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Felixir · 03-20-2021, 02:55 AM

JAKE UPSTEAD: ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

A lot had gone down since Jake had heard the Minister's broadcast, much of it to do with making sure his family were safe and secure and ready to move if things at Hogwarts should go south. Aslan - who was, of course, a member of his family - had provided him with some useful gifts, most of which he had safely tucked away to be within his reach at a moment's notice.

Now he was marching on the school with all the others who had answered the call, not just because it was his duty as an Auror, and a wizarding citizen, but for the love of his children, the ones he had not seen in months. All the way up to the gates, Jake had been watching those around him, trying to determine who exactly was a member of this new Order of the Phoenix, who had been working underground this whole time. Would be nice to shake their hands, you know? But later. At the same time, he wondered exactly how many among their group, and who, might not be here for the same noble-hearted reasons as the (hopeful) majority. Who was not so genuine? Jake had no doubt that someone would infiltrate, it was pretty much an open invitation... just a question of who.

There were, at least, several faces among them he recognised. Like Paton, from Law Enforcement, and Espinosa too, Kevin Hirase, and Vivi James. How many here had kids up at the school, children who maybe knew his own? How many of those familiar faces were here to fight with the Neo-Alliance? He supposed he'd find out soon enough. With the rest of the group, he helped blast the gates away, and entered the grounds of Hogwarts, trying hard not to think about what he had discovered the last time he'd been here.

Jake had hugged his children, and his grandchildren, extra tight that evening, but three more of his children (and of course it was those three) were up ahead in that castle. Three of his, and hundreds of others. They were freeing them from this Neo-Alliance. They were getting them all back.

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KAISER: ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

Silent and stoic, Kaiser marched with the rest of the group towards Hogwarts, a place he hadn't expected to see again, not so soon. Memories of the last few hours swam in his head, some with great clarity, most a tangled mess of apparently unrelated threads, and a handful steeped in a bone-deep agony that had little to do with duelling Alphonsine Rosier. Distracted, either too inside his own head or maybe too separated from it, he didn't even notice the familiar faces around him, not even one he knew fairly well, a short distance away. His head thrummed again, with a subtle, almost gentle ache.

In some respects, he shouldn't have been here. The healers had advised against his even leaving the Spell Damage floor, and Candela had been as thrilled about his turning up to fight as he'd been at the thought that she might do the same. Kaiser knew he couldn't tell her what to do, but he hoped she understood how much he needed for her to be safe and happy, and to be there for Elio too. And he hoped she would understand, one day, exactly how much he needed to do this, and not just because he was in the Order. He had to be here, for Charles, and for Fletcher, and for Trent, who had each given him something different that he wasn't quite able to define, and which he had taken into his... his soul, or whatever he had that passed for one. He was here for Noah and the rest of the Stemp House kids too. And for himself.

It was selfish, but he couldn't see it, wasn't able to, not today. Kaiser knew, at least, that he might be more hindrance than help in a fight, based on recent experience, but he could help with the casualties, even if he couldn't heal them himself. He could be of some use.

Kaiser knew he would never find redemption, but he had to do something.

The gates were down, and Kaiser lowered his wand arm, realising he'd been part of the effort to blast them away. He pushed ahead.

03-20-2021, 02:55 AM	#61 (permalink)
Felixir Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,239 Hogwarts RPG Name: Abraham Orlando Botros-Giordano Gryffindor Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kolya Kaiser Slytherin Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Dragomirov Petrov Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Typhon Ulysses Prince Slytherin Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Achilles Alexander Zacharias Ravenclaw Seventh Year x12 x12	for clarity! jake is on the side of the order, not a recruited member :3 Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight JAKE UPSTEAD: ORDER OF THE PHOENIX A lot had gone down since Jake had heard the Minister's broadcast, much of it to do with making sure his family were safe and secure and ready to move if things at Hogwarts should go south. Aslan - who was, of course, a member of his family - had provided him with some useful gifts, most of which he had safely tucked away to be within his reach at a moment's notice. Now he was marching on the school with all the others who had answered the call, not just because it was his duty as an Auror, and a wizarding citizen, but for the love of his children, the ones he had not seen in months. All the way up to the gates, Jake had been watching those around him, trying to determine who exactly was a member of this new Order of the Phoenix, who had been working underground this whole time. Would be nice to shake their hands, you know? But later. At the same time, he wondered exactly how many among their group, and who, might not be here for the same noble-hearted reasons as the (hopeful) majority. Who was not so genuine? Jake had no doubt that someone would infiltrate, it was pretty much an open invitation... just a question of who. There were, at least, several faces among them he recognised. Like Paton, from Law Enforcement, and Espinosa too, Kevin Hirase, and Vivi James. How many here had kids up at the school, children who maybe knew his own? How many of those familiar faces were here to fight with the Neo-Alliance? He supposed he'd find out soon enough. With the rest of the group, he helped blast the gates away, and entered the grounds of Hogwarts, trying hard not to think about what he had discovered the last time he'd been here. Jake had hugged his children, and his grandchildren, extra tight that evening, but three more of his children (and of course it was those three) were up ahead in that castle. Three of his, and hundreds of others. They were freeing them from this Neo-Alliance. They were getting them all back. _____ KAISER: ORDER OF THE PHOENIX Silent and stoic, Kaiser marched with the rest of the group towards Hogwarts, a place he hadn't expected to see again, not so soon. Memories of the last few hours swam in his head, some with great clarity, most a tangled mess of apparently unrelated threads, and a handful steeped in a bone-deep agony that had little to do with duelling Alphonsine Rosier. Distracted, either too inside his own head or maybe too separated from it, he didn't even notice the familiar faces around him, not even one he knew fairly well, a short distance away. His head thrummed again, with a subtle, almost gentle ache. In some respects, he shouldn't have been here. The healers had advised against his even leaving the Spell Damage floor, and Candela had been as thrilled about his turning up to fight as he'd been at the thought that she might do the same. Kaiser knew he couldn't tell her what to do, but he hoped she understood how much he needed for her to be safe and happy, and to be there for Elio too. And he hoped she would understand, one day, exactly how much he needed to do this, and not just because he was in the Order. He had to be here, for Charles, and for Fletcher, and for Trent, who had each given him something different that he wasn't quite able to define, and which he had taken into his... his soul, or whatever he had that passed for one. He was here for Noah and the rest of the Stemp House kids too. And for himself. It was selfish, but he couldn't see it, wasn't able to, not today. Kaiser knew, at least, that he might be more hindrance than help in a fight, based on recent experience, but he could help with the casualties, even if he couldn't heal them himself. He could be of some use. Kaiser knew he would never find redemption, but he had to do something. The gates were down, and Kaiser lowered his wand arm, realising he'd been part of the effort to blast them away. He pushed ahead. __________________