I can have a dark side (open)

[TERSHA ALARA KNIGHT]

Tersha had managed to find herself a completely empty compartment, and so far, no one had had the balls to interrupt her and ask if they could sit with her for the journey back to Hogwarts. She found it amusing that the younger ones were so wary of her. She had worked hard to put them in their place and let them know not to mess with her, but she hadn't expected it to work so well, or for word to spread. Maybe a friend or two would be along at some point to chat for a while, or even a snivelling second year she could boss about to entertain herself for a bit. She didn't have any pets, not because she couldn't afford any, or didn't like them, she just preferred to avoid the responsibility of looking after one, so she was thoroughly alone. Something she was used to in life for such a popular, powerful girl.

She had a few magazines in her bag which would pass a bit of time, and she was sure the food trolley would sell newspapers or something when it came around, though she was more interested in the food she'd be able to get. She had only had breakfast a few hours ago, but hunger was setting in already. Her appetite was always decent, but recently it had risen a tad, and she knew exactly what was to blame for it. She had been elected to be one of the new leaders of the Shadows this year, since the old ones had graduated, and the pressure she felt already was immense. The school year hadn't even started yet, but she knew she had a lot of responsibility on her shoulders. Tersha liked responsibility, it meant she had more power, which she loved, but it was still daunting to be in control of something so big. Something so dangerous, and ultimately secret.

Of course, she wouldn't be doing it alone, there would be two other leaders working with her to run the group who supported the Dark Avengers, but she had no idea who those two would be yet. She wouldn't find out until she got to school. Probably not even then. It would be their first Shadow meeting in three days time that would enlighten her, and she hoped to Merlin that the other two leaders weren't complete prats, or she she would undoubtedly be doing everything she could to overthrow them and bring 'friends' in to rule by her side. She still wasn't sure she was doing the right thing, and it felt wrong every second of every day to have chosen the side she had, but she stubbornly went along with it. She would not be part of a losing team. The Dark Avengers had proven they weren't losers the second they killed Harry Potter, and she was under no illusions that they were amateurs. Well, Tersha was no amateur, either. She would put her all into the Shadows and prove herself worthy of the new title given to her.

One leg crossed over the other, her foot tapped agitatedly as she watched the busy platform outside, wishing the train would leave already. The sooner the school year got underway, the better. And the sooner the food trolley arrived, the sooner she would stop feeling so venomous.

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Finn had been at the station when that idiot girl had decided to make her grand entrance. He despised people like that, they were ridiculous and stole attention from whatever was going on around them. Finn preferred to be entertained in a less deadly way than potentially being run over by some hooligan on a bike.

Finn said his good byes to his parents and climbed aboard the Hogwart's Express, giving a small wave out the window of the door to his parents before making his way to one of the toilets to change immediately.

It was cramped inside the toilets but thankfully it didn't stink, yet. With boys being boys and a moving train bumping all over the place it wasn't going to stay clean and fresh for long so getting changed now was a necessity he'd learnt over the years because he didn't really fancy changing in a room full of guys.

His clothes were off and his robes were on. Finn made his way out of the toilets, headed a good distance down the train, away from them and entered the first room he wanted to enter. After all, who would argue with him? If there was anyone in there he didn't like, he'd kick them out, if there was anyone in there that annoyed him? He'd kick them out. If there was anyone in there that didn't want him there? That was right! He'd kick them out.

Finn looked about the compartment. It was empty save for one little soul, and a pretty little soul she was too. Tersha Knight. He'd seen her around the castle a lot and she was on the Gryffindor cheer squad while he was on the Hufflepuff squad. Her legs were crossed and she looked very lady like. "Tersha. How nice to see you." That was about as nice as Finn could get and it was about as charming too, he wasn't the smartest lad but what he lacked in brain power, he made up for in muscles.

"I'm going to join you." He said as he made his way further into the compartment and threw his bag up on the shelf before sitting down on the opposite side, almost straight across from her but he felt that it might seem too weird as he didn't exactly know her properly, yet a question popped into his head. He'd always thought she was on the darker side of life but last year she'd been seen an awful lot with that Potter kid and so he wondered if she was some kind of spy, for them or the others.

