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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

Biochemkris · 08-20-2004, 01:17 PM

"It's alright," he whispered. "It wasn't my place to ask."

Snape was rather taken aback, despite their earlier encounter, when she relazed and stilled in his arms. He, himself, relaxed, and the two sat in silence upon the couch. Snape moved his fingers which which were resting on the small of her back and shoulder blade, gently soothing her. While he knew she was gaining comfort from his embrace, he felt rather selfish sitting here, enjoying having her in his arms while she was so distressed.

BG · 08-20-2004, 04:57 PM

Hermione walked up behind Fred and put a hand on his shoulder. "I thought it was a brilliant idea, Fred. Even if none of us would like to admit it, no one would have wanted to be alone tonight. So, I'm staying, whether or not the others are."

"Yeah..." Harry replied to Fred before he made his little anouncement to the rest of the room. When he did, however, Harry listened intently, then feeling that he had sort of ruined Fred's camp out. He stared blankly at the rest of the people in the room for a moment, then turned over and closed his eyes. He hoped they wouldn't mistake him for being rude. Rude would be leaving to go to his room for the night, he thought. He was just tired and wanted the day to be over so the next day could start over, brand new.

Mad Eye Touz · 08-20-2004, 07:07 PM

Fred felt all the eyes of the room burning down on him. It was uncomfortable, even for him. He watched Hermione cross the room, not letting his eyes wonder from her. her supporting hand on his shoulder meant the world to him. He put his hand over her small little hand and said, "Thanks Mione."

Seeing that no one else had plans to leave either, Fred conjured up a barrel of Butterbeers. "Let's have toast....for Luna. You all know that she wouldn't of wanted us to sit around and mope about her. Actuallly there's no telling what she what of wanted...she always was a bit odd. So....everyone take a butterbeer and drink to Luna!" Fred raised his bottle high in the air, "To Luna", and he took a big gulp.

Cassirin · 08-20-2004, 07:19 PM

Tara pushed all thoughts of Dani's small, lovely face out of her mind and thought only of the strong arms surrounding her. Snape had always had a wiry look to him, plus the voluminous robes hid all their bodies very well. It was a surprise to feel those capable arms keeping her tight. Tara laid her head on his chest, chastising herself for being there at all, but not having the strength of will to move. She closed her eyes to relish his scent once more, and they didn't open again as she slipped off to sleep.

Biochemkris · 08-20-2004, 07:25 PM

For a long time, Snape neither moved nor felt Tara move at all. He was thinking about who the father of the child might be and why Tara would not be able to care for her. Surely Dumbledore could have made some arrangements for her; the Headmaster had always placed importance on family and would not have forced her to give up her child... Would he? It wasn't until his mind had tired of these thoughts that he looked down and saw that Tara's eyes were closed and her breathing was slow. She had fallen asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he slowly and carefully leaned back in the chair, keeping her close. He had just enough maneuverability to take out his wand and flick out the lights, before he closed his eyes, relishing in the warmth of Tara in his arms, her haid, lain upon his chest, and then, drifted off to sleep.

Cassirin · 08-20-2004, 07:29 PM

Ginny lifted her bottle and took a sip, murmuring "To Luna" along with Fred. Setting down the bottle, she clutched the butterbeer cork tightly in her hand and took a deep breath to steady herself. She turned and rummaged through the great desk in the room, glad the boggart had been rid of long ago. Finding a bit of string, Ginny poked a hole in the cork and strung it through. Finally, she tied the cork necklace around her neck. It made her feel closer to Luna, like she was remembering something special about her. With a new resolve to not let her friend's death go unavenged, Ginny rolled out her own sleeping bag not far from Harry's.

BG · 08-20-2004, 07:57 PM

Harry pretended to be asleep, for sheer laziness of not wanting to get up and join whatever the others wered doing. He let his mind wander to the events of the day and soon he was thinking about the past before his mind started to drift into an imaginary world and he fell asleep.

Hermione joined in on the toast and quietly said, "To Luna," along with the rest of them. She watched Ginny move her sleeping bag over towards Harry and smiled, hoping they were over whatever it was they were talking about. She turned back to Fred, who was still standing there, butterbeer in hand. "You know what I think is a good thing? Luna wouldn't have seen death as a tradgedy. To her, it probably would have been an adventure.... I think knowing that will help us with dealing with this."

