isn't it nice?

VIRUS statuses

mallory.masson@gmail.com — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:47:48 GMT

Cecilia Hooke;

☠☠☠ rolled a ... 「1」

She doesn't get it bad at all, but she's a drama queen so she's probably acting like it's a lot more terrible than it is for her. Not MUCH, though, 'cause Cael is sicker than her and she would feel bad if she was too busy complaining about her own problems to take care of him. Given that she barely leaves the house, she probably got it from him, but that's also the same reason that she will probably get no worse, with nothing super stressful going on in her life at the moment except tending to a sick boyfriend.

Alex Smith;

☠☠☠ rolled a ... 「6」

Poor baby is allll alone feeling like death! It's likely that he caught it from someone at work, and the second he found out he would have told Gracie to keep Zac as far away from him as humanly possible. I imagine that he waited until the hallucinations started to check himself into the hospital because he's a ~tough guy~. I think he's gonna suffer for a while on this, because once they find out that it's Muggle medicine that can cure it, he won't be super excited to go that route cause... you know. He Has Issues so either he will go towards thinking he'll die and finally take it, or get over it on his own with time.

Ophelia Wilkes;

☠☠☠ rolled a ... 「5」

Ophelia is half-ready to off herself. Not only are her symptoms severe enough to be extremely hampering to her daily life, including the ever-so-fun hallucinations and spells of vertigo, but she can't take care of herself because not only is her husband in worse shape, but Anastasiya is fairly sick as well. I don't see her getting over this easily or quickly simply because she has 0 time to rest with her full focus on the rest of her family.

Amaryllis Chambers;

☠☠☠ rolled a ... 「7」

I am not sure if she is going to live or die, but she is gonna go within a hair's width of it if she doesn't. Definitely has it the worst of all my babies, and is despairing right now because she can't be around her pride and joy, Cosette, while she's sick. Not that she's awake most of the time to think about that.

Nicole Boot;

☠☠☠ rolled a ... 「3」

This is nothing like last time, but isn't it just her luck that she contracts it again? Before, she let it get worse and worse without doing anything because it was the middle of championship season and she wanted to play in the finals. This time, Martin hasn't let her do anything of the sort and so I imagine she has been practically tied to the bed until she gets better so that we have no more Mishaps. After everything from before, she is likely to reluctantly agree with this treatment.

character statuses .

mallory.masson@gmail.com — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:34:28 GMT

I was talking to Ron tonight about plots and how plots are really hard between two people when one partner doesn't give much information on how their character is feeling/their state of mind/etc. I made a comment about how generally if I don't know what's up with characters, I start to talk it out and that's how it comes to me. So I got inspired to do a bigger, more detailed version of my Plea For Plot Post™ and talk things out with myself. Hopefully this will make things easier to plot with other people, inspire plot in others, and if I don't get entirely lazy I can keep updating this. :D I will do my best.

Feel free to comment on this post with commentary, plot, etc. at any time! That's definitely partially what this is for! I love interaction!

