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Percy Ignatius Weasley ([info]youngestmformev) wrote in [info]pandorarpg,
@ 2011-11-12 01:37:00

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Entry tags:!status: complete, ^date: november 02 2003, character: ginny weasley, character: percy weasley

Who: Percy and Ginny Weasley
What: Getting his brother sister out of trouble, the usual
Where: Percy's flat, Ministry of Magic
When: November 2, 2003 - 12:30ish




Percy had woken up early the night before from the recurrance of that terrible nightmare. He was used to recurring nightmares - had the same one for the last five years - but this one had nothing to do with the Battle or Fred or accusations of any kind. Frankly, it confused him, and it worried him that Daphne had something similar happen as well.

And that bloody mark on his neck hadn't faded yet. He'd asked George about it, and of course his brother claimed to have nothing to do with it. Typical.

He'd finally begun preparing to head over to the Burrow for the afternoon when he heard the floo come to life.

"Excuse me, Mister Weasley?"

He lay the cloak he'd just picked up over his arm and walked over to address the face that had appeared in his fireplace. "Yes? What can I do for you?"

"Well, Sir, there's a situation at the Ministry that we require you for."

Percy winced at the man's bad English. Just what he needed, a work emergency to keep him from his family's side, not that they really wanted him there anyway, but it was the principle of the matter. "Isn't this something that could wait until Tuesday? I believe I had left word that I've a family emergency."

"That's why I'm contacting you, Sir," the man replied. "Normally we'd call Arthur for this sort of thing, but we know him and Molly thought of Potter like a son and we didn't want to bother them if we didn't have to, and I've seen you at the DMLE staff meetings and I figured you might want to take care of this one yourself."

Percy sighed and moved to pinch the bridge of his nose. "And what, pray tell, is it I need to take care of?"

"Your sister, Sir."

He froze. His sister?! "Pardon me, but... are you certain you mean my sister, and not my brother?" Because that would be the more logical option.

"Oh, no Sir. Definitely your sister. Ginevra Weasley."

There it was, then. "I will be there momentarily. Thank you for bringing this to my attention, rather than my parents."

"Yes, Sir," the man said before disappearing from the fireplace.

Percy stood there several moments, resisting the urge to scream. That would be undignified, and it wouldn't help either. His sister. SISTER. At the DMLE. His face instinctively froze into a professional, if stony, expression as he put on his cloak, grabbed a pinch of floo powder, and stpped into the fireplace.

He quickly made his way through the Ministry, and upon his arrival at the DMLE, was explained exactly what had occurred to result in his sister being held in custody. He simply nodded in stony silence as the story unfolded. When he was asked if he would accept responsibility for his sister upon release, he agreed and signed the appropriate papers. Moments later, he was finally escorted down a featureless hallway, finally approaching where his sister was held.

He stood before the barred and spelled door, an eyebrow raised as he took in the sight of his bloody sister in a jail cell. He didn't speak, merely looked at her, as if expecting her to disappear and all of this to be a dream.


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[info]ginny_gin
2011-11-12 07:20 am UTC (link)
All things considering, a few hours in the cooler was mostly a dull experience. They had brought her in, given her a glass of water, and, after a healer checked that nothing was broken, they left her alone with nary a magazine to occupy her.

Smith hadn't killed Harry. Likely he had nothing to do with it at all. It both pained and relieved her to admit that. On the one hand, there really was no way a talentless git like Smith could ever come close to doing someone like Harry in, but on the other... that left Ginny with nothing. She was no closer to finding out the truth.

She spent an hour or two with her head in her hands, mostly feeling exhausted, hungry and drained. She only hoped they wouldn't tell her parents. They didn't need that kind of pain right then. They really didn't. She would accept any charges filed against her if it meant they wouldn't drag her parents in.

And then they told her they were bringing in Percy, of all people. And then suddenly he was standing at the door, a typical, soddish expression on his pinched face.

"Hey, Perce." She forced a grin, just about kicked her feet up on the bench. "Fancy meeting you here. Care to join me?"

