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Percy Ignatius Weasley ([info]youngestmformev) wrote in [info]pandorarpg,
@ 2011-12-26 11:22:00

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Entry tags:!status: complete, ^date: november 09 2003, character: george weasley, character: hermione granger, character: percy weasley, character: ron weasley

Who: Percy Weasley & OPEN TO ALL WEASLEYS (Biological and honourary)
What: Sunday Brunch at the Burrow
Where: The Burrow
When: November 9, 11 AM
Rating: PGish




In five years, Percy had yet to miss Sunday Brunch with his family. After the regretful events of the past, and the loss of Fred, he had promised to himself and his mother that he would come, and he always did, even when he was sick or tired due to a late night doing paperwork. Even when he felt at his worst and didn't want his family to see him that way, he came. Perhaps it was a sort of penance, or simply a man doing his duty - or perhaps it was nothing more than a boy's need to be with his Mum.

Whichever it was, there he was, as usual, trying to get his mother to allow him to help her in the kitchen while she proceeded to force him to sit at the table, declaring he was (again) far too thin and needed some good food in him. As he sat down, he was met by a knowing look from his father, as if to say You know better than to argue with her, why else do you think I spend so much time with my plugs?

As a heaping plate of food was placed before him, he sighed, but was thankful for small favours, for in the melee, at least neither of them had mentioned hearing about his little faux pas the morning before. The last thing he needed was a lecture from his Mum.


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[info]pigwidgeoned
2011-12-31 04:03 am UTC (link)
"Even if you were?" Ron repeated, disbelieving. Was he really trying to lie to them just now? Ron stood up at the table, relinquishing Hermione's hold on his hand. "Do you think we're stupid, Perce? We know what the spot is! Why are you trying to lie to us? What the hell is wrong with you? Not our business? Like bloody hell it isn't!

"We just lost Harry, we've already lost Fred, now you're having the nightmares and you want to say it's none of our sodding business?! This is your family, something you said was important to you - y'know, after you ditched us for the Ministry all those years ago and then came back saying you were being an idiot - was it true or not? Did you mean it or not? Because if you're going to be in this bloody family then you're going to tell us when something is wrong so we can help you with it! That's just how it works, alright!"

Ron hit the table again with his hand, knocking over his glass of orange juice. He wasn't really sure where any of that had come from, but he was really tired of everyone around him dying and he was also pretty tired of Percy being a git.

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[info]prankstrinchief
2011-12-31 04:30 am UTC (link)
George glanced nervously towards the other room, fairly certain their mother had wandered out of ear shot, but he knew if she over heard any of this, it would bring her storming back in. But maybe that was the note they needed to hit to get Percy to realize how serious this is.

"Percy," George said, keeping his voice more even and lower than Ron's. Although the mention of Fred always put him in a foul mood, and now he was feeling the effects of it. "Ron's right, the last thing we need is to lose anyone else. What would mum do? She already lost you once and nearly threw herself off the Burrow when it happened, and I'm not lying, so don't try and say that's an exageration. We're family, our job is to stick together and help each other, so you're going to be stuck with us whether you like it or not, because we're not going to let you go without a fight."

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-12-31 04:49 am UTC (link)
Percy had been picking up dishes to put into the soapy water, trying to drown out his brothers, but to no avail. Finally, he simply couldn't take any more of them speaking to him as if he were some child, and not their older brother, and with a splash, the plate he held dropped from his hands as he balled them up and turned to face his family.

"Of course it's all about me being an idiot, or a prat, or what not, right?! It couldn't possibly be because I didn't even know there was anything wrong until bloody Friday! That I've gotten so bloody used to waking up to visions of my brother's death almost every night for five years that another nightmare was almost a relief!"

By now he was trembling, and as the reality of what he'd just admitted hit him, he felt a great wave of shame. Yet now that the words had begun, it was impossible to stop them, so he just closed his eyes so he wouldn't have to see their faces.

"And I thought the spot was George's doing, and then I find out Penny's sharing my dream, and now her brother's dead and she thinks it's a witch that did it, and then Fred again, and I couldn't even drink it away, and I just don't know what's happening anymore..."

With every word, he leaned back harder against the counter until it was the only thing keeping him from collapsing to the ground. The one thing he had thankfully not blubbered out was that for at least one moment, he had wondered if it would be better to be dead.

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[info]hermoniny
2011-12-31 05:09 am UTC (link)
Hermione was the first to respond in the shocked silence that followed. She stood up and walked away from Ron, putting a soft hand on Percy's arm and looking at him with sad, understanding eyes. "Percy, you're in danger, we want to help you. The people with these spots seem to be the ones suffering from the nightmares, there could be connections, clues, what you've seen could help us save yours and other people's lives. This has nothing to do with the past, it's just the present we need to worry about now." She turned to aim that last comment at the other two at the table.

