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ｓｃｏｕｔ ☆ ｊａｅｄｅｎ ☆ ｖｅｇａ !

ｔｈｅ ｏｎｅ ｗｈｏ ｃａｍｅ ｂａｃｋ

Laying down in the park, with Kotah at her side, Scout couldn't think of any place that she would rather be. It was beautiful outside and she was spending time with someone who was easily one of her favorite people in the world. What more could she possibly ask for? Ever since she'd moved back into the country, she'd been visibly happier for the most part, save for a few moments. It just felt so good to be back home and around the people that she'd grown up with and her family, more specifically Aunt Harlow. A lot had changed since she'd moved, people had left, gotten jobs, more people came to town, and things along those lines. It was strange to see, but she was adjusting back to life their rather quickly, especially since she'd only been back for a little bit over a week. The blonde had managed to get quite a bit accomplished during that time though. She'd unpacked her apartment, worked a few shifts at her Aunt's cafe, reconnected with Kotah and finally confessed the fact that she'd always had feelings for him. It was safe to say that she had been busy, which was part of the reason that it was so nice to just lay down with him and watch the clouds. For the first time in the last few days, they could just laugh and be silly, and try to keep their minds off of Rowan. Being around him was one of the most natural things in the world, seeing as she'd spent a good portion of her life being best best friends with them, and only a slightly shorter period of time having feelings for him. Things were never really awkward with him, and the good memories definitely outweighed the bad. She could only hope that things would stay that way, because she honestly didn't know what she would do without him. This last week had made her realize how much she'd truly missed him, even if she hadn't gotten the chance to see him very much because of Rowan.

Hopefully the situation with Rowan would be changing soon, but that seemed to be more wishful thinking than anything. Things couldn't stay bad forever though, that much she was sure of. After every rain comes a rainbow, right? It was a rather cliche and well, stupid, saying in Scout's opinion, but it fit. Hearing him, she nodded. "Of course." She replied, nodding. Even if things would be going slow, at least they were going somewhere, and for once, in the right direction. They drifted apart terribly when she'd had to move, but things seemed to be a million times better now that she was back, even if their situation wasn't ideal. She'd rather have him and rough times than not having him at all. If he'd continued to be mad at her like he had been earlier, she really wasn't sure what she would have done. Kotah hating her wasn't something she thought that she would really be able to handle, not when he was one of the few people that she had left in her hometown. Out of everyone that had stayed, he was easily the one that the girl was closest to, and it would've hurt terribly to lose him. Glancing over, she caught his eye and smiled.

When Kotah's arm wrapped around her waist, her smile widened, as she stared up at the sky, watching the clouds. It was so nice to just do nothing for once. No shifts at the cafe, no unpacking, no dealing with Rowan, just spending time with him. She planned to enjoy it to the fullest because she had no clue when she'd get the chance to spend time like this with him. If his psychotic ex-girlfriend had any say in things, it'd probably be quite some time. They had a rough few months ahead of them, or maybe even longer, but he seemed just as determined as she did to make it out of this. While she was in London, she didn't really get into any serious relationships. She dated a couple of guys, sure, but nothing ever lasted very long, except for one. Knowing that she would be coming back home when she graduated was a thought that was always able to keep a smile on her face. Although Kotah was a large part of the reason that she wanted to come back home, but he wasn't the only one. Even though many of her friends had moved away for college, there were still quite a few that stuck around and it was good to be around them again. Then there was her aunt and a few other assorted family members in town as well. All in all, it was better to be home than to be around just her parents and a few friends that she had managed to make in the two years that she was in London. It wasn't that hard to leave them, seeing as they didn't really know each other very well anyway. As for her parents, they promised to visit occasionally and it wasn't like she had the best relationship with her mother anymore. Hearing him say that they would stick together no matter what happened with Rowan, she smiled. Even though they didn't know what her news was, she felt confident that they could handle it. "I like the sound of that." She replied, referring to the last part.

