nox aeterna

my mother always told me ’YOUR steps are too heavy’ and my father used to nod at the way i ( SHOUTED ) and kept my demons at the tip of my tongue; i do not harbor resentment. i UNLEASH it, i free myself. i have always been inappropriate. unfit. inadequate. a bold square in a round hole. or perhaps i am a tsunami with a face, unafraid to sink and swim in ( my ) c h a o s and be swallowed whole by the bruises of my SURVIVAL.

[stvggering]

“hey -  i’m not even that bad. sirius and peter do plenty on their own, you know.” he laughed, scrunching his face in response to her rolled eyes. “you may scoff, but you’ll never know the truth of it. laugh if you want, marnie, but it’s a burden.”

[mckvnnons]

“i know, i know. you guys are the kings of mischief, blah blah blah. i’ve heard enough about your antics, too much in fact.” marlene teased him, her smile softening.  she knew it was all out of good fun, yet somehow she could sense the sincerity in his voice. “tell me, then. how much of a burden is it, jamie ? ”

[siriusfck]

“ah, but i have a theory that if i have more than two detentions with a professor, they’ll get tired of me and just won’t give me another one. because like you said, it’s absolutely miserable.”

[mckvnnons]

“it’s not a terrible theory, definitely not your worst ever. but y’know, they could just make you serve your detentions with filch instead. now that would be truly miserable. he’s worse than flitwick and mcgonagall combined, don’t ya think ?”

[bcrenyi]

❛ do you ever get so tired that you can’t sleep ? it’s odd. ❜

[mckvnnons]

“no, i think that’s just you. why don’t you just take a sleeping potion ?”

[harpcrs-blog]

‘ just so we’re clear ––– ’ andromeda started, chestnut hues flickering between the lake and the body sitting next to her. the brunette was lounging on the lawn, long legs splayed out in front of her as she leaned back on her elbows casually. ‘ i did attempt to go to potions this morning, but i got slightly sidetracked on the way there and couldn’t make it. that’s believable, right? ’

[mckvnnons]

“it depends on what you were sidetracked by.” marlene reasoned, resting on her palms as she glanced over at the girl. “you have to be specific here. i always say that a first year was lost and i helped them get to their class. it makes me seem like a good person, you know ? and slughorn buys it every single time, which is a bonus.”

[meadowxsdorcxs-blog]

“I don’t know what you’re about to ask,” she began, her gaze never straying from the essay in front of her, “but the answer is ‘no.’”

[mckvnnons]

“c’mon, doe. what’s so wrong about giving it a chance ?” marlene whined, insistent on holding her ground. “please ? it’s really not that bad.”

[beautorigine]

[adelinaburke-blog]

“why i decided to tutor people in potions is something i’ll never know. my hair has almost caught fire three times within the past week.”

[mckvnnons]

“i dunno, i think the singed hair look would look good on you. who knows, you might even start a trend.” 

[kindcharity-blog]

“The usual, I guess. I went camping. Was a camp counselor. Went swimming. Canoed.”

[mckvnnons]

“so basically now you’re a girl scout ? sweet. camp counseling, though. that sounds rough. how’d you make it out alive ?”

[siriusfck]

“it’s impressive, mckinnon, don’t lie to yourself. it just takes plenty of skill, but it doesn’t really take much when all of my professors are tired of me.”

[mckvnnons]

“it’s not impressive at all. while everyone is out enjoying their seventh year, you’re going to be stuck serving detention everyday. but, i don’t really blame your professors. having to see you everyday for seven years ? it’s absolutely miserable.”

[cfdiggorys]

“i want to cool down, not freeze to death or be drowned by some bloody kraken.”

[mckvnnons]

“oh please, the squid is practically harmless. if anything, he’ll help more than he hurts. trust me, he's saved my ass several times.” 

[stvggering]

“and now i do, too.” james laughed. “though, he’d probably think i’d poisoned them.” james shrugged, feigning humility. “it takes a lot of work, you know. it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.”

[mckvnnons]

“well, i wouldn’t blame him. you are known for all the pranks you play, j.” marlene gave her head a shake, eyes rolling once again. “oh yeah ? your life is just so hard, huh ? being perfect all the time must be so exhausting.” 

[siriusfck]

“not even a month into classes, and i already have a week worth of detentions. i’m telling you, mcgonagall needs to get laid or something so she doesn’t take out her misery on me.”

[mckvnnons]

“how’d you manage to do that ? normally, i’d be impressed, but that’s just plain idiotic. there’s nothing fun about sitting in detention for hours, even if it does make you look a little bad ass.” 

[ofveelasblood]

      “I-IT’S JUST NOT how you’re supposed to treat books!” Her voice rang loud, much louder than one would think such a small body could produce. The sheer magnitude caused an echo and the hufflepuff instantly snapped her mouth shut as her fingers balled into fists at her side. Thick French accent coming through, she continued on much quieter as she realised an audience had accrued. “I just need to get out of here. I need to go to the lake.”

[mckvnnons]

“it’s just an old book about superstitions. it’s nothing special, really.” marlene gave her shoulders a shrug, acknowledging the worn textbook she had just slammed on the desk. the book had been the unfortunate target of marlene’s frustration towards the essay she had already been assigned over the course of her first week back. “you’re not going to tell me that books have feelings, are you ? because i don’t buy into that. at all.”

[nvrcisssa-deactivated20170108]

      “I WANT SOMETHING very simple.” The blonde smiled, something sinister to it though she passed it off as regal innocence. There never seemed to be much difference between an elegant pureblooded woman and a cruel being, yet she still tried to separate herself from the everyday twat that her parents put her around. “I want to do something fun. Everyone here is so horribly boring and dull. This place is sucking the life out of me one day at a time.”

[mckvnnons]

“we haven’t even been here for a month, narcissa. don’t be so dramatic.” the brunette rolled her eyes, paying the girl no sympathy for her boredom. perhaps marlene was hypocrite, since those very same words had probably passed her lips more than a few times in the past. but she’d rather appear to be cool and detached, rather than overly eager to help the girl indulge herself. “but if you really want to do something fun, then i’m your girl. i know all about fun.”

[cfdiggorys]

“don’t remind me.” elliot groaned. “if only i were back home, where i could lounge about wearing nothing all day and no one would be around to see or judge me. at least that allowed for some coolness.”

[mckvnnons]

“tell me about it. but hey, if you really need to cool down, there’s always the black lake. that thing’s like forty degrees year round and if you’re lucky, the  squid might pay you a visit.”

[stvggering]

james jabbed his chin towards the charred mess. “already have. and just because filch’d give you lines at worst doesn’t mean he’d treat me the same. i’d be scrubbing bedpans - or worse.” he grinned, the look of the devil on his face. “simple: i’m not you, and she loves me all the more for it.”

[mckvnnons]

“hey, it’s not my fault i know how to sweet talk the guy. turns out he’s a sucker for chocolates.” marlene grinned proudly at the mention of her discovery. “alright, we get it, you’re just so perfect. tell me, how can someone be as perfect as you are ?” marlene feigned a look of awe before giving him her signature eye roll.

[kindcharity-blog]

“It’s special to him. I can tell. We have tons of mugs in the house but he always loves to use that one.”

[mckvnnons]

“well, if it means a lot to him i suppose that’s all that really matters. but besides your dad being the best, how was your summer ?”