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Hannah Abbott (h_abbott) wrote in irreparable,
@ 2011-02-12 17:55:00

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hannah abbott, neville longbottom, plot shot 2011

WHO: Hannah Abbott and Neville Longbottom
WHAT: Valentine's day - Accomplishment
WHEN: (forward dated to early morning) February 14th
WHERE: Hannah's flat
RATING: R

Cooking a meal wasn't a new accomplishment for Hannah. Hannah was rather good when it came to cooking and baking. She often took the somewhat lazy way out and got something from the kitchens rather than making it herself, but that was because she knew the Leaky made things in a healthy manner. It made her life as a single mother just a little bit more easy. That, for Valentine's day, didn't work for her.

Especially since she had a fiancee who she had sniffled at to stay over the night before. Staying snuggled up with Neville in her bed was incredibly comfortable and safe feeling. At the same time, she had a plan. Early morning, she slipped out of the bed. It wasn't uncommon for her to do if Lucy made a noise or sounded fussy over the monitor. This time, there hadn't been any fussing.

Hannah snuck into the kitchen, monitor in hand, and started cooking. She made a full spread - heart shaped pancakes, bacon, eggs, toast with marmalade, and tea. She brought it back into her bedroom on a tray. She sat it down next to the bed and moved to wake Neville up. "Happy Valentine's!" She wanted to see his face and feel a certain sense of accomplishment for coming up with something - even if it was a bit traditional and cliche.

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serpentslayer
2011-02-12 11:41 pm UTC (link)

Neville had nowhere to be now that he had quit his job. They didn't like Aurors to stick around for two weeks after they quit. It was a liability. Neville was past that now, anyway. He was free to be hers all day.

Neville woke up when he smelled the bacon and by the time her hand touched him to nudge him awake, he was opening his eyes and turning his head. Bacon. He was sure he smelled it now.

"S'that bacon?" he asked before anything else.

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	h_abbott 2011-02-12 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Hannah let out a small laugh, reaching to brush Neville's hair back from his forehead. It was more a move of affection than necessity. "Yes, that's bacon. Bacon accompanied by pancakes, eggs, toast with marmalade, and tea. It's a valentine's breakfast." She finally stepped back and moved to put the tray on the bed so that Neville could see - and eat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentslayer 2011-02-12 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	Neville sat up and smiled. He was a bit sweaty under all of the warm blankets in his pajamas. He pushed the comforter down to his waist and reached for the tray. "I dunno what I did to deserve this luck," he said. It wasn't a line for Neville, he genuinely meant it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	h_abbott 2011-02-13 12:08 am UTC (link)
	"To be woken up absurdly early for breakfast?" Hannah teased, grinning and settling down next to him to sip at the second cup of tea on the tray. She had made more than enough for both of them to eat, but she really just wanted a cuppa to start waking up with. "Let's see - should I list off everything?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentslayer 2011-02-13 12:51 am UTC (link)
	Neville leaned forward and placed a meek kiss on her lips. He knew better than to open his mouth too close to her before he had brushed his teeth. "Thank you," he said when he had pulled back. "It all smells delicious. Happy Valentine's Day." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	h_abbott 2011-02-13 01:16 am UTC (link)
	That got a rather big grin out of Hannah and she settled down into her pillows, still sipping at the tea - but pausing in the tea drinking to stick a hand out and slip a piece of toast off the tray. "You're welcome. And happy Valentine's day." She pointed at the tray and added, despite it being rather obvious, "And look! Heart shaped pancakes." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentslayer 2011-02-13 01:28 am UTC (link)
	"Do you pour them like that or do you use a cookie cutter?" he asked. Neville was lucky when the pancakes he made came out round. Shapes were beyond his comprehension. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

h_abbott
2011-02-13 01:51 am UTC (link)

"I have a giant cookie-cutter like mold. I can put it in the pan, pour it in, and then lift it out when I need to flip it and it's got the basic shape. I have a butterfly and a mitten, too. It's a bit silly, but I figure Lucy will get it eventually and... it's something fun." Hannah admitted, a bit sheepish at her "cheat" and small collection.

"I figured a heart was better than a butterfly, though."

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	serpentslayer 2011-02-13 01:55 am UTC (link)
	"It's more festive," he said. He took a bite of his bacon, pleased to find that it was the right balance of crispy and chewy. He didn't like it brittle, but he liked a good crunch. "This is perfect." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	h_abbott 2011-02-13 03:23 am UTC (link)
	"I was aiming for perfect." Hannah admitted with a small smirk, unable to help but feel the sense of accomplishment coming back. Still, she had a rather instinctual desire to add something. "Not that every morning is like this, but - I'd be quite happy to cook you breakfast more often if you stayed over more often?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentslayer 2011-02-13 03:51 am UTC (link)
	"I'd like that," he said. Neville had his plants. The Leaky Cauldron wasn't really a great place to grow plants, but he did like to be here. He was lonely at home. "I can visit as much as you like," he said, "Granted I have time to water my plants. But seeing as I don't have a job, now, that's easy." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

h_abbott
2011-02-13 04:57 am UTC (link)

Hannah stretched over and gave him a peck on the cheek before going about eating the piece of toast she had taken. She never thought she'd be quite so happy as to hear a bloke say "as I don't have a job" in relation to her. "I'd even clear some closet or drawer space, if you wanted to have some things here?"

She wasn't really pushing him to move in and she didn't intend to, especially since they weren't even set on a date to marry yet. Still, she wanted him around. She wanted him to feel comfortable around. Part of her really did think that their engagement would be as long as it took for the pair to get to know each other to a comfortable level. Granted, most couples jumped in much earlier than that, but Hannah wanted to try and make everything extra smooth for them.

