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Tweak says, "Am I bovvered?"

rockstar_badger (rockstar_badger) wrote in wished,
@ 2010-04-08 21:20:00

Current music:	"The Eton Rifles" -- The Jam
Entry tags:	!1998: 04, !incomplete, eloise midgen, wayne hopkins

hello hurrah -- what a nice day for the Eton Rifles
Who: Wayne and Eloise
When: EARLY morning
Where: Hufflepuff Common Room
What: the world is falling apart
Rating: PG-13--there will be cursing
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Bollocks. All of it. Fucking bollocks. Wayne's mind was on one constantly repeating track. He'd had trouble sleeping, and managed to get up before Ernie (that took some doing!), only to wander down to the common room with his guitar and sit. He was not so much holding it for the sake of playing it as hugging it, as if it was a buoy for him to cling to, to keep from drowning in the pool of dread he found himself in. Things were getting darker and darker. Yesterday's lock-down only exacerbated the tension all around. He wanted so badly to get out... If it wasn't already too late...

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offandrunning
2010-04-09 01:43 am UTC (link)

As a general rule, once spring officially began, Eloise was accustomed to rising early to go for a run on the grounds before breakfast. Unfortunately, while her internal clock had already adjusted to this regime, she had doubts about whether the school's new security arrangements would allow her to leave the common room this morning, much less the castle.

Any worries about having to deal with Aurors at the doorway were banished when she bounded down the dormitory steps, into the common room, and found Wayne sitting there. He was clinging to his guitar as though letting it go would result in extreme bodily pain.

"Wayne?" she asked unnecessarily. To her credit, the lighting in the room was still dim, the sun not quite fully risen. Maybe it was someone else. But no. "What are you doing up so early?" Her brow creased as she approached his chair. "Did you even go to bed last night?"

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rockstar_badger
2010-04-09 01:59 am UTC (link)

Wayne looked up with a slight jump when he heard his name, not knowing at first who to expect in the half-light... the soft Scottish tone registered, and he let go of his guitar, glad that the darkness would hide his blush at being found in such an odd position.

"Yeah, I went to bed," he said softly, "but I didn't stay there long." He set his guitar on the floor. "What about you, Belle? How was your night under house arrest?"

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offandrunning
2010-04-09 02:06 am UTC (link)

Eloise stopped a few feet from where Wayne was seated, hovering by and rolling back on her heels. How had her night been? Very strange, after that unexpected conversation with Susan. One that she wasn't sure she was even allowed to mention to Wayne - she couldn't remember whether he'd gone to that first D.A. meeting two years ago, or if he'd stayed. It seemed best not to, for now. There was enough going on without that to address.

"Oh, good. Ermmm..." She scratched the back of her neck before having a seat on the floor, knees bent up in front of her. "Weird? Long, and noisy, until I decided to go upstairs to-" Start packing. "-read."

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	rockstar_badger 2010-04-09 02:17 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. Reading." Wayne nodded. "Not like there was much else to do yesterday, yeah?" He slid off the sofa and positioned himself in front of Eloise, crossing his legs under him and leaning forward. "So... How serious were you about skiving off?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

offandrunning
2010-04-09 02:23 am UTC (link)

Resting her chin on her knees, Eloise gave that a thought. Until late last night, she'd been very serious indeed. Nevermind that she had had no feasible plan. Yet.

Now? She wasn't as sure. Nothing was decided yet, but there at least seemed to be something worth sticking around for.

"I was quite serious," she said carefully. She seemed very intent on the laces of her trainers until she suddenly fixed Wayne with a scrutinizing look. "Why? Do you think you might have a way?"

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	rockstar_badger 2010-04-09 02:33 am UTC (link)
	Wayne shrugged. "Not like we could just walk down to Hogsmeade and catch the train," he said, dejected. "Can't Apparate out, either... What about an aerial escape? I don't know if there are any wards preventing us from flying out." He grinned at Eloise. "We could break out like bloody Steve McQueen on his motorbike in The Great Escape." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

offandrunning
2010-04-09 02:40 am UTC (link)

She smiled back, the reference bringing to mind some very amusing mental images. The scenario would actually be much cooler with flying motorbikes. But she knew they'd be lucky just to manage such a thing with run-of-the-mill brooms.

"That would be thrilling, if it were possible," Eloise admitted. She felt sure that their chances for getting out, at this point, were getting slimmer by the day. "Or like how the two Weasley twins did a few years ago. Remember that?"

