a child forgot; lessons of love untaught

marlene mckinnon; sixth year gryffindor;daughter of matthias and eloise mckinnon;pureblood and respected;untamed and damaged

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lafleurxnoire:

Narcissa pressed her lips together but ignored the first comment, both because she was really trying to focus and to prove Marlene wrong. She might like attention - well, she did like attention, no questions about that. But she didn’t really care about what Marlene thought. Her expression turned suspicious at the questions, and she looked up for a moment. “Right now, Transfiguration. I’ve been having difficulty - but it’s not important. I’m meant to be letting you ignore me, after all.”

There was a bit of a smirk playing on Marlene’s features when it became obvious she had irked Narcissa a bit. Irritating people had always been one of her best skills and favorite pastimes. She looked at Narcissa from the corner of her eye. “What part of Transfiguration?” she questioned calmly, finally turning her head to completely face the girl, “You already distracted me. Might as well benefit from it now.”

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bxwareofthedog:

“So glad I’m only sixth year, just looking at all these cocky seventh years realising that this is end is sort of cathartic. Knowing I have another year until I even reach this level of stress.” 

“You and I both know you’ll never reach that level of stress. You’ll probably glide though it all like everything else in life,” she teased, coming up behind him with the click of her heels.

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lafleurxnoire:

“No.” Narcissa didn’t even bat an eye at Marlene’s anger, simply sitting down as she had already planned on doing, and retrieving a book. “I have OWLs, and there are no other tables in the library. I’m not any happier than you are, but I need to study and you can ignore me.”

“Can you ever be ignored? You’re not exactly the type to let yourself be ignored,” she snorted, acting on her dislike for the Black family and what they stand for. Yet, she could feel Narcissa’s pain as she pulled out her books. “What are you studying for?” she finally asked, knowing it was probably similar to what she had studied the year before.

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snapss:

“I can’t,” Lily said, shrugging. It was unlucky, really, that Marlene was already in a mood, but Lily didn’t have any other options. She’d already waited far too long to tell her the truth, and if she waited until the summer, Marlene would never forgive her. “I have to tell you something, and you’re not gonna like it, but you’re already mad,  and I need to talk about it, so, here we go,” Lily said, quickly, not really giving Marlene time to argue, or insist that she be left all to herself. “Potter and I were dating, and then we broke up, and I think he’s getting back with Pandora, but also, I kind of hooked up with Amos Diggory so I don’t know if I’m allowed to be mad at him about Pandora. And I think we’re supposed to still be friends, but I don’t know if we are. And I’m sorry I didn’t tell you, but I’m telling you now, so I know you’re mad at me, but please. Help.”

Marlene sat there in silence for a moment. Could she really judge? She had been hooking up with Sirius for a while behind everyone’s back. They weren’t dating, though, and Lily had been actually dating James but keeping it from her. It stung a little. Did Lily think so little of Marlene that she actually believed that Marlene would have judged her? Okay, Marlene completely would have judged her. 

Quietly, Marlene closed her book and looked up at Lily. With the straightest face she could have possibly mustered, gaped, “What?”

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itsglendabxtch:

Glenda was in full study mode, exams were coming up and even though her career didn’t call for excellent marks, after a recent conversation with her father, who had promised to give her money for her own flat once she graduated with the deal that she got E’s and above in all her subjects suddenly made her more inclined to study. So with her books under her arms and lengths of parchment she had headed towards the nearest free desk. But within seconds of putting her stuff down, Marlene came storming in, swooping it to the ground. Glenda saw red, hand instantly balling beside her. “Get your head out of your arse!” she replied, picking up her books and slamming them on the table. “It’s a fucking public library with a desk built for four, so either get used to the fact I’m sitting here or piss off!”  she added, sitting down and folding her arms. Jeez, what was with people? 

She didn’t have OWLs. She didn’t have NEWTs. Yet, Marlene knew she still had to keep her marks up and continue her studies. In all honesty, she had already begun preparing for her seventh year. Plenty of students did, but not many of them expected to be Marlene among them. Her hard work wasn’t necessarily advertised throughout the school. The brunette huffed, slapping her hair over her shoulder. “I’m not in the mood to deal with other people breathing and there are other tables,” she growled, spreading her books out. 

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Before anyone could sit down, Marlene quickly cleared a spot in the library with an aggressive force. It was shocking that nothing went flying across the room. “Pick a different spot,” she demanded without looking to see who had approached the other side of the table.

