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#1: A Responsible Quintette (completed 25/3 p.3 ) Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:21 pm
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Awful drabble title i know, if anyone can think of any thing different/ better please offer up! This is a tale of the quintettes time as prefects- strictly speaking they shouldn't all be prees at the same time which is why I have put the drabble in this house.

Miss Annersley stood up at the end of abendessen to make an announcement. This in itself was strange, and the girls all hushed instantly, and stared expectantly attheir headmistress.

"As you all know girls, two of our prefects had to leave suddenly at half term for family reasons, therefore I am proud to welcome Cornelia Flower as a new sub-prefect, and Ilonka Barkocz is to become a full prefect."

Corney had been sitting at a table of mainly fifth and sixth formers, and by grace of thir age they were allowed to sit unsupervised. At the time of this announcement Corney had dismayedly realised that she had dropped her handkerchief, and throughout the heads speech she had been fishing for it with her foot. The result of this was that when her name was called she got such a surprise that her whole chair overturned and she landed squat on the floor. And so it had been a red faced Corney, with her chin stuck stubbornly out who had gone up to the head to receive her badge.

Hilda Annersley, along with the rest of her staff was trying to keep a straight face, and though she succeeded, she did jab cornelia with the pin from the badge. This caused Corney to jump and let out a yowl reminiscent of a cat being strangled. She later said she had been trying to keep quiet, and had managed to bite her tongue when she jumped, but whatever the reason the school could no longer keep its laughter under control despite the threat of the full staff and prefects. Their laughter rang around the walls. This was too much for Corney. Thoroughly disgruntled she lost control of her temper.

"Of all the splay-footed.."

But here her friends intervened, Evvy and Margia launched themselves at Corney and dragged her down to sit between them.


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#2:  Author: RσisνnLocation: Gaillimh PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:25 pm
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Great to see this up! I like the title - it's very descriptive. Can't wait to read more Very Happy

#3:  Author: ChairLocation: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:31 pm
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Thanks, Brie. I love the way that Corney began her life as a sub prefect!

#4:  Author: KathrynWLocation: London PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:35 pm
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Thanks Brie, this looks great!

#5:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:24 am
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"Would you stop acting like lily-livered glumphs for one moment?"

"Corney! I may be used to your language but its still horrible."

"Margia, are you insulting the American language?"

"You bet I am Evadne Lannis!" and here she raised her mug of coffee threateningly.

Cornelia stomped her foot. "You are all a big group of means, do you know that?"

Ilonka raised her head to stare at Corney.

"If it wasn't for us you wouldn't be a pree anymore, imagine mentioning rubber necks in fornt of the head!"

"It wasn't rubber necks" muttered Corney.

Elsie laughed. "Is splay-footed better language, my mistake"

Evvy grinned, "It may suck Corney, but they are right, you actually have to act responsible now." she grimaced.

Margia put in her word, " We haven't changed, we just have to act more prudent these days."

Corney raised her eyebrows, prudent was not a word she would have used to describe any of them.

"Now that you are back with us, it'll be great fun." said Lonny encouragingly.

but Elsie looked sad, " It would be lovely to have one last, mad reunion prank but we couldn't possibly."

Margias eyes were dreamy, "Im sure we could think of something..."

"Ahh yes, I see why you call yourself prudent" said Corney sarcastically.

Margia glared at her. But Evvy gave her a calm look, " You deserved that as you well know!"

#6:  Author: Ruth BLocation: Oxford, UK PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:41 am
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Laughing Laughing Laughing

How very corney!

#7:  Author: ChairLocation: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:51 am
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Thanks, Brie. I look forward to seeing their prank.

#8:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:54 pm
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Miss Annersley, Corney reflected, was an absolute gem. Imagine thinking of that! Lonny with her arm linked chummily through Cornelias was thinking exactly the saem thing. Presently she spoke,
"Don't you see what I mean Corney, two years ago no one in their right mind would have even dreamed of that, but now that we are responsible we can all be together. Don't you like being trusted?"

Corneys eyes gleamed, "I think you're right Lonny, I have never really been trusted till now, remember when we were middles we were allowed to go off by ourselves but you always knew that the mistresses and the prees had a special eye on us."

Lonny grinned, "Can you blame them?"

"No of course not, we were fabulously wicked weren't we?"

"I don't know if 'were' is the right word to use, did you see the look in margias eye last night?"

"Didn't i just. That dreamy look always meant trouble for us! well at least we wont have the prees on our backs this time" the two giggled at this,

"Lonny, do you know what, i dont think we should tell the others, lets just move all my stuff up to green dormitory like we are meant to be, and just not tell the others. Won't they get a surprise when they find me heading up there with them? Or gee, maybe I should go up before you all and jump out from behind the cubey curtain!"

Lonny grinned widely "Well I suppose. their faces would definetly be worth it "

Corney frowned suddenly, "Its not really pree- like though is it? I should be all responsible and grave, shouldn't I? "

"hmmm... well no one shall know about it apart form us lot, we are the only ones in that dormy now, and we know for a fact that you are not all responsible and grave, no matter how well you can act in front of the kids."

