Skip, skip, shuffle.

That was the usual noise that WOULD HAVE came from Tammys feet the year before. But now it was more like..

Click, Clack, Clock. CLOMP.

Heels. They were a girls best friend. The summer had been spent, working hard on the maintaining of the balance, and it was seemingly successful. So far anyway. Her robes, falling just short of the hem of her skirt, and her hair swept down and curly, Tammy Wood - looked presentable.

Presentably OLD.
It was this day -and this day only- that if you didnt take her 4' 9" frame and her baby face, she actually did look seventeen. AND OF AGE!

OH YEAHHH, This midget, WAS OF AGE! She could do stuff now. Not entirely sure what she could do.. BUT she could do stuff. Because she was SEVENTEEEN! And a PREFECT.

Yes, the midget was seventeen and a prefect. So just laiiik BEWAREE!

AHA.

Taking the precautionary steps to not bump into anyone while walking, Tammy kept her head up. And by UP , she was looking up.

Being small, was not fun.

Hmph.Hmph.Hmph.

Why was Torin Kane such a freakin' idiot ?! Stomping around the school,In search of someone else that didn't like Torin or even better someone who understood her problems.Like Tammy or Reese.Cause as Shana had learned Reese hated Brody too.Looking around the corridor and not noticing the small figure that was acctually Tammy.She lay on the floor and momped.

Why didn't he like her letter ? Why did he have to hate her ? Why Why Whyyyyy ? Mental Flail.T'wasn't her fault she hated Brody,it was all Brody's fault.And she loved Torin,like a older brother or a pet fish;But she still loved him and he hated her all cause of stupid evil stupid Brody Stupid Evil Summers! Grr.

So this someone in front of her thought it was funny to just lie on the floor? Silly PERSON! "You wanna get trampled or something?" SILLY BILLY.

Shana?
"SHANA MILLER. What the freakin' hell do you think you're doing down there?" She sighed, her voice reaching a tone, a few decibels louder than usual. Crouching quickly, but first making sure her balance was fine, she sighed and stuck her hand out to pull her up.

Momping.No not crying Momping.Theres a difference you know.She sighed.Im momping.Torin hates me.And he didn't like my letter and I hate him and I wish he never came to hogwarts! she splutered out.Okay so it wasn't entirely true,She loved Torin with all her heart.Except for the part she was loving Jake with. But he was being incredibly mean and un-Torin like.Torin uuusuually acted like umm kind of her dad.And then Tammy acted like her mom.But now he was just being mager mean and she wanted to whack him round the face.Hmph.

Chcukling softly, Tam nodded, and then sat down. "Awh, sweetieee. You dont wish he didn't come. Otherwise, you would have never ever ever met him. And you wouldn't of loved him like your best friend. You're mad right? He is tooo. BUT.. I betcha he would like it to be patched up." Maybe he did. But they were FRIENDS. They had to stay friends. Cos Tammy didnt laiiik them not being friends.

Friends were gooood.

Sitting up and lying her hand on Tammy's lap she nodded.Yes.I.Do.I wish he never came and I never had to see his stupid face again. she frowned.Idiot Torin Hmph.He wants to patch it up ? Well I tried to patch it up I wrote him a apology letter and all he did was give it back to me and walk off. siigh.And for the record he is NOT my best friend.He's a idiot.

Awh. Shana was gonna make her CRY.

"Stop complaining you. You're both my frieeeends. And I feel bad that you two aren't. But by the END of this year you will be friends. Because I AM leaving. Although I dont want to. I haveee too. Imma misss youuuu.." She sniffed and gave Shana a little hug.

She couldn't think about it. Couldnt couldnt couldnt. It would make her cry.

Leaving ? What but they just met and now she was and siigh.Why did everyone have to leave her ? Lima,Miles,Vannie and Now Tammy.Sniffle.You can't leave me here with him and the wicked witch of the west. she sniffled and then next year Reese was gonna leave her too.Sniffle.

