mischeif wins the war

death doesn't discriminate it just takes & it takes & it takes if there's a reason that I'm still alive when those I love have died then I'm willing to fight for it ◭∇◮∇◭∇◮∇◭∇◮∇◭∇◮ katie thorne | 17 | gryffindor | your favorite worst nightmate |

[the-trickster-lioness]

“You know, I’m not entily sure you know what it is that you’re holding.” Katie raised an eyebrow at the pack the person was holding up. She’d left it in the Charms, and the enclosed panic in her chest when she got to Transfiguration had her moving quickly through the halls to get it back. She missed the weight of the pouch that was a constant at her hip, leather that strapped to her belt, with a collapsible cauldron, vials, a basic kit for basic potioneering on the fly and a notebook to keep track of what she did, made, improvements and ideas. “Mind giving it back, I sorta need it.” 

[blackdelia]

[the-trickster-lioness]

[Bonfire]

[faith-richards]

She played with a strand of her own hair, tucking it behind her ear as she nodded in agreement with Kat but hesitated, “I agree, but if one can avoid getting into messes at all, it’s probably ideal to do just that.” Witnessing the concerned look on her face, Faith realised just how much she cared about the Slytherin; she knew they were close but the blonde had never really quite realised just how close they were. “Well you can always retire early, there’s no pressure to say late. It seems to be a good vibe and atmosphere so hopefully everyone will have a good evening. Do you have any plans for the night or just see how it goes?” she asked.

[the-trickster-lioness]

“I get into enough messes with and without her, and she’s rescued me from a fair number of them. Though I lack any sort of real position in this school to aid her… outside of kidnapping her. Which would be hilarious.” Katie, however, couldn’t help but laugh and shake her head. “I rather like most of my messes. They’re really entertaining, even if I ended up getting yelled at.” honestly she ought to receive an award of honor for the amount of detention she’d gotten. “I’d rather stick around if it’s all the same, I think I need a little bit f party in my system. Oh… hmm… Well I was just gonna see if I could raid the kitchen later on, but I think I’m content people watching. It’s relaxing to see everyone mill about before I decide to strike with pranks in the coming weeks. But you didn’t hear that from me.” the small brunette winked good-naturedly, hoping it came out more as natural as she intended it to be.

[faith-richards]

Faith nodded, well aware of how much trouble Katie had caused the school over the years. However she knew nobody had gotten hurt from Kat’s mischief and that’s what mattered. Faith was a little more inclined to let her get away with menial things whenever she was on prefect duty herself. Nodding again, Faith gave the girl a smile; she somehow managed to be incredibly sweet while admitting she was probably going to break some rules soon. The blonde couldn’t help but laugh as Katie finished and winked at her, “I suppose the benefit to having a lot of students around at the moment is the chatter and loud noise… It’s making it a bit difficult to hear anything…” Standing by the Gryffindor’s side, Faith leaned against a table that held a selection of drinks and snacks. She was suddenly in thought, thinking about the evening plans of the other students and what they could be doing as they got back to their dorm; what kind of conversation they would have. Suddenly, out of the blue, Faith questioned, “How have you been, Katie?”

[the-trickster-lioness]

It wasn’t that Katie was avoiding people, or that she even was hating every moment around crowds. They just weren’t her speed right now, and she wasn’t afraid to admit that, to herself at least, or when Evangeline bugged it out of her whenever she grew a little too tense. So she’d decided that after the Bonfire to get out more, to talk with her year mates, and restart her usual devastating path of painting walls and turning people into peacocks. All in good fun of course, her fun. Which was the best brand of fun. The Gryffindor hummed as Faith leaned towards the drinks, she’d avoided in favor of a calming potion, which was slowly wearing off. Katie sighed and patted at the flask hidden in her pocket, useless, she’d have to wait it out. She wasn’t about to become dependent, she’d read too many biographies and articles about potioneers getting addicted to their own concoctions. Katie however was startled from her own thoughts, the frank questions catching off gaurd so much that she answered truthfully. “Fucking shite mate.”

[the-trickster-lioness]

[Bonfire]

[faith-richards]

She played with a strand of her own hair, tucking it behind her ear as she nodded in agreement with Kat but hesitated, “I agree, but if one can avoid getting into messes at all, it’s probably ideal to do just that.” Witnessing the concerned look on her face, Faith realised just how much she cared about the Slytherin; she knew they were close but the blonde had never really quite realised just how close they were. “Well you can always retire early, there’s no pressure to say late. It seems to be a good vibe and atmosphere so hopefully everyone will have a good evening. Do you have any plans for the night or just see how it goes?” she asked.

[the-trickster-lioness]

“I get into enough messes with and without her, and she’s rescued me from a fair number of them. Though I lack any sort of real position in this school to aid her... outside of kidnapping her. Which would be hilarious.” Katie, however, couldn’t help but laugh and shake her head. “I rather like most of my messes. They’re really entertaining, even if I ended up getting yelled at.” honestly she ought to receive an award of honor for the amount of detention she’d gotten. “I’d rather stick around if it’s all the same, I think I need a little bit f party in my system. Oh... hmm... Well I was just gonna see if I could raid the kitchen later on, but I think I’m content people watching. It’s relaxing to see everyone mill about before I decide to strike with pranks in the coming weeks. But you didn’t hear that from me.” the small brunette winked good-naturedly, hoping it came out more as natural as she intended it to be.

