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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 11:16 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 12:48 pm
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x Jane Cathaline Avery xx/xxx David Sinclair League x/x Leah Ruby League xxxxx/xxxxxxx Avery Matriarch xxxxxxxx/ Conditional Avery Heir /xxxxxxxx Future Hogwarts Student xxxxxxxx Former Slytherin xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Ravenclaw xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Unsortedxxx/
Time: Summer 2026-2027 Location: The British Museum Wearing: Clothes
Before Sapphire could answer about the shirt he heard the very angry question of ‘What the hell are you two doing?’ David took a deep breath as he saw Leo there as the asker of the question and he glanced away for a moment tapping his finger on the table and then glanced back to Leo as she went on about the two of them not getting along and demanding if she was missing something before she added that ‘this’ was the last thing she needed to deal with at the moment. David was inclined to think the same thing regarding the whole issue.
“We aren’t getting along, still. She pissed me off: it isn’t like someone gets that soaked on their own in the middle of a café at the British Museum. It had seemed a good idea at the time. Anyways, I was just asking her if she had something more appropriate to change into all things considered,” He answered glossing over the finer details and motioning one hand to Sapphire.
He stood, “So, what’s the pressing issue at the moment-since obviously a chance meeting between Miss Snow and myself isn’t a concern at the moment, nor Sapphire and my general issues with each other? You never struck me as the type to go to a museum on your own. I have till this evening free before I need to go back to Tinworth: so what is the problem?” He was thankful at that moment because it bought him the ability to gloss over what he was sure would just further annoy Leo. It was a chance meeting but he really didn’t feel like explaining Sapphire deciding to kiss him-well he was fairly sure Leo would want to know about the details after Healing I as well which would unnecessarily annoy her, or so David figured. Though, maybe the annoyance wasn’t totally unjustified considering everything.
He raised a brow with a small frown: he was fairly sure Leo’s irritation wasn’t entirely the whole suspicious circumstances of running into him and Sapphire together alone at a café with food and drinks-well one drink, the other being on Sapphire. David was sure if he had seen Leo in the same situation, he would be more than a little annoyed.
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:42 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 4:09 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 4:53 pm
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x Jane Cathaline Avery xx/xxx David Sinclair League x/x Leah Ruby League xxxxx/xxxxxxx Avery Matriarch xxxxxxxx/ Conditional Avery Heir /xxxxxxxx Future Hogwarts Student xxxxxxxx Former Slytherin xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Ravenclaw xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Unsortedxxx/
Time: Summer 2026-2027 Location: The British Museum Wearing: Clothes
David had essentially brushed off the accusation of being a pervert because he had merely stated a fact, and after all, it wasn't like he was blind, nor, was anyone else for that matter. Yet when Leo came and Sapphire added her piece with a chuckle and then went on using some ridiculous story about him not liking the fact Leah liked her, he suppressed an eye roll. And the matter of baby-sitting was that his parents were probably a lot choosier about baby sitters than most considering the whole fact that for a couple summers his father had technically babysat his mother which was how they first met-not that his father had made the connection till his mother pointed it out right after they had married. And, it made sense to hire nannies and tutors-that was what his parents had done for him and his sister.
David bit his lip and glanced away arms crossed as Leo told them that she didn't believe that was remotely close to the whole story. "It was a synopsis," David answered glancing back to Leo with a sigh. He should have known there wasn't going to be an easy way out of brushing aside the whole situation. So much for hopes on that one.
He pulled out his wallet as Sapphire claimed he owed her a new shirt and Leonette pointed out quite reasonably that her shirt would live and she would figure something out. And, then Leo blurted out the problem and David said with a sigh, "House arrest isn't that horrible if the house isn't. Anyways, which sister is it: Mira or Grace? My sister should be somewhere avoiding the house right now and I'm pretty sure her German lessons are over for today, she can help, after all we did grow up in London. And, it would be fairly hypocritical of your father to put you on house arrest unless he was hiring someone to watch your sisters when you weren't home at all times."
