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Colin Creevey (overexcited) wrote in somerealityrpg,
@ 2020-08-11 20:37:00

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Colin

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WHO Colin Creevey & Open• WHERE On the Streets • WHEN Tuesday Evening
“Even when you’d lost everything you thought there was to lose, somebody came along and gave you something for free.” -Jenny Valentine; Broken Soup WARNINGS None at the moment

This… was not where he was supposed to be.

Colin had found that when Colin pretend to know where he was going, people hardly stopped him any more. Of course, this could be because he and Dennis had been staying in a clump of woods and hadn’t found a safe place to wash up in a couple of days...

He was no stranger to walking around in circles, in part to make sure that no one was following him (you couldn’t be too careful these days) and in part because he had hoped to find a little extra money to buy some more food for him and Dennis. He’d turned a corner, and at first he hadn’t even realized that he wasn’t in the same town, because he was just enjoying the walk. But the moment he realized it, he panicked.

How had he been so careless? He didn’t know where he was, but the American accents were a dead giveaway that he wasn’t home. Had he touched a portkey? Had someone...cast something on him? What about Dennis. Dennis would be waiting for him back at the tent… and Colin had all the money and food in his backpack. He scanned the faces around him, and none of them seemed to be paying extra attention to him. Still, he stopped in an alley way to dig around for his wand and slide it into his pocket. He needed to be able to reach it if this was some sort of snatchers trap.

When the paper fell in front of them, Colin knew better than to ignore it. Maybe it was Harry! Maybe the DA had figured something out, and this was their way of getting him and Dennis to safety. There was a beat of optimism in his little heart, and his eyes scanned for any sign that his brother might be walking by before he read the letter.

There was nothing familiar about it though. An Entity sounded ominous. An apartment building? Colin adjusted his backpack and moved towards the big buildings. Maybe the Order couldn’t sign their name, but this was a safe house. Why else would there be something as strange as Ostiches guarding it? They were probably animagus. As he walked, he pulled a small thing of grapes from a side pocket, chomping on them.

Getting to the apartment complex, he sat on the steps. He tossed a few grapes over to the Ostriches, thanking them for their protection softly. He was going to wait here until Dennis showed up, and then they could go in together.

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overexcited
2020-08-12 01:47 am UTC (link)

“Dennis is my brother.” Colin said, a flash of worry spreading across his face. “He’s my younger brother. He would be in fourth year right now.” He pouted a little, and shifted his weight across his feet. It made him nervous not to know where his brother was. “I’m supposed to protect him. I promised.” He wound up saying to himself softly.

“Is Harry here? Or Ginny? Neville or Ron or Hermione?” He questioned rapidly. He would feel better if one of them were there. He could trust them. At least, if Draco was to be believed the twins were around, and he knew them. He could trust them.

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madmalfoy
2020-08-12 03:27 am UTC (link)

Draco heard a hint of desperation in Colin's quiet declaration. He could relate to wanting to protect one's family. "He's still at home," Draco reassured. "That is what the scientists here say." He held one hand up again. "I'm going to get my mobile, okay?" He slid his hand into his pocket and pulled out his cellphone. "Granger is here," he said, grateful he remembered that from when he was a kid. He hadn't spoken to her since (call him a coward). "Do you know what this is?" He asked, holding up his phone. "Do you have one?" He really had no idea if they were common in Colin's muggle world or not.

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overexcited
2020-08-12 03:49 am UTC (link)

"Its not safe for him to be home alone!" Colin couldn't help but snap. What did Draco know about that though? He was safe, he wasn't being hunted down or disappeared just because of his blood status. "I have all the food. All the money. He's going to be worried and and" Colin didn't know what Dennis might do. Colin had tried to protect his brother from the realities of their situation but if he were alone... Colin could only hope that he would be careful.

He watched Draco carefully for a moment, pocketing his and hesitantly as he saw the cell phone emerge. "That's a mobile telly, my dad has one, though yours looks a lot fancier." Colin couldn't help but peer at it curiously.

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madmalfoy
2020-08-12 03:55 am UTC (link)

Draco really should have let someone better with feelings handle this situation. Why hadn't he kept walking? Well, too late. "They say somehow we are still at home," Draco explained. "So you haven't left him." He held the phone out. "You probably have one in your room. Go on, take a look at the page I pulled up. It will show you Goodland's network, where everyone talks to each other. You can write to the twins or Granger from it if you like."

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overexcited
2020-08-12 04:28 am UTC (link)

Colin couldn't even begin to comprehend being in two places at once but... well, there was a lot about magic that Colin didn't understand and that didn't make it less true. Still, it made him anxious not to be with his brother, especially with how things were.

"Is this like email?" Colin asked him curiously. "My dad has an email, but I've never had one before... how do i?" Colin started to press buttons, trying to figure out how to get a message to his friends.

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	madmalfoy 2020-08-12 04:33 am UTC (link)
	"I needed people to show me how to use it too," Draco admitted. He took a few tentative steps toward Colin until he was next to him and could point some things out on the screen. "You hit that to write and that to post. You scroll here to see what everyone else is writing." He nodded encouragingly. "Go on, you've got it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

overexcited
2020-08-12 12:50 pm UTC (link)

"My dad has a mobile, but we aren't supposed to touch it." Colin admitted. It had cost a lot of money, and Colin and Dennis hadn't exactly been the most responsible with the technology they received.

"Oh, okay." Colin said softly, tapping on the buttons as Draco instructed him too. He was humming with nervous energy. Nothing really made sense and it was swimming. But Draco's voice was oddly reassuring. Now that the adrenaline was slowly fading, Colin felt scared and exhausted. Not wanting Malfoy of all people to see him cry, he turned slightly away from him and pressed the heel of his hand to his eyes, taking a few breaths to calm himself down.

It was a few minutes before Colin turned back, and held out the phone. "uh...' His breath was shakey and full of emotion. "Thanks."

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	madmalfoy 2020-08-12 12:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, sure," Draco replied. He could tell the young man was upset and he wanted to help, but he wasn't sure what else he could say or do to make the situation any better. "Did you get your letter?" he asked. "I can show you where the room is." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

overexcited
2020-08-12 12:57 pm UTC (link)

"Uh, yeah." Colin said, and began to dig though his pockets for the letter he'd stuffed there. In his running, Colin had become somewhat of a hoarder, because you never knew when you might need something, or how often you would come across it.

He proudly produced the paper and showed it to Draco. Maybe he should be a little uneasy that a Death Eater would know where he lived, but he was being nice and Colin forgot to be concerned for once. "I.... I thought it was Harry or someone trying to help me... with you know."

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	madmalfoy 2020-08-12 02:27 pm UTC (link)
	Draco nodded. "Yeah, I know," he agreed. "So one of the twins is coming by," he said when he saw Colin's post on his phone. "I can wait with you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

overexcited
2020-08-12 03:53 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, okay." Colin agreed. He still didn't trust Draco, but at least he was familiar. Colin took a spot back down on the steps. At least George was coming to get him, things would make sense, or at the very least, at least he'd see someone from the DA that he hadn't seen in a long time.

"Are you hungry?" Colin didn't wait for an answer before shrugging off his back pack. His own stomach was rumbling, and he began to pull random things out of his back pack. All he had left was about a half a cluster of the grapes he was eating, and a fourth of a pack of crackers. He held them both out to Draco. "I don't have anything better, sorry. But you can have some."

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