	IAN C. BELL ❝ ♂ + 25 + Ravenclaw '76 + Keeper (Puddlemere United) ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Single/Divorced ♥ Significant Other: n/a ღ Children: Kathryn Coira (3) ₪ State of Mind: He is in a sort of in-between place right now. He's still hurt over what happened with Liz, but as the days goes on and he gets back into Quidditch and focused on Katie, he's finding it possible to distract himself momentarily. He's happiest playing Quidditch right now and is probably spending extra time on the pitch when Liz is able to take Katie. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ He wants he, Liz and Katie to have a good family relationship again even if they aren't legally family anymore. This has made him willing to let Liz take Katie more often during the season, but he's on watch for anything off because he can't say he entirely trusts Liz yet to not freak out. ✔ Just participated in the United's little fly-in demonstration and is probably one of the few members of the team not secretly freaking out about losing 450 points. He has a lot of faith in his team to pull back into the rankings and just generally thinks it was funny as hell. ✔ Still doesn't know anything about Ellie's new-found love for the ladies, but does know that he doesn't approve of that haircut. He knows there's something off with his sister based on the fact that she's still sort of hard to meet up with and all the sudden change, but is too busy to dwell on it too much at the moment. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) ✧ He must thread with Liz and Katie at some point! I'm interested to see how their family dynamic is once we start exploring it in ~~long-winded essays~~ actual tags. ✧ He also must thread with Ellie, since she needs to either tell him what's up and get Reaction Time™, or he needs to at least start side-eyeing her a lil' bit.
	AMELIA S. BONES ❝ ♀ + 31 + Hufflepuff '69 + Member of the Wizengamot ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Single/Widowed ♥ Significant Other: n/a ღ Children: Mara Imogen (2) ₪ State of Mind: She is much better than she was when I left her off. She's had over a year for the deaths of her husband, parents and brother to sink in and although she's not entirely recovered--simply due to so much emotional trauma happening one right after the other for so long--, she is in a better place. She is good enough that she is able to focus on work again and has realized how important it is that she keep doing what she does. What remains, however, is a sense of paranoia concerning Mara and leaving her with anyone besides herself. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ She is running herself ragged between work and her daughter and this has caused her to withdraw from her family quite a bit. This has lead to a sense of isolation, but she too wrapped up in it to realize that if she took a breath and took a second to spend more time with them she would likely feel better. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) ✧ I would like her to have some kind of chat with at least one member of her family soon. Who exactly it is doesn't matter, I don't think. She just needs someone to give her a firm shake.
	NICOLE P. BOOT ❝ ♀ + 29 + Slytherin, '70 + Chaser (Puddlemere United) ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Engaged ♥ Significant Other: Martin Boot ღ Children: Matthew Chase (b. 08/22) ₪ State of Mind: She is a glass case of emotion at the moment! Thanks to all the different things going on in her life and her good friends The Hormones, Nicole finds herself flipping quite frequently between furious, grateful, excited, scared and downright upset. As usual, these burst of emotion are taken out on Martin and he is probably a little worse for wear due to the whole thing and mentally willing this kid to just come already and save them both. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ Matthew is 12 days away, ahh! She can't say she's afraid of parenting or anything like that, so more than anything she just wants this kid OUT. Quidditch starting especially has made her truly antsy to get this pregnancy over with so she can start getting back in shape. She will probably be fighting people to let her go to the pitch and do drills like, a week after she pops this kid out. This will probably not work, but she will still try, damn it. ✔ Nicole is more nervous about the wedding than the kid. She really isn't super comfortable with the idea of a whole day where everyone is watching her in a dress and heels, but is doing it nonetheless. She also is having little to do with the planning of this whole thing and probably hired a planner ages ago. The date is September 22nd, so not far away! ✔ So, about that suspension from the United. More or less, they're fucking around with her because they know she's out of commission anyway for another good month and a half at the least. They're not planning on firing her, but she doesn't know that. What will likely happen is that they'll put her back on the roster in the beginning of October due to pressure from things like the team's sit-in and media reaction, her 'looking' at other teams, and the fact that the United will probably still be down a hell of a lot of points and they're gonna have to pull shit together. For now, though, she's still in the dark, very upset/frustrated/angry /having to be held back from punching people/etc. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) ✧ She and Martin need to thread! Since Matthew's coming soon, there's a starting point. They have a lot they could address that would be easy to wrap up around the base event of this kid coming quickly. ✧ I so yearn for another group thread with the United. Best team in the game, wut wut.
	INGRID H.A. CATCHLOVE ❝ ♀ + 21 + Gryffindor, '79 + Waitress ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Dating ♥ Significant Other: Christian Entwhistle ღ Children: Kevin Christian (2) ₪ State of Mind: She is happy as it is possible to be, being a dirt poor young mother. Content is probably a better word, although that's not to say that she didn't wish things were easier. Nonetheless, she's comfortable in the sense that she's settled into a routine and gotten used to living the way she does. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ THERE ARE NO CURRENT EVENTS, YOU ALL SUCK. >:[ Nah, she's sitting on the backburner until she's needed for something. I'll push her in there as soon as there's something that might apply to her. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) ✧ n/a but don't really need any at the moment.
	AMARYLLIS I. CHAMBERS ❝ ♀ + 25 + Beauxbatons, '74 + Housewife ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Married-ish ♥ Significant Other: Jude Wickham ღ Children: Cosette Ludivine (1) ₪ State of Mind: She's quite okay right now, excusing the assuredly constant head-butting that happens between her and Belise. I imagine that she's learned to take her home life issues as a normal part of daily life, including constant paranoia about not being legally married. In turn, she of course makes it a point to try and up-stage her sister wife all day, every day, in everything possible. Cosette is absolutely her jewel and the center of her universe, but she has not stopped trying to be best friends forever with Astrid. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ Cosette just turned one. Literally like a week ago! Really there's nothing much to say about this, but it is an event. She has been spoiling the crap out of this kid since she was born, but lately probably has not shut up about her at all. Ever. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) ✧ I would totally love to have her thread with Belise at some point, since we never really played out together in anything but comments. I have a feeling they'd be entirely hilarious.
	DARIEN D. DOBBS ❝ ♂ + 20 + Hufflepuff '80 + Hitwizard ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Single/Playa ♥ Significant Other: n/a ღ Children: n/a ₪ State of Mind: Darien WAS good, but now not so much considering what Derek just told him about Dianna. He hasn't really had much time to react to it yet, but there's definitely mixed emotions of fear, fury and an urge to kick someone's ass all muddled up in there. More than anything though, he's concerned and needs to do something to satiate his freak-out about whether she's all right or not, and he's definitely itching to just hurt someone, which is very uncharacteristic and probably a bit scary for him. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ Obviously he just found out about his sister being attacked by Death Eaters and being messed up over it, so there's that. I can't say yet what he's doing about it since that thread isn't finished and whatever Derek says will probably drive his actions from that point on in whichever direction, but one thing he does know he needs to do is talk to Dianna. He is not having a good time. ✔ He had a date with Marissa, a thread which is also not finished so I'm uncertain as to how it went precisely. I took liberties in the Derek thread and had him happy about it all, so I assumed based on how it was going that it turned out without anything terrible happening. While dating hot redheads makes him happy, right now everything is overshadowed by the above noted situation. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) ✘ Marissa date thread is in progress. I would love to talk to you, Lettie, and maybe fast-forward in it, talk about how it went and whatnot since there doesn't seem to be anything huge going on. I think we've established that they get on okay, and that's good! Lemme know what you want to do. ✘ The thread with Derek can probably be wrapped up within the next few tags, I think. More than anything it's important he get the base information and play them off each other a little with their reactions to the situation. I think it wouldn't take too many tags to explore how they work off of each other in this kind of backdrop. ✧ Eventually someone is going to realize something is up with him who doesn't know what's up. He doesn't want to talk about it right now, but after a while, if someone prods him about his change in mood, he would.
	MEREDITH B. FIELDING ❝ ♀ + 20 + Hufflepuff '80 + Fashion Designer ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Single ♥ Significant Other: n/a ღ Children: n/a ₪ State of Mind: Meredith is floating on cloud nine right now and enjoying life really for the first time in a year or so. She's in a nice place where she's out of the constant funk she was in following the death of her twin brother, and she doesn't have to wallow about being dirt poor any more since her line is doing well. She's definitely not making millions, but her career from here seems like it's only going to take off. Nothing can touch her at the moment, so she is just a carefree beam of sunshine for the first time in a long time. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ Madam Malkin's picked up her line, which is selling well. She'll get exposure from this and it'll be a launching pad into bigger and better things, but for the time being she has no idea what's in store for her, just that she's enjoying it. Her goal is to be able to drop her other job waitressing within the year. For the time being, there's nothing else on the radar. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) → Ron, eventually we need to thread, as we've spoken about. Now that we have the connection with Dianna, I think I have one or two ideas on how she can see Derek again, I just want her to have heard briefly what's going on with him beforehand so she knows to approach with caution and this does not explode in our faces. ✧ I don't think a thread is necessary with Dianna, but might be fun! Let me know what you want to do, Cristina. I'm good with threads, comments, and/or just chatting OOC and figuring it out behind the scenes.
	CECILIA J. HOOKE ❝ ♀ + 21 + Slytherin, '79 + Socialite ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Single, but It's Complicated ♥ Significant Other: n/a ღ Children: n/a ₪ State of Mind: Wow, she is in some serious shit and she knows it, but this time her mind's definitely giving her a spin for what to do about it. It's a very confusing time in her life and she's caught between defending the decision of her parents and being so sick of everything that's happened and how unhappy she's been that she just wants to scream and say 'to hell!' with all of it. Getting away from her parents is going to only prove to help her to think more clearly about what she wants in her life even though she doesn't yet realize that it's a poisonous environment from which she's removing herself. She's still a mess at this point, questioning everyone and everything and she can be expected to be all over the place and indecisive for a while as this whole situation has quite shaken her. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ Welp, the gossip has gotten around that she's been hanging around and being extra friendly with a halfblood and Mama and Papa Hooke are not entirely pleased about this. They were already in a tizzy after Donovan left her and this is quite a derailment of their plans to add on top of it. They haven't disowned her, but they've basically cut off her money, which they think will force her to come home so they can tighten the reigns. It won't, because she can't deal with living with them, and that's going to turn out to be the best decision she ever made. Or the worst. Depends upon whose opinion we're talking about! ✔ Because of all of this parent drama, she's started talking to her scandalous halfblood boy again. Despite how damning she knows such an action to be, for some reason the whole situation makes her want to see him more, rather than less. Even though there are some serious issues to be dealt with still, they've made up on the surface problems for the moment. Considering that Adamina is Not Happy with her, we might go ahead and have her live with him? That will only add to the scandal when the siblings find out about all of this, I'm sure. Wah wah drama drama. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) → She and Cael have to see each other again. I agree with the idea it should be in neutral territory. I don't think there's going to be any mad revelations and she certainly is never going to apologize for all that stuff she said about Evan or suddenly proclaim her love for Muggles, but he is the start of everything.
	JASON G. LINDSAY ❝ ♂ + 21 + Gryffindor, '79 + Chaser (Montrose Magpies) ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Single ♥ Significant Other: n/a, but he could use a lady to get his confidence up! ღ Children: n/a ₪ State of Mind: Oh goodness, this boy is such a mess. He doesn't know what to do with himself right now. There wasn't much serious talk about him before he was suddenly catapulted to fame by being made a starting chaser on the championship team, so this is all still very new and it absolutely terrifies him. He's a Gryffindor, but he's brave in a very subtle way and it has to be beaten out of him, which I think it will be if the pressure keeps mounting, the rumors keep being written, and Seth keeps antagonizing him. He's one of those people who performs best under pressure and surprises everyone--he goes out in bursts of awesome and then turns immediately back into a kitten. Give him a few more months into the season and he'll be nearing his breaking point and do something to shock people. (Like punch Seth in the face!) CURRENT EVENTS ✔ Those stupid gossip rags are saying things about him and being a spy and he is Very Upset. He really feels like his place on the Magpies is much more precarious than it is in reality, and that counts for both performance-wise and socially, as far as getting along with the other players. These rumors are going to drive him to try and prove that he's not still playing as part of his old team and I imagine next time they play the Catapults, he'll throw more than a few goals past his old teammates to punctuate it. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) ✧ A Magpies practice group thread would be fun. Just an idea!
	LUCY A. LOVEGOOD ❝ ♀ + 21 + Hufflepuff '79 + Actress ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Married ♥ Significant Other: Xenophilius Lovegood ღ Children: Luna Solaria (1) ₪ State of Mind: Lucy is as anyone can expect her to be--bursting at the seams with joy, light, fantasies, and all of those good and happy things. As a person, little bothers her to begin with, so it makes it even easier for her to be in a constant state of euphoria when nothing at all is going wrong. Someday I'd like to explore her during a time when something monumental happens and she's upset, but for now she is all smiles! CURRENT EVENTS ✔ Nothing going on at the moment that's notable! She may be changing her occupation soon, though, as it's so very difficult for her to settle upon what to do with her life. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) ✧ I really don't know what they'd do and I don't like to do threads without some kind of goal, plan or direction, but if we can come up with something, Leigh, let's do the Lovegoods! They're so obnoxiously cute, and Valesco needs more of this!
	JULIET I. NOTT ❝ ♀ + 21 + Ravenclaw '79 + Housewife ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Married ♥ Significant Other: Rhys Nott ღ Children: Aemelia Camille (1) & Evan Christian (1) ₪ State of Mind: She has been in a rare mood for the past month and a half where she's actually quite pleased and content with most things in life. The pleasure of normalcy with Rhys home has not yet worn off, but knowing them, that part of their life is probably drawing to a close. The one thing she's constantly upset about is, of course, the fact that they live in Paris still despite that the war is over and the Death Eaters have quieted down. She feels like they have no real reason to stay, but if Rhys opens up his own firm there she'll begrudgingly have to sit down and deal with it. (But not after glaring at him about it.) CURRENT EVENTS ✔ Nothing is going on with her in the current time. She seems to be having much more action in the future! THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) → EMMA, WE MUST DO THE DEARBORNS AFTER THE SECOND WAR. There are so many secret Dearborn tears to be shed. → Eventually there has got to be another future thread with the Notts actually in their state of being nice to each other. Whether they are--god forbid--actually cute for a whole thread or it's something that is dashed away (i.e. the whole Death Eater revelation), either would be fun!
	ALEXANDRAKIS J. SMITH ❝ ♂ + 23 + Gryffindor, '77 + Solicitor ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Single/Divorced ♥ Significant Other: n/a ღ Children: Zacharias Joseph (3) ₪ State of Mind: He's doing okay at the moment, despite that this won't last. Although he's fairly down over the fact that Gracie is mad at him and he's being all self-pitying and beating up on himself for being a shit father, he is otherwise okay. He's happier getting to see Zacharias on a regular basis, something he didn't have while he was in Greece, and he enjoys the fact that he's no longer hiding away from real life. He won't be happy at all once Edward comes into the picture, and if he and Graciela keep arguing over the kid, but for now he's blissfully unaware of any boyfriend. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ Well, he just came back from overseas and is trying to settle into his old life again, just as a bachelor, which is fine for him since he didn't really want to be married in the first place and that was part of the issue. He wants to see Zac more often, but is almost afraid to ask to take him since he feels like he's walking on eggshells (and subsequently cracking them all) when talking to his ex-wife. There is plenty of room for tension there that's going to come back to smack him in the face since he ran away to Greece and didn't have to deal as much with it back when it happened. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) → Tensions/arguments with Gracie have to be had, and he has to be told about Edward and get all depressed and irrationally upset about this!
	JULIANA N. TRAVERS ❝ ♀ + 26 + Slytherin, '74 + Socialite ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Married, but not really. ♥ Significant Other: Orpheus Travers, but not really. ღ Children: Mischa Katya (2) ₪ State of Mind: Oh, knowing this girl, of course her life is terribly tragic 24/7. While she plenty enjoys the freedom that she gets from having put her husband in Azkaban, she's managed to chase away all of Mischa's nannies and is now stuck without anyone to watch her but herself, which is practically a crime. She's lonely, having only the company of a 2-year-old in that big estate of hers, and with her two very favorite siblings having bitten the dust. More than anything, she feels like she's stuck where she is and she resents everyone--including Mischa--for that. She needs a boy toy to mess around with in secret. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ Grayson is being nosy about Mischa, which has Jules a little suspicious and concerned. Not too much concern as of yet, since he really only asked once and she figures he's got enough issues in his own life to focus on, but this is quickly going to spiral out of control into something that she does not want it to be. This will be fun to jump into in the coming months. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) → She and Grayson are going to have to thread soon with Mischa to make her really worry! She'll need to get reason to freak out to Christopher that something is up.
	OPHELIA C. WILKES ❝ ♀ + 22 + Ravenclaw '78 + Housewife ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Married, but It's Complicated ♥ Significant Other: Grayson Wilkes ღ Children: Dmitry Vaughn (3) + Anastasiya Mirabella (1) ₪ State of Mind: Ohh she is such a well-guarded emotional wreck right now. She doesn't want to show too much because of the kids, but it's been six months since she left home and she's really starting to lose hope that anything is going to get better, which is a big step because she absolutely does not want to admit that. She is somewhat channelling that now into frustration at Grayson's lack of change, rather than guilt in herself for leaving him, and that's going to be a turning point, I think. She's prepared to hold on a bit longer, but not much. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ To recap; following Amery's death, her husband went nuts and got to be really unpredictable to the point where the house wasn't safe for anyone, especially the children. She's been moved out with the kids for six months now and has had very little contact with Grayson, which breaks her heart but at the same time... she doesn't really know what to do about it, so part of her doesn't want to see him either. It's a very upsetting situation. ✔ Due to all of this, she's been playing lightly with the idea of a divorce, but she really wants to take Dmitry with her if she does. She can't do this unless he lets her adopt the kid, which he seems rather unwilling to do. This is making her hesitant to make a move, but eventually she's going to find that she might not care enough to stay in such a wrecked relationship and try to get out with him anyway. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) → Once Carys finds out about being pregnant, they of course must talk and be cousins and all of that jazz. ✧ I think she'd like to start pushing Grayson again about Dmitry, since she's getting frustrated about his lack of decision on that whole thing. She could honestly just do this in a journal entry, but she's going to get pushy I think.
	RHEA L. YAXLEY ❝ ♀ + 25 + Slytherin, '75 + Healer ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Single, tragically. ♥ Significant Other: n/a ღ Children: n/a, tragically!! ₪ State of Mind: Rhea is quite discontent at the moment. She always thought she'd be done being a working woman by now and is so very over the whole idea, especially because she works with disgusting sick people and that is hardly a job for such a delicate creature. She would like to immediately shift her focus in life to becoming a socialite, trophy wife, and mother to as many gorgeous pureblooded children as is humanly possible... and show up her brother, whom she can't stand is doing better on the Duty front than her. Ugh, such a life! CURRENT EVENTS ✔ Well, apparently Braith is going to propose and do all of this for her, which she... does not know, but will absolutely overjoy her when she finds out. She is so very excited OOC for this and she doesn't care in the least that she does not really know this man much at all. Her dreams are all coming true! More than anything, it's an out of her current life, which is the most important thing to her at the moment. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) → We must still play with her and Braith! She wants her ring, damn it!
	SILAS A. ZABINI ❝ ♂ + 25 + Slytherin '75 + Seeker (Tutshill Tornadoes) ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Married ♥ Significant Other: Natasha Zabini ღ Children: Blaise Andres (2) ₪ State of Mind: He's a new character, so this will come when I have explored him more! CURRENT EVENTS ✔ New character. Again, will add later. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) ✧ n/a for the moment
	WILLOW S. FAIRBURN ❝ ♀ + 28 + Hufflepuff '72 + Chaser + Captain (Holyhead Harpies) ❞ ♥ Relationship Status: Engaged ♥ Significant Other: Adam Zeller ღ Children: Loren James (7) + Sasha Madeline (4) + Rose Ellen (b. 11/12) ₪ State of Mind: Willow is all smiles and sunshine at the moment! She misses Quidditch a little, but is so busy being a girl and planning her wedding and new baby that she's too swept up in her new life to mind being benched. It helps that Holly is doing such a good job as a Captain and getting them points! She's absolutely ready to start her new life with Adam and then go back to her team and dominate and make it to the playoffs. CURRENT EVENTS ✔ I said before, but I'd love to introduce her ex-husband into the game! Someone oblige me, because she is far too happy and it would be fun to throw some kinks into her life. They did not leave each other on good terms at all so it would be plenty of funsies. THREADS - CURRENT (✘) / FUTURE (→) / IDEAS (✧) ✧ Like Cristina said, she and Bess need to bond more! I'm sure they're besties already.

