these little wonders

Daisy Hookum || Ravenclaw || 5th year || 'Our lives are made in these small hours'

[orionsblackbelt]

"Well, lovely, bright Daisy shall have to pretend to be lovely and bright until she’s sent her owl and wise, generous Sirius can bring her down to the kitchens to get her chocolate-chip biscuits," Sirius played along with a smile, knowing he’d outsmarted her for the moment.

Answering her doubts with a sarcastic look, Sirius didn’t even need to use words to get across the obvious point that Daisy was loved by everyone. Opting out of the conversation in favour for listening attentively, Sirius watched Daisy closely as she confessed. Only when she fallen silent with her awkward laugh did he open his mouth.

"Don’t apologise. That’s what friends are for - to listen when you need to vent," it was a bit of a joke, but he said it with a solemn face. "You can always ask to have friends over and spend time with them? Or why don’t you try coming up with things for the both of you to do, and then she may get an idea of how to treat you? But the most important thing for you to know," he stuck his arm out to stop her, turning her gently by her arm so that he could look down at her, "is you say the word and I’ll be there on my bike in a minute to either scare off your Aunt Allison or stow you away," he cracked a smile.

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Daisy chuckled at Sirius’ teasing. “Will wise, generous Sirius make sure that there is milk available with the cookies? Lovely, bright Daisy will only reappear fully with both cookies and milk.”

Daisy chose to ignore the look Sirius gave her in response to her denial. She was always being told how ‘nice’ she was, but surely that was annoying to people. It was obvious that not everyone liked her, what about the Slytherins? They were constantly teasing her. No, not everyone liked her, and she knew it. Daisy fell silent after her laugh and listened to Sirius talk, nodding occasionally and shrugging now and then. When his arm came out, she allowed it to stop her, turning to face him with a soft smile. Only then did she speak up.

“That all sounds great, Sirius, but...Allison...I don’t think she wants to raise me. She may’ve been the sister to my mother, but her and my mum were polar opposite. Where mum was soft and caring, Allison was blunt and harsh. And...” Daisy trailed off, wondering whether she should say the next part. Finally deciding, she avoided Sirius’ gaze and continued. “She’s sort of got an alcohol problem. And she doesn’t go out much, other then to the bar. I don’t think I’ll need you to come to take her away, but maybe I’ll hop on that bike one day.”

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“Bullies are the scum of the earth honestly, anyone that puts down other people to make themselves feel big just-” he shakes his head, “Makes me sick. Exactly. Not getting enough attention as a child does tend to mess me up for life. But hey, if my kid came out with a face and attitude like his I probably wouldn’t want to acknowledge him, as horrible as it sounds.”

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Daisy nods her head in approval. “It’s almost like a sick way for attention. Disgusting. Yeah, well, no attention or not, that’s no excuse for being so rude. There’s never an excuse for lashing out at people for your own benefit.” Daisy chuckled and hit Oliver lightly on the arm. “Hey! However, I can see where you’re coming from.”

[alce-blackwood]

"Hardly. So madam am I forgiven now or am I still in the dog house?"

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"Hmm..." Daisy narrowed her eyes in feigned thought, inspecting her cookie. "Forgiven," she said finally.

[callme-oli]

"Exactly. People who take their misfortunes out on other people are just bullies, and I hate bullies. If he’s just naturally this rude then it’s no surprise that his wife tried to leave him. I’d leave too. Maybe he just wasn’t held enough as a child."

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"No one likes bullies, bullies are just...mean. I do believe that he is just naturally bitter and mean, so there's a reason for his wife to leave him. Which is sad, really, but if he's mean, he's mean. I think maybe he was barely even acknowledged as a child to be that mean."

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"Hmm…" Daisy hummed teasingly. "You can get me cookies. Choc chip. And in bulk."

[alce-blackwood]

Alec summoned a bag from his trunk in his room. Standing up he dropped them into her lap “There you go, your highness.”

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"Ooh, touchy," Daisy smirked, nibbling on her new cookie.

[alce-blackwood]

"Aw, Daisy. You know I only kid around with you. What can I do to make it up to you?" Alec asked smiling

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"Hmm..." Daisy hummed teasingly. "You can get me cookies. Choc chip. And in bulk."

[mary-mcdonalds-deactivated20151]

"Okay, maybe I didn´t see a flying pygmy puff, but it still made a good story.”

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Daisy laughed. "You don't say that part! You totally had me, I actually thought you'd seen one."

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Daisy huffed, patting on her hair some more to make sure there definitely wasn't a spider up there. "That was mean," she pouted.

[callme-oli]

"Okay it’s no secret, his life sort of sucks. But he’s such a bitter man. Although I can’t argue that he has no reason to be bitter, I don’t have any sympathy for someone who mistreats other people simply because their life sucks. So I don’t feel bad for him."

