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Tweak says, "Do What You Do"

Seamus Finnigan (firewaterburn) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2011-11-04 01:09:00

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!status: complete, ^date: november 01 2003, character: dean thomas, character: justin finch-fletchley, character: lavender brown, character: seamus finnigan

Who: Seamus, Dean, Justin, Lavender. (Is this good for posting order? If not, first come, first served!)
What: Food and friends, company and comfort.
When: November 1, 2003 a little before 2PM.
Where: Seamus and Dean's place in Blackpool.
Rating: PG, maybe higher for language.

The small house was filling with the delicious smells of lunch being prepared and for the first time all day, Seamus's stomach growled. He was glad his conversation with Lavender had reminded him about food. Neither he nor Dean had eaten since the night before, and he figured Justin hadn't either. Getting the terrible news about Harry that morning had pretty much killed his appetite, but Seamus could practically hear his mum's voice berating him for not taking care of himself and Dean.

So Seamus had nudged Dean into cooking - partially just to give him something to do - while he distracted Justin and himself by going through their music collection in the living room until Lavender arrived with her pies. It was an almost homey scene if not for the heavy sadness lingering in the air.

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artisgratia
2011-11-08 04:56 pm UTC (link)

Dean relaxed a little more, glad that there seemed to be actual conversation going on now. "You are unjust toward beets," Dean replied to Seamus. "Personally I think Lavender could still make beets taste appealing in something she bakes, even to you." He cleaned off his plate and surprised himself by having seconds. He hadn't eaten anything sine the night before and he figured he would make up for it now that he was actually hungry.

"Filch was a terrible man," Dean agreed. "I think he spent all his time he wasn't actively lurking behind us all thinking up things to scare us, or otherwise torture us. We must have been the absolutely bane of his existence." The thought actually made Dean grin cheerfully as he said it.

Seamus was right though - Harry had gotten away with a lot, probably because he was Harry. It never really bothered Dean much, as it was mostly beneficial to Gryffindors. But it had placed strains of Harry's relationships before. "Harry had such a knack for flouting rules back in school, didn't he? It was almost an art."

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lavishly
2011-11-09 02:05 am UTC (link)

"I think I just heard a challenge to get you too not only eat, but enjoy beets, Seamus." That was something she could handle, something she might even enjoy. It was certainly better than talking about snakes. Lavender shuddered at the thought of the basilisk. For someone who loved animals, she really hated snakes. It might have been an entirely irrational fear, but it was real for her. "Although, no more talking about giant slimy things with enormous teeth."

"It might have been trouble, but he did always seem to do the right thing and you know honestly not want any of the fame. Do you remember the non-speech he gave at the Hog's Head fifth year?" Lavender shook her head, remembering quite well the emotions of that day and the possibility of doing something wrong and in the process maybe even sticking it to Umbridge. "And I think he might have caused some trouble, but we did our fair share of rebelling in his honor that year and -" she paused just a second, "And in our last year."

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basilisk_srvivr
2011-11-09 02:14 am UTC (link)

Justin nodded, a small smile on his face as he remembered the DA.

"Umbridge deserved whatever came to her," he said with definity.

"I've heard a few stories about that year; wish I could've seen it myself." But instead he stayed hidden away from everyone and everything he held dear. He lifted his glass and downed the last half of his whiskey. If he didn't start pacing himself, he'd be as bad off as he'd been the night before.

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firewaterburn
2011-11-09 05:10 pm UTC (link)

"I am perfectly just towards beets!" Seamus protested giving Dean a look of mock outrage. "They've earned my dislike fair and square. And not even Lavender's cake can convince me otherwise." He turned his attention to her as he said it. "A challenge, then. I bet you can't get me to like beets. If I win, you have to bake me something every month, free of charge, for a year. Twice for my birthday," he tacked on quickly as an afterthought. It only seemed fair.

As Lavender spoke of Harry, Seamus had to bite his tongue. He'd liked Harry well enough, but he'd be lying if he said he was that fond of him. He couldn't keep silent about their last year, though. "I did a lot of stuff that last year, but it wasn't in his honor." He wouldn't call the day-to-day survival they had to go through merely 'rebelling', either, but that wasn't something he wanted to go into.

Instead he lifted his glass at Justin's assessment of Unbridge with a hearty, "Damn right, she did. That bitch was evil." He swallowed the last of his whiskey, but paused before he could refill his glass, eyes on Justin. "Trust me, Just, no you don't. I was there and I didn't want to see any of it."

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artisgratia
2011-11-09 06:47 pm UTC (link)

"Unjust," Dean stubbornly disagreed, the smile on his face widening. It had faltered there for a moment when they started talking about that year. Maybe Seamus and Lavender had been flouting rules that year but Dean and justin had been busy hiding and trying to neitehr get killed, captured, or their families in danger. Dean still keenly felt the pain of separation from all he knew a loved all those months, with only a surly goblin as a companion, until he met up with fellow runaways. Every one of his companions were now dead. Somehow only Dean had managed to survive enough to later be captured.

Dean polished off his whiskey, banishing those thoughts from his head. They'd all gone through more than their fair share of horror that year. No use reliving it. Instead he focused on Lavender and Seamus's challenge. "I'll just settle for being a taste-tester. It's win-win for me. I don't believe you can make anything I won't eat, Lav."

Dean refilled his glass and lifted it in a toast. "To Umbridge! May she continue to rot inside of Azkaban, forever terroised by memories of centaurs."

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lavishly
2011-11-10 02:34 am UTC (link)

No, there were certainly little fond or even good memories in looking back at everything their supposed last year at school entailed or even how it ended, but it was apart of them. But at least then she had the idea of someone like Harry Potter out there, doing what he could to save the day. She had something to believe in and that was powerful.

While it might have been a bit of a laugh or at least a lighter moment to toast Umbridge getting hers, Lavender didn't think that she need to put anymore bad energy out. There was already too much of it. And truly there were far worse people out there. Shaking her head, she raised her water glass. "To Harry," she said, her voice a little low, unsure if this was appropriate or not. "For the symbol that won't falter and more importantly the man who should have been given a lot more, but made the best of what he had."

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	basilisk_srvivr 2011-11-12 01:02 am UTC (link)
	"To Harry," Justin echoed, raising his own glass of whiskey. "A fit bloke, and the best Defence teacher I ever had." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	firewaterburn 2011-11-14 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	Seamus could admit he had many conflicted feelings about Harry, but he'd been a decent friend and he'd definitely kept things lively to say the least. So Seamus lifted his refilled glass as well. "To Harry. To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die." And with that blessing, Seamus knew Harry Potter was nigh probably to live forever. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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