I sit bolt upright in bed, my palms clammy, my heart pounding. Shite, it's Tuesday! And I'm late! Ruddy panicked, I look over to see that Hermione's asleep and running late as well. Why in Merlin's name didn't we set the alarm? What was going through our - I throw myself out of bed and the freezing air hits me, making me curl into a tight ball ( Read more... )

Blimey. Bloody stupid Williamson. Just because he's got nowhere to go and no family to spend Christmas Eve with, he's got no problem keeping me late to give me a full training on the parchment work form for requesting a shipment of evidence. As if I ruddy well cared tonight, when I already have one other stop to make on the way home, and when being ( Read more... )

"How much longer, you reckon?" I ask Hermione, knowing that I'm risking either no answer at all or an answer likely to take my head off. She's been in our library at the cottage since right after breakfast, putting together her presentation for work on starting her own project. I know how much it means to her, but Merlin's sparkly pants, it's ( Read more... )

I jolt awake and panic for a moment about how late I am for work, then I realize...it's the weekend and I don't even have to be awake yet. With that disgusting thought, I decide to go back to sleep, roll over, and then lay there with eyes wide open for at least fifteen minutes. Apparently Hermione's brain knows it's the weekend - hers is still fast ( Read more... )

Bloody hell. Bloody sodding hell.

I drag my feet slowly up the dirt road from High Street, trudging up to the cottage in the middle of the morning. At least I had the sense to take off my Auror robes so people wouldn't think I was on duty and ask for help or anything. Then I'd really have to explain why I couldn't possibly help them.

Damn! Of ( Read more... )

"Five minutes, Williamson, that's all! Think they can live without us for five more minutes?" I demand.

"Depends on what happens in those five minutes, rookie," he replies smugly.

While I know he's probably right, I have to get to Hermione and make sure everything's all right with her. Plus I need to let her know I won't be home for a while - if ( Read more... )

After Williamson and I get the call to the Crystal Chamber and I sent that quick message to Hermione, he and I Apparate into the middle of the place back to back, as trained, ready for action. As soon as I focus in the dark, I see the evil, grinning face of Bellatrix LeStrange just before I hear her signature peals of insane laughter ring from the ( Read more... )

The pain in my shoulder shoots from my spine to my elbow and I curse that idiot Slytherin Chaser for plowing me out of the way to go for the goal. Spinning around, I throttle my way up underneath him, jamming the front of my broomstick into his and tipping him away, but not before he gets the Quaffle on its way. I reach out to knock it down and - ( Adventures )

Hmmm. Sunday morning. Meaning I have to go back to work tomorrow. But also meaning that if I try very,very hard maybe I can put off thinking about it another few hours and pretend it's still Saturday. Sitting on the couch, I close my eyes and think. Yeah, I can do that. I open them and sure enough, feels like Saturday to me ( Read more... )

I watch her down another full glass of water and then grimace as she swallows the last of it.

We've just finished clearing the table from breakfast, and I know that MacMillan - er, Healer-in-Training MacMillan - is supposed to come to the cottage to give Hermione her first baby exam today ( Read more... )