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Regulus Black (toujoursreg) wrote in incanesco_rpg,
@ 2011-07-23 03:07:00

Entry tags:

!complete, holly frye, regulus black

Who: Regulus Black & Holly Frye
What: ~~The passing of a prophecy~~ Consolation from a friend
When: Afternoon, October 23rd
Where: Seating area near the Pitch
Rating: SFW
Status: Incomplete

To put it plainly, Regulus was disappointed. The match had gone fairly well and things had seemed to be swinging in the Snake’s favour. Then it came down to him and he’d failed to catch the Snitch, meaning that Slytherin had lost (to Hufflepuff, no less). Ever the perfectionist, the younger Black had made his way to the locker room with his teammates in order to brood over the result whilst picking meticulously through his game play in the hopes of seeing where he’d gone wrong. A normal person would put it down to luck and chance, but not him. Regulus had never been one to shy away from his responsibilities and he was more than aware that it had been through his own fault that his team had been defeated.

It was long after the rest of the team had left that Regulus finally came to his senses. He’d been sitting on a bench, his Quidditch robes still on as he’d remained silent and lost in thought. Looking around, he frowned deeply before sighing and standing, pulling his bag from his locker and not stopping for long enough to change out of his uniform. Instead he grabbed his broom and headed for the door, his head bowed as he walked with the intention of holing himself up in his dormitory until he felt sufficiently satisfied that he’d worked out where he’d gone wrong.

It was on his way back to the school that he spotted somebody familiar. In his mind, there was no mistaking her, even though he could only currently see the back of her head. For a moment, he was torn on what to do. Usually he would have ignored everybody and continued on his way, but he had a friend now. From what he knew, friends didn’t simply walk by without speaking to one another. That would be rude and Regulus was far from being that. So after a moment of hesitation, he turned and strode over to the bench. Upon reaching it, he looked down at the Hufflepuff and slowly extended a hand to rest upon her shoulder.

“Holly?” he said quietly, setting his broom and bag beside himself before turning his full attention to the girl beside him.

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happyhollydays
2011-07-23 07:13 am UTC (link)

Holly had, of course, been at the match. She was far from the biggest supporter of Quidditch at Hogwarts, but at the same time, she did have House pride. Loyal as any other Hufflepuff, she had attended every Hufflepuff Quidditch Match from her first at Hogwarts, decked out in black and yellow and cheering from the stands.
Today was just a bit different, however, because for the first time, she had seriously considered sitting in the Slytherin stands instead. After all, Hufflepuff was her House, that was true, but she didn’t really have any friends there, and certainly none among the popular members of the Quidditch team. On the Slytherin team, though, there was Regulus, Holly’s first and only friend, and part of her wanted to support him instead of her own House.

In the end, she took her usual seat in the Hufflepuff stands instead of braving the Slytherin ones, but she had to stop herself cheering a few times when Regulus went into a dive or had a near miss with a bludger, and at the end of the match, when Hufflepuff won, she didn’t feel nearly as elated as those around her. She screamed with the others, of course, but she couldn’t help but notice the downtrodden look on Regulus’ face.

All in all, she was in no mood for a victory party. In fact, Holly thought she had probably better avoid the Hufflepuff common room altogether for a while: if she shut down their victory party, she’d be ostracised for weeks (even more than she usually was), and she certainly didn’t feel like joining in. Instead, she pulled a small book out of the inside pocket of her robes. She always kept books on her for just such occasions as these, and with the weather being positively balmy for October, Holly felt that this was a good time to find a suitable place and read for a couple of hours. Perhaps by the time she finished the novel, the victory party would be winding down and she could return to her dormitory without incident.

Not long after she began reading, however, Holly’s plans were interrupted. She was one of those readers who became immersed entirely in the world on the page, and so she did not hear footsteps, which might have warned her of Regulus’ approach. Instead, she did not become aware of his presence until he said her name and put his hand on her shoulder.

Predictably, she was quite surprised. Holly jumped nearly a foot in the air, and made a rather loud exclamation of surprise. “Regulus!” she said after a moment, once she realised just who had startled her. “Sit down,” Holly added, indicating the bench next to her. Her heart rate, which had soared at Regulus’ arrival, was slowly returning to normal. “You played well today,” she added, ignoring the fact that Slytherin had lost.

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toujoursreg
2011-07-23 07:15 am UTC (link)

It had never been Regulus’ intention to startle Holly. An apologetic expression was already on his face as he sat down upon request, removing his hand from her shoulder in order to fold both in his lap. “I am sorry,” he said quietly, “I did not mean to frighten you. I should know by now not to disturb you when you are immersed in a book.”

Regulus took a few moments to himself after Holly’s comment regarding the match. He was unaware of whether she was saying such a thing simply to be nice or because it was what friends did, for he knew that he had not played well at all. If he had, it would have been the Slytherins who were cheering and making a pleasant ruckus on the way to their common room. As such, they were commiserating instead and, in his opinion, it had been primarily his fault. “Thank you,” he replied quietly, his tone morose. He was disappointed in himself and it was plain to see, even if he was slightly grateful for her supportive words.

	toujoursreg 2011-08-01 09:55 am UTC (link)
	Noting the expression on Holly's face, Regulus rolled his eyes in a dramatic fashion before smiling. "If the snakes were venomous, you would be showing signs of being poisoned by now," he stated matter-of-factly, "But even so, I still insist that you allow me to assist you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)