*backdated Who: Rabastan and Theo When: BACKDATED, Monday evening, 29 August Where: The Nott Family home, and then the Lestrange flat What: Getting Theo out of that mad house Rating: R (Possible Non-con due to the nature of their relationship) Open/Closed: Closed
The trip with Antigone had heartened Rabastan, and soothed him in a way he'd not expected. He was coming to realize that she was a balm to him, and her offer of support was touching; it was not something he would soon forget. Thus fortified, he had decided that enough was enough-Theo was getting out of that house and away from his father. Even if he had to get into a duel with the older Death Eater, Rabastan decided that he was not going to take 'no' for an answer. It had plagued a part of him, thinking that Theo was there, suffering at the hands of the man who was supposed to care and nurture Theo. It rankled him further that he'd been unable to help rectify the situation; with a clearer head, Rab left Antigone, to apparate to the Nott home.
The House-elf answered the door, bowing and scrapping and backing up as Rabastan strode in, the smell of the ocean still clinging to his cloak. His boots made a sound as they hit the flat stones of the hall, his stride speaking volumes even if Rabastan didn't say anything at first. His strong steps were muffled only as he stopped on a carpet in the foyer. He was working it out in his head, what he would say, and realized that the House-elf was still lingering, awaiting an order.
"Fetch Theo. He is to leave with me, tonight. He won't be returning before school so attend to his trunk," he directed, removing his gloves but not his cloak; it was clear that he wasn't staying long. He hoped Nott Senior might come and investigate, but Rabastan thought the other man might feign indifference at such a late night visit, expecting that Theo would be returned in the morning. It made Rabastan a bit smug to think that he might be denying the man access to Theo, access to do something terrible just before Theo left for school.