SPOILER!!: PRE speech people!
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Deceased? Zyanya felt stupid for asking the question. Now she had probably upset Beezus. Obviously. She wanted to kick herself for even asking it. She didn't want to hurt anyone. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."She said. But you have, you idiot. She realised it might be hard for her, especially with the talk on sisters. She tried to smile but realised it might be rude and said, "I really am sorry."
Still wearing her usual Castell smile, Beezus turned to one of the twins again and her smile widened a bit more. "
You don't have to apologize." She shook her head slightly that her dark brown hair that cascaded down to her shoulders swayed too. "
No, really. It's been a few years." And as much as she wanted to just forget about how her sister had died, there was nothing else she could do but to accept that it happened.
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I miss her but I'm okay now." Besides, she had her friends whom mostly she treated as her siblings.
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dansgurl She did notice the smirk. Jeez Claws were close to the Lions. Huh. What did that lecture girl tell her about Claw smirk? Ah, never mind. As if I bother about it. She was now sure that this girl didn't know the difference between sarcasm and statements. Pity.
She wanted to keep her comments to herself, this one had a shiny prefect batch and Amara wasn't sure if she wanted to loose points just yet. She didn't want the already brooding lions to stare at wherever she went.
So, keep things as that. "Uh...how brainy" No, stop with that. She shook her head. This wasn't working well. Let's all skip the feelings part and jump to introduction. Yes. That way, no one is disturbed.
"I'm called Amara" she said, giving the girl a smirk+smile.
See? This other twin was....up to something and if Beezus knew what it was, her expression didn't show it because the same as her smile, her voice and everything else was collected. "
Why, thank you." She smiled at the girl.
Hmm.
Then she was introducing herself. What else would a Castell do? Of course, she nodded and grinned - even smirked a bit as she was offered one by the newly sorted lioness. "
It's nice to meet you, Amara. I'm Beezus." This girl didn't seem in the least bothered that she was new to the school. Not that Beezus didn't like that. No, Beezus was actually glad that the younger girl had a high degree of confidence but she hoped she wouldn't turn into one of those people who turned from confident to condescending. "
Shouldn't you be back at your table now? The speech will start soon."
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Eriin "And like I said, we'll do some fun stuff. As long as we can do so without interruption." Yeah, Beezus, that was kind of directed at you. She seemed to be WAY too wound up and hell bent on making everyone miserable. HMPH.
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...And without getting into trouble." aka getting into detention and losing House points. After interrupting the boys, she shrugged and grinned at them. It was undoubtedly a common goal to win the House Cup at the end of the term so she'd be keeping an eye on them.
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Meizzner Nigel could tell that she did not really want to talk about quidditch that much. So Nigel told her. "I'm thinking about it. But i don't know for sure if i am going to try out yet." He continued to play with the plates still waiting for food.
So he wasn't sure too. Now there was two of them.
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You should at least try out though. You've had experienced. Getting into the team won't be so hard for you." That is, if their new Captain didn't turn up her standards.
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emjay Ethan nodded. Yeah, it was plastic.. he knew that. It was a muggle thing, yeah? But he had gotten familiar with muggle things recently.. "I don't care much for it either," he agreed with Beezus' words. Not that because it was muggle-ish, but more because it seemed so cheap. He shrugged. "I don't know.. I mean, what happened to the plates and things we normally have? Why get something new?" And a downgrade at that. Shrugging again, he said, "It's whatever, I guess.. I'm just hungry. I hope the Headmistress gets on with her speech so we can eat. Then maybe she'll explain."
You know, Ethan....as much as she wanted to answer your questions. Beezus had the same inquiries in her mind too. And the more the waiting continued, the more number her questions have multiplied.
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This is a theory but what if Professor Cerulean had something to do with this?" It would fairly make sense, right? Plastic utensils and paper plates....muggle things. And the woman taught Muggle Studies. Maybe this was a part of some muggle-appreciation scheme of some sort. But no. Just...no. Why won't Professor Cerulean tell them? Gah. Her mind was swirling with SO MANY asks.
When she heard Ethan word out what she was hoping for -that the Headmistress give her speech, Beezus nodded and that was when something hit her full on the forehead.
TLUNK! "
AWW!?!" She exclaimed, jumping as a hand immediately went to her forehead. That....hurt. She found the source of the pain and discovered that it was in fact a snapped portion of the
spork. The brunette picked it up and gave it a glare. Merlin, her forehead was sure to have developed a red-colored map of the Caribbean now. Turning to Ethan, her face scrunched up into a frown. "
Did you see who did that?" It. Was. Not. Funny.
She was about to go searching for the culprit and make him pay when there was CLAPPING...more CLAPPING...in which she didn't join in because she was too busy nursing her forehead.
...then the Headmistress got to her feet and started off with her speech.