otp quotes . work always in progress

mallory.masson@gmail.com — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:51:19 GMT

Martin & Nicole;

♥♥♥ of quips + quidditch

"If you're going to talk about me like a piece of meat, you could at least get it right, Boot."
"You can't tell me how to refer to you in politically incorrect ways, Nick. Because I'M THE MAN IN THIS RELATIONSHIP AND I SAY SO."

"Hey Nick... did we break up again?"

"You're a heartless woman. I bet Odette MacFarlan would have done it."
"Maybe you should go date Odette MacFarlan, then."
"Psh, I WOULD, but NOAH already SLEPT with her. THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU."

"So your brother passed you up in manliness. It happens."
"....
We are broken up now."

"Well YOU'RE just not funny. I'M hilarious."

"Never suspected you for a cradle-robber though."
"And I never suspected you for a slut----ohh wait, no, that's not entirely true."

"...can we do this everytime we fight...?"

"Yea, you don't need to say it. I'm a fucking idiot."
"You know.... I'm here, for... whatever. I'm not going to leave, even if you tell me to. And... I don't think you're an idiot, so just--stop it."

"...why'd you let me kiss you, anyways?"
"I... don't know. I wanted to, I guess."

"C'mon! It's not fair. It's my birthday. I make the rules. Clothes. Off." .... "And you SAID you'd get naked. So far the candles are blown out, but you're still decent. Get UN-decent, damnit."

"If you keep holding off, I'm gonna need a nap by the time I get what I want. I don't believe in any of that shite. Gimme now. Now now now."

"Well. The way I figure it is... you're great in bed... and I'm great in bed... and, let's face it, you just can't get enough of this body.. so... why not? We've already covered the fact that you don't entirely hate my guts."

"Okay, fine. I'm going to get a little more decent for every second that you can't convince me that wanting to date me doesn't have everything to do with sex for you."
"Ok... Ok. I want to date you. And not just because of the sex, even though that is..." he gave her two thumbs up. "That is great. Better than great. Stupendous. And it's not just because you're a class A hottie, either."

"You know, apart from calling me a psycho bitch, I think that was almost... partially... in some highly obscure manner... slightly sweet."

"And let's face it, I'm really lucky that there aren't a million little bastard Martins or Martinas running around."

"Ok, so here's the plan. Let's go back to your place... or mine I'm not picky... take a shower, have the non-baby-making kind of sex, and then go out to dinner. Sound good? Brilliant."

