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Cassirin · 06-13-2004, 05:38 AM

After Ginny finishes her final year at Hogwarts, she's stunned to learn that Harry, who's been out of school a year, is engaged. Not wanting to return to the Burrow, which will be full of wedding planning and activity, Ginny escapes to Diagon Alley for a bit of independent living. The twins kindly take Ginny in and offer her a job, and she drags Neville and Luna along as flatmates. Who knows what will happen now that they are living independently?

This is a VERY loose storyline so far, but we want to have the chance to explore these characters as rising adults. I have all of the main characters filled at this point. If you are interested, go ahead and post your character idea. To be honest, I'd prefer HP characters (but not necesarily HRH) rather than made-ups... although a quality made-up is always welcome. If I don't feel your character will add to the story, I probably won't say yes. Also, we're quite serious about RPing, so if you aren't on at night EST, CST, or you will only post very sporadically, don't bother. This is advanced RPing, so YES, your posts need to be longer and more detailed and we DO care about your spelling and grammar.

Ginny - Cassirin
Neville - Spots
Luna - Biochemkris
Fred - tylert_28
George - Cassirin
Ron - Poirot
Hermione - Lumos299
Harry - Lumos299
Elizabeth - Kirstie McGonagall
Guinevere - Jennifer_w
Dobby- Spots

Poirot · 08-14-2004, 12:24 AM

Ron yawned as he nibbled on his food. Yawning again, he looked at Elizabeth who was busy looking somewhere. He stood up and get himself a glass of water.

He went back holding a pitcher and three glasses, puuting them on the table.

Cassirin · 08-14-2004, 05:26 AM

George looked with surprise at Dumbledore. Sinistra was an excellent teacher, passionate about her subject, but otherwise she was quiet and unimposing. He had no idea what the woman would have to offer to the, but then, he didn't really know what sort of pies the Order had its fingers in right now. He shifted in his seat, watching Fred pretend to focus on Dumbledore while looking at Hermione again. "Are we going soon, sir?"

Biochemkris · 08-14-2004, 05:38 AM

"Yes," Dumbledore said, taking out a gold watch on a long golden chain and flipping it open. He appeared to study the various dial before shutting it and saying, "We should be going about now, I think."

He told them where they would be going, the shrieking shack in Hogsmeade which had been fixed up for the occassion. "We can all apparate, though one at a time, to give each other time to move out of the way," he said before leaving the kitchen with a slight pop.

Biochemkris · 08-14-2004, 05:44 AM

Snape silently made his way out of the castle and over to the whomping willow. He used the brach to prod the secret knot at the bottom of the tree and slipped into the secret passage leading to the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade. He recalled his last trip down this passageway with contempt. Finally arriving at the dillapidated building, he took his seat in the dark corner at the end of the conference table Dumbledore had set up earlier that day. Snape had to admit that, at least this room, was looking more like a place of business than even the headquarters at Grimmauld Place.

Cassirin · 08-14-2004, 06:02 AM

Tara stood in her quarters, staring at the rolls of parchment on her desk. She didn't need them all, but she was loathe to go into any meetings unprepared. Finally, she shrunk them all and stuffed them into her satchel, knowing it was likely she wouldn't end up using any of them. Grabbing the chart of Saturn off the wall, she stuffed that in as well and glanced around the room, deep in thought. She was fine. She didn't need anything else. Quietly, she exited the tower, making her way downstairs. Tara needed to get outside the gate to apparate to the Shrieking Shack. It was so strange to be meeting in a place she'd thought haunted since her youth. Perhaps it was time to accept Dumbledore's offer and join his Order.

Mad Eye Touz · 08-14-2004, 06:22 AM

"The Shrieking Shack!" Fred exclaimed before thinking. "Um..I mean, yes ths Shrieking Shack,"he said more calmly this time. Fred eyes flickered towards George's. Neither of them had ever managed to sneak in there, and Fred just couldn't wait to get inside it. "Shall I go next, then?" He asked while getting to his feet. No one seemed to have any objections to him going next, so with a wink to Hermione, and another glance to George, Fred apparated to the dingy Shrieking Shack.