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"Okay, okay, that's true too...but...okay, I can't find a 'but' to excuse that. It's just not nice for people to take our their own misfortunes out on others. Then again, he just seems like a naturally bitter man, so his rude nature towards the students may not have to do with his misfortunes."

[callme-oli]

"Now that just makes the story even more juicy and pathetic. The poor bloke is so lonely that he made Dumbledore put a spell on his cat that’s secretly his wife just so she couldn’t leave him. That’s almost depressing. Like I would actually feel bad for him."

[regulus-blackened1-blog]

"Oh, I've always felt bad for him. He just seems so sad, and constantly. I guess I understand, if his wife tried to leave him, and now he has to see the woman who tried to escape him every day. And he's not exactly very attractive either. And then he's always surrounded by witches and wizards when he knows he can't be magical. It's just...sad."

[callme-oli]

"Very interesting theory Daise. I like the way your mind thinks all Sherlock like. But you pose an even more interesting question. How did he do it? I mean, he can’t use magic. Maybe she turned her into a cat so that she could leave him easier but it backfired because she could never reverse it and he’s now kept her as a pet."

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"I like it, I like it...but then she could've just wandered away, into the forest or something. What if after that, Filch approached Dumbledore and asked him to put a spell on the cat so it could never leave castle grounds, because he said he didn't want the cat wandering off? Said he didn't want his pet to get lost?"

[callme-oli]

"So that she can be with him always?! I dunno!" Oliver laughed loudly. "She’s clearly a loon if she’s married to Filch anyway."

[regulus-blackened1-blog]

"You would think maybe it's the other way around. Maybe he turned her into a cat so she couldn't leave him. Maybe she tried to leave him, because, and I mean this in the nicest way, he's a bit odd, and he turned her into a cat so she would have to stay with him...but then, how'd he do it?"

[callme-oli]

“Yes way! Filch’s cat is definitely his wife in disguise!”

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Daisy erupted in another fit of laughter, barely able to gasp out her words. "No way! It can't be! Wh-why would she do that?"

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"No way!"

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Sirius’ face immediately dropped, raising one eyebrow at her in a slightly patronising way. “Are you kidding me? That was the fakest smile I’ve ever seen. What happened to lovely, bright Daisy? Come on, it’ll be fine.”

With his head, he indicated down the corridor behind him. “Let’s go get that owl. I’ve got some spare parchment and quills hidden up in the owlery that you can use.”

Already starting to walk slowly, waiting for small Daisy to keep up with his usual long strides, Sirius tried to cheer Daisy up. “Daisy, I don’t know much about parents, but I do know you. And you wouldn’t do anything like that on purpose. If she loves you like everyone else in this castle does, then it’ll be fine.” He snorted at her last comment. “Don’t worry, my mother scares me as well. Don’t tell anyone I said that, now!” He joked, giving her a nudge and a wink, hoping to make her feel better. 

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Daisy let out a small chuckle, leaving a small smile on her face. "Lovely, bright Daisy will reappear when she's given choc chip cookies." 

Daisy merely shrugged when Sirius said it would be fine; in reality, she didn't think it would be fine at all. Aunt Allison had never really been her favorite person, and now, as they approached the summer, she would have to live with her, and she wasn't sure how that was going to be. Nodding, Daisy fell into step with Sirius (which was rather difficult with her small legs) as they began to make their way to the owlery.

Daisy nodded along with Sirius' words, chuckling at his comment about how everyone in the castle loves her. "I hardly doubt everybody loves me. And she does love me, it's just...she has no experience raising a teenager. She doesn't know what to do with me. And..." Daisy trailed off, realising maybe she was sharing a bit too much. Sirius didn't need to hear her whole life story. "Never mind. Sorry." Daisy laughed slightly when Sirius nudged her, nudging him back, which was rather difficult when she was that small and he was that tall. "I'll try."

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Sirius gave the distressed Daisy a smile. “It’s okay, Daise! Just send it now. If you’d like, I know a particularly fast owl,” he suggested. “And besides, she can’t possibly reach you at Hogwarts to kill you - the place is literally a fortress.” He nudged her, winking quickly and hoping for a smile.

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Daisy kept her worried eyes on Sirius, chewing her lip frantically as he spoke, nodding occasionally. When he nudged her, she gave a toothy, completely and utterly fake smile and nodded. "Okay, I think I might use this fast owl of yours. She can't kill me now, but the holidays are fast approaching, and...gosh, I was already nervous about staying with her for the first time, and now she's going to have an excuse to be mad at me too," Daisy rushed. "She scares me."

[dorcasmdowes-deactivated2015032]

What did you lose? I can help you find it, if you like.

[regulus-blackened1-blog]

Th-the book. My mums book. Aunt Allison sent it the last time she wrote and now...I've lost it.