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astrocat · 04-27-2021, 08:12 PM

SPOILER!!: Upstead

It took a lot for Ash to go back to Hogwarts. Her bodyguards had given her lots of hugs, bought her lots of presents, and helped her pack. One of them even embroidered a phoenix on the inside of her robes. And she had gone surfing with Theodore a bunch of times before she had to go, just in case it was the last time she saw him. Now she was ready. Hogwarts could NOT stop her from being alive and well.

Just kidding. It probably could.

As evidenced by her walking into a random compartment and finding Upstead. TRAITOR Upstead. Well, she wasn't moving. The universe was NOT IN CHARGE, did it hear? ASH was in charge. So instead she just took a seat across from them and crossed her legs. She was a firestarter, emotionally and mentally as well as physically. She was born to start fires. She smiled. "Hey Nem." She wasn't going to come after them before they even made it to Hogwarts. Well, she told herself she wouldn't. "How was your summer?" SEE UNIVERSE? Ash was actually so angry that she was nice, just to spite the universe and the people who thought she didn't have a handle on her emotions. Was she in control of the universe or her emotions? No. But she reserved the right to pretend that she did.

04-27-2021, 08:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
astrocat Puffskein Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: New York City Posts: 2,141 Hogwarts RPG Name: Brandon Fox Hufflepuff Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Phoebe Calypso [s]Dupont[/s] Slytherin Fifth Year	Which came first, the phoenix or the flame? SPOILER!!: Upstead Quote: Originally Posted by Felixir It had been - unsurprisingly - fairly easy to secure an empty compartment, and Nem hadn't even had to search the train for too long before one was all but delivered into their hands. Certain their peace and quiet would not last for long, they'd settled into the vacated compartment, and made themselves as comfortable as they were likely to get. Nem had had no intention of returning to school this year. Not based on how last year had ended, nor on the fact that the other students might take issue with their presence; they'd been set on it as far back as the start of fifth year, that they were wasting their time not doing bigger and better things, whether that was under the guise of working for Lucien Rosier or not. But the situation had shifted, and here they were. Their judgement remained unchanged; all this school stuff was still a waste of time, and they were starting the year more apathetic than ever, but continuing as a student had its uses. The decision had almost been taken entirely out of their hands, but that little misunderstanding had soon been cleared up. The charges had been cleared too, with the caveat that they attend counselling over summer, which was whatever. People had insisted, and Nem had dutifully turned up, but nobody could force them to talk, nor report on what they weren't saying. An hour of silence twice a week was wicked boring, but they put up with it. Leaning back against the corner of the compartment, legs stretched diagonally out across the seats, Nem tugged at their collar and resumed flipping through the book they'd brought for the train ride. Without anxiety, without interest, utterly unmoved. It took a lot for Ash to go back to Hogwarts. Her bodyguards had given her lots of hugs, bought her lots of presents, and helped her pack. One of them even embroidered a phoenix on the inside of her robes. And she had gone surfing with Theodore a bunch of times before she had to go, just in case it was the last time she saw him. Now she was ready. Hogwarts could NOT stop her from being alive and well. Just kidding. It probably could. As evidenced by her walking into a random compartment and finding Upstead. TRAITOR Upstead. Well, she wasn't moving. The universe was NOT IN CHARGE, did it hear? ASH was in charge. So instead she just took a seat across from them and crossed her legs. She was a firestarter, emotionally and mentally as well as physically. She was born to start fires. She smiled. "Hey Nem." She wasn't going to come after them before they even made it to Hogwarts. Well, she told herself she wouldn't. "How was your summer?" SEE UNIVERSE? Ash was actually so angry that she was nice, just to spite the universe and the people who thought she didn't have a handle on her emotions. Was she in control of the universe or her emotions? No. But she reserved the right to pretend that she did.