Marietta Edgecombe (marietta_louise) wrote in magic_days, @ 2007-08-26 19:37:00 |
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Who: Marietta Edgecombe and OPEN (don't be afraid to jump in guys - RPing is fun ^^)
When: Sunday, November 26, 1995
Where: Let's say...the Library
Why: A little divination and chat, perhaps.
I'd spent Friday and yesterday busy with both homework and helping Professor Sprout with the damage in the greenhouses due to the Streelers. Maybe they were pretty (Megan Jones seemed rather attached to them, after all), but I'd always liked Professor Sprout and always done above average - although not great, in Herbology and seeing her upset made me upset, too.
But now I just needed to relax a little so pushing my Muggle Studies essay off to the side (I needed a bit of a break before checking it over for errors, anyway), I pulled out the worn set of tarot cards I'd been randomly given the summer before third year and started shuffling them, letting my mind fall into thoughts about poor Cho and her Quidditch failure, the stupid DA and Cormac McLaggen.
Throwing out a fourfold vision spread, my eyes scan the cards and my memory brings up the meanings for each one. Unfortunately, since I wasn't paying attention to which of my problems I was thinking of the most while shuffling my cards, I can't tell what problem they apply to, and in some ways, I can see how they fit all of them. Bother. Why does Professor Trelawney think I'm good at Divination, anyway. The more I look at it, the less sense it all makes.
</a></b></a>_tracedx 2007-08-26 19:08 (link) | |
Tracey walked into the library passed Marietta Edgecombe; taking an Arithmancy book from the shelf and looking at it, dusting it off from the probably months of idle uselessness. Remembering the Ravenclaw that she already didn't care for, she looked through the book standing there, and murmured her greeting. "Edgecombe." She continued looking through her book with gloved hands--there were Streelers on the loose, and should she have to touch one, there is no way she'll be burned and or poisoned by such an almost silly creature. Though not being quite the neat freak she didn't mind looking ridiculous for her own health. |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2007-08-26 19:19 (link) | |
The Streelers are only poisonous to horklumps and plants - I never took Care of Magical Creatures, but I learnt quite a lot about them after spending the past few days at the Greenhouses a good deal. Upon hearing my name, I look down at my spread almost guiltily and shuffle it back together, my hands quickly getting into a rhythm to shuffle the cards again and hide the ones that were out. Even if I didn't know what they were saying exactly, and even if she wouldn't have enough time to figure it out if she even took Divination, it still felt almost too...personal to have spread out on the table where anyone could see. "Davis," I reply evenly, "looking forward to your party?" Not that I care much - Cho and I aren't going, but Mum always taught me to be polite. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>_tracedx 2007-08-26 19:46 (link) | |
"Not really, but I'll make the best of it." She replaced the book and looked along some more, hoping for some kind of break in their short conversation--if you could call it that--to a more interesting outcome, maybe, maybe not. Taking care to avoid the gaze of Madam Pince as she stared along the library, at the students with their hands all over the books, Tracey slid another book out of place and continued on. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2007-08-26 21:41 (link) | |
Well, that was fun...or not. Despite being Pureblooded, I've never had good luck with Slytherins. I suppose I'm not cunning enough to keep up with that lot, because outside of Ravenclaw, I definitely prefer Hufflepuff (despite my own parentage. But the Gryffindors now are so...frustrating). They're much nicer overall, in my opinion! "Enjoy yourself, then," I reply evenly again. What is her problem anyway? I think, pulling out a tarot card from the pile in my hands. Hm, loss of ambition, unable to gain respect, and being unreasonable. I can't help but smirk at that. |
</a></b></a>bangled_beauty 2007-08-27 23:25 (link) | |
The library definitely wasn't Parvati's favourite place to be but she did care about her grades, even if she didn't act like it most of the time and it was OWL year. She would've preferred to work in the common room but she knew she'd get distracted way too easily, especially if Lavender came in with some gossip, so she'd headed to the library instead. She walked through the door with her books and parchment and had began looking for a nice table when she spotted Marietta. "Ooh! Is that a fourfold vision spread?" Parvati asked excitedly, taking a seat across from Marietta. Well, so much for not getting distracted. |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2007-08-28 08:57 (link) | |
"It was," I tell Parvati after I have my short, stilted conversation with Tracey Davis. I'm tempted to show her what card I pulled out for Tracey, but that might be a bit mean, true as it may be. "Sometimes you just need a little guidance. Although it helps when your spread is actually...helpful." I make a face and roll my eyes. "So how are you, Parvati?" She seems to into this stupid DA thing for me, personally, but other than that, she seems like a nice person, so I'm inclined to be polite and friendly. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>bangled_beauty 2007-08-29 23:41 (link) | |
"I know what you mean, divinationis helpful that way." Parvati said in reply to Marietta's comment about needing guidance. "What's it saying that's so unhelpful?" she asked, curiously. "I'm good. I'd be better if I didn't have so much work." she answered, rolling her eyes and gesturing to the books she'd put down on the table. "What about you?" Parvati didn't really know Marietta very well, having rarely talked to her out of the journal system, even though they were both in the DA but she liked Divination so she couldn't be that bad of person. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2007-08-30 08:13 (link) | |
"I couldn't really tell what it was talking about," I shrug, not wanting to get into details. I'm not supposed to talk about the DA anyway, and it's not like I'm going to tell Parvati about Cormac! "Fifth year does have a lot of work," I agree, "I wish I could tell you it gets better, but it really doesn't. I think the only thing keeping me sane this year is knowing I don't have huge exams at the end of the year. Merlin knows how I'll survive next year. "Otherwise I'm okay. The Quidditch game was rather a disappointment." I bite my lip thinking of Cho's poor flying. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>bangled_beauty 2007-08-30 23:28 (link) | |
