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Feb 4, 2016 20:33:50 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 20:33:50 GMT -7
Edmund marched towards his common room, bored and annoyed. He didn't like what was going on in his school and he did NOT like the idea that someone could try and take him away from it. Even with all the terrible things happening, he wanted to be here and nothing Will or his mother (or Lucy and Sus for that matter) could say would change his mind. He glared at the letter in his hand, hating the contents of his mother's letter.
Once inside, he strode quickly to the edge of the common room, looking for a way to blow some steam. Nothing, nothing, oh! There Scorpius was, on the other side of the room. Edmund made his way quickly across the room, wanting to vent at Scorpius ... or maybe just get into an argument with him. Probably the latter.
He flicked the letter at Scorpius, "You think family is so great? What about when they try to take over your life? I'm sick of it," he muttered angrily, rolling his eyes and turning so he could lean against a wall. He was mostly doing this to get his feelings off his chest ... mostly. Except for the part of him that wanted to get a rise out of the older Slytherin. "If you like family so much, you can have mine."
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Feb 5, 2016 18:23:21 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2016 18:23:21 GMT -7
Scorpius was just minding his own business thinking about a certain girl he had kissed recently and really should have when suddenly he had a letter thrown in his face. "Uh-What-" Scorp blinked before looking down at the letter in his lap and lifting it, toward his face. He didn't read it though and just set it back down. "I'm sure they're not trying to ruin your life by any means. They're probably just trying to help," he knew Edmund well enough to know that that probably wouldn't be the most helpful thing to say. He sighed, holding the letter back out to him.
"What do they want?" he asked.
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Feb 6, 2016 21:55:16 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2016 21:55:16 GMT -7
Edmund couldn't help but groan. Scorpius' reply was so typical! Expecting the best even when you don't know what's going on. Call him a pessimist, but Ed tended to do the opposite. The letter really wasn't too bad, so when Scorpius held the letter up he took it back quickly. Still, he had a tendency to overreact. His mother probably wasn't going to take him out of school, but she was thinking about it enough to write a letter to him about it. Ed wouldn't go. He didn't care that he was underage, that he was supposed to do what she said or that Wil would probably try to reinforce it. He wouldn't go.
"They want to take me out. Away. I mean, uh! You know what I mean!" Ed knew he wasn't making any sense, but he was angry and he couldn't control it. He turned and threw his letter into the fire nearby. He wasn't going to respond to it anyway. Why keep it? It would just make him angry every time he saw it.
He took a deep breath. "Mom wants to take us out of Hogwarts. If she decides to do it, Wil will probably try to help her. I wont let them," his voice turned deadly serious. "I'm not leaving. I don't care what they say."
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Feb 8, 2016 19:04:02 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 19:04:02 GMT -7
Edmund was clearly very upset and eve if he was trying to start something, Scorp was more worried for the kids well being right now. He listened, and frowned at what Edmund was saying. "Can't you try to understand what she's feeling, though? I mean, her children are muggle royalty... that's a pretty big hit for a bad guy killing muggle borns," Scorpius said, trying to keep his tone slow and steady as he glanced at the fire to watch the letter burn. He sighed, looking back over at Edmund. "I'm sure she'll learn that the school really is the safest place. At least now it is. She just doesn't understand. What about Wil? Won't he agree with you?" Scorpius didn't know Edmunds older brother very well, but he figured the guy wouldn't let his siblings not finish their education... right?
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Feb 13, 2016 13:41:46 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2016 13:41:46 GMT -7
Ed growled, though he wasn't quite mad at Scorpius, per say. He was angry with the situation. He wished his mother never would have found out about the problems at school this year. Her knowing made her worry, which made her overthink things. "I can understand. Three of her children are away from home, in a place with people that want to murder people just like them, ignoring the fact that they are royalty. But what would taking us away help? Nothing! Outside of this school, I have no way to protect myself or my sisters or even Mother from the same attackers and who knows whether Wil would be close enough to do it for me. This ... threat makes it even more important that we stay here," he ended his tirade in almost a whisper, but he was sure Scorpius could hear him.
