criminalminds (criminalminds) wrote in wizardland,
@ 2011-03-26 10:02:00

To--Anyone at this point :D
Gorsemoor Academy had the auspicious designation of being not only a preparatory academy for magical youngsters, but also a place that offered undergraduate programs for further wizarding education. That's what the brochure had said anyway. What it really meant to Archemedes was that he would have plenty of work during the summer (nearly a full course load of college level classes) so that no moment of his life could be called empty. Vacation was a terrible thing to him for it left his mind to wander and it always wandered back to very negative times.

Unfortunately, the academy still gave out breaks. Things like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the current nightmare of Spring break. Archemedes paced back and forth in the small--but sufficient--living room of his professor's apartment, wishing that he had any papers left to grade. He even had all of his curriculum for the rest of the quarter planned out thanks to the winter holiday break. The cat that his mother sent him meowed plantively. "You're not any help, Pox, so you may as well shut up." Archemedes liked the cat, but had resented the fact that his mother sent her to calm his nerves, as if he was nothing more than some nervous little old cat lady now. Then again, maybe that was the case. Regardless, Pox now reminded him of that fact and so he always spoke to her gruffly. Fortunately, Pox didn't seem to mind.

When he couldn't handle the small confines of his apartment anymore, Archemedes stormed to the door and flung it open, startled to see someone already on the other side of it. His Auror sensibilities mocked him as soon as he heard his own girlish cry of surprise and maybe a little terror.

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criminalminds
2011-04-01 02:22 am UTC (link)

For some reason, the boy's enthusiasm for magic made him laugh. It was such a part of his life that he frequently took it for granted. Archemedes had never concerned himself with the muggle experience. As an auror, he rarely set foot outside of wizarding issues and now as a professor he was even less in the muggle world, constantly sequestered in the magical halls of Gorsemoor. "I guess I've always thought of it as a given rather than something to be loved," he said by way of explanation of his laughter.

Jordy was unendingly refreshing and he found himself very glad that the boy was his teacher's assistant. It had been a position granted on the basis of academic merit, but now Archemedes was thinking that it was personality merit as well.

"Shall we be off then?" He reached out his hand. Jordy, being 18, was old enough to apparate on his own, but Archemedes always preferred doing it together to be sure that they ended up in exactly the same place.

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deathproof
2011-04-01 04:29 am UTC (link)

Jordy came from generations of magic, yet he still viewed magic as a gift. He never took it for granted, and sometimes he felt sorry for those who had no idea that such things even existed. He couldn't imagine his life without magic - it made life wonderful to him.

Ruffling a hand gently through Pox's fur, the boy grinned before he carefully ushered her off of his lap so that he could get to his feet. With a nod at Archemedes, Jordy took the older man's hand. He had apparated only a handful of times and he still hadn't quite gotten the hang of it.

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criminalminds
2011-04-01 05:58 am UTC (link)

Long fingers twined around Jordy's hand. A slow smile curved Archemedes' lips before he let the tug start at the base of his spine. The tug turned into an explosion of movement, though not painful, as the world dissolved around the two of them only to put itself back together. They popped into Around the World and were quickly greeted by a young witch in dreadlocks.

Archemedes hadn't ever been there before and he gawked at the magnitude of the restaurant. It was indeed as if they had stuffed the globe into the place.

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deathproof
2011-04-01 06:14 am UTC (link)

It all happened so fast that Jordy barely had time to blink. One moment they were in Archemedes apartment, and the next they were in Around the World. He looked around with a smile that showed he was clearly impressed before he let his gaze flicker back to Archemedes.

"That was so much smoother than what I can do," he gushed as he turned to look at the witch who was staring at them. "Oh, hello," he greeted before he looked at Archemedes. "What are you in the mood for? I was thinking Italian, maybe?"

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criminalminds
2011-04-01 04:28 pm UTC (link)

"Maybe we'll work on your apparating skills too. It's really very important not to be disoriented when popping into battle." He remembered how sick he'd been after the first time he'd used that method of travel. He had certainly not been fit to cast anymore spells for awhile, drained and dizzy.

As soon as the girl heard the word 'battle,' she perked up even more. "Oh! Are you an auror? I've always thought that was the most noble profession! So brave to keep us all safe!" She promptly started fawning on Archemedes and he flinched and shook his head.

"Italian is fine," he said curtly, shutting her down. She looked disappointed and showed them to a table that looked normal until they sat down. Suddenly, the atmosphere around them melted into a quaint italian cafe.

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deathproof
2011-04-01 07:00 pm UTC (link)

Jordy nodded his head at Archemedes words. He knew that the man was right, and he was about to spring a few questions on him when the girl started to speak. Jordy's eyes flickered over to her and it was as if he'd just realized she was even there. She was pretty enough, but Jordy hadn't ever particularly been attracted to girls. Blinking, he looked back at his teacher and then trailed behind him to go have a seat at a table. When the atmospher shifted, he grinned and looked around.

