorting ceremony,” she said haughtily, “I will write home immediately to tell Mum I was sorted into our family’s house.” She was speaking to no one in particular.

[quidditchgirl]

Emma had been sitting with the owls till this point, so now she got up, handed Sonic to Gerek with a smile and trotted off to the bathroom's, tunic's in hand. She didn't need an escort.

[cokacola1331]

Gerek accepte his owl happily. gerek watched as Emma left the room. Gerek found the dead rat that he had trown to Pandora's cat and gave it to Sonic who shared it effectionatly with Armani. He smiled.

[marizalibra]

Mariza walked back to the compartment in her robes, they were slightly blacker than she remembered them. She had thought they always had a navy tint to them but they didn't anymore.
"Hello Gerek, hello Pandora," she said as she walked in. Someone was missing, Emma.
"Where's Emm...oh yeah, she putting on her robes," she said giggling that she forgot.

"Err...excuse me, is there anybody called Mariza Libra in here," a woman with tied up hair asked.
"Yes, me," Mariza said, worried that she had done something wrong.
"I am here to tell you that your cat couldn't be sent to Hogwarts and the headmaster says you must have it back," the woman said.
Mariza gasped, in her hands was Mercedes, a tall but elegant tabby. Mariza sat down and Mercedes automatically jumped on her lap. The woman left smiling gently, which made deep wrinkles by her eyes.
Mariza started to stroke her cat,
"This is Mercedes," she told everyone.

[pandora]

Pandora glanced over as someone appreaded in the doorway. She moved her hand subtly to her wand again which was now tucked inside her robes. When the door opened and a woman stood in the entry holding a cat, Pandora sighed a little relief. She watched as the woman handed the cat to Mariza. Mariza quickly introduced the cat to everyone and Pandora looked Mercedes over carefully. From the seat beside Pandora, a low rumbled growl emitted from Orpheus. Pandora put a soothing hand on his back and he stopped growling after a few moments.