Edmund laughed bitterly, "If Wil was on my side, the whole situation wouldn't be an issue. If he wanted to, I'm sure he could convince Mother that we're safer here than we would be at home. But he hasn't, which means that he must be thinking the same thing she is. He's probably looking for any excuse to pull us out." Ed closed his eyes and raised his hands to rub his temples. He had to stop thinking about this, but he couldn't! He couldn't hold back his anger and frustration. That's why he came to Scorpius in the first place. To try and find release, someone he could trust and vent to. Not that it was helping so far.
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Feb 15, 2016 11:57:52 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 11:57:52 GMT -7
Scorp nodded, 'I agree with you, obviously. The school is the safest place but how is your mother supposed to feel about that when all she knows is that people have been killed? I'm just saying, I agree with you but she may not, he tried to explain, but Edmund was being on reason at this point it seemed. His whispering and his bitter laugh proved that. Then Scorp regretted bringing up Wil, who tended to bring out the worst in Edmund. Then the guy was rubbing his temples. 'Hey, just sit down for a second," he said in a low voice. He didn't want Edmund to get any angrier than he already was an hurt himself. Scorpius was used to dealing with angry people, and he knew the best thing to do was to let them get it all out.
"How do Susan and Lucy feel about all this?" he asked.
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Feb 17, 2016 18:32:10 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 18:32:10 GMT -7
Ed growled, angry that Scorpius was making good points. "Yeah, I know. I just, I wish there was some way to prove to her that even with the ... with the attacks Hogwarts is still the safest place," he grumbled. He could sense himself starting to cool down, but not too much. Any time he thought about the situation, Edmund could feel the ember-hot flames of anger build up in the pit of his stomach.
Ed stopped rubbing his temples when he heard ... was that concern in Scorp's voice? He looked at the seat next to him and gave in, sitting down in the chair. So much for his plan to get out of here after venting. Oh well. He probably wasn't in a good enough state of mind to leave the common room. Anything could set him off right now, he knew.
Then another question. "How do Susan and Lucy feel about this?" Ed moaned, not wanting to bring it full circle to his sisters. It was easier to place the blame on Mother and Wil, but in his mind some of it rested on his sisters too. "Who knows?" he began bitterly. "They like school and learning about magic, obviously. They're both enjoying school, but at the same time I feel like they wish we were all together in one place, that they could know our family is safe. The thing is, our family has never been safe. I realized that a long time ago, when Dad died. So I could see both of them go either way. They might want to stay and they might want to go." Ed was staring at the ground. He hadn't said things like this to anyone, not even his close friends. He was expressing lots of these emotions for the first time and he was embarrassed, but he'd already started, so he might as well finish. His voice got even quieter as he did. "I don't belong at home. I mean, I know they care about me there, but I don't fit in. In the muggle world, I was never really good at anything. I just kind of ... was. It was only after getting my own letter and coming here that I learned I could do stuff right. Y'know, actually be good at things. I just, I can't leave now. Not after finding the place I do belong," Ed stopped. He'd said too much. He glared at the floor, angry at himself. What in the world set him off rambling like that?
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Feb 22, 2016 16:47:13 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2016 16:47:13 GMT -7
Edmund was trying not to let Scorp get to him, he could tell, but Scorpius wasn't going to fight with him right now. He was obviously in need of a friend, not an enemy. Scorpius stayed silent, leaning forward, elbows on knees, and listening as the guy went on to explain the situation further. He didn't know how the girls felt and worried that they were on his mothers side, at least about keeping them all together to know they were safe. Scorpius wasn't expecting the deeper detail as to why he didn't want to leave, the talking about how the muggle world wasn't the place for him and he couldn't go somewhere now that he had found a sense of belonging. Scor nodded, "I'm sure the girls want to stay as well and will fight with you on that. William can't expect you guys to not finish the education that he got to finish, that isn't fair," if anything that was ammo that Ed could use against Will in the discussions to come.
