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Lucy Spinks (addingvalue) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-09-16 11:53:00

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character: ernie macmillan, character: lucy spinks

More Reunions!
Who: Lucy and Ernie
What: A reunion!
Where: Finnigan's
When: After duelling club
Rating: SFW

After meeting Susan and Hannah, Lucy had finally searched through her old Hogwarts trunk until she'd found her wand. It was now sitting on top of a box file on her desk at home, where she saw it every time she sat down to work. A dozen times she'd reached for it, wondering if it would still work but almost afraid to try. Tuesday night she'd declined Jenny's suggestion that they all go to the pub quiz because she'd wanted to assess the state of her various bank accounts. One current account, one ISA, one savings account...

After staring at the computer screen for half an hour or so, trying and failing to find a spare £200 to send to Alison to help her cover the month's rent, Lucy finally looked away - her eyes falling to her wand. Hesitantly, she picked it up, turning it over in her hands. She hadn't forgotten the spells she'd learned but somehow the act of actually trying to cast one had her heart pounding. After a moment, she slipped the wand into her handbag with her keys and five minutes later was out the door on her way to Tufnell Park tube station.

When she reached The Leaky Cauldron, the archway was already open with two groups passing each other, one in and one out. Lucy tagged onto the group heading in and breathed a sigh of relief. If her wand didn't work, she wasn't sure she really wanted to know that just yet. What she wanted was to see her friends again. So, she headed to Finnigan's, set her shoulders as she walked in and stepped up to the bar to order her drink. Glancing around, she couldn't see Hannah or Susan, but perhaps someone else she knew would be here, or would be along soon. She could wait.

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erniedtmac
2014-09-16 08:01 pm UTC (link)

Ernie hopped down the stairs, stretching his fingers out as he made his way from The Roost to The Common Room. Healing could sap the energy out of him at times and make his fingers stiff from casting spells, but he wouldn't give it up for anything.

As he approached the bar, intending to get himself a butterbeer to whet his whistle (nothing alcoholic as he had to work the next morning, and no matter how good hangover potions could be, they never sobered him up quite enough to work at the hospital). He slowed, however, when he spotted and old, familiar face he hadn't seen in far too long.

"Lucy?" he asked tentatively, tilting his head as he approached and trying to make certain she was indeed who he thought she was. It wouldn't have been the first time he'd mistaken a person for someone else, though this time he wasn't trying to snog someone he thought he'd shagged the night before only to find they were a total stranger (though yes, that had turned out rather well, now that he thought about it...). "Lucy Spinks? Is that you?"

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addingvalue
2014-09-16 08:18 pm UTC (link)

Lucy was just putting her money away - glad Susan had exchanged some of Lucy's muggle notes for wizarding coins last time she'd been here - when she heard her name. "Ernie?" She was so pleased to see him that she turned from the bar as he approached, stepping forward and hugging him. She stretched up to kiss his cheek and stayed there for a moment. It seemed to be getting easier, seeing all her old friends again. There was less guilt, less anxiety.

She didn't know if Hannah or Susan had mentioned seeing her, but as she pulled away she looked Ernie over. "Still handsome, I see." She mentally tallied the coins in her pocket against what she'd been charged for the alcoholic ginger beer she'd just bought. "Can I get you a drink?" she ought to have enough. "Did you just come from upstairs?" He hadn't come from the front door, she knew that much, as it was within sight of her position. "I didn't know there was an upstairs. You weren't leaving, were you?" She was babbling - so maybe she was still a little anxious, but it was also good to see a friendly face tonight.

	erniedtmac 2014-09-30 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	"All right, no owls, I promise," he grinned. "Your housemates don't know you're a witch, then?" He chuckled. "Well, even then I knew everything. But I tried, everyone was like family and I've always taken care of my family. Even when they've been away a while," he said with a significant look. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	erniedtmac 2014-10-03 01:07 am UTC (link)
	"Either is good for me," he said, nodding enthusiastically. "And I promise, no magical talk around the Muggles. I can be good, I promise." He grinned. "I like a bit of everything - it's all just so fascinating. Like a photograph but it captures more than just a few seconds of time." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	erniedtmac 2014-10-04 12:05 am UTC (link)
	Ernie's eyes lit up - he loved musicals. "I haven't seen Chicago yet. Justin had me watch The Wizard of Oz and The Sound of Music, but that's all I've seen so far. Are there any others you'd recommend? I'm starting to think I need to get a video thing of my own - I do have a telly at home, though I don't use it very much." (Reply to this) (Parent)