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"As you might have noticed, tonight we have... a bit of a different setup in the Great Hall. We have disposable plates, cups, and sporks this evening, but I have to ask that you do not throw them away at the end of the feast, students." The redhead wagged her finger seriously. "That is your ASSIGNED dinnerware set for the duration of the entire 2080 school year. Due to an unfortunate series of events over the summer, Hogwarts has been forced to make some cutbacks for this term. Some things, like our fine china, we had to sell in order to have sufficient funds to keep the school functioning. Some other things we had to get rid of entirely. You might have even noticed that we have a new Deputy Headmistress," Bentley, yep yep, "and two Hogwarts Governors serving on our staff pro bono."
She took a breath and glanced toward Vinteren and Knox. "Please be nice to them, students. They're volunteering their time to teach you. Additionally, for mysterious reasons," which she had yet to get to the bottom of, "our house elves, save for one, have resigned for the term." Disappeared, more like, but well, she didn't want to worry the sensitive kids out there. "That is why YOU are responsible for washing YOUR dishes AND for not losing them. There will be no replacements." She looked toward the Hufflepuff table as she said this.
"And so with that, I invite you to make the best of the situation, as we're all in this together, and to enjoy the feast. Thank you."
HOLYSNITCHSAYWHAT?!
Beezus' mouth was literally parted open when the speech was done, her eyes widening in almost utter absurdity of the situation. These....these plastics will be utilized by them for the whole term? And moreover, they SOLD some Hogwarts things? What in Merlin's trousers happened over the summer for this to happen, anyway? Was it too....detrimental that their school had slowly turned into a backyard sale?
Oh. New Deputy Headmistress. Her favorite Professor Bentley. That was wonderf - O____O "
Where's Scabior?" She asked no one in particular in a hushed voice. What was going on here?! Where was he? He...he couldn't have just left, right? RIIIGHT?! And the surprises did not end there. THEHOUSEELVESRESIGNED! Asdfghjkl!
*EPIC JAW DROP*
No, she was fine with the whole they were to clean and wash their own dished after each time they ate but for the house elves....ALL OF THEM....to have resigned....it was giving her a very terrible headache.
Make the best of the situation? GAH. Beezus didn't even know what to say.
Hawt Professor Scabior was gone and the Headmistress didn't even give them any relative reason. School property was being sold and some other things too. House elves were GONE. And now, they were supposed to make the best of the situation?
Drat. Dang it. Get yourself together. You're a Prefect. You can't lose your cool. She reminded herself that and slowly, although with difficulty, she managed to shut her mouth close and breathed slowly.
SPOILER!!: The Narrator
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The Narrator Almost immediately after the Headmistress finishes her speech, the tables in the Great Hall are suddenly filled with food. But the first thing you will notice is that the food doesn’t seem to have its usual deliciously glowing aura about it. The food seems rather mediocre at best. In fact, the chicken is dry and flavorless, the mashed potatoes are a sloppy, boring mess, the broccoli hardly seems cooked at all - and there’s not even cheese on it! And on top of that, the butterless bread looks more like bricks of charcoal. Not only does the food look and taste somewhat unappetizing, there’s hardly any variety.
On the bright side, there’s loads of ice cream! Bowls and bowls and bowls of ice cream have appeared along the center of the table amongst the lousy dinner dishes. Good thing your mother isn’t here to make sure you eat your undercooked broccoli before dessert!
FOOD. Finally. But there was something off about it...the dishes didn't look as inviting as the usual ones. It didn't look food that was appropriate for a Feast, it looked like birthday food for Trolls. >___<
She was hungry but she wasn't liking what she seeing and it was basically affecting her appetite. And then....bowls and bowls of ice cream.
BLIIIINK.
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Ugh. Thank Merlin!" Without waiting for anything else, the brunette latched unto a bowl and pulled it in front of her. The spork went in and then she brought it to her mouth. Icecreamicecreamicecreamicecream. At least there was ice cream. She didn't want anything else (okay, maybe she had a bit of the chicken and the mashed potatoes but she got close to vomiting it out because of how MEH it tasted). She also needed this. Her favoritest food in the whole vast universe to soother her down. She was still having a rather hard time trying to absorb what had just unfolded minutes ago.
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Goblinfrog Well that sounded a little unfair to her. Adults weren't going to Hogwarts, so the students should get to have a bigger say. Then again, Raven hadn't voted at all and she didn't even know the names of the governors that won. She glanced towards the table again. "Who are the new teachers?"
Oh. Erm.
Nomming on her ice cream, Beezus turned to the girl and pointed out people in the Staff Dais as she spoke. "
Well, as you might have heard....two are form the Board of Governors." Yeees, the Headmistress mentioned that on her speech. "
Miss Ivy Knox, or Professor Knox now and Professor Vinteren." Pooooooooint. "
And that woman is Professor Barlow, Care of Magical Creatures." Where waaaaaas Scabiooooor?
Also, EYES for Mika. You don't play with food, no matter how ridiculous it looked....or tasted. That is all.