It's a peaceful Sunday mid-morning and the dormitories are nearly empty, save for one Albus Potter sitting up in his bed, doing something so incredibly predictable for a Ravenclaw student, it's almost downright cliche ( Read more... )

Dinner is amazing.

Flammekueche, it turns out, is actually really, really tasty. And kind of pretty too.

Plus? It smells deliciousThey order a large rectangle of it, and between the three of them, it doesn't take too long to disappear. After a full day's worth of tourist activities, it's easy to work up quite the appetite, so it comes to Albus as ( Read more... )

Albus is in the Great Hall, helping himself to a plate scrambled eggs and toast (with jam ( Read more... )

It's an ordinary day in the bar, and Albus and Lily are sitting in a booth. It's nearly the start of the new school year and things are getting a little tense as far as pressures are concerned. Albus has been thinking a lot about Oxford, especially since reading (and rereading) the book he'd been given by Scorpius about it. And he's wondering ( Read more... )

For: Posner, Karkat, Alex Rider, Kate Barlow, the lady Viola and William Evans ( Read more... )

Albus Potter is late ( Read more... )

"I still can't believe James graduated," Rose says off-handedly, staring up at her outstretched hand, silhouetted against the sunny summer sky. "And he's going to be playing Quidditch professionally. That must be exciting for him ( Read more... )

Albus almost, very nearly, decides never to use the door to Milliways again.

If only because chances of running into Scorpius there always seem to be greater than they are when he's at school with him. (Which probably shouldn't make any sense when he thinks about it because they're in the same house and share most of the same classes ( Read more... )

Albus has his bag packed for class.

It's Arithmancy right now, and while a part of him thinks he'd probably like a door to Milliways to pop up at any moment, he knows classes are important too.

He's just leaving the Ravenclaw tower, past the eagle, not suspecting a thing.

Hogwarts is both a big and small enough place to be to suit one's needs.

Big enough to hide away when you want to, when you're trying to avoid someone and stay out of someone's way.

Small enough because no matter how much you hide or avoid someone, they're always within sight of you - during mealtimes, during night hours, during after-class study ( Read more... )