Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 9, 2007 21:49:39 GMT -5
The show ended with a spectacular display of white sparks and flashes that streaked across the London sky. Drew wasn't sure if the Muggles would be able to see it on the other side of the Leaky Cauldron, but if they did they would have thought it put their fireworks and laser shows to shame.
As the crowd cheered and started to disperse, Drew kept his position, figuring it would be easier to let Felicity down once the crowd thinned out. "Pretty cool, huh?" he said with a hint of casual approval as he looked up at her.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 9, 2007 22:14:31 GMT -5
It was really beautiful, even right up to the last bit that faded into the sky. Granted, Felicity tilted her head back a bit too far at one point and thought she was going to fall backwards, but righted herself and quickly enough to prevent such a thing from happening. But really, she enjoyed being right there, at that height, in that spot. Even if they could've gotten there a little sooner and got a space right up front, she kind of liked where they were.
Squealing with glee as much as any child there was, she clapped her hands and shouted for the display along with the others before returning her fingers to Drew's hair and gently sweeping through the top of it; she was having a hard time deciding if she liked the ends at the nape of his neck more or less.
"Much more than cool, it was fantastic," she grinned at him. Quite a few people were giving looks in their direction, and she believed the cause to be because she was on his shoulders, but it didn't matter. "And I got to see a whole lot more of it this time around than I did before," she giggled, loving where she was. "Thank you."
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 10, 2007 9:03:02 GMT -5
He absolutely loved it when she got so giddy and he was again reminded that the biggest drawback of her being up on his shoulders was he couldn't kiss her. He was pretty pleased with himself that things seemed to be going well and he was starting not to mind that she had already come with Lucas.
"So now where too?" Drew asked with a wide grin, knowing they had less than an hour before they had to think of heading back to her house.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 10, 2007 13:04:04 GMT -5
"Well, I was thinking after you let me down..." she teased. "Maybe, if it's all right with you, we could go look at the performers?" she asked with a little bit of a plead to her voice. It was a playful one, but they were something she wanted to see, because there was a lot of music that way, and she still wanted to dance with him.
When they'd been eating dinner, she'd been able to hear some of the music drift towards them, and it was really pretty, something she wanted to hear more of. True, they hadn't stuck to Drew's plan the entire time, but even if backtracking was involved, they probably had enough time to fit in enough of what all else he had planned before. And, of course, she still wanted to finish what had been interrupted to see the light show, especially since even she knew there wouldn't be any kissing after he got her back to her street...he dad would probably be looking out the window in search of them.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 11, 2007 9:07:02 GMT -5
"Let you down?" Drew asked, and while his voice held a tease, he honestly wasn't sure how to go about doing that. With his little cousin, he just lifted her off, but she was only four and a bit smaller than the girl that was up there now. "I think you're stuck up there actually." He didn't mind all that much.
Still, he managed to find a spot away from the crowd to crouch down and let her off of his shoulders. He prayed he didn't drop her, but if he did, he hoped she'd land in the piled up snow.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 11, 2007 12:12:59 GMT -5
"I don't think my dad would care too much for that," she teased him. "And really, I wouldn't like to be stuck up here all the time. I mean, it makes hugging and kissing you a bit complicated." It would've been nice to sneak in a soft kiss while watching the light show, but where she was, it was a little impossible. If she'd had the ambition, she could probably have figured it out well enough, but she was a bit more enthralled with playing with his hair and watching the spectacular display to take the time to think of something of the sort.
Felicity hadn't thought it would be all that difficult to climb down off of Drew, even from where she was. All she had to do was slide down, granted, she'd be clutching onto him pretty tightly, but she could've easily climbed down off of him. There wasn't that much that would've been involved in the process...grabbing his shoulder once a leg was loosened from the position, making sure said leg was secure before doing the same with the other leg and his shoulder, wrapping her legs around him like she tended to do when on his back and needing to reposition herself, and then just sliding down as per usual.
On the other hand, she didn't mind being dumped into the snow either, whether it had been his intentions or not.
Smiling up giddily at him, she relaxed into the snow bank she'd been dropped in, not caring that she'd sunk into it pretty well. Instead, she just tucked her arms under her head and stretched her legs out nicely, waiting to see what he had to say about it. Whether on purpose or not, it didn't really matter. What did matter was that he hadn't dropped her onto a rock-hard pile of snow, at least the landing had been pretty soft.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 12, 2007 0:01:55 GMT -5
She apparently had her own idea about how to get down and as Drew tried to drop to one knee to let her off, his balance shifted and Felicity ended up in the snow drift... not his intention, but at least planned for.
