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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 23, 2012 0:34:07 GMT -5
The class with her seventh years had gone well. It had been interesting to see what the students could smell with the Amortentia in the air and their own potions, draught of the living dead, had been well executed in most cases. She was extremely proud of them. Chaz had decided to head to dinner with them and after finishing up had come back to the class to start putting her Amortentia into vials.
It had to be taken to the ministry and they had issued to send someone down in the morning. Chaz was currently sat at her desk carefully filling the glass vials and becoming more and more frustrated. The smell of Geoffrey Wallace had become stronger than the smell of coffee and parchment and it was upsetting her. They had not spoken since their meeting in the tower which had ended pretty badly in her eyes. She had seen him in the hall but avoided his gaze and kept to herself and Steph.
The ring had not made an appearance back on her finger and the weird feeling was now gone. She kept her robe sleeves pulled down most of the time and so no questions had been asked. She just hoped the tan line would clear up soon so that she could just carry on being normal. Maybe get out and meet some people. She was still young for the love of Merlin.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 23, 2012 0:42:04 GMT -5
Geoffery sighed as he walked down the stairs into the entrance hall. His mind not fully made up. He frowned as he looked over at the entrance to the dungeons. His eyes not really wanting to leave it he moved into the great hall and got a cup of coffee. His hand hovering over the second cup he sighed again and picked it up. Filling it with coffee. He added two scoops of sugar and started out of the great hall and back into the entrance hall.
As he walked he moved down the stairs to the dungeon his eyes watching the steps as he carried the two coffee's not wanting to spill them. He frowned as he moved into the dungeons and headed into the potions classroom. "Char?" he asked softly as he looked around.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 23, 2012 0:47:21 GMT -5
As she was filling a vial she heard someone call her name and Charlize glanced up to see Geoff in her doorway. She missed the vial and tipped the potion over her hand and desk. "Merlin." Chaz put the ladle back in the cauldron and sighed. "Can I help you Geoff?" Back to being professional. Something churned in her stomach though. She was nervous to talk to him. Curious to know what he wanted. He had made it clear that she would not convince him otherwise.
Chaz got up from her seat. The smell of coffee was stronger but still not defeating his scent which was not helping this matter. She pulled her wand out and cleaned up the mess she had made. "You can take a seat if you wish." In all honesty she felt a little awkward to be talking to him and would rather him say what he wanted to.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 23, 2012 0:54:06 GMT -5
He walked toward her and offered her the cup of coffee. "I'm sorry about the other night." he said as he looked away. "I was hoping that we could chat." he said as he looked at her. His eyes not really meeting hers as he was ashamed of the way he had acted. "I am sorry about what happened." he said.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 23, 2012 1:01:38 GMT -5
She took the cup of coffee from him and gave him a thanks. She placed the cup down on her desk and moved out from behind it. "We can chat. I am not too busy." Chaz said. She leaned against her desk and folded her arms across her chest. "I accept your apology." Charlize told him. "Would you like to tell me what is going on in your head?" She simply wanted to understand what he was thinking, and why she hadn't had a chance to explain.
"I wish you had just let me explain." Charlize told him feeling a little more nervous. Her life was a mess and she knew it. She'd done everything for other people and never for herself and hence she had ended up unhappy.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 23, 2012 1:06:09 GMT -5
He looked at her and sighed. "Well, We've been talking for a while now, On and off." he said simply as he looked at her. "And to be honest. I've come to value your company. And wanted it to be more. But when I saw the wedding ring." he said looking at her left hand. Noticing it wasn't there. "I got hurt. And angry with myself for not asking if you were married ahead of time." he said. "I thought maybe I'd been flirting with you and it wasn't a good thing and that your distance was because you were." Geoff said as he sighed. He closed his eyes as he let his head hang. His eyes opened again as he looked at her. "I was hoping we might redo that night.' he said as he looked at her hopefully. His eyes eager.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 23, 2012 1:14:01 GMT -5
Charlize listened to him intently. She could understand why he had gotten upset. She had made it look like she was married. Running a hand through her hair she decided that it was time for him to understand what had happened in her life. "Let me explain." Chaz told him simply.
She unfolded her arms and started quietly, "I got married when I was nineteen. To a muggle man in order to help my father's ailing business. I have been married for four years to a man I do not love and who saw me as something strange. He is now in prison and we are now divorced. I am 23 and a divorcee. Wonderful, no? I wore my ring because I did not want people to ask about the mark and it felt strange to not have it there." Charlize admitted to him. She let out a big sigh. "A 23 year old divorcee who isn't too sure about relationships and love is not a very goo proposition." Chaz told him.