George sat silently after Percy's rant. Of course he'd dreamed of Fred almost every night since his death, though it was never the same dream, and though he did relive the moment he felt Fred die frequently, every so often the dreams weren't bad. Percy might have seen him die, and dreamed of it endlessly, but Fred had felt him cut out, and still felt it every day. He hated having this conversation, and couldn't bring himself to look at the others. He wished so frequently that it had been him in Fred's place. He didn't completely hear what Hermione had said, focusing on keeping his emotions in check as much as possible and staring at his half eaten food.

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[info]pigwidgeoned
2011-12-31 05:21 am UTC (link)
It wasn't like he had been trying to make Percy feel bad. Nor had he been trying to call him an idiot either. And maybe he had lost his temper, but he was Ron and well, that's what Ron usually did even long before this past week ever happened, so it wasn't like they could fault him for jumping to conclusions. He was always known for doing that. Of course now he had something else to apologise for. It seemed like he would be apologising for shite for the rest of his sodding life.

Ron was fairly certain he'd never really done this before, or at least if he had, he couldn't really recall it, but he knew that he needed to do it now because if he was going to spout a bunch of shite at Percy about family then he needed to be there for his brother no matter how uncomfortable this was going to be. Not to mention Hermione was giving him a look and George was stunned out of commission so it was apparently up to him now. He walked over to Percy and pulled him into a hug, disregarding whether or not he wanted it or not.

"I'm sorry, Perce," he said behind his head. "I'm the git and I'm sorry."

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-12-31 05:31 am UTC (link)
Percy felt the hand on his arm and thanked Merlin his eyes were closed. He'd said more than he'd ever though he would, more than he should have, and he didn't want to see the pity in her eyes, for it would no doubt be there. As he'd said to Finnegan only dayse before, he didn't want anybody's pity.

And the next thing he knew there were arms, and Ron's voice, and he had no idea what to do. He stiffened up instinctively, and he almost wanted to push him away and run out the door. However, in the end, it was a stray thought that decided for him, a thought that wondered if Penny'd had the chance to say goodbye to Lloyd, and what if something happened to any of them...

He didn't open his eyes, instead awkwardly returning the hug with a stiff pat to Ron's shoulder.

"Well," he managed to say, his voice raw with emotion. "I suppose we're both gits, then."

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[info]pigwidgeoned
2011-12-31 05:54 am UTC (link)
Yes, it was definitely the most awkward hug he'd ever experienced. Definitely not like anything he had with Hermione, Harry or hell, even George. But it didn't matter because he needed to do this for Percy, needed to show him that he had been an idiot for flying off the handle, but also show him that this was still about family for them. They needed to stick together.

He pulled back after Percy spoke and said, "Percy, we're going to figure this out alright? Just...if something is going on you need to talk to us, yeah? We want to help you, it doesn't matter what it is. George even promises not to take the piss, right George?" Ron looked over at his other brother, not sure if he had even come to yet from whatever daze he had been stuck in.

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[info]prankstrinchief
2011-12-31 06:03 am UTC (link)
George was still a million miles away, staring at his plate, and really didn't know what was going on until he heard his name. "What?" he said, looking up suddenly, having missed the hug and everything. "Yea, sure," he said, not actually sure what he'd just agreed to. Everything seemed more recent and raw than it had when he'd woken up that morning, he kind of wanted to get out of there, but knew that after saying all that stuff about family, that wasn't the best move to make.

"Sorry, I guess I... got lost there for a bit, yea we'll figure this out, one way or another."

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[info]youngestmformev
2011-12-31 06:10 am UTC (link)
Percy heaved a sigh of relief when Ron finally let him go, and took a few moments to get himself together. Finally, he was able to open his eyes and face them - though he was still wary about what he would see.

"Ron," he said after clearing his throat. "I promised Penelope I would have an Auror contact her. If she's right, in that her Muggle brother was killed by a witch... perhaps it is related to the others. If one goes by the dates of death, there has been one every two days, but none on Thursday that we know of. That was the night Lloyd died."

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[info]pigwidgeoned
2011-12-31 06:58 am UTC (link)
Ron was surprised that Percy was coming to him with this. He certainly wasn't one of the most senior Aurors and since Harry's death he had not been assigned to any of the murder cases which was apparently a good thing since they had now combined all the investigations because of their similarities.

Of course he was also surprised because he didn't know that Percy still talked to his ex-girlfriend or that Penelope's brother had died. "I-I didn't know that her brother had died, mate, I'm sorry. I mean, I haven't been assigned to any of the other cases but I'll certainly contact her if you'd like me to." He really felt a bit off balance by this request, mostly because he just never expected Percy to come to him instead of a senior Auror first, seeing how high up in the Ministry Percy was now.

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