He opened his wallet and pulled out a 50 pound note and placed on the table in front of Sapphire, "There's a gift shop here-you can figure out the shirt issue. I have more important things to worry about. And, quite frankly if you are saying I owe you for a shirt that will dry without any problems-because it was only water- then I want repaid for the two months of life you made me lose thanks to stress." Then, he muttered under his breath, "We all know it isn't like you are made of sugar... you won't melt."
Glancing back to Leo and he prompted again, "So? Grace or Mira?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 7:21 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:42 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 9:23 pm
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x Jane Cathaline Avery xx/xxx David Sinclair League x/x Leah Ruby League xxxxx/xxxxxxx Avery Matriarch xxxxxxxx/ Conditional Avery Heir /xxxxxxxx Future Hogwarts Student xxxxxxxx Former Slytherin xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Ravenclaw xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Unsortedxxx/
Time: Summer 2026-2027 Location: The British Museum Wearing: Clothes
"Basically a younger version of my sister in interests," David answered, "well, minus the multilingual thing..." He sighed and said, "No, Cathy would probably be close to somewhere Grace might go anyways." He pulled out his phone and said, "Where do you want me to ask her to check first? I mean she has several of the main libraries in this area memorized and I am fairly sure she knows this museum better than our own house."
He raised a brow at what Leonette said about affording someone to watch them and David sighed, "Yeah, well it might be for the best. My grandparents screwed up fantastically by letting my father be my mother's babysitter when he was a teen, because my mother end up hunting him down when she was older. Anyways, you weren't watching Grace during the school year obviously and she was fine then. It would be stupid to be punished for not 'watching her properly' when you are here. She should know by now how to watch herself well enough."
"Remind me to get your whole family phones or something, I mean that is what Mum and Dad do to keep tabs on Cathy and me at this point," David said. "Which work most of the time..." He trailed off as the fact of the matter was phones did just not work in certain magical concentrated areas.
He glanced at the 50 pound note on the table and shoved it back at Sapphire and sighed irritably and started unbuttoning his shirt which got him a glare from the employee at the cash register before it was apparent he was wearing a white t-shirt underneath. Tossing the shirt at Sapphire he said, "You can't look for anyone if you are that concerned about modesty, which at this point is pointless you already ruined your right to that one."
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:06 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:38 am
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x Jane Cathaline Avery xx/xxx David Sinclair League x/x Leah Ruby League xxxxx/xxxxxxx Avery Matriarch xxxxxxxx/ Conditional Avery Heir /xxxxxxxx Future Hogwarts Student xxxxxxxx Former Slytherin xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Ravenclaw xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Unsortedxxx/
Time: Summer 2026-2027 Location: The British Museum Wearing: Clothes
"What was the name of that finishing school your parents sent you to, Miss Snow?" David asked irritably. "One, I really hope your parents got their money back on that one. And, two, I need to know so I can make sure if I ever have a daughter to make sure she never goes to there. Obviously the education is lacking."
"Modesty. Behavior, manner, or appearance intended to avoid impropriety or indecency." David prompted Sapphire as if reading from a particularly dry textbook before letting out an exasperated sigh. And then he added, "And if your brother doesn't know Leo's sister, I am sure he will soon enough. Unless one of them is a squib which is unlikely. I mean they'll meet at Hogwarts since they should be in the same year."
He glanced back to Leo, "And, despite Miss Snow's slightly condescending tone-which maybe she is just mimicking my grandmother who she saw earlier-Sapphire does have a point. If Mira isn't available via phone, I can have my sister stop by the library Mira headed to. Both my sister and myself are fairly familiar with anywhere around here especially. But then again, you do know how close we do live to here."
