urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:proudly everybody knows ernie macmillan everybody knows ernie macmillan 2010-11-27T06:22:03Z urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:proudly:707 2010-11-27T06:22:03Z 2010-11-27T06:22:03Z Ernie didn't want to go out today, even if it was a holiday. No. He wanted a nice, quiet night in, where he didn't have to worry about anything except for the alcohol in his right hand. He sat alone on his couch, reading through cards that he had received from his family and friends, not particularly wanting to spend the holiday anywhere except for his flat. It was, after all, his first time away from home. Being a grown man like he claimed to be, he was too gruff to go back home for the holidays - but he didn't particularly feel like getting shitfaced with his guy friends on New Years' Eve, so he did it at home, instead. urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:proudly:483 2010-08-12T05:54:27Z 2010-08-12T05:54:27Z If there was one thing that Ernie was looking forward to this year, it was making sure that everything was <i>right</i> again this year. Last year was such an incredible debacle -- and, quite frankly, a waste of his time. Living in fear of his own life (along with most of his friends') was more than he could bear most of the time. In fact, most of the time, Ernie found himself being unable to have any fun at all. He was more serious, more scared for his life than ever, even if his life was never in direct threat. <br /><br />Ernie did have a feeling that this year was going to be different. Last year was a complete mess, and the only thing that Ernie learned was that he should never trust anyone. This feeling of being on edge all the time made Ernie a careful, paranoid sort of person, and he wasn't so sure he could go back to his confident, flirtatious self after all of the setbacks of last year. In fact, he had literally forgotten himself until the end of the summer.<br /><br />Rubbing his shiny Prefect badge against his robes to make it shine even more, Ernie cleared his throat awkwardly next to one of the new Prefects, who now seemed much too young for him. He stood uncomfortably in the compartment, waiting for someone -- <i>anyone</i> of interest -- to show up.