"So you still with that Potter guy?" Finn was not scared to just delve into a conversation. There were many reasons for this, one was because people weren't exactly going to kick him in the nuts or start any kind of fight with him when he could crush them just by sitting on them and two, if they tried insulting him then it usually just bounced right off his ego. Usually it was because he was too dumb to understand what had been said but sometimes it was because he knew it was true and he was accepting of that fact but it didn't mean he couldn't punch them.

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comments: BUWHAHAHAHA! Evil Hufflepuff to sweep Tersha to the dark side! SCREW YOU JAMES POTTER![/justify]

[TERSHA ALARA KNIGHT]

Just as she was starting to get bored people watching, the compartment door slid open, and the tall, bulky - in a totally drool-worthy way - frame of Finnigan McLaggen entered the small room, greeting her plainly and announcing that he was joining her. It was all very matter of fact, and Tersha merely watched him settle on the seat opposite her, one brow raised in amusement as her lips curved into a smirk. She offered no greeting. She didn't think he needed one, to be fair, he had been pretty sure of himself with regards to inviting himself into her little space, so it wasn't as though she could protest. She didn't want to protest, but she also didn't want to make him feel like he owned the place even more than he blatantly did. She owned this compartment, and he was lucky she kept her mouth shut upon his entrance.

In all honesty, she didn't know him well enough to have an opinion on him, outside of the fact that he was a hunk. He was on the cheer squad for Hufflepuff, and he had an ego on him, she was pretty sure she had seen him at a few Shadow meetings, too, but aside from that, she had nothing to judge him off of. At least it would be eye candy for the journey, if only he didn't have those annoying school robes on already, ruining her view. Tersha had chosen not to change until later on. She liked to look good for as long as possible, and tended to view school robes as a ball and chain around her pretty ankles. The longer she could wear her own clothes, the better. Her simple outfit of skinny jeans, black boots and a royal purple sweater looked far more attractive than Gryffindor garb.

Finnigan struck up conversation almost immediately, and Tersha had to restrain a smile at how forward he was. She liked it. There was nothing better than knowing where you stood with a person. And having the nerve to quiz her about her love life, too! She lifted her chin, dark eyes roving carefully over his face. "Well, I'm not with him right now," she answered, tone slightly flirtatious. Had she intended to flirt? She didn't think so, it just slipped out that way. Oh, well, nothing wrong with buttering up your company a bit. "Why? Are you interested in him? You know he's graduated now, so you'll have to wait a few years to have your shot at him." She winked, playful, and let her fingers reach down to the hem of his robe to give it a gentle tug. "Are you always so.... prepared? We won't be at the castle for hours."

(OOC: LMFAOOOOO That gif had me hysterical!! He's like "YUHHHHHHH!!" Bahahahaaaaa <333)

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Finn looked a up at Tersha, little confused, he liked girls, not boys. What was she on about? Why would he like James Potter? Finn decided to brush it off rather swiftly. It was strange that she would think that he would like James Potter. Plus James Potter was some kind of goody and that definitely wasn't his type, even if he did have thing for boys, which he was certain he did not.

"I don't like boys. That's a freak thing to say." And that was his reasoning for her very odd question. She was some kind of freak. "I like my robes and I dislike changing in a carriage of people or a toilet filled with piss when the train's moving." Why was she so interested in his robes? Tersha seemed like a really strange sort of girl and he wondered if he should make her leave. She was light enough to just pick up and dump outside of the room but he figured he could give her another shot, after all she was prettier to look at than an empty compartment, but if her weirdness outweighed her good looks then she was gone and he wouldn't feel even the slightest bit bad about throwing her out of her own compartment.

Finn looked out the window at the people running about. Some had robes on but very few. He supposed they were like him, the robes were more comfortable than bloody muggle clothes anyway. Though muggle clothes had become more popular in the wizarding world over the years and as both worlds grew, he figured they had to fit in with the muggles though he never actually understood why. They had magic, the muggles did not, they should have been ruling the muggle world and the muggles the slaves of the wizarding race or something. Even Finn's thoughts weren't really that well thought out.

"Were you the girl dumped by year book?" He asked bluntly and then he started to laugh a little. "You were, weren't you! It was Potter that dumped you for everyone to see, right?" It had taken Finn a while but he had remembered something amusing from when school had broken up. He remembered seeing a seventh year's book that they wanted him to sign for some reason, and they'd pointed out the girl that he been dumped by the year book quote. A lot of people had found it hilarious, Finnigan included and he had not thought of her emotions through the whole thing and nor did he think of them now, if she was upset then he'd just enjoy that as well. People got too attached to one another, it was funny.

