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Post by Molly Weasley on Feb 18, 2012 14:39:09 GMT -5
It was a very busy day for Molly, She had a tonne of things she had to get done before the evening came.
She was told in the early morning by her husband that the members of the order would be coming by tonight for a meeting, and frankly it was about time.
She had not seen any of the members for sometime and was quite excited to see her friends and have a gathering to get some idea's out on the table to help save the wizarding world...their world.
It was now getting close to when everyone was about to arrive. Molly straighted the place up nicely and brought out her nice table cloth and china.
Ohhh you could smell the roast pheasant, gravey and smashed potatos..it filled the room with a mouth watering aroma.
"KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK". Molly very quickly took another good look around and took the tea pot off the stove and went to the door. She wiped her hands on her apron and grabbed the door knob and gave it a turn and opened the door.
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Post by kat101 on Feb 18, 2012 15:41:01 GMT -5
Nicholas Flynn was nervous for his first full Order meeting, so far he had only met the members one or two at a time, but all (or most) of them at once? It was going to be very overwhelming. Maybe during the meeting he would get a mission, or something to do other than just ‘keep an eye on things.’ That job wasn’t very specific, or very interesting.
Standing around in the middle of a dark street in Knockturn Alley wasn’t going to do anything for him, so he took a deep breath, hid the nervousness behind a sullen face, and disapparated.
His apparition was smooth and he arrived a short distance from the highly protected house of the Weasley’s. He could see it and he began to stride towards the tall, ungainly Burrow. It was time to meet the Order as a whole.
Flynn cracked his knuckles and entered the garden through the gate, heading for the door. HE could smell something delicious and he thought that maybe it wasn’t going to be so bad after all.
He rapped sharply on the slightly crooked door three times before smoothing out his suit and rolling his shoulders. He hoped he wasn’t late.
The door opened wide and there stood Mrs. Weasley, he had met her before, though he hadn’t actually gotten to know her at all. He did know Bill, her son, quite well though.
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Post by remus on Feb 19, 2012 14:46:00 GMT -5
These were very dark and mad times indeed, and it made Remus even more nervous. Not only were his responsibilities as a husband to Tonks a challenge in these dark times, but she was now expecting and the thought of bringing a child into this mad world was indeed frightening. The Burrow had been the meeting place for the Order ever since Mad-Eye, before he died, deemed Grimmauld Place not a safe place now that Snape was headmaster.
He approached the doorway of the Weasley's warm and welcoming home to the smell of something very nice cooking. Molly was always there for those who needed shelter and food; she was a great hostess.
Remus knocked softly on the door and opened it slightly to see the new face, Nicholas Flynn, whom he had not met yet but had heard of from Bill.
"Hello Mrs. Weasley," he replied turning towards Nicholas and smiled his usual friendly smile, "Hi there, I am Remus Lupin."
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Post by Molly Weasley on Feb 19, 2012 16:46:54 GMT -5
Molly opened her front door noticed it was a new member of the Order, that she had met just once or twice. "Hello there" she said to him in a very greetful. "Come in..come in" she said. "Can I take your coat?" she asked him. She forgot his name, she couldn't remember for the life of her. "Please forgive me", she said after putting his coat away. "I can't remember you name sir" she said to him with a bit embarassment.
"KNOCK, KNOCK" at the front door. "Oh excuse me for a moment" she said as she walked to the door and noticed that it was opening by itself and noticed Remus's face poking through.
"Hello Mrs. Weasley," he replied turning towards Nicholas.
"Oh Remus" she held her arms out and greeted him with a huge bear hug. "How have you been"? she asked him. "It's been to long, how is your wife? will she be arriving soon? she was just full of quetions for him. She always thought alot of Remus.
"Would you both like some tea"? she asked. "Well have a seat" she insisted. "Oh and you sir" she turned to the first man that appeard. "And your name again?".
