i'm not cedar

my name is Alise and i'm a fifth year Ravenclaw

[axhbarker-blog]

“Of course not. Never admit when you’re wrong, darling.” Laughing a bit, Ash shrugged, giving a cheeky wink. “Are you going to let me take you out or not? I promise you won’t be disappointed. I’m great at making things up to people.” She tried her best to turn up the charm, flirting. This girl was cute. She had a feeling she’d be an interesting ‘date’.

[notcedar-blog]

Alise rolled her eyes and sighed. “I guess I could go for free things,” she muttered reluctantly. What could go wrong? She doubted this girl was a murderer or anything, and really she could get up and walk out after getting her free drink if she really wanted to.

[axhbarker-blog]

Ash smirked a lit, leaning in a little closer and trying to catch the girls eye. “You know, you’re cute when your angry.” Laughing a little, she tilted her head. She may have been digging herself a bit of a hole, but she couldn’t really stop herself. “Let me make it up to you. I’ll take you for a butterbeer or something.” 

[notcedar-blog]

Alise looked over at the girl. “Oh, are you admitting that you’re at fault now?” she snapped, but couldn’t help but soften a bit. She would take the girl up on the offer, but not before giving her some grief.

[xxmildinconsistencies-deactivat]

Parker almost thought that the girl had left, she was so quiet. Her voice made the drunk Hufflepuff jump a little, and she turned to look at her, shrugging a bit at her question. “Go for it. I can’t guarantee I’ll be a good drinking buddy.” Laughing a little, she leaned back to rest her head against the back of the couch, eyes closing for a minute. “What’s your name, anyway? I don’t think we’ve met. Not that this is the… best first meeting.” 

[notcedar-blog]

Alise grabbed some of the alcohol and joined her on the sofa. She took a big swig before answering the question asked of her. “I’m Alise, and no I don’t think we have. Though alcohol isn’t the worst ice breaker,” she said with a chuckle. “What’s got you drinking alone?”

[axhbarker-blog]

Ash quirked a brow as she turned to look at the girl. “Yēsū jīdū, but aren’t you hostile. Deep breaths, Xiǎo māo, everything will be alright. Have you considered meditation to release some of this undue stress?” She smirked a bit, a little amused that she was getting so worked up. Then again, Ash probably would have gotten worked up at the accusation as well. “Sorry, kitten, I didn’t mean to make you snap your band. You alright? I didn’t hurt you, right?” 

[notcedar-blog]

Alise simply rolled her eyes and didn’t answer any of the first few sentences the girl said. It clearly wasn’t her that needed to get some help. “I’m fine,” she muttered, avoiding eye contact. She was fine, but pissed off and if the girl wanted to suggest anything else for Alise to work on, she was ready to snap - more than she had already, that is.

[xxmildinconsistencies-deactivat]

Parker jumped when she heard the timid voice, swinging around quickly to find the source, her eyes narrowing into a glare. “I wasn’t… talking to you. I was just talking. I didn’t even know you were here.” She snapped quickly, roughly setting her glass down on the table and moving to plop down on the couch, throwing an arm over her face. “If you want the room, go for it, but I’m not leaving either, so.” 

[notcedar-blog]

Alise had no idea what to do. She was awful at interacting with drunk people when she wasn’t also drunk so she sort of just stood near the door for a few moments while she decided how to react. You know, why the hell not? she thought to herself, then took a few more steps into the room. “Do you mind?” she asked, gesturing towards the bottle of alcohol.

[axhbarker-blog]

Ash spent the majority of her time in one of three places, the library, the great hall, or her dorm. If anyone ever hoped to find the young Gryffindor, those three places were their best bet. Since Lily had disappeared, presumably from stress of something, Ash had raised her hackles. Of course, being someones roommate did not automatically make you their friend, but Ash liked to thin that she and Lily got along quite well. She also couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something more underhanded at play, but Ash also liked to jump to the worst possible conclusion. 