Cassirin · 08-14-2004, 06:29 AM

George rose after Fred, gesturing to his mother. "After you, Mum..." She smiled at him thinly and disappeared with a loud crack. George counted out the seconds, thinking of how long it would take to clear the space for his arrival. He grinned at Elizabeth and noticed Ginny clinging tightly to Neville's hand in the corner. His father must have slipped out at some point. Guin caught his eye, and he winked at her before apparating.

He reappeared in the Shrieking Shack and moved out of the way for any other arrivals, drinking in the house with hungry eyes. A movement out of the corner of his eye drew George's attention, and he turned. "Ah, Sev, old boy," George extended a hand to Snape. "Good to see you at the jolly Order meeting, what?"

Biochemkris · 08-14-2004, 06:35 AM

Snape looked at George Weasley's extended hand as if it had lizard guts all over it. His arms remained firmly folded across his chest and he sneered at his former student. "So, I see Dumbledore has finally convinced the overprotective mother hen to allow her chicks into the Order," he said, in a dangerously low voice. "How very nice for you and your twin. However, please note that this is a venue for mature wizards."

Cassirin · 08-14-2004, 06:44 AM

George grinned, and it looked genuine if a bit wicked. "You can't put me in detention anymore, Snapey, and even that wasn't much of a deterrent. You can't even kill me or seriously maim me with this many witnesses around. I suppose you'll just have to come to terms with the fact that we're peers now and that somehow Dumbledore found use for two prats you can't stand. I guess that makes us mature wizards." He lowered his hand, content in the knowledge that his mother had instilled in him from an early age - character made the man, and he had behaved in a way that would make her proud. Polite, yet... not taking crap from a man who either had pants that were way too tight or had not come to terms with the fact that he was sadly human like everyone around him.

Biochemkris · 08-14-2004, 06:53 AM

He sneered at the boy, not bothering to dignify his words with a response. Snape pushed his chair back a little further into the shadows so that he was almost completely hidden from view. He hoped that by ignoring the antics of the Weasley twins, they would leave him alone.

Taking Back Kirstie · 08-14-2004, 01:56 PM

Elizabeth smiled and took the water from Ron. She waved sadly as George, Fred, Dumbledore and Mrs Weasley dissapparated, leaving herself, Ron, Guin, Ginny and Neville in the kitchen. She sipped her water quietly, enjoying the silence for a moment before speaking.

"So, what should we do now?"

Mad Eye Touz · 08-14-2004, 06:27 PM

Fred did a complete tour of the Shrieking Shack, before returning to George. He smiled as he watched him pester Snape, and Snape finally retreating off into the shadows. "No No Professor Snape! Don't go back into the shadows. I've chosen you to kind of be my big brother! You know, show me how this whole Order meeting goes. You can sit by me!" Fred exclaimed loudly for all to hear, and grabbing the legs of Snape's chair and pulling it the chair back out into the light. Fred took the closest seat to him and leaned his way, "I do hope my brother wasn't giving you a hard time earlier. He can be so immature sometimes. So, what happens first? Role-call?"

Biochemkris · 08-14-2004, 10:29 PM

"What happens first..." Snape began, looking like a panther about the strike. He stopped suddenly catching Dumbledore's eyes and, instead of finishing whatever it was he was going to say or do, he picked up his chair, moved it away from the table, and depositted it in the farthest corner from the twins.

Dumbledore walked over, conjured himself a chair into the empty space left by Severus, and sat down next to Fred. "He can be rather cranky," he laughed, good naturedly as he watched the wizard glare him. "It's best not to try and socialize with Severus."

BG · 08-14-2004, 11:50 PM

Harry propped himself up against the wall; the rest of his body seemed numb... or maybe he was so deep in thought he had forgotten how to use his muscles. He was by himself. He had been talking with Hermione, but she had gone off somewhere else. He started to think about how his day had started.

