In the front gallery of the House of Arch, there are three main paintings, as well as a few scattered about leading to common rooms. One of the paintings leads to the front gallery of the Narnian contingent. One leads to the guest wing. The final leads to a gallery with paintings to Tom and Door's family rooms ( Read more... )

Tom has not been in the mood to do much of anything in the past few days besides spending time with Door and the children. He finds he's still having a hard time making any kind of decisions. If he's not careful, he'll lose several minutes at a time just staring into space, but every day he does feel better. It's just a slow process ( Read more... )

*Tom Opens the way into Tonks' room, not waiting for her to activate the charm. Val is still on her other side, so they all three come through the painting.*

Here we are, Tonks. Sit down, alright? I know... I know how hard this is for you.

*Tom limps through the painting and into the Front Gallery. He is holding his throbbing head in his hands, the pain a result of trying to Open the door in Islington's lair for Bartleby. He was unsuccessful, but somehow the door opened anyway. Now Tom needs a healing charm, but can't cast it on himself. As with the last time he attempted to Open ( Read more... )

*Tonks is curled up in the armchair, a book open on her lap, but she isn't really reading so much as staring at the page. There's a soft chiming noise*

Yeah?

( Tom )

Adding to the mound of gifts under the tree in the front gallery are Snow's nicely wrapped gifts

( Bruce )

There is a mound of beautifully wrapped presents under the Christmas tree in the House of Arch front gallery. They are addressed to each occupant of the house, mostly in Door's handwriting.

( (To Snow and Bigby) )

A package in the owl's talons is addressed to Tonks. The letter inside reads:Dear Tonks ( Read more... )

*Snow is trying to comfort the podlings, who seem to have chosen tonight to be fussy . . . and it's Mary's night off. Recalling Tonks' kind words of the night before, she decides to take her up on the offer, and rings her room*

Tonks? Um, would you mind giving me a hand here?