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Albus Severus Potter (al_a_kazam) wrote in beyondthepages,
@ 2010-05-23 05:31:00

Entry tags:

!complete, 2023 10, albus severus potter, scorpius malfoy

RP: Worry
Characters: Albus Potter, poking Scor
Time/Date: Early-early morning, October 23, 2023
Location: Seventh Year boys' dorm, Slytherin
Warnings/Rating: NA
Summary: Al is a worry wart.
Status: Ongoing

Albus was a chronic worrier. He was coming to terms with that even as he chewed on his lip and stared at his open journal, half-waiting for someone’s handwriting to scrawl out a ‘HELP!’ to justify his fears.

Journal stalking and paranoia aside, Al thought everyone else should be doing the same thing. Voldemort being back was something to be concerned over. He was school-age and in Slytherin House and Al really had no idea what to do.

Normally he trusted in professors and vaguely trusted in the Ministry to make the right decision, but this time it seemed terribly wrong and like something even an infant could have made a better decision about.

Al’s frown deepened as he twitched to the next page, scanning down it for an entry that he might want to access.

Nothing. Nowhere did it say anything about any mayhem or carnage magically appearing with Tom Riddle.

Al would give his left arm for the Marauders Map right now. It was killing him to not have a better way to know where he was. Even if it was likely that he was back in his room.

Greengrass. Greengrass would be able to check.

Greengrass made it a point to not talk to him.

Al sighed and rubbed at his temples. This was endlessly ridiculous and bad for his nerves.

Wait. Did Greengrass even share a dorm with Riddle? Probably not. He didn’t share one with Black.

“Aaaaaaaaaaargh.”

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goesnowheregood
2010-05-24 08:50 am UTC (link)

He waited until Al admitted he wouldn't go that far before lowering his wand, leaning back on the bed and feeling profoundly tired all of a sudden, but Al still seemed far from rest. It was at times like this he really wished that he had actually followed through with bottled sleep potion and storing it in his trunk.

"In a way," Scor agreed. "Though didn't he spend his entire life playing this game of innocence? 'least while he was in school. Reckon a guy like that isn't going to fall for your typical 'LET'S DUEL HAHAHA I HAVE TRICKED YOU' routine, yeah?"

He sighed. "You know, we don't know that he's even going to try anything in school. Maybe he'll be a good little boy because everyone's watching him, and wait until he gets out of school before he officially starts becoming the Dark Lord again. You could be worrying for nothing."

'Cause that would be something new and different.

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al_a_kazam
2010-05-24 09:13 am UTC (link)

Al rolled his eyes.

Yeah. Because that would be so much better. It'd be great fun for Riddle to wait until he had more free movement and more contacts to shoe his true intentions. Al had no doubt that the first chance he go, Riddle would slip out from under everyone's noses outside of Hogwarts.

Or maybe he'd stay right there worming his way into everyone's lives until they were all completely convinced that he was the next Merlin.

"I'm not worrying for nothing," he decided at last, letting the late hour make him sound petulant and like a grumpy kid.

Maybe he really did need to get some sleep.

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goesnowheregood
2010-05-24 09:22 am UTC (link)

"No," Scor agreed. "You're not."

He didn't know what else he could say. It wasn't like he could stop Albus from worrying. He'd tried that before and it never went well. But at the same time, he didn't like to see his mate having such a rough go of it. He felt like there had to be something he could say to cheer him up.

"We should talk to him," Scorpius said suddenly, very amused by the idea, though that was likely the late hour. "See if we can see through his little game. It'd be a good step on the road to revealing him for the monster he still is to everyone, yeah?"

Maybe if he gave Al some kind of plan to work towards, he'd be satisfied enough and get some sleep now, and then Scor could sleep too.

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al_a_kazam
2010-05-24 09:30 am UTC (link)

"Talk?" Al blinked, then frowned. And then his mind started turning the thought over as he began to consider it.

He'd planned to shun Riddle to the best of his ability, but maybe going out and confronting him would be something to do. Maybe he could even play the part of Riddle's new best mate.

They were both in Slytherin, after all. It wasn't like he was a Gryffindor trying it.

Aside from the fact that Al had no acting ability whatsoever, it could be worth something.

"I think I'll do that," Al decided firmly. "Sometime tomorrow. Whenever I see him."

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goesnowheregood
2010-05-24 09:40 am UTC (link)

Scorpius snorted slightly - he would believe that when he saw it. But he supposed it was good enough for now. Al certainly seemed to be calmer at least.

"Right," he said with a nod. "Tomorrow. Soon as we see him. We'll go have a nice chat with him, see if we can't figure out a weakness we can exploit or break through his deceptive barrier, and then... " he waved a hand. "We'll go from there."

He didn't expect anything to come of this plan, to be honest, but if it meant he could get a couple of hours of sleep, he'd be all for it.

"You think you'll be okay to sleep now?" he asked carefully, turning and resting on his back on his bed, crossing his arms behind his head. He didn't want to make it sound like like that was really all he wanted to do right now, but it was difficult because it really was all he wanted to do.

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al_a_kazam
2010-05-25 04:48 am UTC (link)

"I guess," Al agreed, reluctantly easing himself back and staring up at the ceiling. "We've got classes tomorrow. Got to get some rest before that barrel of fun explodes."

He closed his eyes, trying to will his muscles to relax and his mind to quit racing. He could feel a stress headache starting at the back of his neck and wondered if he should go to the Hospital Wing sometime tomorrow for something to help with it.

Maybe it was just pessimism, but Al foresaw a low of sleepless nights if he tried to get to sleep on his own.

"Night, Scor."

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goesnowheregood
2010-05-25 07:03 am UTC (link)

Oh thank Merlin, Morgan, and possibly Pendragon just for fun. He loved his best mate, he really did, but he was useless at being sympathetic when Al got all emotional like this. Scor was a Malfoy, for Pete's sake, Malfoy's didn't get emotional, they got even.

That, and he was bloody tired.

"Night Al," he said, flipping over onto his side as he eased under the covers. "And so help me god I hear you flipping through your journal again tonight, I will hex you so hard James and Lily will feel it. He paused, his eyes closing and a slight frown crossing his feature. "Both sets," he decided belatedly before he yawned, hoping to get a bit of shut eye before morning.

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