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ArianaBlack · 03-15-2015, 07:29 PM

SPOILER!!: miss u both

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Originally Posted by StarShine

For once, Cosgrach didn't try to correct Sophie but let Zander know that he had cried a lot. These weren't normal times, and Zander needed comfort more than anything else, and see? He was even eating the sweets! Cosgrach put the bowl back on the coffee table, and gestured at the armchair if Zander wanted to sit down. Or, his throne, even.

Zander started to talk, however, so the man focused solely on him.

Oh.

"His expulsion isn't your fault, Zander," he said slowly, because Zander had to see that. "Kevin has always been... troublesome. I do think he made some progress," he did, he did, "but it wasn't enough. You can accuse yourself for not being a good friend," honestly, Cosgrach didn't know how their friendship worked, "but don't you ever think he's expelled because he felt lonely." Got it? As for the 'same' issue, why, maybe it would be better?

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Originally Posted by feeheeheeny

Sophie smiled when Zander gave in and started eating the sweets, giving Culloden a hopeful, relieved look, but her expression grew concerned once more when the Gryffindor started talking. Ohhhhhhhhhhh no - no, no, NO. He was NOT blaming himself - ohhhh yes he was. Sweet Merlin. Soph was glad Culloden argued against that and nodded reassuringly, rubbing the back of Zander's hand she was holding soothingly.

"Yeah," she agreed gently, her gaze down at their hands. "Kevin's always had his own slew of problems, y'know that. His back-talk to professors... his arrogant, rude, careless demeanor... his attitude problems and his selfishness and how he forgot his own best friend's birthday..."

...Oh. Awkward. She hadn't meant to insult Zander's best friend - okay, yes she had - but she quickly added on, "But I know despite all his problems, he means a lot to you, and... and he was making progress and trying and... you were seeing changes in him. And that hurts, m'sure, that you got to see the good in him and see that there was more to him than the attitude he gave off in classes and stuff." There was a pause, and then, "But if you were the same kind of friend to him as you are to me, there's no way you were a bad friend to him, Zanderpander. You're the best friend. S'not your fault. Not even a little."

If anything, Kevin didn't even deserve a friend like Zander. But... luckily, this time Sophie had enough sense not to verbalize that thought.

It.... It wasn't that he exactly blamed himself... Actually, maybe he did a bit. He was having a hard time keeping his thoughts straight at the moment though, so nothing really was making much sense. And surely that much was evident as he struggled to explain everything. Words were hard. He looked up again at his Potion's Professor as the man tried to talk some sense into him. Kevin did make progress. He absolutely made progress. Why was that much so hard for everyone else to see?

And then Sophie Brown happened and that shut Zander up for a good bit.

"That's the thing. No one even gave him a chance," the Gryffindor took a deep breath, letting his gaze fall back down to the ground again. Maybe he should've had more of the sweets? He wasn't even sure what he was upset about anymore. A combination of everything maybe? Like when you go through the day and everything just builds up on top of each other and all the sudden you start crying because you ran out of butterbeer. And then everyone thinks you're ridiculous because you're crying over a mug of butterbeer, when really you're just upset about everything else and the butterbeer was just a tipping point. Like that. Except, he wasn't crying over butterbeer and he wasn't even crying, well, yet anyways.

It was everything. Constant nightmares bringing him back into the forrest, watching Gregoire. The expulsion of one of his best friends. Missing his family. Getting the badge taken away. Getting it back without much explanation. Everything.

Feeling his eyes starting to betray him, he quickly reached his hand (the one that Sophie didn't have in her hold) up to them and rubbed a bit. Effectively making the redness even worse, but it did help him in holding back any tears. "I tried to always have his back and he always had mine. And now he's gone. And I don't even know what he's going to do anymore."