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comments: Well this GIF is going to be his catchphrase I thinks.[/justify]

[TERSHA ALARA KNIGHT]

The confusion on Finnigan's face was apparent pretty much immediately, and Tersha fought the urge to roll her eyes. Merlin, this guy was dense. She would tell him so, but she didn't want to jump straight to direct insults just yet. It would likely end the encounter, and she might enjoy thrashing out a bit of her irritation with him, if she could go about it subtly enough to drag it out a while. Subtlety didn't tend to be Tersha's strong point, though, and she dug deep to keep her current opinion on him from spilling from her lips. Instead, she focused back on the window, figuring she might control herself a bit better if she wasn't looking directly at Finn. "I'll be getting changed in here," she announced bluntly. "The toilets are gross anyway, why bother with them." She always changed in whatever compartment she was in, mostly because it involved less effort, and she just didn't really care who saw anyway.

"Were you the girl dumped by yearbook?" Tersha's mood soured considerably in the three seconds it took him to ask the question, and she wanted nothing more than to stand up and kick him in the balls. Hard. What was this guys problem? Did he get a kick out of being a complete arse? She figured so, and it made his physical prowess lose a bit of allure. Obviously buttering Finn up wasn't an option, he was far too thick to take the bait, and far too oblivious to realize there was any undertone to her comments. He was clearly one dimensional. What a joy. Maybe she should make him leave after all. If he was that lacking in the brains department, he wouldn't be much company in the long run. She'd no doubt get bored after half an hour and end up giving him what for.

Tersha snorted. "Hardly! Finny, are you a Pureblood?" she asked, guessing that he probably was, due to the way he conducted himself. Also, most of the Shadows tended to be Pureblooded, so the chances were high. "'Cause you see, Potter isn't. As if anything I had with him was serious. He was a bit of fun. I couldn't care less about a dumb yearbook comment. I was playing with him, but when it comes down to it, I'm only interested in Pureblood guys." She shot him a cutting look, despite her casual air. "I like intelligence. There's only so much fun you can have with a weakling loser who can't even finish a Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson in one piece." She forced out a laugh, remembering James' exit from the last lesson before summer all too clearly. She didn't really think him a weakling. She didn't think anything bad about him at all, in truth, but the more she put it out there, the further James would be from her world. If people thought she wanted nothing to do with him, he would be safer for it. No one from the Shadows would look twice at him. She needed to make him nobody. Unimportant. The guilt would eat her alive, otherwise. "Why are you so interested in my love life, McLaggen?" she quizzed, tone slightly snippy. She did not like to be laughed at. "Wanna stop beating around the bush and ask the real question on your mind? Not that it's any of your business."

(OOC: Rofl At least he's hot. XD Hahaha)

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What was with this girl? He'd just asked a question and she was jumping down his pants, or whatever the expression was. She seemed to be a bit touchy about being dumped and truthfully he didn't fully listen to what she was saying, he had a bit of a tendnacy to zone out in the middle of conversations, other things distracted him, like pie, short skirts and wondering what food would be on the trolly this year. Hmm, he was actually quite hungry. Maybe he'd open up his bag and see what his mum had packed for him. she always packed a lot of goodies for him and she always supplied him with money to get something from the trolley if he wanted.

Finn stared at Tersha but his gaze slowly drifted down to her purple jumper, wondering what she was wearing underneath. She was pretty and he wouldn't mind seeing a bit more flesh and if she was changing in here then she'd be changing in front of him and he didn't mind that in the slightest. He thought nothing more of it, he didn't even think of making any advances he just listened to her ramble, kind of. It was all mumbling and shrieking to him and he had food in his bag, maybe he'd offer to share with her. Actually that was a good idea, it might get her to stop being so crazy and to shut up.

Standing up he turned and got his bag down and sat it on the seat next to him. He opened it up and looked at Tersha. "I wasn't listening and I don't know what bush you think I've beat up but I don't kick tress and stuff if that's what you think. Do you want some food?" He turned his attention back to his bag and in the end pocketed section were some chocolate frogs, Bertie Botts, home made sandwiches and yougurts that crackled in your mouth and when you opened it fireworks shot out. Finn enjoyed his food, especially sweet things.

