morning or night ??? (( Tim))

[Jean-Louis Button S3]

After turning over for what must have been the 400th time Buttonz lifted the covers just enough for him to swing his legs out and be able to sit up with out waking his fellow house mates , Slowly climbing to his feet Buttonz headed to the end of his bed to where his clothes were piled and started to sort through them in the dark , but touch more then sight.When he felt his robes, he stopped and pulled them free of the rest of his clothes and placed them on his bed , he then started to look for his shirt , and his wand , once he had found his clothing he changed as quickly and quietly as he could .

As he headed to the door he grabbed his Shoes and walked into the common room bare foot ,Buttonz let himself fall into one of the heavy black sofas,a downhearted tired look on his face as he watched the dying fire in the center of the fireplace, Buttonz wasn't a stranger to struggling for sleep or waking in pools of cold sweat , he was a troubled young man and he hid it oh so well , the only trouble that people knew about was that his mother died the year before. Jean-Louis often called 'Buttonz' by those he called his friends , given the nickname when he was very young due to the lucky black metal button he used to carry and it also went with his surname so it only seemed right to have it as his nickname.

[Timothy Bancroft S3]

Timothy was standing in a corner reading a book on spells the he got from the library. Timothy often didn't sleep especially now since he was having girl trouble. It wasn't that he couldn't sleep but that he simply didn't feel like it, and when he didn't want to do something then he DIDN'T do it.

Timothy was getting to the good part of the book when he heard something slump against the sofa by the fire. Timothy didn't see or hear anything come in the room so Timothy reached into his pocket of his robe and slowly took out his wand, he then pointed it at the back of the sofa. He slowly walked toward the sofa and with fear in his breath but trying to hide it he said " Show your self! Or be prepared to duel!"

Timothy wasn't sure who or what was on the sofa but he definantly didn't want to mess with it if it was very powerful...whatever it was. Half of Timothy was hopeing that who or whatever it was that it would go away with out a fight, Timothy was too tired and was too into his book to be dueling with anyone or anything.

[Jean-Louis Button S3]

Jean-Louis heard sounds behind him but paid no notice, it wasn't until he was challenged that he really acknowledged it even then he just rolled his eyes and stayed seated where he was , if the person behind him had such a problem they would walk round and challenge him to his face and if that happened he would laugh and accept it with a smile on his face and a burning desire in his heart , Buttonz loved Dueling , it made him happy it was like all the stress of the time between each duel was release with his curses.

Jean-Louis pulled his wand free from his robes with little effort and began twirling it between his fingers like a drummer in a rock band.Watching the fire as through it was interesting beyond all else.His eyes glazed over and hollowed with a soul of hatred to wards everyone and everything, Jean-Louis wasn't one to take anything to kindly , complements annoy him , challenges excite him (( due to there outcome ,usually with him the victor or still standing ))and cowards anger him but no where near as much as Mud-bloods and half breeds. Jean-Louis sat waiting for The guy behind him to step forward and challenge him openly to his face , not cowering behind him with his wand pulled.

[Timothy Bancroft S3]

As Timothy waited for a response he was thinking of who was on the other side of the sofa he wasn't sure if he should go on with the dueling challenge, not that he could duel well because he did and was in the top of his class....fine maybe not number one but he was up there. When Timothy dueled he felt as if he was in a different world like no one could touch him and every time he saw the other opponent get hurt by what ever it was he casted, it made him feel a sort of a rush that could only be triggered by them getting hurt. And every time he had got hit just made him even more anry and more devoted to hurt them. Timothy never really remember what had happened durring a duel because he was in his own world and couldn't control his self, so when ever some one asked what happened in the duel he would simply reply " i kicked his butt! He was always proud of his dueling abilties but he hated being center of all the attention and shared the attention with some people( if he liked them enough), Timothy never lost though that was for sure.

