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Post by Norah Lake on May 14, 2008 22:17:03 GMT -5
Norah made her way out of Knockturn Alley and back to Diagon Alley. She was going to meet Rupert at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor. It was an odd meeting place, considering the intended topic of conversation, but she couldn't get back over to the Leaky Cauldron on her own. She so hated her lack of magical skills! She was meant to be part of this world, not the muggle world, but even the most basic things were beyond her abilities.
She arrived at the ice cream shop and chose a seat outside in a corner to wait for Rupert. While she was waiting, she ordered some ice cream. If she was going to have to wait, she might as well enjoy it.
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Post by Remus Lupin on May 26, 2008 0:20:09 GMT -5
When Rupert had received the owl from Norah, he read it when a sinking heart. Ever since the woman had tried to seduce him just before his wedding to Eileen, he had felt deep down in his gut that she could not be trusted. But she was Eileen's closest friend, and when they'd needed to get Kris away from Remus for her protection, they'd had no where else to turn. But as he held the letter in his shaking hand, he knew that his instincts had been right. Norah had betrayed them. She had deliberately kept Kris away from them. She'd withheld the letters that he'd tried to send his daughter, as well as the ones she'd tried to send him. She'd lied in her own letters, saying that Kris was happy. He knew it all, and he hated himself for not realizing it and doing something sooner.
And now she had Kris again, and was going to hold her for ransom. And to think he'd thought that the woman truly cared for Kris!
Rupert sent a letter to Dumbledore, letting him know what was going on, then he prepared to meet with the woman in Diagon Alley. He had no idea what she could possibly demand... but he knew that, whatever it was, he had to give it to her as long as it was within his power. Still, he was filled with worry and dread over what her demands would be. Clearly the woman was deranged.... she could be asking for just about anything.
He apparated to Diagon Alley, then made his way to the ice cream shop with determination. He found her there, sitting at a table outside in the corner. She was still beautiful, but with the same menacing edge about her that he remembered. He sighed and approached her table.
"Hello, Norah," he said quietly.
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Post by Norah Lake on May 26, 2008 0:32:53 GMT -5
Norah broke into a wide smile at the sight of him. He looked as handsome as ever, especially with the light touch of gray along his temples. Happily, he still had a full head of thick, luscious hair. "Rupert!" she said, eating a mouthful of ice cream. "So good of you to come. And so prompt, too. You always were the punctual type. Sit down, please. Want some ice cream? I'll even treat. Given the circumstances, it's really the least I can do."
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Post by Remus Lupin on May 26, 2008 0:57:21 GMT -5
"Norah," Rupert returned coldly. He glared at her with a hate-filled expression as he slid into a seat just across from her. "Ice cream?" he repeated in response to her offer. "We're here to discuss trading whatever you want for my daughter, and you want me to sit here and eat ice cream with you? Are you daft, woman? Let's just get this over with already. What the hell do you want in exchange for Kris?"
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Post by Norah Lake on May 26, 2008 1:08:28 GMT -5
"But you must have some ice cream!" Norah insisted, reaching across the table and grabbing his hand. "It's part of the deal. You see, if you decide to agree to my trade, you're going to want... well, you'll see. Come on, then, what's your pleasure? Chocolate? Vanilla? Rocky Road?"
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Post by Remus Lupin on May 26, 2008 1:17:19 GMT -5
Rupert rolled his eyes. This woman was deranged. Insisting that he eat ice cream at a time like this? What was wrong with her? "Fine," he ground out. "I'll have chocolate. Now, out with it. What do you want from me, Norah? I'm losing patience with this little game of yours."
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Post by Norah Lake on May 28, 2008 13:36:52 GMT -5
"You know, patience is a virtue, Rupert," Norah said in a lofty tone. "You really need to relax a little... you always were wound a little too tight." She waved a waitress over to the table and flashed the girl--barely a year out of school-- a winning smile. "My friend here would like a bowl of chocolate ice cream," she said brightly.
The waitress nodded and hurried off to get the order, as Norah turned back to Rupert. "Now, then. About Kris," she said, her expression becoming serious. "I have two options for you."
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Post by Remus Lupin on Jun 4, 2008 22:11:41 GMT -5
Rupert nodded gravely. His heart pounded in his ears as he waited for her demands. He knew that whatever she wanted couldn't be good, but he was prepared to do almost anything in order to get Kris back safe and sound. He had only just found her, and he wasn't going to lose her now. Not to this crazy woman. "All right, then, out with it," he said.
