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Back Alley http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/...psrgmfsd6t.png The back alley of Hosgmeade is not bright and happy like the bustling High Street that is usually flooded with people. The streets of Hogsmeade are clean, cheerfully lit, and full of chatter with the store fronts advertising their wares. However, the alley behind the shops is dark and actually pretty creepy. If you know anything at all about the school's history with the village, then you should know that this place is to be avoided if you want to stay out of trouble. |
for Ariana and Jacob <3 There were many sinister reasons Jacobi could have been in the back alley in Hogsmeade, but none of which were legitimately true for the actual reason why she was here. No, there were just discarded trinkets from the various shops, all at her fingertips. Things that were fun to experiment with, and other things that would simply make elegant decorations once she finished fixing them up artistically. Ignore the girl rummaging about the rubbish bins, please. Nothing to see here. |
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There was also the advantage of getting out for a bit. Castle was exhausting and even he woudln't pass up the chance to get some air.... And find himself in some trouble along the way too, probably. Quickly disinterested with all the shops, he noticed a familiar head of curls walking towards the sketch corner of the street. Interesting. Jacob watched from a distance for a while, curious to see what she was planning to do back there. And maaaaan was it a lot better than he could have hoped! With a large smirk on his face, he stepped forward and cleared his throat to make himself known. "Lose you boyfriend in there or something?" A jab at Cal and a nod at the trash rummaging. All in a days work. |
Dante was going to miss Hogsmeade. He would probably come back it would be different since it wouldn't be an escape from the Castle. Counting the coins he just got from selling some information. He walked into the back alley for some peace and quiet. Nobody bothered you back here and plus he mostly knew who came back here to begin with. He was just going to ignore kids going through rubbish bins and think about better things. Like the fact it was almost his birthday. Though really anything was better than thinking about people going through rubbish bins. Nasty |
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DID HE SEE HER NOW? Did he? Of course he did. "And by the way... I am going to miss you, you know." Because they were TOTALLY friends now and everything. Yep. |
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Hiding behind a rubbish bin. "What were you doing there?" Wait hold up. take over the business.......he really had not given it much thought until now. Ah He was kind of steering away from candy and was just doing betting, gossip and information. Plus there was Daxton and his little enterprise. "You sure you could handle it?" It was not easy even though he made it seem that way from being lazy. That was not even the biggest bombshell dropped. What do you say to that. Dante smiled. "You can take over for gossip. Though i think i'm going to let the candy business die. I'll miss you somewhat too" Somewhat. |
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But wait. Had he said? WAS HE SERIOUS? The Gryffindor stood a little taller and took on a somewhat haughty look about herself. "Of course I can handle it. I'm a Gryffindor. And an Umbridge. I can handle anything. " A N Y T H I N G. Bro. When he spoke again, though, Dora squealed a little and launched herself at the older boy before she could even stop to think about it. GOSSIP WAS LIFE AND SHE WAS MORE THAN CAPABLE OF TAKING OVER FOR HIM! And hugs were happening. The clinging kind that came on quickly and ended just as fast. Releasing him she stepped back, smile radiating. "You won't regret it. " Somewhat? Had he said he'd miss her SOMEWHAT?? Pssssh! He would mis her more than somewhat. Everyone loved a Dora! |
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But the stupid voice. The stupid STUPID voice of Jacob Jinks. (Haha, some power out there had a sense of humor, for Jacob's name was just hilarious). She didn't turned around even for him. "Bugger off, Jacob. I don't have a boyfriend, anyways." She knew, of course, he was talking about Cal. But pfffft, he wouldn't be found in a rubbish bin. "Plus, I think I'd have a better chance of finding actual trash in a garbage bin..." she turned around slowly, smirking, and touched his sternum with her forefinger. "Like you." |
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"Ouch, Curly," he said taking a small step back in exaggeration. What in the hell was she doing looking through trash anyways? Jacob was kind of hoping Cal was hiding in there just because it'd be HILARIOUS, but also unlikely. If only. "S'cute how you can recognize my voice like that though," he winked. Almost impressive, even. Had he really made that much of an impression? Good. |
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"And of COURSE I would recognize your voice, I've been spying on you to figure out how you speak so I can sufficiently write your essays for you, stupid," she snapped back, smirking over at him. "You only said I had to do your homework. Not that it had to be good..." and the night he had promised her with Cal...had gone and passed. There was nothing he could do about it. She didn't hate the nickname Curly. Not by any means. |
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Thank you, thank you. That was exactly the reaction he was hoping to elicit. He'd be here all week, ladies. Ah, the smirk on his face stretched comfortable as it found it's resting place along his lips. He watched carefully as she picked something grimy out of the bin and pocketed it.... Right. "Did I ask?" he replied, though he was actually going to ask if she hadn't gone ahead and offered up an explanation herself. "So, you're a dumpster diver," it was a statement more than it was a question. Took him by surprise, honestly. But it was a lot better than what he thought he could get out of following her down here. Really did feel a lot like Christmas. "Well, we wouldn't want Professors getting suspicious anyways," so really she was doing him a favor. "If you want another night...." he started, folding his arms across his chest, and leaning back onto the wall. "I just got assigned a hefty midterm paper in charms, all theory." |
