For the hundreth time [w][Char]

[Lexa Avery]

(hand grenades in every line...)

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Lexa was leaning against one of the brick walls at King Cross station waiting for the train to arrive. Unfortunately she still had to take the damn thing to get to the school without getting a multitude of people to be pissed off at her. Her new black leather bag containing everything she needed was resting on the ground at her feet looking like a harmful obstacle to the unexpected. Having to go back to Hogwarts wasn’t something Lexa was looking for especially because of the stupid work load she needed to do in order to keep her cover from being blown. The only thing that really happened was she had a whole stack of old essays and papers people had written in the past to use as cheat sheets. Sure homework like that wasn’t hard for her to do; the most annoying part was having to actually do it. She could be out and about doing something interested instead of wasting her time writing a pointless essay that would get her no where. Nevertheless, her job was to be in the castle as a student and that is what she was going to do.

Cigarette between her lips, she pushed some hair from her face and slowly blew out the smoke from her body. Dressed in the knee high leather boots, black leggings and a long shirt she turned into a half dress with a black belt in the middle; Lexa turned her gaze onto the crowd. She was hoping that she could get on the train first and barricade herself in a compartment with a ‘do not disturb’ sign over the door. Looking around she wanted to see if anyone she knew would either be around or coming back to Hogwarts also. If anyone asked her she was going to say that she was going back to finish up so she could get a decent job. Without it she couldn’t so shit. It was half the truth. If she wanted a good paying job she would need some kind of credentials.

Being a tad earlier then she needed to be, Lexa was mainly watching a platform of various wizards and witches running around from one fire place to another. The students weren’t around yet because there was still a lot of time before the train even arrived. Not really having much else to do or anyone where else to be lying around right now, she was here at the station waiting. She just hoped Alex would take a hint and show up early but she doubted that. He wasn’t too happy about going back other then the fact that he could have some new chicks at his disposal. Lexa might take up his idea and do the same only with men. It might be fun messing with some of their heads. If she was going to survive she would need something to entertain herself with.

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Post: Warning
Topic: Closed for Charlene

[Charlene Entreri]

Charlie really hated waiting here among all the kiddies and families waiting for the train. She was happy to be rid of Hogwarts once and for all and to be away from the prying eyes of her aunt Minerva. She had managed to come away from everything with a new job and clean slate thanks to some brilliant acting on her part. As far as everyone knew now, she was on the side of the do-gooders. What was it the minister had nicknamed her? Oh yes 'squeaky clean Charlie'. She had wanted to Crucio him at the moment but had refrained from doing so because of what she could do being at the Ministry of Magic. She could do more help for people there then she ever could on her own she thought.

As she made her way to the platform she spyed one of the persons she had been looking for. "Lexa, I presume? I have something for you I think you'll like. With it no one can harass you for "things in the past" as it were. As far as anyone knows you and Alex where under the Impersious curse, Ive seen to that as far as anyone at the Ministry knows for now."she said as she handed Lexa a letter."It's from the Minister himself. It took a good doing but you know. There's one for Alex, I don't know the contents of it but I'm sure it'll all be alright. Now I didn't do this because you and I are great chums, I did this for your brother.."

[Lexa Avery]

(you want me, come find me, make up your mind)

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Letting out the puff of smoke she had been holding in, Lexa watched two kids ran by chasing each other as their mother stood chatting, a few paces away. She didn’t get how the woman could just stand there and let them run around. She had seen it happen once already, a boy was running around on a train platform and before anyone knew what happened he was already on the track. The train had been coming and the stupid mother hadn’t even noticed her child was going to be killed. Instead, she just continued to run her mouth as other people tried to get the child back to a safe place. It wasn’t until he was safely on the platform again that she noticed something had been going on. Lexa had wanted nothing more then to curse the woman and watch her suffer but she had held it off.

Licking her lips, she turned her attention to someone who was approaching her. It wasn’t until the woman was right next to her that she realized she knew this person. It was Charlie Entreri a friend of her brothers. She had not seen him or Charlie since the war and it was big surprise that the woman was standing right next to her now. Her first reaction was to pretend she didn’t see her but when Charlie had started talking she knew it wouldn’t be easy pretending she wasn’t who she thought. Sighing heavily, Lexa pushed some hair from her face watching Charlie the entire time. Why had this woman gone through all that just for two people she knew by acquaintance? She knew she herself would never have done that unless it was someone she actually cared about. People like that were very rare in Lexa’s life. Taking a last drag from her cigarette, Lexa dropped the butt to the ground and used her boot to extinguish it. “As far as anyone knows I was never involved in anything.” She told her knowing there weren’t evidence other then sketchy eye witnesses to link her to the Death Eaters. She had made sure to play her part well and so far it had worked. There were still holes apparently with people whom she forgot to inform.