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Post by Norah Lake on Jun 4, 2008 22:14:03 GMT -5
Norah smiled coldly. "Oh, Rupert," she said playfully. "Must you sound like you're agreeing to your own execution? Honestly, you're so dramatic. I'm not so very monstrous as all that, now, am I? I mean, I bought you ice cream, didn't I? Really, a little gratitude would be nice."
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Post by Remus Lupin on Jun 4, 2008 22:16:00 GMT -5
"Correction," said Rupert pointedly. "You're forcing me to have ice cream, pretty much against my will. And I've no intention of eating it, I just thought I'd let you waste the two galleons, since you were so eager to spend it. Now, can we get on with your demands?"
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Post by Norah Lake on Jun 4, 2008 22:19:39 GMT -5
"Demands?" Norah repeated, giggling. "There you go again, being all dramatic. Whatever am I going to do with you, Rupert? Let's just think of them as... conditions, OK?"
Just then the waitress returned with the dish of ice cream. She placed it in front of Rupert, then quietly and discreetly walked away.
"OK, then," Norah said. "Now here are my conditions. You will either marry me.... or you will give me all of your magic. Permanently."
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Post by Remus Lupin on Jun 4, 2008 22:22:17 GMT -5
"Give you my magic?" Rupert repeated, puzzled. "But that's not possible. Magic is something you are born with, and it's not like just giving you my wand will be enough. I can't just give it to you."
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Post by Norah Lake on Jun 4, 2008 22:27:49 GMT -5
Norah smiled again. "Oh, yes you can," she said. "You see, while I've never had any proper magical abilities of my own, there was one thing I was always able to do. I can brew potions. It's not so different from muggle chemistry or cooking a perfect pot of soup. Both of which, I can also do." She laughed at his mystified expression. "If you use the right ingredients in just the right amounts, you can make a potion that will do just about everything. And I discovered how to make a potion that will drain a wizard of their magical powers, and transfer them to someone else. Now, usually, it works only temporarily. But if the wizard takes enough of the potion... it can drain all their powers... forever!"
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Post by Kris Lupin on Jun 16, 2008 22:41:39 GMT -5
Kris bit her lower lip as she stood there looking at her father and Norah. She didn't know what to do, she wanted to get his attention without getting hers. She tugged on her hair as she knew she should have thought this through.
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Post by Remus Lupin on Jun 16, 2008 22:47:41 GMT -5
"So let me get this straight," Rupert was saying. "My choice is to either give you my magical abilities, which you don't even know how to use without the proper training, making you even more dangerously unstable than you already are... or I have to marry you? You really are insane, Norah. I can't believe I never was it before... Eileen trusted you! I trusted you! How could we be so wrong?"
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Post by Kris Lupin on Jun 16, 2008 23:06:39 GMT -5
Kris finially got an idea but she looked to where she had came from and thought she saw Remus running toward her. She knew she should wait for him but she thought he would get in trouble if caught there. "Remus, if your comming, please hurry." She muttered.
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Post by Remus Lupin on Jun 16, 2008 23:12:55 GMT -5
Remus ran as fast as he could, finally catching sight of Kris up ahead by the ice cream shop. He was so tired from the day's events... it seemed like a week had passed, and not just a morning. But he kept running, telling himself he only had a little further to go.
Finally, he reached Kris, panting heavily. "What's... going... on...?" he gasped.
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Post by Kris Lupin on Jun 17, 2008 2:43:07 GMT -5
"Dad's with her." Kris said nodding in their direction. "We need to get where he can see us without her seeing us." She bit her lower lip then added, "We need to get behind her so he can keep acting like he's looking at her."
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Post by Norah Lake on Jun 17, 2008 6:19:28 GMT -5
"Shut up already!" Norah yelled, slamming down her ice cream and glaring at him. "Yes, you've figured out the choice. But you have to choose one, or I'm not giving you Kris back. Is that clear? Your magic, or your hand in marriage. What's it gonna be?"
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Post by Remus Lupin on Jun 17, 2008 22:28:58 GMT -5
Remus nodded. "OK, good idea. I think we can do that... we just have to be really sneaky. If we go around the other side, over there, we can slip into the ice cream parlor from that side, then come back out these doors without her noticing. Then we could hide behind that potted plant just behind her, and peak our heads out so Dad can see us. How does that sound?"
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