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Elliot rolled her eyes. "No, I never said that. Honestly, she's too nice for us. We'd probably end up feeding her to the snakes...but-" but Elliot just didn't know what to say, so she just..stuttered a bit.

she saw the blood rising in Hannah...gur. Elliot was a bit mad at herself, actually. Hannah had just made her a nice...wreath...and Elliot had gone and ticked her off...She frowned a bit.."Hannah, I'm so--" but before she could say sorry..she was gone!


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She grumbled incoherently to herself darkly, deciding the best place to go right now would be her dormitory...she could read or something. Or write to Dani...Elliot needed to work on her best friend skills, apparently. She felt awful. And that didn't happen often. It took a LOT.

BUt with Hannah...Elliot only had one Hannah...and she couldn't have her ticked off at her..She marched off, seething at herself, towards her common room.

He'd managed to limp his way up to the seventh floor corridor, and had paced infront of the Room of Requirement trying to get it to open, and after failing probably about 20 times, slid himself down the wall facing it with his arm tucked against his stomach. He'd heard a crack in his shoulder when he'd landed in the snowbank. His broom was gone, and he'd failed as seeker AGAIN.

Hitting his head against the wall behind him he just sat there with his head back closing his eyes.

Somehow managing to find Isaac, Ed approached him slowly, still holding his broken broom. "Isaac?" He knew he was probably absolutely devastated. "You okay mate?" He'd seen that he'd landed on his shoulder and knew he probably needed to go see Tillstorm.

Dropping his head when he heard someone approach, he knew he was still in his quidditch robes and probably looked weird with them billowing around him. Hearing his best friends voice he sighed "I failed again, I've told them I jus' can' do seeker, and yet they continue te put me in." Maybe it was good he was graduating and going on to auror, no more people mad at him about catching the stupid snitch.

He wanted to show sympathy to Isaac, but somehow thought it might upset him more. Sitting next to Isaac, Ed put the broom pieces on his lap and looked at Isaac. "It was really close. Extremely close each and every time. You did really well." Was he helping? No? Okay. "At least we're not going into a quidditch career, huh?" He nudged Isaac gently, making sure not to nudge him too much. "How's your shoulder?"

Shaking his head "It wasn't even close, Aidan was way ahead each time, I jus'...I failed." Yep, just failed. "Yeah I don' think any team would take me even if I wanted te." Looking over at Ed's lap he saw a broken broomstick. "Thet's mine isn' it?" Swallowing he took out his wand, knowing very well what he was going to do with that stupid thing. No more flying it was pointless, and broken anyway.

"Don' know 'tis numb again. But I heard a crack when I landed." he replied with a shrug.

Sutton had taken to wandering the halls again, much how she had started the year. It was weird not having their Common Room to spend time in... not that she had many people to spend time with anyway. Minnie was super popular and always surrounded by people, and lately things were just... weird with Ed... ever since that incident with Isaac.

Turning the corner, she stopped dead in her tracks and stared at the two boys in front of her. It was the first time she had seen Isaac since that day. Avoiding him had been easier than she'd expected. She didn't know what to do. Should she run? Should she pretend everything was okay? Should she keep walking and ignore them both? She did none of those things, but instead stood there... staring.

Then she noticed how upset Isaac looked, and every single bit of reservation she had about approaching him vanished. Instead, she hurried toward him and sat down directing in front of him. "Isaac, is everything okay?" she asked in a quiet voice. Did Amelia break up with him?

"Don't do that to yourself." He shook his head at Isaac, not wanting to hear him put himself down. He'd played extremely well. "You played better than I can, so stop it." Yeah, he wasn't impressed with the 'putting yourself down' thing. "It is." Ed acknowledged his question and eyed his wand. "What're you doing?" It wouldn't be able to be repaired, it just wouldn't work right.

"You're gonna have to go see Tillstorm. You need it fixed soon." He looked towards the end of the corridor when he heard a sound and stared at Sutton. After each and every warning he'd given them, he couldn't believe she was hurrying towards them. Sighing, he leant his head against the wall and looked away, figuring he couldn't tell Sutton what to do when Isaac was in this state.

"I could have done better." he said quietly. "I failed like I always do in the games." Shaking his head he knew better, though he also knew that Ed hated when he spoke like that. "I'm not a seeker, never have been, I'm a keeper." His eyes looked down at the broom again "Goin' te burn it. 'Tis no good fer me now."

Groaning he shook his head "Yep and she's goin' te kill me. She told me te take it easy and not damage it to irrepairable and I think I did." Looking up as Sutton appeared.