Tammy pouted and wrapped her small infantile arms around Shana, she couldn't see her get emotional. She just couldn't. One person crying, and that was it, all people down.. sobbing.

"I dunt want to leave, but I have to sweetiee. We have a year. A year a year a year." She repeated, half soothing Shana, and half soothing herself. It wasn't nice knowing that in a year.. She was gone, no more Hogwarts.

NO.

Cuddling Tammy she sniffled.But..Buut.Torin's being all mean to me and now your leaving soon an its NOT FAIR! she shouted.Hmph! Cuddling her head into Tammy's chest and letting a few tears roll down her face.No,She wasn't crying Shana Miller didn't cry.NEVER.

You can't leave me with Torin and Evil Brody.Youhave to come back and be a professor.

"Awh, Shana. Sweeetie. Me a professor.. I dont think so.. We can do something in the summer anyways." Pulling her arms tighter around the girl, Tammy sniffed, she wasnt crying. But she might aswell have been. It was depressing.

"Mrs! We should be happy, we should be talking girly stuff, not depressed and crying here.." Tammy chuckled softly and rubbed Shanas back affectionatly, like her mother had done to her when she was little.

You could..Try. sniffle.Sniffle.Like what ? sniffle.sniffle.Why did people have to bring up leaving now ? When Torin was being a cheesebrain.Hmph stupid Evil Brody.

Buut..Its TORINS FAULT ! And stupid evil Brody. Hmph.Evil stupid Blonde barbie doll reject.

Sighing Tammy shrugged. "Camping or something.. Yeah.. camping I guess..." She trailed off and looked at Shana. This was getting the youngster absolutely nowhere.

"Right. I am refusing right now to take sides, but I will say this, you think its his fault, he thinks its yours. Does that make any sense to you. It's both of your faults, you two are meant to be friends. You miss him dont you. And dont even think about lying to me Shana Miller." Tammy scolded lightly, watching the third year.

Oooh camping Sounded...Gross.Sleeping on the floor in a tent that got all wet and EWWWW.Can't you go to a spa resort or something that I get a reeeal bed in ? Ick.Camping could be fun,But sleeping in a tent was just disguisting.

..But it is his fault.I tried apologizing and he just shoved it in my face.And I admit it was my fault buuut now its not.I tried to apologize.And he didn't accept it. Hmph.Admitting stuff was gross.Uhh.And I also admitt I DID miss him but now he's just a idiot and I repeat,State and if I must ill get it in writting.I.Wish.I'd.NEVER.Met.Torin.Kane.

"No. I have decided. We ARE going camping. And you ARE coming with us.." However, the us part wasnt definate yet. Who would come? Eh? With the doofy seventeen year old.. Who probably couldn't put a tent up.. DIFFICULTT.

"Shana! You honestly cannot just blame Torin all the time, take some equality in the blame, apologising.. Yeah how did you do it eh? He's mad, he wont forgive you straight away, its simple. Give it time. You canNOT keep saying that he is an idiot. Or that you wish you had never met him, because you REAALLLY deep down dont mean it do you?"

Agony aunt or what?

"aDMIT IT sHANA Miller. You miss him like HUGE amounts.."

Meh.Okay.But Your using your wand so I get a proper bed. she giggled.Of corse she wass joking but if Tammy wanted to agreee....

I didn't juuust blame him.I was being a idiot aswell.But I gave him a letter of apology.And I didn't expect him to forgive me straight away but he didn't have to shove it back in my face.. Exagerating much ? But...But He IS a idiot and I DO wish I never met him.kind of Siigh.

Not really...I didn't need him before I met him and I don't need him now.

Tammy nodded. "I'll keep it in mind right.." She stopped and listened to Shana going on again.

"MMM. He has his reasons, you have yours. No more Torin and Shana talk 'kay. Shana Tammy talk, sounds naiiceeee." Tammy grinned. This wasn't a fun conversation, it being based around the problems Tam was sorta stuck in the middle of..

