Scene 10
Setting: The common room/Boy's/Girl's Dormatory
Summary: Focus strays away from Sphynx for awhile and goes to Elise.
(Elise storms into the Common Room and the Gryffindor girls all come to see what all the fuss is about)
Deseree' - Elise, what's wrong?
Elise - (crying) It's nothing, really.
Katie - It doesn't sound like nothing...
Elise - Well it is!
Deseree' - Well gees Elise, we're only trying to help you you git!
Elise - I don't need help, I need Sphynx!
Katie - Well where is he?
Elise - He's---
Deseree' - Did that ass run out on you?
Elise - No---
Katie - I'll kill him!
Elise - You will do no such thing!
Deseree' - This figures, you have your chance to date bigger and better wizards and you don't want to take it!
Elise - That's true, I don't want to take it, because I love Sphynx!
Katie - Even if his father is a Deatheater?
Elise - His father is not a Deatheater!
Deseree' - That's not what I've been hearing...
Elise - You guys are wired to the biggest gossip spreaders in Hogwarts, you of all
people in this school should know that what you've heard is a lie!
Katie - I' don't know, it seems so true this time.
Elise - It's because you guys want to believe it!
Deseree' - Elise, you can believe what you want to believe, and we'll believe what
we want to believe.
(at that moment, Sphynx walks into the Common Room)
Katie - What are you doing here!
Sphynx - I'm here to give something to Elise!
Deseree' - Well, if you want to talk to Elise, then you can talk with us too!
Sphynx - I'd rather not, thanks...
Katie - We'd be rather happy if you left Elise alone.
Deseree' - Yeah! She would too.
Sphynx - (setting the box down on the red sofa that Harry and Hermione used to
spend so much time sitting in when they were at Hogwarts) Fine, Elise,
you know what it is, you can get it when your...(darts his eyes toward the
other two girls) bodyguards have figured it out that you hate them.
(Sphynx walks away and goes into the Boy's Dormatory)
Deseree' - What was that all about?
Elise - Girls, I'm sorry, but I need to be alone with Sphynx, we need to sort things
out.
(Elise gets her package and heads for the Girl's Dormatory, when she enters, she hears Brooke Shaffield in there talking to Kindra Martin, a Gryffindor, third year girl Elise puts the cloak on and begins to eavesdrop)
Kindra - So do you like this Jacob Longbottom?
Brooke - Well, at first I did, but then I found out that he likes that Elise Potter!
Kindra - No!
Brooke - Yes! Can you believe he'd ever choose her over me!
Kindra - Well, they are kind of the same age...
Brooke - If I were a guy I would totally be all over me instead, since I'm older!
Kindra - What?
Brooke - Oh, sorry, I'm a Ravenclaw, I understand these things...
Kindra - What is that supposed to mean?
Brooke - Nothing, but I would never let anyone know that I was that stupid!
Kindra - Are you implying that you think I'm stupid!
Brooke - Well if the cloak fits...
Kindra - You mudblood!
Brooke - Oh no, you did not just call me a mudblood!
Kindra - Oh I think I just did!
Brooke - Well if I wern't so conseeded, I'd fight with you, but since I am, then I'm
going to finish my story on how Jacob likes that stupid little first year!
Kindra - Well hurry, the first years usually file in here after their break.
Brooke - Anyway, back to what I was saying, we were alone making out, as usual,
when these two ghosts without heads, came into the hall and tried to grab
us! We ran of course, but I tripped on my cloak, but Jacob cought me
before I fell, which was the sweetest thing ever! Then we were talking and he let it slip that he liked her since he had talked to her in the Flourish and Blotts on September first!
Kindra - That is such shit!
Brooke - Yeah, I know! I just can't believe it!
Kindra - So then what happened?
Brooke - So I broke up with him!
Kindra - Don't you think that you're taking this whole thing too seriously?
Brooke - Absolutely not!
Kindra - Well, I'm ready to leave, lets go before the first years start piling in, some of them are so annoying!
Brooke - And Immature!
(The two third year girls leave and the Girl's Dormatory was left vacant and Elise looked in the package to see what was making noise (within the box) when she walked toward her four poster)
Elise - Oh my gosh! what the bloody hell is this?
(In the box was a letter written in silver ink)
Elise - Dear Elise,
I'm really sorry for breaking up with you, but you have to
understand that things arern't working out for me right now. I just need to clear my head. Everything is so confusing right now, and I don't want it to interfere with our friendship. Please forgive me. I'm truly sorry.
With love,
Sphynx
(Elise makes to go to the Boy's Dormatory, she arrives and opens the door, the room is dark, Elise sees Sphynx lying stomach down on his bed so she walks over and sits down on his bed and caresses his hair)
Elise - Sphynx, you awake?
Sphynx - (groans sleepily) I take it that you've forgiven me!
(Elise lies down next to him)
Elise - Yes, I have.
(Sphynx puts his arm around Elise)
Sphynx - Elise, can we still be friends?
Elise - I dunno Sphynx, I still like you a lot!
Sphynx - Oh, but I've heard that Jacob likes you, he just won't admit it to me.
Elise - I don't give a damn about Jacob!; sure he's handsome, but Sphynx, I want
more, you're my best friend, I love you to death!
Sphynx - Let's give it some time, see new people, you know, court a little...
Elise - Are you fucking mad!
Sphynx - A little I presume.
Elise - Sphynx, is this it? Is this all you wanted to tell me?
Sphynx - Sadly, yes.
Elise - The girls are right, you are an ass!
Sphynx - Damn straight I am!
Elise - But I love that about you!
Sphynx - Jacob really likes you.
Elise - How many times do I have to fucking tell you? I don't like him like that, he's
just a friend!
Sphynx - Listen, just date him for a while, get to know him, then see how you feel...
Elise - What is your ruddy problem anyway!
Sphynx - I'm sleepy, are you going to argue with me all night, or are you going to
lie down for a while?
Elise - Neither! I'm leaving!
(Elise goes out the dorm and Sphynx is left alone, the focus goes back to him again)
Sphynx - Damnit Sphynx, you've fucked everything up again!
(Sphynx lies his head down and goes to sleep)