"That makes two of us then." Scout honestly didn't know what she'd do without Kotah. Before the last two years when she'd been away, he'd always been a constant in her life. Whenever anything happened, he was always there. It was nice to know that she could count on him again like she had before. Resting her head on his chest, she smiled as he ran his fingers through her hair. "I don't think I can say this enough, but I'm so incredibly happy to be back and that we worked things out." She said, looking over at him. It was the absolute truth. She wasn't sure what she would do if he'd continued to hate her like he had at the party earlier. That wasn't exactly one of her best memories with him. Before Kotah even said who was calling him, she had a sinking suspicion that it was Rowan. Things were going too good at the moment, so of course she had to attempt to ruin it, even if she wasn't there. The blonde just rolled her eyes and sighed, wondering when the other girl would just give up. "Some people just don't know when to cut their losses and move on. She never deserved you anyway. Well, it's not like I really do either but..." She began to trail off, but all of the doubts that she had were soon far from her mind as Kotah kissed her. She kissed him back, thankful for the distraction and happy just to be with him again.
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ｗｈａｔ ｗｅ ｗａｎｔ ｃａｎ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｂｅ ｄｏｎｅ
ＷＥＬＬ ＬＯＯＫ ＷＨＯ'Ｓ ＬＡＵＧＨＩＮＧ ＮＯＷ
ｗｅ'ｌｌ ｄｏ ｗｈａｔ ｗｅ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ
ＳＡＩＤ ＷＥ'ＬＬ ＤＯ ＷＨＡＴ ＷＥ ＷＡＮＴ ＴＯ

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ｌｕｃｉｎｄａ ❉ ＨＡＲＬＯＷ ❉ ｖｅｇａ

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For some reason, classes seemed to drag on particularly slowly this morning, at least for the seventh year Slytherin, Lucinda Vega they were. She had a feeling it wasn’t just her though, everyone seemed a bit antsy throughout the classes, like none of them could really focus. That’s how it always seemed to go the week of a holiday though, even though they still had another two and a half days of class left. Soon enough it would be Halloween, meaning a three day weekend for the students of Hogwarts. Friday especially, considering classes were cancelled, there was to be a masquerade ball, which would then be followed by the Slytherin’s after party. With all of that going on, who could possibly focus on classes? The fact that the professors expected them to be paying attention at all this week was just a bit preposterous.

The worst part of her day so far had easily been Potions, however, that seemed to a pattern for the blonde. She was positively dreadful when it came to the class, always had been, and figured she always would be. Anyone who believed the stereotype that Slytherins were all magically fantastic at Potions had clearly never met Luce. In theory, the class seemed like it’d be simple enough, ‘pour this’, ‘mix that’, but for her, it really wasn’t. Something about it just never seemed to click in her mind, no matter how hard she studied. It was frustrating to say the least, especially since she was so used to excelling in her classes. Being the stubborn person that she was, she always refused anyone’s attempts to tutor her or help. She was convinced that she could figure things out on her own, when she’d managed to effectively prove otherwise over the last seven years now. She’d managed to keep her grade decent enough to pass the class, but it never seemed to get much better than that.

When Professor Lovett’s droning lecture finally came to a halt, she quickly shoved her things into her bag, before practically bolting from the room. If it had gone on much longer, she surely would’ve fallen asleep out of sheer boredom. Luce debated on whether she should drop her things off, or just go straight to lunch, before quickly deciding to save herself the trip and just bring everything with her. Out in the halls, she greeted a few familiar faces, before continuing off on her journey to the Great Hall. She easily considered Hogwarts to be her second home, even better than her real one at times. Although the girl loved her father dearly, her house could be awfully boring at times. He stuck to his work, rarely to be seen outside of his bedroom, leaving his teenage daughter to her own devices. He really did try, but kids just weren’t really his forte. Knowing that, it only made the fact that he took her away from her mother so surprising, meaning that she had to have been really off her rocker for him to have to resort to such drastic measures. She was about as sore of a subject as you could get in the Vega household. Luce had learned to refrain from mentioning her over the years, seeing as all she got in response was a few muttered insults about her. To be honest, the girl wasn’t sure how much she wanted to know anyway. She knew her mother was a death eater at one point, but the things that she actually did was something that she just didn’t want to know about. It was easier not knowing, even though it had to have been rather terrible considering the fact that she had a life sentence hanging over her.

Stepping into the Great Hall, it appeared as if there was already a commotion of some sort, even though there was hardly anyone even there. It wasn’t exactly surprising that Ethan was standing near a Hufflepuff who appeared to be soaking wet, what was surprising was the fact that it appeared as if Ella was chiding him for it. He never seemed to get caught for anything he did, and he did quite a bit that would be considered against school rules. Shaking her head slightly, she smirked and continued to walk until she reached the Slytherin table. Luce slid into the seat, dropping her bag to the floor, and sighing. The table was still fairly empty, or at least empty of anyone that she really felt like talking to. Sitting alone was awfully boring, but at the moment, it appeared as if she didn’t have much a choice. It didn’t take very long for her mind to drift off and become preoccupied with thoughts of the ball on Friday. She’d decided on her costume and put it together about a week ago, and would be going as a peacock. The only thing left to do was find a date. She’d been asked by some younger Ravenclaw a few days ago, which she turned down as politely as she could. There was still time and she wasn’t quite that desperate yet. It was getting to be a bit frustrating, but it seemed like quite a number of people didn’t have dates already.



