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Aubrey Rosiel

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posted on 1-24-2009 at 11:04 PM

Flourish and Blotts

<Placing the school on lockdown obviously required constant observation from every professor available. Most of the children were on edge, which translated into hyper, which translated in turn into a huge headache for the Foreign Studies professor. He could scarcely deal with his own paranoia these days. Now Minerva and the others expected him to reassure hundreds of whiny, snotty little kids asking too many questions without simple answers.>

<Slipping away once in awhile kept Aubrey sane. Granted, the outside world with all its bad weather and awful, dangerous people upset him more than clingy students, but he needed an escape once in awhile. This time, he'd made it all the way to the bookstore. A real accomplishment, that, considering just traipsing down into Hogsmeade gave him little panic attacks.>

<Aubrey was in between the ceiling-high shelves at the moment, running a finger across dusty spines. The blissful quiet alone had settled his nerves to the point that he could concentrate on finding something new to read and not worry about who might be waiting for him in the next aisle.>

Aubrey Rosiel +Foreign Studies

Now you know that it\'s all your fault
How are you doing with it?
Hey, are you nervous?
Everything that you\'ve ever known will go up in flames
Tell me, are you nervous?
And the sky will fall down on you
And the world still turns around, round, round.
And the sky will fall down on you as your life goes on down, down, down.
Everything that you\'ve ever done will come back to haunt
Tell me, are you nervous?
Now you know that it is for sure
How are you taking it?
Do you deserve this?

Daniel

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posted on 1-24-2009 at 11:58 PM

<Nate was having a rare outing. But all rights, he shouldn't be here. Even with the charms in place, Diagon Alley was not a safe place for Aurelia Lanier's adopted son. Much like Aubrey, though, he was going slowly stir crazy. The way out had been provided though (especially as Aubrey needed to meet Nate). There was a contact he was to meet in half an hour to an hour. Until then, there was time to kill. Time to wander the shelves and look for some elaborate looking book that Aurelia might like. Distracted with trying to keep an eye on the door, search the books and watch for the contact, Nate nearly tripped over Aubrey. He avoided it, but only by stumbling back into the next shelf over and causing a display book to hit his head and then fall to the floor. There was a stunned blink, then a wince. Nate hadn't entirely outgrown the reflexive flinch, a part of him still waiting for blows to come in situations like this. It was there and gone and Aubrey was given a sheepish, yet apologetic glance.>

Sorry.

<The mumble was even faintly guilty, Nate quickly bending to get the book. Nate was young, though he'd left the 'boy' behind. There was no trace of the gawky skininness as that was all nicely filled in with smooth muscle. Not a bulky frame, but strong. Red/brown fell into the pretty face with it's sharp cheekbones and odd, vividly -violet- eyes. The smile didn't match the face though. It wasn't smooth or confident, but a little shy and definitely genuine. Oh and sheepish at the moment, Nate looking up from beneath his bangs at the far more dignified Aubrey.>

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
And their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I\'m dying
Are the best I\'ve ever had.

7th Year Gryffindor- Lynners

Aubrey Rosiel

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posted on 1-25-2009 at 12:29 AM

<Hardly dignified. The sudden movement, even to avoid doing damage, startled the professor so badly he gave a sharp squeak, automatically cringing. When nothing came but a soft apology, gold slid sideways to find the kid watching him.>

Don't worry about it.

Aren't you a student?

<Aubrey took a step back, until the bookshelves pressed into his shoulders. He had actually made an effort to dress well today - a clean white shirt beneath a black jacket, paired with jeans and boots to keep the outfit casual. Bright white hair was left loose, falling in light natural waves midways his back. Gold-colored eyes narrowed on Nate a bit skeptically. The boy certainly looked young, but..maybe not young enough to still be a Hogwarts student..>

(( suck, sorry. ))

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posted on 1-25-2009 at 12:44 AM

<Well, formerly dignified. Nate was sympathetic though, especially as he'd -just- swallowed a yelp himself. He recognized that little wince too, worry softening some. It was a little sad to recognize someone on that level, but some habits died hard. Such as ducking for the blows that no longer came.>

Former. I'm all grown up now. Mostly anyway. I'm Nate, by the way. Sorry to startle you.

