Time Flys || hphm T.W

eight • 'i wanted to help'

Talbott made his way to the common room, he walked in and saw Tulip sitting on one of the large chairs with a Smokey fire set behind her. She glared at him as he cautiously walked through, her eyes never left his until he turned into the boys dormitory's. Her stare was cold which strongly differed from her normal excitable self. Liliana had definitely told them what he said and he assumed there would be consequences. Tulip would without doubt make his life hell.

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Liliana decided to meet her friends anyway despite being threatened by a floating man with bad clothing choices. Her friends had come to learn about the Vaults sleeping curse but any thought of the cloaked man was distant if not gone, they didn't see or know of his relevance and Liliana aimed to keep it that way. It was safer.

His motives seemed worse than that of just opening the vaults, and she couldn't have them becoming entangled within it.

She burst into the pub and practically marched to the table her friends sat at. Tulip, Jae, Barnaby and Tonks all looked at her with confusion as she threw her gloves and green scarf onto the table. Yes, she ditched Talbott's.

"Are you-" Jae started before Liliana practically burst.

"No. I am NOT ok. He's PATHETIC." She spat the last word as she slumped onto the bench.

"He?" Tonks questioned, Liliana nodded.

"Ugh boys are disgusting." Tulip said while sipping on her beer.

"I say we turn him into a Rat." Tonks suggested,

"Maybe snap his wand?" Jae mentioned.

"What did he do?" Barnaby questioned,

"That doesn't matter. We don't like him if Liliana doesn't like him." Tulip said with a slight snobbery but the three girls all nodded in agreement.

"Right... kidnap his pet?" He then offered.

"Now we're talking!" Tonks shouted as another round of butter beer was brought to their table.

Conversation eventually lead back to the vaults as Charlie joined the table which meant Jae brought out his flask of fire whiskey. He said it was to 'calm nerves' and he always ended up sharing it along the group, they handed the bottle round the small table pouring a Small amount into each of their tankers.

"We have to get into the forest, Kettleborn suggested on a broom."

"We already looked in Flitches office, there weren't any."

Tulip frowned during the moment of silence before peeking her head, "Don't know why I didn't suggest this before... we could steal one?"

"I like the way this girl thinks."
Tonks was grinning uncontrollably,

"And then say we were looking for a snitch in the forest if we get caught?" Jae suggested while looking in thought at the others, he was often the one to find them a way out of trouble while the latter found themselves deep in it.

"That... that might work."

"You lot are a terrible influence, but I'm in." Charlie grinned while downing the last of his butter beer. He had only been there half the time of the others and he had gotten through double the drinks, Weasley livers for you.

A red haired woman entered the bar and all student eyes fell onto her, Madame Radpick. The atmosphere shifted, even the normal townsfolk seemed to shift slightly in their seats, she clearly had a reputation unknown to the students.

Jae was inattentive to the ordeal, or simply unfazed by the bars dubious reaction. "I almost thought it was your mum Charlie but she wasn't round enough." Charlie went bright red and used a tongue knotting charm on Jae for the comment, everyone screeched in laughter as Barnaby attempted the counter charm numerous times. He ended up turning Jaes hair red and pink along with making his left foot double in size before he succeeded.