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ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅ'ｓ ｈｅａｒｔ
ＹＯＵ ＫＮＯＷ Ｉ'Ｄ ＲＡＴＨＥＲ ＷＡＬＫ ＡＬＯＮＥ， ＴＨＡＮ ＰＬＡＹ Ａ ＳＵＰＰＯＲＴＩＮＧ ＲＯＬＥ
ｉｆ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｇｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ．
ＳＯＭＥＴＩＭＥＳ Ｉ ＩＧＮＯＲＥ ＹＯＵ ＳＯ Ｉ ＦＥＥＬ ＩＮ ＣＯＮＴＲＯＬ
' ｃａｕｓｅ ｒｅａｌｌｙ， ｉ ａｄｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ， ａｎｄ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｌｅａｖｅ ｙｏｕ ａｌｏｎｅ

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ｌｕｃｉｎｄａ ❉ ＨＡＲＬＯＷ ❉ ｖｅｇａ

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Lunch proved to be rather uneventful so far for Luce, seeing as she was sitting by herself. The Great Hall seemed to be relatively empty still for some reason, which she found to be a bit irritating. Unlike most people, she liked the chaos of all the students being there. She’d always preferred to be in loud environments, as opposed to quiet ones for some reason. There was always something to do or someone to talk to, whereas the latter just left you all alone with your thoughts, which was something that the blonde wasn’t particularly fond of. She poured herself a glass of pumpkin juice and took a sip, deciding that she wasn’t really very hungry. The Slytherin glanced around the hall, looking to see if anything interesting was going on, but there wasn’t much to be seen.

Luce hadn’t even been paying much attention to what was going on at her own table, until she was startled out of her thoughts by the voice of her best friend Drew, his sudden appearance causing her to jump a little. “I really need to pay attention more…” She muttered under her breath, before allowing a smile to spread on her face, which only widened after hearing him call her. Luce tried to ignore it as hard as she could, but over the last year or so, she’d ended up getting feelings for him. In her opinion, it was about as pathetic as pathetic could get, and it was utterly ridiculous to even think about him when he clearly liked a certain other Slytherin. She was condemned to the friendzone, whether she liked it or not. Her smile faltered for a second, but she quickly recovered it, not wanting him to notice that anything was off. “Hey.” She greeted him simply.

When he asked how her day had been, she just shrugged. “It hasn’t been too bad, boring mostly.” Other than Potions and having to get up ridiculously early, it really hadn’t been. When he asked if something was wrong, she frowned slightly, a bit thrown off. “No, not particularly. I was just thinking about the Ball.” Luce replied. “Let me guess, you’ve got girls falling at your feet, desperate to go with you, don’t you?” She teased, laughing slightly. It was probably true, they did seem to cling to him. “Anyway, are you okay though? You seem a lot worse off than I am right now…” She asked, a hint of concern in her voice. He seemed angry about something, even though he sounded fine. After being best friends for six years, it wasn’t that difficult for her to read him and be able to tell when something was going on. “Wait, did Kingsbury finally talk to you about Braxton? He at least got detention for it, didn’t he?” The blonde asked, sighing. She figured that that was probably what he seemed so angry about, and judging by that, it meant that the Gryffindor had probably gotten off free and clear.

Speaking of people getting away with things, Drew mentioned Ethan talking to Ella, and she couldn’t help but to turn around and look. He had a valid point, they looked as if they were getting along great. The whole situation just looked wrong, Ethan, being nice? What could he possibly have to say to make Ella act like that? “Who knows? It sounded like he’d got into a bit of trouble when I walked by earlier, so maybe he’s trying to get himself out of a detention?” Luce replied, curious as to what was going on. “I can’t see her falling for it though, so it’s got to be something else…” She finished, shaking her head. She really didn’t have any problems with Ella, but they weren’t the best of friends either, mainly just kept to themselves and their own groups of friends. If Elza knew Ethan and the head girl were speaking like this, she’d probably throw a fit, so maybe it was best that she wasn’t there. She could only imagine what would happen if the pair really started to make a habit of this and became good friends. “Whatever’s going on, it’s strange.” She finished.