"I don't know much about muggles," he admitted, sighing and sitting up straight again, "but you definitely are a good wizard. I think if you told your mom how you felt about that, she'd understand. Every parent wants their kid to feel accomplished. If you feel that here," he nodded again, "she'll believe it too."
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Feb 27, 2016 14:43:01 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 14:43:01 GMT -7
Ed was only kind of listening when Scorpius started talking. While expressing his feelings might have helped (he couldn't really tell), he was sure that Scorpius wouldn't have anything to say that would help him. So he stared around the room, vaguely listening. Then he heard one sentence. "William can't expect you guys to not finish the education that he got to finish, that isn't fair," Ed smiled, finally hearing something he liked. That was Gold! If Wil gave him a hard time about wanting to stay at Hogwarts, he was definitely going to use this.
So he was actually listening, but then Edmund wasn't sure he liked what he heard. He sighed, "Yeah, I could tell her, but I don't want her to feel bad. I never told her about any of my problems before Magic. I always told my Dad. So it's not really something that I want to bring up now. Does that make any sense?" He looked up at Scorp, wondering what the guy was thinking now. He was probably tired of Ed's whining. Why was he talking about all of this with Scorpius anyway?
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Feb 27, 2016 17:08:56 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 17:08:56 GMT -7
"Yeah, that makes sense..." Scorp muttered, giving a shrug and letting out another breath. "I'm sure everything will work out fine. I mean, you can only hope," he said again. Then there was a moment of silence, for he was incredibly unsure of what to say next. He realized they had just sort of bonded, and it was very rare that they did that. Sure, Scorp tried to be friends with everyone but Edmund was always so hard to connect with. Then he sighed and leaned back again, "overbearing parents is a struggle I..." he felt bad that he had said parents but he moved on, "I was so excited to come to Hogwarts and have some alone time but... my mom teaches here. I mean, I shouldn't complain but it can be a lot," he said.
Then he sat up again, seemingly unable to pick a place to sit. "Anyway, what uh, have you signed up for your sixth year classes yet?"
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Mar 3, 2016 17:35:49 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2016 17:35:49 GMT -7
"Yeah," Ed agreed after thinking a few moments. A part of him still wanted to vent about the situation but he could tell Scorpius was trying to distract him. Apparently Edmund needed to learn how to get over things. However, that was not one of his strengths. He had a tendency to hold on to things until the situation resolved itself or there was nothing else he could do about it.
Then Scorpius broke the silence, talking about his own family and Edmund was stunned. He looked up at Scorpius, finally making eye contact. He knew that other people had family issues too, but they rarely talked to him about it. He'd never talked to Scorpius about it before because ... well Scorpius was a pureblood with pureblood parents. How could he understand Ed's family issues? Edmund was only now starting to realize that he may have been wrong about that.
Now Edmund was trying to help. Well, help and understand. "I never thought about that before," Edmund thought for a moment before he let his questions out. Hopefully he wouldn't upset Scorpius because that was not his intention. "Don't you get a bit of alone time though, even with her here? I mean, your mom probably does know basically everything going on in your life, which would be no good at all, but she doesn't try to stop you or control you, does she?" Ed was more thinking out loud than thinking through his questions, but whatever. Hopefully Scorpius would be able to tell that he was being sincere.
At Scorpius' question, Edmund grimaced. "No. I can't decide what to do. I have a few I think I'm interested in and some I knew I don't want to take, but I still haven't made up my mind all the way. Are there any classes you would recommend?"