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the-tedward-tonks:

Ted scrunched his nose at her, “What if you have no idea what you’d be getting into starting a war with me?” He asked back, smirking at his use of her own response.

“Caradoc and I have been known to get into some shenanigans, most of which no one would ever want to voluntarily get into. I would hate for you to be subject to that kind of behavior, you seem like a very nice person.” Ted said as he clasped his hands together behind his head.

“Let’s look at it this way. You’re the sweet, naive Hufflepuff and I’m the big bad Gyffindor. Who do you think would really win in a war between the two of us,”she grinned, reaching forward to push his forehead as he leaned back with his hands behind his head. If she was right, he would be at least slightly off balance. “Caradoc is a puppy too,” she teased.

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pandoraamity:

Glasses were pushed up. “But you said you have to find the ‘right ones’. How does one find those ‘ones’.” Pandora could only imagine looking like a child playing dress up. She laughed. “Okay, that sounds good—either one.” Her eyebrows shot up. “Oh. I think the heels and first forming might be enough bad ass-ery for one day.” She chuckled.

“Like anything else, it requires practice and dedication. Eventually you’ll train your eyes to put together pieces no one else would think about. At the end of the day, it is all about if you feel confident in them. You could put together the hottest outfit in the world, but if you don’t feel confident in it, then it wont matter,” she shrugged, going with her honest opinion, “We can just take it slow.”

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pandoraamity:

Pandora tried to picture herself wearing it, but it all turned soft and rosy. Her version of heels? Mary Janes her mother bought her over the summer. Dark lipstick? Was a dusty rose considered dark? She felt she was too weak to go for the hard, sharp look. “You wouldn’t know how to go about finding these things?” Pandora wondered if looking more serious would get her taken more serious. She could be a lofty messy most of the time, maybe looks could compensate. “Work on what?” she asked tentatively.

“Any department store,” she explained casually, not wanting to make Pandora feel illogical or ridiculous, “Power accessories are everywhere if you look closely enough and know how to put them together. Come with me next time. You can decide if you like the look or not. Or raid my closet.” At her next question, Marlene gestured to the dummies she had been attacking.

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the-tedward-tonks:

Ted’s eyes blinked open more as he heard Marlene start talking to him. His nose scrunched up at the thought of being the subject of some kind of public pranking, playfully swatting her hand away when she poked his face.

“I don’t want to know what that would entail…” He shuddered at the thought. “But that would mean I’d have to keep my eye out to do the same for you if the opportunity presented itself. So keep that in mind as well.” He wagged his eyebrows at her for a second before smiling.

The fact that he immediately went to teasing her back was good in Marlene’s book. He could take her teasing and put it right back on her. Marlene enjoyed that. “You try something on me and you might live to regret it,” she grinned, wagging a finger at him, “You have no idea what you’d be getting into starting a war with me.”

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bxwareofthedog:

marleneforgotten:

He let out an exasperated sigh, the way she just acted like nothing was wrong, that it didn’t matter that he was upset. That she took his answer at face value, even though it was clear as day something really wasn’t right. It only furthered the festering annoyance and anger underneath his skin. “It wouldn’t interest you- besides I’m only practising, there’s only so much fucking about you can do in class before it comes back to bite you in the ass and I’d rather practice alone……” he muttered, turning his back to her completely. 

She could feel it rolling off him in droves. He was so irritated with her. It was all her fault and she knew it, yet she just couldn’t stop. Marlene simply couldn’t help herself. When he turned away, though, something in her gut twisted. Before she could stop herself, she had reached out to grab his arm, to turn him back toward her. It took another heartbeat before she could speak, though, her actions shocking herself. “We’re better together,” she breathed, trying to make it sound like she meant practice - even though they both knew it wasn’t.

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the-tedward-tonks:

Ted was sat in the library going over some of his homework for charms class and he was desperately fighting off sleep. He’d get through a line or two, feeling his internal desire to finish the assignment before the warmth of sleepiness crept up on him. His eyes were beginning to feel heavier like he couldn’t keep them open much longer. He began to think resistance was futile.

Someone sat down at the table next to Ted’s and the screeching of the chair being pulled out startled his heavy eyes open again. He rubbed his eyes and the bridge of his nose, trying not to look like he was basically taking a nap on his charms textbook.