Corney glared at her "For your information, Ilonka, I can act responsibly if i want to"

"You just don't choose to.."

Corney was about to retort that Ilonka was no better, when they were interrupted.

"Girls may I ask what you are doing? Look at all those clothes! Has no one taught you how to fold your clothes Cornelia?"

cornelia went red, and ilonka pursed her lips to stop herself from laughing. Matey of course saw this,

"Not of course that Ilonka here would be of much help, she can't keep her own drawers tidy, so she certainly shouldn't be the girl helping you Cornelia. Perhaps you should continue on you own.."

She left this dire threat hanging in the air, and both girls scrambled to tidy and fold and sort the mess of belongings heaped on Corneys old bed. Matey left them, wondering if the quintette would ever really grow up, and wondering if perhaps she should check Hildas temperature to make sure she didn't have a fever. Imagine putting all five of them together, gently shaking her head Matey went on about her business.

#9:  Author: ChairLocation: Rochester, Kent PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:53 pm
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Thanks, Brie.

#10:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:24 pm
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Meanwhile, out in the gardens, Margia, Elsie and Evvy were stretched out luxuriously.

"Right Elsie, look out for corney will you?"

"Why? Since when have we been responsible for Corneys doings?"

"You nincompoop, I don't want to see her!"

Evvy and Elsie exchanged glances. Evvy shoved a hand on Margias forehead, "nope no temp"

Margia, glared and pushed her hand away. "evvy you clown! Do you want the middles to see you acting like that?"

"Relax Madame Prudent, they all ought to be over at St. Clares"

Margia rolled her eyes, "So perhaps prudent wasn't the best choice of words, but you knew what i meant, are you lot never going to let that go?"

"Never" chorused elsie and evvy. Elsie continued "It would have been bad enough had you been describing even the meekest person in the school, but you? Evvy? Never."

She ducked as a book was swung at her by Evvy, "You leave me out of this, your no prude yourself you know."

Margia rolled her eyes. "This isn't getting us anywhere. I've been thinking..."

Evvy and Elsie glanced at each other again. Margia had always been the brains behind them, and her 'thinking' invariably meant them getting lines, or being docked pocket money or some other horrible punishment.

"Whats the prank?" said Elsie eventually.

"how did you know it was a prank? It could have been anything... like how we can do better at lessons, or reform evvy and corneys language or something."

"Do you want my help or not?" asked Evvy with raised eyebrows.

Margia immediately looked angelic. "I just thought it would be fun to hold an initiation ceremony for Corney..."

"What?"

"When?"

"Margia, all that musics gone to your head"

"What?" asked Margia innocently, "Can't you see her face if we crept into her cubey and gave her a surprise welcoming?"

Evvys face lit up, " Don't they normally make people complete a task during one of those ceremonies?"

The dreamy look came back to Margias eyes.

"I think you two are forgetting a few things. A- we are prees now, we cant just pull of mad stunts whenever we feel like it and B- even if we could, and were willing to get caught being out after lights out Corneys not even in the same dormey as us"

Evvys face was downcast, Elsie was right of course.

"Don't be such a wet blanket Elsie, the other prees weren't perfect, there's no need for us to be. We are allowed to have a little fun."

evvy was smiling again this sounded promising. Elsie was still unsure, but as they made plans she became more enthusiastic.

"Now all we have to do is tell Lonny, wait where is Lonny?"

#11:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:17 pm
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This is shaping up well - looking forward to when they discover Corney's change of dorm! Laughing

Thanks brie

#12:  Author: nikkieLocation: Cumbria PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:40 pm
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Love the start of this
thanks Brie

#13:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:29 pm
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Really enjoying this. Thanks!

#14:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:31 pm
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"Corney!"

Corney swung round quickly almost hitting Maria Marani in the face with her thick plait.

"Yes Maria?"

Maria was in lower sixth this term along with Corney. Although out of class Corney was still a strong member of the quintette in class she had found a kindred spirit in Maria.

"It is just that my english homework, it is missing."

Corney had been left behind her friends academically, and so she had become friends with Maria out of necessity, but the two had found they had much in common. Maria was good friends with everybody but she had no especially close friends, also Corney was several months older than Maria and she respected Cornelias opinion.

Corney looked concerned. Maria was conscientious enough normally.

"I would do it again but you know i still find English the hardest!"

"Well gee, maria im not sure what you can do about that, are you sure it really is missing?"

"Yes, i checked my desk and my locker and i can't find it anywhere. Also I heard Cyrilla say that she couldn't find her maths, don't you find that strange?"

Cornelia looked about her shrewdly. Being a tiresome middle, had some benefits she realised. She could smell mischief a mile away.

"I think I had better check the state of that awful drawing Herr Laubach gave us."

Maria looked confused. "Do you think someone has been stealing our prep?" Her eyes were wide.

"I think you thought that too, Maria, but you didn't want to say anything in case you were wrong" Cornelia eyed maria to see if she had guessed right.

