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Peter Pettigrew (p__pettigrew) wrote in hogwarts_dawn,
@ 2021-03-19 15:59:00

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character: peter pettigrew, unused: cassandra trelawney

RP: Peter/Cassandra
Who: Peter/Cassandra
When: Afternoon, 19 March
Where: Cassandra's new office
What: Peter has good news about the green houses

Peter had been thinking about his conversation with Sirius since it happened. The only thing that seemed to distract him was working on the greenhouses. Those were things that he could do and do well. Once he'd gotten an idea, though, he worked nonstopped. Eating and working from his room and barely leaving it, until he'd gotten the spells all worked out.

With a parchment in hand, he started to run through the hallways of Hogwart until he reached the seventh floor. Offices. They were going to have offices here. He wasn't sure why they needed one. He finally saw her through an open door. "I know why we need the office. So I don't have to run to show you something," he said a little out of breath. "This was much easier when I was eleven."

He went in, parchment in hand. "I think I know how we built the greenhouse, which really- what an idiot! I should have thought of it sooner. What's the one thing that we have plenty of? Weeds right? Things are basically spilling over from the Forbidden Forest, not that I think we should go in there, but we can magicall sever what's come out. We can use the weeds, with the right spells, which by the way I have, to create the structure that keeps the glass in place." He finally took a deep breath. "And hi how are you? Sorry, I've disappeared. I was working on this and got... distracted."

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blondemagic
2021-03-19 08:17 pm UTC (link)

Cassandra had been moving furniture around which had been in the room in the first place. There wasn't a window which was quite annoying and something that she would try to remedy later - either with a false one or getting some help with the wall. She didn't know if it was against the outside or not. It was impossible to tell with all the stone but that was as may be. Empty shelves lined the walls and there were a couple of desks - facing one another for easier conversation.

On her's was a typewriter which wasn't particularly helpful in the long run but she was learning her keyboard. Apparently typing would be very helpful with the computer if they ever figured that out. The 'hunt-and-peck' as it was called was not very productive so she needed to learn to be quicker. But why couldn't things be bloody alphabetical? Wouldn't that have made it faster.

So when she was interrupted in her practice, she was more than pleased to stop. Her eyes were wide in surprise as Peter rushed in, parchment in hand. He looked a little flushed as if he had been properly running through the halls which was a little more amusing than she wanted to admit. "I can't even begin to imagine you at eleven," she teased lightly but her attention was all his as he explained his plan for the framing.

"They do have eight years of wild growth. There should be plenty outside of the trees," she agreed, really not wanting to go into the Forest if they could help it. It was a very clever idea, though, and it would look very pretty when it was done. "You don't have to apologize for working or not being present. I don't own you," she offered with a smile. As for how she was, she just exhaled heavily and shook her head slightly, not wanting to get into just how overwhelmed she was feeling.

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p__pettigrew
2021-03-19 08:36 pm UTC (link)

He sat down. "What are you doing? Where did you find that? Muggle studies?" He couldn't imagine anyone else at Hogwarts using one. "I remember going to offices with my mother when I was little. The noise as women typed, it was almost hypnotic. Not that I know how to use it, but-" He had always enjoyed the noise. It was almost musical with its fast tempo and the ring at the end of the line.

"Exactly, so we're actually cleaning up while being clever and I figured that it would look nicer than all steal. It would also require less upkeep. Vines and weeds don't actually rust, and I know that eventually we'll have to let them go when we finally move out of this school, but as long as we take the glass out, it's just food for the ground." He grinned. "I'm still working on seeing what material can best be transfigured into glass. Almost everything can, but we want something that will last."

He sat back, thinking about what she said and what she didn't say. "We seem to be doing both that well then. I spoke to Sirius, but before we get into that, why the sigh?