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Tweak says, "Who's got Bieber Fever?!"

abidingpercy (abidingpercy) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-09-14 13:30:00

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character: lisa turpin, character: percy weasley, character: richard summerby

Who: Percy and OPEN
What: Sunday in the park with Percy and Lucy
Where: Monument Alley Park
When: September 14, afternoon
Status: Open / ongoing

"Please, Daddy?" Five and a half year old eyes looked up at Percy pleadingly.

"Oh, all right," he replied, looking as if he was making a great sacrifice by granting her wish, though it was no sacrifice at all. "Lift up your arms and hold on tight."

She did as instructed, practically vibrating with excitement as Percy lifted her into his arms. He couldn't resist a quick buss of her cheek as he swung her around and over to the wishing well where he perched her on the edge and wrapped his arms around her tightly in case she slipped. She looked down into the well, delighted beyond words, and from his sleeve he drew out a single coin.

"You know what to do."

She took the coin with overly careful fingers before screwing her eyes shut, moving her lips as she thought really hard, then opened her eyes to toss the coin into the well. As the coin hit the water with a splash, she squealed in delight.

"So, what did you wish for?" he asked as he did every time she made a wish at the well, and she responded the same way every time.

"I can't tell you that, Daddy. It won't come true!"

"That's exactly right, Pumpkin."

He lifted her from the edge of the well and swung her back to the ground, taking a moment to fix a lock of ginger hair before letting her go. He watched her run off to one of the flower beds, her red and gold robes bouncing along with her. He sighed happily. These were the days he lived for.

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bookshop_mama
2014-09-30 09:55 pm UTC (link)

"Sometimes it's the rule sticklers who break the most rules in the end," she said, grinning at him. And it was good to know that not everyone was so traditional. She'd been worried that Christopher would face some sort of stigma being the son of an unwed mother, but maybe even the Wizarding world changed with the times.

She looked over at her kid, and grinned. He was showing Lucy a trick with the ball, but tripped instead and landed in the grass. Instead of being upset over it, he started to laugh. They were getting on well, and it was nice to see him interacting with someone his own age again. He'd always been a social kid.

"I don't want to ask him to lie, but I also can't keep up the home school routine forever." She sighed. "Why isn't there some form of public elementary education for Wizarding kids? I have to admit, it doesn't seem right. Not everyone can afford a private tutor, or has the ability to home school." You'd think the Ministry of Magic would take that into consideration, but then nothing about the Ministry of Magic really made sense. "Sorry, I didn't mean to rant at you."

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abidingpercy
2014-10-02 02:12 am UTC (link)

Percy blushed a little at the thought of the few rules he'd broken in his lifetime, though very few people would ever know about them. "Let's keep that our little secret, why don't we. I'd hate for my brothers to think I was capable of further rule-breaking," he added with a wink.

He watched as the boy fell and Lucy went immediately to his side, helping him up and brushing grass from his clothes. She then went to get the ball to try the trick for herself, only for it to go flying into a nearby flower bed. He rolled his eyes and Lucy led Christopher into the flowers. "Please, for Merlin's sake, don't step on the flowers!"

He nodded. He understood the dilemma, he was caught in it himself. At the moment, there simply wasn't another option that he knew of. "There is no need to apologize, I agree with you. There is certainly value in it. Even if there were some sort of partnership with a Muggle school made up of Muggle children who already know about our world - the children of squibs and families of Muggleborn witches and wizards. There is so much work needed to open a school - a location, resources, funding, teachers..." He sighed. "We've only recently finished putting the Ministry to rights, at least mostly so. The idea of starting an entirely new insitution is... momentous, to say the least."

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bookshop_mama
2014-10-02 11:58 pm UTC (link)

Lisa laughed, appreciating the blush. Guys who blushed were adorable, at least she'd always thought so. "Do you have many? Brothers that is?" She'd always wondered what it would be like to have siblings to tease you over the little things, and to always have your back for the big ones. She thought it was nice.

Wincing at the near miss to the flowers, she sent Christopher a warning look that had him leading Lucy to a flower-free space. Satisfied that they'd stay out of mischief, at least for the next few minutes, she gave Percy a smile. "Those poor flowers wouldn't have stood a chance against them," she joked.

What Percy said wasn't anything of a shock to her, but it did make her sigh. "It's not that I mind home-schooling, we can do a lot more hands on learning this way, and go at his own pace, but I want him to be engaged with his own peers." And it would take someone more skilled than she to take on the ministry. "What sorts of activities do you have Lucy in? Is there any sort of children's community center?" She supposed she could always have more child friendly events at the store. Maybe it was time to look into that.

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abidingpercy
2014-10-03 02:21 am UTC (link)

Percy was surprised by Lisa's question. He was so used to people knowing most details about his family that it was... quite refreshing to meet someone who actually had to ask. "I have five brothers and one sister, but one of my brothers isn't with us anymore - he died in the Battle a few years ago." He had never been tempted to amend his statement and say he had four brothers. Fred was always a presence at Percy's shoulder, even in death.

"They're quite lucky there aren't any gnomes in the garden, or else they could have gotten bitten for their troubles," he added with a small chuckle.

"Lucy takes piano lessons, and has regular play dates with her cousins and the Fawley twins, my friend Alicia's children. There is no community centre per se, but I believe there is an attempt in the works to arrange for a regular parent-child event at Finnigan's. That could be helpful."

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