A fluttering of wings caused the doomed albino to glance upward, where an owl was quickly whirling off towards the castle. The paper it dropped was caught in autumnal draft, and looked as if it too would drift away before abruptly changing direction to smack Elric in the face. The word "gloom" briefly encompassed the majority of his vision, before he pulled it away and examined the flyer from a more reasonable distance
( ... )
In a trice, old Dumbles had settled his guest most hospitably. Surely even the most melancholy warrior could not fail to take some comfort in an armchair so softly overstuffed that magic was surely required to maintain its tufted upholstery intact? Lemondrops nestled in a Spode dish ready to hand, and a little plate of the promised digestive biscuits sat perched on the chair's wide arm. Plain and chocolate bikkies!
Of the sounds emanating from a sheathed weapon the albino had brought in, Dumbledore affected not to take notice. Likewise he made no comment on the Sparklypoo tiara, which would be cause for gloom in itself. "Prefect Elric! A man of many responsibilities."
As Elric had been half-anticipating an assault by some nearly indescribably horror of Chaos, Dumbledore's appearance was something of a relief. The Professor Emeritus at least appeared to be human enough on a glance, and there was nothing obviously wrong with the armchair offered him- Elric sunk into the cushion with a somewhat disconcerted expression. It was extremely comfortable. Surely, one such as himself did not deserve pleasantries like overstuffed armchairs and chocolate biscuits
( ... )
Bucky stomped into the office and climbed up into a chair without so much as an introduction, settling himself in and leaning back expectantly, his oversized Slytherin tie wrapped several times around his neck and dirty around the ends from dragging on the floor.
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Of the sounds emanating from a sheathed weapon the albino had brought in, Dumbledore affected not to take notice. Likewise he made no comment on the Sparklypoo tiara, which would be cause for gloom in itself. "Prefect Elric! A man of many responsibilities."
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