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Post by tog on Feb 19, 2012 17:12:31 GMT -5
Bay walked into her bathroom flat and sneezed loudly. Her cold just was not relenting. But there was an Order meeting today and she was not about to miss it. She had only been to one or two, and she still felt uncomfortable in the surrounding, being practically a stranger. She sighed at her reflection. She was still in athletic shorts and a tshirt. She looked and felt like hell. Bay shook her head in attempts to clear the fog that drowned her mind. Bay put her hair up in a messy ponytail and slipped into long heavy sweatpants, a clean tshirt and a black coat, before Apparating to the edge of the Burrow's Wards. She shivered a bit, most likely due to her cold then the actual temperature, and set to walking. She watched as the door opened and Remus Lupin entered. From the back he almost, almost, looked like her Preston. It had been two years to the day that he had been killed in the line of action.
She blinked rapidly, refusing to remember the past and refusing to cry before an Order meeting. She kept her mind blank until she reached the door to the Burrow. She took a deep and calming breath, shivered again, and raised her shaky hand to knock on the door.
Bay sneezed violently as the door was opened.
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Post by kat101 on Feb 19, 2012 17:42:50 GMT -5
“Hello Mrs. Weasly.” Flynn greeted with a smile. He stepped inside with a smiled and a nod. He took off his dark coat and handed it over, “Yes, thank you.” He replied politely. She admitted that she couldn’t remember his name and he shrugged, about to reply with his name and a response that it was alright.
However, the door was knocked upon and he turned to the door where Mrs. Weasley attending to the person there. It was Remus Lupin, Nicholas had seen him a bit as well, though as with everybody else in The Order he didn’t know him that well. It had been Kingsley who had invited him to join.
He stood awkwardly to the side as Mrs. Weasley hit Lupin with question after question and he smiled a bit, the woman was caring, he would give her that.
He looked up again as she asked them both if they wanted some tea. He replied affirmatively and took a seat.
”And you name again?” Mrs. Weasley asked.
“My name is Nicholas Flynn, and don’t worry, I’m new so nobody really knows me.” He laughed a bit, lifting the sullen look he usually wore and relaxing in the comfortable home of the Weasleys.
There was another knock on the door and Nicholas turned in his seat to look.
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Post by Molly Weasley on Feb 20, 2012 13:28:14 GMT -5
”And your name again?” Molly asked him in a bit of confusion, she was rather bad at names sometimes.
“My name is Nicholas Flynn, and don’t worry, I’m new so nobody really knows me.” He laughed a bit, lifting the sullen look he usually wore and relaxing in the comfortable home of the Weasleys.
There was another knock on the door and Nicholas turned in his seat to look. Molly with her hands full with a hot kettle in her left hand, and tea bags and saucer's in the other she yelled "be there in a bit" she said as she made her way over to the table with the tea.
She placed the kettle, tea bags and saucers infront of Nicholas and Remus and one saucer in a empty setting on the table. She then wiped her hands on her apron and opened her door greetingly and saw before her this young girl that Molly may have seen once or twice at a couple of the other meetings with the Order.
Molly of course loved everyone ,no matter how much she knew them or not. She held out her arms greetingly " Come in, Come in sweetheart" she said to her. "You came at the right time" she said to her steering her way into the house and towards the table. "The tea is ready" she said to the girl as she pulled out a chair for her to sit at the table.
She held out her hand and said to the young girl," This is Remus and Nicholas...and you are?" she asked her as she grabbed the hot teapot and poured the hot liquid into the saucer's.
She then turned to Remus and asked quite concerned. "When is my bloody husband going to be showing up? he should have been here hours ago", she said concerned as she walked into the kitchen to grab some tarts and cookies she made earlier that day.
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Post by tog on Feb 20, 2012 15:39:54 GMT -5
the door opened and the very sick Bay was dazedly lead into the room where other people sat. Of course she recognized Remus, and the other man looked familiar, but not too much.
"The tea is ready. This is Remus and Nicholas...and you are?" Mrs. Weasley asked her and Bay watched as she grabbed the hot teapot and poured the hot liquid into the saucer's.
