°✰ ╾ DEVIL MAY CARE, BUT I DON'T.

❝ She’s INTIMIDATING and brooding. And she scares people away, cause she’s not made of sugar and spice and everything nice. But rather fire, lightening and everything frightening. People see the smoldering flames and they think that she’s STRONG. They think that she’s powerful. But really, she just tends to burn herself down.❞

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LIKE this post if you would like a thread with either Sybil or Farrah during the summer holiday. Please specify if you would like a certain muse, if not I’ll choose randomly or will do both of them.

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Quick warning, I will be dropping all of my Hogwarts threads on Sybil, but will reply to the starters on Farrah cause I don’t want to leave them like that. Also LETS PLOT STUFF FOR THE SUMMER HMU !!

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ANSEM,

     ansem could only cringe in response to her inquiry, shoulders shrugging as if to say - what can you do? “i seem to be losing my edge.” he murmured, more forlorn than anything. “we’ve been talking for a good minute now and no one has rolled their eyes, debated  M U R D E R I N G the other, or thrown anything. all in all, i’d say we’ve matured.”  a thought that was terrifying, really, and he was sure it was written all over his face. “this whole ‘growing up’ and ‘being mature’ business? s’overrated”  while ansem had changed in spades, the same could clearly be said for sybil. she certainly wasn’t dressed the way he remembered her from school and it took him by surprise. it wasn’t that she looked bad, it was just that it was different. what a difference a year could make. “what am i up to? can’t say it’s all that interesting. besides taking a few weeks off to head to italy with you lot, i’ve mostly been working out of egypt.” he explained. “there’s a series of tombs we’ve been looking into. booby-trapped, the whole lot of them. it’s like walking on eggshells trying not to get yourself blown up.” his eyes lit up as he talked about his work, the one thing he had ever truly been passionate about aside from quidditch. it was a stark contrast to the ansem warbeck who’d slept through half his classes and always complained about being bored. “

" Don’t be so quick to assume I’ve matured, Warbeck! You just haven’t made me want to do any of those things, yet. ” She may have been keeping her typical demeanour, but Sybil definitely wasn’t as stiff nor hostile as she usually would’ve been. The Slytherin could also evidently see that Ansem also noticed the change that came with growing up. “ Having a perfect life in general is overrated. ” Sybil shrugged her shoulders. She had never expected much when it came to what life had to offer and that was partially why she was always so negative about most things. “ I don’t think any of us will ever fit the criteria we’re set so what’s the point in trying to be something you’re not. ” What Sybil could not admit though, was that she too sometimes tried to fit in and that was what she got for caring. What most surprised her from the encounter with her former classmate was just how different things turned out for him as well. Sure, she could see how she had changed, but Ansem had a whole new life. One with many opportunities ahead of him. “ You seem to be having a lot of fun with that, huh? ” She teased. “ I can’t belive I’m saying this, but I’m actually kind of jealous. ”

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PHILIPPA,

           eyes gleamed as she noted the seriousness to sybil’s tone. personally, pippa thought it would be quite  E N T E R T A I N I N G  if the slytherin reigned hell down on their fellow students but - selfishly - she figured it’d be best to stop such a thing from happening if she had any hopes of getting breakfast. “pause on that.” she replied evenly, hands moving to twist her hair up into a ponytail - a sign that she meant business. “let’s see if i can get this moving without  T O O  much bloodshed.”

In all honesty, Sybil was quite eager to cause some chaos. She’d spent too much time trying to play by the rules and having the perfect opportunity right in front of her was too tempting. Only, this time Pippa took the innitiative to spread the crowd. “ Go ahead then. Try. ” She gestured for the brunette to make her move. “ But if your tactic doesn’t work out it’s my time to shine. ” 

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CLARAMAE,

    claramae wasn’t as quick to get up again; and if sybil hadn’t suggested they take a break, then she would’ve. she nodded her head, smiling thankfully. “that sounds like a good idea, yeah.” pushing herself up from the ground, the brunette walked over to where she’d stuffed her wand with her things. she conjured herself a basic goblet; it wasn’t anything fancy or detailed, but it would serve its purpose. “can’t forget to hydrate,” claramae reminded sybil as she filled the goblet to the brim with water. she was quick to gulp down some of it. “how’re you feeling?”