Maria flushed red, "I how do you say it, yes i wanted to sound things out first before I made an accusation. "

"Ah ha! Look Maria, you saw me leave that drawing in my locker after prep last night didn't you?"


"Well yes Corney, of course i did. You were worried about bending it if you left it in your desk. "

"Exactly, some imps are taking our prep, and i'll be darned if i don't find out who it is!"

"But wait, Corney, how did you know it would be your art that was missing?"

Corney looked grave, "Thats the worst part of it you see, they are taking all the prep that we find hardest. Your english, cyrillas maths, my art. All our pet bugbears."

"But Corney, thats worse, thats sheer nastiness."

"I know, hopefully they are just being thoughtless kids, but when i catch those.."

Maria grabbed her arm, "Corney your a prefect now, you must watch your language."

Corney glared at Maria, but Maria just laughed.

"Im only a sub..." she muttered.

Marias eyes were twinkling, "It doesn't matter, your setting an example"

Then she started laughing at Corneys mortified face.

#15:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:08 pm
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"Lonny there you are. I've been looking for you everywhere, come and hear this, its an absolute gem of a plan."

Lonny looked up perplexed from where she had been standing talking to Hilary Burn. Elsie, finally realised that something was wrong with the two of them.

"I say you two, whats wrong? Your faces are tripping you."

Hilary, looked at Elsie with her piercing eyes, "Elsie could you check your desk for your pens please?"

"What?" said Elsie, clearly confused.

"Its like this" burst in Lonny suddenly, " Hilary couldn't find her pen anywhere, so she asked if she could borrow mine, and then i couldn't find mine and you know I always keep two in my desk" Here she wound up sounding agitated.

Elsie crossed the class in two large bounds, and was soon rummaging in her desk. "Well thats strange, mine is gone to!"

Hilarys lips were set in a straight line. "This is Betty and Elizabeths attempt at a joke" she stated.

Lonny nodded, "It might not be them, but its definetly a prank."

Hilary smiled slightly at this, "Well you two should know. I might not have been here long, but i've heard rumours enough about you lot."

Elsie and Ilonka immediately adopted super angelic faces. They didn't
fool Hilary for a moment.

"Come on you two. Stop clowning around, and round up the rest of the prees, we had better sort this out now."

#16:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:13 pm
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Nice to see the serious side of Corney. Thanks.

#17:  Author: DramaPrefect PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:01 pm
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Hehe, very good. Corney and co are always fun Smile

#18:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:45 pm
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Well they would be in a unique position to work out when a trick is being played!

(Can remember when a prefect in Lower Sixth, with a friend, being responsible for ensuring First to Third Years always went outside during Lunch Break - was asked by the new First Years why it was that we always knew where they were hiding! Wink )


Thanks brie.

#19:  Author: MichelleLocation: Near London PostPosted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:11 am
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Lovely to see the Quintette as prefects! Cornelia, in particular, is very funny. Thank you, Brie.

#20:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:29 pm
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Corney found herself launched on from behind.
She fell into the wall, before turning and glaring at her attacker.

"What do you think you are doing?"

Corney was standing fully on her prefects dignity. Margia laughed tantalisingly.

"My Corney, you almost sound like a responsible adult! Now we need to hurry, or you will be late for your first prees meeting. Well come on, what are you waiting for?"

But Margia had stopped too, she smiled again and the two waited complacently. they didn't have long to wait. Three young middles charged along the corridor clearly running a race of some sort.

Corney raised her eyebrows.

Alixe von Elsen let out a defiant "Tally ho!"

But a quick hit on the arm from Biddy O'Ryan silenced her. Mary shaw gave an angelic, hopeful smile to the two prefects.

Margia spoke first, "What do you kids think you are doing?"

the guilty three remained silent. So Corney decided to shove her oar in,

"Whats that you were saying just now about the picnic next week Margia?"

The middles looked horrified, they had forgotten about next weeks treat.

"I'm sorry Margia, we were just having a race..."

Corney just about managed to hide her smile, how she had hated the prees at that age.

"You can come and see Cornelia and I tomorrow morning and give us ten reasons why you shouldn't run a race indoors."

The middles ran off, and Margia was amused to hear in a markedly irish accent

"Well tis alright for you Alixe, its german day tomorrow, but what about me?"

This was followed by a groan from Mary. Margia grinned at Corney.

"Well we are going to be rather late now..."

"A bit harsh don't you think margia" said Corney suddenly.

"Oh they deserved it, we would have got just as bad if not worse if we had done it..."

Cornelia nodded slowly, she laughed suddenly,

"Did you see their faces when I mentioned the picnic?"

"And you call me harsh, you threatening them like that!"

"Well hopefully it'll keep that lot in check till after the picnic, that'd be almost a whole week without mischief."

Corney had forgotten the thefts in her form.

"Shall we run, we are most awfully late?"

"Margia! After giving Biddy and co such a row, you hypocrite!"

Margia laughed, but she deigned to walk the rest of the way, firmly quenching her impatience and curiosity.

#21:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:11 pm
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Really enjoying this. Thanks, Brie.

#22:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:46 pm
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So true - and when Biddy etc get to be Prefects they'll do exactly the same! Laughing

Thanks brie.

