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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 21:29:29 GMT -5
Karliah stood, a little too quickly, and her knees buckled, sending her to the ground. Charles rushed to her and help her stand up completely. She was holding her head, "Hermione....What do you know about Caleb Hunt?" She finally managed to say, ignoring the taste of bile in her mouth. Something was off here and she was going to find out what it was.
Charles piped up, "Caleb's a nice guy...We've been in the same house for a whole lotta years now and-"
Karliah held her hand up to Charles, "Hermione what do you know about Caleb Hunt?" She asked again, her voice was weak and it sounded like she was coming from far away.
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Post by eileen on Feb 20, 2012 21:38:22 GMT -5
Hermione stood up at faced Karliah. "I've known him since first year, he's a hufflepuff, half-blood. He's my friend," she said not really knowing what else to say. Did she want a full biography on him complete with his favorite color and fun facts? "Why?" she asked crossing her arms over her chest, "What does he have to do with anything?" Hermione was so deep in thought, her brows were creating permanent creases on her forehead and she felt herself getting a headache.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 21:42:49 GMT -5
Karliah pressed her hand to her lips and then spoke, "Something..." She trailed off and then turned around and grabbed her crystal ball for comfort. She sat down in one of the lounge chairs on the other side of the room, "Hermione...Is there any reason that Caleb Hunt would need to be..." Karliah frowned again. She hated telling people about her visions, especially when they often made her feel like she was sparking something into motion, "Is Caleb Hunt a good kisser?" She blurted and then scrunched up her nose. She was looking for something distracting, but perhaps not so....awkward.
Charles looked at Karliah for a long moment and then rolled his eyes, "Seriously, Karliah?" He asked and groaned. He rolled his eyes, "Yeah...I understand why you didnt ask me that question, but seriously?!" He couldn't believe that she had acted so strangely about a crush.
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Post by eileen on Feb 20, 2012 21:54:34 GMT -5
Hermione frowned, she had a feeling that that was not what she was going to say. She had some kind of vision- and for some reason she wasn't telling. "What?" she said shaking her head in confusion, "I.. I don't know. I've never kissed him." Hermione sighed and sat down beside Karliah. "I..." she took a deep breath, "Karliah... Is there something I should know?" Her mind went into overdrive as she tried to think of any and all possibilities linking her and Caleb Hunt which would make someone act strangely, even afraid. But she couldn't think of any. Caleb was a model student, a harmless Hufflepuff.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 21:59:34 GMT -5
Karliah looked up from the ground and then looked at Hermione in seriousness, "Hermione. Is there any reason that you could possibly think of-And I mean, consider everything because this is deeply important-" Karliah took another breath and looked from Charles to Hermione again, "That you would want to or need to or have to kill Caleb Hunt?" She let the words fly from her mouth and tried not to think about it. She didnt want to have to start something.
Charles sat down with his mouth wide open as he thought about it.
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Post by eileen on Feb 20, 2012 22:06:25 GMT -5
Hermione stood up suddenly in shock. "WHAT?!" she looked down at Karliah. Now she KNEW she was off her rocker, she'd lost her mind! No doubt about it.
"No! I would never do such a thing? Why would you even ask me that? Not only is Caleb harmless, he's fiercely loyal and would never do anything wrong," she said though she might be putting him up on a pedastal now. "And besides, I could never- I can't even fathom the thought of killing someone else. Why would you even ask?" Hermione's mind raced wondering where this was going. What exactly did she see?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 22:11:55 GMT -5
Kariah felt a little nervous as Hermione shot more and more questions at her, "Hermione." She said quietly, but she continued to throw more and more questions and accusations at Karliah. Finally she snapped, "HERMIONE." The room went quiet and she felt herself relax into the arm chair for a moment, "If you really want to know what I saw, here it goes: You running after Caleb. Avada Kedavera-ing him. He was lying at your feet. I don't see the how or the why. I only get snippets sometimes." She said and looked to Charles for support.
Charles held up his hand, "That doesn't make any sense, Karliah." He said and furrowed his brow. He looked at Hermione, "Why would you....?"
