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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 4, 2015 23:09:21 GMT
"I can't believe I didn't even think about it," she sighed. "I'm such an idiot - I never even suspected her when she was the first person out of the Common Room, or when she offered to carry the bottle so the prints couldn't be confused."
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Post by Copper on Jan 4, 2015 23:18:49 GMT
"It's almost scary, how well she thought out every detail of this."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 4, 2015 23:30:54 GMT
Tessa murmured her agreement. "I don't know what to do. Is it even up to me to decide?"
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Post by Copper on Jan 5, 2015 1:35:22 GMT
"I don't think it is. In my opinion, we should wait for her next move and catch her in the act. She's made the evidence as inconclusive as she could. We need something fully incriminating."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 5, 2015 7:18:32 GMT
"And what are we even going to do then? Tell a teacher?" She laughed humourlessly. "She'll be taken away and locked up."
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Post by Copper on Jan 5, 2015 22:21:16 GMT
"And if we don't? She hates all of us except for you, and that hate's had quite a bit of time to fester. What if she does to all of us what she did to Bianca?"
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 5, 2015 22:27:19 GMT
"What would you do, if you were in my place? If Cora had cursed Bianca?" Tessa gave him a searching look, twisting her fingers together in her lap.
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Post by Copper on Jan 5, 2015 22:32:47 GMT
He stared at her evenly, through pale, sightless eyes. "I would do what I had to do to protect all the other people I care about, too. Even if that meant having to put Cora away somewhere."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 5, 2015 22:35:21 GMT
The Ravenclaw hunched her shoulders, sighing. "I just keep on thinking of Mum and Dad. They've not adjusted to the news of my- my tumour yet. This isn't going to help. Perhaps I could at least talk to Lizzie before we act."
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Post by Copper on Jan 5, 2015 22:38:51 GMT
"My advice would be not to mention anything until we actually catch her. After all, there's a chance-- a very, very slim one, but still a chance-- that we may actually be wrong."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 5, 2015 22:40:20 GMT
Tessa nodded, not quite happy with his suggestion but knowing that she was particularly biased. "I guess you're right. Thanks, Nic."
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Post by Copper on Jan 5, 2015 22:50:15 GMT
"No problem. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go grope some faces. If I can find that stupid cane..." he bend down, patting the floor as he searched for it.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 5, 2015 22:52:38 GMT
Tessa crouched to pick it up for him before pressing it into his hands. "Hey, come here," she said brightly, pulling him in for a hug.
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Post by Copper on Jan 5, 2015 22:54:10 GMT
"Oh. Um... okay." He put his arms around her, careful to make sure that they landed on her back, as he had several embarrassing situations that involved accidental groping before.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 5, 2015 22:55:58 GMT
She withdrew and ruffled his hair affectionately. "I'll see you later then. And thank you again, for everything."
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Post by Copper on Jan 5, 2015 22:57:27 GMT
"Oh. No problem." He shuffled on his feet for a moment before he began to make his way through the common room, cane ahead of his every step.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 5, 2015 22:59:18 GMT
She watched him go with a small smile, before taking a look at the Firewhiskey bottle by the window. Quickly, decisively, she picked it up and dropped it into the nearest bin.
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Post by Copper on Jan 5, 2015 23:02:17 GMT
Nicolas smiled at the satisfactory sound of something made of glass hitting the wastebin. Hope it's that bottle.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jan 10, 2015 0:49:11 GMT
Tessa virtually crawled through the entrance of the common room that afternoon and heaved herself into a chair, completely exhausted. Each lesson that day had dragged on for hours, and she could feel the effect of it on her mind, which had started to stop processing information during just the second hour of learning. The Ravenclaw glanced up at the fireplace through heavy lids; her kitten was asleep on the rug before it, tiny chest rising and falling at a soothing pace.
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Post by Copper on Jan 10, 2015 0:50:24 GMT
Nicolas was sat near the kitten, touching it's delicate fur and making surprised little noises as it nuzzled against his hands.
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