#23:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:27 pm
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hilary heaved a deep sigh, why had gillian insisted on choosing this week to come down with a head cold? She looked embarassedly at the group of girls looking expectantly at her.

"What? Why do i have to conduct this meeting? Elsies second pree..."

She was well aware that her excuse sounded pretty pathetic. Elsie grimaced at her,

"That was low Hilary, you know fine well that you are pegged for next headgirl, so you get to take the meeting."

Hilary although now backed into a corner was determined to fight till the end.
"but you are second pree, in the history of this school when has the games pree ever taken a preects meeting?"

"Oh Hilary back down now, you know elsies right.."
Hilary turned to glare at the owner of the bored-sounding voice.

Corney raised her eyebrows, this was not what she had been expecting of her first prees meeting, she had been expecting to have to act all serious, yet the rest of them were acting like KG babies.

"Ummm, Hilary, Elsie am i missing something here?"

The two turned around to stare at the newest addition to their prefecthood.
Corney gulped as she realised all eyes were on her.

"Its just that, well, isn't it supposed to be an honour to be a prefect?"

Hilary had the grace to look slightly ashamed,

"It is honourbright it is, its just its too much responsibility for me i'm already dreading next term as it is, i don't want it to start any sooner than it has too. You have too understand i am dreadfully honoured, it just means a year of being an awful goody two shoes."

Hilary wound up her tale of woe, not realising that almost every person in her position had felt the same way at one point or another. Hilary realised that she was not going to get a whole lot of sympathy from her friends, and decided she had better just get on with this meeting.

"I call this meeting to order," if Hilarys voice trembled a bit no one else noticed," We as a whole, are at the end of a prank, and i don't like it. Its a direct prank on us prees and I think thats the first time that this has happened."

She looked to some of the longer-standing members of the school for confirmation. All but Margia and Corney nodded their heads. Corney was realising that Hilary knew nothing of lower sixths part in this, and Margia one of the pupils longest in the school was remembering pranks played on the first set of prees in the very first term of the school. She was not prepared to own up to these right now, and luckily she did not have to, as Corney broke in and told her story of the missing prep.

The prees looked grave, they were not sure how to deal with a problem like this. They were not, for the most part, a very experienced set of prefects and this did not seem to them like the normal mischief one expected from middles, this seemed more deceitful somehow.

#24:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:29 pm
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Nice to see this back, Brie. Hope you had a lovely holiday.

#25:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:32 pm
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Good on Corney to remind everyone else!

Thanks Brie.

#26:  Author: Alison HLocation: Manchester PostPosted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:12 pm
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Welcome back, Brie.

I know that the girls were all supposed to be really keen on "self-government" but I always thought that the prefects were given an awful lot of responsibility and an awful lot of authority, considering that they were only a few years older than the "Middles" who always seemed to be the troublemakers - it's no wonder they're struggling to cope.

#27:  Author: TaraLocation: Malvern, Worcestershire PostPosted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:29 pm
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I've just re-read 'Eustacia', and was horrified at the swingeing and inappropriate punishment given to E. by the prefects for reading in the library when she shouldn't have been. Not only were staff not consulted, the incident was deliberately kept from them.

Agree with the prees that swiping people's prep is a different sort of mischief.

Thanks, Brie, very thought-provoking.

#28:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:51 pm
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Their was a silence around the room as everyone thought hard. Characteristically it was evvy who finally broke the silence.
"Well" she drawled,"Maybe we should find out who it is before we decide what to do with the brats. It might be easier to know how to punish them then."

There was sense in what she said. You couldn't punish one of the babes the same way you would one of the seniors.

"My guess is betty and elizabeth" was hilarys immediate pronouncement.

"Why?"

"why? If theres any mischief to be had they'll share in it, and i have always had my suspicions that betty at least is not quite as straight as she appears"

Lonny turned on hilary suddenly,
"Hilary thats rather something to say don't you think?"

Corney had once been a not so on-the-straight-and-narrow rebel herself and proceeded to say so.

"Hilary, thats awful mean, thats surely a case of hanging a dog without trying it, i wasn't always so nice and sensible myself, in my youth,"

Here she uttered an elderly sigh, and though she tried it was beyond Margia not to splutter at this. Seeing Margia, Ilonka was moved to laugh also and the argument of the moment before was forgotten as they all turned to see Corneys highly indignant face. Elsie patted her friend lightly on the shoulder, making sure that Corney couldn't see her upturned lips, before she became the complete second prefect and called the meeting back to order.

"Hilary i think the best plan would be to make a list of likely suspects and tail them till we can find out who it really was."

Elsies idea of the prees turning spies, went down well with the others. And by the end of meeting they had decided that they would each have a form to watch with special attention being paid to the third and fourth forms.

As they were busy gnashing on their kaffee und kuchen talk turned to pleasanter things, and they were soon arguing about the cricket eleven with vim. Suddenly Margias voice could be heard above the others as she wailed plaintitively

"My music! Herr Anserls going to kill me! I haven't practised a single note yet!"

and with this she jumped up and left the room, leaving the others with a mad urge to giggle wildly.