Oh crap...he'd also promised Amelia he'd not see her alone...well wait Ed was there, so it was fine...right? "Hey Sutton. Jus' failed once again on the pitch. Thet's all."

Sutton narrowed her eyes at Ed when he sighed at her. It was a look clearly meant to tell him to keep his big fat sighs to himself. She was still allowed to care about Isaac just not kiss him. Trying to bring herself back up to speed, she listened to the last bit of their conversation.

So, this was about sports. Turning her eyes on Isaac, they lit from behind with that rare fire people hardly saw from her. "Isaac Muir, now you stop that right this instant. Big deal. It's just Quidditch. You're a brilliant friend, brave, strong, chivalrous, kind, passionate. Those things are all far more important than this, so stop it!" It was an order, not a suggestion.

Then her eyes turned back to Ed because she knew for a fact Isaac probably wouldn't tell her the truth of how bad it was. "Now, what about his shoulder?" she asked, her voice now taking on a far softer tone.

Without warning, Ed picked up one piece of the broken broom and smacked Isaac over the head with it. "Shut up. You played well." There, end of that. His eyes turned back to the broom as Isaac's did, but the pieces went flying from his lap when he found out what Isaac planned to do with it. If he was going to set it on fire, he DEFINITELY didn't want it in his lap.

"You're stuffed then. But you need to go see her soon if you want a chance of saving it. Can't be an Auror with a dodgy shoulder." It was true, and hopefully it would make Isaac go see her, today.

He narrowed his eyes at Sutton as he caught her look. He'd been nice enough to not say anything, so why was she starting? HMM? He coughed once at her ordering to Isaac, but didn't disagree. "He had to jump from his broom, landed in a snowbank and heard a crack, now it's numb and he's sat here like an idiot instead of being in the hospital wing."

Jumping as he got whacked on the head with a piece of his broomstick, he nearly burst into laughter as the pieces of the rest of it went flying. "Well do ye blame me fer wantin' te burn it?" It was going to be charred and that was all there was to it. Piling them up on the floor, he used incendio to set them on fire. Ok well not the best place to do it but hey, it'll be warmer up here in the corridor now! Plus he knew aguamenti so, hey why not?

His gaze flickered to Sutton as she told him off. Really? "Well 'twas me fault and no one's goin' te change thet. I failed the team. Again." Yep, his fault and a bonk on the head with a stick wasn't going to change his mind either. HAH and now they were burning so unless Ed wanted to set 'him' on fire he couldn't do that again.

Sighing he nodded "Yeah I better go there soon." Yep he was a deadman, failed at catching the snitch, broke his shoulder, and now had to go back and tell Tilstrom that AGAIN!

Sutton just looked back and forth between the boys. She didn't understand, and she'd never understand. If Isaac wasn't going to listen to her and get over this, then fine. Whatever. He hadn't been the one to come chasing her through the snow that day anyway, so why should she waste her time chasing after his awful attitude.

Perhaps if she hadn't been in such a mood now, she would have cared more about his shoulder. The fact that it was entirely numb wasn't good, and that much she knew. He should at least feel pain. Numb meant he had damaged the nerves. But he was going to see the Healer now and that was what mattered, she supposed. "Good," was all she said as she watched the bits of his broom burn... in the hallway.

She stood up to leave and then began to walk away, but stopped and turned taking out her wand. "Finite," she cast, putting out the flames, and then she cast reducto, turning them into a combination of ashes and saw dust. "You can't just light fires in the hallway," she said before flipping her hair over her shoulder and starting off down the corridor.

Boys.

"Uh, no. But I'd rather you didn't brandish your wand while I was still holding the pieces, you know?" He shook his head at Isaac and watched him set the pieces on fire. He shook his head at Isaac's instance that it was his fault and just looked at the burning wood. Shame he hadn't saved a piece. "We're going there today, I can tell you that now." Isaac didn't get a choice in this.

He looked up at Sutton when she made to leave, but stared as she put out the fire, then cast reducto on the wood. With wide eyes, he wisely decided to keep his mouth shut. He was proud she could do that now, though. She'd been learning fast. As she walked away, Ed looked at Isaac questioningly.

Blinking at Ed he looked surprised "Why would I set it on fire in yer hands or lap?" Did he really think Isaac was going to hurt him? PFFT, it was much more fun to do something as a practical joke. "Nah mate, I wouldn' do thet." Making a face he stared at the fire "I figured as much."