Marlene’s signature grin was plastered on her face as clear as day. “If you fall asleep, I make no promises not to pull something on you,” she promised him, reaching out to poke his face as if that would suddenly wake him. Many nights had been spent the same as he was now, barely staying awake in the dim candlelight of the library. It was truly the best place to nap - if you were sure you were alone.

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bxwareofthedog:

“Oh wow, guess I should get that engraved on a medal. What a great achievement to have confirmed by you.” he muttered sarcastically. Although he knew he was good, there wasn’t a woman in the castle he hadn’t been with who didn’t enjoy his moves. But hearing it from Marlene, that he was best at it didn’t give him the ego boost he would normally like. He moved his hand away from hers, taking another step back. “Nothings wrong. Everything is just peachy, McKinnon.” he said, his tone making his statement entirely untrue. But if she couldn’t see it, then he was not going to make it worse by explaining it to her. 

Marlene knew. She had known something was off with him the moment he shifted from her. Addressing it would mean that she would have to get to the root of the problem and she just didn’t have that in her - not yet. Marlene was far too immature to have a serious discussion regarding the nature of their relationship. “Good,” she replied curtly, physically acting like she didn’t notice the separation, but it was still evident in her eyes, “Then why don’t you show me what you were doing? Perhaps I could learn a trick or two - or you could...” Marlene was treating him like she did any guy, but with more force to make it normal. It was a good sign that Sirius had gotten under her skin, but she would hardly admit that.

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bxwareofthedog:

“So sex is all I’m good for? Or just following you around like a little lapdog. I don’t find what’s so amusing for you.” he retorted, her smirk only making him feel more angry. It was strange, just how quickly his feelings changed. How the darkness inside him, the one he feared the most reared it’s ugly head. 

“Sex is what you’re best at,” she corrected, beginning to feel defensive, “Or was it not you who claimed you could rock my world or shake the ground. Whatever it was you said.” Marlene dismissed it with a wave of her hand. This. Connections. She wasn’t good at this. “Come on,” she urged, reaching out for his wrist, “What’s wrong?” It sounded like a concerned question, but it was really her way of saying he was making something out of nothing - that there couldn’t possibly be anything wrong and that’s why she was having to ask about it.

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pandoraamity:

Pandora looked down at herself and laughed. “I don’t think heels and dark lipstick are my look,” she joked. “But I like the sentiment.” Pandora twirled her hair in one hand. “Did you want the room to yourself? I forgot that I barged in a bit abruptly. I feel like I should go,” she chuckled.

“Heels and dark lipstick can become anyone’s look. It’s all about finding the right ones. If you want to be taken seriously, you have to look serious,” she promised Pandora, gears turning in her head. Marlene would never try to talk someone into a make over. People were better off being who they were for the most part, but it never hurt to put on a show every now and again. “Well, if you stay, I’m going to put you to work,” she laughed.

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secondheirbetterhair:

Another eye roll was interrupted by the hand that came directly toward him. Regulus’ eyes grew wide as he instinctively leaned back and swatted Marlene’s hand away before his face went back to his glare. “What are you doing? Don’t touch me!” Few people touched him, and even fewer touched his hair. It sent a shiver down his spine but he recovered quickly. “That’s a steaming load of hippogriff shite and you know it. But.” He took a step back and crossed his arms over his chest, a small smirk now in place. “I’ll escort you back, just so you don’t get into anymore trouble.”

The smirk that formed on her lips made it obnoxiously obvious that she had elicited the exact response she wanted. “Just swatting at a stray air fuzz,” she reassured him, dropping her hand with that same knowing look, “Calm down, little Blackie.” His agreement to take her back to the dorm meant that she had won twice in this conversation. “Come on then,” she teased, holding out her arm for him to take it, “Escort me.”

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rmusslupn:

“I’m going to be completely honest with you for a minute, every word you just said went in one ear and out the other.” Remus rubbed his fingers over his cheek, shaking his head slowly. “I’d ask you to repeat yourself but I’m worried it’ll happen again, how important is whatever you were attempting to tell me?”

“Why do you wound me like this?” Marlene huffed, acting as if it was a bigger deal than it was with the childish slump of her shoulders and subtle shift of her weight, “Everything I say is of the utmost importance or I wouldn’t bother wasting my breath, Loopy.”