Despite her reply, she took the letter from Charlie and stuffed it into her leather jacket pocket not bothering to read it now. A letter was never going to convince the people she pissed off but it was a good way to rub it in someones face if they ever tried to arrest her under suspicion or whatever crack pot idea someone cooked up. Licking her dry lips again, she nodded at Charlie as a way to thank her. She wouldn’t have said it out loud that would be admitting she was guilty for something and she wasn’t going to let on to that. Hearing the others reasoning behind the letters, Lexa gained some interested in the small conversation they were having. “What does he have to do with any of this?” she asked wondering how he was either way. She hadn’t heard from him since she left neither really thinking writing was something they did. Sure they were siblings but not the best kind. She did care about what was happening with him, after all he was family, but she wouldn’t admit it. “How is he anyways?” she asked after a long pause debating in her mind whether or not she should ask.

[Charlene Entreri]

Charlie looked around and let out a deep and heavy sigh when lexa said that as far as anyone knew nothing could be pinned on her and alex."Well, that's good then that the details were sketchy then after all." she took a small tin out of her pocket and opened it and took a mint from it and put it into her mouth and the shut the tin and put it back into her pocket.
She sighed when Lexa told her that she belived that she was only doing this for draco and as usal lexa was right and thats what allways made her dislike lexa a bit , lexa being usally correct."Allright yes i did this for draco, he asked a favor of me and as his best friend i did it okay? appartently your brother dear wanted you safe and seeming comfortable before he left on some urgent "business" he had to attend to in Scotland if you must know...he just kept saying to me before he left, "Keep lexa safe for me charlie keep her safe" which i thought was odd of him to say seeing as you two aren't that close, but hell lexa, who am i to doubt his word when he went to me with all this, after all what was he going to do?ask crabbe or goyle with something he felt important? those two are don't have a fleas brain between them and lavender is just as bad..all she wants is to get into your poor brother's underwear."she said with a snarky snicker. "Seriously though, your brother I consider to be more family and considering who my family is lexa that is saying alot from me." she said softly. "You're brothers fine on last count, he keeps saying he's tending to business and should be away for a while but not to worry, that's all i know...."

[Lexa Avery]

"Tomorrow you'll be thinking yourself, where did I go wrong? But the list goes on and on."

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Lexa watched Charlie curiously as the other talked and ate her mint. She still thought that the meeting was pointless seeing as it was all out in the open. If anyone saw them and recognized who either Charlie or Lexa was they would get suspicious. However, if they played it right then they could make it seem like she was being interrogated for something. It would be about time but there was not much they could do unless they unknowingly drugged her to get the truth out. She had managed to stay under the radar for this long and she was not going to risk it even if it was to talk to Charlie for a bit. It wasn’t until she heard that Draco had wanted a favour from Charlie what Lexa started to get suspicious. That really did not sound like her brother and she knew it. No matter what happened he would not say something like that. At least not openly or when he was going to go off on business. Usually she was the last on his of things to be concerned with.

This made her think was this really Charlie or was it someone using the others image. With the world being how it was these days, she could not take that risk. Looking around the platform, to see if there were many people around to notice anything. Before Charlie could suspect anything, Lexa had her wand out and pressed Charlie against the platform wall. ”I might not know my brother that well but I sure as hell know he doesn’t give a damn about me.” she told her looking around to make sure the small switch had not made anyone look at them. Pressing her wand against Charlie’s chest, she watched her. ”Who are you really? she asked not about to let her guard down now. If this really was Charlie then a lot of what she was saying did not make sense. At least to Lexa it didn’t. For one her brother cared only about his own ass and no one else. To ask that of something was more of a slap in the face because he was telling her that she could not take care of herself when they both knew she could.

”You’re story doesn’t add up. If you really were Charlie you would know that Crabbe is dead. Or were you not there when they were disposing of the bodies? she asked making sure not to reveal that she had been at the battle. Instead, she made it seem like she had seen the Daily Prophet and the clean up that took place after. ”I am the least important thing in his life and you know it so don’t go feeding me crap.” she told her still keeping the other pinned against the wall. Until she knew this was really Charlie she would not move. Even if she had to miss the stupid, train to do it. ”If you are who you say you are then tell me who is the one person Draco still morns the death of? she asked knowing it was the only question a few people knew the answer to. She was after all talking about Emika who had kissed herself back in her fifth year.

