Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on Mar 9, 2008 20:49:39 GMT -5
Drew nodded, quietly chewing as he mulled over Harold's words. It wasn't the first time he had thought about it, being that close to someone and what his carreer path might do to them. That had been a concern of his for years now and the cause of a few sleepless nights. He knew the story of Raynor's first boyfriend, an Auror named Tait who had been murdered after being forced to watch his fiance tortured. And if Drew had needed a reminder about the danger his choices put others in, he had gotten it the previous May when Shaw had threatened to hurt the two people that were the closest to him. And now... if they wanted to get to him, what would they do to Felicity's family?
He had only half heard the second bit of what Harold was saying and it took a moment for him to digest the numbers. "Oh... yeah... pretty much," Drew agreed, knowing that the statisitics were similar in the Wizarding community... at least when it came to your run of the mill gangs. Deva, like the Death Eaters before them, were more like organized crime rings, Mafia type affiliations where the patriarch expected loyalty to the family above all else.
Freddy joined the group and Drew hoped that was the sign that the crime discussion was coming to an end.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Mar 10, 2008 21:16:23 GMT -5
There was something about the thrill of being on a case that involved real bad guys, but when it came to choosing who to protect, his family or everyone, he felt his family came first on instinct. Of course he wanted to protect everyone, but when it involved those he loved most, those who he would always love and care for, he had to make that decision.
The boy seemed a little distracted, and whether it was due to the conversation or because he was adding figures in his mind, Harold wasn't going to press it and instead shoveled more food in his mouth. Camping was one of his favourite activities, and part of the reason was because he got to eat nearly as much as he wanted, and he liked eating.
"Freddy, you ready to fish tomorrow morn?" he asked seeing the red head bob up beside him at the table. While Freddy knew what Harold did, he still didn't like talking about the details of some of the things he did. The boy was too young to have to listen to that talk in his opinion though he tried to convince his uncle it was talk he could hear.
Turning her head back around at the discussion switching to fishing, Felicity sat up a little straighter as she offered Freddy an apple slice off her plate. "So we are fishing tomorrow then?" she asked happily and was given a nod in confirmation.
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
Auror-in-Training
I didn't do it and you can't prove otherwise...
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Post by Drew Thornton on Mar 10, 2008 23:39:10 GMT -5
Drew ate his dinner quietly, still lost in his own thoughts. He had decided a full year ago that he had no business being in love, not if he was serious about being an Auror. It was dangerous and irresponsible, and yeah, damn selfish. He had vowed that summer that he was going to focus on his studies and forget the distractions of girls.
But then he met Felicity. He hadn't ment for it to happen, but now he loved her and he couldn't deny it. Could he really keep her safe and still do his duty? He had sure done a lousy job of it back in January, just one more thing to add to the lovely list of things that kept him up at night.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Mar 11, 2008 0:00:31 GMT -5
It was only a few moments later the table nearly cleared all together, leaving Drew and Felicity alone at the table. He was being rather quiet, and she never felt like it was good thing. Leaning in towards her boyfriend, Felicity rested her head against his arm, staring out at the fire her dad got going earlier.
"Is everything all right? You're being really quiet." Maybe it was because he was around her family, taking in the sight of so many Hjorts all at once, and it was just too much all at once. But he'd seemed fine earlier, and so it made Felicity wonder whether he was all right or not. Of course, she was sure he had his apparating license, so if he wasn't all right he could just leave if it came down to it.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Mar 11, 2008 19:42:38 GMT -5
Her voice brought him out of his thoughts, making him jump a little. He turned to her and blinked a few times before breaking out into a sheepish smile.
"Yeah... I was just thinking about stuff," he told her, not sure if this was the best time and place to discuss it, but feeling like he really should. Whatever was going on with him involved her most of the time. But he kept it vague for the time being. He wasn't sure when, but he'd bring it up at another time. "Tired... it's been a long day... but good. I'm having a good time."
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Mar 11, 2008 19:51:57 GMT -5
"Dad always says the best place to think is in nature," Felicity smiled at him, glad it sounded like everything was all right. But she understood about hime being tired and did her best to supress a yawn when he mentioned the word tired. Unable to help it, she laughed lightly at her own sleepiness, knowing the night was far from being over for her. There were still a few things to do, and she wasn't about to go to sleep anytime soon. Freddy and David needed to be tucked in, she still wanted to sit around the fire with her family, and she wanted to watch the fire die out so she could watch the stars for a little while.