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Post by eileen on Feb 20, 2012 22:20:52 GMT -5
Hermione sat down in disbelief. She shook her head, "No. No. You're wrong. That has to be wrong. You're on something." There was no reason for her to do any of that, Caleb was perfectly fine and as far as she knew, though she tried not to boast, she had very high morals. She would never kill anyone. Not unless... she was trying to defend herself. But if what Karliah said was true, she wasn't defending herself in the vision- she was running after Caleb trying to kill him.
She looked at Charles, "This was a complete waste of time, she's obviously lying- playing some sort of sick game." Shaking her head, she began to make for the door.
"I don't know what you're playing at Karliah, but it's not funny!"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 22:25:23 GMT -5
Karliah felt her eyes sting a little bit. No one had ever come to her for a reading before and now Hermione was insulting her and demeaning her, "I'm sorry, Hermione." She said quietly and stood up. She placed her crystal ball back on the table and then looked at Charles, "I didnt mean anything by it...I was just....telling her what I saw. I'm sorry, Charles. Tell her I'm sorry...Tell her it was a mistake....Tell her anything!" She sat down in a chair, turned away from him and shook her head.
Charles looked at Karliah for a moment and then ran after Hermione, "Hey....Hey...." He grabbed her arm lightly, willing her to stop walking so that he could talk to her, "It's okay, Mione." He breathed and shook his head, "I'm sure it was a misunderstanding.... Karliah said it herself, it was a mistake..."
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Post by eileen on Feb 20, 2012 22:33:18 GMT -5
Hermione leaned back against the wall trying to catch her breath. She'd been mean to Karliah, but honestly she had no idea why anything she said would happen. She knew herself, and she would never do such a thing. So there was only one valid explanation, Karliah was lying or made a mistake.
She shook her head, "No. I'm sorry. I lost it back there. It's just... I don't understand." This was part of why she hated divination. Sure there might be some truth in it, but from her experience with Trelawney, she knew most of it was smoke and mirrors. But she'd hoped Karliah was more in tact than Trelawney. Maybe she was wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 22:38:22 GMT -5
Charles held onto her shoulders and looked at her, "I'm sure she made a mistake, 'Mione." He said with enthusiasm, "I mean really...I could never see you actually killing someone...Especially not an innocent, loyal little Hufflepuff." He shook her gently, trying to get her to relax a little bit. She seemed so tense, "You might want to steer clear of Karliah for a couple of days though...She's been known not to shower after a particularly intense reading!" He said jokingly and hugged Hermione for some reason, "I'm only kidding. Im sure she showers regularly like the rest of us."
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Post by eileen on Feb 21, 2012 1:23:31 GMT -5
Hermione laughed a bit and wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you, Charles," she whispered as she pushed herself closer against his chest, "You always know how to make me feel better." She couldn't believe Karliah, there was no way that would ever happen. "You're right of course, poor little hufflepuffs. I should probably pick on someone my own size if I were to do something like that," she grinned widely.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2012 9:09:09 GMT -5
Charles relaxed into the hug, taking the moment to fully realize how much he had missed Hermione. He brushed some of her hair out of her face in order to see her grin, "Alright, not exactly what I meant! Hurdle puffs aren't-" Charles took a moment and then felt a smile creep back onto his face, "I bet I'm your size." He said with an exaggerated wink and then started to laugh.
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Post by eileen on Feb 21, 2012 11:48:49 GMT -5
Pushing Charles away, she laughed. "Just because you can make me a laugh and fall for you again doesn't mean anything, Charles!" she smiled before walking down the hall away from the North Tower. She'd had enough of Karliah's mumbo jumbo crazy talk. Her feet went faster than she expected, the thought of Karliah coming back out and accusing her of trying to kill another student made her anxious and she didn't want to be around her anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2012 11:54:03 GMT -5
"Hey now!" Charles said and walked after her, trying to match her quick pace, "Aren't you in a hurry, 'Mione?" He laughed and grabbed her hand as they walked, "So....do you have plans for the rest of the day? Or can we continue this rather intoxicating getting to know you session?" He smiled, sincerely hoping that she would want to continue talking with him. He had missed her, he couldn't deny it. And after his falling out with Quinn and the rest of his old mates, it was good to have someone from his past back in his life.
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