SnitchSeeker.com - View Single Post

feeheeheeny · 08-07-2012, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaRoHeGiNeLu

Max was worrying her. Because he wasn't just quiet. Max being quiet wasn't anything new. But he was...ODDLY quiet. And keeping to himself when she was RIGHT THERE, willing to talk to him.

AND HE LIED.

"Stoppit," she said, poking him, and wearing a small frown on her face. Be normal, please? Not...off. Ellie didn't like her best friend being off.

She reached for his hand again, even if her head turned to the Staff table for Tate's speech.

Which she listened to almost quietly. She did 'whoop' at the Ravenclaw's victory part.

However, as he went on about it not being 'home' or whatever...it never really was for her. Actually, it seemed quite pathetic to her that people felt that way. So that received an eyeroll.

Then he...mentioned...leaving? Or...or... WHY did Tate use such complicated words?!

Ellie leaned in to Max to whisper again, "What's he talking about?" Is HE leaving? Professors leaving after the end of term wasn't anything new. What was new was that Tate was mentioning it in his speech. So...that must mean something more significant, right?

Max had just shoved a spoonful of mashed potatoes into his mouth when Ellie asked him about Tate. He swallowed hard, trying to clear the food out of his mouth quickly so he could give a prompt reply, "He's leaving. So are other professors, by the sound of it. 'Someone else needs Tate's strengths.' He 'wouldn't leave us if he didn't have to,'" he loosely quoted. "Whatever that means. I'm sure he'll go on to do good things."

There was bitterness in Max's tone. He wasn't really mad at Tate, though. He was mad at the situation - everyone leaving. He didn't like being left behind, and he didn't like saying goodbye.

Though he was very, very rarely angry or cranky, before shoveling another spoonful of mashed potatoes into his mouth, Max muttered, "Just more reasons why next term is going to be the worst."

08-07-2012, 06:59 AM	#212 (permalink)
feeheeheeny Mod Babysitter Dwarf Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: #8000FF Posts: 35,312 Hogwarts RPG Name: Amelia "Mia" Adair Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Leigh Upstead Hufflepuff Fifth Year x11	be curious, not judgmental Quote: Originally Posted by HaRoHeGiNeLu Max was worrying her. Because he wasn't just quiet. Max being quiet wasn't anything new. But he was...ODDLY quiet. And keeping to himself when she was RIGHT THERE, willing to talk to him. AND HE LIED. "Stoppit," she said, poking him, and wearing a small frown on her face. Be normal, please? Not...off. Ellie didn't like her best friend being off. She reached for his hand again, even if her head turned to the Staff table for Tate's speech. Which she listened to almost quietly. She did 'whoop' at the Ravenclaw's victory part. However, as he went on about it not being 'home' or whatever...it never really was for her. Actually, it seemed quite pathetic to her that people felt that way. So that received an eyeroll. Then he...mentioned...leaving? Or...or... WHY did Tate use such complicated words?! Ellie leaned in to Max to whisper again, "What's he talking about?" Is HE leaving? Professors leaving after the end of term wasn't anything new. What was new was that Tate was mentioning it in his speech. So...that must mean something more significant, right? Max had just shoved a spoonful of mashed potatoes into his mouth when Ellie asked him about Tate. He swallowed hard, trying to clear the food out of his mouth quickly so he could give a prompt reply, "*He's leaving. So are other professors, by the sound of it. 'Someone else needs Tate's strengths.' He 'wouldn't leave us if he didn't have to,'" he loosely quoted. "Whatever that means. I'm sure he'll go on to do good things." There was bitterness in Max's tone. He wasn't really mad at Tate, though. He was mad at the situation - everyone leaving. He didn't like being left behind, and he didn't like saying goodbye. Though he was very, very rarely angry or cranky, before shoveling another spoonful of mashed potatoes into his mouth, Max muttered, "Just more reasons why next term is going to be the worst.*" __________________