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the  comment  isn’t  lost  on  barty ,   and  he  turns  his      sister’s  way  with  narrowed  eyes .     “   in  the  same  spot  but   worse ,    i’d  imagine .    almost  senile ,   ”   he  baits ,    simpering  all  the  while .    he’s  following  alice  across  her  home ,   but  slows  his  steps  at  the  offer .   he  makes  not  to  look  too  eager ,   but  he  knows  she  has  involvement  in  the  order  at  this  point .   it  isn't  lost  on  him  that  a  key  would  be   stupidly   advantageous ,    but  equally  suspect  to   him  just  as  well ,   as  opposed  to  if  he’d  be  able  to  retrieve  one  from  his  parents .   so  he  gives  no  more  than  a  shrug  at  it .   no  use   trying   to   force   her  hand  over  it .     “   doubt  i’d  use  it  much ,   but  i  suppose  it’d   help   to  have  a  key  if  i’m  stuck  waiting  again .   ”    he  says .    he  chuckles  a  bit  at  the   pat - on - the - back   alice  gives  herself  just  as  well .   “  i’m  sure  you’ll  keep  doing  fine .  ”

the   smile   that   passes   her   features   then   is   one   made   just   for   him   ,      a   thing   that   played   nice   but   showed   a   little   more   edge   in   the   eyes   .         ❝      well   i’m   not   quite   there   yet   i’m   afraid   ,      still   know   my   way   home   at   the   very   least   .      and   what   time   i   get   in   at   too      ❞         all   politeness   as   she   poked   back   ,      getting   to   the   stop   of   the   stairs   now   keys   out   once   more   as   she   let   herself   in   ,      holding   the   door   open   for   her   twin   to   follow   her   in   .      things   had   always   never   been   quite   right   between   the   eldest   two   of   the   crouch   clan   ,      though   alice   could   never   really   put   her   finger   on   just   where   the   fault   lay   ,      but   she   never   stopped   trying   .         ❝      or   if   you   ever   need   a   safe   refuge   at   all   .   i’m   assuming   that   she-demon   mum   set   you   up   with   has   a   set   for   your   place   ?      my   sofa   is   always   open   if   you   need   an   escape      ❞         now   she   was   being   just   plain   underhanded   but   she   said   it   all   the   very   image   of   civility   .         ❝      i   don’t   set   out   to   disappoint      ❞

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jmacdonxlds··

❝  the sides change sometimes. what we think we’re fighting for, who we tell ourselves are the good people. but it just seems we can’t ever stop fighting war after war after war.. it’s part of being human; an ugly part, but i don’t think it will ever change. ❞

❝      oh   it   hasn’t   changed   in   all   the   millennia   men   have   walked   this   earth   ,      it’ll   hardly   change   now   .      the   fight   can   be   called   good   ,      it   can   even   be   called   great   ,      but   at   the   end   of   the   day   ,      when   it’s   actually   fought   ,      it   will   always   be   dirty   .      and   yet   often   fighting   is   the   nobler   choice   than   inaction      ❞

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for calla avery // @chxrmsfm​

❝      you’ll   never   get   what   you   want   if   you   always   let   people   step   on   you      ❞

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for alastor moody // @aurorseye​

❝      what   could   be   more   important   than   a   little   something   to   eat   ?      you’ve   been   sat   here   for   positively   hours   ❞

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𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐋.

“you’re the one who asked.” he thought she had anyway, was he hearing things now it was so late? he had to smile at that though, she was nicely tall, not that he’d noticed. “no, it was an observation. oh, i know you can, i was just offering to help so we can both get some rest.” but his hand was there beneath hers and his breath hitched ever so slightly as he looked at their hands and back at her face. 

❝      and   have   you   not   heard   of   a   rhetorical   question   ?      or   has   the   work   got   to   you   so   much   that   you   didn’t   notice   ?   maybe   you’re   the   tired   one   ❞         flashing   a   grin   at   him   as   she   teased   him   ,      it   was   a   little   routine   they’d   fallen   into   even   back   when   she’d   still   been   a   trainee   brought   in   to   help   out   on   cases   .         ❝      i’ve   spotted   a   flaw   in   your   logic   there   now   .      if   you   take   on   my   work   how   will   that   help   you   get   a   rest   ?   no   ,      i’ll   keep   with   my   lot   and   keep   you   company   while   you   work   through   yours      ❞         letting   up   her   hand   from   his   after   maybe   a   second   too   long   ,      eyes   lingering   on   his   a   moment   longer   still   .

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𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐘 𝐂.

“  maybe  it  has  just   been  so  long ,  ”    barty  drawls ,   giving  a  snort .   “  no ,   i  simply  mean  i  felt  like  i’d   buffered   enough .    i’ll  know  to  double  my  estimate  next  time .  ”    he  comes  around  behind  alice ,  ready  to  follow  her  in .   “   i’ve  certainly  more  time  now  that  i’m  on  desk  work .   it  felt  more  appropriate  to  work  around  your  schedule  than  force  your  hand  and  all .  ”    he  gives  a   shrug .   “   focused  on  any  new  cases  yet ?   or  are  our  hands  still  heavy  in  hogwarts  business now  that  we  have  the  hols  starting ?  ”

❝      what   are   you   old   enough   for   the   sands   of   time   to   already   be   racing   by   you   ?      now   where   does   that   put   me   ?      ❞         a   little   laugh   at   the   point   she   would   never   ,      ever   drop   :      that   she   was   the   older   of   the   pair   .         ❝      you   can   always   get   a   key   if   you   like   ?      mum   and   dad   have   one   .      just   let   yourself   in   and   sort   a   cup   of   tea   while   you   wait      ❞      its   all   said   over   her   shoulder   at   him   as   she   begins   her   trudge   up   the   stairs   .         ❝      oh   it’s   all   focused   on   the   cases   right   now   ,   really   chucked   me   in   the   deep   end   and   all   that   but   we   both   know   i’m   a   very   good   swimmer      ❞

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𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐘 𝐂.