"Really?" she asked about him having a good time. Felicity wanted him to be having a good time, even if it was her dad who'd invited him on the expedition, she was glad Drew accepted and was willing to put up with her family.
"I mean, if your tired, you can go to bed, no one's going to really mind if you don't want to stay up for a little bit." They were just going to sit around the fire for a bit, and Lindsay was still tuning her guitar.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Mar 11, 2008 21:29:48 GMT -5
"Yeah..." Drew answered with a smile and a nod. There was something about being in nature, away from everything, that gave you some clarity and made thinking easier. If there was some way to reconcile being an Auror and being with Felicity, he'd be able to figure it out here.
"Naw, I don't want to be the party pooper going to bed early," he told her, looking over his shoulder at the activity going on by the fire. "I might miss something. Besides, you all will probably keep me up anyway, right?"
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Mar 11, 2008 21:37:37 GMT -5
"We wouldn't think that of you," Felicity told him, though she couldn't say the same of her dad. He'd be likely to think it just because he didn't seem to like Drew very much for some reason. Though, if Drew wanted to go to bed, he was more than welcome to climb into his tent, no one was stopping him.
"You won't really miss anything," she shrugged. Lindsay playing her guitar, maybe a few rounds of some song or other, and marshmallows. There wasn't really a whole lot to miss. Other than he'd be lucky to miss the likely to be whining children when they told them it was time for bed. "And I don't know about keping you up. If you're really tired you'll fall asleep pretty quickly, no matter the noise. Also, from what I've heard, you're likely to be the one keeping us up."
Her light brown eyes sparkled a little with a secret she'd been told about how loud Drew could be sometimes. There was a certain Ravenclaw girl who'd told her he apparently snored loudly sometiimes. Before getting a chance to tell him what she'd heard, Cherry and her mum called them over to the fire to get away from the mosquitos.
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Drew Thornton
Ministry of Magic
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Post by Drew Thornton on Mar 12, 2008 23:38:51 GMT -5
No, he really didn't think her family would blame him for heading to bed early... well, perhaps except for her dad. He seemed to find fault with no matter what Drew did. Drew didn't like it much, but there wasn't really anything he could do about it. He supposed that was just how dads were. His own dad didn't seem to like Allegra's boyfriends much.
It wasn't missing much, but it was still missing out and Drew felt like he needed to spend as much time as he could with the Hjorts, if nothing else then to be with Felicity. With both of them working on different schedules, he didn't get to see her often and wanted to take full advantage of this time he had.
"Me keeping you up?" Drew asked, knowing she had to be talking about his rumored snoring. Where the heck had she heard that?
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Mar 13, 2008 12:13:43 GMT -5
Placing a kiss on his cheek, Felicity stood up to the beckoning of her mum and her cousin. She really didn't mind going over toward the fire, where it was warmer and she could watch the flames lick and dance with the night air. Large fires interested her, at least when she didn't start them accidentally they did. They were pretty neat and really pretty. Of course, the smoke wasn't all that fun, especially when it got in her eyes, but she was willing to deal.
"Yes," the blonde answered, grabbing his hand to pull him up and walk with her. She was doing her best to ignore the looks she was getting from her dad for being so open with the boy, holding his hand, standing so close to him, and even placing a kiss on his cheek only a moment before. The moment he saw lips touching lips, there'd be little saving grace for the boy.
"I was told you can be rather loud at night," Felicity continued, grinning that he didn't know she knew. Then again, she'd never even laid down somewhere with him for more than a few moments, and then it was usually because he was kissing on her, or her on him.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Mar 15, 2008 17:58:53 GMT -5
Drew followed along as she pulled him to the fire, but it was harder for him to ignore the looks her father kept shooting at him. Once again he got the image of his poor mother getting the message that her only son had met his death deep in the woods, a victim of an unfortunate accident. No, unfortunately, they could not retrieve the body.
"Who told you that?" Drew asked, knowing that it could only be a few people. He hadn't slept much during the Deva invasion, otherwise the whole school would have known. Hopefully she would give him a name that he could deny. Otherwise, he had something else to worry about. And here, he had only been worried about nightmares.
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Mar 15, 2008 23:17:47 GMT -5
It was kind of fun knowing a secret from Drew, but she kind of didn't like it either. Though, at least this was just a fun secret, it wasn't like she was really keeping anything from him. Turning around to face him while walking carefully backwards, Felicity danced as she moved backwards with a big grin on her face.
