*She doesn't even bother gracing Lucius' obvious little twitch with a reply. Bellatrix is calm, with that almost preternatural euphoria that sets in when she's doing the Dark Lord's work. That this is an especially dangerous mission only has her calmer, almost high with it.
That puttyish Spaniard of an informant has provided a clear layout of this flat, and she's studied it carefully over long hours, so it almost feels like home as she steps sure-footed and silently over the hearth and into the living room. Kitchen to the left, hall to the right, first bedroom (Gideon's), then second (Fabian's, slightly larger, western exposure). The Aurors are not only dangerous but deadly, and exponentially more so together. That's why it's imperative they be dealt with silently and individually. If all goes well, it won't be hard at all: silence the first bedroom, kill the sleeping Auror, move onto the second, and repeat. They'll have plenty of time for play after that
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*He follows behind Rodolphus; Lestrange can handle is wife, and Lucius can babysit Evan and Igor, hopefully, will just keep his hands to himself until this is done with.
The bedroom door isn't locked. The flat is probably warded to within an inch of its life, but doubtless the Prewett twins never believed anyone would get inside; why bother with interior locks? It swings silently inward, and Lucius can see past Bella and Rodolphus into the room, can pick out the dim shape of wardrobe, shelves, bed, and in it, a pile of blankets that's no doubt breathing softly.*
*When Fabian wakes, it's absolute; there's no grogginess, no halfway point between sleep and sharply alert. He knows, as he's known before, immediately and unquestionably, that Something Is Wrong and that he has to get to Gideon. Now.
The last time this happened, Gid had gotten hurt on a case in Ipswich, and Fabian had gotten to St. Mungo's before even he had without having to be told he was on his way. This is no different, there's just a sickening, unfaltering certainty of what he has to do, and within seconds he's got his wand and he's crashing out his bedroom door and into the hall, shoulder colliding with the corridor wall, blasting a curse at the first Death Eater in sight. He's not even surprised to see them there - his adrenaline's shot from zero to skyrocket in just heartbeats - and he stands his ground in boxer shorts and a Pac Man t-shirt, wand leveled at the other four Death Eaters.*
*The summer between graduation and Auror training had been a good one. They'd traveled together, maybe not in style, but far and wide. The swimming hole had been in Darwin, Australia, spring-fed and difficult to get to
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That puttyish Spaniard of an informant has provided a clear layout of this flat, and she's studied it carefully over long hours, so it almost feels like home as she steps sure-footed and silently over the hearth and into the living room. Kitchen to the left, hall to the right, first bedroom (Gideon's), then second (Fabian's, slightly larger, western exposure). The Aurors are not only dangerous but deadly, and exponentially more so together. That's why it's imperative they be dealt with silently and individually. If all goes well, it won't be hard at all: silence the first bedroom, kill the sleeping Auror, move onto the second, and repeat. They'll have plenty of time for play after that ( ... )
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The bedroom door isn't locked. The flat is probably warded to within an inch of its life, but doubtless the Prewett twins never believed anyone would get inside; why bother with interior locks? It swings silently inward, and Lucius can see past Bella and Rodolphus into the room, can pick out the dim shape of wardrobe, shelves, bed, and in it, a pile of blankets that's no doubt breathing softly.*
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The last time this happened, Gid had gotten hurt on a case in Ipswich, and Fabian had gotten to St. Mungo's before even he had without having to be told he was on his way. This is no different, there's just a sickening, unfaltering certainty of what he has to do, and within seconds he's got his wand and he's crashing out his bedroom door and into the hall, shoulder colliding with the corridor wall, blasting a curse at the first Death Eater in sight. He's not even surprised to see them there - his adrenaline's shot from zero to skyrocket in just heartbeats - and he stands his ground in boxer shorts and a Pac Man t-shirt, wand leveled at the other four Death Eaters.*
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