"Who won?! Who won?! You fucking git, is that all you care about!? You almost killed yourself today! What the hell were you thinking, Bardera?! You crazy, stupid..."

"I was scared, Nick. Really fucking scared."

"Merlin's fucking left nut, here we go again."

Derek & Meredith;

♥♥♥ of hair-pulling + hitwizardry

"Meredith, I'm---yours?" "Mine? Meredith, I hardly know you!"

"Are you sure you should be taking an examination in your condition?"
"My condition? What are you---oh fuck it all, did I screw up my hair that badly?"

"Hang on just a second, exactly why do you think I'm here, my Meredith?"
"The reason why you seem to pop out everywhere I am--to ruin my life!"

"Not so fast, my Meredith. Unfortunately, I am not joking about being here strictly for business, and I do believe you've just cheeked a Wizard of the law."
"Oooh, a wizard of the law. I'm so sorry, Mister Hitwizard, to have cheeked such a fine and upstanding law enforcer as yourself."

"You want the alcohol? Have it." With that, she threw the contents of the glass at him and turned around to storm off once more.

"GET OFF OF ME! YOU CRAZY ASSHOLE, GET OFF!"
"I'M NOT TRYING TO BE ON YOU! I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO MY JOB!"

"I HATE YOU SO MUCH!" "WELL, I HATE YOU MORE!"

"You're going to charge me!? You're the one who threw me down into the fucking sand and are currently sitting on me in a rather inappropriate manner! I should take YOU up on charges of sexual assault!"
"Inappropriate manner? You practically gave chase after assaulting me!"
"Did you see me run away? Did you see me run away!?"

"Hey, wait! What the hell are you trying to pull on me? I know you're not this nice, so drop it."
"Not nice!" Not nice. She said he wasn't nice. That was ridiculous. That was bollocks, actually, because he was super nice. He was so nice. Who was she to call him not nice, look who was talking! She was the she-devil. She was the one who tried to puncture his wrist with her sharply-shaped nails. All he did was tackle her. "I am nice!"
"You are not!"

"WHAT IS YOUR DEAL!? Can you not just leave me alone!"

"What in 'I hate you, Derek, don't speak to me ever again' was unclear? Do you need me to go over it with you again to get it straight in your head, or maybe just whack you over the head to get my point across?"

"Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go enjoy the company of the empty spaces on other side of the hall."

"But see, that's why we can't be friends, because you're always tugging at my pigtails like some little kid on a school playground, and I'm tired of it!"
"You despise and want to slap me halfway to next Wednesday because I pull your braids?"

"I cannot believe you just asked me that. You look like bloody murder and here you are asking me if I'm okay. Good Merlin, Dobbs."

"Now really, why are you here? Did you trip over that enormous ego of yours and fall down a flight of stairs?"

"You know, it--it does-- it's just nice to see your face."

"Bet you're glad I'm not in my puce robes today, though, eh? I think even the staff had enough of that color."

"I don't have to be anywhere, I just thought you'd want to--sleep, or something. I can stay and---I don't know, I can stay and talk--if you want, I mean."
"You don't have to."
"I want to, alright?"

~~BIG STRIKEOUT ARGUMENT THREADS~~

"This is patently untrue, I never assume people devote themselves to me unless they explicitly say so. And that was rather implicit."

"I happen to think my nickname for you is endearing, but since it seems to offend your senses so badly, I am willing to nix its usage for two months."
"... why just two months?"
"Okay, okay, two and a half."

"Excuse me, is there a reason you're still talking to me?"

"[You're] The girlfriend, right? I'm so sorry."
"Pity dutifully appreciated, but I have enough for meself. Derek is quite the handful."

Christian & Ingrid;

♥♥♥ of opposites + inopportune situations

"I wouldn't want you to get bored with me and move onto some other girl. Then I'd have to take her down and there would be blood and all that... hardly a lovely picture to draw. Everyone would lose."

"Stay. Can't you?"

"I'm pretty unforgettable, you know."

"But I can totally understand why you'd be nervous, I mean... Merlin, I've just practically got a harem of them following me around back at school."
"I think... that no one in your harem can kiss you like that. And I also think that you know that."

"Next holiday is Easter, no? Try not to run off with any strapping young Hogwarts boys until then, yea?"

"Running from hitwizards... what next, shall we rob Gringott's?"

"So, since robbing high-security banks are clearly out of the question - at least for today - What would you like to do?"
"Darn it, and I was so hoping that we'd get to really bond over some illegal activities while I had you here."

"I'm sorry. It's just... you do something to me. You make me feel absolutely nutters. Like I'm going insane, yanno?"

"But I also know I need you right now."
"I need you, too."

"Now, I know this is a foreign concept to you Gryffindors... but we should pace ourselves, don't you think? Because if you keep at it like that, I'm going to take you in there, and not let you out again."
"I don't believe we even know the meaning of the words 'pace ourselves.'"

"Though last I checked Gryffindors couldn't really count that high. And their Shakespeare? Bloody awful at best."

"I thought we'd already discussed that going from Ravenclaw to Gryffindor was a downgrade?"

"Definitely tragic. But you know what else was a tragedy? Romeo and Juliet."
"Gryffindors aren't good with Shakespeare. Isn't that what you told me?"

"New tragedy... too many clothes."

"Or we could just, you know, lay here and have sex all week long. I think that's the best idea."

"I shouldn't have left. Back in Diagon. I completely lost it. I never do that. You just know how to drive a bloke completely crazy, don't you?"

"I'm pregnant, Christian."
"...What? I-I mean.... what?"

"...Ingrid. As much as I love the back of you... you think you might turn over to tell me just how much shite we're in?"

"...And the idea that my parents are probably never going to forgive me when I tell them tomorrow that I chose you over them."
"Shit, Ing... Shit. You're insane. You're absolutely...."
"I'm insane, but I've never been surer that there's no other choice. There's just you."

"That's very bossy of you, love. What's the occassion? Harem-party?"

"I'm going to die, or something similarly dramatic."

"... I knew it. You're going to turn me into a crackwhore."
"Drat, you've discovered my plan. My plan to turn you into a crackwhore. That way I could supply you with crack-sweets... but only in return for excellent shagging."

"I think I can safely say that I'm the only bloke I know that can safely say he's dating an obliging crackwhore. My friends will be so jealous."
"You're obviously just so lucky to have me, in all my crackwhorishness."

"Hey, at least I didn't ask for a diamond ring or something! Or a yacht---you know, on second thought, a yacht would be nice. Get on that, would you?"
"You're becoming a demanding crackwhore."

"...Fine, do what you want. You're going to anyway."
"Yeah, you're right, I am because you're being ridiculous."

"Wow. An act of maturity, Ing? I'm proud."
"I know. Don't die of shock there, if you can help it."

Cael & Cecilia;

♥♥♥ of secrets + scandals

"You're amusing, Cael Gray. You somehow seem to think that a man has ever refused an offer I've made."

"Right. I keep forgetting how important 'proper behavior' is to you."

"Be spontaneous. Do something you've always wanted to do but never thought you could. Be daring, not reckless. Think for yourself. Have your own opinion on something instead of just going along with what's been drilled into your head your entire life. Eat more than one piece of cake. Drink from the carton. Go to the market without a list and buy whatever you throw in your cart. Dance around your house in your underwear. Sing in the shower - loudly. Eat dessert for breakfast. Eat breakfast for dinner."

“Besides…yer makin’ it seem like whoever is responsible committed some sorta crime, buyin’ a drink for such a pretty girl.”

“So…come here often?”
"Not terribly."

"What is it with you and I and bars?"

“If you’d like for me to stay…I’ll stay. Otherwise, I’ll take the hint and get outta your hair for the night. Just tell me what you want."
"You should... stay."

Rhys & Juliet;

♥♥♥ of twins + bare tolerance

"After much consideration, I've decided that did I have a bastard child of my own, I would definitely starve it to death."

"I see that everyone else loves dear Nibbles."
"Did someone drop you on your head when you were a child?"

"I feel like utter shit. I think I'll blame it on Rhys Nott."

"I love that you're always thinking of me."
"Do you love that I do it as I vomit?"

"Will you cut the shit already. Is it really that hard for you to move---Fine. Whatever. "
"Oooh, someone's testy."

"I can just feel the excitement in your penmanship."
"Is it? I had hoped so."

"What now?"
"Just imagining a particularly enticing scenario of your death."

"Childhood dream."
"Is the childhood dream still on the floor?"

"Do you want me to bring anything home?"
"---------- Come again?"
"Don't make me ask you again."

"I would like a divorce."
"Okay."

"Fortunately the world knows you are unrealistically strong for your body mass."

"Oh that reminds me. I'm sure Hamilton will be overjoyed to hear that his favorite sister-in-law will be going back to England. When should I tell him you'll be arriving?"
"Perhaps our marriage is not in complete shambles after all."

