Cepheus Malfoy (pheus) wrote in slutverse,
@ 2012-07-03 01:08:00

Cepheus was always so miserable when he was bored. He'd read through all his comic books and he'd played through a few games. And then he'd listened to all his Queen and Adam Lambert albus. He really needed something to do. He grumbled and rolled around on his bed for a moment, then pushed himself up and walked into his brother's room.

"We need to find something to do." He informed his brother. "Or I'm literally going to die of boredom. And that's a shitty way to go."

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	pheus 2012-07-03 02:29 am UTC (link)
	Cepheus arched a brow at his brother. This was going to be fun, especially if his brother didn't want him to tell anyone. He grinned to himself and crossed his arms over his chest, examining his brother. "Really?" Cepheus asked, unable to stop grinning. "What kind of bad things are we going to do, Scorpi?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

scorpi
2012-07-03 02:32 am UTC (link)

"It's not bad," Scorpius said. "Not really. Just..." He wasn't sure he should tell Cepheus now. He looked like he was thinking about running off and telling as soon as Scorpius offered a suggestion.

"I've been reading ahead in Ancient Runes. I think I can get rid of the spells Bill put up to stop people going in the wing we're not allowed in," he said. "I've always been curious about what's back there."

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	pheus 2012-07-03 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"Really? This doesn't seem like something you'd normally do." But, of course Cepheus was intrigued by it. He bit his bottom lip and then grinned from ear to ear. It was perfect. "I want to go." Cepheus nodded. "I'm not any good at that runes shit. But, I can help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

scorpi
2012-07-03 03:19 am UTC (link)

"It's not," Scorpius said. "I just want to see if I can break the wards Bill put up. I think I can." He eyed his brother for a moment. If Cepheus was excited, he probably woulnd't tell. This seemed to appeal to his Gryffindor sensibilities.

Scorpius got off the bed, bringing his textbook with him. "Let's go. As long as you stay quiet when I need to concentrate this will be fine."

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	pheus 2012-07-03 04:09 am UTC (link)
	"Well. As long as we can keep it a secret from our sister." Cepheus rolled his eyes and then walked with his brother. "I've always wondered what was back there as well. Dad is always saying it's dangerous or something, but I've never realy believed that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scorpi 2012-07-03 04:19 am UTC (link)
	"It might be dangerous," Scorpius said, willing to give their father the benefit of the doubt. "The manor's very old. I just don't know why they wouldn't do something to fix it if that was the problem. We have enough money." He looked around the hall to make sure there were no elves about either. "Rory would tell Dad for sure, and he'd feel obliged to tell Mum." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-07-03 04:37 am UTC (link)
	"I've always assumed they've been hiding something. Sure, the manor is old, but a few spells would protect it. Rather than hiding it from us. It's our house. We should be able to do whatever we want." He stopped outside the spells. "What kind do you think are around it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

scorpi
2012-07-03 04:40 am UTC (link)

"Nothing dangerous," Scorpius said, opening his textbook and then tapping his temple so the runes showed up when he looked at them. "It's just like... alarm spells and wards and a couple to make you not want to keep trying to break in. They're not very strong. It just makes it so you can't get in without taking them down."

He looked in his textbook again, then made a few motions with his wand, taking the alarm spells down and smiling to himself when they folded away easily. "Bill probably didn't expect anyone to try that hard to break in."

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	pheus 2012-07-03 04:52 am UTC (link)
	"He probably thought we are good kids. He's clearly wrong." Cepheus pointed out as he leaned against the wall. He had no clue what his brother was doing. He didn't take runes. It was a useless class and he really didn't see the point in doing it. "So, how long is it going to take for you to get the wards off?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

scorpi
2012-07-03 04:56 am UTC (link)

"Dunno," Scorpius said, banishing the spells that encouraged you to leave the wing alone. "You're supposed to be quiet while I take them down. I'm doing the wards now."

Obviously, Ancient Runes wasn't a useless class. It meant Scorpius got to break them in. In a few more minutes, the wards were down and he shut his textbook, grinning to himself. "Try opening the doors."

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pheus
2012-07-03 05:08 am UTC (link)

Cepheus still had some Slytherin tendencies. The last thing he wanted to do was get shocked or something by trying to open the doors. But, he was in fact a Gryffindor. And that meant he would stupidly try.

He grabbed the door handle, wincing in fear that he would be shocked, but nothing happened. He looked around the hallway for a moment, then opened the door to the rooms behind it. "I... Wow."

