everybody knows ernie macmillan (proudly) wrote,
@ 2010-08-12 01:53:00

If there was one thing that Ernie was looking forward to this year, it was making sure that everything was right 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.

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.

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 -- anyone of interest -- to show up.

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proudly
2010-08-14 12:45 am UTC (link)

He frowned when she turned away again, not understanding exactly what he did wrong. All he had done was try to lighten the mood -- granted, he probably shouldn't have, since she was going through a tough time, but that's what he would have wanted if he was feeling down. He would have wanted to forget about it and have a good time. That was just Ernie, though.

He gave the younger Prefect sitting across from him an annoyed look, as if not wanting her there at all -- he didn't -- and looked back at Hannah. "Hey, Han? If you ever need to talk... I'm here, all right?" It was an offer that stood, no matter what, he decided.

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hannahabbott
2010-08-15 02:22 am UTC (link)

"I know."

Hannah nodded; she wasn't expecting Ernie to understand what she had gone through, what kind of mental anguish she had suffered. It was hard to explain to someone that wasn't there, she figured that was the reason she had connected to the one chosen as the Head Boy. He had been there when most of the people she considered her closest friends had not been there. Yes, a part of her resented it but what could she do?

"I'm fine, Ernie, I really am. I promise."

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proudly
2010-08-17 01:07 am UTC (link)

He looked at her, albeit a little worriedly. Cocky as he may have been, Ernie was loyal to the grave and would have done anything for any one of his friends -- who included Hannah. He just didn't like to see any of them hurt, and he knew that she was hurting. There was nothing he could do about it, either, unless she let him.

Scrunching his nose a little and then smoothing his face out, Ernie murmured, "Okay." There was nothing else he could have done.

"So what'd you do over holidays, miss?"

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hannahabbott
2010-08-17 10:11 am UTC (link)

Hannah looked down at the journal she had closed shut on her lap. She really wasn't about to tell Ernie that she spent most of her summer locked away in her room, reading, studying, preparing herself to return to Hogwarts, was she?

"I spent most of it with my Dad," she explained, "We went to see the Harpies play. Quality time and the like. It's been strange without Mom around..."

That was close enough to the truth without him knowing about the nightmares.

"What about you?"

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proudly
2010-08-17 11:44 am UTC (link)

"Yeah? That sounds really great, though. You know, spending time with your dad. I bet that means a lot to him," Ernie mentioned consolingly, putting his hands in his lap so that he wouldn't be tempted to put it around her shoulder or something -- she was not one of his regular prospects that he could just find for a quick snog. Hannah was fragile.

Shrugging, Ernie ran a hand through his hair as he explained. "After the battle, Mum decided that we needed a holiday from everything. So we packed up and went to India."

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hannahabbott
2010-08-18 07:50 pm UTC (link)

"India must have been lovely," Hannah said with a tinge of jealousy, "I guess if I had sent an owl, it wouldn't have gotten to you."

Hannah knew that Ernie or Susan would not have ignored her on purpose. But it really had heightened the feeling of loneliness over the summer that came from not having them there when she had experienced the most unbearable trauma of her life. She had almost felt abandoned.

She wasn't really in a talkative mood and was starting to get anxious when she realized the Head Boy was late. She hated surprises and people who mess up the plan. If things were not going the way they were supposed to, Hannah had a tendency to panic.

"Where is that Head Boy anyway?" she muttered, "Richard's supposed to be leading a meeting here and giving us some sort of direction."

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