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MadMadamMalfoy · 07-08-2019, 11:11 PM

Tina should've been relieved to hear that nobody had died, but she had a funny feeling about it. She didn’t want to believe that the headmaster would outright lie to everyone, but something about the way he emphasized that particular word gave her the distinct suspicion that there was something he wasn’t telling them. So that was it, then… the mist was inside the castle, and as long as they were here, they were all sitting ducks. Tina was already on edge, but that announcement sent her anxiety through the roof! There was no telling how long it would take the mist to rise to the other floor or what it would do to those caught in its path, and she did not want to die in this madhouse! If she did… would anybody even notice? She had no family to come looking for her, and this school would probably just forget she ever existed, just like… She absently twirled the bracelet on her wrist, watching the purple butterfly go round and round, and her expression hardened. It made her sad to think about, but Tina Dantes wasn’t the type to cry or cower. When she got upset, she got angry - and there was plenty happening in this room to set off her anger!

Trent’s impromptu Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson went in one ear and out the other. There was a reason Tina had dropped his class this term, and besides, the answer was obvious. When faced with anything dangerous or uncertain, she avoided it at all costs… which was exactly what she’d like to do now, thank you very much! Could she please go back to the Ravenclaw common room, or better yet, get out of here while there was still time?! Speaking of common rooms, what was going to happen to the Slytherins and Hufflepuffs? Somebody (Dorian) voiced exactly what Tina was thinking, and her heart sank. If they had to share a common room, could they please, please at least be paired with Slytherin? She could tolerate most of the Hufflepuffs, but one in particular was bound to make her life miserable… and the common room was supposed to be her refuge from annoying people.

Then the house elves came in shouting their lungs out - What exactly were they on about? Tina had no idea - then, as if on cue, that mouthy prefect (Archer) chose that moment to add to the assault on everyone's ears with her ill-conceived broom idea. Honestly, could she shut up just this once?! She nearly applauded when that Slytherin guy (Eiji) put her in her place, but ~~what a shock!~~ that didn’t silence the girl. Tina started to say something back but it seemed pointless since the headmaster had already rejected the prefect’s idiotic idea. Nope, she was going to let her dig her own grave with this one. By all means, keep talking, Calrisian, she thought darkly. Maybe if she kept arguing long enough, Trent would come to his senses and strip her of the badge she should've never had in the first place! Besides, the angry look in her eyes said it all: the only one using anything as an excuse to act like a jerk is you, Archer Calrisian!

Despite the annoying Hufflepuff’s complete disregard for tact, Tina had to admit she was right about one thing. They needed to get out of the castle now… a sentiment she was shocked to hear echoed by Professor O’Hara, of all people. She was literally the last person in the room Tina would’ve expected to challenge the headmaster, but she was grateful that she had. Maybe hearing the idea from a professor would be enough to get him to take it seriously. She waited for the staff to back O’Hara up, but not one of them did. Of course, why was she even surprised? This was how Hogwarts operated… everybody cozies up to the most powerful or popular person in the room. Tina bit back a wave of disgust that threatened to overwhelm her. The stern looks might’ve gone unnoticed, but Cornish verbally attacking her favorite professor did not. Wow… just wow. There was so much wrong with that statement, she didn’t even know where to start! A) respect was something that must be earned, not just blindly handed to whoever happened to be in power at any given time. B) O’Hara wasn’t scaring anyone; this situation and the headmaster's lack of action had already done that. C) If Headmaster Trent was half as competent as Cornish seemed to think, he didn’t need some sycophantic lapdog to fight his battles for him! D) Two against one isn’t a fair fight. Unless she’d gone temporarily deaf for the past few minutes, she distinctly heard O’Hara talking to the headmaster, not Cornish, so kindly stop ganging up on her and mind your own business, Professor!

She wasn’t sure why that made her so angry. Maybe it was because she was already on edge and would’ve gone off anyway, and that just happened to be the thing that set her off. Maybe it was because there weren't a lot of people she admired or trusted, so she was especially protective of those people. Or maybe it was just because she knew how it felt to be ignored and ostracized. Whatever the reason, she stepped forward, prepared to defend Professor O'Hara since nobody else was going to, but before she could speak, Trent was talking again and Cornish left with the house elf (?) and… too much going on to process all at once! If she thought speaking up was going to help Professor O'Hara at this point, she would've in a heartbeat, but she suspected her words would be twisted and used as evidence of the professor's "fearmongering". Instead, she moved next to O'Hara and whispered in her ear, "For what it's worth, I think you're right, Professor."

She turned her attention back to the headmaster, her anger rising with each word out of his mouth. So let's get this straight… they had two students missing, one of whom was her housemate, and mist on the lower floors that would likely continue to rise through the castle, and Trent was making no effort to find those kids or evacuate everyone else?! Tina didn't like the headmaster, but she never considered him incompetent until that moment. Not only had he allowed his staff to turn on one of their own (an act unforgivable in its own right), but he was gambling with all their lives at this point! From the way he talked, it sounded like at best, he had no idea how to go about evacuating; at worst, he had some ulterior motive for keeping everyone trapped here. Either way, the implications were unpleasant. It just confirmed what she already knew deep down. She couldn't depend on anybody, not the professors, not the headmaster, not his buddies at the ministry who may or may not be coming - and if they did, there was no telling how long it would take or much farther the most would move in that time! No, she feared that she was on her own.

