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Jennifer

April 20, 2005 7:40 PM

Empty Spaces by Jennifer

Jennifer, creeping around softly, managed to avoid everyone else who seemed to be in the library at the time. She wasn't really feeling reclusive, she just wanted to avoid the endless round of introductions that the first few weeks at school always seemed to offer.

She was feeling more confident about herself, and less shy, but once a wallflower, always a wallflower, really. And she just hated the awkward feeling of going up there, and hoping you weren't snubbed, or laughed at behind your back. She was a firm believer in standing on your own too feet, and, although she had a few very good friends, she really did prefer to be alone. As she constantly told herself, she was there to observe, not to initiate.

After about fifteen minutes of searching, she finally foudn what she was looking for. She grasped a rather small book on one of hte top shelves, and slowly inched it off the shelf. However, she wasn't careful enough, and soon both book and herself had fallen rather ungracefully onto the floor.

SHe picked herself up, winced, and then look around. When she was certain no one had seen her unladylike tumble, she smiled down at her book, gently wiping off a bit of dust. It obviously hadn't been read by anyone anytime recent, but that didn't matter to her. Animal Farm, by George Orwell, probably wouldn't be a big hit with most of her classmates, but she appreciated it.

She settled herself into a tiny alcolve that she discovered sometime last year. It was just a tiny little burrow in the wall, basically, where she could be alone, and it was exceptionally difficult to notice her. Empty spaces suited her, really. \n\n

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Elizabeth

April 20, 2005 8:12 PM

Empty Places by Elizabeth

The library, the center of knowledge and home to the resident bookworms of lovely Sonora. People from all years were scattered about the place, reading, fighting, or bothering each other to some extent. The real question in the situation was why the raven-haired, extremely athletic Elizabeth was in there. It wasn't her place, yet something had drawn her to come to the library that sunny afternoon.

She took a few moments to immerse herself in the countless rows of bookshelves, wondering if anyone could truly know all the areas of this huge library. The Lavine library at home in New Orleans was large for a mansion library, but it was nothing compared to this. Even though her father was in love with literature and bought every book that landed in his hands, their father's study and library couldn't hold a flame to the enormity of books residing in the premises.

All of a sudden, the sounds of a person crashing down met Elizabeth's ears. It broke the silence, and in doing so attracted her attention. After a minute of looking about for the fallen person, she came upon Jennifer sitting in a corner, reading a book. That didn't surprise her; Jen was always reading and slipping into her wallflower mode whenever Elizabeth wasn't around. Jen was her best friend, but sometimes the quiet feeling she radiated could drive Liz insane.

"Animal Farm?" she asked, walking up to her friend, "My father read that once, and told me about it. I was little, but I remember it's concepts. Mother and Aunt Rose were simply furious about it though: they both thought Father shouldn't have been telling me and Javon about such things. I guess his sister and wife didn't approve of pointing out the wrong in the 'All animals were created equal, but some are more equal than others' idea." \n\n

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Jennifer

April 22, 2005 1:22 PM

Well, I was going for the Queen song... by Jennifer

Jennifer looked up sharply when someone entered her area, but grinned when she saw it was Liz. They hadn't seen each other yet this year, not really. Of course, they had glimpsed each other across cascade for instance, but that was about it. She put down her book, and rolled her eyes at her friend.

"The main idea really was, "four legs good, two legs better'," she retorted. "But you get kudos for trying. So, who have you run into so far? I've seen like Chrissy, and this new girl named Lily in our year. Oh, and I met TJ, He's very nice, really. It's almost like we've never been gone, somehow. Nothing seems to have changed."

She smiled to herself. Nothing had changed but herself. The building was still the same, the grounds, the quidditch pitch, etc., but she was certainly different. She liked the change, but she sometimes wished she knew where she was going from this.

"So, how was the last month of summer for you guys? Did Javon actually try out for the quidditch team like he wanted to?" Being forced to go home for one third of the summer, she had missed the culmination of what Liz called one of the biggest arguments her two brothers had ever had. Jennifer loved them both, for they had taken her in like family with no warning, but she really was on Javon's side. He should be allowed to do what he wanted to do. Everyone should.

"You know, my cousins weren't actually all that bad. I mean, nothing could make Paul anything but his arrogant self, and I don't think he ever forgets that if something happened to me, he would inherit everything, but Will was wonderful, for once. He actually seemed very interested in you. You two should meet sometime, just to see how it would go."

She grinend to herself. She knew that Liz hated any sort of matchmaking, considering that they were both 12, but she really did think that those two would get along. Birds of a feather, and all. Both stuck in a world they didn't really like, without the courage to defy the ways.