"Oh, I'm Bay Forrest, I head the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry." She sneezed again and wiped her nose with the sleeve of her jacket.
"Nice seeing you all again." She smiled, but her smile didn't reach her eyes. Today was the second anniversary of her husbands death and she was sick.
'Fabulous.' She thought to herself and dropped her head onto her arms and groaned. She needed relief. She vaguely heard Mrs. Weasley ask about where her husband was, but it was muffled from her cold.
She lifted her head back up and took her arms off the table, realizing that was probably rude. She cleared her throat and waited on Lupin to reply, hoping that his reply would hint at when the meeting would start.
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Post by kat101 on Feb 20, 2012 17:17:15 GMT -5
Flynn thanked Mrs. Weasley for the tea and took a small sip, nearly burning his tongue but welcoming the warmth it brought to his entire body.
He looked as he saw the newest member file in looking miserable and sick. He stood, waiting for her to sit, and sat when she did.
He watched her carefully, she didn’t look very good and Nicholas didn’t want anything happening that he didn’t foresee.
He place a warm hand on her shoulder when she sat up from having her head on the table, “Are you all right?” He asked her, concern in his eyes. He may not know her, but now he knew her name, Bay, and that she was a part of The Order, plus he knew her job now too. So she was no longer so much of a stranger to him. “I’m Nicholas Flynn, auror.” He said, knowing he had already been introduced as Nicholas but wanting to be a bit more enviting.
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Post by remus on Feb 20, 2012 19:05:43 GMT -5
Remus smiled and returned with a hug to Molly, "Good to see you as well Molly. All is well as much as it can be anyway during these dark times. My wife is fine; she should be arriving soon I believe." He then turned towards Nicholas Flynn when there was another knock at the door, and before he said anything to Nicholas, he turned his attention at the next person to enter. He saw that it was another new face whom he had seen but never formally introduced himself too.
At the mention of tea being ready, Remus took a cup and thanked Mrs. Weasley kindly before turning towards the other two new faces, "Nice to meet you both. And glad to have you two apart of the Order."
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Post by tog on Feb 21, 2012 0:22:55 GMT -5
Bay startled violently when a hand was placed on her shoulder. She looked into the handsome eyes of the man...what was his name? Nicholas! That had been it. She smiled appalogetically at him.
“Are you all right?” He asked her, concern in his eyes. “I’m Nicholas Flynn, auror.”
"Oh, uhh well no. Not exactly at least." She decided against mentioning her late husbands death anniversary, it tended to make people feel awkward. "I have a pretty serious cold that simply refuses to go away." She accepted the tea that was set in front of her and tilted her head back to take a sip.
Bay set the mug down quickly and coughed like death was sitting beside her. She quickly used her arm to cover her mouth.
"That tasted awful!" She said quickly before her eyes grew wide. "Not the tea of course! I remember your tea from previous meetings, it tastes wonderful, it's just because I'm so sick that it tastes funny..." She trailed off, nervous about ruining her budding friendship with Mrs. Weasley. She looked back over towards Nicholas.
"Auror you said? The Russian Ministry just caught up to someone from Britain. I petitioned for an International Warrant of arrest on him. Based on the information we gathered from incoming and outgoing sources, he was plotting to kill the Minister. And the Department Head of the Magical Law Enforcement Office believed he would have succeeded had we not intervened. No one is to know that though, but I gathered that it was something the Order was privy too." She smiled sweetly, but still looked miserable.
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Post by kat101 on Feb 21, 2012 1:48:32 GMT -5
Nicholas looked back at Bay, he hadn't meant to startle her but as he looked her pretty eyes made him feel like he was drowning. But he looked down before he could make a fool of himself.
"I have a pretty serious cold that simply refuses to go away."
“Oh, well, I’m sorry. I hope you feel better.” He said meaningfully, she did look awfully sick, though somehow she managed to stay pretty…
Flynn became worried again when Bay began coughing badly, he didn’t want her to hurt. Hopefully it was the taste of the tea that had made her cough so hard.