#29:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:24 am
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That's so true - Cornelia was a nasty piece of work when she first started.

Thanks brie.

#30:  Author: Sarah_G-GLocation: Sheffield (termtime), ? any other time! PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:41 am
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I've just found this and read it all the way through. You have the characters down perfectly!

#31:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:29 pm
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Corney had completely forgotten her big plan for her dormitory that night until she received a well aimed kick under the table from ilonka. At first Corney thought Lonny was starting up an old game which had been abondoned in their youth due to severe punishment. However when she looked up, ilonka winked at her. Corney still looked confused, and rolling her eyes Lonny looked around for something she could use to remind her friend without alerting their friends or juniors to their plan. Corney, thinking Lonny had gone well and truly mad decided to concentrate on the young middles sitting at their table. Their table contained several young imps such as that saintly child alixe von elsen, and the deceptively quiet Emmie Linders. Lonny finally gave up trying to get corneys attention as a bad job and started to eat her abendessen. She was just mentally calling Cornelia a dense idiot of a friend, when her attention was distracted. It was not normally in her to eavesdrop, but for once she listened with all ears to the quiet chatter going on at the table to her right. She frowned suddenly, and corney looking up at this moment was moved to wonder if Ilonka really had lost her marbles.

#32:  Author: VickLocation: Leeds, Yorkshire PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:23 pm
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Oooooooooo. I'm intrigued, who are the troublemakers??? Shocked

It is too soon to start chanting? Embarassed

#33:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:40 pm
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Another one intrigued here!

Thanks Brie

#34:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:03 pm
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*also intruiged!* Thanks, brie.

#35:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:02 pm
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Ilonka decided not to let worrying ruin her night of fun. That could wait until tomorrow. Having made this important decision she proceeded to try and catch corney alone. This proved to be easier said than done. Corney having ripped one of her stockings badly, was trying to avoid matey and had hidden herself in one of the music rooms. She knew if any of the mistresses saw she would have been sent to Matey, and her extreme hatred of sewing would not allow her to do that.

Needless to say Ilonka did not think to look there for her. So it was not until it was nearly time for bed that Ilonka managed to remind Corney of their plan.

Cornelias face lit up as she remembered, and she proceeded to race up the stairs to her bed, before any of the quintette went up.

Luck was not on her side tonight however. Matey saw her run up the stairs and on catching sight of the offending stocking went racing after her.

So Corneys first night in her new dormitory was not spent in the way she had been so hoping for. Instead of her laughing at them, it was them laughing at her, as they had to stand waiting in the doorway for matron to stop haranguing cornelia about her un-prefectly appearance.

#36:  Author: Alison HLocation: Manchester PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:42 pm
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Poor Corney!

Matey seemed to spend a lot of time lurking around the dormitories and the corridors Rolling Eyes - she always seemed to be "catching" people!

#37:  Author: kimothyLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:06 pm
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todays update comes courtesy of moi! just kidding its still me- my brie log in is just non existent today! dammit have just realised i wont be able to edit the title- grrr grr grr

It was lucky indeed that it was saturday today, or many of the sixth formers may have had a sticky time of it in class, trying to explain where their prep, and such like had gone too. However they were lucky, and after fruhstuck the quintette discussed their problem with much vim in their dormitory, as mattresses were turned and all manner of morning work was gotten out of the way.

Ilonka, looked for once hesitant. She was not willing to wrongly accuse anyone.

"whats eating you lonny?"

Evvy looked concerned for her friend "Its not like you to be quiet."

Lonny flung the pillow she had been plumping at Evvy. Elsie glared at them.

"Do you two want to set matey on us?" Her tone was full of sarcasm.

Corney. fresh from last night went bright red at this,

"Thats jolly mean of you to bring that up again Elsie Carr!"

"Oh you goop, i wasn't even thinking about that. Its those two idiots im worried about."

Here she proceeded to throw out her arm dramatically in Evvys direction. It was really quite unfortunate that Margia chose to walk out of her cubicle at this moment, catching the full force of elsies dramatic armwave in her face.

'Elsie!" she cried.

"Are you all right, im awfully sorry."

"Im fine", Margia said impatiently, "But look where you're waving next time."

Elsie raised her eyes at Margias imperious tone, and promptly threw herself down on the floor in front of her.

"Oh greatest one, i am indeed truly sorry."

She prostrated herself on the floor in front of Margia, and was just reaching to kiss Margias foot when

"Get up you idiot!"

They were all laughing now and indeed Corney fell back on her neatly made bed, she was laughing so much, and evvy who had been in the process of folding her sheets managed to get tangled up in them and fell full force into the cubey curtain seperating her and ilonka. The curtain tore of course, and it was with a loud crash that she fell and landed on ilonkas bed.

By now the quintette were too far gone, Margia and Elsie were vainly trying to hold each other up as they wept with laughter. Corney was hanging on to her bed as she yelled with laughter, and Evvys muffled cries as she tried to disentangle herself made them giggle even more.

But nemesis was to fall on them.

