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Aidan M. Chambers (aidans) wrote in veritaserum_rp,
@ 2008-08-30 19:36:00

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aidan chambers, hermione granger

Tag to Hermione Granger
Who: Hermione Granger & Aidan Chambers.
Where: Starts out at Flourish & Blotts, then Muggle London.
When: 5 o'clock.
What: Planning to revive 'Dumbledore's Army' (and quite possibly questioning their sanity while they're at it).

It certainly felt like the moment Aidan came back to London, trouble seemed to find him. The Irishman had truly believed that all those things he'd been so afraid of back as a schoolboy had by now passed into the realm of 'stories of old' that the children rolled their eyes at, wishing to talk of more important things like the next Quidditch match or such. However, it seemed like they had no such luck and instead of getting better, things seemed to turn dark again. Upon realizing that fact it was only a small step to involve the infamous Trio.

Aidan arrived punctually at Flourish and Blotts, shoved his hands into his pockets nervously and tried his best to keep from fidgeting as his eyes searched the street for anyone who looked remotely Granger-shaped. She would either whack him over the head and tell him he was a paranoid fool, Aidan thought, or – and that was the frightening possibility – she would agree and the resistance would start again. The last time they had been children, incapable of influencing much. This time, however, they were adults and it fell to them to do something to keep things from getting worse. Aidan bit his bottom lip nervously and decided that perhaps school time hadn't been that bad after all.

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aidans
2008-09-04 06:01 am UTC (link)

"You survived, didn't you?" Aidan replied with a small smile. "Merlin knows, you got into some serious scrapes and anybody's luck would have run out at some point, so your surviving must have something to do with your skills."

Aidan's smile grew a little as his words sunk in and he realized that he honestly believed them. Perhaps things would turn out all right in the end. "So this sounds like we've got a volunteer at the library and I believe Ron is an Auror, right? He's got access to information and you do as well."

Slowly but surely things were getting into shape, Aidan realized with a hopeful smile. They could do this. Of course, they had no other choice.

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mione_jane
2008-09-04 09:37 am UTC (link)

"Yes, well, Harry and Ron did a lot as well." Hermione added. "We worked together."

Hermione nodded. "I suppose the library really is my area. And yes, Ron is an Auror, so there's the two of us. I'll have to talk to him and see if he's interested. That is, if I can find him." She half joked. Ron had been working almost literally all the time lately. "But I can let you know what he says as soon I know."

A small sigh escaped Hermione. "I didn't think I'd have to deal with this sort of thing again. It's too bad."

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aidans
2008-09-04 01:49 pm UTC (link)

Again Aidan smiled sadly. "Happily ever after turned out to last a little shorter than expected, huh?" He asked sympathetically, then gave her a curious look when she mentioned Ron's lack of presence. He hadn't known that Aurors had to work quite that much (of course, in retrospect the Irishman shouldn't have been surprised) and was doubly grateful that the pair were willing to sacrifice what little private time they had to help Terry and him.

"Hey," Aidan said gently. "We go and kick the bad guys collective behinds and then we get our 'happily ever afters' back. Promise."

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mione_jane
2008-09-04 04:54 pm UTC (link)

"I think happily ever after ends only if you really let it. Sort of out of character for such a rationalist, but oh well." She gave a small laugh. "But it's just with everything going on. He doesn't like to just sit back without having something to do. Can't really blame him, can you?" She smiled back at Aidan. "But it's alright. It's not like I never see him. We both just have busy schedules." She shrugged, though still smiling. "It's true though- distance makes the heart grow fonder."

An eyebrow raised and Hermione's lips pursed slightly. "Oh, just you wait. If I ever get my hands on Rodolphus Lestrange, or any of his followers..." She gave a small, frustrated sigh. "I don't know if I'd be responsible for my actions."

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aidans
2008-09-05 05:08 am UTC (link)

Aidan shook his head immediately. "No. Just the opposite, actually. I'm glad we got people like Ron because people like me are certainly too lazy to act if we're not pushed. So if we had no Ron-like people then nothing would ever get done."

They walked a few moments in silence before Aidan spoke again. "Perhaps it would be a good idea to make files on known Death Eaters and known members of the Renegades. A bit of an 'know thy enemy' approach..." He trailed off, feeling that they had now reached a point where the most important parts had been discussed and now found his thoughts trailing off into a different direction.

"Have you heard from Neville lately?" Aidan asked, completely out of the blue. The Ravenclaw had witnessed what Neville could do if pushed back in school and he wanted him back on their side.

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mione_jane
2008-09-05 10:04 am UTC (link)

Hermione laughed. "Well, that's certainly one way to put it."

"Yes, knowing these people, where they stand in the Death Eater chain of command and what they're capable of is absolutely necessary. Merlin forbid an altercation ever occur, but if it does I don't want anyone caught off guard." Hermione started to bite her bottom lip slightly. "We can get all those files from the Ministry."

"No, I haven't. I believe he's on an expedition to find a rare plant, though. Sometimes I see his notes in the Herbology Journal they publish. It's very interesting work."

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aidans
2008-09-05 11:29 am UTC (link)

"That would be great." Aidan agreed, then stopped and looked earnestly at Hermione. "But - and I'm serious here - please don't take any unnecessary risks. We both lost too many friends to this war already and..and I couldn't live knowing I have you or Ron on my conscience. If it's too dangerous, then please stay away from it."

He looked a moment longer at Hermione, hoping that neither she nor Ron would indulge any crazy, reckless Gryffindor-y behaviour, then broke the eye contact and changed the subject.

"Science and politics." Aidan scrunched up his nose. "Does it make me paranoid if I say that the combination makes me nervous?"

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mione_jane
2008-09-05 08:26 pm UTC (link)

"You're starting to sound like Ron." Hermione said, eyebrow raised. "This whole thing is dangerous, but no matter what we'll do what we can. Safety is necessary and will be a top priority but we can't stay away from everything dangerous is it needs to be dealt with. Not that I'll just go running into danger, but I assume you get my point. And don't forget you need to be careful too."

She shook her head. "No, it makes me nervous as well. A search for the flower of youth funded by the Ministry certainly makes me uncomfortable. Imagine what they could be trying to do?" Pausing, Hermione considered going on. "Which brings me to something else. Do you think the Renegades could have an insider in the Ministry? It's...a thought. A feeling. I'm not sure, I have no concrete evidence or much to go on, but it's happened before and I wouldn't be surprised if it happened again."

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aidans
2008-09-06 03:45 am UTC (link)

"Ron might have a point." Aidan said mildly. "All I'm saying is that we can't take any unnecessary risks. We've got enough necessary risks as it is. Speaking of minimising risks – once we've found a place where we can set the thing up: how good are you with Concealment Charms and this Secret Keeper thing?" For unfortunately Aidan's magical skills were rather limited unless it came to medical magic. Lately he was starting to worry about that.

And then he found something else to worry about. "An insider?" Hell, that made sense. Far too much for comfort, actually. "Yes, that's possible."
Aidan bit his bottom lip. This meeting was supposed to reassure him – not make him worry even more but nevertheless they had no choice but to face the truth. And that included them sliding into a whole world of trouble.

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mione_jane
2008-09-06 11:04 am UTC (link)

"Yes, unnecessary risks should be avoided. Neither of us will be doing anything unnecessary." Hermione paused. "I know a good deal about both. Are you asking if I can make a place, like a building, disappear from unwelcome eyes?"

Hermione nodded. "I have a feeling, and it wouldn't surprise me. But there's nothing concrete, I'm just going to try to keep my eyes and ears open for anything worth knowing though." Her eyes glanced up at the sky as it started getting darker.

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