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Tweak says, "Mirror, mirror on the wall.."

michael corner is reluctantly growing up (mlcorner) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2012-01-03 23:31:00

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!status: complete, ^date: november 10 2003, character: ernie macmillan, character: lavender brown, character: michael corner

Characters: Lavender Brown, Michael Corner & Ernie Macmillan
Setting: Lavender's flat, 10 November 2003, 12:38pm
Rating: PG for language and freak outs
Summary: Breaking Lavender 'Nutter' Brown out of her own 'safe room'.

Michael Corner probably looked the complete loon, standing outside Lavender's door scribbling in his journal furiously. He felt the complete fool, talking to someone who was not but a few metres away from him but yet out of his reach thanks to magic and a few walls and whatever weird set-up Lavender had constructed for herself. Why was she so sodding paranoid? He was getting tired of waiting and he was about to toss the book and start working on these wards, sod Lavender and her safe room.

But then he saw Ernie's handwriting appear. He said he was bringing Hit Wizards, thank Merlin! Michael was a brilliant wizard, don't get him wrong, but one wizard would take quite a long time to break into that flat and he would be glad of the help as it would speed up the process completely. So he stood there waiting impatiently for Ernie and his team of Hit Wizards to arrive though he didn't quite expect their arrival to be so...eventful, to say the least.

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lavishly
2012-01-06 03:04 am UTC (link)

Lavender didn't answer his question anymore than a nod out of the need to do something. She didn't know if she was all right or if that was a possibility. Then his arms were around her and that was good. She buried her face into the space between his neck and shoulder. It was awkward with the things in her hands, now sort of pushing into them both at odd angles, but that didn't seem to matter.

Something in her chest came undone. And the tears came wracking her whole body. She had managed to keep it together up until this moment, not letting the tears be more than a quiet presence. Only that was over now, she didn't have to be strong, or keep herself together she could just completely unravel.

That was when the box slipped from her grasp to the ground. She jumped at the sound, pulling closer to him. "Can we just get out of here?" Her words muffled, but hopefully he could figure it out.

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mlcorner
2012-01-06 03:21 am UTC (link)

He hadn't really expected her to start crying right there. He felt bad that there were people there watching while she broke down in sobs and wanted to get her out of there soon.

Michael jumped a bit at the sound of the box hitting the ground too. He was going to bend down and pick it up but Lavender started to curl into him more and he decided that she didn't find it quite that important at the moment so he let it be and wrapped his arms tightly around her waist. He heard her say something, not quite sure what it was but he could take a guess.

Michael looked at the nearest hit wizard who was standing nearby, "Alright, can we leave now?" Normally he wouldn't bother to ask but he knew Ernie was cross with him enough already so he was trying not to cause any more trouble.

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ernsthename
2012-01-06 04:10 am UTC (link)

Now that the actual duties of his job were somewhat done, Ernie had retreated into some of the more menial tasks that he'd typically request some of the more junior members of the team complete while he would file various reports.

Having more than a little bit of proof of poor mood, Ern's second-in-command, Nathaniel Findlay stood close to where the couple embraced. He was a shorter wizard with short auburn hair and a lean built and a rather sharp voice. He had initially waited next to the couple, awkwardly as a few others were working to restore the wall and the wards that they had removed to enter the flat. "Yes. We'll have to head over to the Ministry first, to file a sighting report, a quick check-up to ensure that all is well, and to draft a list of any additional items Miss. Brown may require from her flat--which can and will be forwarded to her when available." He looked over his shoulder to see that Ern was still intent on fixing up the wards.

"You don't need to worry about us, Macmillan--I'll start the paperwork on this one. Now if you will follow me out, sir and mademoiselle--I'll apparate us to the Ministry once we're outside."

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