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Ernie Macmillan is frustrated by prejudice. (ernestpuff) wrote in wished,
@ 2009-10-16 21:46:00

Entry tags:

!1997: 10, !incomplete, ernie macmillan, susan bones

Who: Erine Macmillan and Susan Bones
What: Relaxing, and Ernie needs to do some explaining.
Where: Room of Requirement
When: Friday at six!
Rating: PG maybe?
Open/Closed: Closed

Ernie walked along the seventh floor corridor by the painting with the trolls learning ballet three times with Susan, thinking 'I need a comfortable place to talk to Susan without being interrupted'. The door appeared, as expected, and Ernie opened it to a relatively small and comfortable looking room with a pair of squishy chairs, a window looking over the lake, and a little table. Absolutely perfect for their discussion and sugar quills.

Ernie flopped undignifiedly into one of the chairs, leaving Susan to take the other chair, before he said, "Thanks Susan. You know I'd never take a break if you didn't remind me." He smiled at her, because it was true, and he needed his friends to save him from himself sometimes. "Tell me, how was your week? Did you enjoy your birthday?" The question he didn't ask was 'did you like your present', which he wanted to say, but was just a little afraid to. Besides, he prefered this topic of conversation to the other one that he would have to discuss. He had promised.

[ooc: Ernie got something like this for Susan's birthday, except more real.]

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susy_b
2009-10-17 08:03 am UTC (link)

Susan had some of the most amazing friends in the world, she really did. Never in a million years did she expect to receive so many birthday wishes, and gifts. It was a little overwhelming for the usually timid, and shy girl to be in the spot light like she was, but it was nice none the less. After making sure she wrote out all her thank you cards, and hand delivered them the next day, did she really have time to sit down and actually think about what Ernie might have to talk to her about. A lot of things have been happening around the school, and while nothing truly effected Susan directly (which she was grateful about, considering so many things have been changing in her life recently) it was still a little unsettling to see friends and classmates uncomfortable and upset.

Pacing the length part of the corridor with Ernie, she was thinking something just simple and comfortable, and as the door appeared and the room revealed Susan had to gasp in awe, "This room is amazing." A bright smile curled on her lips, as she pulled a package of sugar quills from her robes and placed them on the little between them. Climbing onto the chair, Susan curled up and practically sank into the chair. Shifting just slightly, she gave Ernie a dazzling smile before pushing red curls out of her green gaze, "Well, you're welcome, that's what friends are for, yeah? I am positive if I started engulfing myself into schoolwork, you would do the same, just to keep my sanity." While Susan doubted that would ever happen, she would hope her friends would do the same for her as she does for them, and if not the same then at least try.

"Oh, my week? It was interesting, I got on Acceptable on my Potions essay, and Professor Sprout told me that the Chinese Chomping Cabbages have never been happier since I started working on them." Blushing slightly, her modest same came out, as she tilted her head, "My birthday was nice, I don't think I have ever had so many people wish me happy birthday at once." Her hand subconsciously moved over the necklace Ernie gave her, as she felt the Badger shield on her index finger. "I really like my necklace, Ernie, it's beautiful. One of the best gifts I got this year," Laughing, she then quickly added, "But don't tell Hannah I said that, she might get mad."

"How has your week been?"

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ernestpuff
2009-10-17 06:28 pm UTC (link)

"Well, yes," Ernie said with a smile, "that's what friends are for. I think you do a better job of not needing rescued though." He didn't think he could remember a time when Susan had been so caught up in schoolwork and other things, but he could think of two when he had needed help, this year alone.

"That's great about the Cabbages Susan! And I'm glad you enjoyed your birthday. It was all rather thrown together, but it did turn out well." When Susan said that his present was one of the best she had recieved, Ernie smiled brightly, feeling happier about that than he figured he had any real right to, before promising, "I won't tell anyone. I'll keep it in here," he continued, tapping his chest over where his heart was.

But when the conversation turned to him, as he had knew it would, he sighed. "This week was fine. A lot of schoolwork to be done, and Head Boy duties, but it was generally pretty reasonable. Last week was much worse." And now he would have to explain. That was the point.