"It even smells like I'm in an Italian kitchen," he said as he settled a hand on his rumbling tummy. "I think I want spaghetti and meatballs, I wish I was old enough for wine. Just a bit longer, though, and I will be. Though I'm not sure I'll indulge too much - I always want my mind to be sharp."

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criminalminds
2011-04-02 01:39 am UTC (link)

"Just in case Voldemort pops in to attack the Chinese section?" He grinned, a flash of his old joking self coming to the surface. But as he thought about his quip, his face darkened a little. It had been inappropriate. Voldemort really had done things like that, striking places to pepper fear throughout Europe. Just because it hadn't gotten all the way to the US yet doesn't mean that it wouldn't have if Harry Potter hadn't stopped it. If they all hadn't fought against it. "Sorry, I shouldn't joke about something like that."

He looked at the little menu and then out over the waterways that mimicked Venice. "I think I'll have the portobello pasta. And maybe I'll get a glass of wine and you can have a sip." Archemedes was not one to follow rules like that. He laughed to himself to think of Larit hearing him say that.

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deathproof
2011-04-02 04:27 am UTC (link)

Jordy smiled at the joke, though when Archemdes apologized for it, he lowered his gaze and bit down on his lower lip for a moment.

"I think that sometimes even the most serious things need a joke every now and then, how else are we to keep our sanity in dark times?" he finally said as he lifted his gaze to look over at Archemedes again. "Maybe I speak out of line, though," he added, always mindful to be respectful no matter the circumstances.

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criminalminds
2011-04-02 04:38 am UTC (link)

"No, you're right. I was a lot more fun before the war. I should joke more instead of being hindered by it all the time." His words were a bit more revealing than he'd intended them to be and he made a face.

The waitress saved him from having to think about it too much right away and he ordered for the both of them. When she was gone, Archemedes looked at Jordy with a bit of an awkward smile.

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deathproof
2011-04-02 04:56 am UTC (link)

Jordy was more than curious about the things Archemedes must have gone through and he did wonder if any of the rumors held truth to them. Still, he felt it was disrespectful to ask and he didn't want to pry.

"What I want to do is dangerous," he said after a moment, "But without men like you - we'd be lost, you know," he finally said. "We are needed, and Voldemort is proof of that - dead or alive."

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criminalminds
2011-04-02 05:10 am UTC (link)

Some people were still afraid to say the wizard's name and Archemedes was glad to see that Jordy wasn't one of them. It stood to reason that he wouldn't be.

"I'm not sure that I'm one of the men you're really talking about." He hadn't seen much action. He'd been captured early on, tortured. He'd hardly defeated anyone in battle and that meant a lot to him, meant that he wasn't worthy of the praise Jordy was laying on him.

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deathproof
2011-04-02 05:17 am UTC (link)

"With all do respect," Jordy said softly, though he paused as two empty glasses were set before them. With a tap of the witch's wand, one glass filled with wine for Archemedes as asked, and Jordy's filled with rootbeer. When she was gone, Jordy reached for his cup to have a sip. "With all do respect, I believe that those who are taken as you were and survive it are the most brave of all. I will not pry, but I do wonder how you managed such a thing."

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criminalminds
2011-04-02 05:23 am UTC (link)

"How I managed to get caught?" Archemedes laughed, knowing full well that's not what Jordy had meant. "I suppose I just stood there and the Death Eaters took it from there. Really not so difficult, though I beg you not to try it on your own." He was making a joke out of it, forcing himself not to falter over the words.

Archemedes couldn't tell which was worse: people who didn't know he'd been captured and tortured and treated him with the respect due a 'real' auror, or the people who had heard otherwise and still treated him with respect. He'd failed.

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deathproof
2011-04-02 05:36 am UTC (link)

"No - you misunderstand me," Jordy said with a shake of his head as he lowered his gaze and stirred his straw around in the ice. It didn't melt and water down his beverage like normal ice would, and he took a moment to appreciate that before he looked back up at Archemedes. "How you survived such a thing. I'd have been terrified. I like your smile," he blurted out before he blushed a little and laughed. "I mean - it's nice to see you smile after ... whatever it may have been that you went through."

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criminalminds
2011-04-02 04:09 pm UTC (link)

"I didn't misunderstand you," Archemedes said gently. "I was trying that humor thing to hide the fact that I hate talking about my failures. But you are sweet and disarming and I find myself compelled to spill all of my secrets to you. I trust that when you become an auror, all criminal wizards will just melt instead of attack you." His voice never grew annoyed, staying calm and lilting. He was clearly just amused by the situation.

The fact that Jordy liked his smile made him smile more. "It was mostly the cruciatus curse to wear down my mind, and then it was a form of legilimency that made me see and believe certain horrors about my friends and comrades."