"It wasn't ten minutes ago that I finished berating a Parisian shop owner for no reason other than being that he was a Parisian shop owner."
"Very good! I can continue on with my day in peace."

"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU, JULIET? YOU DO NOT MAIL CHILDREN."

"Name them whatever you want."
"Juliet."
"What?"

"I know it's incredibly hard for you to do, but try to trust me here."
"That is a very large request."

"Where in the hell did you get the delusion that I like you?"
"Oh. I get it--- right, okay. I hate you too. Does that make you feel better?"

"How's the baby?"
"F is for Fine. Tragically. It is also, however, for Fuck You."
"You're so Sweet To Me."

""His name is Nibbles. I expect you treat it as you would with our children."

"You are aware that it is physically impossible for a wizard to technically have a chinchilla as a legitimate child?"

“I am breaking up with you.”
“I’m not going to acknowledge this.”

“What is your problem, exactly?”
"I have no problem, Rhys. Not now that that shit-eating grin is off your face."

"You're mad because you broke up with me, and now you don't know how to deal with me."

"I am--- trying---- to show concern. For you."

"I would really like to kick you off a ledge right now."

"I'M PREGNANT, YOU BASTARD!"

"So, I trust the children are doing well? I do hope you have someone watching over them, as I see the nanny has come along with you."
"Tell me, do you even remember what they look like? Their names, perhaps?"

"Fine. You win. I was wrong to leave."
"I---ah, I... see, then."

Grayson & Ophelia;

♥♥♥ of death eaters + disturbing behaviour

"I'm engaged to a man I've never met and who I'm supposed to meet here tonight, and I'm certain he's somewhere watching me in the intestest of playing games with my mind and I'm completely and utterly a wreck about the whole thing. There. You've got it out of me."
"Then this, I think, would not be a terribly good way to cheer your spirits?" Grayson offered her the box.

"You've removed your gloves, you're smiling at me... what can I attribute this good mood to?"

"Stay with me tonight. Nothing improper..."

"Retire? Surely that sounds less than innocent."

"I'm so sorry, but... but I can't--can't marry you, Grayson--so sorry it's--it's not--I can't--"
"Then perhaps ... you should leave, Ophelia, before your ... mother arrives."

"I said it a thousand times before, I'm sorry. I still am."

"Truthfully, I think that if I had married you, if that was all it was, no strings attatched... that I could have been happy."

"I assume you feel as if you're betraying your boyfriend, but of course ... we're only having dinner."

"Then if it was pointless and a mistake to let me sit here and try to explain this to you, try to resolve this... why are you still sitting here listening?"
"I was thinking of having some lunch."

"I love you. You know that, don't you?"
"I think you've required that I manage to figure it out on my own."

"...As much as I enjoy languishing in sin, I am terribly traditional when it all comes down to it."

"You should know, that I'm very fond of you. I hadn't imagined that after ... what transpired between us that I would have any desire to see you again, but my ... feelings persisted. And now ... I am glad that they have. You make me happier than I expected ever to be in the most unexpected ways, and I would be most pleased to have your hand in marriage, if you will offer it."
"Alright, then. Since you asked so nicely."

"I think you should know that you're going to be a father."
"Well. Excellent, then."

"I'm going to pay Caitlin to tell my brother."
"I could tell him."
"No, Grayson."
"But why?"
"You know why."
"I'll be nice."

"I would so lament her absence, truly. But who am I to impede upon the important task of spending time with one's mother?"
"Yes, I know it's difficult to part with such a stunning woman, but I'm sure you will somehow move on. And I shall continue to be utterly selfish in keeping her to myself."
"I do hope she makes your day as bright as she has mine."

"So, you'll all never guess what I have."
"New jewelry? You do have that."
"Because buying me things makes every problem better."
"Well, it did get you to talk to me. I consider this an improvement."

"Not even very strong and manly gushing...? Not even for your daughter?"
"That's not fair."

"Ow?"
"Ow."
"Should I ask why ow, or would I be wasting my time because all you'er going to do is avoid the answer?"
"I was attacked by a crazy person."

"Then who is this mysterious 'crazy person'?"
"...Amery?"
"...and you were attacked by your completely sane brother why?"
"I may or may not have provoked him slightly."

"So let me get this straight. You got in a fight with Amery. With a knife."

Adam & Willow;

♥♥♥ of harpies + happy surprises

Quotes go here

family trees.

mallory.masson@gmail.com — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:10:42 GMT

bardera ✥ bell ✥ catchlove ✥ dearborn ✥ dobbs ✥ fairburn ✥ fielding ✥ hooke
lindsay ✥ llewellyn ✥ wilkes ✥ yaxley

house of BARDERA; est. 1943
		BENJAMIN jonathan + SYLVIA nicole (neé Monroe) HALFBLOOD + HALFBLOOD anthony bourdain + miranda otto

adam benjamin b. 1946 ravenclaw '63	nadiya 「appelby」 pureblood	jonathan tyler b. 1947 hufflepuff '64	dana 「casper」 muggleborn	tristan jason b. 1950 gryffindor '67	psyke 「brown」 pureblood
♥ married 1967 ♥		♥ married 1969 ♥		♥ married ?? ♥

jessica sylvia b. 1967 cavanaugh isabel b. 1970		nathaniel aries b. 1970		lavender teodora (brown) b. 1980 jason alexandrakis b. 1984

		nicole penelope b. 1952 slytherin '70	martin 「boot」 pureblood
		♥ married 1982 ♥

		matthew chase b. 1982 nicholas liam b. 1987 natalie lenore b. 1987

house of BELL; est. 1955
		EUAN kade + ISLA coira (neé Watson) PUREBLOOD + MUGGLEBORN callum keith rennie + julianne moore

ian kade b. 1957 ravenclaw '76	elizabeth 「fortescue」 pureblood		elspeth kennedy b. 1961 ravenclaw '79
✗ divorced ✗

kathryn coira b. 1979

house of CATCHLOVE; est. 1954
		HENRICH walter + MARIAN hazel (neé Tenbrook) HALFBLOOD + MUGGLE cary elwes + robin wright penn

fredrick briar xander b. 1957 university student	agatha 「timms」 pureblood	stefana gardenia willemina b. 1959 hufflepuff '76	ingrid heather annika b. 1961 gryffindor '79	christian 「entwhistle」 halfblood
♥ married 1980 ♥			♥ married 1984 ♥

briony jane b. 1981 alexander brian b. 1983			kevin christian b. 1979 camelia liesbeth b. 1986

		greta dahlia liesbeth b. 1961 gryffindor '79

house of DEARBORN; est. 1958
		JOHN garnoc + JILLIAN rosamund (neé Cox) PUREBLOOD + PUREBLOOD viggo mortensen + frances mcdormand

caradoc evan b. 1958 slytherin '77	emmeline 「vance」 pureblood		juliet isabella b. 1961 ravenclaw '79	rhys 「nott」 pureblood
♥ married 1996 ♥			♥ married 1979 ♥

andrew caradoc b. 1984 madeline alice b. 1988 xavier sebastian b. 1990			aemelia camille b. 1980 evan christian b. 1980

house of DOBBS; est. 1955
		DOYLE richard + AMALIA klare (neé Amsel) MUGGLEBORN + MUGGLE rob lowe + madchen amick

derek doyle b. 1958 hufflepuff '77	meredith 「fielding」 halfblood	delana dorothea b. 1962 hufflepuff '80	darien diedrick b. 1962 hufflepuff '80
♥ married 198- ♥

emma jubeltine marzipan b. 1983 matthias demerith darien b. 1989

house of FAIRBURN; est. 1950
		LUCAS andrew + JOCELYN taryn (neé Princeton) PUREBLOOD + MUGGLE anthony stewart head + faith ford

briar jonah b. 1952 gryffindor '70	louisiana 「perry」 muggle	willow samantha b. 1954 hufflepuff '72	adam 「zeller」 halfblood	rosaline tessa b. 1975 hufflepuff '92
✗ divorced ✗		♥ married 1982 ♥

maelynn giselle b. 1975		loren james (merriweather) b. 1975 sasha madeline (merriweather) b. 1978 rose ellen b. 1982

house of FIELDING; est. 1952
	CHARLES daniel + BETSY ellis (neé Scott) MUGGLEBORN + HALFBLOOD kevin costner + cheryl ladd

vanessa isobel b. 1954 gryffindor '72	meredith betsy b. 1961 hufflepuff '80	derek 「dobbs」 muggleborn	ainsley charles b. 1961 - d. 1980 hufflepuff '80
	♥ married 198- ♥

	emma jubeltine marzipan b. 1983 matthias demerith darien b. 1989

house of HOOKE; est. 1946
		MORTIMOR jasper + ELIZA eleanor (neé Lucas) PUREBLOOD + PUREBLOOD vincent cassel + allison janney

