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Landon Farnsworth (only_an_orphan) wrote in beyondthepages,
@ 2010-05-13 21:47:00

Entry tags:

!complete, 2023 10, landon farnsworth, remus lupin, tristan moore

RP: The Goblet
Characters: Lan, Tris, Remus
Time/Date: Evening, October 13, 2023
Location: Great Hall
Warnings/Rating: None
Summary: Lan puts his name in the cup
Status: Complete

Landon had watched the unveiling of the Goblet just before dinner, and he'd stuck around after dinner to watch and see who put their names in. He wasn't the only one sitting around and watching; the Hall was lined with the audience.

It seemed to be a fair mix of younger students who were green with envy that they couldn't put their names in, and the older students scoping out the competition.

Lan watched as a tall, leggy witch in the Durmstrang robes stalked over to the cup and dropped her name in.

"Ready?" he said to Tristan.

"Really going to do it?" The older wizard grinned.

"Yeah," he replied softly. He was doing this only because he knew he wouldn't be chosen. He wasn't the best, the brightest, the fastest, the most clever. He was a good wizard, sure, but closer to average than amazing.

Tris, despite his penchant toward bragging, was only slightly more champion-like, at least as far as Lan was concerned.

"Want me to hold your hand?" Tristan grinned to his best mate.

"Dunno," Lan said, grinning. "Who's going to get jealous if they see that?" His blue eyes flicked pointedly toward the Gryffindor table.

Tristan laughed before he ducked his head slightly. "I'll risk it if you need someone to hold your hand," he assured Landon.

"Think I'll be all right," Landon said before he stood up. He crossed to the small podium that held the papers, and he carefully penned down his name. Tristan was beside him, doing the same thing. "Ready?" he said.

"Ready," Tristan agreed before he started over toward the Goblet with Landon. "Good luck," he offered before he dropped his name in.

"Same," Landon replied before dropping his name in as well. He did wonder if it would be rejected, but ... he was in the parameters, if just barely. When nothing was spit back out, he grinned to Tris before strolling back toward the Ravenclaw table to sit and watch and see who else put in their names.

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only_an_orphan
2010-05-18 03:53 am UTC (link)

"Wonder if there's anything in the restricted section," Lan mused. He didn't miss the fact the two wolves were getting closer, and he grinned a little. "Could try writing to Relic. If there's a book out there, he'd find it."

"Could write to Lily. She's working for Relic. And now I want to hum the Small World song," Tristan declared, inhaling as if to follow through on the threat.

"Funny, if you start that I might want to kick you in a very uncomfortable place." Lan did grin though as he thumbed through his book. He did glance to the cup now and again when he saw someone moving in that direction, and he wasn't really surprised by some of the entrants. He did notice Lily Luna hanging around the cup though, and his grin broadened slightly.

"You see what I have to put up with?" he said to Remus. He'd felt the tensing, and the subsequent relaxation, and he smiled. "Flying things wouldn't be bad," he reflected. "Think of all the fun you could have chasing Lan if he was a mouse."

He grinned at Lan's snort.

"We could ask Professor Capper. He'd probably have some idea. Or at least where to look." He rubbed Remus' shoulder gently, not for the first time wishing they shared a house. It would be nice to share a common room. Or be near his dorm room.

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lukeios
2010-05-19 11:04 pm UTC (link)

"There wasn't anything in the Restricted Section last time I looked up the subject," Remus said thoughtfully. "Though admittedly that was... around fifty years ago so that's probably not worth much."

That was still very odd to think about... that his last memories before waking up here were fifty years in the past. And that he'd lived for part of that fifty years and didn't remember it. He wondered if remembering it would make things better or worse then decided that it probably didn't matter.

He grimaced. "Feet belong on the ground," he said firmly. "I never even really got the hang of flying on a broomstick." He snorted and looked mildly amused. "Probably a good thing really. If I'd been any good, James and Sirius would have pushed me into trying out for the Quidditch team and that would have been a world of complications I didn't need back then."

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only_an_orphan
2010-05-19 11:44 pm UTC (link)

"Probably not really a restricted topic," Lan reflected. "I'll run it by Professor Capper next time I'm up there."

He grinned over to Remus. "Bold of you to say that. Tris lives to fly. He'll have to disown you now."

Tristan laughed softly. "Not disown. But you'll definitely have to make up for that comment." He nudged Remus playfully.

"Since we're about to lose Landon to his book, let's say we wander off and do things you wouldn't want your mates seeing you do," he murmured playfully near Remus' ear before nuzzling at the other wolf's throat.

Inappropriate public behavior. That's what he was all about.

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lukeios
2010-05-20 12:08 am UTC (link)

Remus blushed and chuckled. "Yeah, yeah, I've had that threat before." Okay, James and Sirius' threats had been a little different and he'd been more worried about the oddly enough. Stupidly worried that it might be enough to lose the first really good friends he'd had since he'd been bitten.

He closed his eyes and bit his lip when Tris got so close. He still couldn't believe how much he liked the other wolf's scent and he wondered if it was a werewolf thing. Not that he knew who he could ask about that... except maybe his older self. Which was impossible.

"I... uh... yeah, okay," he said, puling himself together and reminding himself they were in the Great Hall and he really didn't want to make an idiot out of himself here.

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not_an_orphan
2010-05-20 01:17 am UTC (link)

Tristan grinned at Remus' response, and smiled at his reaction. He liked how Remus reacted to him. He ... liked a lot about Remus, really. "So, right. We'll leave you to your studies and try not to get in too much trouble."

He stood up and held out his hand for Remus. He wasn't sure if Remus really did want to go somewhere and fool around, or just talk and walk, but Tris was up for anything. He just ... liked spending time with him.

Lan lifted his hand in a wave. He was glad to see Tristan so happy, so relaxed. Tris deserved to be happy, after his earlier years and all the time he'd spent fearing himself. "See you," he said to them both.

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	lukeios 2010-05-20 01:50 am UTC (link)
	Remus took Tristan's hand after a small hesitation then ignored the sudden hammering of his heart and entwined his fingers with the other boy's. He didn't look around to see how or even if anyone else was reacting though. "Small hope of that," he said dryly. "You can get in trouble in this place just walking between classes." He looked over at Lan and smiled. "Bye." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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