No Way! (Slytherin)

[malfoy]

Isaac turned up pretty for breakfast, he would sit in the hall and read the newspaper, then read when most of the people came in to eat breakfast. The owl delivered his paper, and Isaac paid him three knuts. He unfolded his paper, then began to scan through it. His jaw dropped when he reached a smaller, minor article in the paper. His father had been sent to Azkaban. Apparently he had been having an affair with a muggle woman, then revealed that he was a wizard to her. He was probably stoned and did some sort of spell, thought Isaac. It sounded like his father. He closed his mouth, then shook his head. The idiot, Isaac almost felt bad for him, but couldn't help but think that he deserved the five-year sentence in Azkaban. Perhaps he would cut out the article, and keep it to rub it in his father's face later. Isaac amused himself with the mental image, then re-read the article, ignoring the coming footsteps.

[weaslebee2]

Emily walked into the great hall, looking very tired. She had gone to bed late last night because she didn't get back to the castle until a bit past midnight, and had awoken at four, unable to sleep. Knowing that more rest was impossible, she decided to come up for breakfast, before the rest of the Slytherin people had even gotten up. She slid into a seat beside Isaac, to see him somewhat smiling at an article. "Wh-wh-wh-why are you so happy?" Emily asked, failing to stifle a yawn.

[malfoy]

Isaac looked up from his newspaper. "Oh, it's nothing major, really," said he, wondering if Emily would notice that he wasn't interested in eating any breakfast. "My dad got sent to Azkaban for five years, though." Isaac was so happy that he could just sing.

[weaslebee2]

Emily swallowed her bite of cereal hard, to avoid spitting it out in Isaac's face. Well, she was most certainly awake now. That was shocking, normally people like Draco Malfoy could bribe others to get out of going to prison. Justice was sweet. "Really?" said Emily, shocked. "What did he do?"

[hiroku]

Hiroku teleported so she was just outside the Great Hall, before walking in. She headed over to the Slytherin table, rubbing her dry eyes. For a while now, she had been plagued with sleepless nights. Between Wolfgang being in France for the Quadwizard Tournament and the feeling of dread in her stomach, she hadn't been doing too great. She sat down across from Isaac and Emily, grabbing some toast and breaking off a piece before sticking it in her mouth. "Hey Isaac, hi Emily," she said after she had swallowed the first piece.

[malfoy]

"Good morning Hiroku," said Isaac. He was in such a pleasantly good mood at the moment, nothing would be able to ruin his day now. He noticed how tired she looked, the poor girl. When had been the last time she had gotten a full-night's rest? He poured two cups of black coffee. He slid one across the table to Hiroku. "Here, drink the lot, you'll feel better." Isaac said with a smile to his friend. He took a sip of his own coffee, it tasted horrible. Without any hesitation, Isaac chugged the rest of the stuff.

[hiroku]

For a brief second, Hiroku noticed something in Isaac's eyes, a distaste for the coffee it seemed. That was weird, Isaac had always like coffee before, hadn't he? "Thanks," Hiroku said as she grabbed some cream and poured it in, taking a swig of coffee. Maybe she could make it through the day on coffee.

[malfoy]

Isaac gave Hiroku a small smile. He didn't like how poorly she was treating herself. She barely slept. She looked as if she didn't eat much either. Isaac wouldn't know, he rarely spent mealtimes in the great hall anyways. Sunlight was coming in through the window. Isaac leaned back a bit in his seat to stay in shadow.

[hiroku]

Hiroku was now fairly unobservant and didn't see Isaac drifting back into the shadows. She sipped more coffee and grabbed some more bread, vaguely wondering if she should try to make conversation. No, she wasn't really in the mood to try very hard. Emily and Isaac seemed to accept her silence, anyways.

[malfoy]

"Hey Hiroku," Isaac said, then didn't wait for a response before opening his mouth and continuing. "How about tonight we pull a few pranks, just like the good old days?" It had been a while since they had got up to their antics, and setting up vanishing floor tiles wasn't as fun when you were alone.

[hiroku]

Hiroku was a bit surprised by this. She hadn't pulled a prank in so long that her head hurt just trying to think about it. Lately she had just not been able to come up with anything good enough to actually do. "Yeah, sure, sounds fun," Hiroku replied with a smile. She sipped her coffee, already looking forward to that night. Hopefully it would help her forget her troubles for a little while.

[malfoy]

Isaac grinned, it was good to see Hiroku happy for once. She hadn't gotten up to any of her antics since around September, before Wolfgang had left for France to be in the Quadwizard tournament. Yikes, that was a long time ago. The hall was starting to fill up, the most difficult time for him to control himself.But he had just gone hunting, so there was no temptation now.

[hiroku]

Hiroku smiled back, a light and quick smile, but a smile all the same. She downed the rest of the coffee, then looked around at the rapidly filling hall. Isaac still hadn't touched his food. "You going to eat anything, or did you already?" Hiroku asked him.

[malfoy]

"I had a bit of toast, I'm not a breakfaster eater anyways." Isaac lied smoothly. Eating something as simple as toast was repulsive, like cardboard topped with dirt and saltwater. The only thing that tasted the same was firewhiskey, except for the fact that he couldn't get drunk.

[hiroku]

"Alright then," Hiroku replied with a shrug. She couldn't really remember if Isaac liked breakfast or not, so she didn't really care. Hiroku glanced around, watching the hall become increasingly crowded. She wasn't really in the mood for a crowd right now. "I'm going to go back to the dorm, see you guys around," Hiroku said, grabbing a piece of toast as she got up to leave.