nicholas richard b. 1948 slytherin '66	madeleine 「de luca」 muggle	adamina rose b. 1960 slytherin '78	timothy 「greengrass」 halfblood	cecilia jasmine b. 1961 slytherin '79
♥ married 1978 ♥		♥ married 1978 ♥

natalia eliza b. 1979 mina speranza b. 1979 nicholas luca b. 1979 liam giovanni b. 1988		daphne liliana b. 1979 astoria joanne b. 1982 timothy nicholas b. 1983

house of LINDSAY; est. 1957
	JAMES gareth + CAROLINE paige (neé Roper) MUGGLE + MUGGLE liam neeson + nigella lawson

jason gabriel b. 1961 gryffindor '79	jude asher b. 1965 muggle	corinne kimberly b. 1969 muggle

house of LLEWELLYN; est. 1949
		AMARO elliot + CARMELA divina (neé Inchaistro) PUREBLOOD + PUREBLOOD ricky gervais + charlotte rampling

ioan amaro b. 1954 ravenclaw '72	caitlin 「jugson」 halfblood	ophelia claretta b. 1960 ravenclaw '78	grayson 「wilkes」 pureblood	winnifred lisabetta b. 1962 slytherin '80
♥ married 1977 ♥		♥ married 1980 ♥

luciana iona b. 1978 matteo dai b. 1982		dmitry vaughn b. 1979 (kelley) anastasiya mirabella b. 1980

		gwendolyn serafina b. 1975 hufflepuff '92

house of WILKES; est. 1945
		CHESTER william + IVES tatiyana (neé Sashenka) PUREBLOOD + PUREBLOOD davie bowie + brenda blethyn

daniella svetlana b. 1949 slytherin '66	adrian 「montague」 pureblood	louisa irina b. 1952 - d. 1979 slytherin '69	amery vladimir b. 1952 - d. 1980 durmstrang '69
♥ married 1978 ♥

edmund nikolai b. 1979 rosaline nastia b. 1980

juliana natalya b. 1956 slytherin '74	orpheus 「travers」 pureblood		grayson dmitry b. 1957 slytherin '75	ophelia 「llewellyn」 pureblood
♥ married 1977 ♥			♥ married 1980 ♥

mischa katya b. 1980 (loftus)			dmitry vaughn b. 1979 (kelley) anastasiya mirabella b. 1980

house of YAXLEY; est. 1948
		OBERON paxton + ANNATHEA lydia (neé Rookwood) PUREBLOOD + PUREBLOOD titus welliver + helen mirren

dominic amadeus b. 1953 slytherin '72	laura 「mulciber」 pureblood		rhea lyris b. 1955 slytherin '75
♥ married 1978 ♥

xavier anthony b. 1979 paxton slade b. 1983 adelia clarette b. 1988

25 flavors . juliana travers

mallory.masson@gmail.com — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:38:06 GMT

juliana n. travers;
happy	angry	sad	concerned	scared
crying	giddy	first crush	muggle	innocent
betrayed	baby	best friend	focused	traumatized
wary	drunk	flustered	bitchy	maternal love
hogwarts	graduating	love	family	p.y.o.

08; first crush

"Now now, Grayson. Don't you think you're being the tiniest bit rash?"

From behind the protection of her elder brother, nine-year-old Juliana Wilkes peered out somewhat hesitantly. Thin hands clutched insistently onto the hem of Amery's jumper as he placed himself in between the fueding children, and--as far as Jules was concerned--into the middle of the lion's den.

To set the record straight, hesitance was most certainly not a typical emotion for Juliana to experience when it came to most anything that she had ever done to cross Grayson. In fact, one could safely say that she had indeed made a point of causing these sorts of issues, much to the disdain of all involved and not. It was, however, fair to say that she had never before done something to offend him on accident.

Ah no, and therein lay her current dilemma. You see, without premeditation, there was no chance to launch pre-emptive measures in order to assure a general lack of demise--or at the very least she could expect what was coming to her enough to rattle up a defense. But now was different... And really, if she had to choose, being caught unawares in the midst of chapter three of Ма́стер и Маргари́та and unexpectedly beared down upon in a furious tirade was not her ideal.

"Brother, get out of my way."

Grayson's insistent, petulant demand, accompanied by an attempted advance towards his sister, elicited a disapproving look from the older boy. Being the larger of the two, it required little effort for Amery to hold his brother back, then give him a proper nudge towards the library doors.

"Juliana is your sister, Grayson," he lectured, sounding very much like a kinder version of their hard-faced father in that moment. "I'm certain that she did not mean to cause you any distress; even if she did, you know better than to behave so violently."

Juliana watched the scene in front of her in nothing short of utter astonishment. While it was no new experience to have one of her brothers come to her rescue--even Grayson, at his best--, it was certainly untread territory to claim innocence and be believed. It wasn't as if she gave anyone any reason to think that she had not meant to cause harm with her actions, but for some reason, some way, Amery felt that she did not deserve the punishment that had been coming to her and was stepping in on her behalf. Even at the cost coming head-to-head with what they all knew was turning out to be a particularly frequent, particularly volatile personality developing within the youngest boy.

A frustrated noise accompanied the thud of a heavy volume against the carpet, and Jules glanced up to notice the eight-year-old Grayson with his arms now crossed, a copy of their mother's favorite Dostoyevsky novel laying splayed on the floor. A split second later, his foot connected with the book, sending it flying across the room and several pages fluttering loose.

"Fine," he returned with a hard glare, pointed directly at his sister. "But I'm telling maht' you just did that." Without another word, leaving only his stunned siblings in his wake, the youngest boy made his exit, not forgetting to slam the door on the way out.

New problems though there had arisen, Juliana could not help but to feel a wash of relief once Grayson was safely down the hall, his temper tantrum taken elsewhere. Her hands finally relaxing their hold on Amery, she leaned back against the arm of an nearby recliner and observed his back in something that could be called only starstricken admiration. If she was honest, it was a feeling she regularly experienced when she was around her elder brother. But it was especially prevalent at times such as this.

The way in which he understood and listened to her like none of her other siblings would... the way he would come to her rescue at first cry even when she indeed deserved her punishment... how very upstanding and handsome he looked when he stood tall and put himself in harm's way for her (whether that meant an irate Grayson or an imaginary monster in the closet)... She wasn't even certain that she knew how to recognize handsome in a man at her age, but whatever it meant, Juliana imagined that there could be no one moreso than her beloved brother.

Ah yes, Amery was her knight in shining armor; whether he knew it or not.

Amery let out a heavily discomfited sigh in the direction of the door. "He's not finished with you just yet, kiska," he muttered. With an air of knowing what must be done, he laid a hand on his sister's shoulder momentarily, and a quick peck to her forehead. "I will attempt to talk to Mother before Grayson gets too far."

She didn't say anything as he left, just watched him go, paralyzed by the tingling sensation that had rushed through her at the tiniest of kisses. It was hard to think, wasn't it, when you were so very in love with someone?

Sigh. Grayson could go on and dig her grave. It did not matter; Amery had certainly killed her first.

19; bitchy (ft. grayson)

She was really rather rude, if he had to describe her.

Out of the corner of his eye, Grayson Wilkes peered disdainfully to his left side, catching for a moment the Cheshire cat smirk on his sister Juliana's face. Yes, she would be grinning, wouldn't she? It seemed to only cause the youngest Wilkes girl glee when she knew she had done something particularly conniving.

Entirely unperturbed by the mental glare she felt boring into the side of her head, Jules shifted just slightly away from Grayson and carefully brushed a hand across the shoulder of Amery, who stood just beside her in the line of teenagers waiting tensely in the large estate's entry way.

"Brother, you had a speck of dust on your robes," she confided softly, receiving a low sound of appreciation in return before she turned back to her proper position facing the grand staircase.

Grayson could have scoffed, but he was not nearly feeling the desire to allow her to know his frustration. Yes, of course let's make sure Amery is pristine and prepared, but let us deliberately hex to shreds all of younger brother's robes--

--and for what? That he had done the entire household a favor and rid it of that mangy, caterwauling feline she called a pet? Certainly, he did not understand quite how his deed warranted such extreme repercussions as this. Then again, Juliana had always been rather ... dramatic.

Clenching a fist within the pocket of his destroyed robes was the only way Grayson could think of to prevent himself from reaching over and wrapping his fingers around the blonde's neck right then and there. But no--he would already be in enough of a predicament when Mother and Father entered to see the peasantly state of his school robes greeting them upon their return from St. Petersburg. He did not need to add his sister's mangled body to the scene.

From somewhere above them, the click of heels sounded on marble flooring and he experienced an unfamiliar lump of dread form in his chest.

