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[lexi_winchester]

Week Name/Date/Time: 'The Minister is Elected'/ Tuesday, November 8th / 2:30 PM
Location: Gryffindor Common Room
Open To: Tatiana
Currently Involving: Lexi

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[tatiana_w]

Tatiana was curled up in a cushy armchair with one of her novel. It was a muggle work that she guessed must be fifty years old, and was full of florid language that she couldn't make sense of at least eighty percent of the time. However, to Tatiana, all that mattered was that she appreciated just how prettily the prose was worded.

There was a sniffling sound nearby, and Tati turned to see Lexi there, sitting by the window. Her first reaction was to think, Leave quietly. Don't bother her. But something made her pause. She strode over and knelt by her weeping friend.

Patting Lexi's shoulder and attempting to sound motherly (something Tatiana wasn't all that good at), she said, "Lexi? Are you going to be all right?"

[lexi_winchester]

Hearing a gentle voice from over her side and a light tap on her shoulder, Lexi quickly jolted her head up. What a great thing to get caught doing - crying like a baby! Wiping at her eyes messily, she attempted (but failed) to hide her recent tears. Seeing who it was, though, she was more at ease.

"Oh, hey, Tati." She said with a slight forced smile. A couple sniffles were heard before Lexi continued. "Yeah, I'll be fine. I'm just tired..." She trailed off, turning to glance out the stained-glass window. Taking another wipe at her eyes with the back of her left hand, she cleared her throat roughly.

[tatiana_w]

Tatiana wasn't used to trying to be a good person, but today she was determined. She sat down beside Lexi and continued in soft tones, "Are you sure? Do you need to talk? I'm here if you do."

She realized she might be acting too forward. She shook her head and prepared to stand. "But I won't press you. I'll leave you alone if you want."

Tati could only guess what this was about: Niki's recent death. Tatiana hadn't known her, had only passed her once or twice in the hall, but she knew Lexi and Niki had been close. But Niki was now a shaky subject that many students weren't quite sure if they should bring up...

[lexi_winchester]

Lexi continued staring out the window, afraid that if she turned back and focused on the present, she'd bawl her eyes out again. But perhaps that was just what she needed to do. Just get it all out; it had been bottled up for much too long that it was bound to just come rushing out.

"I'm really okay." She finally said after a brief pause. Lexi smiled softly to Tati, glad to have her as a friend that cared about her to ask. "You don't have to go... I mean you're not bothering me or anything." Another sniffle before Lexi had to wipe her eyes as another tear fell.

"I'm just being such a weepy baby!" She actually laughed at this point, more of a way to make her embarrassment over breaking down less noticeable. Whichever reason; she did. Lexi swallowed hard and then turned to look at her friend, "What a brave Lion I am, huh?"