Marietta Edgecombe (marietta_louise) wrote in magic_days, @ 2008-01-08 20:23:00 |
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</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2008-01-08 21:02 (link) | |
I'm not sure I want to see Cho, even though I know she's coming. I have no idea what's happened to my face except that I look awful and ugly and she was always prettier than me but now I look hideous. So when I hear her talking to Madam Pomfrey I scoot under my covers and pull my sheet up to cover my nose and the purple spots that just won't go AWAY! If Cho thinks she knows nothing, I know even less, so I hope she has some answers as Madam Pomfrey lets her in. |
</a></b></a>cho_changing 2008-01-08 21:08 (link) | |
I enter the hospital wing and see Marietta -- or rather, Marietta's eyes and forehead. The rest of her is hidden by blankets. She doesn't exactly look like she wants to talk to me. "Are you feeling okay?" I ask, even though it's pretty clear that she doesn't. "I mean, you're not hurt or anything, are you?" I'm standing awkwardly beside her bed, clutching the tea tray tightly. "Oh, and I brought tea. If... you want some..." I trail off weakly (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2008-01-08 21:16 (link) | |
"No," I tell her, because if I can't be honest with my best friend, who can I be honest with? "I look like a freak and my face stings a bit and I want Mum and Madam Pomfrey can't get rid of it and I don't even know what happened!" I look at the tea, which is tempting, but I don't want to show my face off at the same time - I'm much too embarrassed. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>cho_changing 2008-01-08 21:56 (link) | |
Well, at least she's not lying about that. I don't really know what to say to her, especially when she's hiding like that, so I go for the simplest part of her statement. "What do you mean you don't know what happened?" (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2008-01-08 22:01 (link) | |
Why is this so hard for everyone to understand? "I mean I don't know what HAPPENED! I mean I don't know how THIS" I sit up and finally let the blanket fall so Cho can see my purple spotted nose and cheeks in all their glory, "Got here except that Winnie screamed when she saw me this morning and I don't even remember what I did last night and everyone's talking about things I don't know about and even YOU are!" I'm close to tears at this point, frustrated with people making fun of me for whatever this misplaced jinx is. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>cho_changing 2008-01-08 22:11 (link) | |
I really hope that Madam Pomfrey doesn't hear Marietta's raised voice, because if she thinks I'm just upsetting her she'll kick me out in a heartbeat. "Okay, okay, calm down," I tell her, setting the tea tray down on a table. I pull a small wooden chair up to her bed and sit down, not even bothering to try to get comfortable -- I've long since suspected these chairs are intended to make visits shorter. "Do you mean the DA?" I ask in a lower voice, "because I can explain that if you need me to, Mare." (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2008-01-09 05:07 (link) | |
She is upsetting me. My journal is full of accusations I don't even understand and I was hoping Cho wouldn't be doubting me, too. "Cho, I don't even know what that is," I tell her, "Please explain it." maybe then some things will be cleared up. Right? (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>cho_changing 2008-01-09 17:50 (link) | |
Best friend or no, it's hard not to doubt someone when they claim to not know anything about something that they've been involved in for months. But she honestly looks like she doesn't know what it is. I watch her face carefully as I say, "Well, DA stands for Defense Association. It's a club that Harry Potter started. And, well, we're in the club, of course, because Harry and I kind of have a thing." Oh Merlin, this was strange to explain. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2008-01-09 18:03 (link) | |
I'm about to tell her I've never heard of it so how could i be in it when she mentions having a 'thing' with Harry Potter. Because I may have been more confused then I've ever been in my LIFE this past day, but I'm still a girl and still Cho's best friend and still know what that means. Concluding in my mouth dropping open in shock before I interrupt her. "You have a thing with Harry Potter? The Harry Potter? Like you mean you're dating him and you never told me?!" I can't help but feel indignant at that. We're best friends! We share everything, right? Why would she hide something so big from me? (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>cho_changing 2008-01-09 18:24 (link) | |
Oh, so now I'm the one hiding things?! "Okay, Marietta, I don't know why you're acting like this, but you can stop right now!" I know she knows what I'm talking about. How can she not know what I'm talking about? Exactly. She can't. "Of course I told you! And no, we're not quite dating, but that might be because you get huffy whenever I spend time with him!" (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2008-01-09 18:29 (link) | |
"Why I'M acting like this?! I don't know what you expect from me when I look like THIS!" Oh my voice is getting really loud now and I don't care. Personally, at this point I want Madam Pomfrey to throw her out, as I'm feeling rather betrayed by the fact that even though she's pretending to be nice, she's apparently thinking the same...whatever...as everyone else, "You didn't tell me anything and you're acting just like everyone else and I want you to GO AWAY!" (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>cho_changing 2008-01-09 18:48 (link) | |
"I don't see why your face should change anything --" I start, but I'm cut off as Madam Pomfrey quickly makes her way over to us. "I'm sorry, Miss Chang," she tells me, "but I cannot have you upsetting my patients like this!" Cue disapproving stare. "I think you've been here long enough." "Fine!" I shout, "I'll just stop trying to help fix things!" I whirl around and am out the door in seconds, tears stinging at the corners of my eyes. (Reply to this)(Parent) (Thread) |
</a></b></a>marietta_louise 2008-01-09 18:59 (link) | |
And as she leaves I sink back into my bed and pull the covers over my head once again. I don't remember writing the entry in my journal about my horoscope saying I'd have a bad week, but it appears to be true. And at this rate, it certainly doesn't seem like it's going to get better. |