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Post by Alex Doyle on Jan 29, 2008 0:01:49 GMT
This last week had been a torment for Alex, his thoughts of Girty had been in his mind more than usual since the day on the hill. He couldnt stop thinking about her, the kiss, everything. He was confused, he told her how he felt and yet even though she kissed him, she had blatently said she needed more time to sort her head out, only for her to kiss him all over again and throw his emotions into even more turmoil! He couldnt see how this week could get any better, but in the same time, any worse.
Alex couldnt concentrate on anything, he couldnt do his homework and his work in class was failing serverly, all because he couldnt get her out of his mind. She was driving him crazy, and yet he loved it all at the same time. He walked around, his head hung and not a smile on his face, the bounce he usually had in his step had gone and the aura of happiness had faded to grey.
I dont understand her. I've spent the past seven years her friend, and yet i still dont get her.
He walked around a corner, not taking notice of anyone around him. Alex couldnt help it, he wasnt the same, one simple answer from her would either make him the happiest lad alive, or the most unhappy one. But either way that one simple answer of 'yes' or 'no' would set him right and give him a chance to move on.
He was so immersed in his thoughts he didnt see anyone infront of him as Alex collided with him with a small "Oof" Looking up he saw it was Dan, Girty's brother. Not exactly the best person to run into because his thoughts went back to her. "Professor" He stammered, "I didnt see you there, sorry... Ill be on my way... Sorry" Alex had never apologized so much in his life, he would usually make a joke out of it. It was most unlike Alex.
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Jan 29, 2008 0:20:38 GMT
“And if you do not shut your mouth soon I will take more points off Slytherin…understand?” Dan shot the group of third years an evil glare daring them to say some more wisecracks towards him and his sister. If there was one way to get at Dan it was to insult his family and those Slytherin’s were one more syllable away from detention for a month, they soon dispersed with a murmur of laughter but Dan could not be bothered to shout at them anymore so he turned and carried on walking, although he did not get very far.
Someone had walked straight into him and as he looked down he saw a Ravenclaw stuttering out his apologises for walking into him. However all Dan could do was look down at him with a slight frown on his face, he could not remember his name but there was something about him, almost as if he had been described to him over and over again and the real thing just did not match the image in his minds eye.
“Do not worry, it was my fault I was not looking where I was going.”
Dan gave a small laugh and started to walk past the Ravenclaw but he stopped in his tracks and turned around with a concerned look on his face. The guy might not have been in his house but something seemed to be worrying him and if he was not careful he would get lost in the castle. Running his hand through his hair Dan walked back to the lad and smiled at him.
“Are you ok? You seem to be slightly dazed….are you sure you have not walked into something else today and banged your head?”
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Post by Alex Doyle on Jan 29, 2008 0:30:23 GMT
Alex looked up to the face of Girty's brother and gave a weak sort of smile as he said it was his fault and not Alex's. "I should have really watched where I was going though, sir" He spoke with a strange kind of politeness. Since he was related to Girty, Alex didnt want to do anything to Dan in case he told his sister and it gave her bad impressions of him. That just wouldnt be a good thing for him and he knew it would only make him feel worse.
As Dan walked off, Alex continued to walk in the direction he was heading, his thoughts still on Girty as he heaved a heavy sigh. He didnt know Dan was walking back to him, but he soon caught up to Alex as he was walking the pace of a snail. He looked back around at the professor and listened to what he had to say, giving another weak smile and a slight shake of his head he began to speak,
"Not really no" He told him, "But you dont need to trouble yourself with the problems of students, and no, I didnt bang my head." He gave a weak laugh before looking up at him, "How's Girty? Is she okay?" He seemed to say this a bit egerly but he couldnt help it he needed to know if she was alright.
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Jan 29, 2008 19:56:50 GMT
The Ravenclaw claimed to be alright, that nothing was wrong but Dan had seen these signs before he could see them in himself. The hunched shoulders, the slow walk, the disgruntled sighs and the far off look as he dreamed of the girls face, this poor lad was suffering from the old fashioned illness of love sickness.