[Charlene Entreri]

Charlie was backed against the wall and felt the press of lexas wand against her throat."Are you a nutter Lexa? or do you really want to be picked up?..put that damn wand away before we are spotted."she hissed even as lexa interogated her, doubting who she was."Yes, i know draco doesnt seem to give a blast end screwt about you..but he needs you for something he said you and he know, he wouldn't tell me what it was, but thats's why he asked the favor of me, so you would be able to do or get whatver it was that only you and he know about."she said in a bit of strangled voice."As for Crabbe i wasn't there for the disposing of the bodies , I had something i was sent to do for someone and couldn't be there at the time."she said in annoyed voice even though lexa still had her wand at her neck. She was getting more and more annoyed at lexa and at the risk lexa was taking putting her wand at her and threating her in public, when lexa asked her a question only herself,lexa, and draco would know."Emika! damn your eyes! he still morns her and will probably allways will morn her death till his last breathe is drawn, and if you must know why i am taking all these risks for your brother, it is because your brother was the only person to be my friend and not ridicule me for what i am, draco allways embraced who and what i am, not like HER.."she hissed softly before going quiet again.

[Lexa Avery]

"Tomorrow you'll be thinking yourself, where did I go wrong? But the list goes on and on."

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Lexa pressed her wand closer to the others throat still looking around cautiously to make sure no one was watching. How could she not have done what she had? It was a precaution and anyone in their right mind would have had they heard all that. She lowered it and let it slip into her sleeve so if anyone looked their way it was out of view. It would just look like she was being really rough with another girl. To some perverted minds it would it turn a few people on because of the closeness but at this point that was far from Lexa’s mind. She just wanted to make sure it wasn’t a trick. That was all she needed trusting someone who worked for the Ministry thinking it was her brothers friend. Letting her hands fall down to her sides, she pocketed her wand pulling back away from Charlie a bit. Sure she could be making a scene but she had to know. Trust was hard to gain when it came to Lexa and Charlie might have gained Draco’s but not hers. At least not yet. She was nice to the woman but there was a limit to how much she told her. To this day she would never get why the two men in her life chose to trust the Charlie but they saw something in her and Lexa was trying to do the same.

She took a few more steps back and let Charlie move more. Her actions had seemed insane and irrational but it was what she did. If Charlie was going to work for the Ministry then she was have to get used to her thinking someone might be impersonating her. Pushing some blond hair from her face, she pulled out the pack of muggles smokes she had bought before heading onto the platform. Pulling out a cigarette, she popped it in her mouth before getting her lighter. Flipping the zippo open, she lite up her cigarette before taking a long drag from it. Stuffing the box and lighter back in her pocket, she slowly blew out some of the smoke. Hearing that Draco was only doing this to keep her alive and free for his own purpose made a whole lot more sense. She knew what Charlie was referring to and at least the woman did not get that out of him. She had to obliviate a few women's minds already because Draco decided to tell every chick he fucked all his secrets. It would have landed him in some hot water but she had taken care of the problem before anyone found out. He might not give a rats ass about her but she sure was hell wasn’t going down because of him. She had dismissed the whole Crabbe thing entirely after Charlie mentioned their little plotting. There were a few things that they shared between them even if they both didn’t want to be around each other. There were days when she missed the times he had actually cared. They were short lived and did not even seem like he gave a damn, but if you knew her brother you would know the signs.

Not looking at Charlie, Lexa stared off into the distance down at the track. Mentioning Emika was the only way to find out if Charlie was who she said she was but it also brought back old memories. Lexa might be tough on the inside but losing both her friends and boyfriend to suicide really did tare her up inside. She would never admit it openly but it was one of the many things that haunted her sleep. She would always remember the day Rena took her life. She hadn’t been able to get there in time and all that was left was her godson who looked exactly like the woman. It killed her most days to see the boy but there wasn’t much else she could do. He was what was left of Pyrena Draikon and she would have to deal with it. All of them equally horrible, Emika’s death was the worst because she had done it in such a brutal way. After what seemed like an hour but only being a few minutes, Lexa snapped out of her daze, the hurt haunted look leaving her features. She turned back to Charlie and realized she was holding a cigarette in her hands that was half burnt out already. Tapping the ashes off, she sighed and took another drag. ”It was a precaution Charlie, yelling only attracts more attention.” she told her calmly before pulled her cloak around herself more. That had been her way of saying she was sorry for the rough handling. ”How is your son?” she asked trying to change the topic since more people were now coming onto the platform.

[Charlene Entreri]

Charlie rubbed her neck when lexa lowered her wand."Sorry, i didn't mean to draw attention it's just at these times thta we are in, you can't be none to careful in public, im risking a great deal even being here if anyone were to find out."she said softly as she took out a vial out her pocket and drank it."don't worry its just nerve tonic, that aunt of mine has gotten my blood pressure and nerves rocketing sky high these days, the old cow."she said with a hiss as lexa asked her about her son."The old cow has gone and took him away, she says i can't give him what alec needs for bringing up..a proper family she says, advantages she says these people can give him...she says with alec being given to a proper family i can focus on having future and "vanish" all my past "sins" I want to choke the old cow Lexa, but i can't ! she knows where alec is and she wont tell me! also i can use the old bat to find things out by being pleasant and being "a good girl" to dear old sweet aunti minerva."she said making a gagging noise of utter disgust. "So how are things with you and yours? finally got rid of lord stuffy pants have you?"

