-tabitha- feeling lazy

[NIKOLAS RAPHAEL MERCIER]

Checking his watch, Nikolas relaxed slobbishly onto the statue, he might have been a prefect but he did know how to relax. It was quite early in the evening, and yet he had nothing to do. He'd already finished all of his homework. He closed his eyes for a moment and yawned. He was tired... and a little chilly. He realized suddenly. He had left his Hogwarts cloak in the dorm because he'd assumed he wouldn't need it. How wrong he'd been.

Rolling his shoulder back, he winced as the shoulder bone grind against his collar bone, it didn't really hurt, but still made him cringe. He probably should have gotten his shoulder looked at by the medi-nurse, but he was sure it was fine and that he was over reacting over something really simple, so he found no reason to go to see a nurse.

Nik inhaled deeply, and took a second or two before exhaling. Nik was a little worried, but when was he not. He constantly worried about Holly, but mostly tried to put it to the back of his mind, and forget about it. There was nothing he could do, and nothing good ever came from being miserable. Nik's Hogwarts life seemed so much simpler and easier than his twin sisters. Being a muggleborn in Slytherin couldn't be easy, even if the house wasn't as prejudiced as it was before.

In his thoughts he failed to register someone approaching. If he had, he would have stood up and tried to look as if he were doing something other than loitering, Luckily he was a prefect so could probably get away with it. Not that he wanted to test that theory.

(outfit)

[TABITHA JANE WINTERS]

OUTFIT

Tabitha wasn't really on duty right now, though prefects were never exactly off duty either. She was just getting out of a charms study session that Flitwick was holding to go over last year's basics for anyone who wanted to review as they dove into the new material for the year. Her last year... that was a painful thought. Tabby really had no idea what she was going to do when she graduated.

She rounded the corner and saw her fellow 7th year prefect leaning in something between pain and sleep on the humpbacked witch, which she knew was a secret passage, but maybe Nik didn't know that. "Oh Nik." She said. It didn't matter that they weren't super close or anything, she wasn't calling him by his full name. "Are you alright? You look a bit paler than usual." She said with a slight chuckle. Nikolas had a very fair complexion.

[NIKOLAS RAPHAEL MERCIER]

Nik jumped up in surprise, and was about to ramble off a long tedious apology, then realised it was his fellow prefect Tabitha."Hey.. Tabitha" he smiled, he had been about to call her Tabby, but had backed out and chosen to call her by her full name. He chuckled with her, and gave an look at his arms. "just missing the glorious English sun" he joked. Even when he tried to sunbathe and loose his overly pale complexion, it never seemed to work.

"Were we meant to be patrolling now?" he asked a little worried, he hadn't meant to forget - that was if he had been 'on duty'. Nik had no idea what lesson he was supposed to be in..m probably a transfiguration one. He never got the hand of that. So kind of gave up with it. Nik ran a hand through his light blonde hair. He'd be lying if he said he didn't dye it. It had once been that blonde, but as he grew up it had subtly darkened to a natural dark blonde.

[TABITHA JANE WINTERS]

Tabitha pouted a little but said nothing. She wasn't a huge fan of being called Tabitha. Tabby, Tabs, TJ, Winters.... Tabitha made her feel like an old cat lady or something. It was pretty and she liked it, but not from her peers generally speaking. She settled for giving a snorting laugh at his comment about English sun. The English sun was rather weak and absolutely no good for tanning, and he ought to know that by now. But maybe that was the point. Tabby still thought he looked sick but maybe that was just her.

"Um, I don't think so." Tabby said. She wasn't supposed to be patrolling just now and here, but she couldn't know if he was. they didn't always work in pairs, or in house pairs, since all prefects were supposed to be a unit so they tried to get them to work with new people.

"Did you not go to the charms review?" She asked, gesturing behind her at Flitwicks classroom, she was fairly sure he'd continued with charms, but maybe he hadn't.

[NIKOLAS RAPHAEL MERCIER]

Nik often compared the english sun to the sun in toulouse. In toulouse his sister tanned, but he didnt, he just burned. But even if he spent hours in the sun, trying to change his pasty appearance into something more human. He wished he really wasnt that pale but he couldnt change that. He was a little jealous of his sisters ability to tan. "I probably should have checked the board earlier" he said, before yawning again.  He hoped he wasnt meant to be patrolling with the slytherin male prefect. He got on Niks nerves. If he was he wouldnt bother going. 