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-11-12 02:28 pm UTC (link)
The hair at the back of Percy's neck stood on end, for if he didn't know better, he'd have sworn it was Fred speaking to him from Ginny's face.

He maintained his dignity, however difficult it was, and didn't overtly react. "I am here to bring you home," he said simply and plainly - best so as not to say something he'd regret later. "You've been released into my recognizance."

He nodded to the officer standing next to him, who drew a wand to release a number of spells before finally opening the door. Percy waited - he would react when they weren't in the presence of other people, particularly those he worked with.

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[info]ginny_gin
2011-11-13 02:18 am UTC (link)
"Oh, have I?" She stood up, stretched her arms a bit. "Your recognizance? Does that make you my parole officer? Have you posted my bail?"

Why was she being such a git? She could hear the snark coming out of her mouth totally unchecked, knew there really was no reason for it, but in Percy's presence, she could never seem to stop herself.

Had it always been that way?

Better he was there than mum, after all.

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-11-13 02:25 am UTC (link)
Percy certainly hadn't the money to pay for anyone's bail, and as for parole officer, he dared any parole officer to be as vigilant as Percy was over a younger sibling.

He stepped aside to allow her sufficient room to exit the cell, resisting the urge to grab her by the arm (or taking his mum's example, the ear) and dragging her out of there before she could do any further damage. Didn't she know how lucky she was that he was there rather than mum?

"Thank you, officer," he said with a nod, though his attention was more on his sister than the man standing nearby. "I will see you at the next staff meeting."

With that, he gave his sister a look before beginning his walk down the hall, fully expecting her to follow him.

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[info]ginny_gin
2011-11-13 02:30 am UTC (link)
Merlin, he was such a git. So self-important and pompous. He couldn't even talk to his own family without stuffing his shirts first. Yes, yes, she was glad he was here instead of mum or dad, but why did he have to be such a self-important arse about absolutely everything?

"Hey, Perce, wait up." She caught up to him, just resisted jabbing him in the side. "You don't want anyone to think I'm embarrassed to be seen with you, do you?"

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-11-13 02:39 am UTC (link)
"Why leave it up to interpretation? Besides, I usually assume you are."

He nodded to various individuals as they passed, unconscious of the redness of his own face at knowing each and every single one of them knew why he was there on a Sunday when he should have been at the Burrow. And speaking of which, there was no way he was taking Ginny there without a good talking to first. At the very least, they needed to figure out what to tell their parents.

"I trust you've no objection to having lunch at my flat," he said as they approached the floo station. "I was told you hadn't been fed yet, as I was expected to come get you."

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[info]ginny_gin
2011-11-13 02:48 am UTC (link)
She just refrained from outright mocking him. Or kicking him. Or, Merlin, grabbing the pudding cup out of that fat guy's hands and shoving it into Percy's face. She hadn't done that in years, but anyone could clearly see that he needed some butterscotch to the nose right then.

"No, I have no objection." She folded her arms, looked at him. "Who turns down a free lunch? Besides," she let a moment of honesty slip into her words, "I really don't want to go home and deal with the crowds right now."

Wailing and sadness and food and people trying to one-up each other with pithy looks.

"I really don't."

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-11-13 02:54 am UTC (link)
Percy's stony facade slipped a little, as he had so often felt the same way himself. There was so little peace and quiet at the Burrow, and especially now, with all the well-wishers and mourners, he could imagine how difficult it must be for his sister.

He threw the pinch of powder into the floo and within moments they were stepping out of the fireplace at Percy's flat. It wasn't anything extraordinary, but it was clean and quiet.

"See, no crowds," he said, his voice somewhat gentled from before... at least until he remembered why she was there in the first place, in which case his anger flared. As they were no longer at the Ministry, he wasn't so apt to hide it - though he would never completely give into it as he once had, the day he had fought with his father.

"Sit down. I'll get us some food and tea, and then you'll explain to me what the bloody hell happened this morning."

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[info]ginny_gin
2011-11-13 03:13 am UTC (link)
"There's nothing much to say."