However just as he diagnosed these symptoms the boy asked something he did not expect, he asked after Girty. Dan’s mouth dropt open slightly and he tried to stop himself from laughing out of amazement in the keenness in his voice and eyes.
Shifting the weight from one foot to the other Dan placed his hands on his hips and looked at the boy trying to search his mind for an answer and it all suddenly became clear to him, the reason he knew the boy but did not….he had heard so much about him from Girty.
“Alex right?” Dan asked with a hint of a smile, he was going on a wimp and although he had to admit it he was nearly always right, he still wanted to be careful. “Girty is fine she is in the library doing extra Charms work….under my orders.”
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Post by Alex Doyle on Jan 29, 2008 20:07:04 GMT
"Yeah, that's me" He gave a slight smile as he heard Dan answer his question, though how Dan knew who Alex was, was beyond him. He had never done anything to get noticed by the Charm's professor in his lesson and as far as he was aware he had never spoken to him one on one either. "Under your orders?" He asked, orders, it sounded something like what a ministry official would say, and he didnt understand why she would take orders. "I'm glad she's alright though..." Though he said this a little quietly.
He tried to act comfy, but he wasnt as many people were walking past him looking at him, and Alex wasnt exactly the happiest of people right now either and talking about Girty in the middle of a wide open corridor when his heart was with her. He saw Dan move from one foot to the other, and saw his stance when he mentioned Girty however he tried to pretend he hadnt, talking to Girty's brother about her was awkward enough but knowing he probably knew Alex was pining for her it was strange.
"If you have to be somewhere..." He began looking at the professor, "I'll be fine and I'm sorry for taking your time" Alex felt both uncomfy, and comfy talking to Dan because he was Girty's brother.
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Jan 31, 2008 0:43:09 GMT
Dan looked on at the Ravenclaw finding it very diverting to talking to another student that was not in Hufflepuff and even more so that his sister seemed to be a concern of Alex. Their mother always feared that Girty would turn into a female version of Dan and over Christmas she lectured him about introducing her to the world of alcohol beverages and had ordered him to keep a close eye on Simon when they were back at the castle, however it seemed that it was not just Simon he was going to have to keep an eye on.
“Yes on my orders...she maybe my sister but she has been falling behind on her Charms work. She is spending too much time with Simon and not enough with her books.”
He did not think at the time the importance of telling Alex that he may have told her to go and study but Girty did not protest, in fact she seemed happy to have a reason not to go to Hogsmeade, which did make Dan wonder if she was trying to avoid bumping into a certain person. His mind slowly wondered off thinking about all the other possible love interest Girty might have (not overlooking the very nervous looking Ravenclaw in front of him) and it was this same Ravenclaw that brought him back to his senses as Alex asked if he had anywhere to be.
“No not particularly…do you have somewhere you should be going Mr Doyle?”
Dan surprised himself being able to recall the boys last name, but then Girty never seemed to shut up about him, particularly in the first few years of school he was all she wrote about in her letters to him while he was travelling the world. Although it was not until the past few months that his name had been occurring again, mainly in the last week when Dan could tell she was thinking about him in her own little dream world.
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Post by Alex Doyle on Jan 31, 2008 18:50:50 GMT
[font=constantiaThe two of them seemed to exchange words, and then grow silent. Alex took a deep breath, wondering what was going on in Dan's mind, his own mind was whizzing with questions but what he said next sort of made him confirm what he had been wanting to know the answer to. So, she has made up her mind then? Why didnt she tell me instead of letting me walk around like this? He thought to himself as he looked back at Dan.
"Simon..." He half puffed, "Simon, well as long as..." He shrugged, there was something that resembled hurt and dislike when he said Simon's name. He thought she had chosen him and his body was racked with jelousy. "Well I suppose a bit of extra work never hurt anyone did it, and if it helps her grades..." He kept trailing off mid sentance.
The effect that simple sentance of Dan's had on him was amazing. Alex's body became rigid and still, and his whole demenour screamed jelousy and pain. It was as though Dan had stabbed him with an invisible knife, he hated this feeling, as if felt as though someone was dripping ice cold water down his back, Maybe I should learn that memory charm He thought, hoping maybe it would help him forget.
