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Post by Nikolai Smirnov on Aug 2, 2007 2:05:30 GMT -5
Nikolai was pleased when he had returned to school for term. He had the ability to meet some new people. It wasn't all that easy to get to know people back home but he was going to try at least.
His wandering ending up outside in the vast open courtyard, a differnent and depressing place all in its own making. He shot a mischivious smirk toward the shrub of what appeared to be flowers that was in front of him. He could have some fun while he waited for someone to talk to at least.
It was just a simple hex or charm that even most children used on each other when they were upset at each other. Parents usually found their offspring a different color than they left them. Nikolai's sister had even turned the house cat into a lion by accident during one of their fights.
Moving closer to the roses...Nikolai waved a hand and noticed how they simply changed colors. They didn't shrivel up or grow bigger. He still had a lot to learn. A simple word could make them do something. Feeling that he wasn't doing his best, he stepped back, and sat back on a nearby rock ledge. Maybe someone else had a better idea on what to do.
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Post by Elizabeth Potter on Aug 2, 2007 9:13:06 GMT -5
Liz was walking slowly around the courtyard, she just finished her homework and was about to go back to her room, when she noticed a boy standing over the roses, she watched as they changed color. She was amazed and walked over there quickly, blinking a little "Excuse me but how did you do that?" she asked in a sweet tone.
Elizabeth was taken back when he backed up and sat on a rock, then she noticed he was from the same house as her and relaxed " Oh Hi Nikolai" she said as she realized who he was, she had also loved to be around him but the two never seemed to be able to get the time.
She turned to the Roses for a moment and smiled she moved closer to them and thought for a minute " So pretty today, do my lovely want some water" she said softly. The young girl was still a little out of it after hearing about the death of her father, so sometimes she spoke in riddles.
"What brings you out here today"
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Post by Nikolai Smirnov on Aug 2, 2007 9:23:11 GMT -5
Upon hearing a voice that sounded like an angel and a voice he had hear a million times before, he smirked as he turned his head to face her. In all his years that he knew her, she still looked amazing. For being a Potter, Elizabeth outshined most of the girls that went here by far.
He arched a brow at her question. “You’re asking me how I did that?” he teased her, as he moved from his spot and moved closer to her. “Why Miss Potter, that shouldn’t be hard for you, a Potter, to know a simple charm.” He motioned toward the rose. “A simple color changing charm that we learned when we were mere first years.” He slid an arm behind her back, placed his hand on the small of her back just applying the right amount of pressure, and ushered her forward. “All you have to do is remember the right words to say.”
He nodded at her words. He hadn’t seen her much over the past year. Her annoying sibling had seen to that. Seems he thought that Nikolai was a black plague or something. “True they could use some water or maybe some sun,” he replied, letting his Russian accent slip through. He knew that Elizabeth was one of the few who thought it was cute. “As for me being out here, I wanted to prank Jasmine… do you know where I can find that sister of yours?”
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Post by Elizabeth Potter on Aug 2, 2007 9:49:15 GMT -5
Something Liz can be an air head. "Of coarse I know how you did it, I just was not thinking" she answered as she watched him move closer. She loved his touch, but she nervously jumped as she looked around and sighed in relief as she did not see James around. James has been watching her like a hawk so that they were not together. She walked with him and smiled.
"You want to prank him? why, did he do something to you?" she asked softly as she listened to him talk " Well I can water them easily Nikolai" she whispered a word and water shot out of her wand and landed on the roses.
She turned to look at him "Did you try the greenhouse or the great hall?" She asked wondering if he really was looking for her brother or if he was just looking for her and found her he did. She looked at the ground and then sighed "I can help you find him"
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Post by Nikolai Smirnov on Aug 2, 2007 10:00:53 GMT -5
A crocked smile crossed Nikolai’s face the moment that she jumped. She had always been a little bit jumpy when she had been around him. He had always at a time figured it had been about her overly protected brother, Jasmine. That boy needed help. Maybe a good time as a Singer in the Traveling Circus Group or something might loosen him up.
He shot Elizabeth a faint smile. “You never think, amera,” he whispered to her, as he moved closer. His hand traced down the length of her arm. “You have to relax and let your brain do the thinking.” He knew that deep down she would be able to do this all on her own. “Just think of what color you want it to be and it shall be.”
A wicked smile crossed Nikolai’s face. “Why of course I want to prank her royal highness,” he teased her, as he lifted up her free hand and kissed her knuckles. “It is the proper thing to do. She has made my life miserable since the first day I laid eyes on you. So why should I not retaliate and make her life horrible?”
He watched as she water the roses and his smile grew wide. “Good, love. You are learning. Soon you might outshine that drama queen you call a brother.” He chuckled. “Why would I try those places?” He knew that James would probably be making face with Lily in some dark corner and he really didn’t see that. “Cause we really know what he’s doing with his time anyways.”
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Post by Elizabeth Potter on Aug 5, 2007 12:44:31 GMT -5
Elizabeth giggled as he tickled her when he traced his hand down her arm, they were so close now, she closed her eyes and thought of a color and then a white light flow from her wand and hit a rose and turned it blue. She smiled and turned to look at him. “That is the first time I got that since the first year here” she said with a smile. She loved every minute she spent with him.
Liz shook her head, it looks like to her that her brother and Nikolai would never get along. But she hoped for her sake that they would learn to get alone. She listened to him go on and on about her brother and sighed “Nikolai please go easy on him we just found out that Papa was killed and its really hard for James” she said softly as she hugged him as a tear rolled down her eyes; just thinking about it made her cry.
She nodded James was always after Nikolai for something and it was hard for the two of them to be together even if it was just a friendly conversation. “Just know that yes he is my brother but his opinion does not scare me away from you, Love” she said as she kissed his cheek.
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Post by Nikolai Smirnov on Aug 11, 2007 15:37:07 GMT -5
Nikolai couldn’t help but smile. Talking with Elizabeth was calming all the while. He knew where her heart almost truly laid. He knew that she would be loyal to her brother if things badly happened between them, but then again what sister would not. A wicked smirk crossed his face as he watched her turn the rose a different color. She then beamed up at him like some young child who had just learned how to say her first spell. He shot her a warm smile as he moved closer to her. “You did well, Elizabeth,” he whispered to her.
He continued to watch her. He knew that the small tiff between James and himself would eventually cause trouble between Elizabeth and himself. In due time, he would try his best to make amends with James, but for now, it just seemed better to have fun with him. His smile faded on his face when she mention that her father had just been killed. He had been acting like such a jerk around them, and here they had been suffering.
“I’m sorry to hear that, puppet,” he whispered to her, as he pulled her closer to him. He rested his head on top of hers. “I never meant to upset you in any way.” He then tightened his hold on her. “And don’t worry about James. I can take care of him.”
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