Jen at least had broken free before it could settle on her, but Liz, well, Liz was stuck between a rock and a hard place. And right now it seemed to be affecting her more than usual.\n\n

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Elizabeth

April 24, 2005 9:44 AM

Whatever... by Elizabeth

Elizabeth took the oppourtunity to sit in a squishy chair that was resting next to Jennifer's. A simple roll of the eyes was all the reception she gave to most of the things Jen had to say. It was all in good fun, though, and Jen knew that she wasn't being rude, she was being herself.

"Well, I've seen Chrissy and Tally, Jake and his cute little sister Bella, and Mia, but you can imagine how that went... Anyway, I agree, I think the only thing that's changed aside from my height is the new batch of firsties. They're going to be a handful from what I've seen... but don't worry, the 2nd year Pecaris will make sure that they aren't forgotten." she said, grinning.

It was only a matter of time, really, until the Craven twins got into the swing of things and started taking over their the pranking and/or mayhem-making duties. It was something Elizabeth had come to rely on for a good laugh when everything else wasn't going right. She just hoped she'd made good enough friends with them that they'd include her in the plans, as opposed to being the victim. Elizabeth doubted the latter, considering there were so many new first years to become victims of pranks.

When Jen started to talk about her family, Elizabeth started shaking her head. Her brother Javon had always wanted to get out of the political arena and get drafted into the National Quidditch League, but Aunt Rose and Uncle William wouldn't hear of it. Their father's siblings did their best to keep him happy by adding a new quidditch pitch house with lockers and such next to the Lavine Manor Pitch, and he'd thanked them for it, but Elizabeth knew that her brother wouldn't be truly happy until he was on a NQL team.

"Well, Brett relented slightly, but you know that he's only answering to higher powers- Aunt Rose and Uncle William. I hope he gets his chance to live his dream, he has so much skill!" she sighed, inwardly knowing that he'd probably never get to play pro, he'd probably just marry some rich pureblood girl that Aunt Rose had doubtlessly already chosen.

"But off that topic... you know I hate people trying to set me up, but... Will sounds interesting... I dont know, when would I meet him?" she asked, a glint of her cousin Helena sparkling in her sapphire eyes. \n\n

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Jennifer

May 02, 2005 9:22 PM

Whatever yourself by Jennifer

Jennifer rolled her eyes back at Liz. Honestly, they were both so immature at times. Their parents would be positively ashamed of them, but, in all honesty, they deserved a bit of fun. The two of them were only twelve, after all, and all twelve year olds deserved time where they could just goof off.

"Well, Jake, Chrissy, and Tally are always nice. And really, Liz, you need to give Mia a break. She was raised in her own way, as you were raised in yours, and it's neither your fault nor hers that they conflict."

Jen nodded as Liz explained about Brett. She knew that it wasn't Brett's fault. Brett actually seemd too supportive of his brother and sister to try to force them to do something that they detested. Of course, she didn't know him all that well. They had talked over the summer some, and Brett had seemed to like her, or he just like having someone who knew so much about the life of an ambassador. No matter how much they had talked, Jen had gotten the idea that he was once of those people who you never really knew. Liz was that way, too.

"I don't know when you could meet my cousins. Maybe you could come stay in England for a few weeks, since I've stayed at your house so much, and my mum seems to think that I have to spend a little time with her every year."

She grinned at her friend, and then put down her book, and stretched. It was so nice, to not have anything to do, to not have to pretend to be anything you weren't. That was what Jen loved about Sonora more than anything else. She could be herself, and there would be no reprimand for it.\n\n

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Elizabeth

May 14, 2005 2:25 PM

Well :-P by Elizabeth

Again her light blue eyes rolled as Elizabeth laughted slightly at Jen. She was right, of course. Mia was one way, and Elizabeth was another. That's just how it was, but because they lived in such close proximity to one another, it was near impossible to have a confrontation every once in a while.

"Yeah, they are," she finally said, agreeing with her, "As for Mia, well, I guess you're right. But anyway, next holiday I'll come with you to England, possibly save you for a few weeks at least. Then you can come back with me to New Orleans. It'll be fun."

She too took the oppourtunity to stretch out, feeling the freedom and yet certain restriction that came with staying at Sonora. On one hand, she was free from her uncle and aunt, but on the other hand, there were many daughters and sons of extremely influencial pureblood families hanging around, just waiting and watching for her to mess up. Then would she hear it from her Aunt Rose. She'd be as good as under house arrest if her aunt got wind that she was in any way, shape, or form dishonoring the Lavine name. No quidditch, no nothing, just "lady" lessons and being dressed up all the time. \n\n

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