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Bianca Dunstan (allseeingeye) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2011-11-19 00:56:00

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!status: complete, ^date: november 03 2003, character: bianca dunstan, character: jasper dorny

Old Haunts
Characters: Bianca Dunstan and Jasper Dorny
Setting: Hanging around Hogwarts after the funeral service before the game
Summary: Bianca loses herself in the familiarity of Hogwarts and runs into Jasper
Rating: Probably work safe

Bianca's recent vision was weighting heavily on her mind. She'd managed to put it out of her mind enough to get dressed in somber grey and attend the funeral service at Hogwarts. Her mind drifted frequently though, and when the service was over, she hung back and finally melted away into the crowd.

She found herself inside Hogwarts, her fingers trailing along rebuilt walls as she went. There was both solace and bad memories there, but nothing rem indeed her of her vision. That was a blessing. She had her camera in her bag, as usual, and she took it out, knowing that she could look at things through the lens with so much more ease than with her naked eye. She clicked away at the castle that had once been her second home, not realising that she wasn't alone in escaping the crowds.

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chapterandverse
2011-12-19 07:22 am UTC (link)

It was an odd thing, listening to Bianca describe her visions. It was strange what she described, but also fascinating. Jasper had always been partial to good stories, and this definitely held his interest. Though, not for the obvious reasons. His ears turned bright pink when Bianca spoke of the kiss, but he willed himself to pay attention to the rest of what she said instead of lingering on how soft and full Bianca's lips looked.

Especially since Bianca was so obviously frightened. Without thinking, Jasper reached out and took her hands in his own. "If you feel she's evil, then she must be. I'm sorry you were alone when...well, I'm sure it must have been disturbing." He hesitated before asking, "You're sure you have no idea who this woman could possibly be?"

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allseeingeye
2011-12-19 07:59 pm UTC (link)

It was strange. Bianca hadn't realised how much she actually wanted some kind of physical comfort until Jasper took her hands. She actually felt a small rush of relief at the touch and at his words. She unconsciously leaned closer as he spoke. "It was. Disturbing I mean. It's...I'm usually alone during my visions, but they haven't been this bothersome, this worrying since..." She swallowed hard. "Since the war."

She shook her head at Jasper's last question. "No, I don't. I've never seen her before. If I saw her face somewhere though, I could recognise it easily. I'm just a bit afraid to go looking." His hands were so warm around hers. She dropped her gaze down to them briefly, then looked back up at him.

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chapterandverse
2011-12-21 06:21 am UTC (link)

For a moment, Jasper lost his train of thought when Bianca leaned closer. How had he not noticed how long her lashes were before? How clear her eyes? No, this was a horrible time for him to think such things and without thinking, he shook his head slightly to clear it.

It took a moment for Bianca's words to register and Jasper's hands tightened around hers briefly. "I'm sorry. I can't imagine how horrible the war must have been for someone with your abilities. And for it to be happening again...Is there nothing that can be done? To help or maybe suppress at least the worst of them? Or maybe..." Jasper wasn't sure he was in an position to be making suggestions, but he pressed on. "Maybe you should go to the Ministry with what you've seen. It could be important." He wasn't even sure the Ministry would take her seriously, but it was something.

Jasper caught the direction of Bianca's gaze then and an embarrassed flush swept up his face. "I'm sorry," he mumbled, pulling his hands away. "I didn't mean to be so rude." His fingers curled in on themselves, feeling curiously empty.

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allseeingeye
2011-12-21 07:13 pm UTC (link)

Bianca bit her lip. "I'd actually liked my abilities until the war. It wasn't easy knowing that every vision could be something terrible. But I got through it, and my visions turned mostly pleasant again. Until recently."

She tilted her head, considering. "There are some herbs I know of that suppress it,but...what if I suppress something I ought to have seen? I don't know if I should. You really think I should talk to someone at the ministry? I mean, they've listened to prophecies in the past, in the Department of Mysteries. I just don't know if my visions are, well, important enough to be heard."

Jasper suddenly removed his hands from hers and Bianca actually found herself reaching for them again before she caught herself, flushed and looked away. Her hands felt cold now and she wrapped one in the other for some sort of comfort. "N-no," she forced herself to say. "It wasn't rude. Not at all. It was...comforting." She stole a glance back up at him.

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chapterandverse
2011-12-23 06:06 am UTC (link)

Jasper thought about what Bianca said for a long moment, trying to think of what he could possible say. "Well," he said slowly, finally. "If you're not willing to take the chance of missing something important, then I think that proves you should go to the Ministry. No matter how small the detail, I'm sure they'd want any help they could get." He shrugged a shoulder. "They said so in the Prophet, didn't they?" He was fairly certain he'd seen some call for information about the recent events in the paper.

Jasper blinked at Bianca. He hadn't been expecting that, not at all, but it warmed him and made his ears go bright pink again. Slowly, he reached for her hand again and wrapped it in his own. "If...Well. I'm glad I could help in some way."

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allseeingeye
2011-12-24 02:54 pm UTC (link)

Bianca bit her lip and then nodded. Jasper was right. If she didn't want to banish her visions, that meant she thought there could be some importance. And if there was some importance, then the ministry should know. And the prophet had asked for help. It would be a bit scary to go, but it might turn out, well, important. "All right. I'll go," she said quietly.

he reached for her hand again and Bianca looked back up in him, her own hand very gently squeezing his as they touched. She flushed, the tips of her ears hot and her cheeks very very pink. "Th-thank you. I mean, for listening and for- well. Yes, you've helped. Definitely."

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chapterandverse
2011-12-29 06:00 am UTC (link)

Seeing Bianca so uncertain, Jasper felt a little guilty. Maybe he shouldn't have pressed her. It wasn't his place to force her to do something she was uncomfortable with. But she'd agreed to go to the Ministry now and Jasper really believed that it was the right thing to do.

It was worth it for that light squeeze and very pretty blush, and Jasper gave her a small smile. "It was the least I could do. Us Hufflepuffs stick together, right?"

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allseeingeye
2011-12-31 05:31 am UTC (link)

Bianca had to smile in return. She couldn't help it; Jasper's small smiles were sweet and made her want to smile in response. "We do. Thank you Jasper." Despite the sadness that had brought them here, she was actually feeling a bit better now. She wondered just how much of that was due to Jasper. It was nice to have the comfort of the familiar around and Bianca was in no hurry to leave just yet.

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