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ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅ'ｓ ｈｅａｒｔ
ＹＯＵ ＫＮＯＷ Ｉ'Ｄ ＲＡＴＨＥＲ ＷＡＬＫ ＡＬＯＮＥ， ＴＨＡＮ ＰＬＡＹ Ａ ＳＵＰＰＯＲＴＩＮＧ ＲＯＬＥ
ｉｆ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｇｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ．
ＳＯＭＥＴＩＭＥＳ Ｉ ＩＧＮＯＲＥ ＹＯＵ ＳＯ Ｉ ＦＥＥＬ ＩＮ ＣＯＮＴＲＯＬ
' ｃａｕｓｅ ｒｅａｌｌｙ， ｉ ａｄｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ， ａｎｄ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｌｅａｖｅ ｙｏｕ ａｌｏｎｅ

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ｌｕｃｉｎｄａ ❉ ＨＡＲＬＯＷ ❉ ｖｅｇａ

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Even though Drew had only been there for hardly a minute, lunch was already beginning to look up. Spending time with him never failed to make her day better. When Drew commented on how he wasn't surprised that she hadn't been paying attention and that she needed to stop daydreaming about, Luce just rolled her eyes.You have no clue She thought a bit bitterly. Those pesky little things called 'feelings' were getting to become quite the annoyance to her. Things would be a million times easier if it just wasn't him that she liked, why couldn't it be anyone else? "Quit being so full of yourself." She retorted, a teasing lilt to her voice. He did have a point though, she did tend to drift off and let her mind wander quite often. She just couldn't help it though, what else was she supposed to do when she was bored? Well, reading her Potions book would probably be a good alternative, but where was the fun in that?

Luce wasn't exactly surprised that Drew had girls trying to go to the ball with him, but the fact that Sam, one of her dormmates, was one of them was enough to make her want to gag. The girl was truly awful. Nearly everything she said was a complaint about something or another, and she often finished one rant just to go off on another. How she'd managed to live with the other Slytherin for the last seven years without murdering her was one of life's mysteries. Hearing Drew's comments about her, she couldn't help but to laugh, not feeling the slightest bit sorry for the girl. She usually made an effort to be nice, but there just reached a point when it was impossible to even try, and she'd crossed that line all the way in second year. "I think you should ask her. You two would make a lovely couple." The blonde tried to keep a straight face as the words were coming out of her mouth, but she just couldn't bring herself to be able to. "I'm sorry, I can't even say that seriously. It just sounds so wrong! I think that's the meanest thing that I've ever said to you..." She apologized, shaking her head. "Anyway, just avoid her like the plague and you should be fine. Maybe." She finished with a dismissive way of her hand.

Hearing Drew ask if she'd like to go to ball with him, she had a feeling she would've choked, had she been eating at the time. Of course he meant as friends, something that she knew immediately, it still caught her off guard slightly, and it seemed like her heart was beating at a pace quicker than usual, making her remember just how pathetic the whole thing was. Just as she was about to reply, he continued on about how any guy would be lucky to take her and how finding a date was just so difficult. "That sounds great." She replied with a smile. "Although I'm sure I have to worry more about you ditching me than the other way around." Luce added jokingly, a smile on her face. It was true though, there weren't many girls that would say no to going with him. Who knew, maybe he'd actually get up the nerve to ask Elza. That was something she chose not to think about though, considering this was a good moment and she didn't want to ruin it by focusing on what could and couldn't happen.

When he started to talk about what had happened with Braxton and Kingsbury, she turned her attention to focus on that matter. There was always time to think about the ball later. Hearing him say that he was the one that got attention and that the Gryffindor got away with it, a frown spread on her lips. Even if it was entirely Drew's fault she would've stuck up for him, that's just how it was, but this was ridiculous. It wasn't even his fault! "You've got to be kidding me! That's not fair at all. It's like they didn't even listen to your side of things" She replied, shaking her head. "Let's face it, we both know you aren't going to make it to that detention even if you want to." Luce commented, trying to lighten the mood a bit. Not only was the Masquerade the night before, so was the Slytherin after party. Knowing Drew and his drinking habits, there was no way he'd be in any condition to even try to do anything the next morning. It was starting to get a bit concerning how much he drank, but she tried not to worry too much about him, yet at least. "I'm sorry it turned out this way, but of course we can." She replied sympathetically. "I know you would, which is exactly why I'm not letting you leave this table. He's not worth it, and besides, you don't need to be getting in anymore trouble."