She moved back to the cauldron to start ladling again. "I like you. I enjoy your company. I think you are sweet and charming. Although sometimes hot headed." Charlize was not looking at him but focusing on getting the potion into the vials without spilling it. The steam was still rising in spirals, "What do you smell?" she suddenly asked him, curious to what he loved the scent of.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 23, 2012 1:31:13 GMT -5
He nodded and took a drink of his coffee. Looking at her as she told him she wanted to explain. "Alright." he said softly. Listening with rapt attention. Her story not really making him feel much better about getting angry. "You still are someone I'm interested in." he said as he looked at her. His eyes watching her lips as
she spoke. "I would like us to continue to be friends at least." he said as he smiled softly. "And I'm sorry about being hot headed." he said as he looked at her.
He looked at her in surprise as she asked him what he smelled. "Well, I smell ink, Vanilla and Lilies." he said softly as he looked at her. It was slightly startling because she usually smelled like two of the three things when he was with her. He couldn't shake the feeling the things were playing out how they should now.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 23, 2012 1:44:38 GMT -5
Chaz glanced over her shoulder as she put the stopper back in the vial. "You're still interested?" she said, surprise lacing her tone. "I think we can manage being friends." Chaz told him with a small smile. She laughed when he apologised for being hot headed, "Don't apologise. That is you."
Chaz told him, "Funny, because I smell coffee, parchment and you. And by you I mean I can distinctly smell books." Chaz was good at observing and their first breakfast she had picked up what he smelled like. It was the book smell that was musty and she loved it. Charlize gave a small grin and a sideways glance to him, "So I suggest we start a fresh. I believe there was a mention of a trip to Ireland one weekend." This was the most forward she had been with him and it felt weird. She was still unsure whether it was a bright idea to start something with him or to just leave them as friends.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 23, 2012 1:51:21 GMT -5
Geoff looked at her. "I'm interested." he said. his eyes following her movement as he grinned. "And I'll apologize all I want for it. I shouldn't of snapped. It was both rude and unworthy of being directed at you." he said as he moved slightly to help her finish bottling the potions. "Well, I know that one of these upcoming weekends is a Hogsmeade weekend and the teachers are going to be free as well." he said as he looked at her. "We can try then." he said as he smiled. Glad she was being direct.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 23, 2012 2:02:30 GMT -5
Charlize smiled at him. "That sounds like a good plan to me." As long as neither of them was drafted on duty for the Hogsmeade weekend they could go ahead and visit Ireland like she had wanted to with her tour guide. Charlize stoppered the last vial and put it into the box.
She picked up the coffee and sipped from it, "You remembered." Chaz said with a laugh. It was sweet and black just as when she had taken their cups up to the tower. She remembered that he preferred cream. "I believe you have visited me so does that mean I get to hear your accent?" Chaz said remembering the conversation. Truth be told she adored strong foreign accents. The British one was quite charming. But she wanted to hear his.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 23, 2012 2:09:11 GMT -5
He chuckled. "I guess that does mean you get to hear my accent." he said as he looked at her. Pulling his wand from his sleeve he gently tapped it twice against his throat. His raw accent coming through now he smiled. "how does zat sound?" he asked. "Better zan bevore?" He asked as he frowned Not enjoying his accent in the slightest.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 23, 2012 2:14:55 GMT -5
Chaz grinned at his accent. "Much but I know you don't like it so feel free to go back to as it was before." Charlize reached up and kissed his cheek. "Thank you." Charlize moved her box of vials onto a shelf ready for the ministry member to pick it up. She then moved back and sat herself back on the best and said, "Class tonight?" she asked. If not they could spend the evening together like before and hopefully it would be more calm than last time.
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Post by wallaceg on Apr 23, 2012 2:18:03 GMT -5
He shook his head. Tapping his throat again with the wand he put it away. "Thank you." He said. "I don't have any classes tonight if you'd like to join me up in tower." He said. "I can get us a few blankets. A good telescope and some food from the kitchens if you want." he said as he thought about it. Maybe turning it into more then it really was. "But that's up to you." he said as he looked at her.
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Post by CHARLIZE KENDRA GUY on Apr 23, 2012 2:23:29 GMT -5
There was a blush creeping on her cheeks but Chaz said, "I\d like that." It sounded like it would be nice way to spend the evening. "May I ask if you've ever been married?" Chaz was curious. He was older than her, by how much she was not sure, but she was certain he was older. She was curious to know if he had been married beforehand.
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