"Was I supposed to?" he asked, he had completely forgotten about that. He really had been forgetful recently. Maybe he'd had to many knocks to the head. Nik had carried on with charms... and transfiguration, and wished he hadnt. He'd fallen so far behind, but he had exceeded his prediction in Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology. 

Nik sat back on the statue, and looked at Tabby. "You decided not to go?" he asked, referring to her being here. It wasnt like Nik disliked the teachers. Professor Flitwick was great and the assistant professor was an ex hufflepuff which was alwas great. Not that Nik had known her of course. He wished he was good at charms and transfig. because he generally liked the subjects.

[TABITHA JANE WINTERS]

Tabby was sure something was wrong with him. "I just came from there..." So, of course she went. She was taking charms this year. It was one of her favorite classes and she did very well on her OWLs. "I just didn't know if you had taken charms this year or not..." Tabitha chuckled and shook her head a little. Oh Nikolas, he could be pretty clueless, or maybe he just often saw Tabby on his off days.

She watched as he leaned clueless on his statue, obviously tired and obviously disoriented. "I think you should take a nap Nik." She informed him with a little pat on the shoulder. What was it American's drank... coffee? That always kept them up, though some strong tea would do the same. "Or maybe make yourself a strong drink."

[NIKOLAS RAPHAEL MERCIER]

Nik grinned bashfully. "Ahh. My bad, im not really with it" he apoligised. Some days he didnt know where he was really. "I took it..." he spoke softfully, then added "wish i hadnt" he said with a childlike pout, he could act really childish sometimes, for a prefect he wasnt very mature most the time. Nik often wondered whether he'd loose his head if it were stuck on. The muggleborn wizard rubbed at the back of his neck, and could feel his checks warming slightly. He was such an idiot sometimes! 

He laughed, but yawned again. "Should do. But can never get to sleep when im meant to" he replied languidly. "A nice cuppa tea would be good" he grinned, being partially english. He did have an appreciation for a good cup of tea. He probably did need a something stronger than tea, but he didnt really like coffee. He could drink it but he didnt like the taste. So only really drank it as a last resort. He rubbed his shoes together, scruffing the leather a little.  

[TABITHA JANE WINTERS]

Tabby sighed. Nikolas wasn't her favorite person in the world, he was spacey and directionless, and often more than a little bit confused. "Aw why do you keep taking it then?" They were at the age they could pick their classes, and he must have done well enough to get into the class in the first place. And if they were hard, then he should have been at the review. Tabby didn't have much patience for people not taking charge of themselves.

"Take a sleeping potion," Tabby suggested, he looked like he could use about a day's worth of sleep. She nodded, "Yes, a good strong cuppa would be just the ticket." Tabitha assured, pulling him off the statue and giving him a light shove toward the stairs.

"Go take a load off." Tabitha instructed, pointing in the direction of their common-room.

[NIKOLAS RAPHAEL MERCIER]

Nik could tell that Tabby was probably a little frustrated with him, her sigh made him think that. It wasn't like he didn't apply himself. He did just not in Transfigurations or Charms. He'd done alright in the subjects, and had assumed those grades would carry him just fine in the NEWT years. He was quite happy to apply himself in Herbology for example. "Because I thought it was fun" he said with a shrug. His family questioned him like that in most of their letters, and he gave the same answer.

He kept meaning to ask the Headmistress about giving the two subjects up, so he could focus on Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures. It wasn't like he really needed those subjects anyway. There was once a time when he had needed both because of the job he'd wanted, but since then he'd changed his mind as to what he wanted to do.

Nik blinked, "Oh yea... forgot about those" the muggleborn wizard - after 7 years of wizardry - still couldn't get his head around stuff like that. If he were at home, he would have been prescribed sleeping pills. He stumbled for a moment before getting his balance, he laughed as she shoved him towards the stairs, but began walking in the right direction all the same. "I'll go down to the kitchens later" he planned allowed, mostly to himself.

He saluted her, in a muggle army fashion. "Shall do, Tabby" he spoke playfully. Before heading towards the common room "See you later?" he asked rather than stated, he wasn't really sure if she was in many of his classes, but he was sure he'd see her in the common room, and also he wasn't sure if she was heading to the common room either.

[TABITHA JANE WINTERS]

ooc- i guess this is really done

[NIKOLAS RAPHAEL MERCIER]

ooc - I guess so