Ethan and Ella were the perfect distraction. It seemed like Luce and Drew weren't the only ones with their attention turned toward the pair either. She shook her head in slight disbelief, it was crazy that they were even talking like this. What if he was actually asking her to the ball? No, of course not! Things like that just didn't happen. "Looks like we're about to get an answer." She murmured under her breath, as the Gryffindor bid her farewell and made his way over to the group.

When he sat down at the table and greeted them, she just smiled and waved. Things were strangely silent for a moment and it was like the calm before the storm. How long would it be before Ethan said what he was doing with Ella or Drew questioned him on it? It was the Gryffindor who first broke the silence, saying something about her best friend trying to thwart his plans. "Do I even want to know what these plans are?" She asked, looking at him curiously. It wasn't that she was on bad terms with Ella or anything, she just wasn't sure she felt like dealing with Elza or anyone else who was upset, if he really did ask her to the ball. When he finally admitted to what Drew and Luce had both seemed to be expecting, she shook her head. "Merlin, you really are trying to get yourself killed, aren't you?" She asked him in a state of disbelief. This was sure to be interesting.

Ethan mentioned how telling Elza would mean they were asking to die, causing her to roll her eyes. "I wouldn't dream of it. I can only imagine how happy she's going to be." It was no secret that the two hated each other. The conversation was then diverted back to her and Drew, as he asked if either of them had dates. Hearing him say he hadn't found anyone to ask, she raised an eyebrow, deciding not say anything. It was clear as day who he wanted to ask, he just didn't have the nerve to. "Drew, you're going to the ball, even if I have to drag you there myself." Even if she somehow managed to find an actual date, she still planned to make sure he went. It just wouldn't be the same without him.

Watching Ethan spit out his food, before ranting about how awful it was, Luce couldn't help but to laugh slightly, shaking her head. Just as she was about to say something, Matt Atwood decided to join the trio, sliding into the spot next to her. "Hey." She greeted him simply, a smile on her face. He looked a bit agitated, which he quickly explained, saying that Peeves had decided to knock his books out of his hand. Oh Peeves, it was hard to find a person, living or dead, who was more annoying than he. She laughed slightly at his attempt to slip a pun into the conversation. "Sorry, love. Peeves always seems to be out to get you, doesn't he?" It wasn't the first story she'd heard about him and the poltergeist.

Listening to Matt go off about Ethan, she couldn't help but to laugh, especially as he brought up the rumor about the Gryffindor having a secret lover at Durmstrang. When he asked who it was, she decided to keep quiet and let him tell the Slytherin who would be accompanying him to the ball. He probably wouldn't react much to it, especially considering he and Ella dated a while back. Hearing her name, Luce looked over at Matt, curious as to what he wanted. It took his words a bit to register in her mind, before she realized that she had actually asked her to be his date to the Masquerade. "I'd love to. Are you sure you don't have some adoring fan that you'd rather bring?" She replied with a smile, teasing him slightly. It really was hard to say no to him when he had that smile on his face. Most girls would kill to be going with him. Besides, why go as friends with Drew (especially when he was clearly hopelessly crushing on Elza), when she could go have a good time with Matt and take her mind off of him? "Drew! Oh my god, I'm sorry! I completely forgot... I mean, I'm sure you won't have any trouble finding a date now though." She said, turning to him suddenly, rambling a bit as she smiled hesitantly. Up until just then she had completely forgotten that she'd had plans to go with him instead. It wasn't like she really expected him to care though, he'd probably much rather have a real date then spend his night with her anyway.



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ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅ'ｓ ｈｅａｒｔ
ＹＯＵ ＫＮＯＷ Ｉ'Ｄ ＲＡＴＨＥＲ ＷＡＬＫ ＡＬＯＮＥ， ＴＨＡＮ ＰＬＡＹ Ａ ＳＵＰＰＯＲＴＩＮＧ ＲＯＬＥ
ｉｆ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｇｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ．
ＳＯＭＥＴＩＭＥＳ Ｉ ＩＧＮＯＲＥ ＹＯＵ ＳＯ Ｉ ＦＥＥＬ ＩＮ ＣＯＮＴＲＯＬ
' ｃａｕｓｅ ｒｅａｌｌｙ， ｉ ａｄｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ， ａｎｄ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｌｅａｖｅ ｙｏｕ ａｌｏｎｅ