Sybil was so caught up with her own thoughts that she almost didn’t hear Claramae’s reminder, but when she did she made a sound, eyebrows furrowing in confusion until the realization struck her. “ Oh yeah, hydration. ” She quickly followed her housemate’s example, but staying hydrated was definitely not one of her biggest worries. Even she couldn’t tell what bothered her so much. “ Nothing’s broken or bleeding so I think I’m okay. ” She ressured with a firm nod.

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ADORA,

    here we go, adora thought to herself as she grandly rolled her eyes. “ash, i told you it was ACCIDENT.” the bluenette hissed, posture perfect as she pointedly stared down at the redhead. “if you’re expecting me not to be wary of your attitude, then maybe you could give me a good reason not to be.” adora said slowly, articulating the sentence with great care, without the use of any spanish in between. she only did this when she really wanted to make a point.

“ And I told you to just watch where you’re going next time. You practically asked for my attitude. ” Although Sybil wasn’t all fury and flames it was obvious that she wasn’t taking the Ravenclaw’s words as calmly as she would’ve liked. “ Listen, we’re graduating and after that you won’t get to see me on a daily basis. I just decided that I have better things to do than to lash out on you, especially since this has happened before and we both know how it ends. ”

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DESMOND,

      “hard to believe.”  monty had to agree, a grimace decorating his features as he shook his head. reconciling that this was his last year was nearly too tough to swallow but knowing that slytherin had won the cup made it a bit easier.  “don’t let claramae hear you say that .. i know the season’s over, but she still might do your head in.” he had to grin at the thought, imagining his girlfriend - their captain - ordering the seeker to take another lap or two around the pitch. “i for one won’t miss those practices. there are few things that i’d be happy about dragging myself out of bed for and running laps around the pitch has  N E V E R  been one of them.”

“ Let her hear it. ” Sybil shrugged. “ At this point I’m so drained from everything that I couldn’t care less about everything revolving Hogwarts. ” She practically had pushed through the last few weeks of school and currently couldn’t hide her thoughts at all. It was over. And not the type of over you’d miss and recall in the future with tears in your eyes. But maybe it was just her, being so disconnected with all these feelings was a perk at times, but most of the time it didn’t help her at all. “ I didn’t mind getting up early, I usually do that. There’s just something unsettling with the thought that once you sign up for it there’s no going back. Too much responsibility. At least this year Slytherin killed it. ”

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KEEGAN,

       “doesn’t really look like a scratch” keegan raised an eyebrow to the cut on the girl’s leg. he’d seen monty come back from quidditch practice with all kinds of nasty bruises throughout the years and, being a guy that never really left the castle, everything looked bad to him. “oh. i’m sorry, i think you mistook me for someone who cared” he mocked, pushing him glasses up to his nose and going back to his book.

“ For me it is. ” She stated, not bothering to explain herself any further. Although the wound did sting a little it still remained nothing compared to the ones she previously had. Now all she had to do was get back to her dorm and clean it up a bit. “ I’d actually be worried if you cared, but then again I don’t worry so there’s another misunderstanding. ”

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LEZEKIEL,

   "i never stayed over the holidays.” lezekiel announced with a shrug. he’d never had an interest in doing as much either, and if he really hadn’t wanted to go home, there was always the option of going abroad sans parental supervision. reading the annoyance in sybil’s voice, zeke chanced a quick glance around their surroundings. he could relate. while this wasn’t the first exam season he had experienced, it was poised to be the last; having experienced so many already, just made the evident stench of desperation all the more grating. lezekiel’s head turned back towards sybil. “if i had answered that with a yes, i would’ve fully expected you to check for any curses, miss. future auror.” he half-joked with a roll of his eyes. it was hard not to note the fact she had been absent for most of the school year, a far cry from the ones of the past. “well, that’s when you know i’m right. it’s an unfamiliar feeling, i know, being unable to deny it, but you’ll get used to it with time.”