[Lexa Avery]

"Tomorrow you'll be thinking yourself, where did I go wrong? But the list goes on and on."

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Lexa took another drag from her cigarette before staring off into space again. She figured she probably needs to go into the Muggles part of the train station to get some more cigarettes before the train came. It would be easier then having to come back here when she was in school and out of the stuff. The problem was she didn’t have muggles money and paying with a gold coin might make the shop keeper die of a heart attack. As much as she would love to see that happen, she didn’t need to risk things right now. It wasn’t even the start of school yet and she would already be watched by someone. Hell for all she knew someone was already tailing after her and this meeting with Charlie was being watched. Paranoia was always kicking around in the back of her mind. Being cautious wasn’t unreasonable and that was what she had been doing. ”We could have arranged a meeting if it was such a risk for you.” she told her taking the last drag from the cigarette. She let it fall down to the ground before stomping it out with her black knee high boot. She wasn’t unreasonable and had Charlie contacted her and asked her to set up a meeting somewhere she would have agreed to it. After all she might not like the woman a lot given who she was associated with and such but her brother trusted Charlie meaning she wasn’t going to completely screw her over. At least not yet anyways.

Her eyes traveled to the vial that Charlie pulled out of her pocket and this really made Lexa question things. Had she done this before Lexa confirmed it was Charlie, then it really would have been bad. Why in the world would she have believed then that it was a vial of nerve tonic. For all she knew it could have been polyjuice potion or something. However, now she was sure and it wasn’t as much of a problem. She listened to Charlie complaining about her aunt and how horrible the woman was. It seemed that the woman had gotten softer since the end of the war. Losing so many people had made her go a bit loopy. Maybe it would effect her judgment and it could be used to someone else's advantage. Hearing that the ‘old cow’ took Charlie’s son away made her raise an eyebrow. This was something she had not expected. From what she heard it had taken the woman some time to finally get him back. Now what right did the woman have to take him away and why in the world would Charlie agree to it. This was odd but to each their own really. ”How’d you even let her take him in the first place?” she asked curiously wondering where Charlie was when the older had come to take the kid away. There were a lot of gaps she didn’t know about so it was reasonable to think these things. Lexa sighed heavily when the other asked her about her own so called family. It wasn’t a family she was single and better off this way. ”Bastard betrayed me so I left him.” she told Charlie shrugging her shoulder indifferently. It had surprisingly made her more pissed off then upset over the whole situation. She hadn’t really felt much hurt over what happened. It was as if she had subconsciously knew about it.

[Charlene Entreri]

charlie paced while she continued to talk to lexa."I do wish you'd put that out or give me one, i can't even smoke these days with out that old bat giving me the business of the evils of smokeing."she said with a heavy sigh."Mark my words lexa..when the time comes im not standing in the way of anyone concerning her."she said with a smirk as she reached into her coat pocket and took two other peices of papers out for her and handed them to lexa."In case you're wondering, i found out where lord stuffy is hideing out, minister has been having him spied him, he was in romania last but one of aurors said he spotted him in the west end of london..hanging out with some tarted up girl half his age, just like a man, allways leaving you for someone younger if anything starts to age on you.."she said as she pounded her fist on a nearby bench when lexa questioned her about why and when her aunt minerva took her son."I didn't let her take him lexa! she took him when my back was turned! I was in the states with the minster helping with the nagotations with the muggle president when she did it! I found out about when i got back from my trip! for my own good she said!" she started shaking again out of rage, then took another sip from her nerve tonic."If i didnt have your brother around, i swear id be back in azkaban for murder this time, she'll drive me too it one day lexa,." she nodded and gently patted lexas shoulder."well you can use that paper i jsut gave you it has stuffy boys address on it., the other paper is the deed to the black cat, draco said you've been short on money and well auntie has been on my case to sell the damn thing, so there you are..i need someone i can trust to run it, besides i do anything for you brother, he's my best friend, and before you ask , no i doesnt include sleeping with him as im stupid as you may think ."she said with a sigh."The only woman draco will allways love is emika, a woman would be pretty dumb to try and top that, besides i doubt draco ever has thought of me like that, cept for that one time he got drunk..but that's neither here nor there."((yes i know it sucks, and yes i got ed's permisson about reg, he says you can kill his character off or disfigure him so if anyone else wants to play him they can and they wont have to use the same celeb that way)