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Hearing Matt's response, Luce shook her head slightly, laughing. It really was utterly ridiculous how some girls felt the need to follow him around like lost puppies. That was just a level of patheticness that she would rather die than reach. Apparently many of the other girls in the school didn't share the same sentiment. "Hiding it in the closet is so unoriginal. I keep mine under the bed." She joked, grinning. She was still a bit shocked about the fact that the other Slytherin had actually asked her, of all people. She figured she would have to continue to deal with the younger, and undeniably annoying, younger students to continue to pester her. However, Matt was a much better option than all of them put together. Sure, he had a rather infamous reputation around the school, but he honestly wasn't that bad of a guy, and she certainly wouldn't mind having him as her date to the ball. The only problem was....Drew.

She couldn't believe that she'd managed to forget all about their plans for the ball, and before she knew it, she was rambling off an apology to him. She tried to stop herself, but it tended to happen when she was nervous or frustrated, and once she got started it was difficult to stop. Suddenly, Matt was stuttering out an apology as well, or at least trying to. He always seemed so confident, it was strange to see him being soft spoken, and stuttering too. She looked back and forth between Drew and Matt, judging the looks on their faces. Drew seemed a bit upset, but she figured it was just because he didn't have a backup plan anymore. He'd probably much rather have a real date anyway. Hearing him say that it was fine and that he'd figure something else out, she bit her lip and nodded. "Of course you will." She replied, trying to keep her voice carefully neutral. Matt seemed to relax and was back to his usual self when he asked Drew if it was alright that he went to the ball with her, before proceeding to drape an arm over her shoulder. Well, it appeared as if he had all the answer that he needed. She smiled softly, because, well honestly, as much as she hated to admit, even she wasn't completely immune to the Atwood charm.

Not even a moment later, a familiar Ravenclaw joined the group. "Hey Aidan." She greeted him simply, a smile on her face. She didn't really mind him much, and even considered him a friend. Before she knew it, he was handing Ethan, Drew, and Matt their homework assignments, telling them to let him know if they needed any corrections. Well, at least Drew and Ethan took the time to thank him for it. She tended to her own assignments, if only for the sake of having them done right. Occasionally if she was pressed on time, it wasn't hard to persuade someone to do it for her, but she tried to refrain from doing so. And when she did, it was never Aidan who she had do it. She truly didn't mind him, and besides, it seemed like he was doing more than enough for everyone else anyway, she would've felt bad to burden him any more. When Matt commented about how the use of vocabulary was completely wrong, before deciding that it would be okay, she laughed slightly, before elbowing him lightly. "You're awful." She teased.

Cal joined the group, commenting on how lazy the three were. Shortly after, Elza arrived and she greeted the two simply with a smile. Everyone was too busy defending themselves about how they weren't lazy or something along those lines anyway. The topic changed to why the other blonde was late, and she couldn't help but to laugh. Setting a girl's hair on fire? Elza was about as bad at Defense Against the Dark Arts as she was when it came to Potions. "Well at least he didn't give you detention. But then again, his lectures are almost just as bad." She replied, shaking her head.

Luce's attention drifted a bit, and she found herself tuning in and out of the conversation. When Elza mentioned that Braxton had asked her to the ball, her jaw just about dropped. Everyone seemed to be in equal shock because, well, they all hated him just as much as she did. He was easily one the absolute worst Gryffindors, and that said something. Matt and Ethan both made their comments about him, and she nodded in agreement. "Oh god, I'm so sorry." She replied lightly. Drew easily reacted the most dramatically, spitting out his drink before beginning to rant. She eyed him, an eyebrow raised as she tried to figure out where he was going with all of this, especially as he continued. He actually did it. Finally, after all of these years, he finally got the courage to make a move. The blonde couldn't believe it, but forced herself to smile, waiting to hear Elza's response. She was torn between wanting to be happy for her best friend, but at the same time was a bit upset. Why couldn't lunch go smoothly?