#38:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 3:13 pm
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Oh, dear. Matron won't be too impressed!

#39:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:41 pm
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She definitely won't be - wonder what she'll say? Shocked

Thanks Brie.

#40:  Author: KateLocation: Ireland PostPosted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:08 pm
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Thanks Brie! Smile Late joiner to this drabble, but it's great!

#41:  Author: kimothyLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:52 pm
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"what on earth are you lot up to? I knew the idea of you five reforming was to much to believe!"

"Joey!" yelped Margia, wiping her streaming eyes.

"I'd better warn you Matey is on her way through the dormitories at the moment..."

With this dire threat hanging in the air, the girls forgot about Joey and tried to disentangle themselves.

Corney and Lonny came to their senses and managed to untangle Evvy but the ripped curtain was beyond repair.

Evvy grimaced as she reconciled herself to having to spend her free time in the near future sewing up the curtain.

"Joey? what are you doing here?"

"Matey! I came down for a holiday, did no one tell you?"

If the quintette had been hopeful that Joeys prescence would distract Matey from the state of their dormitory then they were doomed to be disappointed.

After Matey and Joey had left the rest glumly got on with their dormitory work.

"Margia, what are you grinning for? We all have a half hours extra sewing tomorrow" Lonny looked at her friend surprised.

"Well i just have a gem of an idea thats all" said naughty Margia, who had always refused to be quenched for long.

"oh no not this time! I dont want to know. We are all in enough trouble as it is." proclaimed Evvy.

"Evvy!" whined Margia, "But its brilliant"

"But we are prees"

"Shes right Margia, we have to be responsible." Elsies tone was heavy.

A stubborn look came over Margia's face, and her friends realised she was not going to be swayed that easily.

finally updated...

#42:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:56 pm
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Good to see more of this - thank you. Laughing

#43:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:02 pm
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Thanks for the update, brie.

I guess Margia isn't going to heed the warnings of the others!

#44:  Author: kimothyLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:11 pm
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"I'm sorry Hilda. You know i would never normally question your judgement but i have to ask wht on earth you were thinking?!"

Hilda looked up startled. "Gwynneth, what do you mean?"

"those five! they haven't grown up at all. I thought it was strange when you made Elsie Carr second prefect, and then cornelia a prefect. But none of them have grown up. and i dont think they want to!"

Hilda Annersleys eyes softened, "When they are truly tested i think you will find that they are mature enough, and responsible enough to cope. and Gwynneth?"

"Yes" replied Matey, sounding surprisingly subdued.


hilda told her the news.

"Hilda! you are not serious. Why those girls were having a pillowfight in their dormitory this morning!"

"what?" replied Hilda surprised.

"all of them?"

"yes"

"I'll speak to them later Gwynneth. They are responsible deep down i'm sure." she said gravely.

once Matey had left her study Hilda allowed her face to relax into a smile. She didn't really blame them for not wanting to grow up.

#45:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:41 pm
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I don't blame them either!

Good to see more of this.

#46:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:56 am
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I don't blame them, either. Growing up is a scary place to be!

#47:  Author: JennieLocation: Cambridgeshire PostPosted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:02 pm
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Heavens, they're still young, and they've been so good with Biddy, it's not fair to say that they're irresponsible.

#48:  Author: kimothyLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:18 pm
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Eventually updated!

"The Abbess!" gasped Corney when she heard.

Margia would have comforted her, but she was turning over in her mind, just how responsible she had been as a prefect since this term began, and she was starting to believe that she had failed miserably.

Elsie, who it must be admitted, contained most of the common sense, and conscientiousness of the group was looking panic-stricken. She thought briefly too herself of the horror of being the first prefect tobe demoted.

Lonny merely looked nervous, and Evvy with all her spare time to be spent mending the cubicle curtain was already in a rather bad mood.

The dreaded interview came at break, and it was after several nudges, and worried looks that Elsie finally knocked on the door of the study.

"Come in" said Miss annersleys gentle voice.

She smiled inwardly as she saw the girls apprehensive looks. Each girl so different, yet clinging to their friendships throughout everything.

"You are possibly wondering why i called you here?" she asked icily.

It was Corney who answered, all in a rush, "No Miss Annersley, and we are awfully sorry about this morning and everything. We just didn't think."

Evvy chipped in, unwilling to leave it all to her friend, "It was really my fault miss annersley, i wasn't looking where i was going" she concluded lamely.

"So i see" she said her voice as sharp as steel.

"Do you think your behaviour was suitable in your current positions?"

Each girl was mentally wondering if she was about to be demoted.

"No Miss Annersley" replied Ilonka eventually.

"You girls have the makings of fine women inside you" her voice was warmer now, "I see a great deal of potential in each of you. You all have a great deal of inner strength, and the backbone for that is your friendship and the fact that you know that each other are there for you."

She felt that she was right in her assessment of them as she saw the smiles they gave each other, and the reassuring squeeze, evvy gave to corneys arm.

"You will each have trials to face in your life, and you will be able to face them with conviction as you know that you are not alone, you have your friends, and you have God. You are a very lucky set of girls."