"Auror you said? The Russian Ministry just caught up to someone from Britain…”
Flynn listened carefully, with great interest, to what Bay had to say. He had heard of something along those lines happening, but had only heard pieces of it, never the full picture.
“I assume so.” He replied with a smile before reaching out again and patting the poor woman on the back, she really looked miserable and Flynn wished there was something he could do.
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Post by tog on Feb 22, 2012 2:03:26 GMT -5
“Oh, well, I’m sorry. I hope you feel better.”
"Thank you," Bay smiled sweetly to the man who had thought to make sure she was okay. "I've been sick for at least two weeks. I am due some relief any time now I imagine."
“I assume so.” He had replied to her information concerning the plot to assassinate the Minister. She was still debating on rather or not to even mention it, after all, it had been handled and there was nothing to give reason to believe the Dark Lord and his band of lunatics had any part in it. Bay took a relaxing breath as Nicholas patted her back in comfort. She shot him a sincere smile and went back to watching the long-time Order member's talk while waiting for the others to arrive.
Bay unconsciously looked over at Nicholas on different occasions, perhaps trying to decide what kind of character he had. She always did that to people lately. It was like second nature for her to try and size people up based on their appearance and body language.
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Post by lucifer on Feb 22, 2012 16:43:28 GMT -5
The downside of trying to hold a job as an undercover professor was, Lucifer thought in irritation, the hours. He couldn't simply leave the building or beg off sick at the last moment, there were lesson preparations to leave behind and teachers to be found who could temporarily fill it. It was why he couldn't make a lot of the auror meetings, instead requesting the information to be presented to him by someone who could any sort of message through to him stealthily, because really, anything else would simply not do.
Stepping out into the shadows of Hogsmeade, Lucifer Samael removed his wand, not deigning to say the necessary enchantment but instead just thinking it, as his rather impressive amount of wandless magic allowed him to do with ease, arriving at the Burrow with nary a hair or bit of clothing out of place.
It was just as he had last seen it, the rather interesting-looking structure appearing both solid and run-down at the exact same time. But, more than anything, what Lucifer appreciated most was its unfailing ability to present to him a homey atmosphere, as if the war couldn't touch it, even though he knew very well that it already had.
Carefully removing one of the leather gloves from his hand, the former Gryffindor announced his presence with the odd sort of confidence that could be found in the majority of Samael men - even their prissy cousin Balthazar possessed such confidence when it suited his needs, which could make for some very interesting debates, as Lucifer continued to find out on a regular basis.
Stepping back, Lucifer waited for the door to open, taking in the pleasant scent of food that always seemed to emanate from the establishment. It always smelled like home here, even to him.
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Post by Molly Weasley on Feb 22, 2012 19:28:44 GMT -5
Molly had to metion something about the way Bay looked. She heard Nicholas asking her if she was alright, so she had to say something aswell of course. "Yes dear..you do look a bit peakid". she said to her. The it seemed to be that Nicholas and Bay were conversating to themselves.
Molly turned to Remus, Remus smiled and returned with a hug to Molly, "Good to see you as well Molly. All is well as much as it can be anyway during these dark times. My wife is fine; she should be arriving soon I believe."
"Very good " she said to Remus, as she unwrapped her tight arms from around him. She then turned to Remus and asked quite concerned. "When is my bloody husband going to be showing up? he should have been here hours ago", she said concerned as she walked into the kitchen to grab some tarts and cookies she made earlier that day. As she had just reached the plate of cookies, there again another knock at the door.
"Always when I'm doing something, that damb door always starts knocking" she said quite loudly as she put the plate of cookies on the table and headed for the door. She wiped her hands on her apron and opend the door quite fast...like she had had enough. "Oh hello dear" she responded to this man standing there. " Don't just stand there...come in" she insisted, as she pulled him inside.
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