She had been to Percy's flat only a handful of times. Once to help him move a few years after Fred had died and maybe once or twice more after he had set the place up and wanted to show it off. So not often, and not recently.

It was almost eerily clean.

"I went to Smith's flat and gave the git what he deserved." She settled onto the sofa. "No more, no less. Smith couldn't hex his own arse without a map and detailed instructions, so it was hardly a challenge."

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-11-13 03:31 am UTC (link)
Percy literally bit his lip as he put on the kettle and pulled some sandwich fixings out of the cool box. He made their lunch by hand without magic, needing something tangible to do with his hands lest he feel the urge to hex his sister.

"You should know better than to hit someone weaker than you," he chastised, shaking his head. "That's nothing to be proud of. If it had been much worse, they wouldn't have allowed you out of the cell. As it is, you were almost up on assault, property damage, and careless use of magic in the vicinity of Muggles. If it hadn't been for the circumstances, and your understandably being under such emotional duress..."

The sandwiches made, he set up two cups just in time for the water to boil. There was a strange familiarity about the situation, most likely because he had imagined being in this exact place - but the person in the other room was George, or possibly Ron. He should have known it could one day be Ginny...

"Be happy you avoided a trip to the Wizengamot," he said as he brought the plate of sandwiches and the cups of tea out into the main room. "It would be helpful, though, to know two things. Why you went there in the first place, and who threw the first punch or hex?"

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[info]ginny_gin
2011-11-13 03:41 am UTC (link)
"Assault and property damage?" She raised an eyebrow, fixed him with a glare. "Liar. You and I both know I can't be charged with that unless Smith presses charges. And really? Git or not, I doubt he's going to go crying to the DMLE that he was beaten up by a girl."

Stupid git. Smith, not Percy. Though he could be right up there.

She reminded herself that this stuffed shirt pomposity (was that even a word?) was Percy's way of showing that he cared. If he didn't, he would have just dropped her off at home. So she sat back on the sofa, stirred her tea around with a small spoon, and let his lecture wash over her head.

"Why do you think I went there, Percy?" She glanced at him. "Come on. Use your head."

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-11-13 03:47 am UTC (link)
"That's not the point," he replied with aggravation. "The point is he could have - or will you simply make a point in the future of attacking those who'll be unwilling to report you?"

He sat down next to her and lifted his own cup, inhaling deeply in the hopes that the fumes would help relax the nerves that had been standing on end ever since receiving the floo call from teh DMLE.

"You went there because you weren't thinking," he replied with a huff. "Because you thought you knew better than the authorities and felt it your personal responsibility to bring justice to the person you assumed had killed Harry Potter."

He took a nice, long sip of his tea. "Mum is never going to hear of this. I should have known after yesterday morning. It's my fault for not realizing you were going to do something so utterly stupid. The lot of you get too emotional, someone needs to be the voice of reason. Not that you'd ever listen."

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[info]ginny_gin
2011-11-13 03:51 am UTC (link)
He was right about one thing anyway. She definitely wasn't listening. She was prepared to let his lecture wash over her in exchange for a free lunch and a brief respite, but that didn't mean she had to actively listen to him either.

And anyway, what did it matter? Smith hadn't killed Harry. Likely he hadn't even had anything to do with it. Whoever did it probably set Smith up to be in the right place at the right time, and nothing more. And she went and kicked his arse so she could feel proactive. And in the end?

Harry was still dead.

"Yeah, the lot of us are just a bunch of worthless idiots, aren't we, Percy?" She sat back on the couch and let her head droop onto one of the pillows. "And you're just so much better than the rest of us."

Mum would never hear about any of this if she could help it.

"Spare me, okay?" She closed her eyes. "I know how you feel."

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-11-13 04:02 am UTC (link)
"I do not think of any of you as worthless idiots," he defended angrily. "Yes, you do stupid things at times - and no, I know I'm not immune to that. But none of you are idiots, and you're among the last I would ever call worthless."

After all, that was a word Percy had only ever applied to himself.