"Regardless, I doubt Grace would go anywhere particularly shady and it isn't like your family has any enemies-or none I've ever heard mention of-so Grace should be fine. If we don't find her the worst that would happen probably is Grace would show up home late after your father came home, and it isn't impossible to get an outside party to vouch for why she showed up late and lie that she wasn't out on her own if you are worried about getting in trouble," David said, picking up the soda and taking a drink. He would have preferred the water he had, but obviously that wasn't an option at this point. He gave a half smile to Leo and asked, "So, what is the game plan? Mira is hunting for Grace at one of the libraries. Sapphire is volunteering to help. I can help out. You are obviously looking for her. And I can call Cathy and get her to help out if you want. But, like I said, worst case scenario is probably you'll just end up having to explain why Grace showed up at home late."
With the focus on where Grace was, David found some ease and comfort in breaking down the situation into logical steps and different conclusions. Sure, Grace roaming around might be worrisome-but it was unlikely bad would come of it. Cathy was around eight or nine when she started heading to and from school most often on her own and she was fine. Besides, maybe with the whole Grace thing going on, maybe any questions about what or why David and Sapphire were there together would be glossed over. If it was a matter of Sapphire claiming to have a crush on him-even still-David would never mention it. As for the fact Sapphire decided to kiss him, David wasn't sure it was worth mentioning. It seemed unnecessary headaches. And obviously, he wasn't happy about it, so it was unlikely-or he'd like to think it was unlikely-Sapphire would try anything, at least, while he and Leo was dating.
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:08 am
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:00 pm
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:15 pm
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x Jane Cathaline Avery xx/xxx David Sinclair League x/x Leah Ruby League xxxxx/xxxxxxx Avery Matriarch xxxxxxxx/ Conditional Avery Heir /xxxxxxxx Future Hogwarts Student xxxxxxxx Former Slytherin xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Ravenclaw xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Unsortedxxx/
Time: Summer 2026-2027 Location: The British Museum Wearing: Clothes
David nodded when Leo said it was the London Library and quickly sent out a text with his phone and as he sent the message looked up to Leo and said, “Just because I don’t have to get your family phones doesn’t mean I shouldn’t. It isn’t like your family should have an objection to the muggle technology considering what your father does. I didn’t get you anything for Christmas-I owe you something from that apparently anyways. I boycott the whole time of year at this point, but apparently it isn’t appropriate behavior according to my sister.”
He rolled his eyes as his phone made a buzz and he glanced down and said, “Ah, Cathy is fairly close there anyways. She said she’ll swing by and probably can hunt down Mira in fifteen minutes tops. And something about Hufflepuffs being good finders so she might even manage to find Grace and then she gets bragging rights for the next month.” He shook his head typing a quick reply and putting his phone back in his bag.
He glanced at Sapphire who snapped about how it was him who doused her in water and caused her to be indecent and that she was fine before the mishap and pointed out that if he had a daughter that she would be born as boring as he was. David could think of several sarcastic replies to her first statements but settled for, “Yeah, it wasn’t like you were decent right before the water got dumped on you. And, boring kids are a blessing to their parents and families from what I’ve seen.”
He sighed and let Sapphire return her focus to the concern of where Grace was. David felt the odd man out since he wasn’t that concerned when his sister wasn’t home right away when she was nine or ten, but then again she always let everyone know via phone if she was not going straight home from school. And, Sapphire had good reason to want to keep her siblings particularly close and Leo, well, Leo was overprotective of both of her sisters. Not that David wasn’t of Cathy-overprotective-he just was in a different way. “And, this is exactly why the phones are a necessity. So in the future you don’t have to have as much concern. And, I’ll just get my sister to vouch for where Grace was till she shows up again. You forget I have about three of the best liars I know on speed dial. Even my immediate family I think just lies to each other occasionally to stay in practice. Normal enough. Anyways, Cathy is going to the London Library, it is up to you Leo on where we should go. You know Grace better than Sapphire and I do."
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 6:30 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 7:57 pm
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