[the-trickster-lioness]

[Bonfire]

[faith-richards]

She yelped in surprise as Katie swore. “Sorry!” she cried, “So sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you. I was just trying to get your attention and you seemed to be in a world of your own.” Faith had not spoken to Kat in a while. She had always felt somewhat protective of her, a little drawn to her at the least, so the Ravenclaw always made every effort to make conversation and see how she was doing. They had taken classes together and partaken in projects for homework, but it dawned on Faith that this was really the first time this year they had the chance to properly speak. She was still on prefect duty but took the time to make conversation with the girl, “I just wanted to check on you, really; make sure you’re having a good time. I also wanted to apologise for what I’ve managed to get Eva into as I do feel somewhat responsible for this whole mess…”

[the-trickster-lioness]

Katie couldn’t help but rub at her wrist, she’d just stopped used bruise balm that Evangeline always had in stock for Quidditch matches. But still it throbbed from time to time, Faith’s tone made her wince at the sudden loudness she’d been avoiding for most of the night. Evangeline had questioned why she had even come out tonight, but really she wanted to reassimilate to her life-- partying, pranks, playful banter with her year mates and pulling pretty girls into dark corners. She was trying to remember how to be herself again, though she felt as scrambled as an egg. Faith was among the pretty girls she’d always eyed, smart and intelligent, but their paths crossed so rarely and Katie had a wild social life that somehow never included Faith. Truthfully she was touched by the sound of concern, and the apology for Evangeline. “Eva is a big girl, she's gotten into trouble before, with me, without me, because of me. She can get into her own messes...” however it did worry her. Her fighting, her anger, Katie had an idea as of why, but she knew that voicing it would be akin to betrayal, and after spending such a time without Eva at her back she couldn’t do it again. She sighed and nodded, “I think I’m just really quite tired, that’ all. But it’s a good night, everyone seems to be enjoying themselves.”

[the-trickster-lioness]

Do you have a crush on any boys?

What part of LESBIAN do you not understand?

[the-trickster-lioness]

How close are you and Evangeline..?

Evangeline is my best-friend and I love her, she was my first friend at Hogwarts and is one of the most important people in my life. 

In other words, you try and fuck her up. I’ll make sure your body disappears.

[the-trickster-lioness]

SMH: Grayson, Jeremy, Tucker

Snog: Tucker,

Marry: Grayson

Gonna have to Hex good ole Jer-Bear though, sorry sunshine.

[the-trickster-lioness]

What is your most embarrassing sexual experience?

Simultaneously the best and mot embarrassing was Dylan having me whining like a goddamn kitten on the floor of my own House. That was some fuckery, honest to the gods, I have no idea how she got me like that. But it was really quite enjoyable.

[the-trickster-lioness]

Do you wank to images of Eva dominating you? I do.

First off all fuck you.Second of all, I will find you and kill you.Third, Evangeline is gonna kill you.Fourth, I will disintegrate your body.(Maybe fuck off)

[the-trickster-lioness]

SMH: Faith, Clem, Evangeline

Snog (sexy times) with Clem.Marry: Evangeline, because she's my girl.Hex: Faith, for lack of a choice.

[the-trickster-lioness]

[the-trickster-lioness]

[Bonfire]

[purely-evangeline]

What a freak fest. Evangeline was definitely 100% not planning on going to the bonfire and it definitely 100% had not exceeded any of her expectations, which were all very low in the first place. She was a bit furious at having been punished, she was hoping she could cover the whole thing up, but just as she had promised Sonder it seemed that both sides had lost. And now she was stuck lurking grumpily in the shadows of the glowing light given off by the two massive fires. The only thing that could possibly have brightened her night was across the way from her, also lurking in the shadows, and Eva made her way to Katie as soon as she spotted her, “Sorry, love.” she almost whispered, dropping Katie’s hand immediately, “You look like you’re having about as much fun as I am.”

[the-trickster-lioness]

Katie immediately felt bad for snapping at her girl when she realized who’s touch it was, and instinctually went back to grab the blonde’s hands, twisting her fingers between the slots of her own. Desperate for some sort of anchor. She wasn’t even sure why she was here, maybe because it’d look odd for her not to be there, and she wasn’t up for a few rounds of questioning by her peers. “It’s alright, I’m just... a tad jumpy still.” the word still was like a beckoning of doom, would she ever calm down enough? stop fearing that which was locked in a cage hundreds of miles away. Probably not. “Oh, zero fun, none at all, I don’t know what I hate more. The fact that I came here, or myself for making the decision all on my own, or the fact that I can’t even fucking drink.” she swirled the calming potion, before taking a quick gulp, hoping the effects would hold for a little while. “But now that you’re here, the night had brightened up quite a lot.”