Mad Eye Touz · 08-20-2004, 08:20 PM

Fred stared down at Hermione. She had no idea what a help she had been to him. She was being so supportive, so kind. He wanted to pick her up and twirl her around and hug her, but something made Fred hold back. Fred never held back at anything, if he wanted to do something, he did it and thought about it later. But something in his gut made him just smile back at Hermione. "I think you're right. She would of thought of it as another big adventure. I just wish I would I could of delayed her big adventure...me and George could of stopped the whole thing. Mione, she was laying basically on our front doorstep. I found her laying right outside the door....But that's not going to happen again....George and I are not going to let them get Ginny....or you Hermione." Fred looked down at her big hazel eyes. He meant every word...nothing was going to happen to the girls as long as Fred and George were around...."Excuse me for a second Mione."

Fred went over to his little sis, all curled up in her sleeping bag. He knelt down and gave her kiss on the forehead. "Night Ginn's." Then he ruffled her hair so that it was all completely standing up and going every which way.

He returned to Hermione's side. " I think I'm going to try and find my sleeping bag and lie down for a bit. Care to join me? You can put your sleeping bag between George's and mine. We promise not to give you anymore appendages..or dye anything purple in your sleep...."Fred said locating his sleeping bag in the far corner and taking a few steps toward it..

BG · 08-20-2004, 08:48 PM

"Alright," Hermione agreed. She went to get her sleeping bag and when she returned to Fred, he was setting up his sleeping bag on the ground. She set hers down near his and slid into it, thinking about how strange Fred was.

Cassirin · 08-20-2004, 10:39 PM

Ginny grumbled good-naturedly at Fred and rolled over in her sleeping bag. "'Night, Fred." She snuggled down into it and looked across the floor at Harry. He was all hunched up, but she could tell he wasn't asleep yet. Once the lights were down, she wiggled across the couple feet between them until her sleeping bag was right next to his. It wasn't much, but she still wanted to be near him. Reaching out her hand, she grabbed ahold of his hand and brought it to her lips. She drifted off to sleep still holding his hand in her own.

George rolled out his sleeping bag on Hermione's other side and crawled quickly into it. He didn't want to converse anymore, he simply wanted to go to sleep so morning could come. This had been an incredibly long day.

He went right to sleep, not stirring at all during the night. When he awoke the next morning, the light was streaming in between the thick curtains, making the room seem brighter than it ever had before. There was a steaming tray of tea and scones, compliments of Molly Weasley, sitting on the desk.

When Tara awoke, it was still dark, although she felt like she'd had plenty of sleep for it to be so late still. She turned her head to check the window, knowing she'd be able to tell the time based on what she could see in the night sky. Instead, she panicked a bit, realizing there was no window. For that matter, she wasn't lying in her bed. She was lying on something soft and warm... and the smell and texture of it told her it was Snape. She recalled the night before and quickly stopped wiggling around, putting her head back on his chest. How long would it be before the other shoe dropped and he wanted her out of his rooms and out of his life? She'd just enjoy this moment while it lasted.

Mad Eye Touz · 08-20-2004, 10:51 PM

Fred slipped into his sleeping, said good night to George and Hermione, and fell off to sleep. He had odd dreams all night, which was usually good. Fred got most of his ideas from dreams he had during the night. He woke up and seeing most everyone else still sleeping, he stood up and did his best rooster impersonation he could. George was awake, and joined in too. Slowly everyone woke. Fred, hair all a mess, moved over to the breakfast his mother had so kindly left them. Harry was still asleep in his sleeping bag, so Fred took the liberty of waking him with a nice scone to the head. "Morning sunshines!"

BG · 08-20-2004, 11:30 PM

Harry awoke abruptly, due to something hitting his head. He sat up, surprised to find Ginny's hand still in his as she was waking up. He dropped it gently, "What...?" He looked at the scone on the floor and rubbed the side of his head. Harry reached for his glasses that he had set on the floor a few feet across from him and put them on. He blinked a few times and then stood up, picking the scone off of the ground.

Hermione woke up when Fred did and she lay there watching him for a few minutes. He was unaware of it, but she found herself drawn to watching him. When Fred did his rooster impression, Hermione stretched her arms, slipped out of her sleeping bag and stood up.

Biochemkris · 08-20-2004, 11:46 PM

Snape awoke the next morning wondering where he was and why there was something in his arms. It took him a few moments after opening his eyes to recall the events of the previous night and that Tara had fallen asleep in his arms. He didn't move, for fear of waking her prematurely and simply sat, gazing down at her face.

Cassirin · 08-21-2004, 05:11 AM

Ginny awoke as Harry let her hand go. She was surprised she had held onto him all night, but in a way, she really wasn't. She felt a little bereft without her hand in his. Yawning and rubbing her eyes, Ginny reached up for the scone Harry held quizzically in his hands and took a bit out of it before handing it back to him. "Mmmm... blueberry." She stretched as she moved over to the plate, picking up a cup and filling it with tea.