Timothy finally stared to walk around to the other side of the sofa and as he did, with an anry voice he said," i said..." as he reached the front of the sofa there he saw his buddy Buttonz, and Timothy dropped his mouth and put his wand down. Timothy was surprised to see him sitting there. Timothy knew it made sense that he didn't answer to his challange ( he was happy because he knew that Buttonz was WAY better then him). Timothy could not believe that he had just challanged his own friend to a duel, that was the last thing he would ever do. Timothy maybe mean but he respected his friends and never threatened them, well until now. Timothy knew how strong Buttonz felt about dueling and was now praying that he would not get up and cast anything, he could see him twirling his wand in his hands like it was nothing. Timothy had tried twirling his wand in his fingers but always got distracted by some girl walking by or...well thats about it. Timothy couldn't move, he was still shocked by how he had challanged his friend. Timothy was still wondering why he was sitting down here staring at the fire when he should be sleeping, for all he knew Timothy was the only one thathad a sleeping problem. Timothy start3ed to wonder if Buttonz does also.

[Jean-Louis Button S3]

Jean-Louis couldn't help but laugh as Tim walked around the front of his sofa, it wasn't a patronizing laugh just a kind of shocked laugh for the fact that he knew Tim would never openly challenge him to a duel if he knew that it was Jean-Louis he was asking to duel with.Buttonz stopped playing with his wand and without even looking he slipped it back into his robes , then placed his hands palms down on the arms of his seat and still sat watching the fire. Buttonz had always enjoyed watching the fire , it was like he could read it and the sound of the fire cracking made him feel live , it was also more effective when Jean-Louis Insomnia was playing up. Buttonz finally looked away from the fire and looked his friend in the eye , the look of shock on his face almost seemed to amuse him.

''Tim??'' he asked his friend as through he had zoned out and was trying to bring him back to the real world , '' whats that look for mate, you look like you've seen a ghost ,ha ha '' Buttonz was trying to make light of the challenge that his friend had just set.'' Don't worry about the challenge I'm not going to get up and duel you'' he knew that he had to make that clear for the fact that if he didn't his mind would shut down and he would be on his feet firing curses without any help from Jean-Louis himself.

[Timothy Bancroft S3]

Timothy laughed along with Buttonz and found it a little funny that Buttinz was staring at the fire, everytime he stared at the fire he looked as if he was planning something in his head. Timothy never knew why Buttonz liked watching the fire but he knew that he did watch it more then he watched girls when they pasted by...or aso Timothy thought. Timothy looked at Buttonz and after he had finally confronted Timothy letting him know that he wasn't going to take on the duel challange, and for that he was thankful. Timothy laughed as he put his wand back in his robe(his hand shaking from the shock) Timothy didn't really let go of then wand he just let his hand rest on it inside his robe so that if Buttonz was just playing one of his little games that Timothy would be ready this time. Timothy Smiled as if he knew it was him all along and was just playing with his head, " Hey Buttonz! what are you doing up so late? Did you miss your precis fire of yours" Timothy loved to joke around with his buddy.

Timothy sat down accross from Buttonz not taking his handout of his pocket, which was still shaking and anyone could tell because that side of his robe was shaking along with his hand. Timothy finally realized he was shaking that bad and his other hand slapped against his hand in his pocket. Timothy didn't really realize this because he was buzzy making himself seem cool and relaxed. Timothy didn't like showing his scared side and Buttonz knew that, or at least Timothy hoped he knew that. Timothy turned to the fire that was crackling and could tell it was starting to die, Then he turned to Buttonz and asked him " what's so amusing about a fire that makes you wake up in the middle of the night to sit and watch it?" Timothy never really understood Buttonz and maybe thats why they got along so well.

[Jean-Louis Button S3]

Buttonz merely smiled at Tim's jokes about him missing his fire , but it wasn't to far off . '' Erm yeah i guess i did kinda miss the fire but it was more a case of my Insomnia playing up'' Jean-Louis would often lay in bed for hours on end just thinking about thinking about things, Girls , his past , his future , magic , or just whatever came to his mind at the time , it had something to do with his A.D.D but it didn't bother him to much , it gave him time to think about things that it would take overs years to get to.
Jean-Louis eye's settled back onto the fire after he watched his shaking friend sit down,then in the blink of an eye he pulled his wand out and said ''Flamora'' kicking the dying fire back into life and in doing so set himself into a different personality and a new train of thought.

