<div class="floatleft">(http://static.tumblr.com/db11bb979b4135e1c916f67e04c31e3f/poodvww/BP2odmrme/tumblr_static_94girahss4kkwc4cwwocc4cc4.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/yuExVFv.png)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Derek Darley (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14655389#msg14655389)<br/><strong>YEAR:</strong> Ravenclaw 6th Year<br/><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> PUREBLOOD<br/><strong>WAND:</strong> 13 Inches | English Oak | Wampus Cat Hair<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong> Gray Slacks, Ravenclaw Tie, Messy slightly untucked white button up, unbuttoned jacket. <br/><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 2nd September, Evening<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Great Hall, Hogwarts<br/><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Motioning for more Ravenclaw peoples to join them. Talking about the tournament. Awkward flirting. <br/><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede (https://youtu.be/NrI-UBIB8Jk)<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Audrey, Nemesis, Dior(M) , Curt (M) </td></tr></tbody></table><br/><br/><hr/><br/>Cloud nine had a new resident and this name was Derek Darley. Sitting next to Audrey just reminded him of the exchanged that hadn't happened more than a few hours ago. To admit the truth, sitting here with Audrey was sending his nerves into some sort of panic, but Audrey was always just a little bit more awkward than him. That sort of quirky nature to her smirk and those wonderful, dark offsetting comments. Derek found it utterly attractive. It was so different than the other women he had met in his life. Sure, she was a bit of a challenge, but he never knew what to expect next. Even now she was looking at him with those sweet, big eyes and he found himself thinking thoughts that were not best suited for this table, and more so for sneaking into the girl's dormitories in Ravenclaw Tower.<br/><br/>Derek was drinking pumpkin juice when Audrey admitted that she wasn't sleeping with anyone currently. An excited feeling swelled in his stomach and toppled over to cause him to spit up and spew a bit of that pumpkin juice back in the cup. The liquid falling into the wrong pipe as he began to cough. Hitting his broad chest and wiping his mouth with the corner of his shirt. "S-sorry... That's<em>cough</em>... that's great news! I don't want someone preparing a hex on me for wanting to take you out sometime. But, I suppose you can. Just make sure I still look fit if you turn me into a frog," Derek smirked and looked into those pretty eyes again.<br/><br/>Then she wiped a bit of crumbs off of his chin, and never at any moment had Derek been more glad that he was sitting under the table. Audrey stumbled through her words, and it gave Derek that bit of confidence to reach out and place his hand on her own hand. His palm was abnormally soft, less calloused than others, except for the tips of his fingers that felt as if they had been burned and repaired over and over again. (Potion-making accidents were a real thing). However, his grip was strong on Audrey's and he gave her slender hand a tight squeeze. He then leaned into her, slipped his finger to her pretty brown hair to brush it behind her ear. His breath smelled of pumpkin juice, but he softly whispered into her ear, "You know, love, this doesn't count as dinner. I fully intend on taking you out and showing you a few places far more hot and steamy than Hell."<br/><br/>He hid how badly he wanted his cheeks to blush by pushing himself so close to Audrey. Still, his hand had been touching hers for an abnormal amount of time, and that's what ended up making his cheeks brim with fire and his hand to awkwardly jump off of Audrey's, and then find their way busy with a few wedged potatoes sitting in front of them. Awkwardly he stuffed them into his lap and chomped on additional food. That bit of confidence that slithered out of him was luckily something well practiced, but not often implemented in real situations with people other than his sister Dior. He wouldn't dare tell Audrey that though, and instead left it a sort of mystery. Still, he kept himself reserved in the actions he wanted to take. He was patient.<br/><br/>"What of the tournament, Audrey. Do you have any interest in joining?" Derek was curious on a few levels. Mostly because he wanted to get to know Audrey better, but also selfishly because it made him feel uneasy if his crush was going to be in peril. The Tri-wizard tournament was no joke. He at least knew that much. At that moment he heard someone also objecting to the tournament at the Ravenclaw table (Nemesis). "Eyyy! Bring that talk down here!" Derek called out to Nemesis.<br/><br/>He hadn't done much but seen her around, but he waved down to her. Motioning that she could join Audrey and Derek in their conversation. Maybe she could convince Audrey otherwise if she felt like the tournament something she would be interested in. When it came to himself, it didn't matter to him either way. He would have preferred sitting on the sidelines making potions to assist whomever was representing his school. However, part of him wanted an opportunity to shine. He was always in Dior's shadow... maybe that could change this year?<br/><br/>With that thought his eyes lingered over to his sister. She was always such a beacon of attention, she was not hard to spot. Especially with those green heels. He wondered now if Dior was going to enter the tournament. It seemed like something she would do. Again, a flip of his stomach met an uneasy feeling. To think of his sister, even though she was quite capable, putting herself in danger made him feel utterly torn. While he loved seeing her up on that pedestal, he was also naturally protective of her. If only people knew that front that she displayed, and what a soft, deliciously wanting mess she was on the inside. Derek had selfishly always thought that Dior would always be there as his sister and greatest companion, but he could lose her if she entered the tournament.<br/><br/>That's when Derek decided that the odds of others he was scared of being hurt were less if he entered his own time, and he silently made that decision on his own. Maybe Audrey would notice his eyes darting as he was deep in thought, looking at his sister jabbering away for just a moment, before looking back over to Audrey and to see if they had a new visitor to warn them about the dangers and maybe educate Derek a bit more.<br/><br/>Maybe he should talk to his best mate Curt about this first. The man was more daring and brave than anyone else he knew, and had often be a sounding board for his thoughts. However, Curt wasn't even waving at him. Derek scanned the Hufflepuff table and only saw him slump down. For a moment he was starting to wonder if someone put a spell on him to make him think Curt and him were best friends for so many years. The man had fallen so silent on him this summer, and that's usually when they were practicing the best stunts for the year. He didn't even need any of his potion salves for any small mistakes. It felt... rather naked to be at Hogwarts without his best friend even waving.<br/><br/>Yet, there was Audrey in all her wonder beside him. Seemingly interested in him and that gave him comfort. He slipped himself closer and pressed his leg against her own. Feeling insecure about his friendship, and needing that closeness in the blossoming crush with Audrey.