His eyes widened as a spell shot from Sutton's wand ending the flames but when she used reducto he jumped again "I..." His wide eyes followed her as she strode off with a flip of the hair. Turning his attention back to Ed he shook his head.

"I don't know. Why would you blame yourself for something that wasn't your fault?" He was still doing that, so why wouldn't he set him on fire? "Good, 'cause I'd have to smack you again." Ed smiled at Isaac, glad he was cheering up a little at least. A snort escaped him when Isaac jumped, but he shrugged at him and looked at Sutton once more.

Girls.

"It was me fault." he said looking taken aback at Ed. "I'm the one who failed te catch the snitch. No one else had thet job but me." Smirking at him he shrugged "'Cause I'm not as evil as most Slytherins? And is thet smack or punch?"

Blowing a raspberry at Ed when he snorted "Hey ye didn't haf a reducto sent at yer feet te blast the broomstick te pieces."

"Will you shut up?" Ed rolled his eyes exasperatedly. "You did well, it was close - I was watching - and Ravenclaw were just a little bit faster. Plus, I didn't see the rest of the team doing too well either." The score hadn't been very high. "Yup, have to knock sense into you somehow. It would most definitely be a punch. Much more manly."

He smirked at Isaac's response. "No, but then I'm not the one who wound the teenage girl up, either."

GAH he couldn't talk any sense into the guy! "The team wasn' doin' well?" he asked surprised. He thought they had been but really hadn't been watching too well. Snorting he shook his head "More manly huh? Well then I guess a punch is needed if ye haf te eventually. No cat fights 'kay?"

His eyes widened "What did I do? All I wanted te do was burn me broom?" Or did he mean the kiss? "YE MEAN I SHOULD HAF KISSED HER AND ASKED HER OUT?"

"Nope. Low scores all round for Slytherin." He wasn't surprised Isaac hadn't noticed, but being an observer, Ed had and he wasn't impressed that all the blame was going onto Isaac. "I wouldn't have a cat fight with you. Wouldn't want to ruin your face for the girls." He smirked at Isaac.

"I don't know, but she came here to talk to you, so...." Yep, THIS was Isaac's fault. Wait, what? O_____________________O "No! NO! Did the punch from last time teach you nothing?" Jeez!

Making a face he wasn't too happy with that one. They'd started the game off well enough, but it just seemed to go downhill from there. Snorting he shook his head "Or more like ye know I'd take ye down?" Heh, he was like six inches taller then him.

Lifting his eyebrow at Ed he shook his head "I don' know why she would. I mean, I promised Amelia I wouldn' go near her, and figured she'd do the same." Snorting at Ed's words "Well ye think mebbe it was more her fault in the firs' place?"

It was obvious Isaac didn't like hearing that. But what could they do? Slytherin had totally SUCKED in the game as a collective. "Well, cat-fighting seems to be a specialty of yours." Smirk.

"Probably because she's worried about you. You look like a Krup just died right in front of you." Miserable Isaac wasn't easily ignored. "I figured she would too. Seems she can't stop caring about you." Eh, poor Sutton. "I figured she'd made the first move form your face, but you kissed her back. Who does that?!"

PFFT! Yeah and he was a jobberknoll. "I'd take ye on anytime." he said shaking his head "Jus' not with a busted shoulder." Yeah he didn't need to damage that any more then it already was. Healer Tilstrom was probably already going to kill him. No need to help her out there.

Sighing he shook his head "'Tis not like I am lookin' fer someone te feel sorry fer me." Looking the way where Sutton had disappeared "Who does thet? Me apparently. I've got a girl and fer some stupid reason I thought it'd be smart te kiss Sutton." Yeah just hex him now, it get his stupidity to stop. at least temporarily

"Of course you would. Doesn't mean you'd walk away the winner." Just because Isaac was taller than him, it didn't mean he'd instantly win. Nope. Ed was tougher than he looked. "Better get it fixed and then we can see who's gonna eat their words." Obviously it would be Isaac.

"I know, but to be honest, if you saw someone looking that upset, wouldn't you want to check if they were okay?" Of course he would, Isaac wasn't heartless. Even if he was a Slytherin. "No kidding." He muttered, shaking his head. "Stupidest thing you ever did." As far as Ed knew, at least.

Belle went to explore the castle. She did not explore the seventh floor corridor yet and she was happy to explore other houses corridors. Belle was waiting for Laura to meet her here. She had not seen her fellow puff in a long time. It was always good to see old friends right?