“ Really? ” Sybil said with mock surprise. “ Then I wonder who I’ve been seeing every single holiday. Must be your ghost lookalike, who may I add does a really good job at haunting me. Almost as good as you. ” She couldn’t help, but bring up the fact that he always seemed to be around. Before she found it annoying and at times entertaining cause of their seemingly endless bickering, but now that they were on slightly better terms she actually found his company quite comforting. She didn’t feel the need to be hostile all the time. Of course, she’d never admit that and just the realization of it made her stubborn nature want to deny it as much as possible. Her reply was supposed to avoid the topic that she couldn’t afford staying out of school for the holidays. Unlike him the redhead wasn’t from some ancient pure-blood family and couldn’t afford going on a holiday just so she can stay away. Her only big adventure out of the country was the one she’d taken to Romania during the summer. If she wanted to spend the holidays away from school and her family she’d have to be creative in finding a way to fund that trip and would never stay in one place for long.  Although she was still ignoring her surroundings, Sybil couldn’t block out the thought that despite how confident she was in her abilities there was always the posibility that all her efforts could go to waste and she’d fail the n.e.w.t.’s, killing every chance she has of becoming an Auror. “ Don’t say that. ” She shook her head, chucking. “ The miss. future Auror part, I mean. At least not until I’m actually training successfully to be one. Now I can be anyting, even a waitress at some low life pub that ocasionally throws a punch. ” She could definitely see that happening, but that wasn’t the worst thing she could see herself doing. Lezekiel’s next reply though managed to get her out of her deep thoughts, even causing an eyeroll in response. “ Please, you know I take great pleasure in disagreeing with you. You’re making it sound like after this that’s the only thing I’ll do - agree with you. Which let me tell you from now, won’t happen often, even if you actually are right. ”

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CLARAMAE,

     claramae had known as soon as sybil d o d g e d her kick, and aimed one at her, that there wasn’t enough time in the world for her to move; she grunted, easing herself back into the force of the kick to lessen the blow. ignoring the sharp pain, she extended her leg out and swept it underneath sybil’s feet, forcing her to join her on floor level as well. suffice to say, the older slytherin wasn’t the only one working out their micro aggressions on this partly cloudy scotland day.

     Sybil didn’t see that kick coming. As soon as she fell down on the ground the Slytherin couldn’t help, but to groan in f r u s t r a t i o n. Every time she thought she was getting used to the pace of the fight she had ended up missing one crucial move, which led to this exact moment. Laying on the ground then, breathing heavily and staring at the clouds she thought that she couldn’t carry on with this as she’d be forced to see her own mistakes again and again. But the voice in her head that was saying that remained only a voice, cause meanwhile her body had reacted and she was now back on her feet. Still a bit hesitant she turned to Claramae. “ Want to take a break? ”

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PHILIPPA,

    pippa was trying to crane her neck to see what was going on when sybil spoke up from behind her, turning slightly to acknowledge the slytherin as she shrugged her shoulders.  “i can’t see. there’s a freakin’  G I A N T  blocking my view.”  her words were pointed as she struggled to see past a student who had to be nine feet tall, her impatience getting the best of her as she stomped her feet.  “breakfast will be nearly over by the time we get in there if people don’t start moving.” the last bit was grit out through clenched teeth,  IRRITATION  plaguing the witch.  “if i have to write my exam on an empty stomach, you can believe that  SOMEONE will suffer.”

Sybil looked over to the Gryffindor, acknowledging that apparently she wasn’t the only one whose patience was running out. She may not have been as eager to eat breakfast as Pippa, but she surely had more motivation to get the line moving in one way or another. “ I’m gonna deal with this. ” She told the other girl. “ But my way of handling things will cause an even bigger problem so if you have any suggestions now’s the time to share. ”

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ADORA,

    one of adora’s hands moved to rest on her hip, a heel tapping incessantly as she cocked her head slightly. she had been NICE initially, but that didn’t mean her sugar wouldn’t be transfigured to spice if sybil started on her. doe eyes narrowed when no such thing happened. adora’s defensive reaction had formed over their years of schooling, after all. suffice to say, she was still getting used to sybil’s new stability. “ay, i will.” the witch said slowly, as if she were still waiting for sybil to snap. her typical posture resumed as she eyed the redhead suspicously. “ … is that it?” she asked finally, unable to help it.

