Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
Auror-in-Training
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 26, 2009 20:35:18 GMT -5
Her answer made him think about it a moment. Theoretically, it sounded pretty cool, having a picture like that, but it wasn't like he could flash it around and he definitely couldn't put it in his locker at work. He was pretty sure having it at home would be okay with his family, but he wasn't entirely positive. It would be a bathing suit shot, but it wasn't like it would be some skanky photo of her posing provocatively in some barely there bikini. Surely his mom wouldn't have too big of a problem with it, right?
Now it was his turn to blush as she teased him back. She had seen his boxers a few times (ending up at the lake without his trunks, he wasn't about to go swimming in the buff around her quite yet), but it definitely wasn't a habit with him. Still, he wondered how far he could actually take this game before one called the other's bluff. Raising an eyebrow back at her, he unbuckled his belt and pulled it off.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Apr 26, 2009 22:43:30 GMT -5
Eying him steadily, the blonde's mouth opened slightly when she saw what her boyfriend was doing. Yes, she'd seen his boxers on a number of occasions, none of them unpleasant ones, but she hadn't really expected him to start stripping down in front of her. Of course, it really was only his belt he pried off, but she couldn't believe he'd done it. If possible, a deeper crimson lit up her face, and she looked away briefly, not embarrassed in the slightest, just astonished. Drew had to only be teasing her, she was sure he wouldn't really strip down, not with the chill on the air and without access to the lake...then again, she wouldn't exactly put it past him either.
Forcing her gaze back to him, she tried to keep a straight face. Would he or wouldn't he? Now that he was out of Hogwarts, would stripping down outside of the grounds be cause for trouble with the Ministry, but she knew he wouldn't let it get that far. If it put him in danger of anything of the sort, he wouldn't. Though, who was going to tell on him? Certainly not her.
"You're going to let me wear your belt, too?" she asked, holding her waiting hands out toward him.
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 27, 2009 0:21:36 GMT -5
He raised his eyebrow at her again and handed her his belt through the bars of the fence. It was a fairly tame article of clothing, but still a pretty obvious sign as to where he was going. If he was really going to go all the way with this, he'd have to take his shoes off next. He pulled them off without even untying them and offered them over to her as well. "You want these too?" he asked with another raise of his eyebrows. getting a spare pair would be harder to manage since he hadn't packed another and he seriously doubted he'd fit into Franco's shoes.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Apr 27, 2009 1:01:52 GMT -5
"They're too large for my feet love, I'd be tripping all over myself in them." It was no secret he had rather large feet and wearing his shoes would be like swimming; at least she already knew his clothes weren't too big on her despite his height, but his thin frame worked perfectly so she could slip in and out of most of his clothing without problem...or at least his sweatshirts and sweatpants, his socks were far too large, but warm.
After declining his offer, Felicity folded his belt over to make small snapping noises while she waited to see what he did next. He still had his socks and his pants, but she wasn't sure whether to tell him to stop or not. It was a tad awkward, always had been with her blushing cheeks, but now, without a lake, trouble and disaster. Smiling at him, she almost hoped he wouldn't go further.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 28, 2009 20:56:01 GMT -5
Drew grinned back at her when she called him love and it only grew bigger when he imagined her in his shoes. He thought she would probably look absolutely amazing in any of his other clothes, but there was really no way she'd be able to jerry-rig his shoes so she could wear them.
He kept his eyes on her, smirking slightly as she snapped his belt. She wasn't telling him to stop and it was her idea anyway. She had suggested wearing his jeans and said she wanted to see his boxers again so he really couldn't be held accountable. still watching for her reaction, he undid the button at the top, wondering if she was going to stop him or not. It had almost become a dare, a contest who could last the longest before calling the bluff.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Apr 29, 2009 1:17:03 GMT -5
Letting her gaze once more fall to his, Felicity smiled back at him, not sure what he was planning to its fullest extent. Surely he wouldn't really, but then again, she was thinking about Drew. And with some of the stories he'd eluded to himself doing, though he'd never really gone into much detail unless she specifically asked him to, he very well might be doing what she wasn't so sure was a good idea.
