Aurin and Caleb Meet

[golden_armor]

Date: Tuesday, 10 July
Time: 1 PM
Place: Alecto's Animal Emporium, Aurin's Flat
Characters: Aurin Helm, Caleb Moore, Stella Sinistra
Status: Invitation Only, Incomplete

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[prof_stargazer]

Stella had been relieved to find out that Remus had arranged for Aurin Helm to assist Caleb in registering with the Ministry. She didn't know Aurin well, but he was a member of the Order, and that alone gave her a measure of trust in him that little else could. Not that she wasn't still nervous- ever since the Full moon, she had realized that every day that Caleb wasn't on the Registry meant the Ministry's actions would be that much more severe once he did register.

She'd apparated over to Caleb's flat a little before 1, then apparated them both to Diagon Alley. Stella and Caleb were both unusually quiet as they walked hand-in-hand down the street until they reached Aurin's shop. Stella entered first, nervously biting her lip. "Aurin?"

[wolf_caleb]

Caleb was nervous and having second thoughts about letting Stella accompany him to this meeting. He trusted Remus to an extent, and Stella completely, so he had to trust their judgment in involving Aurin Helm. But the man could very well turn Caleb over to the Ministry right then and there, which could only lead to trouble for Stella. He'd been so bloody happy, he'd stopped thinking about the Ministry, stopped worrying about what was going to happen to him. He'd never even considered what could happen to Stella just by associating with him.

Apparently, spending so much time alone had turned him in to a self centered prick.

Before he knew it, they were stepping in to the animal emporium and Stella was calling out for their host. Caleb took a deep breath and straightened his shoulders. Whatever happened, he would face it head on. As long he kept Stella out of trouble, he would deal with whatever consequences he had to.

[golden_armor]

Aurin, alerted by Romero's interested chirp, saw his guests through the front window as they approached the door. He stepped around from behind the front counter to meet them, glancing at the top of the doorframe as they walked beneath it. No green or red flashes; nobody was carrying any mechanical or magical bugs, then. Good. He wouldn't put it past the Ministry not to have someone slip things into the pockets of those who entered his shop

[prof_stargazer]

Stella's eyes fell on Aurin as she walked in the door, nearly before she had even finished saying his name. He looked better than the last time Stella had seen him- though that was not really a surprise, as near the end of the war they'd all looked tired and ragged most of the time. She returned Aurin's smile as she shook his hand.

"It's good to see you, too," she said in her usually quiet manner. "Thank you, again, for offering to help."

She stood a little off to the side as Aurin introduced himself to Caleb, nervousness washing over her again with his words- they only served to remind Stella of how serious Caleb's situation was. She glanced around the shop for a moment to distract herself as she waited for Aurin and Caleb to finish speaking.