“  ah ,    sorry ,    i  thought  you’d   be  back  by  now ,  ”    barty  steps  back  to  let  alice  open  her  place .   then  he  all  but  simply  waits ,    head  nudging  to  the  door  once  it’s  opened .   “   don’t  mind  a  last - minute  catch - up ,    do  you ?   i  keep  meaning  to  owl ,   but  i  only  ever  find  the  time  on  days  i’m  already  free . ”

❝      well   you   thought   wrong   didn’t   you   ?   don���t   you   remember   how   crazy   the   hours   can   be   when   you’re   in   the   field   ?      ❞         maybe   it   came   out   a   little   snippier   than   she   had   intended   but   it   had   been   a   long   day   and   merlin   she   was   too   tired   for   this   now   .         ❝      i’m   hardly   going   to   turn   my   own   brother   away   now   ,      am   i   ?   ahh   that’s   always   the   way   of   it   ,      i’ve   been   meaning   to   stop   in   to   see   mum   for   the   last   three   weeks   .      i   only   see   dad   as   often   as   i   do   because   of   the   office      ❞

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𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐋.

laughter echoed around the office ; a deep and rich sound as he paused to answer. “the downside of the job, all the paperwork, crouch.” he grinned though and wheeled his chair over to her desk. “let me take half yours, you look tired.” he offered, reaching for the stack of parchment piled on her desk. 

her   laugh   quickly   followed   his   ,   the   desired   affect   having   been   met   and   all   .         ❝      oh   you   don’t   think   i   know   that   ?      used   to   be   piles   of   paperwork   around   here   taller   than   i   was   ,      then   i   got   taller      ❞         and   so   did   some   of   the   piles   .         ❝      i   look   tired   ?      is   that   a   challenge   longbottom   ?      i   can   hold   my   own   here   you   know      ❞         hand   settling   on   the   top   of   the   stack   .

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for frank longbottom .

location   :      dept.   of    magical   law   enforcement tag   :      @lcngbctttcm​​​

❝      riddle   me   this   frank   :      does   the   paperwork   ever   end   ?      like   one   day   will   they   run   out   of   parchment   ?      ❞

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𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐘 𝐂.​

the  doorknob  rattles   under  his  hand        one  more  time  before  barty  steps  back  from  it ,   huffing .   he  turns  to  the  nearest  person  he  sees ,   motioning  up  to  the  building .     “   merlin .   is  the  place  closed ?   ”

❝      i   lock   the   door   when   i   head   to   work   barty   ,      is   that   such   a   surprise   ?      ❞         the   words   are   quick   to   her   lips   but   quicker   still   was   the   question   of   why   .      this   wasn’t   like   her   brother   ,      her   twin   ,      she   couldn’t   remember   the   last   time   he’d   been   by   her   little   bedsit   .         ❝      here   ,   let   me   ❞         pushing   past   ,      key   in   hand   to   unlock   the   door   .

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*   natasha   liu   bordizzo   :   the   society   cast   takes   a   road   trip   |   netflix   .

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if   you   can   keep   your   head   when   all   about   you       are   losing   theirs   and   blaming   it   on   you   , if   you   can   trust   yourself   when   all   men   doubt   you   ,       but   make   allowance   for   their   doubting   too   ; if   you   can   wait   and   not   be   tired   by   waiting   ,       or   being   lied   about   ,      don’t   deal   in   lies   , or   being   hated   ,      don’t   give   way   to   hating   ,       and   yet   don’t   look   too   good   ,      nor   talk   too   wise   :

if    —    rudyard   kipling

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alice   crouch.

(   cis   woman   |   she/her   |   natasha   liu   bordizzo   )   ——   isn’t   that   THOMASIN   “ALICE”   CROUCH   (ALICE   LONGBOTTOM)?   yeah   that   is   them,   outside   the   leaky   cauldron!   they   used   to   be   in   SLYTHERIN   but   apparently   they   now   work   as   an   AUROR   in   the   DMLE.   they   always   seemed   to   remind   me   of   a   pressed   flowers   in   history   books;   smudged   eyeliner;   last   nights   mascara;   a   girl   willing   to   get   her   hands   dirty;   a   dancers   stance;   a   duellers   steady   hand;   her   fathers   daughter,   which   seems   about   right.   anyway   i’ve   heard   they’re   still   a   bit   COMPASSIONATE,   ENEMGAMTIC,   and   CALCULATING,   they’re   TWENTY   ONE   now   but   some   things   never   change!   i   wonder   how   being   a   PUREBLOOD   is   affecting   them   after   school,      especially   now   they’re   an   AGENT   with   THE   ORDER   OF   THE   PHOENIX?   when   was   it   they   graduated   again,   1975?   has   it   really   been   that   long…

CHARACTER   INSPOS:   general   leia   organa   (star   wars),   padme   amidala   (star   wars),   nyota   uhura   (star   trek   2009),   gabby   teller   (the   man   from   u.n.c.l.e),   aveline   vallen   (dragon   age   2),   astrid   beck   (critical   role),   sansa   stark   (asoiaf),   leliana   (dragon   age:   inquisition),   roy    greenhilt    (oots),   robb   stark   (asoiaf),   keyleth   (critical   role),   jane   bennet   (pride and prejudice)

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WANTED DYNAMICS  WANTED CONNECTIONS  CREDIT 

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