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"You're about to," she snapped back. "And I am NOT...I just like broke magical trinkets is all." She had her reasons, none of which she wanted to share with Jacob Jinks. Another night, though? She shot him a glance and looked around... "Look, I don't know if..that would be necessary because..." she didn't know how to say this. Hmm. "Because he's not interested in the things you would think he is...so our deal is kind of pointless, actually but.." she shrugged. "I made a deal with you, so I can't very well break it." Slytherin she may be, but Jacobi didn't break a deal or a promise. Ever. She shot him a look. "You're previous assessment about him is entirely wrong, you know." But, she added at the end, "If you want help with Charms, I'll help you, though." She shrugged. |
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Woah she was launching at him. He didnt know what to do. No procedure for this. But he was pretty good at hugs. So all good. "You will do great." Now to the real matter of business between them "Hear anything interesting lately?" |
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As for her reaction to his new offer... LOL. Jacob burst into laughter at how serious she became with her reply. "You told him you got the room from me," she was sure Cal was interested in girls, right!? "And he said he wasn't interested!?!" WOW. This was DEFINITELY the best thing he had heard all week. Still chuckling, he waved a dismissive hand. "I'll get Saffron to do my charms homework," he didn't need help. He wanted someone to do it. IT wasn't about brains, it was about effort. |
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And as for how to reply to his next question, she smirked smugly. "I think he's more interested in me as ME and not as an object, thank you," she said pridefully. "He doesn't oNLY care about snogs, you know." She highly doubted Jacob would know anything about that only because it was HIGHLY unlikely anyone wanted to snog Jacob. Ever. Even for just the sAKE of snogging. But she raised an eyebrow. "If you continue on that way, you're not going to pass your OWLs," she said, know-it-all tone and all, "And then what will you do? Skateboard professionally?" Because as if. The thought of it made her snort. "Don't you have parents to impress?" |
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As for her so called "love life"... "That's the best thing I've heard all day," he continued to chuckle until he came to a quiet. 'Not as an object, thank you,' YEAH RIGHT. "If any guy tells you that kind of junk, he's lying." Case and point. No real man cared about what a person looked like on the inside. That's just a load of garbage they tell little kids so that they don't look at the world cynically yet. All a bunch of baloney though. No one actually thought like that. And if Jacobi actually believed Cal... Well, she wasn't as smart as the Slytherin thought she was. Getting good grades didn't mean anything to Jacob. "Don't think my parents care much about my OWLs, anyways," he replied cooly. Exams didn't worry him. Most of his classes didn't even matter. There were a few important ones like Arithmancy and Charms, that he didn't mind... But the other ones were useless. And theory sucked. "It's not like we'll have to write essays in the real world," he wasn't wrong. "Homework is stupid. I just have to know how to do the spells, that's all that really matters." Besides, he didn't need OWL scores to make it big in business. |
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And THAT made Jacobi click her tongue VERY impatiently. "Excuse you, Calrissian is a guy, yes, but he is SWEET to me," she eyed Jacob. "Not everyone is as gross as you," she said with a smirk. "I see the way you stare at that Natalia girl............you're obvious." She honestly couldn't disagree with his taste, through. She, too, thought Natalia very pretty and was extremely jealous of said attractiveness. "And she and Cal are best friends, too, so..." she snorted and made a face, one that if she had been thinking, she wouldn't have made, because it was a face of...jealousy, distaste, and now could assume how she felt. And ugh. That was just great. The real world....Jacobi hadn't given much thought to what magical folk did once they left Hogwarts..it was...interesting. She had always planned on staying remotely muggle...a muggle who had a special gift, really, but now...her options were opening, her mind was opening. "What DO you wanna' be when you get older?" she asked softly, curiously. |
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....... Right. Jacob laughed a bit at the mention of Cal's full name. Merlin, he hated that guy. "Wasn't trying to hide anything," he said in reply to her 'obvious' comment. If she was trying to get to him, it wasn't working. Buuuut he did pick up on the face she made. And would he be so horrible as to comment on it? Yes. Of course. "What, you jealous of her or something?" It would've been too easy had he let that one go. "Business," he shrugged. He didn't really have much of a plan yet, but it seemed like the easiest and most profitable option. "Run my own business, something I don't need to remember transfiguration theory on alchemy for." |
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Aww YAY for hugs! But she quickly composed herself and pulled away, smiling at him. She leaned back against the wall and grinned widely. "What's it worth to you?" she asked with a laugh. See? She was all business now. |
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