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Tweak says, "allonsy, alonso"

Tracey Davis (lacedtrace) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2012-01-26 16:26:00

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!status: complete, ^date: november 13 2003, character: tracey davis, character: zacharias smith

Who: Tracey Davis and OPEN
What: Checking In
Where: Diagon Alley/Outside Tracey's flat
When: 12pm Nov. 13
Rating: PG

It was hard to believe it hadn't even been a week yet. Last Saturday, her brother had been killed. She kept waking up every morning hoping it wasn't true. That there had been some kind of mistake, and it was a terrible nightmare like everyone else was having. But then she'd wake up in the spare room at Theodore's house, and she'd be reminded that it was all real.

Tracey had only stayed one day at the hospital, and Theodore had been good enough to take her in. She didn't feel safe going back to her own flat and she had no desire to go home with her mother. The only time she went to see her mother was for John's funeral earlier in the week. That had been the last time she'd left the house. Tracey had cut herself off from everyone except Theodore, and she hadn't wanted to deal with it.

That was until she started getting owls from work reminding her that she only had the weekend left of her break before she had to come back. Maybe the her bosses at the Prophet would have been more sympathetic, if there was less turmoil going on in the Wizarding World. When she'd heard about the living-inferi, it was enough for Tracey to wake herself up and deal with the harsh reality. As much as Tracey appreciated what Theodore was doing for her, she needed to go back to London. She needed to check out her flat, and make sure it was still there after the creature attack yesterday.

Tracey had apparated into London, before going into Diagon Alley. Tracey barely even looked like herself. Her hair was a little unruly today, and Tracey hadn't even bothered with makeup. She wasn't in her usually stylish attire, something something comfortable to cover up. She looked around at some the damage still there and made her way through the alley, her hand firmly on her wand in her pocket. The last time she'd been here.... was last weekend. She'd been leaving the Leaky Cauldron. Tracey was watching everything as she walked down the street in the direction of her flat. She wasn't going to let anyone sneak up on her today.

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overlooked
2012-02-06 03:12 am UTC (link)

"Elaina would prefer that I move home, especially now," he stopped mid sentence, changing direction of thought. "I think she just wants to keep a closer eye on me." It was the sort of thing that Zacharias was only considering in passing. Regardless he was still going to acquire himself a flat more fitting for himself because he would still want a place to escape.

"Ginny Weasley does sort of seem to have an obsession with me at the moment," he said with a little smirk. There was more to that story, but he wasn't particularly inclined to share. Not that he wanted to talk about the other one, but he was tired of keeping it to himself even for just a the past few days. "And then Marietta is causing more than her normal sort of trouble at the moment."

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lacedtrace
2012-02-11 10:56 pm UTC (link)

Tracey was sorry she'd asked, when she'd heard how Zacharias stopped mid sentence. "At least she wants you home," Tracey said. Not that she wanted to be home anyway. John and she had left as soon as she could. Her mother was not a happy woman, not after she'd been tricked into marrying a halfblood to have halfblood children.

"Really?" Tracey said with a smirk of her own. "She doesn't still think you murdered Potter, does she?" Tracey asked. Her cousin was a lot of things, but not a murderer. "Edgecombe is trouble. What did she do to you now?"

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overlooked
2012-02-11 11:16 pm UTC (link)

"Who knows what she thinks, that woman isn't exactly the most sane." His tone was light, clearly amused at the thought he caught the interest of someone a bit off. Of course he neglected to mention the part where he let Ginny Weasley wail on him because he got off on it. No, that was a discussion for another day or better yet for never at all.

Oddly enough that was a crass way to describe his relationship with Marietta, at least when it came to the sexual end of it. "She managed to find herself pregnant," he said not even bothering to censor himself. It might not have been fair with everything she was already dealing with, but he needed to tell someone. Not that he was technically telling her, but Tracey was smart enough to fill in what he wasn't saying.

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lacedtrace
2012-02-23 04:13 am UTC (link)

"I don't know if anyone has been exactly sane lately," Tracey said with a sigh as she lifted her cup to take another sip. But they didn't have to keep talking about Ginny Weasley, since Zacharias decided to drop another bomb on her.

"What?" Tracey said trying to gauge her cousin's expression to see if he was joking or if he was serious. And Tracey was smart enough to put two and two together. "Is it yours?" she asked though she already knew the answer.

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overlooked
2012-02-23 04:23 am UTC (link)

He just looked at her. Zacharias knew he didn't need to answer that question, she knew. It was bad enough that he had said anything at all. Bad and yet kind of nice that he wasn't the only person who knew now - not that he wanted to talk about it. Even if it was still too hot, the more tempting option was just to throw back the tea in his cup.

"Drink your drink, I believe we mentioned getting you out to be human in public or something." It wasn't so much deflection as it was returning to a prior conversation point. "Not to mention I could stand to eat something before I need to get back to the office."

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lacedtrace
2012-02-24 10:05 pm UTC (link)

Right so they were apparently going to avoid that topic all together. Which was just more of a confirmation to Tracey that Zacharias was the father. Another lovely mess on top of everything. Tracey almost wanted to ask if he'd told his mother yet, especially considering who the prospective mother was. But that would be a snarky comment reserved for later.

At the cue that Zacharias wanted to go, Tracey finished drinking down, which made she made a face about, since most of the irish cream settled at the bottom and she tasted it all in that last gulp. "Yes right, I'm just pacing myself," she said. Tracey had the liquid courage to face the public now. "Just give me a minute," she said leaving the kitchen and heading towards her bedroom. She tossed off the shirt she was wearing for something cleaner and neater, before heading into the bathroom where Tracey performed a quick charm for the bare minimum of make up.

When Tracey was fit to be seen in her own opinion, she headed back to Zacharias. "Alright let's go, I'm starving now."

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