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Zacharias Smith (puffheir) wrote in wished,
@ 2010-09-06 14:21:00

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!2003: 09, gregory goyle, theodore nott, zacharias smith

Who: Zacharias Smith, Theodore Nott & Gregory Goyle.
When: September 6th. Afternoon.
Where: Greg's cottage type thing.
What: A visit.
Rating: Low?
Status: Incomplete/Closed.

It had taken some organization, what was just going to be a bit of a visit. First a discussion with Malfoy, then Snape, then Goyle, but finally it was arranged. Zacharias had Flooed to Hogsmeade, and was going to make the walk up to the school, as it had been decided that that would be the easiest way.

It was a relatively nice day out, he noticed as he walked along at a steady clip. The sun was peeking out from behind clouds, and the air was warm, although not hot like it sometimes could be in the dead of summer. Hints of fall were there, a sign of things to come in the weeks that followed.

Zacharias looked at the school as he approached it, striding along. He didn't go up to the school though but rather veered off towards the Caretaker's cottage. The grounds were relatively quiet, because students would be off in class - which was why this time of day had been closing, not long in the afternoon after classes had resumed from lunch time.

He reached the small cottage, where Theodore was now living - with Goyle, that was still an odd idea to wrap his head around - and knocked on the door.

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booksmart_devil
2010-09-11 02:58 pm UTC (link)

Theo shut his mouth when Greg came in, the smell of food making his stomach twist but the feeling of sanctuary that Greg offered something that had Theo reaching out and clinging hold of Greg for, his ragged breathing from all that exertion easing out.

He looked up warily as Zach spoke to him, nodding at what Zach said but unable to really trust that. He'd had five years doing nothing but what others wanted and his life before that was a struggle for his own freedom within the walls that his father had constructed around him; here he had a chance to be really free for the first time, but he was once again trapped, a prisoner in his own mind.

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a_reticent_git
2010-09-11 05:28 pm UTC (link)

"Zacharius."

Greg repeated the name dutifully; some habits, like taking directions, were hard to break. And if Greg was anything, he was a follower for the most part, all of his life really. It didn't bother him, being corrected in his own place; he was more concerned with Theo and his state of mind.

Putting an arm around Theo's thin frame and letting his hand rest against Theo's lower back, Greg gave a small sigh before speaking in an encouraging tone, "So, how's the visit going? I thought you might like a cup of tea," he said, addressing Zach and Theo, "It's bloody brilliant of you to come over, Zacharius. Really," he said as he sat with Theo,"How are things? I guess you are working. What are you doing?" Greg asked, steering the conversation gently towardS normal things

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puffheir
2010-09-11 06:52 pm UTC (link)

"Tea sounds great," Zacharias said with a smile, and he took one of the cups and added a spot of milk to it before taking a sip.

"I'm glad to come over. I always like to catch up with friends." Well friend. He and Greg hadn't been in the past - becauase Zacharias hadn't been friends with Malfoy during school. That had come after. But now.. they could become friends.

"I'm playing Quidditch. Chaser, for Puddlemere," he explained as he sipped at his tea, letting the conversation shift. "How are you liking this job?" he asked.

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a_reticent_git
2010-09-11 10:35 pm UTC (link)

Greg pat Theo's back again and then slipped from him to get his own mug of tea he'd made for himself, loaded with sugar and cream. He hoped Theo might accept a bit, and with his other hand he got a blueberry scone, setting it on his lap as he retook his position.

"You know, I thought as much. Must have read your name in the paper. I wasn't sure it was you though," Greg added, "Must be pretty cool. Can't think of another job I'd like better," and he paused for a moment, "Except for this one of course."

He tilted his head to look at Theo before going on, "I'm finding that I like the job. Course, with it being here, who couldn't like it? Plus, I fly everywhere. Makes it all great fun, actually. And then there's this place," Greg said, gesturing with the hand that held his cup. He almost sloshed some tea out, the treat still sitting on his lap untouched as he'd put his arm back around Theo, "I get the use of the cottage and it's just the perfect place to bring Theo home to. This our Hogwarts's home now, and it makes him feel safe."

Greg turned his eyes to Zach, "Safe is good. Now, to work on hungry. That is," and he gave a small sigh and shook his head slightly, pursing his lips before he took a sip of tea, "That is going to be a hell of a challenge. But I'm not giving up," he added, with some grimness, "I've got some strategies that seem to be helping. He'll come around," he said, touching Theo's back again in a comforting gesture.

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booksmart_devil
2010-09-12 12:00 am UTC (link)

Theo echoed the name after Greg quietly, barely audible, leaning in to the arm Greg put around his shoulders and resting against Greg's chest, that small amount of excitement having exhausted him.

He shook his head determinedly to the idea of tea; he wasn't in any mood to even take liquids. He watched Zach take some, feeling his stomach turn at the sight of the milk but unable to tear his eyes away.

"There aren't any jobs." he put in, confused. "We're too young for work." He'd been living in the past less and less since having moved in with Greg, but his illness still sheltered him there from time to time, now being one of them.

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puffheir
2010-09-12 01:21 pm UTC (link)

"It's pretty brilliant," Zacharias agreed. He couldn't think of any job he liked better, but then, he had always been rather obsessed with Quidditch. If it wasn't Quidditch, he would likely be doing some high faluting finance thing or just sitting around being rich.

Nope, he definitely liked Quidditch.

"This isn't a bad little place," he said of the cottage. "You must like it," he said to Theodore, because, although he still seemed... well, mentally unstable, he seemed happier than the last time Zacharias had seen him.

He didn't argue Theodore's assessment of their age, per se. Just smiled at him. "We make do," he assured him.

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a_reticent_git
2010-09-12 02:39 pm UTC (link)

Greg sipped his own tea, thinking about what Zach had said. They were making due, even if Theo didn't realize the reality of the time. And he felt a small pang of jealousy, wondering if he could have gone for a pro Quidditch job. That was, if he hadn't gone to Azkaban, if he hadn't taken the mark.
Those ifs were huge in his head at the moment. It was all sort of tangled together when Greg let his mind drift there: not taking a mark, not going to prison, not letting Theo fight his dad, not being gone and away for so long. Usually Greg's mind was more occupied with the present, but right now, he sat there and felt that odd envy for Zach's life, similar to how he'd felt a moment with Draco.

He said quietly, almost more for his own ears, "This is a good job. I'm lucky to be here, lucky to have Theo here."

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booksmart_devil
2010-09-12 03:20 pm UTC (link)

Like it? Of course he did, and he nodded to indicate that. "It's better in Greg's head than in mine, a lot more... safer, nothing goes in. No hands as much, not as much." he shook his head and then nuzzled against Greg's chest a little.

He caught the words Greg said and felt a slight change in his boyfriend's body language, making him tilt his head at the other man in concern. "I'm lucky to have you." he said insistently.

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