"No, not really" He said truthfully, "Just wandering the corridors, trying to clear my mind"
Alex was also surprised that Dan knew his last name, it seemed to have taken him a while to remember his first, what triggered this memory of his? Actually he didnt want to know it probably came down to Girty. [/font]
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Jan 31, 2008 19:22:06 GMT
The reaction that Alex gave to the mention of Simon really did surprise him, it seemed to stun him at the mere thought of the guy, maybe the two had history and if he did and Simon was a bad apple Dan needed to protect his little sister. She may have not been talking about him as much as normal but she still mentioned him and he would catch her drifting off looking to space as she dreamed about him…well Dan guessed it was Simon she was dreaming about.
But the thing Dan could not shake off was why Alex’s body language changed; the poor lad could not even finish his sentences.
A frown broke out across the Professors face as he continued to watch and listen to the Ravenclaw. Something needed to be done and Dan could not believe he was about to do this but he felt some sort of connection with this guy, like he had knew everything about him and that only he could give him the best advice to get out of this problem.
Looking over his shoulder Dan saw a door to the closed classroom and beckoned for Alex to follow him. Instead just barging in Dan gave a slight knock on the door just to make sure that there were no lessons on and then stepped inside. Sitting on one of the many desks and putting his feet on the chair in front he waited for Alex to enter and close the door before he asked the next question.
“How long has it been?” His voice was concerned but also questioning. He may feel like he knew everything about Alex but in truth he knew nothing. “How long has it been since she had the icy grip on your heart? And more importantly does she know she has that power over you?”
His questions were cryptic but he guessed the Ravenclaw was smart enough to work it out; Dan really did not want to have to use his sister’s name in case he was wrong and embarrassed all three of them. However the one thing Dan was sure on was that this was a heartbroken student in front of him.
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Post by Alex Doyle on Jan 31, 2008 19:40:56 GMT
Alex was aware that Dan was looking at him, but he had got over his uncomfortable-ness and felt slightly relaxed in his company, even if his body was rigid Alex felt sure Dan would know. He sighed as he thought of Girty in the library, his gaze wandered over to the staircase which lead upto the library. He sighed as he dropped his gaze to the floor, part of him yearned for one of his mothers strong mixers that she was ever so good at making.
He watched as a frown came over Dan's face and something colder washed over him, maybe he had figured out how Alex felt for his sister, and maybe Dan didnt like Alex or thought that Alex wasnt good enough for her, which could prove a bit of a problem if he and Girty were ever likely to have some form of relationship or future.
Alex looked at the classroom Dan was beckoning him into. Sighing he walked through the door and closed it behind him, he looked over at the professor who had seemed to make himself comfortable, Alex had no intention of sitting down, if he sat down he would relax, if he relaxed he didnt know what he'd do. Alex looked at Dan as he asked him a question and Alex gave a deep sigh and began to answer.
"Longer than I care to remember" He sighed and began to pace, before stopping and looking at Dan, "About five, possibly six years i've felt this way for her" He looked down at the floor as he asked her did she know, "Yeah, she knows, she knows all too well..."
He fell into a chair, had his hands on his knee's and looked at the professor, he never imagined talking to Dan about this. Somehow though it was making him feel better, if that was possible. At least he had someone to talk to about this other than her.
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Feb 2, 2008 10:40:04 GMT
Dan thought he had been struck down badly by the curse of love but Alex, he had been hit to the floor and then kicked a few more times for good measure. To care in such a way for someone for six years would be agony, Dan was hurting after months of being apart from Dia, but he would wait infinitely more if he could just have one single opportunity to hold her again.
Giving Alex a small smile as he sat down Dan knew what the boy must be feeling, the girl knew that he liked her and she had clearly turned him down. The poor boy was suffering the humiliation of rejection and seeing as he was one of Girty’s closest friends Dan felt it his responsibility to help him out if Girty had been here she would have done the same thing so he would have to take his sisters place for this moment in time.
“What are the reasons she gave you for turning you down…hang on we are on about a girl right?”
It dawned on Dan that he was not sure who Alex was pinning after he just guessed it would be a girl as Girty only went on about Ashton being her gay friend. But then the way she talked about Alex should have told him he was straight, there was a fondness her voice and a look in her eyes, sometimes he did wonder if she harboured feelings for Alex more then Simon.