The blonde's mouth opened slightly at the sight of his undoing. Was he waiting for her to tell him not to? But he had common sense, and would know better, though she did know she told him jokingly she wanted to. But he had to know it wasn't a real invitation to flash around. He was just teasing also, he did like to tease her and play games.
"Drew." A small wavering warning tacked to her voice, but it was an empty threat. What could she possibly do to him? She'd hurt him once before, and never wanted to again, and he was on the better looking side of the fence where she couldn't reach.
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 29, 2009 1:25:40 GMT -5
"What?" he asked innocently, the smirk on his face clearly stating he thought he had won this game. At least, he hoped he was. When he stripped down to his boxers, it was usually in a few quick moments before jumping into the lake. This slow strip tease act was actually making him feel kind of uncomfortable. It suddenly occured to him that if someone happened across them, the morning Prophet would be splashed with the headlines Auror-in-Training, Former Head Boy, Caught Outside Hogwarts with Pants Down
It probably wasn't something his Aunt Abigail needed to see over her morning cup of tea.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Apr 29, 2009 22:25:23 GMT -5
"Maybe you shouldn't..." she told him, glancing past him though she didn't see anyone who could possibly take a photograph of her boyfriend stipping down to his boxers. He was a former Head Boy of Hogwarts, and awfully nice to look at, but she didn't want photographs of him flashing around being brought to her attention by anyone. It would be highly embarrassing for his family, knowing how doubtful it would be for her mum to catch wind, and could be just as much for him as well. "I mean, I don't want you in trouble."
Biting her lip, she hoped he'd stop just so there wouldn't be any trouble for him. Would the Ministry be after him if he were caught? Would it be possible for his long-wanted career to come to an end over something so trivial? Felicity didn't want that, nor did she want the blame for the end to his dream.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 30, 2009 0:11:15 GMT -5
"Why not?" he asked back with a small smirk, though he made no move to take it any farther. When she said that she didn't want him to get in trouble, he knew the game was officially over and redid the button at his waist.
"No one's here to get us in trouble," he told her, though the smirk had disappeared. He was a little relieved that she had stopped him, but it was mostly because he knew his legs would get cold without pants on. Even in his relief though, he still couldn't help but tease just a little. "Besides, it's not like I haven't done it before, right?"
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Apr 30, 2009 18:36:22 GMT -5
"Oh, you've done that before, yes. But any other time there's a lake in front of you to jump in." Never, besides the time she met him, had Felicity ever seen his boxers otherwise; and though there was little chance of someone getting him into trouble, it wasn't like they were completely safe. "Besides, it's a little different when we're on opposite sides. I just don't want you to get in any trouble. The Ministry and your Aunt, nor my dad, would take to kindly to it, you know."
Smiling at him, she sat her plate aside to rest her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees. This wasn't really working very well; he was so close, yet so far away. Why couldn't she have been born a year earlier? Or he a year later?
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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I didn't do it and you can't prove otherwise...
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 30, 2009 23:53:31 GMT -5
He grinned at her, a little shyly, showing a bit of the relief that she had stopped him from going farther. He thought that perhaps her dad might not really find out if it did get into the Prophet (of course if he did, Drew would have been dead meat), but his aunt and his boss would know for sure if they were caught and it got reported in the paper. That would be pretty bad.
