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_remus]

When Remus had woke up earlier that morning, he could already hear the wind whistling as it went around his home. He knew they were going to be in for a big one. He took a quick shower and dressed in dark pants and a dark button up shirt. So very Remus.

Remus transfigured one of his robes into a rain coat in hopes it would help in case the dark clouds overhead should open up. He went ahead and put his datapad in a small bag and put a weather-proofing spell on it, just to ensure it would stay dry.

As he stepped outside his house, the rain began. This was going to be fun. He hurriedly made his way to Ginny's house; it seemed the faster he moved, the more the rain would fall. Before he knew it, he had arrived and he never knew he would be so grateful to see the house.

He loudly knocked on the door and waited, hoping she could hear the knocking above the noise of the weather.

[tt_remus]

"Thank you," Remus said, accepting the cup. He took a sip and immediately felt warmer. Remus moved over on the couch to make more room for her. "I can imagine that was a busy time, both with pregnancy tests, and tests for various diseases. How do you think it will be with this storm?"

Remus was thankful to be in a dry place with good company. Normally, he wouldn't have minded riding out this storm by himself, but today he felt like being with others.

[tt_ginny]

She opted for the sandwich fixings, setting them out on the counter from the cooler. Charlie had assured her that the power might flicker but it wasn't likely to go out, but she wasn't going to chance it just yet. "I can ask Sirius to put up some 'do not notice me' wards around the campsite, just in case," Ginny assured him warmly.

Drawing out a couple of pint bottles from the cooler, Ginny brought them to the table and went back for the sandwich plates. She paused, setting down the plates, lost in a memory that she rarely tried to think about. "I think I know what that's like, actually," she said somberly as she pulled out her chair to sit. "Sometimes I could remember parts of what happened when Voldemort possessed me, sometimes I just woke up with nothing but a feeling of dread."