Trying to push this thought to one side knowing it would be no use to this whole conversation Dan turned his attention back to the Ravenclaw hoping that these questions were actually helping him rather them prying into an area where he should not as a professor.
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Post by Alex Doyle on Feb 3, 2008 11:37:53 GMT
"Well..." Alex began as he sighed and looked away from the Professor, "She needed time... or something to work a few things out..." Alex began searching through his mind, the only reason he could find was because of Simon, "I think... She needed to figure out who she wanted, me... Or some dangerous, smart and probably hunky guy" He gave a sarcastic laugh, "Leaves me running for second place, no need to say that" He ran a hand through his hair, he wasnt stupid enough to think for a moment she would choose him over some hunk who defies the law.
Alex saw the smile Dan gave him, but didnt have the heart to return it. He was sat here, talking about Girty to her brother. Of all the weird situations Alex had, and ever could find himself in, this was definatly the weirdest, but now he had shut up and actually rethought what Dan had said to him, he gave him a curious look. Alex knew blatently that Dan had no idea they were talking about Girty, in face he had no idea that they were even talking about a girl! In Dan's mind, he clearly thought Alex could be gay. He had nothing against them, but he would rather eat his own eyeballs than be gay himself.
"Wait a second" Alex said, confusion again settling in, "You mean to say you have no idea who we're talking about?" He gave a surpised laugh, "And yes, it is a girl, I believe you know her" He looked down at the floor as he carried on his sentance, "I think you call her your sister"
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Post by Professor Daniel Hubbles on Feb 4, 2008 14:45:27 GMT
The joys of women needing time, it always what they seemed to say when something went wrong, the problem was knowing how much time to given them. Dan had thought that time would help him and Dia sort out their problems…but five months down the line they had hardly said two words to each other. However from what Alex was saying it sounded like his girl had a fair bit to think about particularly if it meant choosing between two people and the way Alex was describing one of them it seemed like he had already conceded to defeat.
It was however not until Alex mentioned who the girl was that Dan felt some form of real sympathy for him. His thoughts had been confirmed and it was Girty who this poor Ravenclaw had fallen for and he seemed to know about Simon. Dan diverted his gaze from Alex and focused on his hands as he tried to think of something to say, but for once Dan could not think of anything to say because for once he did not know what his sister was thinking.
“Oh so it is Girt then….well that is cool...though I do see your problem with Simon…mother would be happy though…”
Dan was not really finishing his own sentences as new thoughts interrupted him every time he got to a certain point. It was not that he was uncomfortable talking to someone who liked his sister it was just that Dan did not know what was going on in her mind, she had been so quite so secretive…Dan mouth dropt open and his eyes grew wide.
“I would not count yourself out of the competition yet mate.”
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Post by Alex Doyle on Feb 4, 2008 15:15:11 GMT
Alex tried not to mind much, and even smiled a few times. It wasnt really like him to brood over things, his cheekbones hurt from lack of smiling, not from too much. Alex knew time wasnt the issue here, it was more a case of her figuring her own head out, and there wasnt much Alex could do until then. He accepted that this Simon guy was probably way stronger than he was and a lot better at spells. But if he got on the bad side of Alex, he wasnt going to let some big lump of lard push him around.
"Yes it is her" He said with a slight smile, "Problem with Simon? Apart from him being able to pulverise me, I aint got much of a problem" He laughed again and ran a hand through his hair, it was tiring trying to be cheerful and he wondered how he managed it for all these years, "Though, as I told her, If she wants Simon, I'll step back" He gave a weak smile, "Bregudingly of course"
True enough, now Alex had told Girty how he felt, and she obviously felt something for him, he was going to do all in his power to win her over. Alex knew moping around wouldnt help, he had to act normal, or at least as normal as Alex was. Having a laugh, being cheeky, not watching his tongue, playing pranks, getting into trouble. All the things Alex would usually do. He would of course, deal with any Simon problems that came Alex's way, he wasnt one to run away from people.
"Yeah well I'm finding it hard not to, to be quite honest with you"
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