As the young Gryffindor made her way to the Great Hall, readying herself for a much needed meal, she found herself letting her mind wander, effectively tuning out the general chatter around her until she found herself quite literally flat on her arse, having walked right into a solid mass of human. “Oi, maybe watch where you’re going, mate.” Ash snapped as she stood. Because of course it couldn’t have been her fault for not paying attention. “Head up in the clouds like that and you’re gonna run some poor innocent into the ground.” As she spoke, she brushed herself off, not bothering to spare the other a glance. 

[notcedar-blog]

Alise was just staring at a paining in a corridor when she was nearly knocked down from someone running into her - and then the girl had the nerve to blame her. “What the fuck, how could it have possibly been my fault?” she asked, beginning to get very angry. “I wasn’t even moving and you nearly knocked me to the ground. Maybe you should take your own damn advice and watch where you’re going.” Alise didn’t get angry very often - really only if someone says something about her friends - but being wrongly accused of knocking the girl down struck a nerve.

[xxmildinconsistencies-deactivat]

An angry Parker was not a Parker that people wanted to get to know. The girl was so rarely angry that she didn’t really have a creative outlet for her feelings, and her (decidedly subpar at best) magic usage was not the best way to go about it. Still, her spat with Tyler in the Library had sent her full tilt over the edge of anger, and she found herself in the Room of Requirement, hurling spells at every breakable thing in the room, not very successfully. Finally, when she wasn’t getting the desired result, she chose to ditch the wand completely and start  just throwing and smashing things instead.

“Lousy! Stupid! Fucking! Dumb! Hate!” Each word was puncuated with a smash as something else broke. At this point, she didn’t even know who she was directing the words to. Most likely, it was herself. She was angry with herself. She was angry with whoever was threatening her. She was angry with the war. She was angry that she was putting so many people in danger. In her frustration, she let out a loud grunt.

“I’m leaving! Is that what you want? I’m going to pack up, leave Hogwarts, leave the fucking country. Are you listening mysterious person who likes to threaten people? I’m going to leave, so you can just STOP!” This was stupid. Parker was shouting at literally no one. She turned and walked to the table behind her, pouring herself a drink from the bottle that had appeared there, the amber liquid burning as it went down. When the glass was empty, she looked up at the ceiling again. “Fuck you, by the way, for showing up.” As she spoke, she was already pouring another drink.

[notcedar-blog]

All Alise wanted was some alone time, and it had seemed that the Room of Requirement would be the only place she could get that. However, there was someone already in there and the moment after she entered, the other person said, Fuck you, by the way, for showing up. Alise didn’t even know this person, so she was quite surprised to hear such hostility towards her presence alone. She gaped and struggled to find the words to apologise but all that came out was, “I-I... I’m sorry, I’ll go now.”

[arlen-luca]

Arlen wasn’t tired. Not one bit. This was what he had to tell himself to stay awake as he sat through class. He’d made a decision, an unwise decision, really, and stayed up until 3am studying for the NEWTs. His anxiousness over these tests weren’t helping. It was no longer a series of tests, it was an obsession. He needed something or someone to get him out of his funk, and fast. 

After a lot of internal debate during the rest of the class period, Arlen had decided the Astronomy tower was his best bet. Some fresh air was exactly what the Ravenclaw needed. He grabbed his broom (which he always hid in his bookbag) and flew up there, too lazy to take any more stairs than he had to after already having climbed all the way up the Ravenclaw tower twice today. He waited for the next round of classes to start, which was his only open period, and silently zoomed through the halls and managed to make his way up to the tower without spotting anyone he know. He stood at the edge of the floor and poked his head out of the opening. He was letting the cool breeze refresh and awaken him when he heard the door open and turned his head to see who had joined him.”Hello?” he called, unable to see the intruder’s face.

[notcedar-blog]

When Alise went up to the Astronomy tower, she didn’t expect to see anyone there. Her plan was to skip her class to paint. However, when she saw someone else already in the tower, she started to leave until she heard him speak. Fuck, she thought to herself. She turned back around and cautiously entered. “Hi there, I hope I’m not interrupting anything.” As she spoke she realised who it was - he was a seventh year Quidditch player in her house. How had she not immediately recognised him? She tried to hide her painting supplies behind her back, but that was sort of impossible given the size and how much she had with her.