The 19th -- An Unwanted Annual Tradition

[enchantressofore]

Hospital Wing, November 11th and beyond

[ It happened again... She's starting to wonder if she's just doomed to get sick at this time of the year.

Dizzy with fever and an extremely sore throat are the symptoms plaguing her, and on the day before the Quidditch match too! Slytherin vs. Gryffindor, she doesn't want to miss that, but... From what she's heard from Madame Pomfrey, she probably won't be well enough to watch tomorrow. Wonderful.

She sighs, sinking into the bed she's resting in a bit and closing her eyes. She doesn't want to sleep, she wants to cry, of all the rotten luck. She's already been told off for overworking and not resting enough, and at least it waited until the end of classes on Friday to get worse but... Sigh. There are probably some people who're going to miss her in the great hall, and she still had tutoring to do. Ugh...

And she still can't watch the match. That isn't fair. It's not as bad as not being able to play, but still!

Whether it's the evening on the 11th or into the 12th and even the 13th, Adela is still stuck in bed and mostly resting with potions to help things along. But, she won't spend all that time alone, will she? ]

Comments

[xeroxing]

Do you ever just go to Hogsmeade for fun?

[ He's already got it into his thick head he's finding another tutor though. It won't stop him from imposing himself on her though so that's not a thing to worry about. ]

[enchantressofore]

What? Uhm... Well, the last time I went was to go shopping for the masquerade... Why do you ask?

[xeroxing]

[ He's tempted to point out how sprawled and relaxed he is at the end of her bed but doesn't. Instead, Kise cocks his head like he's not sure how in the world to say it and not be blunt. So he'll go with that. ] You should relax and have fun while you can. We're still just kids.

[enchantressofore]

What's that supposed to mean? I have fun with stuff like Quidditch, and I like learning...

[ Adela just frowns at him, feeling a little irritated for reasons other than fever, fatigue, and aches. ]

[xeroxing]

Hmm.

[ Kise shifts to scratch his temple as he sits up, unsure suddenly. ]

Well. I mean. We have this word in Japan for overworking yourself to death. It's called Karoshi and really isn't rare... People work themselves into strokes and heart attacks and stuff from all the stress in their life.

[enchantressofore]

And you think I'm doing that to myself?

[ And that gets her expression to sour further, seriously she's not THAT bad is she?? ]

[xeroxing]

[ He shrugs. ] What do I know? I just don't like seeing my friends suffer. [ WELL. Not like this. ]

[enchantressofore]

[ ...

Adela has to avert her eyes then, closing them with a sigh as she just sinks her weight into the bed for the moment. ]

... I don't want to fall behind. I was really far behind last year, I don't want to fall into that ditch again.

[xeroxing]

Aah yeah you have O.W.Ls this year huh?

[ Eeeeven more reason he'll go find someone else to tutor him now. Even still, he makes a disappointed sound. ]

Next year you can drop a bunch of courses you don't need...

[enchantressofore]

I know, though the question is which ones... But it's too soon to think about that, I want to make sure I can get through this year first -- preferably with good grades so that I can keep my options open.

[xeroxing]

You're not going to try for the pro league?

[enchantressofore]

Of course I am, that's a no brainer. But there's no guarantee I'll make it, or... Well...

...

You know what happened to Sano?

[xeroxing]

He got hexed didn't he? [ Kise shakes his head. That'll probably be him some day. Someone jealous of his talents (at least he had two options to take, really) and it'll screw him up somehow. ] What does that have to do with a pro career? It worked out for him, didn't it?

[enchantressofore]

He did, and that's why I want to keep my grades up. If something like that happens to me... Well, I need a back-up if it does, right?

[xeroxing]

I suppose that's not something I'm used to thinking about... [ Y'know. Since he's a model and has the ambition to go pro. He'll do it, too. Whatever team would take him, even if he had his preference. ] Do you have any ideas? You'd probably make an awesome auror.

[enchantressofore]

Well, nothing specific right now... Or I guess I should say my back-up doesn't have a specific job title. I want to see the whole world, all of the magical world, see what it has to offer, to learn about it all.

[ She looks up to the ceiling again then, trying to let herself relax even if it still hurts to talk. ]

I mean... There's only so much of it you can learn at Hogwarts, and there's no better teacher than your own experiences...

[xeroxing]

Adelacchi... [ Kise doesn't know whether to laugh or shake his head. Instead, he pulls his knee up and rests his foot against the rail holding the mattress to the frame. ] I thought all the nerdy ones were supposed to be in Ravenclaw?

[enchantressofore]

What's that supposed to be? What's wrong with wanting to learn about the world?

[ Again she huffs at him, frowning at the commentary. Honestly... ]