He had returned from his week off of Auror training to the Ministry where he was soon bombarded by Ministry officials. They told him what had happened and that Dumbeldore needed to see him. After seeing Dumbledore very briefly, and learning all of the details about Luna's death, he was taken to Grimmauld place. It seemed everyone was there. To make things considerably worse and definitely more interesting, everyone who occupied the house when he arrived, it seemed, would be living there for a undefined amount of time. These people included Elizabeth, Ginny and Guin, who Harry wasn't so sure he would see bonding and sipping tea with each other.

He had also seen the pictures of himself and Ginny and the one with George. This had seemed unimportant, considereing what had happened to Luna, but it put him and the people around him in even more danger than they were already facing.

Harry's eyes had been closed. He opened them, the dim light of the room coming as a shock. His eyes rested upon Ginny. When he found out that the original target was Ginny, instead of Luna, he contemplated many different things that he may have to do to keep her safe. Now that they all would be protected in Grimmauld place, however, he erased some of the more drastic possibilities from his mind.

Harry felt so guilty. The only reason that Luna was dead was him. It seemed that so many times, just Harry's mere existance caused much more pain than he had ever intended, wanted, or even believed possible.

Now he felt like throwing something and he curtly excused himself from the room, running up the stairs to the room where his things had been placed. He jumped onto the bed and lay staring at the ceiling, glad that here, by his privacy, where he could throw whatever he wanted.

Hermione had been on the verge of tears for what seemed like days, though, truthfully, it was only for a few hours after she had heard about Luna. News traveled quickly in the Ministry, and Hermione, after dealing with what her boss asked of her, traveled to number 12, Grimmauld place.

She was quite worried about everyone's well-being, but couldn't help but feel a little giddy when she saw Fred looking at her quite a few times, and before he left, wink. She pushed that out of her mind, however, as she tried to find someone to talk to. She had been talking to Harry, but he seemed to startliving in his own mind and seeing Hermione's words as just a distracting bee floating about, so she decided to leave him to himself.

Cassirin · 08-15-2004, 01:50 AM

Ginny opened her eyes after her mother and brothers disappeared, having nestled her head into Neville's shoulder and tried to shut out all the talk. Nothing really mattered at that moment, so why did they insist on talking? The room was silent now, other than Elizabeth's query, and Ginny rose to her feet, giving Neville a gesture that said she was fine and needed a moment.

"I don't think I can do anything now," she replied before walking to the door. "I'm going to go lie down." The door closed behind her before anyone could speak, and she was grateful for the silence. Where was Harry? Was he here? Had she missed him? A small part of her fluttered at the thought that Harry was around and she yearned for him. Shrugging it off and letting herself succumb to the sadness again, Ginny climbed the stairs slowly. She was about to enter her room when a sound came from across the landing. "Hello?" she asked, tapping on the door. She didn't want company, but somehow her curiosity won out. It might be Harry, afterall.

Cassirin · 08-15-2004, 01:59 AM

Tara apparated from the Hogwarts gate straight into the Shrieking Shack, although as soon as she appeared, she wished she had a walked a bit first. All those eyes on her, some surprised and some wary. At least no one looked openly hostile. Tara knew she was a bit early, but she didn't want to be late and waiting around seemed pointless at this juncture. She simply wanted to be in there and done. Maybe this was why she wouldn't let herself join fully - she lacked courage.

Scanning the room, Tara saw quite a few Weasleys, as well as Kingsley, Tonks, and Moody. There were a few other familiar faces, and some unfamiliar one. She let herself grin back at Dung Fletcher, who had always been a bit of a flirt with her. And maybe someday she'd get lonely enough to let him buy her that drink. Dumbledore spotted her then, and moved to her side.

BG · 08-15-2004, 02:06 AM

After he had broken exactly one vase and bruised his big toe by kicking his foot against the bed, Harry heard someone tapping at the door. He hopped over, bare-footed and opened it. It was Ginny. He sighed with relief and felt his insides squirm with joy. It could have been Elizabeth, and Ginny's face seemed to make anyone smile by just seeing it. He smiled for what seemed like the first time in the day, and probably was. "Hey, Ginny," He said, urging her in the room and closing the door.