<The smile still had that touch of shyness and the glance wasn't exactly bold, if a little more at ease now. He flashed another smile, ready and eager to please at the same time. Given age and the need to blend in, Nate had tossed on a black winter robe over a black t-shirt and jeans. Not really original, but he didn't stand out too much from the other young men that milled about. At least if one didn't look at the vivid eyes. Aubrey was making him feel underdressed, but he swallowed the new twinge of embarassment and straightened, returning the book to the shelves.>

((nevar!))

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posted on 1-25-2009 at 01:12 AM

Ah. I apologize, I did not mean to pry.

<Expect Aubrey to keep track of every single one of his students over the last few years? Sure, right after he shook the post-traumatic stress and the nightmares keeping him up all hours of the night. Aubrey managed to smile at the introduction and apology, though.>

Aubrey. Please, don't apologize. I've been on edge these days, anyway.

<Shadows, nighttime noises, strangers walking behind him a little too long when he went out - everything out of the ordinary scared the Animagus. His unwanted vacation drove the wolf in him into hiding, leaving behind the weak, defeated thing migrating the school halls for safety's sake.>

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posted on 1-25-2009 at 01:33 AM

It's all good.

<Nate shrugged good naturedly. It never occured to him to be offended. Despite the prettiness of that face, the flash of warmth seemed genuine. There were no hints of frost in that expression or cold spots in the vivid eyes. He wasn't.. softy in the girly, limp wristed way, just ...-nice-. Nate hadn't exactly learned subterfuge yet, which was why he was -not- one of the ones out there spying for the cause and was here instead.>

Makes sense. Want some tea or something?

<Nate normally wasn't nearly so bold, but he hadn't missed that near yelp or that first flinch. Aubrey seemed painfully on edge to his sensitive gaze. Human emotions were one of his specialties. He offered what he hoped was a soothing smile and attempted to look harmless.>

I know it sounds silly, but it helps on days like this.

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posted on 1-25-2009 at 01:53 AM

<That Nate looked so perfectly harmless was exactly why Aubrey took another minute to consider that offer. A harmless, skinny little street rat had been the one to lure him into the Death Eater trap. Turned out, constant drug abuse could give a young boy the same skinny, washed out look as one who was poor and hungry.>

<But they were done with him. They let him leave with Lafayette without protest, because he gave them everything he could. This..couldn't be another set up. Nate sounded incredibly sincere..>

Sure. That sounds like a good idea.

<He slid the book previously clutched against his chest back on the shelf first, though. The poor thing probably had nail marks dug into the front cover.>

I'm..not very familiar with this area. The location is up to you.

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posted on 1-25-2009 at 02:25 AM

<It was a risk, even a dangerous one, to believe so readily in that pretty face. Luckily for Aubrey, it -was- sincere. He'd fallen in with the lamb and not the lion.>

Perfect.

<A quick glance at the time. Hell, he could squeeze this in. The alternative would be pretending to book shop for the next hour without drawing attention. Tea was safer.>

There's a a little teahouse down the way. It's not the fanciest place anymore, but it's quiet.

<Nate shrugged a little, as if in apology for the lack of finery. Provided Aubrey showed signs of following, he'd slide toward the door and then out. True to his word, there was a little whole in the wall of a teahouse on the outskirts. It didn't serve enough booze to attract the warriors and enough groups of ladies didn't wander to fill it's room any longer. It was clean, if small and almost antique. A faded memory of it's former finery. Nate would go in first, then pick a corner table where Aubrey could watch the room. The dainty antique chair held, despite Nate's height and frame. Nate bordered that line between bulky and skinny, never quite crossing over into either. It just stood out a little more sharply in the old fashioned room. Anyway, he'd settled in and waited for Aubrey to get a chance to examine the menu and it's daintily scrawled print. The blessed quiet had settled over the place again, only the faint strains of classical and the occasion movement of the old woman behind the counter broke the silence.>

