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Tweak says, "But why is the rum gone?"

Wes (wassupwes) wrote in ecorridor_rpg,
@ 2009-02-17 16:19:00

Entry tags:

#feb2023, *courtyard, s.malfoy, w.longbottom

Don't Let It Fool You
Who: Wes & Scorpius
What: Failing at Transfiguration
Where: The outside stone courtyard
When: Monday evening after dinner
Rating/Warnings: G/none
Status: in progress

Rats!
Literal, furry, black, worm-tailed rats. A lot of them.
Well that wasn't what Wes had intended the spell to do at all! The task was to transfigure a bowl of apples into a cage of doves. A little complicated, but dammit this was N.E.W.T level now! Wes had assumed if he could master the difficult stuff first, then the rest would be a doddle! Well, it was one theory at least. Having given up trying the homework from his last lesson Wes had just decided to throw himself on something hard.
At least the rats were alive though...it was close enough right?
He jumped up off the wall as the rats leapt from the bowl (which had changed from glass to wood...odd) and made a run for it across the courtyard where he'd opted to practice his magic alone. Transfiguration to be exact. His worst subject. Why the hell had he taken this at all?
"Stupefy!" He called, tugging his wand from his pocket to zap the nearest rat with a stun spell as they fled around his feet. Last this he wanted was to be blamed for an infestation at the school!

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wassupwes
2009-02-20 02:15 pm UTC (link)

Wes let go of Scorpius' wand as his hair was freed, backing away from the wet, angry Slytherin to avoid getting soaked or possibly punched. He stood with a smug smile as Malfoy fell. Oh that was satisfying! He opened his mouth to say something about how karma was a bitch, and maybe some kind of derogatory remark about Slytherin as a whole when a hand grabbed his leg. He wasn't expecting it at all, and with his wand arm still stuck to his side, Wes didn't have a lot of balance. With a cut-short cry of, "Son ova-" Wes fell heavily onto his arse opposite Scorpius.

The sudden shock of pain seemed to exhaust the curse on him and his arm sprang free. He didn't, however, instantly lift his wand against his opponent. Instead, after a groan of pain, he looked up at the slytherin boy and began to smile, and then, he couldn't help himself, he began to laugh. He wasn't just laughing at Scorpius, but at both of them, damp and bedraggled and sitting in puddles in the courtyard.
"You look ridiculous," He giggled, glancing at Scorpius' wet, dripping hair in amusement.

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heirpresumptive
2009-02-20 05:31 pm UTC (link)

"Oh shut up." Scorpius huffed, flicking a bit of water from his fingertips at Wes. But really he couldn't help laughing just a bit at the entire situation. Somehow the two boys had gone from a bad transfiguration mistake to being sprawled out, sore and soaking wet, in the middle of the courtyard.

He flicked his sopping hair out of his eyes and couldn't seem to entirely quell the ridiculous grin that was taking over his face. "A glorious duel between rival houses." Scorpius decided in pompous tones that didn't quite match his laughing eyes. "This shall go down in the history books!"

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wassupwes
2009-02-20 06:17 pm UTC (link)

Wes leaned away from the tiny droplets tossed his way and poked his tongue out. He was grinning equally wide, unable to shake the smile from his face. Though he had managed to suppress his laughter.
"Oh yeah, definitely," He agreed with a nod of approval, "Move back Battle of Hogwarts, this needs a chapter of its own in Hogwarts: A History. People will be telling this story for years." He tiled his head gently, eyes sparkling, admiring the look on Scorpius' face. One he'd never seen before. A Gryffindor summoning that kind of mirth in a Syltherin didn't happen very often at all.

Finally, Wes pulled himself off the floor, unleashing a small string of curses under his breath at the pain in his backside. Oh yeah, that was going to be a bruise for sure. He dusted off his behind and offered his hand to help Scorpius up. An act of goodwill perhaps? Or possibly just good manners. Wes wasn't famous for either really.

