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RP: Moving On

Mar 26, 2007 09:55

Date: 26 March 2005
Characters: Caradoc Dearborn [Cai], Arabella Figg, Marietta Edgecomb
Location: Little Whinging, Exeter, Stoatshead Hill
Status: Private
Summary: Arabella makes her move with a little help from Cai and Caradoc.
Completion: Complete

( Say goodbye to the old and hello to the new )

arabella figg, place: the ministry, caradoc dearborn, place: around shh, place: outside shh, march 2005

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shh_arabella March 26 2007, 16:21:29 UTC

This was the day. Arabella Doreen Figg was leaving the house she'd lived in almost 50 years and moving to Stoatshead Hill. Arabella had barely been able to sleep last night due to anticipation and wanting to make sure her house was ready for the new owners, Richard and Katherine Pattinson. They were such a lovely young couple, with an adorable 7-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son. At 3 o'clock she would sign the papers deeding the house to its new owners and leave Little Whinging for good. In the meantime, though, Arabella still had to pack her belongings in the magical way, which she couldn't do on her own, and do the last bit of cleaning up, which she could do on her own but didn't have to because Caradoc was sending his house elf to help.

So when a little elf in a pink chintz pinafore popped into the sitting room at 10 o'clock, Arabella wasn't at all surprised.

"Hello, Cai. I'm Arabella Figg. Thank you for coming."

shh_caradoc March 26 2007, 18:45:07 UTC

"Cai is liking to help, Mizzes."

The little old elf looked about. "Furnitures is not all fitting, Cai thinks, Mizzes. What is Mizzes wanting dones with furnitures?"

shh_arabella March 26 2007, 18:54:18 UTC

Arabella smiled. Cai was, indeed, very much like Bissie, Arabella's parents' house elf.

"Oh, you don't think all my furniture will fit in the new house?" Arabella pondered that a moment. The elf was probably right, and Arabella actually loved some of the furniture in the cottage. "Would you be able to shrink all of it and put some pieces aside so they can go to storage, while keeping other pieces together to move to the new place?"

shh_caradoc March 26 2007, 19:04:38 UTC

"Master is having room in Wales for any extras, Mizzes. But shrinkings is good. All shrinkings fit." The elf raised her chin and said softly as if about to deliver a great secret. "Cai is very good at shrinkings and movings, Mizzes."

The elf looked about, "Is Mizzes liking boxes all in sitting room or in same rooms in new house? Is easy to put all bedroom in bedroom ands all kitchens in kitchen, if Mizzes likes."

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shh_caradoc March 29 2007, 01:46:49 UTC

He restored the trolley to full size and helped her unload, then shrunk it and returned to Exeter while she put away the groceries.

"Ah, I see Cai released Tufty's spell. How is he doing?"

Caradoc started to loosen his tie a bit, but remembered his mother's instructions on proper etiquette. "Arabella, would mind if I removed my tie while we go over the house? It always amazes me how quickly I become accustomed to not wearing one, when I always wear one for work."

shh_arabella March 29 2007, 02:35:57 UTC

"Of course not, dearie," she said brightly. "You're my nephew, remember?" She winked mischievously at him. "Please, make yourself at home." Caradoc removed his tie and hung it across the back of the big stuffed chair.

"Now, please show me whatever I need to know," she said earnestly. "Should I take notes?"

shh_caradoc March 29 2007, 03:19:36 UTC

"I don't think notes are necessary, really. If you run into trouble, you can always call Cai ( ... )

shh_arabella March 29 2007, 03:29:39 UTC

Caradoc had certainly been thorough in the way he'd changed out all the Muggle appliances to work on wizard charms. Arabella hoped she could remember everything he'd told her.

"No questions right now, dearie," she said, "but I'd like you to write this down just in case I need to refresh my memory. I am 75, after all. You're quite good with charms, aren't you? This reminds me of how my parents' house was set up. Mother and Daddy always had a cold box and a freezing box as well. Mother's stove was set a bit higher, as I recall, though quite honestly that was so long ago I barely remember. I do recall trying to bake a cake once and having a devil of a time because Bissie -- she was our house elf -- had set the oven charms too high." She sighed audibly. "Dear Bissie. I do miss her. I shall be pleased to have Cai's help now and then."

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