[the-trickster-lioness]

[Bonfire]

[tomcat-megs-deactivated20161004]

After seven years with someone you noticed when things weren’t quite right. Katie didn’t always talk about things, but that was alright because Meg didn’t always talk about things either, that didn’t mean she would stop worrying or stop checking up on her friend. When people she loved were sad then she was somewhat sad too, she thought it was pretty normal for people to want the best for people they loved. She wondered sometimes if people were scared to tell her things, maybe because she was always trying to be positive and good, or maybe because after seeing McGonagall die she had been shaken and people worried she wouldn’t be able to handle things. She wished things weren’t like that, she could handle more than most people assumed. “Well he’s Head Boy, he should really be able to sense people coming by now, kids are sneaky buggers when they want to be.” Meg laughed lightly, shaking her head as she thought briefly and fondly of her duty partner. Turning her attention to Katie once more, her smile softened as she asked, “Not up for any pranks tonight? Thought I’d better keep an eye on you in case you’ve got something up your sleeve- or maybe it’s time you let some other feisty kid take over to terrorise the place for the next seven years?”

[the-trickster-lioness]

Katie couldn’t help but shake her head at Meg’s words, the idea that someone would take over her old position was an odd one. It was her positions afterall, she may not be a prefect, or the Head Girl, a quidditch players or even a regular at any of the clubs she joined (Potions, Duelling, LGTB), But she was still rather well-known and well hated by professors and students alike. “I think that if I pulled a prank I’d probably get yelled at. Then I’d get another detention. Which I’ll either have to beg you, Ace, or Evangeline to help get me out of or get me a light sentence. Then I’ll have to attend such detention, and I swear to god if I have to wipe grimy fingerprints of Hermione Grangers’s award for Services to the School I’m going to service the school by blowing it up.” Katie nearabouts threw her flask, polishing the trophy room was by and far the worst fucking thing to do as detention. She hated it, she also hated how many ladders she had to climb to get to the top. “Besides, this school is mine to terrorise until June the 1st, so I’m gonna keep fucking terrorising it and if any snot-nosed brat comes to try and take it from me I will toss them into the Giant Squids mouth before they pry my resident prankster position from me that is clutched in my cold, burned hands.” 

[the-trickster-lioness]

[Bonfire]

[tomcat-megs-deactivated20161004]

Meg was doing something of a ‘safety rounds’. Even though the bonfire was pretty supervised she did worry, things could go unnoticed and over the years she’d come to know which students drank at events. She didn’t mind too much, as long as they were keeping it to themselves, but she didn’t want anyone accidentally wandering into the lake or something either… And she just liked checking up on Katie in general. She knew there were things about her friend’s life she couldn’t change, even though she really wanted to, so all she could do sometimes was check on Katie while she was at school and make sure she knew she wasn’t alone. “Oh crap, I’m sorry.” Meg released her friend’s wrist almost immediately when she jumped, offering an apologetic smile. “Really got to stop doing that, managed to make Ace jump the other day too, I’m getting quite good at it but it’s not exactly a skill I want.”

[the-trickster-lioness]

Katie offered Meg a light smile, her dormmate, one of her cloests friends had a damn heart of gold. Lovely. Never failed to make her an little happier or relaxed than she was before. Vaguely Katie was aware that Meg was aware that something had happened, but she had yet to be fully informed, and with how quickly the combination of Evangeline’s spellwork and her potions she’d yet to see the extent of the damage. It was weak to show so how much she’d been abused, and to Meg she didn’t want her to see her so broken down. So Katie rubbed her wrist against her hipbone, soothing herself from the touch that had her jumping. “Oh Ace, lovely man that he is. Maybe it’s cause your Head Girl, months of keeping rules and peace have given you cat feet baby.”

[the-trickster-lioness]

Katie chose to deck herself out far more casually, not having a date or even a romantic and/or sexual partner at the moments she's far more relaxed and isn't looking for much right now. She's dressed for warmth, and even to not be noticed, hiding under her hat and carrying around a flask of calming potion. Everyone probably thinks it's alcohol, and that Katie's sour mood for the past weeks have passed, but it has not it's one of the few things that is keeping her sane at the moment.

[the-trickster-lioness]

[Bonfire]

Katie swirled the flask in her hand, hanging around the edges of the party. The loud noises, the laughter, it put her on edge. Dark circle under her eyes from lack of sleep, and though the remains of her abuse had healed thanks to deft spell-work and the annoyance of the Slytherin, there were still phantom pains. So she hung back, still a little unwilling to throw herself back into that party life she’d always thrust herself into since she was fourteen and allowed to drink at the Gryffindor parties. So when someone grabbed her wrist she couldn’t help the tiny cry of distress and surprise, jumpy still at physical touch that she couldn’t see coming. “Fuck, you scared the shit out of me.” she let out the tinest of sighs, closing her hands in relief that someone wasn’t trying to hurt her.