“ Is that it? ” Sybil echoed the words, though her tone was now not as calm as it used to be. It had been an improvement for her that she stopped getting into fights this year, but the arguments.. she was still working on that. Her next response came through slightly gritted teeth and happened to be the most diplomatic one she could mutter out at the moment. “ If you’re expecting me to lash out at you for getting in my way I can surely arrange that, but for now I think it’s best if you don’t tempt me further to do so. ” 

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wrotten:

do u know what pisses me off? a lot of things where do i start

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ALARIC,

    rowle isn’t surprised to hear they’ve been sending sybil on errands. it was all part of an internship, or so he’d seen. he’d only worked at the ministry weighing wands for a few weeks before he’d been sacked but he’d been there long enough to watch the throngs of young witches and wizards scurrying after ministry officials, knees buckling under the weight of all the papers in their hands as they fought to balance mugs of tea or coffee all the while. he figured it was all part of the job .. schlepping through the grunt work before you were entrusted with more responsibility.  he has to hand it to sybil, he isn’t sure he’d be able to stomach it himself.  “thanks.” he replies as he reaches for the flask, taking a swig and welcoming the burn as it goes down. he’s in between jobs right now and spends more time than he’d like drinking, but that’s a problem for another day. “i’m sure they’ll entrust you with more responsibility eventually. it just takes time.”

It was actually nice to talk to someone about the internship and all its ups and downs. Sybil definitely wasn’t used to sharing, but under the influence of a bit alcohol the tension that the topic brought wasn’t as disturbing as it would’ve been in any other circumstances. “ Maybe, but I don’t have that much time. ” She pointed out, “ Before I know it I’ll actually have to start the auror training and I’ll be once again zoned out from everything interesting that this job has to offer. ” There wasn’t anything bad about the training, but a part of her always believed it to be a waste of time. A waste of three years to be exact and after that she’d get to go out on the field as an Auror. It was too much for someone with as little patience as her, but there seemed to be no other way to get to this. “ I want to do something fun. ” The Slytherin finally blurted out after a long silence. Being so stuck with all sorts of responsibilities from school and outside it distanced her from all of the new and exciting things the world had to offer. She had to break that mold.

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AURORA,

aurora hadn’t even realized there was a chance she would be noticed, it was just rather her trying to gather up some of the lion courage she supposedly had to ask if sybil needed any help ( since it seemed like some help might be needed ), and than it was that she wasn’t sure the slytherin needed help or wanted any from her. “..i – i’m sorry..” the blonde manages to say it clear the timid lion wasn’t expecting sybil to notice her. “did y – do you want me to help you?” she this time questions, instead of apologizing more even if she wanted to but at the same time she thought that would’ve been a worse idea.

In her rage Sybil hadn’t noticed that she had practically asked the Gryffindor for help, which she believed she didn’t need. She was so used to having to deal with her problems on her own that even the thought of asking was unbearable. “ You? Helping me? ” She mused sounding as if just the suggestion was the most absurd thing ever. “ There’s no need for that. ” The snake finally stated when her nerves had calmed down a little, her thoughts clearing up as well and realizing how irrational her own actions had been. She could easily light her cigarette with the flick of her wand. What was the point of being a witch if she couldn’t use her magic  for something as simple as that? though, even after the realization had hit her she decided against smoking at all. At least not now. Carefully putting back the cigarette and lighter which she had to throw away later her green eyes focused once again on Aurora. “ I shouldn’t have snapped at you like that, but I’m not going to apologize either. ”

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KELLAN,

“..huh?” kellan questioned, the eagle had been getting ready to head back to his common room when he heard sybil it clear the dark haired male hadn’t really been paying THAT much attention. that of his normal smile spread across his features. “gotcha, i figured that’s what you meant. i’m still figuring everything out, i might take some time after i graduate to think through everything and make sure that i’m going to like the career i choose and not end up hating it.”

“ Really? ” She had already blurted out the words and didn’t have any time to correct herself. Whatever, she couldn’t stay stoic and pretend to be emotionless forever. “ I just expected most people to have some idea on what they want to do considering how close we are to graduation. ” Sybil explained in a more nonchalant manner. The thought was extremely odd to her, she knew what she wanted to do even a year ago  and was so set on it she refused to see the other possible point of view. “ But finding a job that you’ll enjoy is important. ” She thought for a moment. “ Have you considered becoming a teacher? ” It was a suggestion from the top of her head, but she did think it was a nice one. “ I think you’ll be good at it, really. ”