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ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅ'ｓ ｈｅａｒｔ
ＹＯＵ ＫＮＯＷ Ｉ'Ｄ ＲＡＴＨＥＲ ＷＡＬＫ ＡＬＯＮＥ， ＴＨＡＮ ＰＬＡＹ Ａ ＳＵＰＰＯＲＴＩＮＧ ＲＯＬＥ
ｉｆ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｇｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ．
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' ｃａｕｓｅ ｒｅａｌｌｙ， ｉ ａｄｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ， ａｎｄ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｌｅａｖｅ ｙｏｕ ａｌｏｎｅ

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ｌｕｃｉｎｄａ ❉ ＨＡＲＬＯＷ ❉ ｖｅｇａ

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The Halloween Ball hadn’t even started yet, but the seventh year Slytherin already found herself completely fed up with it. It would be so much easier if she could just snap her fingers and be ready, but instead she found herself going through the tedious process of doing her makeup, hair, and things of that sort. For her costume, she ended up deciding to go as a peacock. Glancing in the mirror, she smiled slightly, partially because it had turned out better than she had anticipated and partially because she was finally done with all of the preparation. Now all that was left to do was to go and try to enjoy herself. She had a feeling that it wouldn’t be too hard though, she was going with Matt Atwood, a date that nearly any girl would kill to have. She was still in a bit of shock that he had actually asked her, but it had mostly worn off at this point.

“Luce, do you think Drew will save me a dance? Oh, who am I kidding? Of course he will.” That annoying voice was one that Luce would recognize anywhere, her roommate Sam. She was easily one of the most annoying Slytherins, if not one of the most annoying students at Hogwarts in general. Of course the blonde just had to have the absolute pleasure of having her as a roommate. It was definitely the one thing that she would never miss about Hogwarts, that much was for sure. It was strange to think that she was in her seventh year at the school and would soon be leaving. “Well he hates you so good luck with that. ”She replied, not paying much attention to the other girl. Her comment might not have been the nicest, but she’d given up on being nice to Sam years ago, and at least it effectively shut her up, something that rarely ever happened.

Glancing over at the brunette, she raised an eyebrow. “What are you even supposed to be?” She asked. Did she really want to be talking to her? No, not particularly, but she still had a few moments to kill and it wasn’t like she had anything better to be doing. “Red Riding Hood.” Luce couldn’t help but to roll her eyes. Sam’s costume, if it could be called that, was certainly a loose interpretation of the character. Leave it to her to turn the ball into an excuse to dress as slutty as possible. She didn’t even want to know what poor pathetic boy she’d convinced to go with her. “Grandmother’s going to have a heart attack.” She muttered under her breath, referring to the grandmother in the classic tale.

“What? My grandma's already dead, Luce, that isn't funny.” Sam asked, looking confused and slightly offended. Luce wondered if she even knew the story of Red Riding Hood, before eventually deciding that she probably didn’t and just thought it would make a good costume. The second part of her statement just proved that, causing her to laugh, even though she knew she really shouldn't. “Nothing. As much as I’d love to stay and chat, I’m going to go meet Matt.” With that, she grabbed her mask and started to head for the door. She still had a few minutes left, but they’d be better spent in the common room than they would with Sam. “Wait, you’re going with Matt? Matt Atwood? Be careful, I-“ Luce laughed lightly as she left the room, closing the door behind her since she didn’t care to hear the rest of her speech, much less respond.

A few other people were hanging around in the common room, probably all waiting to meet up with their dates. After waving to a few people Luce took a seat in a chair, holding her mask in her lap since she didn’t really feel like putting it on yet. All that was left to do now was to wait for Matt to show up and hope that the night went smoothly. Knowing Hogwarts, some drama was sure to ensue, but she planned on staying out of it if at all possible. At least if the ball ended up being boring, there was always the Slytherin after party. Needless to say, it was safe to assume that none of the upperclassmen in her house would be doing anything productive the next day.


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ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅ'ｓ ｈｅａｒｔ
ＹＯＵ ＫＮＯＷ Ｉ'Ｄ ＲＡＴＨＥＲ ＷＡＬＫ ＡＬＯＮＥ， ＴＨＡＮ ＰＬＡＹ Ａ ＳＵＰＰＯＲＴＩＮＧ ＲＯＬＥ
ｉｆ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｇｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ．
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' ｃａｕｓｅ ｒｅａｌｌｙ， ｉ ａｄｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ， ａｎｄ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｌｅａｖｅ ｙｏｕ ａｌｏｎｅ