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ArianaBlack Forum Manager Quibbler & Newbie Mod Ashwinder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: #6e5f57 \|#ff5470 Posts: 13,708 Hogwarts RPG Name: Alfie Adair Hufflepuff Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Laini Gracae-Ryans Slytherin Third Year x10 x1	doesn't proofread tweets \| #wrongaboutcereal \| #siriusly? \| emo to the extremo SPOILER!!: miss u both Quote: Originally Posted by StarShine For once, Cosgrach didn't try to correct Sophie but let Zander know that he had cried a lot. These weren't normal times, and Zander needed comfort more than anything else, and see? He was even eating the sweets! Cosgrach put the bowl back on the coffee table, and gestured at the armchair if Zander wanted to sit down. Or, his throne, even. Zander started to talk, however, so the man focused solely on him. Oh. *"His expulsion isn't your* fault, Zander," he said slowly, because Zander had to see that. "Kevin has always been... troublesome. I do think he made some progress," he did, he did, "but it wasn't enough. You can accuse yourself for not being a good friend," honestly, Cosgrach didn't know how their friendship worked, "but don't you ever think he's expelled because he felt lonely." Got it? As for the 'same' issue, why, maybe it would be better? Quote: Originally Posted by feeheeheeny Sophie smiled when Zander gave in and started eating the sweets, giving Culloden a hopeful, relieved look, but her expression grew concerned once more when the Gryffindor started talking. Ohhhhhhhhhhh no - no, no, NO. He was NOT blaming himself - ohhhh yes he was. Sweet Merlin. Soph was glad Culloden argued against that and nodded reassuringly, rubbing the back of Zander's hand she was holding soothingly. "Yeah,*" she agreed gently, her gaze down at their hands. "Kevin's always had his own slew of problems, y'know that. His back-talk to professors... his arrogant, rude, careless demeanor... his attitude problems and his selfishness and how he forgot his own best friend's birthday..." ...Oh. Awkward. She hadn't meant to insult Zander's best friend - okay, yes she had - but she quickly added on, "But I know despite all his problems, he means a lot to you, and... and he was making progress and trying* and... you were seeing changes in him. And that hurts, m'sure, that you got to see the good in him and see that there was more to him than the attitude he gave off in classes and stuff." There was a pause, and then, "*But if you were the same kind of friend to him as you are to me, there's no way* you were a bad friend to him, Zanderpander. You're the best friend. S'not your fault. Not even a little." If anything, Kevin didn't even deserve a friend like Zander. But... luckily, this time Sophie had enough sense not to verbalize that thought. It.... It wasn't that he exactly blamed himself... Actually, maybe he did a bit. He was having a hard time keeping his thoughts straight at the moment though, so nothing really was making much sense. And surely that much was evident as he struggled to explain everything. Words were hard. He looked up again at his Potion's Professor as the man tried to talk some sense into him. Kevin did make progress. He absolutely made progress. Why was that much so hard for everyone else to see? And then Sophie Brown happened and that shut Zander up for a good bit. "That's the thing. No one even gave him a chance," the Gryffindor took a deep breath, letting his gaze fall back down to the ground again. Maybe he should've had more of the sweets? He wasn't even sure what he was upset about anymore. A combination of everything maybe? Like when you go through the day and everything just builds up on top of each other and all the sudden you start crying because you ran out of butterbeer. And then everyone thinks you're ridiculous because you're crying over a mug of butterbeer, when really you're just upset about everything else and the butterbeer was just a tipping point. Like that. Except, he wasn't crying over butterbeer and he wasn't even crying, well, yet anyways. It was everything. Constant nightmares bringing him back into the forrest, watching Gregoire. The expulsion of one of his best friends. Missing his family. Getting the badge taken away. Getting it back without much explanation. Everything. Feeling his eyes starting to betray him, he quickly reached his hand (the one that Sophie didn't have in her hold) up to them and rubbed a bit. Effectively making the redness even worse, but it did help him in holding back any tears. "I tried to always have his back and he always had mine. And now he's gone. And I don't even know what he's going to do anymore." __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Lemon**!