RP: Taking shelter at the pub

[tt_charlie]

Date: 18 March 2002
Characters: Charlie Weasley, Open to Everyone! (Feel free to start separate threads to mingle.)
Setting: World's End Pub
Content: NC-17 [Possible language]
Status: Public : Open



After securing his windows and doors, Charlie had stopped in to see Ginny, letting her know that he was going to the pub for the duration of the storm. There was bound to be other people with the same idea to pass the time in good company, with entertainment (darts and a viewing box), and alcohol, as opposed to huddled in their homes. Plus, he hadn't felt like trying to cook, either. The walk down to the pub had been a small hint of what was to come with the monsoon, and Charlie was glad they had taken precautions at the Ark for the animals to ride out the storm.

The deck of the World's End was empty for once, even cleared of the furniture - secured in the garage, no doubt. Charlie pushed in the door, keeping a good grip on it to prevent any damage, thankful to get out of the rain and wind as he shut it behind himself. There was already a good crowd in the pub. He tossed his cloak on the hanger by the door and headed to the bar. On the viewing box was replaying a BBC comedy show - The Kumars At No. 42.

Comments

[tt_alicia]

”Good enough for me,” Alicia chuckled, clinking her glass against his before she too took a sip of her drink.

At work, she had often enough watched the Herbologists come and go, seemingly as they pleased. She hadn’t quite figured out their methods, if they even had a method, and yet none of them ever seemed to just sit around. They were always working on something, she just didn’t know what. “So… what’s up next for you?” she asked him, taking another sip before she put her glass back on the counter. “Another trip to the jungle or something more local?”

[tt_neville]

Neville had to think about it for a minute, then he sighed. "I think I better stick around for a while," he admitted. "Or I think my friends might come chase after me. Besides I'm starting to get used to real food, now." He took another sip. "What about you?"

[tt_alicia]

”Ah, yeah, the food’s pretty good here,” she agreed, nodding, though she was well aware that his friends would be his main reason for sticking around. “Oh, I… Heal. No matter how many injuries I Heal, people still get injured, or sick,” she chuckled. “But I’ve been doing some extra shifts over in Two, with the Muggle doctors and patients, both to learn more but also to see if I can’t pull in some overtime so I can take time off later.”

[tt_neville]

"That's great," Neville said enthusiastically. "I'd... like to learn more about Healing, actually. I dunno why they didn't go into it more at Hogwarts. Well, I guess they might have in seventh year and wouldn't know about it." He shrugged. "Still, seems like it would be more useful than learning how to turn umbrellas into flamingos, right?"

[tt_alicia]

Alicia gave a wry twist of her mouth at Neville’s comment about having missed seventh year. That particular year had been hard for everybody and she could only imagine what it must have been like having been more or less locked up at the school. “Well, Healing wasn’t part of the curriculum when I went there,” she assured him, “but…” His comment about transfiguration and his expressed desire to learn more about the field had gotten her thinking. “I could teach you some, if you’d like,” she offered, then held up a hand to amend; “Not the advanced Healing, but, you know, the basics for when you’re on your own or something like that.”

[tt_neville]

Neville grinned. "That'd be great!" he said, enthusiastically. "I mean there's only so far Episky can go, right?" It certainly hadn't been overly helpful during that year, he thought sadly. They'd done their best, but some people would have scars forever - including him. The thin line that ran from eye to chin was barely noticable anymore, but sometimes it itched, and on those days he usually had nightmares.

[tt_alicia]

Neville’s enthusiasm was contagious, and if she thought about it, Alicia couldn’t remember having seen him like this for a long time, if ever. Not that they had been close or spent all that much time together, but they had shared a common room for five years and then there had been the time spent practicing in Dumbledore’s Army. “Well, if you know Episky and how to turn an umbrella into a flamingo you’re already on the way,” she chuckled. “Those two things are more or less just variations of the same magic. So…” Alicia pursed her lips and glanced up at him. “If I teach you the basics of Healing, is it possible that you could do a little something for me too? Nothing big or time consuming, just something that can be done while you’re working anyway. At least I think it could work like that.”

[tt_neville]

"Of course," Neville said, eyes widening slightly with curiosity at what she could possibly want from him. "I mean yeah, sure, I'd love to."