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posted on 1-25-2009 at 12:42 PM

<Smart kid - Aubrey preferred corners, where he could sit with his back to a very safe wall and watch every inch of the room and all its occupants. Corners were remarkably safe places to fight out of, too. At least, for him. Backed into a tight spot, this particular wolf would use any means necessary, be it teeth or claws, to get back out again.>

<Not that that was noticeable on the professor perching his too-skinny self on one of those chairs. Despite the DE ordeal, Aubrey still retained all those slightly feminine graces and the thin, willowy figure.>

<Aubrey knew absolutely nothing about tea, and would probably order whatever sounded most familiar when it came time..>

So what were you after in the bookstore, Nate?

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posted on 1-25-2009 at 01:05 PM

<Nate had dealt with enough paranoid Aurors to try and not set off that paranoia. Such as placing Aubrey in the corner and keeping his hands where the man could see them. Nate perused the menu and ordered fruit tea and cake. Unable to resist the siren call of sweets. @_@ He gave Aubrey a faintly sheepish grin at the order and handed the woman his menu. He waited until she'd moved on to make their order before answering.>

Looking for a book for my mum. She adopted me at 70... or so.

<Nate trailed off, having to work that one over. Aurelia hadn't offered an exact age and he'd never asked, given that it was a woman and all. It also hadn't seemed to matter as when you were around Aurelia for long enough, you started to believe she really was immortal.>

Anyway, she doesn't get around as easily anymore. Especially with everything going on. You?

<The cake would be delivered and the ancient proprietor would move on, carefully watching the tea brew. Nate lit up, but remembered Aubrey and glanced over inquisitively.>

You sure you don't want some?

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posted on 1-25-2009 at 11:56 PM

<In the end, Aubrey settled on some kind of coffee with a name he could barely pronounce. Everything in English seemed to trip him up these days. Had he the option, all of his students would have to learn his native language, because speaking theirs made him feel awfully lonely. Only one person between here and home would understand him if he slipped back to those pretty, familiar syllables. But that person was long gone, dead to Aubrey even if he was still alive and well out in the world.>

How old were you?

<Aubrey..could not do math. It was just easier to ask than try to figure out how old the woman would be if she'd adopted Nate as a baby. It was just out of polite curiosity that he asked. At Nate's question, though, Aubrey shrugged, trying on a delicate smile.>

Looking for something to pass the time, I suppose.

And no, thank you.

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posted on 2-1-2009 at 05:21 AM

15 and a half.

<Nate was well aware that it was not the typical age for adoption and how lucky he was to have been finally -wanted-. It still bogged his mind occasionally, when she'd turn and flash that motherly smile or give his hand a squeeze. But he wasn't thinking of Aurelia overmuch, Aubrey's curious gold eyes were watching him and the room and Nate was trying to guage the expressions allowed to slip through.>

I think we all need a little distraction these days.

<As for Nate's favored one, he scooped another bite of cake. Despite being young and male, enough table manners had been drilled in to make him tolerable company. He never remembered to not got less in pure sugar bliss as he searched for a new round of small talk to toss out.>

Is being at Hogwarts a nice distraction or claustrophobic?

Aubrey Rosiel

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posted on 2-2-2009 at 12:39 AM

She must be a wonderful woman.

<Aubrey didn't understand how the adoption system worked, but if he had to guess, he would have said teenagers were the least likely candidates for finding a home. Teenagers seemed like little strangers at times, prone to alarming mood swings through different stages of physical change. His students alone made him thankful some days that he would never be able to have children of his own. The fifteen year olds he worked with were certainly frightening at times, so the quiet comment about Nate's mother was said with quite a bit of respect.>

<And - what a miracle - Aubrey finally smiled without a bit of reserve.>

It's a wonderful distraction. Hogwarts has become my second home, fortunately. I do feel safe there.

