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[andreas]

Andreas wandered around like he was lost. The death of his mother took its toll on him. Though he left his room and went on in life, it was still hard. He blamed his father for not being there to protect her. He hadn’t been allowed to fight in the war; otherwise he would’ve protected his mother. Andy blamed his father for making him and Dannie leave. He had a paint can in his hand, the only comfort that he had these days. It was the only way to get over his mother.

He left the school and wandered around the grounds, getting a lot of weird looks for the can. People probably thought that he was up to no good, but that wasn’t the case. Andy was simply looking for a good place to start sniffing. He didn’t want to do this, but he was miserable, thinking of his mother all day, and he could only stop those thoughts this way. Well, there was one other way and that was to find Dakota and see if he could spend time with her. He was in love with her and she could distract him, but he didn’t know where she was.

Andy walked into the greenhouses and sat down in a corner, where the plants could hide him. He took out what he used to open the can and then leaned back, careful to place his feet in a way that wouldn’t spill the paint and took a few deep breaths. He decided that he would stay here for about an hour before he returned to school. Andy just hoped nobody bothered him before then.

[Dannielle Marie Wood]

Dannielle Wood had began to wonder her brother was. He wasn't in the common room and she was quite excited to stay bound in doors. She also knew that she needed to talk to Andy. Andy was the one brother she was closest too. And for the fact that she yelled at her brother Crew was a big thing. But Scorpius had asked her to the dance and on an official date. She also couldn't wait for the Halloween Bash.

Walking around the school she was looking for her brother. She stopped and asked a few people and they were helpful by pointing her to the right direction that he went. She had no clue to where he could have gone too. She knows though that she has to find him. He couldn't be far. Walking and running down the hallways she realized maybe that he's outside.

Running outside she tried the Quidditch Pitch but couldn't find him. She tried the Whomping Willow and the Black Lake and neither places he hadn't been there. She decided to check the Green Houses just in case he decided to work on some Herbology. She opened the door. "Andy!"she said in a whisper. "Are you in here?" she asked a bit louder and shut the door behind her. She sniffed the air for a moment. It smiled like paint. "Awe the smell of paint. Pulling a prank on the Herbology Professor?" she asked out loud for a moment. She knew the smell of paint especially after doing so many pranks that involved paint.

[andreas]

The paint did what it was meant to do. It relaxed him so much that he slid down the wall so much that he was soon lying on the ground. Andy moved the paint a tad bit closer to his face and he inhaled more of it deeply. He was really enjoying his time in there and was glad that paint had that relaxing aroma. It did for him what a bath would do for others. He closed his eyes and took another deep breath.

He couldn’t help but think, though, that he was sick. There had to be something wrong with him. Nothing physical, oh no, he was sure that most of his problems were psychological and they all happened after his mother was killed. Sniffing paint couldn’t be healthy. Maybe he should get help. Andy thought about going to the muggle world and finding someone there to help him. The only problem with that was that they expected payment and he didn’t have any muggle money. He barely had wizard money.

He didn’t know how long he’d been there, but he opened his eyes with a start when he heard his name. His sister, Dannie, was calling for him. Andy didn’t move, simply waited for her to see him lying there. “Not exactly, Dan,” he said. “What are you doing here? Were you looking for me?” Andy replaced the lid on the paint and pounded it down. “Or are you planning on doing extra credit for a better grade?”

[Dannielle Marie Wood]

Dannie smiled a bit when she heard Andy spoke to her. “Yes I was looking for you Andy.” she said with a smile on her face. “And no I’m not planning on doing extra credit for a better grade.” she said with a smile on her face. “That would be so unlike me.” she said with a smile on her face. She looked at the can of paint the was holding in his hand. “Are you sure you aren’t up to pull a prank on the Herbology Professor who would deserve a prank now and then?” she asked her brother for a moment. It wasn’t exactly a question really. She some how wondering if there was anything wrong with her brother mentally.

“Actually what I wanted to tell you was that I got asked to the house Unity Dance by Scorpius. We talked again but this time not in Moaning Myrtle’s Bathroom but in the kitchen.” she said with a small smile. “He asked me then and I of course said yes. Now all I got to do is find the perfect Emerald Green dress to wear with matching high heels. I know I can’t afford it and you can’t afford it or dad can’t so maybe just maybe I’ll figure out how to get that dress. Dad did say that there was an emergency money and I may just have to use that. He won’t notice it missing at all. He’s too drunk to do anything anyways!” she said with a small smile on her face.

“Oh and I yelled at Crew the other day. And you know me I never yelled at him or any of my other siblings before.” she said with a small smile on her face. “I think ever since the lost of our mother I felt that I needed to set things between Cruento and me. I wanted to talk to him and actually tell him that I need him in my life.” she said with a smile. “He didn’t realized it until I told him that’s he had no clue just as much as I needed him. And joining the Gang was the only way I could see Crew more than if I was with the DA which weren’t there for me when I needed them the most.” she said with a small frown on her face.

[andreas]

Andy should tell her that he needed help, but he wasn’t sure when would be a good time. He also wasn’t sure if he should tell Dannie or Mahina. He just knew that he had to tell someone, so he could get what he needed. He couldn’t tell his dad anything anymore. He lost it around the same time that Andy lost his own sanity, right after the death of his mother. Andy looked up questioningly when Dannie said that she was looking for him. “So, what is it you needed?” The little high he got from the paint was fading now and he was craving more. “No, no prank. He would deserve one, but I’m not doing it. Why don’t you?”

He was glad to hear that Dannie was going to the dance with Scorpius. He wanted to go with Dakota, but he wasn’t about to ask her. He wouldn’t embarra*s himself like that. She probably wouldn’t want to go with him, so there was no reason to ask. Andy listened to her go on about the dress she wanted and how she might steal money to buy it. That was a good idea, though she could probably ask Scorpius to buy it for her and their sister might be able to afford some of it. “Why don’t you ask Mahina or Scorpius? They might have the money for it.” He wasn’t against her stealing from their dad. He was just presenting other possible ways for her to get that dress.

She went on about Cruento and how she yelled at him, then went on about needing him. There wasn’t anything that he could think of to say to that, so he decided then that it would be a good time to tell her that he needed help. Andy didn’t know who would be able to help him, but she could at least try. “Dannie, I need help. After since Mom died, I’ve been as insane as Dad. The paint… that’s here because I’m addicted to the scent. You need to help me. There’s nobody else I could turn to.”