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rockstar_badger
2010-04-09 02:53 am UTC (link)

"Oh, I will never forget that for as long as I live," he said, grinning. "That was just brilliant." His smile softened a bit, given the name Weasley had just been dropped. "Yeah, if we were to break out, that's how I'd want to go... But honestly, when did this turn into a bloody prison camp? We're supposed to be learning, not plotting escape. Not huddling together like bloody POWs."

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offandrunning
2010-04-09 03:00 am UTC (link)

"Oh, I don't know," Eloise said lightly, a smirk still playing on her face. "This could be a wonderful learning experience. We can all make up our own lessons. 'Remedial Disregarding Educational Decrees'...'Defense Against Cabin Fever'...and, of course, 'How to Plot Splendidly Memorable Escapes'."

She repositioned her legs so that she could retie one of her laces, then sat back up. The expression on her face was once again serious. Eloise wondered if she should mention her talk with Susan the other night. "But I guess, if this is something we want to consider, the best thing to do now would be to keep a sharp eye for any sort of opening."

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	rockstar_badger 2010-04-09 03:19 am UTC (link)
	Wayne nodded. "Yeah... I don't see any Ministry spooks around now, so I reckon the emergency is over." He smirked. "And if we see our hole in the fence, we can show people that your surname doesn't have to be Weasley to pull off an amazing stunt." The name might have rolled off his tongue a bit too acidly that time... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

offandrunning
2010-04-09 03:27 am UTC (link)

Eloise had a knack for picking up on the way other people were feeling, and just then she detected a certain...tension in Wayne's tone. Maybe more like a sharpness. But she wasn't sure what had brought it on.

She peered at him, trying to figure out if something was actually wrong - well, aside from the obvious - or whether she was just imagining things. "Wayne. Is something wrong? Something other than the fact that Hogwarts is on an incredibly annoying lockdown?"

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	rockstar_badger 2010-04-09 03:38 am UTC (link)
	Wayne winced, and rubbed the palms of his hands against his knees. "I just... I just had a stupid argument with someone yesterday." His eyes met Eloise's. "What about you? What's really driving you to think about chucking the rest of the term away and not sitting your NEWTs?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

offandrunning
2010-04-09 10:59 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, okay," Eloise said, leaving it at that. She knew well enough not to press issues with people. It was something she hated having done to her. If someone wanted to talk about something at length, they would. If not, it wasn't Eloise's business to pry.

She sighed heavily. "Yeah. It's mostly to do with the fact that I've been feeling completely useless all term, sitting around here while the world is going to hell outside the castle." Her expression darkened. "And now in the castle. And my mum. I know it's not as though I could do anything to help her, but being here just feels utterly counterproductive now, and it makes me angry just to think about giving in to any of it."

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rockstar_badger
2010-04-12 01:32 am UTC (link)

It took everything in Wayne to not say, Go back to the DA. They can help you. He remembered her going very early on, but bowing out just as quickly. Besides, he'd already recommended one person for the DA and gotten lambasted for it. The last thing he wanted was for anyone else he sent the DA's way to be instantly blackballed. But...

He sighed. "I suppose, if you can't leave until the term is over, the best thing to do is pick up all you can while you're here from anyone who's willing to help you out."

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offandrunning
2010-04-13 02:42 am UTC (link)

That seemed like sensible advice. And much more realistic than what Eloise really wanted to do. It was funny, but Wayne's suggestion very nearly mirrored Susan's from the night before, just lacking all of those particulars about the DA. Eloise really wished should could remember if Wayne had been involved.

With a stolid nod, she stole a glace at one of the portraits on the wall before returning to Wayne. "Do you...hm. Yeah. You're right."

Forget this. Things were bad enough, it should hardly matter if she mentioned what Susan had said last night, even if she knew it was supposed to be a quiet matter. This was Wayne, not some random student. "Wayne. Do you remember that club, sort of, from a few years ago? The one Potter started up?"

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	rockstar_badger 2010-04-14 12:03 am UTC (link)
	Wayne stifled a laugh. It was all he'd been able to do to forget that club. "Yeah, Belle, I remember," he said, grinning just a little. "It's still together, actually." He spun around on his hip and stretched out on his side, looking up at Eloise as he propped his head on his hand. "Are you thinking about jumping back in, then?" (Reply to this) (Parent)