September 22, 1976 - Evenings in the Commons Who: Cait, Olivia Where: Slytherin commons When: after dinner Rating: R for reference to sexual assault
Status: Closed, completed Summary: Cait is sitting in a different spot in the commons - and Olivia notices. They briefly skitter over the reason why before Olivia - bored enough to talk to Cait - inquires what to do for fun. The suggestions turn toward gossip, and while Cait mentions someone snogging a mudblood by the lake, opts not to drop a name - though she knows perfectly well who it was. Olivia, inspired by the idea of gossip, heads off to go dig up some information.
Cait was tired of hiding in her room, but at the same time, she despised the idea of getting into another tangle with Rosier. So she wondered if she could sit down there and just keep her mouth shut if he started anything. Or started talking about things.
She'd overheard Avery bragging about hexing a prefect, and she had an idea who it was - she'd heard Evans had wound up in the infirmary over the weekend. She'd managed not to say anything that time, but it had been close. Only Rosier's presence had kept her mouth shut.
Now, curled up in a corner that usually belonged to someone else - her favorite corner was too close to Rosier's usual place - Cait had a book open in her lap ... but wasn't paying much attention to it.