dyingforakiss (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} dyingforakiss) wrote in ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} snark_n_bark,@ 2008-07-04 17:38:00 |
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Characters: Barty and Padma
Summary: A chat with a friend and a step in the right direction.
Barty took one last look at his appearance and decided that he would have to do. Padma had seen him at his worst, after all.
It had been a couple of days since Bevan had been as good as his word and got Barty out of Ministry custody. Barty had spent the first day agonising over whether he deserved his freedom, and the couple after that determined that this time he would use his chance at a new life in the right way.
He had repaired the mess he had made of the London house while split between his two souls, and had experimented with his new control and confidence with his magic. It seemed that everything had finally settled within him, for good hopefully.
Pulling a cloak on over his new suit - an indulgence he had risked a trip to Diagon Alley for (new suit, new life) - he turned on the spot and Apparated to Hogsmeade.
On first arrival in the village Barty looked about himself, nervous of being recognised from the newspaper reports. However, he quickly realised that those who wished revenge on him would seek it, whether he decided to walk down the high street or not. Besides, he had decided to accept whatever was dealt him, if and when it came. It was the least he could do.
Holding his head a little higher, and walking with more confidence, Barty made his way to the bookshop and smiled as he pushed open the door.
"Padma!"