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Ariana Isolde Marian Elizabeth Dumbledore (untamed_magic) wrote in beyondthepages,
@ 2010-05-19 20:00:00

Entry tags:

!complete, 2023 10, albus dumbledore, ariana dumbledore

RP: A Request
Characters: Ari, Albus
Time/Date: Evening, October 19
Location: their quarters
Warnings/Rating: None
Summary: Ariana wants something
Status: Complete

While she wouldn't go so far as to say she was harassing the professors, she'd definitely been pestering Professor Chambers with a lot of questions. Perhaps then it wasn't so surprising he'd let her sit in on one of his third year classes.

She'd watched the other kids as they worked their magic, as they flicked and swished their wands. As things happened because of their controlled magic. She had magic, she just ... didn't have a wand. Or control.

Though she supposed it was high time she got a wand so she could learn control. Albus hadn't pushed her at all, and sometimes she did wonder if he thought her having a wand was a good idea.

There was no way to know 'til she asked though.

After drifting around to visit some of her other favorite professors, she got to watch a little bit of a lesson with LilyLuna and Professor Bell, though she didn't like how ... serious and tense it felt in that classroom.

So it was just as well that she found herself pointed back toward her own quarters.

Slipping inside, she wandered over to flop dramatically down onto the couch before lifting her head to see if Albus was around in the room. If not, she'd have to go track him down, and she never knew where he'd be hiding at any given moment.

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untamed_magic
2010-05-21 04:22 am UTC (link)

"You didn't," she said, her eyes narrowing slightly as she wondered if he was teasing, but ... he didn't seem to be. "I saw one in a tapestry in the hall," she reported with a smile before she listened to his story.

She did jump a little when the phoenix appeared in his flash before she tipped her chin to study him as he flew around.

"Isn't there only one ever at a time?" she inquired. "Why would it be a different one than the first one, or are the stories wrong and there's really more than one?"

She lifted up a hand toward the phoenix, though she wasn't sure what she expected to happen; it wasn't as though he would land on her. Right? But maybe he was pettable and she could pet him.

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dumbleydore
2010-05-21 04:47 am UTC (link)

"It is my thought that there are many phoenixes in the world but they simply choose not to be seen by humans," Albus said with a fond smile as he watched Cassius fly around the room. "You can't capture them or coerce them into staying with you. It is their choice to join a human and their choice alone and no one knows why they make the choices they do. Fawkes simply appeared to me one day, just as Cassius did. I do not question, I simply accept their companionship with delight and honour."

His smile broadened as Cassius flew down to perch on the arm of the couch and eyed Ariana curiously. "I don't know why they have chosen me. I am just a man, as flawed as the next, but Fawkes was a good friend to me and I am sure Cassius will be as well."

As he watched Cassius hopped down onto the couch and carefully picked his way over to insinuate himself into Ariana's lap. He chuckled and gently stroked the phoenix's head. "Fawkes used to do that when he wanted attention. Terribly vain creatures, phoenixes are." Cassius looked over at Albus with a warbling sound that was almost a chuckle then the phoenix looked at Ariana imploringly.

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untamed_magic
2010-05-21 04:57 am UTC (link)

She thought that made sense. Why would they go about flaunting themselves if they didn't want to be seen? People were ... unpredictable and often cruel, so she imagined it made sense for them to hide.

Her brow furrowed a little. "Maybe you aren't so flawed as some of the others. Or they want to help you fix your flaws," she suggested as she watched the phoenix moving over toward her. She was a little wary, all too aware of his beak, of his talons, but she lifted her arms a little to make room for him in her lap.

She hesitantly ran her hand along his back gently, gazing at the feathers, the patterns of the markings on him. He felt lighter than she thought a bird that size should but ... he was a bird and had to be light to fly, didn't he? Wondering why she hadn't seen him yet, she supposed it didn't matter. Maybe it hadn't been time ... and it was simply time now.

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dumbleydore
2010-05-21 05:06 am UTC (link)

"Maybe they do," Albus said softly as he watched Ariana and Cassius. He rather liked that idea. It gave him hope that maybe he could repair his flaws. After all, he couldn't be such a lost cause if a phoenix... two phoenixes... were willing to come and stay with him. Yes, definitely a comforting thought.

"I am sure he would be willing to carry any message you believed too urgent for the school owls," he continued in a more normal tone of voice. "And if there is trouble he can get you out."

He caressed the top of Cassius' head. "You will do that for me, my friend? Keep an eye on my sister and keep her out of trouble when I cannot?"

The phoenix warbled again, a definite sound of agreement, and Albus gave a sigh of relief. "Thank you."

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untamed_magic
2010-05-21 05:17 am UTC (link)

"I still don't have anyone to send letters to," she insisted. All of her family was here, after all, because all of her family consisted of Albus. Though she supposed come summer, or over the holidays, she might have made friends she'd want to send letters to.

She wondered what sort of trouble he expected her to be getting into ... but if she happened to be in a hallway when a person who used to be dead popped out ... and they were a bad person ... that would be trouble.

But what did she know of the wide, wild world? And once she got her wand, the potential for accidents increased. She knew phoenixes were clearly special, but what could he do to keep her safe? Surely they must be capable of some things or else Albus wouldn't trust him with her safety.

Stroking the phoenix, she relaxed against the couch and tipped her head back against the back of the couch before half-closing her eyes.

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dumbleydore
2010-05-21 05:35 am UTC (link)

Albus chuckled. "You could send letters to Harry and to Lily. I am sure they would like to know that you are happy and well." He was almost surprised that he hadn't had letters from them but perhaps they were simply giving them space.

He watched as she leaned back on the couch then eased his way off the couch. He still had a little more reading he'd like to do today, especially if he was going to spend some time in Diagon Alley. He always seemed to spend more time there than he expected. He went for one task and ended up chatting to many people. He enjoyed it but it was time consuming.

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untamed_magic
2010-05-21 05:45 am UTC (link)

She supposed she could at that. Maybe she would. Maybe after she got her wand; that would be something to tell them about. She opened one eye completely as she felt Albus get off the couch, but she supposed she'd accomplished what she was after and he had work to do. Besides that, Cassius was contently warming her lap.

So maybe she'd just sit here, and stroke him, and think about what it would be like to have a wand.

Closing her eyes completely, Ariana exhaled a sigh and attempted to devise a plan to get permission to go to the December Hogsmeade trip; surely by then she could use holiday presents as an excuse to go shopping on her own.

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