'' Fire helps me to relax and helps me think. Its a living thing and not many understand it , it breaths ,eats and thinks, its a remarkable thing really'' even though he had spoken the words to help his friend understand he knew he probably wouldn't not many people understand Jean-Louis' obsession with fire or how great fire is, but that could just be the thinking pattern of a Pyromaniac its hard to tell because Buttonz has never not been one.'' what about you ?? how come your up late ? still having those girl troubles of yours ??'' Buttonz knew about the girl troubles but he'd never really asked who it was about or what was going on , they were issues for the holder only unless they felt the need to open the case to others and thus he saw no point in asking for the fact that if Tim wanted him to know he would tell him in his own time.

[Timothy Bancroft S3]

Timothy laughed at Buttonz question and replied" NO! me have problems with girlz yeah right!....yea i am how'd you know? i just can't seem to tell her. it's crazy" Timothy took his hand out of his pocket and set it on top of his other hand that was resting on his legs and looked down at them in shame that him of all people admitted he was having girl troubles. Some of his friends knew that he was a ladies man and loved it that some many people looked up to him. Timothy started to think, that if anything about him haveing girl troubles that he would go nuts he'd loose all his friends he thought. Timothy then looked up at Buttonz and gave him the most threatning look he had and told Buttonz" man if you tell anyone that i'm haveing girl problems i WILL duel you and you wont have victory!" Timothy didn't mean this but hoped that it scared him a little, just enough so he wouldn't tell anyone about it.

[Jean-Louis Button S3]

Buttonz shrugged '' i know something about everyone '' he then pictured fire climbing all over his body and not hurting him it was like his dream where he lay down in a pit of fire just so that he could be part of it and live the way of the fire but he never saw any more of his dream due to the fact that he would wake up and come and watch fire. After hearing Tim threat his face hardened, Buttonz wasn't one to talk about other peoples problems he had more respect for peoples issues then the people themselves did , he live by the code of respect and honor to those he called his friends and they should know that , most of them do but it seems that Timothy didn't.''Now now Timothy Bancroft , it isn't wise to threaten those that have your back , or those that you know are more powerful then yourself and i have the feeling you know i am both ,you are a friend and your problems are you own i do not speak of it yet I've known for a while, and your threat wouldn't stop me if i wished to , i fear no man .'' Jean-Louis didn't fear much , the loss of a duel meant nothing , not when he was dueling a child , Jean-Louis didn't fear death either so he was always welcoming it , whenever eh entered a duel he had a welcoming heart for death to seize.

[Timothy Bancroft S3]

Timothy felt a shiver run up and down his spine. Timothy knew that what Buttonz had said was true, it was just simply a case of not thinkning before speaking. Timothy would never really hurt his friends and when he had realized what he had said, threatening his buddy again he wanted to kick himself. Timothy shook his head and said " hey now lets not be so serious now. You know i'm just making sure and you know it's just i didn't think sorry man, we cool?" Timothy was hopeing that Buttonz wouldn't be any more serious about this then he had already been.

[Jean-Louis Button S3]

Buttonz sat thinking about Timothy's outbursts and whether or not he was willing to break the bonds of friendship over them to teach him a lesson, after a long pause Buttonz finally spoke in a slow soft tone ,'' Yeah , we're cool, I'll let it slide this time seen as its late and we all have troubles, but learn to watch who you go snapping at next time because people lose friends over those kinda outbursts you know ''. Buttonz wasn't as bothered by the outbursts as he let on but he had to keep an edge of a short fuse about him or people wouldn't see him as much of a threat and as much as he had a short fuse it wasn't that easy to light especially by a friend like Timothy.

(( sorry it took me a few days to reply been a bit busy))

[Timothy Bancroft S3]

Timothy smiled and thanked Buttonz. Timothy didn't really mean to burst like that he just didn't like people thinking of him as a little Griffindor or something. Timothy was strong could take care of his own problem and didn't let any one tell him what to do. Timothy stood up and looked at the fire then back at buttonz " well, guess i'll be off to bed, i got to talk to this girl tomorrow, Pagan and uh i need to think of what to say, ya know?" Timothy got up and started walking away to go to bed.