And actually not a bad turn of events. She was obviously unhurt and enjoying the powder and as she smiled up at him, Drew couldn't resist but sink into the snow as well and kiss her.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 12, 2007 0:59:59 GMT -5
The smile on her lips didn't leave once as Drew dropped in and she met his kiss. Kissing in the snow was definitely better than kissing anywhere else, Felicity was quite sure of it. The only problem she saw with this particular spot was the amount people still walking away from their spots they'd holed up for the light show, but even then they weren't paying attention to the teenagers in the snow. No, they had their own business to attend to, checking to make sure they had their packages, their children, and anything else they'd taken in tow.
"Is this your way of apologizing?" she asked with a hint of laughter touching her voice. "Because if it is, I think you need to do things like this more often." Wiggling her eyebrows at him, she gently touched his lips before sinking back into the snow. True, he didn't even have the smallest reason to apologize, she wasn't hurt nor upset, but if that's what he was doing, the Gryffindor was thinking he really had to do things of the sort much more.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 12, 2007 9:27:42 GMT -5
For a brief moment, Drew wondered if he really did need to apologize and he nodded back before realizing she was probably teasing. It didn't matter much. He seriously didn't believe kissing her would make up for all of his mistakes, but it seemed to be working well for this one.
He wrapped his finger in her hair and smiled back down at her before kissing her again. "I'll dump you in the snow anytime if that's the case," he told her. Too bad it would only work for a month or so more. He['d have to investigate to see if kissing her in other types of weather was just as good.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 12, 2007 16:37:33 GMT -5
"You know I wouldn't mind," she told him. "Snow is my favorite type of precipitation; it's so pretty I just can't resist it." How Felicity loved the feel of him playing with her hair, and she was immensely glad he didn't seem to mind it was short, or at least much shorter than she cared for. "And I really don't mind your way of apologizing at all, either. So, it sounds pretty fair to me; you can drop me in the snow all you want, as long as you apologize for it afterwards."
With a giggle, she nudged his jaw with her nose and kissed his cheek before sighing happily. Snow was definitely a good thing, and what made it really special, was the short-lived amount of time it had before Spring came around.
"Are we going to go see those performers?" she inquired quietly, not really wanting to get up yet, but knowing there was only a short bit of time left before she had to be back home, and she needed something in case someone asked what they did after the light show. Kissing wasn't going to cut it.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 14, 2007 23:07:05 GMT -5
Drew nodded back though he wasn't very willing to get up off of her, especially since she was so easy to kiss (he had gone the whole light show without) as well as the fact that she was kissing him too.
But eventually he did get up, kissing her one more time for good measure before he did so. He was also full aware of the possibility of being asked what they did. They'd never let him near her again if all he had to tell them about was snogging.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 14, 2007 23:25:07 GMT -5
When he got up, she scrambled up a second later, making sure both of their bears were in her pocket. It wouldn't do to lose them, especially in the snow when it was pretty dark. And, making sure their other packages were all accounted for, especially the food, she slid her arm around his, keeping close to him.
While it had been hard to let him up, not really wanting to end his kisses, she really couldn't tell a lie very well and did indeed need something to tell about the rest of the night.
Walking close to him, she followed his lead down the Alley to where the performers were competing with each other, letting him chose where to stop and watch.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 16, 2007 20:49:42 GMT -5
Drew stopped at one of the first performers they came to, a thin man juggling a number of beribboned balls. It wasn't that Drew was all that interested in jugglers, but pausing to watch the man's act gave the Ravenclaw a good excuse to stand behind Felicity and put his arms around he middle. Their time at the Festival was short and at this point Drew really didn't care what he was doing as long as he was as close as possible to the pretty Gryffindor.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Sept 16, 2007 21:17:06 GMT -5
Juggling wasn't a bad choice, jugglers were interesting to the blonde, but she didn't enjoy what they made her think of. Jugglers often performed in circuses, circuses contained many kinds of performers, many of which wore face paint, something she wasn't keen on.
Focusing her mind elsewhere, or trying to, she watched the man toss and make tricks that were spectacular, but it didn't interest her too much. And even though she was allowing many things to run through her mind, she couldn't forget about the things that she could most associate with the thin man.
Fidgeting slightly uncomfortably, she just shut her eyes, hoping she wouldn't be seeing the painted faces behind her lids.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Sept 16, 2007 21:23:48 GMT -5
It definitely wasn't a snuggle. She was figiting in his arms and the only reason Drew could think of that caused it was his arms. He hadn't crossed a line, so it wasn't that. Was he holding her too tight? Maybe it was a new line he didn't know about? He was pretty sure that she would tell him if something was bothering her, so why the squirming? It didn't make sense.
"Y... you okay?" he asked, loosening his hold a bit on her just in case it was something he had done.
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