Just A Bad Day [open]

[Aurora Davies]

Aurora was sitting by the fire on the floor a table in front of her. She had been there for a long while just staring into the fire. She had a piece of parchment in front of her from her mother. It was a note they had written her about her father. Although the note had not been very long it had carried a great deal of meaning and had worried Aurora very much.

‘The ministry came by the manor today and told your father he has to go into questioning about he-who-must-not-be-named tomorrow. There have been many rumors, as you know, about your fathers allegiance. I cannot say much as this owl may be intercepted. I will inform you of what happens, you know the rules.’

That was all it had said. Aurora was super worried now and hadn’t gotten up from this spot for a good hour. She hadn’t talked to anyone or even looked away from the fire. She gripped onto the piece of parchment as if her life depended on it, she did not want anyone to try to take it from her and read it.

‘How does this happen?’ She thought. ‘Who was responsible? Daddy had better get off there was no way they had any proof. They had been so careful to cover everything up and she knew no one had let anything slip.’ She shook her head a little unable to believe this to be happening. ‘What would me and mother do if daddy does get locked up?’ This brought a small tear to her eye and she quickly blinked it away. She couldn’t think like that, he was going to get off there was no way he couldn’t. ‘They must have heard about daddy’s business this summer.’ She thought, ‘Going to Albania was probably not the best idea. But, daddy had been summoned and there was no way to avoid that.’ She nodded knowing everything would hopefully work out ok.

She knew she was to speak of this to no one and she knew that if ministry wizards came to talk to her she knew nothing. These were the rules her mother had been speaking of, she knew them very well. Her parents had made sure that she could not mistake them and that she knew them even at the worst of times. Although she could not help but be in shock and stared at the fire.

She was feeling antsy like she wanted to just leave this common room and do something incredibly crazy to take her mind off of everything. It had been taking everything in her power to stay in this one place. She knew once she got up there was going to be no stopping her.

Words: 458
Muse: I wanna be dramatic and possibly crazy!
Tagged: Totally open!

[Noel Foster]

There was an unspoken rule in Pureblood Slytherin families: If someone gets arrested or a hearing is called, don't blab about it to anyone. Most families had at least one member who got called about suspicious activities and if they were well-off enough to afford a good lawyer, they usually got off. Noel sat in one of the couches by the fire, reading a letter his own mother had sent, though the tone was dramatically different than Aurora's. His mother sounded really worried. The one upside? The dark grey screech owl his mother had sent the letter with wasn't his father's, so it didn't bite him like his dad's Great Horned owl did.

"Noel, your father and uncle have been called into the Ministry. They're holding a hearing on suspected death eater activity. I used a different owl because we fear that Artemus will be intercepted as the Ministry knows your father's owl all too well. PLEASE, dear, I implore you and your sister to stay quiet about this. She has received a letter as well. Do not worry Darling, everything will be fine."

Noel sat back in the chair, numb. Sure, he wasn't the biggest fan of his father or uncle but the idea that they might actually be ARRESTED? As much as he disliked his father, the idea of having a father in prison was kinda scary. Then he remembered how the man treated him and Tyler and he sat back with his head leaning against the back of the chair. With the way he was treated by his dad when he came out, as far as he was concerned his father could rot in hell.

Noel thought about Tyler briefly and smiled. Lately it seemed his boyfriend, friends and sister were the only people who could bring a genuine smile to the young Slytherin's face. He saw a blonde girl sitting on the other chair, clutching a letter of her own and looking like her world had ended. He wasn't all that concerned, but he kept his face neutral as he stared at the fireplace.

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Tag: Aurora and whoever else.

[Aurora Davies]

Aurora sighed and looked around to see what her options of people were to talk to so she could get her mind of everything and hopefully not be too stupid. She sighed seeing that there was no one in the common room she really knew overly well. The only person she knew was Noel and she honestly did not know too much about him. He was a year older than her and they had never really talked, there were rumors going around that he was a blood traitor and although she did not know for sure if he was she did think that his boyfriend was a half-blood.

She did not understand how people could just step out from their parents and not care about blood when they were strictly raised that way. She knew Noel’s dad was a death eater as her own father was and she had a feeling he probably had the same upbringing due to having quite a few death eaters in his family. She only knew this because her father talked of it at times as he wanted her to be involved in that circle, she had always wanted to be considered the best in the dark lords eyes although she could not tell anyone about this.

Aurora sat there still in shock and got up throwing the note in the fire, there had to be no record kept of the note as she did not want anyone to get a hold of it. She put her hands on her hips as she watched it burn waiting for it to burn completely. She did not understand why she had the need but in a way she felt like just running away and was thinking about sneaking out, although there would not be much sneaking she would just walk out and if anyone had a problem with that well she would be forced to curse them. ‘Where would I go if I did leave?’ She thought to herself unsure as to what she would do or where she would go. There really was not anything she could think of to do outside of the common room, not much went on at night and she did not feel like going to her normal spots as people knew about them. She did not need someone who’s parents were not in trouble trying to tell her it would be ok.

Words: 401
Muse: N/A
Tagged: Noel and whoever else!

[Noel Foster]

Most of Noel's attitude towards pureblood supremacy was thanks to his mother. Vanessa Foster was American, and most American purebloods were more liberal towards blood supremacy and his mother didn't understand it at all. He knew his mom, at least accepted him and Tyler, even if she didn't quite understand the whole being gay thing. She understood that it was who he was. People like Aurora and most of the other Slytherins, in Noel's opinion, were brainwashed by their families into being just like them. He could do better without them.

He kept his eyes trained on the fire for a while, his face schooled into the same mask he'd trained himself to put it into around some of the snobbier Slytherins. One benefit of being a Slytherin: He had the blank smug look down pat. It hid his emotions to the world until he was with someone he trusted. Usually the only people who saw past it were Tyler and Renee. The difference was he knew when to lower it. Most of his house mates didn't, but he knew enough people that he got along with to be able to be himself that he didn't need it. Outside of the common room he was usually able to be himself.

He watched Aurora throw the letter into the fire and he followed suit, crumpling his letter up and tossing it into the flames. Normally Noel would go find Tyler and Renee but the note said not to say anything. He stood, deciding to head up to the Astronomy tower since it was a private space where he could go clear his head. He jotted down a quick note to Tyler and Renee telling them to meet him there and and started to walk to the entrance of the common room.

Words: 322
Tag: Aurora and whoever else.
Notes: If she gets curious and wants to follow him out to see where he's going that's fine.

[Lakin!]

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