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scorpi
2012-07-03 05:13 am UTC (link)

Scorpius's grin widened when nothing happened to Cepheus. He couldn't believe he'd managed to take the wards off that quickly. He hurried behind his brother, looking into the rooms and then pushing him forward. "Let's go explore," he said.

He glanced around. "I don't see anything that looks dangerous, do you?" Scorpius glanced over his shoulder at Cepheus. "Close the door so they don't suspect anything."

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	pheus 2012-07-03 05:15 am UTC (link)
	"No. This room looks completely normal. I don't think anything is wrong." Cepheus glanced around and then moved towards the desk in the room. He picked up some papers and read over them. He paused. "What was our grandfather's name?" Cepheus asked, looking back at Scorpius. "Dad's father. The one Mum doesn't like." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scorpi 2012-07-03 05:18 am UTC (link)
	"Lucius," Scorpius said, looking over the books on the shelf. "His name is on the family tree in the library, and I've heard Grandma mention him once or twice." There were a surprising number of books on ancient runes in the library. Scorpius pulled one of the older ones off the shelf, flipping through it. "Why?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pheus 2012-07-03 05:21 am UTC (link)
	"His name is on some of these papers. I guess these were his rooms." Cepheus replied as he flipped through a few more of the things. He picked up a picture of the man and his father. "Look. It's Dad and him." He tossed the picture to Scorpius. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scorpi 2012-07-03 05:24 am UTC (link)
	"Really?" They didn't have many pictures of their grandfather. One or two, in old albums, but nothing on display. Scorpius had always thought it was because there weren't any. He put down the book he was looking at and walked over to Cepheus, looking down at the photograph. "Dad looks miserable, doesn't he? Moody. Lucius looks really old-fashioned." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

pheus
2012-07-03 05:26 am UTC (link)

"They've never really talked much about him. I guess I kind of assumed he'd look like this because of that." Cepheus replied, looking his brother over. "Like not knowing about him makes him seem more ancient or something. I don't know."

He pushed over some more of the papers and found another picture laying loosely. He picked it up and arched a brow. "Is that Mum with him?"

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scorpi
2012-07-03 05:37 am UTC (link)

Scorpius looked at the picture. "I -- yeah, it is," he said. "She doesn't look especially happy either. I guess we know why they don't talk about him much. They don't like him."

He picked up some of the papers on the desk, looking them over. "I'm not looking forward to having to do all this banking, are you? No wonder Dad's a solicitor." Scorpius wanted to be a curse-breaker and forget about all the Malfoy stuff.

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	pheus 2012-07-03 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not looking forward to doing it either. You know, dad is lax about most things, but I can't help but feel like he still expects one of us to be an heir. You know?" Cepheus shrugged and looked up at the wall, where something was draped over. He frowned for a moment. "What do you think that is?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

scorpi
2012-07-03 09:23 pm UTC (link)

"I'm sure he does," Scorpius agreed. "Even if he doesn't want to force us to get married to someone or any of that. Victoire seems to think I'm going to have to do it, since I'm the oldest." He made a face, then looked at the draped thing Cepheus was staring at.

"I don't know," he said, stepping forward. He grabbed the edge of the drape and tugged, pulling it off the frame and jumping a little when there was a face there, frozen. A disturbingly still portrait. "That's... It's our grandfather, right?" He glanced at Cepheus, then leaned closer to the painting, frowning. "I think Bill put something on it too."

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	pheus 2012-07-03 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Well. Victoire wants to marry you and have your babies." Cepheus pointed out. "Her thought process is more wishful thinking than anything else. You know?" Cepheus's eyes went up to the portrait. Most portaits moved, so seeing a still one was odd. He frowned. "Why is it so still?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

scorpi
2012-07-03 09:44 pm UTC (link)

"Spell, I think," Scorpius said, getting his wand out again. "Let's not talk about how Victoire wants to marry me. I love her, but not like that. We're just friends, and I know Mum and Dad are happy, but it's not... I'd rather just be with who I want to be with."

He tapped his temple again and grinned when the runes showed up. "It's some kind of stasis spell to freeze the picture. Should I take it off?"

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	pheus 2012-07-03 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Should you take it off? What kind of a question is that, half-wit? Of course you should take it off." Cepheus informed his brother and shook his head. "That's our grandfather. We've never gotten to talk to him before and if it's one of those portraits, I'd love to see it." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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