RP: Waiting out the Storm

[tt_ginny]

Date: 18 March 2002, Mid-morning
Characters: Ginny Weasley, Remus Lupin
Setting: Her home
Content: TBD
Status: Private : Complete



With the storm rolling in, Ginny had stocked up on all the essentials at the marketplace yesterday. Her plan was to stay home and catch up on research for the work she wanted to do with Remus Lupin. She wasn't scheduled on shift for the next two days, so she could also do some more reading on Muggle techniques if she needed a change of pace.

The wind was pushing rain against her windows when she woke that morning, and Ginny went around to make sure all her windows were closed and secured before taking a shower. Since she had no plans to go out, Ginny dressed in shorts and a t-shirt, padding barefoot into the kitchen to get some cool water. A flick of her wand lit the scented candle in the living room and summoned the television control, which turned the viewing box on. Ginny scrolled through the program listing for the day, finding an old movie that she'd found since getting the viewing box - The Hunt for Red October.

Flopping on her sofa, Ginny brought up her notes and began reviewing them to refresh her memory of what she knew of werewolves. Outside, the wind was picking up speed, battering the windows with fat drops of rain and leaves from the trees around her home. She glanced up, over to the window closest, and winced. Charlie had said he was going to the pub that morning for a while and would either ride out the storm there or come home. Ginny went back to reading.

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[tt_ginny]

It was warm but Ginny set her datapad aside and got up to stretch her legs, walking into the kitchen to set the kettle on. Having the background sound of the viewing box was a nice distraction from the howling wind outside.

She nearly dropped the kettle when a loud knock came at her door, quickly setting it down, and hurrying to answer. Ginny summoned her wand reflectively as she did, although she fully expected it to be Charlie deciding to ride out the storm with her.

Pulling open the door, Ginny gasped and put her shoulder to it to keep it from jerking out of her grasp as she glanced up at Remus in surprise. "Remus! Goodness, come in, come in," she urged as the wind whipped her hair across her face, stepping back enough to let him through, and immediately pushing the door shut behind him. Leaning against said door, Ginny said. "Just set your coat over there," she gestured to the hooks on the wall.

[tt_remus]

"Thank you for letting me in... and being home, for that matter. I knew I should have sent a message before I came, so I apologize for just showing up," Remus said, taking off his jacket and putting it on the hook. He put a drying spell on his coat - it didn't do so well in this weather - before proceeding to dry himself. However, his datapad was nice and dry in its bag.

"How are you?" he asked, finally taking in her appearance. Perhaps he should have sent a message prior to coming.

[tt_ginny]

"Oh, it's quite all right. I was just doing some reading," she answered, straightening from the door as he attended to his coat. Well, company wasn't how she had planned on spending the storm, but it certainly wasn't unwelcome companionship at that.

"Would you like some tea? I was just putting the kettle on," Ginny asked, preparing to return to the kitchen, but she leaned over the sofa and moved her datapad to the end table to get it out of the way. "Make yourself at home. I don't think it would be wise to go back out there, actually. Not for awhile yet."

[tt_remus]

"Tea sounds wonderful," Remus said. The drying spell may have made him dry but it did nothing to take the chill out of his bones. "Can I help you with anything?" He hated just showing up unannounced followed by not doing anything while he was there.

Remus set his bag by the couch, before taking a seat. He was ready to help though.

[tt_ginny]

"Not yet but I'll take you up on that for lunch," Ginny replied cheerfully, taking down a couple of mugs and sifting out the right amount of tea for each. She leaned against the counter to wait for the kettle to boil, realizing just how much more comfortable she was after their last meeting. It was still hard not to think of Remus as Professor Lupin, but she was going to make a go of it.

"You can change the program if you don't like this. It's just an old favorite of mine that I put on to keep myself company," Ginny explained, plucking at the edge of her shorts. Should she change? No, this was her place and they weren't indecent.

[tt_remus]

He nodded, "I've been told I'm a decent cook. I prefer simple stuff when I cook for myself. I'll leave it here, it's your home. You don't want me touching it anyways. I wouldn't know where to start," he said chuckling. He didn't have one of those in his home. They were still a foreign muggle concept.

"How has work been? You mentioned it was busy..." He, too, was quite comfortable around her. There were times when the 12 year old Ginny came into his mind, but that was just how he last knew her. He knew the adult Ginny was different to some degree.

[tt_ginny]

"Really? I might just let you take over for lunch, then. I cook most days for myself and Charlie," she answered with a soft laugh. It was so nice to hear him chuckle. He was so serious most of the time, or tired, which she could understand, but still, it was a nice change of pace.

"It was crazy after the potioning. Awful, that was, to deal with while I was one of the affected. Were you affected by it?" Ginny asked.

[tt_remus]

Remus shook his head, "No, I wasn't affected. I don't know why. I hadn't been here that long when it occurred. Whatever reason it was, I'm thankful for it. I'm sorry you got affected. I imagine the medical center must have been crazy."

Remus got quiet for a moment, "I saw some of the effects in the marketplace. Was a lot of your friends and family affected?"

[tt_ginny]

"If you were off settlement or over on Two or Three, that would explain it since only our water supply was tampered with," Ginny explained, turning her head when the kettle began to sputter. She moved over closer to the stove, letting the kettle continue until it actually whistled furiously.

Pouring the hot water over the tea, she nodded. "Charlie and I both were, as was my best friend, Alicia. I don't think many people on One escaped being potioned. It caused a bit of bother over at the medical center. I lost count on how many pregnancy tests I had to do after the effects were countered." Ginny carried the mugs over to the sofa, handing Remus one before she curled up on the sofa a small distance from him.