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Oct. 16th, 2005 12:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
clumsy_aurorThe front door swings open, and in walk Bernard and Nymphadora. They're both pale, and look incredibly weary.
The witch seats herself carefully in an armchair and presses the heels of her hands into her eyes.
"Shit."
The witch seats herself carefully in an armchair and presses the heels of her hands into her eyes.
"Shit."
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:02 am (UTC)"Um. Remus."
She squeezes her eyes shut, and then opens them again a moment later, a pleading look on her face.
"Please, Bernard, don't tell anyone."
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:04 am (UTC)He blinks rapidly. "Remus..."
Then it clicks.
"Remus?"
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:06 am (UTC)Bernard's knee draws up, and he rests an elbow on it, fisting a hand in his hair.
"Always, or...?"
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:08 am (UTC)Nymphadora draws in a deep breath, and leans back against the bathroom wall.
"'S why he looks so old. He and Sirius were the same age, you know."
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:11 am (UTC)A short laugh.
"I thought maybe Sirius was just remarkably well-preserved."
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:12 am (UTC)She looks down at the bathmat, picking at it idly with her fingers.
It's a relief, telling him finally, but there's also a gnawing ache.
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:14 am (UTC)"You're a good friend to him."
His thumb circles over one knuckle.
"Of course I won't tell."
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-16 07:18 am (UTC)His eyes close, and in that blink, he imagines it, or tries to.
He shivers involuntarily and opens them again.
"Gosh. And I'd been having such a lovely night."
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-16 07:22 am (UTC)He rubs his eyes, the adrenaline leaving him now entirely.
He's very shaky. He's been pumped up for about an hour and a half.
"Anthy wasn't the killer. Lilly came to me to request that Bar make posters featuring the real killer, as he made himself known to Andrew the night of the wake."
His hand drops, and he just looks terrified.
"Todd Bowden."
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:23 am (UTC)"But he's -- he wasn't around for so -- I thought he'd gone."
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:24 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:26 am (UTC)He shakes his head.
"Todd came to taunt him, Lilly said, and she said Andrew said he was gone, so I went to see him, you know? And he said he was gone. Dead. He thinks for good."
Another shake.
"I don't believe it for a second."
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:27 am (UTC)She doesn't know what to say.
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:29 am (UTC)"Is there any way we can strengthen the wards any more, anything we can do to make it safer?"
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:30 am (UTC)They don't work on ghosts.
She won't say it.
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:33 am (UTC)"I'll talk to 'Bert and Alanna."
"I--"
He stops, torn.
"If there's any chance he's not gone." He laughs suddenly, and it's tinged with hysteria.
"You know, I never, ever thought I'd even begin to suggest that it might be safer outside--"
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:34 am (UTC)"No."
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-16 07:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-16 07:45 am (UTC)"I can't leave the bar again so soon."
A deep breath.
"But if he's not gone, then maybe--"
Spit it out, Baby.
"Maybe your mum and dad would like to see you three, just for a bit?"
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Date: 2005-10-16 07:47 am (UTC)"...You want us to go? Without you?"
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