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serpentslayer
2011-02-13 05:09 am UTC (link)

Neville was ready to commit to a lifetime with Hannah, but he needed to be eased into the physical part of the relationship. His friends would have been confused to hear that they were engaged and he was still a virgin. Neville was nervous about the whole thing and hearing the boasts of other men in the office didn't help ease the anxiety.

But living with her? Neville wanted to be around as much as possible. Keeping clothes here and going home only to water plants sounded like a great idea.

"Maybe I ought to buy an extra toothbrush, then, so mine doesn't have to come back and forth."

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h_abbott
2011-02-13 05:15 am UTC (link)

"That could work rather well. It isn't as if you wouldn't have to buy a new toothbrush anyhow eventually, so getting one new one would be less of a hassle than moving it with you." Hannah was somewhat out of her league in deciding quite how to suggest moving in together and related items. She and Tyler had lived together for a bit when she was pregnant with Lucy, but that hadn't been questioned - it had been pure necessity so that someone could be there to help Hannah out and make sure nothing happened when she was on her own.

"If there's anything else you want to have here that would be Lucy-proof -" Meaning able to hurt Lucy or be broken by the young girl, "I wouldn't object -"

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	serpentslayer 2011-02-13 05:26 am UTC (link)
	"I could bring a few things... Herbology texts. My comb. Uh... clothes." He didn't need much. Neville mostly grew plants, read about plants, and went to Martial Arts classes. Neville thought of something. "What's on the roof here?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

h_abbott
2011-02-13 05:32 am UTC (link)

Hannah had to pause at the question. She gave herself the excuse by taking an extra-large bite of toast and taking her time chewing it. "Um... snow? I don't really know. Most of the roof is angled -" Well, the front and back.

"- but part of it is flat, I think. Tom tends to clean it off with a good charm and that's usually that, but the angles give it that tiny rustic feel from front and back." No one ever seemed to think about the fact that the Leaky Cauldron was so large inside. Everyone assumed magic to be the cause, but truthfully a good deal of it was good strategic use of architecture. "I'm not quite sure how you get to the roof, though."

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serpentslayer
2011-02-13 05:36 am UTC (link)

"Well, the fire escape might go up there," he said. He had a little experience with that route, having fought Tyler's killer out there. He figured it might go up to the roof. There had to be some way up there.

"What if I rented it? I could have a green house built on the top... of course we'd have to do muggle repelling charms so it looked like the rest of the building to the rest of London."

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h_abbott
2011-02-13 05:41 am UTC (link)

Hannah shrugged, not really wanting to give a terribly lot of thought to that detail. She had no interest in going up there and Lucy wouldn't be up on any sort of roof without a million charms being in place, so she still had no strong desire to figure it out. Still, his suggestion made sense and was a good one.

"That could work, if it's the right size - and if it can be closed off to everyone but you, me, or Lucy -" She didn't like the idea of someone breaking into Neville's greenhouse because it was at the somewhat popular location of the Leaky Cauldron.

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	serpentslayer 2011-02-13 05:44 am UTC (link)
	"I mean... I'd like to live close to it. If I'm going to start growing for a living I need to be able to check in on the greenhouse a lot." He wasn't sure if asking her to move away from the Leaky was fair. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

h_abbott
2011-02-13 05:53 am UTC (link)

"No, no. That isn't it. I just - part of the appeal of the Leaky, at least to me, has been that there are so many people around that it's nearly impossible to have something happen and not have someone at arm's length to get help from. But at the same time, some people are... arses. And I wouldn't want your greenhouse to be broken into or ruined." Hannah quickly rambled off, trying to explain her mindset. "The Leaky isn't even just a store or the like around here. It's the main gateway between the Muggle and the Wizarding unless apparating straight in, so it's even busier than a lot of places. I just - don't want to have something happen -"

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	serpentslayer 2011-02-13 05:55 am UTC (link)
	"I guess I'm just trying to figure out what'd be easier for all of us. I guess the ideal place for a greenhouse would be away from the smog and in a yard somewhere." He just wasn't sure Hannah and Lucy were ready to leave the proximity of the Leaky for a yard and a fence. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	h_abbott 2011-02-13 06:01 am UTC (link)
	Hannah nodded at that and took another bite of her toast. The bite wasn't nearly as large as her last stalling bite had been, but for some reason it took her twice as long to chew without her even putting effort into it. It took her a few moments before she finally, flatly, answered, "It probably would." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

serpentslayer
2011-02-13 06:04 am UTC (link)

They had time to work out those details. Neville didn't want it to turn into a mood-killer so he just ate his breakfast and dropped the subject.

What if it couldn't work out? What if he couldn't have his greenhouse and keep Hannah and Lucy happy? Neville was still suffering feelings of inadequacy, despite the fact that his ring on her finger was giving him a major confidence boost.

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h_abbott
2011-02-13 06:09 am UTC (link)

It took the time for Neville to eat the rest of his breakfast for Hannah to formulate her thoughts on the subject. It wasn't as if the thought hadn't crossed her mind, but -

"It scares me." Hannah finally admitted, quietly, out of nowhere in particular. "My Mum was killed just out and about. And then Tyler was killed and - I don't know. The Leaky... it's just the best I could figure out, but it isn't like I feel terribly safe here all the time. I never really planned for it to be forever, but I haven't really done the best job of planning for the future, either. I don't want to ruin your business though due to my fear or due to the potential for things getting broken here."

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	serpentslayer 2011-02-13 06:23 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe we can look for some place together, some place you feel comfortable. And then we can get some of the guys from the Department to come help put up wards." Maybe Harry would be ready to talk to Neville again, by then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)