"You need him, he needs you. Dont make me walk away Shana. 'cos I will."

Ignoring practically everything Tammy had just said she raised her eyebrow.I don't need him.He doesn't want me and you wouldn't walk away and leave me here sitting on the floor by myself... she trailed off.Did she need Torin ? Cause..he'd always been there.And now he wasn't it was all...different.

Tammy pushed herself up from the floor and shrugged. "Wouldnt I?" She raised her eyebrows and folded her arms, "I dont like the way you act about it. I know you're upset and things. But there really is not way other than to wait it out. I promise."

No..atleast i don't...think you would. Siigh.Getting up Shana sighed again...Im gonna..get going.See ya. and with that she began walking out of the corridor without a hug or even a wave.

"SHANA MILLER. Get ba-" And with that Tammy watched the third year walk away from her and sighed. So much for being someone to help Shana, so much for being someone to look up to. Tammy Wood was a fail. And she needed chocolate to make her feel better.

"Shana..." Tammy whispered after the girl, but she had been gone for many seconds before. And then, Tammu walked off herself, in the direction she had originally been heading.

Not really paying much attention to anything,Before she heard her name Shana paused and turned around,Ta- She cut herself off,ready to apologize but then realising the seventh year had turned around and began to walk off.

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Originally Posted by XanaSnape

Kazimeriz smiled a little. "I support education, and for tolerance toward all creatures, be they werewolf, vampire, dementor, boggart, pogrebin, muggle, or that most frightening and dangerous of all living creatures... wizard." He glanced at the student, continuing his shuffle-walk toward the first floor. "There will be those whose minds cannot be changed. It is even more important not to validate their misconceptions of your kind to those people. By showing a display of temper, instead of teaching others in the class tolerance for Miss Lupa, what you have done is teach everyone who knows your secret or who may come to know your secret that perhaps Mr. Newtington had a point about lycanthropes." he shook his head and clucked his tongue a bit. "Pity."

ooc: Shall we continue down to the second floor...?

"Well, I haven't disclosed any information about my condition to anyone," Rafe said sadly. "My mum thought it unwise. I still think he may need some sense knocked into him...that Theo. He still never apologized! But, you're most definitely right I see where you're coming from. My mum was right about me coming to talk to you," Rafe smirked.

Rafe laughed at a moment he remembered back at Diagon Alley. "Sorry, I was just thinking back...Professor Vindictus said you were a evil ghoul, I think he's highly mistaken," Rafe said as beamingly looked up at the Professor. Rafe walked a little more slowly to keep his pace the same as the Professor Kazi's.

"Do you think things could get worse for people like me and Professor Lupa?" Rafe asked with concern. "I mean it's just the beginning of term and there's already these horrible fliers being distributed and outbursts in class. Things get worse before they get better right?" Rafe smiled out of the corner of his lip.

Kazimeriz chuckled. "An evil ghoul? That is an impressive assessment. I shall have to send Maximus a thank-you note for the flattering portrayal." His smile was genuine, as though he considered this high praise indeed.

He sobered a bit. "As for Mister Newtington and those who think as he does... well, it is not your job to educate him. Your job is merely to use every opportunity available to you to learn everything you can and to work to become a wizard of the highest caliber. Whether you choose to disclose your private challenges or not, education and skill are things that no one can take from you... whether you are a wizard, a lycanthrope, or even a well-educated troll." He smiled a little. "Oh yes, they do exist. Even trolls must battle stereotypes."

He sighed, walking toward yet another staircase- the last, praise Merlin. His hip was on fire, and he was limping more significantly with each step. "Make no mistake about this: There will be dark times ahead-- for all of us. Expect them; learn and prepare yourself now, for those dark times are coming. But the measure of the man is in how he faces a challenge. Think before you act, Mr. Lycaon, and remember that everything you do impacts not only on yourself, but others who share your particular struggle... Miss Lupa and Headmaster Bontecou, for example."

ooc: First floor?