No, Juliana would live for now. But, perhaps after dinner...

25 flavors . meredith fielding

mallory.masson@gmail.com — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:31:19 GMT

meredith b. fielding;
happy	angry	sad	concerned	scared
crying	giddy	crush	regret	innocent
betrayed	baby	best friend	focused	traumatized
wary	drunk	flustered	bitchy	maternal love
first year	love	family	p.y.o.	p.y.o.

13; best friend

"He's so immature, I just--can you believe he would---UGH!"

Seemingly too disgusted to finish her thoughts properly, Meredith settled for crossing her arms dramatically over her chest and pushing back into the yellow-and-black couch. The Hufflepuff common room was nearly deserted at this time of night, all except for the two Fielding twins... and really, it was no wonder. It was bloody two AM.

Ainsley rubbed at sleepdusted eyes from next to his sister and pulled his knees up to his chest. He could have leaned his head back and gone to sleep right then and there so easily, but when Meredith grabbed you by the back of your pajamas and dragged you down the stairs in the middle of the night to have a rant, you could hardly say no... She was unnaturally strong for a girl of her size, and it did not help that he had somehow turned out to be the smaller of the two of them.

Still... He wished she had waited until morning.

Meredith noticed her brother's yawn and sighed loudly, suddenly feeling a little deflated. This was ridiculous of her, wasn't it? Waking up your brother to complain about boy troubles. It was just... she had gotten in from ~~sneaking out with~~ her date with Meredin (it should have been a sign, that they had basically the same name... that wasn't kosher, was it?) and the very first person she had thought to go to vent to was Ainsley. It was always Ainsley, even when she had a perfectly good dorm of roommates just up the other stairs.

"I'm sorry, Ains," she said, running a hand through her hair. "I know it's late."

Immediately, he felt guilty.

It was hard to describe in words, but they had always had a bond. He supposed that after spending nine months together in the womb, you just weren't the same as siblings who hadn't experienced that closeness. As a twin brother, even though you were a boy, you just weren't the same as a group of girlfriends, and well... it would be a lie to say Meredith would not have done the same for him. It would be a lie to say that he would not have run straight to her if it had been him.

"No way," he reassured her. Through the sleepiness, he managed a genuine smile. "I'd be offended if you'd hollered up at anyone else." Reaching over, he threw an arm around the blonde's shoulder and pulled her in close.

Meredith smiled softly and buried her head in Ainsley's shoulder, suddenly feeling the frustration ebb and give way to exhaustion. That was, until a voice rang in her ear...

"But you know you owe me your Charms notes for this, right?"

25 flavors . nicole boot

mallory.masson@gmail.com — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:19:45 GMT

nicole p. boot;
happy	angry	sad	concerned	scared
crying	giddy	crush	yule ball	innocent
betrayed	baby	best friend	focused	traumatized
wary	drunk	flustered	bitchy	maternal love
first year	graduating	love	family	p.y.o.

05; scared

A hand brushed blonde curls to the side, a maneuver uncharacteristically gentle in the feebleness of its giver. Taking a deep breath, Nicole laid her hand back on the bedsheets and turned her head towards the hospital ceiling, away from the visage of her exhausted, painfully stubborn boyfriend.

Well, at least that's what she assumed he was, considering he had adamantly refused to leave her side from the moment he arrived at Mungo's following the afternoon's match. They hadn't been particularly kind to each other recently, and he had yelled his face off at her when he got there, but something told Nick that all of those things were secondary considering that she had just gotten done nearly killing herself.

She didn't regret it, really... Call her terribly competitive, but she had been determined to play despite the fever. Quidditch was one of the most important things in her life, it was a championship match, and it wasn't the first time she would have tried to play out a game while not feeling her best. She hadn't expected to fall unconscious and plummet off her broom, per se, but--it had been worth it. And anyway, an hour ago, the healers had come in and told them that she would be fine. The virus had mostly passed, and while she should continue to rest to get her strength back, she would not be one of the troves of victims the disease had already taken.

She did regret worrying him, though. For more reasons than one.

Martin, her dear bulking idiot, should not have still been there. In fact, his continued presence in her room--only allowed due to his rage-filled screaming and brute force--had the healers keeping a constant, anxious watch. Their vigilant post was no longer dedicated to her, but to the perfectly healthy man who insisted on staying attached to the side of someone still potentially carrying a virus to which no one had a cure.

He terrified her, honestly. Nicole didn't know if this was a weird, self-destructive way of getting back at her and giving her a taste of her own medicine, but she certainly did not approve. She was so, so scared of that fifty percent chance that she would pass what was left of it on to him, and then they would be in this situation all over again--but it would be worse because she would have to be the one sitting by, helpless and scared.

"You're scaring me enough already, alright?" she whispered warningly down at his sleeping face perched next to her thigh. "I'm sorry, okay? You've punished me enough."

Her hand lifted again to smooth down his messy curls, but froze mid-air and fell back to the bed.

No, he'd scared her enough already. Stupid man.

25 flavors . ophelia wilkes

mallory.masson@gmail.com — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:03:28 GMT

ophelia c. wilkes;
happy	angry	sad	concerned	scared
crying	giddy	crush	muggle	innocent
betrayed	baby	best friend	focused	traumatized
wary	drunk	flustered	bitchy	maternal love
first year	love	upset	amery	p.y.o.

23; p.y.o.; upset (dmitry)

For living in as large a home as Ophelia Wilkes did, you would think it would be a little easier to avoid a single person. As it were, this was seemingly not the case.

After an hour or so of moving from location to location within the manor and each time being chased out by something which reminded her of her husband, she had finally settled upon locking herself soundly in the newly finished nursery. Her child's nursery. Her daughter's nursery.

This had to be some kind of sick joke, right? That was the only thing she could think as she curled around herself in the comfort of the plush rose-and-cream rocker, staring at the empty bassinet near the far wall. This had to be some kind of cruel prank, some silly mistake... because if it wasn't, then that meant that she had to acknowledge that Grayson had----

No, it wasn't fair. It just wasn't fair. Her eyes welled hopelessly with stinging tears, forcing to smother her face tightly in her knees. It wasn't fair that she had come back to him, had finally, truly devoted herself to him, had thought that everything was at last happening as it should... They were married after so long, they were having a child, his first child. The baby she was carrying was supposed to be his first child, and now in the span of mere seconds that had all changed.

Because he had a child. Grayson had a child; a beautiful, blonde little boy who shared his face and name and blood. And who couldn't be any less hers.

He was a gorgeous child. Not even three years old, innocent as could be, no idea of how his life had just come crashing down around him. He needed a home and his father and someone to love and protect him. He was there because he was a baby and he had no one left in the world, and yet she couldn't help but hate him. Right then, she hated him for showing up, she hated his mother for dying, and she hated Grayson for letting this happen.

No, that wasn't right, was it? It wasn't Dmitry she hated. It was Grayson. It was her husband, who she trusted with everything she had and yet who had been stupid enough, been secretive enough to father a child and proceed to keep it from her. More than anything, she hated him for knowing he existed... not only because he hadn't cared enough to tell the woman he had married, but because he wanted so little to do with his own son that he had attempted to forget he existed entirely.

What did that say about him? He had assured her quickly, again and again, that Dmitry's mother had been nothing to him, that it had all been a mistake and the circumstances were nothing akin to their life now, but Ophelia couldn't help but think. Could she trust that he wouldn't abandon her and their daughter as he had Dmitry? Could she trust him at all?

Her heart ached, knowing that she had no idea what the answer to that was anymore.

A brisk autumn breeze stirred the airy draperies adorning the balcony window and fell across her forehead. Slowly rising, she took in blurred visions of the room she had created; into which she had spent countless hours bestowing her wildest dreams and brightest hopes. How many days had she spent sitting in this room and daydreaming about the wonderful things that lay ahead for their brand new family?

Whether those dreams had been dashed or merely sullied, the emotion had now run ice cold, replaced by doubt. Shaky hands ran back through dark hair, tangling there for a long moment, and she closed her eyes. Circe, what was she going to do?

24; p.y.o.; amery

"You know, you really cannot say I didn't try to advise you against this."

Ophelia started gently at the voice near her ear, surprised by its presence but not having to look to know from whence it came. Smiling fondly before she had even turned around, the bride opened up her arms to envelop her new brother-in-law in a tight hug. Holding on just a second longer than necessary before she released him, she planted a kiss on Amery's cheek, a sign of affection she would not have thought to afford to any other member of his family--except her husband, of course.

Of course.

"Unfortunately, I seem to have shut my ears to all sense and reason for once in my life," she teased. Certainly, neither was serious... Both of them loved Grayson--in some way or another--and this wedding, so long in the making, was a good thing for their family. It was simply a running joke, to say that her being with anyone else would have been the wiser course of action. She and Grayson may have been entirely opposite personalities, only fit to one another in the strangest of circumstances, but this was the only proper ending to the story.

