The little things that hurt ((blake & any1))

[pandora]

Pandora clutched woozily at her mother's sleeve for a moment. Apparating for the first time left her dizzy and a little sick. She wasn't sure why her mum insisted upon coming to Hogsmeade this way but she was fairly sure it was at least in small part a punishment for earlier behavior. "Now, go enjoy yourself for a little while and I'll pick up a few things you'll need for the term," her mother said icily. Thin talon-like fingers tugged at Pandora's collar to straighten it as her mother fussed over Pandora's appearance. Image was everything after all.

"Yes Mum," Pandora stoically replied before resting her self out of her mother's clutches. She turned on her heel, lifted her chin and squared her shoulders. Body language let other people know you were not to be trifled with. Pandora made her way into a book store and slowly began sorting through the myriad of books lining the shelves. "Got to be something interesting here," she muttered. She spotted a dark tome lying on a table in the corner and headed for it.

Potions for the Ages. The gold lettering on black leather caught her attention and she read it several times before reaching out for the book. Lifting it carefully, Pandora turned and looked about for a place to sit and read. Spotting a dusty overstuffed chair in the corner, she began making her way through the small crowd. Suddenly a figure stepped in front of her and Pandora could not stop fast enough to prevent herself from slamming into his chest. She fell back onto the floor, her book sliding just out of reach. She glared up at the young man before her and waited for an apology and an offer to help her up.

[candygirl]

((I hope it's okay if Terra joins you two....))

Terra wondered thoughtfully through the aisles of sweets and delicious concoctions all an arms width away. They looked wonderful; all wrapped up in the gold wrappings with a small pink lace around the two. Very inviting too. She smiled and lifted up a piece and held it to the light so to read the labeling at the top. 'Chocolate Frogs with Cherry Filling. Tastes delicious while in your mouth jumping with cherry and chocolate flavor!' She smiled and walked over to the counter, paying up the money for the small frog. Although they were small and in dainty portions, she loved to buy them. They tasted so good in her mouth. She bit her lip as she reached into her pocket and found that no money was left. Her pockets were totally empty, not even a Knut to be found. She gazed blankly at the man who was waiting for her to pay up. She shook her head and replaced the frog on the shelf. She flashed a small smile the man's way before filtering out of the shop, her once lifted heart now down somewhere in her stomach.

Strange how such a small thing could cause such a change of attitude. Terra ran her hand through her hair quickly, muttering about her foolishness with money and candy. Her parents would be distraught that she had wasted money so easily, considering they were low themselves. She sighed, upset at her own being. How could she have just wasted it all over nothing that she really truly needed? Where was the intelligent part of herself now? She shifted to the left and looked through the cloud, her eyes glazed over with upsetting thoughts of what her parents would do. How their disappointed faces would torment her until she walked away from them. Blinking to keep these thoughts from her eyes she moved her gaze over to a young girl. She appeared to be about four or three years younger then Terra and she really wasn't watching where she was going. Suddenly, someone side-stepped and the younger girl ran right into a young male. Terra smiled and walked over to them, weaving herself in and out of the huge crowd.

"Are you alright?" she asked kindly before reaching down a hand to help the girl up. She appeared rather disgruntled. She flashed a warm smile the boy's way before turning back to the girl, drinking in her appearances slowly.

[blake]

Blake's family left his house for a few days on some work related trip. They also toke his grandma with him so he was left home alone. Blake was sick of being at home so he thought about where he could go. He thought about Diagon alley but that was still under repair he guess. So he decided that Hogsmeade where the place to go. He walked over to his fire place and grabbed a hand full of Floo powder and threw it into the fire. "Hogsmeade!" He yelled out then stepped into the fire. He felt like it always did to him like being spun around so fast almost to the point of getting sick but before he know it he was inside the three broom sticks. Blake brushed himself off and walked out of Three broom sticks.

He put in his hand and felt the tiny bag that had some Floo powder for his return trip. Blake kept walk around trying to find something to do. He then found another book store he missed the last time he came to Hogsmeade. Blake walked in and looked around it sure had the book store smell, The smell of old books and dust or was it mold he couldn't tell. Blake walked over to one of the rows of books most seemed uninteresting. Some about plants others about types of animals he couldn't find anything really useful. Blake kept walking looking at the rows of books and not where he was going. He then stopped because it felt like he hit something or someone. Blake looked down to see a very young girl on the ground and a book a little farther away.

Blake walked over and picked her book up then looked over with an embarrassed smile. "Sorry about that Didn't see you there." He said about to put his hand down to help her up but another girl came out of no where and tried to help her up.

[pandora]

Pandora lay in the floor for a few moments longer, staring at Blake until a young woman suddenly appeared before her. The new comer asked if she was ok and Pandora grumbled an unintelligable reply before accepting the offered hand and getting to her feet. She smoothed out her little black dress and looked around for the lost book only to see Blake going for it. He walked back over and apologized which saved him the tongue lashing Pandora had been working up. “I’m fine.” She huffed softly, rubbing her bruised behind and trying to calm her bruised ego. Obviously both of these people were older than her and arguing about her smarting behind wouldn’t be the wisest of choices. She instead turned calmly to Blake and stated, “May I have my book back?” Her eyes were a cold, piercing grey, and her skin was the sickly pale of someone who didn’t see much sunlight. She attempted a smile at him and it seemed eerily unnatural.

[blake]

Blake handed over her book with a smile. He looked at he she seemed to be smiling but it didn't seem real. "Of course it's your book after all." He said smiling. "Again I'm sorry." He said just making sure she knew he was. He then looked over to the other girl then back at Pandora. "My names Blake Conners." He looking at both of them. "And your two names would be." He said smiling putting his hand in his pocket making sure the Floo powder was ok If he wasn't he would have to find another way home and that could have taken days. From him just touching the bag it was still there and seemed fine.

[pandora]

“Pandora Elia Munio, of the Italian Munios,” Pandora stated matter-of-factly. It was a title she was forever repeating to everyone she met and she rattled it off with practiced ease. She turned her eyes from Blake to Terra and back again. “What years and houses are you both in?” She asked. Her tone wasn’t hostile nor was it really warm. She talked as if she was conducting a scientific interview more than a friendly conversation but there was no malice to her questions.