"Drew, you know I know a number of Ravenclaws that could have told me." Hiro, though he wouldn't have, Lucas, Arianna though it was unlikely she would have either, Celina, Hannah, Jax, Lily, Gail, and many others. Any one of them could have told her and Drew would be none the wiser, though only a few select probably would have actually blabbed to her. "I think it's more the point they're likely to be right since you want to know who told."
Giggling, Felicity turned back around and stood with her arms wrapped around her belly. She kind of wished her dad would let her be normal with Drew, sitting as close as possible to him being one thing, but since she knew her dad would let her sit on Drew, she wanted to either sit in a seat near his, or sit on the ground at his feet.
The younger children were already beginning to roast marshmallows, and Lindsey was playing a few chords while Stephan was trying to convince her to play a particular tune.
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Drew Thornton
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Auror-in-Training
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Post by Drew Thornton on Mar 16, 2008 22:20:35 GMT -5
Drew didn't think it was much fun. It was just something more to worry about during the trip. Okay, so a few people had claimed he snored. Was it really as loud as they had suggested? What if it really did keep everyone up? Her dad would really have something to say about it then.
And what happened if it wasn't just the snoring. Drew sometimes talked in his sleep. No, actually, he sometimes yelled. What if he had one of his weird dreams and started yelling?
And the more he thought about it, the more he worried. And the more he worried, the more he was sure it really would happen. He couldn't very well stay awake for the whole trip, could he?
No, he didn't think it was very fun, and he wondered who was going around talking about him. Of all the girls, he was pretty sure only Ari had been witness to any snoring or screaming, and she wouldn't tell. Nor would Hiro. That really only left one name and Drew was hesitant to acuse Lucas and possibly start an argument like at the pool party.
"No... not a number... just a few.." Drew told her, sure it couldn't have been that many. "I just... I just want to know who's talking about me is all..."
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Post by Felicity Hjort on Mar 16, 2008 23:22:49 GMT -5
She could feel he didn't like that she was teasing him, and quickly dropped her act of trying to be fun. What was bothering him? Because she'd been told that he snored? A late night one time and chasing Emerald led her friend to the boy's dormitory once where she'd heard the sounds being made and had been sure it was Drew. It wasn't really that big of a deal, was it? Unless it hadn't been. Of course, maybe she was making a mistake and he wasn't happy about it. However, also according to Celina it'd been ages ago that it'd happened. However, as he wasn't denying it, it couldn't have stopped either.
"I'm only playing..." Felicity told him, immediately concerned and trying her best not to get upset that he wasn't taking kindly to her. And she didn't understand why he thought someone was talking about him. The blonde talked about him a lot with Celina, just discussed things with her. They liked to laugh about little silly jokes he made, talked about him and Quidditch, and about other things about him. It was just something they did, but she didn't think of it as talking about him. "No one's talking about you. I mean, we were just talking and it came up, but we weren't...we weren't talking about you."
Or at least they weren't in the way she thought he meant.
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Drew Thornton
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Post by Drew Thornton on Mar 20, 2008 2:07:13 GMT -5
Drew looked at her face and it was her expression that made him realize what he was doing. He was overthinking things, succumbing to the stress he was feeling, letting the paranoia take control, and it was leading to a freak out.
Of course, the thought of having a squirel-cursing, music box-detonating, curl under the table and sob like a baby kind of freak out did nothing to alleve his nerves. Already concerned about spending so much time in such close proximity to Ib Hjort, added to the conversation he had with Harold, now topped with the prospect of snoring, screaming in his sleep, and quite possibly having a full blown paranoia freak out... well, Drew wasn't sure this was such a great idea any more.
But more than anything, he wanted to be with Felicity. He didn't want to give up and go home. He had to get over it and make it work somehow, even if he had to stay up all night, all week.
"I know..." he said softly, attempting a smile and lightly brushing a finger against Felicity's hand before shoving his hand in his pocket, worried about what would happen if her dad saw. Deep down, he did know that whatever conversation had taken place, it hadn't been malicious, and the teasing she was doing right now was just that, teasing. Still, he felt jumpy about everything and needed to clear his head. "I... I think I need to take a walk by the beach..." He wished he could ask her to join him, but really didnt think he had that right.
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