Cassirin · 08-15-2004, 02:14 AM

Ginny felt as if she were breathing for the first time in days after she saw Harry standing there. He looked awful, but he still made her feel complete. Once they were inside the room, Ginny stepped up to Harry and put her arms around him. She wanted to be held by the man she loved. "Harry," she said simply, not needing any other words.

BG · 08-15-2004, 02:27 AM

Harry held Ginny against him and kissed the top of her head. After they had been standing there for what could have been five minutes or five hours, Harry moved to the bed and sat down. He nodded to the spot next to him, letting Ginny know she could sit too. He could see the sun setting through the window and a ray of light fell upon the shattered glass of the flower vase, reminding him of the anger he had felt towards himself not too long ago. Now that he wasn't holding Ginny against him, his ignorance to frustration had faded and he felt anger rising inside him, hoping he wasn't showing it too much, and clenching his jaw.

Poirot · 08-15-2004, 02:31 AM

Ron looked at Elizabeth. He shrugged his shoulders and decided to leave the room for a while and get something from his bag. He left the room and went upstairs, passing by some items in Harry's godfather's house.

Entering the room where he put his bag, he walked towards it and opened it. He decided to bring a book earlier so he would do something and not get bored inside the house.

Cassirin · 08-15-2004, 02:33 AM

A frown appeared between Ginny's eyebrows as she watched Harry. Her need for him before had kept her from seeing the tense lines of his body and the way his jaw was clenched. She sat next to him on the bed, noting the broken vase, and her hand went to his face without a thought. Ginny smoothed his jaw, the muscles in his face loosening and his green eyes seeking hers.

"What is it? Everything's alright now. We're together again," Ginny's voice was calmer than she felt and her free hand grasped his.

BG · 08-15-2004, 02:46 AM

Harry felt himself relax as Ginny's smooth hand touched his face. She had a calming ability to her and having her hand in his helped keep him calm. "I just..." He started, then paused as the sun sank below the window. "I suppose I'm angry with myself. If I wasn't here, Luna wouldn't be dead and it would have saved a whole lot of people from pain they could have done without." He looked down at their hands with a frown on his face. "And I put you in danger. You could have died, Ginny, and I don't know what I would have done..." He swallowed, finished his sentence.

Cassirin · 08-15-2004, 02:53 AM

"Yeah, and if you weren't here, my life would be less than what it is now," Ginny's eyes filled with tears. "There's no way we could have known, Harry. It was a fluke, and it was unfortunate. Luna was my friend..." Ginny choked on her words, stifling a sob before she continued. She needed to be strong for Harry. He needed her. "And I'll miss her. But Voldemort being out there doesn't change how I feel about you, Harry. It doesn't change that we love each other."

BG · 08-15-2004, 03:03 AM

Harry let go of Ginny's hand, stood up, and walked across the room. He ran a hand through his hair. Ginny was definitely crying, though she was trying to hide it. "I know it doesn't change that we love each other, Ginny. Nothing will. But, it's not what's going on between us that I'm worried about. I mean, obviously the fact that you could have been killed makes me a little uneasy...." Harry said, his voice rising. "But, a girl is dead, and what does this mean for everyone else? Ron, Fred, George, Neville, Hermione, you." In his small temper, Harry added, "You know, I was considering some pretty harsh things when I found out it was you who was targeted. I mean, sometimes I think it would just be better if I went to go live on a desert island where no one has to deal with 'The Boy Who Lived'."

Cassirin · 08-15-2004, 03:07 AM

Ginny rose and went to him, grabbing his face in her hands. "Don't you get it, Harry. If you did that, I'd go with you. If you run away, I'll find you. If you stay here, I'll fight by your side. I'm not going anywhere. The only thing that will make me leave is if you ever decide you don't want me anymore. Otherwise, I'm going to be here. This is forever."

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