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ｌｕｃｉｎｄａ ❉ ＨＡＲＬＯＷ ❉ ｖｅｇａ

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Hearing Drew say she could learn some things from him, she shook her head, rolling her eyes. “You’re the last person I’d trust to teach me anything, Deveraux” Luce replied. That wasn’t necessarily true, but it was more fun to mess with him. “Let’s not forget the time that you tried helping me with Potions.” She added, laughing slightly. Even with his instruction, she still managed to cause the concoction to explode. Not only did it get everywhere, it also left the pair with a couple of minor burns, however it was nothing that a trip to the Hospital Wing couldn’t quickly fix. The whole fiasco was probably due more to her complete inability to do even the simplest of potions, as opposed to his teaching ability, but that was beside the point. If she was anyone else, she probably could have kissed their friendship goodbye, but by this point it’d turned into more of a joke than anything. Their friendship was questioned by more than a few people, which considering how different they were, wasn’t that surprising. Most people had a hard enough time believing she was a Slytherin anyway. She questioned it herself sometimes, but the Sorting Hat had to have had its reasons for sorting her they way it had. If she’d been raised with her mother’s influence, she knew that she’d be undoubtedly different, but she was glad that she’d ended up the way she had, even if she was different than the majority of her housemates.

"I would not have ditched you, Luce." Even though he probably would have rather gone with another girl instead of going as friends with her like they initially planned, Luce knew it was true. He wasn’t one to break promises, at least not to her. She was the one that’d dropped the ball here, not him. She listened as he talked about Elza and how she probably only agreed to go with him because she felt bad, frowning. “Drew…How you asked her doesn’t matter, what matters is that she said yes. Honestly, I’m sure it wasn’t out of pity. Don’t be so down on yourself, love.” Seeing him like this was more than enough to damper her mood by quite a bit. “She’s lucky to be going with you. You’re the best guy I know, and if she can’t see that for some reason, which I doubt, you deserve to be with someone who can.” She added, smiling softly. Even though she was friends with Elza, it did get to be irritating how two years later, she still hadn’t been able to see what was right in front of her. However, the same went for Drew considering he’d been completely oblivious to her recently. The whole situation was just something that she would rather not think about too much.

Luce smiled when he hugged her closer and kissed the top of her head, trying to ignore the way he made her feel. After all, he only saw her as his best friend and nothing more. That was enough for her though, or at least she had herself convinced that it was. “You’d be utterly lost.” She didn’t have a clue what she’d do without him. Whenever anything went wrong, he’d always been the one help her sanity remain intact. Drew was always there for her, through thick and thin. Without him, she knew her life would be drastically different. She might’ve even ended up nice enough to be a Hufflepuff, and what a tragedy that would have been.

Aidan’s reply caused her to smile, although she couldn't help but to elbow Drew in the side after his comment, rolling her eyes. “I can run away with whoever I choose.” She stated, a joking tone to her voice. The attention was then brought back to the Ravenclaw in front of her as his costume was complimented. “He’s right, you look great, Aidan.” Luce told him with a smile. “Do I even want to know what ‘catastrophe’ he’s referring to? And did I just hear something about a girl? Well come on, who is she?” She questioned him. She hadn't heard anything about him having a date before, so she was more than a little curious about whatever girl that Drew had mentioned.

Speaking of dates, hers hadn't arrived yet, nor was he going to, considering the fact that she was going to be meeting Cal at the ball. It just added more of an air of mystery to the Masquerade. He wasn't exactly someone that she pictured herself going with, but she would be lying if she said that she wasn't excited. The night was sure to be interesting, and hopefully one to remember. Once the rest of their little group arrived, they could be off on their way. “There’ll be plenty of time for that later.” She said in response to Aidan, a smile on her lips. The Slytherin after party followed the ball, and chances were that the majority of the older Slytherins, along with some other students, wouldn't be in the best shape the next day.


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ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅ'ｓ ｈｅａｒｔ
ＹＯＵ ＫＮＯＷ Ｉ'Ｄ ＲＡＴＨＥＲ ＷＡＬＫ ＡＬＯＮＥ， ＴＨＡＮ ＰＬＡＹ Ａ ＳＵＰＰＯＲＴＩＮＧ ＲＯＬＥ
ｉｆ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｇｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｉｎｇ ｒｏｌｅ．
ＳＯＭＥＴＩＭＥＳ Ｉ ＩＧＮＯＲＥ ＹＯＵ ＳＯ Ｉ ＦＥＥＬ ＩＮ ＣＯＮＴＲＯＬ
' ｃａｕｓｅ ｒｅａｌｌｙ， ｉ ａｄｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ， ａｎｄ ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｌｅａｖｅ ｙｏｕ ａｌｏｎｅ