Snape shifted slightly and Tara realized he was waking up. When he didn't say or do anything more, she opened her eyes and looked up at him through her lashes. His eyes were on her face, but she didn't feel embarrassed by his scrutiny as she would have thought she should. "Hi," she said simply, still not moving from the warm embrace he provided.

Biochemkris · 08-21-2004, 05:19 AM

"Hello," he said, slightly embarassed for her having caught him staring at her. Of course, he wasn't sure why, considering the fact that he held her in his arms and she didn't seem to be moving away too quickly. It surprised him. "Would you care for some breakfast?" he asked.

Cassirin · 08-21-2004, 05:32 AM

Tara sat up abruptly and scrubbed her hand through her curls, making her hair stand up a bit more than it already had. "Mmm hmmm," she agreed as she yawned again. "Breakfast would be lovely." She stood up and immediately felt the chill from the room penetrate. The fire had not been banked and was burning low. Tara crossed to the fire and knelt before it, tending it by hand rather than magically. It gave her something to do. She wondered if she'd ever reach a point where she didn't feel altogether awkward and confused around Severus Snape.

Biochemkris · 08-21-2004, 05:45 AM

He got up and walked over to the desk, scribbled a note on a pice of parchment, and walked over to where Tara knelt by the fire. "Wouldn't it be easier to use your wand?" he asked, reaching for the floo powder.

Cassirin · 08-21-2004, 05:50 AM

The fire flared and Tara looked up at Snape from the floor. "Its more satisfying this way. Don't you do anything with your hands? No magic, just you creating?" She realized she was getting awfully passionate for this particular hour and particular conversational topic, so she looked down just as a tray appeared in the flames.

Biochemkris · 08-21-2004, 05:57 AM

He stared at her in disbelief. "Well, I happen to use my hand to hold my wand," he said, leaning down and taking the tray from the fire and walking over to the table. "I am a wizard. I don't have time to be fussing about with building fires like a common muggle."

Cassirin · 08-21-2004, 06:02 AM

Tara pursed her lips and crossed the room to join him. She didn't sit however. "There's nothing remotely common about Muggles. If you knew even a bit about how ingenious then are to come up with ways to live without magic, you'd know that." Feeling spent from her pent up emotion, Tara sagged into the chair, snatching up a muffin to nibble on distractedly.

Biochemkris · 08-21-2004, 06:10 AM

Snape frowned at her. "Fortunately, I never had the pleasure of taking a muggle studies class. But, you can't deny that no matter how ingenious you think muggles to be, it does not change the fact that the muggle way of doing things is slower and much less efficient," he responded, settling back in his chair with some coffee.

Cassirin · 08-21-2004, 06:17 AM

Tara dropped her muffin and sighed. She really didn't want to have this conversation with Snape, but he was persisting in believing pureblood propaganda. "You should know that I'm not getting my information from a second hand muggle studies class or from my pureblood parents and friends who've never even seen a real muggle. I was raised muggle," she paused, letting her words hit him before she added. "My sister is a muggle. And my daughter might be too. I don't really know."

Biochemkris · 08-21-2004, 06:30 AM

Snape was raising his cup to his lips when Tara spoke again. He stayed there, the cup resting on his lower lip, and raised his eyes to her. She was raised a muggle... Her sister was a muggle... Her daughter might be a muggle... His mind seemed to be having trouble processing her words. After several minutes had passed, he finally lowered his cup, not having taken the smallest of sips. "So, you're..." he couldn't just couldn't say it.

Cassirin · 08-21-2004, 06:36 AM

"That's right," Tara said in an abnormally even voice. "I'm a mudblood. Scary, isn't it, how much we look like normal, worthy wizards?" She rose after pushing her plate and tea things away from her. Her laugh was brittle. "I thought so much better of you, Professor Snape. You, of all people, should understand that labels are merely words." Tara cast her eyes around the room to see if she had left any of her belongings here this time. Quickly, she made her way to the door and opened it, her only thought being relief at finally getting the last word.

Biochemkris · 08-21-2004, 06:51 AM

Snape stared at the spot where Tara had just been. His mind was completely void of any thought. He was in a state of shock, thought he didn't know why... Not knowing what he was doing, Snape stood up and turned toward the door. "Wait," he said, and when she didn't move any further he opened his mouth to say more, but nothing came out and he was left standing there, his arm outstetched.

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