HP-Hogwarts Story So Far

Transcript Six

Secrets, the Riddle and a Dream

Moods In the Hall

 

This was not what Sarah had expected to happen!

Of course, the other students could not hear what Sarah was silently shouting though the general impression was that it was fairly liberally sprinkled with expletives. Had she retained her voice such language would have no doubt have gained Sarah the further indignity having her mouth washed out with soap and water had any teacher been within earshot.

Peesey is quite entertained by all that is happening around him, and soon forgets about the ball (although it's still in the back of his mind) starts to silently laugh, and when the house elf he sent away for his "breakfast" came over he said "Silly elf, didn't mean it!" After that his happiness fades.

Nimue caught up with Kat a few yards down the Hall. Kat still seemed quite agitated though was obviously calming down away from the others.

It had been some time since they'd properly talked and given Nimue's behaviour since the return from London, she knew she was the one who needed to bridge this gap by letting her barriers down.

"Kat, thank you for standing up for me with Sarah. She's was just trying to show off in front of the Slytherins like she always does, please don't hold it against her. She was being vile but there was some truth in what she said and I guess more than anyone you know that."

(This was a reminder of the personal stuff they had shared during the mind link.)

Mal..Marvo well he does care about you and that business with Nathan really spooked him. Maybe Morticia is right and the gift is a thoughtful gesture but even she suggested you get it checked out.... just in case."

She paused and thought a second before plunging on:

"I know I have been acting strange for the last few weeks. I have all this stuff whirling about inside. None of it makes sense. Despite the teasing it did me a lot of good just burying myself away. Gave me a lot of time to think about what matters to me. Your friendship does matter to me a great deal and I don't want to lose that."

She stopped waiting to see how Kat would respond.

Kat Black did respond: "Nimue, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to react like that. Sarah just made me so angry the way she was taunting you. She can be so nice one minute and so wicked the next." Kat giggled. "At least that spell will wear off in an hour or so. As long as you are ok. I mean I hate to see her being like that to my friends. I will forget it if you want me to."

"Oh, by the time the spell has worn off, I expect she will have learnt her lesson.", replied Nimue

"I know Marvo was upset by the bracelet, and I do mean to let him check it at the first opportunity. I did think about going to Dumbledore though. I just wanted to be careful of Morticia's feelings especially after Marvo's outburst. She doesn't realise why he always jumps in and, well I would normally agree with her. I do not intend to wear it until it is checked, don't worry." Kat kept her voice down. She didn't really want Morticia to know that she would still let Marvo look at it. She just hoped Marvo would understand.

"I'm glad to hear that" replied Nimue, "and I think it would be wise to let Dumbledore look at it. Marvo may still be too touchy about Nathan, & his judgement might be effected by that."

Kat tackled the bigger issue right away: "Don't worry about being the way you have recently. I can't deny that I have missed your friendship, but I don't doubt that you have had your reasons for it. I hope that you will start to spend more time with the group again and particularly Marvo and me. I think he misses your friendship too you know. Is it so bad spending time with him? Surely you two have to get on again sometime. No-one needs to know what is up with you both, but while you both avoid each other like this people will remember and want to find out why. If you try to be more normal with each other then the whole thing will get forgotten, especially with things like the Ball coming up. And then the holidays."

Kat was a little edgy saying this. She had no idea how Nimue would react and she didn't want to push her, not on a first opportunity to talk.

Nimue did respond but what she said was quite surprising: "I don't want to interfere any more in your friendship with Marvo and I thought staying away from you as well would be best. Though I have missed you. But I think you're wrong Kat. Marvo doesn't miss my friendship- he hates me - that's something that Sarah got very right. I don't think we can act normal with each other and I cannot see things being forgotten."

Nimue looked very sad while she was saying this.

Kat looked surprised at this. "Why would you think that you will or even have interfered in my friendship with Marvo? I don't want to have to choose between you, Nimue. I want to be friends with both of you as I have said before."

Nimue flushed and looked at the floor. Kat got the impression that Nimue was very unsure how to answer her and that she was straining to hold her thoughts to herself. Nimue hesitated and stumbled over her words "I don't know why I said that. I guess I just meant that if well he wanted to stay away from me and you & me were spending time with each other then well he'd feel that he would have to stay away from us both….. I think? "

Kat continues: "And as for thinking I am wrong. You haven't spent as much time with him recently as me. He won't let you know he misses you because of whatever happened between you. But you were very close before. You can't ever loose that closeness once you've had it. No matter what happens." Kat looks very serious for a moment. "Maybe we should wait and catch him when he leaves the common room. Then we can talk to him and maybe you two could sort this out. As I said I think that you need to if you don't want everyone trying to poke their noses into your business." Kat hopes that will convince Nimue without pushing her away.

Nimue took this in and quite a serious look came on to her face though something in her eyes remained quite unreadable. "No matter what happens? I suppose that eventually - well we can't go on like this can we? Sooner or later it must be sorted out and faced up to. Maybe we can figure things out together. I am sure there is a way."

That having been said Nimue seemed resolved to do something about the situation.

"Yes, OK let us catch him when he leaves the common room. But it might be wise to talk about something else first - the riddle, the bracelet. We can at least see if he wants to acknowledge my existence."