Of course.

Playfully, Amery frowned and shook his head. "Tsk, I'm disappointed," he muttered. "And here I had hopes of finally having one sensible relative with whom to associate."

To outside ears that may have been an impish exaggeration, but below the surface both knew that he was absolutely serious. Ophelia could not help but feel badly for Amery much of the time. To look at what he had grown up around--a Muggle lover for a twin, two unreasonably vindictive bitches for sisters, and a rash and possibly mentally off Death Eater for a younger brother--Ophelia had always thought that Amery must have had an incomparable resolve to have survived so long. If he ever felt half as overwhelmed with his siblings as she did, the poor man must have resorted to pulling out his hair long ago.

That was not to say that she felt she had gotten the shorter end of the bargain, having been betrothed to and falling in love with Grayson rather than his elder brother, that was.

Of course.

"Deepest apologies," she answered, a soft smirk pulling up at her lips. "I will have to try harder in the future to make wiser choices." Something about the way she said it seemed ambiguous, though. Not that she would not try--maybe that she was accepting her errors in judgement. Not that she had made any such errors... of course.

He nodded deftly and Ophelia squeezed her brother-in-law's hands reassuringly before releasing them.

"I believe my husband is waiting."

past characters

mallory.masson@gmail.com — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:55:04 GMT

PAST CHARACTER DIRECTORY

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‣ LESTRANGE, BELLATRIX

‣ LLEWELLYN, GWENDOLYN

ABBOTT, SARAH ELIZABETH

age: 6 June 1954. heritage: english. house: hufflepuff. occupation: secretary, magical law office. bloodline: muggleborn. children: hannah paloma [12.24.79].

ABOUT: previously @ sarahs
PB: jenna fischer

BELL, ELSPETH KENNEDY

age: 1 January 1961. heritage: scottish. house: ravenclaw. occupation: dance instructor. bloodline: halfblood.
children: n/a.

ABOUT: previously @ jelliebelly
PB: jenna dewan

CARROW, ALECTO AMBROSIA

age: 12 July 1959. heritage: english. house: slytherin. occupation: apothecary owner. bloodline: mpureblood. children: n/a.

ABOUT: previously @ alectos
PB: caroline trentini

DAVIES, SAMUEL LANDON

age: 18 May 1954. heritage: english. house: ravenclaw. occupation: sportswriter. bloodline: muggleborn. children: roger david [8.12.78] + lynne shea [1.1.81] + logan spencer [1.1.81].

ABOUT: previously @ samuels
PB: jensen ackles

DIGGORY, TABITHA LIVANA

age: 20 April 1953. heritage: english + greek. house: ravenclaw. occupation: housewife. bloodline: pureblood. children: cedric perry [9.19.77].

ABOUT: previously @ tabithas
PB: ginnifer goodwin

FENWICK, BENJAMIN FREDERIQUE

age: 15 January 1960. heritage: english. house: gryffindor. occupation: freedom fighter. bloodline: muggleborn. children: n/a.

ABOUT: previously @ benwicky
PB: jared padalecki

HOOKUM, DAISY JADE CORIANDER AUTUMN SKY

age: 1 September 1962. heritage: american + welsh. house: gryffindor. occupation: author. bloodline: pureblood. children: azalea summer dolphina [6.8.81] + fiorello winter aquamarine [12.18.82] + zinnia autumn coral [10.14.85] + gardenia spring oceania [4.4.87] + hyacinthe decembra aquarius [1.25.91].

ABOUT: previously @ flower
PB: hayden panettiere

KIRKHAM, OLIVIA CHELSEA

age: 16 Novemer 1950. heritage: irish. house: ravenclaw. occupation: animal healer. bloodline: muggleborn. children: annabelle siobhan [5.7.76].

ABOUT: previously @ olivias
PB: ellen pompeo

LESTRANGE, BELLATRIX LYSANDRA TISIPHONE

age: 14 December 1952. heritage: french. house: slytherin. occupation: socialite/death eater. bloodline: pureblood. children: n/a.

ABOUT: previously @ bellas
PB: eva green

LLEWELLYN, GWENDOLYN SERAFINA

age: 16 January 1974. heritage: welsh. house: hufflepuff. occupation: n/a. bloodline: pureblood. children: n/a

ABOUT: previously @ gwendolyns
PB: adair tishler

LLEWELLYN, IOAN AMARO

age: 28 April 1954. heritage: welsh. house: ravenclaw. occupation: ministry worker. bloodline: pureblood. children: gwendolyn serafina [1.16.74] + luciana iona [8.15.78] + matteo dai [4.13.81].

ABOUT: previously @ llewellyns
PB: orlando bloom

MCLAGGEN, JOY CHARLOTTE

age: 28 March 1959. heritage: english + italian. house: gryffindor. occupation: housewife. bloodline: halfblood. children: cormac gianni [11.20.78] + talulah danielle [1.8.81] + rowan tiberius [7.19.82].

ABOUT: previously @ almondjoy
PB: kaley cuoco

MESSINA, HEATHER ROSALVA

age: 8 June 1961. heritage: english. house: gryffindor. occupation: student. bloodline: muggleborn. children: n/a.

ABOUT: previously @ heathers
PB: kristin stewart

O'HARA, BRIANNA ANTOINETTE

age: 29 March 1961. heritage: irish. house: hufflepuff. occupation: healer. bloodline: muggleborn. children: jack braeden [2.18.81] + keiran caleb [3.19.83] + lea d'arcy [4.20.85] + morgan evette [5.21.87] + nathaniel fionn [5.21.87].

ABOUT: previously @ brianana
PB: danielle panabaker

PATIL, NAIJA JAYA

age: 12 May 1952. heritage: indian. house: ravenclaw. occupation: healer, pediatrics. bloodline: pureblood. children: padma naveena [4.6.80] + parvati nirmala [4.6.80].

ABOUT: previously @ naijas
PB: aishwarya rai

POTTER, LILY BREENA

age: 30 January 1960. heritage: irish. house: gryffindor. occupation: full time fighter. bloodline: muggleborn. children: harry james [8.31.80].

ABOUT: previously @ missusprongs
PB: rachael leigh cook

SAKAI, EUGENIA MINEKO

age: 18 September 1957. heritage: japanese. house: ravenclaw. occupation: musician. bloodline: halfblood. children: n/a.

ABOUT: previously @ eugenias
PB: kitagawa keiko

SPINNET, SIDNEY AVALON

age: 2 June 1954. heritage: jamaican. house: gryffindor. occupation: ministry worker. bloodline: pureblood. children: alicia emiliana [1.8.78].

ABOUT: previously @ spinnets
PB: zoe saldana

TONKS, THEODORE NATHANIEL

age: 1 July 1953. heritage: english. house: hufflepuff. occupation: weatherman. bloodline: muggleborn. children: nymphadora andromeda [--.--.73].

ABOUT: previously @ teds
PB: jude law

VANCE, CHARLOTTE DELPHINE

age: 13 October 1938. heritage: english + french. house: hufflepuff. occupation: restaurant owner. bloodline: pureblood. children: n/a.

ABOUT: previously @ charlottes
PB: lauren graham

YAXLEY, DOMINIC AMADEUS

age: 2 August 1953. heritage: english. house: slytherin. occupation: administrative aide. bloodline: pureblood. children: xavier anthony [10.7.79] + paxton slade [--.--.83] + adelia clarette [--.--.86].

ABOUT: previously @ dominics
PB: jonathan rhys meyers

LAYOUT CREDIT | VALESCO | CURRENT CHARACTERS

children

mallory.masson@gmail.com — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:17:23 GMT

CHILDREN DIRECTORY

Jump to...

‣ CHAMBERS, COSETTE L.

‣ CHAMBERS, DESMOND O.

‣ DOBBS, EMMA J.M.

‣ DOBBS, MATTHIAS D.D.

‣ DOGE, MARA I.

‣ ENTWHISTLE, KEVIN C.

‣ ENTWHISTLE, CAMELIA L.

‣ LOVEGOOD, LUNA S.

‣ MERRIWEATHER, LOREN J.

‣ MERRIWEATHER, SASHA M.

‣ NOTT, AEMELIA C.

‣ NOTT, EVAN C.

‣ SMITH, ZACHARIAS J.

‣ TRAVERS, MISCHA K.

‣ WILKES, DMITRY V.

‣ WILKES, ANASTASIYA M.

‣ ZELLER, ROSE E.

BELL, KATHRYN COIRA

d.o.b.: 20 May 1979. house: gryffindor. (1997)
bloodline: halfblood. godparents: elspeth bell.

PARENTS: Ian Bell + Elizabeth Fortescue
@ gimmeabell + ringmybell
PB: claire holt

BOOT, MATTHEW CHASE