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deathproof
2011-04-02 09:59 pm UTC (link)

Jordy hadn't been expecting any of those words to come out of Archemedes mouth, and he felt his cheeks flush at the string of compliments. He had no idea what the man meant by his words, but they were sweet and Jordy's crush on Archemedes seemed to multiply within mere seconds.

"I don't see how any of that can be considered a failure," he finally spoke up, though he paused when their food was put down in front of them - not conjured up like drinks because the restaurant prided themselves on their authenticity wen it came to their dishes. When she was gone, Jordy picked up his fork and started to wind some noodles around it. "Aurors are trained to be ready for anything - capture included. Not many survive such things."

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criminalminds
2011-04-03 03:28 am UTC (link)

"The wizard who caught me wanted me to kill myself. It was only because he was foolish not to finish me off that I survived." Archemedes offered a casual shrug. The more he was trying to hide how horrible the memories were, the more able he was to pretend like it wasn't that big of a deal. Frequently, it was when he wasn't thinking about hiding it that the bad stuff snuck up on him and caused a panic attack.

"I was over confident. I didn't take an opponent seriously. It was a woman--I'm sorry to say that I've been a little sexist in the past." He smiled ruefully.

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why is adrien brody's nose so damn attractive?!

deathproof
2011-04-03 03:52 am UTC (link)

"I think most men tend to be without even meaning to be," Jordy said honestly, because he'd underestimated many girls in his grade who outshone him more times than he'd like to admit. "I can't believe that I'll be graduating in just a few short months," he added, deciding now was a good time to change the subject. "It's exciting and nervewracking all at once, I'm not sure how to feel about it," he added with a bit of a laugh. "I'm more excited than anything, I think."

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Ahaha, because we're weird?

criminalminds
2011-04-03 04:10 am UTC (link)

Archemedes was thankful for the subject change and he mused over the fact that Jordy was handling him perfectly. Very few people could claim to be able to do that. Hell, not even Archemedes could handle himself that well anymore.

"You've got a lot of life ahead of you. A lot of experiences." Archemedes found himself wishing that he could force them to be all good experiences. In the span of a couple of hours of actually interacting with the boy, he found himself quite fond of him.

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deathproof
2011-04-03 04:18 am UTC (link)

"Good and bad," Jordy said, as if reading Archemdes thoughts somehow. "My Mom's worried - she'd rather I do something more safe, but I can't see myself doing anything else. I'm eager to learn and to help people, was that what drove you to become an Auror?" he asked curiously in between bites of food and sips of his drink.

He wished that he could crawl into Archemdes head and gain knowledge from all of the man's experiences. It would be a marvel to know and see all of the things Archemdes had seen.

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criminalminds
2011-04-03 04:43 am UTC (link)

"All of the men in my family were aurors. I don't suppose I ever really thought about why I wanted to be one--it wasn't so much a choice as a destiny." It wasn't nearly so noble a reason as Jordy's deep desire to help and protect people.

Archemedes poked at a piece of mushroom, not digging into his food right away. His stomach was churning because of their earlier discussion. He would need a little bit for it to settle. "Your mom is probably right. But I can't imagine you doing anything boring or safe."

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	deathproof 2011-04-03 04:58 am UTC (link)
	Jordy shifted in his seat and he wet his lips as he looked over at Archemedes. He smiled politely before he took another bite of his food before his gaze flickered to the man's glass of wine. "May I still have a sip?" he asked curiously, as if he wasn't entirely sure that Archemdes had been serious when he'd offered earlier. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

criminalminds
2011-04-03 03:25 pm UTC (link)

Archemedes smiled at that. "Of course." He nudged the glass of wine closer to Jordy. He didn't see anything wrong with someone his age drinking some wine. It was one of the more ridiculous American laws.

Finally, he settled into eating. He made a little sound as soon as the first bite hit his mouth. This had been an exceptionally good idea. "Maybe we should do this tomorrow too? So we don't have to eat alone during spring break."

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deathproof
2011-04-04 02:56 am UTC (link)

Jordy straightened up in his seat and his eyes widened a bit with surprise as he reached for the glass and took a ginger sip. He wet his lips with a smile as he set it back down and allowed the taste to settle in his mouth.

"It goes well with the sauce," he commented. "Brings out the flavor a bit mroe," he added as he savored the taste for a moment longer, then took another bite of his food. "And yes - that would be fun. I enjoy talking with you."

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criminalminds
2011-04-04 03:12 am UTC (link)

He waved, indicating that Jordy could have as much of the wine as he wanted. It refilled itself when the glass ran dry and he really didn't think that anyone was going to call them on it. Not that he was aiming to get the kid drunk or anything, but hey, he was stuck at school for spring break. He needed some kind of fun.

"Does it really? I don't think I ever really noticed wine doing all that. I guess I just drank it because that's what it seemed like I was supposed to drink." He frowned. "I wonder how much of my life has been just because it seemed proper or normal."