(Another scene from late September ( Read more... )

Jonathan wasn’t nervous. He supposed for other people this would be an occasion that one could feel nervous about, but he had spent years hunting down the scariest witches and wizards that had ever lived. He’d hunted killers and destroyers of lives and come out the other side. Not without his share of scars, perhaps, but alive nonetheless ( Read more... )

Joscelin,

I would love to take you out for a pint and ask discuss a matter of importance with you.

Savage

Passing his wand to Mrs. Potts, Miles herded his gaggle of tiny females into the MLE, heading for the corner office. It was one he’d visited daily in the first few months after Reese’s disappearance. Eventually, as it became apparent the Aurors weren’t finding anything useful, and balancing his vigil against the demands of work and his sudden role ( Read more... )

"Don't tell me that!"

Jonathan paced in front of Harry's large desk, fists balled at his sides as he took in the Department Head's words. He'd come to Harry the night he'd seen Reese at the auction, calling the much younger Auror from sleep. He might have felt guilty if Harry hadn't already agreed to being available night and day for this cause.

This ( Read more... )

Once the night had concluded, the men had gone their separate ways with their ‘prized pieces’, giving Jonathan a reason to escape home. They’d been surprised by his lack of desire to bid on any of the lovely flowers, but he’d explained that none of them had wet his appetite, and that he’d need to come back again. Soon ( Read more... )

[We'll rate this as an R for disturbing imagery/ideas]

He hadn’t been sure what to expect when the invitation from Clint Osbourne had come promising ‘an affair that will surely satisfy your plentiful desires,’ but Jonathan had agreed to join the man and his band of followers nonetheless. Had he declined, it would have set him back ages with the ( Read more... )

It had taken a full twenty minutes for Romy to work up the courage to leave Lyra in the Ministry's nursery. Joscelin wasn't thrilled with their daughter being in the care of strangers during the day, but he was busy trying to get things set up for the research he and Sam wanted to continue and Romy had already taken extra time beyond the usual ( Read more... )

Harry flipped through the pages in front of him another time, eyes darting from name to name, skimming over the list of places and the times they were used. It was an interesting file containing information that, if true, would be monumental in the apprehension of several witches and wizards who were suspected of a multitude of offenses.

His green ( Read more... )

Even a year prior, Gwen would have been fretting over what she was about to do.

Buying a house with someone was a rather large step - a sign of commitment, the intentions of a future together. Even when she was with Tristan, she would have had to think deeply about buying something so permanent as a small estate ( Read more... )