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Tina was so busy trying to make conversation with Myrtle that she almost didn't hear the reply from that annoying prefect (Archer), and she probably wouldn't have, had it not been for that chuckle. Really? So yelling insults was perfectly okay as long as it's "calling em like [you] see em"? What kind of backwards logic was that? But of course this was Hogwarts, backwards logic capital of the wizarding world, after all. She supposed she shouldn't be surprised.
The only response the Hufflepuff's words got was a disdainful eyebrow raise and a mumbled, "Whatever." And if her tone didn't make it obvious, Tina meant "whatever" as in, I'm not interested in arguing with you, not "whatever" as in, You're right. I give up. Her words had done their job. She'd spoken to stand up for Myrtle, not banter back and forth with this loudmouth, so there was no need to continue this conversation.
Tina had better things to do with her time, like actually following Professor O'Hara's directions and trying to converse with the ghosts. As she turned her attention back to Myrtle, she wondered if she would remember M. Marchand and the monster from.the portal. She hoped so because this conversation was probably going to get really awkward really fast otherwise. Unfortunately, Professor O'Hara called time before she could get a reply, and Tina inwardly groaned. Mumbling matagots, just when she was finally getting somewhere! She turned to Myrtle with an apologetic look. "Myrtle, I'm really sorry, but I have to go back to class now. If you like, I can visit you later and we can talk more. It was nice to meet you." And she meant it, too!
Without another word, she joined the group heading back to the classroom.
__________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led
If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true... |