<A pause here, this time to try his coffee. He wouldn't provide this stranger with such personal information, but when Oz ran off, he left Aubrey with an overwhelming sense of abandonment. When a friend or shoulder to lean on might have made his entire ordeal easier to recover from, Aubrey had no one but his two ex students, who provided him shelter, food, and an obscene piece of jewelry. So, even surrounded by unfamiliar faces, Aubrey felt most secure within those protected castle walls, where the only threat was accidentally coming into a deserted hallway with the Magical Theory professor at the other end.>

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posted on 2-2-2009 at 03:58 AM

She is.

<A full wattage smile was flashed at Aubrey. Though it could have been just skillful acting, it definitely reached his eyes and the crinkled disarmingly at the corners. In a rare combination of naive and damaged, Nate didn't really realize what that smile could -do- to people. That it was in a setting full of aged, faded wizards didn't hurt, but Nate would have been stunning regardless. Stunning, but oblivious. Anyway, he wasn't thinking about his looks, but Aurelia. It might all be going to heck, but he was still so very blessed. He had a home, a mother and something worth fighting for.>

One of the few safe places left. I always liked it there, Dumbledore was an amazing man. There's not a lot of wizards who would have taken a chance on having me in their school.

<It was something Nate hadn't talked about often. He probably shouldn't know, it was just that it didn't seem to matter much. Aubrey likely wasn't a Death Eater, given that he could match him to Hogwarts. Even if he -was-, being a half or quarter breed would be the very least of Nate's problems, not nearly as important as being Aurelia Lanier's son and heir. Besides, the eyes were at least a hint. Nate returned the smile almost reflexively, pleased to see Aubrey possibly relaxing.>

I'm glad it hasn't changed much.

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posted on 2-3-2009 at 01:05 PM

Why do you say that?

<Aubrey had a few nervous tics that got to him in high stress situations. Usually his normal actions were adjusted to make these tics look absolutely normal, as though they were simply part of some bigger motion rather than agitation. One, however, Aubrey just could not smooth over. During conversation, if something were particularly disarming - such as that remarkably pretty, guilt free smile of Nate's - Aubrey would hold eye contact long enough to begin a response, then turn his head a fraction to the side, as though addressing some unknown presence on his shoulder. That was just what he did while inquiring just why Nate might be unique from other students - gold found violet for only a second before flicking away, as though afraid to look too long.>

<Nate's comment struck him as odd, though. There were children of Death Eaters at Hogwarts..why would Nate, who seemed rather normal, be a risk?>

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posted on 2-5-2009 at 04:04 AM

I'm a half breed. A lot of wizards still aren't quite comfortable with that. It doesn't help that I had, um... growing pains.

<Nate made a face, his nose wrinkling slightly. It looked.. displeased, but even Nate knew enough to keep the emotions out of it. Guilt, suicidal urges and depression weren't the fondest memories -and- they tended to scare away an attentive audience. The smile was back in a moment though, Nate shrugging. He didn't want the pause to alarm Aubrey.>

Y'know that first stage a baby wizard goes through where things happen accidentally? Up the power factor a few levels and have that still happening when I'd get mad, upset or just really startled. I'd gotten some control by the time Dumbledore decided to take me in, but I still managed to oh, blow out all the windows in the middle of Potions.

<Nate blinked, half surprised at himself for telling a story. The grin had turn sheepish and a hand swept up, to push self-conciously at the bangs. It wasn't a feminine gesture, but a nervous one he hadn't quite kicked. Oh well. It was either fine or he was screwed and it wasn't like he'd been a secret at Hogwarts. As for the memory, Nate was already trying to stuff it away, though the mental image of Snape's face did have him fighting a grin, now, year's later.>

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posted on 2-5-2009 at 01:09 PM

<That noise slipping out, sudden and bright in the calm of the cafe, that was Aubrey's quiet laughter. Gold widened a fraction, darting once around the place before coming back to Nate.>

What I would have given to see Professor Snape's face...

<Aubrey was still smiling after a sip of coffee, watching the caramel-colored liquid swish as it went back to the table. He usually dumped enough sugar and creamer in until it tasted more like impending diabetes instead of coffee. White shifted prettily as he shook his head, frowning.>

I don't understand the whole blood purity issue here. At home, your talent was what qualified you to learn, not how far back you could trace your family line.

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