A Lesson You Soon Won't Forget

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--Forbidden Forest--

Elaine looked at her watched--it was five minutes to one in the morning. She sighed softly as she hid herself between the trees at the edge of the forest. Damn it had been tough as nails getting out of the dorm, the common room and onto the grounds tonight! Especially with that darn cat around! She wasn't sure where the ocelot had come from but that feline was being a pain in her backside. But she had managed to give the feline the slip--and then she had to get past a couple of professor (one of which being the very professor she was putting on the chopping board) and then of course Peeves had to make his occasional appearance in her life. She nearly got caught by that poltergeist fiend! But she had managed to slip past them all--thanks to her disillusionment charm among other things--and now she was where the other told her to meet him grim at.

Elaine sighed as she waited for the creature to makes its appearance. She wouldn't admit this to anyone in a million years but she was a bit nervous about this meeting. For all of the bravado that she had in her letter--she was nervous. The tales she had heard about the man. How he had tortured people and killed his own family. What would he do to her? She was a seventeen year old and even she would admit that she wasn't skilled enough to take him on. But she was quick to banish those thoughts from her mind -- this was for the better.

She was going to learn things she never would have learned at this goody two shoes school. The killing curse was getting mighty boring after all. I mean really--two simple words--a flash of green light and bam boom you were gonzo. It was just too simple for her. She wanted to instill more fear into her victims before she killed them. And this man was going to help her. Or at least he said he would help her. She wasn't quick to totally believe his words but the temptation was just too much for her to resist. And if he did back stab her--she had already decided that she would come back as a ghost and haunt his soul till he grew grey and died! But she had no intention of being killed any time soon and so she had to rely on his word. Rely on him having told her the truth.

Fun...

And now to wait. She had gotten hear early for the sole purpose of not wanting to be late. She didn't imagine him being one to enjoy lateness. She wanted to be punctual and instead she was here early. But that was okay. She was patience. She could wait. And wait she would...

@anton

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Anton was currently inside the Forbidden Forest. In fact he had been here for about twenty minutes prior to the time that the girl who had contacted him was supposed to show up. He had Death with him as well who was just nosing around like a normal dog would but no this was a grim. Anton put his hand into one of the several pockets that were part of his trench coat. He didn’t bother with wearing robes since most of them were way too bulky and hindered your movement. So he opted to wear a trench coat. After a second or two Anton pulled out a tiny rolled up carpet. He tapped it with his wand and it grew to its normal size.

The flying carpet was floating a few inches off the ground and while it was Death strode over and jumped up onto it. It was rather a funny site to see, a grim riding on a magic carpet by itself. Anton looked around and notice a girl about the age of seventeen enter the Forest and go to where he had instructed her to meet Death. She didn’t enter too far into the forest which made him smirk. Ah kids these days were still afraid of the Forbidden Forest. When Anton was a student here he snuck out almost every night to come and explore this place.

Now one would wonder what Anton was even doing here. Well he was watching and waiting for the girl to show up. He wanted to know if she would be early, on time, or late. And the girl was lucky, she was early. So Anton decide to have the carpet go and take her to the safe house in Ireland. With a wave of his hand the carpet along with Death flew over to where the girl was waiting. Once there he listened as Death growled to signify his presence and that it was time to go. Once the girl stepped foot on the carpet it would activate the portkey and reappear a short distance away from the safe house. He decided that it was time to go so that he could be in time to greet his newest pupil. There wasn’t a sound as he disapparated away and to the safe house in question.

@crystal2

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She could have gone into the forest if she wanted to you know.
It was just that she didn't want to.

She already had enough on her mind without having to worry about some stupid animal trying to make her their next meal. Not that she couldn't have handle herself (and don't you dare tell her different)...she just didn't want to have to think about it. And so she stayed on the fringes of the forest--deep within to avoid detection but shallow enough to avoid the creatures that lurked within. Of course let's be honest---the animals were the last thing on her mind right now. She wasn't even thinking about the big bad creatures of the night and what not. She sighed as she found her mind wondering towards those owls she had written (all of which had been burned to ashes as she didn't dare leave any traces of her conversing with Anton to where they could be found). She was still nervous about this meeting. The closer it got to the time--the more on edge she was getting. Not that she would have admitted to it if you asked. If you asked her--she could handle herself any day, any time and anyone who tried to get the better of her would get put in their place.

But this guy was different. And she darn well knew that. He was known for his killings and tortures. And for liking it too. It was like her to a degree. She wasn't scared to kill anyone. Or torture them a bit before putting them out of their misery. It wasn't for everyone she knew -- I mean look at Desi...she was much more of the blackmail sort then the kill you outright sort--but for Elaine...it was how she was. And how she worked. And so meeting someone who had the same way of working--it felt strange. Weird even.

And let's not forget the thought that he could turn against her if he wanted to. And that was a fight she didn't relish.

But she wouldn't back out. She had committed to this...to this meeting and the training and she wasn't about to back out. She was nervous yes--but chicken? NEVER! She was going to take this head on! As she always did! She 'hmm-ed' softly as she looked at her watch--it was almost 1 in the morning. He should be around here somewhere. If his owl was anything to go by then he was one that took punctuality very seriously. He didn't seem like he liked being kept waiting and he didn't seem like he was one to be late himself either. And so she looked around for him.

And soon enough--there he was. He and the grim he told her of. Death was his name? Interesting. Not her biggest worry right now. She looked up at the older man as he approached her, "Your here." she said simply. Not that she didn't think he would come here. Or that he was pranking her or something like that. But it was all she had to say at the moment.

Sometimes she was a girl or not many words....

@anton