Pieces of Two Different Puzzles

Linnie shrugged. "Mostly 'cause you wouldn't 'ave believed me. No teacher would. You only do now 'cause she's 'ere." She motioned her head to Azy.

The teacher looked at the two girls with a slight frown. Probably thinking that what Linnie was saying was true. "I'll look into it," She said.

Linnie shrugged at the teacher. "You don't really 'ave to bother. I've dealt with 'em since I was 11. I can deal a couple more years."

"THis sort of thing shouldn't be allowed go on," The teacher said looking at both of the girls. "I'll look into it, and both of you should go and change into something dry before you catch a cold."

Linnie just shrugged and walked off to go change. She was really cold and would rather like to be dry again.

Azy made her way to the Ravenclaw commonroom. Getting a few odd looks as she was dripping water. She made her way into the dorm and pulled her wet clothes off, getting on some dry ones.

Linnie walked up to the Gryffindor common room. As she walked in she noticed a couple of the people from before, and a few of their other friends. She ignored them and walked to the dorm to get changed.

Azy got a towel and dried off her towel. She wondered what the teacher was going to do about the matter, but she hoped she actually did something not just syaing that she would.

A week or so had passed since the incident and Linnie noticed that the group left her alone. Maybe the teacher had gone through with what they said they would do. But, as the same time Linn felt it was only a matter of time before something else happened.

She was walking down the hall after classes on day, on her way to the common room to relax, when suddenly someone rounded a corner, blocking her way. Linnie noticed that it was the leader of the group. "Do you have any idea how much trouble you got us in?" they asked her, looking down (as they were taller) at her.

Linnie didn't answer, instead backing up to distance herself, only to find there was a person behind her too. Whoever it was grabbed her arms so that she couldn't run off. Linnie looked at the leader. "You wouldn't really 'urt a girl..." she said, guessing that's what would happen. Tease, taunt, and nearly kill? Yes. But physically hurt? No.

Azy had been at the library, and was walking throughthe halls to get back to the Ravenclaw common room, whcih was in the same general direction as the Gryff one. Until you got up a bit and that crap. She rounded corner and heard a comotion coming up the hall a way off, when she got around the next corner she saw a bunch of Gryffindors and Linnie. Her eyes narrowed, narrowing even further when Terrance punched the girl twice. "Oi Terrance," She shouted walking down the halls, her eyes gleaming darkly. The boy glanced up looking at her. "I'd advise that you are your idiotic mates leave, now."

Linnie had squeezed her eyes shut when Terrance had raised his fist. But that was the only reaction she allowed them to see. She wasn't going to wince and whine like a baby. She was stronger than that. Then her eyes tentatively opened when she heard Azy's voice.

Azy's eyes darted to one of the Gryffindors who looked like he was about to grab her. "Touch me," She said in a cold tone. "Or her, again. You're house will find it itself with a severe lack of points. And, if a certain teacher heard about this you'll probably find yourselves in a detention from now until the end of the year. If you're lucky enough you might even get suspended. Doesn't that sound like fun?" Her eyes flashed dangerously at the group. Daring them to even try.

Terrance scowled at Azy, but made a motion to the guy holding Linnie to let her go. The guy did so, much too roughly as Linn stumbled forward and fell. Terrance knelt down next to where she was and looked her right in the eye. "This will be settled, soon. And this time you're little bodyguard won't be around to stop it," he said in a low voice before getting back up.

"I mean it Terrance," She said as he walked off. "So much as poke her and you are screwed." Terrance and his gang didn't reply. They just left. Azy scowled slightly at them and then turned to Linnie. "You alright?" She asked her, helping the girl to her feet.

Linnie did a quick check to see if her knees were hurt any, pleased to find they weren't. "Yeah, 'm fine. They didn't do too much," she answered. "And I've had worse anyway, so it don't matter much." Then she looked at Azy angrily. "But I tol' you that tellin' on 'em would only make 'em treat me worse."

"But it will eventually stop," Azy replied ignoring Linnie's angry tone.

"And just 'ow do you know that?" Linn retorted.

"Because if they are not careful they really will get suspended."

"Not if they get sneaky 'bout things they won't," Linnie replied. "An' I 'ave a feelin' that's wot they're gonna do now that you've threatened them."

"Linnie, you need to tellthe teachers when something happens, because then they will find out. And when it all piles up they have enough to get them suspended."

"They won't believe me. We've been over this," Linnie said.

"Then grab me before you go," Azy said. "They will if I'm there."

"No," Linn said shaking her head. "I don't want to 'ave to always rely on someone to back me up just to get people to believe me. I'd rather not bother with 'em at all."

"It's not going to get any better then Lin, you need to tell people," Azy shrugged walking off, starting to feel somewhat impatient with the girl.

"I'll be fine. I've been fine for years now. What's a few more? I'm tougher than I look. I can handle it on my own." She was getting annoyed and angry now, so her accent has disappeared.