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MadMadamMalfoy Newbie Mod Alley Proprietor Mackled Malaclaw Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel Posts: 11,075 Hogwarts RPG Name: Norman A. Carton Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Sydney M. L. Masters Slytherin Second Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Caledon Roth The Leaky Cauldron	rearranges slightly because so much happening o_o Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll Tina should've been relieved to hear that nobody had died, but she had a funny feeling about it. She didn’t want to believe that the headmaster would outright lie to everyone, but something about the way he emphasized that particular word gave her the distinct suspicion that there was something he wasn’t telling them. So that was it, then… the mist was inside the castle, and as long as they were here, they were all sitting ducks. Tina was already on edge, but that announcement sent her anxiety through the roof! There was no telling how long it would take the mist to rise to the other floor or what it would do to those caught in its path, and she did not want to die in this madhouse! If she did… would anybody even notice? She had no family to come looking for her, and this school would probably just forget she ever existed, just like… She absently twirled the bracelet on her wrist, watching the purple butterfly go round and round, and her expression hardened. It made her sad to think about, but Tina Dantes wasn’t the type to cry or cower. When she got upset, she got angry - and there was plenty happening in this room to set off her anger! Trent’s impromptu Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson went in one ear and out the other. There was a reason Tina had dropped his class this term, and besides, the answer was obvious. When faced with anything dangerous or uncertain, she avoided it at all costs… which was exactly what she’d like to do now, thank you very much! Could she please go back to the Ravenclaw common room, or better yet, get out of here while there was still time?! Speaking of common rooms, what was going to happen to the Slytherins and Hufflepuffs? Somebody (Dorian) voiced exactly what Tina was thinking, and her heart sank. If they had to share a common room, could they please, please at least be paired with Slytherin? She could tolerate most of the Hufflepuffs, but one in particular was bound to make her life miserable… and the common room was supposed to be her refuge from annoying people. Then the house elves came in shouting their lungs out - What exactly were they on about? Tina had no idea - then, as if on cue, that mouthy prefect (Archer) chose that moment to add to the assault on everyone's ears with her ill-conceived broom idea. Honestly, could she shut up just this once?! She nearly applauded when that Slytherin guy (Eiji) put her in her place, but ~~what a shock!~~ that didn’t silence the girl. Tina started to say something back but it seemed pointless since the headmaster had already rejected the prefect’s idiotic idea. Nope, she was going to let her dig her own grave with this one. By all means, keep talking, Calrisian, she thought darkly. Maybe if she kept arguing long enough, Trent would come to his senses and strip her of the badge she should've never had in the first place! Besides, the angry look in her eyes said it all: the only one using anything as an excuse to act like a jerk is you, Archer Calrisian! Despite the annoying Hufflepuff’s complete disregard for tact, Tina had to admit she was right about one thing. They needed to get out of the castle now… a sentiment she was shocked to hear echoed by Professor O’Hara, of all people. She was literally the last person in the room Tina would’ve expected to challenge the headmaster, but she was grateful that she had. Maybe hearing the idea from a professor would be enough to get him to take it seriously. She waited for the staff to back O’Hara up, but not one of them did. Of course, why was she even surprised? This was how Hogwarts operated… everybody cozies up to the most powerful or popular person in the room. Tina bit back a wave of disgust that threatened to overwhelm her. The stern looks might’ve gone unnoticed, but Cornish verbally attacking her favorite professor did not. Wow… just wow. There was so much wrong with that statement, she didn’t even know where to start! A) respect was something that must be earned, not just blindly handed to whoever happened to be in power at any given time. B) O’Hara wasn’t scaring anyone; this situation and the headmaster's lack of action had already done that. C) If Headmaster Trent was half as competent as Cornish seemed to think, he didn’t need some sycophantic lapdog to fight his battles for him! D) Two against one isn’t a fair fight. Unless she’d gone temporarily deaf for the past few minutes, she distinctly heard O’Hara talking to the headmaster, not Cornish, so kindly stop ganging up on her and mind your own business, Professor! She wasn’t sure why that made her so angry. Maybe it was because she was already on edge and would’ve gone off anyway, and that just happened to be the thing that set her off. Maybe it was because there weren't a lot of people she admired or trusted, so she was especially protective of those people. Or maybe it was just because she knew how it felt to be ignored and ostracized. Whatever the reason, she stepped forward, prepared to defend Professor O'Hara since nobody else was going to, but before she could speak, Trent was talking again and Cornish left with the house elf (?) and… too much going on to process all at once! If she thought speaking up was going to help Professor O'Hara at this point, she would've in a heartbeat, but she suspected her words would be twisted and used as evidence of the professor's "fearmongering". Instead, she moved next to O'Hara and whispered in her ear, "For what it's worth, I think you're right, Professor." She turned her attention back to the headmaster, her anger rising with each word out of his mouth. So let's get this straight… they had two students missing, one of whom was her housemate, and mist on the lower floors that would likely continue to rise through the castle, and Trent was making no effort to find those kids or evacuate everyone else?! Tina didn't like the headmaster, but she never considered him incompetent until that moment. Not only had he allowed his staff to turn on one of their own (an act unforgivable in its own right), but he was gambling with all their lives at this point! From the way he talked, it sounded like at best, he had no idea how to go about evacuating; at worst, he had some ulterior motive for keeping everyone trapped here. Either way, the implications were unpleasant. It just confirmed what she already knew deep down. She couldn't depend on anybody, not the professors, not the headmaster, not his buddies at the ministry who may or may not be coming - and if they did, there was no telling how long it would take or much farther the most would move in that time! No, she feared that she was on her own. __________________ 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...