Ernie MacMillan (ernie_macmillan) wrote in fourteenshades, @ 2012-10-09 17:24:00 |
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Current mood: | worried |
Entry tags: | astoria greengrass, ernie macmillan |
Ernie & Astoria
WHO: Ernie MacMillan & Astoria Greengrass
WHAT: Ernie is worried about his friend.
WHERE: Her cottage.
RATING: PG
In his real world, Ernie allowed himself exactly 45 minutes each morning for a jog. He justified this time away from work and loved ones by telling himself he needed a healthy mind and heart to perform his best. In reality? Ernie recalled his early "chubby" Hogwarts years. How vain did that sound? Ernie couldn't admit his real reason for exercising to anyone save his dad.
Ernest MacMillan Sr. Helga, he missed that man. He missed his mother and sisters too. Even when he was locked away in his office at the Ministry, they managed to finagle their way in for lunch and chats. Here? He had very few distractions and likely needed them more. He hated complaining, but he truly despised his "actor" job even if he teamed up with Astoria to put on the play recently. However, the twins must not have seen fit to give him another job so he kept at it though he actually preferred sanitation to acting. The village needed proper waste disposal, but it didn't need Ernie making a ridiculous fool of himself. Of course, sanitation was a step way down too, but Ernie enjoyed the usefulness of it.
He knew feeling sorry for himself was wrong, especially after Bellatrix's stunt, so he made an unusual snap decision while he ran that day. Instead of his usual route, he ended in front of Astoria's cottage. He jogged up her steps with the intention of inviting her for breakfast. She might not want to talk, but she still needed to eat.