"No, you don't know how I feel," he said softly, staring straight ahead at the fireplace. "Otherwise you would know how terrified I was when I was first told that I was being called about you - I thought something had happened to you too."

With a sigh, he leaned forward to pick up half a sandwich to hand over to Ginny. "Come, eat up. I'm actually a rather good cook, though it's just a sandwich."

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[info]ginny_gin
2011-11-13 04:24 am UTC (link)
Wordlessly she took the sandwich and tore a chunk out of it. Not bad, actually. Turkey with veggies and mayo. The kind of stuff mum would make, especially if preparing food for a crowd.

She pushed the thought aside.

"I'm surprised you cook at all," she said through a mouthful of turkey. "Don't you live at the Ministry? I'd expect you're eating Indian takeaway most days."

She was glad for the subject change.

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-11-13 04:30 am UTC (link)
Relieved she had taken the sandwich, Percy took one of his own and took a bite.

"Mum taught me growing up so I could help feed the lot of you if ever she was busy, especially after Bill and Charlie left for school. When you were a baby, I often made lunch for the twins." He smiled. "Though I do eat takeaway on occasion, but my hours haven't been as bad as they used to be. If I work too many long days in a row, Kingsley threatens to tell Mum. Not a fun threat from your boss, to be honest."

He took another bite. "And man cannot live on takeaway alone, at least not Indian. There's always Thai, and Italian..."

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[info]ginny_gin
2011-11-13 04:41 am UTC (link)
The twins.

She felt a pang at their mention and tried to push that aside with a bigger bite of the sandwich and a swallow of tea.

Too much to deal with all at once. Fred. Harry. Anyone else, and she would just go insane. Outright insane, and who could blame her?

"I'll bet your owl has all the takeaway routes memorized." A small smile. "Don't lie, you know it's true. And if you thought you could live off a good tikka masala, you absolutely would."

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-11-13 04:49 am UTC (link)
He took a sip of his tea and smiled around the cup. "All right, I will admit Hermes is quite the skilled owl. But... the best takeaway is from some of the Muggle places nearby, so I can't sent him. It's not bad, though, as I can usually just stop in on the way home from work. No fuss, no muss, and as long as I clean up shortly after, it doesn't leave a smell in the apartment that a good spell can't clean."

A quirk. Merlin, tikka masala did sound really good right about then. "Perhaps I should get some Indian for dinner. Though I doubt mum will let me go to eat elsewhere, and I can just imagine her reaction to my bringing some to the Burrow." He cleared his throat and did his best impression of his mother that, while not perfect, was rather good for someone described as not having a sense of humour. "What, do you think I'm not capable of handling funeral arrangements and feeding my family? Now go put away that garbage and eat what I put down in front of you."

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[info]ginny_gin
2011-11-13 05:00 am UTC (link)
She raised an eyebrow at that. "That's pretty spot on, Perce. Disturbingly so. If mum ever needs a break, you can just slot yourself right in."

For a minute or two, she concentrated on finishing off her sandwich half, then reached for another piece. A packet of crisps would have been just the thing right then, but she wasn't about to complain about her free, home prepared meal.

She made a mental note to order tikka masala on his behalf sometime during the week. Maybe have it delivered right to his desk or something.

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-11-13 05:04 am UTC (link)
"Of course I can," he countered with an equally raised eyebrow. "That's what she's been training me for, after all."

He was glad to see her eat, as he doubted she'd done much of that over the last two days. He finished his own meal, then took the dishes in his hands to bring to the kitchen. "The guest washroom is in the hall, if you wanted to clean up some before we head to the Burrow."

With that, he went to start the spell that would clean the dishes for him.

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[info]ginny_gin
2011-11-13 05:08 am UTC (link)
"I know where the washroom is." She polished off her sandwich in a few massive bites. She had been pretty hungry, after all. "I did help you move in, remember?"

She was certain he did. He tended to have a long memory, and anyway, he probably made lists about such things just in case.

Either way, she really could stand to clean herself up and try to appear and least somewhat presentable. As for mum's state once she got home... well...

She'd deal with that when she got there.

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