She put her plate to the side and looked so adorable sitting there with her chin in her hands that he wished again for the millionth time that the damn fence wasn't between there. Putting his own plate aside, he scooted up to the bars, needing to get as close to her as he possibly could. Even then, it wasn't enough. "Twenty four days... Stupid fence," he mumbled.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on May 1, 2009 0:16:19 GMT -5
When Drew moved closer to the fence, she copied his movements. Why was it life was so unfair? She could hardly even touch him because of the jail she was in, and would much prefer being on the other side, the one where freedom could be at her fingertips. She was seventeen years old, so by all means she could properly leave Hogwarts, and still be legal to perform magic. Leaving home would be difficult, but it could be done. It wasn't like she was necessarily needed at home, and there was always the ability to sneak in a visit with her mum now and then. It would kill the blonde, but she wouldn't be stuck at the school where she felt like she was learning nothing of value.
The days just dragged on and on, with no end. October was the longest month she'd ever gone through, and she was steadily thinking over leaving...again.
Passing her hands through the bars, she reached for his, wondering if he might change his mind on the thought. But what of his family? Would they think less of her if she didn't finish school? She could still take the NEWTs exams, her own mother had when she'd had to leave during her seventh year.
"Drew?" she started, careful as always when she broached the topic. "What if I didn't finish Hogwarts?" She was bringing it all up again, wishing he'd change his thoughts and tell her to pack her things. That she could leave with him. "Would the consequences really be that bad?"
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 3, 2009 22:21:49 GMT -5
As she edged up next to him, Drew snaked an arm through the bars to wrap it around her. His free hand found the one she had passed through to his side and he gave a long and heavy sigh, wishing he could hold her properly.
She asked her question and he contemplated the options. It would be so easy to agree, tell her to just come with him right then and there and they'd worry about her stuff later. BUt he couldn't bring himself to do it. While he knew people who hadn't finished school, they always spoke about it with a hint of regret. He knew he never wanted to hear that in Felicity's voice. Of course, her mom lhad eft school early and he was sure Mrs. Hjort didn't regret helping her family, but he was pretty certain that she would have prefered to stay at Hogwarts if circumstances had been different.
"And then what?" he asked quietly, still aching to tell her to come back to London with him, but thinking about the plans they had already made. How would it chage everything? He knew they'd have forever to be together, but only a few years to finish school and everything else they had decided on.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on May 4, 2009 1:19:39 GMT -5
"Then I attend my previous school?" she asked weakly. "Continue working at Harry's Diner and either go to university or find a different job. I might be able to take the NEWT exams still, since home-schooled students can still take them. I could claim mum continued her lessons with me. She was able to take them even though she left with no lessons after having done so." Felicity knew her wandwork needed a lot of help, but she was seventeen and could legally perform spells outside of school grounds. She'd figure something out, she had to. But if she went home her dad would be happier with her, her mum wouldn't be so alone, and Drew would only be a number of blocks away instead of a whole country.
"And I wouldn't have to bother with people here anymore," she added. "Did you know I think Celina up and left? She hasn't been in classes, and I thought maybe she was ill, but no one has seen her and I haven't been able to find Alfonz." Her best friend had left without a word, silently as she was, and gone and disappeared into a world Felicity barely knew. "And I won't have to fight with anyone anymore." She could just leave those glasses sitting in the common room, destroyed as they were rather than continue to study her bum off finding out how to repair them for Henry.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on May 5, 2009 21:36:21 GMT -5
Drew took a moment to consider what she was suggesting. Their plan had been completely focused on living in the Wizarding world, but what if they chose to live as Muggles? He hadn't really thought about it before.
University. All of his Muggle friends back home had gone that route, and even though he had planned for the Academy, it now sounded like a viable option. It wasn't unheard of for Wizards to switch to Muggle schooling and he was still young enough that he could probably go through Year 12 with Felicity if he really wanted to. Did he really want to? They could spend not just the next year, but the four after that together and then take up their plan to make a new plan afterwards. His family would be disappointed with the repetition of a year, but they'd probably be okay with him going to University. Probably...
"Then what?" he asked, wondering what he would do with a Muggle education. The only time he had ever thought about it was when he was a little kid and the teachers asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. He had usually gone with what his friends had said, going for the ball player or the police officer. Now that he was thinking about it for real, he wasn't exactly sure what he'd do.
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