Tim and Nicola/Lawrie

[tosomja.livejournal.com]

Have just been reading End of Term and was struck by how vicious  Tim is to Nicola and how much it is not really ever explained why.  What has gone wrong since Autumn Term when Tim and Nicola seemed as good if not better friends to Tim and Lawrie?  I can see what Lawrie gets out of the relationship but what's in it for Tim? And what is going on in those conversations when Lawrie says she must talk to Tim - is Tim just nodding and sympathising and agreeing how awful Nicola is? if so, it doesn't sound much like the Tim we see the rest of the time...I am confused.

Comments

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's something to do with Nicola taking up with Miranda and Tim thinking that here are two people who might well be prefects without her. Though Tim's never seemed particularly hostile to Miranda, except during the row about only children during the Art lesson.

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

Isn't there a bit during one half-term where Tim and Miranda have to do things together without the twins? My memory is that they don't quite know how to get on with each other at first, but end up quite enjoying themselves.

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Yes, in the Attic Term, I think.

[yiskah.livejournal.com]

Yes, when they write the carol together! That's one of my favourite bits in the books.