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Not all wishes are pure. (evil_wishes) wrote in mistaken_pieces,
@ 2009-01-22 13:41:00

Entry tags:

! ip, - 2020 september, [player: caz], [player: jade], chloe finnigan, james potter

Setember 22 - Time to get to work.
Who: James, open
Where: Gryffindor commons
When: Sept. 22, Thursday, Afternoon/after classes
Rating: PG

Status: Open, ongoing
Summary:

Reading some of the journal entries lately had finally driven a point home for James -- he was slacking off.

And not just the normal slacking off that he did anyway. This was slacking off from the most important duty of attempting to be Hogwarts' numero uno prankster. When he slacked off from that, it meant terminal laziness had set in. It was always sort of like this at the beginning month of term, though. James was naturally inclined toward laziness, so when there was nothing special catching his interest and turning him into the obnoxious kid with far too much time on his hands..

"I've doomed us all!" he declared abruptly to the common room at large, throwing one arm over his face and slumping over the arm of his chair dramatically. "I can't live with myself anymore!"

He'd allowed everyone to think they were safe. They wouldn't be on their toes anymore! He'd spread the plague of laziness to everyone!

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a_bit_odd
2009-01-24 03:37 pm UTC (link)

Chloe was trying unsuccessfully to nurse her Abyssinian shrivelfig back to health. Professor Longbottom had suggested that perhaps a less challenging plant would be more her speed and that if she tended to it in her free time it might do well. She suspected this was his way of attempting to make her feel better about being absolute rubbish in Herbology no matter which way you looked at it, but was giving it a go anyways. The shrivelfig was on its last legs. She prodded it idly with her wand as if that might help.

James' dramatics were just the distraction she needed, and when he spoke, she looked up and smiled.

"Does that mean we should just do you in now, Potter?" she asked as she gave the plant one last disparaging glance and padded over, hands just shy of being on her hips.

Well, if there were going to be goings on in the commons, she wanted a part of it.

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evil_wishes
2009-01-25 03:26 pm UTC (link)

"Could you hand me a pillow, Finnigan?" James replied from behind his arm. "I think I can smother myself without help, but you're welcome to give me a hand."

Moving his arm enough to peer at Chloe upside-down, James smirked a little. "Unless you'd enjoy it too much..."

Teasing people wasn't something to put past him right now. James was behind. He needed to use every single bit of prattiness he possessed to get back on track.

And he needed a huge prank. One that everyone would talk about for the rest of the term. James just needed to wait for something appropriately brilliant to come to him.

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a_bit_odd
2009-01-25 03:37 pm UTC (link)

"I might at that," she agreed, "Really, you ought to look out; I might sneak into your room at night and off you whilst you sleep. Of course, taking care of it right now would be just as good."

Grinning, she picked up a pillow and made as if she might actually smother him with it, gripping it firmly with both hands as she neared. However, she wasn't nearly that malicious and simply bopped him across the had with it.

"You are insufferable, do you know that?" she told him, still grinning with amusement, "What's all this about then; you can't be failing a class already, can you?"

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evil_wishes
2009-01-26 01:07 am UTC (link)

"Lovably insufferable," James corrected, beaming as he shoved his hair back from his face and sat up properly in his chair.

Pausing a moment to preen, James finally gestured grandly to the nearby armchair. "Step into my office."

Amused, he waited a moment to see if she would comply before continuing. "You really should know by now, Finnigan. I mean..." James waved his arms vaguely for a moment before pointing to where a student was curled up doing homework by the fireplace. "...that. It's not natural! There should be something exploding under that chair."

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a_bit_odd
2009-01-26 07:45 am UTC (link)

"Right," she agreed, "Lovably insufferable. I'd forgot that bit."

Rolling her eyes, she plopped into the armchair less because he'd told her to and more because standing while talking to someone who was sitting (or flopping) was just irritating. She looked to the student studying, narrowed her eyes briefly, then laughed.

"I see," she said, eyes gleaming mischievously, "You have been slacking, James. Whatever are we going to do with you? I mean, I don't know about anyone else, but I personally have gone unharassed since start of term."

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evil_wishes
2009-01-27 03:30 pm UTC (link)

"You should never forget that bit!" James protested before settling down enough to pout over the rest of what Chloe had to say.

It really seemed a lot worse when someone else agreed with him. Had he really slacked off that bad? He needed to do something fast. As soon as... well... soon! Something big would need a week or two to get put together.

Before saying anything, James reached behind his back and chucked the cushion there at Chloe's head.

"Harassment accomplished," James shared with a wide grin. "I need to take little steps before I pull off something brilliant, yeah? How was that? A good start?"

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a_bit_odd
2009-01-27 07:43 pm UTC (link)

Deflecting the pillow, Chloe laughed.

"Good start," she agreed, "Yes, I think so. I can't even begin to describe to you how much of a lovable prat I now think you are. I mean really, launching a cushion at my head? That's unforgivable, James Potter. I don't know that I can ever go on."

She grinned a bit and nestled the offending item under her arms as she curled up properly in the chair.

"So what other little steps are you taking then?" she ventured, "Exploding snap cards down the stairs? Bat bogey hexes?"

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