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Mar 7, 2016 14:16:38 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2016 14:16:38 GMT -7
Scorpius was grateful that Edmund was taking the bait on the subject change, though he felt a little bad that he hadn't let Edmunds tantrum run its full course. Still, he thought the conversation was going well. He didn't mean to always analyze his conversations with people but it was just how he was. He was analyzing everything, actually. At his question about his mom, Scorp shook his head. "No, she doesn't try to push me in any way. I mean, obviously as a Porfessor and Head of House she wants me to do well but, it's not that bad."
"As for classes, I love History of Magic, but I'm not sure that it's for everyone," he chuckled, "obviously Apparition. What kind of field are you interested in? I mean, that will help you decide what to do with classes more than anything else."
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Mar 10, 2016 19:25:18 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2016 19:25:18 GMT -7
Edmund nodded his head at Scorpius' response. He didn't ask any more questions, not wanting to push him much further. Ed was actually liking having someone to talk to. He'd never really confided like this to Scorpius. "Well good. I can only imagine what school would be like for me if my Mum was here. Or worse, if Wil was here. Ugh," he said, reminded once more of his original reason for being angry but choosing to ignore it. He'd already gotten upset about it. He might as well let it go while he could.
At his next question, Ed shrugged. "You know, I'm not really sure what I want to do. I'm not all too familiar with jobs for wizards. I mean, I want to do something exciting, but there is no way I want to be a curse breaker. I'm not following Wil's footsteps and I don't want to be compared to him any longer than I have to be. I've been thinking maybe about an auror ... but I don't know. What are some of the jobs that are like those two. Exciting, dangerous, you know? I want something that will entertain me as long as it can."
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Mar 12, 2016 14:05:00 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 14:05:00 GMT -7
Scorp chose not to comment on the fact that Edmund and Wil had some deep seeded issues. That much was clear, especially with Ed saying he didn't want to be compared to his big brother anymore. Scorp could see that he and Wil were really similar, though, but he wasn't going to say that out loud. So, Edmund wanted a job that would entertain him? That wasn't an entirely bad thought, though it was a tad juvenile in Scorps opinion. He paused for a moment, trying to think of a few good suggestions... "Well, being an auror isn't always entertaining. They have to do a lot of paperwork on their cases and whatnot and when there isn't anything to do it's a lot of grunt work, looking after the ministry and doing more paperwork. In times of peace it's not the most entertaining. As for other options, if you like magical creatures there is dragon training or security troll training, both don't get too dull I'm sure. Though, neither creature is really great for conversation..." he thought again, clicking his tongue in thought, "There's also the misuse of muggle artifacts office, they get a lot of crazy stuff there. As well as the department for magical catastrophes and accidents. Those departments are mostly preventative, but they do have to deal with a lot of insane stuff on a weekly basis. I feel like that would be pretty interesting," he suggested.
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Mar 26, 2016 11:08:42 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2016 11:08:42 GMT -7
Ed rolled his eyes when Scorpius started explaining how specific jobs could be entertaining. All right, that wasn't exactly what he'd meant. Entertaining had not been the right word. Normally Edmund would have jumped on that, explaining himself more and acting offended, but he just didn't feel like it right now. He knew Scorpius was just trying to help, but more importantly, he was tired of fighting. He was enjoying this easygoing conversation.
At the same time he liked quite a few of the older boy's suggestions. He didn't want to be an Auror, that was too mainstream. Too many people did it and there was way too much paperwork for him. Ed wanted to be out doing things. Learning more about the wizarding world and being active. He was tired of just sitting around. Dragon training could be really cool ... he'd have to think about that. Especially since his mother would freak out if he did end up doing it. Also, the department for magical catastrophes and accidents sounded like it could be cool. He'd have to look into these suggestions more.
"Thanks," he said off hand as his brain went a million miles an hour, trying to sort through the options he'd been given. "Do you know about a book or catalog or something somewhere that might have more information about wizarding jobs and requirements and stuff. I've never really thought about it before ..." He needed to research this more, that was for sure.
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