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heirpresumptive
2009-02-20 06:38 pm UTC (link)

"Possibly we can leave out the part where the cunning Slytherin landed on his ass..." Scorpius mused, his face might have looked thoughtful but the beads of water still running down from his hair rather spoiled the effect. "I don't think that bit would impress the grandchildren."

When Wes offered his hand, Scorpius did not immediately react. Did he want help from a Gryffindor? But he was sore, and wet, and bit a tired from the whole ordeal and finally decided to give in and accept aid.

Scorpius reached up and took Wes's hand very firmly, not allowing for any Gryffindor tricks that might involve letting go and causing him to fall back to the ground.

"Of course I'll tell them the bit when I cleverly tripped you, but that's different!" Scorpius smiled.

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wassupwes
2009-02-20 07:05 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, I figured as much," Wes rolled his eyes and tugged Scoripus firmly up onto his feet, no intention of dropping him. He was equally sore though not quite as damp. Pissing the Slytherin boy off again was something Wes didn't fancy doing.

"I'm guessing you turn out the winner in your version huh?" Wes scoffed with a smirk, "Well, at least do me a favour and leave out the bit where I fucked up the transfiguration yeah?" He nudged an unconscious rat with the toe of his boot before sighing. He waved his wand and mumbled, "Evanesco." The rats vanished, hiding most of the evidence that Wes had messed up, though there were still the odd couple now running around in the school somewhere. Oh well, Mrs Norris would probably catch them...
He shrugged his shoulders and nudged Scorpius playfully, apparently easily forgetting the rivalry they had not ten minutes ago, "Don't worry though, when I tell it I'm not going to leave out the part where you get sprayed in the face so I think we're even."

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heirpresumptive
2009-02-21 12:32 pm UTC (link)

"Well, of course. The handsome one always wins." Scorpius pointed out, running a hand through wet blond hair and pretending that he didn't look utterly ridiculous. Of course, Wes wasn't a bad looking bloke himself but Scorpius would hardly have admitted such a thing out loud. The usually shameless Slytherin only flirted when he felt he had the upper hand in a situation, and this was hardly one of those times.

"Well, Longbottom." Scorpius gave him a considering look, searching for the right words, "It's been- bizarre." He slipped off his dripping outer robes and tried to wring them out a bit: the muggle clothes he wore beneath were plenty damp as well, but he would rather not leave a trail of water behind him as he returned into the castle.

"Obviously I'd kiss you goodbye, but I already told you I don't trust that mouth of yours." He threw a smug smirk.

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wassupwes
2009-02-21 01:15 pm UTC (link)

Wes rolled his eyes and let Scorpius have that one, choosing not to argue. The two of them could've easily bickered over who was the better looking. Fact of it was they were both pretty hansome, and Wes would've had no problem admitting that (except not to Scorpius' face, because he had the funniest feeling he wouldn't have never, ever heard the end of it!).

Wes leaned back against the nearest wall and watched Scorpius taking off his robes, biting his tongue to prevent himself tossing out a little quip about getting a free strip-tease. Bizarre was an understatement. They'd gone from vaguely disliking each other to downright hating each other, to practically-friendly acquaintances in the space of an hour. He couldn't help but return the smirk at Scorpius' last comment and almost contemplated leaping forwards to plant a kiss on the unsuspecting Slytherin.
"Never on the first date Malfoy," He replied with a teasing tip of his head, moving his hair out of his eyes, "Maybe next time if everything goes well huh?" He winked cockily.

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heirpresumptive
2009-02-21 05:26 pm UTC (link)

"Brush your teeth a couple times first and well see." Scorpius replied agreeably enough. "Maybe make it four...just to be safe."

Satisfied that he had done the best he could, Scorpius put his arms back into his wet robes, without doing up the front. Dominique had given him this weeks Prefects password and so he was planning on taking a nice long soak to make sure the February air didn't get him sick.

With a small almost salute, Scorpius said a quick "Cheers." and turned back to go inside. It was bloody freezing! Somehow he hadn't really noticed it before just now.

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