"Oh, alright." Parvati answered. She really didn't know Marietta well enough to push for more information. It probably wasn't even that interesting anyway. Parvati groaned at this. "Don't tell me that!" she complained, somewhat jokingly. "I was liking living in a state of denial, thinking next year would be better." she said, grinning. "Nah, I knew it would get harder actually. My brother and sister warned me about it." she explained once she'd finished her complaining. "Good luck next year!" Parvat said encouragingly. "I know it's a while a away but in case I forgot to wish you luck later I thought I would now." 'No where near as good as it would've been if Gryffindor were playing.' She thought but didn't say. Instead she said "It was a close game until the Hufflepuff seeker got the snitch though. It was quite exciting, even if no one really played that well." (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2007-08-31 08:31 (link) | |
"Oh, you have a brother and a sister? What's that like?" I ask, interested. Yes, I'm pretty happy with my family just being me and Mum, but there's part of me that's always wondered what it would be like to have a sibling. "And I suppose a lot of people didn't play their best, but you're right, at least it was close. I know Cho was hoping to catch the Snitch, though," I offer. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>bangled_beauty 2007-09-01 05:13 (link) | |
"Well, 2 sisters actually, because of Padma, but yeah." Parvati corrected with a slight shrug. "My other sister is 7 years older than me so I was never really that close to her. She's a good big sister though and I love it when she comes and visits. She was in Hufflepuff when she came here and she used to tell great stories about Hogwarts and I couldn't wait to come! She's also great with fashion tips." She explained, grinning at some of the memories of her and her sister that suddenly came to mind. " My brother's only 3 years older so me and Padma were always closer to him. Especially Padma because he was in Ravenclaw, too, so we both had time at school with him and she saw him often because they were both in the same house." Parvati continued. "You might've seen him around the common room from time to time. Do you have any sibling?" Parvati asked, once she'd finished explaining about her brother. "Yeah, I was hoping Ravenclaw would win, too. It's my second favourite house. Hopefully you'll play better next time." she said sympathetically. "I can't wait for the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw game though! It's always fun for me because Padma and I can be pretty competitive at times, even though enither of us acually play quiditch." (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2007-09-01 06:18 (link) | |
"Ohh, right!" I say when Parvati mentions Padma. I can be such a total ditz from time to time, "And now that you mention it, I think I do remember your brother from the Ravenclaw Common Room. Nalin, right? What's he doing with himself now? "And no, no siblings. It's just me and Mum," I offer, trying to to feel self-conscious of my incredibly small family. Because Mum's the greatest so I don't have any room to complain, really. And my grandmum is lovely, too, and my grandfather Edgecombe even if Mum and I only see him a few times a year. "I imagine the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw game must be fun for the two of you, then." I give a small smile. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>bangled_beauty 2007-09-01 15:47 (link) | |
"Right!" Parvati confirms. "I'm not really sure, I haven't spoke to him for a while but it's almost Christmas so I'll find out how everyone's been then." she said. "Nice and small." Parvati says with a smile. "But wouldn't you get lonely sometimes?" (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2007-09-01 16:31 (link) | |
"That'll be nice. I love Christmas," I agree with a grin. "And yes, it does get lonely sometimes...especially when Mum has to work a lot, but I wouldn't trade her for anyone else, you know? She's really wonderful." Despite the disagreements we may have from time to time - like about Divination, or that Howler, I'm very proud of my mum and it's probably quite obvious. But why wouldn't I be? She managed to raise me all by herself on a Floo Regulator's salary - not an easy task by any means! And I know she's so much smarter and talented than people in the Ministry usually give her credit for...she just sadly is often overlooked or walked over. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>bangled_beauty 2007-09-01 16:43 (link) | |
"Same. It's great catching up with everyone." Parvati said, smiling. "Yeah, like sometimes I wish there were less of us so I'd get more attention but I love my brother and sisters too much to change everything so I know exactly what you mean by not wanting to trade." Parvati loves her family, but having such a smart twin sister and older brother sometimes made her feel dumb and when Padma was made prefect and not her, as proud as she was for her sister, se did feel a little left out. Thankfully her mum and dad have always been able to see that both the twins have different talents and Padma's the more responsible one and the fact that Parvati didn't get prefect wasn't that big a deal. Parvati really appreciated the fact her parents accepted they were different, althoughs oemtimes she wished she was more like Padma. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2007-09-01 16:52 (link) | |
As I nod in agreement and my hands idly shuffle the tarot cards in my hands, I look over and spy the Muggle Studies essay that I need to double check for errors before turning into Professor Burbage. And surely Parvati didn't come to the Library just to socialise (then again, maybe she did. Who knows?)... "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to keep you if you had something you needed to be doing!" I apologise, "It's been really nice talking to you, though." And I do mean it. Maybe everyone in Dumbledore's Army isn't a complete nutter after all. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>bangled_beauty 2007-09-01 16:58 (link) | |
Oh. Work. Parvati had forgotten that was the reason she'd came to the library. She'd been too distracted by the tarot cards. "Don't worry about it." Parvati says with a shrug. "I didn't really want to do it anyway." She realised that she'd better start her work anyway and opened her book. "Nice talking to you, too." she said, before she began reading. |