Grabbing a chocolate frog he tossed it gently towards Tersha whether she wanted it or not. He didn't care if she was ready or not, if it hit her in the face then that'd just be great and highly amusing for the Hufflepuff. Being of a simple mind, Finn was entertained quiet easily. He pulled himself out a chocolate frog and opened it up. He watched it hop, great amusement on his face. He snatched it up off of the seat next to Tersha where it had landed and bit into one of its legs and put it back down, letting it hobble about as he laughed. Once more he picked it up and just pushed the whole thing in his mouth.

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comments: He's so dumb .....[/justify]

[TERSHA ALARA KNIGHT]

Tersha's dark eyes bored into Finnigan's head as he responded with the most annoying comment he could have possibly made. This guy was a total, utter, complete idiot. There was no denying it. She was suddenly not surprised she hadn't spent any time with him before now. There was obviously something keeping her away from him, and she guessed she could sense how thoroughly irritating he would be. Then again, it would be hard to expect any person on the planet to be that dumb, so maybe her not knowing him was just sheer luck. Either way, she was wishing he'd walked in on someone else's compartment. She was about to tell him to leave, that she didn't have time for morons who couldn't remember a conversation they had started themselves seconds ago, but then he put his hand in his bag and pulled out something that saved his neck for at least ten minutes.

Food. Well, she couldn't possibly turn that down. Launching a Chocolate Frog at her, she had half a second to duck out of the way before it hit her square in the nose, and with only a minor scowl, she scooped it up from her lap where it had landed and turned it over to inspect it, in case it was some joke one that would explode in her face or something stupid. It seemed legit, so she began to open it slowly. "Maybe you're good for something after all," she muttered to him, watching with disgust as he played with his food. This guy was seriously moronic. And weird. She could definitely understand why he had made the Shadows though, since anyone with a cruel streak and simple mind would get in, just as muscle if for no other reason. Fin certainly had muscles....

She scooped her frog into one hand, cupping the other over it to cage it in before it could escape, and bit it's head off first. She never was too keen on Chocolate Frogs. Something about eating was seemed like a live animal was just off-putting, but she would make do. Her stomach would never forgive her otherwise. "What else do you have in there?" she asked, eyeing his bag and the food he had retrieved from it. She wasn't too proud to leave herself hungry out of sheer politeness. A thought occurred to her as she watched him . "Don't you have any actual friends to share this with?" she quizzed, wondering why he hadn't sought them out to sit with. Surely a guy as pig-headed as him either had a ring-leader to suck up to, or a crew of thugs to dominate. Why had he sat with Tersha? She finished her chocolate off neatly as she pondered the possibility of this guy being a friendless loser.

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It was funny just how many people had said that to him just as he'd brought out mountains of food. Finn ate a lot and it wasn't always good foods. He had a bit of a sweet tooth and didn't mind sharing with certain people. It kept people tolerant of him, even though he didn't exactly know the word 'tolerant' but it was how he felt, as though people tolerated him for food or his muscles because they knew he could come in handy. As much as that could bother another, Finn paid no mind to it. He was happy just being himself and doing whatever he wanted.


"I dunno. Have a look." He said, throng the bag of goodies her way. He'd not seen all the things his mum had packed but he was sure it was a gold mine in there. Of course it was all supposed to last him but once he was back at Hogwarts, just like most other Hufflepuff's, he'd be in the school kitchens, getting goodies from the house elves. 


"Friends are conditional. Right now you are my friend because you have an empty cart. Other people I have no opinions of right now." 'conditional' was about the biggest word that Finn knew and many people probably wouldn't expect him to say such a thing. Truth was he wasn't big on friend, he liked to look out for himself more than anything and if that meant sacrificing a few others, so be it, as long as he was all right in the long run, that was why he was a Shadow member. They had a lot of pull over the world and there was a great chance that if there was a war, they'd win.

"So what did you do to Potter for humiliating you?" He asked. He wouldn't take that sort of shit laying down and he very much doubted a bitch as big as Tersha would either. He'd never spent time with her but of course he had heard the rumours. Not many girls liked her from what he could make out but girls all liked to gossip. Finn didn't like to pay attention to that sort of business.

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