"Now" she said more briskly, "perhaps, you can help each other by reminding each other to act in a manner befitting a prefect."

The girls blushed, remembering the reason they were there.

"Now girls, you may go. Please think about what i have said."

the quintette nodded at her solemnly.

"Evadne, please wait behind."

Evadne looked panic stricken, as she searched her mind for any awful misdemeanours she might have forgotten about.

The others walked out of the room sedately, casting reassuring glances in their friends direction.

Once outside the room they looked at each other agog with curiosity.

"you don't think something is wrong do you?" asked Lonny worriedly.

"I hope not" said Margia, her normally impish face turning serious at the thought.

"You dont, you don't think she's getting all the blame do you?" asked Corney tentatively.

"Of course not" said Elsie crushingly, though she had been wondering the same thing, "The abbess is most awfully fair."

Just then the door handle turned, and the four girls watched expectantly.

Evadne came out, looking rather shocked and white in the face.

"Evvy?" asked Margia. Her one word speaking volumes.

"I need to sit down" was all Evvy said however.

#49:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:35 am
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Good grief - more????


Thanls brie - Hilda was good there.

#50:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:34 pm
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Hilda handled that brilliantly.

#51:  Author: kimothyLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:48 pm
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"Well?" asked Corney impatiently, if somewhat tactlessly.

"Nothing" replied Evvy unconvincingly.

Margia glared at her. "Is everything ok?" she asked in considerably kinder tones.

"Oh yes... well i suppose, just rather a shock" said Evadne dazedly.

"It's alright if you dont want to talk about it" said Elsie abruptly, knowing that corney and Margia could be too forceful sometimes, "But we are all here if you want to talk."

Evvy nodded gratefully.

There was an awkward silence as no one could think of anything to say.

Then Ilonka let out a woop.

"Goop!" exclaimed Elsie severely, for they were still outside the Head's study.

"I just remembered" exclaimed Ilonka unrepentantly.

"Well before you lose your wits completely lets say we move?" asked Elsie, the voice of reason.

"C'mon evvy" said Margia, slipping her arms through Evvys, unsure how else to help her.

They were standing outside on the long lawn, before Ilonka eventually told her friends what she had heard the previous night.

"the little horror" said Margia disgustedly.

"We weren't as cheeky, in our wildest moments" conceded Corney.

"It's your sisters fault, by the sound of things though" laughed Ilonka.

"and i'll wring her neck when i see her!" exclaimed Margia.

Elsie laughed."it was hardly likely to have only been her"

"and by the sounds of it the Robin had something to do with it" said Corney hastily, for she saw a sticky time ahead for poor amy.

"The Robin is up at the annexe" reminded Margia, " and you all know Amy was the ringleader by the sounds of that"

"Well, you can't say its not in the blood" said Elsie lightly.

"oh come on. We were the limit, i'll admit. But this is cruel"

"Amy's a nice kid." said Lonny reasonably, "If it was someone else i might agree with you, but with Amy its just thoughtlessness i'm sure"

Margia looked unsure.

"I can't face them. When they hear who it was..." said Margia slowly.

"They'll understand that it was just a prank, and at least it will cut betty and elizabeth a little bit of slack from Hilary." laughed Ilonka

Evvy looked up suddenly, "Do you think she is too harsh on them?"

"Yes" said Lonny stubbornly, "Its a case of, what do you say, hanging a dog before trying it?"

"more or less" grinned Elsie, " and i see what you mean Lonny. I still think she'll make a splendid head girl though"

"oh yes. I'll back her up a hundred percent" agreed Lonny

Evvy nodded slowly.

"Back to the problem" wailed margia.

"It's not a problem" said Corney squashingly, "The only problem will be finding a suitable punishment, and i'm definetly thinking it ought to fit the crime" she grinned evilly.

Margia smiled weakly.

"We have to tell the other prees first" reminded Elsie, "and find out who else was in on it"

Corney's face fell at this sensible suggestion.

#52:  Author: leahbelleLocation: Kilmarnock PostPosted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:11 pm
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Thanks, brie.

#53:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:15 pm
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Amy stevens looked up wth a start as she saw what her friend Lorenz was meaning. Margia was sending her a look, that would have made her drop dead had she been any closer.

"Lorenz" and she tugged her friends arm impatiently

"Yes" said lorenz shortly. Lorenz had not been sleeping well recently, in fact none of them had. What had first seemed like a funny joke now seemed a bit cruel. Especially after Lorenz had seen the trouble Cyrilla had gotten into for 'forgetting' her homework the other day.

To make matters worse, Amy had received a letter from the Robin, full of guilt, for it had been her plan, for she had seen Gillian, who had come up for the afternoon, to visit her mother, and as well as worrying about her mother, gillian had found out she had to do some of her prep again.

"I think Margia might know" said Amy fearfully.

" I dont know. But i think we should confess."

Amy looked at Lorenz scared. But then she tilted her chin deteminedly, in a way that made her for once resemble her sister.

"I think you're right."

