AU meme, out of schedule

[madam_rosmerta]

HARRY POTTER AU MEME You're a wizard! Or perhaps you're a magical creature or a ghost. More importantly, where do your loyalties lie? Are you the Dark Lord or one of the Death Eaters? Perhaps you teach at Hogwarts or work at the ministry. Are you a member of the Order of Phoenix? Are you a student in Hogwarts? In which house did the Sorting Hat place you? Leave a comment with your character's name and canon and your preferences in the title line. Then put down a few ideas about your character in your top level. Both AU characters and canon characters are welcome. List of prompts: (Choose from these or make up your own.) 1. HOGWARTS Are you a teacher or a student? Which house are you in? What subjects do you teach? Next week might be the most important quidditch match of the year and you're the team captain! Maybe you're the potions professor and someone just blew up their cauldron. 2. AURORS Are you a trainee? The head Auror who has been dueling with dark wizards all your adult life? A dark wizard? Catch you if we can! Or maybe you're an auror breaking curses in a Death Eater safehouse. 3. DIAGON ALLEY A bustling locale filled to the brim with wizarding shops and taverns. Are you a business owner? Perhaps you're a wand maker or a student buying your books for the next year in Hogwarts. Maybe you just want to get a shot of firewhiskey in the Three Broomsticks. 4. MINISTRY OF MAGIC Do you work here? You could be in the Department of Mysteries, handling a new case about vanishing cabinets. Or maybe you work in the misuse of muggle artifacts office, dispelling singing teacups or flying cars. Is it a busy day, a slow week, or just another day in the office? Maybe you're one of the gossips who just heard of the newest bit of juicy gossip. 5. THE OLDEST AND PUREST BLOOD Were you born to a pureblood family? Perhaps you're an heir of great, questionable fortune. Maybe you'd like nothing to do with your family who supports the Dark Lord. What if you fell in love with someone your family doesn't approve of? Or maybe both of your parents are muggle born and this is still all new to you. 6. FLYING There are great many ways to fly: broomsticks, hippogriffs, dragons. Take your pick and soar through the skies! 7. DUELING/SPELL CASTING What's the fun in being a wizard if you can't cast spells? Are you good at something specific? Do you use silent spells a lot? Perhaps you're the best dueler with a wand that's been seen for ages. Or maybe you're just starting out, and a spell just backfired in your face. 8. ST. MUNGO'S HOSPITAL FOR MAGICAL MALADIES AND INJURIES Did your spell go haywire? Did you stick a satsuma up your nostril? It happens. Happily there's a hospital for your needs. Or maybe you work there, healing all those poor and silly wizards who turn up in desperate need of your care. 9. AZKABAN A fortress island in the middle of the Northern sea, full of the most dangerous dark wizards. Are you a resident, or visiting? Watch out for those dementors! 10. POTIONS You brewed the best pick-me-up potion but something went wrong? Maybe you ended up purple in the face. Or you gave a love potion to the wrong person. Maybe you mixed your hangover potion with magical viagra? It happens. But now you have to deal with it. 11. MAGICAL CREATURES Do you work with dragons? Perhaps you have some giant blood in you. Or maybe you were bit by a werewolf and your first full moon is nearing. Maybe you found an injured unicorn. Or your house has become infested with boggarts. 12. WILD CARD Come up your own scenario.

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[midship]

"And it's all right?"

Hogwarts is an imperfect place. Fumbling through this together would hardly go unnoticed. Most of school wouldn't care, certainly, but he's always been one to fret.

"When we get there?"

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[betteralready]

"It is."

Although, after a moment, he does have to quell his natural optimism somewhat.

"I mean if-- people give us a hard time, we can always tell a Prefect or a professor, right? And just-- make sure to look out for one another."

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[midship]

"We've always done that."

He'd nearly been kicked out for the impulse to protect Archie. He'd certainly be willing to do it again.

[betteralready]

"So we should do-- just fine now, mm?"

He certainly seems entirely confident in the thought.

[midship]

With anyone else, he'd have felt at such a loss. With anyone else, there would have been fumbling to understand anything at all.

With Archie, it's apparently practically built in.

"Brilliant, isn't it."

[betteralready]

"Really is."

And, he very dearly hopes, it's going to stay that way.

[midship]

Fighting for Archie had always been easy. The idea of fighting for this new, vulnerable piece of themselves--of defending something that makes Archie look so flushed and happy--will be just as natural, he's certain.

"Funny, though, isn't it. Seems like we've already been-- half way here all along."

[betteralready]

"It does," he agrees contentedly, "Suppose some people might not be surprised."

Might even be supportive. He hopes so.

[midship]

His snort is soft as he settles comfortably back into his seat. It's comfortable enough to let his thumb smooth comfortably against the back of Archie's hand, loose and affectionate.

"Wish they'd told us sooner."

[betteralready]

"Would you have considered it, if they had?"

Archie knows he would have. Horatio is another matter.

"Before the Amortentia, I mean."

[midship]

Archie deserves honesty. It requires a moment of proper contemplation, thumb still smoothing gently.

"That... would have depended, I think. On who proposed it."

There were people he listened to, after all. There were also people he would have thrown a punch at for suggesting just about anything.

[betteralready]

"Yeah?"

It makes sense. It's got him nodding slightly in agreement to the words.

"At least we-- got there, now."

[midship]

He squeeze happily at Archie's hand, the crooked edges of a smile on his lips.

"Probably-- best, though. Figuring it out-- together."

[betteralready]

A grin.

"I certainly prefer it this way."

[midship]

"I hope it wasn't-- long."

Archie's always been much quicker at this.

[betteralready]

"It wasn't so bad," he assures him, "I wasn't-- entirely certain, myself, until-- after the Amortentia."

And then it had been confirmed, with the wonderful additional news of Horatio likely feeling the same.

[midship]

"Thank Merlin for that."

And for the time he'd had to think.

"Just-- enjoyable, then."

[betteralready]

"Rather."

Because this was, already, enjoyable. Figuring it out together was enjoyable.

[midship]

Squeezing tight is starting to come fairly naturally. There's something very comfortable about learning the weight and shape of the other man's fingers, the odd callus and spiderweb scar.

"You'll still have to-- tell me. If things change."

[betteralready]

"I will."

It's easy to promise. It's especially so when they're holding hands like this, nice and content.

[midship]

Maybe the rest will be easy. The general shape of things is reasonable enough--they've gone into town together before, they've eaten meals together before, they've shared the quiet pieces of themselves. What else could there really be to going on a date?

His lips stay twitched up at the edges thoughtfully, gaze locked in the study of their hands as he lapses into silence.