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Lady of the Lake · 05-12-2011, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BluePhyre

Eirian shrugged. This girl was just soaking up everything she said. Ickle groupies were kind fun... Smirk. "And then they have to deal with all of us the rest of the day and night," she added. "Working at a boarding school allows for no free time aside from the summer... And personal days, but I have seen so few professors take one... ever. House elves have shifts here. Some cook, some clean while we are asleep.... It is their nature to want to cook or clean. And they have free food at their hands at all times, and they may roam around the castle... They make friends amongst each other and with students. It is more than a normal house elf could ever hope for. They are free to leave their employment here, too. And really, what trouble is it? With a snap of their fingers they can clean a room or cook a meal. If they were angry with us for this treatment, we would know it. Or perhaps we would not... They could revolt and kill us and we would not even know what hit us. They are content."

The Brasileira smiled charmingly as she was admired. This was awesome. "It was brutal, actually," she admitted. "We traveled by foot until there was water to cross. Or, I suppose you could say on horses first. Then camels... And we just walked through Brasil, since there was no way to lead any animal through the jungles... Perhaps you should start out with something a little more tame." Somehow, Eirian just couldn't see the firstie trekking through Africa for months on end and living to tell the tale. Then again, Eiri wouldn't have survived, either, if she hadn't been with her father. For all his faults, Merlin, was he strong!

"Do not worry about it," she demanded. "I do not worry, so you should not worry. I suppose I have a few cousins and aunts and uncles... The people who knew I was a bad seed and did not want to take me after my father passed and then again after my grandmother died. But I do not really consider them family, since they never acted like it. Last year my best friend's mother adopted me, so I could stay in school here. I think of her as family... and Jay, too. My mother and my brother. They are all I need."

'I haven't thought of it that way.' Ari admitted. 'But still, the responsibility is greater for the Heads of House. And now not many bad things are happening, rivalry between students isn't what it used to be fifty or seventy years ago...right?' She had read that during Harry Potter's time bullying and rule-breaking were at a peak. 'But I believe you about the elves. They do seem content.' Ari said, secretly admiring the Slytherin's well-thought argumentation.

'That does sound rough.' Ari said, without being put off, however. 'Oh, anyway it's not my type of travel. I want to visit cities, ruins, countryside...but not jungles or mountains. I don't like anything extreme.' the girl confessed, realizing how different she was from Eirian.

'Bad seed? I'm sure you're not, how can you accept them believing that?' Ari reacted. Okay, Eirian wasn't exactly girly or sociable, but that wasn't enough for her to be qualified as bad seed. Plus, Ariadne had a very justiciary spirit and couldn't accept the way certain things worked in the world. Hearing that Eirian did have a family, the tiny girl felt really happy. Family was the best thing in the world, even if it was adoptive. 'I don't need many people to be happy, either.' she nodded. 'I live just with my mum and she's my best friend.' That was the truth.

05-12-2011, 08:37 PM	#88 (permalink)
Lady of the Lake Billywig Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,551 Hogwarts RPG Name: Ariadne Lydia Marchbanks Fifth Year	Sorry for the late reply :glomp: Superfan of: Minerva, Severus, Albus, Hermione <3 Travelling/ History geek/ TV show addict Quote: Originally Posted by BluePhyre Eirian shrugged. This girl was just soaking up everything she said. Ickle groupies were kind fun... Smirk. "And then they have to deal with all of us the rest of the day and night," she added. "Working at a boarding school allows for no free time aside from the summer... And personal days, but I have seen so few professors take one... ever. House elves have shifts here. Some cook, some clean while we are asleep.... It is their nature to want to cook or clean. And they have free food at their hands at all times, and they may roam around the castle... They make friends amongst each other and with students. It is more than a normal house elf could ever hope for. They are free to leave their employment here, too. And really, what trouble is it? With a snap of their fingers they can clean a room or cook a meal. If they were angry with us for this treatment, we would know it. Or perhaps we would not... They could revolt and kill us and we would not even know what hit us. They are content." The Brasileira smiled charmingly as she was admired. This was awesome. "It was brutal, actually," she admitted. "We traveled by foot until there was water to cross. Or, I suppose you could say on horses first. Then camels... And we just walked through Brasil, since there was no way to lead any animal through the jungles... Perhaps you should start out with something a little more tame." Somehow, Eirian just couldn't see the firstie trekking through Africa for months on end and living to tell the tale. Then again, Eiri wouldn't have survived, either, if she hadn't been with her father. For all his faults, Merlin, was he strong! "Do not worry about it," she demanded. "I do not worry, so you should not worry. I suppose I have a few cousins and aunts and uncles... The people who knew I was a bad seed and did not want to take me after my father passed and then again after my grandmother died. But I do not really consider them family, since they never acted like it. Last year my best friend's mother adopted me, so I could stay in school here. I think of her as family... and Jay, too. My mother and my brother. They are all I need." 'I haven't thought of it that way.' Ari admitted. 'But still, the responsibility is greater for the Heads of House. And now not many bad things are happening, rivalry between students isn't what it used to be fifty or seventy years ago...right?' She had read that during Harry Potter's time bullying and rule-breaking were at a peak. 'But I believe you about the elves. They do seem content.' Ari said, secretly admiring the Slytherin's well-thought argumentation. 'That does sound rough.' Ari said, without being put off, however. 'Oh, anyway it's not my type of travel. I want to visit cities, ruins, countryside...but not jungles or mountains. I don't like anything extreme.' the girl confessed, realizing how different she was from Eirian. 'Bad seed? I'm sure you're not, how can you accept them believing that?' Ari reacted. Okay, Eirian wasn't exactly girly or sociable, but that wasn't enough for her to be qualified as bad seed. Plus, Ariadne had a very justiciary spirit and couldn't accept the way certain things worked in the world. Hearing that Eirian did have a family, the tiny girl felt really happy. Family was the best thing in the world, even if it was adoptive. 'I don't need many people to be happy, either.' she nodded. 'I live just with my mum and she's my best friend.' That was the truth. __________________