"We wont tell them about Robin though" stated Lorenz

"No, of course not" said Amy, "and Lorenz you didnt do as much, so i.. i should go alone."

Lorenz looked at her scathingly. "I'm not a funk."

Almost finished!! Finally... one or two more posts thats all.....

#54:  Author: Fiona McLocation: Bendigo, Australia PostPosted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:10 am
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Nice to catch up with this all in one hit. it looks like inspiration has been hitting a few people

#55:  Author: LesleyLocation: Allhallows, Kent PostPosted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:22 am
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Good to see more of this.

Thanks brie

#56:  Author: brieLocation: Glasgow PostPosted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:33 pm
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The Prefects were sitting in their room, trying to think of an original punishment for the young sinners. Needless to say all of their minds had gone blank.

They looked greatfully at the door, as a quiet knock penetrated the silence in the room.

corney, who as the newest prefect, was sitting at the foot of the table, leapt out of her seat, and opened the door.

she looked down in surprise at Amy Stevens and Lorenz Maico.

"Come in" she said shortly, surprise having taken away her manners momentarily.

Gillian stood up when she saw the two sinners, and Amy, already nervous, tried to ignore Margias steady and angry gaze.

"Girls, what is it?" asked Gillian in her soft voice.

"I... we.." stammered Lorenz

"We have been hiding the sixths prep" blurted out Amy.

"Why?" asked Elsie.

"Ro.. we thought it would be funny."

"How?" asked Hilary bluntly

There was silence, as the two girls stood there silently, inwardly squirming.

"It wasn't" said Amy eventually.

Evvy looked at the two girls carefully, and saw the dark smudges under their eyes, and Amy in particular was pale.

She turned to gillian, and realised she had noticed too.

"Girls" said Gillian quietly, "Did you realise that your trick, however harmless it was meant to be, was cruel, and almost bullying by picking out peoples particular weaknesses?"

The girls looked at each other. Bullying was not something that was tolerated in this school.

Lorenz started crying, though Amy managed to hold back her tears.

"Thats why we came" she said through her tears.

"We realised we were wrong, and we are sorry, and we didnt mean to hurt anyone."

And with that Amy started to cry too.

Margia looked on, her stern gaze softening as she realised taht they were just two silly girls.

"Well you must apologise to all the other sixths too, you have both caused a lot of discomfort to a lot of people."

The two girls looked horrified, various memebers of the sixths had sharp tongues, and they doubted they would be spared them.

"Now" said Gillian, "I think early bed tonight, and bed all day tomorrow should help to remind you not to do this again."

Both girls hated the idea of such a baby punishment, but they were both tired, and Gillian knew that it was all they were fit for now.

"You may go now" said Gillian sternly, "Go straight to Matron. Elsie will take you."

"Wait" aid Ilonka suddenly, "Was there anyone else involved?"

Both girls went red, but shook their head vehenemently.

"Ok, you may go."

Elsie ushered them out.

Once the door was safely closed, Ilonka smiled widely.

"Dont look so upset Margia. She's a good kid. They both are. They came and confessed off their own bat, and they didnt want their other friends to get into trouble. She's got a good heart."

Margia, smiled slightly.

Corney looked troubled though.

"Shouldn't we have tried to find who the others were?"

"No" said Evvy seriously, "Once they find out their friends took the blame they'll come and confess too... at least if their worth their salt they will."

Hilary looked up suddenly, something had been preying on her mind for the last few days.

"I wasn't going to tell any of you" she said slowly, "But i think i want to. "

The other prefects looked up expectantly.

"I'm not coming back next term. Mum wants me to come home and be with her for a while before i go for my PT training."

The girls sat in shock. Hilary was a favourite amongst them, and she had been a certainty for head girl next term.

"I say, we will miss you hilary" said Corney eventualy.

* * *

That night as the quintette lay in their dormy, trying to get to sleep after lights out, Corney let out a sudden whoop.

"corney shut up!" hissed Elsie severely, "Dont you remember what the abess said to us this morning."

"No, dont you!" said corney excitedly, "or rather what she said to evvy!"

"Do you have extendable ears or something?" said Margia drily. "We were all outside remember?"

"No, you goop!" said Corney, still forgetting to lower her tones particularly, "I've just realsied what it must have been!"

There was a silence.

"Evvy, you are gong to be head girl once Gillian has left aren't you?"

The others sat up eager to hear whether this was true.

finally came the reply.

"Yes!"

"Evvy!" exclaimed the others.

"Shhhh! You goons!" she said scathingly.

"Well they are going to have to accept that we are responsible now" said Lonny with some satisfaction, "Imagine one of us head girl..."

"A reponsible quintette" said Corney,

And the others all burrowed their heads into their pillows and laughed at the absursdity of it all.

The End

#57:  Author: Alison HLocation: Manchester PostPosted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 2:47 pm
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Thanks Brie Very Happy .

#58:  Author: WoofterLocation: Location? What's a location? PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:44 pm
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Nice Brie - thanks!

#59:  Author: Fiona McLocation: Bendigo, Australia PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:26 pm
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Love the idea of Evvy as head girl. Thanks Brie



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